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HKrass
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Hey ns, how many of you mountain bike?

Post anything that has to do with mountain biking!

Here are some cool video of my favorite place to ride: Duthie Hill Park!

Apr 19 2011 9:26PM
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snowdon
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Nice! I'll take my dog on a walk up that way in a little while, as long as the rain holds off.
Apr 20 2011 5:44PM
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UNREAL
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Apr 20 2011 5:52PM
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fragglemuffin
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Yup! Swain has lift access, but everything there is real short and sketch. I go down to Wellsboro and Denton, PA a lot because their stuff isn't too bad. I have a feeling that HV will probably jump on the DH train soon; they open their trees/ropes course this summer, so to me it seems like they are trying to branch out.
Apr 20 2011 6:21PM
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HKrass
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its nice to see all the stoked mountian bikers on ns! didnt know this thread would be as popular as it is.
Apr 20 2011 6:26PM
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KillaSeason
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All I wanna do is go or a ride right now but its raining:(
Apr 20 2011 6:29PM
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HKrass
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its super sunny here in washington, and you know what day it is!
Apr 20 2011 6:30PM
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SPskier543
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hopefully this place opens soon: http://freeridepark.com/
Apr 20 2011 6:50PM
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fragglemuffin
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I live an hour south of rochester and have never heard of this place?! the fuck?!
Apr 20 2011 7:22PM
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forum10
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looks like it will haha.
Apr 20 2011 8:11PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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All I ever want to do is ride my bike, skiing is a close 2nd.  I ride a bit of everything, xc, freeride and DH. The west end of Ottawa is easily the best place to be a rider in Ontario IMO. South march highlands, camp fortune and bromont are all dope. Plus a bunch of friends and I have been working on our spot for the last 5 years.

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If you live in Ottawa and want to get your freeride and dh on, check out our trails in Kanata.

tyler almost dying:

Most of this was filmed at Huntmar in South March highlands, also in kanata

I could post a shittone more vids, but don't want to overclog the thread... there are a lot of lines.

Apr 20 2011 9:00PM
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snowdon
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yep, it did - just barely. I got back in the car after hiking around for about 40 minutes and it started pouring two minutes later. Cool place though! Definitely going to go there more often!
Apr 20 2011 9:04PM
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chuck_testa
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i just went for the first time this season yesterday. Muddy, still some snow, overflowing streams, best part it was within 1 minute of my house by walking. Best part about living in VT state land everywhere
Apr 20 2011 9:05PM
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Crehm
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I dont think i have ever hit some jumps on my bike, but i ride lots of XC here in SE michigan, short technical climbs and short technical descents, lots of fun!!! I ride a gary fisher wahoo disc.gary-fisher-wahoo-disc-2009-mountain-bike.jpg
Apr 20 2011 9:07PM
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KillaSeason
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its not open to the public yet.you need written permission of the land owner or they call the cops
Apr 20 2011 9:08PM
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klayer_9
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hell yeah i love that place.
Apr 20 2011 10:03PM
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forum10
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you got so lucky haha. it was raining kinda hard there for a min.
Apr 20 2011 10:49PM
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thesheik
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i thought i was the only person who worshipped this video...can't wait for windham this year
Apr 20 2011 10:50PM
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forum10
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oh that's nice to know. last time i went all i knew about was camp fortune... THUNDERCUNT!
Apr 20 2011 10:50PM
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HKrass
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Apr 21 2011 1:25AM
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plorr
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Just thought I'd leave this here:


Apr 21 2011 12:43PM
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Vinny142
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my babies
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Apr 21 2011 1:25PM
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Skittle.
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a few more photos from this morning at I-Street:

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Apr 21 2011 3:45PM
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zerospinskier
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:O I guess that was cool.....
Apr 21 2011 3:46PM
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forum10
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i think its hilarious how kranked hasn't changed their editing style over the past decade.

Apr 21 2011 3:49PM
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special-J
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I'll post up my DH promo from last season later, I can't get the embed to work.

I know it's a long shot but... any east coasters heading to Massanutten for GES #1 next weekend?
Apr 22 2011 12:37AM
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SPskier543
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Just picked up a 2010 specialized p2 for $175. It has a cool wood grain look thing and my dumbass friend sold it to me mad cheap, im not sure how much it's worth but I know I got a deal
Apr 22 2011 12:39AM
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no_steeze
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that will always be my favorite action sports edit
Apr 22 2011 12:43AM
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D3NZ3L
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duthie hill is the shit!! sooo much fuckin fun!
Apr 22 2011 1:02AM
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HKrass
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^^^^^ he knows whats up
Apr 22 2011 1:09AM
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forum10
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you need to expand your experiences.... a ton. as awesome as that trail was, including the crossover wall ride, its not nearly as impressive as other stuff that was done years before that (different times). the filming... meh. just kranked catching up with the current trends.
Apr 22 2011 1:52AM
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zerospinskier
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Wow I just looked back at the date I took pictures when I sold my last bike, and it has been 5 years since I have owned/ridden a freeride/DH bike. No wonder I have been getting the itch so bad. I'm really thinking about getting back into it this summer.
Apr 22 2011 3:07PM
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special-J
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WHAAAT. dude, a frame goes for more than that. sometimes its good to have dumbass friends.
Apr 22 2011 7:25PM
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SPskier543
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yeah i know, his parents spoil him and buy him everything, so he has little to know concept of what things cost. I saw it in his garage, jokingly said ill give you $175 for it, and he agreed. i couldnt pass that deal up
Apr 22 2011 7:31PM
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D-Roche74
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threads
Apr 23 2011 1:33AM
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b.utters
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I race a fair bit. Used to do a lot of freeride/dj stuff but it gets boring after a couple of years riding the same shit.

Here's my current sled:

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Apr 23 2011 3:06AM
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MothaHucker
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building a few trails in my town this summer, feel free to come check it out when we're done if you live around eastside WA
Apr 25 2011 11:52PM
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swan3609
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I am a CX kid.. I was 21st at Nationals in Bend last year.. With a horrible mechanical in the first lap.. I blew out half the spokes in my wheel in the first lap and had to run my first half lap to the pits..


I just built up my New Yeti ASR-7 and made a edit for school..

Gnarliest Video in the world... Set to 80's music.. on pinkbike.com

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Apr 26 2011 2:57AM
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Cufe.
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I wanna ride there! looks fast and flowy!
Apr 26 2011 3:04AM
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montanan
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i used to dh, freeride aton, still have my 05 norco aline done up to the tits. unfortunately i hit a tree face first going 35+ mph head on and almost died . ruined my alot of my cognitive brain activity, awesome sprort, but not for pussies, and it ruined my life, and i still have mad respect for it wish i could still race,
Apr 26 2011 3:51AM
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B-runge
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i am a huge gaper (term for it?) in the mtb world but i dont really care at all, i just like biking down mountains baked

just ride some single track xc stuff
i get stoked when i get any kind of air
Apr 26 2011 4:38AM
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stupendous-man
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yeah ive always wanted to aswell... to bad its in spokane
Apr 26 2011 9:55AM
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division.bell
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Possibly interested.

What kind of trails and what general area are you referring to?
Apr 26 2011 10:32AM
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Flying~Squirrel
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i ride a connondale f5, upgraded the derailuers. i do mostly xc and that fun stuff, but i really want to try downhill because it looks wicked sick.
Apr 26 2011 1:02PM
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powerslide
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I like biking. And I'm way better at biking (and all endurance sports for that matter) than i will ever be at skiing. I started out as a swimmer and that got me in to triathlon in my late teens. and since then I have raced road bike, triathlon, XC mountain bike, adventure race, ultra runs, speed inline skating, XC skiing and what not, at high AM level or pro/national team level. My quiver at the moment is a Felt top XC mountain bike, an old Marin mt bike that i use for shit weather and a road bike alu super light with ultegra and fulcrum racing 1 and a time trail bike with mavic and specialized carbon wheels. for me the season is just starting. Skiing is just a hobby - this is 20 years of my live i'm 36.
have a great summer out there on the rims.
p.
Apr 26 2011 3:59PM
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thesheik
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i rode the 5 spot for 3 days and can say it is far and away the best AM bike i've ever been on. if the money isn't too huge an issue i'd totally suggest going for the turner. tbc is an awesome company, but they aren't on the same level in terms of quality and design, at least not in AM/XC stuff. the 5 spot is a dave weagle design, just an absolute beauty. i'm sure the covert is awesome, too, i'd go with the 5 spot but i really doubt you can go wrong.
Apr 26 2011 5:35PM
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MothaHucker
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we're still trying to get things cleared up with the city and we made need a larher organization to take part in it like EMBA but there will be some flowy downhill type lines and a few jump lines.the place will be in Hunts Point, i have some pics of the spot if anyone is interested il post em

Apr 26 2011 6:43PM
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forum10
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although i don't race CX, i'm very jealous you got to race in the nationals. seems like one massive party... more so than other events.
Apr 26 2011 7:54PM
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BIGben*
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Id live to try it.
Apr 26 2011 8:32PM
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feihlination
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was a pretty legit xc biker 4-5 years back (i am 22 now). like 1000m/3000ft vertical per hour on average (absolute world class is 1700-1800m/? ft).

i was a little bit of training away from going semi-pro. but all this doping shit midway through the 2000s kinda killed it for me.

XC is still damn fun and a great sport. see the mountains, experience them when going up/think about life when going up and just rush some adrenaline on your way down.

i now do some more fr in summer, even a bit in winter, although ski slopes are fucking steep compared to regular tracks and shit is heavy.


i have a "border" to be satisfied with my level at a sport when i enter the area of top-20 athletes in women competitions. park skiing i pretty much made that a few years back and XC biking i wouldve been 6th (in womens competition) or so in the bikerace with the biggest prize pool in europe.
Apr 26 2011 8:43PM
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