The Mighty suffers a training related injury.

[_bruce_]

Poor rock, imagine lying around, minding your business when suddenly a giant chin lands on you and shatters your very being.

[no one]

I was once browsing a bike shop and there was a downhill bike for £4,000 and another for £300, I asked the guy who worked there why the big difference in price and he pointed to the expensive one and said "that ones fast"

I explained to him that bearing in mind it was a bike for going downhill it was likely to be fast.

Shopping trolleys go fast downhill FFS.

i lold

like shockwave said its the quality of the components/parts that makes up the bike that causes the price tags you see.

years ago if someone had told me they had spent 5k on a fucking bicycle i'd think they had rocks in their head. but now i get it.

[FermiDirac]

thts a serious rig made for one purpose.

abt trashing trails- guys reading this will go 'mtb? thats gay' unless you have done you you cant understand why is so goddamn addictive. i rode dirt a lot of years, in fact my mom bought me my first bike when i was a kid, but id never trade dirt riding for MTB.

something about sitting on something that weighs 30 lbs as you fly down a trail w only your reflexes to save you is very addicting. i took my brother out. hes like 'bro, you dont have time to think out here' thats why i like it. all the bullshit in your life ceases to exist the minute you get on that bike. there no bills no drama no work theres no time to think of that stuff. its just being in that moment where you gotta take the line, look 3 corners ahead, go faster and try not to hit anything.

Amen to that.

When you jump on your bike and hit the trails, you get in the zone.

Cedric Gracia trashing trails with the same bike.

Btw, how's a 29er compared to the regular 26 or 650b? I'd imagine it being a killer for xc and local trails.

[Wolfox]

The difference between a $1200 bike and a $5000 bike isn't in quality or technology - its in reduced weight.

Most people who buy expensive road bikes aren't physically fit enough to ever notice the difference.

[FermiDirac]

The difference between a $1200 bike and a $5000 bike isn't in quality or technology - its in reduced weight.

Most people who buy expensive road bikes aren't physically fit enough to ever notice the difference.

Incorrect, in order to save weight and preserve strength/rigidity/stiffness you have to conquer engineering problems.
In the case of a full bike, there are HUGE differences in regards to technology. A $1200 bike might come with entry level rock shox dampers while a $5000 bike might come with Ohlins or Cane Creek.

In regards to road bikes, 100% accurate.
I see plenty of Trek Madones handled by 200 lbs tubby weekend warriors.

[chaos]

The difference between a $1200 bike and a $5000 bike isn't in quality or technology - its in reduced weight.

Most people who buy expensive road bikes aren't physically fit enough to ever notice the difference.

You must ride a Huffy.

[no one]

Amen to that.

When you jump on your bike and hit the trails, you get in the zone.

Cedric Gracia trashing trails with the same bike.

Btw, how's a 29er compared to the regular 26 or 650b? I'd imagine it being a killer for xc and local trails.

thats guys is ripping.

check out a doc on netflix recommended to me called 'where the trail ends'.

the 29er gives up a lot in tighter corners its not as whippier as the 26er would be given its wheel base. but nothing touches it for rolling over root rock and gnar, which the geography up here has plenty of.

you read a lot about 'rolling resistance' and 'all that other shit on forums. i dunno maybe you have to be that 1% that is so good you see a noticeable difference in things like that. like on here i think a lot of that type of info just gets repeated by people who want to look smart but you do def take less pedal strokes to get the 6er moving, and once the 9er is going it feels faster on flats. once your grinding track fuck it dont matter gravity takes over.

the only things ive found noticeably different between the 26er and the 9er is the tightness of the cornering, but how much better it skips over root and rock. like light years noticeable. to be honest the 27.5 and the 29er are so similar youd have a hard time telling which was which if you were put on it blindfolded. but the differnces i mentioned between the 6er and the 9er are very apparent.

dust the cobwebs off that monster and start rippin again dude. its good for the soul.

[Skorp1o]

I can't justify some of the prices on these bikes, this one is like £9k 

Beauitful but 9k? this can get you a Z1000

[no one]

I can't justify some of the prices on these bikes, this one is like £9k 

Beauitful but 9k? this can get you a Z1000

lol i know.

i sold my Honda 954RR Fireblade for 5k to buy the bike i have.

my logic was it was sitting in my basement for two years. i never rode it. so i didnt mind spending the $$ to get something that i'd be on every day.

but ya. i wonder at what point spending the $ really increases the amount of performance / tech the bike offers. it astounds me how many fat and i mean obese guys buy 8k road bikes to save weight. holy fuck lose a 100 lbs.

[FermiDirac]

I can't justify some of the prices on these bikes, this one is like £9k 

Beauitful but 9k? this can get you a Z1000

Zipp wheels are pretty nasty though, pinnacle of bicycle engineering. But at £1K+ PER WHEEL, you'd pray never to dent them on a pavement curb.

[Skorp1o]

lol i know.

i sold my Honda 954RR Fireblade for 5k to buy the bike i have.

my logic was it was sitting in my basement for two years. i never rode it. so i didnt mind spending the $$ to get something that i'd be on every day.

but ya. i wonder at what point spending the $ really increases the amount of performance / tech the bike offers. it astounds me how many fat and i mean obese guys buy 8k road bikes to save weight. holy fuck lose a 100 lbs.

bike makers invest a lot of technology to make bike frames stiffer and lighter and more aero dynamic, especially in the case of triathlon bikes, then some fat turn at 250lbs 20% jumps on it, cancels off the 1.8lbs weight saving of the frame and blows out of the water the aero-dynamics lmao 

[Skorp1o]

Zipp wheels are pretty nasty though, pinnacle of bicycle engineering. But at £1K+ PER WHEEL, you'd pray never to dent them on a pavement curb.

I like the Fast forward personally purely from a shallow looks perspective....says they're made by hand in Holland, so should good quality.

[SilverSpoon]

I always used to ride Merckx and Pinnarello in the heyday of lugged steel (I still love steel).

I have a one off Alberto Masi that was made with some special Deda steel tubing (similar to Columbus MAX) that I want to build with NOS Campy.  If I could find Delta brakes in NOS shape....

[Skorp1o]

lol i know.

i sold my Honda 954RR Fireblade for 5k to buy the bike i have.

Had to Google it, really really nice bike that is, you must of felt a little bit sad letting go.

[bigmc]

Had to Google it, really really nice bike that is, you must of felt a little bit sad letting go.

i had a couple of blades

great bikes

I had a gxsr 750 and gsxr 1000 both were slightly better

[Parker]

i had a couple of blades

great bikes

I had a gxsr 750 and gsxr 1000 both were slightly better

Here, get one of these. Have all the fun of 300 hp...or give it to Junior.

[no one]

Had to Google it, really really nice bike that is, you must of felt a little bit sad letting go.

oddly enough no. I could have kept it. but I'd never ride it again. just no time. when I'm not at the gym or at work I'd rather be ripping mtb so it would just sit there. bikes like that need to be run and hard. they thrive on it. better for the bike to go somewhere where it'll get used and make someone happy than sit there in the dark. the guy who bought it was easily 45+. it was his dream bike. had a poster of it on his office wall. said one day he'd buy one. it was my pleasure to sell him mine. 10269km on it. it was triple mint.

hurt me more to sell my harley but that's another story.

[FermiDirac]

Pretty much me in a nutshell. Anyone else recognize yourself in these clips?

[visualizeperfection]

My penis is what would be considered "high average".

[Simple Simon]

I can't justify some of the prices on these bikes, this one is like £9k 

Beauitful but 9k? this can get you a Z1000

Doesnt matter how much you spend on a pushbike it wont peddle itself

Its not the bike, its what you have in the 'tank' that counts.

Oh, and buying a bike doesnt mean you have to get kitted out in full lycra.

FFS some of the monstrosities with guts hanging on the fucking cross bar is outrageous.

[bradistani]

I'm not sure bike rides can be more epic than through the Isle of Skye

There have probably been mountain bike rides that have been more intense than Danny Macaskill's tour through the Isle of Skye in Scotland and perhaps there have been a few rides slightly more beautiful of his ride on the Cuillin Ridgeline but I can't imagine any feeling more epic than this. It is stunning.

To get views this incredible, you really have to defy death. Or watch a video of someone defying death.

[no one]

Pretty much me in a nutshell. Anyone else recognize yourself in these clips?

hahah im def step 7 and step 14. great vid.

btw does fitting your bike in a hockey bag work? it sounds like a genius idea . im going to peru in may and want to take it to do the Olleros trail- 54km descent from 12000ft to sea level.

[no one]

I'm not sure bike rides can be more epic than through the Isle of Skye

There have probably been mountain bike rides that have been more intense than Danny Macaskill's tour through the Isle of Skye in Scotland and perhaps there have been a few rides slightly more beautiful of his ride on the Cuillin Ridgeline but I can't imagine any feeling more epic than this. It is stunning.

To get views this incredible, you really have to defy death. Or watch a video of someone defying death.

holy shit. that video was amazing. thanks for posting it. funny how some guys are just another level like that like in any other sport.

[Wolfox]

You must ride a Huffy.

Mostly shimano 105 components on a giant frame with a carbon fiber fork.

Good enough for me.

[Parker]

I'm not sure bike rides can be more epic than through the Isle of Skye

There have probably been mountain bike rides that have been more intense than Danny Macaskill's tour through the Isle of Skye in Scotland and perhaps there have been a few rides slightly more beautiful of his ride on the Cuillin Ridgeline but I can't imagine any feeling more epic than this. It is stunning.

To get views this incredible, you really have to defy death. Or watch a video of someone defying death.

Awesome vid, although the pic is misleading, as it makes you think that he rode his bike to the top.