The Let’s See Your 29er Hardtails/ Rigids Thread

nice to see so many hardtails.

ECR

2019-02-22_04-29-48 by 20ston[/url], on Flickr

My Genesis Tarn

the payoff brrarrrpppp

nothing beats the mint sauce feeling of zipping along on a light rigid bike on out of the way trails. Direct quick feeling riding.

Yep. The best thing about riding it for me, besides the incredibly quick and well balanced handling of that particular bike, is the solid feeling when getting out of the saddle. I’d ridden FS for so long I’d forgotten the sheer physical satisfaction of standing up and heaving on the bars properly. Feels great. Until you go downhill on something rocky. Then it feels not so great!

frame currently for sale…

Trek Superfly, loved it as an MTB but now pressing it into service as a CX bike and Gravel bike (would pist pic with butterfly bars on it but may break internet…)

Why do Kona Units always look so cool…

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Still can’t post pics, muppetry 🙄

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@andykirk

Why do Kona Units always look so cool…

It’s basically the owners. 😉

I think the skinny tubes and blue work really well, it’s not why I got the bike but it didn’t hurt the decision, it’s sort of evocative of the Gulf Racing colours, that’s why I went for Orange Superstar pedals on mine… but the black and gold on the 2018 ones is JPS/Lotus livery, which also makes me very happy indeed.

With the brooks seat, and the skinwalls, I do feel like I need to grow a beard, live on a plant based diet, and start drinking latte’s rather than pints and eating chips and pies.

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P7 29er.

Me Fatty (I think a Fatty counts as a 29er with those tyres)

Me ‘Dale 29 Trail. Now XT 11 speed.

My 2017 Salsa Mukluk carbon, before i pumped the tyres up.

The Rigid one by tom.howard.562[/url], on Flickr

Tire clearance is ‘adequate’

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The Rigid one by tom.howard.562[/url], on Flickr

I quite like that its both high and low tech. It’s light, without being twangy. It’s ‘kin rapid, and great when I need to be reminded what it’s like to make good line choices.

Comfortable, it aint. But that is solved by some 4.8 minions on 80mm rims, if thats what I fancy…

That Salsa look excellent.

Call me old fashioned but I’m not a fan of the no stem, looong low and slack look on a hardtail. It just looks wrong.

Though my mum did say to me that beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😉

Swavis – what’s the top one? Rolling eyes face.

What is Scienceofficers black mean machine?

Like the look of the Kingdom Vendatta too but wonder if it would be too much bike for less difficult riding.

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Swavis – what’s the top one? Rolling eyes face.

Genesis Longitude, the Mk1.. Sooo glad I got it before they changed them to 650b

Dunno how I managed to muck up the links, it used to be so easy before the forum “improvements” 😀

Tomtomthepipersson, change the std wheels with the P7. I just built a pro2 Evo on xm481, competition spokes and it’s 570g lighter! That’s just the rear! Will do the front asap.

What is Scienceofficers black mean machine?

Hmm. I thought that I’d posted that up. This site on mobile is a bit of a fight at times.

It’s a V2 Last bikes Fastforward.

Here’s mine. Cheap, fast fun

Some lovely machines being posted, loving Bigdummy’s Chromag – surely you must have been tempted to do the stem/bars too, to go full Klein?

My favouritest bike, Surly ICT usually ridden with 29+ as per photo (though sometimes DHF/DHR). So versatile, a great bike.

Mk1 Solaris

Karate monkey Ops

My On-One Scandal on its umpteenth incarnation. (No bar tape because still refining position).

Running it singlespeed and amazed at what it goes up on a 42/19 – must be the skinny 2″ tyres.

I was so pleased to see On-One had made a set of bars specially for me, that I bought 2 sets. 🙂

Genesis Tarn, bought on a whim to try B+, absolutely love it, completely sold on the big wheel thing ended up buying a Hightower which I’ve since sold on again as it was just too much bike for the riding I get to do, this is now my only MTB and does for everything from local pootling to Lakeland epics.

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Change of ride today, steady two and a half hours in the training plan. Didn’t fancy the road bike in this wind so went exploring the local byways and bridleways on the Tarn #fromwhereiride #lovewhereyoulive #lincolnshire #genesisbicycleclub #genesisbicycles #ridefoxuk #outsideisfree #mountainbikes #cyclist #training #noturbotoday

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My sort of gravel / hybrid. Don’t get on with drops these days, much prefer to sit up and see the world. P

Man that 29+ ICT looks tempting. I’ve still got a frame and (rigid) forks sitting in the shed. Must resist.

My sort of gravel / hybrid.

Bang on that is, except for the flats. And the fact it’s small 😉

Love this bike. Best bike i’ve ever had!

My Sonder Frontier …