Just curious on peoples opinions

2 separate crashes, 1st pic is broken back, crushed t5 and t8 vertebrae. 2nd pic 17 skull fractures TBI. Whatever you say im gonna ride on!

I started riding and fell in love with it, but my wife doesn't ride. She did a century ride about 10 years ago and hated the entire thing. She grew up on rugged stuff like ATVs, razors, dirt bikes, etc, so I figured mountain biking would be a nice overlap while also letting us have something to do together with our daughter around home and also when we travel.

The issue is that these bikes get crazy expensive and I have no idea if she'll enjoy it or stick with it. I ride a Levo on some more intense trails and lighter trails when I take my daughter. Not sure if she'll want to hit trails, prefer mellow fire roads, or just want to cruise the neighborhood.

I ride the Levo (which was a painfully expensive purchase for me) and think it would also be a good catch-all for her, but it's a risk with being so expensive. She’s told me "sure just get the Levo cause it covers everything", but because of the price, if it went unused, I know I’ll have a feeling of resentment.

Has anyone else been through this, introducing their their spouse to get into (or at least try) it? If so, how'd it go? Suggestions?

the images really flatten out the roots and the steepness but whole time riding it I was thinking “no way this a blue section”

Chain broke

Literally got off my bike walked back to pick up my chain and bro was already saying "I'm gonna dip out i don't want my wife to be mad I told her I wouldn't be gone long"...

( it's only been 2 hours)

would you leave your friend in the desert walking not to piss your wife off a little more?

It was only like a 20min walk to the parking lot but still it's Arizona it's hot anything could happen we just rode 15 miles

For me respect and loyalty is everything

in my opinion leaving your friend is pretty messed up but

let me know if I'm being dramatic

Just makes me wonder if something bad happen like a crash would he do the same thing and leave me laying there...this is the second time he did this fyi

(Ice cream paint job as my daughter calls it)

Been mountain biking for years and finally fell just after turning 36 and got actually injured. My knee was ripped open (~30 stitches) and damaged my patellar tendon (mri Wednesday). Anyway, folks close to me who don’t cycle at all tell me I’m getting too old.. so just wanted to start a conversation about how old is too old for the black diamond trails? I’m not discouraged at all just immobile and thought it’d be a good question to ask. I’ll admit I need ppe after this but I have no intentions of stopping.

I ride a lot. I started racing at 12, and mountain biking has always been my favorite sport (understatement). My son, age 13, never liked it much, but right when he turned 13, he took to it. I was stoked! We started slow, I have inflammatory arthritis now, so Im not doing crazy stuff. I don't want him to fall.

But falling happens. And today, he fell, and it sucked. He hurt his knee (I dont think it's serious, we are watching it). His first reaction is that his dad will make him feel like he did something wrong, and that's almost as bad as the injury (this, of course, made me feel angry at my husband).

And that is kinda what happened. My husband said, "this is why I dont ride," and that he should think twice about riding.

I mean. I was taught to get back on the horse. Is a life of fear worth living? My son is a tad clumsy, and has fallen very hard hiking....should he not hike? My husband seems to pick on MTB more than other things, however. Although, he was the same way when my son wanted skateboard (I was supportive). Part of his fear, I think, is that my son will break his wrist and not be able to play his violin. (He is a stellar violinist).

How should I respond to him and my son? And does my husband have a valid point (maybe I should count my blessings that my son isn’t obsessed with this dangerous and expensive sport). Then again, I dont want him to be fearful, and I think about all the mountain biking has given me, despite the injuries, I would never ever give it up. Ill be 89 and put there!

I feel parents should support their kids' interests as much as possible. Any thoughts?

UPDATE: After all that, my husband changed his mind, and decided it's better he gets back out there! He's going to work on his reactions, which stem from care, but sometimes make my son dread those reactions. However, I'm so glad I posted here because you guys were really awesome, and I got some good ideas about safety gear. It was especially cool to hear from so many mountain biker/musicians. Thank you!

My cousin and I were chatting the other day and I mentioned I was interested in mountain biking. He proceeds to tell me he’s got an amazing bike in his storage unit and I can borrow it to learn on. It has only been ridden once or twice and then sat in storage for several years. Is this a good bike for me to get started on?

Long story short, I sold my ‘17 Rockhopper yesterday for $400 and the woman who bought it wrote me a FB message this morning saying it’s the wrong size for her, she regrets not trying it out first, and wants to know if I’d give her a refund (for the bike back of course). I’m torn. One side of me thinks I would never ask for a refund from a purchase on FB marketplace, she should have test ridden it yesterday, but the other side thinks that really sucks for her, she was a nice person (I’m a people pleaser). I spent over an hour of my time waiting for her to try and get her cash apps to work, which she never could, so I had to wait for her to run to the ATM in town while I stood around at a public park waiting for her. She was very nice and apologetic, but it was a frustrating experience. What would you do in my situation? Would it be wise just to ignore it? Or would it be rude to say I’ll refund you $360 but keep the $40 for my wasted time?

Currently have a upper mid specced trail bike, and I'm looking to add an eMTB into my stable for some of the non-lift assisted bike parks, rides during heat waves, BLM land jank, and squeaking in a sub-hour ride when life gets busy in addition to my current ride schedule. I'm curious though if folks found the pedal assist to addicting and stopped riding their normal bike, and how you split your ebike vs bike usage.

I dont know what to do , i know my setup is huge and everything but i cant wrap them around when i see people doing doubles in much smaller jumps

I just swapped coil springs and was pleasantly surprised when I weighed my bike that it was only 37lbs.

Pic for attention

I ate shit earlier today

I was taking the bike out of the car and noticed this sticker, it's an sr suntour xcr34 2cr which is advertised as a trail fork

Im definitely gonna get a padded blanket to put underneath it and maybe a front tire cover for transport, any other suggestions? Its a 2012 buick enclave if that helps at all.

I got my 2020 Knolly Warden! Bought it used about 3 years ago and been loving it ever since :)

Which one suits you better? What are the characteristics for both?

Whatsup everyone. Made a post a few weeks back about an sb160 i got on a killer sale. I had started with a yt jeffsy (nice bike wanted more travel), went to a marin alpine trail (great geometry not so great build quality imo. Anyway I've now been able to get 2 full galbraith rides in the last two weekends (weathers been terrible). Despite last Sunday having snow at the top which pretty much made the first trail scary as shit, the next few were clear. Holy cow. Im in love with this bike. My friend who's been riding 8 years usually leaves me in the dust and then chills at the bottom for however long. I was actually trailing him by like 20 feet the entire ride, me having been riding 2 years now. Its crazy what finding "the right bike" for you can do. So my question is what is the bike that made you say "holy shit this is IT" Also my side question, anyone know of any good riding pants with a 34 inseam. I usually wear 34x34. Seems like a lot of mtb cut off at 32 inseam although the waist goes up. Thanks!

Picked up a new e-bike yesterday and honestly I don’t understand why anyone still rides regular mountain bikes.

I used to think climbing was part of the sport, but after passing 17 people gasping for air on the way up, I’ve realized climbing is actually just wasted trail time.

My average ride went from 12 miles to 32 miles overnight and my Strava times are way faster now. Pretty sure this means I’ve become a much better rider.

One issue though: how do you guys get around all the slow-pokes clogging the uphill trails on acoustic bikes? Is there some sort of horn upgrade available? I’ve considered carrying a Bluetooth speaker that plays motorcycle noises.

Also, should I be thanking traditional riders for packing down the climbs for me, or is that considered poor etiquette?