Riding rigid......

[2wheel_lee]

Beautiful Gitane! I used to know a guy who would have killed for that (and it helps that he's a lawyer).

Originally Posted by Schecky

Not CX, but Gitane:


My old rigid Diamondback is still fun to ride too.

[DDB@OCR]

Originally Posted by OMR

! There are plenty of trails here in the OC that are perfect for rigid single speeding ... why not enjoy them all?

You offering a tour, oh rider-of a-Curtlo-also.....?

[allison]

Rigid

[Padre]

Originally Posted by DDB@OCR

Man was it a different feel.

that feeling is called.....pain.

[J_Sims]

Rigid

[DDB@OCR]

Love those sequence shots Alli.....

[Padre]

In 2004, I convinced my wife to do the Vision Quest rigid.

When I finished (hours after her) she told me, "that hurt. it wasn't as fun."

[Endo Verendo]

I went back to FS but I got bored. These pics are from Chilao... there's a ride planned there for this Saturday, f.y.i.

[DDB@OCR]

Great responses everyone.

Thank you. .

Have a great weekend.......talk at ya Monday!

[Schecky]

CX Deal:
Dusty - Cyclocross Fork - $149


http://aebike.com/itemdetails.cfm?ca...IKE-DD-281-320

[dirtmistress]

My C5 and L5-S1 couldnt handle rigid! I am re-in-love with my hard tail right now but even that stiff's me up after a few hours. Not quitting it though! Ice is my best friend!

[2wheel_lee]

Originally Posted by OMR

Having different bikes is like having children... you love them each differently and really wouldn't want to give them away (most of the time!)... rigid. suspension, gears, single speed... each and everyone feels and acts differently. I think most on this board would agree that you really can't have too many bikes... like having too much money! There are plenty of trails here in the OC that are perfect for rigid single speeding ... and plenty that are not... why not enjoy them all?

Oh so true. Like kids, even though you love 'em, sometimes you just gotta kick their ass. And sometimes they kicks yours. A fully rigid singlespeed usually does the kickin'.

No one needs to convince me I need more bikes! Oh, I just picked up a unicycle. No, I don't know how to ride it yet, but it is a fully rigid singlespeed!

[1FG rider]

I've been down rock-it through the rocky section on my rigid Niner SIR9 but I really have to concentrate on a good line. It's the last part of rock-it that kills my joints. All those stutter bumps at speed really rattle your eyeballs. Still I go back for more, don't know why exactly, but I prefer it over my FS.

[Endo Verendo]

Originally Posted by 2wheel_lee

No, I don't know how to ride it yet, but it is a fully rigid singlespeed!

No, it's more like a fully rigid fixie!

[FoShizzle]

it can be fun....

by the way, i assume you know the one and only "Joey" quite well, no?

[Pain Freak]

I thought that I'd love to ride rigid, but after taking the cx bike out a few times, I've come to the relazation that it will not be possible for me. After 7 broken wrists and some bling screws still holding one wrist together, those days have passed me by. I can say it's a whole new world when riding fully rigid. It's not very forgiving and you really learn quick how much suspension does for you and how it allows you to get away with a lot more. So I'm staying cush.

[northshore]

Now I know how you feel. I just rode a rigid Specialized Rock Hopper today on the San Clemente single tracks. Talk about a work out! On the flip side I did get amazing traction and control.

[DDB@OCR]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

it can be fun....

by the way, i assume you know the one and only "Joey" quite well, no?

Yep - sho do.

He's The Boss.....