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Not sure where you’re from, be careful on the 2nd downhill if your not familiar with quite steep and exposed terrain. Absolutely beautiful though. If you ride road bikes, let me know, great routes for that too strava.app.link/CUeEYYtb1Ib

Torque is an amazing bike, it handles everything you can throw at it. Check out the review videos on my channel. Thanks for watching!

Good luck - that would be a sweet gig!

GENIUS THO THANK YOU

Paganella bike park

Hero 9 black with max lens mod

@@GlobalTrailGuide Dang I have a Hero 9 and I think I have that mod as well, didnt know it could look that good. lol. I only used it like 6 times .

Nooooooooo, so sad to hear that

From the landowner. I’d really hoped not to have to write this, but if I’m honest, it’s been on the cards for some time. Anyone who’s been down to the jumps on “Northern Monkey” recently, and particularly in the last few weeks, will have noticed the increase in the size of the jumps. Because of the increased size, it was clear that problems could possibly arise, so in early January this year, I reached out the guys who’ve been making them bigger (through a third party), and asked them more than once to reduce the size back to where they were previously, and they were told very clearly that if they didn’t, what the potential consequences could be. As the builders haven’t rectified this, (and in fact just added another jump) it should come as no surprise that the jumps that were previously only well known in the MTB community, have now been brought to everyone else’s attention, the landowners, the Borough Council and more importantly the Ambulance service who’ve had to deal with a disproportionate amount of callouts to NM. To add to the equation, the Borough Council have also confirmed that the jumps and excavations are classed as “engineering works” and therefore in breach of planning. So today, the jump line is being completely removed. If the size hadn’t been increased, and left as they’d been for some years prior, it’s possible we wouldn’t be where we are today, and NM would remain quietly in the MTB community, but that’s now too late. I know a lot of people will be disappointed, and trust me, I’m not particularly happy about it either. Apart from the time and cost to remove the jumps, it reinforces the argument that mountain bikers do not appreciate how fortunate they are to have such an amazing trail network on the Hurtwood. Anyone who knows me will know I try and fight the bikers corner as much as I can, cutting everyone as much slack as possible, but this entirely relies on you guys not doing stupid stuff, because when you do, everyone outside of the MTB community gets to hear about it and once that happens, I’m afraid it’s out of my control and I’m unable to support you. If you want large jumps, you need to go to a bike park where everyone can be safely insured against you breaking yourselves. The Hurtwood is a very unique set up, privately owned land with mostly unrestricted public access and therefore having large manmade features is never going to be an option, short of a massive upheaval in the liability and insurance laws. Land owners have something called “a duty of care” to their visitors, which (as crazy as it may sound) could include taking appropriate measures to prevent you from launching yourself into the air on a bicycle. If you want to know more about a landowners duty of care, please have a google for ‘The Occupiers' Liability Act 1957’. So to clarify, we are only removing the jumps and replacing the soil back around the damaged tree roots, the rest of NM will be left alone.

@@-DUTCHY- i am local and as of may 24 can confirm they are no longer... my son jumped them all the time but some twats decided to make them bigger and more unsafe and here we are.....

@@MrFlyingguythey are really gone? 😢

As mentioned, the L is too short and the XL is too long. It’s a sizing problem. One that Commencal themselves recognized and has since corrected on all of their redesigns (shorter reaches and longer stays)

Brought my own, I’m unfamiliar with rental options in the area but I’d imagine they’re around!

When a fork is deeper in its travel it’s a harsher feeling. Plus bar height changes steering feel and grip

Isn't harsher midstroke an air fork quirk due to ramp up? @@GlobalTrailGuide

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Sounds to me like an M might do the trick for you. I also wouldn’t be surprised if a clash redesign is coming within the next year, Commencal has been shortening all of their reaches ever since they went too long on the clash. So maybe the next gen clash will be shorter (if you can wait) - hopefully there’s a next gen, 27.5 bikes are falling off.

That’s great to hear!

Overall, the capra is ever so slightly tamer - not quite as slack, shorter chainstay, etc. From a components perspective, the core 1 and torque AL 5 share the same suspension and similar entry level wheels, however, the capra is Sram NX vs the torque’s Shimano Deore. Most would agree that Shimano deore is way better than NX drivetrain. I also prefer Shimano brakes over Sram.

@@GlobalTrailGuide thank you!

I feel this question has more to do with shock setup than leverage curve, though I recognize the affects of both. As a 170mm travel bike, and a heavy one at that, I feel I have to describe the bike as being more muted than poppy. But it still sends regardless.

I didn’t test the lockout in my limited time with the bike. I typically don’t use lockouts and didn’t feel the need on this hightower either