Originally Posted by Maelochs

My first MTB was a rigid Bridgestone MB4 ... best bike of all time (I am not biased at all.) Loved it but ... now as a fat old man, I simply cannot manage the rocks and roots with a rigid. They slow me down and beat me up, and because I lack the patience and technical skill to adapt .... easier to ride F/S like the fat lazy old man I am.

I appreciate the aesthetics, and I understand that a good rider can do amazing things on a rigid ... but I am not a good rider and I am completely unaesthetic. I think companies might pay me Not to ride their bikes (working on a proposal now.)