Congrats on the bike and getting into the sport! I did buy the Avalanche. It's been working fine so far, but I have yet to get to the trails with it. It's just been too hot. I've ridden it a couple miles to work and back a few times and countless trips around the neighborhood with the twins. I am pretty impressed with the mechanical disc brakes, other than the fact that the rotors weren't very true when I picked it up. Once I got em set up and broken in they work great. Not as grabby as V-brakes, but seem to have the same force. At least enough to pitch you over the bars if you wish. The seat sucks, period. I guess we'll see how it likes the trail once it cools down a bit.25Cameron25 said:Hey Joe (haha good song) just looking around and saw this thread. Finally something I know alot about. I have been doing downhill mountain biking my whole life and just bought a dirtbike 3 months ago. Have you bought your hardtail yet? Or are you still planning on getting one?
JD_MXRacer said:clipless pedals are scary. Back when i used to bmx bike race I used them for a few races. I got hit in the air but my pedals didnt unclip. I landed and ended up rolling down the downramp with my bike attached and then proceded to get hit/run over by about 4 people. I stopped using them after that. But I was looking into getting a mountain bike to do some downhill stuff. It looks like a lot of fun and good exercise.
_JOE_ said:That stuff all freaks me out. I've ridden 20inch dirt jumping bikes since I was about 12, so strapping my feet to anything is a very odd feeling. I see no reason for it honestly. I took the pedals off my 20inch and put em on the GT. They're sealed platforms that do a great job of holding onto your foot, and not too nasty if it should come off.
Anybody ever do any dirt jumping with a hardtail? :p
_JOE_ said:That stuff all freaks me out. I've ridden 20inch dirt jumping bikes since I was about 12, so strapping my feet to anything is a very odd feeling. I see no reason for it honestly. I took the pedals off my 20inch and put em on the GT. They're sealed platforms that do a great job of holding onto your foot, and not too nasty if it should come off.
Anybody ever do any dirt jumping with a hardtail? :p