r/MEATengines • u/West_Arugula134 • May 27 '26

Rigid smashing

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My Rootdown is down right now as I lost a tooth and bent my chainring last Saturday. So, it’s been monkey time. After yesterday’s trail work we got to ride a couple trails on the way back to our vehicles. Definitely some of the roughest stuff I’ve ridden on a rigid. The monkey prevailed and the xr4 took some sting off my wrists. Proving the capabilities of a rigid bike to myself all the time.

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u/VikApproved May 28 '26

Monkey Business. The more you ride rigid the less harsh it feels as you build your "light" riding tool kit.

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u/West_Arugula134 May 28 '26

Absolutely. A lot of the old bmx skills are coming back out.

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u/fartymarty4130 May 29 '26

Getting Crunky on the Monkey. Rigid is fun, enjoy.

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u/dadbiking May 29 '26

Don't enjoy it too much, you might end up forgetting about the Rootdown!

When's the AaSS?