Mark-Patterson
- Member since Mar 22, 2010
- Male / 42
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Oslo , Norway - 2 Followers
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Englishman in exile, and loving it.
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Mark-Patterson Bilirubin5's photo
May 26, 2011 at 7:38
May 26, 2011
Heh, I bet!
I was wondering how long it was going to take before you took the leap - the bug clearly bit you hard, so it was only a matter of time. How's the riding going so far? What are the main differences you're noticing?
Mark-Patterson Bilirubin5's photo
May 26, 2011 at 7:35
May 26, 2011
Nice! Which bashguard is that, by the way? Doesn't look familiar to me,
I'm thinking of going for a twin-and-bashguard crankset myself, or possibly even ditching the front mech altogether and going for a single chainring - I'd miss the big ring on long non-technical (ie., asphalt or gravel) downhills, but that'd be about it, and so much of my riding is on technical trails that I don't think it'd really be an issue. My outer chainring has been more use as a bashguard than as a part of the transmission over the past couple of years, anyway. Likewise, the small chainring would come in handy on lon,g steep, non-technical climbs (and I do encounter those occasionally...), but with a decent spread across the rear cassette, I wouldn't actually be losing too much.
Hmm.
Mark-Patterson Bilirubin5's photo
Jun 6, 2010 at 4:33
Jun 6, 2010
Gorgeous. Remind me again why I don't live in Canada?
Mark-Patterson Mark-Patterson's photo
Jun 1, 2010 at 17:38
Jun 1, 2010
Also, this photo (http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4768274/) was taken in exactly the same place about 4 years ago, only at a somewhat different time of year. I should have thought to take the same picture in midwinter this past year, since I was over that lake on skis quite a few times, what with it being so close to where I live. I'll do that next year.
Mark-Patterson Mark-Patterson's photo
Jun 1, 2010 at 16:35
Jun 1, 2010
Heh. Over my twitching, still-warm dead body.
Mark-Patterson Mark-Patterson's photo
Apr 18, 2010 at 12:22
Apr 18, 2010
How I didn't go over the handlebars, I will never know. In my defence, the deep mudpool was cunningly-disguised under a layer of snow.
