Who Would You Tongue-Kiss?

[saxman]

If you look back at the last 10 - 15 years of mountain biking, there's been dozens of innovations that have made MTB riding better, safer and a lot more fun. If you could choose one innovation to MTBing that you are so enamored with that you would tongue kiss the person that came up with the idea, which one would it be?

I would absolutely tongue-kiss the person that thought up hydraulic brakes for MTBs. I had tried them on a friend's bike, but until I actually did a full ride with them on my newly purchased Trek 6500, I had no idea just how awesome hydros are. I am just blown away at how much better they are than any other brake system. In addition to the hydros on the 6500, I purchased a used set of Avid Juicys from a fellow MORE member to put on my squishy, I can't wait to do the install now!

[drewdane]

I'd go with the guy(s) that put knobby tires on beefy frames to begin with.

[rizetech]

for me, a tie... disc brakes, suspension and clipless pedals. if i had to pick only one:
suspension, especially the lefty!

[Dr Phil mmkay]

Um...I haven't been biking long enough to know what's "new." I guess if I had to tongue someone it would have to be Darcy Turenne (http://www.hellodarcy.com/home_files/droppedImage.png). Sure, she wouldn't be what one would consider "innovative" but she can ride the hell out of a bike and I'm sure she's much more pleasant to tongue than the old geezers who developed mountain biking.
:flushed:

[werace424]

Ya'll just nasty....:nope:

[tuba_transport]

Ya'll just nasty....:nope:
It's a bike. I dig it and all. But it's a bike.

[akern2]

My girlfriend.


She wants to try Downhilling. Woot!

[tuba_transport]

My girlfriend.


She wants to try Downhilling. Woot!

There ya go!:thumbsup:

[akern2]

There ya go!:thumbsup:

I know. She's already a sponsored snowmobiler. So it's just another adrenaline rush.

[DKEG]

Um...I haven't been biking long enough to know what's "new." I guess if I had to tongue someone it would have to be Darcy Turenne (http://www.hellodarcy.com/home_files/droppedImage.png). Sure, she wouldn't be what one would consider "innovative" but she can ride the hell out of a bike and I'm sure she's much more pleasant to tongue than the old geezers who developed mountain biking.
:flushed:I think you would be arrested in most states if you did anything but shake her hand.

My girlfriend.


She wants to try Downhilling. Woot!
She would be my first choice also :)


I like bikes but not enough to kiss a dude. So I will say Sky Yeager for designing my frames.

[Dr Phil mmkay]

I think you would be arrested in most states if you did anything but shake her hand.

Yeah, well wasn't this an opinion based thread? I mean, who here would actually go out and kiss strangers? I was just expressing my opinion that she would seem pleasant to smooch, being that she's a very cute girl, and a pretty gnarly freerider/dirt jumper.

Here let me clarify: I would totally tongue Darcy. :rolleyes:;):thumbsup::flushed::eek ::cool::p;);):thumbsup:

[DKEG]

Yeah, well wasn't this an opinion based thread? I mean, who here would actually go out and kiss strangers? I was just expressing my opinion that she would seem pleasant to smooch, being that she's a very cute girl, and a pretty gnarly freerider/dirt jumper.

Here let me clarify: I would totally tongue Darcy. :rolleyes:;):thumbsup::flushed::eek ::cool::p;);):thumbsup:

my point was she looks to be 14 yrs old.

[chowderbutt]

without a doubt - Robert Reisinger - fisher and his crew may take credit for mt biking but it was robert and the mountain cycle san andreas that created what it is today - hardcore, cross country and down hill worthy dual suspension and diskbrakes. Too bad the company crumbled when he sold it.

[Dr Phil mmkay]

my point was she looks to be 14 yrs old.

Ah, no way dude. She's actually older than me. Here's her Norco Fatory Team page (http://www.norco.com/team/darcy-turenne/).

[DaveG]

Ah, no way dude. She's actually older than me. Here's her Norco Fatory Team page (http://www.norco.com/team/darcy-turenne/).

Remember, David is old. Anybody less than 25 looks like jail bait to him.

[walsh]

I hear there was a long line waiting outside Jeff Jones' van when he came to town . . .

[riderx]

I'd like to nut punch the person who pushed nine speed for MTB. :hammertime:

[akern2]

She would be my first choice also :).

Hey hey now, she's mine. Back off. I have to defend her honor and stuff.


To quote The Boondocks "All you guys are gay"

[DaveG]

I'd like to nut punch the person who pushed nine speed for MTB. :hammertime:

Amen. I'd stand in line for that.

[chowderbutt]

To quote The Boondocks "All you guys are gay"


to quote seinfeld "not that theres anything wrong with that:confused2:

[Dr Phil mmkay]

Uh...no soup for you? :nope:

[jabberwocky]

This is the most "internet" thread I've seen on MORE in a long time. The only thing missing is a lot of misspelled words and some lol-speak. :rolleyes:

[Dr Phil mmkay]

Dis is teh mos "intarwebz" thread I've seen on MORE in a long time. Da only thing miss'n is lotz o misspeeled wordz and some LOLlercoasterzzz. LOLOLl!!111!one!!omfgrotflmaobbq :rolleyes:

There, all fixed. :D

[jabberwocky]

There, all fixed. :DMy morning is now complete. :)

[akern2]

n00bs.


ROflcopters!!!!11!!1!!1!

[DKEG]

Ah, no way dude. She's actually older than me. Here's her Norco Fatory Team page (http://www.norco.com/team/darcy-turenne/). Well in the pictures you linked. She looks a lot like Tatum O'neal did around the time she did Paper Moon or The original Bad News Bears. Or when she was hanging out with Kristy McNichol.



Remember, David is old. Anybody less than 25 looks like jail bait to him.
If age has anything to do with then she must look like an infant to you.

[Dr Phil mmkay]

If age has anything to do with then she must look like an infant to you.

Oooohh Daaayyaammm, OLD-Off! :thumbsup:

[DaveG]

If age has anything to do with then she must look like an infant to you.

You should show more respect to your elders. :nono:

[saxman]

I'd go with the guy(s) that put knobby tires on beefy frames to begin with.

Well, that's a given, but the rules of the game were innovations to MTB that occurred in the last 10 or 15 years.

Also, I would agree that the person who thought up the 9 speed drivetrains for MTB should get kicked in the nuts.

[drewdane]

Well, that's a given, but the rules of the game were innovations to MTB that occurred in the last 10 or 15 years.

Also, I would agree that the person who thought up the 9 speed drivetrains for MTB should get kicked in the nuts.

Oh fine. Um, um, ooh! Ooh! 29ers, Duuuude!!!!

[werace424]

Well, that's a given, but the rules of the game were innovations to MTB that occurred in the last 10 or 15 years.

Also, I would agree that the person who thought up the 9 speed drivetrains for MTB should get kicked in the nuts.

Why the hate for 9 gears? Nine is WAY better than one :eek::eek::eek::eek:

[wrench177]

Why the hate for 9 gears? Nine is WAY better than one :eek::eek::eek::eek:
I don't think anyone is bashing on gears, it's just 9 speed drive-trains that people don't like. 8 speeds were more than enough, were stronger, worked better in less than ideal conditions and required less maintenance.

It's like putting ten speed drive-trains on cross bikes. I mean seriously, why do we need that many gears on a bike that (by the very nature of the sport) is going to be run in nasty conditions? :confused2:

[PunkRock]

Amazing! When first seeing this thread's title, and before reading any of the replies, I took a guess at some of the possible comments and/or subjects that might be offered up by posters. It must be my lack of imagination, because neither Tatum O'neal nor Kristy McNichol came to mind as possible subjects, yet there they are, even a picture is thrown in for good measure :confused2:. Very entertaining though so don't get me wrong :).

[werace424]

I don't think anyone is bashing on gears, it's just 9 speed drive-trains that people don't like. 8 speeds were more than enough, were stronger, worked better in less than ideal conditions and required less maintenance.

It's like putting ten speed drive-trains on cross bikes. I mean seriously, why do we need that many gears on a bike that (by the very nature of the sport) is going to be run in nasty conditions? :confused2:

I am new enough, (or old enough) that I don't remember how my cheap 8 speed stuff worked compared to the much nicer 9 speed stuff I now sport.

So to clarify my personal confusion, which end did they add the 9th gear to? :confused2:

[jabberwocky]

So to clarify my personal confusion, which end did they add the 9th gear to? :confused2:I think the overall width of the cassette remained the same, and so did the top and bottom gear ratios. 9-speed just gives you one more gear between them and makes the jumps between them closer.

Kinda pointless. I'm generally jumping 2-3 gears at a time anyway. I probably wouldn't notice if you took one away.

[tuba_transport]

I think the overall width of the cassette remained the same, and so did the top and bottom gear ratios. 9-speed just gives you one more gear between them and makes the jumps between them closer.

Kinda pointless. I'm generally jumping 2-3 gears at a time anyway. I probably wouldn't notice if you took one away.

I wish I could get a 30 tooth middle chainring. Then I could actually use all the rear cassette instead of being stuck between 14 and 34 most of the time.

[riderx]

I think the overall width of the cassette remained the same, and so did the top and bottom gear ratios. 9-speed just gives you one more gear between them and makes the jumps between them closer.

Kinda pointless. I'm generally jumping 2-3 gears at a time anyway. I probably wouldn't notice if you took one away.More or less: they crammed 9 speeds into the same space 8 were taking up and made the chain narrower. Howerver, the big (easy) cog started growing bigger at the same time. I was an 8 speed hold out until 2000 or so when I ditched all but one gear. At the time I was running an 11 - 28 spread. Between the disappearing higher end 8 speed stuff and the move to increase the size of the cogs, those things became impossible to locate.

[sourceofdenial]

I don't think anyone is bashing on gears, it's just 9 speed drive-trains that people don't like. 8 speeds were more than enough, were stronger, worked better in less than ideal conditions and required less maintenance.

It's like putting ten speed drive-trains on cross bikes. I mean seriously, why do we need that many gears on a bike that (by the very nature of the sport) is going to be run in nasty conditions? :confused2:

I've run 10speed on my cross bike for over 3 years now, and have never had an issue. Broken one chain in that time, and it was due more to a hard crash right before than anything else.

Shifts great, even in crappy conditions. Compared to my old nine speed cross bike, I like the drivetrain a lot more.

[Dr Phil mmkay]

Less gear count, more inappropriate hypothetical kissing, please! :flushed:

[DKEG]

Amazing! When first seeing this thread's title, and before reading any of the replies, I took a guess at some of the possible comments and/or subjects that might be offered up by posters. It must be my lack of imagination, because neither Tatum O'neal nor Kristy McNichol came to mind as possible subjects, yet there they are, even a picture is thrown in for good measure :confused2:. Very entertaining though so don't get me wrong :).I thought that was a nice pull. Don't tell me when you were 10 yrs old you didn't have a Kristy McNichol poster next to your Farah Faucet poster which was next to your Cheryl Tiggs poster.:D

[PunkRock]

I thought that was a nice pull. Don't tell me when you were 10 yrs old you didn't have a Kristy McNichol poster next to your Farah Faucet poster which was next to your Cheryl Tiggs poster.:DYup, I had all of those posters...the flashbacks have now began. Farrah knows how to ride a skateboard, too. Plus, I had one of Charlie's Angels.

Back on topic-I'll vote for the Camelback. Given that I'm a relative newcomer to mtb'ing, I'm not exactly sure how long they've been around. But, who cares, that's my vote.

[mark w]

More or less: they crammed 9 speeds into the same space 8 were taking up and made the chain narrower. Howerver, the big (easy) cog started growing bigger at the same time. I was an 8 speed hold out until 2000 or so when I ditched all but one gear. At the time I was running an 11 - 28 spread. Between the disappearing higher end 8 speed stuff and the move to increase the size of the cogs, those things became impossible to locate.

I gotta say M97x (newest XTR) works waaaay better than the last generation of 8spd XTR which I still have on my DH bike. In fact, next season I'll be pulling off the 8spd pods and retiring my stack of 11-30 XT cassettes in favor of an XTR trigger and Saint shadow derailleur.

no comment on the hot monkey love portion of this discussion.

[TiRyder]

I thought that was a nice pull. Don't tell me when you were 10 yrs old you didn't have a Kristy McNichol poster next to your Farah Faucet poster which was next to your Cheryl Tiggs poster.:D


Aside from the 80's hotties, this is a crappy thread.

Pia Zadora

[werace424]

Less gear count, more inappropriate hypothetical kissing, please! :flushed:

:nope: P-u-leeze!!! Like you've never taken a thread off topic? :flushed:

(Cool, syncronized happy face flushes.:p)

[drevil]

My mom.

She got me my first mountain bike.

[DKEG]

My mom.

She got me my first mountain bike.
Tongue Kiss your Mom? is that some Filipino thing? That is just crossed the line from funny to incest :nono::nono:

[Dr Phil mmkay]

Tongue Kiss your Mom? is that some Filipino thing? That is just crossed the line from funny to incest :nono::nono:

AAAAAnnnndd now we're in Pinkbike territory. I feel so proud! :thumbsup:

[BikerMiker]

Oh, come on, who HASN'T tongue-kissed RickyD's mom...

Really...

mk

[allencb]

Oh, come on, who HASN'T tongue-kissed RickyD's mom...

Really...

mk

Every so often, I really regret opening a thread here... :flushed:

Chris

[urbaindk]

I vote lock on grips. I mean really, who doesn't like a grip that don't slip.



(especially with all this talk of Cheryl Teags :o)