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Winter Crosstraining

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussions' started by WardJ, Feb 10, 2022.  |  Print Topic

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  1. WardJ

    WardJ

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    GA
    City:
    Columbus
    Ride:
    Windcheetah SS #481
    When it gets cold I turn to MTB riding. Less wind in the Woods and on the short steep hills its easy to warm up quickly.

    For a few years and over 2000 miles I tried it on a RANS V2 I built specifically for off road. She was a great ride and I miss her but she was just too compliant. Nice and soft over the harshest terrain this softness was a curse when putting out power. If my spin wasnt perfect or heaven forbid I tried mashing the frame would start flexing up and down.

    So I let her go and I went back to upright MTBs. One day I will try again. A Schlitter Encore maybe. Or a MetaBikes Mystique.
     
    WardJ, Feb 10, 2022
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  2. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    My winter crosstraining (to date) consists of...living on a farm! :twitcy:
     
    A.D., Feb 11, 2022
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  3. WardJ

    WardJ

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    GA
    City:
    Columbus
    Ride:
    Windcheetah SS #481
    I'm pretty lucky, my 6 acres is mostly wooded and last year my wife hired a crew to thin and clean the woods a bit. So this winter there hasnt been much. However, the work starts in two or three weeks. I just had 7 yards of mulch delivered I have to put out.
     
    WardJ, Feb 11, 2022
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  4. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    Funny story: My mom & dad always used to buy mulch from Lowe's, just as soon as it arrived in the Spring. One year they'd gotten a good size load, all in individual bags that were probably between 30 or 40 pounds/bag. Dad was bush-hogging across the road from their house in a 30+ acre field, when he heard mom S-C-R-E-A-M! He hurried home only to find mom quite upset on the front porch. She'd reached into one of the bags for a handful of mulch and picked up a LIVE 10" salamander of some sort! She was deathly afraid of snakes and it had so scared her so bad, that when she screamed dad had heard her all-the-way across the field when he was bush-hogging! :listenup: So watch out for what 'could' be in there! :surprised: FWIW, I think that's the last year they put the mulch down themselves. :twitcy:
     
    A.D., Feb 11, 2022
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  5. WardJ

    WardJ

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    GA
    City:
    Columbus
    Ride:
    Windcheetah SS #481
    I had a nice timber rattlesnake 2 years in my load.
     
    WardJ, Feb 11, 2022
    #5
  6. steamer

    steamer

    Region:
    East
    State/Country:
    PA
    City:
    Altoona
    Ride:
    Zevo and Wishbones
    Name:
    Tom
    Whichever takes the fatter tires would get my vote!
     
    steamer, Feb 11, 2022
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  7. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    OH MY! :jawdrop:

    BTW, mom picked up a 10" salamander and not a 10' salamander.
    (Now corrected in my post above, ha, ha)
     
    A.D., Feb 11, 2022
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