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BFB MTB - Trail riding, testing out cheap bike parts and builds, and tech
First MTB Ride Of The Year - Snow Valley
I haven't really mountain biked at all this year. so, for my first ride back, I decided to hit up snow valley along woth my brother, Kevin, and Martin. I was using my diamondback atroz for this trip since I gave my brother the himalo Enduro bike which he was using.
unfortunately, my brother and I ended up leaving early since it was getting hot and he had work.but we were able to ride the trails atleast once which was good.
sorry for not much video clips, my gopro8 was acting up.
unfortunately, my brother and I ended up leaving early since it was getting hot and he had work.but we were able to ride the trails atleast once which was good.
sorry for not much video clips, my gopro8 was acting up.
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My Cats Sensing Something And Weird Sounds
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this happened around 3am in the morning. my cats seemed like they could sense something and the younger one looked to be freaked out. they were both fixated on this window for some reason. they also wouldnt leave the top of the bookshelf when i called them. the first sound seemed to be a moaning type of sound and there was also some crackling sound like something was moving. the second clip sou...
Electrified The Himalo Bike - Easy Test Ride
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Electrified The Himalo Bike - Easy Test Ride
Another Day At Santiago Oaks - Ride With Rod And Tristan
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just another day riding santiago oaks with rod and Tristan. Tristan and I met up first so we decided to ride deer while we waited for rod. after meeting up with rod, we rode down Yucca as a warm up lap and then did a few runs down grasshopper. we headed over to chutes Ridgeline after. actually, we wanted to get this cool shot of rod going down the first section and the only way to get it is if ...
Rear View Saddle Mount Footage - Turnbull Canyon Edit
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I haven't ridden these trails since my car was broken into at this trail system 1.5 years ago. so, since I wanted to try and capture some rear view under saddle footage, I decided to hit these trails up again. I decided to try and take it safe for the most part and let loose when I can. overall, it was a fun ride. shout out to the trail builders for keeping these trails in primo condition.
165mm Budget Crankset - Cruz Crankset Unboxing, Weight, Installation
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165mm Budget Crankset - Cruz Crankset Unboxing, Weight, Installation
Helmet Mounted Rear View MTB Footage - Quick Fullerton Loop Edit
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just practicing using rear view footage in my videos. rear view footage was taken with the gopro mounted on top of the helmet. I honestly think the saddle mounted footage looks better since you can see the actual speed and imperfections in the terrain. lesson learned
Some Beautiful Scenery - Hahn Buena Vista And Wild Horse Trail
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this is a mountain bike ride from about 6 months ths ago with the guys. I've been. wanting to j corporate some of the rear view footage I got with my other action camera. I realized that rear view footage helps to highlight the steepness and chunkiness of the terrain. additionally, it also gives a better representation of speed. so, I added in rear view footage of certain things.
Taking My Brother To A Bike Park, My First Time At Snow Valley
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Taking My Brother To A Bike Park, My First Time At Snow Valley
This Cold Weather Made It Hard to Breath - Green Horn At Snow Valley
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this was my brother's first time at a bike park. full video of some of the trails we rode is to come. but this is a short clip of green horn which is a Green trail at Snow Valley. the trail is rated green, but bike parks trails are usually are a level up in difficulty compared to local trails. overall, I'd say this was a greenish blue. the 30 to 40 degree Temps made it hard to Breath and you ca...
Trail Ride With The Himalo Bike and The Mongoose ledge x1 at Lower Monroe
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Trail Ride With The Himalo Bike and The Mongoose ledge x1 at Lower Monroe
Trying The Himalo Bike On The Pump Trail
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Trying The Himalo Bike On The Pump Trail
Himalo Bike Frame Gets 180mm Lyriks and Quick Easy Test Ride
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Himalo Bike Frame Gets 180mm Lyriks and Quick Easy Test Ride
Warm Up Run Of Himalo Budget Bike on Snow Summit's Going Green - Short Edit
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this was our warm up lap on snow summits beginner trail. temperatures were in the mid 90s this day and I was pretty much heatstroked after this run. bike I was using was a 160/165mm himalo frame bike. bike currently weighs 34lb and cost $1350. build list: suntour aion 160mm, dnm burner 210 x 61mm with fox 450lb coil, kore ocd handlebars, zrace x4 hydraulic brakes, kactus ceramic bearing bottom ...
Santiago Oaks - I Hit My First Double And Rod Hits His Drop
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Santiago Oaks - I Hit My First Double And Rod Hits His Drop
What's My Rear Wheel Doing When I Ride? Under Saddle Mount Gopro MTB
มุมมอง 224ปีที่แล้ว
What's My Rear Wheel Doing When I Ride? Under Saddle Mount Gopro MTB
"Off Day" Riding With The Guys At Santiago Oaks
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"Off Day" Riding With The Guys At Santiago Oaks
Marshall Canyon Again? Brother's First Ride In 5 Months
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Marshall Canyon Again? Brother's First Ride In 5 Months
$1000 Mongoose Ledge X1 Build - Flow Trail Test Ride
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$1000 Mongoose Ledge X1 Build - Flow Trail Test Ride
ZRace M2 X4 Hydraulic Brakes Test Trail Ride At Hiker Central
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ZRace M2 X4 Hydraulic Brakes Test Trail Ride At Hiker Central
Trek Bike Park - Soggy Ride And Exploration
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Trek Bike Park - Soggy Ride And Exploration
Fullerton Loop - Revisiting a Popular Beginners Trail
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Fullerton Loop - Revisiting a Popular Beginners Trail
First Time At Sycamore Canyon eMTB Ride With The Guys
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First Time At Sycamore Canyon eMTB Ride With The Guys
This Trail Is So Loose - Adventure in Altadena With The Guys
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This Trail Is So Loose - Adventure in Altadena With The Guys
Atroz Ebike - Easy Ride At Santiago Oaks
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Atroz Ebike - Easy Ride At Santiago Oaks
Don't Skimp Out On Brake Rotors - First Ride With The Atroz Ebike
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Don't Skimp Out On Brake Rotors - First Ride With The Atroz Ebike
I have these on my gravel bike lol, totally overkill the 4 pistons but really nice to know I have the force. Got them mounted with drop bars and ltwoo grt group and would do it again!
Nothing wrong with that, it's way better to have all that extra stopping power right? Lol
@@BFBMTb Best problem to have indeed!
Ik this is an old video but I just bought one of these as a beginner to mtb and am excited to upgrade it and make it custom as I ride more. Yours looks sweet and I’m sure it rides the same
Thanks. I still got mine and ride it for long gentle rides since it's way easier to pedal compared to my other bikes. I did upgrade to fork to an older revelation though
You're shredding 👍 That's a nice trail to mtb.
Thanks buddy
Sounds like maybe a bird? Is that an attic space above them? Could have nesting owls or something similar?
No attic space in that room. Idk, last night they did the same thing. Another weird thing happened last night when I took a shower. I closed the bathroom door before taking a shower and the door to the bathroom was open by the time I stepped out of the shower. I'm going to try and set up a camera or something
@@BFBMTb Were you alone in the house? Only a person would open the door, unless you're thinking it was a ghost!
Creepy dude could be earthquakes 🤔
Freaky
How tall are you? I'm 6 foot 1 inch tall. I like the look of this bike but concerned it too small. YOUR opinion would be very helpful thanx. 👍
Im 5'8 and the reach feels good for me. It might feel a tad bit small though for someone your height. Idk if they make the bike in different sizes
@@BFBMTb nah. No different sizes. Will get bent seat post and bmx style bars pretty quick
Hello! Good day, i know this video is 2 years ago, but can you help me out please? What do you call that rubber on your right hand around 19:19. Thanks in advance
Hi I see you have Maxxis in front of the two tyres which would you recommend?
I dont remember which maxxis tire o had up front but these tires have similar tread as maxxis ikons. Compared to the ikons, Speed wise I'd say they are the same. When it comes to grip, the maxxis is better cause it's softer rubber. Additionally, maxxis can come in tubeless ready which makes it much easier to set up tubeless. You can run the Billy goats tubeless but you'll need more wraps of rim tape to make it fit more snug
@@BFBMTb many many thanks I think then I'd go with Maxxis for the tubeless advantage
@sinombe101 yeah. Having the tire tubeless ready will be alot easier then trying to convert nontubeless folding beads. Goodluck
Several things about Himalo... 1) The 'himalo store' has disappeared from AliExpress and they don't answer anymore to my messages 2) if you find a F-150, ensure it's the version 3 3) they have also the B2 and the Fire. But, as the store is closed, they are hard to find I've 2 frames from them, except the paint resistance, i've no complaints and they ride very well
What bike is that?
This is a diamondback atroz that I converted to an electric bik
Hi please, tell me. I have the same fork and I want service it and change seals, do you now where I can buy new seals? Because I didn’t find it
As far as I understood it's M frame? What battery are you using at the moment? What are the dimensions? What battery will you buy? I have couple of batteries in hailong cases and I looked for some advice if any of them will fit. But nobody had the details for me. Maybe you will 🙂
Yes my frame is a medium. The battery I'm using is the 52v 17.5ah shark battery by upp. The battery I'm looking at getting is the g56 battery. It's basically the same dimensions as the hailong 1 with it being 365 in length and 90 mm tall. If my calculations are correct, the battery should fit if you use a non-piggyback shock with a M frame. I do have a dead hailong that I might use to test fit. I'll try and pick up a used rs deluxe or so this weekend to see if it'll fit like I'm thinking.
@@BFBMTb can you add some update here after checking that?
"Awesome downhill ride! Your skills on the mountain bike are truly impressive. Subscribed right away - looking forward to more thrilling rides and amazing content. Keep shredding those trails and pushing the limits! 🚵♂🔥 #MTB #DownhillAdventures #Subscribed"
Aww thank you for the kind words man. That means alot to me. I'll be back with more trail videos in the next few weeks since I'm currently sick. Hope you had a good new year and stay safe out there!
Finally 😂 Happy holidays bud
Lol happy to you too man and have a safe new years
does it jump? and how sturdy is the rear
The rear is pretty sturdy and pretty much what you'd expect from an Enduro class bike. The bike is nimble and soaks up chunky stuff easily with my current settings. I've hit tabletop jumps on the bike and it does well but the coil shock isn't a "poppy" as an air shock. I'm going to build up another 29er himalo as an ebike with bbs02 since I use this bike for bike parks and downhill and enduro racing. The new himalo bike im going to build is going to be a full 29er with 2.6 inch wide tires which will give the motor enough clearance. It'll also have an inline airshock since that is the only shock I can run with having a g56 battery in the frame
OMG you are always reading my mind I was going to do this I swear to god !!! First the mid hyper e mountain now this. Alexmtb has one and I was looking to upgrade my bbs02 from a hardtail found this 2 months ago and was going to buy next month after x-mas
Yeah i was thinking about get a prebuilt emtb or one of the m600 framekits but i love the feel of this bike and its my main bike for rougher terrain. It's honestly a good bike frame to build upon. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the frame when I got it. I've taken it to quite a few days at the bike park and it has done well. I've also done a dh and Enduro race with it and no issues with the bike.
How is the Himalo frame holding up?
So far so good. No issues with it but I've only put on about 120 miles on it so we'll see as more miles are tacked on. I'm actually thinking about strapping on one of my spare mid drive motors on it to get more seat time
And now? ) I bought it too. I'm waiting for it to be delivered.
Lol nice and congrats. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the frame quality considering it's price. I still have the bike and it's still performing really well. I did a few more park days on it, a dh race practice day, and also an enduro race practice day. I fell pretty badly on the dh track but the bike survived just fine. My rear wheel also got dented but that's different from the frame. Have you thought about what components your going to put in it?
@@BFBMTb Yes, i've got all components (mostly from my hardtail). Rear shock today was delivered. Just waiting for the frame. It will be trail-enduro-am bike. For DH i have'nt skills and balls, lol) Fork SR Suntour Zeron 160mm Rear shock spring-loaded DNM rcp2s Brakes SRAM Guide 2r Transmission 1-12 Shimano Deore 6100 Rotors front 203 rear 180 29 inch wheels I hope this frame not fails)
Hello there! I'm torn between the ICAN P1 (best vaule), Airwolf, Trifox , DYI or BXT carbon and the Himalo AL bike frame. I'm particularly drawn to the geometry of your bike. Before settling on this frame, did you consider other options? I'm grappling with whether to invest an extra $200 for carbon or opt for an aluminum frame and spend the extra money on upgrading components. Your insights would be immensely valuable in helping me make the right decision for my purchase and bike build. Thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide
Hi. Yes, I looked at other options before I built my bike. I was actually looking at ican since i read great reviews on the forums. I also was looking at bxt, but they didn't have a frame that fit my needs. What eventually steered me to the himalo frame is the price and travel. I already had other bikes with lower travel, and I wanted a bike with 150 or 160 mm of travel which the himalo has with a 55mm or 60mm stroke shock. Also, the price for the himalo frame was way less compared to the other carbon options out there. So, in my case, the himalo frame fit my requirements and I could invest a little more in components. Hmmm if you have the option to go with the ican, I'd say go for it since you'll save a little weight, plus you'll have the dampening qualities of carbon
@@BFBMTb thank you, great advice
@@1mprint29 yup, glad to be able to help
Hope the ankle twist wasn't too bad. Awesome riding, glad you're progressing.
Thanks bud. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving!
@@BFBMTb Get well soon! Take it easy to help with recovery. The trails will be there when you're 100%.
@specagent999 thanks spec! I was tempted to ride with Tristan today at oaks and clean hawk but i think I really messed up my foot since I can't move it outward. 😅
@@BFBMTb Is it swollen? Might be sprained. I'm not sure, I've never sprained an ankle before, had a couple of broken toes but never sprained or twisted an ankle.
@specagent999 yeah it's a little swollen in the ankle area. I've had a few sprained ankles before and also broken my right ankle. I can't tell if it's broken or just sprained, but when I broke my ankle it stayed swollen for more than 2 weeks. I'll probably go to urgent care and get an xray just to be safe though
My vitus E-Escarpe has the EP6 drive unit, not the bafang. The ep6 is more expensive, plus you can find tune it with the shamano app it's the same as the Ep8 unit. I was going to get the bafang, but when I dug deeper, I chose the ep6. I wanted a different experience, plus you get an E-tube app as well and that's even better
Nice! Your seriously making me want to go and get a real deal emtb now lol. Let me know how you like it and how it feels compared to the bafangs
That's not a bad back camera angle. Is that mounted under your saddle? I think I'm gonna try that. That crash was just dumb luck. Hope your wrist & ankle is fine.
Yeah, I'm pretty happy with the angle but I need to find a way to secure it a little better. I used one of those saddle mounts and also an extension piece to bring out and position the gopro a little higher to the point where I can have the rear tire show just a little bit. You can somewhat see the setup after I fell and was talking about what line to I should have use. The problem is that since I used an extension, the gopro does shake a little when it comes to chunkier bits. I also tried my hero 7 and hero 8 on the rear mount with some stairs and found that the hero 8 does a better job of stabilizing compared to my hero 7. I got to find a way to stabilize the extension a bit better, or I can just upgrade to a new gopro and use my hero 8 as a rear view camera.
What did you get at McDonalds? I usually get whatever special they have for breakfast or double filet o fish for lunch. That turn is tricky because it is flat and if you took it wide you run the risk of picking up thorns.
Lol i just learned about the app and they got 1$ iced coffees. So I've been getting that and the 2 for 3.99 mcchicken sandwiches. That's true about that turn. Wasn't that turn slightly beamed before? Or has it always been flat?
@@BFBMTb Edit: one thing about using the app is you might experience an increase in spam phone calls, at least that is what happened to me. I rarely get McChicken. The only Mcburger I like is the fish, and probably because of the tartar sauce. If I'm in the mood for chicken burger I go to Popeyes 😋 I don't know about that turn since I hardly ride Turnbull. But I agree with Rory, your skills have improved to intermediate.
Oooo. Thanks for the tip on the spam calls.. yeah I wish o had a Popeyes closer to me. Unfortunately I only got Jack's and mcdees so I normally just get that before a trail ride for the calories. Thanks spec. I've developed a fear of really rocky things this past year to the point I get anxiety thinking about it. In a way, i regressed in the overall difficulty of trails i ride. Even a trail like chutes ridgeline gives me anxiety now. So, instead I focused on other skills like pumping and just being smoother. I think ive finally gotten to a point where i apply these skills automatically. Next goal is to start doing rocky and steep trails again
I think the key is adding the rear shots after you hit something interesting. Looks like a fun spot. How's your tire pressure? I dropped mine to 30psi front 35psi rear and im 200lbs. Huge difference in grip between that and my normal bike path settings. I think I'm going to try 25 front next time.
Bingo. For this video I added the rear shots when I hit something, and also as a intro to a certain trail segment. Tire pressures make a big big difference in grip. I run 28 on the rear always. Some ppl like to run lower on the rear but I've dinged quite a few wheels running low low rear pressures
Man, you were flying around that trail. It was like you were on rails 🚵♂️
Thanks rory. I haven't ridden this trail in 1.5 years since someone broke into my car last time. I took it a bit easy this time and tried to keep it under 32 kph, but hopefully I can do a full speed run next time. Btw thanks for your support man. Your comment made my day since you know how hard I've tried to increase my skill levels throughout the years with everything like pumping, turns, body position, and flow/rhythm.
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That video is actually pretty good. I normally practice my flat turns once a week using drills from aaron gwin so my footwork, knee and torso position is not too shabby.. I think I may have found out what the issue is. My fork pressure was unusually low when I checked it after I got home. So, I'm thinking the low pressure may have not given me the support I needed. Additionally my 1.5 year old dhr may be due to a change 😅
Id say those are coming from the same factory as IXF and JG bikes which is a good thing. Those bearings are questionable for sure.
Yeah the quality of the cranks are on the same level as the ixf cranks from what I'm seeing which I'm happy about since those ixf cranks have been really good. The bottom bracket that came with the ixf crankset where better quality though. I'm going to try and open up the bearings and see if maybe they just need a little bit of grease
@@BFBMTb nice, yeah definitely. Of it feels gritty they probably could be cleaned and regreased. They look like the IXF ones as well.
I'd like to buy these brakes did you recommend it?
I highly recommend them. All my other bikes now have them. Btw, the manufacturer says to use a particular shimano pad, but they actually use hope pads cause they are pretty much a clone of the hope e4
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Hey congrats!
I just did the rear helmet cam view myself couple days too (didn't turn out too good). I've been trying various mounting positions on my frame too. So far, no luck on any good angles.
Yeah I wasn't too happy with the helmet Mounted Rear View Footage. It's nice and stabilized but doesnt give a good representation of speed or the terrain like footage from the saddle gives. I'm going to try and play around with the saddle mount a little more and maybe use some extensions to bring up the camera a little bit so the whole tire doesnt take up all of screen. What other mounting locations did you try? I'm thinking about getting one of those claw mounts to try and mount it on the chainstay or even the fork leg. I'm also thinking about dusting my old lumix camera for some tripod footage.
@@BFBMTb I tried two different positions on the rear triangle. But both times the mount broke or didn't stay in place. I'm waiting for a much strong mount to try again. Also tried my back LOL. wore my chest strap backwards but results were dull.
@MTBr-of-SoCal lol I thought about the back mount thing that you brought up before but I figured it would be kind of difficult to aim the camera. Hmmm maybe one of those 360 cameras would work good on the back
Nice, finally got the ebike out. I just got my emtb build on the trail for the 1st time last week. I posted a video. You may have gotten unsubbed from me by youtube. They hate me. The part between the yards looked awesome.
Aww you unsubbed me? Or was it youtube that did it? Lol. I'll find your channel and sub again and check out the video
@@BFBMTb TH-cam man. My sub count goes up 1 down 1 almost daily. I appreciate it. I have some funny comments.
@FloridaEbikes yeah. TH-cam does that to me too. I think it has something to do if like a subscriber isn't active for awhile it'll unsub them or something. Probably as a way to weed out the bots or something. Is your emtb that budget one that you took out to a trail that looks to be in the middle of the boonies somewhere?
@@BFBMTb that's what I hear to but ive seen it unsub new ones in real time. Yeah its a gotrax traveler 500w hub motor 10.4ah battery. It has a suntour xlr air 120mm fork 180mm brakes hydros Cst 29×2.25 gripper tires Some other cosmetics but its a beast
@FloridaEbikes nice. Have you done like mileage test on it to see how many miles you can get on a full charge?
no foam ring ??
It doesn't come with foam rings out of the factory. There isn't enough room to install fall rings either
how about foam ring?
There's not enough space to add a standard width foam ring. You could probably trim one and add it
180mm fork support this frame ?
160 is what the manufacturer recommends but you can normally go 20mm more or less without effecting geometry too much. The increase in 20mm will decrease your headtube angle by about 1 degree
@@BFBMTb himalo 2nd gen ? Support 180mm ?
@mdazame6525 this is 1st gen. The 2nd gen is also recommended to use 160mm fork. I forgot to mention that my frame is a 29er but I use 27.5 wheels and forks. The 27.5 180mm lyriks are about the same axle to crown length as the 29er 160mm lyrik. Headtube angle and seat tube angle isn't really effected since the axle to crown is similar. The bottom bracket does sit a bit lower since im using 27.5 wheels and the chainstay is a little bit longer compared to the 27.5er frame. These are things that i wanted in this build. The minor change in headtube angle is one of the reasons why I installed an angle headset, to slacken the bike even more while also elongating the front by a few mm.
@@BFBMTb they've now a 3 gen, and there was also a B2 with longer travel... But the 'himalo store' is closed now on AliExpress :(
ScenEry. 😉
Lol good catch man
@@BFBMTb No probs. Sorry to be the grammar police. Looks great where you ride.
"Sometimes I ask myself, why do we do this?" LOL! My question every time I hit a gnarly trail lol. Awesome views indeed.
Lol I do the same thing and wonder if I should've just ridden a blue trail or something for the day
"Not sure what this is" How many dashcams have you installed?? IT'S ATRIM PRIZING TOOL!!! to hide the cable behind the trim!
I'm sure majority of people will only need one dashcam 😆
Hi, how does the frame suspension work on small, midle and big obstackles? What is Your feedback?
The frame shock and suspension linkage works very well and is sensitive. With out the rear shock on, The rear triangle goes through its travel smoothly and with no stiction or hesitation. The rear suspension is highly sensitive with a coil shock and absorb small chatter and bigger hits really well. There's another video I posted of using the bike on a more rugged trail and later on tbe switched bikes with my brother who has a shorter travel bike. I was able to go much faster and more stable on the himalo bike compared to the other bike. This version of the frame had a 66 degree headtube angle (the new version has 64 degree) so it felt a little twitchy on steering for me. I've since put in a -2 degree angle headset and the bike is now where I want it to be when it comes to steering and stability. As for strength, it's been good. We recently rode it at a bike park this weekend and my brother was using it and it did well. My brother doesn't ride as crazy as me but he did smaller drops and jumps and weighs 200lb so his extra weight tested the frames strength imo. I'm going to be using the bike on a dh race in the next two weeks.
@@BFBMTb So as l understand IT is sensitive at the begining, eats midle and big bumps and is progressive at the end. What about cross country style riding i mean trupa on flat terrain. Is It possibile in Your opinion. Isn't there top much pumping because of sensitive begining of the stroke? P.S. keep my fingers crossed for You in DH competition.
Hmmm I can see it doing okay with xc style riding if the build is more xc oriented. My setup is geared for downhill and with the coil, its really sensitive especially at the top. Also, i have no lock out so i turn compression up when climbing to make it more efficient. There is bob when im sprinting. But i think an xc style build with a shock that can lock out or a pedal mode like on rs shocks to help prevent power loss through the suspension would be really good, not to mention the 1lb or so of weight saved. That, along with fast rolling xc tires like mezcals, barzo, or Syerra. Maybe also lighter weight fork like a pike to save a few more grams. A build like that would possibly get you in the 30.x lb range and would probably be a nice build since you'll have more efficiency but you'll have the long travel for when things get really rough. Ofcourse there's trade offs such as less grip and it possibly might not be as efficient as a pure xc bike.
Maintenance crew watching this 👁👄👁
I'm plead guilty man, i felt pretty bad after messing up the Supercross track and stuff.
500lbs???
This spring was a 550lb spring. The bikes geometry was altered so it required a higher spring rate than usual. I've since made changes to the bike that a 450lb spring feels better.
Dang, hearing you just breath made me feel chilly lol. Good stuff!
Lol yeah man, I sounded like I've been smoking for 50 years with the wheezing and shortness of breath. That really is super draining. I really didn't think it would effect my breathing that much and it did. It also didn't help that my legs and arms were frozen so I couldn't pump hard like I normally do
@@BFBMTbFor cold weather riding I wear 3 layers: wicking base layer, a warm middle layer, and a windbreaker outer layer. One of those layers should have turtle neck coverage. For the legs I wear a wicking base layer, mtb shorts over that or windbreaker pants and wool socks.
@specagent999 I had three layers for top but my final layer was just a Hoodie cause I couldn't find my wind breaker. I only had 2 thin layers for the bottom so my legs was stiff and frozen. I brought my brother with me for his first park experience and he was a bit better prepared so he had a lot of fun. I got to buy some turtle necks now lol
@@BFBMTb Yeah, outer layer must be windbreaker. You can wear 2 hoodies and the wind will still go through it. You can also get a balaclava that covers the face and neck. I don't have one but I have a mask that covers the mouth and nose.
@@specagent999 okay yeah, face covering is what I have been contemplating about. Does it help warm up the air you breath and stuff?
wow
I could've gone faster but I was wheezing badly and was completely out of breath at the end lol
Looking good man, wish I would've gone. It's the second time I missed out. Hey what's going on with the race event?
Thanks man. I think i couldve gone faster but the cold weather really constricted my lungs and i was too exhausted to rrally pump. Yeah, it wouldve been cool of you were there so my brother couldve seen your skills in action since he went. He always thought i was fast and ive always told him your faster than me lol. The next race is on the weekend of the 14th. 14th is race practice day where the course will be taped off and they'll provide shuttle service to the top and the 15th is actual race day. I'm going to forsure go on the 14th to check out the course since I think I'm ready conditioning wise.
Any problems whit the pivots ??? Broke frame?? I just bought it
No problems with the frame or pivots yet. I actually let my bro use the bike this past weekend at the bike park and it did very well. My bro also weighs around 200lbs so it handled his weight just fine. The only thing he encountered was a rim strike going down some rocks but thats more of setup type of thing
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How did it work going uphill? I saw those and noticed they don't have a lockout.
I have another burner on my regular bike and I actually turn the compression all the way up to stop the bobbing and increase my Climbing efficiency going up hill. Climbing isn't bad when I do this. I'm impressed with this shock especially since it's so cheap.
Riding without gloves makes me feel so vulnerable lol, you're brave!
Lol, you know I like things on the wild side 😎 jk but i washed my gloves and forgot them at home. It did feel much sketchier riding without gloves on.
I've always wanted to hit this trail.... I just hate going through the traffic heading that way.... ugh! Good stuff.
Yeah I know what you mean with the traffic. First time I went there it took about 1 hour and 15 minutes. This last time took only 50 minutes to get there but it was labor day and I left at 8am. It's a fun trail to ride and theres different sized jumps for all riders. the Mueller twins and others keep the dirt jumps and trail in prime condition which is also good.
What type of derailleur know is on a frame is it the original one or different one cuz that derailleur should be back way more at standard that rear derailleur is way too forward
I don't remember which derailleur I got to replace it, I think I put on another deore on it. But, this time I used a smaller but better extender along with a b screw