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Hardtails all the way👍. Waiting for your next hardtail review.

drt 3.1 full . i think its very good and that i got a good deal for 1200 dollars

Not even true that Full is faster. Watch GMBN not this trash.

27 inch road wheels on a mixtee commuter frame with drop handlebars and skinny gravel tires. I do a little bit of everything.

Hard tail the cheapness and the lower maintenance

I have the Seigla Race Transmission and put 2.2 Race Kings on it. They absolutely make the bike come alive. 45c Rambler is an ok tire, but just that.

My 30lbs roadbike with no suspension and mtb tires 🗿

Full sus. Hardtail is for beginners.

Team beach cruiser

My 21lb. Pivot Les SL absolutely FLIES up those climbs. Team Hardtail all the way

All of them!

I've been riding for 30yrs. Every 5yrs or so I go back to a hardtail for a refresh. Every time the hardtails get better and better. I currently have a honzo esd and there's nothing I won't hit up here in Bellingham on it.

My POS ironhourse downhill bike I got for 180$ is the most forgiving downhill, while being terrible up hill.

Hard tail

All depends on the trails to be ridden. Hardtails spice up greens and blues and spicy trails call for the full sus.

#1 I really appreciate your deep dive reviews and completely agree about the lack of 2X or dropper seems like a miss. On the other extreme, the short travel fork and rear stay dampening built in seems like this would be a great option for monster gravel rides or some mellow Blues and Green XC course rides. Especially with a mullet drive and fat 29x2.1” tires

Specilized Rockhopper

U can add a dropper! Sram axs wireless is the best option and worth every penny. It eliminates the need of an extra lever and makes it safer keeping ur hands on the hoods! Or buy an external routed old school style dropper, they still sell new ones! I have this bike but core wireless with sram axs rival but added an e13 cassette 9-45 and about 100 grams less and it makes a huge difference. U dont need a transmission mullet setup unless u want the luxury or not that good at very steep hills. And this bike is not that agressive of a geo like people claim who dont own it, just go up on the stem spacers and/or flip the stem.Also Now got berd sperro wheels (rope spokes) for the rocky chatter and lighter in weight. Also im not sure y but with a maxis xc 2.2 tire it rubs on the top inside of the fork when it bottoms out and no one talks about this. Mtb tires r taller. I swear i need to make a long term review to show what isnt talked about and show hidden details.

i think shimano derailleurs are crap. i went through three slx derailleurs in 7 months. all of them were catastrophic failures. each broke in a different spot. my nx 11 speed is on about 2 years now… clunky and fidgety but still alive

Looks like you’re riding in Bend, Oregon.🤔

And I don't now what to choose between the Poligon Xtrada 7 and the Rose Bonero 1

Because I have a dificult time finding the best bike that fits my buget:~$1000

Can you tell me please if the Rose Bonero 1 is good??🙏🙏

Why is it so hard to find a hard tail for $800 that has everything that you need out of the box I have looked and I cannot find one

Watch some of the frame inspection videos too thin for peace of mind

@99 Spokes, curious about your opinion on the Bianchi Specialissima Comp Ultregra Di2, for around $6k. Good option? Not pure “endurance” but not as aero as their Oltre?

I ride fat bikes full time now having switched over from my 29er. The fat tires in any of the configurations provide superior traction and rollover capability in the Arizona desert. Mine are set up leaning toward XC styling and all weigh around 30 lbs or less. Having ridden regular mountain bikes for 25 years plus years I can say that I will never go back to the skinny tires.

For that money get a full susp

A 27.5 + tire has nearly the same outer diameter as a 29. Fwiw

Currently I'm running a 12-speed Deore drivetrain and actually sometimes I wish it would shift a little bit slower. When shifting down sometimes the shift is so abrupt, that loose my footing on the pedal. So, if they ever bring 12-Speed link glide cassettes I might try one out just because of that.

limited ability of 26". *haha* they will limit you exactly not at all downhill.... don´t get me wrong i also ride a mullet bike but i would be no milisecond slower with 26" wheels if i would have the same suspension...

Bullshit 28" 29" are the same 622

what the fuck .. who sets prices ...you can buy car i love mtb i have scaled up in prices but 10,000 our passion for bikes is becoming insane only solution is to not pay these insane prices until dealers realize we won't pay....and you see the difference when the product goes on sale

Why don't you mention Whyte?

If STATE had used the same drivetrain they use on their All Road series bikes it would have been a big win for this fatbike!

29 and 27 1/2 are a waste of time 26 is where it's at quit being stupid over an inch and a half

great review/comparison but i just was curious what you meant by the double upshift of the xt shifter because i have the had the very very old 9 speed deore and that had double upshift on its shifter if you push the lever farther and then i bought a bike with the 10x1 deore groupset and the shifter had a triple upshift lever, same as the 11 speed deore. so the 11 speed deore shifter will shift 3 gears if you push the upshift lever all the way

cheapest was 1,699? wtf?

Thanks for letting me know this. 😊

Is this bike also decent on paved trails? I ride them alot but also like the versatility of going on gravel/packed trails.

The Siegla is probably the best bang for the buck currently on the market

29 is just a fad

Correction at min 1:04. The Seigla will not fit a 29x2.5. Max tire size is 29x2.25.

Trek Roscoe 9

The ability to ride my favorite DH tire combo (Michelin DH22/34) is really hilarious, I might need this bike for research purposes 🤣

i love bikes because they're easy to steal and fun to ride;) ive never made a purchase that was even remotely bike related, i have a bike collection of about 15 bikes currently.

Showing walk mode was nice touch.

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