Mountain Biking - random thought for the day..

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seosamh
10-08-07, 11:23 AM
know how you get hardtails? has there ever been a rear suspension only bike? i'd guess it would handle as dodgy as you would suspect...just wondered if anybody had ever tried it?

sirtigersalot
10-08-07, 01:26 PM
k2 makes some crap comfort bike with a suspension seat post that has a supprising amount of travel (for a post at least) but is ridgid up front, kinda makes me laugh, dunno how it handles cause i wouldn't deign to ride it lol

i think its one of those retro style things...
xcracer13
10-08-07, 04:00 PM
I guy that races out here has a sugar1 with a suspension corrected fork on front with a 29er in front for endurance races

dminor
10-08-07, 05:08 PM
Has there ever been a rear suspension only bike? Redline Monoshock:

http://www.roostbmx.com/northwest99_files/northwest997.jpg

Cook Bros. mono:

http://www.gork-graphics.com/images/index.29.jpg

Matthews monoshock, ca. 1975:

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/mathews_lg.jpg
seosamh
10-08-07, 05:49 PM
Redline Monshock:

http://www.roostbmx.com/northwest99_files/northwest997.jpg

Cook Bros. mono:

http://www.gork-graphics.com/images/index.29.jpg

Matthews monshock, ca. 1975:

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/mathews_lg.jpg

cool, they don't look to bad actually! :shock:
Hopper
10-08-07, 09:59 PM
The first bikes to have suspension only had rear suspension. I'm talking about bikes from the 1910's or 20's (I don't know the dates, just guessing by the pictures I'm trying to remember)