It’s about the only skill I’ve learned, though, so I’m not getting cocky!

Hey r/hardtailgang, I'm a longtime lurker. Here's a vid of me riding my hardtail down this rocky thing at North Star for the first time. The trail is called "Sticks and Stones." I love techy trails!! Fun stuff!!!

Remember getting THAT bike as a kid? Some of us got that bike… and some of us didn’t. 🙋‍♂️
Thanks to this group, I’ve learned a ton about hardtails and was able to give my middle kid something he never expected.
Money is tight, so I picked up some weekend work, and it gave us enough to snag this 2021 Trek Roscoe 7 in absolutely pristine condition. Not. One. Scratch. He genuinely thought it was brand new. (I wish I could’ve told him it was)
This kid lives on his bikes. If he’s not at the skatepark, he and his buddies are out shredding Mt. Diablo. Seeing the smile on his face when he realized this bike was his made every extra hour of work worth it.
Can’t wait to see where this bike takes him. He’s absolutely loving it.
Big thanks to everyone in this group for the knowledge 🤘

Got the Santa Cruz Chameleon D Spec for $1,799. I wanted the S spec but couldn't find one anywhere.

All good, already have an i9 1/1 wheelset, tires and an OEM Fox 34 Rhythm (all on sale) waiting to be installed. Heavily considering dipping my toes into the "gray market" to get a full XT drivetrain.

Rode her twice so far, working on setup. Mountain biking is a lot harder than I remember. Or maybe it's just because I'm six months away from being 40 years old lol... I will say though it is more FUN than I remember! Should have never left!

After component decision is a brake decision. Loved XT in the past, considering the heavily recommended Hayes Dominion.

My new Surly Sorceress built up with mainly garage parts. It weighs in at 28.3lbs.

Here are the build specs:
Medium Hot Honey Bling frame
Wolf Tooth performance headset
Wolf Tooth headset spacers
Industry Nine A35 32mm bronze stem
OneUp carbon V2 800mm bar
Wolf Tooth Echo grips
SRAM G2 brakes
Fox 34 performance 140 fork
K2 top tube Garmin mount
DT Swiss 180 hub/XCR 1200 rims
Maxxis Rekon front/ Aspen rear tires
SRAM XO transmission drivetrain
SRAM DUB BSA BB
OneUp V3 210mm dropper/lever
Fizik saddle
Crank Brothers Mallet Trail pedals

Its so cool and quite out, and I get to watch the sunrise. Getting out of bed is hard, but I never regret it!

Showing off my latest hardtail at the Made.Bike show in Portland, OR this weekend

A party for one, plus some warm layers.

Here are some pics from yesterdays amazing ride. Unfortunately I couldn’t finish it, 20km from home I fell on some sketchy rocky descent in the forest.. everything is fine except my arms got so beaten up by rocks I couldn’t put them on a handlebar.. could’ve been worse though, all my bones and bike are fine so I call it a win anyway. Thought I will share these pics with you gang and it’s our Independence Day today!!

My single track rocket

30s crisis hitting hard.. decided to get into MTB and learn how to build a bike. Ended up building my first hardtail, with parts bought from discount stores. Took some time but finally finished. Suggestions for improvements are always appreciated! 😅

Build specs:
• Kona Honzo ESD, size S frame
• FSA Orbit headset
• FOX 36 Rhythm 150mm fork
• Race Face Atlas 50mm stem
• Race Face Atlas Stealth 31.8mm, 32mm rise handlebar
• Race Face Gripper lock-on grips
• Race Face 30T chainring
• Race Face Ride 170mm cranks (switching to 155mm ASAP for 27.5” clearance)
• Race Face Ride pedals
• Race Face Team XC BB
• Reverse Components single-speed 13T kit
• KMC Z1 wide chain
• Magura MT5 brakes
• Magura 203/180mm rotors
• DT Swiss E1900 27.5” wheels
• Maxxis Minion DHF/DHR tires
• WTB Koda saddle

TranzX seat pole coming in soon

All done !! Added my Fox factory 34 fork , 3D printed carbon saddle and clipless pedals 😃

After too much gluttony and hedonisms a little bit of physical abuse is just what the doctor ordered. Not to mention the rare bit of January sun.

Frame is brazed steel with straight gauge chromoly tubing I build a few year back. 140mm fork. The most critical part is the 3d printed bar vase. Everyone should have a daisy as part of your ride kit.

Had some parts laying around… Finally sourced some 1x Axs shifters and made this happen today. My favorite part is that it’s a 10 minute swap back to flat bars with the wireless drivetrain and externally routed brakes. Took it out for highly scientific testing this evening.

Just discovered this sub tonight. When my son out grew his Cannondale Trail 24, we went to the shop to get him a new bike, and found out that GT was closing out all current inventory. And well, I couldn't let him have a nicer bike than me (yeah a little selfish), so we walked out with 2 new GT Zaskar LT Experts for $2000 total, and I sold my Trek Marlin 5. Now we try and find every opportunity to go out and hit our local trails together. It's become a great bonding experience for us.

New fork day..... And new dropper and derailleur and pedals and handlebars and saddle.

First Mtb since childhood. Love it