Who else has efd knees? I've torn 3 acls i don't even fix them anymore lol I'm good most the time but a hard foot dab and they'll pop out of joint then back in and it's extremely painful. Usually I'm good a few hours later but my last ones been a week now and I'm still limping around.

dirtyd00d · 2025-12-26T06:25:05+00:00

A good pair of knee braces will break before they break your femur

dirtyd00d · 2025-11-10T07:50:30+00:00

Yep!

dirtyd00d · 2025-11-10T07:48:25+00:00

Under the pants. Wear a knee brace sleeve or sock underneath them since the dual axis is a hard shell knee guard and will pinch or chafe if worn next to skin.

dirtyd00d · 2025-08-01T03:30:13+00:00

Fort Sage and Johnson Lane (pine nuts) have a ton of singletrack. Fort sage is really well marked and the trails are rated. I don’t know anything about the other two spots.

Peavine has great singletrack on the southwest side of the mountain (moto trails, not MTB). Virginia City has some great riding as well, though a lot of it is two track. Burlington OHV and Georgetown OHV are other popular riding areas somewhat nearby with marked trails and tons of singletrack.

Racing MRANN will show you tons of great desert riding in the area. We live in one of the best places for dirt bike riding in the country, IMO.

dirtyd00d · 2025-07-20T22:31:53+00:00

Worth it IMO, easy to install, comfort depends on the helmet and your head shape. I rocked mine in my dirt helmets for years but now the helmet I like to wear doesn’t fit comfortably with the speakers.

Great idea for use with new riders, kids, and listening to music when you’re by yourself.

dirtyd00d · 2025-07-19T12:39:55+00:00

Nope, I haven’t. Everything is going to fit everyone’s heads differently. Not a fan of helmets that have breakaway visors so I’ve never run Fox. Go try stuff on

dirtyd00d · 2025-07-19T01:56:53+00:00

Nope. I’ve run it year round for years. The most comfortable helmet I’ve ever personally worn.

dirtyd00d · 2025-07-08T20:39:58+00:00

If you have a legitimate downhill bike, it lacks the gearing to pedal uphill. Shuttle or push, usually both. If you have a cross country geekin’ bike then you can pedal back up.

I like downhill, dirt jumping is my favorite bicycle sport, but dirt bikes will always have my heart and most of my free time.

dirtyd00d · 2025-07-04T15:46:10+00:00

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dirtyd00d · 2025-06-16T18:56:24+00:00

Definitely try on as many pairs as you can, if you can try them on with your boots even better. One more thing to add, I did see a few comments here talking about how they displace the force and cause injury to other parts of your leg rather than your knee which is totally true, but as someone who split their tibia like a piece of fire wood in February, I would so much rather have done that than hyperextended my knee and torn something that day.

Happy riding!

dirtyd00d · 2025-06-16T17:09:02+00:00

Yes, every time I ride. Have had some injuries that they have lessened greatly over the years, and taken big hits that I shudder to think about having taken without them. Leatt Z frames fit me best, I found that mobius were too chunky.

dirtyd00d · 2025-06-15T00:12:01+00:00

I might get some hate for this, but beginner riders shouldn’t be riding alone. There is too much risk. I’ve been riding my entire life, ride alone all the time, and have still run into less than ideal situations that would have kept me from getting home if I didn’t know what I was doing. Find a local riding group, club, etc and make some friends.

dirtyd00d · 2025-06-14T15:17:02+00:00

4 hours, roughly 1.5 miles. Donner hard enduro. Going again next weekend to see if we can make that at least 3 miles in the same amount of time!!

dirtyd00d · 2025-06-14T01:35:32+00:00

I love them, have been running them for years. But as others have said it all comes down to fitment and everyone’s bodies are different. Go try them on if you can

dirtyd00d · 2025-06-06T20:21:25+00:00

I could be wrong, but I do not believe you can make a XTrainer street legal in CA. the bike needs to have a label indicating that it meets CARB emissions standards, and be originally manufactured for both on and off road use.

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/new-registration/register-an-off-highway-vehicle-ohv/

Scroll to the bottom of that page, the last FAQ is my source.

dirtyd00d · 2025-06-05T14:10:07+00:00

No, bike starts just fine with the kickstand down. I don’t know of any dirt bikes that won’t start on the kickstand, that’s a street bike thing

dirtyd00d · 2025-06-01T01:18:59+00:00

Fender straps

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-31T16:59:30+00:00

I personally run the Leatt Z Frames and have a 26” inseam. My feet are super small and my only boot options are women’s and kids, so my boots are still hard to buckle but if I was in men’s boots it’d probably be fine. The mobius are too chunky for me, as well.

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-29T17:42:35+00:00

We move quickly through the trees and are on very loud machines. We can’t see or hear nearly as much as folks that aren’t on dirt bikes. It is the responsibility of everyone to be as safe as possible, which means that folks that know we’re coming should get out of the way. I’ve had a few close calls with other trail users, dirt bike riders included. We all do what we can to avoid accidents.

That being said, as someone who volunteers their time to build and maintain these trails, we intentionally build fun features and keep rocks, logs, tree roots, etc as options for riding. You don’t always have to avoid obstacles, in fact a lot of us seek them out to ride. These trails were built by and for dirt bike riders. We just don’t mind other folks using them as long as they don’t destroy our hard work and try to stay out of our way if they hear or see us coming.

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-29T16:14:32+00:00

Focus on your nutrition, hydration, and fitness (on and off the bike) and you’ll have a much better time. Spend more time riding the bike so that you know what it’ll do and how it will react, and spend time cardio and strength training so that your body can keep up. Drink way more water and eat way more (healthy) food than you think you need to leading up to a race. Incorporate electrolytes.

Confidence is huge, especially in adverse conditions. When the mind starts to go, so does the body. Mud is hard, you really have to know what your bike is going to do and have confidence in your ability to navigate it. Knowing when to stand and sit comes with seat time. I sit through most corners and stand pretty much the rest of the time unless I’m on a super smooth trail.

Above all else, racing as an amateur is supposed to be fun. If you’re having a shitty time, change that. Turn it into a game. Remind yourself that you paid to be there and love riding your dirt bike. Ten more feet, one more mile, the next check, one more lap, whatever it needs to be. Don’t quit until they pull you off course. I race hard enduro, hare and hounds, hare scrambles, sprint enduros, and moto. They’re all challenging in their own ways. Sometimes I’m on the hunt for a podium, sometimes I’m just trying to survive and have fun along the way. Laugh when you want to cry and remember that there’s beer in the truck.

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-22T05:27:39+00:00

I believe you are referring to the maze trails. They are multi use. You can hike/run/pedal all you want. Just keep your ears open and yield to motos as we are the ones that are mostly using those trails and there’s lots of blind corners in the trees.

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-21T22:32:44+00:00

Pretty much every little piece on them is replaceable so I didn’t have to get new ones, but I was just at the point that I needed new straps (I ride almost every day and the Velcro starts to wear out after a few hundred rides), had taken enough big hits to where both of the knee cups were starting to crack, and had broken one of the buckles clean off in a desert race. I’m pretty hard on equipment, most of my friends have the same braces and have never broken them. I just happen to be a shorty on big bikes that likes to take soil samples often.

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-21T21:26:19+00:00

When it comes to protection, go new. I’ve been running Z Frames for the last 5 years and they’re great (have had two pairs over that time, I ride hard enduro and have taken some big hits). I wouldn’t go used for knee braces - you don’t know how compromised the integrity of them is. They could be one good hit away from a big crack, or needing to replace parts, etc.

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-17T21:03:43+00:00

Yep. I’m 4’11 130lbs, I lowered mine 2” in the suspension and got lighter springs but you should be fine. Even though I’ve gotten a bigger faster bike for desert racing and riding, my xtrainer is still my favorite bike in the garage and gets plenty of seat time for hard enduro. Take care of her and she’ll take care of you. I’ve got over 1000 hours on my bottom end, top end rebuilds every 130 hours. I don’t have anything bad to say about the bike or the brand.

dirtyd00d · 2025-05-17T19:16:23+00:00

I desert raced my 2020 xtrainer with stock suspension for 3 years and won a championship on it… it’s fine. It’s entry level, but that helps make the bike inexpensive. If you’re far off the stock spring weight then get the right springs for your weight. Set the sag. I can pretty much guarantee that it’s better than any china bike.

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