2023 Polygon Collosus N9 Review | A weighty enduro brawler with a wallet friendly price tag
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- čas přidán 18. 11. 2022
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The Polygon Collosus is back for 2023, but not as you remember it! Featuring the unique IFS suspension design and contemporary geometry, this is one big-hitting enduro bike.
This brand new, long travel enduro bike sits above the Siskiu series of trail bikes, and it is a decidedly bigger and burlier beast.
Loaded with 170mm of travel front and rear, it’s purpose-built around 29in wheels. That puts it into a similar zone as the Trek Slash, GT Force, Cannondale Jekyll and Canyon Torque.
Thanks to its reasonable price tag, solid build kit and contemporary geometry, we expect the Polygon Collosus N9 will be a popular enduro bike.
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Polygon Collosus Video Contents
0.00 - Intro
0.23 - New bike overview
0.47 - IFS suspension design
2.27 - Pricing and spec
4.04 - How does it ride?
7.47 - Our verdict
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40lb bike.. with that color.. now that's a tank!
The weight thing shouldn't be something people shy away from with this bike. Polygon bikes are made with value and bang for buck in mind. These are bikes made for the person who doesn't have a massive budget but still wants quality and performance. Sure it's heavy but this also a bike made for smashing big Enduro lines and heavy park days. Also, keep in mind that it's very very well spect with very Good Fox Suspension, you have Fox 38 upfront easily being one of the burliest single forks on the market. You have shimano Deore XT drive train, again great value. SRAM code Breaks ect...
I own a Modified Rocky Mountain Slayer A30. Yes the Alumnium version not the carbon. Why? Because I intend to ride this bike to death. I'm not a racer nor do I have tons of money. I ride Enduro and freeride lines where I climb and I also do chair assisted park so I wanted a tough and Reliable frame to count on. It's definitely not the lightest but I never really fear it failing me. I'm from the generation that pedaled DH/Freeride bikes in the early 2000's to 2010's before long travel Enduro bikes really became a thing with there big cassettes....we ride insanely capable bikes. Just do more squats at the gym and keep your cardio up. It's a sport....it take physical exertion! So if you want a tank of a bike at maximum bang for buck value...I don't think much can really give you what the Colussus N9 offers. This thing is truly a beast!
I understand your point, but weight, though it might not be a “big deal” in the beginning, starts weighing you down the longer you ride it. For the price, it’s an excellent bike choice, but, my 2010 Giant Reign X2, that cost me $2300 in 2010, is as good as a bike as this Polygon Collossus N9 is. Yes, the Reign X2 doesn’t have as good of components, and is a 26er, but it would feel more agile and just as capable on 99% of trails. Being that’s a 14 year old bike now, kind of makes me wonder…
Great review 🤙🏾 bike is sick 🤩
Best bike reviews. Thanks.
After a day test ride, I bought it frame only. It's heavy but good for riding on a rough track.
Nice man! I am looking at this for my next enduro bike, and am wondering if you can mullet it with a 160mm fork. I know it would lower the bb a but but for a rider of my height, i would love this frame with a 27.5 rear wheel. I also love how it is a proper race bike, i need one for the local races and dh stuff i am getting into at thredbo, and think this bike (especially because its heavy) would perform better on the dh tracks.
Hey will can you review the specialized status as well as the new Marin rift zone 2023
You guys do such great reviews. What's with Shimano hubs? They seem to get worse and worse 😅
I'd like to see this go against the new YT Capra Core 1. The spec on this bike is much nicer IMO. See what you can do Will.
Is the siskiu TE & review very far away? really hanging out for it!
could you plz do the canyon torque mullet AL6 great video i subed
Great review Wil, I see that bikes online are also selling the Marin Alpine Trail XR for $300 cheaper (actually due to black Friday sales it is currently $1000 cheaper) than the Polygon Collosus N9. That bike is 14.8Kg in a medium. Is the extra capability and burly build kit worth the extra heft on the Polygon vs the Marin? Surely the 500m + of vertical climbing at the cascades got tiring on a nearly 18kg bike, despite the admirable support of the suspension platform? It was probably swiftly forgotten on the descent beyond what was formally known as the lunch room though 🤣
MARIN IS FAR BETTER
I have the alpine trail and it’s handled every black and double black I’ve thrown at it with ease
@@DavidFoundCo I'd personally pick the Marin and at least for the majority of Australian trails 160/150mm will be enough travel. It would be interesting to see how the Collosus stacks up against the new breed of high pivot enduro bikes such as Norco Range, Cannondale Jekyll, GT Force and see whether the 6 bar suspension platform of the Collosus has distinct advantages (apart from cost)over similar weighted and intention high pivot bikes, which also require extra maintenance and complexity?
@@liwx Marin bike frame actually made in same factory as Polygon ,Inserasena factory ,Surabaya(Indonesia) along with GT bike
I see why they are using the linkage, it actually reduces chain expansion as it travels deep and also keeps the chain stay shorter. It's smart, but does add weight and complexity. I'm assuming the extra performance was worth the weight.
If you complain about the weight of the bike sub to astonmtb, he's broken 5 modern lightweight frames in one summer. Google the commencal snapped frames etc. Light might be excellent for race runs, but maybe not if you plan to ride the bike for the next 15 years.
Flow has an article comparing frame weights, this is on par with the meta frame for frame but the components are weighing it down
Yeah for real. I have a 2022 Rocky Mountain Slayer A30. Yeah it ain't light but it's a f***ing tank. I can plow down just about anything and that beafy frame will stand the test of time. I come from an Old School DH/Freeride pedigree so I like my bikes tough even though I do a good amount of climbing. To compensate I just do squats at the gym and more XC laps on my hardtail during the week before work to get ready for weekend Enduro runs. Adapt don't complain is what I always say.
why are the chainstays not parallel to each other, left n right? left side points upward
Nice review! Where was it shot?
That would be the Lake Mountain Cascades outside of Marysville. Couldn't tell if Buxton mtb park was in there too, the ferns seemed familiar
@@sandycarmichael31 lol, that's the least sounding aussie/Victorian destination I've ever heard
have they cancelled the Collosus emtb for 2023? was due out Q2 2023
wow....nice bike!!!!
Bit torn on this one. On one hand, it has arguably the best price to spec ratio on the market (I'd say the Marin Alpine Trail XR and Canyon Torque 29 AL6 are a close second), on the other hand it's heavier than some e-bikes and has altogether too many pivots and bearing in the back.
I can forgive this linkage on the Mt Bromo, as they were trying to work around the constraints of a motor, but on a "standard" bike it's unnecessarily complicated and heavy, and I agree 100% that a bigger Siskiu T8 with Bromo geometry could have been perfect.
The linkage can actually assist in the reduce of chain lengthening
Luar biasa POLYGON COLOSSUS N9
Insane linkage kinda takes patience to service
Entity wheels are always ridiculously heavy. With the savings over a Specialized Enduro, simply buy a set of Hunt Proven Enduro wheels, scale down the tyres. You'd easily save a kilo of rolling weight!
Do this bike support 300lb?
i'm 99% sure those tires and the entity wheelset easily add 3-4 kilos xD they should spec it with 2.4s and replace those lead-weighted wheels and questionable hubs lol i love my polygon siskiu t8 but i had to replace the 2.6 tires, heavy wheels, and cranks. i am not liking this trend of purpose-built 29ers and not even offering at least a mullet setup. i understand 29er may be the fastest but not everyone is racing ffs
I just did the same, along with a change from 2.6 DHF to 2.35 Rekon Race and literally made the bike 4.5kph average faster on the same 23km ride. Literally cannot believe it, that's a hell of a lot for a not very fast bike!
They did scale the t8 up to 170mm travel 🙄
When they made the calibre sentry frame 😂
It's probably not terribly difficult to drop 2-3 lbs off this bike going tubeless, a lighter better dropper post, getting an XT cassette and some carbon rims. Spotted the Kavenz bike in the vid. We need a review on that.
As mentioned in the video, the 17.88kg weight is with the tyres set up tubeless. The wheels and tyres are quite heavy, so you could definitely reduce weight there. [Wil]
And how much would that cost? That’s not no cheap endeavor.
I like it
Does this have a flip chip? how does that affect HTA?
There's no flip chip. The frame will handle a 180mm single crown fork, which would slacken out the HTA slightly and lift the BB. Otherwise there's no other adjustability built into the frame. [Wil]
40 lbs hot damn
Good price range, good specs, cool looking bike but heavy.
That number of pivots is enough for me to avoid it. Too many points to test if I hear squeaks and a pain to replace that many bearings after the winter.
Edit: Ah, at least they smartly used bushings
Otherwise it seems fantastic
He called them spherical bushings but they are spherical bearings. These are not bushes
Agreed, it looks awesome together with the suspension design but the 14 pivot points + shock bushings are… 😬
Untill you see evil bikes
Better off with a Rocky Mountain slayer alloy 30 for $5299
💯👍
At $2799 why not. My hardtail did not come with hubs as nice my brakes may not be as nice all for the same price.
Weighs almost 40 pounds ?! Its got to be the heaviest modern bike there is. I wonder how it would play with a 160 fork (to bring hta to 64 and reduce weight) carbon wheels, and some 2.4 tires tubeless of course... ?
Lol any alloy big hit bike is not far off from that weight. Commencal meta immediately comes to mind
I have a 2021 GT Force 29 alloy that weighs in at 38lbs. You don’t notice the weight until you have to climb.
Lighter ebikes
@@jpslaym0936 I’m painfully aware of that.
My rocky mountain slayer weight 38.
That weight is...collosal. Am I missing somethin...where's the motor?
Slx hubs tend to be quiet when driving a bit faster and start to make noise when slow enough, at least thats how they behave on the stand. When rotating at the right speed they have trouble deciding whether to make noise or not. They are quite complicated.
Ya but just the frameset is 1200. Then you can build it lighter and its a he'll of a deal. Most good framesets are 2,000 at the low end.
These bikes are designed/priced for entry level riders. That complex pivot system is going to be a total nightmare for any entry-level rider. The sheer number of potential creak points and high-effort maintenance is unreal. Don’t get me started in 40 lbs! Holy heck! This would make a good entry lift service bike but otherwise no thanks.
Yikes, that thing is a tank. Nice kit for the $$, but yowza. My Large Propain Tyee with 170mm Zeb, SD Ultimate coil, springdex, DD tires and alloy Tenet pedals is 34.5lbs, that is a lot of extra heft.
Quero essa bike custa quanto?
$3299 USD, $4999 AUD
They just need to produce it in carbon in addition to other colors and better specs.
It would be hard to make it carbon with that suspension setup without major changes to the frame .
Only $2.606 if you buy it in indonesia 😎
How can I buy directly there?
lol same weight as my stumpjumper
17 kg??!!!? Some ebikes are that heavy
Just shy of 40lb. Wow. Guess that’s why its called colossus, heavy on a colossal scale.
Just look at the specs of the bike: burly 29” AL frame, Fox 38, Schwalbe MM Super Gravity tires… It’s an enduro race bike not a light trail bike. Just with lighter casing tires 2lbs can be saved.
@@tamasvarga67most aluminum enduro 29ers are roughly 36lbs. This is a heavy bike
@@destinhook3826 Not with these specs…
This is a superb enduro MTB with very reasonable price !
But i rely can not understand the stupid logic of som bicycle brands, who reache the price of midweight adventure motorcycles
Looks great, but 40lbs
Don't trust any body until u try ur self. Different information with other cannel😂
0:57 "deboooed"...
What are you a Murican now? That's it you've lost your aussie card, hand it over
My 1000 watt Emtb with 840 watt battery and 160mm is 60lbs 27kilos. This things a porker .
Just don't mention the spelling.
Nice looking bike but ugly looking colour.
As little as it should bother me, I would really not care about the weight so much if they had some decent colours :)
Wil: serious question sir, the issue you said about the pivots and the thing with the seat post. Are these things relatively novice riders who know little about mechanics of bikes, would be about to sort out. Or would we just hear noise and be fuming thinking something Is broken?
Too heavy lol there are better options