Dario is a great addition to the Pink Bike family. It’s great to have you brother!

I think Henry needs to get himself a transition patrol and actually follow through on that mixed wheel bike curiosity.

Kaz’ rotor bolts being loose makes me feel SO much better about the many many….many disasters I discovered on my bike due to poor maintenance 😂

First time seeing Dario in a video after hearing him on the podcast...fits the vibe.

Henry in more and more videos 👍 Dario as a new face 👍 Kaz seemly coming out of his shell 👍 I like the vibe of this trio Will Levy ever return..?

I love the whole PinkBike staff, but this trio is 🔥🔥🔥, please keep this format going

I think you guys are on point with more and more of this format; just people talking bikes - freeform

You three holding hands is my new lock screen, so thanks for that

I’ve become more invested in the character development of the pinkbike crew than series 4 of ‘Lost’. So good.

I’d like to see a follow up episode to this. Have each guy set your bike up how they would set it up and then judge your own bike. Who knows maybe you will take something away from that as far as bike set up.

Kind of wish the round table was done at the trail after the ride with the bikes on hand to point out the parts and stuff that is being discussed. Kind of like the daily ride bike checks that are done.

The OneUp bar has handy dandy marks that tell you how much roll to put on your bars relative to your head angle.

I do agree with Dario's point about the saddle, I inclined mine as much and it feels soooo good in steep climbs in Bromont Quebec!

I'm actually glad to hear someone else say they want a stiff fork. I constantly setup my forks to recommended and then keep adding air because it never feels right. I usually end up in the 18% sag range

I roll my bars so backsweep aligns with the angle of my arms but Dario’s theory that forward roll is compensating for insufficient stack/rise is compelling. BMX bars ordered.

Happy to see Henry in a video, I swear he hasn’t been in any I’ve watched the last year but I love his commentary, both technical and jokes.

rolled forward bars are usually complimented with brake levers angled to the floor and riding with your shoulders hunched up. Because it feels right doesn't mean its helping anything....

I love seat of the of the pants comparisons like this.

Yesss Dario Man! Bar backsweep plane ought to be horizontal. This is the way.

Agree with Dario on the rotated forward bars a bit. Good video, good content

Love the natural real time style. Looks amazing too

The seatpost mounted gps is a great idea

The Spire does look very handsome- for a test mule, looks like a show piece. Dario's art work would look good on a complete frame wrap. Kaz' Trek with the Cane Creek progressive spring, would be good to have other white color bits on the bike.

Fun video, I really enjoyed it.

Dario right with the bar roll. But it totally depends on the bike. Kaz and Henry’s bars were looking a touch forward of neutral. Personally it starts to feel weird once it gets steep.

Sweet idea doing this. Honestly I am surprised that you all ride bikes that are THAT much travel and THAT capable. It speaks volumes to how versatile they really are. I would be interested to hear how the Ohlins felt against the Fox.

Transition Spire is such a great bike that cool music starts with it 10:25 😎

Henry’s bike is the best. I may be biased as my main bike is a patrol.

That was a cool idea for the show. It would be fun to try the same with my friends.

Curious about the bar roll ... are you guys trying to add reach, if that is the case why not a longer stem? that's the one thing that sounded odd on this interesting exercise.

I didn't know Quinney had a Transition Spire; he should mention it more often.

Pure gold content!

You all have some interesting tyre setups as well, def keen to hear each others thoughts on those too! che che!

can you tell more about the mazza tires. tried them onece and loved the feel in the mud and on trails but they drifted in hardpack flatcorners like crazy. predictable and safe but surprisingly early

Dario is just an awesome real life example of doing things as I would do 😅😅 (GPS where it does not break, never measures sag)

I like a lot of upsweep on my bars. It just seems to interface with my hands better, but when that is combined with a lot of backsweep, like with the PNW bar I'm currently running, the bars look horrendously rolled forward just in a neutral position to achieve the 5 degree upsweep. A bar with much less backsweep but the same upsweep, like the renthal bars, will look much more "correct" when rolled to the same upsweep position. The PNW feel great, I think I prefer them, but the way the bends work looks very awkward.

The Ohlins 38 doesn’t look overly stiff to me. It looks about right. I also rolled my OneUp bars forward. I don’t like bars that bend down. The bend should be pointed towards your shoulders.

It's interesting how there's no "perfect" setup, everyone is physically different and ride different, so what is perfect for yourself may not be right for the next person. I have my bars rolled forward and I am a bit ocd in setting up my bars and controls so that they are exactly the same left and right side (I use a tape measure to ensure everything is dimensionally exact). I tried to ride a friend's bike, but because of his bar roll and his controls were positioned so differently than my bike, I almost crashed because I couldn't stop. I ride with my hands all the way to the ends of my grips with my brake levers set inward to where I can only get one finger on. My friend's brake levers were so far outward, that when I went to squeeze, the lever hit my middle finger and I couldn't get full stopping power. Resulting in me riding into the brush to stop on a downhill section. I actually thought at first that his brakes had cease to work, talk about panicking. 😅

9:27 - Lucky Rays!

That spire is gorgeous 🫶

Would love to ride the spire. Just to try Ohlins lol

Great video!

Loving your channel but would love to know how you came up with those choices Am a Yeti fan from the late 90s. Have had one. Own a 2007 carbon fibre Ibis Mojo with all the lightweight bits to boot and still going in 2023! As the Ridley never cut it with me I stick with what I know. I also have an Ellsworth Epiphany and a Titanium Moots Mountaineer XC trail bike which just won’t die! Now I’d like to see some classics stuff and component chit chat when you guys are not putting the fun and wind between your legs!

What dropper is on the fuel?

Disappointed not to see some basket case down country bike from Levy not featured.

I’m also team forward roll on bars haha. I had bolts back out on my HS2 rotor that I swore were torqued… hmm

Great video idea

Dario keeps looking around like somebody is pointing a gun at him off camera

Henry has the new phrase for the day = "meat shield" 😆Kaz wasn't riding the Trek on Saturday when I saw him..... 🤔🤫😁

I’m interested what you have to say about those Hunt wheels on your spire. I’m debating whether to go for the XC or Enduro version for my Spark 900 which I ride quite hard

Im curious what is a soft and traction focused setup psi and clickers on Darios 38, at his weight. All of fox standard setup recomendations seem so stiff and fast these days.

Maybe there's a correlation between forks too hard and bars rolled too far forward? I reckon Henry could improve his setup by rolling his bars back more, softening the forks a touch, and maintaining the same bar height by adding a 5mm spacer under the stem. Like Dario said, i used to run my bars rolled forward until better riders ridiculed and taunted me. Rolling your bars back helps to lower your CofG so is better. Obvs.

Full floating rotors have been a thing on motorcycles for decades. Cool mod. 😂

I love the “burnt” bars

SPIRE ! Also, this is a great video concept!

love this idea!

Hi Guys, great content, made me laugh and learnt a lot as well. I'm 5' 11" and you didn't mention what sizes the bikes were. I'd be interested as I'm close to your heights.

Where’s that yellow and black mudguard from?

I’ve rolled my bars forward until my palms naturally make full contact. They’re pretty forward but my hands and arms last forever now

So from you tube I get the impression that there are only downhill grades out west but how did these bikes handle climbing? Any nitpicks there? Fugly yeti for me please.

Good thing levy wasnt there. the grim donut would have been too much of a step in to the future.

I always had a hunch that henry was a genius then he said he rides with his bars rolled forward and i knew for sure.

Could you guys give me some tips please. My wrists start to hurt after 30 mins of rising my new Orbea Occam. Any ideas what I could do to fix this. I bought the bike during pandemic and set it up myself. Thanx in advance

Is Kaz's upcoming "weirdness" perhaps the new Push inverted fork?

Wifi can be way gnarlier than you might think. Especially 5 G.

Wow Mike looks like Alex Honnold

best reviews ever..ish

Mullet FTW 🤘

All right, now all of you (yes Levy you too) get some ‘Comedic Coaching on Camera’ with Ben Cathro.

I also have the new fuel ex and the headset is making cracking noises

Hard to say which one is my favourite given that the Fuel EX and the Spire are quite differently capable. Both of them look like a great spec. Not a fan of the Yeti though, don't like Fox suspension.

I have a bike from 2005 that’s completely stock with all the original parts 😂

Beautiful men in bike it's ferocious have that bike👏👌💚🔥🔥🇵🇭

Quality content. Run it back with 3 new people.

It went together easily in less than an hour. kzfaq.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.

I get an annoying sound in my headset on my fuel ex too. My only complaint on that bike.

Dario's stem looks fuckin sick

Seems like Kaz is shredding steeper stuf, hence the setup and issues with parts.

I only roast people who dont maintain their rig. Breaks my heart 😢

Shorter legs help to lower your CofG too.

Henry has the bike is want of the 3, but kaz's trek is a close second place.

that fuel is so nice... wow

You guys are riding big whips these days. Even the 'trail bike' is coiled and over-forked. Do you think Fraser Valley BC trails for example warrant that burly of a bike or is a regular trail bike enough for the tech rugged blue trails here?

in terms of bar roll, aaron gwin made a video out of it. most ppl these days roll there bar way more forwarded than they should

Still wanting to know what happened to Mike Levy?

Very interesting video, but man oh man, you can tell Dario doesn't like to do any real "flat/rolling" pedaling, not with the angle of that saddle - my arms and shoulders would be so sore if I rode that.

Henry 😎

Great bikes to bumble

I think people that have their gps on the stem should be taken to the psyche ward

I'm surprised they are all on sram brakes and axs. Axs is what it is, but there are lots of interesting quality brake options, basically all of which are better than Sram

Spire is so cool

Where is Levy these days?

Ibis for me

I like the YT bike for the stiffness, because I prefer pedaling. I can sense my muscles when the suspension is squished.

Ed Pratt's come a long way since unicycling around the world...

I feel like Henry held back a little, hopefully get a little more brilliant criticism next time. 😂

Kaz

You guys didn't talk about components at all, spent most of the time talking about bar roll and how far out the bite point on the brakes are.

Just goes to show that us Brits are just better at setting up a bike!

Can you guys just frickin talk about your bikes for hours? Thanks 😄 - Sincerely a biker dad who never had time to ride.