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Great riding! I cannot clear most of the jumps you did with little effort.

I chucked my PRS-25 out of my workshop after one hour of trying to use it safely because it's unstable and wobbles like a pool noodle. I'll stay away from Park Tool.

Love Bakers. My apartment is a mile from it. Great video.

I'm 6'1" and thinking about 165mm cranks. I don't really have knee pain, but my hip and back could use a rest. Off-road I'm mostly concerned with pedal strikes in rock gardens. I'm converting to a mullet with a fat 2.8 on the back, but my BB is still dropping a bit.

I enjoyed the video and the review. I have been thinking about getting a Spur and your experience might have made up my mind for me. I also need to get back down south and see some family and ride Kanuga.

For those of us not used to US units, since there is no text on the video with the conversion: 5 foot 9 inches of 1.75m. and 31 inches is 79cm.

I have an all city nature cross with a fox 32 gravel fork and it has really opened up a ton of single track for the wnc's single track and gravel. Ill never go back to a rigid fork! Great review and great bike

How does the Nomad compare to your previous V4 Bronso n with Cascade link?

Thank you for posting this. I have heard a lot of buzz about this, but dismissed it partially as more marketing buzz from the industry. I am 6'1" and have always had some knee issues. Clipless pedals help, but fewer strokes may not hurt either. I enjoy pedal strikes about as much as Pfizer commercials, so there is that as well. Keep up the good work.

Wow! It works!

as a local, it is a crown jewel edit: as somebody who’s short, you make those jumps look small, but they look giant to me

Is the section at 5:21 rock city?

Question - please choose : this bike as equipped or a Spur build with the new130 Pike Ultimate?

Who makes these short cranks?

Great video! I have a 2021 Spur and still love it. Mine is a built pretty light at 25.5 pounds but that with beefier tires. I run a T9 Butcher in the front and a T9 Ground Control in the front and it is magic on this bike. Like you, I have PRd in both directions. I love this bike.

I'm on 155 goldix crankset. Pretty much gotten due to cheap price and built in bashguard My issue was I didn't pay attention to Q factor.. which is something like 145+148?mm I get pain in my good knee due to it. I'll be upgrading to 150mm Heir cranks which have full-size Q factor. I may consider 145mm I'm also on a 28T(typically run 32t) I may either swap to a 30T or a 28T oval!

Tadej Pogačar rode 165 mm cranks in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France.

Yes after I replaced 172.5mm cranks with 165mm cranks on my cyclocross bike. I was able to climb slopes in forest that I did not dare to even try before. And I was not out of breath when reaching to the top of slope anymore. Also I'm able to ride much longer distances also dismounting the bike got so much easier. It might sound unbelievable, fof those who always had correct crank length, but I really struggled to step down from bike while still moving. And yes control over bike is so much better. Especially on difficult s curves when the curve start with long radius and then need to turn more tighter.

Over complication … just foolish and go ride your bike.

I am 5'7" and 70 yrs old. climbing was kicking my butt - especially steep uphill switchbacks where i had trouble pedaling through the turn. dropped from 32 chain ring to a 30 tooth oval which helped some. then, replaced 170mm crank arms with 155 mm from Canfield bikes. Much, much better. No downsides whatsoever. now my skill level has to catch up.

Decided to go with the 165mm which is what I originally wanted when assembling my bike but my local Bikeshop advice against it, cause “I’m a big guy” at 5’10”ish, been experiencing knee pain on the knee positioned behind while going downhill noticed that after placing my feet a little forward in the pedal my pain will ease up by bringing my feet closer together, but that would give me less maneuverability while jumping so decided to order myself a set of 165’s hopefully that solves it, after experiencing that I got a good feeling about this 🤞🏽 great video, a lot of important information you can’t find basically anywhere, I agree that not one size fits all.

Why not run a flat bar on this thing instead of drops? I feel like those would be better suited for this gamut of road-single track riding up to 20 or 30 miles.

Thanks for this info.... I recently had a major pinch in the L5 area due to a bulged disc. The pain was like never before!!! I really started thinking of selling off all my bikes, especially the hardtails. The gravel bike does absolutely have to go for me. Too much bending forward with the down bars. Keeping the full suspension bikes eith droppers and getting shock absorbing post instead of droppers on the HT bikes. I will be mindful of my posture and the gear on me while driving. Thanks again!

Smaller number = shorter crank?

ride a single speed beach cruiser uphill, long cranks are better.

we used to have only 5 to 10 gears. 175mm cranks were needed.

If there is a hill to climb you will wear yourself out with a very short crank arm, which is not good for anything. I see why short cranks are popular with e-bikers, which just reqires pretending to pedal. The E-bike sensors just need you to pedal to activate the motor.

Proper smooth trails there guy. No UK mud or roots coming to get you. Tallboy does well on even sketchier trails

Super happy with my v3 hightower but i keep watching these nomad/megatower videos and wish i had gone with a longer travel bike

Great review, it really looks like one-to-do-it-all bike. I have been riding original Orbea Rise LTD for almost 3 years now and it is awesome trail e-bike. Only issue I hav with it is annoying rattle. It used to be quite ok but after some recent rough bike park riding it intensified quite alot. Partly due to characteristics of Shimano EP8 motor but i suspect more rattle comes from badly managed cable management inside of the carbon frame. How is the rattle issue with Relay? I hear a bit of in the No battery DHull part

Brilliant run down. Converted now.

biggest issue is how hard it is to get shorter cranks without paying a huge premium

Can you test/compare the new Propain Terrel please?

Fly bmx make 155mm cranks for well cheaper then then other offerings.

So glad they have put something up there instead of a ski resort noone attended. Finally my state has something I can actually enjoy when we go to gatlinburg.

My physical therapists actually said sort of the opposite. Similar to the idea where you squat with your knees being as back as possible for the least stress for them (so no knees in front of body for example, but more butt going down/back) that's where you want to stress your knees less by pressing pedal that is more further up front (hence the longer cranks). Next to knee health improved and less stress on them with longer cranks, you are more stable with longer cranks and can deliver a bit more power (lower HR). That's also one of the reasons why almost every XC pro rider out there, even shorter riders go for at least 170mm if not 175mm. Short cranks are literally new-age gimmicks pushed by couple of crank manufacturers such as those titanium dudes to sell more.

Could you mount a XC fork on the stigmata with ~100mm travel? What are the specs that you need to check for compatibility?

Come come I never see a scratched Santa Cruz ? Is the paint that good or do people just ride really carful ? 😂 honestly don’t think I’ve seen a scratch on one and I just assume they are pro riders that don’t crash haha

Great video. I'm a tall rider at 6'3" and went from my stock 170s to 165s recently for reduced pedal strikes but like you felt a slight improvement in efficiency and not noticeable in terms of stance. I may end up going even shorter at some point just to try. My hips and knees definitely noticed the change in a good way too. Interesting about stance as someone who rides both dirt bikes and mountain bikes. Obviously mountain bikes have a split stance with one foot forward and dirt bikes you have a side by side fixed stance. I honestly find for steep technical terrain I prefer the side by side of the dirt bike. I think it's something you can adapt to pretty easily FWIW.

bike or bahyk ? southern accent and mountain bike.

I love to see the investment by the city of Knoxville. Reminds me of the scene in Bentonville. Lots of kid/beginner friendly features and weatherproof builds, alongside traditional trail shredding. That pumptrack alone provides thousands of hours of riding for all ages, with minimal investment and maintenance. Respect, Knoxville!

May be there for IMBA meeting in Sept. Should I bring my 130mm travel bike or my larger 160mm travel bike? (BTW, thanks for the video - definitely excited to ride if possible.

I have been thinking of switching to shorter cranks due to short legs. Pedaling out of the saddle always have me feeling like i am digging too far on the down stroke. The biggest negative with shorter cranks is that the length you are reducing at the cranks, you need to add to your dropper length or height in your seat tube. Unless your dropper falls in the sweet spot, you will end up with less space to move out of the saddle on descents.

If you don't know you need it then don't waste your money

I run 170 on my SS, have for a long time and I love them. My bike has loads of BB clearance so it’s a non issue. I agree with the sentiment in the video, my main concern is the relationship between crank length and saddle height. Too short and saddle goes up meaning more weight on the hands. That being said, my girls bike has 170 and she’s 5 inches shorter, so her saddle height is so low she can’t run a saddle bag. I’ll be swapping her to 160-165. Saddle a bit higher without sacrificing comfort and increasing clearance for a bag.

The only way to fix the back is to stop Traditional cycling and learn to FREEBIKE. It will save your neck and back.

Could a hardtail be on that trail?

I can’t find that bearing press anywhere. Anyone have a link for a cheap one that is not a whole kit?

This is an absolutely excellent video which really helped me understand the dynamics a bit more. As a 5ft 3in (153cm) person, I have struggled to find my comfort zone on the mtb. I recently upgraded from a XS mtb to a small and I am struggling with everything. I was advised to get a 155 crank which would then allow me to insert a dropper post as it would thus allow for more drop. I currently have a 165mm crank on my upgraded bike (new bike). Unfortunately, here in South Africa, all of our manufacturers only go as low as a 165mm crank. How the hell am I supposed to work with that! There is definitely no allowance for us shorties 😒😒

Hi I'm a fat man ,have a Big Foot ride it often on the beach here in Western Australia 🇦🇺, Cheers Mate great work 👍