Hardtail, Mid-Travel Or Long Travel Full Sus – Which Mountain Bike Is The Fastest For Trail Riding?
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Which bike is the fastest; an XC racing hardtail? A mid-travel full suspension trail bike? Or a long travel full-susser? We set a course, grabbed our stopwatch and found out... Click here to subscribe to GMBN: http://gmbn.eu/Subscribe Which bike should you choose? Is a difficult question. There are a tonne of variables affecting which bikes we all want and whether they're actually suited to the riding that we do. To try and solve the debate, on our local trails at least, we put three very different bikes head to head. Which one will win? Check out the video and find out. Do you ride a hardtail or a full-susser? Let us know in the comments. Click here to buy GMBN T-shirts, hoodies and more: http://gmbn.eu/shopgmbn Music: The Sea - Where's The Love (Instrumental): http://gmbn.eu/2 Nine Black Alps - My One And Only (Instrumental) The Global Mountain Bike Network is the best MTB YouTube channel, with videos for everyone who loves dirt: from the full-faced helmet downhill mountain biker to the lycra-clad cross country rider along with everyone and anyone in between. With the help of our pro and ex-pro riding team we’re here to inform, entertain and inspire you to become a better mountain biker, including videos on: - How to ride faster with expert knowledge - Fix everything with pro know-how - Ride anything with world-cup winning skills - Dial in your bike with bike set-up advice - In-depth entertaining features - Chat, opinion and interact with us on the Dirt Shed Show Welcome to the Global Mountain Bike Network | Covering Every Angle Youtube Channel - http://gmbn.eu/GMBNsubs Facebook - http://gmbn.eu/GMBNFB Google+ - http://gmbn.eu/GMBNGplus Twitter - http://gmbn.eu/GMBNTW Instagram - http://gmbn.eu/GMBNIG GMBN Shop - http://gmbn.eu/shopgmbn Leave us a comment below!
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Awesome video, really liked it!
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I have a hard tail I use for canal paths and a full sus for for the technical trails. Horses for courses. If you ride different types of trails buy the bike that's suitable for terrain.
We do a 20 mile loop and I'm always faster on hard tail. -
I have a question. did you stay in first gear on every bike going through that trail. if so, why?
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Is a specialized stumpjumper 27.5 small frame a good bike sized for someone who is five foot one 105 pounds
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hey i would like to know that is coil suspension is suitable for downhill????
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i would like to buy a firefox sniper D is that good
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neil its a scale Not a spark
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perhaps the hardtail is slower because it was a different rider?
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honestly its really just what you plan on riding i race xc so i use a hard tail obviously but its really just for whatever you're riding
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Mid travel for the win!
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I love tests like this. You should do a repeat on a of the same test but on a trail with rocks and roots to deal with. The long travel would do much better. This trail looked pretty smooth. I fine long travel bikes really shine in areas where you can just plow strait over obstacles rather than go around them just to get a better line.
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That's some soft XC suspension..
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which bike was the lightest?
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IF UPHILL ???
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hardtail period
BUT NOT BY MUCH
I STILL RIDE MY 160, 29ER DUAL -
what's the travel in the forks in the mid?
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riding while wet/muddy.... do they not care about rutting the trails?
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Thank you for this video. I have been wondering if a full suspension bike was worth purchasing. I have been afraid that I would be loosing power due to the rear suspension. You even tested the bike I want. Scott genius it is.
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I raced motocross for 25 years, 8 years pro. I am interested in XC racing. A lot of confidence on rough terrain, jumps, downhills. I am actually a pretty strong climber. What would you recomend?
I was looking at the BMC Teamlight 1 29' wheels.
I have a Marin Rift Zone California medium 26' with full suspension. Its pretty heavy and takes a lot of work on climbs and flat out speed. I am 77 kilos, well built like Daniel Craig 177CM tall.
Oh, and I am 52 and can still hammer! -
Why would u choose an xc bike to do a trail ride? Why not use a trail hardtail. Short stem, slack head angle and decent travel to see whether a hardtail or full sus are quicker.
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