Kind of a frustrating review.. You kept saying how some might not "get on" with the i- drive. Well, this is NOT i-drive..at least not like the i-drive or freedrive of old. Much different and waaay better. Pathlink eliminates chain growth, the chainstay pivot is a big improvement.. and some other refinements. It's a simpler, more effective design-and you do not feel the bottom bracket moving at all. Great, efficient system and a super fun bike ! It almost seems that reviewers are afraid to really praise GT.. Maybe there's still a stigma with the name, but I have one and its a great climber, corners great and is well balanced on descents So there's my short review..
+Manny Fonseca I agree.... although it has the same focus as I-drive the AOS is a completely new and better way to get to what the I-drive wanted to accomplish... I have a 2010 Force running I-Drive and a 2015 Force rocking the AOS and well I loved my I-drive.... until i rode AOS.... superb!!
+Manny Fonseca ... exactly along the lines of what I was thinking! although, there is some chain growth evident with the AOS system but reduced with the path link compared to other designs.
I have not noticed the chain growth yet... the only down fall i have noticed is more pedal strikes... with the lower BB.... but the lower BB is also part of the lowering the center of gravity... which make the bike feel much more controllable.... comparing the two... 2010 i-drive when i ride it now i feel like i am on the bike.... 2015 AOS i feel like i am in the bike.... just have to adapt my riding and be aware of the lower bb..... give and take
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the pedal axle is located on the pivoting part of the rear suspension, should the rear suspension not work when the rider is off the saddle (like the old unified rear triangle suspensions) ?
it is a weird system that GT adapted from Mongoose. I own a 2015 model and to make a long story short, instead of going into highly technical stuff that would be difficult to explain without a model, it works very well.
It's actually not from Mongoose. The rider weight had virtually no effect on suspension, the leverage is way too small to effect the rear axle. I own a carbon sensor, and it climbs utterly amazingly. It descends probably better, this bike has been flying under the radar..... There's very few bikes able to pedal and descend (the ratio of these two) like the Sensor does...
+Luke Luke, i increased travel on mine to 147mm at the rear using one size of shock up (190x51) with offset bushings to compensate. Also have Fox 36's 160 forks, still pedals as good but bombs incredibly.
Never thought I'd hear an Englishman use "murdered out". For all I know you guys came up with it. Please start using "hella" as well.
+BK-XC For sure, eh?
Kind of a frustrating review.. You kept saying how some might not "get on" with the i- drive. Well, this is NOT i-drive..at least not like the i-drive or freedrive of old. Much different and waaay better. Pathlink eliminates chain growth, the chainstay pivot is a big improvement.. and some other refinements. It's a simpler, more effective design-and you do not feel the bottom bracket moving at all. Great, efficient system and a super fun bike ! It almost seems that reviewers are afraid to really praise GT.. Maybe there's still a stigma with the name, but I have one and its a great climber, corners great and is well balanced on descents So there's my short review..
+Manny Fonseca I agree.... although it has the same focus as I-drive the AOS is a completely new and better way to get to what the I-drive wanted to accomplish... I have a 2010 Force running I-Drive and a 2015 Force rocking the AOS and well I loved my I-drive.... until i rode AOS.... superb!!
+Manny Fonseca ... exactly along the lines of what I was thinking! although, there is some chain growth evident with the AOS system but reduced with the path link compared to other designs.
I have not noticed the chain growth yet... the only down fall i have noticed is more pedal strikes... with the lower BB.... but the lower BB is also part of the lowering the center of gravity... which make the bike feel much more controllable.... comparing the two... 2010 i-drive when i ride it now i feel like i am on the bike.... 2015 AOS i feel like i am in the bike.... just have to adapt my riding and be aware of the lower bb..... give and take
The AOS is the best system ever
Wasn't this uploaded before?
+Sgt. Benni Pretty sure it was.
+Sgt. Benni Briefly, in error, before it was ready. Well spotted. This is the final version.
+BikeRadar Allright :D
Do you know canyon ?
Canyon probably couldn't deliver them a bike either 😂
xD
I have a pike 150mm front fork on my gt carbon sensor and it bloody rips.
Keep doing videos
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the pedal axle is located on the pivoting part of the rear suspension, should the rear suspension not work when the rider is off the saddle (like the old unified rear triangle suspensions) ?
it is a weird system that GT adapted from Mongoose. I own a 2015 model and to make a long story short, instead of going into highly technical stuff that would be difficult to explain without a model, it works very well.
It's actually not from Mongoose. The rider weight had virtually no effect on suspension, the leverage is way too small to effect the rear axle. I own a carbon sensor, and it climbs utterly amazingly. It descends probably better, this bike has been flying under the radar..... There's very few bikes able to pedal and descend (the ratio of these two) like the Sensor does...
Jason Donnellan MTB well, I thought that it was, thanks for correcting me.
+Luke Luke, i increased travel on mine to 147mm at the rear using one size of shock up (190x51) with offset bushings to compensate. Also have Fox 36's 160 forks, still pedals as good but bombs incredibly.
Luke Luke Those cables on the down tube are a little bit of a cluster and it is a bitch and a half to clean it well, other than that, I love it too.
I have one. It's a great bike, however getting any technical info from GT is like getting blood from a stone. I wouldn't buy GT again for this reason.