Hard trails on a hardtail...

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[paulthompson]

Mountain biking, in my opinion, is all about the experience ( and the workout we get) and every bike will deliver something a little bit different. The goal is finding that perfect bike that exactly matches your riding style. Then the Zen of MTB is found. If only all of us had your skills, Jeff.

[Jason-uqsn]

Hey there. I'm 52 yrs old, I raced bmx in the 80's like alot of us. I started out with full ridgid mtbs in the early 90's. I didn't get a fork until the 2000's. I've never been on a full suspension bike to this day. I have no idea what it's like. I'm riding a Chromag Stylus right now. I got this frame because of your videos. Thanks for the content.

[kruschrhoades]

I rode hardtails/rigid bikes for 15yrs before going dedicated full suspension on all my bikes. I recently sold my dh bike and am buying a modern steel slacked out hardtail. I miss the playfull jibby nature of a hardtail and these days am less interested in peak speed/risk. I see it as a return to fun focused riding. This video was perfectly timed. Shred on my man. Thanks!

[pepeanza]

Im 55 been riding 20 years in México city desierto de los leonés you been there so you know the trails, sold all my full suspension bikes and now i only ride hardtails and i love it new geometry in hardtails are awesome

[JustJake]

As a lifelong diehard Hardtailer.... I approve of this content.

[threeohm]

I ride a hardtail 99.9% of the time on trails in Coastal BC and my FS bike gathers dust. I don't see it as particularly risky. I just ride with appropriate speed and care. There are a few trails/features I would skip on the HT, but not all that many. All in all I find HTs a ton of fun and smiles/mile is the most important metric in mountain biking.

[jonthesailorman]

In for more hardtail content! #hardtailsonhardtrails needs to be a thing.

[joshantal]

Love the hardtail videos. Keep em’ coming!

[scoutingwithanthony]

As a newer rider (2yrs) who has only ridden is a hardtail, I approve this video. Not that you need my approval 😅. Great to see what a hardtail is capable of on such gnarly trails. Especially when the majority of riders/videos are on full suspension bikes. Please post more videos riding your hardtail.

[Felix-mrvs]

Love the hard tail vids, keep them coming please :)

[JoeMcIntyre-ojsd]

At about 14:20 you suggested the Pike fork is "rinkydink" and looks smallish and that you were surprised by the stiffness of the Lyric. If I remember correctly the Pike came out around 2014 and took home a Best New Product award at Interbike with lots of commentary on how its stiffness was a game changer. I have a Pike RL 130 spec'd as OEM on a 2015 Stumpy and I've never felt it was the least bit noodley, and I'm a Clyde. That said, my first MTB was a $400.00 Schwinn Mesa Hard Tail and I was always amazed by how well it dug in up climbs, the geo was spot on. I was researching the Lyric recently and was surprised that the chassis is 35mm, splitting the difference between Fox's 34 and 36.

[jonamcc]

hardtail is not just an intermediate step in a mtb journey. it’s an end in and of itself.

[frank]

My one and only bike is a Banshee Paradox V3 with an 150 mm Pike Ultimate and 2.40 XR4 tires both front and rear on 29 inches wheels. Best bike i have ever had. I live in the PNW as well. Thank you.

[ThatPNWlyfe]

I turned 50 this year and enjoy my Rocky Mtn Growler immensely. I go slower and enjoy the feel. It makes one a smoother rider, a throwback to when I was racing in AZ in 95 and 96 on my alu hardtail with a Mag 21 fork!

[CP-qxff]

more hardtail content please. love my Stylus. perfect bike for Nevada City flow trails. Would like to try it with wider rims and tires and like the idea of mulleting it.

[bradeades]

I live in the sea to sky area (Whistler area) and I just picked up my 2nd Chromag Stylus. I love the challenge of riding these trails on a steel hardtail and I absolutely love my Chromag! Hands down the best and most fun bike I've ever owned! It really makes you pick your line and your braking points as you do not have the same level of traction that a FS bike has.

[sawdustadikt]

About ten years ago I got back into mtb after a long (22 years) love affair with street bmx. So I got close to what I was used to and got an old pbike and threw as fat and as aggressive tire I could fit on it and a cog set and that was really fun and challenging but the short rear end was so fun to pop off everything. I then found my way into a bottlerocket. It’s super super fun but it is really heavy. So I do shorter rides as fast as I can. I’ve been thinking about maybe getting a nukeproof scout plus. That looks pretty fun or something like it. Love your live and let live just have fun style and videos.

[theblishknovk]

Ive never ridden a full suspension mtb before but i love my modern hardtail. It feels like a monster truck version of a bmx bike. Super fun.

[chriskimber]

20 years ago I joined a buddy for some riding in Cumberland, on Vancouver Island. He borrowed a bike for me from his cousin Darren, it was a fully decked out Demo 9 and it was a dream sled.
Could hit anything with crazy confidence, but it felt dead below 30km/h and made hilarious trails almost boring. I lent it around the crew, tried out other bikes during the week and realized that I had just as much fun on a .243 HT (grandaddy to the Cromag) as I did on the Demo 9: Smaller hucks, lower speed, but same size smile and more fun at lower speeds with less consequence.
When I got home to Baffin Island, I started planning my next bike and it was a hardtail.
Has been ever since.

[fantastopotomus]

Rocky Mountain Instinct rider from Ontario here. Visited the Whistler bike park 2 summers ago - those rock slabs are no joke.