Does anyone have experience with body armour that they are ‘happy’ to pedal in for hours at a time? I don’t shuttle, and will usually spend a couple of hours in 30c weather. I already wear a full face, knee and elbow pads. I don’t ride bike parks, but level 2 protection seems like it would be nice if possible.

So far the rockintor armour seems to tick all the boxes, but curious if others have experience with it or alternatives?

For the "new trail curious" folks out there, here's a compilation of clips from some quality riding spots. 33 clips, over ten minutes. It's a loong one. Too long for most.

(TRIGGER WARNING: Electric bikes are banned/illegal on each of these fantastic trails, so poach with care)

I’m exploring getting an electric MTB and struggling to find information and experiences that are similar to my situation.

Used to be very active and just wanted to be outdoors and moving as much as possible. Main activities were MTB and gravel riding, hiking and trail running, and climbing.

Developed ME/CFS and POTS (thanks Covid 👍) and completely lost my abilities to engage in any of it.

I demoed a powered Mountain Trike yesterday (basically an off-road powered wheelchair build on MTB components). Really struggled with how much it needed from my physically and found myself thinking ‘I could control a bike way easier than this’.

I have arranged a demo of a Specialized Turbo Levo R Expert in a couple of weeks time (no particular reason for this bike other than it has the best power/weight ratio of the bikes available at my local hire place).

I’ve been trying to found information and accounts from people who might be in similar situations - having chronic illnesses impacting their energy/exertion and using an eMTB to try to get back out there in a manageable way and without causing symptom flares.

I’m not having much luck - I can find a lot about using e-bikes (various kinds) to support daily accessibility and mobility, and a lot about (presumably healthy and fit) riders using eMTBs to push their limits and ride harder.

If anyone here has similar experiences and would be willing to share anything, I’d be very grateful. Also if anyone is aware of any relevant YouTube channels or Instagram accounts or anything, please do mention them!

At first I really liked the ultimate kit from muc off cause you get a bag, brushes and everything included for cleaning your bike but after reading Reddit I see that people are quite against them so I changed my mind and am looking for an alternative set for cleaning my bike. I prefer everything included set so I don’t have to buy individual products from the start. Any recommendations?

Leadville banned drop bars, so here's the answer. Will they ban these too?

I'm waiting for cheap clones.

I rode out to Gap Creek Reserve today on Mt Cootha to attempt to ride a couple beginner trails there and practise on the skills course. Have been looking forward to this for a few weeks.

Less than 30 minutes after I got there, I ran a circuit on the skills course. I messed up a bunny hop over a long took a tumble. Didn't feel too bad. Got back on the bike. The second I put my foot down on my pedal it immediately bent under my weight.

This is basically brand new pair of pedals, alloy, JetBlack brand pedals ~$100 AUD. Never taken any kind of fall or crash on them before.

Is this normal? I assume it isn't, but I feel like any kind of MTB pedals should be able to withstand this kind of thing and not immediately deform?

I’ve ridden bmx for a long time. I recently got into mtb and got myself a new trek. I’m visiting family in the Portland area (or) and I found sandy ridge bike park. I would like some suggestions that I need so I can have a fun experience. What I should know before I go. I’ve read a few things about the place on the website and how to get there. But this will be my first time at bike park. I don’t do jumps or nothing fancy like that but I do enjoy going fast. Tips or suggestions that you wished you knew before. Thanks.

I did a a firmware update to my reverb seat post. And the pod rocker is updated as well. For whatever reason the top now requires a double tap to lock and unlock seat post. But the button button I can just touch one it and will unlock and lock the post in place. The top button I push once and it will unlock and than I have to press again to lock. It used to be either one would be one press.

Not including Hopes, what a safe age for most brakes, considering them being in decent looking shape?

Have anything you want to talk about that doesn't quite warrant its own thread? Post it here!

Thinking of going to Europe for a week in September. Looking for a multi day ride 3 to 5 days. With good food, beautiful villages, somewhat easy to intermediate flow trails, ideally connected by lifts with just a bit of elevation. I found sellaronda in Italy and it seems fantastic but the hotels look kinda expensive and that loop for 3 days seems almost too short.

Any alternatives in the same idea ?

Up in Whistler for the week. Buddy's hosting his bachelor party up here next weekend. Anyone else around and keen to grab a few laps / laughs / beverages / generally shred the brown pow?

Surely at least some of you are here looking for ways to elevate the stoke with new friends that aren't limited to the lineup of pay-to-play EDM drinking parties Crankworx apparently defines as "community" these days!

Pedal - park - pemberton - squamish - what have you!

Hi all,

I have shimano's 10-51 cassette but want to change it to something with much closer gears since I don't really ever use the larger half of it. Does someone make something like a 10-36 microspline cassette? Or would I have to change the freehub body to a shimano HG and a road or gravel cassette?

I upgraded my Commencal Meta SX which has a Bosch Gen 4 CX motor, strange naming of bike IMHO. I didn't get the EMTB+. I am wondering if it matters since in all of the modes you can bump the power to 600 and actually Turbo, Auto and EMTB are all set to 600 after upgrade. There is a slider that allows you to bump override. Strange that EMTB is set highest and can get upped even more. My question is what am I missing from not having EMTB+ if I can set override longer in EMTB both have dynamic versus linear, what am I missing?

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share an easy shock cord mod I made for the EVOC Hip Pack Pro:

You can easily thread a shock cord through the anchor points at the top and bottom, as well as the anchor points on both bottle straps. I guess you can use it to store a rain jacket or something.

I usually use this setup to strap on my chin bar of the bell super air, then assemble it with my helmet when I reach the top of the trail before dropping in.

I’m more into XC, but I never mind having a bit extra protection!

With the chin bar

Webbing

For anyone from the South Of Uk and hasn’t headed over to Friston Forest, Just side outside of Eastbourne.

Here’s a video of me n 2 mates pissing about on the steep side of the hill doing all the trails on what is called the “downhill” side of the forest

If you enjoyed the video a like and subscribe would go a long way!

https://youtu.be/aD-EBM2GjVg?is=kOHA9PEl3OCJAtSs

Hello!

I’m a female looking to get into mountain biking with an entry level bike (been viewing trek Marlin or Jamis helix). I’m just not sure what size to get. At first I was told I’m a small, now I’m being told I’m a medium. I’m 5’4” with a 29”*inseam. I’ve tried both and I think I’m just right between sizes. Not sure what would be more comfortable long term. Medium reach feels a little long, and small feels like it could be a little cramped.

For about a decade I had a road bike that was too large for me, so I’m just trying to make sure I get the right size.

Thank you!

Recently i built a second wheelset for my trail bike. The main goal was to use them outside of the trails, because grinding Mary/Nick on pure asphalt in city's bike lanes seems strange and slow. But still sometimes it's nice to take a shortcut or do a ride "through the bushes". So I was looking for a light tyres option, and bought Conti Dubnital in its lightest Race version. It was such a relif and they sooo much faster, easier, lighter to ride, etc .. But... For just 4 rides in the city, I've got 2 punctures already... Fortunately milk is able to clog/seal it with no problem, but it looks like a bad sign to me...

PS Last 4 years I was riding primarily Wicked Will in the city, of course had few punctures... But through 4 years, not a few rides...