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Could the increased popularity of racing have something to do with it?

Not really much opportunity to go all ham on the north shore style trail since it's mainly slow tech. There are a few exceptions, Bobsled, expresso, john deere. Which are all in amazing shape considering the ammount of traffic they get. But I do see a lot of people dropping into sensitive trails during or shortly after a monsoon.

I was a bit surprised he wasn't wearing a bucket

They look amazing but 250$ is way too rich for my blood. I already bought some spendy flats and I bent a few pins so badly it ruined the threads on the pedal body.

Looks like he caught his left foot/pedal on that stump

Great news! stoked Ladies is getting some much needed love! and that so much attention is being put on some more challenging tech trails.

Thanks ya'll

I have had 2 mountain bikes in the last 8 or 9 years and i ride at least once per week. Both happend to have 26″ wheels. It was always about getting on my bike and being out in the forest and pushing myself or riding with friends and having fun on our bikes. This who obsession with tinkering with bikes to make a profit really goes against everything this sport is about, makes me sad.. Hopefully I can keep my 26er going for a while longer.

Those were some burly crashes!

They should have called them the "Sick dude man bro's" I dunno I'm just talking shit, the name really isn't that bad.

Who names this crap? boomslang?

Not saying they should "police" anyone, and yea I totally get that most of the trails are multi use, and I've never had a bad experience in 10 years here but it's just a bit dangerous on fast trails. Who would be best to contact if I wanted to send an email, would it be the DNV?

What I meant to say Heckler is I have never notice any signs saying MTB only or hiking only, except on Boogie nights. I just think it would be a wise move considering the traffic.

Corkscrew, Pingu, JD, Severed, Boogieman/Nights. Maybe I'm visually impaired and never noticed the signs?

I know this is going to stir it up, but why is there no clear signage on trails saying "MTB only" or "hiking only" on specific trails? is this something the NSMBA has considered? it seems to work fine in other regions.

It just seems dangerous on fast committed trails where you come around a corner and there is a little dog or a 2 year old toddler and you have to slam on the brakes.

I know where Jimmy is coming from, 99% of the time there are no issues but a few times I've seen people riding up 3 abreast where one person is literally riding on the dotted line separating the 2 uphill lanes. Dudes.. this is just so wrong.. you're putting yourself in and unnecessarily dangerous position and forcing drivers to pass into the oncoming lane and putting way too much trust in the person behind the wheel. BUT I've only seen that a couple times. On the other side of things I was climbing up Seymour this summer hugging the edge of the road and was clipped by someone's mirror so it can be fuckin scary.

I wonder if it would handle a 160mm fork? I know very little about compatibilty and how the longer fork would effect a frame meant for 100-120mm travel

Correct me if I'm worng but I thought the shonky is a DJ frame

That Swarf frame looks pretty bang on!

Posted by: Cheez1ts

I’ve had my eye on the buy’n’sell since late spring when my girlfriend complained that her chain fell off her cruiser while she was riding down stairs. I figured I’d try to build her an old 26” mtb, but nothing great has come up.

There’s been a few old chromags which just seemed a touch too pricy, and there’s a 27.5 Taiwanese Factory (no brand name) steel hardtail frame with decent geometry in size medium you might be able to get away with running smaller wheels on that’s actually a decent price.

I noticed that even used chromags are out of my price range.

Hey peeps

I recently broke my frame (2nd time in about a year) and I'm getting tired of replacing bushings/bearings, servicing my dropper post and shock. 

I want to salvage as much from my current bike because I'm tight on money. So I'm going back to my roots and would like to build up a tough 26" hardtail. 

Does anyone have an older frame kicking around they would be willing to sell? Or any ideas on a new frame? The only company I found that looks solid is the Cotic BFe. 

Thanks for any suggestions or offers!

Cheers!