I’d own a FS if I lived in a log cabin at the top of the Alpes, but I’ve yet to find a trail in the UK where I wish I still had my FS over my Ti456 (though maybe thats because I need to find some harder trails!).

I think there’s a new generation of bikers with plenty of disposable, who went straight to a full susser and are under the false understanding that if you try and ride the same stuff on a HT, YOU WILL SURELY DIE!!!!

As for LT HT’s you just need to ride a “modern” HT, with short stem, wide bars and 5″ forks versus an old skool butt in the air racer like a Klein (and I’ve owned both!) and you’ll know it makes sense!

I’d far rather a short travel hardtail or an FS. A longer travel forks suits the ‘squat’ of an FS, but just feels wrong on a hardtail IMO.

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No, he’s new and if your perceived to be nasty to him, the forum police will be along to tell you you’ve treated a new member appalling. 🙄 😉

don’t get me wrong, I love hardtails. they teach you line choice and bike-handling; I love the pop, responsiveness and trail feedback. however, I totally fail to see the point in putting more than 120mm on front of a bike with no rear travel. despite what you may tell yourselves, they are unbalanced and less stable than a FS bike with matched travel. hopefully GW will be along shortly since he also has some sensible ideas on this sort of thing.

Nahhhhhhh, it works and its a right giggle at the same time. Also, you can go REALLY fast on them.

If you can only have one mtb then a LT steel HT with adjustable fork really does do the job.

Yes there are lighter faster climbers and FS alternatives but for value for money, maintenance, feel and fun LT HT’s are imo a good all rounder.

The back end of some of the steel frames flex so much compared to more rigid aluminum frames that to some extent there is rear “suspension”.

If cost was no object then maybe I’d try out a top end FS – but for many of us that is not an option…

if i could have only one bike it would be a HT with pikes.

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no doubt

If I could only have one bike it would have 6 wheels & 3 frames…..

lol – LT HT’s rock, but they just do it differently to a FS.
however, they are better at connecting, at singletrack, but perhaps not proper rock.

et voila :