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What is a hardtail bike?

Updated: 12/11/2022
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A hardtail is basically a bike that hasn't got a rear suspension. It's usually used for Mountainbikes. MTBs are available in three "flavors":

  1. Rigids (stiff fork and stiff frames)
  2. hardtails, HT (suspension forks and stiff frames)
  3. Full-Suspension, FS (suspension forks and suspension frames)

Other bikes as a rule don't have suspension components, so it's pretty much only for MTBs that you need to keep track of the different styles.

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