Us old people should know better than to pass that nonsense down to the youth today, but you are right it still persists. I have a 2011 Niner SIR 9 singlespeed and a Kona Honzo ESD (yes, the red one) custom build. Both are steel, obviously. One with much nicer steel than the other. They both serve completely different purposes and are both fun to ride, but are opposite ends of the steel spectrum. My favorite part about the ESD is when I get comments like I did last night at the enduro night at Highland Mountain. I was passing a group of guys all on full suspension and one dude commented that I was climbing faster than them because of the fact I was on a hardtail. I had to inform him that the ESD weighs as much as most of their full suspension bikes. The Rocky Mountain Growler is another aluminum option for a fun hardtail.
May 26, 2023, 5:39 a.m. - Offrhodes42
Us old people should know better than to pass that nonsense down to the youth today, but you are right it still persists. I have a 2011 Niner SIR 9 singlespeed and a Kona Honzo ESD (yes, the red one) custom build. Both are steel, obviously. One with much nicer steel than the other. They both serve completely different purposes and are both fun to ride, but are opposite ends of the steel spectrum. My favorite part about the ESD is when I get comments like I did last night at the enduro night at Highland Mountain. I was passing a group of guys all on full suspension and one dude commented that I was climbing faster than them because of the fact I was on a hardtail. I had to inform him that the ESD weighs as much as most of their full suspension bikes. The Rocky Mountain Growler is another aluminum option for a fun hardtail.