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

[Highway Star]

Holla S! You must be training real hard to achieve speed like that.

My jeans were flipping all over the place, and the visor on my full face popped out of place.....it was sick. Rear wheel started shaking like a jackhammer.

 

[thorski]

My jeans were flipping all over the place, and the visor on my full face popped out of place.....it was sick. Rear wheel started shaking like a jackhammer.

DUDE-you need to be careful of a bike with hi-tech brakes like that one.
If they are adjusted to tight they can send you right over the handlebars.
At the speed you are talking you could really get hurt.
Look for the MtBSE sign at your loal bike shop for a trained professional to adjust those brakes.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

My jeans were flipping all over the place

Is mountain biking in jeans as ghetto as skiing in jeans?

 

[RootDKJ]

Is mountain biking in jeans as ghetto as skiing in jeans?

gaper is as gaper does...

 

[gorgonzola]

don't tell that to the dh/dj crowd....

 

[Highway Star]

don't tell that to the dh/dj crowd....

Do you think I can do some dirt jumping on my bike, if I ride smooth?

 

[gorgonzola]

Do you think I can do some dirt jumping on my bike, if I ride smooth?

heck yea

 

[MonkeyBrook]

I wouldnt trust that bike on my driveway.

 

[RENO]

DUDE-you need to be careful of a bike with hi-tech brakes like that one.
If they are adjusted to tight they can send you right over the handlebars.At the speed you are talking you could really get hurt.
Look for the MtBSE sign at your loal bike shop for a trained professional to adjust those brakes.

One can only hope...:smile:

 

[thorski]

Do you think I can do some dirt jumping on my bike, if I ride smooth?

I think that bike is actually made to dominate the skateboard bmx type parks. You should rock it with jeans and an aldo nova t-shirt if you want the respect of the skate punks.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

bump for stoke!!!

 

[Highway Star]

So, I finally got up the nerve to ride off some bigger drops and ledges. About 2-3ft. Is that small to medium sized? They weren't that difficult, pretty flat before and after the drop, so they were pretty easy to ride off and land....

Anyway, the bike makes a huge clunking sound and shudders badly when I land. The bike seems a bit less solid and the wheels don't feel smooth anymore. Is there anything I should look at on the bike to make sure it's ok?

 

[Greg]

Is there anything I should look at on the bike to make sure it's ok?

No. Go bigger! :razz:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

2-3 feet is definitely small..hit a 10 footer and I'll be impressed//.

 

[Highway Star]

No. Go bigger! :razz:

I've read that you're not supposed to go more than 5 feet to flat, so do you think I'll be ok with that?

 

[bvibert]

You should be able to handle 6 on that fine machine.

 

[Highway Star]

You should be able to handle 6 on that fine machine.

Have you ever gone 2-3' to flat? Can those cruiser bike whitewall wheels handle it?

 

[bvibert]

Have you ever gone 2-3' to flat? Can those cruiser bike whitewall wheels handle it?

No, I stick to paved bike paths. I don't even ride off of curbs.

 

[RootDKJ]

No, I stick to paved bike paths. I don't even ride off of curbs.

...and that's why you are not one of the top 30 skiers at Killington bvibert! :???:

 

[MRGisevil]

bump