GoLefty!! Posted April 14, 2014 Share XCO is mountain biking, my 2nd MTB race ever was at Paarl rock in '94, anyone remember the 'drop off' that you rolled down, near vertical, with rigid forks, it was crazy, 3 laps of a 4km course for the 'sport class'.......toughest 12kms you spent on a bike back then, and this was how people got into mountain biking which was more of a fringe sport then.... Yip clipped into Time Racing Road pedals and Gaerne shoes on a Cannondale M800 with rigid steel forks and cantilever brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted April 14, 2014 Share What bikes are most ridden in XCO, Hard tail or soft tail? I don't think we will see soft tails at XCO races, unless of course someone like Seven makes a tasty bike for us all to drool at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Cape Epic Women winner Anika was on a hard tail I think she came 4th yesterday. Edit: Oops I meant to say Dual Susser Edited April 14, 2014 by milky4130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted April 14, 2014 Share It looks like the majority of riders were on hardtails yesterday. There were a few full suspensions, and the best placed one was Ondrej Cink in 5th, if I remember correctly. There weren't any softails though... And I doubt that you will see a soft tail at any modern XCO world cup race. I haven't a seen a softtail reaced in anger around an XC course for more than 10years. ( opens argument that original Scapel was a softtail and not a full susser) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana Posted April 14, 2014 Share I personally think that Jared Graves is the ultimate mountain biker. In 2013: 3rd Downhill World Champs2nd Enduro World Series In 2014: 2nd Australian XCO Champs (Dan Mcconnell who came 9th yesterday won by 1:20) In addition to the above he is a former 4X world champion, 4X world cup winner and he came 6th in BMX at the Olympics. Pretty much an ultimate mountain biker if you ask me. I am pretty sure he will rock a marathon or stage race, should he decide to ride one. Edited April 14, 2014 by Brian Fantana RockCoach, beanz, Rata Del Spruit and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 14, 2014 Share I haven't a seen a softtail reaced in anger around an XC course for more than 10years. ( opens argument that original Scapel was a softtail and not a full susser) did you miss the olympics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted April 14, 2014 Share did you miss the olympics? Yeah, that race was won on a full suspension bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana Posted April 14, 2014 Share did you miss the olympics? If you are referring to Kulharvey, he wasn't on a softail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 14, 2014 Share I personally think that Jared Graves is the ultimate mountain biker. Tracey Mosley is not far behind DH World ChampDH World Cup WinnerEnduro World Champ4x British Champ now competing in the xco circuit Rata Del Spruit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 14, 2014 Share If you are referring to Kulharvey, he wasn't on a softail. are we splitting hairs between the def of a softail vs a full suspension? http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7775680744_28104a3832.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 14, 2014 Share Found a pic of Ty after his crash. Courtesy of twitter Ow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted April 14, 2014 Share Time for a quick Hub educational course again. Full suspension : http://mtobikes.com/wp-content/ellsworth-dare-mountain-bike-frame.jpg Soft Tail. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KfCsXGxNMGM/TGWDBP2TMJI/AAAAAAAACeM/DHT6xGzFfjE/s1600/moots_ybb.jpg milky4130 and Brian Fantana 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 14, 2014 Share are we splitting hairs between the def of a softail vs a full suspension? http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7775680744_28104a3832.jpg Yep. A softail doesn't have any pivots on the rear triangle. A full suspension bike does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 14, 2014 Share Time for a quick Hub educational course again. Full suspension : http://mtobikes.com/wp-content/ellsworth-dare-mountain-bike-frame.jpg Soft Tail. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KfCsXGxNMGM/TGWDBP2TMJI/AAAAAAAACeM/DHT6xGzFfjE/s1600/moots_ybb.jpgAnd that Spez shown above is a full susser. Has pivots all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Time for a quick Hub educational course again. Full suspension : http://mtobikes.com/wp-content/ellsworth-dare-mountain-bike-frame.jpg Soft Tail. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KfCsXGxNMGM/TGWDBP2TMJI/AAAAAAAACeM/DHT6xGzFfjE/s1600/moots_ybb.jpgnothing wrong with a refresher course :-) thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 14, 2014 Share Time for a quick Hub educational course again. Yep. A softail doesn't have any pivots on the rear triangle. A full suspension bike does. And that is exactly why I asked if we were splitting hairs...fact is that for the past 10 odd years we have been referring to anything with a rear shock as a softail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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