Anyone into mountain biking?

[Iamtdg]

Trek/Raleigh/GT/GMC/Scott/Cannondale/Bianchi/Giant/Jamis/Peugeot

All of these are quality manufacturers of bikes. The list above will range from 400 bucks up to 2 grand. If you want quality, don't stray too far from this list.

You're welcome.

 

[Jon88]

god running is the fucking worst.

Yeah it's horrible. That's why I bought this $88 mountain bike.

 

[Sheik]

I actually prefer running/jogging to riding a bike.

I feel like a huge fag when I ride a bike.

 

[cmd34]

I actually prefer running/jogging to riding a bike.

I feel like a huge fag when I ride a bike.

Put the seat back on you homo.

 

[Cr122]

lol

 

[Sheik]

lol

 

[Bob Sacamano]

lol


I'll ride it. I run now, but want to find an alternative cardio exercise. And my kids are getting to that age where they ride bikes, so I'd like to take them to the nearby lakes and rivers and ride around some of the trails with them.

It's something I've wanted to do for a while have been mostly waiting till the kids got older to get into.

PX90...running...cycling

just give it up, tubby. You're fat. Accept it.

 

[Iamtdg]

PX90...running...cycling

just give it up, tubby. You're fat. Accept it.

You mean P90X. I guess you haven't seen the DVD's all that often.

 

[bbgun]

Put the seat back on you homo.

 

[Sheik]

Two serial killer threads and a thread asking for advice on mountain bikes.

You planning something, Middy?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Ted Bundy stole outdoor recreation equipment hmmmm

hide yo kids, hide yo wife, Midswat planning on raping e'rybody

, send her this way

 

[2233boys]

Anyone ride mountain bikes?

I've been tossing around the idea of getting one. I'd want something that is suitable for riding on roads, as well as trailes. Not a lot of mountains in my area, so the mountain bike might be a little misleading.

I don't know anything about them.

How much do they run? What are the quality brands/makers? What sizes do they come in?

Basic generic questions... Educate me please.

Just start running and quit being a pussy.

 

[2233boys]

I just bought one two days ago from Target - $88. I've been needing to do some cardio and trim down a little but I can't stand running. I've been hitting the weights hard for the past five months and I'm down from 200 lbs to 175 lbs, but I'd like to lose about five more pounds of fat and gain ten more pounds of muscle.

Anyway, I would reccomend going the route I went. Buy something cheap. If you get into it, get something nicer. If it's not your thing, you'll only be out $88. They're about all the same, IMO, unless you're competing in a triathlon. I'll try to find the one I bought and post a picture of it.

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It's 26''. I don't know how tall you are but I'm 6' and it's plenty big.

If you are talking about a real triathlon, (swimming, biking and running) I wouldn't buy a mountain bike. You need a racing bike.

 

[2233boys]

Absolutely.

On the way to work this morning, traffic on the very busy and crowded two-lane county highway (with no shoulders) backed up maybe 30 cars; the traffic was going 20 mph.

What happened? A semi was stuck behind two bicyclists. The trucker couldn't pass because there wasn't enough room, given the oncoming traffic.

There's this weird, strange sense of entitlement that some bicyclists get ... like they are an oppressed minority group who have a basic civil right to ride their bikes where ever they wish, no matter how hazardous the situation.

Hey you -- you in your silly, tight Lance Armstrongs and the color coordinated euro-helmet: Riding in traffic doesn't make you Rosa Parks.

They have a right to the road, and as long as the are following traffic laws, you can't do crap about it. Slow the hell down, or leave earlier.

 

[ZeroClub]

They have a right to the road, and as long as the are following traffic laws, you can't do crap about it. Slow the hell down, or leave earlier.

I have the right to walk through a crime-ridden neighborhood at 1:30 am without being robbed or attacked. It does not mean that it is the smart thing to do.

At least these guys, who I've never seen before on this heavy traffic narrow two lane highway that has no shoulders and where the average speed is in the low 60's, didn't have toddlers strapped to bike mounted child seats. I saw one of those last weekend on a different heavy traffic road. Neither dad nor his young child had a helmet as Dad swerved about while trying to ride right against the gutter. To play Russian roulette with his child's life like that, it was sickening to see.

 

[marionbarberthe4th]

Call up some bros and play some pickup basketball. Quickest moving exercise

 

[Sheik]

Call up some bros and play some pickup basketball. Quickest moving exercise

You always end up with that one guy that doesn't wanna play full court.

 

[Iamtdg]

You always end up with that one guy that doesn't wanna play full court.

I have bad back, okay?!?!?

 

[Jon88]

Call up some bros and play some pickup basketball. Quickest moving exercise

That is a good workout and it doesn't get boring and repetitive like running or riding a bike.

 

[Cythim]

They have a right to the road, and as long as the are following traffic laws, you can't do crap about it. Slow the hell down, or leave earlier.

Slow moving vehicles are typically required to move off the road when they are impeding traffic. It is really easy to dip into a driveway to let cars pass. I would rather do that than risk pissing the wrong asshole off.