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Ha! I was waiting for you to notice and claim your royalties... except you signed my contract and I basically own anything you did while you were at Biking Roots, sorry

Thanks for sharing and glad you could keep up with the bigger enduro bikes! Yeah I could see why you'd want bigger rotors and brakes with more power. Check out the Lewis LH4 brakes on our website (and IG) which I've been using on my last 2 bikes. Super strong, great lever feel, and compared to some other high end brakes, much more reasonability priced.

On the current version the drivetrain is what you'll feel the biggest difference in. The Bobcat 5 is a 1x11 drivetrain so no front derailleur and the rear derailleur has a clutch (so quieter and better over bumps). If you can go for a 4 that would be a 1x9 w/ a clutch and you'd feel the difference there. The 5 does have slightly different brakes (not a huge difference) and it does have a nicer coil fork (not air but nicer than fork on bobcat 3 and 4). Hope that helps! Also just FYI, new model rumored to probably drop soon on the bobcats so just keep that in mind that this time of the year brands start releasing new models and the bobcat is long overdue for a change. Thanks!

Thanks for the comment. Oh nice, haven't ridden one of those but am intrigued. Oh wow, not familiar with the elite wheels but that is a very lightweight. My wheels are not lightweight at like almost 1800g I think so I could shed more weight with lighter wheels but I like how they feel and already had them so staying with them for now. Glad you are liking yours though. Take care!

oh dang, sorry to hear that. Hmm, since this video, the generic charger pins just lost their spring so trying again with OE pogo. Not sure why it would be too long unless somehow its going in too far on the plastic pad. I haven't done it in a while so I'll need to take it apart again to fix this original one again. As far as pogo pins this is what another person put here in the comments from their experience (if this might help). 6MM OAL, drill 1.5 MM, Tube Length 3.0 MM, tall length 1.5 MM, tail diameter 0.8 MM. my local electronics repair man charged me 40 dollars to fix. The pogo pins cost about .10 cents a piece. I hope this helps.

Medium would be great! That's what we ordered for this customer and it fit me great (and I'm the same height). Good luck!

Thanks for the comment! I wasn't aware of the Charger model but I'm newer to Norco. Yeah its not a bad bike... looks like unfortunately will be discontinued now due to Norco dropping the Storm line to focus on just Fluid HT as the beginner hardtail. Seems like a lot of companies are doing that recently... getting out of the beginner MTB market which stinks but I also get

Thanks for the comment and the additional insight with your experience/wisdom! Very true on all points. Take care!

Thanks for the comment and sharing your mods! You got some nice mods on that thing! What’s the weight? Berd spokes, heck yeah! w/ onyx, nice! Curious where you ride where you didn’t want dissector in the front.

On my harbor freight hanging scale(questionable) it's right at 27.6 lbs. Live in Austin and mostly ride 4 corners area. So super rocky, technical with lots of ledges and loose, steep climbs. I'm sure in less rocky or loose places it would work fine up front but here the transition to side knobs is too unpredictable and honestly doesn't hold. Back is a better place for it (imo) in this types of terrain. Forekaster is an excellent front tire. Just look at the placement of knobs between the two, it should be obvious.

@@johngarcia206 Oh nice! Not too far away. Yeah that makes sense why you’d want some additional knobs up front. Cool man. Have fun with the bike!

Let me know anytime you are in the atx area. Really fun riding, especially if you like a bit of suffering.

@@johngarcia206 Awesome! Thanks sounds good, appreciate it!

ha! That would be cool, they should do it!

Thanks for sharing your experience. Yeah some of the higher end bikes are getting pretty crazy but I have to think back to when I started and actually it isn’t too different when you factor in inflation over the last few decades. Nice, congrats on the Giant! I didn’t talk about it in the video but I’m a bit nervous with used ebikes (motor, battery, controller, wiring). Just more things to think about and go wrong! But glad you have a warranty and hope it is reliable for you. Take care

@BikingRoots my Giant had about 400 miles on her, so thar comes out to 200 miles a year, not bad at all, the person i got it from brought it for his son to ride with him, but his son was into other sports. So it was not ridden much.

@@david029014 oh nice, yeah that’s not too many miles. Should be good for a while!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the comment ant tip on cleaning and good lighting. Yes, we can easily overlook that and that is a great tip. Yes, I’ve unfortunately seen cracked alloy and carbon over the years. With carbon, we’ve been able to refer or sometimes fix, but alloy is tough. Take care

Thanks for the comment and glad you saw at least some use for people who are uninformed or maybe didn’t know all the things to look for which was the goal. Yes, thankfully even with all the standards out there, for the most part, you can find the parts needed to re-build up an older bike. That break even amount is what I see people go over a lot. If they don’t mind and enjoy the process or doing it themselves, nothing wrong with that, but for some it is deflating and daunting when they just get into a new sport. Take care

Thank you for sharing and for your comment and greetings in Germany! Never been but seems like a cool country… some day! Yes, I realize that for some people, the math just doesn’t add up and it is better to buy used and fix it up and still stay under a new price. I’ve just seen a lot of people go over that amount (especially after Covid) because new prices have been so reduced. Regarding sustainability, yes if we want to be sustainable we do need to not constantly feel we need to keep buying the latest thing. Thankfully, most high quality mountain bikes can live on for a long time, even cracked carbon frame bikes can usually be repaired and continue living on for someone to use. My hold up with bike market is the junk at departments stores (at least here in the US). They are meant to basically barely work and be thrown away. Such a waste of resources. Some things (like bikes) just can’t be built super easily at a cheap price. Lots of parts and labor involved to produce it. Take care and thanks again for comment!

Thanks for sharing! Nice work on the DH bike and glad that you could get it going. Sorry about the DJ but at least you recognize it and like you said, it’s a learning experience that hopefully you can use on future projects. Take care!

You can get kits way cheaper than that even! I had hydraulic brakes on a bike, tried bleeding them several times before realizing the piston was blown. Cable disc brakes are the way to go especially if you throw it in the back of the car a lot.

@@randomvideosn0where How do cable disc brakes compare to the hydraulic sort? I have had a hard time finding good info on that. Everyone is just like "Get the fancy kind" and I don't know if I agree with them

@@JosiahWendell-sr8vi Everyone says hydraulic have better "modularity" and "stopping power" compared to cable brakes. Maybe it is because I am strong and heavy and not a professional rider, but using cable brakes I have no modulation issues and I can lock up the wheels on dry pavement.

@@randomvideosn0where Thanks for the info. Sounds like cable disc brakes would be fine for me as a very casual rider. If my current brake set goes out, i'm going to look into getting cable brakes instead. They are cheaper and I always worry about my lines and fluid in my current set

Thanks for the comment and sharing your project! Glad you knew what you were getting yourself into even if you did find some stripped bolts. Good luck with the project and thanks for watching

thanks for the comment. Yeah, you’re probably better at it than most, me included! I remember years ago buying a used bike for my son, had to drive an hour to see it (houston is too big) and it was not as described. Ended up stripping it to the frame which I knew what I was doing and turned out in the end, but I had to re-negotiate at pick up and it was frustrating and awkward (for me).

thanks for all the comments! Nice! Yeah, fun to see a project, get the parts you need, and re-build it into something pretty cool and unique to you. I do enjoy that process. Yes, agree on the hardtails vs full suspension used. We tend to have more issues with older full suspensions that need a lot of work and harder to find parts

And then there's the take off parts. Lots of people buy a new bike, have a better fork than what's on the bike, so they swap the fork and now they're selling for cheap. Got a 130mm Recon for $55 because the dude just wanted rid of it as it was taking up room. It works great. I see take off droppers, people selling spare wheels because the hub doesn't have enough engagement or they have better wheels. They're not replacing the whole bike, hence why they buy whole bikes, but they have parts they like more than what's on the bike. A lot of patience and some knowledge and you can get great deals.

Thanks for the comment, depends on the bikes of course. At least in our market, used mountain bikes tend to hit a bottom floor price and hover around that. Too often I have people (usually new to the sport) come in with an older bike that they paid like $400-500 for (so maybe originally only saving 100-200 off of new (sometimes the seller gives incorrect original purchase price data), then it needs new derailleur, chain, brakes, hanger, rear wheel, tires, tubes. They were much better off getting a new Marin Bobcat for $500-699 than buying that bike. Sometimes though, yes you can find some deals on some older ones with higher quality parts that will work better than some of the new ones as long as sizing and geo are good.

@@dvs620 yes this is true as long as you know what you are buying! For experienced people that do their research yes they can upgrade on the cheap especially if they do it themselves. Other times people buy parts that unfortunately aren’t compatible with their bike at all or would require even more things to modify… sometimes it works out sometimes they end up having to re-sell that part because they can’t spend the needed money to make the upgrade work. Part of learning though. Bikes have too many standards and it can get confusing for beginners!

Yep, unfortunately yes. Yeah, that would not be good if you found out it was stolen. I’d feel guilty riding it and feel obligated to return it to its original owner!

@@BikingRoots have you ever worked on a bike that you thought was stolen?

But the worst thing not only in bike industry is lack of standard and most of new hardware are practicly not serviceable and poorly made even ✌🏻High end✌🏻parts and most companies claim sustainability, what a joke🤡

@@alisebailey5071 Yes unfortunately

@@simseven4967 Yep, that can be very frustrating. Not sure why there are always so many! At least on derailleur hangers lately there seems to be some agreements being made

Thank you for sharing! Glad you can fix your own issues which is a huge plus when buying used. Oh no way, ha yeah I remember that Cannondale well! Yes the rear shock we had to send to Fox so yeah limited on parts and who can service it so I totally get that. Thanks for the comment and recommendation. Yes, sometimes we trust people too much and don't always do our due diligence and get blinded by a "good" deal. Take care!

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hello, unfortunately we do not, sorry!

Yes it can. It is considered a trail bike and can hold its own especially with the front and rear thru axles. As far as new ones, we are down to only 1 unfortunately. A new model is rumored to be coming sometime in the future but I do not have any details on that right now

30-50 miles is the estimate but that depends on a lot of things like your weight, your terrain, what assist level you are in. I am probably going to buy one for myself and can give some better data soon (at least for where and how I ride)

Thanks for reaching out from South Africa! Unfortunately we do not ship overseas, sorry... I'm trying to think who might. What size frame are you looking for?

@@BikingRoots thanks for the reply. I’m looking for a size small (I’m 167cm tall). Happy to pay the Aramex shipping costs if this is a way for shipping it. Do you have an email which we can correspond on? Thanks Jason

Hey man! Oh my goodness, no way! Right when I saw your name, I was like, "that name sounds familiar" then I saw your comment. Ha, no way, crazy... Even more crazy that you are apparently restoring an LTS! That's awesome. How long have you had yours? Where are you living these days? Hope all is going well

Right around 28 I believe so shave off about 2 lbs. My carbon wheels aren’t the lightest (they are more trail oriented than XC). My fork as well is on the heavier side compared to some lighter forks but for me it feels great! So much lighter and faster than the enduro bikes I’ve been riding and used to over the last 5 years

130mm of rear travel

@@BikingRoots Thank you because it was almost impossible to find that info on official website so appreciated,thank you

@@interceptor7905 Yeah no problem. I know it can get a bit confusing with shock travel. Usually most brands list the travel with the frame, then they give the eye to eye length and the stroke specs under rear shock but don’t list travel because the numbers along with the frame design = rear wheel travel. Hope that makes sense, more technical than fork travel.

That's awesome! Congrats! Can't wait for you to get it and get to riding! Where are you located?

@@BikingRoots New England….Connecticut to be exact.

@@celticspirit1 Oh right on! Never been but sounds beautiful. Have fun

@@BikingRoots Thanks. Thank you for the vid as well. Cheers.

No they are not unfortunately. Wire bead. Rims are not taped either. You could tape them and attempt a ghetto tubeless setup with existing tires (but results vary). Or wear them out then buy tubeless or just buy some tubeless now and be done with it (if that’s your goal)

Thanks for sharing! Wow, sounds like an interesting build! Glad you are doing what you want and enjoying the process. Have fun on your custom mullet! Take care

Thanks for sharing your build! Wow, that sounds like a pretty sweet setup. Nice spec choices. Yours sounds like it will be a lot lighter than mine! Can’t wait to see the final build. Let me know how it turns out and tag us on IG or something so we can see. Take care

I guess it depends what agreements you have ahead of time with each other on big purchases! For many people an ebike is a pretty big purchase so I'd say most like to at least be given a heads up but again it depends on where you are at financially and making sure you are both on the same page! For me, once my wife got into biking and saw the differences in components and why some bikes cost more and how they ride compared to lesser bikes, she gets it now and understands my purchases on bikes much better than before.

Thanks man, ha not sure about it being a shred machine but it sure is fun. Yes hopefully soon, if this darn rain will stop!!! Take care buddy

These days as higher end bikes are on sale at closer to the $2k mark, I can see where if you spend a bit more, you can get a better bike. Which specs in particular on this one do you think are wack?

@@BikingRoots well a lot of lower and bikes come with sram SX ,micro shift , in avid mechanical disks. I just picked up izzo core 1 for 1900 and seams to be a good price n spec. Pike base , select + rear shock. Sx drivetrain. Crank brother wheels , sram g2 brakes

@@kiethpederson7558 I've never seen any mechanical disc on bikes more than $600 thankfully. Congrats on the izzo. Those look like sweet specs for the price. Yeah, direct to consumer companies do have some crazy deals right now

Oh no way! What color is yours? Well, since I just got it, I’ve only ridden it once at cypress creek! Hopefully more soon. Glad you are liking yours! See you around

@@BikingRoots same color man, Aqua.! 😀

@@rlopez9044 ha, right on!

Thanks for sharing. Wow, that's impressive that you ride it more than your Sentinel! Especially in the PNW. I've had codes before and they work well, good call. I've heard beefier tires are needed up there! Thanks for sharing and glad to hear you are enjoying it so much. I look forward to my time with mine. Take care