CORDIALLY... cordially requesting a FULL video of Henry Quinney outtake/blooper reels to end the year. Pinkbike... Please. The community needs this. Give the people what they want.
"Their byte obsessed naming convention" Also known as SI convention. It's more a nuclear/science inspired convention, which I think is one of the coolest in the bike industry.
I run my giga with a fast coil shock. I'm as happy racing enduro as I am DH on it. Amazing in the steep chunky stuff but probably not the best at carrying speed across long flat trail but hey I have a short travel trail bike for that. I love the way I can pull for any trail gap with the confidence that if my skill or agility is not on point it's not gonna try kill me
Same, running the XL frame with the mullet link for a 5mm longer chainstay. Balances out the bike nicely. The Fast shock is insane, by far the best shock I’ve ridden (also tried the EXT and new SDU Coil in the Giga). Overall by far the best pedable park bike I’ve ridden. Definitely leaves behind bikes like the slash in almost all aspects…
I just bought a giga 290 as a park/road climb bike, and I have to say, I love it. I’m a pretty light dude so the suspension feels plenty supportive to me while still smoothing over breaking bumps. I have a trail bike that I love, so I got the nukeproof to handle downhill terrain my trail bike can’t, and it’s perfect for that
I came off my 2018 Mega 290 to a 2023 290 Giga - Absolutely great park bike. Had it set up by Sprung Suspension and is stupidly playful. I bought it to have fun with and runs spectacularly at Bike Park Wales as well as the steeps in the Forest of Dean. Allows me to ride loose!
Note to PB editors - "For a 180 mm bike, it climbs ok" is not transmitting useful information to riders who dont have a 180 mm travel bike and likely never have. So what are you telling us and why? Grim Trollnutz out
Is Nukeproof going to live as a brand? I hope so. They make nice bikes. My Vitus was a fun bike and Chainreaction was my go-to...before they changed their site.
And when they do, SRAM will deck them out with their latest Super Elite Pinnacle Deluxe Sumptuous Ultimate suspension with Butter Cups supporting Butter Cups for that "Ultimate" feel.
You've come to the wrong place, this channel is KOM climbers who would only be caught on a lift going down. The only help they need getting up is with a pill!
You mention that it is well specd for the price. Would be interesting to actually see the price in a review. Because when I looked it up and saw a price tag of 6.500 euros I was thinking: i sure assume it has good components for that kind of money!
My 2010 scott voltage still rips and holds its own everywhere and sits at 33 pounds. 180/170mm. Really shows the industry is just going in circles and is at a point of diminishing returns.
Whilst the company in question is in doubt I've no doubt someone would pick up the brand.what they do with it god only knows but there's some value in the brand
Whoever did the editing for this video (matching shots with the editorials) - I see you, you know your shit. The pacing and color grading and cuts feel important and effortless at the same time.
I have the same x2 on the mega. The lockout is not that great, more like a propedal, after all it's a dh air shock. It took me a while to set it up but it's stunning. It feels like it can adapt at any trail
Im looking for a bike to use in bike parks mostly as want a lighter bike then my turbo levo. Been looking for a bike with abit more travel aswell. Will 180mm travel be beneficial or more punishing for a heavier rider? Im about 105kg.. Or does the weight not matter? Miss the riding on cloud feeling which i get on DH bikes.
@@mad3arber It's not a mountain bike mustache, it's just a mustache. My uncle had one back in the 80's in Russia and he's never touched a mountain bike. I think the mustache pre-dates bicycles bud
I don't know if you noticed but some guys at Red Bull Rampage were running single-crown forks this year, doing bar spins and stuff. The game has changed indeed.
Freeride bikes have pretty always had single crown forks and the era where they were running dual crowns - they were not pushing a lot of mm of suspension unless you were doing bender style flat drops off cliffs.
@@corail53 Long travel bikes (8"+) with with dual crowns were downhill bikes, shorter travel bikes (6"-8") with dual crown or single crown were Freeride bikes. Less than 6" were considered XC. I've been riding DH for over 25 years, I know my history.
Trying to get a bike that does it all just makes everything mediocre. Get a bike that climbs well that you can thrash. You will love it and have tons of fun since it will be light and pedals well. When you can afford it, get another bike for park/freeride and dh and it will be great at that and you will love it. Speaking from 30+years of riding experience and having ridden it all.
This round of Field tests seem far more scripted than previously. I have to admit I much prefer the off the cuff talking shit style. Maybe it’s just me?
Its not replacing anything. If you downhill, you're at 200mm. If you park its 180 170 if enduro 160 170. Trail 150 160. Downcountry and xc are the rest. Most enduro is just a way for xc ppl to win something else without having to master rock gardens. Downhill is the only way to eliminate spandex influx. Unless the enduro tracks just do 6 downhill tracks in a day rather than long xc cources with a rock garden or slab section. Anyone can learn a garden but becoming an xc guy in july is impossible. An xc guy can do an enduro easily but not a downhill.
What’s even more cringy is having an earring, glasses, and trendy mustache along with an over-inflated voice as if you went to Beverly Hills Valley Girl school…
Bikes are bikes stop worrying about the little things like cable rattling and other little things that mean nothing just ride them and the more travel the better
It is literally all the can comment on these days. Bikes - no matter what one you get - are all capable of great things. There really ins't a lot to critique considering there is only a handful of componants out there that every bike gets. Only a handful of suspension design that are all licensed out to these manufacturers so they have all been talked about to death.
Just call them bike park bikes. This combining words thing is stupid. Parkduro bruh... These bikes are for ppl who ride bike parks with lifts who aren't skilled enough to be faster on a downhill bike than an enduro bike. Just stick to enduro bikes, this is just marketing to sell more bikes.
