Mountain Bikes

[Ole]

What should I look for? I would like a decent bike to ride around the neighborhood and do some easy trails. I don't want nor need the top of the line type. Just something respectable.

[ScottyB]

What should I look for? I would like a decent bike to ride around the neighborhood and do some easy trails. I don't want nor need the top of the line type. Just something respectable.

my dad is in the same boat. came from a mountain bike background (had one of the first cannondales) but now just rides around the neighborhood to keep the blood flowin i guess. he is looking for a new bike and was all about a mountain bike but i asked him how much trail riding he does and it was basically "none."

maybe a cross bike? what kind of trails, are we talking like old railroad bed trails or stuff with roots/rocks?

[Ole]

Roots, rocks, liberals etc.

FWIW: I am 6'2" if that means I need a certain size. I see some 26" and 4.5? (what is this 4.5?)

[.RJ]

I've been riding out in reston a few times a month after work - come join the fun

[Evan]

Trek for life!

ps- the duallie should be for running over liberals. if you try to run over a liberal on a bicycle then he will think you are coming on to him.

you probably want around a 19" frame

[.RJ]

Trek for life!

+1

When are you going to wipe the dust off your bike and come ride?

[Evan]

Alan I would recommend this bike
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but I also know how stingy you are, so you could go with this
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but anything lower end is going to start falling apart on any kind of real trail

[Evan]

Trek for life!

+1

When are you going to wipe the dust off your bike and come ride?

whenever you guys stop playing with the fag bikes and go ride some real trails!

[.RJ]

When are you going to wipe the dust off your bike and come ride?

whenever you guys stop playing with the fag bikes and go ride some real trails!

I've been riding out in reston a few times a month after work

How about wednesday, 6:30pm at the ice rink. Enough time to head towards great falls and back.

[Ginger0]

I think Wednesday may be no good. Tuesday, Thursday?

[.RJ]

I've got PT tues/thurs after work. I could do friday.

[Ginger0]

I could do afternoon on Friday, as well.

Evan.....

[Evan]

what you guys thinking for friday? wakefield? fountainhead?

fountainhead would probably suck due to traffic

i wonder if my bike is so rusted it wont move :p

[.RJ]

Reston -> Great falls

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[Evan]

cool. looks like its a good warmup trail for someone who hasnt ridden in years :p

[Ginger0]

Yeah, it's not bad at all. It's definitely several clicks below fountainhead... maybe about on par with wakefield. I can take a look at your bike on like, Thursday afternoon if you want.

[Evan]

fun stuff
i sure was huffin and puffin on the way back though!

[.RJ]

I didnt crash :lol:

[Evan]

I thought I heard you say "if you crash in the woods and no one is around to see it, did it really happen" ? :lol:

[.RJ]

See, it didnt happen :dunno: :lol: