MTBer code, v0.6

Start with MTB followed by the version of the code you're using followed by a colon. e.g. MTB 0.6:

Hardware:

N# 	- Number of MTBs owned, e.g. N2 if two owned.
O#	- Number of other types of bikes owned.
Sp#	- Number of bikes which could be built from spares in shed / garage.
G#	- Number of gears on MTBs, e.g. G21/1 if your second bike's a singlespeed.
Tr#:#	- Number of inches of front and rear suspension travel on MTB(s), e.g. Tr3:0/0:0 if your first bike's a hardtail and your second bike's rigid. A flexstem counts as 1 inch of front travel.
A#	- Ages of MTBs in years, e.g. A3/6
{Frame}	- Frame materials of bikes: St=steel, Al=aluminium, Ti=titanium, C=carbon, Th=thermoplastic, MMC=Metal Matrix Composite, Mg=Magnesium. e.g. St+Al/Ti for steel and aluminium mix, and a titanium second bike. Tell me any others we should add!

Style, Lifestyle and Attitude:

Cross-country:

XC++	- Cross-country is what MTBs were invented for[1].
XC+	- XC is the best type of riding, but other stuff is kinda fun sometimes.
XC	- Just one of many ways to have fun.
XC-	- My mates will drag me away from the local jumps now and again.
XC--	- It's impossible to ride up hills on my bike.

Downhill:

DH+++	- Wot no chairlift?
DH++	- My main MTB has more than five inches of suspension travel, front and rear, and only one chainring.
DH+	- Those other trails are only there to get you to the top of a good DH.
DH	- A good dose of speed is always good in the middle of a ride.
DH-	- Climbing is harder, so I enjoy it more.
DH--	- I walk down stuff all my mates can ride.

Jumping:

J++	- I'm not happy with my wheels on the ground.
J+	- The world looks better from twelve inches up.
J	- Jumping is great, but you have to ride to get to the best bomb holes.
J-	- Sure I can get air, but I only use it to get where I'm going faster.
J--	- My wheels are always in contact with the ground.

Location:

L+++	- I live in Durango / Chamonix / Marin County / The Lake District
L++	- I moved house to be closer to top trails.
L+	- There's a great selection of trails near to where I live.
L	- Whether I ride nearby or travel, I have a good time either way.
L-	- I prefer to travel to trails, I get a much better ride than I do locally.
L--	- I have to travel to ride, there's nothing worthwhile nearby.
L---	- I live in Cambridge.

Hills:

H++	- These things aren't called MOUNTAIN bikes for nothing: bring 'em on!
H+	- I like a good, hilly ride to let me know I've been out.
H	- Hills are nice, but sometimes it's good to just cruise on the flat too.
H-	- If it gets too steep, I don't enjoy the ride so much.
H--	- Flat is good.
H---	- If it doesn't have a canal next to it, I'm not riding it.
H----	- I live in Cambridge.


Frequency:

Fr+++	- I do not have a house. I sleep under my bike.
Fr++	- I ride every day. I have to, it keeps me sane.
Fr+	- I make sure I ride as often as the rest of my life allows.
Fr	- MTBing is great, but there's loads of other things I like too.
Fr-	- I get out as and when I can, but not that much.
Fr--	- I really should get out on the bike, but it just doesn't happen.
Fr---	- Riding? What's that?

RetroGrouchiness:

RG++++	- My only off-road bike is an original 1950s clunker.
RG+++	- I have not yet chaged over to using HyperGlide or 7-speed.
RG++	- I have not bought a MTB for several years.
RG+	- If it works, why change it?
RG	- It's good to get on my old bike to remind me of times past.
RG-	- RapidFire+ is better than thumbshifters.
RG--	- All my bikes are less than two years old.
RG---	- 9-speed is better than 8-speed.
RG----	- I am Mike Burrows.

Maintenance:

M+++	- I have built a bike frame from a bunch of tubes.
M++	- I do all my own maintenance, including building wheels.
M+	- I everything myself except the really big jobs.
M	- I do as much as I can, but the bike's in the shop a fair bit.
M-	- Sure I can change a tube, but I prefer to give most of it to pros so it's done right.
M--	- What's a spanner?

Racing:

Ra+++	- I'm a professional / sponsored racer.
Ra++	- Race to live, live to race.
Ra+	- I know what my anaerobic threshold is.
Ra	- Racing is great on good courses to make a change from normal riding.
Ra-	- I race now and again if the club is going along.
Ra--	- I'd rather prove myself against the terrain than other riders.

Fitness:

Fi+++	- I am Ned Overend.
Fi++	- I'm always first to the top of a climb whoever I ride with.
Fi+	- Most people consider me to be pretty fit.
Fi	- I can keep up with most people, most of the time.
Fi-	- I really should ride more, I might be able to keep up better.
Fi--	- Riding on the level leaves me out of breath.
Fi---	- Freewheeling downhill leaves me out of breath.

Other Sports:

O++	- I play other sports a lot / I cross-train / I'm a triathlete.
O+	- Other sports are good to help build all round fitness.
O	- I do a few other sports, whatever I fancy.
O-	- I occasionally do something else for a laugh.
O--	- MTBing is the one true way.
Add a * if you do other sports mainly to get fit for mountain biking, e.g. O+*


Personal:

X/Y/Z##	- Gender: Female / Male / Not saying, followed by age (or ?? if not saying). Can be 20s, 30s, 40s etc. (e.g. X28)
R#	- Number of years riding MTBs.

[1] This is of course, historically inaccurate.