Hardtail Is Still The Best Option, New Study Explains Why 📈 | Dirt Shed Show 474

Do you agree that hardtails are the most fun? 🤔 What do you think is the most fun type of bike and style of biking? 👇

Really, hardtail is the only MTB you need! You had to say this when I just closed a deal for my first full sus…😅

I am the suspension. I'm 62 years young and loving my rigid single speed.

This is the best video for someone wanting to get into the sport! If someone is thinking of getting something expensive to start but can't afford it i am showing them this video. As somebody who started on all modern bikes and rode them for about 5 years i whole heartedly agree! I just recently got into mid 90's bikes and i have a couple full rigid ones that i take out on trails to pay homage to the sport and brush up on line choice. The old chromoly mountain bikes of the mid 90's are magical and such a hoot to ride and i wish I started on them. I found myself giggling and having the time of my life on a green trail. more people need to throw a leg around one these days! Also remember that the parts are ridiculously cheap and simple to fix them, all the way down to the tires. I have about 150 bucks into a bike that i take on the same trails as my bikes worth 1000's (and they both break just as much)

Riding hardtails since forever until 2021 when I got my first full suspension ebike .I’m 70 and still love riding my hardtails.

Modern hardcore hardtail are so much fun. I sold my 160mm enduo full Sus and got a steeln150mm hardcore hardtail. I've never had so much fun on a bike. The full Susser makes everything flat. The hardtail revitalises old trails.

Sure, we get the point…20 times more expensive though? At least compare bikes that are actually that far apart. An Orbea alma h50 is ~1.5k, that Tyee is about ~6.5k…

I agree with you Martyn! Been mountain biking ~35 yrs and I still grab my (modern) hardtail 99% of the time. With modern geo, better suspension forks, longer droppers, better brakes, and larger/wider wheel & tire sizes, they are incredibly capable. Obviously it can depend on the trails available and style of riding someone aspires to, but I'd rather under-bike than over-bike.

I got a Nukeproof scout(was heavily influenced by Blake) and it’s outstanding. I’m not an incredible rider. I’m a dad and the idea of getting an injury that leaves me in bed for a while would be pretty bad. Modern hardtail can absolutely rip, but they can also be exciting on trails that tend to be a little easier and a little safer. There is absolutely terrain that they aren’t great for but that’s kinda the top 5-10% or trails. For MOST people, hardtails are amazing and far more capable than most riders

The most fun I have EVER had on a bike was 15 years ago riding the Moab Slickrock loop on a 20 year old Trek 400. The downhills were terrifying! There was a couple women in fancy tights on full suspension bikes and one commented to the other, "I don't see how you can enjoy the ride on those old bikes" lol

I'm coming up to 78 and still on hardtail ,tubeless has transformed the ride big tyres and less inflation 👌😎

That Michael Jackson reference damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.....even the camerman laughed!

Thanks to Blake and his hard tail vids I picked up a Ragley Big Al at 52 years old and now I rarely ride my full suspension now . Love getting out on the hard tail again , you are so right , the tech is so good and the fun factor is awesome!!!! The only downside is most of my friends have gone the opposite direction and jumped on the e-bike trend and now I mostly just ride with my dog . Love the hard tail , hands down the most fun you can have on a trail . Cheers boys , love this !!!!!!

I've been mountain biking since around 2005. Been riding a hardtail since around 2005. Hardtail for life!

I recently moved somewhere very flat , after 28 years of full suss I have bought a hard tail and it’s a totally different experience. The pick up when putting your foot down is amazing and I can do miles and miles without needing to sit down . Im still getting use to it , just waiting for the weather to improve . Really happy with my purchase .

Well...as I said a couple of years ago, gravel bikes are the effect of roadies discovering mountaing biking is better, but not wanting to say it loud.

My first MTB was an Orange Clockwork back in 1993. It was fully rigid when I got it but I later bought and added some Pace suspension forks when they came out. It was a fantastic bike and I rode it every day to commute to work and ride up in the Pennines around where I lived. I now have a Whyte 905 which I enjoy too.

Well, I recently upgraded to a full suspension MTB which cost me $2400AUD, from my 15yo hardtail which cost me $1200. The full sus definitely is easier and more fun to negotiate the challenging tracks I ride ( I'm 57 btw). The only downside I have noticed with the full sus is that I can't ride it as fast on the flat due to the gearing. Anyway, I still have the hardtail if I want to ride it. And, I've never seen a graph where the date goes backward 8:30 lol, it hurts my OCD.

I started on HT’s as a kid, progressed onto quality FS’s & recently picked up a Ragley Big Al at a stupidly cheap sale price just to have for when I feel like it on my local more tame trails. To be honest I feel like it all the time… I get so stoked on riding the HT, it’s now my favourite bike! Love the simplicity & joy, feel like a kid again when I’m riding it 🤘

Getting back into mountain biking after a 20 year hiatus. Tech has completely evolved from my 97 hardtail Mongoose. Bought my 1st FS 2 months ago. I'm 6' on a good day and so was recommended a size Large. Having problems adjusting to a FS 29er. Love my new bike but bought a hardtail 27.5'er in size Medium.