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Nick Tingren rides Vancouver's famous North Shore. Video by Max Berkowitz.

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Allaboutthehardtails (Jan 29, 2015 at 3:57)

Thenos09 has obviously never ridden a hardtail before.1st each to there own people ride what they want to ride if that be a hardtail all the more better because it makes you a better rider all round and are way more fun to ride than"duallies" because you have to actually ride your bike rather than just let 8 inches let you get away with murder!2nd I'm glad to see hardtail riders out there shredding,there are far far too many edits with people "shredding" buttery smooth trails on dh bikes

winko (Jan 29, 2015 at 5:32)

I agree with you completely. Me and many of my friends agree that anyone should start riding mountain bikes on hardtail. Because it simply teaches you many skills that I see lot of riders who have never ridden them lacking or even completelly missing. When we started riding 10 years ago fs dh bikes were pretty much rocket science and hardtails were our only options, for xc, park, dj, freeride or dh. I went back to the roots last year with "modern" am/enduro hardtail, which outperforms any heavyweighter of 10 years ago by mile but essence is still there (also brands like dartmoor make it extremely affordable). I'm riding full suspended bike atm but will never forget my first commencal hardtail which basically thought me how to ride bike! And this video is a manifesto of HT spirit!

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Selgovae (Jan 29, 2015 at 5:51)

I like how you say each to their own and then proceed to rip on dual suspension.

Allaboutthehardtails (Jan 29, 2015 at 15:14)

Mate I didn't rip into people on full sus bikes,I actually want to get a dartmoor wish myself for the really rough stuff.what I ripped into is the fact that people think all mountain bikes should be "duallies" and the hardtail is dead,it's clearly not dead and is just as much fun if not more fun than full sus.what I was getting at is that having all that travel just makes it so much easier to get away with loads more that you can't on a hardtail

cavehawk (Jan 29, 2015 at 15:21)

You're never too cool for a hardtail. That being said, id say that its personal opinion dictating which is more fun between hardtail and full suspension.

cmitchell (Jan 14, 2015 at 17:41)

go @MaxBerkowitz 2 sick edits in a day

blazekelly (Jan 29, 2015 at 8:19)

I've only ever ridden a HT and have always wanted to try switching to a FS. I have serious bike envy of the rides I see on here or the trails. I ride a $500 GT and every time I read comment pages like these it makes me grateful and want to stick it out on my HT

scruffy31 (Jan 14, 2015 at 5:56)

Hardtail all day!

sNek (Jan 29, 2015 at 2:30)

..hardtail all year, hardtail whole life!

arcyeti (Jan 29, 2015 at 13:31)

Once upon a time french people crossed these areas and were called "coureurs des bois" ; nowadays these "coureurs des bois" would use this type of bikes for their ride.
This video is about the same spirit ; Nick Tingren is a new "coureur des bois" à l'allure de prophète frottant l'humus.
Nice video

loamaddict (Jan 29, 2015 at 20:34)

weird comment...

jammy2bad (Feb 6, 2015 at 11:24)

you aint wrong ,audric .I aint got a fluckin clue what yeti is on about !!!!

arcyeti (Feb 6, 2015 at 12:30)

L'incompreso, sono io !

jammy2bad (Feb 6, 2015 at 14:44)

still

jammy2bad (Feb 6, 2015 at 14:51)

oh ,you mean the french canadian fur traders who traded with the native americans ,not sure they rode hardtails mind !!!!!!

marodonald (Jan 29, 2015 at 9:52)

Great video! I'm just in the process of building a hardtail and this gives me hope that I won't be a useless cnut riding it

tyrebyter (Jan 29, 2015 at 18:37)

I ride my fs when I think I'll need the help. Then I wish I had my hardtail because its more fun.

salmombelly (Mar 21, 2015 at 9:59)

I'm pretty sure the " Coureurs des Bois " stole Canada using blankets covered in Small Pox and bottles of Fire Water.......and they did it in fully suspended CANOES!!!!!

pjeeta (Jan 29, 2015 at 1:19)

Sweet riding man. And how much travel do you have at the front

BogdanBirleanu (Jan 29, 2015 at 7:09)

Probably from 120mm to 140mm travel ..i really like hardtails,i'm riding one for almost 3 years and i really like it,you feel the trail better

AlexKioul (Jan 29, 2015 at 1:10)

Anyone know if this was Cypress or Seymour??

KodyLi (Jan 29, 2015 at 22:20)

neither

nesbittnick (Jan 14, 2015 at 8:07)

Great video! What song is this?

evanmant (Jan 14, 2015 at 16:25)

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Corinthian (Jan 20, 2015 at 1:26)

Such a great video, nice hard tail skills!

jathomas76 (Jan 29, 2015 at 13:49)

What does it matter what you ride? as long as you ride!

mtbnutcase (Jan 29, 2015 at 15:18)

I think a hardtail is like a cold shower, refreshing and different every now and again but tiring on a day to day basis.

Banan725135650 (Jan 29, 2015 at 2:13)

nice hardtail ride man!

juliusm (Jan 29, 2015 at 13:13)

Always love seeing hardtails in edits it makes it more enjoyable

swats10 (Jan 29, 2015 at 12:56)

I 3 my hardtail

elimikhail (Jan 29, 2015 at 20:46)

Love the hard tail for the dirt jumps but you'll never smash rocks or burly sections like you could on a dh

elimikhail (Jan 29, 2015 at 20:47)

He is ripping though

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thenos09 (Jan 29, 2015 at 0:30)

im not being a smart ass but i just wondered why you would ride a hardtail when duallies are so much more fun to ride?

cliffdog (Jan 29, 2015 at 2:37)

Hardtails on trails like this are great fun

Small-Tales-Epic-Trails (Jan 29, 2015 at 2:55)

Definition of fun???

bananowy (Jan 29, 2015 at 3:57)

They're also cheaper to buy and easier to maintain. For the same price they tend to be lighter and better spec'd. If you're on a tight budget, a good HT is a viable alternative. If you mainly ride trail centres or other not-so-gnarly terrain you might want a higher model HT instead of a lower model FS. They're really fun too, as the guys above said, so they are nice second bikes even if you can afford a good FS bike and have the trails to ride it.

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