Rules: 130mm min fork travel, double or single chainrings only, short stems, no tiny dirt jump/4x bikes.
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Is "super d hardtail" the new "hardcore hardtail" ?
It's a bit like xxxc-lite.
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The Mega's a Super D format isn't it? Basically massed start gravity enduro type thing...
Is "super d hardtail" the new "hardcore hardtail" ?
It's a bit like xxxc-lite.
I thought it was less rad than freeride-lite but more gnar than enduro...?
It's a bit like xxxc-lite.
I have a bike that's been built up for xxxc-medium.
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If i put Racing Ralphs on it will it be ok for xxxc-lite?
Damn it - I'm running Ralphs and I thought it [i]was[/i] built up for xxxc-medium.. (do I need new tyres?) 😯
ps. I've never taken my hardtail skiing before, will I need a different hat? 🙂
I thought super-d was a skiing event...
To be fair i think I'm a bit less Super D, a bit more cine 8...
Out for it's maiden voyage this weekend:
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This was my Alpine before I took it to France
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At the top of the Mega track
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Getting loose (is that a good expression?) on the Mabie 4x track
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How my mate had it built when his downhill bike broke
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Quality bike
A week too early for me, hopefully this time next week I'll have my:
Ti Stanton slackline frame 16.5"
Fox 36 floats - lowered to 140mm
Flow ex/pro 2 wheelset
Minion dhf/high roller 2 exo tyres tubeless
Reverb
Chromag saddle
Saint/zee 1x10
Xo cranks with 34t mrp bling ring
Hope bb
E13lg1+
Hope tech x2's with 183mm floating rotors
Easton havoc carbon bars
Renthal grips
Easton havoc 50mm stem
Cane creek headset
Just waiting on the frame and headset now, very excited about this one!
Peterfile - that is niiice
Does this count?
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NS Surge. 150mm 'zocchi rc3ti forks.
Riding this yesterday made me realise that this does handle better than any other bike I've owned. Fantastic bike.
I am happy to look after any of these bikes if you need a break. Stevede, your's can move in for good!
Does this qualify. 😀
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That is Super Dope
Chiefgrooveguru - I'll bear you in mind when I feel like I'm needing a break 😀
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The old NS.
Guess my old Trailstar counts
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and the new work in progress 😀
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Super D (SD) is a blend of cross-country and downhill. Most of the race is downhill, on trails similar to the downhill segment of a cross-country race. There are also short (100–500m) uphill sections which make the use of downhill bicycles difficult, as a result, most riders use cross-country or 'trail bikes'. Depending on the trail and race venue, the start may either be seeded (riders start in short intervals), or Le Mans mass start (riders run to their bikes, timing is started when the riders start running). Probably the most famous of this type is the Megavalanche.
I'm looking at building something up but based on more of a jump frame, maybe thinking a bit more grr is needed, perhaps a SURGE like the one above 😉
The frame is up for sale 😉
Racing this:
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In this race next weekend
http://www.wmtbc.org.nz/Default.aspx?pageId=1201367&eventId=655522&EventViewMode=EventDetails
Forks are adjustable so you'll have to imagine them being 20mm longer.
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I guess it's sort like of what we call 'bike rallies'.
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The Green machine.
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The bike would do it - not sure about the rider! 🙂
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FFS I thought we'd finally decided that it was called 'Enduro'?
It's a rubbish, misleading title but at least we seem to know what it means. I still insist enduro should be called 'rally' because that's a much better name and everyone knows what a rally is.
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Since replaced with a Five - very boring choice, but much much faster almost everywhere.
don't know where you get Super D from, but here's my attempt....
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Cor! Class bikes. Don't dare post my boring bike, but I love drooling at yours. Especially the 2 Souls one, the Evil Sovereign and the Cotic Soul.
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Here is my new On One 456 Ti Evo. A great fun ride!
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Doesn't seem to let me post photo directly 🙁
Ok, so I always run it at 120, but it can go to 150 too. 🙂
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Love these hardtails. Will upload mine once my revs have been u-turned on the explosif.
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Horrible fragile Schwalbe tyres have since been replaced by a Chunky Monkey up front and an Ardent Exo on the back.
I'd put some pictures up of my BFe but I'm a big boy so this is pretty much the same thing:
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Agreed, Enduro is a silly name (Enduro is 24 hour races and that), but Super D is even sillier. My bike is silly in the good way though (although, as with Fortunateson, I now have a Five and don't ride this anywhere near as much as I should now)
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Now has single ring and chain guide, but haven't got an up to date picture.
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Dammit, posting this has annoyed me because the weekend is so far away and I can't ride til then. I should go and browse office pictures or something 🙁
Those Shans look incredible. Now Evil don't make the Sovereign that and the Stanton have to be the answer to all hardcore hardtail problems.
Yeah I would probably have had a Sovereign if the right one had showed up at the right time, and a Slackline was very much on the shortlist. Just lurve riding/looking at my Shan anyway though.
can't beat some good old fashioned box girders 😉
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My forks lost 10mm. Any excuse>
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Yar!
This was ace until it broke 😥
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This is the "short-term" replacement which I've been running for a while now.
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I like hardtails.
Another Cotic!
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I'm a super d and I didn't even know it.
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The few that I have had.
DMR Switchback
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Evil Sovereign MK1
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456 built for me
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456 now built for my wife
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BFe slightly different than this now
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The BFe slightly edges the Sov as my favorite bike ever.
Ok so 3 rings, don't quite pass the rules...
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But it like totally rips the rooty (g)narr yeah, sick, rad. Plush. umm. etc...
Highly underrated long-travel hardtail (IMO). Was only going to be a stopgap bike, but the more I ride it the more I like it...
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Love the Pig apart from its stock weight!!
Cos when I race, I carry a lotttt of spares
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Here's a couple of the others I've had. BFe was a bit uninspiring to ride, the Blender was awesome and I kinda wish I didn't sell it.
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Sorry, forks were at 120mm on each at the time!
Late to the party, but I love my BFe 8)
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heck, i'll bite...my 456
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And a couple of years ago when the bits were still bolted to an Mmmmbop
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Probably not really following the rules but that's my BFe although it's now sporting orange Race Face grips, orange Superstar Nano pedals and an orange X0 rear mech.
It doesn't stand me at much cash and is great fun mucking about in the local woods.
Balls...link to pic didn't work from my phone.
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steezysix, really liking the Kona! How come you changed to that, you were on a BFe before weren't you?
Took delivery of my ti slackline frame yesterday, was going to post up a pic of it built up but I can't remember my flick r password/login to put it on there! It's on Stanton bikes Facebook page if anyone fancies helping me out?
there are more image hositng sites other than flikr you know, many dont even need you to log in... (eg: [url= http://imgur.com/ ]imgur[/url])
Stevede - nice...
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PrinceJohn - cheers for that, much appreciated.
@ _Tom_
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I had a NS Surge before, fantastic bike, loads of fun to rag around but a bit too small for me. Gave me back issues on longer rides - I was going to get a large frame but saw the Kona frame on CRC in my size. It's a great frame, much more comfy but still fun. Rides best with the fork at about 130mm so might switch to something like a Rev or Sektor to shave some weight!