dilberteng

@chrisingrassia: moreso that it‘s an Englishman and a Scot.

The trail he's on, it's usually ridden (at speed) with enduro or freeride bikes. Burning his way down (upwards as well) that trail, at that speed, on that bike - very impressive !

Paltinis, coborarea de la releu !!! Am recunoscut-o din primele secunde ! Whoo-hooo ! Sorry for the non-English language, got a little over-enthusiastic seeing trails near my hometown.

I'm looking atm for a used 200x57mm shock for my third bike, which doesn't get that much action. It's incredible how you can't find anything on offer ! It's either garbage which nobody wants, or 95% of the new price for an used piece of kit.

Quite petty, I’m afraid: Could you maybe rename it to „Lake Beaver“, as Friedrichshafen is on the lake shore, if you would like the word play ? As „across the pond“ means north America for most of the worlds inhabitants. The current name somehow leaves the taste in my mouth that people not from US/Canada are not a target group here, and being only „tolerated“. I‘m sure it‘s not like that, but the feeling persists.

I was curious about the app, never having used it before. I checked the app for the available trails in my area (southern Germany, a lot of MTBers around here) and found 5 „trails“, two of which are actually forest roads, and the other three are well-known regionally. There are at least a dozen more trails which are longer and better. Just looking at a topographic map will net you more results. It’s about the same at the other areas I know here and visited with my bike. Can someone explain what the advantages would be for me using this app ? Is it complicated to feed new routes in the app ? Mtb access on the trails here: basically it‘s illegal to ride trails (anything less than 2m width). Locally, we are at peace with hikers because there is the unspoken agreement to not ride trails during peak hiking hours. How about the problems that arise when people visit us from 80-100km away (we are glad they find our area ride-worthy and welcome them!) and don‘t know about this ? Does TF have any function for „local rules, regulations and general expected behavior“ ? That would help when visiting other regions.

@Ttimer: This ! I do a fair amount of bike mountaineering, and this is a frame I‘m currently interested in purchasing. The higher bottom bracket does help a lot on low speed steps and drops.

Damn, now I crave for a donut.

The mountainbikers I met that were real a@@holes were not a majority, but they definitely stood out like a sh!t on a newly polished floor. For example: they asked me if I am socially inept and called me a weirdo just because I wished I was alone. Couldn‘t hear their tales of heroism and far corners of the earth anymore. They didn‘t ride much, but they easily doubled their time away from their families by hanging out at the cafe...

Either way, you still get f“#@ed. Never had a night or three when you should have left your clothes on ? My last bike ride with friends felt about the same... And you can always get some quick relaxation solo :)