Mountain Biking Is TOO Expensive!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- It's easy to spend money in this sport! But is MTBing TOO expensive?!?
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It's really easy to spend $$$ in our sport! But what all did I miss? Let me know in the comment section 🤘
Hope Ms Bobo doesnt see this but the biggest money pit is Beer yup
You missed getting the bike to the trail!
My wife has issues with what I spend in MTB, which compared to other ppl is peanuts. Our 3 kids and myself just have entry level bikes, which she thinks are expensive but she has no problem paying $215/month Cdn. on gymnastics for our daughter. It’s kinda weird.
Bobo ride that pink huffy at the bike park see if it survives
bike rack and maintenance is better with a real bike vs a walmart bike
I may be a broke 17 year old high school kid that just spent all my life savings on a mountain bike... but who cares! I'm having fun!
Same here! Only thing is that i just got 18 and i gotta pay other stuff now as well...
AMEN
Me too
Same, I saved up 7k for my dream bike!
That’s all that matters. Just have fun with it.
My favorite is when people scoff at $6000 bike when they have a brand new giant 80k truck that's never seen anything in the bed, ha. This discussion is what I deal with all day haha
lol, that's a good point!
Don't forget their new $4k Super 16K 96" OLED TV.
And they crawl over flat curbs entering a parking lot! Can't hit the tires too hard!
This 🤣
So your hating on big trucks? I have a big truck and a bike.
Still a heck of a lot cheaper than depression😂😂😂
Hope you ok buddy
I hear you matey. I've been feeling so much better since I bought an XC bike and got out riding.
NOT a really expensive 5k bike Bobo, it was base tier serious if that makes sense.
I was just starting to get good on a bike doing 360s and barspins but then my frame broke so I’m having to wait for a replacement 😢
@@frankiemazzei8882 Dude, you're doing well. I still fall over trying to wheelie or fakie
@@iffy_too6465 same boat. I went from an old 26" hardtail to a ln enduro in Feb. Went from riding gravel to ripping trails and it honestly changed my life for the best. I scooped a mid level bike for 1/2 of what bobo mentions and it rips
I swear Bobo's skits are better quality than some movies
true
Agreed man. If he writes his own skits then the alcohol is working.
Ofc Yeah what do you expect from someone who used to shoot porn for a living.
He is really a good editor
Facts
The dude with the dreads probably spent 200 on a bong!
And at least another $200 a month filling it up
I know it's for the humor, but for perspective I have dreads and spend zero dollars on bongs, nor any dollars putting anything in them. I don't smoke anything, nor do I drink alcohol. And yes, I FULLY understand I am the exception. LOL.
Nobody tells you before you get into mtn biking how expensive after ride beers can be
lol truth
The trick here is to BYOB.
Alcohol makes you a worse rider. Save money, Ride better
@@pinchpeak5203 I bet you’re a ton of fun at parties
@@AverageKurtCooks every party I've been to I've gotten completely hammered, so I couldn't tell you lol. Just ain't about that life anymore. Alcohol slows down your brain, and your riding. Maybe not for everyone, but definitely for me.. with how many concussions I've had, literally cant afford to be any slower :p
Seriously, Mountain bikes are way to freaking expensive! I spent over $5,000 on mine and I will not tell any family members how much I paid. It is unexplainable...
5k is still a fat stack!
Just bought a frame and fork, ugh 3600 +600 for wheel set. (2022 specialized stumper jumper evo and a FOX 38 factory, stans flow2). Im never telling anyone ever who doesn't ride how much i spent. I still have to buy the cockpit and drivetrain and saddle w dropper.
I was mountain biking straight from Walmart in '93 with an actual bicycle that had features like: two tires, handlebars, TWO brakes (they looked like brakes), a real seat made of material, and it even had a chain and sprockets.
The reactions and dialogue are so natural, you forget it's the same person just sitting there alone talking
My grandma is the exact same way. I say Im saving up for a new bike then she asks how much it is and I say 3k. Then She looks at me like Im a Psycho.
Your granny is right. it is insane. Its overpriced because we pay it
@@iffy_too6465
Got a Raleigh Tokul 2 back in 2014 for 800 bucks. Here we are in 2021 and the bike is still as much of a monster now as it was before. I've done some maintenance on it, had to replace multiple rear derailures, and went from 3x9 to 1x8 because Front derailleurs are too much of a pain to maintenance. Broke some pedals, too.
Best $800 I've ever spent, and I had some elitist douche tell me it wasn't a real mountain bike once lmao.
@@bryanjordan8876 I just googled it. Thats a good looking bike and still really useable.
Mister "Cant join our club until you get out your credit card to the tune of 5k" Fuck off!
@@bryanjordan8876 I'm even worse... I confiscated my son's Hardrock Sport i bought him when he was in middle school he had stopped riding. Put the usual upgrades on and rode it for almost 10 years. Hooked on hardtail now and just bought a ProCaliber 9.6... so... yeah... I morphed from Bobo on left to Bobo in middle
@@iffy_too6465 ikr, ive seen dudes on hard tails sending it harder than any of the "elitists" i know in person.
most mtb dudes and chicks are chill. but theres are some of those *shivers* "elitist snobs"
I half expected a golfer to show up 😂
This discussion happened to me not with my friends but with My Wife. A few years back I said I want to ride a bike and got myself a GT aggressor from Sportchek and was super contented with it. Then a year after I told My Wife I want to ride my more on the trails and would need a dedicated bike for that so I got me another hardtail Trek Stache 7. It was better than my GT and had better parts/components plus I bought it from a local bikeshop and not at Sportchek. Then, I started watching, Bobo, BKXC, Seth bikehacks, Singletrack Sampler, Steadyspin and list goes on. So I had to talk to My Wife again and explain to her the advantages of having a Full suspension. After a year I then bought My first full-squish. A year after owning it and hoping that would be it. It did not stop there. I upgraded my cockpit, fork and rear shock and now contemplating on upgrading a new set of i9 hydra wheelset 🤦♂️
Screw you MTB! 😅
Dude, 66k subs.. that’s just criminal. You have by far the most entertaining content IMO.
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Amen. Brother. Funny as hell and cool dude.
Need at minimum 3k more,
Just my thoughts... for quite some time he got away from the content which made his channel great early on. Now he seems to be back to the good ol’ F it, Bobo!!!
Your right
I feel like these videos are natural because the other people are really just the different sides of Bobo’s personality. He is them and they are him.
Ohh Emm Geee, this convo literally happened last Friday. Hahaha, my buddy said the got a mtb and showed me a pic of a Wal Mart bike. Had to try and explain how it isn't suitable for trails.
lol, oh man
Mans knew what he was doing ending the video at 4:20 what a legend- he speaks truth as well 🤩
wat
That rule "your bike should cost more than your car" is very easy to achieve nowadays!
indeed it is lol
In some parts of the country "my pickup truck cost more than my house" is an actual thing haha.
Ha ha my bloody forks cost more than my car its insaine .
What people dont realise is there are heaps of companies if not all of them making bikes that look like mtb s but are just pieces of crap its not like dirt bikes were you just buy a honda or a ktm and it just works the mtb industry is full of lies..
... I resemble this
I wouldn't necessarily say it should cost more than your car. Your car should be good and fast like your bike. But I definitely believe that buying your bike (and your sound system and at least one good Swiss or Japanese automatic watch) should hurt. Quite a lot.
It beats the hell out of collecting Antiques Roadshow shit like coins, medals, railway sets and Poole Pottery. Unless your priorities lie on the wrong side of 'I am a pussy and boring'.
Sorry if I pissed off your dad.
I have a Columbian mate who spent $500aud ($383 use) on his mtb and he's been shredding it for a year. No bike is holding this dude back
Haha love it! So accurate BoBo! I started off on a Walmart bike because that’s all I had and could afford. I think bought a $700 hardtail Giant with caliper brakes and I still got scoffers. I love mountain biking but I hate the snobbishness that goes along with the culture. I surf and it’s nothing like that. Most of the guys who act snobby are XC guys too!
I love the conversations with yourself this is how I feel in my head lmao when I'm out on the trail.
We love our budget bikes😁👍👍 Amazing editing skills man!🍻
My polygon premier 5 was on sale for 549.00 it's not perfect but it works for me
@@gulfcitynd And you can enjoy it without any guilt. Nice bike man👍
@@gulfcitynd Nice!
@@gulfcitynd nice! I just got an xtrada 5. It is awesome
@@american_patriot1776 one tip I should give you have a shop look over the bike when I got mine it had to have it's hubs and other parts adjusted
"what he is trying to say if if you don't spend $5000 its not really a mountain bike"
if if
bullshit sport
I suppose it's expensive in the same way eating healthy is expensive - it's relative to the value you place on the sport of Mt Biking. It doesn't have to be expensive however because you can mountain bike with a rigid frame (its what I did AND it's much cheaper) or, you can buy a good quality used bike. Mountain biking is ripe with bike envy and I often find newer riders somehow feel left out of the "Mt Bike Fun Club" when they don't drop a load of cash at their local shop. I live In Vancouver, BC and ride with people who love mountain biking more than me, and you'd be surprised of the spectrum of bikes they ride. Since you can get a good used quality mountain bike, don't let what you spend be what determines your fun. Just buy a bike, learn where you can ride it and where you CANT and just get out there and enjoy!
I gave up chasing the dream in 2006. I still have same bikes. Everything still works. I still have fun
I have a shitty hardtail and I love the sport and I started on a Walmart bike. It’s kind of an elitist sport
Most of us started on walmart bikes when were kids..but they are simply not safe at all when you really get into it. Seriously, it's not a question of elistism, it's like comparing a disposable camera with a Nikon D850 . Just impossible to compare.Dot they both take photos? Yes.
People have different hobbies, different ideas of fun, and different definitions of affordable. I think you covered it great in this video.
The bike shop there are bicycles that cost as much as a small car. And some of these new drivetrains cost 3 or 4K. It gets ridiculous fast.
I just realized how expensive the sport actually is. Holy cow
“Should have went to Walmart”… that ending was 🔥🔥🔥
Beer cans in the fire 😂 so accurate!
All my mountain bikes have 26” wheels. My cyclocross has 700c basically a skinny 29er wheelset. Haven’t bought a new bike since 2008, so I’m lost on the newer tech. From my 1980 Blue Max to my 2008 Tricross. But I’m thinking of one of those electric assist, because I’m old.
yeah ebike is a big help for old people so they can have fun even they're are old
My well loved Norco only cost me 300 bucks Canadian... now I've spent about four times that on upgrades over the years, but none of that was necessary. If you're getting into riding, you will wanna learn to work on bikes, and if you learn to work on bikes, a used bike from a reputable brand can be a great deal! 😊
I bought my 2019 Stumpjumper for $3K. I'm going on my 4th season riding the bike and have never regretted the purchase, I absolutely love it. That works out to $750/year. Like others say, you can spend big money on vehicles, vacations, etc. It's a personal choice, who cares what other people are riding. I had an entry level Trek hardtail first, rode that for 10 years and loved it as well. Bobo is the best!
dude this gotta be the most realest mountain bike video out here 😂😂😂
that one person that disliked probably rides a pink huffy that they have had all their life.
19 now
Bobo, do you direct these videos? This is really good stuff, man.
write, direct, film and edit! thanks dude 🤘
By far, the best one to date. Hit the nail on the head, across the board with this one
@@BIKINGWITHBOBO srsly, nailing the editing and timing seems incredibly tricky great work
Join his Patreon
@BOBO how do you get those dudes to do what you want? Lol. 😂
as long as the bike is tight and right its all good..well..for easy trails beginner trails..but i do agree if you try anything with subpar "tools" it can totally ruin the experience from cycling,skateboard,snowboard,actual power tools for projects,etc..you dont have to spend huge money. Just get something a step up from entry level and you should be ok in whatever you choose.
I agree this hobby is expensive especially if you're less experienced on the harder trails, but it's well worth it, this something you cant explain to someone usuing words it could only be described when you're out doing it yourself.
P.S I own 2 bikes my personal favorite cost me 6k and the hardtail that I own was 2.5k... and I love them both very much
"I ain't got no health insurance"
And that is why mountain biking was born in Canada LOL
Marin County is California though..?
@@dylan-5287 I'm talking about the North Shore baby! That's where REAL mountain biking was born
Not sure where it was borned but in my country it's only mountains all over All the way to the Sea and it's no tarmac in rural places (which is most of the country) when I grew up,,,if you where bicycling it was most likely,,, not important California that's a proper mountain i heard
@@RealMTBAddict Born in Canada, but whatever tickles your american pride and makes you feel special
@@RealMTBAddict
I thought it was Jim Thorpe,
Jim Thorpe, pa.
I took a friend out on his first MTB ride, he was on a Walmart full suspension bike. This was maybe 15 years ago. Took him on an easier than green trail.
The suspension failed and the bike folded on a root. He didn't crash, but got really banged up by the bike.
I won't let anyone I know ride one of these deathtraps on a trail. I've got a loaner bike built up they can use.
Nice 🤘
How many hours did you work on this master piece in the edit ? 😲😲😲 This is awesome BOBO !
lol, longer that i wanted to but... finally got it done!
@@BIKINGWITHBOBO i belive you man ! I'm also a german MTB You Tuber. At first is see the editing work in videos. Great job BOBO. Cheers from Mike rides MTB over sea 🖐📽🤙☺
I recently subscribed a few weeks back. I enjoy your videos! Keep it up!
I dropped $840 on an entry level hardtail and I have no regrets 🙌🙌🙌
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I have found that hot rodding my Mustang costs less. Seriously, I just converted it to a coil-over front suspension with adjustable ride height all around. That's 2 struts, 2 shocks, four springs, adjustment hardware, spring isolators and the wrenches required to set the height. All for $825. For a car. A freakin' 3000+ pound car. And it's good stuff, well engineered with flawless workmanship. The fork and shock on my bicycle retailed for almost $1600. That's ridiculous. That's one of the reasons why I cancelled my new bike and decided to continue upgrading the car instead. I'm getting a hell of a lot more for my money that way and I will get a lot more for the car when (if) I decide to sell it than I ever would for a used up old mountain bike. I haven't quit biking, but from now on I will simply maintain the bike I have. No more new ones.
car and bike are not the same you duffos
use your car to trail 🤣🤣
Smart to cancel the bike and not fall for the hype. I ride a 26” bike that was on the curb as trash. Spent less than $10 on new cables. Tuned it up. I am always the leader when my group of friends ride trails even though I have the “worst” bike. They constantly wipe out and tear their expensive bikes up, and their bodies. Where none of that ever happens to me. A rider’s skill is the #1 most important variable. A lot of these new guys compensate for lack of riding skill by buying $5,000+ bikes 😂
I have found that all sports that you truly enjoy have a price tag. MTB is no different, the good thing is that after initial investment you can (if you have self control) stay reasonable. With regular maintenance, your $2500 bike can be a 10+ year investment which is great. Where people get caught is thinking they always need to upgrade and have the latest and greatest. Now don't get me wrong, if you can afford it go for it!
Clothes can be expensive, shop the end of year sales and buy 2 for 1
make your Christmas list!
Also you did forget Bike Transport
Where I have truly come to grips with the cost of MTB is when I finally realized the Mental and Physical health benefits... In the long run it is way cheaper than a therapist!
Happy Riding BOBO and keep it up
P.S. Just got Handup gloves... best decision I ever made!
Seen a couple videos before, now subbed. Keep this kind of stuff up and you will have a million subs this year.
Hellz yeah! I hope you’re right 🤘
Thank you for creating this wonderful work. I enjoy your scripts and production.
Very professional and entertaining too.
$400+ bike rack, tubes, tire pump, shock pump, tubeless sealant, multi tool, snacks, hydration pack or bottles, full face helmet for DH days, half shell helmet for every other day, Airbnb costs for when traveling to other areas, van build costs for when you really get in to it, GoPro, laptop to edit your ride videos with, XC bike, DH bike, trail/enduro bike.......
LOL, van build costs!
@@BIKINGWITHBOBO the struggle is real. Got addicted to MTB a couple years ago, talked the wife in to letting me buy and build a van over this past winter. Just got back from spending a week in the area you get to ride whenever you want in said van. It was glorious.
« Fuck you guys » lmao
$100 dollar bills make great tire patches while you wait for the butler to show up with the replacement tire but if you're just starting out you can probably get away with using a $20, but it won't ride as nice.
When I worked at the bike shop, I saw so many people buy a $250 bike, destroy it, then buy a $500 bike, ruin it, and so on. Then they finally pay up for a $1500 bike, and they love it.
Love the Phat Tire Bike Shop Shirt! I'm visiting Bentonville right now to do some biking!
hellz yeah!
Haha. Just do what I did built a bike over time. Now running everything Shimano xtr.
Banger yet again bobo! ❤️
I used to dh race in the late 90s early 00s. Just got back into riding after a 20 year break. Bought a "cheap" $600 felt ht 29er with cheap coil spring Suntour fork and x4 derailer. It is better than the high end stuff I used to ride back in the day. The fork has no useful adjustments but its perfectly durable and feels pretty good for what it is. The frame is great and the cheap mechanical disc brakes are killer. Even the cheap wheels are actually pretty good quality. All of these components would have been considered top of the line last time I rode. I can take this bike just about anywhere with confidence. Its all perspective and contrast. Younger people who haven't been around mountain bikes very long will say this bike sucks but it actually doesn't, its actually pretty damn good. I don't even feel the need to upgrade.
Someone i know wanted help deciding on they're 1st proper bike n it pretty much went like this video
Love the Phat tire shirt! I work there!
I paid like 600 CAD for my first MTB rated mountain bike. It's pretty decent and with an upgraded suspension and a 1 by drive train added on, This will serve me a while.
Haha. I'll run my $400 GT until it starts breaking. Then I'll upgrade to a $1500 bike. I'll learn on this basic bike
This is straight up hilarious!
i love this video
mountain biking may not be the cheapest sport to get into but it's great exercise and fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was just like the guy on the left when I first started mtb, can anyone else relate?
Take the world population of about seven billion, subtract the couple thousand who subscribed to this channel, that's who can relate. Basically everybody.
How long did you think your bike was good enough, for? For me it was about a week. Until I bent a crank on a 2 foot drop off on a cheap, heavy, mtb-lookalike bike. A guy in a bike repair shop was decent enough to risk pissing me off by telling me I didn't have an mtb; I had a toy bike. Then I knew it was time to get my 1st credit card. That's paid off and now I save and buy my bikes and stuff cash. How long did it take you to go from left guy to middle guy and what was the trigger?
@@LouisWinthorpe622 well my walmart bike never fell apart i was just hitting features that were unsafe for walmart bikes so i just go a real mtb after
@@LouisWinthorpe622 I currently ride a giant nutra. It's not ideal for anything that gets my wheels off the ground, but works fine for xc to trail riding. Elitism in mtb really is a problem, and we need to stop pissing on people's rides. If it does the job and you're having fun, that's all that matters.
@@joelhenderson3723 Where did you catch anybody, metaphorically or otherwise, pissing on anybody else's bikes, like?
The hiker had me rolling, great skit bobo
I like how a lot of his videos end at 4:20 😂
Best one yet!!!!
I love Bobo! So damned funny and so true.
This is too funny man, super good production!
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Lord this is outstanding... need the laughter!!!!
this might be the funniest skit i’ve seen in a minute
Awesome Video!!!!
Early to the party, love the vids dude!
I was trying to get one of my female friends to MTB trail ride with me. The only one to say yes was wanting to use her son's kids bike from Walmart. I tried to explain it's issues on a trail versus around the neighborhood and that I wanted her to enjoy her first time going. Not despite it and have hurt knees and back when we're done . She got so offended we don't even talk anymore. So I don't ask friends to go ride anymore.
Lol bummer
Love the Phat Tire tshirt! Thanx for representing!
$500 is like the bare minimum if you want to go hard and not hurt yourself. I'd bump it up to maybe $700 if you are hardcore enough to do some real entry to mid-level doubles as a beginner. A $300 Trek is fine if you only plan on it being a commuter, and just want to hit some XC trails in the flatlands, but those $200 gaps are a night and day difference if it's the only thing you know. Anything above $2500 is for pros and dentists in my opinion. I see bored rich houswives on $5000+ Pivots wearing spandex, I blow past them on my $500 Trek Marlin5 almost everytime wearing my construction work pants. The key is passion.
mtb are not for speed lmao its for fcking trail they spend 5k on it to use it on trail and be safer and have fun. imagine bragging racing a MTB on a road lmao
@@Apple_Beshy You clearly misunderstood everything I said.
Epic!! Bobo for president!!
That hippy dude could have totally rode in his sandals
BOBO, holy hell this took some effort to shoot/edit. Nice job. Hilarious too.
That was neat bruh! X)
Just turn up to a road riding group without cleats and clip pedals and Lycra and see how elite they are
Far funnier than expected 🤣
Great ending!!!!🤙🏼
Digging the Phat Tire shirt! Another awesome video!
Thanks! 🤘
Omg this such a true thing, even though i have many friends and acquaintances that make 70-100+k a year they can't understand even spending $2500 on a entry level full suspension mountain bike or $5000 for a really good bike. It wasn't until I did research that I understood why...that being said, I do think they are slightly over priced. But ya I am not going down a black diamond trail on a typical Walmart bike...(exception maybe being the Axum dp)
I don't understand why people think 1k+ is affordable for a bike when it's clearly really expensive. You can get really good mountain bikes for 400. My gt was around 350 on sale and it was really good for the price. For that price you get entry level forks with around 100mm of travel, amazing hydro brakes and a decent frame with wide handlebars. Sure you miss out on extras such as expensive drive trains and mechs but for around 400 you can definitely rip it on a trail.
@@Metalshark100 What bike has hydraulic brakes at 400$
@@gjaou Actually quite a few, my 2019 GT which got stolen had hydros and it was less than 400 due to being on offer. Rrp was 400, and currently Halfords own carrera bikes offer hydros at 400 and under as well as other lesser branded bikes.
@@gjaou Google is your best friend my dude
@@Metalshark100 Are you talking about the gt aggressor pro? I have one and it doesn’t have hydraulic brakes.
Fantastic editing. Hilarious
This was great :)
I got a hand down canondale hardtail when I was like 10, rode it ever since. I lucked out.
Sitting in my car at lunch laughing my ass off LMFAO🤣
We got some interesting double-takes at Mt Bachelor last summer, waiting for the lift to the top; my 2020 Trek Fuel wasn't worth a glance...but my buddy's 1999 Giant XTC2 hardtail got the attention of the yung'uns with their shiny new Norco's, YT's, Santa Cruzes and so forth.
It's only as expensive as you let it be.
very good comment, I always babble on about my 98 specialized Stumpy M? Comp. I rode it for a whole season when I re found the sport before commiting to a decent rig to prove I was worthy and ended up hoping my new modern bike would be as fun as that bike in the trails. Love Older High end Mtbs and can be had for cheap but they are dangerous to jump far on lol.
Love the content!!
Love the vids man
Best video yet haha !!
extremly accurate
I want to see you ride that huffy down the mountain
"Should've went to Walmart!" True dat. The color of the huffy was fire! And rocking 24's"!!! Really sloping top tube, could be the next big rage, lmao! Elitist!!!!!
thanks for video
love it
can relate to this conversation...
I was agreeing with the walmart versions of you! Lol!
this is so awesome!
This is great comedic content. creative *BRAH* KUDOS!
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WTF Bobo? This is like, mainstream, broadcast media quality! Could it be that you're on the verge of a breakthrough? LFRHGS!