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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check your local garbage dump. thats where all the rigids are at !
"Steven Summers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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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

Thats not so,one sitting in front of me Schwinn Probe I
saved it from the dump and the crusher 2 years ago. Chain was rust,rear
derailleur snapped,brakes shot, rear wheel taco ed. And only money
right out of my pocket was for a new rear wheel. The other parts came
from my spare part box. Still going and going.

I MTB 2004

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?

http://www.marin.co.uk/marin-2004/bikedetail.php?ModNo=2413

socks said:

what about this?

http://www.marin.co.uk/marin-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

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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:

http://konaworld.com/2k4bikes/2k4_unit.cfm

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

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

http://konaworld.com/2k4bikes/2k4_bhr.cfm

🙂

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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