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

[bvibert]

Kelly McGarry is a dude. His brakes over heated and failed half way down the stairs.

 

[Highway Star]

Kelly McGarry is a dude. His brakes over heated and failed half way down the stairs.

Seriously? Do you think I need to worry about my brakes overheating?

 

[bvibert]

Seriously? Do you think I need to worry about my brakes overheating?

Nope, that's not a problem if you take them off.

 

[Highway Star]

Nope, that's not a problem if you take them off.

I'm not taking them off. I'm moving the front disc brake so I have two in the rear. Do you know anything about that? I'm getting ready to drill holes in the frame and the hub to fit the disc and brake. I also need a longer cable to reach around to it.

 

[WoodCore]

You'll get better stopping power if you put both brakes on the front.

 

[Highway Star]

You'll get better stopping power if you put both brakes on the front.

With the kind of extreme riding I do, two brakes in the front would make me go over the bars way too easy.

 

[Highway Star]

So, I finally got by dual rear brake setup up and running and it works awesome! Had to drill holes in the hub and rig up an adapter. Many trips to the hardware store. Anyway, I was thinking again about getting some mag wheels, but they would have work with both a "disc" brake and a "vee" brake. I'd like to get my bike to look like this one if at all possible:

 

[C-Rex]

If you want more stopping power, just get an adapter and put a bigger disk in the front. Adding to the rear won't do anything for you. You'll just skid a lot. You won't go over the bars if you keep behind the saddle when you descend.

 

[Highway Star]

If you want more stopping power, just get an adapter and put a bigger disk in the front. Adding to the rear won't do anything for you. You'll just skid a lot. You won't go over the bars if you keep behind the saddle when you descend.

When I grab both brakes now, the rear brake locks up in an instant and I stop very safely and quickly. Of course, I don't go with huge skidmarks all over the place. Its pretty unlikely you could stop as quickly with a front brake, you'd go over the bars.

 

[Domeskier]

That Hummer is a sweet ride! I just decked out my Surrey with some custom mag wheels. Tapped me out for now, but when I save up some more money, I'm going to add knobby tires and a few more gears to hit up some trails.

 

[Highway Star]

Hey you guys must play radball right? You think I can get into it with my NEXT? Anything involving bikes and being rad, I can get into.

[video=youtube;VRgFG90fmHI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=309&v=VRgFG90fmHI[/video]

 

[Domeskier]

No hand breaks and bikes that go in reverse when you pedal backwards? You would mop the floor with those guys on your NEXT!

 

[Highway Star]

No hand breaks and bikes that go in reverse when you pedal backwards? You would mop the floor with those guys on your NEXT!

I'm an expert at anything Rad, so I'm pretty sure I'd be good at this.

 

[RENO]

I'm an expert at anything Rad, so I'm pretty sure I'd be good at this.

This is the most idiotic thing I've seen so, yes, you'd be good at it liverlips! :dunce:

 

[Highway Star]

Wow, over 30,000 views! Thanks to everyone who made this thread possible and helped me get into biking!

 

[Highway Star]

So, does anybody know where I can get the fat tires to convert my bike into a fat bike? I saw a fatbike at walmart the other day, but they didn't sell the tires. No way I'm spending $249 on another bike when my NEXT is custom and totally awesome.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mongoo...Fat-Tire-Mountain-Bike-Navy-Blue-Red/29741123

Hopefully I can get out at Killington and slay the snow, just like these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0PyQm1_6A

 

[Highway Star]

So, I was reading reddit, and I saw that SRAM was coming out with a 12-speed bike. Who are these fools? My bike has been 18-speed for many years now, how behind the times can they be and still exist as a company?

https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/41xt21/sneaky_sram_12_speed_1050_drivetrain/

 

[Puck it]

So, I was reading reddit, and I saw that SRAM was coming out with a 12-speed bike. Who are these fools? My bike has been 18-speed for many years now, how behind the times can they be and still exist as a company?

https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/41xt21/sneaky_sram_12_speed_1050_drivetrain/

You are an idiot!

 

[bvibert]

You are an idiot!

Isn't that pretty much the point of this whole thread?

 

[Highway Star]

You are an idiot!

The real idiots are people buying 12-speed bikes!