Show me your Long Travel Hard Tail Builds please… It's friday after all

Summer season not single speed (those are real freaks!), yes it's a 20" and I'm 6'3". The course had some fairly rooty sections and braking bumps but I was pleasantly surprised with capability of the bike with Pikes on. I was definitley getting some strange looks from the 'DH' crowd. Has to be said I am looking at buying a 224 evo…..

this is my favourite thread for some time, some great hardtails here.

just waiting for a rear mech then ill post mine up.

I think the HT being used for DH answered some questions about VS FS bikes

Gate size 456.

bloody hell! 😯 looks like its about to tip over backwards!

my new un

[Mostly] Finished off this build-up last night, but I'm still sorting a bit of final fit and finish as I go along, so yeah, there is excess steerer for now…

Only 130mm tho'.

The proportions look a bit weird, as my camera has an oddly curious sense of perspective.

what frame is that ocb? cant make it out

there is no way a skilled rider would be faster downhill or over the rough stuff with as much control and poise on HT than FS

Hey fotorat i'll race ya?

there is no way a skilled rider would be faster downhill or over the rough stuff with as much control and poise on HT than FS

Hey fotorat i'll race ya?

twice

definitley not but they'd both be having fun, and thats all that matters!

@slowrider -> 'Tis a Genesis Altitude in M (17.5), [over]built with stuff that came off my far-too-stiff-to-ride-for-very-long 4X HT frame.

Here's another shot from the same place, all a bit gloomen' tho' as it was getting on in the day.

DMR trailstar – now single speeded![/url]Cove stiffee in Choccy Brown[/url]

DMR trailstar – now single speeded![/url]Cove stiffee in Choccy Brown[/url]

How much was that genesis frame?

nice bikes… I even kida like the preston. HAs anyone got a ragley Mmmmbop?

oh, and what size frame is miccks pimped pig? It looks nice…

CrAsH…tEsT..RiDeR – Member

I think the HT being used for DH answered some questions about VS FS bikes

Cobblers – re-read where it was raced DH – in the Forest of Dean – so i assume on the mini-DH event ? Hardly going to get a 'proper' DH bike up to speed over a 30 second course are you ? 5 minutes in and it'd be a different story. Horses for courses and all that 🙂

slowrider – like the sovereign! what size is that? any idea of weight and cost?

its a large, full build weighs 30lbs ish, frame is around 6lbs i think?

the frame is £595 from crc, could only guess at the cost of thr build because ive funded it by selling stuff. prob in the region of 2k?

mini dh[/url]

mark_b I take it you didn't do the mini dh event? average time down was about 1.18 and bar about 10 hardtails the other 250 were 'proper' DH bikes. I admit there was only very small rocky sections but they was some decent speed, watch one of the video's

Although i was only posting to get a rise out of the OP 🙂 I think you are missing my point – i'm saying that a hardtail is probably the best bike for a mini-Dh event and certainly one in the Forest of Dean. watching that video hasn't done anything to change that view – although the chap at 1:00minute in is letting the side down a little 😀

mark_b – Member

Cobblers – re-read where it was raced DH – in the Forest of Dean – so i assume on the mini-DH event ? Hardly going to get a 'proper' DH bike up to speed over a 30 second course are you ? 5 minutes in and it'd be a different story. Horses for courses and all that

I guess Mark the problem is they have not invented a HT to take your godly skills and mass, ego.

Like I said in my previous post in the right hands a HT is very fast DH, its lighter, more manoverable etc but ofc it needs to be in the hands of a very good rider…. the rest of us mortals need a a FS to compensate!

mark_b – Member
5 minutes in and it'd be a different story.

Please explain why it takes 5 mins for a FS to pawn a HT? most UK courses are only sub 5 min anyway… so basically what your saying is any 5 min decent and a HT will win? a FS should only be 10 seconds at most slower to get up speed… fail

Although i was only posting to get a rise out of the OP

See, it worked 😉

See, it worked

Congrats, your mum must be very proud of you

Anymore BFE's around, mate has just ordered one so interested to see them built up!

Personal insults i can take – sarcasm about mothers (especially as you know her) is sinking to a new low for you.

CrAsH_TeSt_RiDeR…. Attracting stalkers since 1974

Simple as this Mark, if you insist on posting every time I do on here or Bike Radar to try and get a reaction from me…. guess what, you will get one! but don't then moan about what you get back, you cannot be sarcastic in every post directed at me but then whinge when you get it back! funny to see you always start without provocation. If you throw stones in glass houses things will break! now please tootle off and stalk someone else

lyons its a 16 mate

mark_b, I think he was taking the piss out of you, not being sarcastic towards your mother 😆

rs – Member
mark_b, I think he was taking the piss out of you, not being sarcastic towards your mother

He’s a hormonal stalker

It looks good in that size… How tall are you? I'm 5'10 and debating if its a touch too small. I want it to be easy to pedal, AND chuckable…`

its spot on i wouldnt want it any bigger and im 5 10 i had a 70mm post on it but swapped it for a 50mm and its much better. i thought it was gonna be too short and nearly went for an 18 but im so glad i didnt. i found a new place to play (practice) today near my house 😉

Any bike with EX1750 wheels gets my vote 🙂

looks a good play spot, where is it?

cool, thats what i want to hear… Just out of interest, which model are your foxes? And the travel?

thats right in the middle ctr so its a fair bit bigger than it looks 😉 its in leeds and thats all im saying (ive cycled past it hundreds of times as its on my local loop and never spotted it lol

lyons the forks are 32 talas 140mm but i never touch the travel adjust so im thinking of sticking the talas on the full sus and putting the floats on this as they feel smoother . but im gonna give a few more weeks before i decide

@ Scienceofficer – That Genesis Altitude frame was the RRP – £400.00.

c'mon mi©k, whereabouts in leeds? it looks good

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here you go rafe8t7