Currently have two (working) bikes, both of which are rigid singlespeeds -a Surly 1x1 for offroad and Cotic Roadrat for road / light offroad. Pretty much all I need for the riding I do 90% of the time and both bikes refreshingly faff free. Have a third (geared) hardtail frame in the shed along with a set of (old, pre Taiwan) Bomber comp air forks which I'm trying to decide what to do with at the moment. I don't have enough spare bits to build it up as a complete bike but reckon I'll keep it in reserve for a gnarly day when I can cannibalize bits from the Surly. I can think of some rare occasions when some front suspension would be welcome on the Surly (a particularly rocky downhill last week springs to mind), but it somehow seems a bit wrong to not run it fully rigid. I think the 'zocchis may be a bit long anyway.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not some beardie "steel is real" evangelist - if I regularly rode somewhere a bit more hilly / rocky I'd definitely consider getting an long travel hardtail or perhaps an FS... but the fact is I don't so my bikes at the moment just suit their intended purpose really well.
