As a shamless plug, just letting every one know a buddy of mine and I recently started a website at www.bluecollarmtb.com. We pay for everything out of our own pocket, never recieved or asked for a dime of support, we just love MTB. We have giveaways, a Blog updated daily and a lot more. Check it out and leave me some feedback here or on the site. Thanks.
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A very well done and professional appearing site. I hope you know it will be very hard to compete with the 2 very big established forums--just not enough time in the day to be an active participant in all the quality sites. But I wish you the best of luck, Maybe when I return from the GWOT I will check in now and again and leave a post.
A very well done and professional appearing site. I hope you know it will be very hard to compete with the 2 very big established forums--just not enough time in the day to be an active participant in all the quality sites. But I wish you the best of luck, Maybe when I return from the GWOT I will check in now and again and leave a post.
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Thanks for the feedback. We are starting to realize that about the forum. We are starting to lean more towards the reading and information side of things anyway.ArmySlowRdr said:
What are your thoughts on the articles and blog content?
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Only had time for a quick glance over of yer site.....looks good, wishin' ya success - there are probably more "bluecollarmtb-ers" here than might want to acknowledge the fact. I'll give yer site another more thorough going over soon, just busy right now (well....too busy to navigate around a new site, anyways...heh) Good luck with your projectnum1badz said:
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Added to my "Favorites"! But yeah, you have to compete with this site and mmba.org. Lucky for you I love to play online a lot!
Great Site!!
My bikes are decidedly not Blue Collar (One Moots and two custon) I like to think of myself as a Blue Collar rider. Hey, I use bar ends on a riser bar because it works. Hopefully thats at least part blue collar (probably part geek too!) Keep up the good work, will be adding the site to my daily "with Coffee" surfing schedule!!!
My bikes are decidedly not Blue Collar (One Moots and two custon) I like to think of myself as a Blue Collar rider. Hey, I use bar ends on a riser bar because it works. Hopefully thats at least part blue collar (probably part geek too!) Keep up the good work, will be adding the site to my daily "with Coffee" surfing schedule!!!
Yeah to be Blue Collar doesnt mean you have to have crap bikes. It does mean though you either had to save awhile or go into debtMTBDad said:
in order to get the nice bikes. Thanks for the support! We usually try to update the Blog on our lunch break here around noonish on the east coast.Wow! Using bar-ends with risers makes you blue-collar? I must be an elitist then, what with my paltry hourly wage factory job and the fact that I buy most of my parts at closeout prices. Or piss-poor broke.MTBDad said:
Nice site, by the way. Added to favorites! Best of luck with it.
Today's Blog
Check out the Blog today at www.bluecollarmtb.com/bcblog/index.php . There are two posts on it from today... Def would like your feedback on them.
Check out the Blog today at www.bluecollarmtb.com/bcblog/index.php . There are two posts on it from today... Def would like your feedback on them.
Definition:xctico said:
Blue-collar is an epithet derived from the "blue-collar worker," used to describe the environment of the "blue-collar worker": i.e., a "blue-collar" neighborhood, job, factory, restaurant, bar, etc., or a situation descriptive of use of manual effort and the strength required to do such.
Generally, the pay for such occupation is lower.
Of or designating work or workers in occupations not requiring well-groomed appearance.
Synonyms: industrial, lower-class, manual, wage-earning, working-class
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I'm sorry to do this to you num1badz, but I would like to dispute your "How to Clean Your Chain" article-> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/clean_chain.htm .
In the tips:
"1."indicates that removing the chain causes more wear, cleaning the chain on the bike while ok for clean rides is not as good as a through-soak and scrub down with solvent for dirtier rides. A through clean off the bike will cause less unnecessary wear by having crap in the links for the chain to wear out with.
"2." Using solvent as a lubricant, to make it clear: solvent aren't lube!. A lubricant without solvent usually means the lube stays put better.
"How to Tru a Wheel" while it gives you some idea on how to true a wheel, it doesn't mention anything about even spoke tension. Uneven spoke tension will mean a much weaker wheel and even more 'so call' truing will over time create a very weak and unstable wheel.
Sorry man, but good website anyway especially for non-addicts unlike moi.
Now you're telling people to lubricate their chains with a solvent, now a solvent usually evaporates after a short while, which is great when giving the chain a good washing and leaving little residue. Chains need to be lube with a chain-specific lube of some type or at least oil.
In the tips:
"1."indicates that removing the chain causes more wear, cleaning the chain on the bike while ok for clean rides is not as good as a through-soak and scrub down with solvent for dirtier rides. A through clean off the bike will cause less unnecessary wear by having crap in the links for the chain to wear out with.
"2." Using solvent as a lubricant, to make it clear: solvent aren't lube!. A lubricant without solvent usually means the lube stays put better.
"How to Tru a Wheel" while it gives you some idea on how to true a wheel, it doesn't mention anything about even spoke tension. Uneven spoke tension will mean a much weaker wheel and even more 'so call' truing will over time create a very weak and unstable wheel.
Sorry man, but good website anyway especially for non-addicts unlike moi.
Just so everyone reading this knows, our free giveaway of Dirt Rag subscriptions ends on Sunday, so be sure to sign up at www.bluecollarmtb.com.
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Great site! It was a really nice surprise to read the article about Peaks View Park! I lead the Tuesday ride mentioned in the article. Peaksview is a city park in Lynchburg Va and has 9 miles of trials maintained by the Central Virginia Mountain Bike Assoc. Keep up the good work. Now on my favorites list.num1badz said:
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