Love rigid. Great for local trails. Lose out to the suspension bikes at times but not much.
rigid rocks
Back on the purg Thursday. Felt good.
sack of spuds in the shed. Front CM faultless.
dc
Dump the Contin pronto. Suggest purgatory or smorgasbord on the rear.
My wallet is seriously damaged
Singular swift, solaris, fortitude (2nd hand – excellent), kona unit, sanderson, surly etc etc.
I would go steel every time on a rigid bike for what it’s worth.
Guess it depends on your starting point.
I can tell you compared to a purgatory it’s draggy.
DC
Solaris!
Take a look at singular. The swift looks so good you just know it’s going to be good. Reviews are ace. Genesis high latitude, comic solaria etc etc.
hmmm – what’s it like back there?
Lets continue this discussion once you have tried them on the rear!
Super tacky for sale – hardly used BTW! ;-)
Get ready for plenty of grip!!!!
Yes. Brilliant front. Not so good rear!
CM debut as a rear. Not good. Very draggy. Was the trail extreme. Would the endure have been better. I think the purgatory is going back on.
Any thoughts?
Wwaswas / tops 5:
We read what we want to read ;-)
Yeah, going for grip over speed.
Thinking 26 / 28 psi?
Hoping it fits on my fortitude out back. Should do.
I struggled terribly with stand rims. Getting a purgatory on was nearly impossible.
Anyone else had this?
I bought a rigid SS 29er because I was spending a fortune on forks, broken frames (a ham yeti), drive trains etc etc.
Spent nothing since I got my new bike.
Mountain biking all the way though!
I would imagine a troll would love a fat bike!;-)
Fat bikes, 650b all fads.
What you need is a rigid 29er.
That’s where the action is.
DC.
I’ve heard there are no trails at Friston
See Surrey hills thread!
davosaurusrex:
Brighton MTB Thursday nights – meet at 7.00 by the main University entrance – good place to start.
Welcome also to come on a Sunday – Stanmer Tea Rooms at 9.00 nearly every Sunday (this is not a Brighton MTB ride just a group of friends.
On this occasion not guilty!
Cx I mean! Damn predictive text!
Monarch’s way is beautiful if you want a bit xc or xxx action
Fortitude SS rigid. Chunky monkey up front (29″).
No going back for me unless the knees pack in.
Great ride, fun and minimal hassle.
Go used. 500.00 for all the bike you will ever need. Why pay New prices?
Just look at eBay.
Would a wheel upgrade make sense on the fortitude? It’s great but does feel a bit sluggish on the ups!
This bike runs amazingly with a chunky monkey up front extra tacky version!
Here’s Gee’s write up as well which was posted previously in this thread:
http://www.xcracer.com/big-dog-and-elite-fatbike-double-header.html
Brighton MTB write up – good local effort from the premier local riding group ;-)
http://brightonmtb.org/2014/08/22/7014/#more-7014
Nice Ben Thomas ride report:
http://ukxcnews.com/2014/08/18/3-in-a-row-for-ben-thomas-at-brighton-big-dog/
Any Madison guys out there who care to comment?
Steel all the way guitarhero!
Gee – great report – I remember Ian passing (lapping) me at the bottom of the long climb and he was sprinting up it – totally amazing. You guys are just so fast!
god help us!
TimP – still dining out on your Big Dog success.
I may have to leave the country!
I will return to my lab to work out how this could have happened.
N.b. those x-kings are flippin awful!
Ditch the x-kings pronto to get the best out of this bike!
