just wondered if they ride as nice a they looked

Some bikes just look very, very ‘right’. That is one…

Doesn’t it, looks even better in the flesh, there was one at the London Bike show last year with a pair of syncros fl carbon forks, very tidy.

They make the Richey P29 look cheap! 😯 nice.. but £1699 nice?…for steel?..
(I may be too tight for this thread)

the black one is gorgeous

My riding buddy has one with full Chris King / XTR spec. Very nice indeed.

I’ve not had a shot – he is about 6 feet 6 and with me being a measly 5’10 I doubt I could touch the pedals.

He rode it at this years Tour De Ben Nevis. The bike is the only reason he got a much better time than me. Honest. Seriously.

Personally I’d go for a P-29 every time and save my money. I’m sooooo tempted by one of these, my LBS has one in thats my size…

My riding buddy has one with full Chris King / XTR spec. Very nice indeed.

Jeez, how much that cost? Don’t answer that. Anyway, I’m 6″4 do you think he’ll let me borrow it?

Jeez, how much that cost? Don’t answer that. Anyway, I’m 6″4 do you think he’ll let me borrow it?

Well north of 4.5k I think. Has those fancy Fox Kashima forks, hand built wheels, carbon bars etc etc.

Really nice bike.

I deffo want to steal borrow it.

Saw a bunch of them hanging up in Portland last summer. Was a bit tempted to try and squeeze one into the bike box. Managed to resist.

STW gave it a good review. The Ritchey is nice in the flesh as well.

The Ritchey p27.5 looks more right to my eyes.

Can’t wait.

Ok, I agree that the one in that first pic looks pretty nice, but is there really any point in a rigid bike with gears?

That’s a genuine question, by the way. Surely if you’re just titting about then rigid SS would make sense, but having gears implies you want to go fast, which would also suggest a need for a bit of suspension.
Or is it just for riding on completely smooth trails?

Anyone here with a geared rigid care to explain it to me?

I prefer either fully suss or fully rigid. To me, in a purely non-scientific “feel” kinda way” the front and rear behave the same. This is an opinion I’ve formed since going 29er but putting rigids on an old chameleon has made me enjoy it more than ever. I should add I live in Suffolk so I’m not bashing through steep boulder fields on every ride.

but is there really any point in a rigid bike with gears?

why not? My first mtb had rigid forks and gears, I now have a geared ht with carbon rigid forks, it’s much lighter upfront and faster uphill and for commuting, and yes I have to admit you do find the smoother line in a trail, more so to save my wrist due to a screw in my scaphoid. I can’t speak for SS riders but I’m pretty sure they like to go fast whilst they tit about 😉

I have gears on my Gryphon as there are hills here in Wales and ss just would not be practical.

1st one is a 650b innit?

With the Pacentis, I’d guess so (or do they do 29″ stuff too?).

The Ritchey is also beautiful…

Pacenti do 29er rims, the Cielo is 29er apart from XS frame which is 650b. The white one looks nothing special to be honest while the black one looks amazing. I’m sure a white one in an arty photo or in the flesh would look better.

Just looked, the file name of the black bike pic is mountain650 …….. 😉

Just looked, the file name of the black bike pic is mountain650

if only someone had spotted that earlier..oh, wait 8)

As someone mentioned the xs is 650b.

Yeah, I mention it! Lol. Just confirming rocketdogs non-committal “Innit!” 😀

Got ya 😀