jack pot

tell me the BEST and the worst things you know about a Redline monocog 29r

EnzoRWD

Sold these when they were first released, maybe 2006? The first 29er I ever rode. Felt like a me-sized BMX bike (6'5"). Pretty fun to play around with on campus.

They're good, entry-level 29ers. Can't comment on off-road handling.

Wspsux

The best is style points...the worst I imagine, is anytime you want to go up a hill.

I almost bought one a few months ago, cool bike.

TourDeHood

Looked at this, Kona Unit, Karate Monkey, and All-City JYD.

Leaned towards Mono because of price but ultimately decided on the Monkey because of value/versatility.

glassfg

The worst thing about them is that they stopped making them. 2014 and earlier are steel, 2015 is aluminum so keep that in mind when shopping. solid bike, loads of fun.

Legopro87

I had a steel frame monocog flight for a while. The flight was supposedly made of thinner tubing and was lighter than the normal monocog but I never weighed mine. It was my first single speed 29er. Great bike and is what sold me on steel frame SS 29er bikes. It's also the only frame I've ever messed up. The sliding dropout bent/ovalized. Don't know how, maybe a combination not properly tightening down the sliders and rough riding. (Took it to Bigbear downhill park one day and rode it for all it was worth.) But ever since that bike I've been riding single speeds with an EBB out of fear of bending trackends and sliding dropouts. Still, it was a good bike and I would recommend it to other riders.

Zoroman

If you are 6 foot 13 they are okay.

jack pot

drop bars & 32 x 18 gearing to make it a "non competitive" ss cyclocrosser ********************?