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I went riding (mtb) last weekend in the middle of the day... well, it started in the morning but ended up pretty late!! (3.5 hour ride). We got home and my partner and I had red arms, and white hands...

I have a pair of RaceFace/Roach FR shin/knees... They're pretty good. I find that when I pedal they don't slip or anything, but they are pretty bulky... A little difficult to pedal in, but you get...

Yay Pebble!! (it's Nik from farkin hehe)

I wouldn't have the foggiest idea to service my forks!! I think I'll leave that one to the professionals.

I don't have any scars (yet) though my current injuries from my most recent accident might turn out to leave some scars... I have some lovely pictures of my wounds while still healing *mmmmmm*!
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There's definately some good advice given everyone else... I have to agree with a lot of the comments made!! Putting the seat down just in general, particularly when you are riding single track makes...

Emily has a valid point. I know a number of riders that share her opinion, that v-brakes are adequate, which is why I mentioned above that they should be the minimum. Quite a few people I have spoken...

Yeah, I have experience with this tape also (Leukotape) and I have had great success with it. If it doesn't stick with the white tape under it, I just use the brown tape on its own (it's fine as long...

Now I'm by no means an expert, but I just thought I would post because no one else has replied as yet.

The Boulder is an entry level bike. Now I've seen numerous specs on this bike, depending on...

My work thinks I am mad!! I have broken my arm twice in the past 6 months (different arm each time) and when I phoned them up to tell them about my most recent fracture my supervisor told me that I...

Maybe try a better quality sports tape?

I am a volunteer sports trainer and first aider, and I often get asked to tape knees/ankles/shoulders, etc... And I have come across a lot of crappy tape...

That's fantastic!! It's great when you get a good mix between rider and bike. Makes you realise how much you were let down by your bike before!!

Now I'd like to offer you some advice. GO SLOWLY! haha At least don't do what I did and crash on your first run with your new machine!!!

She's beautiful by the way!! :) Let us know how she rides...

Yeah she's fine... Mighty dusty (nothing a lil wash can't fix!), but only a couple of minor scratches on the handlebars. Paint job is still perfect! Now that's what I call a good stack! :) (cept for...

Thanks everyone.. :)

This is the 2nd arm i've broken mtb-ing!! I am investing in some armour. :p

Thanks guys... Details? Well, I thought we'd go try out this trail in the mtns that I'd been hanging out to ride... So off we went... The first section is all downhill and reeeaaally sketchy (loose...

Well... she rides like dream!!!! Maybe too much like one coz I had a huge stack going downhill on this really sketchy bit of rock/gravel... Broke my arm. Oops. She obviously made me feel a lot safer...

haha.. yeah.. I'm very big on the whole colour coordination thing, so I'll work on it :) One of my friends in Australia has pink forks! Very cool!! But I won't be changing them just yet!!!

The...

Just thought I would show off my brand new bike!! :) She's a sweet lil demon... took her for a short spin around the park this afternoon and taking her to the trails tomorrow... I'm so excited!!
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Ha, that'd be right.

I have a pair of Specialized MTB comp shoes and they are the most comfortable mtb shoes I tried on. They breathe really well and I feel like I could wear them for days!

Here are my 2 buddies... George (light colour) and Steve (darker colour)! Lil ratties are soooooo cute! They're running around on my lap right now!!
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Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself!! :)

Maybe next time you can have a ride in the Blue Mtns with some of us locals!

When I first bought my clipless pedals (they're eggbeaters - Crank Bros Candy), I had similar problems - took me about 5 minutes every single time to get my foot into the right position. To overcome...

Congratulations!! You should be very very proud!!!

Yup, my feelings exactly!! I went on a long MTB ride which was great for the first 10km downhill... but then... what goes down, must come up. 10km of STEEEEEEP uphill! I almost died when I saw it!! I...

Aw damn - I hope you're not in too much pain and I hope it's not too annoying!!

I have just recently recovered from a recent stack that resulted in a fractured head of radius (one of your bones in...