False MTB'ing ....

[tradesecrets]

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For me it is not cycling round man made trails litter'd with jumps .. to me that is nothing more than a jazzed up bmx course pretending to offer a genuine MTB experience ie Glentress and other such locations ,

All they offer is just a false experience ,, Yet those folks that spend insane cash on there bikes are easy duped by the marketing etc to go to those places

 

[classic33]

And for some it'll be the only access to off-road routes, on private land, they'll have.

 

[screenman]

Somebody has a different opinion of something to you, they may also have some money to spend so you think they are thick. I think the problem is maybe not them.

 

[Jimidh]

As a regular Glentress user I would say you are talking complete mince.

There is great single track there where you can experience a great variety of surfaces from lovely smooth bermy runs , great drops offs , knarly root sections and rocky runs.

They are also fantastic for starting your kids there as they have fun green runs. My lad started on these and is now way faster downhill than I am.

I am lucky enough to live at the foot of the Pentlands so I also ride there and in the woods round where I live and I don’t think that riding there is any more “real MTBing” than GT or Innerleithen.

 

[Sharky]

.... and some will even pretend to climb Alpe d'Huez and other great climbs, and never venture outside their garage. Can't be a more false experience than this, but I suspect one or two on this forum get loads of enjoyment from it.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

How real is anything? Audax (which I am very new to and look on it with fresh eyes) is an event where cyclists pretend not to race. But we all know what’s really going on don’t we?

Live and let live.

 

[Drago]

If you don't like it, don't do it. Other people do like it, and they're not doing you any harm, so let them get on with it.

People needlessly sticking their noses into other people's business seems very much a 21st century hobby.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

If you don't like it, don't do it. Other people do like it, and they're not doing you any harm, so let them get on with it.

People needlessly sticking their noses into other people's business seems very much a 21st century hobby.

You should try owning a puppy. Suddenly every long nosed tonsil you walk past becomes a reincarnation of Cesar Millan.

 

[Levo-Lon]

i like spam

 

[Biff600]

What is 'proper' MTB'ing then ?

I bought my rather expensive Stumpjumper for the initial purpose of one singular achievement, to cycle up and down Snowdon (which I achieved at the beginning of April this year), the rest of the time that I use it is for rattling around the Fens, which are as flat as a witches tit............no mountains here.

Can you compile a list of 'proper' routes so I don't get classed as a plastic

 

[Drago]

Anyone who buys an MTB and doesn't use it for riding downhill on Olympus Mons on Mars is just having a false experience.

 

[steveindenmark]

Its their money. What are you moaning about?

 

[screenman]

Its their money. What are you moaning about?

He it seems is a real cyclist, and moaning is what real cyclist do between riding the bike.

 

[Drago]

Oooh, a real cyclist on his posh Boardman, eh?

 

[Ianboydsnr]

Well just for a laugh I went up Whinlatter yesterday, cycled right as high as I could go and then came down the Mtb trails, I can say for certain that my Mtb was not up to the task, some of it was extremely scary, I can see why it’s liked though, I only fell of twice, fortunately I didn’t break anything,
It’s not something I would do regularly, too hard on the old body.