Rules: 130mm min fork travel, double or single chainrings only, short stems, no tiny dirt jump/4x bikes.

Thread idea stolen from Pinkbike!

Is “super d hardtail” the new “hardcore hardtail” ?

It’s a bit like xxxc-lite.

The Mega’s a Super D format isn’t it? Basically massed start gravity enduro type thing…

Is “super d hardtail” the new “hardcore hardtail” ?

It’s a bit like xxxc-lite.

I thought it was less rad than freeride-lite but more gnar than enduro…?

It’s a bit like xxxc-lite.

I have a bike that’s been built up for xxxc-medium.

2013_0329deadwood0038 by singlespeedstu, on Flickr

If i put Racing Ralphs on it will it be ok for xxxc-lite?

Damn it – I’m running Ralphs and I thought it was built up for xxxc-medium.. (do I need new tyres?) 😯

ps. I’ve never taken my hardtail skiing before, will I need a different hat? 🙂

I thought super-d was a skiing event…

To be fair i think I’m a bit less Super D, a bit more cine 8…

Out for it’s maiden voyage this weekend:

This was my Alpine before I took it to France

At the top of the Mega track

Getting loose (is that a good expression?) on the Mabie 4x track

How my mate had it built when his downhill bike broke

Quality bike

A week too early for me, hopefully this time next week I’ll have my:
Ti Stanton slackline frame 16.5″
Fox 36 floats – lowered to 140mm
Flow ex/pro 2 wheelset
Minion dhf/high roller 2 exo tyres tubeless
Reverb
Chromag saddle
Saint/zee 1×10
Xo cranks with 34t mrp bling ring
Hope bb
E13lg1+
Hope tech x2’s with 183mm floating rotors
Easton havoc carbon bars
Renthal grips
Easton havoc 50mm stem
Cane creek headset

Just waiting on the frame and headset now, very excited about this one!

Peterfile – that is niiice

Does this count?

NS Surge. 150mm ‘zocchi rc3ti forks.

Riding this yesterday made me realise that this does handle better than any other bike I’ve owned. Fantastic bike.

I am happy to look after any of these bikes if you need a break. Stevede, your’s can move in for good!

Does this qualify. 😀

That is Super Dope

Chiefgrooveguru – I’ll bear you in mind when I feel like I’m needing a break 😀

The old NS.

Guess my old Trailstar counts

and the new work in progress 😀

Super D (SD) is a blend of cross-country and downhill. Most of the race is downhill, on trails similar to the downhill segment of a cross-country race. There are also short (100–500m) uphill sections which make the use of downhill bicycles difficult, as a result, most riders use cross-country or ‘trail bikes’. Depending on the trail and race venue, the start may either be seeded (riders start in short intervals), or Le Mans mass start (riders run to their bikes, timing is started when the riders start running). Probably the most famous of this type is the Megavalanche.

I’m looking at building something up but based on more of a jump frame, maybe thinking a bit more grr is needed, perhaps a SURGE like the one above 😉

The frame is up for sale 😉

Racing this:

In this race next weekend

http://www.wmtbc.org.nz/Default.aspx?pageId=1201367&eventId=655522&EventViewMode=EventDetails

Forks are adjustable so you’ll have to imagine them being 20mm longer.

I guess it’s sort like of what we call ‘bike rallies’.

P1030214 by warpcow, on Flickr

The Green machine.

The bike would do it – not sure about the rider! 🙂

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FFS I thought we’d finally decided that it was called ‘Enduro’?
It’s a rubbish, misleading title but at least we seem to know what it means. I still insist enduro should be called ‘rally’ because that’s a much better name and everyone knows what a rally is.

Anyway, my old rad HT;

Since replaced with a Five – very boring choice, but much much faster almost everywhere.

don’t know where you get Super D from, but here’s my attempt….

[/url] Green Alpine by sod_the_taxman, on Flickr[/img]

Cor! Class bikes. Don’t dare post my boring bike, but I love drooling at yours. Especially the 2 Souls one, the Evil Sovereign and the Cotic Soul.

Here is my new On One 456 Ti Evo. A great fun ride!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pg7ejr7yepw9bdw/photo.JPG

Doesn’t seem to let me post photo directly 🙁

Ok, so I always run it at 120, but it can go to 150 too. 🙂

Love these hardtails. Will upload mine once my revs have been u-turned on the explosif.

Horrible fragile Schwalbe tyres have since been replaced by a Chunky Monkey up front and an Ardent Exo on the back.