Yeah I get that. I'm just referencing things getting messed up from crashes, or hitting a drop or jump or something that falls inline with using the bike. Now not taking care of said bike is something different. Maintenance is completely different. But even not doing regular maintenance isn't just gonna make a frame crack, or a rim bend, or a BB crack or break. Ya know?Depends on your definition. When I say someone is "thrashing" their bike it's usually in reference to not maintaining it. I've seen a lot of broken parts out on the trail, and a lot of those might not have happened with some basic PM.
I wouldn't consider riding a mountain bike hard "thrashing" it.
Meh...it is what it is. Just how I see some things is all. I don't mean to offend anyone or twist their panties! 😂. Just wanna keep it ☮ful.OP, be ready for a good thrashing on this topic.
Nah man, no Mickey D's for me!Are you that same kid that was on here last week pizzed off cuz he didn't get enough respect at the Mickey D's drive thru on his mountain bike?
I find it funny that you see this too. I never have.I find it funny that I see many folks call people out about trashing their bikes.
Now something like that, repeatedly smacking something over and over yeah, not cool! But i've heard guys say "man don't take it down this or that trail cause your just gonna trash your bike" or "they gonna mess up their nice bike if they do jumps with it" these type of remarks. Now this wasn't directed toward me cause, well I have a cheaper hardtail that hasn't technically failed me. I have bent a wheel and managed to have my crank arm come off (won't stay tight) but that was from bombing down a trail and getting over excited and not paying enough attention. But I just don't always understand the issue with taking a bike through the rough stuff. And again I don't mean any harm or offense toward anyone. Just a conversation that I wanted some input on. But even some of the XC bikes can handle some serious gnar! Now would I try to bomb Hardline with an XC...nah! 😂Bikes have limitations. Define trashing.
If you see a guy running road gaps on a 20lb XC racing bike- I'd consider that thrashing.
There was a guy on here that tried to shame a company into warranty with a JRA story. Said he cased a jumped- normally not a big deal, then someone that happen to be there posted that the guy cased the jump repeatedly. That would be trashing it to me.
Yo dawg, I drive a jacked up truck so everyone in town knows not to question the size of my richard.It's like buying a nice 4wd truck to only drive it around town because you don't want it to get dirty or messed up!
Seriously man, where do you live and who are you hanging with? I can't imagine hearing anything like this.But i've heard guys say "man don't take it down this or that trail cause your just gonna trash your bike" or "they gonna mess up their nice bike if they do jumps with it"
well I've heard it man! That's why I think it's nuts!Seriously man, where do you live and who are you hanging with? I can't imagine hearing anything like this.
I ride a light 4" travel XC machine and if I ever said, "dude, I'm totally going to nail this road gap", ALL of my friends would be like, "yeah man, go for it. We'll call 911 right now".
I'm all for riding the bike hard and using as intended. Those of us who have been doing this awhile understand that bikes...and people... will break from time-to-time. It's the nature of the sport. But, when I think of thrashing, I think of a post on another MTB site in which the guy has worn a hole in his carbon crank because of shoe rub. I mean this guy hadn't even considered the possibility that his poor foot/pedaling technique had caused the problem. This in a nutshell differentiates riding hard from thrashing. To me, thrashing a bike means riding with poor technique over an extended period of time resulting in unnecessary/avoidable damage to the bike.
Spot on!
