- Welcome back to another
weekly GMBN tech show.
Coming up on this week's show, I check out
a whole bunch of cool 2019 kits already
on the market and some of
it's some cool new stuff.
There's loads of great stuff for you,
and also, I got a new
bike which is pretty cool.
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So, I recently visited the Core Bike Show.
Now, this is a trade show where dealers
get to check out all the new, cool stuff
that they wanna be
stocking in their stores,
but I managed to sneak along and see
some of the cool stuff myself.
Now what's coming up on news this week
is a whole bunch of things, some of them
very small, and some of 'em really,
really cool, so starting
off, gonna hit you
with the new Hope bike, the HB130.
Now get a load of this.
Like their other Hope bike that they made
at their in-house facility for making
carbon fiber in the U.K. in Barnoldswick,
this has the same
manufacturing techniques,
it's got the very similar backend on it,
but this revolves around 29-inch wheels
and it's got 130 millimeters travel.
Now, there's a flip chip in there
for adjusting geometry and
bottom bracket height on there.
It is 100% manufactured in Barnoldswick,
which is up in Yorkshire, there.
Now it's got a carbon front triangle,
It's got an Aluminum machined
and bonded rear triangle
with a post brake mount on there.
Bottle cage mounts and
all that cool stuff,
but just look at the finish on it.
This thing is something special.
It's a really, really attractive bike
from the British manufacturer that's
very famous for its hubs and brakes.
Now, availability, you might ask, is
gonna be sometime later this year,
they say summer 2019,
so we might be seeing
some of these little bad boys
out on the trails this year.
Next up is something tiny that I spotted
from the brand LUH-ZEEN, or LUH-ZINE.
Now this is a tubeless
reaming kit for plugging
holes in torn sidewalls or tire carcasses.
It's just an especially unique version.
There's a lot out there in the market,
including the samurai
swords which we recently
featured and various other options,
but this is just, it's just
a nice-looking little tool.
It comes in a little
plastic case and it's got
five of the little rubber
worms that comes with it.
Just look how nice it is.
Lovely little bit kit, that.
Next up comes from X Fusion.
Of course, we fitted some X Fusion forks
onto the bike build project, and of course
went to EVO from Sovakia.
Now, X Fusion finally
are doing volume spaces
for their suspension forks, they've got
a new top cap design, completely revised,
and it has a stacking system threaded
much like those that you
see on the Rockshox Lyrik
and the Rockshox Pike, so, as far
as we know, this is a Retrofit sport item
to other models of X Fusion
fork and all future forks.
Simple upgrade, but very cool.
Okay, next up, I was talking to the guys
from MRP about their
forks and their shocks.
Something that really stood out to me was
the new hazard rear shock.
Now, this is a cool shock designed
for Enduro and all mountain riding.
It's got adjustable low and high speed
compression via the switch on the shock.
It's got rebound and preload,
as you might imagine.
But something that really
drew me to the shock
was the springs that were alongside it.
So they've got a super
lightweight steel spring,
which is quite popular these days,
of course, titanium springs are incredibly
expensive by comparison
to the steel offerings.
Obviously steel springs
are quite a lot heavier,
so by having the option
now of a lightweight
steel spring, you can
keep your weight of your
bike down, but still
benefit from the performance
of a cooler shock, but as we know, a lot
of suspension bikes, in
particular, all mountain
and Enduro bikes are
designed around the use of a
progressive air shock on there, and if you
just simply put a closed shock on there,
you're gonna have a bit
more of a linear feel,
and it's not necessarily gonna work,
but MRP, as far as I'm aware, have got
one of, if not the first,
progressive coil spring
for mountain bikes, which I
think is gonna be a complete
game-changer, 'cause I
know a lot of friends
who are starting to go back towards coil
shocks for out and out performance.
I think that's a really hot product,
so watch out for that one.
Now, this next product
isn't actually anything new,
it just looks new, so it's
a Renthal Fatbar Stealth
so it's all black, black on black.
Nice stealthy addition to the range,
strictly limited edition, there's only 800
pairs of these available,
and, well, that's it, really.
It's a really nice
handlebar and it's in all
black now, so pretty
trick-looking for all you
people out there that like
to go for the stealthy look.
Now, a while ago on the show, I mentioned
the Hayes Dominion brakes,
which I've heard nothing
but good things about,
and I saw what I thought
was the Hayes Dominion brakes,
but I realized they didn't have any Hayes
Logos on it, so it did confuse me until I
looked a bit closer, but this is them.
The lever design looks nice, but still,
the thing that really drew me
to them is the caliper design.
Now, if you remember,
they had a really cool
feature built onto them
that had essentially grab
screws built into where the
caliper sits onto the post-mount
in order to tune the
position of the caliper.
Sometimes even when you have the correct
amount of washers above
and below that caliper,
it could be really hard
to set your brake up
100% perfectly without it rubbing.
Now this is just a bit of a
foolproof way of doing it.
I think it's a really smart design,
and it could well be
something that we might
see on some other brakes out there.
I hope so.
I think it looks really cool.
Now, 100%, everyone knows they make
really cool goggles and eyewear,
and of course they make some nice
helmets, but I didn't quite
realize how much they made.
Have a look at this shot.
So this, firstly, is
their range of gloves,
bearing in mind that each of these gloves
comes in a whole number of colors, and,
of course, a whole number
of sizes from extra small,
maybe even extra, extra
small in some of the models,
through to double XL in
some of those models.
I think it's quite
insane how much they do.
But one in particular
that drew my attention
was the cognito glove,
now, this is it on-screen.
Now, notice that it's got a slightly
raised knuckle section on it.
Now, I'm generally not a fan of gloves
with armor and I prefer gloves to be
as thin as possible; they're literally
just there to give me a bit of protection
and to aid grip and traction on the bars.
Of course, this is my preference.
So I particularly like these because
it's got minimal padding on the back
and it's using D30, which, of course,
conforms to your knuckles
because when it's struck
by a hard obstacle, it
dissipates that force.
So I think these are really cool
gloves, especially if, like me, you
like a glove that's very minimal.
I can tell you they're
certainly very comfy
and they come in a whole
bunch of great colors.
Now, also, they have one
of the nicest-looking
full-face helmets on the market.
I think the aircraft, this one here,
is absolutely stunning,
especially in that color white.
Now, you all know that Loïc Bruni
and various other riders
out there have been using
this helmet on the World Cup scene.
It is a certified downhill race helmet.
Lovely bit of kit.
Quite pricey, though.
So in the U.K, they're about 350 quid.
Of course, you can't put
a price on protection,
I get that, and people
do spend a lot of money
on helmets, but for
those who are a bit more
of a budget, you can now get this model.
Now, this is the polycarbonate model,
and it looks just the same.
If anything, this particular
color almost looks
a bit nicer, think Storm Trooper kind
of look, and it's 100 quid cheaper.
I think that is phenomenal
to offer something
that looks that good with an equal amount
of protection, okay, it's
a little bit heavier,
but it looks the same, super cool.
I think that's a really,
really nice-looking helmet.
And I also think there
might be something else
coming from 100% in terms of helmets soon,
but mum's the word on that one.
Now, also, 100% did a really, really
cool-looking range of minimal and maximum
protection knee and elbow pads.
In particular, this one,
the surface, which really
stood out to me, so, I at first thought
this was one of those super-minimal
pads, much like a sock that you put
onto your leg, but actually, it's the one
with the highest protection
for a maneuverable pad
that they offer that doesn't
have a solid cap on it.
It actually passes and exceeds level two,
which I think not many other knee pads
actually do pass that test, bit more of
a motorcross type thing,
it's super-protective,
it's got honey comb-style construction
to the armor in there to really
dissipate any sort of impact.
It wraps around your leg, so you get
side protection on there as well,
and it's really, really maneuverable.
Now, they also make an elbow version
of this, and it's almost like it's got
a articulated joint joint,
so none of that sort
of bunching up that you would get.
I've always been a bit reluctant
to use elbow pads 'cause I don't like
the constriction on my arms and I've
actually found almost a bit of arm pump
from some in the past, but these kind
of slide on in a sort of sock manner,
but the way they grip onto your arm
feels pretty good, so definitely check
out 100% pads if you're looking
for some alternative knee pads.
Now, a long time ago, I saw a set of Spank
Vibrocore bars, now, Spank makes some very
good handlebars, components, bar stems,
all that sort of stuff, Vibrocore,
and they've got like a foam Vibrocore
within their handlebar to absorb shock.
You think, if you grab like a big
scaffolding pole and you bash it on
something, it's gonna sort of reverb,
right, and it's gonna give you sort
of a vibration up your arms, it's
gonna feel pretty horrible.
You imagine having that full of rubber
and doing the same thing, it's gonna
absorb a lot of the impact and vibration.
That's exactly what these handlebars do,
and I can't think why anyone
else hasn't done this yet.
It seems like such a good idea to me.
Now, the handlebars, although they're not
anything new, they've got this, which is
a gravel bar, and alright, I hear you,
it's not mountain biking, but a lot of
mountain bike brands are
offering gravel bikes
like that Nukeproof Digger, and
a lot of mountain bikers are using
gravel bikes as an alternative means
to different stuff,
exploration during winter.
Having a vibration-free
bar on one of those
sort of bikes where you generally rattle
your eyeballs out, it's
gotta be a good thing, right?
Now, a couple of weeks ago on the show,
I mentioned the ODI Dreadlock grip,
which is the Tinker Juarez signature grip.
Now I've got a chance to check these out.
At first, when I first saw these grips
and heard what Tinker
was saying about them,
I thought they were just a simple solution
for having a better manufactured version
of the classic
super-lightweight foam grip,
but it turns out that the foam grips,
just, they simply don't last as much
as the fact they're super light,
just like the vapors, and Tinker
wanted a grip that just held up to things
a bit better but offered the
supreme comfort and grip.
Now this is it, it's an
aeriated rubber on here.
It's extremely soft and compound,
and it's got these dimples for your
fingers to sit into, just a super-cool
nice, lightweight lock-on grip, and if
you don't want the lock-on version,
there's also the
non-lock-on slide-on grips,
which I'm sure the XE
riders are gonna love,
'cause they weigh next to nothing.
Just a nice, cool
alternative set of grips.
Back to 100% again just for something
on the environmentally friendly basis,
a lot of you out there will probably use,
or have seen people and have friends
that use goggles on, motocross-style
goggle when riding, now, if you're
riding in racing conditions or wet
or muddy conditions, you might be familiar
with tear-offs, which are a set of clear
strips that sit on the goggle lens
and simply put, when they get all
covered in mud, you just tear a layer off
and you throw it away, essentially.
Now, of course, they're designed for use
during racing situations where everything
is cleared up afterwards,
there's no rubbish
left behind, however,
a lot of riders do use
them out in the world, and what I'm sick
and tired of seeing after downhill
events and going to downhill locations
is seeing tear-off strips laying
around the place 'cause
they don't decompose.
Now, you can get ones that biodegrade,
but from what I can make out, they're
not quite as clear, the optics on them
aren't quite as good yet, and they do
take a long time to biodegrade, so they're
not necessarily the best solution.
Now, there's an alternative method
for achieving the same effect,
and over the years, you've seen various
pull-offs and roll-off
systems where you have
basically a caddy on one
side, and it's got a roll
of film that covers
the lens of the goggle,
and another side with
a toggle that you pull
it and it pulls the clear sheet across.
Now, these are a really,
really good solution
'cause you're not throwing anything away.
The actual film itself can be
recycle separately afterwards.
Now, they might not be
quite as cost-effective,
but for the amount you get in there,
I think they're really
good, and what I like
about this pair in
particular is they've got
a squeegee system built
onto them, so something
with all this, it relies on the tension
of the film on the lens to
be literally on the lens.
If there's any sort of
moisture or anything
that gets behind it, it
actually makes things
worse and you can't see out of them.
So this particular one, they've got 45
on a strip which, as far as I know, is
one of the tallest you can get,
so your field of vision
will be excellent on them,
and essentially, the
squeegee means when you pull
it across so it strips
that film, the old film
across to give you some
new film, it's not gonna
bung up the roll where
it's trying to roll onto,
so some of the previous
models on the market
by other brands, they
get full of mud and grit
and then they clog up and they don't work
and then you're literally left
with a goggle that does not work.
I just think this is a nice approach
and probably a better
approach if not more expensive
to the tear-off system out there.
Not sure if you remember, but I saw
a set of titanium cranks
called the eeWings
by Cane Creek when I was at Sea Otter,
and they were one of the nicest things
I've ever seen for the
cranks out of the bike.
They're just absolutely beautiful.
Titanium as a material is lovely.
It's notoriously hard to
work with in a cost-efficient
way, but look at these things.
Right, so, this is the crank on screen,
the one that I checked out at Sea Otter,
and I was well-aware that the axle itself
was made of titanium, and it had a hearth
joint on it, the way they
sort of indexed together.
The join itself looked incredible,
but I haven't actually been out
to see the components individually.
Now, when I was at this bike shop,
I managed to find a display case
opened up the concealed
components individually.
I had to take it apart
and have a look myself.
I haven't seen something
that's that intricate
in terms of titanium axles
and cranks for a bike,
and I also wanted to
share this 'cause I think
it is absolutely beautiful,
lovely piece of machinery.
Next up is Sam Hill's race bike.
I spotted this one at the show.
Still had some dirt on it
from when he last rode it.
It's just got a few cool things on it
that I haven't seen before, and there's
also a few new things in the range for
new Nukeproof that's Sam Hill specific.
So his stem looks pretty similar
to the rest of the
Horizon Nukeproof range,
but here's one a little bit different.
It's got his laser etching on it,
and it now comes with
titanium holder on it,
so if you want a really nice trick stem,
and it's the ultimate, it just has those
little trick features, that's a
pretty good option out there.
Now, Sam Hill's quite famous for using
the AVS hair protectors,
which, to be fair,
they're kind of a bit of a Marmot product,
and you can completely
understand why someone
like Sam would use them
in a racing situation.
I think you're gonna see a lot more racers
using them in 2019.
Now, Nukeproof are now making a Sam Hill
edition version of those, they're made
by AVS, they've got the Nukeproof
graphics on there, clean and tidy.
Now, they do look a little strange
if you are on the handlebar end,
but if you're looking from the spectator
end, I think they look amazing.
They really, really suit the way that
Enduro bikes are being ridden.
I'd love to know what
you think of handguards.
Do you think they're a waste of time,
do you think they're disgusting,
do you think they're really cool,
do you think they're interesting
but you don't know if you'd
ever have the guts to run them?
Let us know.
Love to know in the comments below.
Now, also, he had a bit of a cool
hack I spotted on his bike.
Now, he's got Mudhugger mud guards
on the front of his bike, he's had
that for a long time,
he uses the smaller one
that offers a little bit
more mud clearance on there,
and on the rear, he had one of the larger
front ones cut down, I
guess, by his mechanic,
Jacy, to fit his bike,
and they've cut a little
notch out so it fits
around the drive tray,
and I'm guessing this is just to stop
mud bunching up in areas of the bike
that A, is gonna make it harder to clean,
B, it's gonna weigh
more when it's on there.
And, of course, there's not
gonna be that much issue
of mud clogging up the
tire when you're Sam Hill
and you ride the way he does, so I think
that's just a nice
little hack just to make
sure nothing bunches up
on the back of the bike,
and he made it look
really moto to have all
his team sponsor graphics all over it.
I just kind of think it's cool.
Okay, the helmet on-screen you can see now
is the iXS Trigger, so
this is the revamped
and the next step up
model from the Trail RS,
and as you can see by
it, it's a double in mold
system which looks far neater, there's
no sort of rim between the two layers
on the outside shell compared to
the earlier editions out there.
The peak itself's free position
can move out of the way there.
Plenty of room for goggles on there,
and there's loads of air vents.
It's a really nice-looking helmet,
and actually, I think, iXS is one
of those brands that somehow manages
to go under the radar, like yet,
a lot of riders and racers use
their products, and their excellent
armor and helmets, I
think, look really good.
Finally, I just got to check out a pair
of those Schwalbe by Eddy Current tires.
Now, it's a new bike tire and they look
essentially like a motocross tire,
29 on front, 27 off on the rear,
various different sizes, but look
at the tread design on 'em.
These things look bonkers.
Now, the front tire, and the 29,
is 2.6 and it's whopping, look at
the size of the tread on that.
I reckon that tire'd be
an amazing all-mountain
tire, let alone, take E
bikes out of the equation.
I reckon that just looks
like a good, aggressive tire.
That's all.
I just thought I'd point it out.
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Now, it's time for Bike Cave.
You know the drill.
This is where we check out where you store
your bikes, where you hang your bikes up.
Take some pictures of your bike cave,
tell us all about them, and
send them in to our uploader.
The link is in the middle of the
screen at the bottom, right there.
Super easy to use, just
don't forget to tell us
what your name is, where you're from,
and a bit about your bike cave.
So, first up this week is from Eric,
who's 32 and he's from Czech Republic.
After 15 years of my career as a chef,
I woke up one morning and changed
my job to bicycle mechanic.
Awesome, dude.
So, oh, man, you can see you've
got an Oakley Glasses case,
you've got a full-face
blue carbon fiber helmet
up on the top there, Wilson
basketball, selection
of trophies there, very
nice, some spy goggles,
good little drinks cabinet
stashed underneath there, too.
Looking good.
Okay, so this is your
apartment, and you've got,
we've got a bag of KOH-NUH
down the back there.
I can't quite see the
other bike from here.
Got some nice fox forks and
a Mavic Enduro wheel set on there.
Nice selection of stuff, oh, it's a Ghost,
oh, dude, that's trick is all.
Nice looking bike.
Got some, it looks like an old bit
of carpet underneath
to preserve your floor
from all the grease, you've got
some sort of tray under there.
Looking good, dude.
Nice work.
Wow.
Now look at this one.
So this is Stacy's Yeti Bike Cave.
Stacy in KT, Texas, I guess, it's TEH-KUHS
Finished setting up my garage MTB shop.
Dude, that's amazing.
So a giant peg board on the back there.
Looks like you've put this
up on a load of battening.
You've got rubber
flooring underneath there.
Big pot of tools.
Workshop logo.
I've got one of those at home.
I like those.
Santa Cruz and Fox logos, you've got
all your gear hanging up on the wall.
Oh, mate, it looks awesome.
You've got one of those
Feedback Sports work stands,
they're good quality, really decent.
Some big G clamps down there.
Little goggles.
I like your drill holder.
That's a nice little hack.
I might rob that off you.
Very good.
Yeah, looking good.
You must be quite a tall guy looking
at how high you keep
all your lubes and stuff
up on the top shelf,
or maybe that suggests
you might have some
little dudes and dudettes
running around the place and
keeping them out of harm's way.
Looking good.
Really nice.
Lovely Yeti.
Gotta love a Yeti.
Automatic Yeti for nice bike
folk, don't know why that is.
It's just a Yeti.
There's just something about them.
Nice, cool.
Alright, next up's from Adam.
Now this is a bit of a change of scenery.
So Adam's in Czech Republic.
Hi, Doddy and the GMBN crew.
Because I have nothing to do except study
electrical engineering,
I restored my bloke cave.
I'm living in a flat, so space
is something I just don't have.
The original bench was made
by my grandad 10 years ago.
Awesome, dude, so it's got
a bit of history behind it.
And since I've grown up a bit,
it's started to be a bit small.
185 centimeters, so you can
imagine how small everything was.
I went to a local DIY
store, bought some OSB desk,
a few prisms, and one weekend later,
I've got a new bench with some storage
underneath and a lot more working space.
Yeah, all, dude, looking good.
License homemade.
Every tool I have is in the
box, so I try to be organized.
So there you go, your new workbench,
definitely a much better use of space,
and obviously you've got loads of space
underneath there the way
you've designed that.
Also like the fact that you found
a curved edge on it 'cause I did
build something like that on a previous
property I lived in,
and I remember catching
my hip on it a number of
times, royal pain that was.
But yeah, looking good, mate.
Yeah, really good.
And you've got your power
points up on the wall.
Nice, so you own some Makita kit.
Always nice, that is.
And, wow, awesome, thanks
for sending that in.
And we're out of Bike Cave for this week.
Keep 'em coming in, folks.
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So now it's time for Rewind, yep,
this is the retro section of the show.
Get anything you have that's retro
in to us at the link at the
bottom of the screen there.
Tell us all about it.
Could be an old race jersey, could
be a retro photo of yourself on a bike
in whatever area that might be, it could
be a whole bike, it
could be some components.
Literally anything goes.
I love talking about this stuff.
Even better, if you've got any questions
about retro kits, retro
riders, maybe modern tech
that's evolved from retro stuff,
let us know and we'll dig up some history
for you and tell you all about it.
First up is some history
I spotted at that bike
show I was at last week, so this,
on screen, is the GT RTS-1,
and this is a very fine example of it,
absolutely immaculate condition.
Classic Judy Sls and the
Judy yellow in the front.
Tioga Psycho tires on there.
That tire was famously bad, but everyone
wanted to run them 'cause
John Tomac ran 'em.
Somehow, he made 'em stick in every turn.
What they were really known
for was the bad transition
between the center tread and
massive aggressive shoulder.
The shoulder cut an
amazing edge when you're
on it, but getting to it, you'd have
kind of been like no-man's-land.
So, bit of a tricky tire to run,
but very good if you pushed it hard.
Xtr cantilever brakes on there, classic.
XTR levers, too.
There's another shot of that fork,
just look at that, it
still looks cool now.
And it's funny because that fork looked
so chunky then, but if
I showed you it now,
it'd be something like
that pace next to a modern
Fox 34, literally, so
almost laughable in scale
by compared to what we have today.
So, as you can see, there's a high pivot
there halfway up the seat tube there,
and a crazy rocker at the bottom there
driving that shock mounted
onto the down tube.
The shocker's made by
Nolan, a U.S. manufacturer
that does Motorsports stuff as well.
Very cool.
Just a really beautiful example of bike,
and I can't believe
the condition it was in
considering it's an old retro bike.
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Alright, now it's time for top mods.
If you've got any
modifications you have done
to your bike, take some
photos, or better still,
take video on your phone
or any sort of camera-type
device that you have,
and send it in to us.
Tell us about yourself, tell
us what you love to ride,
tell us what you're riding, and tell
us what you have modified on your bike.
What I'm talking about
here is literally anything.
You could've upgraded the rear derailleurs
'cause you bent one in a
crash, it could be a change
of handlebar grips, it could
be a complete frame overhaul.
Anything goes, whatever it is, we love
to hear that you guys've
been tweaking and tinkering
with your bikes, so keep 'em coming in.
This week, little bit different.
It's not one from you guys.
This is a bike that I spotted
that is essentially a one-off,
and it's a Mondraker Foxy
29, but with a difference.
So the U.K. distributor of Mondraker bikes
is a company called Silverfish.
Now, they've been in
business now for 20 years,
so all of the staff got
together with Mondraker
to build this complete custom bike frame
with all of the Silverfish graphics.
Now, look how badass this thing looks.
All down the top tube there, you've
got the classic zombie logos, they've
got this big zombie van that you see
driving to the races, and there's
reminders of it all over the bike.
The pike glass on the back
of the seat tube there.
Man, just look how nice this is.
The finish is amazing.
(electronic whooshing)
(electronic beeping)
Now, time for tech of the week,
and this week, well, I just thought
I'd show you my new bike, really.
I've been after a lightweight
bike for some time.
'Cause everyone knows I like a large bike,
an extremely large bike, so my main
bike is my Nukeproof Mega 290 in a size
XL, which is absolutely colossal.
It's got 550 millimeters,
so really, really big bike.
As amazing as it is, in winter time
and locally to the GMBN office,
it's not the most useful bike.
Sometimes you need
something a bit lighter.
Now, I had my eyes on
Canyon Lux like Neal has,
the cross country race
bike, but unfortunately
they haven't had one in stock in my size,
so they suggested trying out the Neuron,
and now it's here, I actually think
this could be the best
full-rounded bike for me.
Now, this bike's got 29
inch wheels, 130 mil travel,
front and rear, and it doesn't really sit
in the cross country turf, nor does it sit
in that aggressive turf,
it's just a mountain bike,
so my aim is to have
this set up quite light
so it feels more like a cross country bike
to me, but just with a little bit
more travel, a bit more forgiving.
Now, this is a size XL,
a little bit smaller
than the Nukeproof, but bearing in mind
what this is for, it's not an aggressive,
extreme bike, this is
just a mountain bike,
the day-to-day riding
in off-road situations.
It's got 67 and a half degree
(metal clinking)
up front,
440 with chainstay out
back, which is good.
I like a long chainstay.
But unusually on it, the reach on it
is quite short, so that's 473.
Now, most size XL bikes tend to hover
around 480 upwards, and obviously,
I like 'em towards 500, but what this
means is I can fit a 60 mil stem on this,
and it gives it a bit more of an XE feel,
and, as you can see, I've obviously got
my Garmin set up on here, this is a bike
that I'm actually gonna attempt to get fit
so I can have some fun
and do some different
things over on GMBN
instead of Neal and Blake
doing all the cool
stuff, I hope to do some
good stuff this year myself as
well, but this is it as it is.
It's got flat pedals on at the moment,
'cause the weather's been pretty bad here.
I rode it into work for the first time
last week on Friday, on our
first snowy day of 2019.
There's a few pictures
just flashing up on screen.
I think you'll agree, it looks pretty
smart, a nice, clean-looking bike.
Since this time, I have
now put some different
tires on it, and I've got different wheels
on there, customized a few little things
just to get it the way I like it.
I might do a bike check when I've made
a few different alterations to it,
but I'm pretty pleased with it.
It's nice to have a lightweight bike
that's a bit more
realistic for most things
that I tend to do on bikes, and it does
mean, then, I've got the big gun
to wheel out when we
go ride the real rough
stuff or the bike parks
and stuff like that,
so I feel that this is a
pretty good balance for me.
And there we go, another weekly
GMBN tech show in the bag.
If you want a couple more
great videos, click down here.
If you want to see how to set your bike up
to cope with the sort
of strains that urban
riding does, sort of jumping off curbs,
smashing down flights of
stairs, that sort of stuff.
And click over here for
five common questions,
and within that, there's
also another section
of two videos with five common
questions, all tech related.
Hopefully they're gonna help you out.
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