Alright so no race/number plates on after the race. Can't agree with that more take that thing off ASAP. But what about the blank number plates...
Alright so no race/number plates on after the race. Can't agree with that more take that thing off ASAP. But what about the blank number plates every Supreme V5 kids runs year round to display all their Deity stickers. That can't be ok either?
I think that’s different and cool. Unsure why. Wanting to be a racer is way cooler than actually being a racer? Like how the vintage moto stripey jerseys are cool and a speedsuit is not? I dunno. My first bike was a Huffy with a big seat and a number plate. 54. I think I still have the plate actually. That’s cool. Riding around with your cat 6 masters sport number plate still on your bike is ummmm
Now that I’m too old to be cool, I am comfortable talking about what’s cool. But back when I was cool, it was strictly a “if you have to ask you’ll never know” situation. I was cool for like four years? Three? Maybe not. my friends were cool dude I swear
I was convinced one of the things that made skateboarding superior was that we DID it in our normal clothes, man. We didn’t put on some uniform and fuckin follow the rules dude! This was our life. And we definitely stunk. Now I am so happy to have clothes that only ride bikes in and change out of. Immediately. Not surprised gravelers are walking around in day old creamy chamois…they’re all sorts of confused right now
Alright so no race/number plates on after the race. Can't agree with that more take that thing off ASAP. But what about the blank number plates...
Alright so no race/number plates on after the race. Can't agree with that more take that thing off ASAP. But what about the blank number plates every Supreme V5 kids runs year round to display all their Deity stickers. That can't be ok either?
I think that’s different and cool. Unsure why. Wanting to be a racer is way cooler than actually being a racer? Like how the vintage moto...
I think that’s different and cool. Unsure why. Wanting to be a racer is way cooler than actually being a racer? Like how the vintage moto stripey jerseys are cool and a speedsuit is not? I dunno. My first bike was a Huffy with a big seat and a number plate. 54. I think I still have the plate actually. That’s cool. Riding around with your cat 6 masters sport number plate still on your bike is ummmm
Now that I’m too old to be cool, I am comfortable talking about what’s cool. But back when I was cool, it was strictly a “if you have to ask you’ll never know” situation. I was cool for like four years? Three? Maybe not. my friends were cool dude I swear
I was convinced one of the things that made skateboarding superior was that we DID it in our normal clothes, man. We didn’t put on some uniform and fuckin follow the rules dude! This was our life. And we definitely stunk. Now I am so happy to have clothes that only ride bikes in and change out of. Immediately. Not surprised gravelers are walking around in day old creamy chamois…they’re all sorts of confused right now
I still ride around with my number plate from a halloween graveyard crit on my road bike. It's at night, in the cemetery, in the dark, and you've got to put a beer down every lap and it's rad as hell.
Neko Mulally won the DH on his freak bike with 32" front wheel w/ XC racing slick. - https://results.raceroster.com/v3/events/ajsmbwfa6za9y9np - chatting with him at dinner the other night (before the race), all he cared about was rolling speed. cornering knobs were "good enough" and if he could manage the off-camber after the uphill on the course, the rest was basically going straight and fast. seems like his strategy paid off.
I had a lot of crow to eat from this one...Luckily crow is a great hangover cure 🥴👍
Mountain bikes should be designed to ride offroad not whether or not they fit on a bike rack. Now you can have geo for going fast...
Mountain bikes should be designed to ride offroad not whether or not they fit on a bike rack. Now you can have geo for going fast and/or for being jibby, etc. BmB has gone down the dirt bike geo road even if he didn't initialy base it on that. He has been testing the limits and seeing what works and what does. He has done what most brands have never had the courage to do. You can only respect him for that.
The rest of the industry has been slowly changing geo for decades and selling it with a ton of marketing BS. There are brands that still claim to have balance geo on all of their frame sizes and yet the difference in CS size between S and XL is 5mm!!!
Now it might not be your thing and that's fine. I personally won't ride a bike with chainstays under 460mm or stems longer than 20mm. Nonetheless, I don't think we should ban longer stems or short chainstays.
...a bicycle should get ridden, check. Got that. Does not extract itself from the rest of the functioning world where people need to have problems, IE obstructed taillights by bikes on racks and non-visible marker plates. But that's secondary to the fact that this contraption has no base in logic, like said - dude should put down a bicycle. If that much wheelbase is needed in order to have control out on trail, then you likely have a concussion.
Mountain bike, for the most part, it has become nothing but ridiculous!
Mountain bikes should be designed to ride offroad not whether or not they fit on a bike rack. Now you can have geo for going fast...
Mountain bikes should be designed to ride offroad not whether or not they fit on a bike rack. Now you can have geo for going fast and/or for being jibby, etc. BmB has gone down the dirt bike geo road even if he didn't initialy base it on that. He has been testing the limits and seeing what works and what does. He has done what most brands have never had the courage to do. You can only respect him for that.
The rest of the industry has been slowly changing geo for decades and selling it with a ton of marketing BS. There are brands that still claim to have balance geo on all of their frame sizes and yet the difference in CS size between S and XL is 5mm!!!
Now it might not be your thing and that's fine. I personally won't ride a bike with chainstays under 460mm or stems longer than 20mm. Nonetheless, I don't think we should ban longer stems or short chainstays.
...a bicycle should get ridden, check. Got that. Does not extract itself from the rest of the functioning world where people need to have problems, IE...
...a bicycle should get ridden, check. Got that. Does not extract itself from the rest of the functioning world where people need to have problems, IE obstructed taillights by bikes on racks and non-visible marker plates. But that's secondary to the fact that this contraption has no base in logic, like said - dude should put down a bicycle. If that much wheelbase is needed in order to have control out on trail, then you likely have a concussion.
Mountain bike, for the most part, it has become nothing but ridiculous!
Anything but steel for a frame is crazy
Suspension is for those who have no skill
Every descent has to be earned with a climb
Disc brakes are a solution in search of a problem
If you can’t ride a single speed stick to the walking path
I was there but didn't take the picture. That dude was a LEGEND! And so nice!
I followed his FaceBook account as he went all over the world. He did a combo of working his ass off at odd jobs and getting free stuff from people from all over inspired by his adventures. The 2 that stick in my head are hiking the PCT in just mesh sneakers and bikepacking crazy rural parts of India. I learned a boatload about the real world over there from his pics & updates. Was pretty jealous of how much help people threw at him. He'd have nothing. Was good with it. And people would always show kindness & give him that next boost to the next place just I think to see it through his eyes.
@sspomer@TEAMROBOT@Jason_Schroeder can we get a podcast with a 3 hour account of all the crazy stuff Fronj did on bikes & in life? His accounts could hit Rogan but he's not on his radar.
I hounded all our sponsors for the better part of 6 months to get him product cause I wanted to see what the guy who won Expert Big Bear National on a hardtail by 30 seconds could do with a real bike & parts. Got several to send him freebies. But also got ones from "I don't know...he runs his stuff so clapped out, we're not sure we want to be associated with janky set ups." Talked a certain savant suspension brain into it though.
He still raced Nats (a regional team backed him if I remember) with his stuff ripped apart & destroyed (from his own wild styles) but the stories on RideMonkey of what he'd accomplish despite adversity were awesome!!!
Alright so no race/number plates on after the race. Can't agree with that more take that thing off ASAP. But what about the blank number plates...
Alright so no race/number plates on after the race. Can't agree with that more take that thing off ASAP. But what about the blank number plates every Supreme V5 kids runs year round to display all their Deity stickers. That can't be ok either?
Since we are what-abouting.....im honestly more concerned seeing the XC/gravel/road crowd walking around all day in the same chamois they raced in that morning. Some unsuspecting...
Since we are what-abouting.....im honestly more concerned seeing the XC/gravel/road crowd walking around all day in the same chamois they raced in that morning. Some unsuspecting chamois wearer is going to brew up covid 2.0 doing that shit.
Oh you gotta get out of your riding gear ASAP, and that's whether we're talking XC, DH, whatever.If you're doing it right your riding gear at...
Oh you gotta get out of your riding gear ASAP, and that's whether we're talking XC, DH, whatever.
If you're doing it right your riding gear at a race should be gross, and you should want to get out of it.
THIS - I would hate it when people came in to the shop after a ride in their stinky top and knee pads around the ankles. It's not hard to at least have a clean t-shirt in the car to throw on afterwards, or a full change if you're not going straight home from the ride too
I followed his FaceBook account as he went all over the world. He did a combo of working his ass off at odd jobs and getting...
I followed his FaceBook account as he went all over the world. He did a combo of working his ass off at odd jobs and getting free stuff from people from all over inspired by his adventures. The 2 that stick in my head are hiking the PCT in just mesh sneakers and bikepacking crazy rural parts of India. I learned a boatload about the real world over there from his pics & updates. Was pretty jealous of how much help people threw at him. He'd have nothing. Was good with it. And people would always show kindness & give him that next boost to the next place just I think to see it through his eyes.
@sspomer@TEAMROBOT@Jason_Schroeder can we get a podcast with a 3 hour account of all the crazy stuff Fronj did on bikes & in life? His accounts could hit Rogan but he's not on his radar.
I hounded all our sponsors for the better part of 6 months to get him product cause I wanted to see what the guy who won Expert Big Bear National on a hardtail by 30 seconds could do with a real bike & parts. Got several to send him freebies. But also got ones from "I don't know...he runs his stuff so clapped out, we're not sure we want to be associated with janky set ups." Talked a certain savant suspension brain into it though.
He still raced Nats (a regional team backed him if I remember) with his stuff ripped apart & destroyed (from his own wild styles) but the stories on RideMonkey of what he'd accomplish despite adversity were awesome!!!
That’s the Nats where he raced with the shell of skate helmet padded only by his dreadlocks right?
I followed his FaceBook account as he went all over the world. He did a combo of working his ass off at odd jobs and getting...
I followed his FaceBook account as he went all over the world. He did a combo of working his ass off at odd jobs and getting free stuff from people from all over inspired by his adventures. The 2 that stick in my head are hiking the PCT in just mesh sneakers and bikepacking crazy rural parts of India. I learned a boatload about the real world over there from his pics & updates. Was pretty jealous of how much help people threw at him. He'd have nothing. Was good with it. And people would always show kindness & give him that next boost to the next place just I think to see it through his eyes.
@sspomer@TEAMROBOT@Jason_Schroeder can we get a podcast with a 3 hour account of all the crazy stuff Fronj did on bikes & in life? His accounts could hit Rogan but he's not on his radar.
I hounded all our sponsors for the better part of 6 months to get him product cause I wanted to see what the guy who won Expert Big Bear National on a hardtail by 30 seconds could do with a real bike & parts. Got several to send him freebies. But also got ones from "I don't know...he runs his stuff so clapped out, we're not sure we want to be associated with janky set ups." Talked a certain savant suspension brain into it though.
He still raced Nats (a regional team backed him if I remember) with his stuff ripped apart & destroyed (from his own wild styles) but the stories on RideMonkey of what he'd accomplish despite adversity were awesome!!!
That’s the Nats where he raced with the shell of skate helmet padded only by his dreadlocks right?
I helped him install "rudders" on the back of his skate lid by slapping large ass Romic stickers on a long ziptie sticking out.
Before 32", Sanjay continued the blazing pioneering efforts started my Morgan of BCD (Buffalo Composite Designs - look up his homemade carbon 29" DH frame) by racing on probably the only 29" bike in the downhill scene when we're still smoking 26 inchers. He didn't need social media, social media needed someone like Sanjay. LOL
I think that’s different and cool. Unsure why. Wanting to be a racer is way cooler than actually being a racer? Like how the vintage moto stripey jerseys are cool and a speedsuit is not? I dunno.
My first bike was a Huffy with a big seat and a number plate. 54. I think I still have the plate actually. That’s cool. Riding around with your cat 6 masters sport number plate still on your bike is ummmm
Now that I’m too old to be cool, I am comfortable talking about what’s cool. But back when I was cool, it was strictly a “if you have to ask you’ll never know” situation. I was cool for like four years? Three? Maybe not. my friends were cool dude I swear
I was convinced one of the things that made skateboarding superior was that we DID it in our normal clothes, man. We didn’t put on some uniform and fuckin follow the rules dude! This was our life. And we definitely stunk.
Now I am so happy to have clothes that only ride bikes in and change out of. Immediately. Not surprised gravelers are walking around in day old creamy chamois…they’re all sorts of confused right now
Regarding Ai Amflow racing:
I still ride around with my number plate from a halloween graveyard crit on my road bike. It's at night, in the cemetery, in the dark, and you've got to put a beer down every lap and it's rad as hell.
I had a lot of crow to eat from this one...Luckily crow is a great hangover cure 🥴👍
@TEAMROBOT finally getting on the pro media circus bandwagon with his elders because, although its work, it doesn't seem like it until deadline.
...a bicycle should get ridden, check. Got that. Does not extract itself from the rest of the functioning world where people need to have problems, IE obstructed taillights by bikes on racks and non-visible marker plates. But that's secondary to the fact that this contraption has no base in logic, like said - dude should put down a bicycle. If that much wheelbase is needed in order to have control out on trail, then you likely have a concussion.
Mountain bike, for the most part, it has become nothing but ridiculous!
Anything but steel for a frame is crazy
Suspension is for those who have no skill
Every descent has to be earned with a climb
Disc brakes are a solution in search of a problem
If you can’t ride a single speed stick to the walking path
(Sarcasm 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻)
FRONJ @Sanjay Shanbhag ? Someone must have said his name 3 times!
By the way...who took this pic of him boosting the dirt jumps at Sea Otter?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEMRTjqGUEr/
I was there but didn't take the picture. That dude was a LEGEND! And so nice!
I followed his FaceBook account as he went all over the world. He did a combo of working his ass off at odd jobs and getting free stuff from people from all over inspired by his adventures. The 2 that stick in my head are hiking the PCT in just mesh sneakers and bikepacking crazy rural parts of India. I learned a boatload about the real world over there from his pics & updates. Was pretty jealous of how much help people threw at him. He'd have nothing. Was good with it. And people would always show kindness & give him that next boost to the next place just I think to see it through his eyes.
@sspomer @TEAMROBOT @Jason_Schroeder can we get a podcast with a 3 hour account of all the crazy stuff Fronj did on bikes & in life? His accounts could hit Rogan but he's not on his radar.
I hounded all our sponsors for the better part of 6 months to get him product cause I wanted to see what the guy who won Expert Big Bear National on a hardtail by 30 seconds could do with a real bike & parts. Got several to send him freebies. But also got ones from "I don't know...he runs his stuff so clapped out, we're not sure we want to be associated with janky set ups." Talked a certain savant suspension brain into it though.
He still raced Nats (a regional team backed him if I remember) with his stuff ripped apart & destroyed (from his own wild styles) but the stories on RideMonkey of what he'd accomplish despite adversity were awesome!!!
THIS - I would hate it when people came in to the shop after a ride in their stinky top and knee pads around the ankles. It's not hard to at least have a clean t-shirt in the car to throw on afterwards, or a full change if you're not going straight home from the ride too
That’s the Nats where he raced with the shell of skate helmet padded only by his dreadlocks right?
I helped him install "rudders" on the back of his skate lid by slapping large ass Romic stickers on a long ziptie sticking out.
Before 32", Sanjay continued the blazing pioneering efforts started my Morgan of BCD (Buffalo Composite Designs - look up his homemade carbon 29" DH frame) by racing on probably the only 29" bike in the downhill scene when we're still smoking 26 inchers. He didn't need social media, social media needed someone like Sanjay. LOL
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