Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
Fat-bike
The recently announced Tanglefoot Hardtack is now in stock and shipping from Vermont. Similar to the Moonshiner we reviewed a while back, this looks to be a great all-terrain drop-bar bike. Find all the details here…
Amid yesterday’s bike launch hubbub, we were notified that the Tanglefoot Hardtack has landed up in Vermont. The Hardtack has a very similar intent and geometry to the brand’s Moonshiner, which Joe Cruz recently reviewed (find that in the Related content grid below). The difference between the two is that the Hardtack is a more stripped down and simplified bike featuring a lighter tubeset that’s optimized for gravel/doubletrack/light singletrack duty, whereas the Moonshiner is a little burlier and meant to tackle the rowdiest of exploits. Also, the Hardtack has clearance for 27.5 x 2.6″ tires in comparison to the Moonshiner, which clears beefier 3.0″ tires.
As for geometry, the two have some slightly different numbers, but they aren’t too dissimilar. The Tanglefoot Hardtack has a similarly long front-end, slack seat tube, off-road-friendly high bottom bracket, and high trail fork. The Hardtack also gets a straight top tube and a slimmed-down fork. However, it carries over a lot of great features such as rack and fender mounts, and plenty of accessory mounts on the frame and fork. It also has 12mm thru-axles front and rear.
The Tanglefoot Hardtack is available in sizes XS-XL (note that the Moonshiner only comes in S/M/L sizes) with either Maglia Rosa or Slate color paint. Learn more about the Hardtack at TanglefootCycles.com or order the frameset today for $880 from AnalogCycles.com.
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