Mountain Biking

Andrew Moore said:
Yet to find one tbf. I'd have thought the bike parks would have them but nope, mostly facebook and as facebook is the devil and I would rather unborn myself I don't visit them.
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FB is great for MTB groups. I'm in several and local ones are always arranging rides out, posting up new routes etc. Owners groups are great for advice on anything technical with the bike
 
Teknobry said:
FB is great for MTB groups. I'm in several and local ones are always arranging rides out, posting up new routes etc. Owners groups are great for advice on anything technical with the bike
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Yeah I'm in two local Facebook groups one has a Tuesday evening ride, the other is the last Sunday of a month and includes free coaching so very tempting to give that ago.

Antur Stiniog was great on Friday set new PBs on everything.
 
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I've joined some FB groups too. Now I'm the wrong side of 40 all the friends I used to go biking with complain about something: Arthritis, their partner, bike is too old, not going if I take my e-bike are all excuses so joined some groups. Local groups are for me are good for exercise and for people to chat rubbish with. Only done a couple of rides so far.

Doing BPW on my own tomorrow as the 2 friends who were going to come bailed with one of the above excuses :cry:
 
Question about loosing grip on the front.

On my ebike it always feels like the front is trying to get away from me. Particularly on anything loose but not necessarily cornering hard. Would having the rear shock too soft cause this? I have been playing about with shock pressures.

I dont have this feeling on my other bike.
 
Teknobry said:
FB is great for MTB groups. I'm in several and local ones are always arranging rides out, posting up new routes etc. Owners groups are great for advice on anything technical with the bike
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It probably is but the issue starts with Facebook. Can’t stand it so it an avenue I sadly can’t explore. The discord avenue was promising but as I found, it’s mostly Facebook and if you are like me and can’t be bothered with that platform you soon find yourself stuck.
 
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CraigN said:
Question about loosing grip on the front.

On my ebike it always feels like the front is trying to get away from me. Particularly on anything loose but not necessarily cornering hard. Would having the rear shock too soft cause this? I have been playing about with shock pressures.

I dont have this feeling on my other bike.
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Front fork setup correctly?
I prefer to run slightly higher pressure in the rear than the front tyre.

Tyre tread decent on the front?
 
Andrew Moore said:
It probably is but the issue starts with Facebook. Can’t stand it so it an avenue I sadly can’t explore. The discord avenue was promising but as I found, it’s mostly Facebook and if you are like me and can’t be bothered with that platform the soon find yourself stuck.
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Might be worth swallowing your hatred just to use it for that :cry:
 
Teknobry said:
Might be worth swallowing your hatred just to use it for that :cry:
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And allow for my dignity to be swiped away in one fell swoop after banging on at the missus how much happier I am not bothering with facebook and the nonsense posts I see about people on my friends and family list who clearly hate themselves more than I hate paying my taxes?

Not a chance! Ill never live it down. :cry:
 
CraigN said:
Question about loosing grip on the front.

On my ebike it always feels like the front is trying to get away from me. Particularly on anything loose but not necessarily cornering hard. Would having the rear shock too soft cause this? I have been playing about with shock pressures.

I dont have this feeling on my other bike.
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Simple - you aren't getting your weight over the front wheel enough. The complicated piece will be why that is the case.

In most cases it will be body positioning if you are riding a new(er) bike and have yet to get everything set-up correctly, but if you are riding a bike you know well and have not had troubles with before it could be something as simple as not being 'loose' enough as you normally are.

Unlikely to be just your rear suspension at fault here, but ensuring you are running the correct sag on both ends and have your bars/stem/spacers setup for your riding style will ensure you 'sit' into the bike correctly and allow your weight to be placed where you need it to be.

Try riding the bike on flat ground, nice and slow and putting some cones/markers/whatever out to practice turning. This is a good video to watch:

 
I had an off today at bpw. I lost the front coming out of a really simple blue berm. Thankfully it was near the bottom.

Stitches in my knee gravel rash all up my left arm and shoulder. Scratched the stanchions on my forks.

The reach on my e-bike is much longer than my transition bandit. I have been riding it for 3 months now and done about 1k miles on it. I put this increase in reach down to more modern geo. I’m 175 cm and my bike is a medium, I seem to be on the cusp of a medium/largue for most brands.

I’m a bit shaken, drive home was dangerous and probably should have waited in hindsight. Luckily my car can drive itself.

I do find the forks really harsh on this bike, I think I was tired and ran out of skill. Thankfull I decided to wear my full face. I didn’t wear my elbow/knee pads as I thought I’d just do a few blues.

Silly boy.
 
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Nasty - fingers crossed for an expedited healing process. At least there is no major damage to you, which is the important thing.

BPW is one of the places armour seems essential as the abrasive surface can really chew you up, as you unfortunately found out today. Seen too many riding friends with serious gravel rash from the most innocuous of spills there.

If you have scratched the Kashima on your forks, there are ways and means to make the best of what might seem like a nightmare situation. All you need to do is make sure there are no sharp edges or anything that will damage the seals - very fine grit sandpaper, isopropyl alcohol, epoxy and lots and lots of patience will smooth them out eventually. Alternatively you can pay someone to do that for you, or around £300 would get you a new CSU.

Oh, and saw your post in the EMTB thread. Fox 36s in E-Bike are just the same as the regular 36s with a custom damper and air spring tune - softer stroke but with more ramp-up towards the end.
 
/cry

not as bad as i first thought, a lot of it was mud. But still

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Hedge said:
Spend some money on some mtb lessons from a decent coaching school. Was best money I spent. I learned loads and helped me with my issues of losing front traction also.
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I went with a day with matt simmonds, learnt a lot. Definitely worth it.

Probably going to book a jumps course soon somewhere.
 
I was intending to do some coaching but didn't realise quite how much I needed it or how poor my fitness/endurance would be on the downhill trails. I've been cycling my ebike everywhere which really is cheating.

I have now convinced myself the e-bike is not the right bike for such activities and I ofc need a new one :cry:
 
CraigN said:
I was intending to do some coaching but didn't realise quite how much I needed it or how poor my fitness/endurance would be on the downhill trails. I've been cycling my ebike everywhere which really is cheating.

I have now convinced myself the e-bike is not the right bike for such activities and I ofc need a new one :cry:
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The ebike is perfect for shuttling and practising on downhills.

Id bet money that your problem is not putting your weight over the front wheel. You're probably too upright or rearward on bike on descents.

Watch videos of downhill mtb riders and pay attention to their body position, particularly in corners.
 
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