- Welcome back to another
weekly GMBN Tech show.
Coming up on this week's show,
we've got a crammed
section of news for you.
We've got news on that brand
new Orion suspension system
on the new Dave Weagle
platform bike from Esker.
We've got FOX 36 twin crown fork,
we've got heated handle bar grips.
We've got all the great
regulars for new guys
and we have that brand new Yeti SB150 bike
right here in the studio.
All right, let's jump straight into news.
And first up, is that
Orion suspension platform
is appearing on the brand
new Esker Elkat bike.
So not only is it a new company,
it's a new suspension
platform from Dave Weagle.
In conjunction with Elkat bikes,
FUSA designer has actually
done a lot of other stuff
including selling some bikes in the past.
Have a look on screen and have a look
how burly this thing looks.
So it's a full carbon fiber construction
and a suspension platform on there
named Orion by Dave Weagle,
is optimized for single
chain-ring big range drive train.
It's designed to cope with all the strain
and all the torque that
you can put through a bike.
So it's a twin link system,
operating at a shock out back,
there are two short links
that work to provide
controlled lateral stiffness
and keep braking forces in
check when a trail gets rough.
It provides 150
millimeters of frame travel
and is compatible with forks
in the region of 150 to 160
but I'm sure you can see some people
running a 170 on there.
It takes 27.5 inch wheels with 2.6 tires
with plenty of clearance,
as you'd expect there's
also a boost 148 frame.
They call it slack and steep geometry
and that refers to a steep seat angle
and a slack head angle.
So the head angle is 65.5 degrees,
the seat angle, 75.9.
So a nice climb-friendly,
long travel trail bike.
But they like to refer to the fact
it's not a trail bike,
it's not an endure bike,
it's just a mountain bike and I love that.
They've just built a mountain bike
and that is their first one in a range.
Now the Orion suspension design
has got a few characteristics we have seen
from Dave Weagle's DW-Link in the past.
It's got quite a lot
of anti-squat on there,
so when you pedal the
bike wants to stand up
as opposed to squat into its travel.
So it's going to be an excellent climber,
especially combined with that
steep seat angle in there.
It's also supposed to be a lot more supple
than some of his designs that
already exist on the market.
So I'm guessing it's going to
have mega attraction as well.
Looks like a really cool bike to me,
but at the moment we don't know
too much about Esker the company itself.
So we need to do a bit more research,
but have a look at it, I think
it's a banging looking bike.
Now our next stop, we
are visiting our friends
over at Mojo Rising,
which are a suspension tuning company
and they're also behind
those GeoMetron bikes
which work in combination with Nikolai,
seriously long, low and slack.
In fact, they were really the pioneers
of how far that could go.
Now have a look at the bike on screen
and take a look at the forks.
Now that's a FOX 36 on there.
Looks a bit different, doesn't it?
And that's because it's got their own,
so this is the Mojo Rising conversion kit,
to turn into a twin crown fork.
Now it's a really exciting project
and this one isn't a finalized version
but not only do you
maximize on the stiffness
you can get from a fork like that,
it's a lot lighter than the equivalent
in a downhill fork which
would be the FOX 40.
Now you're going to be
able to alter travel,
you can do all the things you
can do normally with a 36,
but maximize on that stronger,
stiffer front end there.
Now interestingly, it has
adjustable off-set on there.
So those crowns that can be mounted
and they've got a little insert
that goes into the head-tube
and it's pulled together by an M-10 bolt,
there's no steering tube that
runs through the head tube.
So the shot on screen
now is like a rendering
just before they made this.
And you can actually see how it works.
It's a bit more, I guess,
like a motorcycle design.
It's very cool, and you
can flip those inserts
the other way around to give
you 40 or 45 mil off-set
on that particular fork design.
They're also making the crowns
compatible with the FOX 40,
so that's the next thing to come.
And as you can see, we're lucky enough
to see the production line where literally
they were being machined as we were there.
Place smelt amazing and it
was so cool to see this stuff.
So currently, they're
thinking it's gonna be
between 450 and 600 quid
depending on the kit options,
because you can have longer air shaft,
you can change various
other things with the fork
to give yourself
enhancements in performance
as well as just that twin crown system.
It's available for 29 and 27.5.
Now I just think it's a really
cool, exciting bit of kit.
Someone taking something
that already exists
and improving it and
giving it a harder use.
And in case you're wondering
what this particular fork
might be useful for,
What the guys at GeoMetron are doing,
they're really, really
pushing bike geometry.
They're going for super,
super steep seat angles,
incredibly slack head angles.
Quite often they're running
a 29 inch wheel on the front,
with a 27.5 on the back
and they're running twin
crown lightweight forks.
The reason for that is
all about performance.
They've got a crazy steep seat angle
so they can winch their way up to the top
of those really steep climbs
in the area they ride.
And then they've got the
performance of a full downhill bike
to get back down again.
It's a really interesting concept.
And the website has got some basic stuff
on there at the moment.
The holding page for Mojo Rising.
But if you wanna learn more
about the GeoMetron bikes
check out the link
that's in the description
below this very video.
Very cool stuff and lots to
come on the horizon, I'm sure.
Now talking of cool stuff that's coming
in the way of prototypes,
have a look at these
renders on screen right now.
They're for the new
forthcoming Nukeproof stem.
And I think this thing looks lush.
So you can see the racket
prototype versions,
you can see the sketches.
What I can tell you is it's
going to cost about 60 quid,
it's going to be available in 31.8
and 35 millimeter clamps,
and it's going to come in 35 millimeter,
50 millimeter and 60 millimeter lengths.
It's going to be available in black,
red, blue and copper ionized.
I'm all over that copper,
I think that is going to be the one.
And it's going to weigh in the region
of 129 to 171 grams
depending on the clamp size
and the stem length that you go for.
I am loving those sort
of organic shapes on it,
I think it looks really cool.
A bit of a departure from their
quite angular stuff before.
We have got the first ones coming
so hopefully on next week's show,
or the following week's
show we're gonna have these
in hand to actually show you.
I love seeing this concept stuff.
And actually, if you're a
bike manufacturer out there
and you're developing something,
let us see some of this stuff,
it's really, really interesting.
Cheers guys.
In last week's show we took a look at
the picture that Aaron Gwin
posted to his Instagram
of what appeared to be a 29er prototype
of the new YTQS frame.
Now we can confirm it is a
29er, it is the prototype
and here's a shot of him riding the bike,
taken literally the other day.
Now this thing looks pretty amazing
and by the time you watch this show,
he will have been racing on that bike.
Now also on that bike is
part of his development
with the 29ers products are a set of
ONZA prototype downhill tires.
Now we're going to be checking those out
quite soon on the show.
But in the meantime, keep
an eye for a very special
custom painted one that he's
not confirmed he's getting
but we are pretty sure he's going to get
a banging looking bike for
the World Championships.
It's Gwin, it's gonna be
pretty good, isn't it?
Probably my favorite thing
in the news this week
is the fact that Guy Martin, yep that one,
the motorcycle TT racer,
has brought out some bike
cleaner to the market.
Now it's quite well documented that
he rides mountain bikes
and loves mountain biking.
He's got an orange bike, he
rides Hope stuff on his bike,
and he's even seen in a
lot of his TV programs
wearing his old Five Ten shoes
just as a pair of trainers.
Now, Guy, he's quite a
straight up sort of person,
no nonsense, and I guess
he's taking a look at all
the other stuff in the
market and just wondered
why they're doing it the way they are.
Now as we know, water basically
is about 70% of the earth.
So why on earth are people
actually paying money to ship
big, heavy containers of
water and cleaner around?
What's the point of that?
So Guy's theory is to not do that at all.
Basically, you buy the bottle,
it costs you six 1/2 quid.
Currently, it's only in the UK,
it will be going everywhere.
And with that, you get two of
these water soluble tablets.
Each one of those gives you
750 milliliters of cleaner
when you mix it with water.
And that's it, you keep the bottle
and when you're done with those
two cleaning soluble tablets
you order more, and you just
use your regular tap water,
job done.
Far more economical to ship,
it's 100% biodegradable,
safe on your bike, safe on your brakes.
What more do you need to know?
Absolutely no nonsense.
Why has no one done this before?
I think it's brilliant.
Let us know what you think
of it in the comments below.
I think this could be a winner.
Okay, now finally in news
is this new Yeti SB150
it's a 29er, it's running 150 millimeters
of travel out back.
A whopping 170 up front,
this thing is a bulldozer.
So it's got really
modernized geometry on here
and a few really unique features now.
In the main triangle you can fit
a full-size water bottle in there,
something that's been niggling
Yeti owners for some time,
but now the endurer I
think is really set in.
They've purposely given
this bike room for that.
It's greats to have that option,
whether you're gonna use it or not.
You can always use it for
tooling or anything else.
Up front, it's rocking a
64.5-degree head angle in there,
which is amazing, with the 29 inch wheels
and of course, a reduced
offset on the fork
that a lot of people are
choosing to have these days
just to keep the handling
consistent in low and high speed.
It's got a 67-degree seat angle on it,
which is amazing because it makes it
a little bit more climb friendly.
Of course, you've got winge these things
at the top of the hill
before you shred back down.
And of course, well, this is a Yeti,
everyone knows a Yeti is just
a super nice straight out ride.
It comes in two colors, it comes in orange
and it comes in the turquoise.
And there's two different carbon layouts,
there's the T which is the premium,
and the C which is slightly
more wallet friendly.
Although they're carbon Yeti bikes,
they're both super bikes
whichever way you look at it.
There's various different
bike build options available,
but if you want a frame,
you're paying for the T
and it is available in the turquoise,
the classic iconic Yeti blue color.
I mean, personally, I
think the orange looks
absolutely incredible and I think
this is a real nice change for Yeti.
Loads of modern geometry,
and there like I said
it's nice and long now,
the axle reach on there
is 505, the same as my Scott,
so a really modern bike.
Plenty of mud clearance, you
could fit a 2.5 in there,
no problems whatsoever.
I would imagine you could probably fit 2.6
in some tires in there too.
Nice rubber work on the chain
stand inside the seat stand,
no customizing needed
aftermarket, it's all there.
And it's got this cool rubber bumper guard
on the bottom of the down tube here
and on the bottom of the bracket shell.
And this actually pulls
off to give you access
for routing an internal
cable for the dropper post.
It's all been thought out really nicely.
Another really cool thing on the frame,
is the internal carbon guides,
much like on a Santa Cruz, premium frame.
When you're setting it
up with internal routing,
you simply just point the cable straight
and it will pop out the other end.
No messing around with
having to use fancy tools
and stuff to get it in there.
It's just built to be
set up and built to rip.
I think this thing looks amazing.
Now, out back it's got a
switch infinity system.
Of course, we've seen slightly different
inclinations of this on
different Yeti bikes.
Most recently, this miniaturized
version on the SB100,
which of course, is tucked
away around the back
of the seat tube there and of course,
have a little mudguard on it.
This one is in full flight,
you can see it here.
It's got this interesting link on here,
and the only people who have got this
are certified to use with
a coil shock as well.
So another really cool feature on there.
I reckon this thing is beautiful.
What do you guys think?
Now, it's time for Bike Cave.
Of course, Bike Cave is
where you all send in
the images of where you store your bikes,
you work on your bikes,
you keep your bikes,
where you tuck them in to bed at night.
Don't forget to use our
brand new uploader service,
the link to it is on the screen
just below me here where
I'm putting my finger,
and also it's in the
description below this video.
It's a super easy way of
uploading your pictures
and we get all the
information that we need
to put them on the show, so
don't forget to send them in.
First up this week is
from Johnston in Arkansas.
"Hi there.
"Been viewing for a while now.
"I thought I should show
off the home of my JFC
"and my wife's trek Roscoe 8.
"In my garage I've built a
work bench and a workstation.
"Needed a separate place to mount a bench,
"bench mount bike stand,
wound up making a nice tool
"for myself because I'm six foot four.
"Nice little place to have
friends over and work on a bike,
"have a beer out of the cooler."
Oh, good.
Nice, okay.
So you got your YT box there,
you got your work mat on the floor.
I'm liking the fact that
you've built this really
high shelf on the wall and you've got
bench mounted work stand, and
that's quite a smart idea.
Quite into that, that's good.
You got a lot of room in
there, nice peg board.
Smurf, I guess that's
your nickname, is it?
Cool little number plate there
with Arkansas on the top there.
A pair of bars up there too,
various camel back water bottles there.
Look at those podium bolts.
So you've got your chairs in there
and you got somewhere
to put your feet up on,
I guess that's a beer cooler perhaps
to fill up with all that nice cold beer.
Looking good, YT always
look nice, don't they?
Do you know what?
I've only ridden one YT,
I can't believe that.
I feel like I need to ride one,
they're flipping cool bikes, aren't they.
Also, liking the hooks
you've got for the wall
where your wife's bike hanging
up, that's really smart.
I guess, on the rail so
you can slide them along.
That's something I'm literally,
I'm off work this week
and I'm actually finishing
kitting out my place, so I might
update on Instagram Stories
what I get up to, so
keep an eye out for that.
Next up we have a video
entry from Kirk in Germany.
This one is wicked.
- Hey Doddy, this is Kirk Bircham.
I'm in the army and I'm
stationed in Germany.
This is my one-car garage
shed that is my bike shed.
I've got my toolbox,
with all my part tools.
I've got my Niner Jet9 RDO in the stand.
I use the clug that I saw on your videos
to hold up my wife's Cannondale.
My son's Redline and my
sweet girl's princess bike.
This is where I do everything.
I just recently upgraded the Jet9 with XT
and there's my cross-country
stump jumper FSR,
but this is my shed.
- This one is the last one this week.
It's absolutely crammed, I
can't wait to tell you about it.
So this is from Jonathan in Colorado.
This first picture has got everything.
You've got Bianchi Road bike
hanging up at the back there.
You got your mountain bikes
hanging up on the wall,
you got all your tools and
this back end of a Porsche.
That's a recipe for a great
garage and a great bike cave.
This one's super cool.
A 45-year-old, a father of three.
Learned to mountain bike
at 1991 in Eastburn.
"Now, the Rocky Mountains
are my playground."
Lucky you, I wish I had the
Rocky Mountains on my doorstep.
"I take my boys to the bike
park as often as I can.
"Bike Cave submissions motivate
me to reorganize my garage
"to accommodate more bike
storage and a better workspace.
"Thanks Doddy."
Well, thank you.
That's really cool to see
that what were doing here
is influencing people out there,
and it is about enjoying it more.
So if you've got more
space to work on stuff
that's the way, isn't it?
Anyway, "So toolbox
idea came from a series
"about EWX mechanics and how they travel.
"It's a Pelican case with perforated foam
"custom cut to fit all my."
Tell you what, let's just look at it.
This is a wicked idea.
And I might have to do
something similar to this
since I'm going to EWX finals with Neil.
I think Neil is racing and
he's trying to convince me
as sort of mechanic for him.
I've seen how he rides a
bike, I see what he breaks,
so I'm not that keen on doing it,
but it could be a lot of fun.
And I love what you've got in there,
you've got loads of great stuff.
Obviously, you've got a snap-on tool chest
which is like piece de resistance
that is the one to have.
I would love to have one of those,
so really nice to see that.
It looks like a handmade
work bench, service base
for wheels underneath the vice on the top.
All sorts of great stuff, love it.
Thank you very much for sending that in
and thank you everyone
for your submissions.
There are so many more,
I wish I actually had
more time to talk about them all.
Perhaps we'll have to do a
Bike Cave special or something
at some point in the
future,but until next week,
see you later.
All right, now it's time for Rewind.
This is a retro-throwback
section of the show.
We love seeing your retro-related stuff.
It could be an old bike, it
could be an old magazine article
featuring yourself from way back
when you first started riding bikes.
It could be a story you wanna know about
how a product came into
being and where it went,
all that sort of stuff.
If you've got anything
for Rewind, send in.
Use that same uploader, the
link is below the video.
Please send in, we love seeing it,
and I absolutely love retro stuff.
I'm sure you love by looking
at what I post on here
and what I post on Instagram and stuff.
Keep 'em coming, it's brilliant stuff.
Right, so first up, and this
one is actually amazing.
This is from Mark in
Ribble Valley in the UK,
and it's his Boulder.
This is a Boulder Intrepid.
I wasn't familiar with this model.
I've seen the Boulder Starship before,
which was along the same lines.
And it's got a shock house
in the top tube there.
And look at the design
of it, it's so clean.
This particular one is
an elevated chain state
which was extremely
popular back in the '90s.
We'd say this a 1992 Boulder Intrepid.
It's got 1993 XTR on there,
control tick stem and post.
Original Nukeproof bars, of course
because Nukeproof existed way back then.
And in fact, I'm gonna
go off tangent after this
and show you the original
Nukeproof catalog
which has got all sorts
of crazy stuff in there.
This is a beautiful version of it,
and you've obviously kept
this in amazing condition.
I can see you still
ride it, because you got
a cross mark tire on the back,
which of course, wasn't period.
I like to see that control
T seat post and stem
on there though, they do look super nice.
But I just love that shock
house in the top tube,
it's so clean.
And that chain, the merging
strength of the down tube.
What a beautiful bike,
really, really nice.
Thank you for sending that in Mark.
Just, I did have a few
entries for Rewind this week,
but we're gonna go big next week instead,
because I wanna show you
this Nukeproof catalog,
just on point.
Have a look at this on
screen now, this is ice.
So this Nukeproof from 1997.
I still remember Nukeproof
from the first time round.
But for a lot of people, the
first time they saw Nukeproof
would have been with the first mega bike
and that's the bike that Neil that did
the old versus new video
with Blake fairly recently.
Actually, they've been
around for a long time.
And then I've got this Reactor frame
and fork suspension
design, it's kind of like
a leading link suspension
for much like that
Garvin vector fork.
Kind of funky looking,
but it was what it was.
But they were all abut hubs, so they had
these titanium flange hubs
with a carbon shell on them.
Man, look at those things,
look how nice they are.
Suspension hubs, and
they're called the Atom Bomb
or the Bombshell Hubs, and then
there's the titanium ones at the bottom.
So nice and so trick,
and you can see tell-tale
styling on the product,
so it's clearly Nukeproof.
Look at that for a cool bit of retro.
Nukeproof used to be making XC stems
and stuff like that,
and now they're making
some of the world's best enduro bikes.
And of course we've got the
world number one racing them.
All right, now it's time for Top Mods.
This is the section where
all those modifications
you've been making to your
bikes to improve them.
Whether it's as simple as
handlebar grips or brake pads,
or you've put a whole new
front end into your bike
and whatever it is we wanna see it,
because we love to know
what people wanna upgrade
on their bikes and what
makes a bike your own.
All those little customizations
and modifications you make,
really make the bike completely
different to anyone else's.
So send them in, same address,
make sure you take some
photos, fill out the form.
Tell us all about yourselves
and what you've done to your bikes
and we'll put you on the show.
First up this week is
from Adrian in Ireland
and this one is super cool, I gotta say.
So Adrian, straight out
mate, this is wicked.
"Hi Doddy, loving the show.
"I made it to Bike Cave a while back
"and you asked what I
have printed for my bike."
Of course, I do remember you having
this 3D printer in there.
"So here are a few things."
A few things, this is cool.
"So front axle stand on a board
"for transporting the bike in my car.
"A case for my CO2 cartridges."
I absolutely love that.
You should make me one of those I think,
that would be really, really
nice, I'll pay for it.
I do like it, it's very cool.
"A cap for the bottom of the forks,
"a wall stand that holds
the bike up by its tire,
"great for quick jobs.
"Little handle bar stands for when I have
"to turn the bike upside-down."
That is cool, so you don't
scratch your controls.
Really, really liking
that, that's a smart idea.
"And soft tools for the
vice, for holding bike parts.
"I hope I make in the top mods."
Damn right you make in the top mods.
So here is that wheel stand.
That looks really cool,
it's similar to like a clug,
I think they're called
a clug and they're same,
similar type device that pinches the tire.
Really neat, a nice solution there.
Soft tools for the vice, that is smart.
That's a really good idea.
You can obviously buy them,
but if you can make your own,
make your own.
That's mega, and the yeah,
there's your axle holder there.
That's very cool.
Loving that little CO2,
like, wallet I'll call it.
Fork plug, that's a great idea.
I guess you could also turn it into
some kind of storage compartment.
If that was a strong enough
bond to stay in there,
maybe the you can have some
expanded wedge on that one.
One your second prototype,
you could use that to store
like 20 quid up your
head tube or whatever,
some stuff in there for emergencies.
I know there are a few on the
market that are available.
But why not make one, if
you've got a 3D printer?
That would be super cool.
Also, obviously it's nice to
stop the mud going up there.
Right, so next up.
Thank you for that by
the way, I meant to say.
Next up is from Max in South Australia.
"Recently got a new Bike
and I've just been making it
"more comfortable for myself.
"I've put a rubber patch
on the dropper mount
"for some extra grip.
"And switched out the stop
grips for some sweet ODIs
"which is now brown, but comfy."
It's all about how they feel,
bike stuff's gonna get dirty and worn.
So don't worry about that.
"I replaced the top cap with an IFHT1,
"as well as a Don't
Touch Yer Brakes mudguard
"and a sticker for all the speed boosts.
"I was pretty to get my first
go setting up wheel tubeless
"as my front wheel went
up perfectly with stands
"and a floor pump.
"I also replaced the
dodgy rubber chain sticker
"that's falling off, and
rubbing on my chain ring
"with an inner tube."
Not the prettiest, but you've done it
really neatly, to be fair.
Those things some people
just wrap them round
and just get on with their riding.
That does look quite good on there,
so you've done a good job there.
"Also chucked on a back
country enduro strap
"and one from a race I was in.
"Most recent upgrade was
switching out my pedals
"for some lighter and
grippier race face Chesters,
"that are working nicely."
And very nicely color coordinated,
to that strap as well I've gotta say.
Nice, nice work.
Thank you for sending those ones in, Max.
And that is it for this week,
because we had such a packed show
of all that news and a killer
bike check on that Yeti,
we have to leave it
until next week.
Okay, so now it's time
for Tech of the week.
And this week there has
been abundance of cool tech,
but actually the thing that I think,
genuinely is Tech of the
Week from what I've seen,
here's something Joe Barnes
posted on his Instagram.
So Joe Barnes, the Scottish
and Europe World Series rider
rides for Canyon Bikes and
various other companies there.
He's made his own heated grips.
Now this is wicked.
I don't really like riding in gloves,
and if I could keep my
hands warm in winter
I'm gonna do this hack.
So Joe, I don't know if
you're watching the show.
If you do, get in touch and tell me
what you used to do this, and
I absolutely love this system.
I need to find out so I can make
my own heated grips for my own bike.
I think this is great.
Have a look at the video.
- [Joe] Race bike from the weekend
one of my own modifications.
Low RC car battery, switch on the bars,
heated grips, no more numb hands.
Yeah boy!
- Okay, so there's no bike
build update this week.
It's busy up on bricks at the moment.
Having it shock and forks looked after.
When that is sorted, we'll give you
a little special update on that
and it's gonna be a very
cool probike coming on it.
Okay, there we go for another week
on the weekly GMBN Tech Show.
For a couple of more great videos
click down here for our wheel care video.
There's all sorts of stuff
that you should be checking
on your wheels to make sure
they stay in tip top condition
in between having to do advanced things,
like changing the bearings.
We will be doing that next
also, keep an eye for that one.
And click up here if you
wanna win some LOOK pedals.
We've done a LOOK mountain
bike pedals unboxing,
they're very cool and you can win some.
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