i ride my bike a fair bit , but not enough to get fit, will i survive the big loop on my freak bike or should i take my 6 inch trail centre bike with lots of gears
No problem. All the climbs are quite steady, although some are fairly long.
I think you should take the fs bike. It's very techy in places and really not suitable for a hardtail. You'll also need gears as its not flat. I have seen people there riding with plastic armour on and full face helmets.
There's a lad does it on a unicycle ... I think you'll be alright.
i did it last september.
not rocky or techy from what i remember.
more like a good old xc route.
ss, no problem.
the bigger question is will it be any fun!!
ive heard there are some tight switchbacks that i thought i might not get the 29er around ?
i got my 29r round...............and my svelte self...... 😉
What about a CX bike with flat bars and 26 inch wheels?
I'd say it would be impossible.
Maybe you should buy a more appropriate bike for anything as technical as that.
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I heard that someone on a rigid ss 29er came off on a techy rocky descent there on Sat, I wouldn't risk it.
I don't think it matters at all what bike you ride on any trail man made or other wise, ride whatever you feel comfortable on.
Edit to add.....yes it's perfectly possible, I ride rigid singlespeed 29er all the time.
really not suitable for a hardtail
oh no!, i wish someone had told me before the last 5 times i've ridden it on a HT, 've had a lucky escape! *wipes brow*
Maybe I was wrong saying it'd be impossible up there. ^^^
I recon that if you were to be wearing a light brown corduroy jacket trousers and flat cap combo you might just manage it. But you'd still not be able to pull a propper long skid in the carpark.
*wants corduroy jacket with leather elbow patches*
Corduroy or not I heard it's impossible on a 29er singlespeed. Unless you are a women pedaling a jalfrezi
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Bow down below me suckerz as I is nailz and I iz nailing it on a hard tail loadz of timez. I proper got me hoop handed to me on a platter by my homey what can nailez it faster on his 29er SS Gary Fisher. I did spank him on the landrover track of death downhill bit though.