What MTB do you ride?
Right now is a great time to be a mountain biker. With all of the different flavors and quality brands of mountain bikes, you can really tailor your equipment to accommodate your tastes and riding styles. You can even own a whole quiver of different bikes that all perform a different function! Remember the days where is was just a mountain bike? Now we have bikes with classifications like xc race, trail, downhill, all mountain or freeride. As we try to keep all of the ever changing classifications straight in our head, we really just want a bike that allows us to ride like we want to ride.
So this begs the question…
What do you ride?
For those of you like me that can’t have just one bike…vote for whichever bike sees the most saddle time. Feed readers…click here…to cast your vote! What to get even more specific with brand and components? Hit up the comments section and let us know exactly what you are riding after you vote. Like all mountain bikers/cyclists…we all like to hear it.
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Haro Flightline Comp, Stock w/ Thomson setback post & WTB Rocket seat
How do you like the Haro’s?
I like them alot. Did not know much about Haro bikes until recently. The geometry of the 18″ frames seems to fit me well (6″1″, ~190 lb). My wife is on a 16″ Flightline, and I am building on a V5 frame for my 12 yr son. Customer support has been awesome. Jill Hamilton and Pat Crosby were very helpful on the 1×9 Mary build.
Haro Mary 1×9 (Reba Race, Stylo 1.1, X-9 RD/Shifter, 11-34 cassette, Richie Comp: headset, riser bars, stem, Thomson setback postw/WTB saddle)
Regular ride is a hardtail Ibis Mojo (oh yeah, with the hand job and Moron tubing!). It needs some components upgraded but remains a very solid and fast ride. Project bike is a Szazbo in need of major TLC.
yes
I have a 2005 Gaint AC with 5.3 to 6.6 inches rear travel on a 5th element shock and a 130mm manitou splice fork. The rest is stock.
Ben
voted for 3″-4″ FS…
should have marked FS 29er (didn’t notice this option)!
I’m feeling a little left out at 4.5″ (115 mm). XC and real fast single track is my idea of a good time.
You got stuck in the middle! Which frame is that?
Regular rides, HARO X6, using the 6 inch travel, full SRAM drivetrain, SYNCROS DS28 wheel set, PIKE RACE fork, TRUVATIVE TEAM bars and seat pause…
I mean ” SEATPOST”. Sorry guys! ride safe brothers!!!
Since I’m new to this, what is a 29er? Or a 26er? Need to learn more jargon I guess.
Anyway, I own a 2007 Giant 17″ Xtc SE, which I’m fond of. Parts are pretty much stock, except for the Garmin 705 I just gave it
My favorite, old bike is a 17″ 1993/4ish model Haro extreme MTB, it was alive till late last year, when people who tried to steal the bike got fed up when they cant break the lock, and trashed the bike to oblivion.
When I saw the bent body, rims, etc and the semi cut lock, I was heart broken, it’s irreparable. The next day, the cleaners took the bike away
Wari,
26er and 29er is a term that references the wheel size. 26″ (your conventional mtb) and 29″ (which has been growing in popularity over the past couple of years). To see some 29er bikes, take a look at Niner Bikes, Turner Sultan, Ellsworth Evolve, etc. There are a lot on the market today.
Thanks for the explanation, I can now vote
Looks like the 29er wheels can probably bite more ground than what I have now. I’ll probably have to test ride it to believe. Who knows, when my Giant is about to give up, a 29er might be my next purchase.
I have 2 bikes I use regularly.
A 2006 Mountain Cycle Fury set up with a MC Sin relaxed geometry shock mount for slacker geometry,Manitou Nixon fork,and Swinger 3 way air.
The other bike is a 2005 Santa Cruz Bullit with a Rock Shox Domain fork,and Monarch shock.
I also have spare coil rear shocks for both bikes. I use them when I know I want to beat the bikes a little harder
2008 GIANT TRANCE X1 – MAIN BIKE
2008 GIANT XTC 2
Booth value for money and do the job brilliantly!
Trek 3700 w/ RS Tora Solo Air fork
2008 Specialized FSR Comp w/Spinergy Composite Spoke Wheels!!! Loving every second.
2008 Specialized FSR Comp w/Spinergy Composite Spoke Wheels!!! Loving every second.