Red Mosquito

The Argonaut wrote:I never wear a helmet.

sorry for being so blunt, but this is really, really dumb. i can tell you horror stories of friends with fractured skulls and memory loss (and one was just out with his son on the side of the road).

But his hair is so fly!

helmets can also prevent broken noses!

They cannot, however, prevent tooth loss. Speaking from experience here.

A superman pose (hands forward, palms out) can. If you know about it ahead of time, that is.

I always wear gloves. I have torn my hands to shreds more than once. I also wore a mouthguard for most of my rides last summer

Chris_H_2 wrote:helmets can also prevent broken noses!

My nose is already broken and twisted up. Any more breaks and twists just add character at this point

washing machine wrote:They cannot, however, prevent tooth loss. Speaking from experience here.

A superman pose (hands forward, palms out) can. If you know about it ahead of time, that is.

Do not superman ever. Tuck and roll. Turn your shoulder into the fall, wrap an arm around your head and you'll be fine. Superman will only lead to wrist, shoulder or clavicle damage and shredded palms if you ride without gloves.

I biked 92km today.

Been riding a Pake Rum Runner steel frame fixed gear on Michelin slicks for a while now. Cost me fuck all and I love it.

as long as you ride the shit out of it it doesn't matter what bike u got

i hit the dirt track for half an hour yesterday. was getting air with my pannier bag on.

Dev wrote:as long as you ride the shit out of it it doesn't matter what bike u got

Yup. I have a 1994 Stumpjumper.

Self wrote:

Dev wrote:as long as you ride the shit out of it it doesn't matter what bike u got

Yup. I have a 1994 Stumpjumper.

I like Specialized in my experience.

Dev wrote:

Self wrote:

Dev wrote:as long as you ride the shit out of it it doesn't matter what bike u got

Yup. I have a 1994 Stumpjumper.

I like Specialized in my experience.

My commuter is a Specialized, my girlfriend loves them. Have a Kona Honzo AL for having fun in the woods. My favourite bike ever was a Gary Fischer. Rode that until just about every moving part was replaced at least once.

surfndestroy wrote:Have a Kona Honzo AL for having fun in the woods.

i have a green kona kahuna ddl (hardtail), and love it. you don't see many konas in these neck of the woods.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:Have a Kona Honzo AL for having fun in the woods.

i have a green kona kahuna ddl (hardtail), and love it. you don't see many konas in these neck of the woods.

Mine is a lot like that but with 29" wheels and a touch more aggressive geometry. It rolls like a dream but gets you into trouble fast if your not careful. For me at least, the big wheels mean I have to be very physical riding to make it nimble. A lot of kicking my back end to get it to swing through tight corners. But that's where the fun is.

surfndestroy wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:Have a Kona Honzo AL for having fun in the woods.

i have a green kona kahuna ddl (hardtail), and love it. you don't see many konas in these neck of the woods.

Mine is a lot like that but with 29" wheels and a touch more aggressive geometry. It rolls like a dream but gets you into trouble fast if your not careful. For me at least, the big wheels mean I have to be very physical riding to make it nimble. A lot of kicking my back end to get it to swing through tight corners. But that's where the fun is.

i actually have 29 inch (2.2) wheels. and you're right about riding physically. it can be challenge, but fun.

surfndestroy wrote:

Dev wrote:

Self wrote:

Dev wrote:as long as you ride the shit out of it it doesn't matter what bike u got

Yup. I have a 1994 Stumpjumper.

I like Specialized in my experience.

My commuter is a Specialized, my girlfriend loves them. Have a Kona Honzo AL for having fun in the woods. My favourite bike ever was a Gary Fischer. Rode that until just about every moving part was replaced at least once.

Love Specialized.

One day.

80km on the nose today. kind of a hardcore one because we probably did 15 km on a terrain park in the middle. and we kinda went full tilt in the park. i even cut my ankle pretty bad and my buddy says he went over the handle bars although I never saw it.

Needed new tires and accidentally bought 2.4s. I had been running 1.95s, I think? Things are fat, but I like them. Made sure I put them on before I blew them up. No way they woulda made it past the break pad.