[Closed] 'Comfy' frames

Not a true HT, but not a full-suss either. The most comfortable frame I've ever ridden.....

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A steel one with them big wheels.

How about this one?
29er with a little bounce at the back and my mate loves it, but getting a little rare!

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On One 1X1, old school niceness..............

While I was hoping for just a frame swap, a 29er again is appealing...

Matt, Once you do it, that 29er thing, you'll never go back, but don't tell everyone! 😉

I had one, some bugger stole it 🙁
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I'd be pretty pi55ed too if someone stole a Niner from me! 😥

Good luck in choosing your next frame!

I have a Niner mcr and its very comfortable.

Cotic Soul is apparently very comfy, especially with a carbon or Ti post. or even a 953 post from 18 Bikes if you're feeling rich. Very pretty though.

I second the Soul, those small diameter seat stays give a nice comfy ride.

thudbuster seatpost?

Soul... Or pretty much any 29er.... I've just gone from a soul to an aluminium Gary fisher Xcaliber and it's looooooads comfier, I want a solaris now, they must be like a magic carpet..

456Ti, big tubeless tyres running sub30psi, I-Beam carbon 27.2 post plus Formula seat and carbon bars.

Very comfy for all day stuff.

Armchair ride.

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So what ideas / options are there for a 'comfy' HT?

one that fits you? surely fit and position are at least as important as any frame-flex/zing?

i find my blue pig very comfy, i'm sure other people wouldn't.

but i am a clueless internet moron.

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(not mine, but i have one)

Agree with the 'the one that fits', yes.

But also having to move from FS to HT again could be painful 😉

I've had a couple of Kinesis frames, currently riding an XC pro3 always found them very comfortable, did have a full susser for a bit never really got on with it and actually found the XC pro3 much more confortable!

The worlds most comfiest none suspension bike. 😉

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Specialy now it's also got one of these.

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OnOne ScandAL. Had mine since they landed and won't give it up for anything. Comfy, tough, capable. Big wheels tho - you'll just arrange to get it nicked and get small wheels again.

Carbon 456 is dead comfy with a carbon post

Hi I ave a gary fisher ferrous 29er medium for sale (Still)

Can be seen on harryhallcycles.co.uk

If you are interested let me know

Price negotiable

either of these, all day comfort-tastic
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a saddle like this:

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Carbon 456 is a bit of a funny one, it's sort of compliant but without being really soft. I find that great handling-wise but not especially comfy, it's more like a damper than a spring if you know what I mean?

'nother vote for the scandal. lovely softness to the ride that some would have you believe was impossible with an aluminium frame....

hmm, the more I look at it the more it comes back to a steel HT, preferably a 29er...But I need to make sure I can get enough money for frame, forks and wheels (ST4, Fox F32 RL QR15, Hope/317/new tyres)

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'nother vote for the scandal. lovely softness to the ride that some would have you believe was impossible with an aluminium frame....

Is that still there in the current Scandal? Mine was fantastic for that but a lot of people reckon it's only the scandium one that has it. Haven't ridden a more recent one.

(people talk about steel compliance, but Inbreds are pretty stiff and my Scandal wasn't)

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Pace RC104, not mine but I have one.

Chumba hx2 29er. Comfiest bike I have ever ridden! Great riding position too. If I was to ride one bike for Xc/AM it would be the Chumba. Yes, Ali can be 'harsh' but good seatpost, saddle & grips will sort that for you (that said, havent found the Chumba uncomfertable for an ali frame). Low stand over but long TT.

I'm just getting back into riding the HT after stripping down the prophet. I reckon the 2.4" advantage (at about 25 psi tubeless) I've got on the back makes it fantastically comfy amd controlled. It's a mk 1 pipedream sirius, which is pretty comfy anyway, but I think more of it's the tyres than anything else.

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i have had steel, alu, carbon and ti hardtails. to name a few on-one inbred 26, orange p7, dialled morning glory, an alu diamond back, gary fisher rig, niner air9 alu, on-one carbon race 29er. however the most comfortable by far was my niner sir9.