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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- Norco's Fluid trail bike went carbon, and it rips. 130mm travel and full of suspension progression, the Fluid C can push into a jump face like no other.
Compare it to Transition's Smuggler here: • Transition Smuggler Fi...
Curious about short MTB cranks? I ran 155mm on this setup. I've done a whole breakdown of short crank science and personal experience here: • Short vs. Long MTB Cra...
Sorry for the poor audio on the riding portion! My wind reduction failed me on this one.
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0:00 Intro
2:13 How does it manual?
2:45 Trail Riding
3:27 Climbing 1
4:21 Highroller Jump Trail
7:25 Big Drop
7:43 Climbing 2
8:20 Sawmill DH Jump Trail
13:00 Conclusion - กีฬา
if you had $4000, would you rather get a carbon/aluminum hybrid frame and carbon wheels, or a more expensive carbon frame only? No correct answers...
Is the frame on this bike stiff, I am a heavy guy (230lbs) and i hate when a frame flex under me which is why I like Santa Cruz bikes because they are usually burly and stiff. Also how would this bike compare to the 5010, does it have the same pop? BTW I love your videos. Love how you describe the pros and cons bikes. You are one of the best on youtube. Your "short crank" video helped me with a problem i didn't know i had.
Hey Perry, thanks so much for the kind words! Regarding frame flex, unfortunately I’m not the best to ask. I weigh in at 160 and generally don’t get a huge amount of flex regardless of bike. That being said, I completely agree on Santa Cruz bikes generally feeling super solid. It’s very hard for me to not recommend Santa Cruz over most brands now because of the lifetime frame warranty and the lifetime free frame bearings. I’d say the 5010, going on memory from about a year ago, has 90% the pop this one has. VPP is a very refined platform, but tends to have a more muted feel to me whereas this one is more active. Hope I’ve not confused you more, and feel free to call our shop any time to talk bikes!
Im torn! I was really considering the 2023 style optic pre high pivot and now these seems pretty similar. I know you gave ridden both what do you think? The 2023 optic c3 is 3k right now
While the Fluid is very similar to the outgoing Optic, I’d personally take the new Fluid. The kinematics are more refined/progressive and the bike is overall noticeably more capable while still weighing in close to the same. It is a smoking price on the remaining Optics though
@DrJMTB thanks for getting back to me that was what I was looking for maybe I'll do a frame build and swap my hardtail parts over 2k for the frame isn't to bad at all
how would you compare this in the area of climbing and descending versus the tallboy v5 you've tested months ago? thank you
Probably the 2 most comparable bikes I can think of as far as climbing performance… maybe a slight edge to the Tallboy. Worth noting the Tallboy I tested was a solid 3-4 lbs lighter. As far as descending, also very comparable bikes as far as capability. Tallboy with VPP had a more muted rear suspension feel, Fluid is more active feeling. Hard to beat the Santa Cruz full lifetime warranty and lifetime bearing replacement, but both are nice bikes and very similar in capability.
@@DrJMTB this is very helpful.thank you for your prompt reply.
I'm 6ft tall 34"inseam. Should I go large or XL?
Unless you like a smaller bike, I’d be thinking XL. I’m just under 5’10” and feel dead on with large
How's the new pike ultimate ? feels like there is mix review about the new generation
It really is a tad less supple, but to the noticeable benefit of having more support. It definitely holds you up in the travel better than the pre-23' version.
@@DrJMTB thank you !!
I clicked “unmute” just in time to hear “look at.” When I backed up the video, I was a bit disappointed to hear “What’s my favorite bike to…” proceeded “look at” instead of “would ya just…”. Other than that, 5 stars.
Sometimes I even let myself down 😅