Forum: Mountain Biking
January 8th 09, 07:51 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 7
Views: 517
hydration on multi-day ride
rockin dude wrote:
Beej Jorgensen wrote:
Roland Latour wrote:
Boiling water for drinking means carrying extra fuel, and extra
hassle, time, and...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
January 8th 09, 07:39 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 2
Views: 453
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Forum: Mountain Biking
December 16th 08, 05:47 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 3
Views: 386
cold weather
DI wrote:
So much for this global warming BS.
I hope most of you are living somewhere where it's warm and dry, I may sell
a few bikes if it doesn't warm up soon.
Our regional average...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
December 5th 08, 10:59 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,173
Parkpre Scepter Comp - Possibly FS
Cam wrote:
Hiyo,
First-time poster (just found NG).
Could someone please give me a rough idea what a '97 (I think) Scepter Comp
bike in good condition would be worth. It's stock and I...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
December 4th 08, 09:48 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 4
Views: 606
"Angry Man": Anybody Know Him?
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per MattB:
I kind of know him but haven't seen him in a while.
The problems I saw him have were on his old Klein - I forget the model
name but it was the Maverick...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
December 3rd 08, 07:16 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 4
Views: 606
"Angry Man": Anybody Know Him?
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
I recall that had some recurrent breakages with a certain piece
of equipment some years back and wanted to find out what the
nature of the breakages was.
I kind of know...
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Forum: Techniques
October 29th 08, 04:17 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 323
Views: 6,425
Bitter Irony...
wrote:
Palin is
here to solve all this and rid the world of libs, queers and recumbent
riders.
OK, I was going to stay out of this thread but I have to add a LOL for
that...
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Forum: Techniques
October 27th 08, 04:30 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 323
Views: 6,425
Bitter Irony...
Bill Sornson wrote:
On Oct 24, 11:39 am, MattB wrote:
Bill Sornson wrote:
On Oct 23, 8:18 am, Bill Sornson wrote:
...see if you can spot...
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Forum: Techniques
October 24th 08, 07:39 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 323
Views: 6,425
Bitter Irony...
Bill Sornson wrote:
On Oct 23, 8:18 am, Bill Sornson wrote:
...see if you can spot it:
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/32477839.html
Nobody got it. It said they're...
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Forum: Techniques
October 23rd 08, 11:06 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 323
Views: 6,425
Bitter Irony...
bluezfolk wrote:
On Oct 23, 10:18 am, Bill Sornson wrote:
...see if you can spot it:
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/32477839.html
Interesting choice of a sponsor,...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
August 14th 08, 04:45 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,409
Seatpost shims
Dre wrote:
"wizardB" wrote in message
news:vIOok.79591$nD.15324@pd7urf1no...
Dre wrote:
"wizardB" wrote in message
...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
August 11th 08, 07:01 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 6
Views: 594
Hardtail vs. Full-Suspension
Just to show it's a personal thing, I'll add that my most-ridden bike
these days is a hard tail single speed. But just yesterday I had a great
ride on my FS bike, and I like to ride my fixie around...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 23rd 08, 08:25 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,048
I keep crashing - need some help.
Javier wrote:
Hi Matt,
I figured it was me and not the bike. I've been mainly on a road bike
for three years as I had no-one to go mountain biking with, but now
that I was able to get a...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 23rd 08, 06:45 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,048
I keep crashing - need some help.
Javier wrote:
Hey guys,
I've been mountain biking for a few weeks and I seem to be having
trouble with two things. I crash when I'm either climbing a hill that
has a lot of rocks or...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 22nd 08, 07:28 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,234
Riding alone
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Javier:
I got the cell phone issue covered.
I'm probably stating the obvious.... but the cell phone needs tb
on your body or in a belt pack - not hanging on the...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 1st 08, 05:21 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,372
RR: Colorado Trail (Part 4)
Bill Sornson wrote:
On Jun 30, 3:53 am, Corvus Corvax wrote:
Days 4 and 5: South Park
One thing about bike touring is that it arouses sympathy in just about
...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
June 16th 08, 06:33 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 2
Views: 481
On the SS for the first time in a while
Zilla wrote:
I rode my SS the other day, after a 6mo. hiatus off it
since I ride my FS or roadie instead. My balance was
off, my rythmn was off, I couldn't get momentum going
up hills, my...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
May 27th 08, 04:22 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 3
Views: 659
With no small trepidation . . .
Bubba wrote:
I pulled my old Raleigh M80 from its hook on the shed wall for the
first time in two years tonight. I can't believe it's been two years,
but the rust on the chain and seat post...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
April 29th 08, 11:29 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,044
Where'd everybody go?
wrote:
I've been away for a while and nothings the same in this NG.
There used to be ride reports, hints and tips for repairs, bikes,
places to ride. All gone? What...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
April 8th 08, 03:41 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 4
Views: 537
Damn...
TM wrote:
...in the last 24 hours just one non-troll post?
It may come back.
You have to admit the group lost its way there for a bit. It takes a
different sort of person to enjoy...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
April 7th 08, 05:34 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 3
Views: 412
Q for the Colorado Folks
Corvus Corvax wrote:
On the off chance that any of the Colorado contingent is still
checking in around he
I'm going to be in Boulder in early June, and it looks like I'll have
a free...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
April 7th 08, 05:20 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 2
Views: 784
Extreme Bike Face Plant - OWWW!
Mike Vandeman wrote:
On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:43:55 -0700 (PDT), C J Viral
wrote:
Face down at the bottom of the stairs, and carried off in an
ambulance. That...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
March 31st 08, 04:28 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 1
Views: 419
Nice,
wrote:
Happy Birthday, ya singlespeeding Eastern Freak.
JD
Nice,
Matt
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Forum: Mountain Biking
March 4th 08, 06:38 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 5
Views: 490
Hills are really just humps
Crazy Fred wrote:
On the trails or in the streets I see them walking their bikes up
hill. I have a saying I yell out, that thing was made to pedal. Take
this small city 6 by 6 miles. It goes...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
February 13th 08, 06:59 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 8
Views: 597
Hey CC, cold enough for ya?
Scott Gordo wrote:
On Feb 12, 7:20 pm, Corvus Corvax wrote:
On Feb 12, 4:40 pm, Scott Gordo wrote:
I don't think that I can...
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