XC is the most accessible form of MTB. Manufacturers would benefit from advancing this category if they want to retain users especially as they get older and less willing to break themselves. Tan sidewalls are badass on 26” retro bikes 🤘🏽
Forget plush....Lets invent lightweight mountain bikes again. I don't mean 25 pounds, i mean sub 20 pound full suspension bikes, at sub $5,000 prices. I could care less about super burley, i only weigh 140. I want to bikes to be lighter than they were in 1997, not heavier!
@@mtbsareprettycool9826 I would but the weird bars taste funny. Plus i LIKE suspension, i just know that bikes are made for 150kilo riders, when im only 150 pounds!
Grim outlook, dude! I continue to maintain a stable of three at age 40. Full rigid singlespeed, playful enduro, and old school DH (8" travel DJ). So far as I can tell, as long as I don't get too silly with trying to keep up with the kids, I'll be able to keep going for another couple decades
@@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921 if you're an athlete who knows how to mountain bike, you can do both. If you're talking about competing at elite levels, then sure, the training and muscle memory is going to force you to choose a discipline, but 99.9% of people ride bikes for fun and exercise. 0.1% of people are competing at the top levels.
When I'm out for a rip and I spot me an XCer, dressed like they're about to hit the tour de france with their head angles in excess of 70deg and their seatpost up to the moon....I die a bit inside. I ain't never switchin!!!!!!
@@ezechielroy859 thanks for the clarification, I’m from Germany, they aren’t available over here. Here you get stuff like „Ragazzi“ from department stores.
Caloi started in 1898, they used to make some pretty good and reliable bikes and components, until.... They got Doreled. Now they basically build mousetraps with wheels and charge a specialized for it
So bit more info on the kashima coating. My understanding is that the molybdenum disulphide oil is embedded in the metelugic crystal lattice. So as the metal wears the oil is released limiting the wear that can occur. Therfore prolonging it. So close enough to what you said 🤣
Can we please talk about how women‘s bikes and gear always get the nicer colours? Especially in clothing. Women‘s clothing: „soft and nice to wear, keeps you dry, 4 nice colours“. Same model of clothing but men‘s: „X-TREME ULTRATEC 3.0. MILITARY TESTED. black or grey“.
Watch IFHTs Humble parody Ferda Girls and you hear women complaining they hate their colored clothing and want black. Which is a blatant generalization, because my gf loves her pink and purple gear! She got really angry at those chicks wanting to rule that colors out, haha.
Juliana has almost always had better colors than Santa Cruz. If I was getting a SC anytime in the past decade, I probably would have opted for the J version, and done a frame up build.
100% agree with you on the tan walls. Look good on almost any XC bikes and most DJ bikes. However I dont like it when it goes further, like completely tan tires, reverse tan tires (tan tread black sidewalls), or just coloured tires like green or pink.
21:15 in: Those SPIN wheels! I has one set from new, wore through the brake surface and couldn't get them repaired (company went out of business). The outer edge of the rim that mates with the tire actually peeled off the front rim about a third of the diameter after an unintentional hard rock strike on a fast fire road descent. Sad day, those were the best 26" wheels I've ever ridden.
My bike fell off my roof rack 3 weeks ago going 65mph. But luckily my extra strap held the front wheel on so my bike was slapping the side of my car till I stopped. My car is f_ed but I only had to buy a new seat and will eventually a new dropper.
First 100 to watch the new video. Always something to enlighten my MTB knowledge. Thanks GMBN! Video suggestion - pros/cons, use issues, how to service a remote suspension lockout.
I've never needed special tools to work on RockShox forks. the wiper seal press in pretty easily by hand with a piece of cutoff PVC pipe. That's about the most specialized tool I've needed. The old seals can be popped out easily with an appropriately sized wrench without much effort and no damage to the shock body. In fact, I just rebuilt my Pike this weekend. It's been a minute since I've had to rebuild my shock but I think I just made a vice clamp out of some wood I had lying around. Other than that, all you need is an oil filter strap wrench.
I'm loving the new bike category---"Downcountry". I know everyone gets plugged in when you say the D-word but these new XC bikes with progressive geometry have a lot of potential. Bikes like the Spur, Epic EVO, Scalpel SE, and Blur TR have my interest.
I have recently added dropper to my Orbea Alma and change fork from 100 to 120. Changes suite for me, start less afraid to get speed on decent. I'm non tinny, skinny man, so i don't care about 300gr more of total weight of the bike. Agree with you TR versions also have my interest.
For real! A 120/130mm trail bike is next on my list of purchases. I have a 160mm bike for chunkier trails and bike parks but I recently moved, and the every day trails where I live will be much better suited by a shorter travel bike.
Cheers Doddy! Talking about hardtails, my Kona Ti Hei Hei 26" was said to climb like a monkey on crack. As long as I gave it gas, up we went! When I added a Cane Creek lt thudbuster that bike is still the fastest I've had. I'm sussing out my home shop to make it presentable so thank you for all of the inspiration!
Love this. You know what the best xc enduro bikes are? Enduro/trail bikes from 10/15 years ago!! Trail orientated, still thinking weight was super important, and still had steep geometry. Stick a new fork and shock on, dropper post, and boom! You just saved £5000!
I was literally thinking when you said about tan wall tyres on the right kind of bike, like a jump bike or cross country bike, "my mate dave has tan walls on his cannondale e-bike" and then you show pics of it on the second entry on bike cave, how random 👌
I want to like XC but it's difficult because so many XC riders on my local trail are huge egocentric A-holes. They act like they own the trail and nobody is allowed on it because their timed lap is more important than your enjoyment. I'm hoping the entire XC community isn't like that but my current exposure isn't positive.
Well, here in Europe, most XC guys are absolutely great people - like when I first started training XC more seriously, I started meeting people and without a single spoken word, just from riding by each other on occasion you start to greet each other, you go for a ride together, follow each other on strava and most important of all - you go for segments early morning, evening or when you are sure it's safe to do so. Also, no, you don't need to wear lycra to be a part of this community, in fact, all you need is a helmet. And the best part is our entry-level bikes don't cost 5k. And all you need to do, to not break the bike, is avoid those horribly designed large drops to flat and make sure that the frame limit weight isn't lower then your bodyweight and bam! You can have fun on all terrain.
wow,small world. i wen't to school with rodney mullen. we used to practice together.him skating,me on my bmx bike listening to Oingo Boingo. good times. great channel, Doddy.
I was on the highway one of the straps broke on my bike rack. We had hit a pothole. The bike flew off but we had a long bike lock on It. It was getting dragged on the highway for 100 feet going 70 mph. Not going to forget that one.
i know what people mean about cross country but it is one of the best off season training things that you can do, especially if you are a roady, i saw a great improvement and its better than the gym through the winter months
Maybe fat tire snow riding around here where there is Winter. I primarily MTB and was on a trainer or paved paths for most of the winter in order to train.
I can take or leave tan wall but I love coloured treads/tyres. I noticed some green-ish tread Michelin tyres on a behind the scenes for a pro XC team recently and fell in love.
If I'm not mistaken, Orbea allows you to purchase a dropper post for the Alma in their website? It's an 80mm travel dropper and is an option when buying their bikes. Been checking out the Alma and Oiz ever since you featured Orbea months ago 😁
Best top mod I’ve ever seen , with the wireless dropper bravo , and woah that Julianna was maybe the best super nice ever too , wow and really enjoy the bike cave video , the edit is on point this week doddy , more of this please , and I must submit my mods I’ve done to my trek remedy 8 ,big up mate and much love the the gmbn team 👊🤙
Hi Doddy, I run a Shimano 12 speed SLX rear cassette and derrallier..the rest is Hope. I would love to put Hope jockey wheels on but SLX has 13t and Hope do 11/12t. Could you go with 12t?
My Kashima Transfer has more stiction than any post I've had. It's a crapshoot if it makes it all the way up every time I use it. Save your Kash and buy a PNW Raineir. Smooth as butter, and they come with a lifetime warranty.
I like black tyres. The only place I like both tan wall tyres and the white Onza Porcupine tyres is inside a skip at the local tip. The 1990's tyres should have stayed in the 1990's.
My three bikes are 29ers. Ihave a 2017 carbon Fact9 stumpy I also have a Santa Cruz Hight Tower carbon 2019 and MY FAvORItE bike for my riding style is my 2015 Ibis Ripley!!!! The geometry is a cross between XC and Trail. About 26lbs 140mm Pike Fork upfront. Absolute black oval and Sram XX1 cassette with 10-52 GX derailleur and Trigger. Mavic Crossmax XL.
Tan wall tyres can go on any bike, but it depends on the colour scheme of the bike. A mate has a ghetto hardtail with gold decals. The tan walls just highlight the beauty of the bike.
Hey, I got to test ride a Orbea Occam Alloy 140/29 from leisure lakes a few month before all this c19 madness, tell you what I questioned if my 160 was really for me after that great ride great spec for the price very capable for 140 and they give you choice of Shimano/sram and think I could upgrade to 150mm fox36 for about 220 more was very impressed 👍
i have Marzocchi open bath fork son both my mountain bikes and I love 'em. And i haven't tried anything that equals their feel except a new Olins Dh fork... Fox forks are close but no cigar
Sorry if it is obvious or I misunderstood something, but why is "regular" coating used on the "performance" model and "kashima" coating is used on te "factory" model?
The fox transfer is GARBAGE the bolts that holds seat will break almost instantly Thats a fact looks beautiful but the crank bros highline is far and away better
This is my dream bike. I ride a Canyon Spectral 2018 that I love, but I don't need all that suspension and want more speed. I will have this bike in the trail version C carbon. I am going to start buying lottery tickets and sell everything I possibly can. It's freakin on
Finally Santa Cruz realises that the VPP setup was not very efficient when compared to other brands XC offerings and ditched the VPP for their xc orientated bike.
#GMBNTech I have a 2014 Specialized Epic and wondered if the brain can be replaced for a normal rear shock as I think it might not be working correctly, bought the bike off a friend so not even sure if it's ever been serviced.
Seen this question on MTBR before. There are companies that make custom shocks to fit old Specialized that had Brain tech but it's nothing I've ever tried.
I agree about tan wall tyres not being right for some bikes. I mean white wall tyres look great on a Cadillac but you wouldn't put them on a monster truck or a Ferrari
I switched to and xc bike its a trade off. Its is great for long rides easier to get going and such but its less comfortable on steep down hills and I find it harder to get off n away from the bike in wrecks
#askgmbntech I have a 2021 Marin Palisades Trail 3 with 180mm front and 160mm rear 6 bolt Shimano hydraulic brakes. I’m looking to add color to the rotors and upgrade the rotors. Would like to know which ones to get.
#AskGMBNTech Why don't all seatposts use this mechanical operation? It seem far more simple. Easier service, less things that can break or fail. Also lighter.
@@НиколайБожилов-щ8э A coil in a fork is very heavy. I assume the engineers have tried 200mm spring droppers and they didn't work so well. Hence the 63mm spring dropper from DT Swiss.
The tan sidewalls remind me of the old panracer smoke and dart combo from the 90's. I am not really a fan but in 2 years they will be out of style anyway.
@@BGraves Everything is designed with trends in mind. No large company lacks a marketing team. Natural rubber tires preceded black tires. Carbon black was a new invention at some point.
Ahhh saw that Orbea on a certain XC video not that long ago... Doddy sneak peak. Doddy try not to answer the questions in the video before you ask them mate... Makes it a bit easier...
#askGMBNTech i accidentally decompressed the IFP on my suntour duair on my voodoo canzo, what pressure is the IFP supposed to be and can i do it myself and what tools/adapter will i need
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@@gmbntech don’t get me wrong I do like your work. It’s just a pretty long sit to view it all and you seem to be rushing through it all. I would just prefer shorter..
Loved the top mod of the dropper post but led me to think I just use my finger, Which then led me to think of the old joke - The Americans spent millions of dollars developing a pen that could be used in space and upside down and on multiple surfaces. The Russians used a pencil.
Hardtails make some trails that were perhaps built a number of years ago more fun as it brings back the technical tricky aspect whereas if you ride them on a full sus, the bike just soaks up the entire trail instead and you might as well be road biking! I own both type a and each have there specialties IMO. Also for xc you will want an efficient peddling hence all the hardtails
They can't meet current demand as it is. I had them cancel a factory custom order on me, and then they cancelled a follow-up standard bike order a few weeks later as they had run out. They did though put me on the waiting list for a 2022 bike.
What you think about tan-wall tyres, do you like them and if so what type of bike do you think they suit/not suit? 🤔 Let us know your thoughts 💬👇
Definitely in place on a dj/ss bike
Gravel bikes and dirt jumpers. Harry mains dirt jump bike is a good example
#GMBNTech I have tan walls on my matte black SC 5010 and it looks amazing!!
Hate them, the retro look should be reserved for retro bikes IMO.
To me it's like fitting Ford model T wire wheels to a BMW.
It‘s exactly as you said. My brain still has the „warning, cheap and crappy“ from 25 years ago in it.
XC is the most accessible form of MTB. Manufacturers would benefit from advancing this category if they want to retain users especially as they get older and less willing to break themselves.
Tan sidewalls are badass on 26” retro bikes 🤘🏽
Every genre of cycling gradually shifts toward more plush. Then someone "invents" the old bike again and the cycle continues :)
Forget plush....Lets invent lightweight mountain bikes again. I don't mean 25 pounds, i mean sub 20 pound full suspension bikes, at sub $5,000 prices.
I could care less about super burley, i only weigh 140. I want to bikes to be lighter than they were in 1997, not heavier!
@@marcalvarez4890 get a gravel bike then
@@marcalvarez4890 that's pretty much what a big chunk of this video was about.
@@ScotHastings I know, i watched it!
@@mtbsareprettycool9826 I would but the weird bars taste funny.
Plus i LIKE suspension, i just know that bikes are made for 150kilo riders, when im only 150 pounds!
I really like the fact that XC plays a major role here. Not to hate on other stuff.
Tan wall + simple steel hardtail = One amazing looking bike
"You either die a DHer, or you live long enough to see yourself become an XCer."
Grim outlook, dude! I continue to maintain a stable of three at age 40. Full rigid singlespeed, playful enduro, and old school DH (8" travel DJ). So far as I can tell, as long as I don't get too silly with trying to keep up with the kids, I'll be able to keep going for another couple decades
@@hypersztoss3731 if anything, it seems I always end up impressing the wrong people by accident, ha!
No way. No Downhill dude could ever compete in extreme endurance sports like xc.
@@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921 if you're an athlete who knows how to mountain bike, you can do both. If you're talking about competing at elite levels, then sure, the training and muscle memory is going to force you to choose a discipline, but 99.9% of people ride bikes for fun and exercise. 0.1% of people are competing at the top levels.
When I'm out for a rip and I spot me an XCer, dressed like they're about to hit the tour de france with their head angles in excess of 70deg and their seatpost up to the moon....I die a bit inside. I ain't never switchin!!!!!!
"Any company that's been making bikes that amount of time has got to be good"
Huffy started making bikes in 1892
What on earth is a Huffy?!
@@rolux4853 its a brand that makes bikes and that is not very good. like you cn buy them a walmart
@@ezechielroy859 thanks for the clarification, I’m from Germany, they aren’t available over here.
Here you get stuff like „Ragazzi“ from department stores.
Caloi started in 1898, they used to make some pretty good and reliable bikes and components, until.... They got Doreled. Now they basically build mousetraps with wheels and charge a specialized for it
@@rolux4853 You're really not missing anything, but a huffy would probably be great for a Sam Pilgrim free bike challenge!
So bit more info on the kashima coating. My understanding is that the molybdenum disulphide oil is embedded in the metelugic crystal lattice. So as the metal wears the oil is released limiting the wear that can occur. Therfore prolonging it. So close enough to what you said 🤣
Can we please talk about how women‘s bikes and gear always get the nicer colours? Especially in clothing. Women‘s clothing: „soft and nice to wear, keeps you dry, 4 nice colours“. Same model of clothing but men‘s: „X-TREME ULTRATEC 3.0. MILITARY TESTED. black or grey“.
True
Watch IFHTs Humble parody Ferda Girls and you hear women complaining they hate their colored clothing and want black.
Which is a blatant generalization, because my gf loves her pink and purple gear!
She got really angry at those chicks wanting to rule that colors out, haha.
So true. I first noticed this a couple years ago when i was looking for new skii clothes.
wear women's clothes
@@fspeshalxo69 I‘d do so but they rarely come in my shape and size
Juliana has almost always had better colors than Santa Cruz. If I was getting a SC anytime in the past decade, I probably would have opted for the J version, and done a frame up build.
100% agree with you on the tan walls. Look good on almost any XC bikes and most DJ bikes. However I dont like it when it goes further, like completely tan tires, reverse tan tires (tan tread black sidewalls), or just coloured tires like green or pink.
XC is insanely fun especially the climbs very rewarding
21:15 in: Those SPIN wheels! I has one set from new, wore through the brake surface and couldn't get them repaired (company went out of business). The outer edge of the rim that mates with the tire actually peeled off the front rim about a third of the diameter after an unintentional hard rock strike on a fast fire road descent. Sad day, those were the best 26" wheels I've ever ridden.
My bike fell off my roof rack 3 weeks ago going 65mph. But luckily my extra strap held the front wheel on so my bike was slapping the side of my car till I stopped. My car is f_ed but I only had to buy a new seat and will eventually a new dropper.
18:12 Same, I am still running a 2005 Marzocchi Bomber MX Pro ETA 130mm fork on my 2005 Kona hoss hardtail, and it is great
The issue with open bath fork is that oil that is good for lubricate mooving part can be really bad for dampening, and the other way round !
On a colored frame black wall. On a black frame tan wall.
First 100 to watch the new video. Always something to enlighten my MTB knowledge. Thanks GMBN! Video suggestion - pros/cons, use issues, how to service a remote suspension lockout.
Thanks John! We always appreciate the feedback and suggestions 🙌 👍
I've never needed special tools to work on RockShox forks. the wiper seal press in pretty easily by hand with a piece of cutoff PVC pipe. That's about the most specialized tool I've needed. The old seals can be popped out easily with an appropriately sized wrench without much effort and no damage to the shock body. In fact, I just rebuilt my Pike this weekend.
It's been a minute since I've had to rebuild my shock but I think I just made a vice clamp out of some wood I had lying around. Other than that, all you need is an oil filter strap wrench.
I'm loving the new bike category---"Downcountry". I know everyone gets plugged in when you say the D-word but these new XC bikes with progressive geometry have a lot of potential. Bikes like the Spur, Epic EVO, Scalpel SE, and Blur TR have my interest.
I have recently added dropper to my Orbea Alma and change fork from 100 to 120. Changes suite for me, start less afraid to get speed on decent. I'm non tinny, skinny man, so i don't care about 300gr more of total weight of the bike. Agree with you TR versions also have my interest.
For real! A 120/130mm trail bike is next on my list of purchases. I have a 160mm bike for chunkier trails and bike parks but I recently moved, and the every day trails where I live will be much better suited by a shorter travel bike.
Hearing you talk about the grams saved in those posts when I'll quite happily eat 100g of chocolate to offset any weight saving.
Cheers Doddy! Talking about hardtails, my Kona Ti Hei Hei 26" was said to climb like a monkey on crack. As long as I gave it gas, up we went! When I added a Cane Creek lt thudbuster that bike is still the fastest I've had. I'm sussing out my home shop to make it presentable so thank you for all of the inspiration!
Love this. You know what the best xc enduro bikes are? Enduro/trail bikes from 10/15 years ago!!
Trail orientated, still thinking weight was super important, and still had steep geometry.
Stick a new fork and shock on, dropper post, and boom! You just saved £5000!
XC is extreme enough, and takes a world class athlete instead of a stuntman to compete.
I was literally thinking when you said about tan wall tyres on the right kind of bike, like a jump bike or cross country bike, "my mate dave has tan walls on his cannondale e-bike" and then you show pics of it on the second entry on bike cave, how random 👌
I want to like XC but it's difficult because so many XC riders on my local trail are huge egocentric A-holes. They act like they own the trail and nobody is allowed on it because their timed lap is more important than your enjoyment. I'm hoping the entire XC community isn't like that but my current exposure isn't positive.
They all are like that here, too
Well, here in Europe, most XC guys are absolutely great people - like when I first started training XC more seriously, I started meeting people and without a single spoken word, just from riding by each other on occasion you start to greet each other, you go for a ride together, follow each other on strava and most important of all - you go for segments early morning, evening or when you are sure it's safe to do so.
Also, no, you don't need to wear lycra to be a part of this community, in fact, all you need is a helmet. And the best part is our entry-level bikes don't cost 5k.
And all you need to do, to not break the bike, is avoid those horribly designed large drops to flat and make sure that the frame limit weight isn't lower then your bodyweight and bam! You can have fun on all terrain.
wow,small world. i wen't to school with rodney mullen. we used to practice together.him skating,me on my bmx bike listening to Oingo Boingo. good times. great channel, Doddy.
I was on the highway one of the straps broke on my bike rack. We had hit a pothole. The bike flew off but we had a long bike lock on It. It was getting dragged on the highway for 100 feet going 70 mph. Not going to forget that one.
I'm with Martyn, as he said on a recent Dirt Shed Show with Blake, "tan walls, yuck!"
i know what people mean about cross country but it is one of the best off season training things that you can do, especially if you are a roady, i saw a great improvement and its better than the gym through the winter months
Maybe fat tire snow riding around here where there is Winter. I primarily MTB and was on a trainer or paved paths for most of the winter in order to train.
Hi I need advice from you I have bike trek marlin 5 Large 29 I want to change my fork to 160mm it's ok or not any advice please?thanks
quick question I have what I just discovered is a xc bike can I convert it into a trail bike or is it fine as it is for trail riding?
I can take or leave tan wall but I love coloured treads/tyres. I noticed some green-ish tread Michelin tyres on a behind the scenes for a pro XC team recently and fell in love.
If I'm not mistaken, Orbea allows you to purchase a dropper post for the Alma in their website? It's an 80mm travel dropper and is an option when buying their bikes. Been checking out the Alma and Oiz ever since you featured Orbea months ago 😁
Best top mod I’ve ever seen , with the wireless dropper bravo , and woah that Julianna was maybe the best super nice ever too , wow and really enjoy the bike cave video , the edit is on point this week doddy , more of this please , and I must submit my mods I’ve done to my trek remedy 8 ,big up mate and much love the the gmbn team 👊🤙
Hi Doddy,
I run a Shimano 12 speed SLX rear cassette and derrallier..the rest is Hope.
I would love to put Hope jockey wheels on but SLX has 13t and Hope do 11/12t.
Could you go with 12t?
Open bath dampers open up the possibility of air and oil mixing in the damper, causing inconsistent damping. A closed cartridge eliminates that issue.
My Kashima Transfer has more stiction than any post I've had. It's a crapshoot if it makes it all the way up every time I use it. Save your Kash and buy a PNW Raineir. Smooth as butter, and they come with a lifetime warranty.
I like black tyres. The only place I like both tan wall tyres and the white Onza Porcupine tyres is inside a skip at the local tip. The 1990's tyres should have stayed in the 1990's.
My three bikes are 29ers. Ihave a 2017 carbon Fact9 stumpy I also have a Santa Cruz Hight Tower carbon 2019 and MY FAvORItE bike for my riding style is my 2015 Ibis Ripley!!!! The geometry is a cross between XC and Trail. About 26lbs 140mm Pike Fork upfront. Absolute black oval and Sram XX1 cassette with 10-52 GX derailleur and Trigger. Mavic Crossmax XL.
Tan wall tyres can go on any bike, but it depends on the colour scheme of the bike. A mate has a ghetto hardtail with gold decals. The tan walls just highlight the beauty of the bike.
Agree on your comment regarding Juliana having better colours than Santa Cruz.
Hey, I got to test ride a Orbea Occam Alloy 140/29 from leisure lakes a few month before all this c19 madness, tell you what I questioned if my 160 was really for me after that great ride great spec for the price very capable for 140 and they give you choice of Shimano/sram and think I could upgrade to 150mm fox36 for about 220 more was very impressed 👍
Sheesh. Lucky you. Totally want an Occam H10. Such a nice spec and I prefer aluminium.
@@brothereldrian9913 was only a test ride bro, recommend though I was well impressed 👍
i have Marzocchi open bath fork son both my mountain bikes and I love 'em. And i haven't tried anything that equals their feel except a new Olins Dh fork... Fox forks are close but no cigar
I love my Orbia Oiz.
Tan walls👌 very hard to get in 26er though...... took me ages to get a pair for my bike!!!
I love these vids, proper GEEKY Doddy keep it up mate its great viewing
Greetings from South Africa love the show
Greetings Boet😎
Sorry if it is obvious or I misunderstood something, but why is "regular" coating used on the "performance" model and "kashima" coating is used on te "factory" model?
Kashima coating is slippery with lower static friction against the bushings, so more responsive off the top of the travel.
The fox transfer is GARBAGE the bolts that holds seat will break almost instantly Thats a fact looks beautiful but the crank bros highline is far and away better
Could some one tell me about the x fusion suspensions are they good or bad etc cus I’ve just bought a gt fury and it’s got a full X FUSION set up
This is my dream bike. I ride a Canyon Spectral 2018 that I love, but I don't need all that suspension and want more speed. I will have this bike in the trail version C carbon. I am going to start buying lottery tickets and sell everything I possibly can. It's freakin on
Finally Santa Cruz realises that the VPP setup was not very efficient when compared to other brands XC offerings and ditched the VPP for their xc orientated bike.
Sidewall colors? Forget tan, give me back a set of Panaracer Fire tires with a blue sidewall. :)
I've wondered for years why nobody made a dropper post with a light weight coil spring.
#GMBNTech I have a 2014 Specialized Epic and wondered if the brain can be replaced for a normal rear shock as I think it might not be working correctly, bought the bike off a friend so not even sure if it's ever been serviced.
Seen this question on MTBR before. There are companies that make custom shocks to fit old Specialized that had Brain tech but it's nothing I've ever tried.
I agree about tan wall tyres not being right for some bikes. I mean white wall tyres look great on a Cadillac but you wouldn't put them on a monster truck or a Ferrari
Those seat stays on the new Santa Cruz look scary thin. I presume that they must have a rider weight limit even if they are designed to flex.
I switched to and xc bike its a trade off. Its is great for long rides easier to get going and such but its less comfortable on steep down hills and I find it harder to get off n away from the bike in wrecks
#GMBNTech Doddy, when will you give us your thoughts on the Lefty Ocho fork? Looking forward to that one!
wow... any take on the new Scott Spark RC?
Holy cow, that dropper is 200+g lighter than my current :-O
So that Fox seat post sounds like a Gravity Dropper redux.
"Goes like stink!" would be appropriate for a PG audience...LOL
Shit off a chrome shovel is what Doddy wanted to say about Rich's Orbea .
I have both tan and granite.
#askgmbntech I have a 2021 Marin Palisades Trail 3 with 180mm front and 160mm rear 6 bolt Shimano hydraulic brakes. I’m looking to add color to the rotors and upgrade the rotors.
Would like to know which ones to get.
#AskGMBNTech Why don't all seatposts use this mechanical operation? It seem far more simple. Easier service, less things that can break or fail. Also lighter.
Exactly!
But to answer the question, its tough to get a spring to do those longer post drops.
@@marcalvarez4890 Why? Coils were used in forks in the past. So I don't see a problem.
@@НиколайБожилов-щ8э A coil in a fork is very heavy.
I assume the engineers have tried 200mm spring droppers and they didn't work so well. Hence the 63mm spring dropper from DT Swiss.
They don't need to be that big and heavy anyway. Why do you keep reffering to the dropper lenght? I don't get your point.
What Canyon is briefly shown?
The tan sidewalls remind me of the old panracer smoke and dart combo from the 90's. I am not really a fan but in 2 years they will be out of style anyway.
"Style" is for sheep.
Make your own style.
@@marcalvarez4890 except tan wall was designed with trends in mind..
@@BGraves Everything is designed with trends in mind. No large company lacks a marketing team.
Natural rubber tires preceded black tires. Carbon black was a new invention at some point.
Been looking at the Orbea Laufey, wondering if it's worth it 🤔
So glad #gmbn have teamed up with #orbea I have just taken delivery of a 2021 Laufey H10 and I love it..
That Hans Rey clip you're talking about I think is this one, starting at 2:07:
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I had santa blur C nice on trail
Ahhh saw that Orbea on a certain XC video not that long ago... Doddy sneak peak.
Doddy try not to answer the questions in the video before you ask them mate... Makes it a bit easier...
When did the blur go from a long travel trail bike to an xc
So the post is just like original Gravity Dropper?
IMHO it's too expensive for a seatpost. I will stick with my rigid post.😆
#askGMBNTech i accidentally decompressed the IFP on my suntour duair on my voodoo canzo, what pressure is the IFP supposed to be and can i do it myself and what tools/adapter will i need
#GMBNTech doddy, what are your thoughts on sliding Dropouts on Ti frames(example; Moots and Devel project "Firebird" frames)
Labels labels labels, who gives a chuff?
At this point, One of Enduro and DH are obsolete, because enduro is now just a long DH, and one of CX and XC are obsolete. Need to cut down 2 of them
Can we get a tour of your bike cave?
He did a video on it
#askGMBNtech doddy, brilliant as always 👌🏼 what's your opinion of using motorcycle chain lube on a MTB ???
Gone past hardtails eh Doddy, wait till Blake hears about this.
Motorcycles have open bath with cartridge emulators that would work for most daily riders. An alternative to Suntour please!!
Y does gravel cycle headset has big ring ( bearing ) size then above
Tan tires all depends on the color of the bike
Gmbn has been lacking on the xc front, for me it's the most exciting racing and lots of focus on weight and tech 👍
So Orbea is your new love?!
Maybe breathe a bit more
I do like your enthusiasm though. .
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@@gmbntech don’t get me wrong I do like your work. It’s just a pretty long sit to view it all and you seem to be rushing through it all.
I would just prefer shorter..
Are you guys going to Verbier again this year?
Also did GMBN do a review or blob on the YT Izzo??
Tan walls, yea!
Womens colours are better. So much so, I bought a Medium Canyon Nueron WMN in Valentine Pink! No difference to mens except some component sizes.
Loved the top mod of the dropper post but led me to think I just use my finger, Which then led me to think of the old joke - The Americans spent millions of dollars developing a pen that could be used in space and upside down and on multiple surfaces. The Russians used a pencil.
No, and once you’ve ridden a full suspension bike over a pebble you’ll never go back! 😂
Hardtails make some trails that were perhaps built a number of years ago more fun as it brings back the technical tricky aspect whereas if you ride them on a full sus, the bike just soaks up the entire trail instead and you might as well be road biking! I own both type a and each have there specialties IMO. Also for xc you will want an efficient peddling hence all the hardtails
Is Ned Overend the best name in moutain biking. Anyone got a better mtb name in mind?
@doddy pmed you a vid of the bike mounts on IG
#AskGCNTech didn't have to wait long for that then. Shimano have just released a new electronic breaking system for bikes and small vehicles.... 🤔
Shimano has an electronic system to break bikes? Isn’t that what the riders are supposed to do? I prefer my bikes to not be broken.
@@keirfarnum6811 it's a patent
That Lilac Juliana looks mint , not just for ladies or Gay men , id rock that ...🙌
orbea better get ready for 10000 orders lol
They can't meet current demand as it is. I had them cancel a factory custom order on me, and then they cancelled a follow-up standard bike order a few weeks later as they had run out. They did though put me on the waiting list for a 2022 bike.
@@Pesmog LOL