Anyone running an RSL singlespeed? Feedback please.. Also and feedback to compare prior mooto x to the new RSL would be helpfull I have an 09 with sliders and thinking of making the switch...
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I've been running one since May and absolutely love it. I'd been riding a Rigormootis Slider since '08 before getting this one. Wheel-size changes aside, I went with the Rigormootis originally because I didn't care much for the MootoX fit/position-wise. The MX RSL SS is as nimble as my Rigor, has a great racing geometry, and although it's beefier tubes than the Rigor, doesn't feel harsh at all. The smaller head tube allows me to keep my bars low without running a negative stem.
One big difference though is with the sliders from 26 - 29. You definitely notice the longer wheelbase changes more on the bigger wheel than the littler wheel. I recommend setting the wheel as far forward as possible with you're normal riding gear. I'm running 33x19 and it's as far forward as a chain would allow. When I go to a 20t, I have to add a link and it moves the wheel back pretty far, making the bike feel a little sluggish. I got a half-link to remedy that a bit, but have just been running the 19t to keep the snappy handling.
Note, if you think 26" bikes are twitchy, you might prefer the longer wheelbase position. So take my words with a grain of salt.
Rigormootis Slider
MX RSL Slider
Bike notes:
Both are 23" ETT frames (18"@26, 17"@29) with same saddle to bar drop, seat height, rider position
Both are running :
Rock Solid forks.
Moots layback cinchposts
Moots 25x8 bars
110 race face stems
Oury lock-on grips
Bontrager Evoke RL saddles
Aspen tires
Surly 35 and 33 t chainrings
King 19t cogs
SRAM 850 chains
handbuilt wheels on both26" weighs in at 18.03lbs , 29" @ 16.93lbs with build geared towards durability vs light weight.
Aside from wheel size and mechanical (26) vs hydro disc brakes (29), sitting on the bikes feels like the same bike. There are a few benefits of the 29" wheel that I miss when on the 26" and a similar number of benefits I miss from the 26" when on the 29". Having said that, the MX RSL SS is my favorite bike I've owned to date. I throw 32c hybrid tires on it to commute on, 34c cross tires for gravel and cross racing, and 2.1 tires on for singletrack. It is my do it all bike. The one major downside to the frame is I can't use a frame bag with water bottles. The front triangle is too small due to the nature of 29" racing frames. That only affects my bikepacking adventures and I've swapped over to a few new setups.
Posted 1 year ago # -
egordon
MemberSo you went from 26 to 29.. Im on a MX 29er now, Im assuming the new frame is alot stiffer with the bigger headtube and BB30... I like the racier geometry for sure.. What started this whole thing I rode a Giant XTC carbon niner and it was super stiff and a little more stretched out wich i like..
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Yeah, but I stayed 26 due to the bike fit over the MootoX 29. Had the MX RSL been out when I ordered my 26 I'd have just gone to the 29 at that point. The MX RSL racer geometry just feels so dialed in and perfect for my idea of how a hardtail should ride.
The MX RSL is definitely more in line with a carbon hardtail, but I really don't feel any more perceptible stiffness than I have in my 26" rigor frame, despite the increased diameters of BB shell, headtube, and seat tube.
My friend bought a 19" MX RSL on the spot after a demo ride of one during a Moots visit. He says it is the best fitting/feeling bike he's ever sat on. Purchased his exactly as the demo bike was set up. He was coming off of a 19" Superfly which he loved but never felt right on it. He runs his bars a bit higher than level with the saddle, so he could have gone with the taller head tube (and less spacer stack) of the MX, but it didn't have the feel/fit he was looking for. The MX RSL did. He's not an XC racer, but more an endurance/adventure racer, aka distance over speed.
Posted 1 year ago #
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