Have only done the scheduled maintenance including regular oil changes and new transmission oil. 50000 + miles later and my Ridgeline is still driving like new. We drove it around town for the first 4K miles and it was a pleasure driving it in an urban setting, easy to park, great for those occasional trips to buy furniture, and good looking enough for date nights. Getting the Honda reliability was a plus. I drove all of the smaller pickups in the market and found the Honda Ridgeline to be the right size, 4 wheel capability, smooth riding, relatively quiet, and fully capable for what I need in a pickup. When it came time to replace that truck I wanted to downsize a little. This bike is very versitile and is for anyone looking for a great deal for just a little extra money but not blowing the budget.I drove a Ford F150 Lariat for 15 years. Oh I run 25 psi in the rear,20 in the front.
Slow down, pick your line, take your time and enjoy the ride.
2013 REDLINE MONOCOG FLIGH FULL
And it is even fun zipping downhill on trails that "they say" only full suspenion can go. It sticks where you steer, climbs admirably, sure I walk some times but thats not the bikes fault. Bottom Line 29er are not all hype, this is a great bike and value for the money. I was also told a 45 year old guy can't ride a ridged, single speed up these trails you have to have full suspension. Iam sure people will say ohh you can't do that what about chain line? Chain line shman line it works great. It only takes about 3-5 minutes to "change gears" this way. I ride to the top of the trails lossen the sliding drop outs drop the chain on the 20 retighten and ride down. Actually on the gearing I run the Surly 22 and I took apart an old cog and put a 20 beside it. The Blue color grows on you after awhile too. The flight also has cable stops and one can buy a derailur hanger if one wants gears,I liked that option if I decide I don't like the single speed thing. If your going to up grade anyway spend the extra money and by the flight. I bought the Redline Flight 29er because it came with a nicer steel frame and already had disk brakes, and the wheel set and tire combination is a lot better than what comes on the regular mono cog. I test rode them so much I think the shop got tired of seeing me. Well I shopped around a lot for a new mountain bike.
2013 REDLINE MONOCOG FLIGH CRACK
I hope the frame crack issue is resolved with my new 2008 blue frame.Īfter a lot of shopping around and thinking this 29er stuff is a bunch of marketing hype I gave it a try. The Flight has a great geometry, I totally recommend this bike for rigid cross-country riding. In my previous purchases Redline always communicated quickly to any questions I had. Redline customer service was great for me. I have old rigid 26ers that don't seem to have this fork flexing issue. I wonder if flex from the rigid fork stresses the butting of the tube and the gusset? The fork has flex which is a good thing, but I also wonder if the longer length of the fork acts as a stress lever to the HT junction. I'm a big guy, 220 lbs and ride all sorts of trail, with small step drops.
2013 REDLINE MONOCOG FLIGH CRACKED
The weld and tube cracked and failed at the underside of the downtube gusset in less than six months of riding or 1,200 miles.
My one concern with the design of this frame is the gusset on the headtube junction. It handles so well! The steering precision of the rigid fork with the smooth 29 inch wheels really reward your input. I also have bikes with suspension, but the Flight is my main rig.
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