Mountain Biking at YourMTB.com - Your Mountain Biking Community http://www.YourMTB.com All things Mountain Biking! en Greetings from the flatlands http://www.YourMTB.com/forum/greetings_flatlands <p><strong>I am just an old roadie that finally saw the light 5 years ago. I am racing x-country and at the ripe old age of 44 am kickin some 19 year old butt. I will pedal anything, and have been in bike racing since the age of 12. If ya ever get around to Tulsa, Ok holler at me and i will take ya to the only mnt. in Tulsa, Turkey Mountain.</strong></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/forum/greetings_flatlands#comments Introduce Yourself! Thu, 15 May 2008 18:27:06 -0600 PigPen 5945 at http://www.YourMTB.com Sam Hill Takes Win #1 at Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup http://www.YourMTB.com/news/sam_hill_takes_win_1_nissan_uci_mountain_bike_world_cup <p>In 2007, Sam Hill grabbed the World Cup title and this year, he's won the opening round, setting a positive tone for this year's competition. In the semi finals on the 5th,  he finished 3rd, just half a second behind Frenchman Julien Camellini. Both moved up 2 spots in the final.</p><p><a href="http://www.YourMTB.com/news/sam_hill_takes_win_1_nissan_uci_mountain_bike_world_cup">read more</a></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/news/sam_hill_takes_win_1_nissan_uci_mountain_bike_world_cup#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 13:47:10 -0600 tmg820 5944 at http://www.YourMTB.com Popular Trail in Arkansas Closed Due to Serious Erosion http://www.YourMTB.com/news/popular_trail_arkansas_closed_due_serious_erosion <p>The popular three-to-five mile Fossil Flats trail in Devil's Den State Park has been closed to the public. Rushing water from the adjacent Lee Creek has eroded a large part of the trail due to the record rainfall and heavy flooding the state has endured. “It [the creek] just ate the trail away,” Devil’s Den Assistant Superintendent Tim Scott said.</p><p><a href="http://www.YourMTB.com/news/popular_trail_arkansas_closed_due_serious_erosion">read more</a></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/news/popular_trail_arkansas_closed_due_serious_erosion#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 11:16:06 -0600 tmg820 5942 at http://www.YourMTB.com Prehistoric Woodland Being Destroyed by Mountain Biking http://www.YourMTB.com/news/prehistoric_woodland_being_destroyed_mountain_biking <p>A prehistoric monument and ancient woodlands in West Looe, Caradon in the UK are being destroyed by mountain bikers and motorcyclists. For a second year in a row, Kilminorth Woods, which is a Local Nature Reserve and a draw to bikers for off-track riding, is showing signs of severe damage. &quot;The bikers have built substantial wood and earth ramps, gouging trenches in the floor of the woods for their construction and churning up the earth where they ride their bikes off-track. Worse still, the bikers have deliberately dug out sections of the Giant's Hedge to form tracks.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.YourMTB.com/news/prehistoric_woodland_being_destroyed_mountain_biking">read more</a></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/news/prehistoric_woodland_being_destroyed_mountain_biking#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 10:35:08 -0600 tmg820 5941 at http://www.YourMTB.com Huge Bike Jump http://www.YourMTB.com/video/huge_bike_jump <p><object width="425" height="355"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ay92iU43X3I&amp;hl=en"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ay92iU43X3I&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/video/huge_bike_jump#comments Action jump Thu, 15 May 2008 08:23:28 -0600 tmg820 5940 at http://www.YourMTB.com F1RST - A New MTB Mountain Bike DVD From Clay Porter http://www.YourMTB.com/video/f1rst_new_mtb_mountain_bike_dvd_clay_porter <p><object width="425" height="355"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4LXtruP67AQ&amp;hl=en"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4LXtruP67AQ&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/video/f1rst_new_mtb_mountain_bike_dvd_clay_porter#comments Miscellaneous clay porter dvd first Thu, 15 May 2008 08:20:16 -0600 tmg820 5939 at http://www.YourMTB.com Prepare, Plan and Avoid Accidents http://www.YourMTB.com/video/prepare_plan_and_avoid_accidents <p><object width="425" height="355"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KXMbxxdhMnU&amp;hl=en"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KXMbxxdhMnU&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/video/prepare_plan_and_avoid_accidents#comments avoid accidents Educational plan planning safety Thu, 15 May 2008 08:07:58 -0600 tmg820 5938 at http://www.YourMTB.com What are Crank & Bottom Brackets? http://www.YourMTB.com/video/what_are_crank_bottom_brackets <p><object width="425" height="355"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y5H35Yk1N90&amp;hl=en"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y5H35Yk1N90&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p> http://www.YourMTB.com/video/what_are_crank_bottom_brackets#comments bottom brackets crank Educational maintenance repair Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:22 -0600 tmg820 5937 at http://www.YourMTB.com 1997 GT Agressor http://www.YourMTB.com/image/1997_gt_agressor <p>My vintage GT Agressor. </p> http://www.YourMTB.com/image/1997_gt_agressor#comments 1997 Bikes/equipment GT Agressor hardtail 40.228562 -74.957828 40.228562 -74.957828 40.228562 -74.957828 40.228562 -74.957828 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:24:12 -0600 jargontalk 5936 at http://www.YourMTB.com hey walker.. still with us? http://www.YourMTB.com/forum/hey_walker_still_us <p>""walking down the empty halls,, looking at all the dust collecting on the pictures on the walls...."""</p> <p>"HELLLOOOOOOOO??"</p> <p>anyone here?</p> http://www.YourMTB.com/forum/hey_walker_still_us#comments Ask Walker Wed, 14 May 2008 14:21:11 -0600 Thomllama 5935 at http://www.YourMTB.com