Pinkbike: Is the Dualist a Mountain Bike?

From Pinkbike, Dario DiGiulio’s Intrusive Thoughts: The Hudski Dualist - Is This a Mountain Bike? Takes a deeper look at what really defines a mountain bike while exploring the Dualist’s do-it-all, ride-anything nature.

"What excited me about the Dualist right off the get go was the open-ended nature of how you can build it. One of the great joys of tinkering with bikes is the vast expanse of build options you can play with, and a frame like this does little to limit you."

TL;DR

• The Dualist is a rigid, multi-purpose bike that blurs the line between gravel, touring, and mountain bikes, built to do a bit of everything rather than specialize.
• With no suspension, it trades speed and forgiveness for stability and simplicity, making underbiking more challenging but also more fun.
• Covered in mounts and built around a utilitarian frame, it’s especially well-suited for carrying gear, bikepacking, or just loading up and going wherever.
• Flip-chip adjustments for chainstay length and fork offset let you tweak handling, but the overall feel stays roomy, upright, and stable.
• Instead of chasing high performance, the Dualist embraces restraint and ends up being a bike you can ride anywhere, from town to trails and everything in between.

Read the full article on Pinkbike to see everything Dario dug into about the Hudski Dualist!

"One detail that sets the Dualist apart from many other hybrid-esque framesets out there is the fact that it uses Boost spacing front and rear. This opens up a wide array of aftermarket options, and means that you may be able to share a wheelset between your mountain bike and this rigid ripper."

Dario DiGiulio is a tech editor at Pinkbike, currently based in Bellingham, Washington, where he rides and tests bikes on the local trails. He’s known for his thoughtful, detail-oriented reviews and a sharp eye for how design choices translate on trail.