Trying a 20 year old mountain bike
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- Reality check - this whole mountain bike activity was less than an hour of a day spent mostly doing random puttering and wasting time.
I think I need to get a new bike if this is so thing I’m really going to do.
#mtbvt #mountainbike - Zábava
youve got nice components on there!! a nice tune up and refresh and itll be perfect for another 20 years
That’s what I want to hear!
My first mtb, (last couple years of college) was a 1987 Jamis Dakota, and I still have it. In '20, age 57, I hatched a plan to start cross-training for better R2R runs, by riding an mtb on the same trails that I run on. Wasn't sure if I'd like it, get anything out of it, want to keep doing it, so I jumped on CL and purchased a 2003 Jamis Dakar for 300 bucks. Had an absolute blast, worked very hard to develop "real" riding skills, learned about, and purchased some safety gear, and the improvement to (what I thought was great) fitness was insane. I was a completely different runner 7 weeks later, when I did my annual R2R. I outgrew/out-skilled that bike in that first training season, and the next spring, purchased another used bike...something that would keep up with my skill progression... and I still train year round on that brick.
If you get into it, either grab something used and much newer, spending up for an all carbon version, or purchase new. Go full suspension, disk brakes of course, and learn about "slack geometry" aka; "slack frontend." You want something a bit slack (the forks angle outward away from the bike more as compared to how your bike's forks are quite straight up-and-down). A slack front end will allow you to go downhill with more control, and prevent you from hanging up the front wheel, and flying over the handlebars. Hope F20 pedals, combined with FiveTen Freerider shoes will be your new best friend, and keep you glued to the pedals (but not clipped in). 7iDP "Sam Hill Lite" elbow and knee pads are fantastic. Modern helmet that's MIPS and has large ventilation holes like the 7iDP or Smith or Fox, etc helmets. The 4D and 5D style bike shorts on Ama z0n are excellent. Make sure your new bike has a dropper style seat post, so you can get the seat down out of your way for the descents, and learn to drop your heels and hang your rear out rearward of where the seat was, when descending. The lowered seat then kinda fits between your knees, loosely, for stability.
Safety third!
Great advice, thanks!
Wow!! This is amazing. I’m so impressed. You should be very proud of yourself!!
It was fun, I think I need a new bike 🤷♀️
I also ride an old bike.
If your brakes & tyres are fine just enjoy.
There is nothing on a newer bike that you need.
Should I worry about a rattley sound?
@@Madmotion from you or the bike? 😆
Keep it up! Great video!
Thanks!