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Why would you call it a hard "tail" if it's all "hard"? The fact that you mention the "tail" implies that the front is "soft". You wouldn't call a full suspension bike a softnose, would you?
Exactly! Rigid weirdos are always hijacking hardtail threads... 😉
Somafunk's bike (with the proper forks) is clearly the winner, with the Shan a short length behind and the rest fell at the first hurdle.
Cheers for the comments regarding my Hardtail, rides just as good as looks (alert-subjective bike tart-alert) but even "I", with the love of a father towards it would toss it in the ditch if an [url= http://www.engincycles.com/about-us ]Engin[/url] turned up at my door, especially this one below,
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It's a hardtail frame innit.. put whatever fork you want on it.. it's still a hardtail frame
A hardtail frame can be built up into a rigid or hardtail bike. You might as well otherwise start a thread entitled 'show me your singlespeeds' and it be filled with hub gear bikes with singlespeed compatible frames.
I actually think the OP's idea for this thread was a good one. A Quick beauty contest, winner picks the next field/category, wasn't that hard to understand, was it?
Maybe should have stated a limit of one entry only and perhaps been a shade more specific on the criteria for what specific bike
features were allowed but BMXs, bouncers, retro rigid could all be later contests...
of the first five bikes posted I vote for the klein
Ok well if bmxes aren't allowed then my vote goes to this suburban!
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Anything with clown wheels loses,
strange rigid carbon forks loses,
dropper posts loses,
niche swoopy frame that serves no purpose, loses.
what about old fashioned steel frame and forks plus niche 26" wheels
and yes I'm ignoring the rules as well 🙄
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No Indy fabs?
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remoterob - MemberIt's like a beauty contest in the burns unit so far
X2
Was expecting to see atleast one nice looking bike in 2 pages ..
Somafunk's first pic wins, although I've clearly mis-understood something as I thought that this was about good-looking hardtails and then there are pictures of 29er clownage bikes.
Engin do make beautiful bikes. Special mention for Bronto as well
good-looking hardtails and then there are pictures of 29er clownage bikes.
yeh, it the difference between a midget and a super model with long gorgeous legs....you like stumpy lumpy things, 29er riders like sleek beauty. 😆
Some FUGGLY bikes, come on some one put a decent one on FFS
*generic trolling 26vs29 comment followed by laughing emoticon*
On anything bigger than a 19inch frame, 29ers look nicer IMO...
I'd trade the Mrs and two camels for one of these..
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Give up every one Pictonroad wins!!!!!
I lusted after a Zaskar on a weekly basis at my LBS as a spotty teen!!!!! 😆
Will someone help me restore order please 🙂
these are the first five bikes posted (one per poster)
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I will announce the winner either later today/tonight when a decent amount of votes are in. The votes already cast will also be counted.
Another small wheeled beauty of a dwarf bike for the vertically challenged amongst us, from birth to death in a few pics
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Born 13-Aug-2004
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Suspended 8-Sept-2004
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Rigid 3-jan-2007
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Death 11-Sept-2007
It will be resurrected later this year, I'm getting Ben @ Kinetic to repair it 😀 .
you can't count, you missed your Intense
my vote goes to number 1!
you can't count, you missed your Intense
one per poster 😉
I'll vote for the P7, classic lines and i remember how well they ride.
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SpecSavers, you know it makes sense.
I vote for Kenny's Soulcraft...
Im torn between 3 and 5 but if my old night clubs are anything to go by I reckon I will end up going with 4.
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Still 3
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1- Cos it looks good and i've not seen one before.
I may have voted for the P7 as i had one bitd but the straight bar/tall stem/odd brake levers quickly ruled it out.
3 because raw is always the best colour! That being said, buzz' Evil is probably the best looking/funnest looking bike in the thread. Although I still reckon the NS I posted is perfection, its probably less versatile to ride!
Is number 5 something special or a chinese?
5 is the best looking, 1 looks like a HT Pitch, 2 is meh, 3 looks like the forks are too long, and 4...well it's just minging,
IMO... But probably not yours..
Mine wins for the simple fact it's a dirty Bouy.
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The stealthy number 5 wins hands down.
The soulcraft, the first 5 do nothing for me
This is mine not sure it's really a beauty as such. Layback post on it now which doesn't help with the looks (thomson rather than eriksen)
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What is the 3rd one?
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That´s the one I´d take home.
VOTING CLOSING AT 10PM
svalgis Why would you call it a hard "tail" if it's all "hard"? The fact that you mention the "tail" implies that the front is "soft". You wouldn't call a full suspension bike a softnose, would you?
tazzymtb - Member harks back to days of early ATB's where you had rear suspension like this
In fact, harks back to motorcycles AFAIAA.
Fontmoss, still really like that bike! Looks awesome for xc.
3 wins by a nose IMO
any more votes?
No.1 for me.
@Khani i've got a 19" P-29er bud so shows us that wife and those camels and we'll see what we can work out 😉
Limkilde's (No5). Lovely.