2022 Polygon Xtrada 7 Unbox and First Look - A Budget, Trail Friendly Hardtail?

Thanks for watching my poorly produced, low production value videos. I literally have people commenting on the lower resolution video quality...I shot it on my cheap cell phone, so yeah! Also, I know I'm a heavy breather, no need to point that out.
I actually forgot to publish this video from a few months ago. I need to shoot a quick follow-up on the bike after riding it a bit and I'll discuss how a warranty issue was handled by Bikes Online which is a good topic of discussion on these direct to consumer bikes. What if something goes wrong with your new bike?
Last, I'll discuss the upgrades I made to the bike, most of which were mentioned in this video, but I did do a couple of things that I felt were much needed and one of those wasn't particularly inexpensive...so stay tuned!
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[@bikesonline]

Thanks for making this video! Hope you're still enjoying this one!

[@BrandonMavis]

I have a 2021 Xtrada 7 coming in next week, along with new pedals and a dropper post. I'll keep the grips and tires for now we'll see how they perform.

[@waynerenshaw-multi-outdoor4521]

Got my Polygon Xtrada Seven blue and yellow last week for £599 bargain, bit of tweaking and will be upgrading the bars and stem and headset with Nukeproof, plus going tubeless and dropper post 😉🤙

[@andrewduggan1961]

I bought a 2020 xtrada 7 and noticed a notch in the frame under the back axle on the brake side. Is that suppose to be there?

[@aaronbehindbars]

I believe the Xtrada 7 was redesigned for 2021, so your frame is different than mine.

[@andrewduggan1961]

I made a mistake its not 2020 its 2022

[@aaronbehindbars]

@@andrewduggan1961 Are you maybe seeing the notch or slot that allows the rear hub end caps to move into and out of the frame?

[@andrewduggan1961]

@@aaronbehindbars no its a thru axle frame but there is a notch below the axle hole on the brake side. I never had a bike with a thru axle so it mite suppose to be there. I thought maybe the notch was a defect or something

[@18andlikeit]

Nice bike.. I see it's a XL size. How tall are you? I'm about 6' with long arms and wondering if that size would work for me...

[@HKX_ORANGECHICKEN]

What size and tires size? And what's your height? Trying to order

[@aaronbehindbars]

This bike is XL. I'm 6'1". Stock tires are 29 x 2.25. I have installed some Specialized 29 x 2.3 tires which measure closer to 2.5 and they fit easily. Could ppssibly squeeze a 2.6 in as long as it doesn't measure wider.

[@aft5042]

Does it come with pedals or do you have to buy separately

[@aaronbehindbars]

It comes with some very basic plastic pedals. They're ok for a liesurely ride around the block, nothing more. I show them in this video as I go theough the contents of the box. Look towards the end around 7:45

[@aft5042]

@@aaronbehindbars ok thanks

[@markjmaxwell9819]

Not my pick
But it is a very well specced hardtail for a thousand dollars...
I am still a bit old school and prefer 2× cranks and 10 speed for a total of 20 gears..
No standard for through axles such as boost and super boost ...etc... can be a pain especially if the front and back are not the same standard...

[@aaronbehindbars]

I suspect the mismatched hub standards might have more to do with what parts Polygon was able to get larger quantities of due to all the parts shortages.

[@evgenij1852]

Классный велик хочу себе такой🧐😔

[@lambertj.2892]

Great bike, but dang it's an ugly color. Why Polygon??