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  1. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    Just gonna say... @Faust29 and I stopped today to help a guy who was wrestling with a rear derailleur that was all gnarly and out of alignment. He was just starting to mountain bike ride after being an avid trail runner. We fixed things so that he could at least ride out to safety...

    But it reminded me of an idea I have had for a while now, but have been too lazy/distracted to take action on. Whenever we ride, we should consider carrying some cards with the web site address and our user names / contact info. I regularly meet riders back in the hills who are biking alone, and they often express an interest to ride with others... but the best I can do is give them a verbal description of the web site, and they have never (yet) shown up here. Far better to hand them a slip of paper and say "check it out and there are always a good crew looking to partner up for some rides"
     
  2. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Great idea. I know @Mikie used to carry cards with the website info on them but I think he only rides in Canada these days. :whistling:
     
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  3. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I use the imtbtrails.com decal method by sticking one (where other stickers are stuck) here and there to get the word out. It's frowned upon by some but it is effective, nonetheless.
     
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  4. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    I have my imtbtrails sticker in my office. Unfortunately I'm the only one that sees it.

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  5. da big hills

    da big hills iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    pearl harbor
    Name:
    cagey
    Current Bike:
    enduro 29
    I can hand out cards but I ride alone in the dark. Maybe I can clothespin them in my spokes so they will have some use.
    Canada will be getting cold very soon so he maybe coming south soon
    Happy dark trails
     
  6. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    I'm thinking that whenever we stop to help someone trail-side, we can slap a sticker on their bike.
    Win-win!
     
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  7. Redman

    Redman iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Henderson, Nv
    Name:
    Kevin
    Current Bike:
    SC OG Hightower 29'r
    yeah!!! @Mikie where’s our personalized cards to hand out? I heard they’re now coming w/ our Tailwind orders. Come to think of it, I have a few magnets I can handout. All my IMTB stickers are used up.
     
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  8. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Nah, on their forehead!
     
  9. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Effective at making a mess, breaking the law, and painting our group like we don't care about anything above free advertising. Positive connection fail.
     
  10. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Who’s gonna be the first with an iMTBtrails tattoo!?
     
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  11. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Sore spot? But yes, as has been said before, stickers are the white guy's graffiti.
     
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  12. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Which white guy?? I'm white, I don't do stickers, I don't do grafitti. o_O
     
  13. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
  14. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    So here's how this works. Because most stickers are placed by white guys does not mean that all white guys place stickers. See?

    Oh, and I also realize that there are probably non-whites and non-males who place stickers too. I am generalizing. Which is sort of like stereotyping. Which is now illegal, I suppose. I humbly apologize to white guys who do not place stickers.
     
  15. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    People get their knickers in a bunch over everything these days....:confused::facepalm::gotnothing::)

    PC is out of control
     
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  16. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    At least white guy graffiti is legible.
    IMG_2101 (2).jpg
    Bonus points if you know where this is.
     
  17. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  18. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    Yah, not a place I want to go see in person!
     
  19. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Box Springs?
     
  20. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    wwcndhfs.jpg
     
  21. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I'm definitely not a "white guy".
     
  22. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I've met you. Seen you in corpus. You're as white as they come. :rolleyes::laugh:
     
  23. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I'm "half brown".
     
  24. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    How did this become racial? Can't we all be brothers and sisters (and non-gender-specific) in graffiti/vandalism?
     
  25. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    H. sapiens is, by nature, xenophobic, acquisitive, possessive, territorial and aggressive. The 5,000 years of "civilization" cannot override 1M years of evolution in all cases.

    This is why you still have rampant sexism and racism - and pedophilia. Understand it, do your best to overcome it, but do not think you can eradicate it. We as a society make rules but cannot force obeisance. We can only punish that which breaks the rules.

    This is also why socialism will never succeed as an economic system among humans, nor will communism as a political system. If you can't understand this then Cuba or Venezuela is your future.

    I now await the howls of indignation.
     
  26. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Don't make it sound ugly. We are just playing and you know it.
     
  27. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  28. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    As am I. I have pretend outrage...
     
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