Roly
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Ok first off, i am by no means an excellent rider. Sure, i can bomb a hill fast enough (a 21kg bike takes care of that), but beyond actually riding my bike i consider myself a useless noob. Hence, i propose a "How To" forum. This could cover riding in all disciplines, but also HOME MAINTENANCE of one's bike.
This last one is probably a bit pathetic at first glance as the internet/local bike shops are a massive resource for finding out how to maintain my ride. However, i have always found it difficult to sift through the crap to find things actually relevant to proper mountain biking. Compound this with my dissatisfaction at forking out $80 to my LBS to more often than not have a few bolts tightened and then be told my bike is fine.
Basically the forum could be comprised of two main categories: riding and maintenance. These could then further be subcategorised to whatever specificity.
I realise that there is a bunch of information on this very site covering everything from bunnyhops to brake bleeds, but it would be so useful to have them all in the one place! An alternative might therefore be an addition to the "Parts and Stuff" forum rather than creation of a whole new section, where they could be in folders in much the same way as the "For Sale" section.
Anyway obviously no problem here, just me whinging about how rubbish i am at bike maintenance!! Any directional feedback to somewhere informative where i might be... informed would be sweet also, cheers!
This last one is probably a bit pathetic at first glance as the internet/local bike shops are a massive resource for finding out how to maintain my ride. However, i have always found it difficult to sift through the crap to find things actually relevant to proper mountain biking. Compound this with my dissatisfaction at forking out $80 to my LBS to more often than not have a few bolts tightened and then be told my bike is fine.
Basically the forum could be comprised of two main categories: riding and maintenance. These could then further be subcategorised to whatever specificity.
I realise that there is a bunch of information on this very site covering everything from bunnyhops to brake bleeds, but it would be so useful to have them all in the one place! An alternative might therefore be an addition to the "Parts and Stuff" forum rather than creation of a whole new section, where they could be in folders in much the same way as the "For Sale" section.
Anyway obviously no problem here, just me whinging about how rubbish i am at bike maintenance!! Any directional feedback to somewhere informative where i might be... informed would be sweet also, cheers!