any mountain bikers here

[Jesse]

lol i started long before f/s were around

Same here. I rode hardtails for 9 years before switching to FS in 1999. The years of bunny hopping obstacles on a hardtail definitely made me a better rider. LOL. I remember my old '93 Cannondale M700 was set up like an XC race bike. It had a 135 mm 0 degree rise stem and a narrow (22") Scott AT2LF bar/bar end combo.

BTW, the new Klein looks sweet. Is that a straight or low riser bar you're running?

 

[fishnutham]

low rise with a 5 degree thomson stem and thx for the comps just noticed have a bad nick on the fork from shipping little bummed better then a tree doing it lol.

 

[fishnutham]

current bikes:
klein attitude race-1998 (about 22 lbs)
cannondale super raven-1999(about 23 lbs)
gt i-drive team-1999(about 24 lbs)
specialized demo 9 pro-2005(weighs alot)

mountain biking nor-cal.mostly humboldt and shasta counties.

nice collection i almost bought a klein race on ebay complete but i really wanted to go disc this time thats back when they were true kleins trek amost screwed it up thank god mines still hand built and painted ..

 

[foxypleco]

its my favorite bike for sure.

 

[shookONES]

specialized demo 9 pro-2005(weighs alot)

Demo 9 Pro: 45lbs
Rider: 180lbs
Having your rig hold together after a 20' drop: priceless

 

[fishnutham]

Demo 9 Pro: 45lbs
Rider: 180lbs
Having your rig hold together after a 20' drop: priceless

i cant do the free ride anymore but i get more of a high watching then any drug out there i go nuts averytime i see a sheer drop 10'+ the best sport there is hands down always loved it i rode one the first downhill bikes made in the 80's no suspension alpine star with elavated chain stays lol those were the days hang on for dear life no helmets, padding roady golves and jeans

 

[jcashion]

Call me a poon, but I quit FR after I lost my 4 front teeth.

 

[Jesse]

Call me a poon, but I quit FR after I lost my 4 front teeth.

Yikes! That's why they make full-face helmets. When I do FR or DH, I'm completely suited up with body armor and a full-face helmet. I'm still a complete puss though. I've never done a drop bigger than 7 feet and I don't like ladders that are more than 6 feet in the air unless they are two feet wide.