If you could only ride one bike, what would it be?

Northwind

It's one of them controversial matters of taste. If I could only have one bike, it'd not be a rigid but it's nice to have the option. On a big bike at speed you just browse the trail, on a little bike you read every word. I like both. But I do enjoy your argument that riding a world cup dh route on an XC hardtail or innerleithen on a rigid is a sign of cowardice

Anyway we have now succesfully derailed another thread into whether or not I'm a big poof for making trails harder than they need to be, so. OP, seek out a bike that's good enough to ride anything you'll want to ride but not so good that it makes half of what you ride easy. Something that's strong enough to survive but not so heavy as to be a burden. No I don't know what that'll be for you, it's different for everyone because everyone rides differently.

Anonymous

Northwind wrote:

I'm a big poof

Look, I've ridden a rigid for years. It was shite. I'm never wrong. End of.

cooldad

If I had some cash I'd get a 2010 Marin Mount Vision (I think, they seem to screw around with names). Perfect do anything not too heroic bike.
Looks better than the 2011 model. Marin don't seem to be fashionable at the moment, but I loved my old hardtail. Unbreakable.
Attack Trail was very nice, but probably a lot more bike than I would need or use.

cooldad

ps I still have a rigid with cantis. Use it to go to the shops. In it's day was a good bike, now it's sh1t.

Northwind

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Look, I've ridden a rigid for years. It was shite. I'm never wrong. End of.

I've still got my 90s rigid mtb in the garage and it's proper not-fun utter shite, I use it as a commuter and even going over potholes feels like certain death. I will not be taking it up innerleithen. But the black one's just shite enough to be funny, while still having such revolutionary things as tyres that stick, brakes that stop you, wheels that don't bend in a strong wind, and geometry that works.

cooldad

Mines from the 80's but has an awesome Girvin Flexstem, so small ripples in the road are ok.
Singletrack you need arms like Arnie for the brakes though.

Northwind

Mine had a flexstem but the rubber thing went crumbly about 10 years ago.

Anonymous

Northwind wrote:

Mine had a flexstem but the rubber thing went crumbly about 10 years ago.

Ah, hence the unwanted child?

Northwind

Ah bollocks, I've done something stupid here, this was supposed to be an answer to another thread.

supersonic

Ah yes, I split the thread lol

Anonymous

supersonic wrote:

Ah yes, I split the thread lol

But not moved it into the crudcatcher?
hmm.

If I could have only one bike, I'd have the one I have now. I didn't pick it at random, I didn;t spec it at random. I chose it and upgraded as neccesary because it suits what I want from a bike perfectly.
(well, ok, the reason I went for the lower end wolfridge is only partially because I was going to change cranks and forks anwyay, and mostly because it was black and had green brakes, but still)

Northwind

Ah good, thought it was me being a cretin

Righto if I can only have one bike it's the one I have but better. Lets have some Easton carbon havens to replace the Flows and the carbon haven bars (or maybe Havoc, haven't decided) to replace the protapers, set of BOS Devilles for the Lyriks, a Reverb for the KS. And that's about it I guess, it's pretty bloody good already

supersonic

I'd keep the zaskar team, but have a 100-130mm air uturn fork. Is light, but pretty tough, suits the majority of my riding, and is not just aimed at xc. I love the surge forward of the stiff frame and weight.

MountainMonster

I would actually have to say either my current bike, or something similar. I would need some tweaks done to get EXACTLY what I want from the bike, but after that it would be awesome. Bike is built like a tank, rides very well, forks can be adjusted down to 120mm from 160mm, and lockout front and rear. When I want to go up the hill, i'm comfortable, and way back down as well.
Don't care too much about brands of parts, just that it does what I want it to, when I want it to.

andyrm

Predictable I know, but if I could only have one bike, it would be my Edison. 29lbs, 6 inch adjustable travel and variable geometry, low maintenance and bombproof. Not really anything more I could ask for in a bike.

Stan..

I only have one bike and it’s a rigid Marin from the 90’s but I’m having fun so don’t care what anyone else think.
But then if I could get my leg over a young bouncy model I would. I’m sure the misses will come round to the idea soon.

phz

If only one.

Hmmmnnn.

120mm at the back
140-150mm at the front with a 20mm axle
(geometry designed to cope with the 'mismatch')

around 28-30lb but tough enough to cope with my hamfistedness.

1x9 (34T/11-34 out back)

drivetrain and cockpit bits from my current bike(s)

not sure about wheels...

black.

slainte rob

supersonic

Sorta like this?!

http://www.bikemagic.com/gear-news/gt-d ... /8518.html

Northwind

pHz wrote:

120mm at the back
140-150mm at the front with a 20mm axle
(geometry designed to cope with the 'mismatch')

around 28-30lb but tough enough to cope with my hamfistedness.

Perhaps one of these?

jay12

a scott voltage fr with u turn lyriks a crank bros double barrel shock. saint groupset, e13 lg1 guide, pro2s on mavic ex721

bartimaeus

I'd possibly steal Lawman's Mojo HD 140... otherwise an upgraded version of my own bike.

tenfoot

A Trek Remedy 9.

I like the black and gold colour scheme, you see. :P

The Spiderman

I`d be happy with something like a nicely speeced Cotic Soul with a pair of Revs,Would be more than capable than anything that I could throw at it.

bluechair84

I would happily exchange my bike for one decent trail right now! I'd swap the frame for a few large berms, the wheels for a long rock garden, the brakes for a really nice elevation and steep gradient, the controls for twisting singletrack...

Then I'd do the whole thing on something I stole out of a skip.

All well and good having the perfect bike... but the perfect trails are at least two hours away

bails87

bluechair84 wrote:

I would happily exchange my bike for one decent trail right now! I'd swap the frame for a few large berms, the wheels for a long rock garden, the brakes for a really nice elevation and steep gradient, the controls for twisting singletrack...

Then I'd do the whole thing on something I stole out of a skip.

All well and good having the perfect bike... but the perfect trails are at least two hours away

+1!

getonyourbike

a 140-160mm full sus with a decent weight adn dropper seatpost would be perfect.

Anonymous

bluechair84 wrote:

the perfect trails are at least two hours away

The perfect trails are always a few hours further than you are right now

Anonymous

getonyourbike wrote:

a 140-160mm full sus with a decent weight adn dropper seatpost would be perfect.

see, I knew I was right!

DCR00

yeehaamcgee wrote:

supersonic wrote:

Ah yes, I split the thread lol

But not moved it into the crudcatcher?
hmm.

If I could have only one bike, I'd have the one I have now. I didn't pick it at random, I didn;t spec it at random. I chose it and upgraded as neccesary because it suits what I want from a bike perfectly.
(well, ok, the reason I went for the lower end wolfridge is only partially because I was going to change cranks and forks anwyay, and mostly because it was black and had green brakes, but still)

This

I've spent a load of time and money building and tweaking my bike to suit me, so I wouldn’t be looking to ride another if I wasn’t allowed more than one (which im not)

lawman

Bartimaeus wrote:

I'd possibly steal Lawman's Mojo HD 140... otherwise an upgraded version of my own bike.

Just sell a kidney or the mrs and get one!! It's a superb frame, easily the best bike I've ever ridden, I just wish they did it in the nuclear green they do the SL in, then as a frame it would be perfect, but that's being really picky as I love the clear carbon I have, but if I had to have one bike and money was even less of an object, I'd have it in said nuclear green, chris king headset and bb, industry 9 wheels, full trail xtr, formula brakes and the dropper post fox are going to produce, but otherwise I'd keep the kcnc stuff and the fox floats I have, but I'd get them tuned as frankly as off yet I haven't got them feeling as perfect as I'd like, but they're still great. Damn now I'm thinking about the colour of the frame...

Anonymous

You know what would look cool on the mojo? A translucent mettalic green, so you could still see the carbon underneath.