hardtail

[ hahrd-teyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural hard·tails, (especially collectively) hard·tail.

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; hard + tail ¹

Yes, the rig is heavier, but your long-travel trail bike is heavier than your hardtail and you never think about that once you taste the performance.

We like the trail-oriented geometry, which is slacker and more reassuring than the twitchy hardtails many of us grew up riding.

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