I never burn out because I switch bikes often, different bikes, different rides on the same trail.

Passing expensive full suspension bikes while on a budget hardtail is pretty satisfying

Off road, having fun, not risking grave spinal injuries at every turn. Man, that is my kind of mountain biking!

People get too caught up with the latest of everything SMH......... RIDE YOUR RIDE

I’m loving this attitude! It goes way beyond mountain biking too! If it makes you happy, do your thing. 👍

Great mindset, the key to any hobby is to have fun, MTB should be no different. I noticed the increase in production quality in the latest videos, great work! I'm sure your channel is going to take-off in 2024!

Welcome to the club bro. SSR over 10 years. Truth is most trails can be ridden by these. Nothing but smiles and more interesting stories to tell

Again, this is how I learned to ride, from my old BMX days. It’s funny when people watch me ride by, cruising, but standing on the pedals. I don’t stay seated while hitting those rough spots. I stand and ride it out. I have more control that way. It’s just how I learned and I am more comfortable standing, much of the time..Funny how those old BMX lessons still apply to me. I’m not claiming that my way is the right way for anyone other than myself, but standing up has always helped me to navigate the rough stuff a whole lot better. Man, I do enjoy the riding vids. So much to see in navigation. Quick decisions, etc. I’ve been binge watching these vids and enjoying them. It’s all about the ride. To heck with a bunch of gear. Get a decent ride and get out there. All the money in the world won’t make anyone a better rider, and that’s a fact.

I’ve been enjoying your outlook on mountain biking. Keep up the stoke, you’re an asset to the sport

This is great for the newbie or even the most experienced rider. Sometimes I feel like I need to upgrade just so I can experience a better ride per say. But at the end of the day just ride what you got and have fun! This is one of my favorite mtb channels now keep up the good videos

I'm a bike mechanic and a frame welder. I've ridden and fixed every type if high tech modern bike and appreciate them. But I still prefer the rigid old school style like what you have there. I think Joe Breeze and the Repack crew had something right way back when.

For sure, do what makes you happy 💪🏾

Sometimes when riders get together it's the bike equivalent of a car show where everyone wants to show off what they got. I like seeing new stuff, someone has some new bars or pedals it's great to learn about what's out there, but it can get just plain silly. We're riding a bicycle after all not piloting the space shuttle. Think about that guy you saw at a club rocking the ugliest shirt you ever saw, he's owning it proudly. People notice the shirt, but the way he owns it makes it work. You don't need a $3k bike to be cool, just ride the trail and rock it!

Yo, your riding right my by my house, marshal mesa! The Fairview mtb team rides there all the time. I love to see you riding all the same trails as me! Amazing videos!

Inspirational content right here ☝️✌️ I have always that feeling my bike isn't enough, like I am behind everything even if that's not true. It is always about mindset which I am forgetting a lot, I have to keep it in mind more often and you brought that thought back to me again. Thank you man, you have a new subscriber ✌️

hell yeah man ride what you wanna ride and have fun! Single speed is no joke! Also those gold glasses are 🔥

I agree mate, dont get caught up in the "you need a top of the range mtb to have fun". I ride a 2006 mongoose freeride mtb and i have an absolute blast on it. Keep up the good work.

That's a sweet ride, and looks like a blast! And you're right, I say it doesn't matter what you ride, as long as you ride!! Single speed or 21. Full squish, hardtail or rigid. 27.5 or 29. Just get outside!

Dude, this is the best MTB video I've seen in a long time. I'm on the same page man. I have bikes with suspension but I prefer riding my SS the most. I totally understand what you said. I enjoy it because of it's faults. I enjoy riding rigid SS for the same reasons you mention, and I like being the guy that catches all the Enduro bike guys on the climbs

Awesome thanks 👍👍👍

Use the sram tire pressure calculator. it give you options. You can get some magura or shimano mt400 xc brakes for cheap these days(under 100 for the set) or put a bigger rotor up front and see if that makes it better. It also would be cool to talk about how that bike compares to your gravel bike geo wise.

Dude I started mtb ing on a single speed hard tail !!! It was my only bike for 3 years! I still have it let’s ride.

Single-speeds make the best group ride bike because everyone else has all the excuses when you pass them: you’re on a hardtail, you have less suspended mass, your bike is more efficient in the climbs, I had a heavy lunch, etc. etc.

Yeah Matty, ride what we want to ride. It's not always about keeping up, having Fun is the TICKET BROTHER.......Great Video as always BROTHER. 🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾🫡

if you have a smile on your face,your doing it right as long as you aren't negatively affecting others

Ride whatever you like dude! I’m working on it, but don’t care what others think. As long as you’re happy and content with what you’re doing, that’s all that matters. Wish you luck this year Matty!

You go friend! have fun !

The best bike is the one you have. As long as you're having fun who cares

That bike just reminds me of a bike when I was a kid. Just a bike!!!

Everyone should try rigid singlespeeds. The harder you push them, the faster you get better at biking.

I think it might also work the other way. Anecdotally, I would say a good percentage of people who ride the North Shore have full suspension bikes with somewhere between 140-160mm of travel. One day, I felt like I'd had a pretty good run down a trail named Pingu on Mount Seymour on my 150mm bike. I was taking a quick break before the next trail, and a bunch of guys showed up on a mix of short travel hardtails and single speeds.

As long as you have 2 wheels, you're in there!

I recently got the Sauce and it’s fun as hell. Looks like I’ll need to try it in some dirt too! Thanks for sharing.

Underbiking is fun. I like to include some inappropriate terrain on my “gravel” loops and it’s always fun.

That bike is sick

When i was a kid i had a huffy bmx style bike from target or kmart, idont remeber which, and it had coaster brake you push the pedals backwards

My first real mtb was an 80s Hardrocker i got for free. The smoothest rigid steel i had and got hooked on steel bikes. This bike reminds me of that.

rigid hones your and challenges your skills i had a Roscoe 7 and now i have a 22 remdy8 27.5 and should of got it the first time keep doing your videos there really good you have a good 2024 and maybe..i might see you out there

I have never thought one bike is made to do one thing, like my trail bike does everything sovwhy stick it in one box, just enjoy your bikes and ride them where you want it it make you happy 😊

15years off mtbing came back to it full swing 29" full dually and all. Before my hiatus I rode SS hardtail 26", 1.6:1 gearing on a 170mm crank. SS are very fun and gets you in shape.

I think under-biking slightly feels terrible, but when you're way under-biked it goes full circle into being a unique & fun experience. I would 100% rip this weird bike! (and be reaching for the invisible dropper post at every hill)

I've come to have a certain pride in my tired old 2014 GT Karakoram 29er and my ability to keep up with the full sus and emtb crowd. No shade to anyone. I got into biking again as an adult for fitness and when I keep up I feel like I'm hitting my goals.

I'm loving the fake bullmoose bars on your bike; i still have some old-timey early 80s bullmoose bars in the mix. I love riding singlespeed but trails are really flat by me so it's not the same for me as it is for ppl who ride legit mountains or even just hilly trails

Love those handle bars.... Well done sir 👍

There's expensive equipment to go along with any sport. I've felt the same way: conscious of what other people might think of my equipment. Eventually if you have enough fun with what you're using, all worries fade away. It also turns out that MTB folks are usually pretty chill about what you choose to bring to the trail; who would've guessed?

I ride my hybrid/flat bar full ridged gravel bike on all my old mountain bike trails. Its challenging and rewarding. My last bike was a full sus ebike it made thinks to easy 😂

I learned many years ago to not give a popcorn fart what other people think about me and my equipment

This was a good video and idea and you are exactly right just ride

Back to the true spirit of mtb! Love it!

If you want to drop your friends on climbs, ride singlespeed. There's one speed but there are a few actual speeds; sitting pedaling, standing pedaling, walking & pushing and stopped. You learn there's more speeds in the technical short punches by how much torque you generate. You WILL learn how to generate this extra gear with this torque explosion. Nothing feels better than blasting😢past the crux and finishing the mundane step for someone in first gear.

Kudos to you Matty for breaking the "rules". I think you also really hit the nail on the head with the attitude that riding is supposed to be about having FUN, not about if you are riding the latest and greatest tech bike. I also am in the market for a good hardtail and hadn't considered Priority bikes before. Looks like they have a model the 600X that fits all the check marks of what I would want in a long lasting hardtail with a belt drive thanks to it having a Pinion gearbox! Even though you weren't intentionally reviewing the bike you were on, it did make me go check out their website , so thanks!

Go back to riding your hardtails! The squish has a place, but upgrading a budget hardtail is fun!

Up until a week ago, I was riding a decathlon €300 hardtail. I loved it, the only problem I had with it were the narrow bars.

Good op Marshall Mesa! Fun place for night riding!

Nice video!

I'm still in-between rigid mtb and gravel bike

Dude you're not crazy, I have my new Trek Roscoe but I also have a mint mid 90's GT Ricochet, completely original and that turns ordinary trails into adventure.

I love riding my gravel bike on single track or other mtb trails. the look on people's faces (what's a road bike doing out here?) is priceless

Having been around since the start of MTB, at least in my area, I can say mtb has always been about breaking the rules and doing what you want to do. For me, that's kinda the point, it's not conforming that is appealing. Keep it up Matty.

It's about smiles per mile!

The good old klunker

I like it

Turn it into a fixed gear. Not only will you baffle others, but you will baffle yourself at how terrifyingly fun it is! Kudos to you. Still ride my 20 year old single speed mtb. Its great to have different flavors.

my friends ask me if they need an expensive MTB to try riding trails for the first time and I always tell em: "If you already have an MTB then ride what you have" it ain't about going fast the first time, you just have to enjoy it. If they enjoy it and they still feel lacking or they wanna go deeper then that's the time to look into upgrades.

I fully agree with this. Less is more.

you should try doing this with a bmx , tried it myself it feels nice

Hell, we didn’t have suspension when I started rough riding. I’ve ridden a tatty looking well maintained Nukeproof Scout 29er for years and enjoyed every minute. Cheap to maintain and re-equip, simple to clean, weighs bugger all, is a great workout and pretty much goes anywhere. Yes, I probably miss out on peak performance (whatever that is for the average rider) from not having a long downhill rig or a full suss enduro but I still ride the same trails. The grin factor is high, the fitness and riding skills are kept high. It is certainly a simpler life.

yeah but to get a SS rigid only for a subset of trails one can ride on, in the front range, it's actually less simplicity than just get a suspension bike that is well suited for a wider range of trails.

At 58 years young I’ll be laughing at you riding a fully rigid bike on mtn bike trails, I get banged up and jostled enough on a full suspension mountain bike! lol have a great 2024 and I’ll ride with ya any time but not with that rigid frame!

I usually ride my late 80s giant atx 890 fully rigid 1x9 definitely make some headd turn when im riding trails everuone else has the full suspension on. Just recently bought the roscoe 8 though just to see how a hard tail would be on the trails. It's my first new bike!!

Like i told you on the trail today, keep going! To much is focused on the new fancy thing. Started on a 26 full ridged cantilevered breaks you dont need a lot to enjoy the trails

Huffy sells mtn bikes for 98$ at walmart and they pedal and go. Just like all bikes. Throw a can of fix a flat in your backpack pro move 😂

To many people think a new bike will make them shred and the answer is no it’s not the arrow it’s the Indian 💯

That bike is sick! Got a build list somewhere?

Time to take my BMX up the mountain too lol, what even are brakes? Time to smith grind a rock

Those "gravel bikes" sure where shredding 😂

Why should you care what someone else thinks. Enjoy what you ride and where you want to ride. . The opinion of others is just that. Live your own life.

Trust me. When they see you on that remedy of yours, they're envious.🤘. Have fun with that rigid single speed. You'll never get me back on one, now that I've been on full sus.

I would be even btter whit a Carbon rigid fork

The very best bike is the one you ride.

You ride that priority bike over the rock and roots - as you age - you’ll have a broken back!

Como

Bring that bike to Sedona I’ll send everything on it lmao

Not sure re there being 'rules' in Mt Biking so to speak, so much as an inherent desire within Mt Biking on the whole to "keep up with the Jones"! Not going to sit here and say i currently have a 'budget' bike to be out there anymore on (both my bikes are in the mid-high 'Amish' to high end Emtb bike range re quality), though when I got back into MTB a couple of years ago after about 10+ years gap, it was on a 2nd hand first gen Giant Reign that I got off a friend for $150. That bike was fantastic despite being 15+ years old - just did everything well. Since upgraded to two new full suspension bikes (ones my own Fuel EX, and the other ones a prototype e-bike I'm 'long term trialing' for a friend), i have to say that modern full suspension bikes are where I'm at now that I'm in my early 50's - as they are just so dam good now days, and trail noise shit just hurts my butt too much otherwise (hey, I'm getting old! LOL). Where I'm going though, is ride what you want to ride, and just enjoy it for YOU while you do. If you want to ride a rigid MTB, ride it, full suss, ride it, Emtb, ride it, hard tail, ride it, single speed, sure why not, we might question your sanity, but you'll be too near to a cardiac arrest to worry if/when we do give you grief, so it won't matter by then anyway!! Ride what you want i say .... just as long as it's not a gravel bike!! - 30 odd years of Mt bike "DEVELOPMENT" and people want to go backwards just to ride faster in a straight line on something that is twitchy and likely to prevent you EVER having children with top tubes that high whiel riding on dirt. That's like having the latest cell phone options in front of you, and instead opting to use a 'Carrier Pigeon' to deliver your messages "just because" (and then hitting yourself in the center of any mans universe just to add insult to injury re that top tube height thing!). Gravel bikers should put their road tires on and go road riding on those things, and just leave the Mt's to MT Bike's! ;) (PS - in case you missed it, I think gravel bikes are pointless, and just another way bikes companies are using that 'keep up with the Jones' vibe within cycling to sell more bikes, as while almost no-one will admit that they are daft, people WILL buy them as someone else might get one first otherwise, and they can't be left out!) 🤪

I am not sure you are braking my rules. 😀 I have over 15 years of riding and racing on single speeds, many of those years on a rigid SS and many 8 hour solo races.

Rules are made for wise men and for fools to obey.

Nop not crazy. Just realistic. It's all marketing. Most KZfaq channels just follow the marketing guidelines ;D

don't be a dick, don't litter and don't stop on trail or ride wrong way. only rules that really matter.

riding a rigid is a bigger challenge both physically and mentally. I am a better rider having cut my teeth on a rigid for 5 years.

Wait, there’s no motor, no batteries, and no high pivot…blasphemy. Also, does Trek know that you’re cheating on them?! 😎

1:09...I'm willing to accept the bike style change...but a kickstand??????? HELL NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! That has no business on a mountain bike. LOL What next?? Training wheels?

You ever ridden a ridged fat bike?

Buy a $10000 bike to get fit, then get a cheap single speed rigid bike and mock the expensive bikes 😅😅😅

Is that something you have to worry about ? Out of all the problems Don't you have kids to feed ?

My rules are "Just Ride" and "Ride enough bike for YOU" , I don't worry about what others think of my bike,