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As for helmets, I'm not a Fox guy, but you might be interested in this: https://www.foxracing.com/us/mtb/proframe

Ah yes, Biopace. I had a Jamis Dakar back in the late '80s and i could never tell the difference between Biopace and a round sprocket. Then again, I'm not a test rider.

Pick a trail: https://www.mtbproject.com/search?q=Sierra%20Vista%2C%20AZ

Zach- I rock the MX gloves because they're familiar. But do what feels right! Also, I'd be willing to bet there's some killer MTB areas south of you in Sierra Vista. It's a bit cooler there than Tucson and it's much closer than Flagstaff.

Zach, I'm a moto guy myself and I ride MTB for training. Well, actually, I ride MTB a lot more than my MX bike these days... I only know a little more than it sounds like you do, but I can offer some advice from an MXer's perspective: -Giant makes great bikes. My buddy has one (a Trance, in fact...

That's a cool idea. I agree, the truck bed is the best place for a bike. That's the best design I've seen so far.

I like your Chinese proverb: 'pick a wheel size and be a dick about it.' The equipment argument reminds me of the Motocross production rule from 1986. All the privateers who were complaining that they didn't have works bikes started singing a different tune when the factory riders started riding production machines and still waxed everybody. Sometimes, it just...

I literally cannot ride a motorcycle without a gripper seat. A bicycle though? Uh, I don't see the point.

I have no input for the tire size either, but I want to commend you on bringing your little girl along. I had one of those bicycle trailers when my daughter was little. She flipped the F out when I put her in it for the first time; like I was putting her in jail or something! As soon...

It can go either way for us moto guys, either: "Man, that's sketchy on a bicycle!" -or- "It's only a bicycle, what could go wrong???"

Bonus points for "The Man?" I bet lots of bike guys know who Roger Decoster is.

That's pretty cool.

Haha, well.... yes.

I rode a buddy's T275A (aluminum Tracer) a few months back and it was unreal! Then again, I'm a moto guy (as you know) and my MTB is a 12-year old POS, so what do I know? Haha.

I mean from an etymology standpoint, like you were describing. Bi = two Cycle = circles or revolutions California calls e-bikes "motorized bicycles." Like you pointed out, it doesn't matter what you call something, it is what it is. Wait until electric motorcycles get good enough and come to market full-time. Then it's really going to be confusing!

Crush, I'm going to give you a philosophical perspective, rather than a factual one. The way I look at it, if I spend $5K on something which is almost what I want, I feel like I wasted money. If I spend $7K on the thing I really, really wanted, it was worth every penny. If you really want the carbon...

Technically, anything with two wheels is a bicycle....

Compared to motorcycle shops, bike shops are all pretty rad. That said, the store in Menifee, CA is pretty cool: http://www.menifeebicycles.com/

I'm cool with paralyzing monkeys if it will cure paralysis in humans. After all, if they can fix the monkeys again with the same cure, why not? One thing for sure is, "Paralyzed Monkeys Walk Again" is the new name for my rock band.

So here's a dumb question from a moto guy, turned MTB'er: -Isn't Enduro technically harder than Downhill? What I mean by that is, Enduro seems to me basically the same thing as Downhill, except you are riding a slightly less capable bike and you also have to pedal the thing back up the hill or over the next to get...