Interesting that Ari would hold a demo at BKXCs private bike property rather than a public trail system. Especially when last I checked Brian is still sponsored by Ibis.

Am I only allowed to buy a bike if I'm a guy? 😞

I think ARI bikes are one of the best looking bikes on the market today and they are really doing great great marketing job to promote themselves into a great brand

Paid $850 retail, on sale, for my bike and it's a dream. The only thing I've done is swap out the old tires with Maxxis Assegai and made it tubeless. Outside of that, if I do make any changes, it'll be for wider rims, 3.0 tires and the AXS SRAM Transmission. But until I am really hitting hard trails and NEED those upgrades, what I have now is perfect.

I’d guess it’s mostly marketing bullshit, I’d bet the callipers internally are the same, just externally different colours. The pads are probably where the engineering R+D goes, with a percentage going onto the rotors as well

Just ordered a Trek Rail 9.8 GX AXS gen 3 at a super discount - 33% off the original price. Can't wait to give it a spin. Thanks for the excellent vids.

TRP components (tektro racing products) is a division of tektro which is a relatively small family owned business founded in 1986 in Taiwan, not related to Shimano.

I need your help... roscoe9 or fuel ex 7 gen 6? And yes i subscribed

Fun video! Mills Peak is definitely a gem that for some reason doesn't get the love it deserves!

Time to sell the Trek and get an Ari buddy !!

I loved the old name. Any idea why they changed it?

Love it! ARI is doing a great job, love how they spec there bikes with awesome parts! Not only are there bikes named after Peaks and trails but the name ARI means cool things in a bunch of languages. I’m so stoked to camp in Everstoke in July. You didn’t mention your take on the Maven’s … another video?

Amazing bike

Would you leave Polygon for Ari?

Tektro needs to work on the pad compound. If you have the Gemini SL a swap to Shimano H series pads (saint) is night and day better than the TRP

The rear brake line seems in an exposed place on the rear chainstay on all their bikes. Strange internal/external routing.

It's crafton!!

Chris King was THE bike when I was young! So cool the brand is back!!! And yes - Ti-Hardtails rock!!!! Just ordered a Switch9er Ti…. 😊

1 phat tire, 1 27.5 full squishy, 1 29 full squishy, and a hardtail.

Boner log 🪵 Nice work out there. I think we all know the feeling of “what am I doing here.” We can all have those days from time to time. And I think you summed it up really well… I believe that most people go through these thoughts and metal hurdles as well - Nature of progression in any sport, or anything really. But your riding skill is great. So much so, that if you could turn your brain off just a little more, you could probably just have someone towing you in and clear all of those first try. 👊 🤷‍♂️ (Oh, and we all need to know when to just walk away, and come back another day. Hard sometimes but, listen to that feeling or it can bite hard.)

He also started with a minor hair trim and then things got out of hand.

nice video. with the bulky knee pads you could also consider wearing a full face helmet.

Just picked up the Hunt XC wide wheels to lighten up my hardtail! Love the wheels, definitely sped up the bike. Great price too!

@5:40 might be Phil Atwill

Nice job bro.

My valves were $50 by themselves lol.

I bought rockbross. 4 foot drop spindle broke I ate shit hard! Don't cheap out on pedals

I would visualize that broken stump impaling my b hole and just ride past it ..😢

I recently got pedals from CXWXC, 2 of them - black & red, little different design, but they have double protection like your 1up, better dust seal and good amount of grease and spare parts .... and they costed me ~$15 only! Awesome pedals for the price. I read comments some have used them hard (not meant for) and over 1000 km, and they still good.

i own a 185mm Downhill Bike only and try to keep up with the Trail Bikes which all the other dudes ride and its so hard uphill xD but fun downhill

I do wish more people would run camera set ups like yours. I use your vids to study trails I haven’t ridden before. Why. Cus they are good quality and I can actually in-vision myself riding the trail before I get there. See you on the trails bro…. I ride all the same places just haven’t been there at the same time. I want to go ride oak ridge in the next couple weeks, Also have you thought about riding enduro races?? I think it would be a good confidence booster for ya, it was for me, plus it was fun.. I can gaurentee with as much as you ride you wouldn’t have a problem at all. Probably do really well maybe even win. It’s all about speed but consistent speed, not overall break neck pace. I want to do the Downieville classic. Mainly for the downhill but the 2 day race would be a kick in the ass man.

Your helmet straps are way too loose...

Good shit mate

I have a 140mm Hardtail and want to eventually go to bike parks, so I'm slowly building an Enduro for that while riding/practicing on the hardtail

Got a hardtail mtb gor years. It broke cause of riding after 5 years. Got a canyon torque dh CLLCTV now i hope it last at least 10 years 😂

The wind slayer sucks for cars

Personalization

I was lucky enough to spend a month riding whistler about a decade ago, riding jump lines almost daily changed my comfort levels which allowed me learn speeds really well. Being able to work remote can allow you to work anywhere and go ride. Of course, my youth was spent kayaking class 5 rivers and racing at a national/team level so falling off a bike is a tad safer.

I feel the same way on doubles. I can do table tops and small doubles where there is still a landing in case you case the jump, but big doubles like that yeah nah i haven’t conquered it yet.🤦🏾‍♂️

LOL. My son said the exact same thing when he got his new Fuel EX. It makes “the sound”. His bike was also a reward for doing well in school. He really turned his grades around. It took me leaning on him some but he did it. Let’s admit it, buying your son a bike is a reward for Dad too. You get to ride more with your kid! Congrats on the new ride!

Good job bro

Plan de coupe = chaîne neuve

Subscribed after watching 15 sec if the vid❤

Did u not find the A3 hot as heck? That padding lliner I had to remove was far to hot for me, I'm in the uk, I liked the fidlock buckle but it's so easy to think it's clipped in and it's stuck to the other side of the lock pin with the magnet till someone points it out of when go to take it off you think Holly crap

I so wanna believe that you hit that boner log with that much STEEEEZE first go!!! 😎

What pedals do You use

@9:16 to look at something that would impale me, would have got in my head. I'm struggling with gap jumps myself.

Ya it’s a sweet bike at the price point even now. I ended up getting one before the tariffs went into effect. So only 1699 for me. I upgraded the forks, pedals, handle bars, and grips. All I need to do now is maybe put a better groupset on it and it will be complete. Depending on the groupset I’ll still be in for way less then the Rambalas and most other options of hardtail emtbs.

I'm all about cost-effective upgrades but the big one that's been hanging over my head is how to tell if I absolutely should upgrade my suspension.

Have to tubeless in Vegas. That said, if I’m buying a top of the bike, no need to change it.