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  • Megavalanche on 29er rigid Single Speed
  • forexpipz
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    Somebody please do it!

    Its already been won by a SS hardtail maniac. I’d love it if those equipment whores got a pounding.

    No sandles though. Beards allowed.

    mikey74
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    I’d love it if those equipment whores got a pounding.

    You are one sad little person.

    will
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    Surely no matter how good you are it wouldn’t be possible on a rigid, you simply couldn’t ride quick enough and survive?

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    singlecrack
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    If you’re paying …I’ll give it a go

    tomhoward
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    Its already been won by a SS hardtail maniac.

    Has it? When? In a hardtail category I imagine?

    And by ‘equipment whores’, I assume you mean ‘people with the right kit for the job at hand’?

    Can the 29er wheels be crap ones,relative to the rest of the spec of the bike?

    forexpipz
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    Yep. I’m a right tossa me. Lighten up.

    forexpipz
    Free Member

    I’d ave a go if someone will donate a Ritchey p-29er.

    Coyote
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    Someone’s started early…

    davewilson634
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    Can it get any worse oh he has!

    ocrider
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    Has it? When? In a hardtail category I imagine?

    Frank Schneider, last year in the challenge race. Second Overall, first in his class (over 30’s) on a hardtail ss belt-drive Nicolai.

    Megavalanche class won on hardtail

    forexpipz
    Free Member

    Whilst I appreciate the belt drive concept there is feckers all to maintain with a metal belt.

    The fact you need to brutalize a frame to get it hooked up is 99% of the reason why no conyo is using one. The efficiency debate is vague too.

    giantx4
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    Sorry.. But couldnt resist!!

    oliverd1981
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    you need to brutalize a frame to get it hooked up

    Surely this is the job for something with elevated chainstays?

    Hob-Nob
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    Frank Schneider, last year in the challenge race. Second Overall, first in his class (over 30’s) on a hardtail ss belt-drive Nicolai.

    Megavalanche class won on hardtail

    So not the main race…

    Needless to say it’s an achievement still, not one I would want to try, but he didn’t really ‘win’. There was a whole race’s worth of people ahead of him.

    Bucko
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    I would do it on mine but I upgraded the stem before the wheels

    Northwind
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    forexpipz – Member

    Its already been won by a SS hardtail maniac.

    No, it hasn’t- he was in the Mega Challenger, his time would have made him 174th in the Mega. Which is still impressive but is not winning. it’s a bit like when I came 4th in a hardtail cat by turning up 😉

    Acehtn of this province did the Macavalanche on a a rigid 29er though, and Jesse Wigman took a rigid bike to 40th in the No Fuss Endurance Downhill last year. All rather awesome.

    TroutWrestler
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    I thought suspension forks were mandatory for the Mega.

    agentdagnamit
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    whatever his time was, he would have been quicker on a proper bike, but might have suffered from attention deficit issues.

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