Thinking of buying a Rockhopper
10-03-19, 08:53 AM
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Thinking of buying a Rockhopper
I’m 68 , down to around 280 and enjoy riding around the neighborhood and to our small town and back . A lot of this is done on Cruisers and old rigid mountain bikes .
Looking for something different to add to my riding enjoyment.
Running along the road near my house is a public grassy area from 3-12 foot wide with a hill or two , that almost makes a loop of about 3/4 mile with an old road on one end that goes through some woods that would complete the loop .
Im thinking this might be fun to breakup my normal riding routine . Also there’s a power line and a gas line nearby .
This morning I rode half the loop on my Specialized Roll , but I’m thinking I need a front suspension to help my hands with the bumps . And the lower gearing to help with the hills .
I plan on making a trip to the bike shop today .
Would also like to check out some novice trails if I buy a Rockhopper .
Am I too old and overweight to start mountain biking ?
Looking for something different to add to my riding enjoyment.
Running along the road near my house is a public grassy area from 3-12 foot wide with a hill or two , that almost makes a loop of about 3/4 mile with an old road on one end that goes through some woods that would complete the loop .
Im thinking this might be fun to breakup my normal riding routine . Also there’s a power line and a gas line nearby .
This morning I rode half the loop on my Specialized Roll , but I’m thinking I need a front suspension to help my hands with the bumps . And the lower gearing to help with the hills .
I plan on making a trip to the bike shop today .
Would also like to check out some novice trails if I buy a Rockhopper .
Am I too old and overweight to start mountain biking ?
10-03-19, 01:48 PM
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I’m 68 , down to around 280 and enjoy riding around the neighborhood and to our small town and back . A lot of this is done on Cruisers and old rigid mountain bikes .
Looking for something different to add to my riding enjoyment.
Running along the road near my house is a public grassy area from 3-12 foot wide with a hill or two , that almost makes a loop of about 3/4 mile with an old road on one end that goes through some woods that would complete the loop .
Im thinking this might be fun to breakup my normal riding routine . Also there’s a power line and a gas line nearby .
This morning I rode half the loop on my Specialized Roll , but I’m thinking I need a front suspension to help my hands with the bumps . And the lower gearing to help with the hills .
I plan on making a trip to the bike shop today .
Would also like to check out some novice trails if I buy a Rockhopper .
Am I too old and overweight to start mountain biking ?
Looking for something different to add to my riding enjoyment.
Running along the road near my house is a public grassy area from 3-12 foot wide with a hill or two , that almost makes a loop of about 3/4 mile with an old road on one end that goes through some woods that would complete the loop .
Im thinking this might be fun to breakup my normal riding routine . Also there’s a power line and a gas line nearby .
This morning I rode half the loop on my Specialized Roll , but I’m thinking I need a front suspension to help my hands with the bumps . And the lower gearing to help with the hills .
I plan on making a trip to the bike shop today .
Would also like to check out some novice trails if I buy a Rockhopper .
Am I too old and overweight to start mountain biking ?
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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Thank for the reply . I looked at the Comp X1 and besides being a 1X9 instead of a 2X8 , and a little better fork , I didn’t see $200 difference between them .
I liked the gearing of the 2X8 .. I read a review of the Comp and the only con was the guy wished it had a lower gear for hills .
I think the 2X8 will do me good for what I have planned . Building my own loop near my house.
And I just found out theirs a novice 4.5 trail just 15-20 minutes away .
I wished the bike shop had one in stock so I could at least see one , but it being a 2020 model and they do a more Giant business according to the guy I spoke with .
Anyway it’s ordered and paid for . I should have it in 7-10 days .
worst case , if I don’t like the dirt , I can swap out the tires and ride it on paths .
I liked the gearing of the 2X8 .. I read a review of the Comp and the only con was the guy wished it had a lower gear for hills .
I think the 2X8 will do me good for what I have planned . Building my own loop near my house.
And I just found out theirs a novice 4.5 trail just 15-20 minutes away .
I wished the bike shop had one in stock so I could at least see one , but it being a 2020 model and they do a more Giant business according to the guy I spoke with .
Anyway it’s ordered and paid for . I should have it in 7-10 days .
worst case , if I don’t like the dirt , I can swap out the tires and ride it on paths .
