elbandido77
- Member since Apr 9, 2010
- Huddersfield , United Kingdom
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I like to ride bikes
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elbandido77 sarahmoore's article
Mar 18, 2024 at 10:50
8 hours
Mathieu Van Der Poel Signs Unprecedented 10 Year Contract with Canyon
Just looking at that photo makes me feel like I'm in an airport business lounge
elbandido77 pinkbikeoriginals's article
Feb 29, 2024 at 11:39
Feb 29, 2024
Video: Balance Bikes Are The Ultimate Way To Learn - How To Bike with Ben Cathro
Similar to other experiences here my kid learned on a balance bike and that was a major factor in him being able to ride a pedal bike just after he turned 3.
Some tips
- you don' t need a fancy one. Ours cost £30 from Facebook
- rear brakes means they have one less thing to learn when they get a bike
- A lot of kids don't get the gliding thing straight away. It doesn't matter, my kid just walked around with it for a few months until he needed to get over a puddle, after that he was up and away
elbandido77 sarahmoore's article
Feb 28, 2024 at 4:01
Feb 28, 2024
5 Things We Learned from Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
"Red bull pulled off a delayed broadcast"
Typical glass half full pro RB propaganda. Absolute nonsense. RB is such a commercial force that they seem to escape any real scrutiny. Why not question their inability to broadcast it live?
People see what they want. This was a less entertaining race than almost every world cup for the last 5 years. Don't get me wrong it was worth watching, there are things that were good, and lots of room for improvement with UCI + Discovery
However I'm exhausted by the fake news and hyperbole behind this narrative where a giant fizzy drinks company saves the sport from the suits. People are just talking rubbish at this point and it would be nice if PB actually scrutinised the arguments properly
elbandido77 edspratt's article
Feb 24, 2024 at 10:41
Feb 24, 2024
Final Results from Red Bull Hardline Tasmania 2024
@tvan5: "people defend Red Bull like it's their family" is 100% accurate. If the UCI had held a race which was broadcast with a 3 hour time delay and had a womens field of two everybody would be losing their minds. See also plenty of previous conflicting arguments, when the UCI was moving towards tracks with large jumps and fast berms everyone was saying it was unsafe and not real mountain biking.
In the end this was an entertaining event with good commentary. In my view the actual race was not as exciting as the majority of World Cups for the last few years. A credible alternative, and certainly a better way to extend the season than snow racing, but not exactly the revelation that RB cult are claiming
elbandido77 edspratt's article
Feb 22, 2024 at 3:56
Feb 22, 2024
Social Round Up: More Big Hits from Red Bull Hardline Tasmania 2024
They see me scrolling, they hate it
elbandido77 pinkbikeoriginals's article
Feb 16, 2024 at 5:31
Feb 16, 2024
Video: How To Get Kids Hooked On Mountain Biking - How To Bike with Ben Cathro
This is what we do too, but we are quite lucky as we have a traffic free path to the next town so we can just use our bikes when doing regular stuff.
Sadly it's becoming unusual for kids to just ride bikes here.
elbandido77 mikekazimer's article
Feb 1, 2024 at 2:43
Feb 1, 2024
Shimano Releases New Technium & Twinspark Sunglasses
A heads up display with 7 battery indicators
elbandido77 edspratt's article
Jan 27, 2024 at 8:07
Jan 27, 2024
Semi-Finals Moved to Qualifying Day in DH World Cup Schedule Changes
@pmhobson: this was exactly my experience. It has been an improvement as I can now watch the womens and mens finals together without it taking up a whole afternoon.
The odd thing was that the outrage about it on here didn't start until a few races into the season, but seems to have become a major issue since then for whatever reason
elbandido77 edspratt's article
Jan 25, 2024 at 4:12
Jan 25, 2024
[Updated with Statement] Orange Bikes Appears to Stop Trading While Administrators Aim to Sell the Business
Good luck to them and thoughts with all employees and everyone else impacted by the uncertainty
elbandido77 mikekazimer's article
Jan 19, 2024 at 11:02
Jan 19, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: What's Your Favorite Type of Mountain Bike Racing?
No snow biking option?