Two Wheel Blogs

It is almost done! (It still need a rear caliper).

Today I took the family out to the pumpkin festival and had a lot of fun. Basically my wife and I wore the kids out with October fun. When we got home, the kids took a rest and I headed to the garage to build.

It was a good thing I did too, because my bikes were in need of some maintenance. The front brakes on my MTB were SHOT! I installed a new set of pads and got started on re-building the bike that made me passionate about MTB riding.

Some days the water just seems a whole lot less deep than I remember...

I refer to the water being deep when I talk about the talent pool in the world of cycling. I realize that my skill level is a veritable "small fish" in the talent pool, but today I felt like a bigger fish than usual. The water is still deep, but I seemed to have a better command of the bike than usual.

I overheard a discussion in the LBS today about equipment and rider ability. It seemed that once again someone was going to try to purchase "performance". To say it another way, this guy thought that buying a longer travel suspension bike was going to make him faster on our local single track.

I love technology, don't get me wrong, but its a double edged sword.

When I see weekend warriors using big hit bikes to allow them to ride over logs without even considering lifting their front wheel, I begin to think technology is actually hurting these people.

The problems exist only when the user allows his epuipment to mask his (in)ability...could it be that long travel suspension giving people a false sense of what they can handle?

Moral: know your limitation, and dont believe for a second that you can buy something that lets you extend them overnight.

Sorry for the rant...but hey, its MY blog!