Are XC Bikes Worth The Money? 🤑
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Are XC Bikes Worth The Money? 🤑 High-end cross-country bikes can easily cost you thousands! So are they really worth it when you can buy cheaper options that can handle the same terrain?
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XC, fitness really matters. Bike comes 2nd
That’s true, however, a lightweight and efficient one feels so good on flowy trails and gravel paths.
Bike cost IS 3th Second is maintenance
@@kofalin I still don't understand XC racing. Why not just use a gravel bike?
@@tyrellcobb4665because most current XC course are way too rough
@@tyrellcobb4665search up an xc race and you’ll see why
Great vid and a nice nod to the cheaper end of the xc spectrum!
Grew up riding XC in the 90s. Bike was rubbish but had so much fun. Owned a few nicer bikes since, but can’t beat the excitement and adventure of riding rough, rock strewn “trails” (on bikes without suspension), with your mates and getting home sometime around sunset.
Been riding XC since early 80's and now at 61yrs old I'm still riding between 20-40mi
several times or more a week.
You should do one abt enduro racing
Just about anything used is fine as long as it was taken care of😁
Love my 2009 Trek 8500
Yes its a 26er and the geometry is a bit dated but its just over 10kg and pretty fast!
Save up to 1k and you get some decent bikes. Modern bike geometry is important. If you save a bit more. I have seen a full sus for 1.7k with full six. Anyways I love hardtails because super efficient and easy to maintain.
I had that very same Scott Scale 50 and absolutely loved it. Bought it in around 2005 and only sold it in 2021 after I cracked the head tube. (I re-soldered it first)
I purchased my 1st down country bike. With 130mm travel it's everything I need for smashing Utah. It's my favorite bike. I'm selling two of my trail bikes.
I used mine as my adventure bike. It’s got a vro headsets so the handle bars arent as low as normal xc bikes.
90% of people essentially ride cross country, so that means about 60% of people are overbiked
That's why low travel bikes become more popular, finally!
Total nonsense to ride a 160-180mm multipurpose bike most places.
@heinzhaupthaar5590 said like a man who has never done so. 😂
Is it more bike than you need? Almost definitely.
Is it fantastically good fun, as well as better cardio & sprint training than on anything smaller? Almost definitely.
Is a 180mm freeride bike the most giggle inducing, smile generating, off-piste descent encouraging rig available for less than 1k? No question.
Still rocking my vintage cannondale SL1 trail and it has not missed a beat
Perfect video. My 2013 Scott Scale 960 has the stones to get it done even when knackered. Only oaid $1300(US) for it new 10 years ago. Value.
Just get a 29er that has been proven and call it good. My 2011 Epic FSR is only a few seconds slower on my local trail segments than my 2022 DC race bike. It’s more about the rider than anything else. There is a line though. Showing up with a 1992 Stumpjumper M2, while once awesome, will be a considerable disadvantage to your competitors.
Yes it matters. I got smoked all year long being on a 10 year old trail bike to new xc bikes. Definitely matters
The amount of money these bikes cost is madness, I'll stick with my 900 quid Hardtail love it
I live in South Georgia USA. It’s mostly flat here so XC is life.
This is so trueeeee. I have a Canyon Lux CF7 and I don’t think that I will ever get another bike again, at least not for that price 😂
In German stock of used bikes,kleinanzeigen,you can find canyon Exceed between 1,ooo and 1,500 euros... And Exceed is the top.
strong, light, affordable - pick two, mate
The 2nd Scott shown in the video has 1990s geometry and components. Not sure if that’s the right way to go.
Derailleur is brand new, the crankset and frame is from mid 00s I actually have the same cranks. Looks like a good marathon bike to me.
What is the difference between xc and down country?
Down country is just slightly taller suspension 120 and up for some. But also 130 and up for some. Not sure what the rear shock size would be tho. Just Google it
he may find that he has more fun on the HT
Money definitely gives you the upper hand, but you can perform just as well with a $500 bike
What is the difference between mountain bike xc and road bike xc? I mainly feel road bike is the true xc version
Xc mtb is a thing which actually exists i guess.
@@skyriminspace I know as GMBN? Says about mountain bike one and GCN first let me know of road one, just unsure what makes each different
@@mlee6050 Well, what does "road bike xc" mean? A gravel bike?
@@skyriminspace I just know gravel bike as over 30mm tyres and no suspension, I'm so used to the days where it like this is mountain bike, road bike, BMX, fixie
@@mlee6050 To me the biggest difference (between a gravel bike & an xc bike) is actually the style of the handlebars, & the controls for brakes/gears.
Suspension & tyres are important, but not quite as important as the controls I think.
Think I'll just stick to XC on my feet...
Orbea the best
Does money really matter in XC? Well, sometimes yes and sometimes no.
It depends actually, if you really go to XC track and have set your mind to go XC like the pro athlete did, even though you're not an athelete, yeah, money does matter.
Believe me, a brand new XC bike that cost you about 50-100 pounds are really rubish. I learned that in the hardest way and had a very disappointing result 😅😅😅.
Yes😊
XC is dying. Great video.
Yes they are worth it
And screw gravel bikes.
MOST ALL bikes are NOT worth their cost. Cost has exceeded VALUE long ago. (bike shop tech)
Xc is the most unnecessary discipline of cycling
Hell no😅 Not on Our Level of biking
No
shills. 😂
ALUMINUM ALLOY XC bikes are enough to beat the whole peloton in XC races carbon breaks easily XC involved rough road offroad Bumpy roads rocky road flying high on Small Bump carbon can't survive in XC
Down country
Xc Is weird
Some want the lightest xc bikes so they wont exert more effort on the pedals.... Because they are lazy and fat.
First
If you aren't a pro ? Xc bikes are a complete waste of money.
Why does it have a stupid road stem on it? Sketchy AF
I actually participated in xc race with quite technical and muddy course on my gravel bike on xc tyres and dropper post. My ftp is trash and I was somewhere in the middle of 48km race due to dropper post and ability to do technical descents with little to no brake use.
Like the channel but sick of UA-cam "shorts". Not watching content submitted in the form of Tik Tok videos.
Overall my XC hardtail bike cost $5k -- that was $2.6k for the bike and about the same to upgrade everything to carbon fiber. Would I do it again? Yes.