Why you love mountain biking?
10-22-18, 11:02 AM
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10-22-18, 03:53 PM
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Its a stress relief.
10-22-18, 05:41 PM
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Don't have to worry about the steel bulls , just deer, skunks, foxes, moose, bears, and other fun little critters.
10-22-18, 05:55 PM
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it's usually prettier
10-22-18, 06:11 PM
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Because I can do it on my road bike (with fat tires), while my full suspension bike sits in the garage.
10-23-18, 10:52 AM
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Getting out on any of my bikes is a getaway from daily stress. My MTBs are a great alternative to the road miles I put on most of the year, and they get me out on paths and into locations my road bike simply isn't built for.
10-26-18, 02:58 PM
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Freedom
Because you can go almost anywhere, today's MTB's are some mean go anywhere machines. The feeling of reaching a summit on a bike its greater than the same summit hiking for me. I do it as stress relief as well, cheaper than a shrink...
11-27-18, 11:47 AM
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There are no mountains where I live, so I often jokingly refer to what I do as "dirt-pathing". I like it for the repetition (pedaling) and the changing challenges presented by the trail. Dirt-pathing is good exercise, gets me outdoors, distracts my conscious mind so that my subconsious mind can generate ideas and solve problems, and new routes and trail systems provide a sense of exploring the unknown.
11-27-18, 02:44 PM
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Stress Release
I scare myself every ride
I push myself every ride
Exploration of unknown
I scare myself every ride
I push myself every ride
Exploration of unknown
12-29-18, 09:06 AM
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I like getting out into the woods, getting some exercise, enjoying the scenery, seeing wild life, and riding over a bit of challenging terrain. It combines a lot of what I like about bicycling and hiking with some added challenges and excitement.
12-31-18, 06:15 AM
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I have a buddy who renamed Mountain Biking (MTB) to All Terrain Biking (ATB). Sort of makes sense considering where I live. I have to drive hours north to get some "real" elevation.
Oh! As far as cycling is considered, nothing puts a smile on my face more than mountain biking
Oh! As far as cycling is considered, nothing puts a smile on my face more than mountain biking
