This Guy Hates Hardtails, Can We Change His Mind?

[@zbieguzbiegu]

His face expresion when he was shaken to bits on those roots is priceless.

[@mtr.t]

It's a vibe, roots are fun on hard tail

[@pokololotanginaser8264]

lol amature face 😂

[@techtechuw597]

@@mtr.t not very fun on my old knees and elbows. Not at all.

[@kbd13-n9c]

@@mtr.tnope. Been heading hardtail for quite a few years now. Roots aren’t fun, especially a big network of them, uphill

[@apa1]

There is quite a certain chemistry between these two, they need to do more films together!

[@gravitytester1963]

Very informative and absolute riot the way you two carry on!

[@StupidMTB]

Big disagree. Steve seems like a real dickhead.

[@bergerniklas6647]

A friend of mine met Steve on a hike in greece this year. They drank quit a few beers together and steeve paid for all of it. He realy is also a great guy outside of GMBN and EMBN.

[@goatsplitter]

Came here to say the same. Love these two!

[@user-kq6ju6hc1w]

Film😂

[@ish474]

I can't believe I have to say this again. Hardtails make easy Trails fun instead of boring. The trails closest to my house on my Enduro bike are a snooze fest where I can just steamroll everything. Those same Trails come alive on my hardtail with every little bump and side hit becoming a playground. When I drive an hour into the mountains my Enduro bike lets me ride things I couldn't on my hardtail. And if I take my hardtail to the mountains I can have an absolute terrifying but epic time also.

[@ManmadeM0nster]

Agreed!

[@marcuscazzolato]

Same thing goes for short travel fullys

[@BFBMTb]

Agreed. Idk but I'd say a hardtail made me into a better rider overall

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

I have a hard tail as I ride more on the road than off road and up hill also,no electricity helping.

[@mtboverland]

Just started riding a hard tail after like 20 years, having a blast with it.

[@tomrodriguez9052]

I came up from the beginnings of mountain biking too, I'm 62 now. Still riding a hardtail, it's not about what I can afford. I like that Toyota type quality of a hardtail, it 's simple and just always goes. I am fighting the aging process, I want the workout, the riding up hill as well as down. I like the responsiveness, the lighter weight, feeling the trail. After riding trails for years on a CX bike the hardtail seems really smooth now anyways. A big shout out to World Champ Pauline Ferrand Prevot for winning on a hardtail! It really is about skill and the bike is just a tool, some like power tools some hand tools, they both get the job done, with the end result being fun...

[@patthewoodboy]

top man I am 3 years ahead and it gets harder

[@ribinrobin8925]

Steve and Blake the combo I never knew I needed 👏

[@elrictdb]

..."all out there riding our bike having fun"...and...3...2...1 Massive OTB! I'm ipmressed guys, that was some superb timing and I hope your stunt rider was well compensated... and that it only took 1 take.

[@sebastiandiaz9828]

Perfect timing

[@DanielMores]

15:50

[@owenshredz_mtb]

I need money for that

[@owenshredz_mtb]

I need money for that

[@doriansebastian8065]

I also absolutely LOVE how Steve is no Bullshit. LOL. Even though this video reverse-convinced me because Steve was so raw and honest, make of these! Love these honest none-sugar coated videos. Next one: Clipless is always better or Carbon is always better than Alu. Wireless AXS shifting is always better. :)

[@MadLFC]

Let's take a moment to appreciate just how skillful Blake is on a bike...any bike. You don't realise it until you put him up against someone who can't match his level of skill, even a great rider like Steve Jones.

[@christopherjohns6155]

I definitely concur that Blake can ride anything and expertly pull off pretty much "anything" on a less than modern bike.

[@eniojurko]

Jesus what a difference in decending through that rough stuff, blake did it so smoothly!

[@gg.youlubeatube6249]

30 years younger knees are noticeable

[@KasperiVonSchrowe]

He told it, he was clipped on and was not pushing feet down to keep them on pedals.

[@JimLodico]

I’m also 57 and started out on rigid forked bike in the 80s. I’ve only owned a hard tail and love it. Whenever I ride a full sus, I feel like I’m driving a truck through the woods. I’ve rarely encountered something I felt my hardtail couldn’t handle. Riding clipped in is a great point and it really shows in the two clips through the roots. That said, I would love an e-bike. They are a different animal but so much fun.

[@GummeeH3]

At one point here semi recently I had a FS XC bike and a rigid hardtail. For most riding here outside DC, I reached for the rigid HT for 97% of rides. So I sold the FS bike

[@JimLodico]

@@GummeeH3 I'm in Annapolis. From Bacon's to Patapasco to Fountainhead, the hardtail has never left me wanting.

[@hardtailharry6812]

I'm on my 3rd ragley in about 6 years, absolutely love them.

[@eXaviar]

i wonder why you have a new hardtail every two years? :P Just joking :P Just ordered a Big Wig

[@hardtailharry6812]

@@eXaviar haha its not becausce they are breaking the build quality is great , I've been getting them through cycle to work scheme so might aswell get a newer model.

[@Joshuakoffmansculpture]

Nice! Love the counterpoint and push back. I relate to the “right tool” notion. I ride a hardtail, a Stanton Sherpa. Buying used, it was an affordable entry point into MTB for me at age 50. I enjoy learning about bike maintenance and making upgrades over time. I love the simplicity and weight. I ride once a week. Perhaps a full-sus is in my future, but I enjoy greens and blues as a new rider and the hardtail doesn’t feel limiting at my pace.

[@YTOnlineReviews]

[@rasmus9078]

9:00 I work in a bike shop, and one of the most common issues I hear with full suspension bikes, is that people feel like the bike is sliding, or drifting, because they are not used to the back tire having suspension

[@shaerocco]

In absolute stitches. LOL The root section brought back so many memories. Hilarious trying to convince and all the proper defense responses. So good! You two are hilarious together. Steve, you are fun to watch.

[@chrislanaway376]

With smaller brands pushing the geometry of progressive hardtails and the bigger brands getting onboard, hardtails are becoming more and more capable and enjoyable. I recently got myself the current generation trek Roscoe and it's probably the most fun bike I've owned and the one I use the most. For the most part it is perfect for 90% of my riding, for the 10% that it isn't I jump on my Slash. As others have said in the comments, a hard tail makes you get creative by finding new lines or bombing what would be chill trails on a full sus. They're also great for technique, as an already confident rider my riding has progressed massively since getting onto a hardtail. They're definitely not just for beginners!

[@IzzyWhiskers]

I got a trek Roscoe 9 as my first bike. I am at this point where my skills have progressed tremendously, and I’m deciding if I should get a full suspension fuel EX. Love to hear that you are very happy with your Roscoe

[@chrislanaway376]

The fuel Ex is also a great bike, the Roscoe has very similar geometry aside from the lack of a rear shock. Since writing my initial comment I’ve sold my Slash and currently just riding my Roscoe, albeit with a few modifications. Maybe consider looking to do a few upgrades to get more out of the Roscoe which you can always transfer to another bike later on. Just a thought, or if you want a Fuel EX. Crack on!

[@Indicasativa55]

I have both a hardtail and a full sus but find myself taking the hardtail out more as it just more fun to ride , that said I’m not nearly at these guys levels 😂

[@dudemanismadcool]

I got a Giant Fathom 1 2021 29er in 2021. Straight out of the gate the full sus guys were on my case to upgrade. I can appreciate how good a full sus is, truly an engineering marvel and another beast all together, but all I ever wanted was to ride my own bike because it rides so good. I was too busy being amazed at the progression in bike tech and competency in general to care about full sus. Even still I had the privilege of riding some great full sus bikes, like a carbon fibre giant trance 27er and one of those top of the line canyon carbon fibre spectral. They are definitively more forgiving, it felt like I could approach any berm at speed because the bike could just be shred into it without any worry about losing traction. It took me a long time to master some fraction of the level of confidence on a hard tail and it's been satisfying as heck.

[@Azoth5876]

Built my first hardtail this year- a singlespeed Ragley Big Al. Hardly touched my full sus Trance ever since. Amazing how capable modern hardtails are!

[@heinzbeanzz7267]

I just built up a ragley blue pig as a mullet and my god i love it to bits

[@NewPolishScientist]

Yeah. I sold my full Sus after buying lightweight xc hardtrail

[@saddleweary2777]

​@@heinzbeanzz7267That was my dream a few years back but never got of my butt, glad to hear someone did it and loves it 👍👍

[@jasper_of_puppets]

Love my Ragley Marley frame... it's just a tad too short. I'm really digging the geo on the new Scouts, but my bright metallic orange paint on my Ragley just looks so good.

[@brandoncampbell3432]

I built myself a custom hardtail this year too! immediately sold my full sus Trek

[@alinapopescu872]

Very, very enjoyable! And Steve is so funny 🙂 Thank you both!

[@TryN2_Ride]

It’s the dysfunctional Dad & Lad combo. Absolutely hilarious and yet so relatable. Hardtail for life!

[@nietrifroep0815]

Riding a trusty Hardtail for decades now...the last one for over twelve years. Then the new one only because of new standards and I wanted to try a dropper post (the old Rocky Mountain Flow had a 26.8mm seattube). Spent over 4k because of the Rohloff gearhub and some other beloved stuff and I'm very very happy with it! Several years ago a friend of mine and me tried out some full sus-bikes with around 120-150mm of travel front and rear and we blazed all of our hometrails. Both we are hardtail-lovers and for us we decided, that our hometrails would become kind of boring on a full sus. P.s.: Allways good entertainig work from GMBN💚

[@julz19]

the smile on his face while whining about sweating and downplaying the hardtail tho, it definitely brought back some vigor into him

[@billmccaffrey1977]

I'm 10 yrs older than Steve and grew up in the country where all of the roads were gravel and the old quarry is where we learned to repair bikes as every ride seemed to break something. I still remember the early front shocks which we thought were great, but are shit by today's standards. When full-sus came out my body said thank you very much. Steve, I'm in full agreement with you as I also have no desire to beat my old bones up any more than I have to. Blake will learn this too one day, but right now he's still thinking with the wrong head, because he still can.

[@RudaZmotelu]

Please. Let these two lads make more vidoes together. Please! 😂

[@cinefan21]

One of my biggest regrets was never getting into biking earlier. I got into it when I was 20 and have been cycling for over 30 yrs. I absolutely love the sport.

[@TheSpaceBrosShow]

Got into it when i was 26. Same feeling but such is life, better late than never

[@duanen2337]

@@TheSpaceBrosShow Im just now starting and Im 44 lol

[@TheSpaceBrosShow]

@@duanen2337 hell yeah man 🎉

[@stevesullivan9377]

When I sold my last 26” HT I thought that was the end of my relationship with them. Then realised a HT is probably the most versatile bike out there. Had 29er ever since and can’t imagine life without one. It’s my go to bike if I want to grab a bike and just go for a ride, 0:33

[@outdoorsandiego]

Great video. Steve Jones looks like most of my riding partners when I pull out the hardtail. I absolutely understand why people dislike them, but I think they are missing out. Hardtails are a fully immersive tactile experience. While I enjoy mindlessly smashing through trails on the Enduro, feeling every rock and bump on a hardtail keeps me completely present.

[@9a2er]

@@outdoorsandiego Try hardtail in rock gardens which is the only surface I have to ride on in the region 😂

[@outdoorsandiego]

@9a2er I've taken the hardtail into some serious chunk and rock gardens. Not my favorite terrain for the hardtail but it's nice to have the bragging rights when you survive

[@AdamsSandberg14]

Riding a Kona Big Honzo steel out here in Montana. Getting my bones rattled but I love it.

[@raugei50]

I started to rid my Sonder transmitter hardtail 1 months ago, and I really love that bike. Sometimes is a little bit tricky to go downhill but I think it can help me to improve my riding skills and then be a better rider with full susp if I want to upgrade in the future. Also everybody said to me to start with hardtail so I did that.

[@stephengioacchini3946]

Another great video to distract me from work. I just love the simplicity and direct drive of a hardtail.

[@nottakumi1226]

I too started in the days of full rigid bikes, before mountain bikes were a thing, when BMX was new and scary. Steel frames and big chain rings, with brakes that barely worked. In my 40’s now, and still on a hard tail. Planning on building a full sus eventually, but loving the hard tail for getting my skills back into shape. Need to see more videos like this. Y’all have a great split on perspectives, and they play off each other very well.

[@thevapingpolisher9717]

We need more of these two together in videos

[@raphaelwolff8205]

Well done guys that was good viewing.Keep up the great work.

[@1111stunna1111]

I am 53yo I started riding MTB 3 years ago, I started with a trek marlin 5 and than I got an Orbea lauffy , than I got a Santacruz Hightower v3, and nowadays I ride my loved Yamaha Moro 7 E-Bike, I love my Moro but I most admit that I will forever have a spot in my heart for my hard tail, so much I just ordered a nukeproof scout.

[@Hawkeye1off1]

Great show guys, you two work well together...I just came back from Derby, Tasmania, Australia and tried most of the tracks there. I went down some tracks twice, to see the difference between a hard tail and a soft tail bike...after riding both types of bikes for many years, I found in Derby, that on the green, blue and black trails I preferred the hard tail more. Only when it came to the double black trails is where the soft tail bike came into its elements. At age 55, I did notice my legs where buggered after riding on the hard tail at the end of the day, but I enjoyed the skill and interaction with the bike much more. It's like you become part of the bike, so much more feedback to learn your limits as a rider.

[@Brendan95902]

Good to see you on the channel, Steve!

[@justinmiller1535]

We need more Steve with Blake!

[@anaselkhomsi8999]

Bring this man more often, the combo of you two is just perfect !

[@TheDanteBoots]

Idk I picked up a second hand ht over fs even tho they were similar speced and priced. The simplicity is attractive.

[@jurisx85]

This is the first honest discussion about hardtails in gmbn. Yes, FS are easier and more confidence inspiring, but hardtails are cheaper! Checkmate!

[@PersonGamma]

More Steve is needed on GMBN

[@joni062443]

Built myself a custom hard-tail starting with the Titanium Switch9er Ti Gen IV (UK custom frame builders) cos I loved it so much, took it back to bare metal with some nice custom wrapping on the rear 40%. Hydraulic Brakes, Fox 160mm in the front with 160mm front disc, 1 x 10 SRAM in the rear with 140mm disc. Big knobby tyres, inner dropper, titanium pedals and 29inch carbon rims and nice wide handlebar with a shorter stem. Took me 3 years to save for it but its my pride and joy. Headed out to Wales to shred some bike parks over the bank holiday weekend just passed. I just find doing large drops and jumps so much more satisfying as you sink into the landing with your knees.

[@willhicks8769]

Awesome video! I’ve got a Ribble HT 725 on order and I cannot wait! BMXed for 20+ years and trials too. Haven’t had a proper mtb for a long time, arguably never have as it was a Specialized Rockhopper 26” which wasn’t the most entertaining!

[@Arturito2017]

I learned on a hardtail and now have a full suspension and wouldn’t go back. However I do want a second bike that’s a hardtail cause I miss the feedback you get from the trail sometimes.

[@WIPEYOURLENZ]

I said the exact same thing and just got a hardcore hardtail it’s amazing definitely need both in your life.

[@danielschulz7073]

Still miss my 96 rockhopper rigid bike. I could pass guys on downhill bikes at places like Keystone and Copper. It was lighter and more responsive and yes I road clipped in so the bike and I were one. I would love to see a show where they take some of those old bikes and test them out.

[@robwilliams5193]

Dude, these presentations are always amazing and engaging. As you're talking about, "these bikes are for everyone", a guy goes down in the background and i point like we are three guys talking. Awesome content!

[@kettlebellmusclegain]

I had a 2018 ish Orbea Loki 27.5 plus hardtail and I loved it

[@christopherjohns6155]

Too right Steve Jones, I am turning 48 this coming December 4th, and have been thinking a lot about my biking skills and how much more I need to progress to be the best I want to be before I hit the proverbial hill; no pun intended. Steve, you are my hero! Go to it mate!

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

I have a hardtail for just general paved pathway riding in a comfortable riding position for when my back hurts. It's my most used bike. I've got 7 other bikes too, but I ride my hardtail MTB the most. I do have a Cane Creek suspension seatpost on it though and some Thickslicks. In the early 90's I was sales manager of a bike shop, and most bikes didn't have any suspension back then. We used to make fun of people with full suspension bikes, lol. They were so heavy back then. I think front suspension started at $1500 back then, in 1993/4 dollars. I got a FS Stumpjumper back then with Shimano XT on it for $1500 retail.

[@lucwilson1]

I’ve gone back to a hardtail. SC Chameleon mullet. Most fun I’ve have in years. Back to basics sort of experience.

[@TheEldestScroll1]

2021 Marin San Quentin 1. Put on some flat pedals, cheap dropper, grippy dropper lever and grips and haven’t had a single issue since.

[@andyarchitect]

Awesome video 😂 Steve and Blake should do videos together more often.

[@YTOnlineReviews]

🙄🙄Really?

[@TrailRevel]

Best GMBN video in ages. Great points made by both, great chemistry between them, so funny. As others have said more Blake and Steve please 🙏😀

[@JPTHRICE]

after years off the bike (wrong purchase back in the days, wasn't feeling it, abandoned my bike and had no fun) and a lot of back and forth, i finally got myself a RM Altitude Powerplay last year, its a great E-MTB and i ride it as often as possible and its my favorite bike ever, its a beast that plows through (and up!) everything! It really did rekindle my love for bicycles and got me back riding. That said, a few months ago i decided to additionally get a NP Scout 275, just a basic spec, nothing crazy and i must say, i also love it very much. its a completely different experience and now im also back on a regular bike! WIN WIN

[@mikestivers8302]

i just turned 52, started MTB just 3 years ago. my first "real" bike was a HT with 120 fork. more XC than trail (as i discovered on any Black diamond) fast forward to last week.. i own a 115, a 140, and a 160 - decided to go back to my roots and get another HT. so looking forward to pushing it hard! the things i hear about this specific HT i just built is that it loves to be pushed beyond what you would think are the limits of the travel and frame.

[@davidhill8520]

Started on a hard tail. Went full suspension. Back on late model hard tail with modern geometry. Love it.

[@FoxRob93]

I rode a poorly designed full suspension for nearly 20 years during covid lock down I had enough and bought a GT Aggressor Expert hardtail and love it.

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

For a true riding experience - the hardtail rocks - I love mine - Gravel bike packing trips in particular - it’s the one !!

[@weihoang9453]

My mate, 75 years old, very little experience of DH took his HT Whyte 901 to Dyfi to ride Lovey Dyfi and Super swooper and loved it

[@inx1252]

Love the banter and sharing of wisdom.

[@rodolfoo3015]

It would be amazing to see a video like this but with cheap Decathlon bikes

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

sam. and the boys did a cheap enduro bike version one of them was riding a rockrider full sus, fun episode

[@rodolfoo3015]

@@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo yhea but finding deals like those isn't realistic for the majority of us. You can rent a cheap hard tail at Decathlon for like 10€ a day and it would be an amazing video.

[@j.albertogratacos2076]

I have 1 HT and 1 Enduro FullSus. My go-to bike is the HT. I only ride the FS on the gnarliest of tracks. I've found that when you learn to keep your feet on the flat pedals on the HT, it helps you go even faster on the FS.

[@timgrant3742]

I still bomb about on a Hardtail at 51. It does come unstuck at times. Sometimes you have to go a bit quicker than you would like. However sometimes it is rather nice to see those on a full suss look back and see you on a ht riding just as well as them. I ride ht because a, I like them, b, I can't afford of a full suss or to run them. and c, there is a lot less to look after. I don't dislike full suss but at present a HT is alright fro where I ride. Which if you think it's all nice. It's Exmoor which has it all.

[@ewenwilby6495]

61 and still enjoying my hardtail and my full sus bikes. The hardtail for it's ease of pedalling uphill and the technical downhill runs. Then the full sus for carefree fast riding downhill with less favourable uphill struggles. Enjoyed the video though Blake.

[@jesperek6402]

I bought a hardtail cause I bicycle to work and a doublesuspension is heavier and softer in the rear, but I realised that there are limits for it just like Steve said! A doublesuspension can take more and forgive more mistakes and still let you have fun. I need to think about the rearrim everytime I come across jag a trail that's a bit over my limit.. You can put it this way, if you don't thrust your skills you can thrust your doublesuspension, but with a hardtail you first need to thrust your skills.

[@bryanandkellyhiers4397]

I love my hardtails. I have carbon wheels on my custom built Specialized Chisel and was laughing at Steve's comments. I help coach my sons Nica XC team and it's hard to beat a dialed in hardtail for speed on flow. We do take them to the Mts and it can get spicy for sure. All good and enjoyed the video. Riding is fun no matter what you are on for sure.

[@asysn]

I'm using a Brusko Machete AM Hardtail before then i tried a full suspension (Banshee Rune, GT Force, Trek Slash) bike. I admit that I enjoyed the fullsus that time. But it didn't take me a year to change back to a hardtail. A Dartmoor Hornet then a Commencal Meta HT. Felt I'm one with the trail even more. I couldn't be happier when i returned to using a trusty hardtail. Best decision going back ❤

[@jonnypennell2428]

Love it. Love my hardtail, but it aint coming on rough trails anymore.

[@nevillepretorius8948]

Awesome video! More of Blake and Steve!

[@RandomPersono]

Just upgraded to the Marzocchi F1 bomber fork w 150mm travel onto my Marin Nail Trail 6 hardtail. It’s amazing and so much more rewarding to ride hardtail when you feel that back end pump out on the trail

[@forrestgladding8423]

Growing up mtn biking in early 90s Ive had enough time on a hardtail, never again, embrace the modern mtn bike, it really is what we always wanted!!! No more hardtails ever needed!

[@stevenwilliams7845]

Love it man you guys are hilarious. Love it. That’s for real man. I love it. Good job.

[@hobinlobo]

Steve Jones: "Hardtails don't teach you better skills. They just teach you different skills - and they teach you bad technique." Steve Jones watching Chris Akrigg on a full suspension ebike: "How did he learn to do that?!"

[@Aeysir]

My Nukeproof Scout is my most crashed, most ridden, most insane, most loved bike I have. It's done (been crashed at) the Forest of Dean (as pictured above), across Norfolk and most recently the Malverns Classic Enduro and Slalom courses. It is The One Bike.

[@ThisGuyRides]

Ordered Banshee Enigma hardtail frame as 60th birthday present to myself, been having too much fun on Ragley Marley I built up earlier this year.

[@reggieringgoldjr68]

Great Conversation Blake, and some great learning points for Both Bikes........🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾👍🏾

[@Firepath]

Love it guys! I got a Scout at the end of 2019 because of Blake. If he didn't break it down the Megavalanche then it would probably be safe under me.

[@Chris-wd6ce]

Well, at 61 I have come back to riding a hard tail for the last 6 yrs, after a sojourn with motor cycle and a racer when I was younger. I also fell on roots 3 yrs ago and bust my shoulder in 3 places. But I am enjoying, wish I'd come back to mtb ing 20 yrs ago. Video gives me more faith in biking. And the comments are great.

[@nathanross8459]

truly thought Blake dropped the F bomb at 2:25 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adventureswithmollyandaidan]

Hello, love the video, I’m a 22 year old I grew up riding bmx bikes and I’ve just started out riding MTB bikes, Bought a 2023 norco storm 2 Correctly loving it Cheers for the great video

[@williamgoodwin9667]

Golden the guy falling off just as you said that omg priceless guys. And great vid love the hard tail they used to ride Harley’s on dirt track hard tail and had heaps of fun doing it. Maybe more fun than full suspension. Those bikes had a springer front end too and a spring seat. ❤

[@knightstemplar6243]

I’ve ridden full susser. But I prefer hard tail bikes some of the points were valid but I ride black grade trails on a hard tail. It doesn’t let you get away with messing up it bites you in your backside takes a bit more skill on a hard tail

[@TimSunders]

I still ride my Ti hardtail with 40mm of travel...... but maybe not through that rooty section. Great video guys, I remember Steve back in my day.

[@chronic_will9682]

Another great video from you guys love it ❤

[@groovefox1593]

The timing of that wipe-out behind them was priceless. "Riding a bike and having fun!"

[@gregsurf4647]

That’s what is called camera skills. Perfect zoom in. Cameramen needs a rise for his anticipation skills.😂

[@stevenwilliams7845]

Well Blake, you got that right? I myself I love a hard bike, especially with the lockout shock in the front because it makes it a good bike just ride and all conditions you don’t get the bounciness of a dual suspension. It gives you the energy you put in it is what you get out of it.

[@davefreeman9347]

Agreed although I a lightweight e-bike I also have a HT, I ride them 50/50 split, love my HT and it and it keeps my skills fresh as i can get lazy on the full suss, plus the HT is so much fun pops of everything with ease

[@rigidpsycho]

Brings back memories when I first started mountain biking. I rode a Diamondback Topango rigid frame bike. I rode it downhill, XC, jumping. I was given the trail name rigidpsycho from my riding buddies.

[@martydumpvalve]

I have emtb and a full sus but i love getting out on my hardtail, they are so much fun

[@IzzyWhiskers]

That was 15 min of unscripted youtube gold. Can’t believe they replayed that crash at the end

[@travistaylor8122]

You have inspired me a fat 34 year old truck driver in usa to get on a mountain bike. Started on a full suspension 08 fuji and broke the swing arm within a month. Just layaway a polygon hard tail. I'm currently in a bankruptcy so the budget is killing me. But I want a full sus so bad I can taste it. The hard tail will keep me occupied until I can figure a way into a full sus.

[@Trusees1985]

I starter on a 400 quid carrera hard tail and it was flipping scary at times but i have learned a lot, i now have a brand new Saracen ariel 60 which is mega.

[@charlesgray1627]

I ride a hardtail now, but I do want a full suspension bike eventually. I tested a full suspension and fell in love with it.

[@davidwatkinson7552]

How useful is a high end hard tail to me? I have got one. Two or three hours at a gentle pace, once per week. Ebike it is then because I want to ride every day. Full sus or HT? Well, Steve Jones has well and truly answered that question. Basically, will your body respond well to repeated hits or won't it? Mine won't so full suspension it is. My ego is NOT happy about that. :-)

[@carstenesch985]

In Germany we say: Skill can´t be replaced, except through travel! Sorry for my bad english!

[@SnideArt]

Some good points there, i have had full suss bikes and they have there pros but i just love a hardtail... light, simple and responsive

[@starshihtzupuppy3409]

I've had FS bike, but I think it's all about having fun on the trails, got back to a HT (Modern Geo) and realized its all I will ever need...so for me HT all day!

[@junka1975]

Hard tails and BMX'S I am currently having more fun on but one area where my hard tail xc beats my full sus xc is riding up steep banks on an angle. The suspension causes the crank to hit the bank unless fully locked out. As the hard tail doesn't have that issue I can climb the bank with ease. The full sus is however very plush on a long ride.

[@hawgietonight]

Love it. I'm with Steve... it's the right tool for the situation that matters. It's exciting to do it the other way, but not practical.

[@kopite1892ynwa]

My orange crush comp 2023 arrived yesterday can’t wait to get out on it. And great video guys 💪🏻🤣

[@IGGY1969]

Started off on a hardtail like most MTB'ers. Then rode a full suss for over 12 years & said I'd never go back to a hardtail. Then bought a Nukeproof Scout just over two years ago & I love it.