Mountain Biking...freespirited, and not-so-complicated fun

**gulliver** · May 29th, 2003 02:02 PM

yung mga mahilig dito, magpa-id naman kayo...

lets talk here about trails, events, good shops etc.

to start, heard there was a good bike stretch in Balara sa Marikina mega-dike. a friend and i plan to do it sometime June. has anyone tried this spot? know of any other nearby trails?

PJ · May 29th, 2003 03:02 PM

Ive been mountain biking for three months now and I think it's a fun sports. We always go to Golden Gate Park here in San Francisco for offroad trails. The brand of bikes that I own are Specialized & Trek. What are the good brand of bikes there?

**1D4LV** · May 29th, 2003 03:31 PM

used to do this before. antipolo, tagaytay regularly. tapos na try ko na rin samal island sa may davao city.

pero binenta ko na bike ko. ala ng time eh.

**Cale** · May 29th, 2003 03:33 PM

i go mountain with my crew at brown park in pasadena, frank g. bonelli park in lavern...i love downhill mountain biking and my ride is an FS Trek Y3 upgraded to shimano xt deore parts...
peace out
cale

**BlackMagic** · May 29th, 2003 05:02 PM

gulliver,
we go mt. biking at UP every sunday morning. Kita tayo minsan.

**NightRock** · May 29th, 2003 06:26 PM

Balak ko pa lang kaya I need some body to help me how to start. Like yung mga good bikes, at saan pwede bumili. Magandang exercised yan.

I bought once sa PIER area it cost me 4K lang kala ko ok na kasi ang ganda ng porma may shock pa sa harap at sa frame.. pero ang daming maluwag after few months.

**gulliver** · May 29th, 2003 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by BlackMagic

gulliver,
we go mt. biking at UP every sunday morning. Kita tayo minsan.

hey, that would be good! as soon as i finish having my bike serviced, wud like to take you up on that. marama ba kayo? worry ko lang, still building up my stamina...baka maiwanan lang ako :lol:

**gulliver** · May 29th, 2003 06:54 PM

pj, cale,

the US has some of the best and most scenic bike trails in the world, lucky you! maybe someday...

nightrock,

doon sa previous thread (pickup+mountain bike owners..) sa "garage", a number of stores were mentioned and worth checking out. give them a look-see and you'll probably see a whole range of bikes to choose from to suit your budget, preferences etc. i know my own bike is not exceptional, but it certainly looks like it will take some serious beating before masira siya :D

**1D4LV** · May 29th, 2003 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by NightRock

Balak ko pa lang kaya I need some body to help me how to start. Like yung mga good bikes, at saan pwede bumili. Magandang exercised yan.

I bought once sa PIER area it cost me 4K lang kala ko ok na kasi ang ganda ng porma may shock pa sa harap at sa frame.. pero ang daming maluwag after few months.

nako sayang hindi ko pa sa iyo naibigay yung bike ko. nanghihinayang nga ako eh. all shimano lahat.

**gulliver** · May 29th, 2003 07:07 PM

nightrock,

para hindi sayang yung info sa isang thread, ito yung lumabas mga possible shops for you to explore:

Crossings (Banawe)
Cycle Shop (SM Mega & Alabang Town Center)
Extreme Mountain Bikes (Timog near Quezon Ave. intersection)
Velo (in Cartimar, exact location yet unknown)
_____ (in Marikina somewhere!)

Maganda ba yung mga GT? Cycle Shop sells those too but closer to 12K ata...

**BlackMagic** · May 29th, 2003 07:09 PM

Gulliver,
Actually I just resumed biking last Saturday after a 5 mos. hiatus. Wasnt able to finish the last 5 km of our 50km course in La Union. I hope we could meet up sometime and sabay tayo magpalakas sa mt biking.

Check out our Laguna trip last Feb http://www.pbase.com/czblackmagic/laguna_feb_9

**OTEP** · May 29th, 2003 08:13 PM

Sinubukan namin ng kabarkada ko mag-bike nung isang araw dahil brownout. Potek, 50 meters away pa lang kami sa gate pabalik na kami ulit. Pagod na! Hehehe.

**NightRock** · May 29th, 2003 09:29 PM

Happy_Gilmore
Sayang yon ahh na huli ako di bale meron pa namang next time:mrgreen::mrgreen:

guliver
Mukhang mas ok bumili sa Cartimar kasi balita ko lang mas mura don.

OK pag naka bili ako ng BIKE siguro naman kahit na cant afford ako mag Offroad using 4x4 mountain Bike nalang muna ako mag tiis hehehe:mrgreen::mrgreen:

ABout stamina hindi naman siguro ako pahuhuli since dati akong long distance Biker at Long distance runner din.. Sana ma sabay ako sa inyo:mrgreen::mrgreen:

**gulliver** · May 30th, 2003 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by BlackMagic

Gulliver,
Actually I just resumed biking last Saturday after a 5 mos. hiatus. Wasnt able to finish the last 5 km of our 50km course in La Union. I hope we could meet up sometime and sabay tayo magpalakas sa mt biking.

Check out our Laguna trip last Feb http://www.pbase.com/czblackmagic/laguna_feb_9

BlackMagic,

hey, cool...Mt. Makiling is definitely on the agenda. btw, that bike with the 3 spoke rim, what gives? ngayon lang ako nakakita ng ganyan

NightRock,

stamina will definitely help! kaya na-motivate ako mag-bike dahil lumalaki ang tiyan masyado sa driving & off-roading... nagbabaon pa kami palagi ng maraming pagkain, ay naku. ngayon baon na rin ng bike para makabawi :lol:

**gulliver** · May 30th, 2003 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by OTEP

Sinubukan namin ng kabarkada ko mag-bike nung isang araw dahil brownout. Potek, 50 meters away pa lang kami sa gate pabalik na kami ulit. Pagod na! Hehehe.

:lol: otep, reminds me of the first time i rode the bike over a month ago....

**kimpOy** · May 30th, 2003 10:12 AM

i used to go biking in lahar, mt arayat, forested area, almost all of pampanga way back in 1992-1995, me, my dad and some folks here in pampanga.
my first bike was a standard Diamondback bike, but after reading magazines magazines i sold the DB and feel in love with...
1992 KLEIN ATTITUDE

lightning quick bike!
then it was sold but eventually i asseblemed one,
a marin/merlin titanium replica

-steel frame (standard tubing)
-XCpro groupo "easy to repack bearing, just grease gun"
-MAVIC alloy wheels
-Flight titanium seats
-titanium goodies, like seat clamp, quick release, handle bars
im rehabitating it now, just finishing the paint job, then sama ako sa UP!

**BlackMagic** · May 30th, 2003 10:45 AM

Gulliver,
I got that 3 spoke carbon rim on sale online. Good thing about it is it never needs truing. Looks good sana kung pati rear kaso out of my budget na. Downside though is it is quite heavy.

**kimpOy** · May 30th, 2003 12:02 PM

Blackmagic!
ayos ah! yan ang gusto ko downhill!, i remember 9 years ago (wow) and 70 pounds lighter, nag downhill kami mt arayat! i was doing 30-40kph, that was scary tapos rocky pa ang trail, hindi pa uso ang front shocks nun, medyo mahal pa!

about the 3 spoke thing? matibay ba compare to rims/rayos?
mukhang ok ah, parang pacific blue

**BlackMagic** · May 30th, 2003 03:36 PM

Never tested their durability. Baka magsisi kasi ako hehe. Kahit papaano mahal rin yan. I would still suggest getting regular rims/spokes. Pag nasira palit ng bago. Not that hard on the pocket.

**NightRock** · May 30th, 2003 05:52 PM

Ok pag nag Biking kayo sa Mount Makiling sama ko malapit lang kami dyan :mrgreen:

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