I never needed it in 1984 and don't need it now!!
What happened in 1984? 😯
hardtail here 🙂
I have a 24 pound blinged out Santa cruz superlight - full XTR, DT1540 wheels etc and a rigid Cotic Simple. The Simple is all I ride. The Superlight gathers dust. I broke my Pace RC31 fork the other day and had to wait for a Nukeproof replacement so I was forced to ride the Superlight. It is a great bike but I really missed the Simple.
I am so glad its now fixed and I can get back to some real riding!
I've just a long-fork HT (had 2 FS's, then an FS and race HT), and a commuter.
Keep a commuter, its the one you don't worry about if its stolen, that way you're not going to the shops on 'bling'.
2 bikes, 456 with gears and revelations and Scandal with 1 gear and Rebas. Haven't used the 456 for a while as I'm loving the Scandal, and the 456 needs some tyres and grips. To be honest although I love the 456 I'm not even missing the longer fork at the moment. Might be different when it dries up a bit and things get faster. If I did get a full susser it'd be something like an Anthem for long days out, light and comfy.
If you are commuting everyday you NEED a road bike with full mudguards.
I am managing fine with 1 MTB- a Foes with suspension both ends.
When I had more MTBs they all always seemed to be in bits, but now I am happy with the bike as is and just maintain it.
three hardtails, Giant XTC has RC31s up front. Never owned a full suss, don't need it where I ride.
100mm hardtail MTB as main off road bike.
Rigid hardtail MTB as commuter/tourer.
Fast/racy road bike for fun on the road.
BMX for hurting myself properly.
Would love a full susser, but:
1 - Can't justify another bike.
2 - I'm not sure it would make riding any more fun, just faster and with a greater possibility of broken limbs.
3 - Bikes have got very expensive again recently.
4 - Not sure riding more 'extreme' stuff would give me any more satisfaction. I think I'd just like to ride the same stuff I do now, but better.
However, have met a couple of people recently who have built up old Giant full suss frames as budget bouncers, and this really appeals - might be my first ever self-build when I finally get access to a shed/workshop.
I've got a full rigid Swift due to being stuck in London, budget & space limitations, laziness and creeping suspicion that I would be over biked.
Have had lots of bikes over the years, and had lots at one time, but seemed to spend most of my time on my SS HT. So lots went and down to one SSHT and one 9sp HT. I have not missed the front mech yet. All seems just right for the moment, though I can borrow one of 'sprog' James FS (really DH) for the odd fling 😯 down a DH track, once a blue moon.
I am a serial bike builder so can't last too long 😳
Hard tail here. Had a full suss, but fancied the pseudo-back-to-basics thing.
Love it.
Just gone back to HT myself from a Yeti 575.
So now have a long travel HT, a DMR switchback.
A rigid SS Voodoo Wanga and another rigid SS parts bin commuter.
ctk - MemberIf you are commuting everyday you NEED a road bike with full mudguards.
funny - I have managed with mountainbikes for commuting for decades. Ful mudguards tho
Only hardtail MTBs here - wouldn't mind a full sus tandem tho as you can't stand up when peddalling so full sus would help
HT for all my mtb'ing, I had FS'ers but just enjoy HT's more, a personal thing I guess. Got road bikes for the road, ratty steel mudguarded one for my commute, and a nice plastic one for shifting it 8)