7 Hardtails from Ard Rock 2021

 thats ardcore

 Fink it frew bruv, meanest of machines! Ard as a bard

 Trolling the comment section without actually engaging in the comment section is more than enough reason to paint a Ti frame. Personally I prefer the 18 bikes. Low top tube bikes are the best.

 I love aligned seat stays and top tube, so 18Bikes and Kona for me.

 @vinay: looks a lot like a Trillion Prime, but I don't know if you can buy those anymore.

 @tremeer023: They’re sold under the Shand brand name now. Same owners.

 @davechopoptions: ah, thanks.

 @Tasso75: oh wow. I din't know that was a thing till you typed it. What is your zodiac?

 @Tasso75: I am a firm believer in seat stay and top tubes lining up.

 Not to mention it’s a ti frame equipped with SX shite from sram

 @a100steaksauce: Capricorn lol

 They need paint but they don't need a dropper.

 As a 47yo dad with a mortgage, does not live near the mountains, and gets up at 4:30am to get in my rides, my Honzo ESD frame should arrive this week.

 It's for everyone. A steel hardtail with a Z1 is the people bike

 As a 49 year old non-dad with no mortgage and free weekends I'm still bloody waiting for my Honzo ESD to arrive sometime next year.

 @TheBrosCloset: amen brother. That's my ride. From another 44 Yr old with no mountains nearby.

 As a 44 year old non parent,with no mountains ,a steel ht is da bomb. Not to mention second hand market

 @Offrhodes: 30 year old dad checking in rode at 6 am this morn note quote to 430 am yet lol

 As a 50 year old dad with a mortgage and no mountains it's a Pole Taival for me because the were in stock and I've been riding mine all year.

 41yr old dad, two kids, typically leaves home for short blasts at 6:30AM. Steel hardtail with 120mm travel fork is perfect. If your rides are short and you're not riding just below the snowline kinda rubble, you don't need stuff that helps you preserve energy.

 Why would they make them less burly? My Rootdown and take anything my Slayer can. A proper hardtail is a monster in the right hands.

 @TheBrosCloset: 100% agreed. I have ridden my Honzo exclusively for the past 3 weeks. Like you, it goes everywhere my Druid goes. If I had to only have one bike in the quiver, it would be my Honzo.

 @TheBrosCloset: well said

 If you want less burley tracks and more climbing sections just enter XC races.

 Barely missed the podium at the last Rockhopper Enduro (40-50 y.o.) on my 1st gen Chromag Rootdown in a field of Nomads, Enduros, Hightowers and Yeti SBs. A guy with an NS hardtail took the win in the 30-40 y.o. category.

 Which french brands do hardtails yet ? Sunn ? Not anymore (speaking about enduro hardtails).

All I can think about are Production Privée and Commençal, which are both Andorran. Your point is valid anyway : sunny south.

 Despite being american the guys at Surly know a thing or two about clearance.

 What about the Canadian brand Chromag?

 @brass-munky: second word in their comment dude

 @vweb: You can get a hardtail from Egérie. Custom but not too expensive.

 @vweb: Caminade, based near Perpignan, also sunny south.
caminade.eu/en/simpletrack-572100-21.php

 @vweb: RIP Sunn Revolt.

 @vweb: Commençal and Production Privée are based in Andorra but both are french.

 @danstonQ: so from your point of view, Forestal being based in Andorra but owned by russian, Forestal is russian ?

 Hum... none answer is OK from my point of view. Probably the best answer is "we don't care".

 @danstonQ: everything but saying "yeah, you're right" hey ^^

 he only came 2nd this year! Mental.

 "BMX" M Sport

 @timbud: took me a while to figure that one out

 @blackthorne: It took me a while too. That is one subtle paint scheme for a tribute.

 I recently changed jobs so I could get my weekends back, and its rained almost every single one.
Think I'll ask if I can go back. My weekdays off were never as wet (iirc )

And buy a hardtail so I don't have to give shit

 @timbud: Are linkages and rear shocks such a hassle to keep going in wet conditions? It thought it always were the drivetrain parts that receive most wear (and maybe brake pads, depending on how and where you ride).

Either way, I wouldn't mind to live in a miserable cold and wet place where it is ok to ride in the wet instead of a place where it is wet 25% of the time and it is immoral to ride then because of trail erosion.

 @timbud: Since when did UK riders not ride in rain and mud?

Has to be something pretty bad for me not to have my Sunday ride.

 @Allen82: No one said that!
I only commented that since i got my weekends back, they’ve been wetter than I remember.

@vinay the more parts you have the more maintenance you have to do. Regardless of whether its drivetrain or suspension

 probably demo bikes, they all raced on 29" high pivot bikes, it´t 2021 so on what else could someone have fun on that the latest high pivot bikes? The Hardtail is dead! I'm off, takin my gravel bike for a ride...

 Unable to find any to buy, so resorted to just using cable ties to attach the feet to the crank arms

 Forgot to mention - prototype cable routing, will be amended on the final version

 @tris400d: fingers crossed it ends up going up the seat stays and under the top tube, always the neatest way and keeps the gear cable up away from the shite

 I'm pretty sure it is to clear the brake rotor. I have a bike that requires a loop because of tight clearance at the seatstay.

 Coming soon, Joe didn't want to let any more out just yet

 @tris400d: interesting chainstay / bb junction.

 @dkendy1: Why do you say that? That bike is a great all round hardtail. A few people I know have them, and rip on them in a variety of terrain. Everything from new school flowy bermy stuff, to double black old school jank. The adjustable dropouts add to its versatility. Kona's geo is always spot on. The ESD is no exception.

 Back in ‘89 was BMXing and saw a Rocky Mountain with a sloping top tube and immediately got an mtb!

 Pretty sure they meant inspired by BMW M-Sport because those are the colors of the M-Sport logo.