I mean pretty much yes. Its up there with all the Yetis and Pivots. All bikes for those people that think they can ride just because they spent in excess of 5 grand.
@benmoosmann: pivot and giant bikes are the two companies that probably give you the best component spec for the money, at least here in North America.
And the yeti being a dentist bike thing is amusing, but assuming everyone with a yeti doesn't know how to ride is an even bigger joke.
@friendlyfoe: I'm sure you're right, but over here its different. Here, Pivot and Yeti (and also Santa Cruz to some degree) are real exotics usually owned by people with more money than skill, who bought them just looking at the price tag and will ride them to the ice cream parlor and back twice a year.
@Unrealityshow: ... which is justified, because Super Boost is pretty stupid tbh. Big manufacturers like Specialized, Merida, Trek, Canyon, Mavic and DTSwiss say that its nonsense. In an interview with ENDURO, DTSwiss even said something along the lines of seeing no perceptable advantages and therefor no reason to move to Super Boost as the new standard. The only ones really claiming that theres advantages are Pivot, Knolly and Evil.
I get why people are advocating for 157 DH hubs on modern Trail and Enduro bikes, but 157 Super Boost is just plain pointless.
@kyytaM: I really need to get out and demo some new bikes because as someone on an older trail bike modern geo numbers look insane to me. Compared to my current trail bike the pivot mach 6 has a 1 degree steeper seat tube, 1 degree slacker head angle, 25mm more stack, 23mm more reach and 10mm more travel front and back than my current rig. I don't really feel like anything about the geo on my current bike is holding me back, and am glad to see there are still one or two 27.5 bikes (Rocky Mountain Altitude being the other) that still fit into what we used to call "all mountain". Not full on race bikes but with more than enough travel for hitting big features.
@englertracing: the 5.5 has still quite slack seat tube angle - I think for most people it's OK, but when you have long legs and ride in areas where steep climbs are abundant, it's not that good
@friendlyfoe: Not sure how old your current bike is, but I just purchased a 2020 Norco Sight 29". My old bike was a 2012 Giant Reign 0 with a Pike fork on it. My thoughts were the same as yours regarding that bike, still having fun on it, not holding me back, why would I buy a new bike. Wow what a difference. Climbing is easier and descending is out of this world. I can now just keep my 17 yr old son in sight descending, never could on my old bike, and it didn't take many rides to get used to it.
@Tuzza: 2014 trance with almost everything upgraded including 150mm bomber z1 fork. It's the first year of what I consider the current frame design. Overall it has relatively modern geometry with the exception of 438mm reach and 590mm stack. I end up having to run a bunch of spacers so reach is decreased even further, and as a result I run a 70mm stem. I really just want enough reach to run a 50mm stem, and a tiny bit of extra squish without dipping into the current super slack super long mindset.
@kyytaM I have short legs so they look perfect to me
@benmoosmann: The wheel is dished the same fit wise you can throw either in either frame. Only difference being that the superboost moves the brake side flange out, which creates better bracing angle on the brake side when used with a symmetrical wheel or both sides when used with an asym hoop,
The axle standard and dish are the same soooooo.... it's just 12x157 man..... with varietys symmetrical and asymmetric flanges
Main difference from boost is you need new cranks. My real question is why isn't superboost being used for DH? Looks like an improvement to the old DH standard.
That sounds like my first few years. And there's nothing wrong with that, as long as you don't huck too hard. Fortunately I am a coward, so I was able to get out of that phase before too much damage was done.
You know you’re going to make FF when you’re picking your way hesitantly through chunky terrain at 4mph wearing a 30lb backpack, just waiting to crash. The failure is real (and inevitable).
These kids in their little Euro-shorts - it looks like the NBA in the 70s. People will be sending rock gardens in tank-tops soon thinking they're riding 'loose'.
I broke and had surgery to fix my right clavicle (freak accident, wasn't mountain biking) and the tree check at 1:42 elicited such a visceral reaction from me.
what a great friday fails reel! We should have a follow-up video to Friday Fails called Lessons Learned with the goal of explaining what went wrong and how to correct in order to avoid crash. Of course in some cases nothing can be done about the crash but sometimes yes.
I don't get these people. Like, what are they even doing? Most of them can't jump to safe their life. Are they just hopping on a bike and go search the biggest kicker they can find? Like, what are they expecting is gonna happen? Do they think they can ride just because they spent 5k on a carbon Giant or Pivot? Are they expecting the bike to carry them through? I seriously don't get it.
I love these. My non mtb friends don’t understand why I would want to watch this stuff, doesn’t it freak me out etc, but damn it’s good entertainment and you can almost Always relate to at least one clip, even if it happened years ago.
And then of course those modded crap imports
And the yeti being a dentist bike thing is amusing, but assuming everyone with a yeti doesn't know how to ride is an even bigger joke.
I may just have a serious bias against Pivot due to "super boost".
I get why people are advocating for 157 DH hubs on modern Trail and Enduro bikes, but 157 Super Boost is just plain pointless.
You do realize that super boost and 157 wheels are interchangeable right?
Last one of those was the mach 6,
The 5.5, new 429, the new switchblade, firebird and Phoenix are not that way.
@kyytaM I have short legs so they look perfect to me
The wheel is dished the same fit wise you can throw either in either frame. Only difference being that the superboost moves the brake side flange out, which creates better bracing angle on the brake side when used with a symmetrical wheel or both sides when used with an asym hoop,
The axle standard and dish are the same soooooo.... it's just 12x157 man..... with varietys symmetrical and asymmetric flanges
www.pinkbike.com/news/burning-question-is-super-boost-157-spacing-going-to-become-the-new-standard.html
Main difference from boost is you need new cranks. My real question is why isn't superboost being used for DH? Looks like an improvement to the old DH standard.
The hub on the rear of my dh bike is of the wide flange variety.....
But maybe because most dh rated wheels are symetrical... and the asym hub is best paired with an asym rim
Unfortunately, i have the opposite problem.
Started mountain biking after the youthful sense of invincibility wore off. And youth itself.
Blue trails: "THIS IS AWESOME I MAY DO RAMPAGE NEXT YEAR!"
Red trails: "Sure, why don't we inject hard drugs into our faces and accept sweets of strangers whilst on fire too"
I send it, but by post. Recorded delivery, to be on the safe side.
At least my bike *looks* fast and aggressive (until i get on it).
Brutal crash tht one
:: shudders ::
Always relate to at least one clip, even if it happened years ago.
Ur deffo speaking from experience
wins
Um, am I the only one who saw that.