The Nukeproof Scout....wow. 

Stoked you liked the yellow yoke 🤘

Blake from GMBN approves

Having owned the previous scout, the thing that makes the scout work so good is the synergy of all the numbers. They made it a bike that is very good all arounder vs a bike that would lean towards one particular type of discipline.

You should give the Canyon Stoic a try, i think it should be comparable to that 2023 ragley

Some of the manufacturers list hardtail geometry at sag so it’s more comparable to full suspension geometry. They don’t necessarily tell you they’re doing this and it makes it difficult to compare hardtail geo on paper.

Thanks for the video on Scout. One thing I feel that needs to be mentioned is that Nukeproof does sell many of their bikes as frame only models.(Only the Mega Watt and Reactor are not currently available as frame only) The Scout is available at $499.00 so they are INCREDIBLY affordable as a frame only option. So if you already have some great components. You can save a HUGE amount of money buying just the frame only and assembling the bike with your components.

I’ve had my Scout 275 soft 5 years, and it’s dialed. I slam all the chunky downhill crap with it, i dirt jump it, it just does everything really well.

Love this new search! I myself started on the same quest 9 months ago, and after several fails, I ended up with a Norco Fluid HT, and couldn't be happier! Full disclosure, I have rebuilt almost all of it with my favorite parts, but, the frame is outstanding! It's like a BMX bike for big kids.

Got a nukeproof scout frame built up a couple weeks ago. I love it.

Hello Evan! Absolutely love the series! I think it would be absolutely awesome if you could do some stuff in the testing like trying to do a Wheelie/manual and a bunnyhop when some people get a hardtail they are looking for stuff like that. Thank you so much!

Agree with everything. I am on my second Scout and been riding the elite spec lately. Such a fun and capable hardtail! Rode this beast out in Western Colorado and Moab and it handled the chunk like a dream! Pleasantly surprised by the specced rhythm fork on the elite spec. Only change I did was the hub 18T to 52T upgrade. Highly recommend this bike!

I am really loving this series, the amount of effort you put in is crazy! Would love to see the Marin San Quinton👍

Just recently (for this season) made a similar build with slight overfork (Pike 150mm), love it. The most I love - it does excuse many small stearing mistakes, and because of quite short chainstay it is easy to control bike...

is the Banshee Enigma or Paradox on the list of hardtails?

This series is awesome. Nice bike too. The rating system is a bit wacky, though. If the ratings were gonna be like 3.785 out of 5 that could’ve more simply be rated 7.75 out of 10.

I just got a new hardtail this summer and tryed out both the trek roscoe and kona honzo, and the kona honzo felt way nicer too me, you should consider trying it

You need to try the Banshee Paradox!!

Dont choose a bike after the normal sizing. Thats not a fair comparison. Look at the numbers instead. A large Scout would be a better comparison to the medium Big al.

Rocky Mountain Growler 50 needs to be part of this series. It's sick. I own it.

When you were doing hardtail quest i was hoping that you were gonna do a nukeproof scout. I was actually planning on getting the scout because i heard it was an awesome bike. Canyon also made a new Hardtail (Stoic). Looks decent.

I'd been really looking forward to this one, been riding a Scout for about a year now and I love it. It always feels so capable that I can just focus on improving me. Would highly recommend putting some 2.6" tyres on it for an even smoother ride. I wouldn't ride a hardtail on anything less now.

Really digging this series. I’m running a Diamondback Syncr AL frame/Fox 34 Performance/NX-11/Guide brakes/DT350-27.5+. It’s a complete Marketplace bargain build. I put it together as my “cry less if it’s stolen” bike for camping.

That was by far the most beautiful looking bike frame on the test! 😀 Greetings from Kris from Croatia 😎

If ya want better ride quality/comfort, go with...Ragley. Though, both hardtail makers are awkward to ride if you're a tall rider on technical trails. Companies seem obsessed with super-slack toptubes. The recent most comfortable all-mtn hardtail, I've enjoyed is the GT Zaskar LT.

Do the chameleon next!

Give the GT Zaskar hardtail a try. Legendery hardtail in the MTB world.

It would be nice to see a chromag or a RSD in the lineup.

golavanic corrision doesnt genrally before a month or 2 unless its hot and humid then it can happen a lot faster so on a mountain bike wouldnt leave it for more than a week

Low bottom bracket is one thing that makes the nukeproof so great imo

Hey bro dont know if you remember me, i was at your first videos, so happy to see you with over 100K subs keep going❤❤❤

Next year, i hope, will be my Nukeproof Scout Elite moment :D And yes, i love the yellow :D

Loving this new hardtail series

Dude those score numbers “4.024” haha 😂 great video! The final score is going to be hard to beat. I love me some Nukeproof Scout action!

We’ve got to see a Rocky Mountain growler. Amazing enduro hardtail

Literally I hesitating between this, the Roscoe 7 , and the cannondale Trail SL 2... So your videoes right in time, and perfect for see another point of view. Thanks!

Love this hardtail comparison! You should try a GT Avalanche . One of the best value for money out there!

I love the format and how you do the split screen for promotional items. I’m a big hardtail fan as well.

I bought mine about 4 years ago now and I love it. Definitely worth it

I just built up a NS eccentric alu. Really loving this frame. The frame is really inexpensive from chain reaction.

It isn't galvanic corrosion you really need to worry about if you're screwing Titanium in to Aluminium. You can get galling in the threads that can either cause the bolts to stick in place, or stick part way in and you can't wind them back out. That's mostly why you need a lubricant on the threads. I learnt this the hard way.

2023 Ragley BluePigRace

Hope you test the marin san quentin that matt jones seems to like so much

You should retest the Ragley with the Ti crankset

Give the Trek Roscoe a try! It’s an awesome trail bike that fits this series.

Why not try a 27.5 scout? It's really playful on trail rides!

As someone who’s owned several hardtails I have stuck with my scout,it’s not the most aggressive or the slackest but it puts everything together and has been the best all rounder I’ve ever owned. I have a 150mm fork on mine and found that to be the best compromise for bike parks and tech climbs. I have been tempted by the Honzo ESD but I’m not sure it’ll be any better to ride than my scout unless I’m on ridiculous downhill rough stuff

This is interesting, I consider my Silverback Slade Trail to be pretty close to the Scout and better than the Roscoe, so seeing this take was great.

Not sure the scoring made much sense, but you looked like you had a blast and that says alot!

if you are looking for an agressive hardtail with good geometry, i think the best choice would be a Dartmoor Hornet 2023. It supports from 140-180mm travel which is insane for a hardtail but my friend has an 2018 model. I tried it a few times and its by far the best Hardtail ive ever ridden (And ive tried alot of them)

try the ragley Mmbop2.0 I have one and is by fare my favourite aggressive hard tail.

Give the Sonder Transmitter frame a go! Blake tested 4 rigs in 2018, and the Transmitter won over the Rosco. That year, I got a Transmitter, and with a couple of component upgrades ... man, I got "baaad" rig!

I just built up a Scout 275 and absolutely love it! I came from a Scott Spark 750.

6:44, 7:19, 8:23, 9:15 SOME CHARLES SIGHTINGS

Try Poseidon Norton and the NS Eccentric frames!

I just ordered full build scout elite today for half off, brand new. So stoked!

Great series I am really enjoying it I would like to see you try a VITUS SENTIER to see how it compares to the other chain reaction bikes like the RAGLEY & NUKEPROOF SCOUT 😀

Hi, my name is Lucas and last year I bought the Orbea Laufey, Orbea's trail hardtail. I have to say if you want a smooth and stable hardtail thats the bike fo you but a small disclaimer will be the fact that is very long and u will have some trouble with it if you want to jump and do tricks but other than that is the perfect hardtail bike. Personally i encreased it's trail from 140 to 160 and added some new brakes to be able to stop when necesary paired with Michelin Wild enduro tires.

I got Mine a few days ago and I'm loving it I don't know if its the best but I can't get enough of it

I just bought a Salsa timberjack 29er frame. I love it so far.

You should look into the 2010 Salsa Mamasita. Kinda technically an aluminum/scandium mix with carbon seat stays, it had a LOT of compliance for a hardtail. It was their XC race frame that year even as UCI racers were migrating to full sus from '08-'12

You can use loctite or grease to prevent galvanic corrosion without buying a specialty product.

Downcountry hardtails are just better at everything compared to a true XC and Hardcore HT. I’m on a Cannondale Scalpel HT and it’s the perfect compromise for me. XC weight and climbing ability with very progressive geo so it’s a weapon on descents.

Evan, if you want another fantastic all around hardtail you should consider the canyon stoic line

i'm not sure what your intentions were exactly, but stack is measured from the bottom bracket, not the floor. i dont see why you couldnt measure from the floor and subtract out the BB height if you were comparing bikes

You should definitely do Orbea Laufey!!

you should try the Canyon Stoic 2, great value for the money

Love this series! As a hardtail enthusiast it's great to see!

I've recently switched from a canyon spectral to a Santa Cruz Chameleon hardtail. And I've never been happier! I'd love to see a review from you on the chameleon.

i believe nickel compund would work as a alternative to ti prep especially in alloy frames , save some money and go to the auto shop lol, i also reccomend using castrol motorcycle chain wax as chain lube

You should also test the Santa Cruz chameleon! You'll like it better I promise!

It's actually possible for a hardtail to ride like a full suspension, I currently have a czech rock machine blizz, and it's very planted, you should try it out if it's possible to ship it to the us

Just built my scout today! Did the 27 in wheel frame. Excited to see how sporty it feels.

Stack is a function of height from BB, so if they have different drops and reach, the stack numbers can be different, while keeping the same handlebar height from ground.

You should try the Banshee Paradox V3! 🤩

Is so nice to see how this series engages and motivates. 👍🏻❤️

TRY KONA HONZO ESD (esd stands for "EXTRA SLACK, DUDE!") THAT BIKE IS LITERALLY AN ENDURO BIKE WITHOUT REAR SUSPENTION

Surprised the scout did that well! It looks good in that yellow. I'd paint my roscoe in a golden rod sorta yellow if I had time. My roscoe looks real similar to the one at the end of the video. Excited to see what you think about it!

Did you make the hardtail quest intro!? It looks good!

If youre open to suggestions, the Orange P7 is the best hardtail frame going. I know its steel but its so much more compliant than aluminium. But if it has to be aluminium the geometry of the Crush is very similar and worth a look. Great video though, keep smashing it 👍🏻

I love this frame and color!

Love this series, hopefully a Kona Big Honzo appears

Try a norco torrent or knolly tyauguan, they have steel frames with aggressive geos. PLUS the knolly has a titanium version of the tyauguan.

Awesome vid as always! Your killing it dude.

All of the bikes should be as similar as possible when swapping components. Not sure how changing the cranks to titanium halfway thru is fair to the first two Ragleys.

I hope there is a pre determined way to set the scores and it’s not just some numbers he is pulling out of the sky so these comparisons will actually mean something.

Marin San Quentin one or two! I rode the 1 and absolutely had a blast.

It’s always interesting to watch other people review certain bikes. Only one person had a Nukeproof Scout in our group of Hardtails and he couldn’t sell it quick enough. Terrible on steep climbs with the slack seat angle and in real “Chunk” it bounces all over being so short and springy.

What happens with geo numbers is that some brands don't really show the “real world” numbers, that I lesrned from hardtail party and he has something he made to measure real world geometry and nukeproof was really precise with that so maybe that is

If I had a budget of $10k I'd still buy a Scout.... But, my budget is more Extrada 6 ish.... I love this series

To my understanding for geo, the longer the chainstay the compliance (stable) frame will be...and not to forget the rear triangle designs on it's characteristics on impact rebounds. It's like physics to me...the longer the stick the easier it will bends.

I wonder how many frames your gonna have in your garage.

I run a 140mm fork on my Axum, I find that fork really soaks up the bumps.

There’s no perfect hard tail. It’s definitely down to the rider ability I’ve had a nuke proof scout it was an absolute beast for the price it’s worked for me and that’s all that counts

Give the kona big honzo a shot one of my most fun bikes

Omg. You crazy bastard. You made the scale even more granular 😂😂😂

I would standardize your scoring system to only .5 and whole numbers. I think that’s a bit more fair and consistent. So 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 etc. my 2 cents. Great vid.

I'm totally bias'd but I do think the Rootdown/Torrent/ESD are the most capable HT bikes, albiet steel... that still remain absoutely pedal-able but why isn't there an Alu that works with that same long, low, slack geo with a 150+ fork for trail/enduro? Granted these are big planted hardtails, but with a great rear tire and aggressive STA, other than the weight, you never pay a penalty on climbing. BUT as they are so long, they definately don't have tons of 'pop' Lets put it this way, if you want a poppy fun hardtail, great for trail and screwing around... I say a less progressive geo is ideal and kinda mainstream. I like a short/tight package, simular to that of a dirt jumper for dirt jump, flow trails... to me a vintage reach of 450 on a large with a 74/75 STA and a HTA of 66-67 and a short-ish fork of 120-130 is poifect. I guess the Trek Roscoe is kinda the inbetween

Waiting for the steel series. Thats when you find tbe truly special bikes. My Nehaus Metalworks Hummingbird and Ritchey Ultra are awesome.

I am not a RU-vidr, I am not sponsored and I have too many things going on to dedicate a bunch of money to an overpriced full suspension bike, but; what I do have is the earlier scout and it has taught me a lot. 1. Hardtails mean hard lessons. Line choice becomes a priority real fast. 2. Compliance = reduced durability. Your compliance point is the weak point and where the frame will crack first. 3. Don’t buy a Nukeproof because the warranty is now void.

I have an aggressive hardtail frame suggestion, the RUROK KANLAON FRAME, which has a adjustable dropout for more aggressive or playful type of ride, you should get one of those frame.