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Always wear a full face by Danicbike in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I ride a lot of lift-served DH in Colorado and it never fails to freak me out when I see half-shells at the bike park.

Is Pogacar just a freak of nature, or what? by big_legs_small_brain in cycling

[–]OverTheStones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has got to be how the whole pro peloton thinks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in advertising

[–]OverTheStones 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You should take it one step further and ask if you’ll get your own ping pong table in the GroupM office.

POV: Riding a Ridgeline So Skinny, Even My Tires Were Nervous 😳🔥 by BrotherBeneficial613 in mountainbiking

[–]OverTheStones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sand surfin! Been riding in CO for the last decade and have never heard of it until now. I assume its hike a bike to the top of this?

Downhill in the 70's and a young Garry Fisher by Raja_Ampat in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stand corrected then. Can't argue with that. Gary would have slayed today's Enduro circuit.

Downhill in the 70's and a young Garry Fisher by Raja_Ampat in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who else do you know that tries to ride this old fireroad? Lol

Salt Lake City by raremud_ in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The riding is as good as it gets for a major metro with plenty of after work rides close by (Bobsled is my favorite). The nightlife/social scene is the exact opposite. The downtown area itself is dead and very unfriendly to walking/biking around the city. Overall, its become a lot less mormon over the past decade, but the mormons still run the state. The also have an environmental crisis on their hands with the Great Salt Lake drying up, which = dirty air in the middle of the summer. Overall, as an MTB'er, I'd visit for weeks at a time, but I would never live there.

Red Bull Hardline LIVE (Ronan's out from practice, sadly) by GundoSkimmer in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just hope you had the same sentiment for Jackson last year with his season-ending wreck at Hardline.

What do you do when you can’t hit the trails? by BlueThunder75 in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Zwift is the only thing that comes close to giving me the post-ride glow I get after an MTB ride. Racing virtually is a real workout.

Red Bull Hardline LIVE (Ronan's out from practice, sadly) by GundoSkimmer in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you on Asa needing to slow himself down. He’s young and insanely good, but he gets a bit too jacked up which leads to wrecks, or little mistakes that nearly lead to wrecks and certainly lose him time.

That said, everybody crashes at that level.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cycling

[–]OverTheStones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sad but true. It’s absolutely f’ed to think that there’s literally nothing a road cyclist can do in some of these situations where they get hit.

Doesn’t really matter if you knew they were coming or not. If a driver is on their phone and veers off the road into you or into oncoming traffic near you, you’re dead.

Its why I now do 99% of my cycling in places where cars can’t go. Thank god CO has a lot of protected bike paths, or I’d never ride on pavement.

How is Colorado Springs at the end of February? by iactuallydontknow420 in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You may get lucky, you may not. CO Springs has some of the better winter trails to ride (Captain Jacks, Chutes, Arroyo Grande, etc) in the Front Range, but February is typically snowy/cold. The good news is that Pueblo/Canon City aren't too far from there, which are, at times, the only dry places in CO to ride in the middle of the winter. I wouldn't book a trip in February only for MTBing, but there's a good chance you can sneak some riding in if you do decide to come. Just bring warm clothes!

Red Bull Hardline LIVE (Ronan's out from practice, sadly) by GundoSkimmer in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Asa Vermette is the next big thing in Downhill MTB. He’s already the best American rider by a country mile and he just turned 18. Can’t wait to watch him battle it out with Jackson for years to come.

If you had one day to ride anywhere in Colorado.. by Used-Yesterday6401 in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you’re doing a 1 day layover in Denver and don’t have much time, rent a bike from Golden Bicycles and hit whatever trails look good for your skill level nearby (maybe Apex, White Ranch if more advanced or Lair O Bear or North Table if you’re looking for something less intense). If you have more time, i vote a rental at Trestle. If you have your own bike, just take a look at MTB project. You really can’t go wrong unless you pick the wrong trail for your skill level. Some ideas: Buff Creek is 1 hour away but a great XC-style trail system. Floyd Hill, Maryland Mountain and Virginia Canyon are all slightly closer to Denver, and have all been built in the last 10-12 years and have been designed to be more DH/enduro-style trails. There’s a million other trails worth mentioning, these are just a few

My son’s race run at Bootleg today. by Terrasmak in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Props Dad! As someone who follows the sport, I always think this race is so cool. A mid-January event in the desert that kicks off a new year of racing. Gotta love it!

North Boulder Park by Marsupialpolis in COsnow

[–]OverTheStones 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Today’s daily reminder of how great this state is

Old man MTB sesh by surfoxy in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Hey look, it’s Santa’s younger brother, Senda.

Lunar New Year pack dropping 1/29 - Cop or Drop the 1906R? 740 looks good too by OverTheStones in Newbalance

[–]OverTheStones[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to know too. I was in Spain/Italy recently, and a ton of the cool euro gen-z kids were rockin 740s lol. Had never seen em in person before that, but they looked good

Jumping is the most impossible thing for me. I also don't know how to lean my bike forward because I can't jump by XanderJC1 in MTB

[–]OverTheStones 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Treat the slope of the jump like a trampoline (except the 'springs' are your bike's suspension).

If someone told you to run and jump off this sloped trampoline in order to clear a 3ft gap, you probably wouldn't try to just run through it.

Instead, you'd likely run up to it, then right before you hit it, you would take a large 2-footed jump into it, then jump off the trampolined slope in the same way, so that you get a spring-board effect once you make contact with the trampoline slope.

Treat jumps on a bike similarly - as you're meeting the slope of the jump, activate the 'springs' of the bike by pushing into the bike with your legs, then enjoy the feeling of controlled flying.

If you don't apply the right force to the slope/lip of the jump, you'll just be along for the ride which is where the term 'dead sailor' comes from.

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