[dream-thief]

Or you could be kickass and get a Spec. Bighit

and put in some serious hours at the gym so you take it on roads

[Sentient]

Originally Posted by Mattmc74

Hey Burke, you need to post pics of your bike. I know you just ride the street but we still want to see it.

Well, I kinda hate to throw pics of a road bike up in this fine mountain bike thread, but you can see pics of my bike here. I actually wish that Road Bike thread was seeing the action that this thread is. I think there's a bunch more mtb'ers on here than roadies.

Speakin' of that thread, I'd just like to encourage everyone to go over there and give Drew a hard time about saying he was gonna get a road bike and then not following through.

[Abhorred]

Partly due to school commitments & grad school planning eating my days, and partly due to the wicked heat and humidity we've been feeling here, I've been doing quite a few dusk/night rides as of late. I avoided getting a serious light system for a long time, but after a night ride last fall ended with me hitting what was, to my eyes, an invisible metal chain, I decided that my life > money. Happily enough, the Dinotte 600L was on a one-day sale at just the time I was going to purchase another set, so that's what I went with. We've been in love ever since, and I haven't hit any more chains... or people, for that matter, which was another situation I was coming dangerously close to with increasing regularity before I got my light.

Tonight, I did my first drop with the light on; just a small one, maybe a bit over a foot, but enough to help me get over the profoundly weird sensation of dropping at night. Actually, it was a confidence booster in general, since I've had an odd difficulty leaving the ground this year. This is bad, especially given that I have a 7/7" freeride bike that is beginning to hate me for not riding it like it's supposed to be ridden... Anyway, hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to try a bit of a larger drop, assuming the rain holds off and my nerves hold steady.

It's great to remember that floaty sensation again. Ahhh...

[Mattmc74]

It feels good don't it! After you get the floaty sensation back you start to crave it!

[Mattmc74]

Originally Posted by Sentient

Well, I kinda hate to throw pics of a road bike up in this fine mountain bike thread, but you can see pics of my bike here. I actually wish that Road Bike thread was seeing the action that this thread is. I think there's a bunch more mtb'ers on here than roadies.

Speakin' of that thread, I'd just like to encourage everyone to go over there and give Drew a hard time about saying he was gonna get a road bike and then not following through.

I'm suprized that I didn't see that thread before DUH! Thats a sweet bike you have Burke! The color is awesome!




I Like Orange!

[Mattmc74]

Originally Posted by dream-thief

Or you could be kickass and get a Spec. Bighit

and put in some serious hours at the gym so you take it on roads

I'm looking at a Gary Fisher Mullet right now.



This is a Dirt Jump Bike so maybe I would trash it like my other one.

[Jason]

Dirt jump bikes are fun

[JoeyTRabbit]

Originally Posted by dream-thief

Or you could be kickass and get a Spec. Bighit

and put in some serious hours at the gym so you take it on roads

Win!


Who needs 9 inches of front and rear suspension travel? People who ride on smooth pavement, that's who!

[Mattmc74]

Originally Posted by Jason

Dirt jump bikes are fun

Nice ride! I want a dirt jump bike so I can stop fucking mine up!!!

[Drew]

Originally Posted by Sentient

I'm curious to know, too. Being more of a roadie, than a mtb'er, I have to admit I haven't seen one of those before. What's the purpose/benefit of such a thing? Gobs more torque?

Regardless, it sure does look cool.

Touch to say, but my guess is it's an attempt to get around the reason that I've never really seriously considered going full suspension, at least as a rider in New England where we have a lot of packed dirt trains with rocks and roots where there's a lot of rolling ups and downs - a full suspension frame, as the rear triangle is isolated from the cranks, is prone to "pumping" if you're standing out of the saddle and pounding up a hill, robbing you of a lot of energy that would otherwise be redirected into the frame.

My guess is that somehow this is all bolted together in souch a way that the shock is isolated from the effect of pedalstroke...Unconventional, could you maybe shed some light?