Any Mountain bikers?

[Paa Langfart]

It's a weird feeling.  excited to ride it but a little guilty for bypassing the LBS.  I did go to one but they really tried to rip me off.  Here is what I'm looking forward to putting together on monday;

 

Oh, and I'm not hardcore.  On the few occasions I've joined a race I always bring up the rear,  it is more an excuse to get out and ride all day.  And I hit a bunch of trail in CO last fall I had to bail and hike-a-bike.  But I'm hooked anyway.

 

 

 

 

I have a question about that - I notice a lot of seat posts on mountain bikes in general are very extended like this one - I thought that if the frame of the bike is sized appropriately then the seat post should not be extended as far ?  In other words is someone with seat post extended this far riding too small of a bike frame size?

[PntherPryd]

I haven't mountain biked outside of Colorado, Moab, and the Tucson area. Nothing but rocks...

 

How are the NC trails in comparison?

 

 

 

More roots instead of rock, less sand.  climbs and descents are shorter.  Each trail is different though.  Kerr Scott is pure flow with good speed, Pisgah is climbs, Dupont has some exposed granite similar to Moab.

 

I haven't been to Moab in 10 years and itching to go back and hit Fruita this time also.  I rode Buffalo Creek in CO last fall and thought it was pretty mediocre until I got to the top and rode down the back side.  I haven't been to Tucson but rode a bit around the edges of Phoenix (Mesa).

 

Don't get me wrong, Carolina doesn't match the west for quality of rides.  But it is pretty much the best place to be on the east coast (imo)

[PntherPryd]

I have a question about that - I notice a lot of seat posts on mountain bikes in general are very extended like this one - I thought that if the frame of the bike is sized appropriately then the seat post should not be extended as far ?  In other words is someone with seat post extended this far riding too small of a bike frame size?

 

 

I noticed it looked odd also.  I just grabbed this image from google.  But I think it is more of an optical illusion on this frame as the geometry of the frame on the top is well sloped.

 

I lot of higher end bikes come with dropper posts where you hit a button on the handles right before a descent and the seat drops and then hit another button to return.  But when I ride I don't like to think so I hated it.  

 

to answer the question though it does look high.