Christian 10 I live in New England so I guess I can’t complain too much but yeah I think the northwest has some of the best trails ever, one day...one day
Ik that’d be my dream to just be able to go out and bike on trails like this, my local trails are trails carved on the side of a coulee that pulls you off the edge and isn’t wide enough to fit your bike so you always hit your pedal on the side
I remember getting on the Mega and having this weird "way more nimble than it looks" moment. With that signature "feels very small even tho its my size" thing that most Santa Cruz bikes have. I choose the Bronson for the 27.5 and i love it; but on a rewind and having had the change to try before, i'd probably've gone with the 29er Mega. Dope bike. Super fun to ride.
I have never ridden a Specialized Enduro, so I dont know how it feels. But the Megatower is a hell of a bike. Im glad I bought one. Its extreme fast if you ride it really hard. Its worth every penny.
How much did you pay?! I want want extremely bad and selling my old truck here soon because I bought a new one and I figure that’ll give me enough. I hope I’m in the right ballpark.
Recently bought my Megatower coil, running it on low and long setting. Its a beast, climbs well for a big bike but nails the downhill. However be aware I broke my rear Reserve yesterday, very shocked tbh as it wasnt a huge case just some roots. Warranty here I come.
I could only dream of riding that kind of terrain back in the early 70's, we assembled our own BMX bikes the Frankenstein way. The town I lived in was absolutely flat.
Well I just found your page and watched the last three videos leading up to this one. I am 50 and looking to re capture my youth and ride a good bike! Through your research and demo, I myself will be saving up for a Santa Cruz. I am in northern California, so I will probably go to Santa Cruz and demo one for myself. Thanks for the videos/info, keep them coming!
You now have an S works Enduro - an incredible bike. Specialized showed you that they have amazing customer service, I think either way it's pretty much the same.
That was pretty much luck though and not specialized being nice. It was cheaper for them to give an S works cause they had it on hand vs getting/ordering another version of the other enduro. It's all money based they did not upgrade cause they felt bad.
@@RockyPondProductions Regardless, in his specific situation - it panned out to have gone with specialized. Perhaps not everyone will get so lucky. For me, I'm debating between a GT Sensor Carbon Pro (lifetime warranty), Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Comp Alloy 29 (lifetime warranty), Santa Cruz 5010 or Tallboy (lifetime warranty), & Evil The Offering MB (3 year warranty). Performance wise I'd love to go with the Evil, but how can you beat lifetime?
@@skeet7244 They will give you an old model or a new model or anything they have lying around that works and it's not cause they feel bad. If they had other frames in house that fit the same specs they would not rush to give the s works out. Think of it business wise if they just sent out top of the line frames every time something went wrong they would have a loosing business strategy. It's all based on what the sales rep and the bike shop can get their hands on. Don't go believing that any of these corporations have anything but profit and cost cutting in mind. It was luck to upgrade and from specialized's standpoint they have to regtably eat the cost.
@@gregorypatzelt6964 In my experience be careful with a life time warranty. Depending on the brand and the situation they might have a stipulation where they say life time warranty but "life time of a bike is 3 years". So you effectively get a 3 year warranty. Or on the other hand you get this sort of palnned obsolescence where they know they will be changing models and bike styles before your bike is likely to break and then they just say "sorry we would help but we just don't have parts or can't make it work with our current design schemes" But realistically most modern bikes are good and you can't go too wrong no matter what.
I had to warranty a cracked 2 year old Stumpy frame-received current year and upgraded model. You both may be right to some degree, but what most manufacturers will not do is provide you with a lesser bike or frame when you make a claim. Spesh does a fantastic job on customer service...they have to.
Nice video. I got the 19 hightower lt. Feels stiff to me too, but fast, and makes gravel out of boulders and big chunk. I usually ride a mid travel bike, (130) but wanted something more capable in steeper, rougher trails. Evil the offering is next I'd like to demo.
@@vojtaondrousek2830 I've only ridden the hightower lt. So no experience on nomad. My other bike is a Cannondale bad habit II +. Smooth, quiet , bike. Corners great. Maxxis recon 27.5 x 2.8 . Size XL weighs 31.5 lbs. It jumps great, and all round fun bike.
@@gr8fulride hi, i'm looking to do similar to yourself. I have a 'dale Habit but looking to have a bit more travel so looked at the Hightower. I'd be very interested if you could give a brief comparison?
@@deanallan48 sure- my bad habit II was @32 lbs aluminum. 27.5+ x2.8 maxxis recons 34 tooth with 11-46 cassette. 130 mm fork and rear shock. It always feels stable and holds it's line exceptionally well. Is more maneuverable in tighter twisty trails. The cons of bad habit are brakes are not great for long steeps. And the 130 rock shock is pretty easy to overwhelm going down multiple 18 " drops. I am 6'4" 222lbs. The hightower lt 150 mm front and back. 30 tooth and a 11x50 . Cassette. Handles speed, drops, chunk, and may not be any faster in climbs, but I've been able to climb a lot more places than the + bike, or my hardtail, with seemingly less effort. It's right at 30 lbs. The bike seems stiffer . It also is a huge confidence booster . I find myself looking for obstacles to see if it will plow over, and mostly it breezes through . Seems to like to go fast and holds speed well.The cons. Rock shock reverb . Takes more energy to get the 29ers rolling even though they are santa cruz reserve. It bucks at lower speeds. So I have to adjust my riding style and back the rebound way down.. I got it from Mike's bikes online and overall a good experience. I bought a bleed kit for the reverb stealth dropper, and a pnw dropper in case I get sick of bleeding the reverb . I put a brand x accend on the Cannondale and it works perfectly everytime even if the trigger is poor quality. I've got a 9.8 dropper on my Marin nail trail 6, and it works excellent also, but needs a small pump if air every few months.
Came here for the review and left just amazed at how lucky you are to have such awesome local trails. A seed has been planted to visit Vancouver that's for sure. I've always known about the great trails but your excellent footage has really opened my eyes! Cheers, Dave - new subscriber!
I love my MegaTower CC XO1. I just put a Lyric 170mm on it. can't wait to try it out. my best bud runs the enduro s works and he loves it! Like you said can't go wrong. Thanks for the content!!
sharpy182 it wasn’t noticeable for me. I dropped my stem stack 10mm to compensate for the bar height. My mechanic said that the fox 36 160mm measured the same length as my new 170mm lyric. the bike felt great on yesterday’s ride. Im pumped on the set up and no more miss match suspension. Haha
So far the best 👌 bike. especially with coil down hill. Is like flying. Claiming no complaint. If you have 2 stroke. And strong piston. You can do it. Week people. Walmart is the las resource
Oh man would love a bike like this but wouldn't even have enough for "budget" bikes lol. The dream for one day I guess... Confuses me how you narrate so well and talk about the bike through these trails! top notch!
I was just watching this for the entertainment, but now I have turned to buying the Megatower instead of a Scott Ransom or a Fezzari La Sal Peak. Nice video!
Still Riding super old bikes in my 2000 ish Specialized FSR Comp and Santa Cruz Bullit. So have been looking at both brands again. Was at Toronto bike show this weekend and not one Santa Cruz was there to demo. Was Bummed
Dude this is easily one of the best MTB videos I've seen! Kudos to you for such great content. Love the way your footage comes out! Can you please share equipment/settings? Thanks!
Life is too short. If you can afford it, I vote for owning both. Ignore the naysayers. Ride the one you want on the day that you want. It will sort itself out later or you will buy your next bike and just keep moving on - HA!!! In the meantime enjoy life - it's too short. You do a great job on your videos so keep up the good work. I even enjoyed the walk in the woods while you talked to us! Thanks for sharing with us.
ok that’s pretty funny, I actually was at Kinetik Cycles this past Thursday, I’m getting a new Troy Lee Designs Helmet after my last one got dented, unfortunately they don’t have any of the D3 Helmets in stock, I’m just hoping I can find a place that has them so I can figure out what size I need before I need it when Whistler opens up again.
I have the 2019 Bronson CC which is 27.5+. I recently bought the Cascade Link with gave me 7mm extra travel in the rear and allowed me to install a coil spring. I just installed a MRP 210X55 shock with the 550+ Progressive coil.....WOW!!!! Fun-Fun-Fun!!!!
This is by far your best video (Don't get me wrong, I love everything that you do) But the trails you rode in that one it's just on a next level, I'dd dream about having that as my backyard
You can go down stairs on these things but you got to keep moving forward, have control of the brakes and keep moving forward until you can stop safely.
Hey bro ..... 😎 cool commentary on the way to paradise you steer the bike like a tanker at - Sea!! Wat a video cool & hard riding my friend you put boys to real men .... this is SAS training very impressed but balls 🏀 of courage & top marks on a splendid journey to the unknown bike of ‘Santa Cruz’.... i wud dream to own one of these bikes......someday but this a mean , Clean machine of a well designed bike...... Saaaaaaannnnntà Crùzzzzzzzzzzzzz👽 keep up the good work 🇮🇪
Judging from both of your ride on the Specialize and Santa, I prefer the Santa definitely. I'm not biased here towards Santa Cruz because I never own both brands before.
I think the Megatower it's stiffer because of the kinematics,even with the coil Deluxe people complain it's not on the same level of plushness of the Hightower and Bronson.
I’m actually glad you got the enduro, where I live there are just so many santa cruz bikes and megatowers make a big portion of those. It’s nice to see some variety
Brendan Tovey I think there are no bad bikes anymore. Its only personal preference. I never liked Santa Cruz but I did a testride an bought a Megatower. I love it, its the best bike for me. At first I wanted a Trek Slash or a YT Capra. I dont have any color matched Enve wheels or carbon wheels because I dont think they are worth the money. I bought the „cheap“ s kit and upgraded a Push 11-6 an a Grip2 damper. Thats whati wanted. Maybe a Push Acs3 will come but im not sure.
Theres is a image owning a santa cruz bike no boubt, but id say they are also super popular because the integrity of the frames and their insane customer support id say has topped any and all current brands out there
These days it's not what kind of bike are you riding? It's more like what color is your Santa Cruz?😅 Mine is some kind of ugly green but I love riding it very hard & putting it away wet🤘🏾
Seems like an excellent bike. I think if I ever move to a 29er, this might be the one! I still like the playfulness of my 27.5. Maybe I should just get both.😁
Thank's for this video. I'll be doing a similar video with the Specialized Enduro soon, having had the Megatower for a while now. I just want to know what I may be missing out on.
It’s so hard to compare bikes with all the different componentry, tires, suspension, etc. I don’t belabor whether I make the right choice of a bicycle or not since I feel so fortunate to be able to have any mountain bike at all. And I like all of my bikes with their differences and quirks. And interesting enough my favorite bike is not my most expensive bike.
I had a try out of the mega tower and it was great. I also tested out a Giant Reign 29er and for reasons I cannot explain, I just loved the Reign too much to pass it up. I now own a Giant Reign.
i personally feel that the rockshox deluxe (select, select plus, ultimate) is a terrible choice as a rear shock for that bike. Coil or any other air shock makes the bike feel a lot better
I have to say it would be santa cruz allday for me but they are both epic bikes! And them trails look sick shame i live in the uk. Nice riding aswell 👍
Seems as expected, north shore stuff seems to favor a trail bike with decent travel, nimble but can still take the drops. Something like a SC Hightower, Trek Remedy, Giant Trance (27.5) or Canyon Spectral would do really well there.
I don't know about the bikes man, not in my wheelhouse to compare bikes. I love what I got. But that was some good POV. ...However, I did have to Google the Mega Tower.
Nice man! Really liked how you picked apart the bikes in comparison, makes me happy to know my bike can handle these trails that I have yet to see for myself! Now I just gotta get my lazy Valley Bum up there and give er a Go! 🙌🏻🚲💨😄
I just got a Canyon Torque CF 7.0, Straight of it rides incredible on the downhill, it honestly feels comparable to my DH bike just a lot lighter. But one thing, and it's a massive thing, is that the quality isn't the best from the frame department (yes I get they cut costs somewhere) but the manufacturing of the hardware such as linkage bolts etc just doesn't feel as clean or well made as on my Norco. The bearings they use aren't enduro bearings or a well known quality manufacturer either. All in it's a great bike and feels good, but little flaws like that need addressing to increase longevity, I wish reviewers would talk about things like this.
Do you ride your Enduro in the High or Low setting? I recently switched mine to the High position an find it makes the bike so much more playful and poppy. It also help the steering in tight areas be faster.
Bikes just get more numb and better at plowing when they get bigger. Guess thats why the megatower is more poppy and fun than the Enduro. Just less fast probably. Don’t get carried away with more travel is always better ;)
yes, that is fair but, he said he didn't focus on the climbing that much but, the Nomad climbs like a monkey and descends like a meteor. and yes it is a 27.5 which makes it more playful, or if you're more about the tech you can make it mullet, if you just have a 29 inch wheel just laying around. like this comment for vancan to see it
Imagine just living in that area and being able to ride there whenever you want, Jesus Christ that trail is amazing
Shawn P fr , I live in Florida and I ride 3 times a week or so, and I have to drive 30 min to ride in a place that’s not half as nice as this is
Christian 10 I live in New England so I guess I can’t complain too much but yeah I think the northwest has some of the best trails ever, one day...one day
Shawn p I Live near that
Shawn P Yeah Same
Ik that’d be my dream to just be able to go out and bike on trails like this, my local trails are trails carved on the side of a coulee that pulls you off the edge and isn’t wide enough to fit your bike so you always hit your pedal on the side
I love how he’s just casually describing the bike while shredding. Those trails are beautiful, I wish my local trails were like that
start building them man!
Im sooo glad I live in Austria we have wonderful tech trails more then in bc
You shouldn't have bought an Enduro or a Megatower - you should've bought at Walmart Huffy
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5:49 "let's try a flow trail", then proceeds to be pointed straight at the ground
That follow cam was sweet. On a side note, now I know why Seth says to follow a Canadian if you wanna get faster
Damn, that was fun to watch...love your ability to ride ridiculously hard trails and commentate the entire time...amazing!
Right he talks like he is sitting in a coffee shop while sending 10 foot drops on wet ground
He is able to control the bike so well, it is quite impressive!
I remember getting on the Mega and having this weird "way more nimble than it looks" moment. With that signature "feels very small even tho its my size" thing that most Santa Cruz bikes have. I choose the Bronson for the 27.5 and i love it; but on a rewind and having had the change to try before, i'd probably've gone with the 29er Mega. Dope bike. Super fun to ride.
That Trail at 5:50 - 6:00 is technical as fckk but you made it look so easy while talking. Your on God Mode man.
I have never ridden a Specialized Enduro, so I dont know how it feels. But the Megatower is a hell of a bike. Im glad I bought one. Its extreme fast if you ride it really hard. Its worth every penny.
How much did you pay?! I want want extremely bad and selling my old truck here soon because I bought a new one and I figure that’ll give me enough. I hope I’m in the right ballpark.
Jacob McVay €8000. S Kit with some Upgrades.
13:00 to 14:00 was an incredible section of trail. That bike was ripping! Good stuff, man.
KestrelYI boogie nights on Seymour.
"Pretty much the same" that about sums it up.
Should be pinned comment
This is what my Intense Carbine is compared too. I've heard great things. Glad you liked it.
Recently bought my Megatower coil, running it on low and long setting. Its a beast, climbs well for a big bike but nails the downhill. However be aware I broke my rear Reserve yesterday, very shocked tbh as it wasnt a huge case just some roots. Warranty here I come.
I could only dream of riding that kind of terrain back in the early 70's, we assembled our own BMX bikes the Frankenstein way. The town I lived in was absolutely flat.
Well I just found your page and watched the last three videos leading up to this one. I am 50 and looking to re capture my youth and ride a good bike! Through your research and demo, I myself will be saving up for a Santa Cruz. I am in northern California, so I will probably go to Santa Cruz and demo one for myself. Thanks for the videos/info, keep them coming!
You now have an S works Enduro - an incredible bike. Specialized showed you that they have amazing customer service, I think either way it's pretty much the same.
That was pretty much luck though and not specialized being nice. It was cheaper for them to give an S works cause they had it on hand vs getting/ordering another version of the other enduro. It's all money based they did not upgrade cause they felt bad.
@@RockyPondProductions Regardless, in his specific situation - it panned out to have gone with specialized. Perhaps not everyone will get so lucky. For me, I'm debating between a GT Sensor Carbon Pro (lifetime warranty), Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Comp Alloy 29 (lifetime warranty), Santa Cruz 5010 or Tallboy (lifetime warranty), & Evil The Offering MB (3 year warranty). Performance wise I'd love to go with the Evil, but how can you beat lifetime?
@@skeet7244 They will give you an old model or a new model or anything they have lying around that works and it's not cause they feel bad. If they had other frames in house that fit the same specs they would not rush to give the s works out.
Think of it business wise if they just sent out top of the line frames every time something went wrong they would have a loosing business strategy. It's all based on what the sales rep and the bike shop can get their hands on. Don't go believing that any of these corporations have anything but profit and cost cutting in mind. It was luck to upgrade and from specialized's standpoint they have to regtably eat the cost.
@@gregorypatzelt6964 In my experience be careful with a life time warranty. Depending on the brand and the situation they might have a stipulation where they say life time warranty but "life time of a bike is 3 years". So you effectively get a 3 year warranty.
Or on the other hand you get this sort of palnned obsolescence where they know they will be changing models and bike styles before your bike is likely to break and then they just say "sorry we would help but we just don't have parts or can't make it work with our current design schemes"
But realistically most modern bikes are good and you can't go too wrong no matter what.
I had to warranty a cracked 2 year old Stumpy frame-received current year and upgraded model. You both may be right to some degree, but what most manufacturers will not do is provide you with a lesser bike or frame when you make a claim. Spesh does a fantastic job on customer service...they have to.
Nice video. I got the 19 hightower lt. Feels stiff to me too, but fast, and makes gravel out of boulders and big chunk.
I usually ride a mid travel bike, (130) but wanted something more capable in steeper, rougher trails.
Evil the offering is next I'd like to demo.
do you have some thoughts on nomad? i will maybe buy it so if you know something about the nomad please tell me please. im sorry for my english.
@@vojtaondrousek2830 I've only ridden the hightower lt. So no experience on nomad. My other bike is a Cannondale bad habit II +. Smooth, quiet , bike. Corners great. Maxxis recon 27.5 x 2.8 . Size XL weighs 31.5 lbs. It jumps great, and all round fun bike.
@@gr8fulride hi, i'm looking to do similar to yourself. I have a 'dale Habit but looking to have a bit more travel so looked at the Hightower. I'd be very interested if you could give a brief comparison?
@@deanallan48 sure- my bad habit II was @32 lbs aluminum. 27.5+ x2.8 maxxis recons 34 tooth with 11-46 cassette. 130 mm fork and rear shock. It always feels stable and holds it's line exceptionally well. Is more maneuverable in tighter twisty trails. The cons of bad habit are brakes are not great for long steeps. And the 130 rock shock is pretty easy to overwhelm going down multiple 18 " drops. I am 6'4" 222lbs.
The hightower lt 150 mm front and back. 30 tooth and a 11x50 . Cassette. Handles speed, drops, chunk, and may not be any faster in climbs, but I've been able to climb a lot more places than the + bike, or my hardtail, with seemingly less effort. It's right at 30 lbs. The bike seems stiffer . It also is a huge confidence booster . I find myself looking for obstacles to see if it will plow over, and mostly it breezes through . Seems to like to go fast and holds speed well.The cons. Rock shock reverb . Takes more energy to get the 29ers rolling even though they are santa cruz reserve. It bucks at lower speeds. So I have to adjust my riding style and back the rebound way down.. I got it from Mike's bikes online and overall a good experience. I bought a bleed kit for the reverb stealth dropper, and a pnw dropper in case I get sick of bleeding the reverb . I put a brand x accend on the Cannondale and it works perfectly everytime even if the trigger is poor quality. I've got a 9.8 dropper on my Marin nail trail 6, and it works excellent also, but needs a small pump if air every few months.
@@gr8fulride thanks for that, really appreciate your comment :)
Came here for the review and left just amazed at how lucky you are to have such awesome local trails. A seed has been planted to visit Vancouver that's for sure. I've always known about the great trails but your excellent footage has really opened my eyes! Cheers, Dave - new subscriber!
Holy cow, those trails look amazing
I love my MegaTower CC XO1. I just put a Lyric 170mm on it. can't wait to try it out. my best bud runs the enduro s works and he loves it! Like you said can't go wrong. Thanks for the content!!
Dathan Graham how do you like having the 170mm Lyrik on, I’m planning doing the same thing.
sharpy182 I love it! I really like the lyric better than the Fox 36 and 170mm is 👌🏼. Looks dope too
So it doesn’t lift the bottom bracket height up to much?
sharpy182 it wasn’t noticeable for me. I dropped my stem stack 10mm to compensate for the bar height. My mechanic said that the fox 36 160mm measured the same length as my new 170mm lyric. the bike felt great on yesterday’s ride. Im pumped on the set up and no more miss match suspension. Haha
So far the best 👌 bike. especially with coil down hill. Is like flying. Claiming no complaint. If you have 2 stroke. And strong piston. You can do it. Week people. Walmart is the las resource
Oh man would love a bike like this but wouldn't even have enough for "budget" bikes lol. The dream for one day I guess... Confuses me how you narrate so well and talk about the bike through these trails! top notch!
The reason it feels rougher and stiffer is the linkage. it’s well know to not be as small bump sensitive because It has so much anti squat
Great video! Loved the part where you following the rider down Boogie Nights. Oh and the skinnies scenes are awesome too! Kinetik FTW!
I was just watching this for the entertainment, but now I have turned to buying the Megatower instead of a Scott Ransom or a Fezzari La Sal Peak. Nice video!
That step up, up, side ways and over the log was so cool.
these tire sounds are like music to my ears i want an asmr of these trails
Still Riding super old bikes in my 2000 ish Specialized FSR Comp and Santa Cruz Bullit. So have been looking at both brands again. Was at Toronto bike show this weekend and not one Santa Cruz was there to demo. Was Bummed
Dude this is easily one of the best MTB videos I've seen! Kudos to you for such great content. Love the way your footage comes out! Can you please share equipment/settings? Thanks!
Life is too short. If you can afford it, I vote for owning both. Ignore the naysayers. Ride the one you want on the day that you want. It will sort itself out later or you will buy your next bike and just keep moving on - HA!!! In the meantime enjoy life - it's too short. You do a great job on your videos so keep up the good work. I even enjoyed the walk in the woods while you talked to us! Thanks for sharing with us.
N+1
ok that’s pretty funny, I actually was at Kinetik Cycles this past Thursday, I’m getting a new Troy Lee Designs Helmet after my last one got dented, unfortunately they don’t have any of the D3 Helmets in stock, I’m just hoping I can find a place that has them so I can figure out what size I need before I need it when Whistler opens up again.
I have the 2019 Bronson CC which is 27.5+. I recently bought the Cascade Link with gave me 7mm extra travel in the rear and allowed me to install a coil spring. I just installed a MRP 210X55 shock with the 550+ Progressive coil.....WOW!!!! Fun-Fun-Fun!!!!
This is by far your best video (Don't get me wrong, I love everything that you do) But the trails you rode in that one it's just on a next level, I'dd dream about having that as my backyard
Man, to have that confidence in the wet jank would be sweet.
Awesome content man!!!
You can go down stairs on these things but you got to keep moving forward, have control of the brakes and keep moving forward until you can stop safely.
sounds nice and quiet which is always appreciated
Hey bro ..... 😎 cool commentary on the way to paradise you steer the bike like a tanker at - Sea!! Wat a video cool & hard riding my friend you put boys to real men .... this is SAS training very impressed but balls 🏀 of courage & top marks on a splendid journey to the unknown bike of ‘Santa Cruz’.... i wud dream to own one of these bikes......someday but this a mean , Clean machine of a well designed bike...... Saaaaaaannnnntà Crùzzzzzzzzzzzzz👽 keep up the good work 🇮🇪
Judging from both of your ride on the Specialize and Santa, I prefer the Santa definitely. I'm not biased here towards Santa Cruz because I never own both brands before.
Had me on the edge of my seat - you know that trail well and on someone else's bike! Good video.
"But if you're looking to race and do some enduros like I'm gonna be doing this summer..." - oh man, little did you know
Seemed like u were flicking that santa cruz around real good!..I'm a santa cruz fanboy..just fit me so well
Most people are because they are pretty much perfect.
Gotta see your impressions on the Specialized Status mullet 160...
I think the Megatower it's stiffer because of the kinematics,even with the coil Deluxe people complain it's not on the same level of plushness of the Hightower and Bronson.
Would love to hear your thoughts on the latest Megatower with 170/165mm travel.
I like the nice and quite hubs
Man what a cool trail. That is awesome!
I can just almost feel myself going over the handlebars a few times watching you go down this trail LOL. I'm not quite up to that speed yet))
Awesome video and description of bike. You remind me of guy kesteven describe as you ride ..... you have great balance riding trials.
I’m actually glad you got the enduro, where I live there are just so many santa cruz bikes and megatowers make a big portion of those. It’s nice to see some variety
Brendan Tovey I think there are no bad bikes anymore. Its only personal preference. I never liked Santa Cruz but I did a testride an bought a Megatower. I love it, its the best bike for me. At first I wanted a Trek Slash or a YT Capra. I dont have any color matched Enve wheels or carbon wheels because I dont think they are worth the money. I bought the „cheap“ s kit and upgraded a Push 11-6 an a Grip2 damper. Thats whati wanted. Maybe a Push Acs3 will come but im not sure.
Theres is a image owning a santa cruz bike no boubt, but id say they are also super popular because the integrity of the frames and their insane customer support id say has topped any and all current brands out there
These days it's not what kind of bike are you riding? It's more like what color is your Santa Cruz?😅
Mine is some kind of ugly green but I love riding it very hard & putting it away wet🤘🏾
So dreamy, oh to be able to ride trails like these!
Must be running Super MaxxGrip tires!! I'd be slipping all over the show on this trails...
The SC sounds like a tank in the woods. The Enduro sounds like a butterfly.
Seems like an excellent bike. I think if I ever move to a 29er, this might be the one! I still like the playfulness of my 27.5. Maybe I should just get both.😁
Thank's for this video. I'll be doing a similar video with the Specialized Enduro soon, having had the Megatower for a while now. I just want to know what I may be missing out on.
Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the videos. Just found your channel and looking for my first mountain bike to ride the North Shore.
Hi from PoMo :)
Another awesome video buddy, great to see a few riders in front. You were flying!
Lovely trails, superb riding! I think you have a new subscriber!
Awesome, thank you!
That was awesome THANK YOU.
Damn OP you can freaking RIDE! That Santa Cruz looks like it weighs next to nothing!
Outstanding video. Loved it.
dude that trail is hectic it would take me 9hrs to get down that ...... you are a sick rider
It’s so hard to compare bikes with all the different componentry, tires, suspension, etc. I don’t belabor whether I make the right choice of a bicycle or not since I feel so fortunate to be able to have any mountain bike at all. And I like all of my bikes with their differences and quirks. And interesting enough my favorite bike is not my most expensive bike.
did you find your phone ? anyway great riding and trails !
I had a try out of the mega tower and it was great. I also tested out a Giant Reign 29er and for reasons I cannot explain, I just loved the Reign too much to pass it up. I now own a Giant Reign.
I own the giant Reign 1.5 ltd
maaan! Nice riding and this trail looks sooo sweeet!! :D Thx! ^^
Wow!! Great review and entertaining video.
Thanks!
Just test rode the Enduro, I did like it, but may just be to much of big bike for me.
i personally feel that the rockshox deluxe (select, select plus, ultimate) is a terrible choice as a rear shock for that bike. Coil or any other air shock makes the bike feel a lot better
I have to say it would be santa cruz allday for me but they are both epic bikes! And them trails look sick shame i live in the uk. Nice riding aswell 👍
Newbi here, want to start with a high end bike, and was thinking of getting the Megatower 2020 or is it worth waiting for 2021; any thoughts?
Another great video, thanks again
You should try out your old bike (27.5 Capra) and see how it feels
THESE TRAILS, YO!!!!!
Seems as expected, north shore stuff seems to favor a trail bike with decent travel, nimble but can still take the drops. Something like a SC Hightower, Trek Remedy, Giant Trance (27.5) or Canyon Spectral would do really well there.
Wow that $100 rental that goes towards a new bike is amazing.
I don't know about the bikes man, not in my wheelhouse to compare bikes. I love what I got. But that was some good POV.
...However, I did have to Google the Mega Tower.
You don‘t have to worry about bears with sram brakes.
Probably true
lmaooo
Hahaha i hate my sram brakes just the slightest bit of moisture and its just REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE for the next hour
@@chadb2077 which model do you have?
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Nice viedo Dude keep on doing nice edits 👍🥶🥶
It's not The Bike,,Its the person riding The Bike & Ur Badass!!
Nice man! Really liked how you picked apart the bikes in comparison, makes me happy to know my bike can handle these trails that I have yet to see for myself! Now I just gotta get my lazy Valley Bum up there and give er a Go! 🙌🏻🚲💨😄
Pretty confident I would've picked this over my Nomad, but hey, it was 2018... so...
I just got a Canyon Torque CF 7.0, Straight of it rides incredible on the downhill, it honestly feels comparable to my DH bike just a lot lighter. But one thing, and it's a massive thing, is that the quality isn't the best from the frame department (yes I get they cut costs somewhere) but the manufacturing of the hardware such as linkage bolts etc just doesn't feel as clean or well made as on my Norco. The bearings they use aren't enduro bearings or a well known quality manufacturer either. All in it's a great bike and feels good, but little flaws like that need addressing to increase longevity, I wish reviewers would talk about things like this.
I think Santa Cruz should spec the Megatiwer with a 170 Fork and steepen the seat tube angle and this thing would be an enduro machine.
They must have read this comment before making the v2
@@shaunmathew1640 😂
Yes
jesus it looked like you about to smash into everytree on the way down lol
I slowed your video down to half speed. Perfect, that's my speed. OBVIOUSLY there is a huge experience gap between us. 😂
Do you ride your Enduro in the High or Low setting? I recently switched mine to the High position an find it makes the bike so much more playful and poppy. It also help the steering in tight areas be faster.
That is a gnarly trail!!!!
What trail system is this? Seriously some of the coolest trails i've seen!
You should give Knolly a try if you ever have the opportunity.
Bikes just get more numb and better at plowing when they get bigger. Guess thats why the megatower is more poppy and fun than the Enduro. Just less fast probably. Don’t get carried away with more travel is always better ;)
Great re view
Where are those trails ? Vancouver ? Are they on a map or somewhere ?
Cool video!
Nice video bro that 29' handles well
First trail and second?which p lot best to start at thanks
My fav bike companies are Ibis, Evil, and Revel looks interesting. So clearly..you should have bought one of these :) haha
I noticed you said that the megatower is stiffer and had shorter travel if that bothers you, you could probably try the nomad
doesn't make sense since it is an 27.5 and cannot be exactly compared.
yes, that is fair but, he said he didn't focus on the climbing that much but, the Nomad climbs like a monkey and descends like a meteor. and yes it is a 27.5 which makes it more playful, or if you're more about the tech you can make it mullet, if you just have a 29 inch wheel just laying around. like this comment for vancan to see it