I'd love you to try a modern full 29 enduro bike as a 26 lover, would be really interesting to hear you talk about the ride characteristics and what you like/don't like
Watching your videos this last year has really got the stoke going in me. On a whim I bought a used 2007 Giant Glory. My new trail bike is a large, but the Giant was a medium. It reminded me a lot of my old hard tail with the old geometry, compact platfrom, and 26" wheels. But I had an absolute blast up at Sun Peaks this year! DH and Hi-Octant really pushed my ability, but by closing day I was really starting to just trust my ability and the bike. ...but there's a limit to my older, out-of-shape body. LOL! Can't wait for next year!
Hey Jordan, just a word of advise, if you going to ride so much rise on your bars I would get bars with more back sweep. The more back sweep you have the more control you'll have on corners. I used to run my bars with no back sweep and ever since I switched to bars with a lot of back sweep I've been a lot more comfortable in the air and on tech.
yeah Jordan the maiden looks absolutely. stunning and I agree with you regarding. the Enduro bikes nowadays they’re just as good as DH but there is nothing like riding a DH on GNAR . At 15:14 to 15:24 Jordan found out what it’s like to be a DH racer for 10 seconds lol and at 16:22 instead of going around the The berm you can use it as a takeoff for a sketchy bike park gap
Personally my DH equips 29'' wheels front and rear (btw, my dh is a Cube TWO15 HPC SL). Since I've had it for not so long, I only had the opportunity to do one session with it. For the moment, the 29' does not bother me. but if I feel I need more maneuverability. I will replace the rear wheel for a 27.5.
I wasn't sold on the whole mullet thing, I ride a 27.5 Evil Insurgent in my local park Northstar. But on my Whistler trip this year I rented a SC V10 mullet and it was sick! I did 5 days on it and once I got used the bigger front I ended up being really confident in the tech. Original Sin rolls, Schleyer, etc. felt really nice. Did I want my Insurgent for the jump trails? Sure, but the mullet was pretty sweet.
I love how my mullet bikes perform ❤️ But as you may guess i ride 29/27.5 😉 If you have the chance try Formula Cura 4 brakes with 220mm rotors up front and 200mm rear. I was very impressed of the performance on long, steep descents.
I gave some thought to wrapping my daughters new bike to something with more pink. I feared the bubbles and imperfections, and as you said the effort and time. I glad I did not . But maybe I will do some parts just to give it a bit more 'spark'. what about 29 front, 26 rear? haha
Ive got a propain rage cf and its got loads of adjustment Standard its 27.5 front and back but right now its mullet after i stuffed a 29er in a 27.5 fork. And with the adjustment at the back i could get a 29er in there. But i might have to give 27.5/26 a go for party laps 🤘
Go full 27.5 or even 27.5 rear 29 front mullet setup on this bike. You have the Wilson for your 26" fix so more variety in wheel size will not only be better to mix up your riding but also just more variety for the viewers of the channel. I was a die hard 26 guy forever but tried a modern 29" Enduro bike last year and it was life changing.
I drove a 2014 Votec VE 160 Enduro with standard 26 inch but i drove it like a mullet 27,5 front 26 rear i loved it the even tho it was made for 26 i could actually squeeze a 27.5 by 2.3 in there without rubbing but i wouldnt let go of my 26 inch tire and ride it for Urban freeride and easy trails only in bikeparks i would ride the 27.5 in the rear i absolute loved that bike and still regret it that i swapped it for my specialized enduro carbon._.
I really dislike the 29er feel, but getting a 29er frame and putting on a 27 fork and wheel allows you to overfork 4cm without changing geometry. you can basically do the same with the rear on some sizes, and my Orbea Rise that originally was a 140/140 trail bike is now a 180/160 freeride bike with basically the same geometry as before.
Well, I reckon you should definiately try a regular mullet, 29” mixed with 27,5”. I ride a Canyon Sender for two years now, and dude it feels soo good 🤩 agile enought for jump lines, but also incredibly fast on tech ⚡️
Next time try using a spray wrap like Superwrap. Yeah it's not as durable as a traditional wrap but you literally just spray it on and watch it dry. With so many colors I'm surprised why it's not more popular with mountain bikes. I mean if you get bored of the color just rip it off and spray on a new color!
I ride a 29er/26er mullet. 2004 Yeti AS-X. 170mm travel front and rear. I rode the whole season at Mountain Creek Bike Park in New Jersey. It's awesome at steep tech. Not great at high speed berms and wall rides. Awful at jumps. Very short wheel base.
@@vikingo4877 well to be honest summer has been extended by at least a month here! it's still warm in mid october where I am, hasn't rained anything substantial in 3 months which is very out of the ordinary!
I don’t know I think the bars ruin the bill with the blue. I prefer the old bike everything flowed nicely. Could of just swapped the orange with black or even a foil wrap matched to the bars
This sort or riding way beyond my level of skills or bikes that i own whit i am full time xc hardtail rider i would say full 29er setup is the best it rolls everything most of the time it works fine in the tech sections and twisty stuff i am 178 high i can ride both a large and medium i could ride 27.5 mtb also but prefur 29er these days.
