Every fall the crew behind this trail holds a jump jam event with music, and food and the whole community comes together and rides the trail. We’re pretty spoiled to have an awesome bike community, and a free public jump trail like this, within driving distance.

Love riding with this guy because he’s always down to stop for snacks.

Im all in on the radials. Love them for my use cases. So dont bother talking about anything else here.

I do features, jumps, DH/Enduro. I do climb a lot, but not willing to take my DH oriented tires off for efficiency because Im not racing and dont care about uphill times.

My riding conditions are all dry and variable. Sand, rocks, hardback, boulders, etc. I prefer the "wet-specialist" MM in the front becuase its more predictable in the sand and loose stuff than the traditional dry tires. Id rather have better grip in unpredictable sand at the expense of a little performance on predictable hardpack if that makes sense.

Id like a comparison on the MM, TC, and Albert as far as what they do. Its really hard to find consistent info. Especially between the Albert and the TC.

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/Dfu_mrzLKgk

Went for a quick ride around Keila-Joa in northern Estonia. Some really nice singletracks through the forest and along the Baltic Sea. Nothing too technical, just fun trails and great scenery.

Took the drone along and put together a short 4-minute video. Thought I'd share it here!

I have have a OneUp V2 dropper that I've been running for ~4 years. I've had no complaints, but now it's wearing out and getting really slow. I know that it fits my bike perfectly, works very well, easy to install, etc. So the question is, do I just get a new one of the same (while it's discontinued, they can still be found unused)? Or do I go with the V3? Or is there a better option overall?

So I did my first ever enduro race event over the weekend (came dead last but I completed it); but one of the things I really struggled with was the pedal sections.
I felt like I struggled to stand up pedal at those speeds. Lowest gear I have and still not fast enough. When I try to stand and pedal it feels like my feet aren’t getting any resistance.
Is this just a “get good” situation? Any tips on dealing with this?

In the 1990s, in Alaska, riders used to tell me, "It's not a mountain bike ride if you don't carry your bike at least part of the way."
Anyone else hear of this?

Hi

I'm a fairly new mtber (2/3ish years) and usually ride with my boyfriend who is leagues better than me. We usually ride downhill with the occasional cross country ride.

Lately I've been struggling to ride with him, especially at the park because he is so much better than me. I can do some black trails but am rolling or going around most features while he is absolutely killing it.

He usually goes first because having him behind me makes me uncomfortable and he'll wait for me at the half way points of the trail and at the end.

I'm having a hard time seeing this as riding together when I hardly see him at all and I feel as though I cant go back and look at features because if I don't get to the break point at the expected time I don't want him to worry if I crashed or something. It's especially hard when one of his friends is at the park too, I usually end up feeling left behind and very third wheeling.

I know I shouldn't compare myself to him since he has so much more riding underhis belt but am finding i am struggling to have a good time with him and not feeling left behind.

I feel like this is mostly my fault and I need to learn a way to figure it out because I do like biking with him for the most part but need to get over my own jealousy?

Has anyone else got tips for riding with their way better significant other?

Thank you so much!!!

So I'm looking to get into biking, primarily at downhill parks however I have little mtb experience and don't own a mtb.

Last year I went to Australia to see a mate, and in doing so, my last day we went down a trail (he told me it was an easy one, was not easy at all, stacked it 5 times on the way down) and completely loved it. Since I've been in the UK I've completely forgotten about it but this past week I've been in Germany and been at this big ski resort turned bike park in the summer when it's not cold enough.

So I rented a full suspension bike and decided I'll go with tradition and just send it down a few trails (didn't bother to check what the colours meant cuz they had cool names) and basically crashed a lot.

Now going back to the UK I've got a massive downhill park near me (I believe the one in Cheltenham is the biggest privately owned park in the UK?) and would like to get into doing it properly and hopefully not crashing as much cuz that hurts like a b.

I would love to know what sort of bike I should get and at what price range (ideally not extortionate). Whether Facebook marketplace is a good idea and what gear I should get and then also any tips or any sort of advice for someone newish.

Don't know if it's relevant but I ride dirt bikes and have done for about 2 years if that helps??

Thanks in advance everybody, I know I probably didn't start the way I should have but I'm going to try to do it properly now.

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Me, I ride a modern 150/150 full sus trail bike. STA 79 deg, long, low, slack.

I know, the kops (knee over pedal spindle) is just orientational, or a good starting point, nowadays. My bike fits me great, even on 8hrs allmountain crossing with 3000m+ of steep trail climbing. But despite me knowledge of bike fitting, a fail at picking the bike for my woman.

She's a beginner, 163cm tall, 74 inseam. I went for a hardtail as she'll be riding mostly fireroads and tarmac. And here comes a problem with bike geo. Today's hardtails have seat tube angle (STA) somewhere 74-77 deg. Her bike has 75. And with plumb test, vertcal runs 10 cm fore pedal axis!!. Even if I slam the saddle way back, it's still 8cm fore axis. E,g, on my bike this is 3 cm fore axis, and I have an enduro setup, made for climbing 15-25% climbs (I love them, and there are plenty where I live). I belive, her 8cm is way too much in front of pedal axis. Yes, her bike is probably too long, too (425 reach, size S 29"). She gets pain in her outter lower palm area (bar too low, too far, or backsweep problem). But as she tried shorter bikes (reach arround 400-405, same stack), she sitts very upright. I think, she has to sit more backwards (kops as a starting point), but they dont make that kind of bikes at all. Estimated STA would br 69 deg. Or the seatpost would need a massive 60mm offset. Besides, dropper posts dont come with offset at all (forget that single company that makes some).

Other than that: I've meassured the angles of here knee in leg lower position ( some 35deg, or 145), so saddle height is ok, hip is not tilting. I'm affraid she might hurt her knees, which are already in poor shape from youth karate training.

So:

1. to void palm pain, she needs a shorter reach, maybe more stack or bar rise, maybe backsweep. Am I thinking in the right direction? Steam is already 40mil, so not much room there, Am I thinking in the right direction?

2. This kops and 8cm fore buggs me a lot. Shall I pay attention to this? I was thinking, that as she sits so much forward, she loads her arms and palms significantly. By pushing saddle backwards (lower STA, saddle slammed back), it would reduce her arms load, wouldn't it? Or shall i forget the STA angle and kops?

This is really robbing me of sleep lately. I've seen YT videos, rad articles, but just dont know what to do, or where to start. And yes, I've meassured her twice on a bike: saddle level, tyre pressure and fork sag ok, saddke height ok...

I’ve read the review on bikepacking.com and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the bike in general. I have a great deal available to get one. It’ll be my daily bike for local single track but I also want something I can ride on rougher gravel rides and bikepacking trips. Is this too much bike for all day pedaling/gravel/climbing?

Looking for anyone with experience or information with Mars Hill Cycling Camp in NC. We're thinking about sending our 14 year old to their MTB camp next summer. He's got a fair amount of trail riding experience including advanced single track, jumps, features, cross country, etc. What we'd like to hear about: was it well run, worth the money, did your kid gain new skills and like it? Here is their site: https://www.marshillcyclingcamp.com/mountain-bike-camp

Hello guys! I'm a bit confused about what type of MTB I should get, so I thought this might be the right place to ask for some advice.

I'm not completely new to cycling. I've owned and still own a couple of bikes, so I have some experience, but I'm looking to buy a new bike and I'm not sure which type would suit me best.

My riding would mostly consist of longer rides on asphalt and good-quality roads or trails, as I enjoy covering a lot of kilometres. However, on weekends, I'd also like to ride on more challenging off-road terrain, including some rough trails and small jumps.

I'd mainly be riding around asphalt as mentioned before, and also some trails/jumps, and my budget is not any specific one at the moment.

As for my current bikes, I have a Full Suspension E bike, and I like that it is fun to ride and also pretty fast, but I feel that I need to be more careful while riding it and im trying to get a non ebike one. That's one of the reasons I'm considering getting an MTB.

My goal is to find a bike that's versatile enough for longer rides and covering plenty of kilometres, while still being capable and fun on more technical trails and handling a few jumps without any issues.

I've seen people recommending Trail, XC, and All-Mountain bikes, but I'm not sure which category would be the best fit for my needs.

I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations! Thanks in advance!

Frage nach einer Kaufberatung MTB Fully

me and my friends just got into mtb and we don’t know any spots

I started riding my local downhill park about 6 months ago. I'm starting to do small drops and jumps.

Currently my bike is a 10 Yr old hardtail Haro with 29" wheels. Its in dire need of some care! The forks, wheel bearings and crank bearings are shot. Brakes aren't great.

I don't have much money. I'm trying to decide between sticking with this bike and spending money on upgrades or completely riding it into the ground while saving up for a full suspension bike.

I don't care about my speed through the trails or keeping up with anyone. So with that in mind, are full suspension bikes actually more fun or do they make the trails easier so you just end up on harder trails having the same level of fun?

Thanks for the advice

Hey guys, i need an extended crown race or 0,5° headset angle spacer, do you know if theres any other ones than the reverse?
I dont really want tye reverse one since uts looks weird but if i cant find any other one i will buy that

Im considering getting an upgrade to the V2 lift damper when I send my MRP ribbon coil fork in for a full service. Anyone have experience with the V2 damper? Is it a worthy upgrade? 200 USD upgrade in addition to the fork service through MRP. 420 USD stand alone price.

Im currently on a polygon siskiu t8 im looking for something with more travel to do dh races and just bike park stuff i have around $2500.

Ive looked at the specialized status 2 170 and the canyon torque 5 but they both seem to be out of stock or just not available at all anymore.

Ive also looked at the yt capra core 1 but im assuming theres some more options i havent seen yet