[Closed] A rekindled love for hardtails inc Stanton appreciation

Rosss · 2017-04-01T19:50:31Z

My first proper mountain bike around 10 years ago was a Trek 6300, a basic ali hardtail with cheap coil 100mm forks. The bike got me hooked as a youngster and I've thrown all my wages at bikes since. The bikes have got gradually slacker, longer travel and generally more expensive. Until this winter that is, when I decided to shelf my new Hightower so keep it tidy and pick up a cheap winter hardtail. The idea was simple - get a steel hardtail with around 140mm travel to spicy up the local trails and cover the miles. I ended up with a Stanton Switchback and what a bike it was, compliant capable and fast. I thrashed a few DH PBs I set on my Capra without trying. Trouble was it a little too close to my FS bike to be a keeper. I needed something better at covering miles but still fun to ride. So this came up as a frame only and I haven't ridden my FS since [URLAs far as the bike goes, It's perfection. The only thing I'll change down the line is a stiffer front fork. I rambled on a bit there ha! Anyone else feeling the hardtail love

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I was a little surprised to read Ton's comment in another thread about having many steel and alloy frame and not being able to tell the difference. Granted i've not had as many bikes(has anyone?) but the difference in ride quality from the moment i slung my leg over the Slackine the quality of the frame has been apparent. Its way lighter than i thought it would be, and the addition of a dropper has added an hooligan element to a classy frame.

I guess with the trails dry, folks will be shelving the hardtails for the big ol' bouncy things..dry trails + hardtail = big skidz.

Posted : 03/05/2017 9:17 pm

teethgrinder

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I made this. I like it, but not as much as my Spitfire. It does only owe me about £350 though.
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Posted : 03/05/2017 11:42 pm

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