Notice bro! Ride hard and stay safe!FedEx dropped my new ride just in time for the Sunday excursion. Got it assembled and hit it! Most folks bowed out and it was just me and my neighbors 15 year old son. He’s a pedaling beast and loves downhill. We ride together a couple times a week.
This bike rides as good as or perhaps SLIGHTLY better than my neighbors $3500 Trek. He bought it for $2000 slightly used as it was a COVID bike. I love this thing. It allowed me to do so much more on the trail and climb hills better. The 29” wide tires just roll over roots and rocks and the full suspension absorbs any blows going downhill. The drop post seat allows instant center of gravity. We rode for 5 hours straight. Longest ride on trails to date. Hosed off the bike as it was somewhat muddy and need to hose myself off. Totally whooped.
If I were to buy a phone holder for my bike, it would need its own suspension in order to keep my phone from flying off hahaGreat bike and ride!
I finally got a phone holder on handlebars, cheap to buy and wicked handy
Congrats on the new ride! Make sure you learn how to use the adjustment features on your rear and front suspension. It can be nice to dampen one or both when riding on aggressive terrain, that way the shocks aren't violently firing back up every time you hit an obstacle.FedEx dropped my new ride just in time for the Sunday excursion. Got it assembled and hit it! Most folks bowed out and it was just me and my neighbors 15 year old son. He’s a pedaling beast and loves downhill. We ride together a couple times a week.
This bike rides as good as or perhaps SLIGHTLY better than my neighbors $3500 Trek. He bought it for $2000 slightly used as it was a COVID bike. I love this thing. It allowed me to do so much more on the trail and climb hills better. The 29” wide tires just roll over roots and rocks and the full suspension absorbs any blows going downhill. The drop post seat allows instant center of gravity. We rode for 5 hours straight. Longest ride on trails to date. Hosed off the bike as it was somewhat muddy and need to hose myself off. Totally whooped.
I want one too. Just afraid of breaking the phone if I wreck.Great bike and ride!
I finally got a phone holder on handlebars, cheap to buy and wicked handy
I hear you on the phone suspension!If I were to buy a phone holder for my bike, it would need its own suspension in order to keep my phone from flying off haha
Congrats on the new ride! Make sure you learn how to use the adjustment features on your rear and front suspension. It can be nice to dampen one or both when riding on aggressive terrain, that way the shocks aren't violently firing back up every time you hit an obstacle.
Dampening your suspension and sometimes even letting some air out of your tires (depending upon the terrain) can be hugely helpful for improving rider comfort and for avoiding getting flat tires. Underinflated tires can cause pinching and puncturing when you hit a bump, whereas overinflated tires can lead to blowouts. Your bike may come with a recommended pressure and you can easily buy inexpensive gauges for measuring, but it will quickly become something you can learn how to eyeball.
You may already know about all of this. Just trying to help and offer some advice! =-D
For cross country riding, where there are obstacles, it's best to have your seat somewhere between where it would be on a downhill descent (at its lowest position) and where it would be on a road ride or easy trail (high enough so that, when your foot is at the bottom of its rotation, there is only a slight bend in your knee). So an inch or two below a road/easy trail position is nice because then the seat isn't going to rape you when you go over obstacles as you stand to absorb the shock and you can bail more easily as well.Went out solo from 7:00 to 10:45 this morning. Got this recommended app to track distance, time, and elevation. Looks like 20 min of water and explore nature breaks (oh, and 1 pee break). Made some technical climbs I haven’t been able to do before. I’m getting used to the bike and dialing in some fine adjustments. I’m also getting stronger as well as smarter. I still upshift instead of downshift accidentally but it’s much less. I may not drop my seat early in a downhill because I forget but that’s lessening as well. I’m becoming more familiar with what gear I’m in without looking and am better able to gauge what I’ll need for a particular climb.
185lbs to 172lbs in 6 weeks since biking and eating less. Better moods and more energy!
I watched a YouTube bike guy go into detail on that bike and its toughness/build as well the social good it does. I looked into buying one for kicks but I don’t think they are for sale in developed countries?"worlds toughest bike"
Buffalo Bicycles
Nonprofit organization transforming individuals and their communities through the Power of Bicycles.www.buffalobicycle.com
More like "world's toughest" low budget bike. But if you're an African, making $3-10 per trip by carrying 50-100lbs of goods on the largely unpaved, hazardous dirt roads during 40-100 mile round trip routes (where many are forced to push the loads while walking beside their bikes because they have no chain, no working gears, or flat tires/just rims, or one or no pedals while in sandals or with bare feet), then that bike would absolutely change someone's life -- and maybe their entire family's lives -- enormously. Any non-profit helping people in 3rd world countries get 1st world quality bikes for little to no cost deserves all the respect in the world."worlds toughest bike"
Buffalo Bicycles
Nonprofit organization transforming individuals and their communities through the Power of Bicycles.www.buffalobicycle.com
Carbon fiber?Bought this recently. Decent bit of kitView attachment 139194
Sure looks like it. Don’t see any welds. I ain’t no bike expert though. Maybe there’s 1 pc alloy frames?Carbon fiber?
Just don't get into a wreck. Carbon fiber is light, super strong, but brittle as all hell. Nevertheless, that's one luxury road bike their, sir. You should be proud. I have no doubt that you've earned it.Full carbon fibre frame and wheels. Bluetooth groupset. She's quick
Splain pleaseBluetooth groupset.
Not understanding. Should it just be $100?What kind of price is $99?! You expect that kind of nonsense from MBAs that have their heads so far up their asses it would take the jaws of life to free them, but not a normal person working from their homes.