1998 DH Bike Vs Modern Hardtail - 25 Years Of Change
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- We are back with another retro comparison! This time around we compare a mint condition 1998 vintage downhill bike with a 2022 Niner Air 9 Hardtail. It was really interesting to see the difference in technology, especially how wheel size affected the times. We hope you enjoy the video! Let us know if you have any questions at all.
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OH MAN. I’m 41 and seeing that Intense bike brought back memories of all my daydreaming as a teenager.
I've been riding since 1993 and remember lusting after the Intense bikes. Thanks for a really fun video that brought back a lot of memories for me. I rode Toads in South Lake Tahoe on my Titus Switchblade around 25 years ago and came back last weekend on my 2022 Norco Range. Anyone who has ridden Toads knows that the upper section offers some really fun rocky tech. Even though that first ride happened a 1/4 century ago and memory is fogged by the passage of time, the difference in the bikes' abilities was pretty apparent. We live in a good time to be mountain bikers!
Thats so awesome! Glad it brought back some memories, yeah it's really cool to see all the incremental gain that has added up. The level of fun is always pegged near 100 but the capability definitely changes based on the bike haha.
Toads is great
I heard Toads had been burned. I haven't been down there in a few years. Is it all good?
Are you me? Titus Switchblade on Toads but around 99. Loving current bikes
I actually ran a Shaun Palmer green manitou fork on my AMP bike back then….
The time made up in that last flat drag by the 9er was insane! Every split was slower until it was hammer time.
Yeah i could't believe it either! If you look close, i make up about 3 seconds from spilt 2 to where the trail pops out onto that open flat, and then about 3 seconds on the open flat, I even tried to just tuck at the end on the hardtail to make up for the Intense not pedaling the best. I seriously thought the Intense was going to win haha, it was nerve wracking on the hardtail!
Those Hayes Comps on the Intense are a problem- if you had something like the Magura Gustav's we had back then you'd be much happier.
Hey Everyone! Hope you enjoy this video, we tried to take a lot of the feedback from the first video and do a better job with this one. For anyone wondering the complete spec on the bikes in this video is lined out below. This one was actually pretty scary to make haha, the hardtail run tested my limits a little bit more than i anticipated. Also to try and make the comparison a little more fair, the day before we filmed, i switched the hardtail from full 29 inch wheels to a mullet setup, installed a different fork, and put on a fresh front tire ( eddy current) that i was not used to running. I just wanted to make the familiarity of the bikes a little more equal. Again this is just a fun series that I've wanted to try for over a year, and April has been really supportive in helping film it and get it done, its by no means a hard take on what bike is better or not. I am just genuinely curious on what it would feel like to ride the older bikes and what major improvements have been made!
Bike Spec:
Fork: 1998 Rockshox Boxxer Fork, 32mm Stanchion, 6 inch travel
Shock: 1998 Fox Vanilla Shock , 6 inch travel in rear of bike
Wheels: Mavic 321 wheels
Tires: 26 x 2.35 Kenda Nevegal - 25psi front - 30 psi rear
Handlebar: Easton Monkey Bar 25.4 clamp
Stem: Kore 75mm Stem
Drivetrain: Shimano XT
Brakes: Hayes Comp
Chainguide: MRP Dual Guide
Grips: Oury Slip on
Frame: Niner Air 9 Size Large
Fork: SR Suntour Durolux, 140mm travel, 36mm stanchion
Shock: NA
Wheels: 27.5" Stans Baron Rear, 29" Flow Front
Tires: Schwalbe Big Betty Rear 27.5x2.6 W Cuchcore XC , Schwalbe Eddy Current Front 29x2.4
Handlebar: PNW Range
Stem: Pnw 35mm
Drivetrain: Shimano SLX
Brakes: Shimano SLX
Chainguide: NA
Grips: PNW Loam
Will slapping a durolux 160 27.5 fork with a 27.5 front wheel, short stem, wide bars revive this old DH machine?
The Niner frame aluminum?
The Uzzi was never a race bike. The only Intense rider that ever used one was Leigh Donovan and even then, it was on buff terrain like Sea Otter. I know this because I bought her bike from Stickman for my girlfriend, and pitted out of the Yeti/RPM tent that was usually next to them.
The Intense M1 was the race bike from 1996 until the M3 was made in 2004. While they both are FSR suspension designs, the M1 had a bolt through 12mm rear axle because of how flexy they were.
The Uzzi was the closest thing Intense ever made to a freeride bike, in a time when freeride bikes had geometry for riding bridges in Canada and big travel trail bikes (Turner, Intense) had race derived geometry for fast, loose SoCal trails.
Get an older M1, Yeti DH9, Specialized FSR Palmer, GT DHi, or Turner DHR if you want to compare vintage DH bikes.
Saludos dsd Ecuador
God! Back when Tomac and Overend were competing is when I was racing a Kona Kilauea, downhill, WITHOUT EVEN A FRONT SUSPENSION!!! I remember my brother, through a contest in a biking mag in Spain, was lent Ned's actual 1998 FSR XC, fresh off some race, probably in Arizona or Cali. I remember grabbing the red dust off the bike... We drooled over that bike and ripped the sickest lines I've ever done in my life... Awesome video, Kyle & April!
Love these vintage bike comparisons, and can’t wait to see more! This format would also be good for a “budget” vs “high end” spec on same bike comparison as well. I’d love to see what the real performance envelope is of a budget spec and what your thoughts are on what you give up vs high end.
Thats a really great idea, it would be cool to do a bike with full deore vs a bike with full XTR. I definitely think there is a point of diminishing returns. Thank you for the idea!!
That would be awesome, I think the main thing we'd see on this course is suspension quality though. There is a point where good quality suspension feels remarkably similar with small differences between brands. It's amazing how good a Deore 4 pot brake feels now.
I love that you could get your hands on a mint condition '98 Intense Uzzi! That is so epic, but was it really only 38 lbs?! That's the same as my modern DH bike!
Yeah! it was surprising to me too, i think the 32mm stanchions, and QR hubs made the bike pretty light!
Heres the thing though. That sounds impressive until you realize. Weve achieved keeping the weight the sake and lighter while making the bikes bigger and stronger to handle more. These old bikes are great fun but i doubt you could throw a whole season of hardline road gaps at it and have it survive.
That’s the first full suspension bike I saw in 98/99 at Torker jumps in Orcutt, CA. It blew my mind
Yeah its such a beautiful bike even by todays standards, the welding and cnc is so rad!
Man, Kyle is so fast on that old bike🔥
Thanks so much Tony! It was a fun feeling riding that old bike, its crazy how much of a different body position it forces you into! The older riders were legends for sure!!
Watching the evolution of XC and downhill bikes in the 90s was an interesting journey, and then being away from mountain biking for some time to come back to see what bikes are today is mind-blowing. My old retro grouchy XC rides share almost nothing in common with today's bikes, with the exception of my seatpost and saddle. EVERYTHING is soooooo different today than it was even in the early 2000s, not to mention the 90s. These videos really underscore how good today's bikes have gotten with improved frame, tire and shock technology. I can't give up my old bikes, but I'm surely looking more at a contemporary ride next spring, even if my old bones aren't coming anywhere close to today's freeride trails or those Volkswagen -sized rocks (good god, those are frightening). Keep these videos coming!
Your commentary as you flew down the hill was pretty funny 🤣 Bikes have come a long way!!
Haha thank you! Its been a blast doing these, i seriously thought i was gonna eat it on the hardtail a couple times haha. Thanks for watching!!
Kyle, you belong on a bike dude! That’s your best self. LOVE seeing you back in full swing on a bike ❤
Seen a few old vs new type videos and have to say this is the first I've properly enjoyed, mainly because you gave both bikes a fair opportunity to show their best in relatively even circumstances. Swapping to an unfamiliar wheel/tyre on the HT was an especially smart move I thought.
Thanks for taking the effort to really do a proper job - not to mention fully putting your neck on the line by giving it 100%!
The commentary as you ride is gold. Shocking to watch you go thru the rocks. Crazy how fast it looks in POV mode.
Another cool video, I see a different look in Kyle’s eyes…similar to pre poke….very good to see.
April doing the editing? She’s good, real good.
Have a great weekend you two
Hey Todd thank you so much! Yeah i am feeling pretty much back to normal health wise and just am trying to work through the mental trauma of the whole past year a little bit still. I feel like getting back to doing videos and riding again is definitely the key to feeling 100% again. The light is coming back and i really appreciate April helping me put together this series. Its something i have wanted to do for years just to pay homage to all the people i looked up to in the sport coming up and to see what it was like to ride those bikes. April has been doing the bulk of the editing up front too and has been getting really good, i usually just come in and finish up some of the edges. definitely a team effort!
@@AprilRideMTB You are very welcome. As I said, you are looking like Kyle again. The bicycle community needs you more now than ever, it’s fantastic you are feeling like you again and can finally focus on what you love to do instead of your health and getting back what was taken from you. A lot of valuable lessons you have been forced to learn over the last 2 years. Good on you for making it through.
It's so funny how you can feel like you're flying through a section in 1st person and then it looks like you're crawling when viewed from a few feet away.
@@ianfurqueron5850 that’s so true. I recognized when Kyle said April said “Slow” thru that section and from the POV I thought he was going so fast it was borderline out of control. LOL however I am betting if I was there in person and watched Kyle go thru a sketching section, I would think he was going fast even if he was in fact going slow. LOL I think the POV view is so stabilized that fools the eyes of the viewer on some sections. I really like watching the POV shots on Black trails with a better than average rider…it’s intense. With someone like Kyle, it’s crazy intense. He goes so fast and is so smooth and he’s vocal so it really puts in me in there on the trail. Good stuff!
I love these videos. I rode DH from the late 90s to mid 00s. Brings back so many good and bad memories!
Saw you the first time on CZcams when you were talking about myocarditis. It's awesome to see you in these videos, what a great recovery! You are a mad man, going down these hills like this, but very exciting content for us couch potatoes 😂
Thanks Christoph, yeah its been a crazy journey the last year. This is all i ever wanted to do and get back to. It's really fun and makes me so happy. I appreciate you watching and sticking around 😊
Medachlorians?
Super good to see you back on the bike shredding I’m so happy that your recovery went well best wishes to y’all
I used to have a bike called a Crestone Peak something or other. It was early to mid nineties dual suspension but the front end was damped by thick "rubber bands" that ran laterally, anchored above and below the telescoping fork. I can't imagine one of those getting past the first rock.
Great to see you two back doing what you love.
"But you should have done 10 runs on each bike and take into account the gravitational pull the moon's shadow had on the larger chainring." - Some guy probably
;D
Haha so true, ill try again when mercury is in retrograde, maybe that will make the difference!
It’s a joy just watching you ride ANYTHING!!❤️
Thank you! Its been so fun to do this series and play on the bikes i drooled at as a kid haha.
I knew I recognized you from your heartfelt van video some time ago. May you continue to heal and thrive.
I'm still riding my 2001 Kona Stinky. Bought used in 2003 for $500! Still love it. But getting harder and harder to find 26" tires and parts that still fit
Hey i ride with my Stinky in 2024 and its a full Tank. Heavy , hard and indestructible. One of my cube has a broken Frame, an the other Cube Stereo has an damage on Wheel Hub, and the Cube Attention has an problem with loose Screws again and again.
But the Kona Stinky what i has buy for 300€ runs and runs and runs. I have more that one accident with them and i can with Stinky jump over Stairs and INTO Stairs. I love this bike so much, but is heavy for uphill! greeting from Germany
Cool video. I just made the jump from my 10 year old 26" hardtail to a full suspension 29er and feel a lot of pros and cons with both bikes. I definitely still enjoy the 26 inch, and it's cool to see the pro perspective. Also fun to hear how other people talk to themselves on the trail and awesome to see you up and running. Cheers!!
Thank you so much Eric!!
I'm having a blast watching you send it on these these vintage bikes. I think you are on to something here with this content!
Of all things, I wouldn‘t have expected the stiffness to be a thing. No surprise on the brakes. They got so much better even since my 2013 bike. Great riding Kyle.
Yeah i honestly didn't expect that to be the limiting factor either, it was so noticeable though, especially the 32mm stanchions on the fork. The flex made it hard to pick a line in the rocks as well. Thanks for watching Christian!!
I think you can combine eras to great effect. I got a c.2001 frame and fork with a modern front disc and a few other components. It's really nice to ride. Some people put modern clutch derailleurs on old bikes too and I imagine that improves them further.
No modern bike looks as sweet as an old hardtail!
Love these vids. Especially being an older rider and getting to see bikes from my days going flat out.
This is s great series, looking forward to more. It is so good to see you healthy again!
Thanks so much Wayne!! Yeah it feels great to be back!
A bit late to the show, but man I love it.
Riding such different bikes is a dream. You can really appreciate what you have now.
Those runs just show how technology is effecting. So what you gained was speed, because of the bigger tires, speed when pedaling, no fade on the brakes and less flex. You lost on the rear suspension.
Kyle, i'm loving these comparison videos. from a person who owns both a vintage full rigid mtb, and a modern hardtail, i can definitely agree the huge difference between the two. more of this! before i forget, video editing is topnotch!
Another stellar old vs new video. I loved it. This is a really fun series and produced nicely by you two. Keep these coming, please! 🤞
Thank you! The next video will be the most fun yet!
In 1998 I was doing DH on a Giant ATX 890, the Intense was m y dream. Incredible that it is now slower than a modern hardtail!
Like the comparison series! The only feedback I have is don't risk serious injury just so I have a video to watch. Much rather you stay healthy. Glad you refitted the 1998 bike and went into all the detail of what you did to make it safe. I'd suggest keep going with that for your next bike comparison, even more certain about the safety factor.
I really like this series so far. You should do more of old top of shelf vs. modern budget line.
Thank you! Its been really fun to do them so far!
That was awesome. That first practice on the hard tail in the rock section I thought you were going OTB. The part I love the most, apart from your amazing skill, is the commentary as you ride. I would love you to do a few runs on different bikes and give a commentary on when your braking, which brake and what line you are doing. Love this channel. It is the best on CZcams!
Your riding ability is absolutely intense. Scares me just watching you. So good!!! Thanks you DK
Great comparison video .having owned a few older dh and freeride bikes I love the danger of the old tech and the new bikes give you more confidence 😀
this guy has such a chill voice and his videos are so good and full of content
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Thanks for getting it done properly this time, great stuff!!!
one of those clips from that Palmer video was a trail from my old home trails! such a sick trail.
I'm really enjoying these videos you guys! Great work!
That's awesome! Such a legendary era!
These are awesome comparisons! Super fun to watch!🤘🏼
Awesome video! A few years after moving to Boise, I took my 1998 specialized rock hopper with cantilever rim brakes up sidewinder/fat tire and down Freestone. I lived (and the bike survived) but I bought a modern full squish bike soon after. Amazing how much more capable (and fun) modern bikes are.
Haha cantilever brakes are soooo sketchy!!! Yeah the newer technology is so awesome!
"This was a terrible idea!" - 😅 Really enjoy these comparisons!
Haha thank you so much Niklas!!
Kick ass video Kyle. That trail looked pretty intense.
Great video, amazing how fast you go through the rocks with either bike.
Really enjoyed this and the previous comparison video. Glad to see you are able to ride hard again.
I know what you are saying about the difference from the 26" wheels a to 29". I did this abrupt change just 2 years ago. what a difference. even my riding buddies noticed the increase in my speed.
Great video! Currently rehabbing an old GT Ruckus I-drive…good bones never die
Great content, fantastic trip down memory lane. Thinking back to Ashland Super-d circa 2007, and Spring Thaw with the stick ziptied to your broken bike.
Well done you two!
No more pokes , I road an intense slope style for a summer race series at North Star Cal many moons ago , loved that bike. Good to see you back😊
Thank you so much Amber!
You nailed something right on the head. I had an 18 year gap in mountain biking. I went from a late 90s downhill/freeride bike to a 2020 Norco Sight and the difference is HUGE about where your body is. Im so used to hanging off the back. But the Norco (the first bike that I feel actually fits me, XL) I still even after 3 odd years of riding it still finding myself hanging off the back and the front end getting light and sliding.
I have an intense 6*6 from 2009 and it definitely twists under tight turn loads. I have a GT from 2001 with that boxer fork and Hayes brakes. It’s great how much better bikes have gotten. Fun to see these bikes out to compare times.
Thanks so much Jason! Yeah its crazy how different the bikes are!
Great video y’all! Love the old school bike comparisons, so thank you.
Thanks so much Thomas! Glad you enjoy them! They have been really fun to make!
rad! Love the audio catching the bike noise. I'm on a 2002 Kona Stinky DH w BBSHD 🤪 & Marc DO-II. It's fun but heavy as a tank and easy to chew thru drivetrain. Thx for the notes on consistency and improvements over time - extra motivation to u/g. Cheers
i have a mint condition trek y50 that i know i could put a smile on peoples faces down at my local trails but i think it would just explode. but this video has made me consider taking it at least once. nice job bringing the old skool back.
Loved this video, especially the commentary while riding! "I saw my life flash"...LOL! I was biting my nails for you. You remind me of me when I was your age. I grew up in Morgan Hill where the original Specialized headquarters started and was abdicated to downhill thrill riding on the hardtail rockhopper with zero suspension. When specialized introduced the first front fork suspension it was a game changer for hardtails riding. This video just flooded some old 80's/90's memories for me. Now I enjoy riding my new Carbon Levo, what a night and day difference in tech Thank you.
Another great, fun video. I remember as a kid seeing how much faster my 10 spd bike was compared to my BMX bike (70's) and noticing how much slower the hub turned on the 10 spd showing how much less the hub had to turn for the same or more speed.
I still take out my mid 80's Klein Pinnacle Elite to ride trails sometimes and still can't believe I used to ride that on everything. Good stuff. Fun video! Thanks. Look forward to hooking up and riding with you guys some day.
Thank you so much Grant! We can't wait to connect with you sometime too!
Awesome video. I love these old bike comparisons. Looking forward to seeing more. Great work.
Thanks so much Jimmy! Its been fun to make them 😊
This series is so fun to watch please make more of these!
This was epic! I'm continually amazed by the advancement in newer bikes to older ones.. Like even the difference between my old bike, a 2014 Kona Entourage, an aggressive enduro bike with 180mm rear travel, (upgraded from a single crown fork to a Fox 40, to make it a DH/FR bike), with 26 inch wheels. To that of my new bike bought 2nd hand but rebuilt, a 2016 YT Tues DH bike with 27.5 wheels. The difference in geometry & advancement in just 2 years, in terms of stability, & being able to hit gnarlier terrain easier, is huge. Even though the reach of both is very similar, the YT is longer & lower slung & feels more planted. But your comparison is a 25 year difference, to where an old "downhill" bike, is comparable to a new hard tail in terms of its ability to hit features.. Crazy! And what a retro bike you have there! What an awesome piece of history.. I would love to see Aaron Gwin or Dakotah Norton ride it down a modern UCI DH World Cup trail as a special test haha!
Also super awesome to see you recovered, back out riding, shredding, & doing what you love.. Any chance we'll see you in the EWS in 2023? Being a kiwi I'll obviously cheer on the Kiwi riders, who killed it this year. But ill be rooting for you too if you do, as the person i would most want to see do well.. Take care & look after yourself. Peace :)
Enjoyed the showdown! Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!!
Bless you for committing even as your life is flashing before your eyes! It is so good to see you back out doing what you love.
Haha thank you so much Faith 😊
It’s crazy how good bikes have become. The hardtail is like a xc/downcountry/trail bike you could commute to work with or getting groceries, and it plays along well with the dh bike. I would love to see the dh bike stack against a proper hardcore hardtail like a Honzo ESD.
Kyle you were rocking it on that 26" Intense! I have a 99 Specialized FSR Sport but, I don't have the downhill fork. I love that bike but, at my age I would be in serious trouble if I crashed at the speed you were riding. I've learned the hard way trying to keep up with my kids but, I still dream of my younger days. Great video comparison! I really enjoyed it!
Great video ! This become my Netflix time when i just get home after hitting two different Trails today. Nicely done i keep learning a lot on this videos since Im born in 91 and only knew a bit about GT bikes 🤷🏻♂️ jeeje i Ride a Hardtail for now but it's been a while since my last crash we keep learning THAAANKS!!
The Intense M1 frame set was the best bike I ever had built, owned and raced on back in the 1990s.
yeah its such a beauty!!
You two ROCK! This is SO MUCH FUN to watch 😁 I will share this observation: how you ride those trails and not swear is just amazing to me. The few times I have attempted to ride those types of trails (though much easier) I was so overwhelmed / over stimulated that those around me must have thought I had Tourette syndrome I was swearing so much! Thanks for a great video!
Haha thats an awesome observation! There is a little kid around here that always swears on his way down the trail, you are definitely not alone!
So awesome to 1stly see you back out there crushing it, run after run! 2ndly as a hardtail owner to see how it compares to full suspension albeit an amazing vintage bike.
Love the way you guys do things. Keep it up!!
Did I just call '98 vintage 🤔😋🙈
So glad y’all are back to making videos, this is sick!
Thank you so much Derek! We are stoked too!
A video covering seven years of change in this industry would be an eye opener!
Thanks this was a super fun video! I picked up a Niner Air 9 last year in Bend as my first new hardtail and had no idea whether it would be a good bike or not. Thanks for showing off what a pro can do with it!
Thats awesome! I love the Air 9, its a really stiff frame but that also makes it very precise. I actually run a wheels mfg eccentric bottom bracket in mine to push the cranks back and down a little bit. I have had mine for two years and it shreds!!
@@AprilRideMTB that’s a great idea, I’ll look into this! The BB does creak a lot so I’ve been thinking of upgrading. I’ve still got the stock 29 but it’s already gotten a bend from an impact, do you prefer the mullet setup? My Triumph Scrambler has a 21” front and 17” rear and I’ve always loved the mullet feel on motorcycles.
Hey Jon, if you can afford it a wheels mfg threaded press fit bottom bracket will completely take away that creak, also as a cheaper alternative, coat the outside of the bb in blue locktight before pressing into the frame, thats what the owner of pivot told me to do to reduce creaking!
@@AprilRideMTB do you have an affiliate link to order one so you can get a commish?
"This is a terrible idea"....funniest thing I've heard in a long time. Really enjoyed it
Kyle, so good to see you able to push again!
I freakin love these videos! I can't get enough of retro vs modern and riding super interesting bikes! More please
I didn’t know you had a CZcams channel. I have only ever seen you on John Campbell video where he interviewed you. Glad to see you are doing well.
K&A, thanks for the video it was different and entertaining. Really enjoy your videos.
Great video! You really gave your best on that old bike and it really looked fast. Would love to see the comparison to a 5-10-15 year old bike. Think this could make a fun series
Thank you so much! Yeah i want to track down and original WFO frame and see how it compares to the newer one!
Interesting. Every once in a while, I’ll bust out my old mid-90s Trek 26” hardtail, no suspension just for fun and to compare my rides between old and new bikes. Enjoyed and thanks.
Thanks so much for watching! yeah its fun testing out the old bikes!
Your on-board commentary cracks me up. Oof! Ahh! I almost died! All the things I say to myself (although way slower). Thanks for the great content.
Great comparison
It answered questions I had
Such a great video! Killer riding, as always, on both bikes.
Great comparison. Just shows how times and technology help to improve a sport!
Awesome video, really dig the content you guys put out. I have an opportunity to buy a 2017 intense spider with longer travel. Thinking of scooping it up for my first full suspension. Only have looked at newer bikes and the prices are too high for me currently. Newer rider here, mostly single track steep, chunky, technical terrain out here, mostly logging skid roads that get pretty washed out. Keep up the great work on the channnel,and sick riding skills🤙.
Awesome vid. Teaches us that it ain't about the latest and greatest bike but the rider. Bikes only go so far but for a racer every second counts. I remember getting into biking seeing those intense bikes on the slopes. haha!
great vid this time! I really was wandering if 2000s short travel enduro full sus bike will be faster than modern 29r hardtail and you gave me almost what I wanted. like! Waiting for a Monster update 😉
Thank you so much, i really wanted to make the bike dialed for this one! Next video will have a Super "monster" update haha 😁
Really enjoyed watching this comparison. Would love to see others
Great video guys. I love these comparisons
Good to see you back on the bike Kyle
the flex in the back. Ever ridden a Rocky Mountain Rm6/7. I love them because of the flex. together with the Manitou Dorado. its a super smooth riding experience.
Dang, watching your runs, makes me miss riding, and it makes me feel pretty good about how I rode.
My buddy used to ride the mountains near Albuquerque, and this reminded me of a couple sections we rolled. He, a big guy, big bike 29er hardtail, me, a smaller guy, carbon fiber ghost Lector, 26".
We would just flat out bomb trails similar to this, and have a blast! I would catch him climbing, and through the rough stuff, and in the more open ground, he just flew. Unfortunately, I failed to hit record on my GoPro when I had my last wreck. I don't trust my shoulder and elbow anymore, but I sure miss riding like this!
On the tech side...you pretty much nailed the difference in my experience. I started mountain biking in 1992 on a steel Huffy. I've had some fairly cheap and I've had some fairly expensive bikes. The biggest improvements over the years is stiffness and braking. Bikes also got lighter and more and better gears. The stiffness translates into all those things, better handling, better breaking, better power transfer while peddling. I preferred hardtails until the late 2000-early 2010's. By then, the full suspension bikes were stiff enough to ride like a hardtail and more forgiving on your body.
Bro I’m so happy to see you doing your thing again !!!!
Thank you so much Jorge!!
Awesome start to a series. Love the little tweaks and listening to the feedback. Definitely wouldn't be bold enough to try either bike down that trail. Give me a modern 6" bike please. Did just build up a mid-20 teens aggressive hardtail that I am getting bad ideas from this video.
Thanks Kyle, I love these comparison videos!
Glad you like them!
Cool video. I miss the ole days. The uzzi was more of an all mountain/trail kind of bike that usually had 3 rings up front. I had a later model of it. Most DH guys rode the M1 with 7" Boxer on the front and 8" travel in the rear. They were a lot stiffer laterally. I rode the Foes Mono back then. The big wheels really do make a difference on todays bikes though. 🤘🤪
This is the first time I have ever seem someone ACTUALLY time trial like this.... My man I just subscribed because of that run on the Intense, and the "this was a bad idea" comment killed me! 😂😂😂
Haha thanks for subscribing!
Wow! Awesome that you beat your time on the hardtail. Keep up the comparison videos!
It's good to back i haven't watched your video for awhile.
Good vid. I like the old vs new race comparisons
LOL the metal clanking sounds during the slow motion sections, almost sounds like a huge train passing by. Kinda scary and hillarious at the same time :D
ayy mate, you taught me the bunny hop. Haven't seen your videos in ages but thanks for the epic tutorial on the bunnyhop
So awesome, thanks for sharing!!!
This is awesome. My first FS bike was an Intense Uzzi DH, except mine was a 1999 model, all silver. Downsides? Soft aluminum (the chain stay yoke cracked after 2 months of mild use, I wasn't into big hits yet. There were other issues too, but the North Shore scene hadn't really blown up yet.
4:12 the noise from those shocks n chain slaps r just giving a 90s vibe😏
What an amazing shreddage on the intense! Great video