Mountain Bikes

[Deceus]

^ One step at a time. Manual videos like that show good rider skill, but IMO is also bike/trail dependent. Riding XC is gonna be a real bitch getting your ass back that far smoothly when you're running your seat high. Not impossible, but more difficult when your seat isn't dropped way down. I'm looking into running a dropper post on my bike for this exact reason.

Good times crushing trails last night. It's certainly rewarding watching that "A-HA" moment click in for new riders. Mountain biking is all about momentum and balance. That's it. As we ride more of the trails here you'll get faster just like racing because you'll remember the course. You know your lines, you know your braking points, and you know when you can just straight haul ass down the straights. 

Scotty nailed it with other riders. Riding with people faster than you makes you take risks and pushed you more which ultimately makes you faster. I've gotten in on a group of racers that host more casual Thursday night rides. It has definitely put me in my place quite a few times. 


Also, any of you clowns on Strava?

Good point, it's been a while since I've been on a hardtail. I "cut the corner" and half ass a manual 95% of the time because that's really all you need to get over most things. I'd try it out a bit to see how it feels. The recoil trick works good until you mess up the timing and then it's gets sketchy really fast.

Dropper posts are definitely legit. Probably my favorite upgrade that came on my Stumpjumper along with the 1x11 setup. Probably the first bike I've ever had that's actually big enough for me. It's a 29er XL setup which would probably look ridiculous if I wasn't as big as I am. I might have to bring it down with me if you guys are gonna be riding after work.

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