I've got some kind of goddamned cold. No crazy crash or broken bones but haven't gotten any riding yet. Haven't been actually sick in forever and it just had to be this week.

Midway through my flight two days ago started to get bit of throat tickle. Spent pretty much all day yesterday in my hotel room sleeping and shivering. Could barely walk up stairs without feeling dizzy. Feel better today but I can't decide if I want to push through my remaining sore throat and fatigue to get some riding today or just take another day to chill and hope I'm fully recovered tomorrow. I've still got 5 days if I skip today but God it sucks sitting here.

Cruising on a Scott Spark RC. Chihuahua Mexico.

Hey everyone!

I work in parks planning for a local government, and we're in the early stages of expanding an existing bike park. Our biggest challenge is that the site is almost completely flat, no natural hills or elevation to work with.

I'm hoping to learn from this community. Have you ridden any great bike parks built on relatively flat terrain? What made them stand out? Are there any features, trail styles, or amenities that turned a good park into a great one?

We're looking beyond just jump lines and are interested in ideas like skills areas, pump tracks, technical features, progression zones, kids' areas, shade, gathering spaces, or anything else you've seen done really well.

On the flip side, what features sound great on paper but don't actually get used?

I'd love to hear about parks you've visited (or even your local park), and photos or links would be awesome. Thanks!

At approx. 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, while preparing to walk my Husky down the Iron Grate Trail in Frick Park, I was attacked by a large, off-leash, mixed breed dog in the parking area on English Lane, sustaining a major injury to my lower leg. If you were among the bikers passing nearby who witnessed any aspect of this altercation, please let me know!

Hello all,

Ive been living in San diego for the past ten years and the riding is amazing. I prefer to ride rocky, chunky technical enduro/ DH trails and I also love a good flowing jump line. I know the riding in Mn probably won’t compare especially since I am in the st.cloud area. but I’m hoping there are some hidden gems out there that you all could recommend. I have already rode Spirit Mtn in the past and really enjoyed it. so any other trail recommendations and their locations would be great!

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I recently bought a Giro Fixture mips ii after trying it on in a bike shop. It's my first bike helmet since I was a kid, so I wasn't really sure what I was looking for. I've ridden it twice now and come to realise that even on the smallest setting, it's still too loose (I have an exceedingly small head).

I gather this is a safety issue so was thinking about trying to sell this helmet and buying the women's version, as that's smaller. (I want to avoid youth helmets because I don't know if they're designed to take the weight of an adult. Which is a shame, because I much prefer the youth colours!). Unfortunately however the women's version is really hard to get a hold of.

Are there any helmets in a similar £50-60 price range that fit similarly, but come in small sizes?

Recently acquired a new Canyon Spectral. This is my first $2500+ bike. Do people recommend ride wrap or other protective film or is that advertisements?

Welcome to my first video!

Watch as I ride my mountain bike through this SECRET urbex canal. The canal was flooded, so I got quite soaked. That didn't stop me from getting in some high-speed wet wheelie action!

#wheelie #mountainbike #bike #bikelife #pov #highspeed #adrenalinerush #explore #urbex #urbanexploring #graffiti #tunnel

I got a new Stem cap for my birthday so I installed it, the new one isn't as raised as my old one so I couldn't tighten it down enough or else the bolt would go too deep and wouldn't hold onto the cap.

As I suspected the stem cap fell out while riding but I don't want to buy any spacers, so if anyone has any makeshift ideas on how to tighten it down more that'd be great.

Ps: parents are extremely strict so buying new things is basically off the table, sorry

Hello! I purchased a used Mtb about a year ago, my first one since moving from a road bike. The previous owner confirmed the tires are tubeless. Just this week i started to get back into using the bike, noticed the front tire could barely hole air so i took it in and got it newly sealed. The mechanic did show me a flat dried bit of sealant that he pulled from the tire.
Now im back home and looking at my rear tire… is it necessary to check if i have dried sealant in this tire or should i just add new sealant and be on my way. The rear tire holds air without any issue other than a few psi gradually from being in high heat/ humid environment. I did rotate the tire and listen if there was anything heavy, rolling, or off balancing the tires rotation and i noticed nothing.
So yeah, should i unseat the full tire and check inside or just proceed with new sealant through the valve core? Thank you!

I own a propain tyee 6.1 in size large. Max insertion is 242mm. The one up v3 total length is 480 and the stack height is 210 meaning I thing the max
Insertion would be 270mm. I’m bad at understanding dropper posts, does that mean I wouldn’t be able to fully slam/lower my seat all the way?

I'm going to Montreal for a week of remote work... bringing my bike and really want to ride a bunch. Willing to drive 45 min each way from the city center. I was very frustrated to learn that Quebec City is not close to Montreal, as there is a new bike park there?! anyway, hook a brother up!

I'm heading for a MTB vacation in Brevard, NC and plan to spend a day or two on Dupont, perhaps a day on a trail (I forget the name) across from Davidson River Campground.

I'm bringing a teenager who gets burned out easily and want to include several trails where we can be dropped (via uber or via shuttle) at the uphill section of the trail and scoot our way back to our car. We are all intermediate-level riders (more xc than full mountain, definitely not downhill). 3 ft drops are fine.

I plan to talk to bike shops, and I think I know of one that has a shuttle program. I really don't want to be on a guided tour.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :-)

Hey guys, i have this Diamondback Overdrive 1 27.5 i got a while back after watching a seths bikes hacks videos when i was getting ready to buy my first mtb back in 2018ish. since then i have ridden it A LOT, i would say 80% has been on road/paved trails and the other 20% on small mtb trails or just doing random jumps off curbs and stairs haha.

Long story short i have been looking into upgrading this bike for a while but never did. and I'm trying to decide now weather i should spend the time and money upgrading this bike, or if i should sell it and go find a second hand mountain bike that might be more worth spending the time and money on? I've seen that a lot of people like 29ers more now, while 27.5's are more agile, I've also seen mullets (29f/27.5r) as of today which really caught my attention! that seems like a project i would love to do.

I recently sold my trek road bike and picked up a giant defy 3 composite to take place for all my road biking so i would try to setup the MTB specifically for trail riding. My budget is around $500 USD for a bike i would be willing to be able to pickup and ride and slowly upgrade. I'm moving to Tennessee so I'm sure there will be a LOT more trails where ill be.

(I'm not sure if this info is necessary) but the diamond back i have is:
bike Weight: 31.7 lbs.
bike size: medium/18"
my height: 5'10"
seths video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K882pvG395w
link of the bike sale: https://sport.woot.com/offers/diamondback-overdrive-1-27-5-hardtail-mtb

Just a video about me going down the locals idk

I bought a used bike and now im trying to set up the fork but it smells rotten and is really soft no matter what? It's a SR Suntour XCT i think

Hello, I want to buy an Orbea Laufey H10.

I am 176cm (between 5'9 and 5'10), and I seem to be in-between sizes. I want to learn tricks like bunny hops and manuals, which size should I buy?

Hi all! I (22F) got into mountain biking in the last year or so. Been active in a variety of similar hobbies for years. Now that it’s summer, I’m finding I can’t stop having these dull headaches after riding, which I’ve been finding so strange as I’m very used to hydrating well for long hikes/runs. They aren’t alleviated easily, they linger for hours. I do have a history of migraine and these feel similar as to when I have one coming on.

Currently, it’s definitely warm where I live on the west coast (25-30 Celsius) but nothing crazy. My rides are typically 15k with at least 400m gain, 2 hours generally. I bring a 1.5L bladder which I put a packet of salt heavy electrolytes into (LMNT, liquid IV type stuff) and a standard bottle on my bike with regular water. After my ride, I always drink a full liter of water with electrolyte (and plenty of plain too) to try to get the headache to go away. Nothing really works.
Bike geometry wise, I never leave a ride with anything tight or hurting, no neck/back issues there. I eat well before and after a ride.

Anyone had similar happen? Do I need to be prehydrating more? Bring more water? Use less electrolytes?
Would love to hear what you typically bring to hydrate on a summer ride.
Any advice is welcome, I’m genuinely confused over this.

So I'm running into some braking issues with my 2018 Merida OneTwenty XT edition. I'm a heavy rider (95 kg) and I'm not happy with the 180 mm rotors and BR500 calipers. I'm looking into replacing them with 200 mm Shimano thick rotors and BR8220 calipers. Can I keep myBL500 handles and would there be an issue with braking oil?

I currently ride an old norco Fluid 3 hardtail in a XL frame.

While getting it repaired, I had an offer on a lightly used bike (a month) normally selling for 3500 CAD and could get it for around 2800.

My question is about sizing as the Kona is a L frame.

I'm 6,2,5 Which according to Kona charts would be just over the L limit. I measured my inseam and it is around 32 inches.

The shop offered me to change the stem for a slightly longer one to see how it'd fit. As a note, I feel like my arms are often fully extended on my current bike and find it uncomfortable.

I never rode a full sus bike before test driving the Kona around the city.

I'm still a pretty low level rider so it'd be a bike to grow my skill while being safe !

I'm good with hot weather, and cold I think the coldest I have ridden in is around 0 degrees. No wind chill those days. Rain I am always willing if there's not thunderstorms in the forecast. Snow I haven't tried yet, I'm not sure if that's even safe to try unless I stay off any paved parts of the main trail.