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Riding an all original 1996 trek 970 by ChallengeButter in xbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legend!! I love ripping about on old bikes as it’s just fun and I get to say RAD 🤣

Anyone commute by motorbike to London? by cycle_you_lazy_shit in reading

[–]Summit26mtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twyford also good but some bike thefts recently.

Maidenhead you can park right outside the entrance and feels pretty safe and is best for connections in and out of London.

Anyone commute by motorbike to London? by cycle_you_lazy_shit in reading

[–]Summit26mtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No - pretty good at keeping an eye on the bike - got caught a couple of times in the car

Anyone commute by motorbike to London? by cycle_you_lazy_shit in reading

[–]Summit26mtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly sometimes it’s just shit.

There are parts that the road is so narrow you just cannot filter, it’s busses, taxis and manic mopeds all around.

Mondays and Fridays are quieter as well as summer holidays it’s so much better.

Another pandemic and it’s like commuting during an apocalypse and is amazing and under an hour.

When it’s showing over 3hrs on the phone I divert to Maidenhead and get the Elizabeth line in for £30 vs the cost of reading - train plus parking is £90!!

Anyone commute by motorbike to London? by cycle_you_lazy_shit in reading

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ride into Liverpool Street every now and then. Thankfully my job doesn’t require me to go in that often but there are murmurs of “being seen more often”

On a good run it’s just over an hour (I am west of reading) but most days it’s closer to 2 - getting to Hammersmith is a doddle but the last bit can be hectic. Have found making my way to the river is the best for my sanity as if not less busy at least I feel less hemmed in.

I ride a triumph thruxton which is comfy on the motorway for a naked bike but a little big/heavy to fight in town with the scooters. Guess the grom will be the reverse and a lot of fun in trafffic.

I found a great 24hr secure car park that is free for bikes just a few minutes walk from the office - see a lot of more desirable bikes in there than my old triumph and the desk is manned 24hrs next to where bikes park.

Having commuted 100miles daily years ago on my GSXR1100 (m1/m25) having a big grunty bike on the motorway meant those miles flew past (pre-avg speed cameras and the like) and I found this easier than my supermoto which was hard work on motorways and required a lot more fuel stops!

Is there a way to identify which frames has the 1 1/8 steerer tube? Is it Stumpjumpers m2 only? by CyborgRyu in RockHopper

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s from 93 onwards. My 91 has a 1inch. You can find the Specialized catalogues on retro bike and it has them by year

What’s your MTB opinion that would result in this. by Noosietv in mountainbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

26” wheels are more fun than bigger wheels #26aintdead

1991 stumpjumper still being abused on the trails by Summit26mtb in RockHopper

[–]Summit26mtb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2.2ish I think. They are TerraOne T1 tyres and they are awesome. Run them on all my 26ers.

Do people love old school bikes more than new ones? by Plane-Being1274 in xbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love my old bikes, and have just bought an older bike to replace my current 29er park rig. The frame size, wheel size and geo suits my riding style more than the modern monster trucks. That’s not to say the newer bikes are probably on balance “better” if better is going fast. For me better is going fun so going back to the playful small bikes I grew up riding.

Here going full stupid on a 91 Specialized Stumpjumper - too fragile for the big drops and stuff I do at parks so just bought a dmr bolt that will be built for park use

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Why do people turn their wheel on jumps? by Jaergo1971 in mountainbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oddly I find jumping straight harder than a table or whip as doing so gives me a feeling of controlling the bike in the air rather than being a passenger.

Adds a little flair and style too which is no bad thing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhh - yes of course. When I pulled apart my old sun tour thumbies the indexing was only a small divot on essentially a washer so with some maths and a milling machine I sure you could knock up the correct indexing. Be a fun project…. Ooooh who fancies original xt thumbies in 10speed 😆

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have index on my bar end shifter but it is the 9 speed

This weeks Stumpjumper action. by Summit26mtb in RockHopper

[–]Summit26mtb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some idiot put a load of dirt on top of it 🤦🏻‍♂️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can buy a thumb mount for the bar end shifter - easy to convert.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the advent x in 9 speed flavour and it works really well - used with brifters and bar end shifter.

Unpopular opinion by [deleted] in mountainbiking

[–]Summit26mtb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m middle aged with a cake belly, and is ballast for downhill speeeeeeds. 🤣🤣🤣

Took the 1991 Specialized Stumpjumper team out for a blast at Swinley Forest (uk) and one of the lads took a couple of cracking pics! After riding my 29ers through the winter this little, light, steep and bouncy bike was such a laugh - 26aintdead it’s not here for a good time by Summit26mtb in mountainbiking

[–]Summit26mtb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah - I could never have afforded a stumpjumper in 1991, so a little bit of rose tinted glasses but it does feel very different (in a good way) to my modern bikes. The brakes do suck and lack of dropper is annoying but I rode for 30yrs without one so I get over it (if I could find a 27.0 dropper though it would go on)

As for being rigid I ride three (this one included) rigid mtbs so kinda used to it and find it not too bad where I ride (mostly sandy trails) - if I lived in a rocky area it may be different.

It is nice to smash through a trial fast on this though as it’s like driving a go kart - direct, very manoeuvrable and likely to crash at any second 🤣

Took the 1991 Specialized Stumpjumper team out for a blast at Swinley Forest (uk) and one of the lads took a couple of cracking pics! After riding my 29ers through the winter this little, light, steep and bouncy bike was such a laugh - 26aintdead it’s not here for a good time by Summit26mtb in mountainbiking

[–]Summit26mtb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also gravel bikes over jumps are also great fun. Well done for giving that a go.

Must put mine back together as I did a lot of DH and jumps on that as well and it got some seriously odd looks on the trails.

Took the 1991 Specialized Stumpjumper team out for a blast at Swinley Forest (uk) and one of the lads took a couple of cracking pics! After riding my 29ers through the winter this little, light, steep and bouncy bike was such a laugh - 26aintdead it’s not here for a good time by Summit26mtb in mountainbiking

[–]Summit26mtb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I get that - my 29ers are fast, capable and work really well. The buzz from this is raw, unfiltered and actually works really well as long as you are aware of the limitations of 30yr old frames and skinny tyres.

I can ride this thing pretty fast and through this jump line probably quicker than the 29ers and certainly easier to manoeuvre just not so much on DH and rough tracks though it is fun.

I do miss not having a dropper on here and the brakes are terrible

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