I'm tired of lurking in the shadows and admit I am rigid curious. Would love to see some pics of 29ers in action, showing what they can do, paricularly rigids. Shots of your bikes in good locations welcome too.
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stu you're my hero! 😉
Here's one - not very 'action' though!
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Good stuff, keep them coming! Stu, how did you find Dalbeattie on the Jones?
Where was that taken Clink?
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how did you find Dalbeattie on the Jones?
The jones is fine on most stuff.
A few more for you. Sorry about the sus fork in the last two. 😉
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i guess your (cough)working from home today then Stu 😉
Nice one, where is that drop?
I believe its on the Dyfi course, possibly the World Cup descent?
and where's the last one?
LOL stu, you'er such a try-hard, you even used a 26er 🙄 you'll never beat this for gnarrrrrrrrrrrrr tho:
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The drop's at Dalbeattie.
The last picture's above Garreg Ddu.
Al.
26er?
Your last pic looks gnarrrtothemaxx.
There's stones and shit on the floor there hope you were carefull.
EDIT: dam beat me!
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29er rigid curious too.
I'm guessing at benefits, being low weight and directness. But please can you guys tell me why you love them?
Convince me enough and i'll prob end up getting one next year!
thinking it would be good opposite to my 120mm trail FS....Great for racing on?
thinking it would be good opposite to my 120mm trail FS....Great for racing on?
That's why I'm getting one (150mm Pitch is my 'opposite').
In reality an 80-100mm FS bike is more comfortable and faster, but a rigid singlespeed can be ridden all winter with f*** all maintenance. In an ideal world I'd buy a anthem-x 29er and to heck with the maintenance cost of riding it through the winter, but it's nice to always have a working bike in the shed.
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couple of recent 29er riders at herts
spoon - yes quite. i'd probably commute on mine also. Using the road bike for commuting all year means it needs more maintenance attention time and cost than i'd like to give it. And always needs something sorting on it before i do a tri
29 er rigid would keep it in tip top condition...swapping to the FS for commuting has started to degrade that now!
Where was that taken Clink?
Mendips
[url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=291724&Y=266006&A=Y&Z=115 ]here?[/url]
Not mine but...
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not rigid but here ya go:
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Here's mine @ Kielder.
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Sice nice shots, please add locations and keep them coming.
Oktoberfest. Bristol 2011.
I'm old. I need suspension on the front.
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Sorry to roll this out again ! But you did ask
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Cheers to 'Tolla' taking the snaps
Nice one kingofsweden, but are your arms really bigger than your legs? 😮
No action shots sorry, they would only have my basket on anyway.....
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That type of handlebar seems really popular on 29ers, any particular reason or just the done thing?
Nice one kingofsweden, but are your arms really bigger than your legs?
I thought that! FREAK :-p
It's odd how different people react to exercise in different ways, I was on the treadmill at the gym last night (and wearing unfortunately short shorts) which is about the only time I spend infront of a mirror. I swear my calves are biger than my quads! That and my left shin is completely and utterly FUBAR'd to look at! Looked like one continuous scar running from knee to ankle.
I'm naturally from the huge leg stick arm camp, think T-rex. 😀
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...going all 'light' as you skip off the end of the berm, over the lump, getting ready to force the front end down and 'snap' into the left hander and romp home to victory 😀
Yep thats right its not the camera they are my own real legs the only set i have :-))
Long story
Not action shots:
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as it is now with Nate on board:
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Why rigid? Instant acceleration - direct feel of the handling - feel the trail - you have to improve your bike skills (not that I have many) - you have to put a lot more into the ride, and you get more out of it, you can't hide behind 5" of travel - I went out,recently, on my, not used for 2 years full susser, it's a bit like sex with a - condom - a some impression of what's going on - but none of the FEEL 😀
nearly spat my tea on the screen at midlandtrailquestsGraham's 'go vegan' outfit! I'd love to have that and stand at the burger van all day...
Sorry! No action in this picture, but I was at the time going for another beer! 😉
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Tk46hal - One of teh nicest looking 29ers around I think. Simple!
RD - Quality first shot dude.
Appearing magically from behind a tree...
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Nearly end of race face...
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check out rOcKeTdOg's 'up skirt' shot!! 😆
Ohhhh melikielefty29er'ing
Nice wheels Bullheart...
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lookmanohands from this shire who rides his 29r like a bmx, even with mavs leaking oil on his front break!
Nice shot tang
🙂
That's a great shot
That's great!
Got room for a full susser? 😳 I'm merely dabbling at the mo 🙂
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Nice wheels Bullheart...
Sarcasm has no place on STW...
😉
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here's another, about a 6ft drop to bushes without a lowered seatpost in sight!
I bet his wheels exploded. ^^^ 😆
The wheel exploder hasn't given his 2 pence worth yet has he ?
Think i will pull up a chair 🙂
Not the right bike, but a 29er action shot 9and my fave bike of all time).[url= http://robdeanhove.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-bike-general-lee.html ]My Tallboy[/url] carving through some singletrack:
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Or, more like you were after, it's a hardtail at least, [url= http://robdeanhove.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-bike-santa-cruz-highball.html ]my Highball[/url] in action:
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Highball is now a [url= http://robdeanhove.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-toy-flyweight-highball-singlespeed.html ]rigid singlespeed,[/url] a bike like you wanted but no action shots:
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Stu...your fat tyre is 29?
Keep trying. Hard.
Anytime you fancy a ride off...
It's a 29er on the outside. 😆
You want a kurb pwning contest?
Anytime you're down this way just give us a shout. 😆
Not 'action' precisely
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Enough action for ya? 😉
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There's only one OFF...... For you and it ain't ride 😎
Stu, I'm down south right now.
Generally tho I ride proper trails up north.
Some great shots people, I'm about to hit buy on some rigid carbon forks. So what is the deal with the bars many people are using, particularly the ones on your jones stu?
cynic-al - MemberStu, I'm down south right now.
How unfortunate for you.
You could stop off here on your way back up and i can show you how to pwn a kurb good and propper.
dear lord, you're all attention whores and should be ashamed of yourselves.
You don't get "lets see your chubby little legs bimbling on an orange 5, whilst trying to look radsicgnarcore" thread requests do you?
and requests to see other men's stiff frontages on a public forum is a disgrace
Bloody 29er riders think they're "special"
Whereabouts are you stu? Am riding near High Wycombe today if you are free for kerb-pwnage.
Otherwise I guess it'll have to be GT? please don't "forget" next time though 🙄 😉
I'm nearer to the middle and slightly left of the country.
You're more than welcome to stop off on your way back up as long as you don't try and nick any of our kitchen utensils for your next "project".
Well my train goes through Lancaster & Prestn. As it passes, I'll stick me hand oot and grab a few spoons.
special needs more like it
Bloody 29er riders think they're "special"
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they aren't for everyone though, you might need one of these to get on
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You're more than welcome to stop off on your way back up as long as you don't try and nick any of our kitchen utensils for your next "project".
who taught you yam yams to use cutlery?? 😯
Oh Jebus he's not from Sheffield is he?
What have you done with Rob steptoe?
yam yam? sheffield?
You're way off the mark there
Ah...so I am. Phew!
Do you know Slade and/or enjoy cuppa soup?
Stu is an officianado of fray bentos pie in a can and bovril like all the strange midland folk, although for the love of god don't show him a findus crispy pancake or he'll worship you as a god