From Trails To The Bike Park | Is A Trail Bike The Ultimate MTB?
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- When it comes to riding, we want to do it all! Whether it's all day cross country epics, a singletrack blast in the woods, taking on enduro stages or lapping the bike park, we can't wait to get out there. While there are bikes designed for each of those disciplines, can one bike do them all - and do them well? Neil decided to put that idea to the test by building up his ultimate do-it-all trail bike, then going on a fun-filled road trip to find out...
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That bike has a very 90's vibe with the silver crowns and bits with the purple levers. Looks great!
Great video. Great cinematography. Beautiful locations, excellent shots of your riding. Just a great video overall. Well done Neil. Well done everyone.
There's just something awesome about watching the Don go large on the jumps. Hucking it to flat definitely looked brutal on the landing. He definitely had some stylish whips there. Nice one Neil.
More adventure content between rides will be pleasure!
Awesome video Neil. Loved the camping part with the fire and bike in the background...wicked shot! Not to mention the cold beer in the creek.
There's something about pulling out beer from a cold creek/ricer that makes the beer taste so much crisper!
A trail bike is the ultimate MTB because it's the style that fits the most people. If you don't ride pro level hard or send massive jumps then it will have enough travel for it and if you aren't trying to get KOMs or competitive racing then the weight won't be an issue. It's the goldilocks bike.
Just rewatched this, the don’s vids are the best, we need more of this type of vid.
More like this please. I love these trip style videos.
You stuck the landing on the overshoot and managed to push on with a tweaked ankle for a second day. Legend!
A good test of those swanky cranks. I'd heard rumours they weren't too robust, but Neil appears to contradict this.
@@Andy-co6pn 5dev titanium?
@@colinl2908 I believe so
@@Andy-co6pn Interesting, as would think titanium would be up to almost any punishment. A few comments below about them snapping, so maybe the design is weak? It certainly has a lot of space where material could be.
They're the alloy ones - think the snapping rumour got well out of proportion as these Internet things do, I've seen carbon and alloy cranks from all the big brands break - did a set of carbon ones myself on a trail ride!
Reactor 290 is a fantastic trail bike.. love mine!
Well done Neil,great bike and awesome places to ride.
awesome build awesome stuff and awesome riding well done buddy
Those purple brakes are stunning! I need them!
Loved the beers in the river to chilll them, my kinda stuff 😂
Aways great videos Neil, thank you.
After 9 years of mountain biking I found out that less travel makes bike quicker on trails that I ride. Big jumps are still in my dreams like 9 years ago. Waiting for the Reactor to arrive in the next few days. Big adventure rides and easy enduro on the way 😊. Never gona hit that big drops so Reactors travel be 100% enough for me. Thank you Neal. Great video
I already have 3 trail bikes but this made me want to add a van to the quiver. Great video!
2:18 I like the sign behind Neil 😂 I totally agree. It reminds me of my Rottweilers. That’s exactly the message they send to people
You've got to let people know 😉
« Purple Hayes did you get it » 😂😂
What a great feature Manitou being able to adjust the travel from 100 to 150mm. Was thinking for my current 120mm hardtail, I'd have to upgrade the fork if I went to a Nukeproof scout frame, as they take 140mm. I have all transferrable parts except the most expensive-fork. One of those would work well.
Great camera work... loved this video,
Give us a breakdown on the bike please Neil. 🤙🤙👍👍
Hey, you can’t rush a bike build like this. Give us a bike build video with Neil!
Fair dos. Those tracks are fast. Must be pretty terrifying on a trail bike.
Any plans for a visit to the new trail center in the north of Scotland this year? Seen some great reviews. Show Scotland some love around the uci champs... There's more to Scotland than Fort William and Glentress
Cool video, love the idea of camping / riding..! 🏕️🚵🏽
Sweet vid. Great post production edits. Music
I'd say a trail bike is good for any begginers on bike parks or trails..
That being said, for you it might be a bit limited:
In this video, we can clearly see you bottoming out the suspensions quite a few times wich might not happen with longer travel !
With that being said, what a stylish riding there, pushing that much with a tweaked ankle ! Really impressive
Nice to see you riding my local spot neil, that bike looked like a good swiss army knife kinda bike 🤙
Great video, and pack of beers in stream with BBQ is clasick!
I use my trail bike for everything, it’s the Swiss Army knife of bikes
2:23 Gotta love the English countryside sunken/overgrown backroads...
Took mum for an OE to see her parents origin spots and at one stage she asked if I could move over to the right a bit, I was hitting the hedge with the mirror..
I had to point out I was hitting the mirror on the other side as well... (This was a 2 way country lane near Wadebridge).
Loved the Pom drivers... Exiting one of these sunken roads, with a stone fence and hedge well above on both sides... No footpath... Motorway speed traffic crossing in front of us, absolutely no way to see the oncoming traffic...
All of a sudden a bumper appeared to the right, pulling up to a stop so we could get out...
I guess they have the mentality that the roads are so tight, they have to give way, as they will be in the same position soon and if no one gives way, no one in the sideroads would ever get out.
(Dodged a bullet that day... Chose to go left to Padstow instead of right to Boscastle... The day the weather got a little wet... (There was a video of a car, bobbing nose down, through a creek in the middle of the town which normally was about 1 ft deep. (1 years rain in 1 hr). We got 5mins of drizzle in Padstow, while we watched the black cloud sitting up the coast.
Why does the don make everything look so easy…? Another epic vid. Respect
Years of practise! It's frustrating for everyone else riding with him though 😂
Purple haze , smoking good brakes
This (!) is the type of content I want.
Sick riding. Love my Bronson for everything.
Very inspiring Neil!
Love manitou suspension. Had mattocks on a nukeproof mega then mezzers on an evil wreckoning now ive got dorados on a propain rage. Just wish they would make coil shocks again and make it easier to get a fender for the dorado.
The bike looks sweet
Great Trip! And for that versatality I like my Canyon Strive a lot!
Great video! After having some time now with the garmin edge 840, are you still liking it?
I have been looking into the dominion brakes. Any input on them. Thanks
Hay. The camera work good. Thank.
150/130 is the best if you can only have one bike. it truly is a do it all mountain bike.
Hayes has an awesome line up. Every year more of their kit goes on my bike.
Excellent...
Great video 😃 Super Nice Bike 😃
Looks like a great weekend.
Can't really beat a weekend full of bikes!
Bike looks so rowdy! We need to get our hands on a Manitou fork ASAP.
Such a nice build!
My trail bike is also setup as 150/130. I would like a little more travel in the shock though. But I also have a full enduro thats 170/170.
Great video
I Love Trail MTB So Much 😍😍😍😍
I wasn’t a fan of the new gold coloured frames but that build might have changed my mind!
What’s the reach on that bike? I’m buying a spectral next week and I’m stuck between the lg and xl. What did y’all ride when on your spectrals?
Looooooooks amazing!
My stumpy is all I have and I ride it everywhere. While I definitely start to get left behind on really long gnarly sections, its great for 85-90% of the riding I do. I came from an enduro bike because I wanted something more pedal friendly for big saddle days and would never turn back.
everyone keep on riding!!!!
What size reactor frame did you go for? I think Neil is the same height as me around 5’10 but I’m never sure whether I should be riding M or L tbh!
My Cove Hustler was the ultimate do it all bike. I miss that bike
hi sir can you compare this bike to the polygon t7 / t8 bikes with almost the same parts
More stats please Niel. Frame size, bar width, bike weight...
Just got back from a triple. Day 1 - Forest of Dean. Day 2 - Bike Park Wales. Day 3 - Cwmcarn. Still buzzing! 🤙
That's a great hit-list of spots 👍 Ideal weather for it too ☀️
Love me some purple haze nom nom nom 🤤
Trail bike all day 👊🏻
what was that water bottle?! was that magnetic? i need that in my life asap!
Very nice. Out of interest, what made you go for the alloy instead of carbon frame? I’ve got a carbon reactor and love it, really versatile bike 👌
Guessing to build a more average Joe bike?! To show that even for us "low budget" riders, we can build a killer bike... Would be my guess
@@james94582 Yeah I guess so. I thought it was pitched as a bit of a dream build though, hence asking. Either way it’s a lovely bike, I just wondered if it was a conscious choice that’s all.
Can anyone tell me what shock that is please ? If its "budget" im in the market ! Also like to hear from anyone who owns/has experience on one . Thanks guys and of course props to Neil on a great show of style and contol . Nice van set up too . I can but dream !!! 👍💥💯
It's a Manitou Mara Pro - incredible shock, same as Doddy fitted on the Manitou retro mod YT Capra last year. Really good!
Neil n his cool dino-trail boike?!
This is cool but i feel test would be more representative if same wheels were used for both. I for one cant afford multiples so a one for all really needs to be that imo
This might be a stupid Question. Is 42t chainring good for XC bikes or is it too big?
If you have a 2by or 3by it isn't but for a single chainring I would say it's too big if you don't live in a very very flat region
Unless you have massive legs and love punishing yourself, I'd say it's too big.
30 or 32t would be better for a 1x.
@@guitarlessonsnow3431 you could get away with 34 or even 36. Depending on terrain and legs. I wouldn't go under 32 with modern drivetrains because it's just a bit too slow if you want a fast bike
Круто 👍🏻 😎🤟🏻
Racecourse:
- 5 miles of single track
- 5 miles of smooth tarmac
You can choose one bike only.
Q1: Who would win: a roadie or an MTBer?
Q2: What type of bike would be the winning bike?
Careful with those 5dev cranks, they've been breaking like crazy.
Ripmo is the only bike I need
You need better mud guard’s 😂
I stand by my conclusion that modern XC bikes are the best. The majority of single tracks around the U.S need nothing more. They are lighter, faster, agile and take less effort. They have more than adequate suspension. They are built tougher with bigger frames, wider bars and slack(er) head tube angles. They rail corners, slingshot out, take some small jumps and climb like no other. If you actually live by a downhill course or want to ride a bike park than sure, you may want another bike but everyone should have an xc in their closet.
Cool, which one ? Ideally one that won’t throw me OTB when I encounter a steep rock garden
Trail…use
Oooo
: )
Entry level hardtail is the new DH bike
lol No it’s Not!🤣
first
nobody cares lmao
@@MrSupermugen oh yeah sorry
I wouldn’t be hitting the bike park with 5Dev cranks. Be careful , they snap pretty easily.
They seem fine on those massive landings! ❤
@@andynelson1977 i saw a pair snap while a guy was doing a wheelie on a single speed lol
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Enduro EMTB wins this award