Rigid Mountain BIke

check your local garbage dump. thats where all the rigids are at !
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Looking for a fully rigid mountain bike, dont want to
spend any more then £400. Going to be used mainly for
light trails/wooded areas. No

suspension

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at all! anyone got any suggestions, i cant seem to find
decent rigid

bikes

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anywhere.

thx for the helpful advice moron.

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Looking for a fully rigid mountain bike, dont want to
spend any more

then

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£400. Going to be used mainly for light trails/wooded
areas. No

suspension

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at all! anyone got any suggestions, i cant seem to find
decent rigid

bikes

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anywhere.

Steven Summers says:

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Looking for a fully rigid mountain bike,

I found a Specialized fully rigid about 3 years ago. Bottom
of the line HardRock. Whether they still produce such a best
is another question. Whether it would be for sale in the UK
is yet another... Point is, they _are_ out there. Secondhand
may be your best bet, though. Maybe a hardtail and a new sus-
corrected rigid fork. Steve

Steven Summers said:

Looking for a fully rigid mountain bike, dont want to
spend any more then £400. Going to be used mainly for
light trails/wooded areas. No suspension at all! anyone
got any suggestions, i cant seem to find decent rigid
bikes anywhere.

aren't the "urban bikes" they make now, like the Cannondale
Bad Boy, sort of where rigid bikes were a few years ago?

i'd think they'd be ok (for a light rider) for light trail
riding (no big jumps).

(though i think this segment could be priced a little
above £400)

what about this?

marin.co.ukbikedetail.phpOpen ↗

socks said:

what about this?

marin.co.ukmarinOpen ↗
2004/bikedetail.php?ModNo=2413

Looks a lot like my '94 Bear Valley SE - maybe the same
geometry. A really sweet bike, and the stuff I really hated
about it - a horribly-designed threaded fork & a terrible
saddle - are improved. I still ride it often, even though I
have a newer/upgraded bike.

An odd downside about a Marin is that people get very
impressed with the name. Be sure you lock it up really well!

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Looking for a fully rigid mountain bike, dont want to
spend any more

then

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£400. Going to be used mainly for light trails/wooded
areas. No

suspension

Quoted message said:

at all! anyone got any suggestions, i cant seem to
find decent rigid

bikes

Quoted message said:

anywhere.

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check your local garbage dump. thats where all the
rigids are at !

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thx for the helpful advice moron.

Nope, as another poster noted, excellent advice. Buy used,
or dumpster
dive. You can find what were once $1000 bikes for a song. I
bought a fully working steel rigid with LX 7-speed
components on it at a garage sale for C$15, including
a rechargable lighting system with a broken connector.

These are superb machines: they're as well-crafted as high-
end bikes today, and can sometimes be found with drivetrain
components to match. But nobody wants 'em.

If you want true Purity of Essence, behold the Kona Unit:

konaworld.com2k4 unit.cfmOpen ↗

No gears. Note impure price of £700 for the fancy tubing.

They also make this rigid frame, but it's more road-
oriented:

konaworld.com2k4 bhr.cfmOpen ↗

🙂

But seriously, dumpster-dive or just buy a low-end bike and
ask the bike shop to swap in a rigid fork for the Judy TT or
Suntour suspension fork that came stock. Most bike makers
have one or two hardtail designs which are used from top to
bottom of the line, changing only forks and components.

I have like 5 rigid MTBs in my back yard now, because I
needed the parts.
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