This Guy Hates Hardtails, Can We Change His Mind?

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It's safe to say that Blake loves hardtail mountain bikes. At the same time, it's safe to say that @embn's Steve Jones does not... Could Blake's passion for all things hardtail break through to Steve and change his mind, or would the lure of a battery, motor, and some rear suspension be too strong?
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@zbieguzbiegu 9 ай бұрын

His face expresion when he was shaken to bits on those roots is priceless.

@mtr.t 9 ай бұрын

It's a vibe, roots are fun on hard tail

@pokololotanginaser8264 9 ай бұрын

lol amature face 😂

@apa1 9 ай бұрын

There is quite a certain chemistry between these two, they need to do more films together!

@gravitytester1963 9 ай бұрын

Very informative and absolute riot the way you two carry on!

@StupidMTB 9 ай бұрын

Big disagree. Steve seems like a real dickhead.

@bergerniklas6647 5 ай бұрын

A friend of mine met Steve on a hike in greece this year. They drank quit a few beers together and steeve paid for all of it. He realy is also a great guy outside of GMBN and EMBN.

@goatsplitter 5 ай бұрын

Came here to say the same. Love these two!

@user-kq6ju6hc1w Ай бұрын

Film😂

@ish474 9 ай бұрын

I can't believe I have to say this again. Hardtails make easy Trails fun instead of boring. The trails closest to my house on my Enduro bike are a snooze fest where I can just steamroll everything. Those same Trails come alive on my hardtail with every little bump and side hit becoming a playground. When I drive an hour into the mountains my Enduro bike lets me ride things I couldn't on my hardtail. And if I take my hardtail to the mountains I can have an absolute terrifying but epic time also.

@ManmadeM0nster 9 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@marcuscazzolato 9 ай бұрын

Same thing goes for short travel fullys

@BFBMTb 8 ай бұрын

Agreed. Idk but I'd say a hardtail made me into a better rider overall

@michaelpegasiou4531 8 ай бұрын

I have a hard tail as I ride more on the road than off road and up hill also,no electricity helping.

@mtboverland 8 ай бұрын

Just started riding a hard tail after like 20 years, having a blast with it.

@ribinrobin8925 9 ай бұрын

Steve and Blake the combo I never knew I needed 👏

@tomrodriguez9052 9 ай бұрын

I came up from the beginnings of mountain biking too, I'm 62 now. Still riding a hardtail, it's not about what I can afford. I like that Toyota type quality of a hardtail, it 's simple and just always goes. I am fighting the aging process, I want the workout, the riding up hill as well as down. I like the responsiveness, the lighter weight, feeling the trail. After riding trails for years on a CX bike the hardtail seems really smooth now anyways. A big shout out to World Champ Pauline Ferrand Prevot for winning on a hardtail! It really is about skill and the bike is just a tool, some like power tools some hand tools, they both get the job done, with the end result being fun...

@elrictdb 9 ай бұрын

..."all out there riding our bike having fun"...and...3...2...1 Massive OTB! I'm ipmressed guys, that was some superb timing and I hope your stunt rider was well compensated... and that it only took 1 take.

@sebastiandiaz9828 9 ай бұрын

Perfect timing

@DanielMores 9 ай бұрын

15:50

@owenshredz_mtb 9 ай бұрын

I need money for that

@owenshredz_mtb 9 ай бұрын

I need money for that

@MadLFC 8 ай бұрын

Let's take a moment to appreciate just how skillful Blake is on a bike...any bike. You don't realise it until you put him up against someone who can't match his level of skill, even a great rider like Steve Jones.

@christopherjohns6155 6 ай бұрын

I definitely concur that Blake can ride anything and expertly pull off pretty much "anything" on a less than modern bike.

@eniojurko 9 ай бұрын

Jesus what a difference in decending through that rough stuff, blake did it so smoothly!

@gg.youlubeatube6249 9 ай бұрын

30 years younger knees are noticeable

@KasperiVonSchrowe Ай бұрын

He told it, he was clipped on and was not pushing feet down to keep them on pedals.

@JimLodico 9 ай бұрын

I’m also 57 and started out on rigid forked bike in the 80s. I’ve only owned a hard tail and love it. Whenever I ride a full sus, I feel like I’m driving a truck through the woods. I’ve rarely encountered something I felt my hardtail couldn’t handle. Riding clipped in is a great point and it really shows in the two clips through the roots. That said, I would love an e-bike. They are a different animal but so much fun.

@GummeeH3 5 ай бұрын

At one point here semi recently I had a FS XC bike and a rigid hardtail. For most riding here outside DC, I reached for the rigid HT for 97% of rides. So I sold the FS bike

@JimLodico 5 ай бұрын

@@GummeeH3 I'm in Annapolis. From Bacon's to Patapasco to Fountainhead, the hardtail has never left me wanting.

@doriansebastian8065 9 ай бұрын

I also absolutely LOVE how Steve is no Bullshit. LOL. Even though this video reverse-convinced me because Steve was so raw and honest, make of these! Love these honest none-sugar coated videos. Next one: Clipless is always better or Carbon is always better than Alu. Wireless AXS shifting is always better. :)

@RudaZmotelu 9 ай бұрын

Please. Let these two lads make more vidoes together. Please! 😂

@julz19 9 ай бұрын

the smile on his face while whining about sweating and downplaying the hardtail tho, it definitely brought back some vigor into him

@Azoth5876 9 ай бұрын

Built my first hardtail this year- a singlespeed Ragley Big Al. Hardly touched my full sus Trance ever since. Amazing how capable modern hardtails are!

@heinzbeanzz7267 9 ай бұрын

I just built up a ragley blue pig as a mullet and my god i love it to bits

@NewPolishScientist 9 ай бұрын

Yeah. I sold my full Sus after buying lightweight xc hardtrail

@saddleweary2777 9 ай бұрын

@@heinzbeanzz7267That was my dream a few years back but never got of my butt, glad to hear someone did it and loves it 👍👍

@jasper_of_puppets 9 ай бұрын

Love my Ragley Marley frame... it's just a tad too short. I'm really digging the geo on the new Scouts, but my bright metallic orange paint on my Ragley just looks so good.

@brandoncampbell3432 9 ай бұрын

I built myself a custom hardtail this year too! immediately sold my full sus Trek

@hardtailharry6812 9 ай бұрын

I'm on my 3rd ragley in about 6 years, absolutely love them.

@eXaviar 9 ай бұрын

i wonder why you have a new hardtail every two years? :P Just joking :P Just ordered a Big Wig

@hardtailharry6812 9 ай бұрын

@@eXaviar haha its not becausce they are breaking the build quality is great , I've been getting them through cycle to work scheme so might aswell get a newer model.

@chrislanaway376 8 ай бұрын

With smaller brands pushing the geometry of progressive hardtails and the bigger brands getting onboard, hardtails are becoming more and more capable and enjoyable. I recently got myself the current generation trek Roscoe and it's probably the most fun bike I've owned and the one I use the most. For the most part it is perfect for 90% of my riding, for the 10% that it isn't I jump on my Slash. As others have said in the comments, a hard tail makes you get creative by finding new lines or bombing what would be chill trails on a full sus. They're also great for technique, as an already confident rider my riding has progressed massively since getting onto a hardtail. They're definitely not just for beginners!

@IzzyWhiskers 8 ай бұрын

I got a trek Roscoe 9 as my first bike. I am at this point where my skills have progressed tremendously, and I’m deciding if I should get a full suspension fuel EX. Love to hear that you are very happy with your Roscoe

@chrislanaway376 8 ай бұрын

The fuel Ex is also a great bike, the Roscoe has very similar geometry aside from the lack of a rear shock. Since writing my initial comment I’ve sold my Slash and currently just riding my Roscoe, albeit with a few modifications. Maybe consider looking to do a few upgrades to get more out of the Roscoe which you can always transfer to another bike later on. Just a thought, or if you want a Fuel EX. Crack on!

@Indicasativa55 5 ай бұрын

I have both a hardtail and a full sus but find myself taking the hardtail out more as it just more fun to ride , that said I’m not nearly at these guys levels 😂

@dudemanismadcool 12 күн бұрын

I got a Giant Fathom 1 2021 29er in 2021. Straight out of the gate the full sus guys were on my case to upgrade. I can appreciate how good a full sus is, truly an engineering marvel and another beast all together, but all I ever wanted was to ride my own bike because it rides so good. I was too busy being amazed at the progression in bike tech and competency in general to care about full sus. Even still I had the privilege of riding some great full sus bikes, like a carbon fibre giant trance 27er and one of those top of the line canyon carbon fibre spectral. They are definitively more forgiving, it felt like I could approach any berm at speed because the bike could just be shred into it without any worry about losing traction. It took me a long time to master some fraction of the level of confidence on a hard tail and it's been satisfying as heck.

@outdoorsandiego 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Steve Jones looks like most of my riding partners when I pull out the hardtail. I absolutely understand why people dislike them, but I think they are missing out. Hardtails are a fully immersive tactile experience. While I enjoy mindlessly smashing through trails on the Enduro, feeling every rock and bump on a hardtail keeps me completely present.

@Joshuakoffmansculpture 9 ай бұрын

Nice! Love the counterpoint and push back. I relate to the “right tool” notion. I ride a hardtail, a Stanton Sherpa. Buying used, it was an affordable entry point into MTB for me at age 50. I enjoy learning about bike maintenance and making upgrades over time. I love the simplicity and weight. I ride once a week. Perhaps a full-sus is in my future, but I enjoy greens and blues as a new rider and the hardtail doesn’t feel limiting at my pace.

@YTOnlineReviews 9 ай бұрын

@thevapingpolisher9717 9 ай бұрын

We need more of these two together in videos

@alinapopescu872 9 ай бұрын

Very, very enjoyable! And Steve is so funny 🙂 Thank you both!

@TryN2_Ride 9 ай бұрын

It’s the dysfunctional Dad & Lad combo. Absolutely hilarious and yet so relatable. Hardtail for life!

@shaerocco 7 ай бұрын

In absolute stitches. LOL The root section brought back so many memories. Hilarious trying to convince and all the proper defense responses. So good! You two are hilarious together. Steve, you are fun to watch.

@justinmiller1535 9 ай бұрын

We need more Steve with Blake!

@cinefan21 9 ай бұрын

One of my biggest regrets was never getting into biking earlier. I got into it when I was 20 and have been cycling for over 30 yrs. I absolutely love the sport.

@TheSpaceBrosShow 9 ай бұрын

Got into it when i was 26. Same feeling but such is life, better late than never

@duanen2337 5 ай бұрын

@@TheSpaceBrosShow Im just now starting and Im 44 lol

@TheSpaceBrosShow 5 ай бұрын

@@duanen2337 hell yeah man 🎉

@joni062443 16 күн бұрын

Built myself a custom hard-tail starting with the Titanium Switch9er Ti Gen IV (UK custom frame builders) cos I loved it so much, took it back to bare metal with some nice custom wrapping on the rear 40%. Hydraulic Brakes, Fox 160mm in the front with 160mm front disc, 1 x 10 SRAM in the rear with 140mm disc. Big knobby tyres, inner dropper, titanium pedals and 29inch carbon rims and nice wide handlebar with a shorter stem. Took me 3 years to save for it but its my pride and joy. Headed out to Wales to shred some bike parks over the bank holiday weekend just passed. I just find doing large drops and jumps so much more satisfying as you sink into the landing with your knees.

@inx1252 6 ай бұрын

Love the banter and sharing of wisdom.

@anaselkhomsi8999 9 ай бұрын

Bring this man more often, the combo of you two is just perfect !

@raphaelwolff8205 9 ай бұрын

Well done guys that was good viewing.Keep up the great work.

@Brendan95902 9 ай бұрын

Good to see you on the channel, Steve!

@jurisx85 9 ай бұрын

This is the first honest discussion about hardtails in gmbn. Yes, FS are easier and more confidence inspiring, but hardtails are cheaper! Checkmate!

@anneslambert3369 9 ай бұрын

Best GMBN video in ages. Great points made by both, great chemistry between them, so funny. As others have said more Blake and Steve please 🙏😀

@tomclode1513 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant video made me chuckle.

@forrestgladding8423 8 ай бұрын

Growing up mtn biking in early 90s Ive had enough time on a hardtail, never again, embrace the modern mtn bike, it really is what we always wanted!!! No more hardtails ever needed!

@nevillepretorius8948 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video! More of Blake and Steve!

@chronic_will9682 9 ай бұрын

Another great video from you guys love it ❤

@andyarchitect 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video 😂 Steve and Blake should do videos together more often.

@YTOnlineReviews 9 ай бұрын

🙄🙄Really?

@gregsurf4647 9 ай бұрын

That’s what is called camera skills. Perfect zoom in. Cameramen needs a rise for his anticipation skills.😂

@IGGY1969 20 күн бұрын

Started off on a hardtail like most MTB'ers. Then rode a full suss for over 12 years & said I'd never go back to a hardtail. Then bought a Nukeproof Scout just over two years ago & I love it.

@johnjackson484 9 ай бұрын

Fail of the day in the background 😂

@Tobias611 9 ай бұрын

Had to hurt, perfect timing as well 😂

@nietrifroep0815 9 ай бұрын

Riding a trusty Hardtail for decades now...the last one for over twelve years. Then the new one only because of new standards and I wanted to try a dropper post (the old Rocky Mountain Flow had a 26.8mm seattube). Spent over 4k because of the Rohloff gearhub and some other beloved stuff and I'm very very happy with it! Several years ago a friend of mine and me tried out some full sus-bikes with around 120-150mm of travel front and rear and we blazed all of our hometrails. Both we are hardtail-lovers and for us we decided, that our hometrails would become kind of boring on a full sus. P.s.: Allways good entertainig work from GMBN💚

@rodolfoo3015 9 ай бұрын

It would be amazing to see a video like this but with cheap Decathlon bikes

@awfully.average 9 ай бұрын

sam. and the boys did a cheap enduro bike version one of them was riding a rockrider full sus, fun episode

@rodolfoo3015 9 ай бұрын

@@awfully.average yhea but finding deals like those isn't realistic for the majority of us. You can rent a cheap hard tail at Decathlon for like 10€ a day and it would be an amazing video.

@hobinlobo 9 ай бұрын

Steve Jones: "Hardtails don't teach you better skills. They just teach you different skills - and they teach you bad technique." Steve Jones watching Chris Akrigg on a full suspension ebike: "How did he learn to do that?!"

@justinlascala2288 9 ай бұрын

He's using Dodi's bike but they were using footage of Rich's. Anybody else notice that?

@lucwilson1 9 ай бұрын

I’ve gone back to a hardtail. SC Chameleon mullet. Most fun I’ve have in years. Back to basics sort of experience.

@JPTHRICE 9 ай бұрын

after years off the bike (wrong purchase back in the days, wasn't feeling it, abandoned my bike and had no fun) and a lot of back and forth, i finally got myself a RM Altitude Powerplay last year, its a great E-MTB and i ride it as often as possible and its my favorite bike ever, its a beast that plows through (and up!) everything! It really did rekindle my love for bicycles and got me back riding. That said, a few months ago i decided to additionally get a NP Scout 275, just a basic spec, nothing crazy and i must say, i also love it very much. its a completely different experience and now im also back on a regular bike! WIN WIN

@nathanross8459 9 ай бұрын

truly thought Blake dropped the F bomb at 2:25 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@willhicks8769 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I’ve got a Ribble HT 725 on order and I cannot wait! BMXed for 20+ years and trials too. Haven’t had a proper mtb for a long time, arguably never have as it was a Specialized Rockhopper 26” which wasn’t the most entertaining!

@raugei50 9 ай бұрын

I started to rid my Sonder transmitter hardtail 1 months ago, and I really love that bike. Sometimes is a little bit tricky to go downhill but I think it can help me to improve my riding skills and then be a better rider with full susp if I want to upgrade in the future. Also everybody said to me to start with hardtail so I did that.

@TheLoamGnome171 3 ай бұрын

Blake, you are the reason I went back to a hardtail after riding a full suspension for 6 years. Best choice of my life! I ride a Commencal Meta HT now and it's my favorite bike I've ever owned! It brought a level of fun back into riding that I had lost spending so much time on a full suspension. And once I got it set up well and I got used to it again. I found that my hardtail can handle all the trails that I was on before with the full suspension!

@FoxRob93 9 ай бұрын

I rode a poorly designed full suspension for nearly 20 years during covid lock down I had enough and bought a GT Aggressor Expert hardtail and love it.

@mikestivers8302 9 ай бұрын

i just turned 52, started MTB just 3 years ago. my first "real" bike was a HT with 120 fork. more XC than trail (as i discovered on any Black diamond) fast forward to last week.. i own a 115, a 140, and a 160 - decided to go back to my roots and get another HT. so looking forward to pushing it hard! the things i hear about this specific HT i just built is that it loves to be pushed beyond what you would think are the limits of the travel and frame.

@kettlebellmusclegain 7 ай бұрын

I had a 2018 ish Orbea Loki 27.5 plus hardtail and I loved it

@Hawkeye1off1 5 ай бұрын

Great show guys, you two work well together...I just came back from Derby, Tasmania, Australia and tried most of the tracks there. I went down some tracks twice, to see the difference between a hard tail and a soft tail bike...after riding both types of bikes for many years, I found in Derby, that on the green, blue and black trails I preferred the hard tail more. Only when it came to the double black trails is where the soft tail bike came into its elements. At age 55, I did notice my legs where buggered after riding on the hard tail at the end of the day, but I enjoyed the skill and interaction with the bike much more. It's like you become part of the bike, so much more feedback to learn your limits as a rider.

@jonnypennell2428 9 ай бұрын

Love it. Love my hardtail, but it aint coming on rough trails anymore.

@billmccaffrey1977 9 ай бұрын

I'm 10 yrs older than Steve and grew up in the country where all of the roads were gravel and the old quarry is where we learned to repair bikes as every ride seemed to break something. I still remember the early front shocks which we thought were great, but are shit by today's standards. When full-sus came out my body said thank you very much. Steve, I'm in full agreement with you as I also have no desire to beat my old bones up any more than I have to. Blake will learn this too one day, but right now he's still thinking with the wrong head, because he still can.

@clarencenewby716 3 ай бұрын

This video was absolutely great, there was great points made!

@groovefox1593 4 ай бұрын

The timing of that wipe-out behind them was priceless. "Riding a bike and having fun!"

@mrbobdog261 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant video. 👏 well done Steve 👏

@stephengioacchini3946 8 ай бұрын

Another great video to distract me from work. I just love the simplicity and direct drive of a hardtail.

@MaddMaxxMtb 9 ай бұрын

Simply put amazing vid!

@Wrangzilla 4 ай бұрын

At 48, I’m still riding my 2021 Nukeproof Scout Pro and love it.

@DownhillDesireMTB 9 ай бұрын

15:00 best photobomb ever😂

@gmbn 9 ай бұрын

Definitely one for FAILS Of The Week 📸 💥

@KemBroVids 9 ай бұрын

Great video and comradery. More please🤞

@Arturito2017 9 ай бұрын

I learned on a hardtail and now have a full suspension and wouldn’t go back. However I do want a second bike that’s a hardtail cause I miss the feedback you get from the trail sometimes.

@WIPEYOURLENZ 9 ай бұрын

I said the exact same thing and just got a hardcore hardtail it’s amazing definitely need both in your life.

@tegucigalpa2 9 ай бұрын

This was fun!!

@weihoang9453 9 ай бұрын

My mate, 75 years old, very little experience of DH took his HT Whyte 901 to Dyfi to ride Lovey Dyfi and Super swooper and loved it

@hawgietonight 9 ай бұрын

Love it. I'm with Steve... it's the right tool for the situation that matters. It's exciting to do it the other way, but not practical.

@rcismyhobby 9 күн бұрын

Kudos to Steve being so sporting at 57 and Blake always making it look so easy. Love hardtails for life, they really make the trails alive and force you to be more active on the bike and use your legs as suspension. Not the fastest but always more fun IMHO. Cheers

@bigwill4284 7 ай бұрын

Good stuff guys 👍

@christopherjohns6155 6 ай бұрын

Too right Steve Jones, I am turning 48 this coming December 4th, and have been thinking a lot about my biking skills and how much more I need to progress to be the best I want to be before I hit the proverbial hill; no pun intended. Steve, you are my hero! Go to it mate!

@NB-ri8mw Ай бұрын

11:13 "I'm not doin it" Best commentary every!

@charlesgray1627 9 ай бұрын

I ride a hardtail now, but I do want a full suspension bike eventually. I tested a full suspension and fell in love with it.

@1_mensch 9 ай бұрын

I have a fully rigid and a hardtail. I once had a full suspension, but it felt like riding on painkillers. I love the roughness and the sweat. Everytime I get back, I'm just so exhausted. I quite like that feeling.

@reggieringgoldjr68 9 ай бұрын

Great Conversation Blake, and some great learning points for Both Bikes........🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾👍🏾

@AdamsSandberg14 9 ай бұрын

Riding a Kona Big Honzo steel out here in Montana. Getting my bones rattled but I love it.

@spomo1000 9 ай бұрын

We do love the program and EMTB. keep it up

@ewenwilby6495 9 ай бұрын

61 and still enjoying my hardtail and my full sus bikes. The hardtail for it's ease of pedalling uphill and the technical downhill runs. Then the full sus for carefree fast riding downhill with less favourable uphill struggles. Enjoyed the video though Blake.

@kopite1892ynwa Ай бұрын

My orange crush comp 2023 arrived yesterday can’t wait to get out on it. And great video guys 💪🏻🤣

@timburrowsracing6582 9 ай бұрын

I love it when you do hardtails. Been running my old nukeproof scout for 4 years now

@icantgivecredit871 9 ай бұрын

I agree: riding a hardtail teaches you almost nothing about riding a full-suspension bike. However, if your goal is to ride a full-suspension bike as efficiently as possible, you ought to optimize by first trying a hardtail -- because the hardtail will make it clear for you where you need to improve. (This is beside the fact that a hardtail is arguably more fun depending on the terrain.)

@jimturner8567 9 ай бұрын

Great video, absolutely love my Scout, such a great bike 👍🏻

@850h3 9 ай бұрын

Great video!

@rigidpsycho 8 ай бұрын

Brings back memories when I first started mountain biking. I rode a Diamondback Topango rigid frame bike. I rode it downhill, XC, jumping. I was given the trail name rigidpsycho from my riding buddies.

@j.albertogratacos2076 9 ай бұрын

I have 1 HT and 1 Enduro FullSus. My go-to bike is the HT. I only ride the FS on the gnarliest of tracks. I've found that when you learn to keep your feet on the flat pedals on the HT, it helps you go even faster on the FS.

@endianAphones 9 ай бұрын

This was unexpectedly good!

@jeffhawkes3380 9 ай бұрын

Love my hard tail, and that was a great fun video. I feel for ya Steve as I am also 57 and rode Gwydir today on an Orange Crush. IT WAS BRUTAL!...... But great fun.

@JIMMYHIBBS1 9 ай бұрын

For a true riding experience - the hardtail rocks - I love mine - Gravel bike packing trips in particular - it’s the one !!

@Mtbdrumrunner 9 ай бұрын

2000 klein attitude race all night sometimes during the day, 23 year old retro hardtails still do the job, just gotta love it!

@GregAspenson 9 ай бұрын

This was wildly entertaining.

@stevenwilliams7845 24 күн бұрын

Love it man you guys are hilarious. Love it. That’s for real man. I love it. Good job.

@angusking80 9 ай бұрын

I still love my Rock Lobster steel hardtail. Sits nicely in the family of a road bike, gravel and full suspension

@asysn 8 ай бұрын

I'm using a Brusko Machete AM Hardtail before then i tried a full suspension (Banshee Rune, GT Force, Trek Slash) bike. I admit that I enjoyed the fullsus that time. But it didn't take me a year to change back to a hardtail. A Dartmoor Hornet then a Commencal Meta HT. Felt I'm one with the trail even more. I couldn't be happier when i returned to using a trusty hardtail. Best decision going back ❤

@TimSunders 8 ай бұрын

I still ride my Ti hardtail with 40mm of travel...... but maybe not through that rooty section. Great video guys, I remember Steve back in my day.

@IzzyWhiskers 8 ай бұрын

That was 15 min of unscripted youtube gold. Can’t believe they replayed that crash at the end

@travistaylor8122 9 ай бұрын

You have inspired me a fat 34 year old truck driver in usa to get on a mountain bike. Started on a full suspension 08 fuji and broke the swing arm within a month. Just layaway a polygon hard tail. I'm currently in a bankruptcy so the budget is killing me. But I want a full sus so bad I can taste it. The hard tail will keep me occupied until I can figure a way into a full sus.

@williamgoodwin9667 9 ай бұрын

Golden the guy falling off just as you said that omg priceless guys. And great vid love the hard tail they used to ride Harley’s on dirt track hard tail and had heaps of fun doing it. Maybe more fun than full suspension. Those bikes had a springer front end too and a spring seat. ❤

@Jackvoord 9 ай бұрын

Love your vids guys

@Todd66 9 ай бұрын

That was great!

@Aeysir 9 ай бұрын

My Nukeproof Scout is my most crashed, most ridden, most insane, most loved bike I have. It's done (been crashed at) the Forest of Dean (as pictured above), across Norfolk and most recently the Malverns Classic Enduro and Slalom courses. It is The One Bike.

@user-pk6jf1fh5j 3 ай бұрын

I’m 26 now, riding since I was 4, and into MTB since 14 I guess… never had enough money for something non-rusty so used hardtails were the only choice. Had my TREK 3700 from 2013, got some skills on it, then was a Dartmoor Primal on 2017. Hella fun bike. On the chunky stuff (trails or city) it let you fight for your life and damn that is the spicy part of riding that brings a real extra fun. But Ful suspension bikes always were like a Holy Grail of a bikes for me (and I’m sure not only for me). So savings, work and last year I got a Canyon Strive cf7. And … I was surprised how actually BORING my town and trails could be. I mean with same habits and techniques on the places where you have been fighting for a life on hard tail it feels like full sus just “OK we’re going here and there, so what?” So now I’m bit confused. Having a dream bike without pure riding emotions that you used to dream about sucks. Guess I’ll sell the Strive and go back on a hardtails… or will ensure myself that full sus are best and skill up to fit them