Morphing into a MTB'er?

Luke <[email hidden]> wrote in news:080720061733084932%
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That's the last thing I would have expected! But on the occasions that
I opt for a trail -- non-technical, I'm not extreme in the least! -- or
an isolated back/fire road that's reverted to two parallel single
tracks, I find myself enjoying the experience so much more than gliding
on asphalt. This is irrespective of pace, duration and intensity of the
ride.

I've narrowed it down to this reason: no cars.

I like mountain biking without cars, too, but unfortunately the nearest
interesting trail is a 2 hour (round trip) bike ride away, so I have to
drive my car an hour to get there. Something about using my car to avoid
cars doesn't sound right, so I don't do it much. I also don't like
wasting all that driving time when I could be riding my road bike
instead.

sally said:

Luke <[email hidden]> wrote in news:080720061733084932%
[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

That's the last thing I would have expected! But on the occasions that
I opt for a trail -- non-technical, I'm not extreme in the least! -- or
an isolated back/fire road that's reverted to two parallel single
tracks, I find myself enjoying the experience so much more than gliding
on asphalt. This is irrespective of pace, duration and intensity of the
ride.

I've narrowed it down to this reason: no cars.

I like mountain biking without cars, too, but unfortunately the nearest
interesting trail is a 2 hour (round trip) bike ride away, so I have to
drive my car an hour to get there. Something about using my car to avoid
cars doesn't sound right, so I don't do it much. I also don't like
wasting all that driving time when I could be riding my road bike
instead.

Using a car to ride a bike does sound like an oxymoron, but you have to
admit that once you are so far deep in the forest that you can't even
hear any human made noises, you are as close to heaven as you can get
and still be breathing. Ahhh, unless you have a gorgeous girl on each
side, me being a typical male. Ignoring the last sentence, that is what
I can ride to, and then dismount at the bottom of a little known
waterfall, sit on a perfect seat sized rock, and bliss out. There are
some places where I have to carry / drag the bike up a pile of rocks
that actually is the trail, and those are the same where I make some
insane descents. That gets the adrenaline going again after my waterfall
stop, but a wipe out there really hurts, so now I walk the bike down the
worst part. It's too far to ride in body armor just for that section and
you can forget about using a cell phone to call 911 if you really wipe.
Anyway, if you have been in the no cars, no people, just nature riding
mode you know why I usually ride a mountain bike. That ride would
absolutely kill a 700c x25 bike and you would spend the whole day fixing
repeated pinch flats.
Sorry roadies, it is the truth.
Bill Baka

"Luke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

That's the last thing I would have expected! But on the occasions that
I opt for a trail -- non-technical, I'm not extreme in the least! -- or
an isolated back/fire road that's reverted to two parallel single
tracks, I find myself enjoying the experience so much more than gliding
on asphalt. This is irrespective of pace, duration and intensity of the
ride.

I've narrowed it down to this reason: no cars.

No cars is nice but I find the closeness of trails and the seeming greater
speed because of that enjoyable. The natural windbreak of bush is also
welcome. Another psychological bonus is the close horizon. Seeing to far
ahead can be somewhat disheartening at times.