The labels we give mountain bikes are meaningless. What the hell is all-mountain? Freeride? Enduro? By sticking bikes into generic categories, we limit ourselves to saying stuff like:
"Oh, that's an xc bike, you can't jump it."
"My bike is a freeride bike so I don't ever pedal."
Don't be silly. Ride for fun.
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it's fun to test your skill set by riding one bike on all mtn trails, jumps, skateparks, even downhill trails or serve as a fun way to go out for a slice of pizza. pizza doesn't really need a category, it is always fun, and can be ridden back up hill to your house, but i still wish for a full on dh rig, one day:)
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ReplyDeleteBut actually I just got a DH bike and it's the shit.
last evening in the last gleaming light of one of our last nw summers' sun down, i flowed the san francisco ave descent down towards the sound and downtown for a last beer and some views. it was fun gapping the driveway curbs, skidding and manualing on all of the sidewalk features. but right at the last drop in, i decided to not flow down the steep grassy hillside, but take the road to the stop sign, ARRRGHHH. DH rig?, check!
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