Soft hardtail?

Sambuca
Sambuca Posts: 116
edited June 2011 in MTB buying advice
Interested to find people's opinion on the most compliant hardtail frame they've found. Love riding hardtails but smashed my coccyx pretty bad a few years ago so want a softer feel if poss, have a full susser as well so only experience on hardtails if poss. Don't mind a custom build if it's right- and not fussed about material, for trail and leisure xc, cheers

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  • stuisnew
    stuisnew Posts: 366
    Retro steel Kona!
    I find my 1994 Lava Dome perfect, nice and soft.

    Probably not the answer you wanted though but take the bump :D
  • ThePriory1978
    ThePriory1978 Posts: 563
    Same as above.

    My old 95 Cinder Cone had huge flex in the rear triangle, if i pulled the rear V-brakes hard you could easily see the tubing flexing outward.

    Steel bikes with thin guage round profile tubing flex a lot
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    wool?
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  • aaronmroach
    aaronmroach Posts: 341
    Any retro Steel based frame my 1996 M-Trax Ti 4000 sl is mint, steel rear stay and titanium everything else keeps it light and not too harsh!!!

    If your after a newer frame try a Pace RC 104

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  • Sambuca
    Sambuca Posts: 116
    Was thinking of a new frame but a retro sounds fun! Are all the new steel frames really stiff in comparison? Pace looks a nice price of kit though.....
  • stuisnew
    stuisnew Posts: 366
    Sambuca wrote:
    Was thinking of a new frame but a retro sounds fun! Are all the new steel frames really stiff in comparison? Pace looks a nice price of kit though.....

    Genesis do some reasonable priced skinny steel framed modern bikes, but don't have any experience su couldn't comment objectively. May be worth a look if u can try one it get a useful opinion?
  • CycloRos
    CycloRos Posts: 579
    Charge Duster the new ones have seriously skinny steel tubing! and look retro too - http://www.chargebikes.com/products/bikes/detail.php?id=7

    My 09 Duster frame is very compliant compared to anything else I've ridden.
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  • stuisnew
    stuisnew Posts: 366
    CycloRos wrote:
    Charge Duster the new ones have seriously skinny steel tubing! and look retro too - http://www.chargebikes.com/products/bikes/detail.php?id=7

    My 09 Duster frame is very compliant compared to anything else I've ridden.
    Ooh I love the look of these!
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Second the Charge Duster, they look great & should be really nice to ride. Cotic Soul would be good as well. For a retro steel bike I would go for an old Orange P7 with the chrome finish & the original rigid forks.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    any when used with a thud buster.

    Or look at some of the 29ers as they roll smother.
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