Sounds like awesome advice, my crash was pretty lame. I agree on jumping with clipless though. Motorcycles seem so much easier to jump than bicycles! I ride a 23 year old Trek 970 not good for jumping anything, i want to get a bike for dirt jumps now. ... more »

I ordered Giro Privateer HV Bike Shoes, in a 10.5 and 11 from Back Country they said I could send back the ones that didn't fit, the HV is supposed to be high volume EE.

Thanks I will call Fly, they only have size 10 or 11 though but who knows, I've been hunting shoes online for 4 hours now. I may try Dick's Sporting goods since you can take those back to the store and not worry about shipping them back if they don't ... more »

You ever sell this thing?

I'm riding a 20 year old Trek 970 with a Judy XC fork.........I don't really want to try full suspension, because i'm scared I will like it...

I'm a bit out of the loop, haven't even thought about fenders but I think fenders would be cool as long as you aren't riding in a lot of mud or some where that could pack them up with junk, you could spray them with cooking spray i guess. If was a hard ... more »

LOL, that's cold. I'll get some pictures of him next time out.

LoL, it's tough back 18 years ago we would crash each other on purpose, i was 30 he was 54 or 55 I was faster on downhill but he could smoke me bad because he was in better shape. Called himself Father Fast LOL, liked to buzz my back tire on the uphills. ... more »

LOL he is 73! When he was 54 and i was thirty we hung at Oak Mountain and would have a blast racing and bumping each other. He's pretty tough but crashes could suck at 73...

This may be out place I guess we don't get to much air and stuff, just ride trails.