Am I the last human being alive to ride a hardtail???

[Ranger]

Servus!

Well, anyone else out there who is a hardtailer or have you all succumbed to the lure of being able to sit down for the entirety of the ride?

Even the old ladies who ride to the grocery store near my house have fully suspended rigs! Did I miss something?

[Heidi]

Well, if the trails you ride are relatively smooth then there isn't anything wrong with the hardtail. Where I live almost no one rides a hardtail because it will hammer the hell out of you and get you killed.

[SK6]

I get get hammered!!! I ride a hard tail...

I like the response, and I seem to do pretty good with Tracking....

IMHO, I like hard tails for XC

[chunk]

I ride a hardtail and love it. Check it out! (http://www.bikefreak.net/images/the_soulcraft01.jpg) Hardtails keep you honest. :cool:

[riderx]

The trails around here are anything but smooth, but I'll never give up my hardtail.

BTW, nice Soulcraft Chunk.

http://www.singlespeedoutlaw.com/images/Surly.jpg
http://www.singlespeedoutlaw.com/images/Ibis.jpg

[RideMonkey]

I love mine!

[riderx]

Nice bike RM, love the color.

[chunk]

Originally posted by riderx
The trails around here are anything but smooth, but I'll never give up my hardtail.

BTW, nice Soulcraft Chunk.

You got that right. Nothing in Gambrill, the Frederick Watershed or the GWNF is smooth for very long.

Nice bikes. Which Ibis is that?

Here's a pic of my SS.

http://www.bikefreak.net/images/kona01.jpg

[chunk]

Originally posted by riderx
Nice bike RM, love the color.

Yea, nice bike RM. Is that a Smorgasborg?

[RideMonkey]

Originally posted by chunk


Yea, nice bike RM. Is that a Smorgasborg?

Its a 2000 Fat Chance

[chunk]

Originally posted by ridemonkey


Its a 2000 Fat Chance

Ah, so it's not just a nice bike, it's also a collectors item. :)

[riderx]

Originally posted by chunk
Nice bikes. Which Ibis is that?
It's the steel Mojo.

I live right by Avalon, so if you are ever up this way, drop me a line. Especially if you want to bring that Kaboom up. The Ibis rarely gets ridden these days, I'm almost 100% SS.

[chrisJohn]

Pisgah 2002.

No sqeeks, slop, or maintanence issues...

[RideMonkey]

Originally posted by chrisJohn
Pisgah 2002.

No sqeeks, slop, or maintanence issues...

Yeah I will always have a hardtail in addition to the dually I'm gonna get. I break stuff and wear out drivetrains so often that I need a reliable bike that I know will always work.

Welcome to the board ChrisJohn!

:monkey:

[buttychunkster]

heres my SS new as of sunday...Independent Deluxe frame cook bros cranks and a gold chain (ring)

[jaydee]

You guys are all nuts. If god had meant for me to ride a hardtail, he would have made my butt out of rubber.http://www.aidenhuntley.com/jeff/images/bmoon.gif

[SK6]

Originally posted by jaydee
You guys are all nuts. If god had meant for me to ride a hardtail, he would have made my butt out of rubber.http://www.aidenhuntley.com/jeff/images/bmoon.gif


You must have bounced around alot as a kid!!!!!:rolleyes:

[Sniper]

i've got a hard ass. i mean a hardtail. and every now and then, i still like to take my rigid out for a spin.

[Shibby]

Even when my DH bike didn't have a blown shock and broken deraileur, I was riding the hardtail for everything except DH runs and races... to school, to work, urban, trails, jumping, you name it...

She's purdy! Not that you can see her, but it's a stock '01 Specialized P3. I've added...

Hayes HMX-1 front disc brake
Engagement Ring Tooth Fairy bashguard
MRP lower roller
Thornproof tubes

It's really quite nice! Power to the hardtailers...

[riderx]

Originally posted by ridemonkey
I break stuff and wear out drivetrains so often that I need a reliable bike that I know will always work.Sounds like a single speed is in your future Monkeyman!:monkey: :D

That quote could be ad copy for an SS company!

[deroyo]

Originally posted by Ranger
Servus!

Well, anyone else out there who is a hardtailer or have you all succumbed to the lure of being able to sit down for the entirety of the ride?

Even the old ladies who ride to the grocery store near my house have fully suspended rigs! Did I miss something?

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/saudley/vwp?.dir=/Mail+Attachments&.src=ph&.dnm=Denis+on+Kill+me+Thrill+me.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/saudley/lst%3f%26.dir=/Mail%2bAttachments%26.src=ph%26.view=t
I also have a hardtail...

[RideMonkey]

Originally posted by riderx
Sounds like a single speed is in your future Monkeyman!:monkey: :D

That quote could be ad copy for an SS company!

Yeah actually I'd ride one if someone gave me one. Like Independent Fab for example :D

[RideMonkey]

Originally posted by chunk


Ah, so it's not just a nice bike, it's also a collectors item. :)

Scratch that. I crashed it tonight and its history :(

[spincrazy]

Did you break the frame?????

Such a bad-ass! Tis a shame though.....

[RideMonkey]

Originally posted by spincrazy
Did you break the frame?????

Such a bad-ass! Tis a shame though.....

Dude I know. I crashed Sunday and broke my bars and bent a shifter. I was riding tonight with the end of the bar still broken and I crashed again, trashing the frame. Just not my week :rolleyes: And I've got 24 hours of Moab in 9 days...........

[MuDHoG]

hate to keep showing pics of my bike....but with a few modifications I like the feel of my hardtail better than my FS...for now anyhow.....and I ride some of the roughest trails in Canada

[DHiTone]

I ride DMR Trailstar - had 2 now and love them. Heavy as hell though so i got a Coyote HT4 recently for XC and training. Love it, was riding an Orange Sub5 for XC but kept snapping them at the shock mounts.

Horses for courses, where i ride now most of the time its pretty smooth so HT xc bike is great. Still gotta have the DHi for the silly stuff.

Hardtails, no mess, less maintenance and take the mickey out of youngsters on their DH rigs up in our woods who are too daft to realise they would have more fun and go quicker on a dual bike.

Keep it hard. (ooh matron)

[Heidi]

Originally posted by ridemonkey


Dude I know. I crashed Sunday and broke my bars and bent a shifter. I was riding tonight with the end of the bar still broken and I crashed again, trashing the frame. Just not my week :rolleyes: And I've got 24 hours of Moab in 9 days...........

That sucks! Are you going to get a new bike before then or what?

[strakos]

servus Ranger!!!
Where are you, Dresden?
I remember that when I was there I ONLY saw FS´s.

I still ride Hardtails, mainly because I´m a weight-weenie.
I ride a Jamis Dragon, super nice steel frame, and the bikes weight is reduced to 20lbs.

But I still have a Kona King Kikapu that weights 22lbs.

[RideMonkey]

Originally posted by Heidi


That sucks! Are you going to get a new bike before then or what?

Spincrazy hooked me up with a GT frame :)

[buttychunkster]

Originally posted by ridemonkey


Spincrazy hooked me up with a GT frame :)

careful fella once youve suckled on the nipple of the gt sweetness you may not go back!!!

[1speed]

Originally posted by ridemonkey


Spincrazy hooked me up with a GT frame :)

why not ride that Fat City RM ?

[HELLTACO]

Fightin'. An' da hardtail is in da middle, Losin'. Da carbon hardtail is fun, but da Super-V's my fav.

[deroyo]

Originally posted by HELLTACO
Fightin'. An' da hardtail is in da middle, Losin'. Da carbon hardtail is fun, but da Super-V's my fav.
Where are the "Low Riders"???

[SK6]

Originally posted by deroyo

Where are the "Low Riders"???

Come HT, chu cud show us sum dem lo riters chu gotts!!!:rolleyes:

[gravity]

i ride a ht too, hopin to upgrade to a slalom frame soon, or maybe a freeride frame (but that costs $$$), both made by craftworks cos they have such low prices. my current HT is a Marin palisades trail, pretty basic but FUN. I'm 15 n live in the city so i don't often get out to the best trails in the mtns but i'll make sure i do soon.

[HELLTACO]

Originally posted by deroyo

Where are the "Low Riders"???
Dis one' so low chu gots ta have perfect balence ta pedal it. An' it's gots a steerin' wheel sos chu cud ride wit handcuffs on, if cha gots ta.

[HELLTACO]

A real hardtail! A look under da Velvet Elvis seat cover reveals an RH45 cromed steel seat. Count da spokes (for dose wat cud count dat high) day assure a real stiff ride.

[iepeulas]

mmmmmm, hard tails, my good ole backwoods has never let me down yet......

[Brass Monkey]

I prefer to ride a hardtail my last bike was fs but it was a hog on the trail my hardtail is so easy to throw around
I've finally got my pics but i'm not to sure how to use the scanner so have to for dad to do it (lazy prick :D )

[vernon]

I was a convert to full suspension....but re-converted back to hardtail recently....cheaper maintenance....:D

Butt is sometimes more painful after long rides, but where's the fun if there is no pain? :cool:

[kingkahuna]

hey, to the guy with the fat city frame....
if you want to sell it, let me know- I'm looking for a fat, and wouldn't mind getting one that needs repair-
email bluehare@nventure.com

and I still ride hardtails...

[-B-]

"90" Wicked Fat Chance ridged is the only way to fly

[Toshi]

haha, i doubt that fat city is still for sale. this thread is from 2001, sheesh

[chicodude]

i like my hardtail lots, it makes you ride smoother. i ride some of the rockiest trails ever, just ask derekbob about bidwell. but i grew up racing bmx, so im used to it.

[B_A_MTBIKER]

Hardtails are original and not like the comfort of FS bikes might even give a better workout standing up and sitting down repeatedly on long rides, unlike FS where you can cruise undisturbed.

Rocking the Hardtail, searching for split-tail

[BMXman]

Hardtails are fun...nuff said!:D

[Roasted]

Servus!

Well, anyone else out there who is a hardtailer or have you all succumbed to the lure of being able to sit down for the entirety of the ride?

Even the old ladies who ride to the grocery store near my house have fully suspended rigs! Did I miss something?

Ironically. The group of guys I just started riding with ALL ride ht's on the mountain and xc. There is only 2 of us with duallies.

That said. I would never ride a ht doing anything like DH or drops anymore. I am too big to be dropping on anything without cush....my knees would explode. Duallies have saved the day for me anyways

[CowboyLeo]

Sign me up for getting hammered

Fully Rigid Style

[mcA896]

count me in!! i dont think ill ever be gettin a dually, as long as my knees hold up!
since the digi cam sucks/is broken, heres the specs:
kona scab 4130 frame
psylo xc tullio
avid mechs
odyssey 9mm cobra seat
xt rear der.
truvative boxguide
fsa powderkeg stem
fsa pig headset
profile design ultra fr bars
lock ons
xt shifter
azonic outlaw wheelset
fsa v drive extremes

this is my everything bike!!
dh runs, ski resorts, trails, xc, dj's urban!! i love it! especially fun on lift assisted dh (which is very rocky here in NorthEast us)

[blue]

My legs and knees have a good 12 inches of travel in them...who needs a shock?

[spookymilk]

I only ride hardtail right now...nothings more fun than blasting through rock gardens on a hardtail, although it can scare you out of your mind :eek:

[hardtailer88]

skilled riders dont need to spend that extra money to suck up that drop for them

[chicodude]

aint that the truth :thumb:

[nicklin]

count me in

[Sir_Crackien]

me to. i ride a hardtail on fr, dh, urban, park.... and its all eastcoast style(hammered like hell!!) but i love it, go figure.

[Smelly]

i ride a hardtail. 243 with a dj2 and 321's. after blowing my rear shock, i reverted to my hardtail. hated it at first, but now i'm starting to dig it. hardtail pride!

[willyboy8576]

i get hammered........but i also ride a hardtail

[MikeD]

I actually like my freeride HT better than my XC HT. Short, intense runs (and even long, intense runs) on the HT rule...but for long rides, suspension can be nice, especially if you're trying to sit and spin.

HT is often more fun, FS is often more efficient.

MD

[Banshee_nick]

i ride a hard tail now this http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=264489 i used to ride a craftworks dually but snapped it in half and couldnt afford another dualy frame so i got this which i am much happier with

[hardtailer88]

well i changed my mind from my last post...hardtails suck, i upgraded to a kona stab primo with 9" of travel and a sherman slider+. Hardtail? Never again. Never again.

[mirage542]

Hardtails are where its at

[X-rider]

My main ride is FS, but I still like to ride my hardtail on occasion. My 45 yr old back can't take too much of that anymore. If I am riding fairly smooth trails, rails to trails or road, I am always on the hardtail.

[chicodude]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/mountain-bike-photos/data/500/6382IMG06.JPG


my bikey, and yes, its got a different fork on now

[lovebunny]

my ht
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=299542
my fully(now with shiver)
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=179903

[blue]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/mountain-bike-photos/data/500/6382IMG06.JPG


my bikey, and yes, its got a different fork on now

http://www.nexternal.com/icycles/images/sgbikesucks.jpg

I bought these socks just for you, chico ;)

[chicodude]

hey it may suck, but I'm buying this......

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/4755/titanlarge.jpg

[chicodude]

with this

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/9051/2004-z150fr-greytitanium-w1.jpg

[blue]

Shweet fork, I wish I could say the same of the frame.

Get a .243! :P

That fork is awesome, I've ridden a GT Ruckus from the shop with one on the front...liiiighttt and plush. I think I'd wait for a 66 though ;)

[chicodude]

So you dont like the frame huh? But i seem to remember a certain person wanting the same frame from biggins...........

[blue]

Haha...I don't LIKE it...but I'd take it. I'm one of those XC fashion whores, remember? I'd probably powdercoat it...I'm not gonna advertise for a company that hands out sponshorships like hotcakes.

[goodtobeIrie]

i like my hardtail lots, it makes you ride smoother. i ride some of the rockiest trails ever, just ask derekbob about bidwell. but i grew up racing bmx, so im used to it.

Do you hit the little/biggest drop on the Disc Golf on it though?? That's the only trail that deserves a FS...the rest of the trails are XC...and compatible to a hardtail...

[blue]

Wait wait how are you getting it? Soul is all out of 15.5 inch Titans until 05...Are you getting an 18?

[chicodude]

Wait wait how are you getting it? Soul is all out of 15.5 inch Titans until 05...Are you getting an 18?



I'm waiting. They're out of both sizes so i get to wait till november

[chicodude]

Do you hit the little/biggest drop on the Disc Golf on it though?? That's the only trail that deserves a FS...the rest of the trails are XC...and compatible to a hardtail...


Hehe......you're kidding right? Sure, you can ride all of the on a XC bike, but you could ride all the trails at whistler on a XC bike too.....

[caputo1989]

i love mine for xc i even take it down some dh trais; ive even passed a fully decked out dher its a 2000 stumpy pro that ive put alot of am parts on like crossmaxrims and a mars c it oniy weighs 19.6bs