What’s the worst thing about mountain biking?

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What’s the worst thing about mountain biking?
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flag BarneyStinson
Posted: Aug 5, 2018 at 12:10 Quote
As the title says.

For me, it’s the waiting when I need something repaired that I can’t do myself.

What niggles you about your mountain biking life?
flag BarneyStinson
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 4:41 Quote
Davec85 wrote:
My fitness

How does that affect you?
flag titaniumtit
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 7:30 Quote
Getting ready for a ride getting setup is a bloody faff especially when it’s 30 odd degrees out and in haha
flag BarneyStinson
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 7:33 Quote
titaniumtit wrote:
Getting ready for a ride getting setup is a bloody faff especially when it’s 30 odd degrees out and in haha

Which bits are a faff?
flag BassistBiker
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Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 8:32 Quote
Davec85 wrote:
My fitness

Right there with ya!

Sometimes my "want" out paces my "able to". Madder
flag titaniumtit
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 8:59 Quote
BarneyStinson wrote:
titaniumtit wrote:
Getting ready for a ride getting setup is a bloody faff especially when it’s 30 odd degrees out and in haha

Which bits are a faff?

Does it really need spelling out
flag zsandstrom
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Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 9:12 Quote
For me, it's winter.

And don't give me that "get a fatbike" bullshit. I did. It was mediocre at best. Fatbiking on snow is VERY not the same thing as mountain biking on dirt, and going 4 months without good riding sucks.
flag BarneyStinson
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 9:35 Quote
titaniumtit wrote:
BarneyStinson wrote:
titaniumtit wrote:
Getting ready for a ride getting setup is a bloody faff especially when it’s 30 odd degrees out and in haha

Which bits are a faff?

Does it really need spelling out

If you wouldn't mind, I'm curious to know what you think?
flag BarneyStinson
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 9:35 Quote
zsandstrom wrote:
For me, it's winter.

And don't give me that "get a fatbike" bullshit. I did. It was mediocre at best. Fatbiking on snow is VERY not the same thing as mountain biking on dirt, and going 4 months without good riding sucks.

Do you ski or snowboard?
flag rkats
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 22:07 Quote
When you get a fresh Chromag Contact to the shin
flag zsandstrom
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Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 22:41 Quote
BarneyStinson wrote:
zsandstrom wrote:
For me, it's winter.

And don't give me that "get a fatbike" bullshit. I did. It was mediocre at best. Fatbiking on snow is VERY not the same thing as mountain biking on dirt, and going 4 months without good riding sucks.

Do you ski or snowboard?

Yes. Both, depending on snow conditions. I live in Utah, which has awesome skiing. I've been doing it for 28 years and I'm damn good at it.

I've been biking for 3 years and it fills a hole in my soul that skiing and boarding just don't.

And even though ski season is good, biking is better and winter is still its worst part.
flag markg1150
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 22:42 Quote
Strong Wind.
Pedaling against it. Up or down a hill.
Freezing to death. Going out in the rain and snow is fine until there's a wind and it just sucks the heat out of you so much.
Not being able to hear a dam thing.
Not being able to see your eyes are streaming so bad.
Pushing your wheels from under you and sending you off a cliff.
flag Falcon991
Posted: Aug 8, 2018 at 15:15 Quote
Climbing! Especially in this heat we've been having in the USA. It's been getting well over 100 degrees (38 celsius) lately. The other day it was 118 at my home in California. (That's 48 for anybody making the conversion!)

Gotta climb to enjoy the downhills, though.
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