New mountain bike, made in USA!

ve ridden some pretty nice raised section trails, but nothing like that! Up here in the NE, we are accustomed to lots of rock and big drops to flat. Where I ride, suspension bikes die a quick death due to the wheelie drops that are required over and over. Kills a FSR rear end pretty quickly!

I prefer this type of riding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dw8qDbycRU

If you can do that, you can ride anything, anywhere, anytime....technical riding is a hybrid between trials (the vid i just posted) and freeriding

Note: No clips used here...all flat pedals. The bikes appear glued to their bodies because they are that good...
 
When i was buying cannondale stuff, they had a "owners day" near here at a mini ski hill, (buck hill in burnsville for those from MN) and this guy from czech republic was here as a show off for Cannondale. He had been on letterman, Conan, and some other shows.

The man would ride up beside a picnic table, give a little hop and jump sideways up on top of the table. then would pop a wheelie, hold still, and in slo mo, just turn the bike around 180 degrees, then hop down to the bench and then the ground. They had an old pick up there, and he rode all over it, up into the bed, wheelie, side hop to top of roof 180, then front wheelie, hop it on the hood of truck, rear wheelie, then to ground. It was just freaking amazing what he could do with that bike, sorta like the really good old spanish riders on the Bultaco trials bikes of the 70's.
 
Have you taken your new bike on any trails yet? How'd it do?

Since Guntotin_fool's post I've been racking my brain trying to remember without cheating and using the internet.................HANS REY!

This clip should be more up your alley, TikTock. From the same DVD as the north shore clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNMK5PO8aD8
 
Have you taken your new bike on any trails yet? How'd it do?
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I've been on a couple of short trails, not specifically bike trails though. The bike did great. I, on the other hand, am desperately out of shape. :)

There are very few people here that bicycle. Just not part of the local culture - there are only a couple of bike racks in the entire town, and children don't even ride bikes to school. The good side is that bicycles have not been restricted from local hiking trails. The bad side is that there are no bicycle-specific trails. There are supposed to be some great mountain bike trails over near Taos/Angel Fire and up in Colorado Springs though. Can't wait 'til I'm prepared enough to try them.

-Bob
 
My son's team Volvo bike would have cost about $3500 new, we put it together for less than $250
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Even if you consider labor to be free, which it is not, such a huge gap is just not feasible. :confused:
 
I used to work in a bike shop, a cannondale dealer. I got my mountain bike for ~$650, store price ~$1200. Not a blem just a regular factory new one.
 
I am one of those that wears sneakers on a flat pedal with a cage. I would never ride a MB with my feet clipped in and I would never ride without a cage. If you ride flats without a cage, your losing half the power of your legs. To get the most out of your body, one leg should be pulling up as the other leg is pushing down. This can't be done unless your feet are attached to the pedal (either by cage or some form of clip).

Back to clips, this should be determined by two things, the terrain you ride on and personal preference. For me, having my feet attached to the pedal is a hazard. I ride on varied terrain and sometimes need to be able to pull my foot out in a heartbeat. Plus, when the hill is to steep and loose, it's much more comfortable carrying the bike up hill in sneakers. Remember, carrying the bike is good exercise too :D .

As a side note, when it comes to street riding, I am clipped in :D .

Ohh I almost forgot, great bike!
 
Once I started using clipless pedals, I never looked back. The very first time I went out on a mucky Missouri trail with a strap-and-toeclip setup on my first MTB (an old solid-frame Specialized Rockhopper), I cursed long and loudly every time my feet slid out, or the plastic cages bent from the pressure I was applying.
The first good MTB I bought (Schwinn Moab III) had a Shimano SPD pedal.
I bought a good pair of MTB shoes, the kind with the big toe-spikes up front and plenty of armor all around.
I found this setup far superior to the clips. Clipping in and out is quick, simple, and instinctive, and only gets difficult in thick goo. Some pedals are better than others for this; the Time ATACs are deservedly popular.
I don't think I ever fell down due to being unable to unclip, and the rugged sole and toe-spikes made the occasional uphill climb a breeze.
 
IMHO more people get stuck in their toe clips, than being unable to unhook from their clip less pedals. Especially if the toe clips are tight to get the benefits of being "attached" to the pedals. It's flats or clipless for me.
 
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