[Closed] anyone still riding rigid i would just love to see your pics old skool rules ok!

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

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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With Fat wheel

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With "normal" wheel

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.

no pix riding it im afraid just the a clean/fettle pic
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Pace RC300

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Sweeeeeet jesus johnclimber, no offence intended but that bike is seriously ugly!

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Joins in with the rigid action.

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Wed at Gisburn,
must admit, it knocked me around on the black run!

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ah now it works

Here's mine:
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How do you guys all find rigid for bumpy stuff - loads of arm pump? Asking because I always feel like I always have to tread on eggshells (for lack of a better term) with suspension as it always seems to go wrong for me! ie compression adjust on my Pikes is always leaking oil, feels like they need a (very expensive) TF tuning service soon as I don't want to damage anything with something so expensive.

Would love to run fully rigid but I just don't know if I could deal with it on the downhilly stuff I sometimes do!

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North West of Tarbert, Harris.

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Cairngorm summit

Rigid: check!
Old school: check! ('95 Diamondback Apex)

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On my ride home from work this evening. Ended up going the long way home (2 hours instead of 3/4 of an hour) because I was enjoying it :o)

How do you guys all find rigid for bumpy stuff - loads of arm pump?

I don't suffer arm pump but my neck and shoulders do start to ache after about an hour. I'm always amazed how fast you can go on rigid, you just need to change your riding style and pay a lot more attention to the trail!

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It has taken a while to adapt from full squish certainly. Am getting the hang of it now, speed is increasing 🙂 riding is more of a challenge and gets the adrenaline pumping.

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Finally got mine muddy yesterday, so much fun. Well impressed with the wormdrive as well, had one slip on a steep climb but handled everything from loose and dusty to clayey mud, and easy on the road too!