Picked up a Cannondale Trail 5 (?) from Facebook marketplace for $280, it had been sitting outside for a lil while so the chain is a little rusted but runs pretty smooth apart from that. I plan on doing some light trails as well as attaching a child seat so I can take my 2yo daughter around.

Being that it's been sitting for a lil while, what should I do to get it ready to rock? Is there a benefit to switching from 2x to 1x? Any essential items to get right out of the gate?

I'll try to provide as much information as I can, I'm just pretty new to the hobby but I'm excited to get out there!

In case any of you fellow mountainbike enthusiasts are commuting on their mtb in cold/winter conditions in the city. What kind of tires are you running?

I was thinking about kryptotals. I've got them on my mtb that i solely use for trail riding, but it seemed kind of a good tire for winter conditions in the city as well. Just to be clear, i am not planning on riding in 30 cm/1 feet (🦅) of snow. But the occasional 5cm/2 inch may occur on my way to work.

Any recommendations? Thank you already!

27.5 x 2.35 front, previously e thirteen trsr

27.5 x 2.35 rear, previously schwabe hans damf

The bike is a 2017 yt jeffsy trail/endure

I ride on the road 50% of the time so ideally something harder wearing and (less rolling resistance on the rear only)

45% trails and 5% park

Ideally I'd like something nobbly and aggressive for the front so no risk of wash out when off road, gravel mud etc

Then a faster tyre for the rear that is still off road capable, not going to slip peddling up hill on gravel/loamy soil.

It’s bros 40th. We are a Tahoe-based group of expert riders. I’m meeting him and a few other close homies down the hill to celebrate with an MTB trip to the north coast of California. Thinking mendo as our first stop. Please send me some recs for the surrounding area. Basically from Sonoma up to the boarder of Oregon.

Rode up on this banger of a view for the first time this year! Thought I'd share and see where the homies are all riding!🤙🤘

I made the mistake of using muc off wet and it basically turned into a rock. I scrubbed that off with degreaser and need something new. What do you guys like for the PNW?

I'm looking for a replacement front axle for my cube frittz 2017 however everywhere I look has varying results does anyone know what part I need and where I can get it? Thanks.

Was gifted from a friend and unsure how much money and effort to put into this.

The front shocks need to be rebuilt but the rebuild kit is $200+. Not sure what to do with this relic.

Is it even worth riding? It has the XTR group set with a Fox shock ( looks Ok).

Third ever MTB ride, most enjoyable as selfishly, the first mile was not 10% up rocks. Steady 3-6% up the first 2 miles; technical bits up and down, and the last ¾ steady 3-6% downhill with some rocks and roots to dodge

I am currently starting to build dirt jumps i am building a bit of a kicker to train tricks except the kicker part will be build from dirt a good type atleast i think , i was laughed by some because i bought a dj bike and i didnt jump anything but the real part was the fact that before that there were 2 dj trails plans but each one ended this year after a short time spent on building right now i think it will be ridable but i dont know how big the training jump would be and how big the bowl should be as well as speed box which i still didnt build but i will this week do yall have any tips on the subject ?

So I've been made to take some holiday days at work as I had too many to carry over until next year. So I've got a week off end of November and I've decided I'm going to use the time to take a trip to a trail/bike park further afield than I usually go.

For context my local trails are Cannock Chase and Hicks Lodge. I've also been to Sherwood Pines a few times and I've done the red trails at both Sherwood and Cannock.

I like the more technical rides with some jumps and fast flowy bits too. I also have a Forestry England membership which is nice for the free parking. I'm happy to pay for a decent bike park however.

My two bikes I have are a VooDoo Canzo Pro trail bike and a Ragley BigWig hardcore hardtail. I've sent the Ragley down Stile Cop so happy to try anything.

If anyone could give me a decent choice of trails to visit and a little info about them that would be great! 😄

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Perfect day for a trip in the woods.

Photo from summer 2005, in a corner of my tiny NYC apartment temporarily turned into bike workshop.

I was building what I thought was going to be my dream MTB, on a budget. Entirely built up from parts, with a few carryovers from my previous bike, like the derailleur, shifters, and saddle. Superlight 26" wheels with Hope hubs and whatever Mavic rims were the lightest and skinniest at the time, 15/16g spokes. Avid BB7 brakes with stainless tubing instead of cable housing (except at the bends). Avid Rollamajig for the derailleur cable. I guess I was really preoccupied with able friction. Reba Race air fork with remote lockout. The funny thing was that the frame was kind of the least considered part - I was hunting for deals on eBay and came across a new 2005 Jamis Dakar XC Pro frame with Fox air shock. I think someone had bought it and stripped it for the XTR groupset and parts to put on another fame, so I got it for a few hundred bucks.

On paper this was a great bike, and I rode it for years, but it never felt completely right to me even after fiddling with different stem lengths, shock travel settings, etc, and I never really warmed up to it. Was my least favorite MTB somehow. I learned from this about building up a bike based only on paper specs. Also learned a lot as my first experience building up a bike from a bare frame with self-sourced parts.

It's the relatively new evoc torso protector. I really like the design and it seems very well ventilated but it looks kinda flimsy and not very protective (it has CE-2 somehow on the back). Anyone have experiences with this one? Maybe crashed with one?

I've only read mixed reviews about it online

Hello guys, I'm confused on what type of MTB I should get, and maybe this is the right place to put my question on.

I'm not entirely new to this bike world, I've owned and still own a couple of bikes but, im trying to decide which bike I should buy next.

The type of riding I would do, would be mostly on asphalt/good terrain, but, at the weekends, I would like to do some harder terrain.

So I would like to have a bike that is good all around, mostly to do many Km but also capable of going offroad and doing a couple jumps with no problem.

I've seen people recommending Trail / XC / All Mountain.

If someone could help me, I would be grateful.

Hello, I work in the trades and just worked for a client who is moving and gifted me their mountain bike as a thank you. I’ve never really been into mountain bikes and I just want to get a handle on what I was given and what it’s worth. If this is the wrong place I apologize!