We went and did her first trail ride yesterday and she rocked it. We went twice as far as I figured we would on the trail plus did a bunch of bike/walk path after and even got a short hike in to boot. It was really nice to spend time with her and no kids...
mtb buildup for my wife
- Thread starter SuperJETT
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sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
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- in the 615 (Nashville)
PEPTO BIMAL!!!! Shoulda went flat black with pink accents LOL.
How old was that Gary Fischer? I have an 09' GF and a 99 (I think) Specialized Stumpjumper. I like the GF but prefer the Stumpjumper.
I really need to pull them off the wall and make use of them LOL.
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
- Location
- in the 615 (Nashville)
The steel frames had their advantages, but I prefer lighter myself. I bought the wifey a Hardrock Full Suspension bike last year and she road it once and said, NAH I aint feeling it LOL. basically traded it for the GF 19" the next day through CL. I like the Idea of the Disk brakes on the GF but they need upgraded to hydro for sure.
Think I will get out tomorrow and let them pound on me through some trails LOL. Its gonna be painfull the first week back on em.
Everyone says Avid BB7 are **the** mechanical disks to get. I plan on switching her bike to them once I upgrade her wheels to disk-compatible.
I might try to organize a jetskier-mountain bike ride up at Brown County Indiana this summer. Just something laid back, but their trail system is awesome from what everyone says.
I might try to organize a jetskier-mountain bike ride up at Brown County Indiana this summer. Just something laid back, but their trail system is awesome from what everyone says.
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
- Location
- in the 615 (Nashville)
Guess I better start hitting the trails now to get ready. I would be down for that? How far up from you is that?
A little over an hour north of Louisville. Indiana has a very active mtb association that is really connected with the state parks and building trails all the time. Brown County is **the** place to go in this region apparently and I plan on getting up there soon.
My wife is considering doing the women's clinic there in June and I want to do the Breakdown in October too.
My wife is considering doing the women's clinic there in June and I want to do the Breakdown in October too.
- Location
- Houston/Galveston
Big Kahuna
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- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
BB7's are really good as far as mech brakes go. I have read where some people prefer them over hydro's.
One thing I don't like about my Shimano hydraulics is they don't pull the pads back very far. If you have even a slight warp to your rotors, they will rub. The mechanicals pull back further supposedly plus it's pretty quick/easy to replace a cable compared to a new hose/bleeding.
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
- Location
- in the 615 (Nashville)
warpage seems to be a huge issue with the disks regardless of hydro or mech.. I cant figure out how the hell they get warped. Havent hit them on anything that I know of, but the son does ride it from time to time sooooo?????
Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
heat.......
With the mechanical you can adjust your lever pull and cable tension allowing the pads to open more. Hydro's you cannot.
With the mechanical you can adjust your lever pull and cable tension allowing the pads to open more. Hydro's you cannot.