Raleigh M TRAX 2000 Collected today

[woodbutcher]

@woodbutcher that looks nice , enjoy it

Whats next for the collection then ?

Good question, this M Trax is a slight diversion from the usual but it is a bit of fun. So back to the serious business and my next challenge is to find a rideable Bianchi Rekord 748 in celeste in my length of leg and depth of pocket

 

[biggs682]

Good question, this M Trax is a slight diversion from the usual but it is a bit of fun. So back to the serious business and my next challenge is to find a rideable Bianchi Rekord 748 in celeste in my length of leg and depth of pocket

keep looking under stones and you will be amazed what rocks up at times

 

[woodbutcher]

keep looking under stones and you will be amazed what rocks up at times

I will do that very thing Im just back from a truly scary ride on the MTrax along some rough and steep forest tracks near here...l think l need a young person to show me how to stay alive on the thing....it fired me off the seat and l lost both pedals ! bloody miracle that l stayed upright.

 

[dan_bo]

Ah a welded Ally Mtrax not a glued Ti Job. Very nice. enjoy.

 

[woodbutcher]

Ah a welded Ally Mtrax not a glued Ti Job. Very nice. enjoy.

Thanks, it is heaps of fun but l recon the death rate is pretty high on these things

 

[dan_bo]

Thanks, it is heaps of fun but l recon the death rate is pretty high on these things

Lean back. Trust the brakes. Try not to use your head to stop with.

 

[Jody]

Lean back. Trust the brakes. Try not to use your head to stop with.

and look at getting some slightly wider bars to aid control.

 

[biggs682]

I will do that very thing Im just back from a truly scary ride on the MTrax along some rough and steep forest tracks near here...l think l need a young person to show me how to stay alive on the thing....it fired me off the seat and l lost both pedals ! bloody miracle that l stayed upright.

My old Marin mtb has never been off road other than gravel paths and cycleways , i think the trick is to come off the saddle

 

[Threevok]

Stand up on the bumpy stuff and bend your knees slightly (and elbows too) they are your rear shocks on a Hard tail

Don't have the seat too high or it will literally come back and bite you in the nuts.

Also, stand up and try to get your hips behind and saddle - when going down steep hills - the steeper they are the further back you must position yourself.

Not too low though - try not to use your backside as an additional rear brake

 

[Crackle]

Get some pinned pedals for grip.

 

[woodbutcher]

Stand up on the bumpy stuff and bend your knees slightly (and elbows too) they are your rear shocks on a Hard tail

Don't have the seat too high or it will literally come back and bite you in the nuts.

Also, stand up and try to get your hips behind and saddle - when going down steep hills - the steeper they are the further back you must position yourself.

Not too low though - try not to use your backside as an additional rear brake

Yep, well now l know what l was doing wrong because l was sitting (at least trying to sit) on the saddle which is at road bike hight and leaning forwards over the bars and going pretty fast. The track is rock and stones and deep ruts so when l hit a deepish hole l was fired off the saddle and the pedals simultaneously, most invigorating and it scared the proverbial out of me

 

[woodbutcher]

Get some pinned pedals for grip.

What do they look like ?

 

[Crackle]

What do they look like ?

Like this

Wellgo do some fairly cost effective ones. Those pins just stick to the grip on your shoe. They make a huge difference. Don't rotate them into your shins though, that hurts.

 

[woodbutcher]

My old Marin mtb has never been off road other than gravel paths and cycleways , i think the trick is to come off the saddle

Yep well l certainly came off the saddle in a hurry and nearly the bike as well

 

[woodbutcher]

Like this

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Wellgo do some fairly cost effective ones. Those pins just stick to the grip on your shoe. They make a huge difference. Don't rotate them into your shins though, that hurts.

Thanks for that they look the business !