Cycling Forum / General / Off-road Cycling / February 2007

I'm looking to buy a relatively inexpensive single speed and found this one:
http://www.jdcycles.co.uk/bikes/mtb-front-sus/07-genesis-io
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/index.php?bikeID=68&show_bike=TRUE
Is it any good or should I save a bit longer and buy something in the

I bought a cheap SD-based vid-cam just to
take on foreign trips. (The OT part)
My daughter and I went out today on her first
"dirt" ride on fire roads and I took some vids,

Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:10:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Vandeman <mjvande@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re:
To: Ryan Kay <kay4087@suumail.net>

You know all of bruno's post have had me thinking about the words we
use, and how others may interpret what we say.
Now I am not going on the CoD on my sheet, but there are lots of folks
here how it works. From one-zero's to CCT's and maybe even a FAC. I am

Last Child in the Woods --
Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder,
by Richard Louv
Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.

My front forks have seized up (again), the last time they were full of
water and muck and required cleaning out and regreasing.
They are Suntour XC (spring based forks) and are fairly easy to clean
but it is a pain.  What can I do to prevent water and muck getting in

This eloquent look at the social and ecological status of several of
the minorities and aboriginal peoples of Japan shows exactly why
diversity should be valued: such peoples often have a clearer view,
and more sustainable practices, than the majority culture. This is not

ya'll've been such a great help and i know there's years of great and
expert experience to be tapped--so where should i go in the countries
ya'll've been givin' me sh.t about (especially myanmar/burma and
cambodia--i know thailand like the back of my fuckin' hand). seems

Wassup haters,
I'm getting round to replacing the bikes I had nicked and I've just put
down a deposit for a custom steel hardtail. Sadly, the bloke who's
building it is a bit busy at the mo', so he's not going to start building

Had a chance to do some limited riding while staying in Los Barriles, about
60 miles north of Cabo San Lucas.  I've done a bit of desert riding before,
but it was mostly coastal sandy track stuff.  This was a sweet combination
of dirt/rock singletrack with a fair amount of ...

http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/020207/loc_020207074.shtml
Good Job to the citizen, not police that caught this guy.  
TJ

Since it's the season of the barleywines out in the WARM West, I've
been sampling a few of the regulars and a few of the not so regulars.
Bigfoot by Sierra Nevada is ok.  Foghorn from our friends at Anchor is
pretty good.  Old Guardian from the genuises at Stone kicks a.s.  It's

i'm thinkin' of gettin' one. anybody have one? i may put a rohloff
speed hub on it.
pros, cons?
thanks!

http://www.lamastre.com/theardechoise
You're welcome on june 2007
FC

I'm on the slippery slope to retirement after 40+ years in manufacturing.
I've been a MTB rider for the last five years here in New England and
although I enjoy the winter riding I'm dreaming about a warmer climate.  Any
suggestions?