Hard Tail

Anybody still riding hardtail frames, I ride a Raliegh M50 and I havent seen another non suspended bike on the trails in along time.

Im keeping mine till the wheels fall off, but Id still like to feel like im not the only one riding int he stone age

I ride an 8 year old Klein hardtail with a non-suspension aluminum fork.

i love it!

I am currently building a hardtail now. I got sick of all the crap that comes with rear suspension. A day of downhilling on a GF Tass in Winter Park this summer convinced me to do the hardtail.

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'99 GT XCR5000: LX/XT, Avid SDs, Judy XC
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Life is short, ride hard. BONZAI!!!!

I'm currently riding a Specialized Hardrock Comp 2001, but looking to get a duallie at the end of the year.

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Energetix

My Specialized Owns Me

I ride an'06 trek 6700. Where I live I see just as many hardtails as I do full suspension bikes out on the trails.

I bought my first MTB in 1998, it was a hardtail with a rigid fork and 21 speed. In 2003 I replaced this bike by another hardtail with a suspension fork (manitou six) and 24 speeds.

When I must to replace this bike I will buy another hardtail with a better suspension fork (probably with lock out), but I think that I don´t need a rear suspension here.

Are you feeling better now ? Best regards.

Marcelo

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1WD

i ride a 2000 rockhopper a1 fs comp
so, it's a hardtail, and i see about 2 full suspension to 1 front suspension bike on the trails around here
i like the simplicity & direct connection to the ground, even if drops over 2 feet hit hard

I ride hard tail (an 04 Salsa Bandito) & I think I'll replace my Fox RLT80's with a set of Pace RC31 rigid forks as soon as I have a few quid spare.
Whats more fun, ploughing straight over all the bumps taking the straightest line letting your suspension save you or using your skills to pick the best line & shifting your weight to compensate for the bumps ?
Probably the first options faster but it's not as much fun, also my bike will be even more light weight without the suspension fork.

05 Jamis Dakota AL hardtail - love it! does all i need it to for XC/dirt crits that i ride.

I will always have both, they each fill a paticular niche in my riding habits

i ride a giant xtc carbon. hardtails rock.

Hell yeah, I'm still racing a hardtail, let alone riding one. People think that FS is the way to go, but my 2001 Norco rush spanks the pants off of a lot of new bikes I see out there. It was $2100 CDN in 2001, and the only thing not stock on it are the pedals (egg beaters) and rubber (IRC Seracs). There was no reason to change anything on it, it came very well equipped. And this year it got me a 4th place finish in the Provincials race. The wheels are stupidly light compared to my LX disc equipped LX hub/Mavic 317 combo, and the rigid back end never gives up on climbs. I'm only 21, but I was raised on a steel BMX and will probably die with a hardtail in my garage one day. I just can't help but love the feeling on that bike. Hardtails rule!!! (But I wouldn't only own a hardtail....)

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Kev

im riding an 05 Avanti Lightning, great bike, and is a hard tail

Thats all I buy are hardtails. unless you have a bad back or you like lugging that extra weight. Ask yourself -do ya really need it? I have a custom ti- 29er that I would take over any suspened bike--ANYDAY

Yeah, I think 2007 is the year of the 29er... What kind of bike is yours?

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