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The All Mountain Rat Bike Thread [Hardtails only]
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flag SilverCreek
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 6:19 Quote
This definitely has a bit of Rat not to mention a 61 deg. HA.
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flag dragonaut
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 6:49 Quote
JesseE wrote:
pyromaniac wrote:
Referring to that Ford Kona, JessE said this:

JesseE wrote:
I think this bike should be the beginnings of the ALL MOUNTAIN RATBIKE forum. Bikes have to be custom hardtail builds and well ridden with a mix of parts that provide value and performance, not 12,000 stock carbon super bikes cause then any rich guy could just win.

Anybody?

I like that.
If carbon frames with carbon cranks and carbon bars are eligible, the distinction between this and the Sexiest Hardtail Thread gets a little vague, I think.

I don't really wanna say carbon is out, but it does seem to contradict the ratbike ethos. Timelessness, durabitliy, functionality, punktionality, madmaxatality... I'm not sure carbon is what you buy for longevity, or survive armaggedon, or having laying around in your bin of spare parts most likely, and if you did you probably wouldn't cobble together odd bikes. This is not rational, it's just a feeling which is hard to describe and I think as people post what they think to be ratbikes we'll start to get a clearer picture of what that means to most people. In the end it's just cool to see bikes that aren't super clean high end builds that are well appointed and colour coordinated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_bike

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I think it should be added.

You can fix it yourself if it breaks.


If were talking longevity.

Imho, perfect rat material is steel.
flag whoputthattreethere
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 7:00 Quote
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Not mine, sorry couldn't resist, slow work day.
flag SilverCreek
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 7:10 Quote
and in stark contrast to ^

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flag jesse-effing-edwards
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Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 7:22 Quote
whoputthattreethere wrote:
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Not mine, sorry couldn't resist, slow work day.

hahaha, extreme beater!
flag PatrickScar
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 11:50 Quote
subbed....thinking about ratness....could be similar to those
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it's interesting...looking for ratties is the total opposite to the sexiest thread...but not without a kind of aesthetic
flag dandinoiu
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 11:52 Quote
SilverCreek wrote:
and in stark contrast to ^

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This one looks quite all right
flag jesse-effing-edwards
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Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 12:27 Quote
PatrickScar wrote:
subbed....thinking about ratness....could be similar to those

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flag XCMark
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 12:37 Quote
RedOctober wrote:
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Too many nice and new parts to be considered a "rat bike".

Is really sexy though!
flag jesse-effing-edwards
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Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 12:47 Quote
XCMark wrote:
RedOctober wrote:
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Too many nice and new parts to be considered a "rat bike".

Is really sexy though!

Ride the crap out of it for two years with no new parts and it'll be a great addition, haha.
flag dandinoiu
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 12:57 Quote
In two years it will be like this, haha!

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flag dandinoiu
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 13:04 Quote
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flag mayo-22
Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 14:04 Quote
I must say, I don't think that every outdated am ht qualifies as a rat bike.
flag jesse-effing-edwards
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Posted: Dec 22, 2016 at 14:31 Quote
mayo-22 wrote:
I must say, I don't think that every outdated am ht qualifies as a rat bike.

So brown and old aren't prerequisites then.

I agree an old stinker isn't a ratbike

 


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