Alabama Mountain Biking Thread

yes, but I don't want to die doing it.

it's like this...

can I punch you in the arm? you get 100$ if I can. ok sure.

can I shoot you in the arm? you still get 100$. ok hm no thanks.

the punch is worth the 100$ even if it sucks a little. the shot is not.

I want punch climbs, not shot climbs.

 

Pain is temporary when climbing on a bike whether its moderate or difficult. Being shot in the arm is not temporary. Lol.

I guess technically it is temporary, but to what extent... death? Of course climbing hills on a bike could be death as well. So maybe this analogy sucks, or its spot on. I have no clue.

Either way, sounds like you just need an E-bike or find a good way to make shuttling efficient.

 

or you just pick trails that have punch climbs instead.

 

Meh, then its not as much fun for me.

We'll just have to flip a coin each time we ride and that'll dictate the type of ride for the day.

 

or you can just ride alone lol!

you said yourself having to wait isn't fun.

 

And I do ride alone on many occasion. Waiting isn't fun, but riding alone sucks too if that's all you ever do. And its sort of ill advised when doing rough descents that could break your face.

 

so until the shot climbs become fun to me (newsflash they never will)....then we ride my way

 

That sounds boring. I'm good with a half and half compromise. I'll throw you a tow rope.

 

oh yes. I will gladly let you pull me on my bike.

 

So we should go check out Coldwater Mountain down in Anniston. Its not too far from Chocco.

https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/238251/bomb-dog-loop-coldwater-mountain

 

I agree. I want to go a lot of places lol.

 

I'll be down there this weekend. Tempted to go ride on Sunday after I'm released from the training I have to attend. But I'd be getting home super late if I did.

 

Crash in to some water?

 

You got any free weekends to ride coming up?

 

Yeah we need an oak mtn trip again now that we have new whips.

 

Gotcha. Going to be similar for me in the coming months with us buying a house and all the projects my wife wants me to complete. Plus after we sell our current house, that money is being dumped into a shop which I'll have to manage when its being built. But I'm still going to be riding locally around here at the least.

 

Biking has made it to the top of my hobbies...

 

Climbing hills hasn't....

 

Climbing hills is fine, climbing mountains is not.

I hope you know if we ever go to a lift access park I’m telling them you aren’t allowed to ride the lift you prefer the climb.

 

Please do. I'll gladly take the lift behind the one you hop on.