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Any old excuse to post yet another pic of my rigid commuter. Brand X HT01. Now has a 180 rotor front, and 32t ring (was 34t). 
If a 24" street/trials bike counts:
Had it seven months, still bad at it, but enjoy it, making slow progress, but am 40something.
Odd configuration, but weeride mount bar fitted and rear slick for when I put it on the trainer
Try that again
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Some aceness in these halls. Now also have ti hummingbird itch
my custom weirdness
Radicool! How’s the climbing with that?
How many folks here are also running a gravel bike as well as their rigid MTB?
Now also have ti hummingbird itch
If it's really itchy, Sam's taking orders for semi-custom Ti at the moment.
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Room for a Speedball in here ?
Found out what the top tube arrangement is for...
Yes!
And you got some Junker bars, how did you manage that?
nedrapier
Yes!
And you got some Junker bars, how did you manage that?
Andy had a handful back in April, he posted on FB that there were a couple of spare 70's up for sale so I grabbed them.
Radicool! How’s the climbing with that?
It has a 75.5 ST angle, and 450 reach, so is an ace climber.
Sit and spin, and the front wheel stays planted without having to hover over the nose of the saddle.
Some custom weirdness.
My forks are considerably more ofsetty than yours.
That looks like three different bikes stuck together 😂
How's it ride?
survivor - it rides great!
Although it looks a bit mad, it's mostly quite 'normal' by todays standards.
Obviously, the front end is a bit out there...
It was built primarily as a hardcore hardtail, which I wanted to run 150 forks at 63 degrees with a B+ tyre.
I also wanted the option of rigid, but rigid forks for 63 HA don't exist, so I had these built.
I paid close attention to the mechanical trail and wheel flop numbers, to get the correct offset for the head angle. I went with what I knew worked well on production bikes.
Check out the new Stooge MK4, it's getting slacker and big offset.
It feels really balanced, but more confident downhill than a rigid bike has any right to be, with the big tyre way out front like a DH bike.
I've had it a couple of years now. I'm considering selling it to get another one made, full 29+ this time with some changes to make it more bikepacking specific.
I love the new Stooge MK4, but the 72 SA rules it out for me. It was tempting me greatly otherwise.
A bit more on mechanical trail for the geo geeks HERE
And a handy calculator HERE
Hi guys, as a long time reader I would like to add my little contribution to this nice thread, a Kona Unit from 2015. I've got it for two years now, found it in NOS condition, very happy with it since then.
Nice!
Three for the price of one: Rigid MtB / flat-bar gravelbike / beach racer
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My latest
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Sold this and bought a drop bar gravel bike instead. Not convinced I didn't prefer the Genesis 🙁
Like rocking horse shit now too. What an idiot. Some stunning potential alternates in here though!
I'll try again:
Three for the price of one: Rigid MtB / flat-bar gravelbike / beach racer
70 degree HA
73 degree SA
575mm top tube
425mm chainstays
1050mm wheel base
1x9 11-40, Specialized FastTrak 26x2.1 tubeless tyres. Needs a dropper.
1988/9 Giant Super Sierra.
Mk1 Stooge
Ancient Swift with Krampus fork and 3in tyre
Pickenflick for gravel duties
Here is my (now sold, sadly... and I miss it) Niner One9 Scandium. I spend a lot of great times on this, did Charlies SS events down in Swanage and loved riding it. I spent a lot of money on upgrading the spec, full Niner RDO and some s****y SRAM carbon cranks et-all... Then I bought the CX'er and it sat in the shed not getting used... and I decided to sell it. It went to a good home, but I still miss it...
My sweet Stooge Speedball courtesy of Clink. Added a Thomson 6 bolt BMX stem and some Junker bars. Currently my only bike and makes me grin whenever I ride it. Just saving up for some more all rounder tyres as most of my riding is now on bridleways, towpaths and boring roads to link them up.
I’m a bit of a serial bike swapper normally, but the only thing that could tempt me to move this on is a Stooge Mk4. It really is a fun machine
..and I miss it and want it back!!
If you do sell let me have first refusal. 🙂
Wonder who'll be the first to post a Bootzipper?
A lot of the pics posted are stuck behind that “we value your private parts” screens.
Jus sayin..
Can’t do anything about the privacy warnings. St least I can’t figure out how to host images easily without them.
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That seems to work.
Really liking this thread as my riding is heading this way I’m rigid curios, what’s best 29er or 27.5+, I really like the look of the Surly Karate Monkey. Any real reviews or pics.
Rigid might not want to die but I thought I was going to earlier! Nearly two years since I last rode. Destroyed me.
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Surly karate monkey.
Great bike, rides well, I’ve ran it with schwalbe big apples, nobby nic/rock razor, and surly knards.
Works well with all of those. At its best with knard front and rock razor rear ime.
Bought as a frameset, I built it with 2x10 slx/xt.
Slx brakes, dura ace barend shifters adapted to work like thumbies.
Would buy the same thing again.
Love this thread. Love my rigid Solaris, my only MTB at the moment
Pics posted in response to you up above buddy😎😎