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ST mountain biking
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:45 am
by Laoch
I did a little ST on the mtn bike the other day and holy crap what a work out.
Mud, rocks, roots, deep mud, rocks, roots, and hills. Good cross training
Lot of similarities with moto riding.
All I really learned was- I think I need a new mtn bike and to carry more water.
Re: ST mountain biking
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:59 am
by Rut Row
I'd need an EMT to ride along
Re: ST mountain biking
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 2:58 pm
by Stinson
dirtygrunt wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2017 7:45 am
I did a little ST on the mtn bike the other day and holy crap what a work out.
Mud, rocks, roots, deep mud, rocks, roots, and hills. Good cross training
Lot of similarities with moto riding.
All I really learned was- I think I need a new mtn bike and to carry more water.
Where did you ride? I do a lot of mountain biking since that is the easiest way to get my ST fix. A newer full suspension bike goes a long way. The mountain bikes have really come pretty far in the last 10 years.
I mainly ride up at the Frederick Water shed. It is a great workout.
Re: ST mountain biking
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 3:18 pm
by BigBird
If you're an OFG (Old Fat Guy) like me a Bosch eMTB makes it MUCH easier
Unfortunately it doesn't help with the FEAR FACTOR of riding all the extreme technical stuff that the guys I ride with like!
I walk some of it (even though I might be able to do it) because the consequences of failure are
HIGH!
Re: ST mountain biking
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 4:28 pm
by Laoch
BigBird wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2017 3:18 pm
If you're an OFG (Old Fat Guy) like me a Bosch eMTB makes it MUCH easier
Unfortunately it doesn't help with the FEAR FACTOR of riding all the extreme technical stuff that the guys I ride with like!
I walk some of it (even though I might be able to do it) because the consequences of failure are
HIGH!
Crazy electric MTBs
I had to walk a little, but my MTB weighs less than my FR so picking it up was easier.
Re: ST mountain biking
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 4:30 pm
by Laoch
Stinson wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2017 2:58 pm
dirtygrunt wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2017 7:45 am
I did a little ST on the mtn bike the other day and holy crap what a work out.
Mud, rocks, roots, deep mud, rocks, roots, and hills. Good cross training
Lot of similarities with moto riding.
All I really learned was- I think I need a new mtn bike and to carry more water.
Where did you ride? I do a lot of mountain biking since that is the easiest way to get my ST fix. A newer full suspension bike goes a long way. The mountain bikes have really come pretty far in the last 10 years.
I mainly ride up at the Frederick Water shed. It is a great workout.
We were camping at Pinchot SP in PA. Suspension and brakes would be nice. My MTB is about......12 years old
Forks have some springs, but that's it.
Re: ST mountain biking
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 4:35 pm
by anotherguy
Been considering a fatbike for awhile now. Riding on the road has become.......ahhhh................well let's just say less friendly than it used to be. I prefer it to off road cycling (knees) but adverse to becoming some drunken anal portal's F350 hood ornament even more.