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

**kimpOy** · June 7th, 2003 09:37 AM

whew, first time i rode m y bike in 5 years,
pick up a sweat!
gulliver i pm you my grand plan he..he

**BlackMagic** · June 7th, 2003 11:28 AM

Kimpoy,
First time in 5 years? Tsk tsk tsk. Your ass is gonna be sore dude. Ako nga first ride ko in 4 months two weeks ago upto now may sakit pa rin sa wetpu hehe. Mag te-train kami nila Guliver tapos dayo kami diyan sa Pampanga ha.

**kimpOy** · June 7th, 2003 11:44 AM

sure men, give a month or two para naman makuha ko resistensya ko

ang sakit nga ng wet pu ko
damn flight seat

**BlackMagic** · June 7th, 2003 03:59 PM

Di na kelangan ng resistensiya. Fun ride na lang. Pag may resistensiya na kayo baka iwan niyo lang ako eh. Pre scout ka naman ng lugar diyan na maganda mag mtb. Dati pinasok namin ang Clark. Dumaan kami sa isang napakahabang bridge lagpas ng Expo. Pagtawid namin puro rough road na. Sarap sana dun kaso di na kami tumuloy kasi naka slick tires kaming lahat. Ngayon naka Goliath na ako sana kayanin na hehe.

**kimpOy** · June 7th, 2003 04:42 PM

BM alam ko yun, dun kami nag tra-trail sa off roading!
ayos dun men bundok talaga!

**gulliver** · June 8th, 2003 01:32 AM

u guys have been busy today, i mean yesterday! looks like all of us are in a conditioning mode too :lol:

pero si BlackMagic, advanced stage na siya at may race siya ngayon, hehehe...siya ata ang posibleng mag-iiwan sa atin...hehehe

Kimpoy, grand plan mo ok dude, date na lang kulang

but that place you and BlackMagic are discussing sounds interesting ah...

fyi, i officially turned over my Scott bike (just when i was getting used to it too) to my wife. spent half the day getting my new Giant mtb together, kaya eto, broke na naman! I just hope I can live up to its reputation, but i doubt it, hahaha...tomorrow, i mean this morning, we will do the neighborhood, and hopefully the bug will not let go of her. tumataba na rin kasi siya :lol:

**Litespeed** · June 8th, 2003 05:37 AM

Originally Posted by gulliver

is anybody familiar with the "Giant" brand of frames? how does it compare with Cannondale, Klein, etc. Thanks!

WOW! Dami palang bike enthusiasts dito. Sorry tagal kong hindi nag-log on sa tsikot.com. Just saw this thread. I actually just came abck from Phils. Anyway, I am roadie most of the time now. Although I still occassionaly go downhill here in NJ. Lots of trails here to smash. But most of the time I ride with a group with my road bike average of 50 miles/wk. Here are rides.
Litespeed Vortex with Shimano Full DuraAce Components, Look Carbon Fork and Rolf Vector Pro Wheels
Giant XTC DS1 with RockShock Sid and Shimano XT components.
Trek 2300 Road Bike with Shimano Ultegra components.

gulliver
Anong Giant and hinahanap mo? I have the dual suspension for downhill and it's amazing how comfortable it is. Pero medyo wala nang masyadong time lately. If you want to find a good review, visit this site. http://www.mtbreview.com/

**BlackMagic** · June 8th, 2003 12:10 PM

gulliver,
just to let you know, I did not finish the race due to cramps. Had to abandon with 7 laps to go. Pero i still placed 4th kasi apat lang kami sa mtb category hehe. Really need to get in shape now.

**gulliver** · June 8th, 2003 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Litespeed

gulliver
Anong Giant and hinahanap mo? I have the dual suspension for downhill and it's amazing how comfortable it is. Pero medyo wala nang masyadong time lately. If you want to find a good review, visit this site. http://www.mtbreview.com/

Litespeed

u have some real beauties there man! including one that looks line mine, but your model comes equipped with a rear shock...i decided on the Giant xtc hard tail yesterday and took it for a 45-minute spin today, very, very happy with it. Except that the "MTs" i got are pretty sticky on the asphalt. for my conditioning period which will be done mainly on tarmac, i'm considering getting a pair of slick-like tires. siguro mas mabilis yon at ma-save ko naman tong mga "MTs" ko till the bikers on this thread finally go hit the trails :D if you want to see my new ride...

http://www.pbase.com/image/17574038

looks like your road bike is your favorite tho hehehe

BlackMagic

4th, despite your cramps?! congrats kid! how many kilometers was the race and what kind of track, the fort tarmacs or a specially built off-road track? kwento ka naman!