Giant STP 1 hardtail
09-03-20, 07:50 PM
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Giant STP 1 hardtail
I'm pretty sure I'm going for a gravel bike for most of my riding, but want a MTB I can beat up and not worry about, when I'm doing more rugged off-road single track trails.
Trying to catch up to like 20 years of bike technology here, but how versatile are hard tails in general?
Trying to catch up to like 20 years of bike technology here, but how versatile are hard tails in general?
09-03-20, 08:07 PM
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About as versatile as your knees
Edit: the conundrum of versatile hard tail mountain bikes is that the worse ones are more versatile. Above about a grand, they are mostly lacking provisions for accessories like racks, kid seats, and fenders. But below, they don’t get droppers, good forks, tubeless tires, tough hubs. There are a few that partly bridge the gap, the Trek X-caliber / Roscoe is a good example. So is the Karate Monkey. But in general if it’s got a thru axle it’s not going to have rack mounts.
Edit: the conundrum of versatile hard tail mountain bikes is that the worse ones are more versatile. Above about a grand, they are mostly lacking provisions for accessories like racks, kid seats, and fenders. But below, they don’t get droppers, good forks, tubeless tires, tough hubs. There are a few that partly bridge the gap, the Trek X-caliber / Roscoe is a good example. So is the Karate Monkey. But in general if it’s got a thru axle it’s not going to have rack mounts.
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09-03-20, 08:41 PM
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About as versatile as your knees
Edit: the conundrum of versatile hard tail mountain bikes is that the worse ones are more versatile. Above about a grand, they are mostly lacking provisions for accessories like racks, kid seats, and fenders. But below, they don’t get droppers, good forks, tubeless tires, tough hubs. There are a few that partly bridge the gap, the Trek X-caliber / Roscoe is a good example. So is the Karate Monkey. But in general if it’s got a thru axle it’s not going to have rack mounts.
Edit: the conundrum of versatile hard tail mountain bikes is that the worse ones are more versatile. Above about a grand, they are mostly lacking provisions for accessories like racks, kid seats, and fenders. But below, they don’t get droppers, good forks, tubeless tires, tough hubs. There are a few that partly bridge the gap, the Trek X-caliber / Roscoe is a good example. So is the Karate Monkey. But in general if it’s got a thru axle it’s not going to have rack mounts.
Yeah, like I'm 42, and while I'm in great shape, I'm talking more navigating tree roots, rocks and ruts in the various MTB trails around here. There just happens to be a Giant STP 1 available at a really good price in my size.
09-03-20, 10:20 PM
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I only know what I just googled about it. It seems like a heavy duty dirt jump bike. You’d take it to a bike park, not a trail.
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