Official MTB / Mountain Biking Chit Chat

[hpiguy]

Finally got to hit Pisgah today on the new bike. Rode with some friends, shit was epic! I can't wait to go back next weekend.

Upper end of 276 headed that way, all the trees were frozen over.

Some falls

Some more falls

Break time

About to drop into Daniel Ridge

 

[OTHGbronco82]

Yeah, that looks way too cold for me.:lmao:

 

[gdb85]

Yeah, that looks way too cold for me.:lmao:

Lol, you SoCal guys crack me up, must be nice to have 65 & sun most days but back east this time of year the heat is in the pedals brother. "thumbsup"

 

[hpiguy]

Ha ha, gdb nailed it, if you're cold pedal harder. :mrgreen: Actually, I hate the cold too, but Pisgah is so worth it. And with the right gear, I was toasty all day long. A 200 weight merino wool base layer under my jersey, and my PI thermal bib tights under my shorts, and I was good. Temps were in the low 40's all day. Also, we have seasonal trails that are only open certain times of the year, in this case Oct 15th - Apr 15th. Butter Gap was the seasonal trail yesterday, and it was fun as hell.

 

[K_B]

Did somebody say "cold"? :mrgreen:

 

[hpiguy]

First vid from yesterday


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[OTHGbronco82]

I'm fine with cold until I start sweating. Then it's cold when you're moving or hot when you're standing still, no in between. Plus my eyeballs would freeze.

 

[lunatick]

Its when your snot starts freezing that the fun goes out of it
Although can,t say that will ever happen in my area:shock:

 

[Chiphead]

Coldest I have rode in was -22 F. Hardest part was to keep the frank and beans warm. Otherwise, with proper preparation, it isn't that bad. Keep moving. I do fear a mechanical failure, so I am not too far from town and always have my cell phone. (For the record, at those temps I have only been out at the most for 60 minutes before I found it hard to keep my toes pink.)

I rode in sub-zero several times last year and once so far this season. My town occasionally beats out Minnesota locales for "coldest-in-the-nation". The one-time we got the "coldest" this season was a day I rode to work. It was -5 F with blue-bird skies and felt good.

I wonder about those in AK or ME. They have to ride a lot in the cold.

 

[ped453]

Coldest I have rode in was -22 F. Hardest part was to keep the frank and beans warm. Otherwise, with proper preparation, it isn't that bad. Keep moving. I do fear a mechanical failure, so I am not too far from town and always have my cell phone. (For the record, at those temps I have only been out at the most for 60 minutes before I found it hard to keep my toes pink.)

I rode in sub-zero several times last year and once so far this season. My town occasionally beats out Minnesota locales for "coldest-in-the-nation". The one-time we got the "coldest" this season was a day I rode to work. It was -5 F with blue-bird skies and felt good.

I wonder about those in AK or ME. They have to ride a lot in the cold.

We went out for a ride at -32 F for a charity event last year. The track was very bumpy and ended up snapping my frame on the head tube for being so cold and my carbon fiber handlebar didn't fair too well either.

 

[hpiguy]

If it's below 0 and I have a say in it, I'm not even going outside. :mrgreen:

 

[ped453]

If it's below 0 and I have a say in it, I'm not even going outside. :mrgreen:

i bike alot on the winter, but that day, that cold. I damn near gave up. It was only 18 miles too.

 

[OTHGbronco82]

Yeah, I don't like really cold weather that much. Although, I do stay a tad warmer than most other people unless I'm not moving.

Also got out for a ride today and figured out how to connect some of the trails a little better. Almost ate shit too. I was going down the trail and my front tire decided to slip and turn a little in a rocky section.

https://www.strava.com/activities/438844814

 

[OTHGbronco82]

And another ride today doing pretty much the same loop but without having to turn around on one section.

Also just ordered some of these.:mrgreen:

Sombrio Shazam Mid Top Shoes | Chain Reaction Cycles

 

[hpiguy]

Got another Pisgah trip in Yesterday with a friend. We did a big loop, with lots of steep climbing, and long downhill runs. We rode the new Spencer Gap from the top, to middle fork, to Fletcher creek to the top and back down (fun as hell BTW), to the parking lot then ran Trace Ridge and Wash Creek, then climbed back out to the truck. I was beat at the end of it, but damn what fun. :mrgreen:

Made a couple small changes on the bike recently, moved my stem down one spacer on the steerer, and got my suspension settings pretty well figured out, and I feel like it's really dialed now. Other than some new wheels after the first of the year, I'm not touching anything. It climbs very well, and yet it rips going down, I love this bike!!

 

[OTHGbronco82]

Needs more shakira coating on the fork and shock.:mrgreen:

 

[hpiguy]

^^shakira :mrgreen:

 

[rupps5]

Found the answers to every myb question ever asked.

http://surlybikes.com/blog/post/some_answers_to_just_about_any_bike_forum_post_ive_ever_read

 

[JeremyH]

If it's below 0 and I have a say in it, I'm not even going outside. :mrgreen:

Exactly! Hell, let's just set that limit at 40*"thumbsup"

 

[hpiguy]

Exactly! Hell, let's just set that limit at 40*"thumbsup"

Well, if I did that, it would mean not riding most of the winter unfortunately. :mrgreen: