06/11/2026
The two bikes I brought to are very similar and very different bikes at the same time. Both are single speed Ridgid off-road bikes, one built for cyclecross the other for bikepacking and trail riding. One has cantilever brakes, and one has disc brakes, both of which, are cable actuated! one has a carbon seatmast and the other has a dropper post. One bike has a very tight wheelbase and the other much longer for added stability at speed and ability to get over larger obstacles. Every number means something and they are all connected. That’s why it’s kind of hard to compare these two bikes on stack and reach alone (shown in pink) whereas I care normally about all the numbers in purple and green and rely on the uncolored numbers to fill in the rest of the story. What do you see?