What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

I've had an unbelievable run of great weather since I built the Banshee in October, where after each ride was just an easy wipe down of the moving parts.

During the week I finally had to gave it its first proper wash.

Then on the weekend I had a big stack in a dustbowl of a trail, just before running into @Asininedrivel .

The bike is no longer clean :D
That's the problem with riding your bike. It gets dirty.
 
I went for a ride, first time in the dirt on the new Rocky Mountain. First time in the dirt on a 29er.
It was good, really really good. Everything works, it rolls well, feel normal, planted and doesn't look stupid like the early 29ers did.
It's bee maybe 2 years since I rode on the dirt.
 
I've had an unbelievable run of great weather since I built the Banshee in October, where after each ride was just an easy wipe down of the moving parts.

During the week I finally had to gave it its first proper wash.

Then on the weekend I had a big stack in a dustbowl of a trail, just before running into @Asininedrivel .
Hopefully the 8mm rain the area got on Monday did a bit to firm up those sandpit berms!

Having said that, Summer conditions really suit my inner lazy. Go from needing TLC after every wet ride to cleaning it like once every 6 months or whenever the drivetrain starts making sad noises.
 
I went for a ride, first time in the dirt on the new Rocky Mountain. First time in the dirt on a 29er.
It was good, really really good. Everything works, it rolls well, feel normal, planted and doesn't look stupid like the early 29ers did.
It's bee maybe 2 years since I rode on the dirt.
Yep, 29ers are pretty good. My new Stumpy does everything my old 27.5 Norco Sight did and does pretty much all of it better.
 
Feck... I cut the baby one in front last week which was about 14" diameter and cleared the trail. Seems mother nature has other ideas and threw me down this monster.
Gonna need a bigger saw.
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Made it out to the Bayswater pump track which has been posted here before yesterday. They’ve done a great job with it, fast flowing fun. Also a spin around some trails at Joondalup. Nothing too challenging but such a good setup for kids to get into riding.
Scratching my head wondering where the hell all these things were when we were kids.

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Scratching my head wondering where the hell all these things were when we were kids.


In the forest...hidden...with a bong shack for shelter.


I want to know why civilised Australia doesn't have these on the east coast.
 
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