I find foam grips help loads on fast vibratey stuff, forearms numb otherwise. It'lll do your line-selection skills a load of good too, stick with the rigid.
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Riding Rigid - Any tips?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Here's the biggest rigid fork secret: *whispers* It's actually not that hard, but everyone will think you're hard/mad for doing it. *whispers*
I should probably try a bike with a suspension fork at some point, but I've survived the last 16 years or so with rigid forks so I don't really see the need.
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I rode a fully rigid SS for years. Granted, it did have a titanium fork which smoothed out a little of the trail buzz. You learn to ride a little differently; picking the right line becomes much more important, but you'll learn fast. Steering is very, very precise, the bike goes exactly where you point it. As for being slower, I tend to disagree - A few of my mates who ride full bouncers have found out that rigid can be at least as fast.
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I'm interested to know how riding a fully rigid SS is different to riding a regular rigid bike, as I'm considering venturing into either / both areas.
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I think it's all been said but:
-Keep your elbows out (someone said "bent" above - same thing)
-Get a fat front tyre (I use 2.35 at ~20 PSI)
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I'm interested to know how riding a fully rigid SS is different to riding a regular rigid bike, as I'm considering venturing into either / both areas.
Makes little direct difference just riding along; however, in bad or difficult conditions is, I'd say, when the rigid SS comes into its own over a geared equivalent.
No mech to rip off on rocks or in ruts, no gears to slip in gloopy mud (and loads more mud clearance), freeze in snow or jam up riding through vegetation. Able to really hammer the pedals knowing nothings going to slip, gives the confidence to attack stuff that'll have geared bikes slipping or snapping chains. Cheap, hard to break, easy to fix, doddle to clean (and hardly matters if you don't). Ideal bike for the Zombie Apocalypse, in fact.
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