i rode a hardtail today
welshkev
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as in the title, i rode a hard tail today for the first time in over a year. i was mighty impressed, no pedal bob, all the power moves you forward...i think i'm gonna get myself one 
boardman team i think i'll get...mmmm, shiny new bike time
boardman team i think i'll get...mmmm, shiny new bike time
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now go ridgid :twisted:0
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stealthelite1986 wrote:now go ridgid :twisted:
And.... singlespeed with 29" wheels!¡!¡! :twisted:
Yea, HT bikes do rock when it comes to scrambling up hills and getting all the power on to the ground.. the beauty of simplicity0 -
I love my ridgid and strange you say that thinking of getting 29" forks for it, carbon of course 0
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I've just welded up the suspension on my car, can't wait to try it and feel the power increase!0
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Mancunianfightingcat wrote:I've just welded up the suspension on my car, can't wait to try it and feel the power increase!
imagine the wheelies? haha0 -
good for you! hardtaills rule! i hope you have flats too? other wise bigbenj won't be happy...0
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I know so many people going back to hardtails, particularly in the South East were FS bikes are rarely not of any use. Marketing BS really.0
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hardtails are cheaper as well so now due to the credict crunch etc. alot of people are getting hardtails0
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OTOH today I benched my hardtail and took the big bike out for a play on the sort of simple mile munching XC it should be rubbish for. It was great! Great in a different way to the hardtail but still great.Uncompromising extremist0
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hard tails kick ass. you learn how to rde again and not get lazy by letting the bike do all the work. So if you then ever go back to a fully sussed machine, you can then reapply what you have re-learnt and go even faster !!Anorexic Racing Snake
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love mine
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Got a HT cheap the other month and have hardly used my full sus since.0
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Once you've seen the light..0
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just for you hardtail purists, i'm not ditching my full suss totally. that'll still be running aswell 0
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Wimp.welshkev wrote:just for you hardtail purists, i'm not ditching my full suss totally. that'll still be running aswell0 -
i rode a HT around Cwmcarn today, i missed my FS so much buts its broke.
TBH i think HT's are ok if you have 120MM+ forks on them, the only reason i dont like mine is because the 100mm forks are broke, my gears dont work, my cassettes knackerd and im skint lol, when it works its fun tho but you cant ride it down the descents like you can with a FS
awaiting bearing kit for my FS then the HT go's back to its sole duty as a commuter.Dont look at it-ride it! they are tools not f*cking ornaments
my riding:
http://www.youtube.com/user/rhyspect
Some of my Rides Data/maps:
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Mancunianfightingcat wrote:I've just welded up the suspension on my car, can't wait to try it and feel the power increase!
That's very unwise - It'll never get through the MOT.
Do I detect a full suss snobbery - surely not?
Just a bike - that's all you need.Life's good
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I just love the searing acceleration with a hardtail - you feel all your power making you go forward.0
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I must admit I do miss the acceleration aswell as the ease of riding on road to the trails.... but when I am on the rough stuff I remember why I bought a full susser.
Next bike will definitely be a lightweight HT though.0 -
why is that people who ride hardtails are always justifying there purchases and bragging about the wonders of a hardtail mountain bike? you never hear full suss riders doing it........0
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hyperman wrote:why is that people who ride hardtails are always justifying there purchases and bragging about the wonders of a hardtail mountain bike? you never hear full suss riders doing it........
Wut? Someone's doing it in the post directly above yours, and in the post 3 above that, and in a thread about how good hardtails are Uncompromising extremist0 -
hyperman wrote:why is that people who ride hardtails are always justifying there purchases and bragging about the wonders of a hardtail mountain bike? you never hear full suss riders doing it........
That's all they ever do!0 -
rhyko7 wrote:i rode a HT around Cwmcarn today, i missed my FS so much buts its broke.
TBH i think HT's are ok if you have 120MM+ forks on them, the only reason i dont like mine is because the 100mm forks are broke, my gears dont work, my cassettes knackerd and im skint lol, when it works its fun tho but you cant ride it down the descents like you can with a FS
awaiting bearing kit for my FS then the HT go's back to its sole duty as a commuter.
i know what you mean, i rode my full susser around cwmcarn earlier, love it on the descents but my bearings on the back end are creaking like a good un, time to get it serviced i think 0
