Duuuude that bike is so QUIET!!! Just pitter pattered down the trail. Your audio was crisp and pretty much could only hear rubber rolling on dirt. WOW!!! Knolly is doing great work. Love the dropper post insertion, clean aluminum edges, and the idea of a burly high end alloy focus. So sick! Great review.
Thank you! And yeah It's SO quiet! This was also a brand new build from Dialed Bike Service, I was the first one on it so everything was nice and polished. I loveee me a silent bike.
I have the same bike, and I am most pleased with Knolly's customer service. They are top notch in my experience and that is why I am loyal to Knolly, on my second one.
Five rides on mine and I love it. Great for the fast DH style of riding, the JANK and mellow rides too. One bike for all. One pound heavier than my previous two carbon bikes. Can't feel the weight difference.
Nice! I’ve only heard good things about this bike. Do you live around the shore then? I really haven’t seen them in the US so I’m always curious where the riders are at
Ha! Now Pinkbike should be really worried about none-pros putting content on YouTune. Really awesome review, you should do more. Wondering if you've tried Evil, I mean they're local to you, no? Also, your riding isn't THAT far of Van Can, except maybe a bit more speed. You don't shy away from new features, so kudos. And your next review should be soft, one-day contact lenses, I swear they are a game changer, how you ride in damp and wet conditions with inserts is beyond me :)
haha thank you! I haven't tried any Evil bikes... when I first got into biking, I thought the Insurgent was my dream bike. Sadly, I've heard so many horror stories from Evil owners that I'm not keen to try one. I'd love to test out a high pivot bike though since I've never done that! The goggle inserts for prescription lenses is such a pain... contacts are kinda expensive haha so I'll just suffer through it
My biggest concern with the Knollys is the exposed bearings. I'd be replacing bearings monthly with how much I ride in wet conditions. I've also never heard from any owners on how easy it is to replace bearings on these frames. Not all frames are created equal in this regard.
Yeah us in the PNW have to deal with wet conditions all winter... but being that Knolly's are built with the Sea to Sky corridor riding in mind, I'm sure they do wonderfully in constant wet conditions. Have you heard of bearing issues on these frames in particular?
There are a lot of bearings for sure. But I haven't had any issues on mine at all, riding year-round on the north shore regardless of weather. All titanium hardware and sealed bearings seem to do the trick. Replacing the bearings isn't too bad. It looks easier on the new models because they machined the tooling surfaces around the bearings to be flat and flush- that should make it easier. I bought a spare set of swing links (housing 6 of 12 bearings), so I can swap them out and then replace the bearings after.
I have had Knolly bikes in the rain forest of northern BC for four years, replacing bearings takes time because there are 12 in a Knolly, but I don't find it challenging. The bearings also last just as long as anything else.
Duuuude that bike is so QUIET!!! Just pitter pattered down the trail. Your audio was crisp and pretty much could only hear rubber rolling on dirt. WOW!!! Knolly is doing great work. Love the dropper post insertion, clean aluminum edges, and the idea of a burly high end alloy focus. So sick! Great review.
I was going to say the same thing! SILENT!
Thank you! And yeah It's SO quiet! This was also a brand new build from Dialed Bike Service, I was the first one on it so everything was nice and polished. I loveee me a silent bike.
Just took delivery of my Chilli 170/170 anodized black yesterday. Love it with the fox factory 38. Still keeping my awesome Fugitive LT. Love Knolly.
Congrats on new bike day!
Smiles on the chill stuff! Such an awesome gauge and should be a main decision-maker!
Absolutely! At the end of the day, we're all just trynna have fun riding some bikes haha
I have the same bike, and I am most pleased with Knolly's customer service. They are top notch in my experience and that is why I am loyal to Knolly, on my second one.
I'm glad you're stoked on it! Yeah everyone at knolly has been super awesome to work with
Forgot to add-great video dude👌
Thank you!
Great edit. Yo that thing sounds planted!
thank you! i love a good quiet bike, no loud hubs on this channel!
Five rides on mine and I love it. Great for the fast DH style of riding, the JANK and mellow rides too. One bike for all. One pound heavier than my previous two carbon bikes. Can't feel the weight difference.
Nice! I’ve only heard good things about this bike. Do you live around the shore then? I really haven’t seen them in the US so I’m always curious where the riders are at
Ha! Now Pinkbike should be really worried about none-pros putting content on YouTune. Really awesome review, you should do more. Wondering if you've tried Evil, I mean they're local to you, no?
Also, your riding isn't THAT far of Van Can, except maybe a bit more speed. You don't shy away from new features, so kudos.
And your next review should be soft, one-day contact lenses, I swear they are a game changer, how you ride in damp and wet conditions with inserts is beyond me :)
haha thank you! I haven't tried any Evil bikes... when I first got into biking, I thought the Insurgent was my dream bike. Sadly, I've heard so many horror stories from Evil owners that I'm not keen to try one. I'd love to test out a high pivot bike though since I've never done that! The goggle inserts for prescription lenses is such a pain... contacts are kinda expensive haha so I'll just suffer through it
Wish I could try one here in the UK😢
Do they not ship outside of US and Canada?
Nice work on Big Smooth! We know which bike you should actually try next 😜
Hahaha aint no way 😂
My biggest concern with the Knollys is the exposed bearings. I'd be replacing bearings monthly with how much I ride in wet conditions. I've also never heard from any owners on how easy it is to replace bearings on these frames. Not all frames are created equal in this regard.
Yeah us in the PNW have to deal with wet conditions all winter... but being that Knolly's are built with the Sea to Sky corridor riding in mind, I'm sure they do wonderfully in constant wet conditions. Have you heard of bearing issues on these frames in particular?
There are a lot of bearings for sure. But I haven't had any issues on mine at all, riding year-round on the north shore regardless of weather. All titanium hardware and sealed bearings seem to do the trick.
Replacing the bearings isn't too bad. It looks easier on the new models because they machined the tooling surfaces around the bearings to be flat and flush- that should make it easier. I bought a spare set of swing links (housing 6 of 12 bearings), so I can swap them out and then replace the bearings after.
I have had Knolly bikes in the rain forest of northern BC for four years, replacing bearings takes time because there are 12 in a Knolly, but I don't find it challenging. The bearings also last just as long as anything else.