Oh Noes! Ive Gone and done it!

[jeepxj3]

Picked this up Friday:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname7.jpg

This this on Saturday!!! (Sorry for the limited shots I was having WAY too much fun to stop more)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname2.jpg

My buddy Cyrus on a Stinky 2-4 (I think im better at taking the pix than he is :overkill:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname6.jpg

Some other guys on the same section
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/JeepXJ3/Mountain%20Biking/noname4.jpg

New rig is a BLAST!!! Only 1 big change that needs to be done to the bike... Different front fork or chang out the springs. The springs arent really rated for my weight and I tend to bottom it out over really hard drops.

[jeepxj3]

Spec's on my rig:
Spec's on my rig:
Frame sizes M(15.5")
Frame tubing Kona Clump Aluminum, 7" Travel
Rear Shock Fox DHX 4.0
Fork Marzocchi 888 VF 170mm
Headset FSA PIG
Crankarms TruVativ Hussefelt-Howitzer
Chainrings TV Rockguard /36/24
B/B TruVativ Hussefelt-Howitzer
Pedals Jack$hit Primo
Chain Shimano CN-HG73
Freewheel Shimano CS-M580 11-32 9 speed
F/D Shimano Deore LX
R/D Shimano Deore XT
Shifters Shimano Deore LX
Handlebar TruVativ Hussefelt OS Riser
Stem TruVativ Hussefelt OS
Grips Kona Jack$hit
Brakes Hayes Hydraulic HFX-Mag HD V8
Brake Levers Hayes Hydraulic HFX-Mag HD V8
Front hub KK Disc
Rear hub Shimano FH-M525 disc
Spokes Stainless 14g
Tires Maxxis Minion DH 26 x 2.5
Rims Sun MTX-S
Saddle WTB Pure V Race FR
Seatpost TruVativ XR Double Clamp
Seat clamp Kona QR
Color Matt Blue/Black

http://www.konaworld.com/bikes/2006/stinky_dlx.htm

[MF Steve!]

Yay... So much for them student loans! I'm starting to think you belong on a MTB forum... :flipoff2:

[jeepxj3]

fawk you, stay outta my posts...

[Wrecker]

Bikes have come along way. Does it have a bell?

[jeepxj3]

Bikes have come along way. Does it have a bell?

Damn it! I think they forgot to put it on... :013:

[2002wranglerX]

where did you end up buying it from?

and where's the park where you guys are riding in the pics?

good stuff. nice to have the right bike for the riding you do.

[jeepxj3]

where did you end up buying it from?

and where's the park where you guys are riding in the pics?

good stuff. nice to have the right bike for the riding you do.

Dirty Harry's Scott should get a promotion with all the crap I have bought off of him this year...

Seven Springs Bike Park, they SHOULD have 4 more trails open by the end of September. Its nice to see the trail crew actually working on the trails as soon as they see a problem.

I kept telling Joe, its a whole different expierence riding a bike thats actually ment for the kind of abuse those trails can throw at you. Ryan, let me know if you want to head up there sometime, I typically go from like 12ish to 5.

[gonecheenin]

Wheres the motor? :095:

[jeepxj3]

Wheres the motor? :095:

its eco friendly :082:

[2002wranglerX]

Dirty Harry's Scott should get a promotion with all the crap I have bought off of him this year...

Seven Springs Bike Park, they SHOULD have 4 more trails open by the end of September. Its nice to see the trail crew actually working on the trails as soon as they see a problem.

I kept telling Joe, its a whole different expierence riding a bike thats actually ment for the kind of abuse those trails can throw at you. Ryan, let me know if you want to head up there sometime, I typically go from like 12ish to 5.

i'm always up for going, but i'll stay off the downhill. the way my paragon is built right now it just won't take it. if we go ride the park i'll put the old wheels back on too.

[andrew2516]

Wheres the motor? :095:

x2

Do you shave your legs to cut wind resistance now?

[jeepxj3]

i'm always up for going, but i'll stay off the downhill. the way my paragon is built right now it just won't take it. if we go ride the park i'll put the old wheels back on too.

Just rent a bike, no sence in destroying your bike for that. You will have more fun that way, besides how will you keep up with me on the expert terrain! :043:

[2002wranglerX]

Just rent a bike, no sence in destroying your bike for that. You will have more fun that way, besides how will you keep up with me on the expert terrain! :043:

LOL, i'm already scared man :)

i know you just got your new bike, but if you want to go hit some XC trails let me know. i'll be up for some this week after work.

do you have a light yet? i have a trail rat you can borrow, but it sucks compared to the HID.

and i'm really glad i didn't go LED. i just can't see going less bright than HID, even if they are lighter.

[jeepxj3]

the rear hub on my Fisher is bent, I have to go get it looked at first. When the rear wheel is spinning you can see all the sprockets out back wobble. :013: Its probably from doing the DH on it. :087:

[2002wranglerX]

the rear hub on my Fisher is bent, I have to go get it looked at first. When the rear wheel is spinning you can see all the sprockets out back wobble. :013: Its probably from doing the DH on it. :087:

WOW, that's crazy. i don't know how you do that lol. that's not even something that takes a beating like that.

should be warrenty.

just go buy some AC's :)

[YZEATER]

looks fun, but seeing you guys talk about the price of those is ridiculous (to me anyway) . that's almost as much or the same as what i paid for my dirtbike, 04 yz450f, brand new.

i got my cheap walmart bike when you guys wanna do some hard stuff. lol.

[jeepxj3]

looks fun, but seeing you guys talk about the price of those is ridiculous (to me anyway) . that's almost as much or the same as what i paid for my dirtbike, 04 yz450f, brand new.

i got my cheap walmart bike when you guys wanna do some hard stuff. lol.

:082: nice! My boss tried talking me into buying a dirtbike too, I was thinking more so along the lines of a supermoto, but id probably break it and not be able to ride it home.

oh, and anytime you want to rock your wally world rig out on the trails, Id be more than happy for you to join, should prove to be quite entertaining!

[2002wranglerX]

:082: nice! My boss tried talking me into buying a dirtbike too, I was thinking more so along the lines of a supermoto, but id probably break it and not be able to ride it home.

oh, and anytime you want to rock your wally world rig out on the trails, Id be more than happy for you to join, should prove to be quite entertaining!

we're riding tomorrow. J's hifi looks like this at the moment

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/gearhead313/Biking/IMG_6729.jpg

so he's going to ride his full rigid mongoose..... should be VERY entertaining lol

[jeepxj3]

WTF? Does he have his bike carrier mounted to the wall?

[2002wranglerX]

WTF? Does he have his bike carrier mounted to the wall?

lol no, it's just his rack sitting on it. we're building bike stands. decided tonight as we upgraded kim's bike :)

her bike got a race crank, carbon bars, select stem, new seat, race stem, race disc wheels, and some beefier mythos tires :054:

not bad upgrades for freeeee.

but ya, defenitely need some stands.


oh with all this $ you're spending, did you get a light yet?

[gearhead313]

hehehehe... yep, thats my hifi... finally I get to use my living room for something constructive! I have a lot of new bling going on though, so need to get everything collected and start installation :)




I wanted a stinky SO Bad when i first went to DH to buy my hifi. I still think it would be a blast, but for what I have now, 5" of travel front/rear and hopefully a sub 25lb bike is fast enough! I couldnt imagine going faster on something like a stinky! I just need to get more comfortable in the air and then i'll think about getting something.

[jeepxj3]

Bigger suspension makes the air time more comfortable. Its easier to make mistakes on and recover, I cant tell you how many times I have landed the stinky squirley and rode out of it... Jumps I would have yard-saled on my Fisher, come out clean! Its an amazing bike to ride.

[CRCs Reality]

Figured I'd ressurect the old thread to say . . . . .
Be careful out there!!

http://www.ride-strong.com/freak-bike-accident-view-with-caution/

:107::107: Not for the squeamish . . .

[Wrecker]

That is going to leave a mark.

[BigDukeSix]

OMFG!! That is fawkin' hilarious. I would say that mountain biker isnt treading lightly.

[Ragnorox]

ouch.!

[92YJCBG]

screw that. Im to lazy to wake up in the morning let alone ride a peddel bike.

[jeepxj3]

I lost 10lbs that I have been carrying since I was a senior in HS, almost 9 years ago, simply by biking this summer ALONE... Dont be lazy get out and RIDE!!! You will be suprised just how much more energy you can build up over time.

[92YJCBG]

thats ok. Im happy being miserable.

[crazyasianofpa]

Man that looked like it hurt, and to be laying there in bed with a smile on his face. Must be some damn good drugs or he's superman.

My fatass hasn't been on a bike in a, hmmmm, few years. I should get out there though. Maybe it'd help my high chlosterol. I just have a shitty Mongoose not one of those high tech rigs that cost thousands. Back in the day if you had a mongoose you were the shit (the 80s). The days of Mongoose, Diamond Back, Haro, Redline. They weren't mountain bikes though.

[2002wranglerX]

If any of you guys want to ride this week, i haven't stopped.

We're riding the allegheny passage this spring. Pittsburgh to DC. :)

Actually J and I both built single speeds and that's our new hotness. Full rigid, 29er for me. he's full rigid 26er.

it's a LOT of fun riding those things! suprised the hell outa me!

[jeepxj3]

If any of you guys want to ride this week, i haven't stopped.

We're riding the allegheny passage this spring. Pittsburgh to DC. :)

Actually J and I both built single speeds and that's our new hotness. Full rigid, 29er for me. he's full rigid 26er.

it's a LOT of fun riding those things! suprised the hell outa me!

:078: go suck down some lattes and complain about your bike weight! j/k I could never ride a full ridgid single speed... What fun is it if you yourself are doing the work of the shock...

[Ronin152]

Biking is pretty good here but once you go out West to CO or B.C. you will be addicted.

[jeepxj3]

Big bikes and big suspension is where its at! There are just way, too many weight weenies here... That should soon change, just give it time.

Here's some inspiration:
http://www.foxhead.com/us/mtb/blog/

[2002wranglerX]

:078: go suck down some lattes and complain about your bike weight! j/k I could never ride a full ridgid single speed... What fun is it if you yourself are doing the work of the shock...

hehehe both my bikes are sub 24 lbs :)

the SS rigid is a BLAST. imagine a BMX bike on steroids!

i never would have believed it either untill i built one. I'm going to run some 29x2.55's tubeless so that'll help with the rigid. right now i'm 2.25 front 2.3 rear running at low pressure, but i've had a pinch flat already.

if we ever go ride again i'll let you take it for a rip. it's seriously a blast. You dont' think, you just pedal! i swear i'm faster on that SS than the paragon!

[2002wranglerX]

Big bikes and big suspension is where its at! There are just way, too many weight weenies here... That should soon change, just give it time.

Here's some inspiration:
http://www.foxhead.com/us/mtb/blog/

urbanek's full sus is down to 23.xx lbs! it's crazy. and it's got PLENTY of travel for what we do.

it's single pivot, so you don't want to do any big hits with it, but it's still the best of both worlds IMHO.

i'm seriously thinking about a stumpjumper FSR for next year as something to add to the collection.

[jeepxj3]

Dirt Jump is BMX on roids... Take a look at the vids in that link I just posted, and tell me your ridgid 29er could pull that off...

[2002wranglerX]

Dirt Jump is BMX on roids... Take a look at the vids in that link I just posted, and tell me your ridgid 29er could pull that off...

i'm watchin em. i'm not into that AT ALL. Maybe i'm just getting too old.

i don't see any vids of you doing any of those big hits either :) and you're the one with the 45 lb bike! :003:

[jeepxj3]

i'm watchin em. i'm not into that AT ALL. Maybe i'm just getting too old.

i don't see any vids of you doing any of those big hits either :) and you're the one with the 45 lb bike! :003:

come ride with me, and you shall see me doing "those big hits"...:gear_oh2:

[2002wranglerX]

come ride with me, and you shall see me doing "those big hits"...:gear_oh2:

There's some good huck spots in NP down at the sand pits. have you hit those yet?

[jeepxj3]

There's some good huck spots in NP down at the sand pits. have you hit those yet?

havent made it out there on the Kona, my buddy Nick has been building a DH trail out there over the last few weeks.

[2002wranglerX]

havent made it out there on the Kona, my buddy Nick has been building a DH trail out there over the last few weeks.


nick that drives the VW and just traded for a new bike... he had a GF and now has something else... can't remember the name...

but that guy?

[jeepxj3]

nick that drives the VW and just traded for a new bike... he had a GF and now has something else... can't remember the name...

but that guy?

yup, rides the Foes. He's QUICK... I have been riding with him and the local expert/pro racers up at the springs every weekend.

[2002wranglerX]

yup, rides the Foes. He's QUICK... I have been riding with him and the local expert/pro racers up at the springs every weekend.

ya i've met him before. he's buddies with urbanek.

[jeepxj3]

ya i've met him before. he's buddies with urbanek.

Ben?

[Jpdst29]

thats ok. Im happy being miserable.

x2 on that brother. :023:

[BAD_GNR]

You two need to get a room.:jeepxj3: :052: :008: :icon_pai: :058: :057:

[Wrecker]

Or there own pedal bike forumn.

[jeepxj3]

already on one, the people there suck just as bad :overkill:

[limegreentj]

lol :082:

[92YJCBG]

no offence, but how deep into it can a mountain bike forum get? I mean, 2 wheels, a seat and a chain...

Back in MY day we rode crappy off brand wally world bikes and we happy not to die.

[2002wranglerX]

no offence, but how deep into it can a mountain bike forum get? I mean, 2 wheels, a seat and a chain...

Back in MY day we rode crappy off brand wally world bikes and we happy not to die.

if you only knew.

just the front fork for example. The offset of the front crown 10mm can completely change how the bike handles.

tiny changes make huge differences.

[92YJCBG]

if you only knew.

just the front fork for example. The offset of the front crown 10mm can completely change how the bike handles.

tiny changes make huge differences.

takes the fun out of it, its a pedal bike.

[Ronin152]

To tell you the truth it can get pretty in depth. There are some bikes that are more expensive than some cars. Full Ti and C.

[92YJCBG]

To tell you the truth it can get pretty in depth. There are some bikes that are more expensive than some cars. Full Ti and C.

I could never justify a bike that expensive.

[jeepxj3]

people say the same about Jeeps....

[92YJCBG]

people say the same about Jeeps....

kind of figured that comment was comeing.


Im staying out of this, have fun on your bikes boys.

[jeepxj3]

kind of figured that comment was comeing.


Im staying out of this, have fun on your bikes boys.

I get to do the best of both worlds, no reason to knock it! I use to race back when I was in HS, I only recently got back into it. Keep in mind its also a good way to stay healthy! Sitting behind the driver seat doesnt help. I just love to be outside, always have. Im pretty proud of myself, I lost 10lbs that I have been carrying around with me since college! I feel better than ever, I can attribute it all to biking.

[2002wranglerX]

i've noticed a significant increase in my health since we got back into riding.

i'm more flexible since i stretch on a regular basis.

my endurance is getting a lot better.

i lost a little weight. fixing my diet would help a LOT

[XJchris98]

I lost 10lbs that I have been carrying since I was a senior in HS


I lost 10lbs that I have been carrying around with me since college!

Umm.....:017:

























:flipoff2:Just messin with you jay.

I respect how you guys ride....alot of my friends up here at school are big into the mountain thing. I personally, could never imagine spending that much money on a bike only to take it in the woods and beat not only the bike, but yourself up too. I've seen the condition my roommates are in when they come back from riding.....

...I think i'll stick to my jeep!:icon_pidu:

[Jpdst29]

If I had the money, i would like to buy a nice bike. But alas I am poor, so I guess i'll stick to my Kmart blue light special.

[jeepxj3]

Umm.....:017:
:flipoff2:Just messin with you jay.

I respect how you guys ride....alot of my friends up here at school are big into the mountain thing. I personally, could never imagine spending that much money on a bike only to take it in the woods and beat not only the bike, but yourself up too. I've seen the condition my roommates are in when they come back from riding.....

...I think i'll stick to my jeep!:icon_pidu:

LOL thanks for calling me out!!! Honestly I cant remember how long I had weighed 175... :102: Down to 165 now! :038: