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[user not found] wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:23 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:55 pm

If we do this I will buy a new bike.
Gonna snuggle with me in the tiny glamper?
:notbad: I do have a tent but glamper would be great.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:55 pm
[user not found] wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:10 pm

:meat: at Raystown?
If we do this I will buy a new bike.
If you buy a new MTB, I’ll buy a new bike.
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D Griff wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:54 am On a semi-related note, I'd like to do a mountain bicycle camping trip or two this year.
:meat: at Raystown?
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2020 1:24 am
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:meat: at Raystown?
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You should come too
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I will be going tent on any mountain bike camping trips.

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I do throw my :manuel: air mattress I once shared with :mahtroy: in the tent though :fancy:
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D Griff wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:11 am I will be going tent on any mountain bike camping trips.

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You’d pitch a tent around all your internet dude friends? :hubba:
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:45 am
D Griff wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:11 am I will be going tent on any mountain bike camping trips.

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You’d pitch a tent around all your internet dude friends? :hubba:
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Project for anyone that is bored and more of a bike nerd than me - I would like to buy :tits: a bike for her birthday in February - riding will be mostly road/greenway, she's 5'6". Any help would be appreciated as I know little about bikes. I think a full on road bike might be too aggressive :iono: she likes hybrids/beach cruisers but I'd prefer getting her something that rides a bit faster/easier than that. Budget of like $300ish would be nice but it's flexible.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:52 pm Project for anyone that is bored and more of a bike nerd than me - I would like to buy :tits: a bike for her birthday in February - riding will be mostly road/greenway, she's 5'6". Any help would be appreciated as I know little about bikes. I think a full on road bike might be too aggressive :iono: she likes hybrids/beach cruisers but I'd prefer getting her something that rides a bit faster/easier than that. Budget of like $300ish would be nice but it's flexible.
Whatever fits. Worth it to go to a shop and find what size she is.

https://greenville.craigslist.org/bik/d ... 93724.html

A place like REI might have these sort of flat bar road bikes for rather cheap new.
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Thanks y'all. [user not found]'s pick seems like a pretty nice choice.
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Can any of you bike dorks explain the trend towards these mountain bike frames with the GINORMOUS fat tires? Good, bad, just a fad? They are all over the place out here.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:01 pm Can any of you bike dorks explain the trend towards these mountain bike frames with the GINORMOUS fat tires? Good, bad, just a fad? They are all over the place out here.
A "mountain bike" is now a dirtbike with <1 hp and a very short fuel range. SO RAD
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:01 pm Can any of you bike dorks explain the trend towards these mountain bike frames with the GINORMOUS fat tires? Good, bad, just a fad? They are all over the place out here.
They're called fat bikes. They came around about 5-6 years ago now. The fad has mostly died out where I live. But I imagine they're more popular out your way because they can float over sand and snow much easier.

Basically super fat tires = super low tire pressure. That gives you a giant contact patch Since the pressure is so low and the sidewalls are huge they soak up a bunch more and give a smoother ride. Downside is they are pigs, super heavy, not at all chuckable, and typically very vague steering/handling.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:32 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:01 pm Can any of you bike dorks explain the trend towards these mountain bike frames with the GINORMOUS fat tires? Good, bad, just a fad? They are all over the place out here.
You mean these, right?

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Yessir. Dat is what I am talking about.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:16 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:01 pm Can any of you bike dorks explain the trend towards these mountain bike frames with the GINORMOUS fat tires? Good, bad, just a fad? They are all over the place out here.
They're called fat bikes. They came around about 5-6 years ago now. The fad has mostly died out where I live. But I imagine they're more popular out your way because they can float over sand and snow much easier.

Basically super fat tires = super low tire pressure. That gives you a giant contact patch Since the pressure is so low and the sidewalls are huge they soak up a bunch more and give a smoother ride. Downside is they are pigs, super heavy, not at all chuckable, and typically very vague steering/handling.
Got it.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:17 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:18 pm

Got it.
Came about from people looking to ride MTB in the snow, then some people started riding them as a challenge in areas where there is no snow.

I've never had any desire to own a fatbike really. Just big, heavy, slow, and lumbering. Comfy, doe.
You should ride the big carbonzo sometime.
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Apex wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:28 pm
[user not found] wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:17 pm

Came about from people looking to ride MTB in the snow, then some people started riding them as a challenge in areas where there is no snow.

I've never had any desire to own a fatbike really. Just big, heavy, slow, and lumbering. Comfy, doe.
You should ride the big carbonzo sometime.
That’s a plus bike not a fat bike doe. Like an inch smaller on the tires.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:13 pm
Apex wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:28 pm

You should ride the big carbonzo sometime.
That’s a plus bike not a fat bike doe. Like an inch smaller on the tires.
Yeah, still a fun bike to rip around on.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:32 pm
Apex wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:28 pm

You should ride the big carbonzo sometime.
I‘d love to.

Not a fat bike :doe:

A fun bike, tho. :megusta:
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I dig the plus size, it works well for me and is hella fun to ride.
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Apex wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:38 am
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:13 pm

That’s a plus bike not a fat bike doe. Like an inch smaller on the tires.
Yeah, still a fun bike to rip around on.
Yeah! A 27+ size hard tail has got to be a riot.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:20 am Damn son. Dirtrag (and dirtfest, and all other associated things)... is dead.
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Rode my bike to work yesterday and today. I used :mahman: Johnny P's light since I'm riding home in the dark, but it is still a bit shitty as the only routes involve major roads with interstate intersections. The ride to work in the daylight is quite enjoyable. It's about 6.6 miles each way. My 1984 Raleigh rides pretty hard over the bumps but is working pretty well. I think I'll use it for a couple months and if I'm commuting regularly on bike, I'll consider an upgrade.
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D Griff wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:34 pm Rode my bike to work yesterday and today. I used :mahman: Johnny P's light since I'm riding home in the dark, but it is still a bit shitty as the only routes involve major roads with interstate intersections. The ride to work in the daylight is quite enjoyable. It's about 6.6 miles each way. My 1984 Raleigh rides pretty hard over the bumps but is working pretty well. I think I'll use it for a couple months and if I'm commuting regularly on bike, I'll consider an upgrade.
Ah! I was wondering if you got it. Work ok?

I rode tonight. Used my sauron lights. Fucking incredible. Something like 5,000 lumen all together lit up the trail like daylight. The yellow one is me.

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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:55 pm

Ah! I was wondering if you got it. Work ok?

I rode tonight. Used my sauron lights. Fucking incredible. Something like 5,000 lumen all together lit up the trail like daylight. The yellow one is me.

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Damn man, issa cold out there tonight.

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34 when I left. Right around freezing now. I was actually pretty comfortable until we would stop. Whiskey helped too. But the trails stay warmer than the roads because no wind.

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