Hardtail
A hardtail ( English for hard rear part ) is a bicycle that has no rear suspension , but is equipped with a sprung front wheel. The suspension on the front wheel is achieved by a suspension fork , also called a telescopic fork. Advantages over a full suspension bicycle ( fully ), i.e. with front and rear suspension, are a lower manufacturing price, lower weight and fewer moving parts that need to be maintained. In addition, the frame of a hardtail bike is more rigid. This enables better power transmission than with full suspension bikes. When using a hardtail (HT) in technically demanding terrain, a more precise riding technique is required compared to a full-suspended bike (fully), since with the HT riding errors cannot be compensated for by a rear wheel suspension.
Hardtails are mainly used in the disciplines of dirt jump , cross country , trial and trekking.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Less is often more: a hardtail mountain bike can do that. In: SPORTaktiv.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016 .