My new bike, ready to hit the trails...!!

Highway Star · Apr 23, 2009

Well, new to me at least. I haven't been on a bike since I was a kid, but decided to get into it as a summer activity. Got it off craigslist for a couple hundred or so, the guy said it was a downhill race bike but that he never got to ride it at the ski resorts so he had to sell it. It's nearly new....so I bought it...

I've also got my cases of mt. dew, so I'm ready to hit some sweet jumps and tear up the local trails.....probably Killington too this summer.

I can ride in my jeans and ski helmet, right?

Anybody up for a bike-off???

Greg · Apr 23, 2009

Johnnypoach would be jealous.

RootDKJ · Apr 23, 2009

Will there be any MTB TR's?

thorski · Apr 23, 2009

Highway Star said:
Well, new to me at least. I haven't been on a bike since I was a kid, but decided to get into it as a summer activity. Got it off craigslist for a couple hundred or so, the guy said it was a downhill race bike but that he never got to ride it at the ski resorts so he had to sell it. It's nearly new....so I bought it...

I've also got my cases of mt. dew, so I'm ready to hit some sweet jumps and tear up the local trails.....probably Killington too this summer.

I can ride in my jeans and ski helmet, right?

Anybody up for a bike-off???

That is a junk wal-mart bike that would fail miserably and probably kill it's rider if it went down killington.
Does sundown have mountain biking???

Greg · Apr 23, 2009

thorski said:
Does sundown have mountain biking???

It's been suggested and I think Jarrod seriously considered it, but the general consensus is with great "free" places to ride nearby (Nepaug, Nassahegan, etc.) it wouldn't be that lucrative. Catamount has some DH MTB I think...

thorski · Apr 23, 2009

Greg said:
It's been suggested and I think Jarrod seriously considered it, but the general consensus is with great "free" places to ride nearby (Nepaug, Nassahegan, etc.) it wouldn't be that lucrative. Catamount has some DH MTB I think...

I have often wondered about those woods a bit past GB.
My hope is they some wood runs there with snowmaking. They could double as mountain biking trails, but yeah it might not be lucrative enough.

Highway Star · Apr 23, 2009

thorski said:
That is a junk wal-mart bike that would fail miserably and probably kill it's rider if it went down killington.
Does sundown have mountain biking???

I think it will be fine as long as I don't grab too much front brake.

thorski · Apr 23, 2009

Highway Star said:
I think it will be fine as long as I don't grab too much front brake.

careful of that, front brakes can be touchy.
I almost think i'd rather be seen in a kia then on that thing.
Naaa don't be silly.

RootDKJ · Apr 23, 2009

Highway Star said:
I think it will be fine as long as I don't grab too much front brake.

and you'll be wearing a full-face ski helmet, right?;-)

Highway Star · Apr 23, 2009

RootDKJ said:
and you'll be wearing a full-face ski helmet, right?;-)

Downhill hillers run the full face.

deadheadskier · Apr 23, 2009

Mountain Bike OFF!!!!!!

RootDKJ · Apr 23, 2009

Highway Star said:
Downhill hillers run the full face.

Hell yeah! I've heard that all the top 30 skiers at Killington wear full face helmets also.

Highway Star · Apr 23, 2009

RootDKJ said:
Hell yeah!

Don't get so excited.

RootDKJ · Apr 23, 2009

I'm just hyper by nature. Then again, I've never had a bad day...

bvibert · Apr 23, 2009

Greg said:
Johnnypoach would be jealous.

Isn't Johnnie's chrome beauty a Next? It looks very similar.

Too bad it doesn't have a kickstand, I'd be more interested if it did.

Got any close-ups of that awesome looking bash guard??

TheBEast · Apr 23, 2009

thorski said:
That is a junk wal-mart bike that would fail miserably and probably kill it's rider if it went down killington.

Agreed, better off spending a few hundred more and get something low end from a real mountain bike manufacturer (Cannondale, Trek, etc....). 1 day at Killington on the fire roads will kill that bike (speaking from experience as when I was young and dumb I thought my Murray could handle the big K and it failed miserably).

Good luck.

thorski · Apr 24, 2009

You put 10 guys on those going down killington at hi-speed and you have a real chinese downhill. I would pay to see that carnage.

ComeBackMudPuddles · Apr 24, 2009

TheBEast said:
Agreed, better off spending a few hundred more and get something low end from a real mountain bike manufacturer (Cannondale, Trek, etc....). 1 day at Killington on the fire roads will kill that bike (speaking from experience as when I was young and dumb I thought my Murray could handle the big K and it failed miserably).

Good luck.

our favorite son paid $200 for his bike and you're telling him it's better to spend $600?

why? especially at the price range of $200-500, isn't it all about the components on the bike and not the frame? why pay for a brand name frame like cannondale or trek for a cheap bike?

Greg · Apr 24, 2009

ComeBackMudPuddles said:
our favorite son paid $200 for his bike and you're telling him it's better to spend $600?

Highway Gnar didn't buy that bike.

Highway Star · Apr 24, 2009

Greg said:
Highway Gnar didn't buy that bike.

Yes I did, and it's sweet!!! I slayed the bike path last night.

My new bike, ready to hit the trails...!!

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