Rapidé Tigre Hardtail Frame

[Jewbacca]

33 minutes ago, MORNE said:

Still not getting all this slack head angle “wheel-too-far-away-from-the-down-tube” business hey @dasilvarsa?😅

but seriously though, you should really just try a bike built for pointing down hills once. The rush the first time you realise just how slow you have been going totally worth it. 

Regarding the bike in picture, and to paraphrase @Jewbacca - 100% would smash that! That thing looks like one of those oldschool 24” 300mm travel ones! It’s so wrong it’s right. 

I'd definitely smash that bike! 

It looks like something Brett Tippie used to throw off cliffs in the 90s

[burger 555]

3 hours ago, CMAX said:

Cool, which tire you running on the rear?

Vittoria Martello 2.8

[dasilvarsa]

2 hours ago, MORNE said:

Still not getting all this slack head angle “wheel-too-far-away-from-the-down-tube” business hey @dasilvarsa?😅

but seriously though, you should really just try a bike built for pointing down hills once. The rush the first time you realise just how slow you have been going totally worth it. 

Regarding the bike in picture, and to paraphrase @Jewbacca - 100% would smash that! That thing looks like one of those oldschool 24” 300mm travel ones! It’s so wrong it’s right. 

400 mm

R U having a bad day ?

Edited November 1, 2023 by dasilvarsa

[Danger Dassie]

Smash!

 

[Yusran]

On 10/31/2023 at 3:10 PM, CMAX said:

Anyone tried running the bike with a 27.5" (650b) rear wheel?

I'd thinking about it and would run a 2.6 or 2.8 tyre

Built it up like this as soon as I got mine. All turned out exactly as envisioned and I enjoy it more than any MTB I have owned previously, mainly because it keeps the rubber side down so well for me.

2.6x29” Asegai on the front 

2.8x27.5 DHF on the rear (wanted something in 3.0 but couldn’t find stock locally at the time and wanted to just ride)

 

[nonky]

1 hour ago, Yusran said:

Built it up like this as soon as I got mine. All turned out exactly as envisioned and I enjoy it more than any MTB I have owned previously, mainly because it keeps the rubber side down so well for me.

2.6x29” Asegai on the front 

2.8x27.5 DHF on the rear (wanted something in 3.0 but couldn’t find stock locally at the time and wanted to just ride)

 

 

Well done, bloody good job.

[LuckyLuke]

Could not help myself...

[Super Sywurm]

11 minutes ago, LuckyLuke said:

Could not help myself...

My white frame has already done 10 345km.

[LuckyLuke]

Rides like a dream!!

[dasilvarsa]

11 hours ago, LuckyLuke said:

Rides like a dream!!

Looks Good It's all about the application.

[B-Rad25]

So I had a lapse in judgement… gonna sell my full suss and keep the Rapide, she is too pretty to sell, and hasn’t even touched the mountains yet.. anyone here run a 140mm? I have a freshly serviced Rockshox Revelation 140mm fork I wanna slap on, but worried as I want to also use her to train and cover some distance as it will be my only bike.. maybe worth a shorter travel fork instead?

Edited November 20, 2023 by BrandonH

[B-Rad25]

[dasilvarsa]

It's a Thing of Beauty.

What Fork did You end up with ?

[LuckyLuke]

It's  f...king gorgeous!!

[Super Sywurm]

On 11/20/2023 at 6:35 PM, BrandonH said:

So I had a lapse in judgement… gonna sell my full suss and keep the Rapide, she is too pretty to sell, and hasn’t even touched the mountains yet.. anyone here run a 140mm? I have a freshly serviced Rockshox Revelation 140mm fork I wanna slap on, but worried as I want to also use her to train and cover some distance as it will be my only bike.. maybe worth a shorter travel fork instead?

I  currently have a 100mm fork on mine, but for a while now I'm considering a 120mm fork.  Mostly marathon riding.

[B-Rad25]

1 hour ago, dasilvarsa said:

It's a Thing of Beauty.

What Fork did You end up with ?

I used the fork I had from my previous Slade Trail, 140mm Revelation.