I got the new Polygon Siskiu D7 SE (only $1299 right now)
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Really liking the addition of the scenic shots with the music. Adds a cool, dramatic feel to the video.
Thanks! I'll be doing that in some upcoming episodes
I dig it!!!
Bars are usually measured without grips so that’s why they measured a bit longer than advertised. Grips add 10mm or so to total bar width
Thank you for this! Brilliant work. 🤜🤛
Its good to see you back on the full suspension! Also the new edits and music are super cool! I recently got to try LMNT and it was good! Way better than Liquid IV!
It's going to take some getting used to! And thanks for noticing the changes with the edit. It was fun to make (easier too!)
Been pumped to see this one! Let’s go!
Man, the whole video and the riding was so smooth. It felt really smooth
Hey Evan, you should give us a video of all of your bikes you have collected over the years.
I subscribed to this channel back when it hit 10K subs. It’s nice to see a big loop back to the old times and let’s be honest it brings back memories:)
I like this new style of videos evan. It feels more entertaining to watch
nice editing of the video, I can see your great effort and professionalism :)
Great video Evan! The editing on this one is *chefs kiss* 🔥
The effort your putting in is maad! Love it, as long as you are too🤘
Thank you for the video Evan 👍
Ordered a Medium based on your review and other videos about the D7. Thanks!
Thanks dude! You're gonna love the bike, it looks even better in person!
My sweat is pretty salty but not as salty as the sponsor, seriously it's good stuff.
The editing was pretty sweet, this channel is rapidly becoming my favorite, relatable but not boring 🤘
My wife will be happy to see this. She loves her Siskiu D7.
I do love making changes to my rides! That price sounds great too!
These are just my favorite videos that you make!!! ❤❤😊
Bar plugs and clamp on grips can add that much width easy.
Killed it on the editing
You should ride and review a specialized stumpjumper. I have a 22 stumpy pro and I love it.
best edited video yet
well done 👍
I have the Devinci Kobain and it is a great trail bike and it is very aggressive
I've bought the exact same bike, thinking of fitting a Reba or Revelation fork. Keeping standard brakes but fitting 203 disc F/wheel and putting 180 on rear
It feels like im watching a small movie / docu! Super awesome🎉
That was awesome 🎉
Keep it up!!
Thank you for doing the sensible thing of swapping your bars. It really annoys me when I watch a CZcamsr instantly chop 40mm off a test bike’s bars instead of using the favourite they own. I hope you enjoy the bike… at least until you decide you need another hardtail. I’d recommend the Pipedream Sirius and Canfield Nimble 9, oh, and you should search everywhere for a second hand BTR Ranger. 👍🏻
I'm still riding a 2020 d7 it's my absolute favorite.
i got a d6 back during the holiday if changed everythiing so far. frame has nice geo
Do the Siskiu T7!
It's a little more but well be suited for some upgrades with the geometry.
I have this bike and I love it. Agree with you on the cranks and dropper post being too long and may be the first things you will need to upgrade though. Check your rear hub though as this may need to be replaced before anything else. If it’s generic with no branding, save yourself some heartache and pull it off straight away to put something decent on its place as the generic hubs that Polygon have put on the SE are known to fail on a very regular basis. Mine completely failed within 100km. I put a Nukeproof Horizon v2 on the back - zero regrets.
Good point! I got an ex-demo version of this bike and it arrived with this problem. Even after my LBS shop replaced the bearing set, they suggested replacing the rear hub or entire wheel.
I think his edits have gotten better and more polished
Evan, ....to lower that seat post as much as possible, I suggest you install a OneUp V2 dropper post. You may even want to go longer travel as it is adjustable, so you may lower travel depending upon how high you feel the stock post is. It has a much more narrow seat tube collar so the post will drop lower when the saddle is slammed to the seat tube. It has a lower profile saddle clamp which practically allows the saddle to drop to the rails. It makes a big difference in the feel of that saddle being out of the way when it's all fully slammed.
Thanks for the idea! I do have one on hand and was considering that and 165mm cranks. Pretty excited to try those changes
@@EvansMTBSagaIt makes a huge difference. I'll give you an example, on my YT jeffsy I had a stock 170 mm YT post. While the YT post was slammed to the collar and fully extended, that was as low as I would want it to be based on my full leg extension (I hope that makes sense😅). ... When I replaced it, I was able to install a 210 mm OneUp dropper and had a comparable ride height. ...I just got a Team Marin 2 and being in between sizes I sized up, problem was the stock 150mm Trans-X dropper post was way too long for my inseam when fully extended. I replaced it with the OneUp post 150 mm and it's perfect. ... Excited to see how your build turns out. Keep up the excellent content. Thanks!
Just got my new bike too 2020 Santa Cruz chameleon D build 😍😍
Awesome bike
Great value bike.
The new Fly Racing gear you're wearing looks much nicer than the motocross outfits you've had on in the past! Great editing on this one too!
these polygon bikes are pretty dope and have good parts and for a good price. might buy one soon but they are hard to find at any bike shop. Around here
I picked up a DSE a little while back. It has been a seriously awesome bike for me so far. The only upgrade ive had to do with it is a new wheelset since i blew out the rear hub after about 30 miles. I went with the Hunt Trailwides and couldnt be happier. The engagement is way better than the stock wheels.
Someone else left a comment about the rear hub too! So weird. Any issues with the fork?
considering these wheels myself, £319 with extra £40 off
@@kennethfieldsend1858 For the price right now they are hard to pass up. Much better hub engagement, weight savings, and tubeless ready with valves included. I do think you will be happy with them should you purchase them.
Link to wheel hubs and set?
I really like this style of video, you should do it more!!
Will do!
Did you find the air valve cap for the fork after the test run? I was so fixated on that I had to rewind to watch what you were riding :)
Haha idk why I always forget to put it back on 🤣
You should try the Devinci Kobain
I see the Matty Active plug in the background haha.
I noticed that the seat post on my Siskiu is pretty tall also by about 10 or 15mm. I wish there was a way to shorten the dropper that comes with the bike but I don’t think there is.
Some owners hacksawed that amount off the seat tube, there's room for it.
Wow am liking the colors of the D7 did had an idea that Evan loves Polygon, just as much I love Marin, and for $1300 that is a good deal right there. If given the opportunity to ride full suspension I will love to try it out.
Rift zone 1 2023 is on sale at bikes online for 1100
What are your favorite full suspension for flat land? I live in Houston area, no hills. Want full suspension, but always worry about pedal bob.
Haha I'm not sure. I'm just getting back on a full suspension so it all feels pretty squishy still. I remember the Alchemy had minimal pedal bob
Glad you're finally reviewing this! Shame it comes right as the bike seems to have permanently gone out of stock in the UK (the cheapest I ever saw it was £849. absolutely insane price). Also, did I miss how much it weighs in the video? Curious how this thing would climb
I would be a little bit hesitant about how durable some very important parts like the stem and handlebars are if they are "nameless" unproven brand, but they are some of the cheapest to upgrade so the value is still insane for full sus IF the frame will hold up.
Why dont you try the siskiu T8?
Evan, Im pretty excited for the Siskiu D to see where you go with it. I bought a D6 and pulled off everything and put it on my Trek Marlin (minus rear hub ) and sold that to a guy getting his first real MTB. I pulled most off my stuff off my custom Ragley Big Al and install them on my D6 and after a couple of rides and I was feeling like the T7 was more my style. So now I have a 2023 T7, which I pulled ALL the parts off (Including the 140mm Rockshox Recon) and put them on the D6 to sell, and all my Ragley parts are now on the T7 minus a couple of things.I haven't sold the D6 YET, but now excited to see if you change my mind :) Love your series, I remember when you did the High Low series with the D5 you said you liked it better than the Yeti, but you kept the Yeti. Ready for the next adventure :)
Oh yeah I had to reduce the amount of bikes i had for the move and the Yeti wasn't going to be easy to quickly offload. Its cool to hear you like swapping parts around like I do haha
Hey Evan, I purchased the DSE after watching your initial D7 videos. As a first bike it was perfect to learn on and I couldn’t be happier. Here’s my upgrade list.
Fox 34 130mm
Tubeless
Magura trail brakes
Bars, pedals, grips.
I think it could still use a better riser button and like you said shorter cranks. What length do you have in mind?
Cool upgrades man! I'm still debating what I want to do. But I'm thinking 165mm cranks (never tried them)
Rad, can’t wait to see what you do with it!
I have the same bike! I have had some highend bikes sworks evils santacruz ect. My polygon siskiu d7 is my favourite bike. Every time i ride it, it just gets better. I have but DVO Sapphire fork and topaz on it and ride way above its 120mm says. I also but some galfer pads and rotors on it and oneup bars and rev grips. I cannot fault that bike.
So you know the feeling! It's a special bike for sure. And its crazy what a good bar/grip combo can do
Greatest CZcams video ever
I got the Bossnut which I think is the same bike for £500! Put a pike on it and some carbon wheels too
Great videos on the d7 and d7SE... Do you think buying the SE is worth it to have the boost front fork setup - even though I may not upgrade forks for a while. Is the Suntour fork on the SE worse? But for future proofing if something breaks, then I eventually will. Or is the regular d7 better with the rockshox fork and just now worry about it?
SE is definitely the way to go. The non boost front wheel is a pain to deal with if upgrading and the Rockshox fork is about the same quality as a Suntour. Plus the SE has strengthened the seat tube & top tube gusset. If you do decide to buy, could you click my link and then go through with the purchase? (No pressure, I know something like that is a big purchase)
Reminds me of spindatt videos. From when evan would do the end of video "threats" to now with the edits
Just opened CZcams and just commented this I like the bike too ngl even my old bike is running smooth
Smooth as butter 🧈
i also had a D7 and loved it...but got a D7SE expecting the same bike. The D7SE was shipped to me from Bikesonline with a different rear hub than the D7...a generic hub with far fewer points of engagement. Bikesonline did not disclose this in it's advertising and blamed it on Polygon changing components indiscriminately. The reason the D7SE is much less expensive than the D7 is because it has cheaper components, and many people who have purchased the D7SE have had problems with them such as the rear hub failing, and other wheelset issues.
I noticed you had specialized ground control tires, what do you think about them?
They're awesome. What type of riding do you do? I'm mainly hard packed and the low rolling resistance is amazing. With loose over hard, they aren't the best, but I'll gladly take the fast rolling tires because it's great for 95% of my riding
@@EvansMTBSaga I race cross country in ohio and in the winter and spring the trails can be muddy but during race season it’s pretty dry.
Fair weather rider 😂
where do you get those o rings you used to set the suspension?
How tall are you and wingspan? Thinking of order in a medium but I'm 5'8 with long legs and arms
I thought I see your Commencal again... But then I rmb it was MY favourite bike on your channel! 🤣 Btw my wife "thanks" you that I want a Bird Zero now... before your video I didn't know I "needed" one. 😅 Keep up the good work! 🤟
Man I haven't touched the Commencal in ages. I might part it out and keep the frame
very nice bike,, to my birthday I wish my dream dream bike
I’m really leaning towards this bike for next season. Been riding 3 bike park seasons on a 2003 Giant NRS-1. Heavily modernized/upgraded but at the end of the day, it’s a short travel “ancient” XC bike and my body needs a break from all the chatter 😂 I don’t think I need a long travel bike considering how far I’ve gotten with 80-100mm of travel
I’m between this and going more “all out” for a Fezzari Abajo Peak
Abajo peak is like $1999 from what I'm seeing. If that's your budget, I'd recommend a Polygon Siskiu T8 which has similar travel and better components than the Fezzari. The d7 is great for local riding and grinding out singletrack
@@EvansMTBSaga thanks Evan! When not at the bike park my local trails have a lot of climbing. I made the mistake of getting an enduro bike when I was a noob, so I just don’t want to overbike myself 😂 I’ll keep the T8 in mind. I’ve heard some horror stories on crash replacements taking forever through Polygon or warranty claims in general, have you had any experience here? The main attraction with Fezzari is the custom setup based on taking a bunch of measurements of your body. I think both polygon and Fezzari both offer a program to return the bike if you’re not happy after a week or so? Which is nice
take the grips off... then measure the bar width. the grips will add extra width. The bar probably was 780 and came to 795 with grips on. I think you would like the size M more. Bike looks too big for you in my opinion
I mostly ride on blue with some technical climbing. Would you suggest a D7 or a t7?
D7 definitely. How tall are you maybe I can help with sizing
@@EvansMTBSaga I'm 6' and 190# was thinking the large would be good
Oh yeah large would be great. It's a snappy fun bike, definitely good at blue and tech climbs
What helmet do you use?
I'm using a 6D helmet. Been using it for a year and have enjoyed them
@@EvansMTBSaga Thanks!
please do t8 please
I returned the d7SE for a t8 in purple it was worth the extra money
Oh and their return policy was an absolute nightmare experience.. i only got my refund by reporting it to my credit card company it was such a pain.
@@dakotakaech2399 I’m upgrading from a low budget hard tail (Kona lava dome) to this monster of a bike I’m hoping I won’t have to upgrade for a very long time especially since all I ride is flow trails it should be perfect
This bike is sick but yo should try out a carbon bike
Wait does the bike come with pedals? Or do I have to buy some? (Please answer soon)
comes with some cheapy pedals. I'd recommend buying some
@@EvansMTBSaga Ok thank you so much 🙏
@@EvansMTBSaga Do you recommend any pedals?
Hi. How high you are and what size of the bike you got?
Greetings
5'9". Large. Thinking back I would've got a medium
@@EvansMTBSaga am 5.5 and 30 1/2 in legs. And not sure yet. And between small and medium. But I want it to be sure before buying
FYI, competitive cyclist has a medium chameleon frame for sale. In stock.
Thanks for thinking of me. I don't see a frame only, just a complete
must have sold. Yesterday it was in stock. NOOOOOOO! I will keep looking. HAHA @@EvansMTBSaga
I own this exact bike too, I went for a medium which I found to be a perfect fit for me (175cm) been riding it for a few months and have done a handful of upgrades.
Nukeproof horizon v2 rims front and rear, this was a much needed upgrade as the stock rear hub was low engagement and they were overly heavy (spoke holes on the front rim kept leaking too)
Stock tyres it came fitted with were Maxxis recons, too slippy for UK trails so swapped out for Scwalbe magic mary 2.4 front, hans dampf 2.35 rear both in super trail casing.
Went tubless with Peatys valves and holeshot.
Grips swapped for Ergon GA3, Saddle Ergon sport, peddles Nukeproof horizon sam hills, Stem nukeproof horizon in copper.
Upgraded the front and rear discs to both 180mm, stock rear is 160mm also the stock discs were utter trash made from stampted steel.
So far i'm absolutely loving the bike it rides so smooth and so far the front Suntour raidon fork is performing just fine, though this will likely be my next upgrade.
I got the bike new for a great deal too at £900 thanks to new customer codes and seasonal offers, RRP was £1400.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what you do with this bike Evan!
What's your height? Trying to decide between medium and large. I am almost 5'9 w/o shoes.
I am 5'9". I should've went with a medium I feel
@@EvansMTBSaga Thanks. I ordered the Medium.
and also big fan
So now you can sell me that RSD frame
how do i start a mountain bike youtube channel like your
I'm working with a brand to make an in depth video. But the short answer: press record, and keep making video after video.
polygon d seriesss lets gooooooooo
Can I have one of your mtbs you don’t use, I really like mtbing but I don’t have the best bike( it keeps breaking and is NOT meant for it) so I would appreciate if I could get one :). Thanks also keep up the vids I love em
💀
currently $1,199
Hola everybody
7 minutes in, we finally get to the point of this video.. JFC
Dude it took 7 minutes to get to the point of the video? 😝 I was sitting there like 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ so many side quests and then barely two minutes of the actual topic 🤔
Not trying to be rude just didn't get the point of the layout of this video 🫠
Do you only watch the ends of movies or videos?
The editing has gotten worse man wft
first
Well your not a proper real mountain bike then if you don’t ride muddy wet trails
Yes I am not a mountain bike
@@EvansMTBSaga oh I thought you were
At this point you are just wasting money and showing off.