YT Capra Review: The Speedy All-Rounder | 2021 Summer Field Test 

All you have to do now is to improve your customer service. Probably one of the worst in the complete Mtb market

Trail bike ? Th ? I bought it because I want to go big

​@@Mmtwgr I've always had great customer service from the US-based distributor. Can't speak for the rest of the world though.

@@Mmtwgr agreeeeeeeeeeeeeddddddddddddddddd

I get that some people have a bad experience with certain companies. It could be that the rep on the other end doesn’t like their job, or something got lost in the shuffle on a request, or that the brand needs to improve overall. But I’m always suspect when one person has an unpleasant interaction and then labels the whole company as having “poor customer service”. That’s called an N=1 outcome. I’ve had both excellent and terrible customer support with two different people in a company in the same week! So which is it?

Oh yeah?

Same! Transition is one of my favorite bike companies, and from what I've been hearing thorough this review and the Norco review, the spire is really something

That's the one I'm waiting on :D

Same

You just like the English accent

I agree, but his voice doesn’t record well on video. So hard to hear! Just kind of muddled all together in one monotone drone. 😢 I know there’s nothing he can do about it, it is what it is, just a bummer as a viewer to barely be able to make out what he’s saying in comparison to the other two.

​@@unclewickedmtb2023 The first time he was on the Pinkbike podcast, my car doors were resonating when he was speaking 😂😂 he's great though, i'm pretty happy he went to Pinkbike

Curiously I haven't had any issue hearing or understanding him. Fortunately he maintains a clear voice even when writing his articles, you definitely know it's Henry, regardless of the medium.

Same here. It's also the most nimble, so in my book that makes it the most fun.

It’s the smallest bike on test I believe and fits the racer better.

on a short track yes. but i think that if you will take it to a proper race the norco or the gt will be faster. time is relative to the type of the track

@@randomguypoopypapa8988 where's high pivot in EWS? thats right, nowhere. its a sheep item

​@@MrSupermugen I guess we are ignoring the last two races at Loudenvielle where HP bikes finished: Second, third, fifth and eighth in u21. Third, fourth nineteenth and thirty fourth in elite mens. Second and Third in elite womens.

Agree! couldn't understand a word he said....

I hear him loud and clear 👍

I have 29 er capra c pro 2018 modell and i love it, it is good for daily ride trail ride and dh too. I ride my capra in Maribor in the dh track and the secret lines too. And its never bottomed out.

I'm riding a similar sized bike (ML Slash) and yeah, cramming a Oneup 180mm in there made a huuuuggggeee difference in how the bike rides vs the stock 150

easily upgradeable.

@@jamesc6876 I think it's a miscommunication between engineering for the frame and the specs for parts. Like in my Oneup v2/Slash situation, the dropper post is just touching the main pivot int eh frame. There isn't another post on the market that works for me above 150mm with that frame. It's probably the same issue here- the seat tube isn't designed long enough to fit a longer dropper

All bike companies should give an upgrade post length option or a save the environment and donate the post cost to a trail build no post option. 150??? also because of the long seat tube, will it be low enough even when slammed?

@@jamesc6876 Yes to this.

Yeah idk why these guys say it’s a trail bike . That’s it’s better on flats

@@giovanni19ify The angles are quite different in 2021 Version. I have the 2020 Version and the new one and its a big change especially uphill and in flat terrain. I fucking love this bike

hope they post on review page with settings

How is it up hill???

Stinks that yt only offers the carbon Capra. No more AL

@@itr0863 the uncaged 9 is alloy. Ot evolved from the shred model and is their MX model. But its the only alloy. All others are carbon..

@@TheShift1313 thank you!

The Capra shred has the dhx2 and its so nice

I have a dhx2 on my capra and its 10x better than air. These bikes shouldn't be ridden on air. Like he said the initial stroke is firm but on a coil its so plush.

and compare.

I think it's his deeper voice that makes him sound quieter, something about audio balancing (or so the Pinkbike commenters or Pinkers have said).

Interesting. I'm 6'1" and I went with a size Large. The reach is a few mm longer than the hardtail I'm currently on.

@@wesodell8021 I had the gen 2 Capra in a size large and it felt fine but I demo’d the Decoy a couple years ago in a XL and it felt more comfortable!

@@davidbahr8599 I appreciate the info! Might cancel my order and change it. The ETA month is still the same.

@@wesodell8021 Change it immediately. L is tiny you won't like it. I had to sell my large and get an xl but best decision I've made.

@@jordanmackay3568 the sizing is crazy weird , i bought a 2019 capra XL. im 6"2 and i really regret not getting a XXL the reach just feels so short

geometry is the big one, though it does not really dictate efficiency it does dictate climbing quality, things like how far over the front you are dictates grip and whether your front tire will lift when you put the power down and course you to maybe even loop out, as well as comfort, how well a bike is able to navigate in slow terrain without stalling, for example steep and short uphill switchbacks are often troublesome for bigger bikes but cake for the smaller ones. But unless you only ride mellow fire roads or asphalt, these things will matter a lot on obstacles such as roots, steep terrain, loose dirt, rocks, turns, and slippery shit. Drivetrain resistance and tire choice also play a role in pedalling efficiency, but both of those you can change yourself, unless you have the Norco I guess.