Mountain biking

[Caligirlnic]

Like @Dana Ramos our trips will be based mostly on where we can camp and ride in Co, UT, NM, WY and SD. Most of this thread is about the bikes themselves. Is there any interest is having a thread geared towards your Overlanding trip locations that you biked at as well?? We just picked up our ITW Overland trailer yesterday and we are starting to plan trips from April thru October/November.

 

[Dana Ramos]

Like @Dana Ramos our trips will be based mostly on where we can camp and ride in Co, UT, NM, WY and SD. Most of this thread is about the bikes themselves. Is there any interest is having a thread geared towards your Overlanding trip locations that you biked at as well?? We just picked up our ITW Overland trailer yesterday and we are starting to plan trips from April thru October/November.

Great idea! You can probably continue to use this thread but I agree, more destinations with details on off-grid camping, trails, etc, would be awesome.

 

[Caligirlnic]

Great idea! You can probably continue to use this thread but I agree, more destinations with details on off-grid camping, trails, etc, would be awesome.

Especially with our trailer types, no need to get stuck where it cant or shouldnt really go. I think the subject might get lost in this thread a bit. Maybe a different spot? Let me know what you think.

 

[Sodog]

My overland rig is to get to trails all over the west and have a mobile hotel with me. I ride mainly a 29+ bikes but do have a regular 29 easy bike. My favorite is Gooseberry Mesa and bend Oregon.

 

[Caligirlnic]

Royal Gorge/Oil Well flats near Canon CIty Co Camp at both with a trailer no isses with accessability.

 

[Deleted member 16492]

My overland rig is to get to trails all over the west and have a mobile hotel with me. I ride mainly a 29+ bikes but do have a regular 29 easy bike. My favorite is Gooseberry Mesa and bend Oregon.

Nice Set Up!

 

[usmcjtac]

I ride a Cannondale F5 Hardtail. Mostly cruise the Camp Lejeune trails when they aren't swamped in. Grew up racing BMX on my old PK Ripper (before it got stolen:(), then moved up to a Floval Flyer 24 Cruiser. I love being on my bike!

 

[J100Roaming]

I ride a Cannondale F5 Hardtail. Mostly cruise the Camp Lejeune trails when they aren't swamped in. Grew up racing BMX on my old PK Ripper (before it got stolen:(), then moved up to a Floval Flyer 24 Cruiser. I love being on my bike!

I also mountain bike. I don’t get to hit the trails on base anymore not being in so I generally end up going down to Blue Clay for miles. I have been to Henderson Pond a couple times now on Lejeune. I know a couple people who will meet me for a pass but I hate to inconvenience them for my biking.

If you ever want a riding partner here in Jax hit me up! I definitely need to put more miles on my Trek Fuel before I make another trip to Pisgah this year.


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[Caligirlnic]

I also mountain bike. I don’t get to hit the trails on base anymore not being in so I generally end up going down to Blue Clay for miles. I have been to Henderson Pond a couple times now on Lejeune. I know a couple people who will meet me for a pass but I hate to inconvenience them for my biking.

If you ever want a riding partner here in Jax hit me up! I definitely need to put more miles on my Trek Fuel before I make another trip to Pisgah this year.


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Its worth a day trip to Big Bear area in the summer!! Do you have MTB Project app? That will show you all the trails in Cali.

 

[McCannUSA]

Its worth a day trip to Big Bear area in the summer!! Do you have MTB Project app? That will show you all the trails in Cali.

nice, I will have to check that one out too!

 

[Stash]

I'm riding a large 2010 specialized stumpjumper. It's been a fun bike.


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[Charles E. Cheese]

Nice pics. We are in Vegas and hit mostly XC and not much downhill. Both brakes went out within minutes of each other on the Cannondale Moto in the picture. Not sure how that happened. I did the fred Flintstone braking to make it back. Funny...

 

[Charles E. Cheese]

Bikes resting in Mccollough Hills in Hendetson, NV. Mostly XC with mostly wide track, some fun single track and a few hills and switchbacks. Fun but not too likely to break any bones. Not much into gnarly downhill...

 

[WalkingBear]

Mountain biking and overlanding go hand on hand.....Colorado State Forest has 130 miles of mixed jeep and singletrack to get lost.....one of the best vacations I have taken!

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[Gary Stevens]

Meet my new mountain bike, 27.5 plus. Should be riding this is about two weeks.

 

[PapaDave]

Got my new tacoma and mounted my Overlanding set up, RTT and bike mounts.

 

[toxicity_27]

I need to take both of mine in and have them go through it. Update some bits, and what not. Any recommendations for brakes for a larger fella running a 29er?

 

[Road]

Especially with our trailer types, no need to get stuck where it cant or shouldnt really go. I think the subject might get lost in this thread a bit. Maybe a different spot? Let me know what you think.

If you haven't already, yes, a separate thread about camping destinations specifically taken with biking in mind would be a wonderful addition to the forums.

I suggest it be started here in the Overland Related Recreation forum, but with the title Mountain Biking Destinations and that the first post describe clearly that it's a thread not so much about which bikes we have, but about trips and locations we've been to that were undertaken more specifically with mountain biking in mind, and a place to ask questions about biking destinations.

If there is enough interest and life in the thread, I'll suggest to the powers that be that there be a separate place for biking threads, so we can have threads about typical maintenance issues, sourcing parts, lighting and other accessories, etc.

Though not a straight mountain bike, and probably poo-pooed by some purists, I keep my Sondors 7-speed fat-tire mountain bike with me everywhere I go. I get out riding now, and get more real exercise and activity outside my vehicle, than I ever have before. I use it for scouting trails to be sure I can get my van back in there, I use it for running errands once set up in camp, I use it for back-up transportation in case my wheels break down, and I use it for pure enjoyment and just riding.

I LOVE my bike and have found it to be just the rugged beast I need for loading, unloading, and banging around town or backcountry roads.

I'll gladly be part of any thread started on Mountain Biking Destinations. Let me know if you need any help.

Road



Above and below: Out in the borderlands of west Texas/Mexico






Above and below: Old way of hauling my bike; working on new van interior setup this winter. Looks like my headlight is on, but it's just reflecting the flash from my phone camera.

 

[WalkingBear]

I need to take both of mine in and have them go through it. Update some bits, and what not. Any recommendations for brakes for a larger fella running a 29er?

Can't go wrong with shimano XTR or if you feeling like splurging money Maguro are top of the line.

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[Terex]

I've got a Trek 6Fattie now, but here's a neat picture of my trailer, my old Titus mtn. bike and its designer, Travis, who now runs a drone video business. The picture is from Overland Expo West, 2015, at Mormon Lake south of Flagstaff. My trailer was one of the exhibits at the VMI Offroad booth that year.