Rigid won’t die? Show us yours!

Very good teadrinker! I was thinking the exact same thing.

Every now and then a b*stard thread comes up. This is one.

something like this, sadexpunk? Had it since, 2000. This is post spruce up, discify, debounce and degear in 2012

yes, exactly like that, how much please? 😉

@lunge There are a few completes still about, as mentioned before Brother do a nice one, as do Ribble. Wonder and Marin have good ones under a grand, but I’ve been perving over the 2020 Kona Unit-X that’s just been released. Still cant afford it, though.

nedrapier

breadcrumb, that little leveret is a beautiful little thing!

Disappointed but not surprised it’s not available to buy!

Thanks, it’s definitely an one-off. I need to build myself a frame, might make a start at some point one day!

Might have already been mentioned, but Nordest do a nice rigid

Some super bikes posted. Best thread I’ve read all year.

+1

Custom Ramin, frame and fork* to be swapped for a Stooge mk4 in about a week 🙂

(stealth ad: so the frame and fork pictured above will shortly be for sale [very cheaply] if this thread has anyone curious to try rigid)

I really must pull my finger out and sort out posting a photo of my Ti Singular Hummingbird singlespeed. Almost certainly my favourite bike of any I’ve owned, although the steel Hummingbirds are ace too.
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How many folks here are also running a gravel bike as well as their rigid MTB?

My gravel bike is my commuter so I have a second set of wheels for my rigid bike to run some faster tyres

How many folks here are also running a gravel bike as well as their rigid MTB?

Yep.

Use it mostly as a commuter.

How many folks here are also running a gravel bike as well as their rigid MTB?

Guilty. Vulcan Bicycle Works:

Not raced on it for a while but still gets ridden. Nearly 25 years old.

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

2019-08-18_06-51-53 by David Scott[/url], on Flickr

Some custom weirdness.
My forks are considerably more ofsetty than yours.

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.

IMG_20160504_164120 by Adam Lewis[/url], on Flickr

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

My latest

DSC_0767 by Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr

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

1×9 11-40, Specialized FastTrak 26×2.1 tubeless tyres. Needs a dropper.

1988/9 Giant Super Sierra.

Mk1 Stooge

Ancient Swift with Krampus fork and 3in tyre

Pickenflick for gravel duties