Biking : MTB – VTT – Singlespeed

I've been biking now for at least 15 years

I love mountain biking, this has been my main hobby for about 15 years or so, most of my friends come from this sport, it’s clean, healthy and a lot of fun and sometimes dangerous, but then life would be boring if it wasn’t dangerous sometimes.

Below are the some photos of each bike, the complete details can be found under separate posts

Rocky Mountain ‘Element 70′, version Tribal
http://minty95.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/its-finally-finished/

Van Nicholas Tuareg MTB frame
http://minty95.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/van-nicholas-mtb-titanium-tuareg-frame/

Pompino Singlespeed
http://minty95.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/new-singlespeed/ 

April  2011 :  I bought a Pompino singlepeed frame and fork and built up the rest, this has now replaced my Specialized Langster

Only built for riding on roads, and while most people ride them in towns, I’m riding them here in the sticks where I live, on country lanes and roads, spot the error

In the category “Bike” you can check out my bikes : Rocky Mountain Element 70. The Van Nicholas Tuareg a Titanium hardtail and my Pompino singlespeed, used for training and road riding

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Update : January 2011 :

2010 was a good year, many bike rides, over 4700 kilometres ridden, two new bikes, the singlespeed and the Van Nicholas, so no excuse to not ride in 2011.

Total biking 2010
4 735 km au total : 260 Heures au total : 63 181 mètres d’ascendant totale : 78 % de fréquence max : 152 activités

VTT/MTB – Pure off-road biking
2 672 km au total : 168 Heures au total : 43 114 mètres ascendant totale : 79 % de fréquence max : 15:9 km/h : 66 activités

Singlespeed – Now replaces road riding , and for work and back when weather to bad or dirty for the MTB
776 km au total : 31 Heures au total : 8 249 mètres ascendant totale : 79 % de fréquence max : 24:5 km/h : 26 activités

VTT / Road - This is work and back half off-road and the rest by road, as I can’t do the whole trip on off-road

698 km au total : 32 Heures au total : 7004 mètres ascendant totale : 77 % de fréquence max : 21:8 km/h : 35 activités

Road - When the weather was to bad, or rather to dirty for MTBing and before the singlespeed arrived
587 km au total : 27 Heures au total : 5 208 mètres ascendant totale : 73 % de fréquence max : 21:1 km/h : 25 activités

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Update : January 2012 :

2011 was an even better year than 2010, 5125 kilometres ridden, 400km more than during 2010.
A little less VTT/MTB and much more singlespeed, probably due to 2011 being  a wetter year (and to lazy to get muddy), also I actually went away on holiday a couple of times and couldn’t take my VTT/MTB with me.

Total biking 2011
5125 km au total : 261 Heures au total : 74 683 mètres d’ascendant totale : 78 % de fréquence moyenne : 143 activités

VTT/MTB – Pure off-road biking
2 500 km au total : 155 Heures au total : 46 274 mètres ascendant totale : 80 % de fréquence max : 16,0 km/h moyenne : 64 activités

Singlespeed – Replaces road training, and for work and back, or when weather to bad or dirty for the MTB/VTT
2234 km au total : 89 Heures au total : 24 471 mètres ascendant totale : 76 % de fréquence max : 25,1 km/h moyenne : 60 activités

VTT / Road – This is work and back half off-road half road, this I do less and less and the singlespeed riding road that is quicker
392 km au total : 16 Heures au total : 3938 mètres ascendant totale : 75 % de fréquence max : 22:8 km/h : 19 activités