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"Progressive" hardtails - yay or nay?
Years ago, when I was broke and in better shape, I rode an On-One Inbred 456 steel hardtail with a Rockshox Psylo providing cushion up front. The fork was softer than five inches of runny dogshit, but the frame was something special. It was my only bike and I rode it on everything. I got complements on it anywhere it went, from dirt jumps in Denver to trailheads in Aspen. It never held me back, though neither did the Juicy 7s even if that was their job. At some point I upgraded to a used Yeti 575 and gave the On-One to a friend in need. I never really missed it as each successive new bike was the best I'd ever ridden up to that point, including my Ripley LS and Guerrilla Gravity Megatrail (the last gen aluminum one). I bought the Megatrail thinking it would complement the Ripley well and could handle both park days and some techier trail rides. Problem is the Megatrail is TOO good and I find myself riding the Ripley less and less. I love the longer reach and steep seat tube. According to Strava I'm faster on my Megatrail on anything but the smoothest trails and it's running doubledowns vs exos on the Ripley. So it's time to make a change. I ride in mostly western colorado, with a fair amount of Moab and SE Utah riding in the mix. I'm thinking about running a long and low hardtail for the smoother/flowier stuff around here, ie 18rd/marys, glassier/rim trail, navajo rocks, etc.
Bikes that come to mind are the Chromag Stylus, Kona Big Honzo, RSD Middlechild, Reeb Redikylous, etc.
Not sure how much nostalgia is clouding my mind and if I'll regret the decision when my feet get blown off my pedals in the first rock garden or if geometry has progressed enough to balance out an inherently imbalanced ride. None of these will be much, if any, lighter than the Ripley; they seem more differentiated from today's long travel yet great pedaling enduro bikes.
For anyone who rides one, thoughts on 27x2.8 vs 29x2.5? Should I size a hardtail any different than a full squish bike I love?
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"Progressive" hardtails - yay or nay?
The red one.
That on-one was a special bike.
We should discuss this on a lift soon while sampling the future moisture content of the dirt
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"Progressive" hardtails - yay or nay?
2020 bikes that make your shorts tight
Close to pulling the trigger on one of these, presale 10% off and custom colors, sale applies to full builds too, which seem to be a pretty bangin’ deal for the price. Anybody got any real word beta on these?
https://polebicycles.com/polestore/p...olor-pre-sale/
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This was my post from the 2020 bikes thread. Also considering the hardtails you listed. I like the build and geo of some of the euro ones better, unfortunately. But the pole is a pretty great deal and with the 10% presale it gets really good. Hard to beat that EN kit for new value.
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