5 Hardcore Hardtail Frames I'd Like to Ride in 2023
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- We're firm believers that the best bike is the one you have, but that doesn't stope Josh from dreaming about his favorite would-be hardtails from time to time. Here is his list of the top five aggressive hardtail frames he'd like to ride in 2023; and the best part is, thanks to you guys, our CZcams viewers, he's going to be able to ride at least two of them! If you want to see us riding and reviewing more bikes this year than make sure to subscribe to our channel and share this video with a friend!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
Marin San Quentin: 0:55
Banshee Enigma: 4:01
Reeb Redikyelous: 6:20
Dartmoor Hornet Pro: 8:18
RSD RS-291 Titanium: 9:55
Final Thoughts: 12:44
Links:
Marin San Quentin: www.marinbikes.com/bikes/2023...
Banshee Enigma: www.bansheebikes.com/enigma
Reeb Redikyelous: reebcycles.com/collections/bi...
Dartmoor Hornet Pro: dartmoor-bikes.com/hardware/f...
RSD RS-291 Titanium: rsdbikes.com/rs291-titanium/
Interested in complete bikes? Here's our top 10 list of hardcore hardtails for 2023: • Top 10 Hardcore Hardta...
Watch Steve test the Banshee Enigma here: • Banshee Enigma Review ... - Sport
I have a Banshee Enigma a few months now and this bike is a blast! I've built it with 150mm Lyrik, EX1700 wheels and robust tires. Even tho the 63.5 HT sounds slack, handling is imho perfect, especially when considering the sagged head tube angle. This bike feels as capable as my enduro.
You’re one of the first I’ve heard with first hand experience on it, thanks for sharing!! Hope to try one myself one day 🤙
hows the uphill / technical climbs with that slack head angle? isnt the front end wandering?
depends on your fork offset. get a long 51mm, and you'd find her stuck to the ground at low speeds. but the tradeoff is squirrely at high speed.. so i went with 37mm (dvo diamond) and i can bomb down, climbing takes a little more focus. .but i mean barely, it isnt really noticeable unless you do a back to back offset comparison. @@1982papo
second shout out for the Enigma. it's dopee AF. imagine having a dirt jumper that's "all grown up" and crushes black diamonds. i ride mine at Hawes. this is NO xc bike. it's down and dirty! @@ridingwithjoshandwendy
can't wait to see the RSD 291 review!
You and me both haha!!
nice video, bro. i have 2 marin hardtails (27.5 and 29), but have never tried a san quentin. it'd be sick to try the new one. i really like your rsd middle child,looks like a bmx frame.
Dude it feels like a BMX frame haha, I love it! I have the new San Quentin on the way and will be doing lots of videos with that beginning next month, so stay tuned for that!
I have the rsd 291 and its awesome but its a heavy bike . The titanium version would definitely be on my list
Nice! My thoughts on the Middlechild as well. Those RSD titanium frames are definitely things of dreams haha!
about the iscg. i bent the bashguard by the first slight hit on a concrete edge. bashguard costs min 2x-3x more than a steel chainring. for me, bashguard makes sense only when used as 4 bolt from the outside of the chainring. that design seems more durable. therefore i find iscg useless.
Good to know! I haven’t had that issue yet, but I’ll keep that in mind
@@ridingwithjoshandwendy the downside is that you need a old 4bolt system cranks . works not with DM chainrings i guess.
what are you experiences with anglesets (you mentioned them when talking about enigma)? a found out (for example price affordable work components) do make a lot of them, but you have to check also the head tube lenght too. L-size enigma has a headtube lenght of 130mm, and according to work components website , they do not make an angleset for a headtube 130mm. max is 126mm.
You should be fine with the large, the reason for the sizes is that they offset the bearings based on how far apart they are to maintain the same overall change (shorter headtube, less offset, and vice versa)
I don't think u will need an angleset for the Enigma. Just took mine out for a quick ride today. 11 miles of ups and downs through trees. Did not feel too slack at all. 150mm Lyrik. Likes to.steer at.the feet. Climbs just fine. You will love it. Probably a fair bit more comfortable than your Middlechild.
Good to know, thank you! Ya I’ve heard about the softness of that frame, though I’ll say the Middlechild is surprisingly supple for those big aluminum tubes, much less harsh than the San Quentin I had before!
Banshee has a Loyalty Program going on right now, 25% off frames for current owned a Banshee. if you were local I would let you use that, I had the Paradox but have Phantom now.
That’s a great deal!! How do you like your Phantom?
@Riding With Josh and Wendy it's decent, one of the most efficient pedaling squish I've tried but nothing beats a good hardtail!
Haha right on, thanks for sharing!
Wow dartmoor, dartmoor is famous in our country, Philippines i use dartmoor primal 27.5 with 160mm travel its okey for me
That’s awesome!! I wish they were common here in the States! How do you like your Primal?
I have a MARINO custom HC hardtail coming.
So sick!! I’ve always wanted to get myself one of those! What geo did you go with?
@@ridingwithjoshandwendy I copied the Marin El Roy in some ways, but made a longer reach and top tube to fit my size. 64 degree HT 78 ST
Nice! Sounds like a bruiser!
I kinda like the Dartmoor primal more than their hornet .
Also super rad, as is the new Hornet Mullet. I’m honestly thinking about getting in touch with Dartmoor and seeing about them sending a bike to do a review for; seems like a lot of people are interested in their hardtails but there’s not much info on them out there
Not a fan of Sour bikes? I am really thinking about getting that Banshee, but also like the idea of a 29er that is playful. soo.......
I’m actually not familiar with Sour, I’ll look into them today! If you’re looking for a playful 29er I’d look into the RSD Middlechild; it’s the bike I ride personally and is a blast! It has sliding dropouts so it can fit a 29x2.4 tire in the back, but you have the option to downsize to 27.5 to run a mullet or full 27.5 if you choose
@@ridingwithjoshandwendy Sour makes some cool hts and they are now being made in Europe. There is also the old classic fav Cotic too and their new Solaris.
The Solaris is rad 🤘🤘 Thanks for filling me in on Sour, the Crumble looks like my kind of bike!!
Another one you might find sweet, the Fairlight Holt mtb that's upcoming.
I have a Paradox. Amazing bike, I definitely need to get shorter cranks. 175mm on that bike is dangerous
Nice! I’ve been riding 165mm (I’m 6’1” for reference) and have loved them!! No weird pedaling sensations and pedal strikes are way less common now
I have a Paradox V3 as well, running 170mm SLX cranks, the bike has a very high bottom bracket I do not see how running 175mm is dangerous, best regards.
@@frank8278 Hardtail Party talks about how low the BB on that bike is all the time. In fact he doesn’t recommend it in 27.5 because of pedal strikes.
@@machyne82 I was referring to the Paradox not the Enigma. The Paradox has a very high bottom bracket.
I wouldn’t call a 42 mm BB drop on the Enigma super low; there’s dedicated 27.5” bikes with drops over 50 mm (the San Quentin in this video being one of them)
You’re an RSD Ambassador, hit Alex up, I’m sure he’ll mail one right out to you..
Like I said in the video, that’s the plan!
@@ridingwithjoshandwendy what bash guard running on your MiddleChild? I seem to can’t find one that will fit right without rubbing my chain.
Weird! I have the MRP Amh guide/bash combo, with an e13 ISCG adapter. The tolerances are pretty tight, but I’m able to set it with no tub, even with running an 8 speed chain
I should add that’s with a single speed, so chain line remains the same