Yes, I know it's O/T...but I want to find out if any of my 996TT buds enjoy it as much as I do.

I went on vacation to WA State last week and my long-time friend took me mountain biking on a pretty intense downhill, as well as a very technical x-country course. Other than me having an average BMX and Motocross background, I had never done anything like it before. I was absolutely amazed at what a high-quality MB could do!

Needless to say, I'm now hooked..and went out and ordered a '09 Santa Cruz Nomad 2 X9 AM with Hammerschmidt crank, DHX 5.0 coil, Joplin post and Nevegal tubeless. It'll be here next week.

How about it? Are any of you guys into it as well?

 

Scott, sorry not into mountain biking but into road biking. Does that count?

Be safe... I would love to try mtbing b/c being clipped in while jumping over branches and such scares me

Edwin

 

I ride road (Orbea Orca Super Record ) and MTB (Titus X 29er and 09 Epic Expert, both primarily XTr).

 

Nice! I may have to try a 29er one of these days.

I love the rack on your P-car!

 

Edwin,

You HAVE to try MB'ing. Especially on a long downhill. It's a whole other world from road.

 

Scott,

If I was a highly skilled military personnel, I would love to...unfortunately, I sit behind a desk every day so I'm a little less brave than you

Edwin

 

Scott,

I used to race BMX when I was a kid.

I was a bike messenger in San Francisco for 5 years...now THAT was an amazing job.

I ride a mountain bike to run my dogs and work out nowadays, but mostly just on the street (a Specialized).

One thing, have you ridden the bike you ordered? Fit is very important.

 

Nice, Sean. They're fun, huh?

Yep...it's the same bike I rode while on vacation, the SC Nomad. He's a MB nut with $20k + worth of bikes and spoiled me with one of the best "All-Mountains" you can buy.

 

How about this Scott. My custom made Brodie Devo.

I built this bike from the ground up, powder coated silver with all the good stuff. I live in some of the worlds best downhill mountain bike country in the world. I have yet to ride Whistler BC on the downhill stuff but have done quite a bit of cross-country in that area.

She is a bit of a pig to ride up (40 lbs) but the downhill is what it's all about Bro

Had my fair share of big crashes at Silver Star Mountain near Vernon so I take it a bit easier now.

Cheers,

Ben

 

Come to Greenville, SC we have some good trails here 3 or 4 within 45 minutes of each other

 

Very, very nice bike, Ben! Ya...40 lbs is heavy, but that's a true DH bike. It's supposed to be heavy.

My buddy is a bag fan of Whistler. Usually hits it 4-5 times per year. I have Snowshoe near me, so I'm looking forward to giving it a try.

 

I'll have to come down and check them out!

 

I used to xc all the time but I got hooked on DH a few years ago...

Unfortunately I broke my collar bone riding last summer so my season was pretty short. But if the weather is decent I'm planning to go this sunday!

Here is my rig (sorry crappy phone pic):

 

Thanks Scott, yeah she feels like "A Big Comfy Couch" when rippin down the trails.

One more of my very old Spec Big Hit.... practice makes perfect

My old Gyro switchblade full face helmet is now toast as I put my face through it when I cased a landing at Silver Star as few years back. Full face CF helmets are the only way to go!...look cool too

 

I used to be an absolute xc nut. NORBA point series state champion for my class and age group in 2002. Also won the one-day state championship race in the sport division in New Mexico. This was in law school, and then I had to get a job! I'd love to get back into it though some day. I agree, its an absolutely awesome sport...be careful though, it can be totally addicting, especially as your fitness level raises and it becomes less "work" and more "fun."