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offroaders only! look forward to seeing who the real mountain biking hard men are on stw!
Folk that ride rigid only do so cos ther're trying to make their gay riding seem as manly as everyone else's "normal" off-roading.
Yep Still riding a rigid Surly 1x1 and to be honest it hasn't affected my riding one bit.
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Once I order a new frame I'll build up the current bike as a rigid with all the spare parts I've got. It'll make a perfect second bike for leaving at the station or loaning to friends who visit.
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your trolls grow more blatant every time, manwells.
and we're all jolly pleased you sold the specialized, really.
this aint no troll waswas it is a genuine post, the worse thing the biking industry ever did was put cheap disc brakes and cheap suspension forks on bikes. to put things into perspective to get a really good lightweight hardtail these days say around 22 pounds in weight you have to pay around £2500 off the peg, and you can add another £1000 for a custom build, and sometimes it makes you wonder if it is worth all that money to get a lightweight bike! what do you stw folk think?
I think you're posting multiple threads on the proper forums to try and divert attention away that all you really post is classifieds ads for that overpriced Rocky Mountain (which is very nice and plenty of us would consider at a more reasonable price).
I hate those cheapy forks too, I always think its best to pay a little extra myself.
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the worse thing the biking industry ever did was put cheap disc brakes and cheap suspension forks on bikes.
Youy know, he is at least partly right there IMO. Cheap suspension forks are a waste of time: They flex and bounce everywhere, then sieze up.
Cheap discs can be a good thing though - Avid & Shimano make decent ones that work far better than vees. 🙂
I'm on rigid, and haven't ever been off them.
I rode my brother's Stinky down the skills loop at Hamsterley once, but otherwise have never ridden a bike with any suspension at all.
Al, I rode the Alpine Trail in Oakridge with two guys on rigid single speeds with cable operated discs. They were uncatchable.
Recently tried it & will be again soon...
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Not ridden yet (broken leg), but took my old Inbred out with those forks and 2.4" high rollers - to glentress red and black, then the wall ride 😀
Poor effort. Everyone knows that the only way to do a rigid bike troll is to say you owned everyones ass while riding one - rigid bike that is. Aint that right Smee. 😀 Has to be singlespeed too....
beautiful bike swalsey i must say!
Thank you Manwells! I've wanted to build it since 2001, definatly a keeper - its getting some black fox vanilla 100 to finish the job soon 😀
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Was riding all weekend with a guy on a rigid, SS, 29er (no beard though). I had to work very, very, hard to drop him DH :oops:, although he tired a lot faster than I did. Impressed. On a different ride he also came within a gnats chuff of clearing an icy Cavedale on the same bike.
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All my other bikes have suspension though.
I still ride rigid. Either a CX bike or a ten year old MTB, which is no longer possible to get bouncy forks for.
Ideally I'd have a supershort ultra lightweight front suspension fork but such a thing doesn't exist, Its either 100mm+ choppers or nothing, and I just (personal opinion here) find the handling of all (26") front suspension bikes too wandery and remote.
sorry, no pics (shoulda used the cash saved on suspension to buy a camera!)
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All I've ridden for over a year (different wheels and brakes now though). Love it. Just about to get a full sus as well though (Salsa Big Mama) to provide a complete contrast.
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My quite ancient DeKerf singlspeed + RC31s...it didn't quite make it to the end of that summer 😥 however it was almighty fun getting there 8)
oops nearly posted that twice...erm am in awe of the Phil Woods Piss Off earlier in the thread 😯
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futon what in the name of our lord is that, it must be one of the weirdest front forks that i have ever set my eyes on lol! and what width is that front tyre man and why is it so wide?
Bike - Jones Spaceframe, truss fork, very stiff direct steering.
Front wheel - 26x3.7" tyre - nice and fat to smooth things out, oh and run at 7.5psi 🙂
futon river crossing if ever i win the lottery i will buy one of those, lovely
FUTON IF YOU DONT MIND ME ASKING MATEY HOW MUCH DID YOUR RIG COST AND HOW DOES IT RIDE AND WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU BUY A FRONT TYRE THAT WIDE AND WHAT IS THE FRAME MADE OF?
No need to shout mate! 🙂
It's Ti - checkout www.jonesbikes.com
futon, with that front tyre, your bike no longer qualifies as rigid (that f****rs probably got more travel than some suspension forks) 😯
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Taken yesterday on it's maiden ride as a rigid. With 29er wheels front suspension is not needed, at least not when the trails are in there current slowish muddy state.
[i]who the real mountain biking hard men are on stw! [/i]
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A hard man with a fat arse, judgin' by that saddle 😀
even more comfy with those big tyres front and rear 😮
and there designed for this...
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and this...
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and lots of fun and silly grins....
cant afford a fork for this this now (more than the frameset FFS!)...but dont need suspension on the easy trails around here...
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can have lots of fun without suspension...
[url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZ6JNkx3QA ]local trails...[/url]
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[url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8cIO_I8IqI ]the beach...[/url]
This seems to be the only pic I've got of it in rigid form...
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Usually I run Revs but it's nice to have the choice. I love it, wouldn't want to go to fort william with rigids but it's so cool the way the trails ride completely differently. 29er Exotic carbon fork with a 26 inch wheel in it just to tip the bike back a little, seems to work.
Rigid can be fun on the right sort of terrain
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Pentlands last year, 1990 Stumpy:
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That's nice is that. Are those 1990 tyres as well? I found my old Smokes in the garage last year, was tempted to try them but they'd started to crumble into dust
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'Old skool' enough?
My arm is twisted - once more I roll out the retro pics...
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stumpjumper classic, cannondale totally retro classic of all time! and lovely kona,and druid what make is that bike? your photo druid sums up the sheer essence of mountain biking! these four bikes have really made my day, thanks a million gents!
I still have this from back in the day,i`m not hard enough to ride it much off road nowadays. Sunn 500r.
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This old boy is still going,but not much use... 1995 kona Hahanna.
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In France a couple of years ago
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There must be loads in this pic, I got the black top with yellow sleeves!!... SSUK 06, one of ayatollahfnince pics.
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This went 1x9 after this pic and sadly got stolen later on.
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Maybe I need a new SS rigid... ?
Bumpy but fun on a rigid bike:
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That's nice is that. Are those 1990 tyres as well? I found my old Smokes in the garage last year, was tempted to try them but they'd started to crumble into dust
Nah, much more recent than that... IRC Mythos XC, don't think they're all that old. Do have an old Dart/Smoke set that look in reasonable nick though, will be giving them a go.
Rare picture of somebody actually riding a rigid rather than parked against a gate / fence / tree / post 🙂
Pic is my wife at Italian SS champs - no doubt somebody will be along soon saying she should have hucked off the top.....
Mountain Biking Hard Men? Well that can't be right as i have one
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Nice to see some V brake action in there. I think the disc was as liberating as the suspension fork.
Rare picture of somebody actually riding a rigid rather than parked against a gate / fence / tree / post
OK you asked for it... Here's me and my Unit. Happy days 🙂
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Some really lovely bikes
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Squamish, BC....on my BMX cruiser with one brake 😉
Proper rigid bikes have canti brakes...
Fixie fun on 4X track:
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Mine.
Used today to comute home.
[i]it didn't quite make it to the end of that summer[/i]
I seem to remember riding that bike for [apparently] 48 hours solid, stopping only for beers at The Crown... 8)
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Mostly pretty shonky, which is the surly way, but the pace rc31's are amazing.
I haven't ridden my geared susser for 6 months.
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My Cotic....
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Another 1x1 here...currently that and my roadrat are my only rideable bikes...
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AdamT - that is truly hardcore. Rigid, singlespeed and chainless...
More troll food
Unlike Futons mine's SS'ed
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where do you get thos bars?
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Sorry it's leaning against a fence but I've got no mates because I'm a knob.
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Sweeeeeet jesus johnclimber, no offence intended but that bike is seriously ugly!
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ah now it works