Evil Following Review - 2020 Bible of Bike Tests

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3 жыл бұрын

Think back to the best qualities of every bike you’ve ever owned and wrap it into one modern day trail bike. That’s Evil’s new Following. It’s snappy and responsive like a BMX, corners like a slalom bike and climbs like an XC thoroughbred.
Find the full review and the rest of the Bible of Bike Tests videos at BikeMag.com.

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@jaycbwr Жыл бұрын

*I'm very happy with my **Latest.Bike** . I have put a lot of miles on it, paved trails, gravel, sand, and it rides great. Thank you for a quality product.*

@mead813 3 жыл бұрын

As a mechanic at a local bike shop, this bike is one of my favorite demos to ride. Every chance I get I'll pick this bike and take it out for a ride. Can't recommend it enough.

@russman109 3 жыл бұрын

Best bike recommendation on the internet....I agree!

@mitchelllawver6097 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you located?

@mead813 3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchelllawver6097 Albuquerque, NM

@asceticscorpio972 3 жыл бұрын

You'd pick this over the Offering? Why is that? Im curious because I'm currently on a 2016 Genius LT 710 that has 170mm of travel front and back and for all the trails here in the bay area of California it's a little more bike then I need. Im looking at 130mm-150mm r and 140mm-160mm f 29ers for my next bike and the Offering is in my top 3 (along with the Forbidden Druid and Pivot Switchblade). So I'd love to here a mechanic's take on why he would reach for the Following rather than the Offering. Thank you for your consideration!

@MICHAELJAMESMERRY 3 жыл бұрын

@@asceticscorpio972 My buddy has a Following that I've taken out a few times and it really does act like a bike with may more travel. That being said, if you're riding Tahoe and Downieville, and high sierras trails and you come from a 170/170 the Offering makes way more sense.

@ryananthon8426 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great bike. Have enjoyed my following so much

@jankaskyevitchjellbet7293 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic review! Cheers !

@anthonywalters7434 3 жыл бұрын

They really improved from the last bike mag review I watched. On their old review of the Canyon Strive they only talked about the new shapeshifter link and barley focused on anything else. It’s great to see them actually discuss ride quality.

@Kev.in-Bike 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this amazing bike test 👌🏼

@StraightLine_MTB 3 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to these reviews! My dream job, so if your guys need another reviewer let me know 😆

@nolan4781 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please review the evil wreckoning?! It might be my next bike

@TheDavidjakeson 3 жыл бұрын

I just got Hydra hubs and think they sound awesome, but wish they were louder. I'm looking forward to servicing them and using freehub oil instead of grease.

@renzfo 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great review! Will you guys be doing one for the wreckoning?

@Stchamps 3 жыл бұрын

51 mm offset fork was an odd choice. I switched by ST Stumpjumper from 51 to 44 and didn't notice it lose any of its playfulness.

@jthaddeush 3 жыл бұрын

Torn between this one and the SB115... Wish I could find the following to test ride

@rekamniar 3 жыл бұрын

Thank God, The first bike for review is the og ripper 29er

@AdventuresWithClair 3 жыл бұрын

I hope the new Evil Wreckoning gets a video also.

@zoubtube 3 жыл бұрын

Why! All these highons do is suck on the marketing titty. you can see the wreckoning in action here. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sL2ihLVks8u-c3U.html I have to give this guy credit. I don't have the slightest idea how he talks so much while ridding those trails

@rekamniar 3 жыл бұрын

@@zoubtube meh, all these reviewers talk about is all the same, freehub guy is no exception. Even freehub guy dont talk about any negatives. So I guess theres more truth to the marketing mumbo jumbo than you can give credit for

@maaxpoower9037 3 жыл бұрын

excellent job

@gregcavanaugh6259 3 жыл бұрын

well said on the analogy.

@scott907 3 жыл бұрын

The hub will let the bears know I’m coming

@gsquared1997 3 жыл бұрын

Did you guys review the offering and wreckoning this year?

@JJ_MTB_15 Жыл бұрын

Hope you guys are around to review the V4

@jeffspencer8826 3 жыл бұрын

Picked one up last week (XT build). In 22 years of mtn biking this is probably my favorite bike I've owned yet.

@JJ_MTB_15 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a one month update for us?

@jeffspencer8826 3 жыл бұрын

@@JJ_MTB_15 Still my favorite bike. It just does everything good. Only change I made was a slightly shorter stem. I’ve learned to scrub a little speed before jumps compared to my Hightower. The Following just has so much pop I was overshooting everything lol

@JJ_MTB_15 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffspencer8826 Thanks for the update. I’ve heard a few people say that about overshooting jumps.

@jayluikart487 3 жыл бұрын

I’m on a switchblade now but I do miss my following. Just something about it.

@ethanroan 3 жыл бұрын

Another round, hell yes.

@brians.1357 3 жыл бұрын

Nice upgrade going from the Silverado RST to the “Trail Boss”. Do a review on that 👍

@certainperfectratio 3 жыл бұрын

My only worry with the 157 spacing is heel rub. Did you notice that here?

@pmartnz 3 жыл бұрын

How's this compare to the Ibis Ripley v3 or v4?

@jameshall9053 3 жыл бұрын

Any one ridden this new following and the current Canyon Neuron? I'm wondering if twice the price is really worth the extra cash?

@DnBQemist 3 жыл бұрын

Had my heart set on getting the SB115 to compliment my SB150 but 99.999% this will be in the stable instead

@treycox706 3 жыл бұрын

I got this a few months ago and it has been amazing!!

@sonnduro 3 жыл бұрын

good choice, sb115 is just a lunch ride version of the sb100, was abit of a let down they didn;t update the geo on it

@russman109 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, do it. The Yetis are rad and great climbers, but they do not hold a flame to EVIL's descent playfulness or bike control. Not to mention that EVIL's climb just as well as Yetis...Maybe even a little better?? The rear wheel just keeps getting "fed" to the ground as you smash pedals on steep loose terrain.

@phil_dirt 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like something a dentist would say

@DnBQemist 3 жыл бұрын

@@phil_dirt 2/10 try harder

@billfrigo7602 2 жыл бұрын

Is the Evil V1 still relevant in 2022? Looking to purchase my first full suspension bike and I have one in consideration.

@anthonylentini3487 3 жыл бұрын

Damn boy I need one!

@NDemanuele1 3 жыл бұрын

I understand Bike Mag needs to be unbiased, but I wonder what bikes they would recommend for each Pricepoint and riding style?

@natepowers2119 3 жыл бұрын

What trails are you riding? I live in the area but never seen any of these trails.

@bitumen83 3 жыл бұрын

Marin Alpine Trail has normal boost 148 rear hub, 430mm chain-stay and can take 2.6 tire on the rear. I dont see why they use superboost as excuse for short chain-stay and tire clearance... Also @Bike Magazine i would like to see test of new Marin Alpine Trail XR Thanks in advance.

@LukasDePraga 3 жыл бұрын

It might have to do something with stiffness of the front+rear triangle connection - the main pivot is quite near. You can see it in the 8:33 mark that the frame does not budge at all. That is quite impressive, most of the bikes woble all over the place when shralped like that. Nothing on Marine Alpine Trail looks anywhere near as beefy as this Evil.

@bitumen83 3 жыл бұрын

@@LukasDePraga Maybe doesnt look beefy, but it is enduro race bike and it is ridden by Martha Gill on EWS.

@svsanchago 3 жыл бұрын

The Marin is stiff as a cooked noodle compared to the evil. Also someone riding it on the ews doesnt mean much

@dansburns 3 жыл бұрын

Looks a lot like Devinci's Django, which now in hindsight seems ahead of it's time.

@PerryKiblerboy-of-destiny 3 жыл бұрын

What trail were you riding with those epic ocean views? Is that in Belllingham?

@calebwonhas8880 3 жыл бұрын

Cali

@sjcrawford42 3 жыл бұрын

I want to know how the suspension feels compared to Nichole's ripley from her dream build. DW link vs delta?

@marcwarren683 3 жыл бұрын

They're very different to me. The DW pedals noticeably better. Just so good. But then it never sinks into it's travel and kinda feels like you're riding on stilts during the downhill. Makes the bike feel a bit nervous to me. Some will call it very responsive and playfully, but I don't like it. I've tried letting air out of the shock to get more sag, but it doesn't change that feeling. The delta let's you sink in until you hit the middle platform. You are very supported, but it's lower into the travel with a very supple upper section that makes you feel very secure and forgiving.

@carlsbadmountainbiker2782 3 жыл бұрын

I liked it better when the video was of you guys (the reviewers) actually riding the bike. Part of why I like BIKE is that you guys are not racers and you ride and review a bike from the POV of your enthusiast reader. I like seeing how you guys hit sections and ride it and appreciated that you each represent a different rider (style, skill, preferred terrain, and even gender). ...also, I miss. Vernon on these reviews. Anyway, appreciate what you guys do. I look forward to the Bible every year.

@mitchelllawver6097 3 жыл бұрын

Why no transition spur review in this round up? Im very interested in hearing a comparison of the ranger, spur and this following

@radagascar1 3 жыл бұрын

Second that. Spur looks like it does this category better.

@asceticscorpio972 3 жыл бұрын

You could throw the Yeti SB115, Spot Ryve 115 and the new YT Izzo in this category as well

@adityagurung017 3 жыл бұрын

What's the price...??

@treycox706 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone even considering getting this bike do it! Best bike I have ever ridden. I’ve spent time on smoother flow trails, extremely rocky chunky trails, and at deer valley bike park. It has handled everything I have been able to throw at it. I have a review on my channel I did of the bike just a few weeks after I got the bike, just a first impressions type video. I’ve been converted to the delta link and Evil bikes. #BleedBlackDieEvil

@Bikesands 3 жыл бұрын

I love my Following but it is way more planted and not near as poppy as my Intense Primer was.

@LukasDePraga 3 жыл бұрын

Why but? I would say that not being "poopy" is considered a good thing. :D

@Shawn-in-da-Canyon 3 жыл бұрын

This or a Trek Fuel 9?

@meteormedia7021 3 жыл бұрын

Also wouldn't this be 2021 Bible of Bike tests?

@hudsonlucier7646 3 жыл бұрын

Ya i was wondering if i was the only one thinking this

@alldecentnamestaken 3 жыл бұрын

Fyi if you change out the lube on the I9 hubs they can become virtually silent.

@justinsiever710 3 жыл бұрын

yeh but its sick if their loud

@robsnow2099 3 жыл бұрын

You guys look cold lol...and safely distanced.

@ArmorOfZeus 3 жыл бұрын

Finally 🤘. This bike is so much fun it's stupid.

@LucianoSilva-rk6vw 3 жыл бұрын

Gostei está muito legal ovídeo.👌🇧🇷

@warwicksworkshop9511 3 жыл бұрын

Now if only we could actually buy one.....

@mikes.8305 3 жыл бұрын

This or the Mojo for the ultimate fun bike?

@Yhigma 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm constantly going back and forth between those two bikes as a third bike

@xhead86 3 жыл бұрын

Mojo for sure

@asd5738 3 жыл бұрын

This or the forbidden druid?

@meteormedia7021 3 жыл бұрын

If it was Boost instead of SuperBoost, it would be a total winner. Unfortunately like this it isn't.

@christophesiegel 3 жыл бұрын

What is the problem with superboost ?

@koho 3 жыл бұрын

Please 'splain.

@johnchase271 3 жыл бұрын

Is this narrated by Malcolm Gladwell?

@supahflict 3 жыл бұрын

Someone finally bolted wheels on a pogo stick. Sweet

@alexsharifi742 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! $7400 for a 29lbs short travel trail bike. I had to laugh when Palmer mentions BC bike race... If I spent $7400 for a 120mm bike, I'd be expecting a sub 27lbs bike eh! Boutique frivolity for sure.

@rubindublone5932 3 жыл бұрын

Wow my 7year old 120/120 bike has a just 0.3° steeper headtubeangle😂

@GT-hr9cj 3 жыл бұрын

First, it's a trail bike. Second, a great bike is more than a head angle. Third, they loved the bike.

@onemanmob6756 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on having purchased a futureproof bike! What it? I agree - Evil used to be a cutting-edge, proressive bike manufcturer. This bike is nothing likethat - unless you consider the conservative to be te new progressive... Also from purely aesthetic point of view - it's quite... ugly... Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I much rather the 1st and 2nd gen of the Following...

@rubindublone5932 3 жыл бұрын

@@onemanmob6756 it's a cube ams 120 pro

@asselinpower 3 жыл бұрын

Why not a Super Deluxe ?

@LukasDePraga 3 жыл бұрын

Smaller shock means more ramp up and more "pop" for that ultimate playfulness. You can use piggy back shock but it will mute the feeling a bit.

@kevinharp2285 11 ай бұрын

Everything functions properly kzfaq.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Nothing was damaged in the box aside from a decal on the fork. The decal was missing a piece of a corner but I ended up peeling them off anyways. Assembly is easy BUT make sure you tune up the derailleurs. Both the front and rear need adjusting. I'd advise going to a bike shop but I opted out and put in 10+ hours with the help of KZfaq. Ended up fraying a shifter cable but all in all I learned from the experience. The Brakes work well but the front caliper needs adjusting or at least mine did because the rotor was rubbing against the pads. Make sure you swap out the seat, grips, and pedals. For the short run you'll be fine though. I've read that this bike isn't built yet for hard trails but I just need it for the city. PA has some of the worst roads and being in a mountain this was a great choice. Worth the investment!

@MrMuggsly 3 жыл бұрын

I can't decide if I want this or an offering. Why Evil you have to have great bikes?!? That is if I could find one anywhere.

@scheibelhut38 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever end up choosing between the following and offering? I’m having the same dilemma now

@MrMuggsly 2 жыл бұрын

@@scheibelhut38 I went with the offering and I love it.

@scheibelhut38 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMuggsly nice! I’m leaning that way as well. How do think it climbs and maintains speed on flats?

@MrMuggsly 2 жыл бұрын

@@scheibelhut38 it climbs well not as well as the pivot switchblade or the room which I was testing too but it's no slouch. It comes alive on the downs which is what I wanted. I mostly ride west NC so I am happy I went bigger.

@mcjondumoran7472 2 жыл бұрын

I Really Love Bike Becouse That Is Awesome For me I Dont Have Buy Bike Because Im still Studying I want Bike To My Service going To School.

@alldecentnamestaken 3 жыл бұрын

"Poppy"

@woltersksmazouni5222 3 жыл бұрын

Cooolllll

@bryancola6655 3 жыл бұрын

Super boost?🙄😬

@hr99gamer 3 жыл бұрын

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@wolfranger1682 3 жыл бұрын

When I hear the numbers my brain is like hell to the no no no

@markkligerman6861 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Session

@kirkland0074 3 жыл бұрын

The Asian guy seems to be very knowledgeable

@MrVarkom 3 жыл бұрын

🇰🇬

@charliejamesaraune6571 3 жыл бұрын

Can I have bike cuz I have no bike pls

@superlauhea 3 жыл бұрын

clearly evil wreckoning is not worthy

@zoubtube 3 жыл бұрын

Another pointless review! Does anyone still take these folks seriously? everything they say is nothing more than marketing BS. The following was a good bike (personally I preferred the Ripley, which I ended up buying, and bought the calling instead for added fun). The v3 (which I'm very interested in) went through some significant and unexpected changes which were to compete against bikes like the Ripley, 429, tall boy, etc, which are all bikes these people have ridden recently, yet NO comparison whatsoever to any of them. like WTF! they could have compared them on handling, stiffness, climbing ability, etc. but again, NOTHING! for instance, the following was an ok climber, but it absolutely sucked when compared to the Ripley and 429. yet the offering managed to improve this significantly somehow. Did they improve this on the V3 as well? is it closer or even surpass the competition in this area? This whole bible of bikes is a complete waste on these guys. Evil,, PLEASE send the v3 to Nick at island Bike Life for review. He's the only bike reviewer worth a damn on KZfaq. Either that or figure out a way to offer a rental solution for the north central region. I'd pay shipping to have a rental bike sent to me for a long weekend as long if it makes sense. Hell of a lot cheaper than to keep flying out west to try these things, which I can't even do due to covid.