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Donkeeboy said:
The question is "why run anything else"?
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A: Because hardtails are cool and fun AF, sliding dropouts work excellently, HT is more responsive to input, simplicity can be beneficial, room for a generous frame bag can be helpful, and they generally cost less.

Q: Are all these riders on hardtails and rigids in this thread doing it wrong? A: Hell no, they're not. Summary: Being myopic about bikes is doing it wrong.
 
#3,184 · (Edited)
She&I said:
A: Because hardtails are cool and fun AF, sliding dropouts work excellently, HT is more responsive to input, simplicity can be beneficial, room for a generous frame bag can be helpful, and they generally cost less.

Q: Are all these riders on hardtails and rigids in this thread doing it wrong? A: Hell no, they're not. Summary: Being myopic about bikes is doing it wrong.
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Truthfully, SS has historically been hardtail focused, over time folks have been leaning more toward FS ... and there are a few SS FS designs that are quite sweet.

I rode hardtails for many, many years, as did most of us longtimers, but as I got older I found hardtails beat me up and limited what and how long I could ride.

Since getting my Beady it's all I want to ride; I even gave up my Pinion because the Beady is just so fun to ride.

Plus, plus, I can lock out the shock and it puts down the power just like a hardtail, so boom baby!

Bikes are fun, no need to be myopic or too serious, just saying ....
 
#3,186 ·
Donkeeboy said:
I rode hardtails for many, many years, as did most of us longtimers, but as I got older I found hardtails beat me up and limited what and how long I could ride.

Since getting my Beady it's all I want to ride; I even gave up my Pinion because the Beady is just so fun to ride.
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Yep, no more 6-hr XC races on a hard tail or rigid for me.
Full-suss all the way.
 
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Fairfield Bay, AR. Short 5 mile loop with some side loops, handmade by one dude. Super fun and scenic little trail!

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