want to look at some gorgeous hardtails, exemplar frames being Cotic Souls, Kinesis Maxlights, ragleys, anything which isn't a racer, isn't a hardcore hardtail, and isn't ridiculously outrageous (such as carbon gimmicks).
Just want to see your dependable hardtail 🙂
Not everyone's idea of beautiful (and might just slip into your unwanted hardcore category), but I still think my machine has a certain industrial elegance.
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Beautiful to me anyway...in a basic, industrial looking way! 🙂
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I don't think the Ragleys are easy on the eye but you did ask!
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Replaced this with a FS, but hankering for another HT, just cant decide which...............
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I will get a black stem, I promise.
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Ready for the morning commute!
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Not sure it qualifies as beautiful, but I love it!
Not seen anything beautiful yet. 😉
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Here's mine. I don't think I've really decided if it's beautiful or not. Some days I think it looks great and others I can't help getting the feeling that it's a bit odd. It's certainly not ridiculously outrageous though and it's certainly dependable.
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My Soul's the nicest looking bike I've ever had.
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They're only beautiful when new - it's caked in mud now, with mismatching mechs...
This is my offroad fixie - beautiful in an extreme minimalist way!
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Now with a 50mm stem, though I haven't ridden it yet, so dunno if how it's going to feel..
My first proper MTB (since a Diamond Back Ascent in the early 90's) delivered yesterday, so very much beautiful (to me at least).
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Green pedals will be added later this week.
Really gotta get my Swift built up again....
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My Bonty is a beautiful frame imho although its current 'winter' build doesn't enhance that in any way.
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The Klein is currently suffering the indignity of being turned into a singlespeed but will still be gorgeous...
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Here's mine...
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Kilauea
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that swift of sam's has the win so far.
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My newest ride, not a great pic but you get the idea. Rides like a dream......
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This is mine, and I love it!
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My DeKerf with colour matched DK Tuning forks
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That blue Curtis frame is a beaut - which frame is it?
Most dependable bike I have...but far from outrageous
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Closely followed by this..
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That DeKerf is rubbish ........... 😆
It will save a huge amount of embarrassment and name calling if you just send it to me for disposal. 😉
Motorman, those are just great.
I really shoiuld try a fatty
Work in progress.........
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Subjective but here's my offering to the thread - paint by me 🙂
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My Merlin Mailt 4
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I always thought this looked right with the 36's:
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But this is my current and fave:
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Here's my newish Soul
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I really like the look of my Genesis Altitude, but my 1994 silver Orange Clockwork with it's elegantly curved rigid forks is probably better. Gave that to my Dad though, so no pictures of that at the moment though. Got to get that sorted...
Commencal Ti Flame... has black grips and Pro2/Crest wheels since this pic
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Second Litespeed in this thread:
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My Soul
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Trevor.
Love/Hate..
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Tweaked a bit since this pic was taken..
But love it to bits..
Not many of these bikes are "beautiful". Was hoping fontmoss would post that pic of his singlespeed Gary Fisher (I think), I have a strange obsession with how that bike looks.
Lols @ the amount of on ones 😆
And my 97 Cindercone
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Lols @ the amount of on ones
I'll try and even that up a little bit.. 😳
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I couldn't help but thing it was all cotics...... 😉
Salsa Moto Rapido. Just great fun.
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Another Love/Hate. Not in its ideal terrain but never out of its depth 😉
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Oh, I assumed by 'hardtail' we meant something which had to have front suspension! If that's not the case I offer....
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Bullheart - what frame is that?
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The Soul is so aptly named, I sold my original one after 6 trouble free years, then had to get another one due to my FS breaking after a year. Riding it again made me realise that it is the best bike I have ever owned, it really is my Soul.
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Genesis IO and Orange R8, the orange is quite possibly the best bike i have owned to date, love it. liking the kona cinder cone looks immaculate.Nice to see your r8 built up jonnyM looks good shame they dont make them anymore.
spot the odd two out;
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hmm lots of people having difficulty beautiful remit. But hey everyone wants to show of their baby
The first one maybe, Sam. Definitely not the second one...
My Evil Sovereign
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The first one maybe, Sam. Definitely not the second one...
Eyes, beholders and all that 🙂
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gotta agree with the tagger.
not one nice hartdail in the entire thread
If we're doing rigid bikes....
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Brodie ti holeshot, and they have now all gone to good homes 🙂
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This is now a 'Post your hardtails' thread 😀
I think the OP should have been more careful to define 'beautiful'.
I've got a picture of a Carbon 456 in and no-ones even flinched...
No pics but look them up if interested - Hunter and Don McClung's custom bikes. Not to all tastes but I like them a lot. None (or few) are hardtails tho, I think hardtails tend to look fun and functional, but very rarely beautiful.
ac282...... 😯
silly sized logotastic wheels and you can't drop the saddle.....so why is that the only bike on here that's made me go ooooooh
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I'm not saying its the fastest or what I'd buy, but it is the best looking mtb I've ever seen.
Not sure I'd describe it as 'beautiful' but here's my Prince Albert....
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