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4 long ass ads within the first 2 minutes of vid WTF

Have two Specialized FSR XCs from the early '00s, don't see the need to buy new frames when I've already got two solid ones that ride great. I honestly think that you should review the "midrange" parts. I'd like to see if it's worth it to upgrade a fork on said old bike, for example.

First--I'm not a hater! I really like your channel. BUT, approaching topics from a place of assumption and let's face it "judginess" about what others are supposedly projecting or interpreting is problematic, no? Isn't it best to just explain what you think and not claim to know what others are thinking (especially given the highly problematic medium of "the internet")? Thanks for what you do. -Greg (P.S. It clearly does illicit comments though)

Amazing video! Good job

The funny thing about this comment is when I go through a poor neighborhood they have escalades and huge TVs. I don't have a TV, and I drive a 15-year-old car that looks like s***. Poor people can definitely afford to bike most of them just choose not to. While there certainly are people that actually can't afford to mountain bike, most of the people that I hear complaining about its cost just choose to spend their money on other things. The reality is though, that if you can afford your cell phone bill to watch this CZcams video and you have the time in the middle of the day to do so is that you probably aren't actually poor and could buy a bike if you wanted and have the time to write it given the fact that you're hanging out on CZcams.

Would love to see you rip your DJ bike on some trails. The world needs to know... does it suck?!?

Its all subjective and based around consumerism. Love shredding a Kona Rove ST on both singletrack as well as 100k+ road rides. Love what you got

First let me say that I AM poor people. I've lived below the poverty line my entire life and I also MTB hard af. I got my first REAL bike frame from the garbage. It was a Giant cypress DX. I had no idea about anything bike related so I set out to build what I thought a MTB was, not knowing that I was using a hybrid frame and turning it into an XC bike. I was just happy to have a good frame to start with. Over the next year I gathered parts wherever possible and did tons of research and I built a workhorse of a bike that I kept for over a year. I'm from the hood where neighborhood bikes live forever. Like deebo bike in "Friday" you can always hear the telltale squeak of some old cruiser going by, sometimes with grown men riding the handlebar. Bikes are everywhere and most are built to stand the test of time. You don't have to have $ to get into them. You just have to be determined and clever.

I would say that racing is when MTB gets expensive. The average person doesn't need a full squish.

2:44 slomo is me🙌🏻

love the video man. Just got into mountain bike riding and I've had a terrible experience. went to the local bike shop with my 11 year old 600 dollar giant that I bought when I was in college thinking it was a very nice bike only to be told it's piece of junk. Just because you don't have a 5000 dollar budget for a bicycle doesn't mean you don't shred hard.

Totally agree. Buuut to me, "being poor" does not mean the same thing as "not financially affluent" and there was 100% a time in my life where the bikes I could afford would not be safe on a mountain. I know there's arguments about making the things you care about work out, but any extra money I had would go to food, not toys, when I was trying to get through college. Did have a friend with an extra bike though so I guess mountain biking can also be free in some cases. Now I always make sure to keep a loaner bike around

I tell people this all the time!! I ride older, awesome, great working bikes with folks that have very expensive ones. I have just as much fun. I do see price tag shaming out there from time to time. It sucks. That said I love when the "old beater" passes the new fancy!

It's like life itself,it's all just a state of mind.Adjust accordingly.

I got over expensive bikes after smashing one.

Back in the 80’s I was the poor kid that rode a huffy bmx. I had so much fun on that bike. I moved on to a Diamond Back that I still have. Then a P.K.Ripper , a Redline and so on but I am glad that I started on the huffy so I could appreciate the higher end bikes.

If it's in any way true that mountain biking is not for poor people then it's absolutely a fact for those fools who are into road cycling.

we have awentworth prison in the uk. i thoought you were riding in there for sec

I remember being on my fancy pants, super expensive exotic italian road bike when this old dude in jeans with a tucked in button up blew by me on what I swear was a steel Murray. Best and most clarifying moment on a bike. I haven't cared about gear since other then making sure my stuff is well maintained. Skill and capability is earned through hard work, not bought.

heck yeah, that new trail looks sick. looking forward to more videos of it.

Yaaa bbboooiii

When you ride, are you smiling? Are your thoughts a million miles away? Then you don't have a thing to worry about. Just ride. Happy trails to all !! Aloha. 😎🤙

I did WV to FL on the eastern divide route little over 2,000 miles over the winter on a bike I got for $563 usd the Poseidon redwood only changed the chain ring saddle and seat post it handled everything like a champ and other friend is currently in Mexico riding the same bike from Alaska I’m now a ambassador for them and building up another one from the ground up just to show u don’t need a expensive frame or bike for the tour divide , I’m doing it next year You don’t need to pay 3,000+ for a bike

I love this take, I see it all the time on the photography youtubes as well, everyone always recommending the latest/greatest and spend spend spend. Just get what you can and get out there and enjoy. You almost always never need the latest and greatest in any hobby and I think when people can get that, they can really enjoy themselves in whatever hobby it is

agree, no need to blow your stack on latest and greatest. last week I was debating between Fox 34, RS Pike, and Suntour Auron/Aion... went with Suntour, ultimately decided I am not about to pay premium for marginal gain in this economy.

I returned to MTB after about 10 years, was horrified by prices. Picked up a Vitus Sentier VR 27.5 for £650 new. 1x11, dropper post, 2.6 hans damph rear and 2.6 magic mary front, bomber Z2 fork. Awesome deal, the fork and tyres would of cost about that at retail so I snapped it up!! Awesome bike, way more capable than I am!

Can’t. Freaking. Wait. Just bought the family pass yesterday!!!

Nice to see Devon on a bike

Apparently living in a 1st world country has it's disadvantages Here in Panama i can order any frame offered online no law impedes me from doing so Also we can bear arms and no we have never had a mass shooting in Panama i studied in Vancouver i like your country nice place to visit but it has changed lately

Another perfect Spindatt upload just in time for my lunch break at work✊🏼🙂‍↕️

Cool.

Sweet!

I have an old retro frame and forks. Its a Gary Fisher 1996 with an aluminium frame and chromoly rigid forks. The problem, the thread on the forks cannot be rethreaded and has completely worn down and corroded after the old headset stuck to it. I was considering sandblasting the frame and powder coating it, spray painting it in its original colour but in a Matt finish instead of a gloss. Perhaps adding the original decals or leaving it minimalist with no decals at all but putting a Gary Fisher metal head tube badge on the frame. As for the components, I’m not sure to source original second hand parts to make it look more authentic or source new components instead. The problem is, if I carry out this restoration I will need to source the same rigid forks, threaded (26”) otherwise there’s no point using rigid forks that aren’t authentic from that era when the bike was made. For the moment because I need a bike, until I decide, I bought a Gary Fisher Wahoo 1996 in wild cherry, and it’s in mint condition from Gumtree.

After taking a 2,3.....14 year break from the bike markets, I find the prices baffling. Thanks for clarifying!

I agree with you mountain biking I think is the second best transportation with the prices of gas and electric vehicles. People aren’t gonna be able to afford to drive. I personally love full suspension coil spring because this nice easy rides over potholes and curbs makes a huge difference specially as you get older. the industry there price is like you said to a mid range you’ll have more customer market hopefully.

My wife's first mtb (at the time we first started dating) was a department store brand, weighed a ton, rattled like crazy, etc.... Her first impressions of trail riding on that bike were "Why does anyone do this, it's not much fun." Same with a skateboard my father in law bought for our first son, department store quality, super hard wheels, poor quality trucks, etc... If my wife had not gotten to ride a bike store quality (entry level) bike and my son a skate shop quality board neither would have continued those activities. Good, basic quality equipment at a price that doesn't scare people away goes a long way into the growth of that activity (surfing, cycling, pickleball, skateboarding, filming, running, etc...). It would seem the market exists, especially for the bike industry to pursue what you've brought up many times, entry level rides that can handle basic trails which are the ones beginners will be using. Most beginners that I speak with are too nervous to spend money on a used bike because they don't know what to look for and for some have been treated poorly at a lbs.

I came from a BMX background to MTB during the pandemic. It’s fun to see the look on someone’s face when I do a 180 to fakie on my beat up $2k full sus while they rest on their pristine $7k dentist’s special full carbon MTB.

that person is 100% correct tho unfortunately

reckon the dude that left that comment has never picked up a shovel 🤣

I need this

I wouldn't say its a rich mans hobby but from somebody who's been riding mountain bikes for almost 40 years its getting harder for the average person to be able to enter the hobby/sport and pick up a competent bike for reasonable price ,at one time you'd get a very good bike for a sensible price now an average specced bike will set you back a few grand ,plus if you do want a top specced bike you won't get any change from 6k ,granted you can get a bargain at the moment due to the slump in the bike market ,for mid level stuff an xt groupset is 750 quid in the uk ,more than a complete bike cost me in 1990!!!!! the pricing in the biking market is out of control so I can completely understand where the not for poor people sentiment comes from ,plus like you rightfully said most CZcams content is all focused on the top teir stuff like the sworks or Santa Cruz or evil etc etc unobtainable for a lot of normal folks

I'm from a 3rd world country. My current bike only cost me the equivalent of 140 USD (It's a cheap Chinese bike that gets the job done). I know my bike can't "shred" like the big brand ones, but I only use it for my work commute and riding around casually. Will probably buy a mid range one a few months down the line, I've only started biking about 2 months ago.

We have 203mm rotors probably because 203mm is around 0.00222034995625547 football fields, which is approximately 8 inches.

There was this kid at my local trails who was riding pretty well on a 300€ department store bike. Saw him pretty much every time I went riding and he was definitely a better rider then me. I‘d guess that he had at least as much fun as I did on my Yeti. It’s definitely easy to think the hobby is just for people with considerable amount of disposable income when you’re surrounded by people with 3000€+ bikes. But sometimes it’s just good to question that mindset.

Nice ride

It’s flat where I live, and the only trail is basically a cross country walking path. Used to ride on gravel bikes with my gf and we’d see dudes on $5k full sus bikes wearing spandex taking it way too seriously.

Mountain biking is for anyone. Ok fine. We agree. But once you get the “bug” you’re gonna wanna upgrade to a new whip and that new whip is gonna set you back a few coins. It’s a fact.

That's a very neat solution 👍

1:40 you always need a Tacoma brother lol

Very cool