What's your biggest problem in mountain biking?

[rod9301]

I'll start.

1. Cornering. Trying to get rid of leaning with the bike, instead of upper body leaning to the outside.

2. Not having enough weight on the front wheel. Probably comes from years of riding steep head angle bikes where i had to keep my weight back to avoid going OTB.

I've been working to correct these problems, but every once in a while i catch myself lapsing.

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[rideit]

Other people.

And crashing

[babybear]

work prevents me from getting more of it
end thread

[Andeh]

work prevents me from getting more of it
end thread

This, seriously. I progressed more during 8 weeks of lockdown this spring than I have in years. Other than that, jumping.

[forty]

the extraction of capital to the cycling industry from the efforts of volunteer advocates leading to an unsustainable tipping point for providing recreation opportunities to the public where incentive and accountability need to be applied to those reaping rewards

[rideit]

So, “E-Bikes”?

[NW_SKIER]

the extraction of capital to the cycling industry from the efforts of volunteer advocates leading to an unsustainable tipping point for providing recreation opportunities to the public where incentive and accountability need to be applied to those reaping rewards

Preach

[rod9301]

the extraction of capital to the cycling industry from the efforts of volunteer advocates leading to an unsustainable tipping point for providing recreation opportunities to the public where incentive and accountability need to be applied to those reaping rewards

Yeah, forgot about that.

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[Boissal]

Being a beater on a bike is my biggest problem.

[skaredshtles]

Drops and jumps. But mostly what Boissal said.

[ill-advised strategy]

Budget

[The SnowShow]

Drops and not being able to stomach buying an expensive bike.

[grinch]

After a ride, most any problem isn't worth mentioning

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[Bushwacka]

balls....

Honestly on moderately tough to easy trails I can KOM or be top 5 on the down or up and there are ton of Pro level DH rider. On tougher stuff that is steep(over 30 degrees), has bigger than 4-6 foot drops, or tons of rocks trying to snag my pedals I just mentally can not ride it fast.

[Powder Ho]

I've had a $500 deposit at my LBS since June 2019 on a new bike. Still waiting with no end in site.

[Pauldotcom]

Ive got 2 bikes and both are almost $7000 rigs. That's fucked (I didn't pay that much - got great deals). Hard to justify spending so much on bikes when dirt bikes are the same damn price.

[panchosdad]

Can't decide what new bike to get. Fucking brutal.

[stradissimo]

I can afford the bike I want (see rideit’s new whip) but I can’t justify it.

[evdog]

My knee has been hurting on rides again. It blows....

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

I've had a $500 deposit at my LBS since June 2019 on a new bike. Still waiting with no end in site.

Huh? Is an 80 year old Italian hand forging your new bike from rare earth elements using microscopic tools?

[El Chupacabra]

Huh? Is an 80 year old Italian hand forging your new bike from rare earth elements using microscopic tools?

And locating NOS Campy Euclid group. That takes awhile.

[rideit]

Huh? Is an 80 year old Italian hand forging your new bike from rare earth elements using microscopic tools?

It’s not the bikes, it’s the parts.

[powdork]

Ive got 2 bikes and both are almost $7000 rigs. That's fucked (I didn't pay that much - got great deals). Hard to justify spending so much on bikes when dirt bikes are the same damn price.

having spent a total of 15 seconds on a top end ebike, i would never consider a dirt bike.

[powdork]

I bit off more than i can chew with the new knee, work, PT (fucking grueling), and this 50/50 challenge i signed up for.

[teledad]

Can only fit one water bottle on the frame. Plus shit keeps breaking.