Article on riding rigid.

Northwind

cee wrote:

what do you do to the full susser differently?
serious question....at best....mine gets hosed down and some lube on the chain.

Aye, the only difference between how I maintain my full suss, my hardtail and my rigid ride to ride is that the suspension bits get a quick wipe down and a squirt of silicon spray,takes about 20 seconds. The bouncy bikes do need occasional intervention like shock servicing, bearings replaced but not often.

lastwords

The full susser has gears so the pivots get lubed the fork stantions get cleaned and cycled the rear shock gets cleaned the gears like to collect mud so they need cleaning or it effects shifting or wears out the components quicker.

The rigid has cartridge bearings througout and although the chain does pick up mud it doesnt seem to clog up i literaly rinse the bike down with hose pipe spray the chain and jobs done.

It is stored in the house so i cant leave it dirty.

I have rode my full susser through winter once and by the ends the bearings in the pivots needed changing.

Anonymous

I think you've literally cleaned your full susser to death.

stubs

Mehh its all riding. Who gives a crap what your pedalling as long as the wheels go round and round.

ddraver

Me and Yehaa have prior in this area so I'm going to apologize in advance for causing an argument

I do think there is scope to ride a bike that forces you to improve your skills. For example (and yes I know that this is not the case with everyone so stop whinging) I was watching people in Scotland ride the red routed on their 6in trail bikes without standing up, without any sort of body movement or anything. I did think what is the point in that? For me part of the fun is pushing myself and getting the adrenaline rush of being "on the edge" (dude)

If you want to ride things that are easier, then ride a lighter, less expensive bike on When you want to step up a bit then try something harder easier trails - there's no shame in that!

Now there are people who just don't care about getting better and so go ahead ride a big bike if you want to keep up with your mates, or in one case I know, your kids who are younger, bouncier and have more scope for dicking around getting better, but if you re younger and want to get better at riding then riding things like rigids or short travel hardtails will make you a better rider, as will riding on the road, as will riding on clipless and flat pedals etc etc

I think apart for one sentence which a few have jumped all over, Daily Mail style, that i s what the article is saying.....

(Have at it Yee! )

Anonymous

You're all wrong. That is all.

supersonic

It depends on the rider. Works for some, not others. Peaty trains on a short travel HT or rigid sometimes as it says it makes him focus better on the terrain and line choices which he can carry through for when on the DH bike.

cooldad

You have prior with Yeehaa? Cellmates?
Most people can't afford, or don't want more than one bike.
As the idea is to have fun, the best bike is the one you have most fun on.
Some people wear hair shirts and flagellate themselves. Some even ride rigid single speeds.
Overall though a full suss is the most practical for having fun on the majority of trails.
To hell with ultimate skill. Most of us are never going to be great riders. Adequate is enough.
And I'm not convinced that you develop better skills on a less capable bike. I can ride anything on a rigid, but not very fast, and with a degree more pain. Possibly pushing a full sus to the limit will develop just as much skill?
IMHO.

Anonymous

For what it's worth, I have no idea what priors he's on about. But it doesn't matter, he's wrong. All of you are.

Tom BB

I ride ss rigid in the winter-dont want to ruin my nice gearz in the gritty Cannock mud.......I find it a proper laugh tbh-its definitely slower than with suspension (I ride a hardtail) but does make you think more about line choice etc.

getonyourbike

Tom BB wrote:

I ride ss rigid in the winter

If it was a SS rigid 29er then you'd be about as hippy as you can get on an mtb just messing with ya mate.

Tom BB

Think you need a beard and sandals for the full on SS hippy stereotype too!..... I may well get a cheap 29er SS as a winter bike though!

ddraver

yeehaamcgee wrote:

For what it's worth, I have no idea what priors he's on about. But it doesn't matter, he's wrong. All of you are.

T'was a while ago now but a similar topic ended in us having a blazing row for a few hours until we remembered it was an internet forum and went back to real life - Obviously scarred me more than you...

Anonymous

ddraver, I assure you, you have made no impression on me. I recognise the name as someone who's been here a while, and that's it.

lvquestpaddler

My new Charge Spoon arrived today. Good one everyone, top joke etc about them being comfy. I may ride a rigid but this sack slasher is not going on it with a standard post, no way....
Post Moderne Solace Comp on it's way from Wiggle. so now it's not a "proper" rigid? :?

Zziplex

F**k what other people think. 8)

ddraver

yeehaamcgee wrote:

ddraver, I assure you, you have made no impression on me. I recognise the name as someone who's been here a while, and that's it.

I'm hurt yeeha, i thought we had something special