Given the hype around the plethora of new sizes and standards which have been released in the last couple of years and the fact that we some how manage to ride off road with 135mm hubs, qr skewers, 26" wheels, square taper bottom brackets, parallel steerers, steal frames, and limited front suspension, can mean only one thing; we are cycling gods.
We must be gods
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I don't know about gods, but riding a rigid bike for many years off road certainly honed my skillz (TM).
i do remember being mocked by some callow youth on the Hayfield/Edale loop about my rigid Eldridge Grade bitd, he wasn't mocking when i left him for dust on the drag up from Mount Famine. He eventually caught up with me in Edale at the cafe. I was getting up to leave, having whiled away a good 30-40 minutes on coffee and cake.
Nowadays i do ride a little more conservatively downhill as my Pace evolves into unobtanium.
I don't know about gods, but riding a rigid bike for many years off road certainly honed my skillz (TM).
i do remember being mocked by some callow youth on the Hayfield/Edale loop about my rigid Eldridge Grade bitd, he wasn't mocking when i left him for dust on the drag up from Mount Famine. He eventually caught up with me in Edale at the cafe. I was getting up to leave, having whiled away a good 30-40 minutes on coffee and cake.
Nowadays i do ride a little more conservatively downhill as my Pace evolves into unobtanium.
Uncle Grumpy
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Rob H":1z5o7uwh said:
In the time it took you to type that, a new standard was introduced.
Grumps
michael franks
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...and it'll never catch on :?
...and it'll never catch on :?
ultrazenith
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Riding rigid retro gives the best of both worlds - if you're faster than modern riders expect, then you're a hero. If you're slow, you can blame the bike.
Without wanting to get into the circular is retro faster debate, rigid retro geometry mountain bikes do have some advantages in terms of speed, compared to the typical modern MTB. The head-down riding position can be helpful to keep the front wheel from lifting/wandering on those barely rideable steep climbs, and also allows the rider to have a more powerful pedal stroke due to using the powerful lower back muscles (as is the case for road bikes). In other words, all other things being equal (I know, they're usually not), a rigid retro MTB should be faster on the climbs than a modern, sit up and beg, hardtail with identical tires, weight, gearing, etc.
Without wanting to get into the circular is retro faster debate, rigid retro geometry mountain bikes do have some advantages in terms of speed, compared to the typical modern MTB. The head-down riding position can be helpful to keep the front wheel from lifting/wandering on those barely rideable steep climbs, and also allows the rider to have a more powerful pedal stroke due to using the powerful lower back muscles (as is the case for road bikes). In other words, all other things being equal (I know, they're usually not), a rigid retro MTB should be faster on the climbs than a modern, sit up and beg, hardtail with identical tires, weight, gearing, etc.
Rob H":17b6py76 said:
I never ride off road when I'm stealing frames - road only...
02gf74":23vzemhw said:
The above has always been the case, even for retro. But it has certainly begun to snowball in recent years... 27.5+?
I'm all for more choice, but it's just getting confusing now. I've been into mountain bikes for 25 Years or so and still find it all confusing so God knows what someone new to the sport must be thinking :shock:
When I ride rigid retro you do get some odd looks from other cyclists, not sure if it's because of the retro or the lack of suspension?
