flyingkelpie
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An offshoot to the thread "other hobbies? (I do airsoft). We hijacked it a bit so we have made this thread. Discuss the meaning of bike here...
The Bike Thread (pedal power not motor power - e-bikes excepted)
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Matthewdupreez
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well that ain't me... mtb for me
Matthewdupreez
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i hate these when they are in the mound shape.... i was coming down a hill at 39kmph according to my computer.... turn and suddenly wham there it is 1 metre high.... now i know how a rat feels when you kick it through the air....
my bike just flew over it for about 5 metres.... carrying me with it... my one feet detached itself from the clip(really need to tighten it)
then it continued down the hill with me hopping alongside it on the left and my right foot still clipped in..... ran through a couple of thorn bushes..... man my legs were sore.... and also i was standing when my bike hit the ramp and slammed into me propelling me upwards from an uncomfortable point
my bike just flew over it for about 5 metres.... carrying me with it... my one feet detached itself from the clip(really need to tighten it)
then it continued down the hill with me hopping alongside it on the left and my right foot still clipped in..... ran through a couple of thorn bushes..... man my legs were sore.... and also i was standing when my bike hit the ramp and slammed into me propelling me upwards from an uncomfortable point
Ketchup
4s mini mustang
I'm personally right in the middle. My bike is between MTB and a hybrid (basically it is a hybrid but with way more MTB dna than your average hybrid). I do some mountain stuff every once in a while but most of my biking is on roads, that's why I asked the question.
Matthewdupreez
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Ketchup
4s mini mustang
I feel like that could be avoided by platform pedals and a lot of practice in bailing out 😂
Matthewdupreez
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yea but clips give speed and strength.... plus my cousin was in front of me and bailing out onto hard gravel would make a noise easier to just hop back on the bike and finish the last 10km feeling like a soccerbal in a lively game of soccer.... sore
OliverW
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same.. except mine has a bit more roadie in it hehe
Matthewdupreez
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Matthewdupreez
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pneumatic disk brakes..... air shocks clip pedals... and a lovely hard seat for racing..... man i hate covid it stopped all our local races
Matthewdupreez
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mine is the exact same just a bit more green in it..... i call it the mamba named after this
Matthewdupreez
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okay okay mine may not be as clean
Ketchup
4s mini mustang
I call mine Merlin after a horse I know. He (the horse) is old and slow, but somehow I could get him to go just a bit faster if required, he also remembered me after not seeing me for a year
. My bike isn’t really like that but Merlin was a blue roan and my bike is blue so it works lol. Actually my bike is quite the opposite compared to the horse. My bike has broken speed limits with me on it, and on flat ground I can keep up with some cars lol.
Ketchup
4s mini mustang
Mine has trouble with the front derailleur not wanting to go into third
. I really need to fix that since everything else shifts like butter, and when I’m in a race it sucks to not have my highest gear. I usually don’t need that gear to win the race but it is nice to have lol.
flyingkelpie
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Lets make it the bike thread...why not.
flyingkelpie
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Crap. You use clips? Flats forever with me!
flyingkelpie
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Third front or back?
Matthewdupreez
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