Thinking of updating the hardtail to something with clean lines and subtle touches. But i’ve no idea whats out there.

Anyone got any inspiration?

(120-140mm / trail usage)

Clean lines you say?

Something short to medium travel and made of steel usually ends up having clean lines so I imagine most people will suggest something from the Cotic range

If I was getting a hardtail it would be one of these:

Ooo and orange could be nice. £450 is reasonable too!

In the tradition of recommending what you’ve got I’ll recommend a Dialled PA. Though the P7 does look nice.

Maintaining the ‘recommend what you have’ tradition and seeing as someone mentioned Cotic:

My Solaris after recent fork adjustment to 120mm.

Someone’s Stumpy over on PB….

I don’t have this any more but it was very nice!

(Cotic Simple, 26er singlespeed)

Edit: before people point it out, that was the first ride and I later fixed the bars and saddle 🙂

Dekerf? Get in quick before the GBP:CAD rate gets any worse.

I don’t have this any more but it was very nice!

I do have it and it’s for sale!

Appkit Sonder

My Curtis has very clean lines.

Which one is that wwaswas?

I’m saving up for a Curtis. This month it’s an XC9 (usually is). Still got a while to go. Wonder who’ll take over the brazing if the old man ever retires?

That Shan is nice, but maybe a bit too gnar for my riding.

Have always fancied a Soul….

did someone say Soul ? 🙂

I feel that mine is fairly clean lined. 🙂

My BFe:

I just love these…

I’m rather partial to one of these

Christ, that looks broken.

Which one is that wwaswas?

an xc120 – from when CRC were selling a batch off for £200 each.

Buy one – you won’t be disappointed at any price you pay.

I do have it and it’s for sale!

Ha! I trust you had as much fun on it as I did?

Vassago Jabberwocky, can be run with gears with a gear plug from Vassago.

Depends what you mean by clean-lined, but I like the new Genesis Latitude…

Ritchey P29
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Vassago Verhauen 29+

Vassago Jabberwocky

Salsa El Mariachi

Cotic soul wins this every time but the pp oka is well worth a look. Nb how clean a shan can be…. [/URL]

Christ, that looks broken.

Agreed. Fugly.

Check out this…I love this thing and currently saving for one.

http://www.sturdycycles.co.uk/latest/steves-signature-hard-tail-mtb

Christ I’m staying in the chat section if these are considered nice looking bikes these days!

What happened to Kona. Those late 80s to 1994 Konas were lovely looking and handling bikes. Same with Marin I suppose.

Onza payoff in the classifieds, if I was a couple of inches taller I’d be having it

What happened to Kona. Those late 80s to 1994 Konas were lovely looking and handling bikes. Same with Marin I suppose.

I’ve got a ’97 Lava Dome, which has very similar geometry to the earlier ones and it was always a bit crap tbh – it’s my pub bike now, but in great nick – keep thinking about retro’ing it…

Not mine, but niners are about as clean as a modern MTB get.

Clean lines = rigid and single speed, as soon as you add gears and suspension the lines are no longer clean and they all just look a mess to me.

Parkwood…..