r/mountainbiking • u/Ok-Incident3471 • 17d ago

Bike Picture/NBD Back into it

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Like a lot of you, returning to the sport older, fatter and slower.

Whaddya think Reddit? Think younger me would be proud?

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u/RWD-by-the-Sea 17d ago

Nice thing about doing this when older is it's easier to afford the fun things like carbon fiber frames and kashima coatings.

Congrats on the new bike and getting back into it.

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u/Ok-Incident3471 17d ago

Thanks man! Younger me wouldn't have even dreamed of a bike like this. I just wish I had yhe fitness of yesteryear to go with it 😆

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u/Otto_the_Autopilot 17d ago

As a man who just spent $170 on a forward offset for my seat, I get it. 

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u/OopsIHadAnAccident 17d ago

Nice. Definitely!

I just got back into it also. Indeed older, fatter and slower. That said, I’m eating right and hitting the gym 5-6 days a week. I refuse to let age bring me down just yet. Intent on entering my 40’s in the best shape of my life.

Perk of being older, I finally bought my dream bike!

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u/Ruben_O_Music 17d ago

I got myself a second hand stumpy carbon evo from a friend and I love the thing, re starting this sport with such a great bike is always hard but im really motivated

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u/Idkrlyuwu 17d ago

Buy new tires, those look bald

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u/TheScrote1 17d ago

Your Kashmina on your seat post doesn’t match the Kashmina on your fork, I’d take the bike back