Post your trail/enduro hardtails!

[Steady Spin]

Can I post my dual suspension bike and just say the rear shock is locked out? 

[MTBRIDER1234]

On 10/7/2021 at 8:25 PM, Hairy said:

If people really wanted to be chops they would post their SS rigid HT's

 

Be careful there! Or I will report you... just kidding, the main rule is NO full suspensions whatsoever as they are clearly not hardtails and the reason I started this thread is because there are already so many for full suspensions, but IMHO not nearly enough for hardtails.

[Hairy]

19 hours ago, MTBRIDER1234 said:

Be careful there! Or I will report you... just kidding, the main rule is NO full suspensions whatsoever as they are clearly not hardtails and the reason I started this thread is because there are already so many for full suspensions, but IMHO not nearly enough for hardtails.

Just checking ... have you seen this thread?

 

DEIT: Flip, the thread is 8 years old already ????

 

 

Edited October 10, 2021 by Hairy

[Headshot]

On 10/7/2021 at 8:25 PM, Hairy said:

If people really wanted to be chops they would post their SS rigid HT's

 

A gravel bike is not an MTB. Fail on several counts. Okay!

[Op1]

[BaGearA]

Can't wait for the purist comments ????????????

[Hairy]

36 minutes ago, Op1 said:

 

13 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Can't wait for the purist comments ????????????

Here it goes ............ WHAT SORT OF FOOOKING SPIDERS OR SNAKES WILL BE HANGING FROM THAT TUNNEL .... I WOULD NEVER BE THE FIRST ONE THROUGH THAT IN THE MORNING 

[Rolf Hansen]

41 minutes ago, Op1 said:

Van Gaalen's? 

[TheoG]

2 minutes ago, Rolf Hansen said:

Van Gaalen's? 

That's what I was thinking also, looks like van Gaalen.

[MORNE]

11 minutes ago, Hairy said:

 

Here it goes ............ WHAT SORT OF FOOOKING SPIDERS OR SNAKES WILL BE HANGING FROM THAT TUNNEL .... I WOULD NEVER BE THE FIRST ONE THROUGH THAT IN THE MORNING 

 

[Op1]

2 hours ago, TheoG said:

That's what I was thinking also, looks like van Gaalen.

yeah its van gaalens

[Nuffy]

I’m pleased to finally be able to share my Mercer Lanky Lemur. I wasn’t sure if I should post it to one of the singlespeed threads, but to me its primary identity is as my trail bike, and it being singlespeed is almost incidental. It took me about a year from when I first got the frame and built it up to get it to this state, and I think I can say the build is now finished. Obviously parts will wear out and need to be replaced, and I might try some gears on it someday. I have some faster tyres to stick on for commuting duty.

Frame: Mercer Lanky Lemur XL, stock plus braze-on seatpost clamp
Fork: RockShox Pike Select 140 mm
Wheels: Hope Tech Enduro rims on Pro 4 hubs
Tyres: Goodyear Newton EN Ultimate 29 × 2.4 (currently with cSixx Foamo inserts)
Brakes: Shimano Deore XT M8000 with 180 mm IceTech rotors
Bottom bracket: Rapidé EccenTrick
Crankset: Shimano XTR M970 175 mm (still the handsomest cranks Shimano has ever made?)
Chainring: Lyne 32T 104BCD
Pedals: Shimano Deore XT trail PD-M8020
Cog: Rapidé 18T and spacer kit (also have a 20T for hillier rides)
Seatpost: Lyne Contour XL 200 mm
Headset: Nukeproof
Bar: Spank Spike 800 Race (huge logos removed)
Stem: Hope 35 mm
Grips: DMR Deathgrips
Saddle: Fabric Scoop

I was very lucky to get the wheels, cranks, stem, pedals, and rotors second-hand at great prices. The fork, brakes, and grips came off my full suspension bike (nice excuse for some upgrades on that!). I thought about getting sliding dropouts on the frame when I ordered it, and for various reasons decided not to. I’m still not sure if that was the right decision or not. I tried two different hanger-mounted tensioners, and had niggles with both of them. This Rapidé Eccentrick bottom bracket was fiddly to set up, and I had a few early issues with it too, but it seems to be good now that I’ve resolved those. If it continues to work well I’ll be happy with this setup. The rear dropouts are super clean now, especially since the Mercer hanger is not an integral part of the dropout, so I could remove that. Even with unlimited budget I think there’s very little I would change about this bike. I’m pretty sure I’ll have it for life, and it’s the first time I’ve felt that way about one of my bikes.

[Kingg]

Gotta Love this thread💪🔥🔥

[Headshot]

Here's mine again, parked at the Groot Winterhoek nature reserve gate past which a bicycle is not permitted to venture. I have a  few  issues  - a leaky Spesh dropper post and what turned out to be a failed inner freehub bearing that made a horrible noise but luckily only fell apart when I dismantled it.

[Hairy]

 

[cclayford]

Here's my 2018 Cotic BFe 26”

 

Frame: Size medium. Cotic Fm Heat Treated Cromoly throughout, with Reynolds 853 DZB down tube.

Fork : FOX 2013 Factory Series 34 TALAS 27.5 Adjustable from 150mm/120mm

 

Derailleur: SRAM GX X-HORIZON™, 11 speed, RD-GX-1-A1

Shifter: SRAM GX X-ACTUATION™, 11 speed, SL-GX-11-A1

Chain: SRAM GX, 11 speed

Cassette: SRAM FULL PIN™, 11 speed, CS-XG-1150-A1 ,10-42t

 

Crankset: Truvativ Descendant 1.1 GXP, 170mm, AL7050-T6 forged

Bottom Bracket: SRAM GXP, Gutter Seal Technology™, BB-GXP-A1

Chainring: Dekas 32t oval, 34t (high), 30t (low)

Pedals: Nukeproof Neutron Evo flat pedals

 

Brakes: MAGURA MT8 hydraulic 2-piston callipers, Shimano Deore M6100 levers, 180mm rotors

 

Wheels: DT Swiss FR600 25mm (rear), Stans ZTR Flow 22.6mm (front)

Hubs: DT Swiss 350 (rear), Novatec D791SB (front)

Tyres: Maxxis Ardent, 26x2.40

 

Headset: Cane Creek 40 Series, ZS44/EC44

Stem: Lyne Components, Amp 40mm, 0° rise

Handlebar: Lyne Components, Amp 31.8mm, Rise: 30mm, Backsweep: 9°, Upsweep: 4°, Width: 780mm

Grips: ODI AG-1, 135mm

 

Seatpost: E*thirteen TRS+, 150mm dropper post, 31.6mm diameter

Saddle: WTB Koda Pro

 

Geometry:

Seat tube (centre-top): 440mm

Top tube length (effective): 595mm

Head angle: 65.6°

Seat angle: 71.6°

Chainstay length: 420mm

BB drop: 15mm

Headtube length: 110mm

Reach: 411.1mm

Stack: 558.9mm

*Measurements based on 27.5 fork with 140mm travel at 25% sag