Yes! I own a 4XL DirtySixer and ride a mix of tarmac and gravel with some rare single track moments. Those 36er tires just eat up bumps, roots and curbs like they are nothing. The issue on single track is my wheelbase- It's so long that steep switchbacks can be a challenge to navigate. But it is “hugely” versatile.
The DirtySixer would be perfect for you in a 4XL which is the frame size I have for mine. I thought this would just be a fun “occasional toy” but once i started ride this bike that is truly proportional to my height, I am finding I ride it more and more for many rides, including some group rides.
Same here! 211cm (6'11 I think) and nothing fits right. I've had a 4XL fixie for the last 8 years as my daily commuter. I'll be picking one of these up in either 4XL or 5XL. I would love to get properly fitted to one of these.
I am a proud (6'8" / 2.03M tall) owner of a DirtySixer and it's for real folks. Having ridden over 20k miles on my 67cm roadie, I can truly say that the 2k miles I have already put on my DirtySixer are by far the most fun and enjoyable in my life. Heck I even chose to ride it over my roadie for my last metric century. This video was hilarious, and I also get so many looks, comments and photo requests when I ride my DirtySixer- never a dull moment. And yes- the braking is EPIC!! I am so thankful David Folch designed this amazing bike for us talls. #TallPeopleRideToo
Definitely would want to see Connor out on dirt and gravel. That bike looks like an old school mtb. Love the dually breaking system. Something that big and potentially carrying 300 lbs plus, you have to have extra breaking power.
Hank is GCN's resident daredevil, a regular Evel Knievel. I would *not* have attempted going downhill at speed on the 5XL bike but Hank takes to it like the proverbial duck to water. A particularly thrill-seeking, adrenaline-addicted duck that is...
6'8" and I've loved seeing El Alto every time. I can say as a proud DirtySixer owner (3xl) that David has nailed EVERY detail of this bike. I've never known what it was like to have a bike that fit and now feel like a kid every time I take it out.
Conor looked small on that huge bike & Hank looked like a toddler trying to ride dad's MTB. I honestly never thought I would see that. Great show boys and yes you need to get that bike on the dirt! Cheers - M
Or they can row a kids tagalong bike like the time Shaq rode his DirtySixer (he has one) towing comedian Wanda Sykes. Hilarious: ru-vid.comEveCwMwPQWY?si=n65T3SqjhxQuF4wd
@@conordunne219 If he's not interested in a child's seat, maybe try zip tying a Selle Italia saddle to the top tube? (Or whichever brand Hank currently rides) Apologies to Si in advance.
It's fun to wake up to train at 5am and get to watch Connor and Hank. Definately take it off road. Hank in any video is great. Put Hank with Connor or Blake, priceless. Ok me and my 45% body battery are off to swim. Thanks for the wake up!
absolutely bonkers.......lol, it's huge, i'm 6ft 5 & it looks to big for me to, but in all honesty it's good to see that there is a bike out there for the super tall person
Very interesting video! Didn't know Conor was actually the tallest rider to complete a grand tour! On the double rotor topic... It isn't so much about power of brakes, but the modulation. If you take a regular rim brake, you can still lock the wheel while braking... But the key is to be able to brake as hard as possible without locking up the wheels. And here's where discs are superior to rims... And why two discs are better than one - motorbikes have been using double front rotors for ages. Great video guys, more of such content please!
Nice video. I have been watching GCN for a few years now and I have yet to see much content on considerations for big and tall cyclists. This would be a nice video series. Getting the correct setup for a heavy rider can be difficult. Not many wheel options out there.
OMG - Hank and I ride the same size frame!?!?! Crazy! Now I totally get a feel for just how large that 5XL beast is. Wow! It might give El Alto a run for its money on sheer size! It makes El Alto look ... small-ish!
To be honest: alot of the components have a limit weight that is too low. I'm 2m and 115 kg and already have to look for those things. And I've got several friends which are ~185cm and are heavier than me. So it's a general problem and not a pure sizing problem.
12:40 Watching the replay, I'm pretty sure Hank's bike had more stopping power in the rotor, problem is the wheelbase didn't have anything left to give before becoming a catapult.
DirtySixer makes 5 frame sizes from XL to 5XL. Conor would fit a 3XL better. Hank at 5'9" might fit an XL, but for some reason he rides a 49 cm bike so probably not.
Conor is the same height as me and I own a 4XL DirtySixer. A 4XL would be just right for him. It steps down to “only” 190mm cranks, but fits me perfectly. The 3XL has 180mm cranks which I felt were too short for me as I am so used to my 200mm cranks on my KHS Flite 747 roadie.
This was hilarious! 😂. Even the birds have to laugh! But it was great to see tall riders have more options. Finding items for tall people (including women) isn’t easy! 😳
@gcn Yes 🙏 please! Is the road and mtb crew coming out to Sea Otter. If yes, please swing over Las Vegas and do some episodes at Lee Canyon, Red Rock or Bootleg! I'd pay for that visit!!! Cheers from LV!
I've had my 2xl DirtySixer since last summer. I think I would have been better with the 3xl. Its such a difference to ride something that fits, you don't look like a clown on a mini bike and its so much more stable. I have a short build video on my channel.
Awesome! I am really glad I ordered the 4XL as I like the 190mm crank length. I think his size chart is a bit conservative frankly and think some riders could benefit from a size larger than the chart says. Happy riding!
@calidreamin7186 the pedals actually fit my feet and the handlebar grips fit my hands. I have size UK 14/15 feet and 6 foot 7 on a good day (usual 3 burst discs so height changes).
Can you guys explain about how that double disk brake works? For some viewers, this is also an interesting topic to be discussed, imo. Oh yeah, another comparison video with El Alto would be great.
I know that DirtySixer has supplied bikes to NBA players, which begs the question… Can Conor dunk?! [edit: I’m suddenly curious to know which second sport is each presenter’s favourite. To watch? To participate in?]
I'm 5'8". With my loaded tour bike about it's 290 lbs. My SA XL-FDD dyno DRUM brake stops as well as ANYTHING. For the first 5,500 tour miles I had a USELESS caliper on my Rohloff14. Now it has a perfect cable / resin pad TRP Spyre with the 203 disc. It can lock in 1/100 sec.
Oh, you get a lot of looks! I am a 6’8” (203cm) owner of a 4XL DirtySixer and not only love the bike, but chuckle at all the attention and photo seekers.
As long as a brake has sufficient power to lock up the wheel, there is no point in adding more braking power (for single braking events. If you'll be braking repeatedly without giving the brakes time to cool down, adding more swept area or doubling up the brakes can help accommodate repeated braking). The tire is the only thing that gives traction, so when stopping, the stopping distance is entirely a function of the amount of traction available to the tire - again, only so long as the brakes have enough power to lock up the wheel. As such, Connor being able to stop so much faster was mainly due to the fact that those tires have a massive contact patch compared to a road tire (even though they have some amount of tread). I also suspect that part of that performance was due to the fact that Hank barely moved backwards on his bike. With the road riding position being so forward leaning, a lot of the mass of the bike is already centered over the front wheel, and this is made worse when under braking. So when Hank yanked on the brakes, all of the weight transferred over the front wheel - so much in fact that the rear wheel locked up entirely, which means that the rear wheel was contributing almost nothing to slowing the bike. If you were to re run that braking test, I suspect that Hank could stop faster if he actually performed an emergency stop, where the rider leans back as far as possible, so their butt is behind the seat. The road bike still may not reach the same level of braking as the dirty sixer, but it could definitely be a lot closer. Connor being on such a big bike means that his center of gravity is relatively centered in the first place, which inherently helps the braking performance of the larger bike without the rider having to shift their weight, which allows the rear wheel to contribute much more to braking than the road bike. TL;DR: The huge wheels and tires mean that there is so much more contact patch for the big bike that it stopped faster. Hank also didn't actually perform an emergency stop (he didn't lean back) and locked up the rear wheel of the road bike, which reduced the effectiveness of that braking system. And no, the vast, vast majority of riders do not need dual front disc brakes as the discs on their own have plenty of stopping power in single packages. Additionally, if you don't have enough stopping power, you would be better off adapting your brakes to fit bigger rotors on the frame rather than doubling up.
Coker Tire (famous for tires for vintage automobiles) makes 32" and 36" tires for unicycles. The Dirtysixer is spec'd with _Nimbus Nightrider Lite 2.25_ (57mm) tires. They give dimensions in Imperial, I don't know what the ETRTO size would be. (I'm curious to find out)
finally the 36' came back into the canal, too bad the parts were too big for them, the crank could be a 170mm one without a problem, lowering the stem would help, just making the bike fit for a normal person on the 36' frame would greatly improve the overall performance. and would not be treated as something from another world
Simple Brilliant! As someone who is 5”4’ and rides a Giant Defy XSM frame, this gives new meaning to the term Giant Bicycles. It just boggles the mind there is a bike too big for Connor.
"sit on my wheel mate to catch the draft" best line EVER!!!. I notice that you guys jump between metric and imperial measurements quite a bit during this video, is that because that is the standard for bike measurements or is that for American viewers?
OK - now we have LOLd at the tall person and the big bike again, can we at least have a serious episode about the bike and maybe another tall rider? Maybe something more real world at a party pace than comparing it to a dwarf-size carbon racing bike.
Thanks to Hank and Conor for another fun video that had me literally laughing out loud several times! If you're not trying to kill Hank outright, apparently you're trying to at least make sure he doesn't reproduce. I love his laugh at the end of the intro (when he was watching Conor get on the bike). Double front discs on other bikes? Are you trying to give people aneurysms?
Next: Conner on a big custom gravel bike with specs below: 1. custom aluminum gravel bike frame 5XL, but better if carbon frame can be made possible 2. 36" wheels 3. double disk brake front wheel 4. aluminum fork (carbon not recommended) 5. elliptical chain ring 52x39, power meter optional 6. 11 speed cassette, Conner's preferred shifting method (electrical vs mechanical) 7. Conner's preferred pedals (clipless AFAIR) same challenges as presented in this video. game on!
Don't get Huffy, but that is one Giant bicycle for a very Specialized rider on a certain sort of Trek. Won't be doing many Rocky Mountain passes, but good for a quick escape from your Cube at your Marin county office. Tell your manager Scott, don't Ghost him, so he can Pivot on the project for the Fuji account and still get it done in Time.
