The Illustrated Ride

 Running, it's like mountain-biking without the joy. And the hub noises, gotta have those!

 @Veloscente: It's fun to get sendy though... s3.postimg.org/nb1cfhmvn/sender.jpg

 @arnie86: who was that?

 Whenever I see people running on the trails, I always ask myself why they are'nt biking instead. I think they really don't know what they are missing.

 @VFreehd: Looks like Brendog! One of his test runs...

 @arnie86: you gotta watch this extreme hikers spoof. hilarious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yVswSKhFns

 @rrolly: Ski poles?!?

 @MtbSince84: Ski poles.

 @DJ-24: why not run and ride? it's nice to mix things up a bit and to see the trails from a different perspective some times. Plus running is practically free and requires absolutely no gear. Simplicity is great sometimes. Grab your shoes and go.

Some of my favorite lines I've built have been scouted out while on runs.

 @VFreehd: just a quick photoshop

 @DJ-24: my rule is "walking is for suckers" and by extension so is running

 @timkoerber: For when a rigid SS is still not simple enough! :-p

 @mike-gamble I thought you didn't invite me on rides because I'm a jerk. I had no idea it was the distance. Go figure. Cheers, buddy!

 @vernonfelton: I can deal with the old man ramblings.

 I hope not, haha

 Naw, dirt bikes still have 'em. One per vehicle is my limit though, as a '89 baby I gotta draw the line somewhere...

 @ryetoast: A lot of mx bikes are going fuel injected these days!

 @ryetoast: *Most MX bikes..

 @therealtylerdurden: True. I'm on a two-stroke, so no luck for me... but honestly swapping out 2 jets twice a year is not a huge deal.

 @ryetoast: Yeah, I kinda like fiddling with jets

 BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!!!

 How many JDMs does a carburetor produce and will it fit in my Honda Civic?

 @medievalbiking: i like it

 Psh. I was born in 93 and I grew up driving a 78 F150. I had to sit in my truck for about 3 minutes every morning in the winter with my foot partially on the gas so it could warm up and idle on its own. Dang choke never worked right. I know all about carburetors!

 What's a millenial? I thought that species died out

 @schlockinz: Yeah they died out around 1020-1050 a.d., but have made a resurgence in recent decades.

 @jdreynolds2: ha!! I used to have a '93 Honda CRX del sol import that used to freeze over on the INSIDE in winter, that was a ballache!! Loved that vtec roar tho!!

 @medievalbiking:

You win! Lol

@jdreynolds2: Yeah, I should've said most every millenial. Lol

 Carbs are so much fun especially when you turn them off and give it so some gas and turn it back on going past your friends

 Then he stopped by a tree and realized that while he was having fun Satan created vegans and E-bikes

 @WAKIdesigns: That was clever of Satan. It was a bit of an investment, but now he can get more downhill runs in a day than God. His vegan diet probably compensates for the electricity his bike takes. Is this why God is always so mad about Satan?

 @WAKIdesigns: Satan didn't make Vegans, they appeared from the indescribable void of infinite blandness between dimensions one day. Neither God nor Satan could be bothered to intervene against something so insipid, little did they know the true scale of the Vegan menace...

 @Fix-the-Spade: vegans are the fallen angels from Alpha-Baconis. They've been banished for stealing the golden crust of A-Pollo

 @WAKIdesigns: Apparently they're on Pinkbike too!

 @Fix-the-Spade: so the word vegan causes negative imaginings for non vegans. just change it to plant powered ???????? & look up Rich Roll and John Joseph (former frontman of the cro mags)

 @robdpzero: I have nothing to vegans these are just jokes. I am actually happy that number of vegans is growing and wish 80% of people became vegans or at least vegetarians. This is just a good thing. I entertained an idea today that McDonalds could easily go vegan because they have so many taste additives that they may as well make soy burgers and nobody would ever know. If you can hide the taste and smell of skin, fat and bones, hardly edible minced redts of animals then soy burgers would be piece of a cake.

 @WAKIdesigns: good to know, thanks. was just checking. mcdonalds could buy bulk load of vegan burger mix from alternativestores.com it would be more economical, taste good and bigger size of burger that look like a beef patty but yeah mcdonalds already have a big fan base to keep doing what they've always done.

 'Xactly...every mountain biker needs 2 trail-capable bikes. Even if 1 is crappy nothing should lead to a run...

 Keep a real front tire and a front brake on the dj. Instant backup bike

 @acali: it's the reason my hardtail still has v-brakes.

 Yah i know what you mean, i am going to stop now

 Had to swap in a new rear shock as old unit shit bed. Bolt was seized, making removal of old shock impossible.

 when you have an float x2....... beating that horse

 @vernonfelton: Ride a hardtail?

 @WAKIdesigns: Hardtail riders are are the gods of mtb..

 @CJ8TH: yes off course. And they are more ethical than single speeders.

 @WAKIdesigns: the thing about hardtail riders is that they will always let you know they are hardtail riders

 @vernonfelton: i do not believe you only have one bike

 @StupidFastRebound: I think they are a bit rigid in their way of thinking...

 Well, strong or stupid. I can be both, but mainly the latter.

 Thank you, sir.

 And this what's a real let down of the consumer side of the bike industry. They either think that are just a little more special than everyone else or that a bike mechanic has to beg for work, and can drop everything they have already scheduled for anyone that walks in the door. Who's to say that he doesn't already have a weeks worth of work, and is actually squeezing him in to begin with. Sure, bring beer or pizza, and we'll maybe stay after to get it done. But just walking in, you are slotted in with everyone else; behind the guy who brought in 3 never used, shed ridden bikes for a tune, and the guy about to go on a 350 mile tour, or the pile of fork overhauls and brake bleeds, and so on. Usually, if a shop is busy, it's because they're are a shop people like:

 @mtnbykr05: lol i work in a shop...... i have never said a stuck bolt will take a week. if it was gonna take more then 5 mins i'd tell em to come back in a few hours. never a couple days

my full time job is in a wheelchair shop. 90% of the bolts i have to pull out for repairs are stuck/damaged/corroded/broken. i dont tell customers it will take a couple days even if i have a full days schedule or a full weeks schedule.

my statement still stands true....

 @cptstoney: well, then your shop is not busy on a regular basis. In the winter, sure, can maybe get it done. But most shops I've worked in are usually barely able to get the work done that they have scheduled for that day. It's not likely I'd be able to squeeze in a bolt removal that could very well take up to an hour to remove. Furthermore, we usually have several days of repairs scheduled.

 @mtnbykr05: slammed on weekends and scheduled out during the week both at the bike shop and the full time.

if you spend more then 15 mins on a bike getting a bolt out you are doing it wrong. proper tools and you'll know in a minute or two if its coming out clean or require a drill/retap and more parts.