Going to get dirty again.

[Brandane]

It was my Trek 6500 MTB that got me back into cycling about 8 years ago, and I used it for some proper MTB'ing around the 7 Stanes routes in the Scottish borders.
Since then I have accumulated a few other bikes and the MTB was gathering dust. I took the rubbish suspension forks off it and put a rigid but light carbon fork on it, and used it for light off road stuff.
Anyway, a recent thread has given me the notion to go MTB'ing again over the winter. A set of these forks is in the post, and I am looking forward to visiting some of the 7 Stanes again.
Thing is, this bike just looks too good (naff flask apart) to get it covered in dirt.......

 

[Fubar]

It was my Trek 6500 MTB that got me back into cycling about 8 years ago, and I used it for some proper MTB'ing around the 7 Stanes routes in the Scottish borders.
Since then I have accumulated a few other bikes and the MTB was gathering dust. I took the rubbish suspension forks off it and put a rigid but light carbon fork on it, and used it for light off road stuff.
Anyway, a recent thread has given me the notion to go MTB'ing again over the winter. A set of these forks is in the post, and I am looking forward to visiting some of the 7 Stanes again.
Thing is, this bike just looks too good (naff flask apart) to get it covered in dirt.......

Just go out on the roads behind someone with no mudguards - I did yesterday and got caked in the stuff.

 

[ScotiaLass]

Ooooh gorgeous colour!

 

[Brandane]

....but don't you feel a tad embarrassed riding around on a clean MTB?





(Great looking bike, by the way)

IIRC that was taken when it was days old. It still looks good though! It now has disc brakes, proper pedals/saddle, and better grips.

 

[ScotiaLass]

....but don't you feel a tad embarrassed riding around on a clean MTB?...

I like having a clean bike but I'm first in line going through the woods etc to hit every patch of mud and water I can find

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I cleaned my road bike on Friday, only to trash it all over again on wet, muddy country roads today. Not sure why I bothered.

 

[Mrs M]

When I had a MTB knew how much fun we'd had by how muddy we were!