First impressions of the Pole Voima, first ride at Skypark

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  • čas přidán 7. 10. 2022
  • I've had my Voima for a month now, but due to unusual circumstances creating a very busy life, I haven't been able to ride it very much....
    So it's time to go hit Skypark and see how the Voima rides! Be sure to "Like" and Subscribe!!!
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Komentáře • 36

  • @normankephart9064
    @normankephart9064 Před 21 hodinou +1

    Met you at the shop today and said I would follow you! 😂

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před 21 hodinou +1

      A man of his word!

  • @rommel-777
    @rommel-777 Před rokem +2

    Awesome! That bike looks sick! Considering between the Voima and specialized turbo Levo carbon. Thanks brother! Be safe and God bless

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +2

      You can’t go wrong with the Voima. Highly recommended!

    • @rommel-777
      @rommel-777 Před rokem +1

      @@ADubMTB did you opt for any upgrades?

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +1

      Nothing from the factory. My only performance enhancing upgrade was, I replaced the RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate air shock with an Ohlins TTX22M.2 coil. Totally worth it!

  • @onetime242
    @onetime242 Před rokem +1

    Nice video man. I just rode my Voima at Snow Summit bike park yesterday and it was fucking awesome! I have a 40 on mine though. 🤘🏻😎

  • @jamisonr
    @jamisonr Před rokem +1

    I have a Vikkela on order (the non motorized version of your bike), and there are no videos of it out there yet, aside from Pole has put out. Excited to get it, I went with the gold for double the stares. Hope you're still enjoying the Voima. I'm a bit worried about the suspension and 190mm travel, it's a big step up from my trail bike.

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem

      I went with a long, slack, big-hit, long-travel bike (the Pole Machine) years ago, and never looked back! I don’t know where you ride, but here, I love the long-travel for the rock gardens, drops, jumps, etc. It’s all personal preference, but I will never ride a trail bike again. The suspension travel (when you need it) for downhill fun, is worth so much more than any uphill pedaling benefit.

    • @user-ep9qx5rg3b
      @user-ep9qx5rg3b Před měsícem

      Hi Jamisonr, may I ask you your experience ? Want to buy the frameset of the Vikkela

    • @jamisonr
      @jamisonr Před měsícem +1

      @@user-ep9qx5rg3b I love it, about to go for a ride in a few minutes actually. The slightly higher BB versus my Specialized means I do not really ever pedal strike things any more. I have the Cane Creek Kitsuma Coil shock, and I really like the feel along with the sensei rear. Hard to say which is providing the most benefit though. I've not been the biggest fan of the '23 Zeb Ultimate, finding it hard to get to where I want.

    • @user-ep9qx5rg3b
      @user-ep9qx5rg3b Před měsícem

      @@jamisonr Think a FOX38 should do the trick, progresson on Rockschocks is totally different.

    • @jamisonr
      @jamisonr Před měsícem +1

      I just heard yesterday that Pole went out of business, so now I guess I have a collector's item.

  • @BSE75
    @BSE75 Před rokem

    how does it perform on technical steep sharp curves ?

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +1

      It performs better than I do, on technical steep sharp curves! It is equal to, or even better than, the Pole Machine, which is / was the best downhill bike I have ridden before the Voima. So, to sum up, it is awesome!!!

    • @BSE75
      @BSE75 Před rokem +1

      @@ADubMTB Thank you for reply :-) 👍

  • @akilrl85
    @akilrl85 Před rokem +2

    Just a little nice to know fact. "Voima" is finnish word for "power"

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +1

      And Pole means “pedal!” So, literally “pedal power!”

    • @akilrl85
      @akilrl85 Před rokem

      @@ADubMTB Pole is not Any word. Pedal is poljin.

    • @elonkuva
      @elonkuva Před rokem +1

      @@akilrl85 I think pole is a slang word for polje, which means pedal. Isn’t Pole from Jyväskylä?

    • @akilrl85
      @akilrl85 Před rokem

      @@elonkuva Finnish language is such a mess that it migh actually be some slang word that I’m not aware of. Pole is from central Finland. I think originally from Jyväskylä. Word pedal is poljin

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +2

      *Disclaimer* I do not speak Finnish. I saw an interview with someone from Pole (I believe Leo Kokkonen) who said that pole meant “pedal!” Not just pedal, but pedal with an exclamation point…

  • @TapioBlue
    @TapioBlue Před rokem +1

    Must get a lot of looks on that frame.

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem

      Most heard statements: #1 - “What is that?!?!?!?!?” # 2 - “Is that a Pole?!?!?!?!?” # 3 - “I’ve never seen that in person before!!!!” 😉

  • @aerialsoul999
    @aerialsoul999 Před rokem +1

    what kind of taxes and or duty did you have to pay to import that?

    • @nanorapture
      @nanorapture Před rokem +1

      I too would also like to know the answer to this question!

    • @timo2608
      @timo2608 Před rokem +1

      It’s all about luck I think. I got mine without any. Just battery that came by FedEx got taxes that I needed to pay. About 35$

  • @escsniper
    @escsniper Před rokem

    Did you really just refer to a bicycle as an "analog bike???"

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +1

      I also called myself a “cheater” just for you…

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +2

      Plus, as a guitarist, I hate the term “acoustic” to describe a bicycle. And, the definition of “acoustic” doesn’t really apply, as it has to do with sound waves, not electronics. So, “analog” is the only really appropriate word to differentiate between cheaters and wussies.

    • @ADubMTB
      @ADubMTB  Před rokem +2

      And….. didn’t your Mamma teach you, that “If you don’t have anything nice to say, STFU?”

    • @escsniper
      @escsniper Před rokem

      @@ADubMTB your mama needs to teach you to HTFU! ;)

    • @boccatxrx5023
      @boccatxrx5023 Před rokem +2

      Some are slow catching up...