Aggressive riders?

[nerdgirl]

Don't they say that mountain bikers generally are more relaxed than roadies. Take it easy Nerdgirl...

Maybe the lack of direct answer to your question is sort of an answer to your question. Don't worry, if an aggressive rider comes around, she'll respond to the original post.

Mountain bikers relaxed! Haha! Mountain bikers can be some of the most aggro people I've ever met. (At least the males, anyway. I don't ride with any women, so I wouldn't know).

And, true that. It was an answer, in a way. I just come from the school of thought that if you can't answer the question, then don't bother posting. It was never intended to be a challenge to those who don't do trailriding/downhill/freeride to prove how hardcore they are in XC or anything. I have nothing against XC riding. Hell, I do it from time to time. But a request looking for other riders who, as I put it, own a FF & flak jacket, shouldn't have turned into an argument about singletrack v. fire road and who is more "hardcore."

I'm just one for staying on topic, that's all.

[crazycanuck]

Nerdgirl..have you been to www.vorb.org.nz or www.rotoburn.com? There are women's forum there too(hidden) & you may find some more chicks that do downhill. I know I saw a few....

[katherine]

@ Nerdgirl. I think we largely were on topic, we just disagreed with the implied premise of your original post that dh is more aggressive than xc.

And thanks for the body armor recomendations, I keep thinking I should really think about some before I ride some of the gnarlier parts of Sedona next winter and spring.

[nerdgirl]

Eh, it's okay. The responses to this thread reminded me very well of why I prefer to play with the boys.

[bboston88]

Eh, it's okay. The responses to this thread reminded me very well of why I prefer to play with the boys.

I think you found your answer then.

[Irulan]

@ Nerdgirl. I think we largely were on topic, we just disagreed with the implied premise of your original post that dh is more aggressive than xc.

And thanks for the body armor recomendations, I keep thinking I should really think about some before I ride some of the gnarlier parts of Sedona next winter and spring.

DH IS more aggressive than XC, why is everyone getting so worked up about that? Faster, bigger, steeper harder, what is there to argue with?

[katherine]

I find MY mtb discussion needs are met much better over there. Nothing personal ladies,

Well lovely for you, thanks for sharing.

Next time I'll make sure I do my part in keeping your threads at 0 responses for the sake of being absolutely 100% on topic

Yes, the scenery from the high road is so much nicer.

DH IS more aggressive than XC, why is everyone getting so worked up about that? Faster, bigger, steeper harder, what is there to argue with

Yes your car is faster than my bike going up the mountain, it is also of course harder to ride in the same direction which water flows.

[crazycanuck]

OI..

FIrst off, don't attack Irulan..she's been here longer than many of you have & is a wealth of info. I wondered where you'd ventured to..

Second..Thanks for making someone NOT welcome here...

I too think i'll take my mtn biking discussions to other forums...It's mainly just "roadies" who think that fire road is exciting...

[MartianDestiny]

OI..

FIrst off, don't attack Irulan..she's been here longer than many of you have & is a wealth of info. I wondered where you'd ventured to..

Second..Thanks for making someone NOT welcome here...

I too think i'll take my mtn biking discussions to other forums...It's mainly just "roadies" who think that fire road is exciting...

Um...I don't see why the length of forum membership should mean a darn thing. If someone wants to play "holier than thou" "you aren't worthy to post in my threads" they can get it right back as far as I'm concerned.

Also, no one has even replied to Irulan, so pretty darn hard to be attacking her

You want to take mountain biking (or any other) discussions elsewhere then more power to you. The second part of that comment is completely unnecessary. First, who cares if someone thinks fire-road is exciting. Maybe it is for them; they are on a bike, don't shoot it down. Second, the implication is there that if you are riding XC you are just some boring fool that's riding nothing but fire-road that they should be able to ride with their eyes closed. Couldn't be farther from the truth, and yea, I find it belittling and insulting.

[katherine]

I think that phrases like aggressive, harder, faster, etc can be difficult terms, they imply that one ride/style/woman is more or less of something than another. This is sometimes problematic because one would hope that we could appreciate each other as distinct human beings, who are we to say that a middle aged woman taking up mountain biking on fire roads after raising three kids and beating breast cancer is more or less a mountain biker than a teenager flying down the trial on a huffy, or a racer with a long history of wins and the latest tricked out fs ride? I think that it is the context of your ride which matters as much as the content.
And props to you ladies who do downhill, at least from the guys I know it can be a hell of a boys club, you must put up with some annoying crap. I'm sorry that you haven't found as much support here as you should have. Hopefully this is an exception, not the rule.
And back to the original topic, on the subject of gear for nasty trails, I've found that Terry shorts are my least favorite, they stain and rip, mountain biking gear should not hold onto mud stains, I really like Harlot the material seems bomb proof, and the lengths are longer, but I wish there were more pockets.

[Irulan]

Is there something wrong with saying that I don't get my discussion needs met here? TE is not the be-all and end-all of mountain biking discussion, at least for me. I figured out a long time ago that instead of trying to shape a board into what I thought it should be, or have expectations that weren't being met, it was lots easier and more pleasant to find a board that fit me. It's a lot less frustrating and aggravating, too.

I said, "I don't get MY discussion needs met here", and tried to offer a direct answer to the OP. I made personal statement about my experience. I didn't judge or attack any of you, or your version of mountain biking, and frankly don't need to be attacked for stating what my experience has been.


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[Tuckervill]

This is the most ridiculous thread I've ever seen here.

Reminds me of my 20-something sons seeing who can piss into the pool from the top deck.

Exactly why I don't participate in other forums.

I'm really glad nerdgirl took her bike and went home. Her energy was too "aggro" for me.

Karen

[crazycanuck]

I thought nerdgirl was normal.. and represented what you'd see on the trails.

Yet again, the posters on TE frighten more people away. Good going!