Bar raised! That backflip was huge!

For some reason I felt that backflip coming in my soul! YEEEEE HAW

Phil's doing all the dirty work, so we don't have to! (Not that I could hit that back flip or abubaca if I tried lol) This video is SO DOPE!!!!

Fuck me sideways, I knew Phil had skills but I never knew he was that good!

You are the pefect example of money doesn't buy skill

Thanks for putting a 'budget' bike through it's paces! Not all of us are able to spend $4K and up for a full suspension carbon frame bike so it's nice to see a review on something that is realistic for most.

I think that we need a "how to back flip"

Holy shit Phil you are freak'in amazing! Like totally incredible. As much as I think this bike is pretty cool I would have to say that the rider really made it happen!

I think it's super important for everyone to have an aggressive hardtail to go along with their squishy bike of choice. Those things are just so dang fun!

One of the best MTB vids I've seen in a while keep it up man

Awesome video in every way. Footage, content, music - all spot on. Thanks, Phil!

I hate videos like this, it makes me blaming my bike for my inability to do some basic in comparison mtb skills mute. Keep the videos coming, they're so much fun to watch!

Backflip out of nowhere, that was unexpected. Awesome video Phil!

Nice to see your review influenced the market enough for the price jump, you are doing a great job Phil! Cheers!

I recently got a 2016 Tokul 4130 and I love it! This is one of my favorite videos of your's by far!

Glad you are back to making videos, really enjoy them! :)

Phil you are an absolute beast! Best review of any bike I've ever seen. Holy crap I knew you could ride, but I didn't know you could ride like that! Keep up the great content mate :)

That Pinkbike drop in slow motion was so great, hah and that back flip...just epic. Way to send that bike, great video!

My God Phil, you are insane.

Really good video. I know it must be tough so I am definitely glad to see you back again. I'm looking forward to your next video!!

OMG!!! Your video is so totally inspiring dude. Went into the forest for an awesome ride after checking your video. Totally knackered BUT oh boy, so HAPPY!!!

Legend! I think you hit the nail on the head with your statement about having fun. Let's get more people out there having fun with the bike they have or can afford. So long as it is capable. Marketing departments have been telling us what bike we need for too long!

finally ! benn waiting for this for a while , good job Phil and sorry for your loss

You are an ANIMAL!!!! Fantastic "test" ride! You fricking nailed it! What a vid. Very impressive. Had no clue the back flip was coming, and then blam! But no, gots to do it again! Wow! Very, very cool man! All the riders on the sidelines were drop jawed too. Much respect. This vid rates a 10 on the butt pucker meter!

Fantastic video! absolutely love your channel! I would say keep shredding the raleigh and check back in after 3 months or so to see how its held up. Additionally, try some more bikes! You do awesome reviews!

Great video, Phil! Awesome flip!

Damn, that was a big flip Phil. Good job man, thanks for the vid!

This was the first video that got me really into mtb’s. I had just got that bike and its crazy how you made this video right after. I ended up not riding it though and sold it unfortunately. To my surprise though, the fellow that bought it from me in Asheville, NC was interested in it due to the videos you made on this bike. I wish i still had it now that i actually ride but you absolutely sent that thing, and it held up! Maybe one day ill see you on the trails here in NC. You rip!

Bro, you are an absolute BEAST! Awesome vid Phil

I'm glad that Raleigh has been hanging in there with some quality bikes these last several years. They almost vanished from the marketplace a while ago, and I wasn't sure if they were even making them any more. I had an old-school Raleigh Reliant ten-speed that I upgraded as best as I could, and rode that sucker all over for two decades. It was a plain-Jane old road bike but I made it into a triple with a 7-speed rear cog and it had a lot of versatility, even with randonneur bars and rear pans. Camping, commuting, off-road, Brooks leather saddle, and a Pletscher. Some guy once biked from the US to the southern tip of South America with a Pletscher rack, and it held up for the entire trip. I had a set of Specialized Tricross tires on my Raleigh for a long time, and got to take it on some rather nasty trails without any upset. The largish road frame was only a minor hindrance on the roughest parts of some trails, but I wasn't trying to beat the hell out of it. More like a casual tour of the trails. A good, solid, well-fitted frame is the main thing. From there, you can customize a bike to suit your needs.

Really proud of your work on this review.

Good to see you back buddy and ripping it up :)

Thank you sooo much. I found this vid very helpful. I am past ready to upgrade from my $250 Schwinn hybrid mountain bike that I purchased earlier this year. Its a nice looking bike but I would say that this is the perfect beginner bike because it makes you work hard if your goal is to get into shape. I am in great shape but when I want to cover distance, I normally get smoked by other riders who may be traveling the same route and I really appreciate the expert opinion before I commit to shelling out big bucks for a new bike!

Hell yeah, Phil! Railing it! Looking forward to downhill southeast, hope to see you there.

Rad vid !! Show how good trail hardtails are these days. And for you to say you had more fun riding this than your downhill bike, well that speaks volumes !!

Big freakin backflip, holy fk! Excellent video, Phil!

WOOOOW PHIL awesome bike skills!! Love the Bike !!! Ideal to rag over winter!

Wow man! Never mind the bike making it through, those were some serious skills you were pulling on that hardtail.

Sweet video! I commute to work daily on the Raleigh redux three . Luv it! Raleigh is a great company. They make great quality bikes at affordable prices.

I've been researching this bike as I'm a 6'1" 245lbs novice and can't afford a fully. I've read owners having some hub issues but that was cleared up by Novatec in the 17 models. Also, the concern with Raleigh leaving the mtb side of business worries me. I realize parts will always be available but still... Things like derailleur Hangers even tho I probably won't ever damage one is still questionable. Keep up the awesome videos and keep on shredding man

I wish I had skills like that! Keep up the great videos Phil!

That was impressive. You're the man, Phil!

Glad you are riding and making vids again! God bless!

Great video. I also learned that apparently I can learn to backflip before mastering the wheelie.

Great video keep them coming.

Damn phil! I knew you could shred but i didn't know you could SHRED! Badass man!

Great Video Phil. Didn't see that backflip coming!

hi mate, sorry to hear that your father pass away in previous video. hope all good with you and family. thanks for your great videos. I learned a lot. I have a Raleigh m40 from 2002. I get lot of fun with this bike too. Cheers from Peru

I heard he stunt doubles for Danny mcaskill

Mad skills mate Awsome video

Great video man, it's awesome what you do!! I've recently bought a bike (the first bike I've bought, I'm 15), it's a Marin Bobcat Trail 7.4 and It retails for around $650 USD, it's a great bike, would definitely recommend it as a first bike for commuting and starting off mountain biking. Heaps of fun to ride!!

Phil one of the best videos I have seen. Love to see the huffy do some of those jumps.

I thought that was a great video! Really informative! You should do a budget bike play list I would love to see how the diamondback sync 2.0 squares up!

Phil you're a boss! sick video

One of your best videos bro!

After a ton of research and this video I picked up a Tokul! It is brilliant! And this guy is AMAZING!

Just bought this bike through your link. Thanks for the video.

Phill your video are amazingly cool

Sick. I'm looking into getting this bike unfortunately I'm broke as a joke. ( Child support). Phil, Seth and Alex you guys keep me riding I've almost given up a few times but y'all keep me trying. You guys are awesome

I got one of these used off a guy who's fiance made him downsize his MTB collection. $550! Loving it. I feel tons more comfortable on technical trails compared to my older hardtail, and the plus tires and comfy saddle make riding much more pleasurable, and so happy to have disc brakes now. All I had to do was get it tuned up, and have had a great time on this (~125-150 miles ride time so far, on mixed and technical trails). No bike parks like Phil, but have jumped it a few times on smaller jumps and it feels great. Overall feel like it was a great value, and I would have been happy with it even if I had bought new.

congrats on 50k!

Wow, I don't even have 1/100th of your skill but been thinking hard on buying Raleigh mxr 29er. You are awesome.

My favorite video of yours!

Great review of this bike.

Thank you for the advice mate!

Great vid, and riding!

just got this bike the other day for trail riding then saw this good to know i wont be beating it up like this. nice video

You motivated me to want to learn backflips on a bike

I have a Tokul 4130 from 2016 and the new Tokul 4130+ . The 2016 is stock bombproof the new 2017 + I swapped the wheels and tires as I did kill a rear wheel with in the 1st week. For the price and what you get these bikes are really solid and built well. Even tho mine are the upgraded versions of them when people ask what I recommend for mid level bikes I do bring these up! They are well built, no fancy bells and whistles but they sure do the job and you have clearly shown that!

Good video, im thinking of getting this as my third bike!!

Nice video Phil.

With your pressure dialed I think you will find they roll as fast or faster than a standard tire (tubeless). Awesome for days... You are the modern PK ripper!

Welcome back Phil! Awesome way to review! You've built a bike for this and this, that's nice but let's see if it can handle twice that! Haha

Now that I saw this video I have alot more respect for you. I didnt mean to take you to task on the Huffy bike but we both know you didnt give it a fair shake man...I knew guys back in the day who were doing superman seat grabs and backflips on equipment like the Huffy. I know the bike industry you dont get recognized unless you're the late Mirra. I know you wanted to haze the bike and mock it and point fingers at it and stand with the crowd of people who have $4,000 pieces of equipment but at one time, not too long ago, a guy who could still kick your ass would have felt grateful to get a new piece of equipment like that and would have hit jumps just as big as you just did there. I might just be too middle class but affordable to me is like under $400. Like I said before I rode a Hard Tail Haro ($300-$325) for YEARS with no crazy shit like that happening. and honestly man, the last thing is, if you work at a fucking BIKE SHOP and let that happen to you you should be ashamed. I would feel like I would have to check all the equipment you touched because you could be a huge liability...I wouldnt have even posted the video because I would be afraid everyone would know it was the rider and not the equipment. Now with that said...that was a fucking sick flip though dude, fist bump for that shit, more balls than I had to try it. You really have to have "The Right" kind of lip to go for that kind of shit...like you wont see guys try to 360 a backflip style jump with a hard tail unless the jump is absolutely massive and has enough room to have a variety of lips on it. Idk, I just grew up to be grateful for anything you get and I know for a fact I would be riding everything the exact same in a year and I would be on the same trails as everyone else. LoL it was hard to get thick tubes back then! The biggest problem most of us had was blowing tubes out (I rode BMX before I realized at about 9-10 I rode in the woods alot and wanted a better piece of equipment for where I spent most of my time). Mongoose PRO Rogue in deep blue...one heavy mother fucker to go dirt jumping with...my legs were then and still are like tree trunks. I was like a king to be able to choose a bike to ride depending on where I was going, you have no idea. Def sub'ing and I think I might marathon your channel today for sure...Biking was a huge part of my life like breathing is, just watching videos now makes me wonder what im doing in my life without a bike right now. My last one got stolen by some fucking scumbag right off the side of my house. I gave my hard tail away to someone who wanted a bike for Christmas and their parents couldnt get them one. I wish I knew if they still have it somewhere, I wouldnt mind getting it back...It almost killed me, we have a bond like that, you know...that may have had some reason on why I gave it away...We were having a lovers quarrel over its derailer...not only that I did it in front of my then girlfriend on a jump I had hit thousands of times and like we do, I tried to go bigger than I usually did to show her how awesome I was, almost bottomed out the landing and the next thing I can remember is being drug up the hill out of the way of the jump by two of my friends and my gf watching to see if I was going to wake up...Dude, you HAVE to have a good spill story, at least answer this with something so I know I didnt just sit here and vomit this bullshit out for nothing, and that bullshit with people even mentioning the way you talk is stupid, I think you talk just fine.

Throughly enjoyed this. Subscribed I might even get into this sport now. Thanks :)

these are a super solid bike; i recently got a virtually new 2016 tokul3 for 460 CAD with some accessories (2.35 tires and 1x10 and a suntour raidon air fork is the big difference vs the 2017) absolutely love it, great bang for your buck.

The Tokul was on my long list of bikes I was considering for my first bike. Well test road one today after Trek told me it would take three months to receive my Roscoe 8. Long story short I bought a 2017 Tokul 3 today. They had a sale on left over 2017 models and they offered another 10% off, so $850 out the door. I feel I got a lot of bike for very little money so I'm extremely happy.

Love my 2016! For me, 650b is plenty of tire to push around. Great vid!

Perfect I am an enduro hardtail rider and I agree 👌 If the rider is good the bike doesn't matter!

this is great! I'm seriously thinking about buying this bike now wow.

Awesome vid and review

Mate your an awesome awesome rider! 🇬🇧

more riding on this bike please! it was super interesting with the plus tires

Good video and great to see a quality rider not poo-pooing a bike just because it's cheap or not a cool brand. GCN take note!

dude I just saw that back flip. you're so sick

Awesome riding 👍👏👌

I haven't wanted a new bike for awhile, thanks.

Bought my granddaughter a used Talus. Really a well put together bike with a good selection of components. I've swapped a few of them around for upgrades and she's been putting it through the paces. My aunt bought a Raleigh too on my recommendation. Shame they're pulling out of this market it seems, but hey, more love for Diamondback then.

Great video

Looks like the price is back to $999 for this bike. One hell of a test, loved it!

hope your coping alright with your loss. i really hope your ok. ps nice backflkip

You have MAD AZZZZ SKILLS DUDE!!

To be totally honest Phil, you are WAY too good for that bike! What i mean is that because you are such a skilled rider, you give the bike a relatively easy time, despite sending it off what would be considered pretty serious trail features!! I've seen lots of people land harder from a 2 foot drop that you did off that 20 foot one ;-)

I was thinking of buying a 2017 Diamond Back Heist 2.0. I heard that Raleigh and DB are owned by Meyer now? Great video. Amazing trails.

Wow... You are so good in biking. I like your MTB

Ripperrrrr! And for what it's worth, Raleigh probably heard through the grapevine you were trying it out in review and KNEW they'd need to raise the price! HAHA

amazing riding! as an owner of a trail designed hardtail this video's an inspiration!!!! How about a spin on the Cannondale Cujo? Its a similar style - would love to see how u get on ;)

Subbed, that backflip was worthy.

Best first 60 second intro yet

Nice one Phil I ride a Raleigh hellion 1.0 on trails and a Raleigh zero for trial and bmx type stuff