RIDING ENDURO MTB WITH SINGLE SPEED - DO YOU REALLY NEED GEARS?
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- Riding enduro MTB with single speed - Do you really need gears? I convert my enduro bike into a single speed bike and shred MTB trails and send tricks to show you that gears are not needed! Would you ride single speed?
My Ghost enduro bike gets a small over haul and ends up with a single speed conversion to get rid of all the gears and extra weight and noise that comes with the gear system. The bike in now called a slope-duro bike and its the best thing ever. After doing the conversion I then test the bike out on the Orchrad spine before heading out into the woods to shred the bike at full speed! We then switch to the next day and blow up the airbag in the windiest conditions I've had in the garden for ages which unfortunately ended the session prematurely. But because of the wind we then ended up at twisted oaks bike park and had the sickest session on the perfect flowy MTB trails they have on offer at the bike park! After the ride I then give my conclusion for my day of single speed fun!! What do you think?
I hope you enjoy the video!
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Seth said it best: "With a singlespeed you never have to worry about being in the wrong gear. Because you're always in the wrong gear."
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I think it was that but replace wrong with right
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But your body will be sooooo much stronger after a few months of SS shredding. I can ride straight up to the top of the Santa Cruz Mountains running a 16x44 gearing, on the steepest road in the whole mountain range. My racing buddy can do it on a 16x51! Stand up and ascend like an alpha.
Wasn't checking out your Swatch watch Sam, More the how many knackered Spokes i could see :) A Proper YOLO rim :)
fun fact: halos do work with only half the spokes they are designed to run ;)
same as
Sponsored by halo runs broken halo wheels
LOL.....😂
"We've got one gear, and no idea" -Sam Pilgrim 20221-
I still think sam is one of the most versatile riders, he shreds everything he gets on
Singlespeed on the Enduro, pegs on the DJ, suspension and tires at 500 psi on every bike. Sam just get a BMX finally hahah
Would be sick if he got a fully rigid 26” with pegs and shit
I agree he should shred a bmx
Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it tarstarkusz, I’ve only ridden ss for ages now and I couldn’t ever switch back to those gear thingys, yeugh!
@@tarstarkusz He said single speed, not fixie. Riding a single speed is fun as hell b cause you don't worry about gear, you just get in and pedal.
Haha maybe one day!
shoutout to all the bike mechanics having seizures rn
"one gear and no idea" should be a new sticker
I would love to see a vid where a mechanic services Sam's bikes
oh no the mechanic would be so angry at the state of his bike
It would still be far better than how Halfords would leave it!
Nah, just get a new one.
"Did you use a rock to install your bearings?"
Yes please!!!
I've been riding single gear for over 20 years. 50 now and still loving it
Respect! Your legs must be so much stronger than all of the sit-down-and-twaddle-uphills riders.
hey SAM i forgot to mention, good way to keep the jumps from getting muddy, i live in a area of the states thats wet a lot. we have some big jumps built and had that problem. so what we did and never had a issue since. we dug out the lows and between jumps and filled it with 9 inches of 7 inch stone then we topped it off with fine crushed stone and covered it with a clay and loam combo. you can ride in a downpour and still speed through. it worked so well i did it to my 700ft driveway. drains so good its the dream. keep up the GREAT vids my whole family cant wait for sundays and wednesdays!!!
Building up a dh bike this winter for next season... was already planning on single speed so I'm definitely checking out the sb1. Loving the idea of clean bars and less cables on the bike
"Take off the gear...changing thing" is my new favorite Pilgrimism.
So sick. I've always been more of a bmx guy than a mtn bike guy and now I want a single speed mtn bike. Awesome video 👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Seriously Sam your opening line is a way of life. Such a good question to ask yourself in the mornings, 'Today is going to be epic because...' 🤘
This dude is sooo chill
What a great job! Excellent filming and fun chill commentary!
OMG! The pinnacle of Mankind shredding the gnar! So cool!
So smooth. Can't imagine the hours it took get that comfortable on a bike. I used to be obsessed with riding and was nowhere even remotely close to this level of confidence.
He's dialed like only a contest rider can be. Definitely a veteran, you can tell
He's been riding 16 years
Pils!! You're getting jacked man, thats hard work 💪
Love these little montages with the background music! Looks always pretty steeeeezyyyyy🤙👌🔥
I need this guy’s talent! Absolute legend!!!
The next mod I'm assuming will be a dual crown fork...that might actually be pretty cool. I rode a bike with under 6" rear travel, although it was coil spring rather than air shock with a 7" dh fork on it for a while and it worked rather well
Hey Sam and Lewi thanks for shipping the limited edition shirt!!! I can’t wait to wear it and have some epic days!!!
Congrats for 1.5m subscribers - "the DREAM"
Thanks dude!
Dude you are The best! Just send it. Following from the Himalayas!! Bholenat
Very timely this, as I’ve spent my evening completely ruining my gears.
Great video as always. Also massive congrats to Bernard Kerr on his Hardline win. Top bloke.
Hey Sam, just found your channel like a week ago! Awesome content!! Watched like all the videos, and love the once witch mtb dream yard and Hope!! Keep on shredding ✌🏻
I want to see some city riding on a fixie.
I've never seen anyone back flip a fixie. Wonder why?
@@sapinva 😂😂
Haven't been early in so long. always good content sam!
I like the care taken when slipping the grips over, plastic protection....
Sam your the best such an inspiration!
The montage in the woods reminded me of Neil’s old vid with GMBN “are hard tails fun?”. Such a spazzo edit 😆
Cool videos you ride the baddest places you seem to stand out no matter who you ride with keep making the videos " Epic"!!
Great vid again!! 👌🏼👏🏻🤙
Man im a big fan of mtb and i love your vids thanks pilgram
Epic as usual!
Anyone notice the state of his spokes on that back rim!! Lmao Sam who needs all your spokes when getting super sendy. Just bend it over
Who needs spokes when you run halo rims!!? 😁
They are his new pil spokes. 😂
@@SamPilgrim Still have a set on my Chumba, NEVER needed truing.
@@SamPilgrim yes those rims not breaking with your riding with a missing spoke says a lot.
Bravo, bike looks much better as a single speed!
So sick! Some nice slides snuck in there too!!
welcome to the club, I've been riding off-road single speed for 18 years
Sam I don't think there is much gnar left. You've been killing it lately!
Congrats on getting 1,5 million subscribers 🤙 So good
Thanks dude!
Sam is just so good like It isn’t possible to be that good
You need to install a French drain under the back line, and have it runoff into a garden pond, which you can pump out.
Best content on entire interweb
"Gear Changing Thing". In the US, we call that a "shifter".
in the uk we call that a shifter as well.
Gear changing thing should be the new industry standard
In nz we call it a trigger
Elephants have trunks….so do your cars and in the U.K. we wear our pants on the inside, come to think of it some of us wear trunks while swimming and the best is that Aussies wear thongs on their feet 🤔
The same as you call a liquid 'gas', petrol
I always wondered what your outro would sound like at normal speed. Today the dream became a reality!
One gear no I deer montage was super cool.
This video inspired me to turn one if my hardtails into a single speed. I finished it yesterday and rode a bit. Today I'm heading out into the "urban environment" (as Sam would say).
Now go full rigid!
@@HasanibnSabah I got a fixie for that.
Muito legal mesmo Sam!!! Legal ver os teu vídeos!
Omg that bikes cracking from everywhere
@@justinastelksnys the “you can’t hear those sounds from a distance” can apply to anything, even a fighter jet. Just because you can’t hear it from far away doesn’t mean its creaking horribly and damaged
Brother I love your videos your a legend ride fast ride free become one with the bike much love and respect my friend
Wish I had bike parks near me like that. Cool stuff.
The best Sam! I like the watch too :D
AlwaYs top notch video. That ending bro 😂
Hey! Awesome video as always! Always good and entertaining as well as exciting dude! Thank You for the video! Best of luck from me and my Channel!👍❤️🏴
Look how easy he ascends! 2 weeks ago Sam, you were outta breath real easy. ;o) (Like Me!) Not this week! Cardio paid off I see. Sam is getting in shape for more comps Chomp Chomp!
That janked up spoke on the Rear rim is abusing my OCD, just like the time he painted his forks! 🤣
Which time? That seems to be a running theme ;) Seriously though, the trick with the pipe cutter has gotten me out of the odd pickle, paired with the de-buring on pavement.. it's pure dreams.
The big barky is quite gnarky! Git those shreds and big rollin wombo status!
jajaja so good video love the jumptrail! now feel motivated what gest me going the longest while bike is delta parole or other rokk music!
New subscribers from Philippines 🇵🇭
That bike is fire 🔥
Editing is on point again
So rad man!
I think the change to single speed is great 👍.
I loved how my bike felt after converting it to a single speed 🤙🏻🤙🏻 took a while to get it in my head there was no shifter there,i would automatically try shifting and find nothing there 🤣🤣
great driver, great videos
Good stuff dude 😃👍
The end is the Best 🤣
Single speed is the truth. Hope all is well man. Got my shirt. Thanks dog!!
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awesome vid bro your ghost bike is sweet, i would love to see you shred a sondors rockstar ebike, dreams
We need more free bike challenges 🤘🤘🤘🤙🏻
Not 1st or last ....... I ordered a singelspeed tensioner for my DH bike last week . I found myself riding in one gear all the time anyway.
I did the same but I ordered the wrong chainset 3 times 😂
I’m trying to set my DH up with a single. What ratio did you go with? I was thinking 41x18
@@dnfcrewride3657 36 x 14 works fine for me.
My nukeproof scouts off the road at mo i did 30 miles on my single speed jumpbike today mainly on moor single tracks/bridleways. Amazing views all day made it all worthwhile :)
I like those quick off brakes
1:59 broken spoke no biggy lol love it
You and Fabio Wibmer are my favorite MTB riders!
0:35 gotta love that single speed derailleur :D
Along with a fixed gear freewheel that has to be one of my favorite features to have on a bike.
Fixed gear freewheel? I don’t think that’s possible
@@ianybanez6884 That's the joke
Bike looks sick mate ready for Audi nine's mate.👍🇦🇺🤓
1 gear no problem bro, power on 🤘💪
Lovin' the poppage and hoppage on the jumps, espec. the ones where the rear wheel comes up higher than the front = very steezey ;-) (Y)
Best dude ever...
You should have done hardline...It looked AMAZING!
1:39 the Spokes xD
Great video as always. What size frame are you riding on that Ghost? It looks like bmx cruiser with suspension!!!
cualquier calidad en tu video hermanito :D saludos de chile
i love that tensioner! my ht SS has adjustable dropouts, and this is making me want to convert my Yeti
Sam should really consider going on a spray painting course because the front forks on his new dirt jumper are not the best 😂anyway, love da videos🤘
Just a heads up Sam i didn't get a notification for this video as usual and yes I've always got the bell icon on
Cool video!
Insant subscribe!
You sick! 😎
Love this ends ! 🤣
Ohh those spokes 😍😍
Single speed, baby! Simplicity = freedom.
This was a siiick videeoooo
I love ghost bikes. Miss mine.
Crazy, I was shopping single speed tensioners for a spare bike when this popped up in my notifications.
Magic timing
Thanks for the quality bs free content
About 3 months ago I turned my 03 Azonic Saber into a single speed dirt jumper ...no chain slap on ghost shifting AND lighter weight is why I went single speed tensioner on my Baby.