I've got a NOS Saracen S-tour frame in the vault. They were made by a specialty builder in the Pacific NW USA- I forget the name though. One of the first monocoque frames, and a good one, built specifically for DS/4X back in the day...
That dirt jump at the end takes it for me. Really nice. Although the smoke Is hilarious 😂 a bit cringy but it's ok, you can tell that's a proud owner. Good video guys!
@@gmbntrue story. After 20 yrs not riding a mtb, and the last 3 years watching mtb videos on RU-vid, my father in law loaned me his old mtb he picked up in a thrift shop to see if I liked it. A 2009 gr aggressor. After a week on it I gave it him back after realising i loved it, got my own bike and away I went. 😅
That kona deserved super cool , literally every human knows and recognises it , everyone has had one and progressed from it and that particular one looks awesome ! Great vid as always guys 👍
Hey guys, thanks for showing off my Commencal Clash bike, even if you "only" gave it a nice 😂. My bike may be silver but it's a bullet! Mostly, love the Manitou fork and shock👊.
I like the Kona and the Santa Cruz. I had to work on a S cruz last month, it was a pleasure to work on it...I hate working on cannondales I don't know why? Thanks guys 🇬🇧👍
My take away from this was if Neil has never ridden a trials bike, we need a video of Martin instructing Neil and Blake on how to ride trials. A game of BIKE?
My first MTB was a 2016 GT Avalanche Comp 27.5" hardtail and I replaced the front forks with a 110mm travel Rockshock. Took it everywhere, it's a workhorse. Now, I'm riding Giant Trance 3 full sus 150mm travel front and back and the GT has become my commuter. But loved the hardtail, lots of fun and thrills. I've fallen off on the GT more times than I can remember but it's dicey which makes it so much more fun.
100% disagree on both the super nice bikes. They are both pavement princesses, and it don't matter if we're talking 4x4's or MTBs, pavement princesses are just sad. My 3 month old Fuel EX looks like I ran over it with a bulldozer, and every flaw was born out of a fantastic day on the mountain.
Epic series I hope it sticks around for a while working mans dentist epic 😂😂 Marks PBJ is a thing of beauty but Star of the show is definitely Russell and like Bienvenido at rampage he got robbed of a victory +1880 too late for Martin Ashton 1780😂😂
I agree niel I agree it's not something we would have or want but it is sooo bad it's kinda great! And bless it's owner because for sure like us he loves his bikes Ride On!
Jeez, i sent that picture in ages ago. It's a Sick Wulf, not a headbanger. Bomber z1, middleburn cranks, box gears, azonic bar and stem, formula cura brakes and in that picture it was on 2.6 hellkats....had it 4 and half years now. Still wouldnt swap it.
I ran an older s works m2 powder coated silvervane w 100mm fox float bontrager racelite rims w bontrager stamped king hubs xtr v brake and xt crank and made ss specific w worn chain 32 17 gears and no slop. Ran it for at least 10k miles probably more never had to change it so it is possible. Oh yeah i ran it very aggressive up and downhill. Dont hate because no horizontal dropouts if you take the time you can do it right.
What about my 2014 cannondale trail 4? Maybe a budget bike, but I love riding it, especially after swapping out the forks for a pair of fox float 32s. It’s done everything and survived, gotta love a hardtail…
Why do these guys not like Cannondale? One of the most iconic brands in the United States, along with Specialized and Santa Cruz… I guess we all are just biased.
He rode the Andes in the early 2000s on a rim brake hardtail, inferior to what some 16 yo boys ride today. A pro like him can do such stuff even on a simple bike
Keeping your wheels on the ground is the primary focus of all suspension. The headshock on that Super-V is probably a 60mm model, which was in keeping with other standard forks of that era
Nope. You can tell by the attention to detail & neatness on the cable/housings. Dentist would never take the time to do that & no bike shop ever would. That’s an ocd bike nerd.
Lol yeah I remember that time when it was forcefully marketed as combining the stiff control of a rigid fork with the comfort of suspension. Sounds like it might have all been guff. I still like the look of those super Vs, and the similar Trek from that time, even though at a glance they look like a shit Y-frame horror-show from Argos!
To be fair, most of the early pro's would lock out, or dummy up their suspensions. The Headshock worked well for what it was; 50-80 mm of fairly soft suspension. Better than the Girvin 'flex-stem', and (arguably) not much different than the first Rockshox forks either.
Don’t be embarrassed just admire it so what if it’s crusty it’s your baby and no one can take that away from you I have a 2014 glory Still rocking 26s I wouldn’t even swap it for one of those Uno’s or V 10 or any other 10 K plus DH bikes
I have a set of Mavic road rims with the ceramic coating My rims don't sound like a couple of randy seals. In the wet. It's usually me screaming as the bike make no attempt to slow down from 7 mph and m face is getting closer to the f**ing bus. I assume Martyn is going to run over Neil and Blake on his return. Just not sure if he'll be in his motor or hi wheelchair.
Honestly do people actually ride these super expensive bikes in the real world? Rode my modest hardtail today and after 2 hours it was covered in shit and grinding the gears and brakes. I'd have been crying of it had cost me £10k not £2k with parts that are relatively cheap to replace.
