Good honest review man, fully agree with what you had to say..I Love my spindrift, it's no xc bike but for 180mm travel I feel it climbs better than most medium-long travel bikes I've tried. Biggest surprise for me was how poppy it feels with so much travel, I personally run a coil shock and it basically feels like a playful DH bike on the desents. Not sure how much they charge in the US but here in Europe I genuinely think they can't be beaten for value especially with the custom build options.. keep up the good work 👍
@cuntwell 90 How about the back rotor clearance looks so close like 2-3mm from the frame !!! any issues ? what you got carbon or alloy ? i wan't to order one or go with nukeproof mega what's your thoughts ? How you would compere it with the tyee pedaling up hill, Thanks
i absolutley love my spindrift! im in england and have had mine since 2017, raced DH on it loads, raced enduros on it, even did a 50km (about 37ish miles) event in snowdonia and came top 50 out of over 200 hundred riders, XC whippets could fire by on the climbs but nothing could touch the speed of the spindrift on the downs! such a fun and fast bike! id love to try it with a mullet set up too! not the greatest to pedal up but itl do it no problem! and it always puts a smile on my face going down, can pop and play with ease! and eats up any terrain!
Wow, thanks for weighing in!! Yeah, sounds like I had a similar experience... lots of fun on the downs and you can just tell this thing want to go high speed... Thanks for the comment!
I've got a spindrift with a coil and mullet setup. The mullet setup is soo good and works really well with the spindrift. Slackers the head angle by just short of 1 degree if u put a 29 inch 170mm fork on it.
@@joealcock3605 ive been thinking of going mullet with mine, seen it done with a 160mm before, hows the 170 affect geometry? does it lift the bb much? or slacken the seat angle too much?
@@connorevans4246 I did some research before I went mullet. The bike is designed around a 180mm 650b fork so they recommend you take 10mm off the travel when going mullet so it doesn't make the geometry horrible. I dont notice the slackened seat tube angle although you feel slightly more upright due to the front end being lifted a little. The BB is ever so slightly higher and I don't notice that much either. You can tell a difference when going downhill, it feels even more stable and eats up rocks and roots super well. Id only go mullet if your maily focused on going downhill as that's where you feel the biggest difference.
Keep up the good work. I love the honest reviews, sponsored or not you always tell it like you see it. Nice to see a humble fella say a bike isn't a great climber rather than those who gloss over it and pretend like it's no big deal. I'd rather hear that than the cliche...."it climbs better then you'd expect". Your quote...."Smiles for miles" could be the subtitle of the video about this bike. I've a great idea of what it's like from this review.
After i finished this video I asked myself, why did I just watch this? Lol Because I have absolutely no interest in getting a downhill bike nor do I want to get a Propane. You made it Jason. You get me to watch your videos even I have absolutely no interest in this particular bike. Lol. It was still a great video 👍
Haha thank you!! Hopefully there was some sort of entertainment value. I realize most of my videos are high content for people looking at this specific bike but for those who aren't interested in purchasing a new bike, hopefully there's still some entertainment value. Thank you!
Propain knows why they give their bikes to you for a test. You give very good an usefull feedback. This is an honor, man. Haha, this bike was mind blowing to you. It made you speachless and you were searching for words, haha.
Very nice review and pretty much sums up how i feel about spindrift. I've owned Spindrift for few months now. I previously had a 2017 giant trance which i tuned more towards descends ( -2 degree angleset, longer travel front and rear (150/140 to 160/146) ), the trance was good on descends, but the spindrift is just so much more stable and really good the faster you go. For me the spindrift is now the only bike, but my focus is on descends. I'd say spindrift is a good bike if you love to go to bikeparks, but still want the option to do some random riding on your local trails.
So happy you mentioned the north american release date for the tyee! I really want one, I'm impatient, and was considering getting one sent over here from Germany through a third party.
Yeah, I wish I had more time to film better shots... I always remind people, I'm a mountain biker, dad, full time job guys... not a film maker/producer even though I have a TH-cam channel haha
You should start doing your reviews on Jacobs and then head over to Herriman and ride the Hardlick DH trail! that trail has got some speed and chunk! Great review as always!
As you said is all about your local trails, if I had the terrain, I would get a spindrift without thinking twice, sadly all around me is xc, flow trails at most 😅 (I knew Propain for a while, so glad to see them spreading more)
Yeah, Propain makes some incredible bikes! The Hugene was so much fun and perfect for the trails I ride every week. The Spindrift was a blast but too much bike for my trails. When I first rode the Yeti SB150 over a year ago I was blown away and wanted one but sadly never got one for the same reason I wouldn't get the Spindrift... they're so fun and you can't believe how stable they are at high speed but I just dont have the terrain or speed for these type of bikes. Super fun though! I guess I just need to make time to get up to a ski resort and ride bigger trails.
I would love to see the Nomad, Capra, and Spin Drift reviewed on a day at Deer Valley or some other steep and chunky trails. However I totally get why you test every bike on the same trail for consistancy.
Yeah, I totally wish I could have spent some time on this bike up a Deer Valley. I feel like I didn't get a real good test of what the bikes capable of. I rode it down Jacobs and Draper downhill a couple times
Love your reviews, very honest and very informative. Would love to see a review on the Propain Tyee Raw Carbon and also the Radon Swoop 10.0HD. Just hardly any reviews on these bikes. 👍🏼
MTB yumyum Excellent 😁 Make sure in your video you get the raw carbon gloss and close up images/walk around view. Please!!!!! Keep up the great reviews 👏🏼
I first heard of this brand from one of the European bike TH-cam channels that picked one of the models the best trail bike of the year . It seems like the market is getting a bit saturated which I guess is good for the consumer but difficult for some brands to maintain a market share to exist .
Hugh Snyder As a European it’s pretty weird to see American reviewers with them! Bit I guess enjoy the market and the consumer direct bikes we have to offer!
@@mtbyumyum The rear suspension of the Propain is the closest looking set up and linkage to my KTM I think I've ever seen on a mtb. Germany is kicking out some serious mountain bikes between this YT and Canyon.
Any plans to ride the new Transition Sentinel? Would be cool to hear your thoughts against the similar style bikes you've ridden recently (Ripmo, Switchblade, etc).
Hesitating between the torque al 5.0 or a basic spindrift with the first dropper seat. I'm planning on riding local trails and bigger downhill trails in the French Alps. I see the torque is heavier. I'm not a geometry expert so I wouldn't know what to choose. Any tips to help me make a choice in the next few months?
@@mtbyumyum you can buy the spindrift as a mullet. They use the 29er front end and the 27.5 rear end. I have a 150mm Nukeproof mega 290 factory atm, so a 180-190 mullet seems a sensible step up, especially for bike parks.
How does the small bump feel compared to the Capra, is the Propain more downhill oriented than the Capra? Noticed the leverage ratio online for the Propane is really quite linear whereas the Capra is very progressive so would have thought the Capra would feel more sensitive off the top, but maybe not.
@@mtbyumyum Cheers, it's so cheap for a frame only option that it is worth building one up and if I don't like it carry the parts onto a different frame. It's like 1300 dollars for a frame
My man, whats a solid 29er that's not going to break the bank as a first full suspension trail bike that's good all around? What would you recommend? Love the content
Hi, can you compare this bike with Yeti sb150 or its completely different animal? i just sold my yeti want to try something new and not so expensive :) thanks
Funny you think that you don't use the bike properly on your trails. The average big bike owner in Germany uses the bike for ice cream shop posing or slow motion downhill in the park, where an xc bike would be enough 😜 Trails are not that rough in most areas
OK now is time for test of Propain Tyee 29er!
AL version
Good honest review man, fully agree with what you had to say..I Love my spindrift, it's no xc bike but for 180mm travel I feel it climbs better than most medium-long travel bikes I've tried. Biggest surprise for me was how poppy it feels with so much travel, I personally run a coil shock and it basically feels like a playful DH bike on the desents. Not sure how much they charge in the US but here in Europe I genuinely think they can't be beaten for value especially with the custom build options.. keep up the good work 👍
I'm thinking about getting the new one with 190 mm of suspension
@@fpslouis3198 I'm ordering the new one myself, mullet version and putting 190mm fox 40 up front. Can't wait
@@martincantwell2557 Are you selling your old spindrift?
@@lbenegas I will be after the new bike comes. But that's not until late April.
@cuntwell 90 How about the back rotor clearance looks so close like 2-3mm from the frame !!! any issues ? what you got carbon or alloy ? i wan't to order one or go with nukeproof mega what's your thoughts ? How you would compere it with the tyee pedaling up hill, Thanks
Great review! One thing is certain after watching both videos... it doesn’t matter what bike Parker rides. He always looks effortless.
i absolutley love my spindrift! im in england and have had mine since 2017, raced DH on it loads, raced enduros on it, even did a 50km (about 37ish miles) event in snowdonia and came top 50 out of over 200 hundred riders, XC whippets could fire by on the climbs but nothing could touch the speed of the spindrift on the downs! such a fun and fast bike! id love to try it with a mullet set up too!
not the greatest to pedal up but itl do it no problem! and it always puts a smile on my face going down, can pop and play with ease! and eats up any terrain!
Wow, thanks for weighing in!! Yeah, sounds like I had a similar experience... lots of fun on the downs and you can just tell this thing want to go high speed... Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the feedback:)
I've got a spindrift with a coil and mullet setup. The mullet setup is soo good and works really well with the spindrift. Slackers the head angle by just short of 1 degree if u put a 29 inch 170mm fork on it.
@@joealcock3605 ive been thinking of going mullet with mine, seen it done with a 160mm before, hows the 170 affect geometry? does it lift the bb much? or slacken the seat angle too much?
@@connorevans4246 I did some research before I went mullet. The bike is designed around a 180mm 650b fork so they recommend you take 10mm off the travel when going mullet so it doesn't make the geometry horrible. I dont notice the slackened seat tube angle although you feel slightly more upright due to the front end being lifted a little. The BB is ever so slightly higher and I don't notice that much either. You can tell a difference when going downhill, it feels even more stable and eats up rocks and roots super well. Id only go mullet if your maily focused on going downhill as that's where you feel the biggest difference.
Keep up the good work. I love the honest reviews, sponsored or not you always tell it like you see it.
Nice to see a humble fella say a bike isn't a great climber rather than those who gloss over it and pretend like it's no big deal. I'd rather hear that than the cliche...."it climbs better then you'd expect".
Your quote...."Smiles for miles" could be the subtitle of the video about this bike. I've a great idea of what it's like from this review.
Thank you!
After i finished this video I asked myself, why did I just watch this? Lol Because I have absolutely no interest in getting a downhill bike nor do I want to get a Propane. You made it Jason. You get me to watch your videos even I have absolutely no interest in this particular bike. Lol. It was still a great video 👍
Haha thank you!! Hopefully there was some sort of entertainment value. I realize most of my videos are high content for people looking at this specific bike but for those who aren't interested in purchasing a new bike, hopefully there's still some entertainment value. Thank you!
Propain knows why they give their bikes to you for a test. You give very good an usefull feedback. This is an honor, man. Haha, this bike was mind blowing to you. It made you speachless and you were searching for words, haha.
Yeah, I've been very impressed with these first 2 bikes by Propain... can't wait to ride the Tyee
Looking forward to your review of the Propain Tyee enduro bike 👍🏻
I second this. Getting great reviews in europe
Very nice review and pretty much sums up how i feel about spindrift. I've owned Spindrift for few months now. I previously had a 2017 giant trance which i tuned more towards descends ( -2 degree angleset, longer travel front and rear (150/140 to 160/146) ), the trance was good on descends, but the spindrift is just so much more stable and really good the faster you go. For me the spindrift is now the only bike, but my focus is on descends. I'd say spindrift is a good bike if you love to go to bikeparks, but still want the option to do some random riding on your local trails.
Have you had the chance to test the Tyee? I am about to order a bike, and I am undecided between tyee and spindrift...
So happy you mentioned the north american release date for the tyee! I really want one, I'm impatient, and was considering getting one sent over here from Germany through a third party.
Yeah, I think they'll be available in July!!
Good to see you back ! Great video interesting bike ;
Can you possibly test the ; new Transition Scout & the sentinel 2020 they look magic 👌
finally a good Spindrift review 👍👍👍
Great review. It was nice to see off the bike video. Gives a non gopro view so you can see how big the jumps are.
Yeah, I wish I had more time to film better shots... I always remind people, I'm a mountain biker, dad, full time job guys... not a film maker/producer even though I have a TH-cam channel haha
Love your videos, bought a 2020 Giant trance 29er based on your review a while back, really nice bike
Glad you like them! And congrats on the Trance!
You should start doing your reviews on Jacobs and then head over to Herriman and ride the Hardlick DH trail! that trail has got some speed and chunk! Great review as always!
Good idea!! I've yet to get over there and ride it. Looks fun!
I think I might have a problem. I want almost every bike you review.
Hahaha that's awesome!
Lol Same here!!
Wow that bike visually fits you fantastically. It looks soooooo good.
Thanks dude!
32 lbs hu. My buddy carbon enduro is 34 lol
As you said is all about your local trails, if I had the terrain, I would get a spindrift without thinking twice, sadly all around me is xc, flow trails at most 😅 (I knew Propain for a while, so glad to see them spreading more)
Yeah, Propain makes some incredible bikes! The Hugene was so much fun and perfect for the trails I ride every week. The Spindrift was a blast but too much bike for my trails. When I first rode the Yeti SB150 over a year ago I was blown away and wanted one but sadly never got one for the same reason I wouldn't get the Spindrift... they're so fun and you can't believe how stable they are at high speed but I just dont have the terrain or speed for these type of bikes. Super fun though! I guess I just need to make time to get up to a ski resort and ride bigger trails.
@@mtbyumyum It's so weird to see nothing rear suspension associated in the front triangle, looks naked or something.
Nice review man. I have never heard of propain but it looks pretty good.
Yeah, great bike company with bikes that ride really well.
Omg Jase you see where they put the rear shock , it’s unbelievable, I never seen that before 👍🏽
I would love to see the Nomad, Capra, and Spin Drift reviewed on a day at Deer Valley or some other steep and chunky trails. However I totally get why you test every bike on the same trail for consistancy.
Yeah, I totally wish I could have spent some time on this bike up a Deer Valley. I feel like I didn't get a real good test of what the bikes capable of. I rode it down Jacobs and Draper downhill a couple times
Thanks for the review, in face there are very few reviews of Spindrift and most of them are in German. I hope you will do the new one as well.
This bike is a beast!!
32lbd is pretty light for what it is and aluminium. My Custom 2020 sight 29 aluminum frame weighs in at 16.52kg or 36.3lbs
Good point
Hoping for an EVIL Following 2020 review! Great videos as always!
Love your reviews, very honest and very informative. Would love to see a review on the Propain Tyee Raw Carbon and also the Radon Swoop 10.0HD. Just hardly any reviews on these bikes. 👍🏼
Planning on trying the Tyee soon...
MTB yumyum Excellent 😁 Make sure in your video you get the raw carbon gloss and close up images/walk around view. Please!!!!! Keep up the great reviews 👏🏼
You will surely be the first on TH-cam to do a proper review in English. Cheers!!
Hats off on your reviews - I think fair and logical.
Will Propain give you a roll on the Tyee?
Good channel - thank you.
I first heard of this brand from one of the European bike TH-cam channels that picked one of the models the best trail bike of the year . It seems like the market is getting a bit saturated which I guess is good for the consumer but difficult for some brands to maintain a market share to exist .
Hugh Snyder
As a European it’s pretty weird to see American reviewers with them! Bit I guess enjoy the market and the consumer direct bikes we have to offer!
Yeah, it's interesting to see... Propain offers an incredible value on a very good suspension system. The bikes ride incredible!
@@mtbyumyum The rear suspension of the Propain is the closest looking set up and linkage to my KTM I think I've ever seen on a mtb. Germany is kicking out some serious mountain bikes between this YT and Canyon.
My 2019 Instinct BC carbon 90 was close to 32 with stock wheels, tubes and alloy bars, now 30.2 with Stamp 11 pedals and some Mavic XA carbon wheels
nice upgrades!!
It appears the fence has been permanently retired as a backdrop ;)
Haha so, about that... lol yeah, for now😆😉
You should look to demo a forbidden Druid it is a high pivot point bike and used by some great racers just a suggestion might be hard to find
Love the looks of this bike! This bike Makes me want to sell my house and move to bc 🤣
Sweet color. I wonder how it would feel compared to my Nukeproof Mega 275 Factory on Lift-service and shuttle days?
Are you also going to review their enduro Tyee?
Yes, it will be available to me in July
Could you review the Tyee 29 ?
july
@@mtbyumyum waiting for that!
Would you prefer de Fox X2 or the Fox DHX?
Get a closer look at the Tyee Cf 27,5". It's hilarious. Full stop.
My next bike :)
Parts availability
How is the adjustment of the shock? Looks like it’s pretty hard as the compression knob is behind the frame so you can barely reach it
Can you review a Kona process
Hi. Are you still going to review the Tyee?
Any plans to ride the new Transition Sentinel? Would be cool to hear your thoughts against the similar style bikes you've ridden recently (Ripmo, Switchblade, etc).
Now for an aggressive trail bike in 27.5
Revel Rail
Hesitating between the torque al 5.0 or a basic spindrift with the first dropper seat. I'm planning on riding local trails and bigger downhill trails in the French Alps. I see the torque is heavier. I'm not a geometry expert so I wouldn't know what to choose. Any tips to help me make a choice in the next few months?
Would you use this as an enduro bike? I was thinking a 180mm rear/190mm front in mullet setup with a carbon frame and coil rear shock.
not sure how the mullet would work but yeah, the bike is enduro ready!
@@mtbyumyum you can buy the spindrift as a mullet. They use the 29er front end and the 27.5 rear end. I have a 150mm Nukeproof mega 290 factory atm, so a 180-190 mullet seems a sensible step up, especially for bike parks.
Looks like a fun bike! Haven't heard of them. Good review. May be one I checkout for next frame. What jump park is that near the end?
How does the small bump feel compared to the Capra, is the Propain more downhill oriented than the Capra? Noticed the leverage ratio online for the Propane is really quite linear whereas the Capra is very progressive so would have thought the Capra would feel more sensitive off the top, but maybe not.
The Spindrift felt really good everywhere... bike wants to eat!! Surprisingly poppy for such a big bike too!!
@@mtbyumyum Cheers, it's so cheap for a frame only option that it is worth building one up and if I don't like it carry the parts onto a different frame. It's like 1300 dollars for a frame
Hi, what is your height? I want to buy one in size s and i am not sure about the sizing.
He's 5' 8"
My man, whats a solid 29er that's not going to break the bank as a first full suspension trail bike that's good all around? What would you recommend? Love the content
You can pick up a Propain Hugene 29er 130mm trail bike for as little as $2,799 and that's a carbon frame!! Killer value!
Propain Tyee 29er in AL or CF
Hi, can you compare this bike with Yeti sb150 or its completely different animal? i just sold my yeti want to try something new and not so expensive :) thanks
it feels different... would have to ride them back to back to be sure.... the Spindrift might feel bigger... more stable even
So, what trail was it then? I'm curious.
Hey Mr J, What is the closest 29" bike to your lively feeling Ibis Ripley, and in 27.5" also?
Propain Tyee pls
Just got my demo Tyee... video coming soon!!
@@mtbyumyum YEAH! i also got one that arrives in a week
What size switchblade does Parker ride?
large
Parker can ride any bike as long as it has a dropper 🤘🏿😂😂😂🤣🤣
bingo!!
MTB yumyum Hey J what did Tyler say about the rascal has he tried it out yet ?
Do you live by n Utah?
Draper, Utah just 20 minutes south of SLC
How do you like those tires?
Thought they were great!
I like the color. Remove the first P and the A then open up the R to look like an H and you'd be left with: *_HOP IN_* 😏
I always love it when you include this drop off 4:26 because I like to see how well the bike takes it that's currently being reviewed by you.
Funny you think that you don't use the bike properly on your trails. The average big bike owner in Germany uses the bike for ice cream shop posing or slow motion downhill in the park, where an xc bike would be enough 😜 Trails are not that rough in most areas
Downhill bikes are a waste of time if I want to just go fast and not pedal I'll buy a CR250