@@evamc09 If you by "just getting out into nature" mean get a face full of thorns, mud in the pockets and wildlife in the hair I know exactly what you mean.
That’s a true mullet. Mullets are larger/longer in the rear so a “mullet” would have a 29 rear and a 27.5 front. What people call a “mullet” should really be called an “emo”. Emo has larger/longer in the front, so the larger wheel on the front is an “Emo”. At least that’s my take; I’m trying to popularize the term. 😁
That’s an “Emo”. Mullets are larger/longer in the rear so a “mullet” would have a 29 rear and a 27.5 front. Emo has larger/longer in the front, so the larger wheel on the front is an “Emo”. At least that’s my take; I’m trying to popularize the term. 😁
@@keirfarnum6811 I know what a mullet bike is, I have one. I'm just saying to put a 29" up front and a 16" wheel at the rear for a laugh and because it would be really funny to see GMBN try it
Even being able to ride that bike like that speaks to Blake’s skill! “ I’m quite nervous and scared... and anxious... and hungry... but that’s not the point.” I love Blake. That plus his responses and the stem throwing segment are great examples of how GMBN has represented the fun and joy in MTB.
Do you think you can do a similar expiriment with handlebar rise, start with flat bars, then slowly go up, then reach the bars that you see on some trials bike, then potentially up to bmx bars.
Love these videos. The handlebars is still one of my all time favorites. How about try.... Start with a 200mm fork and keep going down to a sub-100mm fork on the same frame Start with a big saddle and keep going smaller down until it's just a seat post up the a$$ Start with a XL bike and move down to a XXS and even to a 20" and 16" bike - same trail
aggravating video - we rode stems like this for years. I still enjoy the upper body work out to the point I run my older MTB as much as the new ones. In fact when I bought my modern MTB the first thing I did was order a longer stem.
I'm on a large frame Chameleon and the stock bars and 50mm stem felt sluggish. Switched to bars with a 35mm rise and 35mm stem and now it feels super lively. Amazing how seemingly small tweaks to stem and bars can transform how a bike behaves.
Oh man, I enjoy too much watching Blake riding bikes, it's so funny man, i recon that is like a therapeutic thing, I laugh a lot😂🤘🏼 Keep on with the good work GMBN, you're doing it awesome🤙🏼🔥
Nice experiment Blake. Can you guys do a video on 1. Inspiration stories of general public at bike parks and trails. What keeps them on their bike, and what does mtb ing means to them.. 2. How and what categories, entries can regular people race at in EWS. And how does one go about it, and things to keep in mind before making up the mind..
Trek Supercaliber SLX G2 9.8. Size large and tried every stem from 35mm up to 100mm. I really really like 90mm with the angle matching the top tube. It obscures my view of the front axle. Spot on. I’m 6’ 0” with really long arms.
I like my 40mm stem with 20mm rise on the bars. I have tried both 30 and 20mm rise bars and 35, 40 and 50mm stem and the combination i'm on currently on my bike feels amazing for me
Im an adaptive rider and this video gives a good idea of what it's like with the long stems. Right now i have bmx bars on with the stem flipped around. That last stem could be a nice alternative option.
# 29 ! My first full sus bike was 29er Mega Something just kept nagging me and in the end a 50mm stem made all go away , ever since I've been doubting myself, thanks Blake !
My Firestone/huffy came with steering wheel but I wouldn’t go with the forks which were cut off another bike and just hammered on. I could wheelie that bike for miles, now not so much
... as they say ... stem’s personal ... Long stem / wide bars = slow, smooth & stable ... Short stem / narrow bars = quick, jittery & over ... That’s of course omitting all other factors, body position, weight distribution, surrounding terrain, personal preference, desired outcome ... Blake, please keep the great vids coming! Cheers!
Both my bikes were purchased in 1997 (yes, I’m old). A ProFlex 757 and a Norco Torrent. Both are STILL running 150mm stems and 510mm bars. Definitely not modern geometry, but get tons of street-cred at the trailhead 🤣
@@rolux4853 yeah I just don’t use this account and haven’t changed it I acctually race dh, surf and play footy. What do you do with your life that’s that’s so interesting other than talking down on random 16 year olds you find in old videos comments
@@tommclellan9443 me? I’m just a dumb german engineer that’s a little into riding his bike and stuff. But thanks for clarifying your age, that explains your type of internet language and why your definition of „old“ is two months ago.. At least now I know it’s not some fifty year old trying to be trendy and sound like the kids, but an actual kid, so it’s fine. Enjoy the hell out of your youth it’s the best time you’ll ever have and you’ll always look back to it with a smile and a tear in your eye, no matter how old you get! Your only downside right now is probably thinking that you don’t have any money as a teenager, but let me tell you that money is the least important thing. If you race you’ll already have a pretty nice bike so you have everything you need to have the time of your life! Keep having fun and push all the troubles to the side, you’ll have enough time to worry when you get old and have to work for a living! Despite that may sounding ironical and corny, it’s really not meant that way! I’m totally honest here! Just live life to the fullest as long as you can or else you’ll regret it later! Keep having fun and excuse my angry comment from above my man
have you seen that 'riser' stem that has hydraulics in it like a riser seat post? It's so you can go from regular stubby stem to negative rise long stem at a push of a button to allow you to climb better once you're at the bottom of your run. Looks a bit like the Mercedes F1 DAS system. That may be fun to test
- 27.5 or 29 frame with 26" Wheels - different saddles (sizes and shapes) - mix hydrolic and mechanical brakes (or even rim brakes) - 700c Wheels - short cage road derailleur - adapt downtube shifting - downhill with training wheels
1- put the bars on backwards so the sweep is forward. 2- reverse mullet.. 29 rear/27.5 (or even 26) front. 3- 2 different crank lengths.. one side 175mm/other side 165mm.
It's whatever you're used to. My '91 Gary Fisher came with a 150 mm stem, 500 mm bar, and the handling was crisp and predictable. I changed it to a 135 mm stem, 540 mm bar, and it felt twitchy as hack until I got used to that combo.
Throw on a straight stem riser 7 inches tall and try that ! They sell them all over Amazon. I threw one on my bike to get more heads up and I ride a hard tail because I am a large frame guy over 6 feet tall. It is so easy to get the front wheel up going downhill.
I've made a dual suss trials dirtjumper. Polygon trid zz frame with trials stem/bar/brakes and DH tyres/drive train - 7 speed. Really fun, do anything lockdown bike!! Made out of necessity as I was far too tall for the small frame
What’s your favourite stem length? Let us know 👇
50 gang!!!
25
50
New vid could be about how narrow or wide a TIRE can be and If its good to ride.
Definitely 50
The editing on the bouncing stem was GOLD
Haha that was brilliant
Blake while flying through the air - "this is horrible"
Me on a properly set up bike - can't jump.
Yes totally, I feel u. But, mtn biking isnt always just getting air. Its about just getting out into nature imo.
@@evamc09 If you by "just getting out into nature" mean get a face full of thorns, mud in the pockets and wildlife in the hair I know exactly what you mean.
"Look at the state of that stem!"
Sam Pilgrim - "hold my bed frame!"
Yep leave this stuff to Pilgrim
Lmao
@@JaggersLips yeah his face is so ugly it can only get better!
😁
Put a 29" rear wheel and a 26” front wheel with a stem with massive rise 😂
And with narrow bars
That was EXACTLY my first tought :D
And make the bars 200mm wide 😂
That’s a true mullet. Mullets are larger/longer in the rear so a “mullet” would have a 29 rear and a 27.5 front. What people call a “mullet” should really be called an “emo”. Emo has larger/longer in the front, so the larger wheel on the front is an “Emo”. At least that’s my take; I’m trying to popularize the term. 😁
And make the seat post all the way down 😂 and make it single speed 😂
Blake added so much to this channel. We love you Blakie! Keep it up and to all GMBN Presenters.
He is a human Labrador retriever. Happy to please, and kinda insane.
how about a XL-Frame with an -50mm stem. so reversed stem.
I want to see this 😂
@@dabigbadwolf5081 well, if more people comment, they might see it
Just steal doddy's bike
THISSS!!!
Do a challenge where you ride the largest to the smallest bicycles you can possibly find.
Yeah. Start with a Dirtysixer XXXXL 36er, then go all the way down to the hotwalk carbon from Specialized.
Or reverse mullet challenge
i have a sixteen inch kids bike thats pretty fun to ride...
@@servidig483 Blake has already done that about a year ago. Check out GMBN for that video
@@connorcampbell144 Couldnt find it. Link?!
maybe try extreme mullet bikes. 24" rear 29" front or something like that
Or 16" in the rear lol. 😂
@@JimRunarHansen This could be an epic challenge how small can Blake go on the back.
@@matt424c hell yeah, Last run, ride on the brake rotor!
That paired with 190 zeb, the 180 stem and the biggest rise on a set of bars you can find
@@passey1269 youre thinking maybe a bmx bar?
Idea: put 16 inch wheels on a 29 inch bike
Another idea: mullet bike with 29er up front and a 16 inch wheel on the rear
Yep. 29 and then step all the way to 16in kids wheels
Just something like 24" would be awful 😂
That’s an “Emo”. Mullets are larger/longer in the rear so a “mullet” would have a 29 rear and a 27.5 front. Emo has larger/longer in the front, so the larger wheel on the front is an “Emo”. At least that’s my take; I’m trying to popularize the term. 😁
@@keirfarnum6811 I know what a mullet bike is, I have one. I'm just saying to put a 29" up front and a 16" wheel at the rear for a laugh and because it would be really funny to see GMBN try it
Good luck finding a boost thruaxle 16" wheel with the correct driver
Even being able to ride that bike like that speaks to Blake’s skill!
“ I’m quite nervous and scared... and anxious... and hungry... but that’s not the point.” I love Blake. That plus his responses and the stem throwing segment are great examples of how GMBN has represented the fun and joy in MTB.
Next: Blake does Megavalanche with Hardtail, narrow bar, and long negative rise stem
Not to forget the rigid fork
And the Xc tyres and no dropper, in lycra with an aero helmet
Guys, we're here to make Blake suffer. Not to kill him 😂
Just Chuck him on a road bike or fixie
Soooo he’s going to use a dirtbike? lol negative rise stem has been relevant in motocross since the beginning you mountain bike noobs are so corny
8:49 that might be the most British metaphor I've ever heard
16:48 I'm sat here in tears x¬D God bless you Blake! I needed that mood booster!
This channel would be so boring without you broseph!
OMG! I can't stop crying! 😂😂 Best bit was Neil catching the stem, going "eugh" and throwing it back landing on your bike 😂😂
Long stems are great, makes it easy to align it with the front tyre.
Just shows how good of a rider Blake is......id struggle with the right set up
Putting in a request for more “cheap bike” challenges like old top gear cheap car challenges.
Ok, next bike market revolution: dropper stem!!! Why doesn't it exist already??? 🤣🤣
long stem + narrow bars = perfect for people that miss riding vintage MTBs
Do you think you can do a similar expiriment with handlebar rise, start with flat bars, then slowly go up, then reach the bars that you see on some trials bike, then potentially up to bmx bars.
Yeah
@William Sambo ahh, I should have written handlebar rise
@William Sambo he ment with bmx bars not lenth
I love the 300-ish mm rise of my Clean mk1 trials bars in my comp bike. I run them in line with the 25 degree stem and it's a dream. So comfortable
dont you just love blakes crazy laugh when he's having fun?
I really wanna meet this "Drew Peacock"
Last time I saw him he was with Tess Teakals
Drew Peacock is what I'm registering as for the new football season !
@@jonathandixon8456 He had a name change, he was formerly known as Seymour Cervage
I think Drew has a brother calked Chris Peacock
Love these videos. The handlebars is still one of my all time favorites. How about try....
Start with a 200mm fork and keep going down to a sub-100mm fork on the same frame
Start with a big saddle and keep going smaller down until it's just a seat post up the a$$
Start with a XL bike and move down to a XXS and even to a 20" and 16" bike - same trail
At 17:48 Blake says “it’s like a pair of bmx bars” so why don’t you do that challenge 😂
aggravating video - we rode stems like this for years. I still enjoy the upper body work out to the point I run my older MTB as much as the new ones. In fact when I bought my modern MTB the first thing I did was order a longer stem.
This is so funny... Good ol Blake! Good on you man!
Agreed, I would love to see alternating wheel sizes. 29 or 27 front with 27 or 26 rear wheels.
7:13 what a save that was !
I'm on a large frame Chameleon and the stock bars and 50mm stem felt sluggish. Switched to bars with a 35mm rise and 35mm stem and now it feels super lively. Amazing how seemingly small tweaks to stem and bars can transform how a bike behaves.
"The steering was like cooking porridge in a massive pot" haha
Oh man, I enjoy too much watching Blake riding bikes, it's so funny man, i recon that is like a therapeutic thing, I laugh a lot😂🤘🏼
Keep on with the good work GMBN, you're doing it awesome🤙🏼🔥
Idea:worst ever suspension
So rigid?
Already proposed: Roadbike on these trails, especially the rooty one. 😁
@@lukasbormann4830 rigid is great because you know exactly what to expect from it and take full control of the bike
A bad suspension is worse than rigid
DH fork on a dirt jumper?
Nice experiment Blake. Can you guys do a video on
1. Inspiration stories of general public at bike parks and trails. What keeps them on their bike, and what does mtb ing means to them..
2. How and what categories, entries can regular people race at in EWS. And how does one go about it, and things to keep in mind before making up the mind..
This is the type of “upgrade” a carrera owner would do
My bike came speced with a 100mm stem and 620mm bar. I've since swapped to a 60mm stem and 720mm bar and I love it.
Idea:set your fork super rigid and set you rear shock super soft and have a ride
Hey Péter we did a fully rigid fork with rear suspension! Search: ’GMBN Hard Nose’ 😂
Trek Supercaliber SLX G2 9.8. Size large and tried every stem from 35mm up to 100mm. I really really like 90mm with the angle matching the top tube. It obscures my view of the front axle. Spot on. I’m 6’ 0” with really long arms.
Me sitting here knowing my friend has a 150mm stem
This guy was hilarious! I was in actuall tears from laughter. I did not expect that, thanks!!
I’d break my neck. Also, so many double entendres 😂
I like my 40mm stem with 20mm rise on the bars. I have tried both 30 and 20mm rise bars and 35, 40 and 50mm stem and the combination i'm on currently on my bike feels amazing for me
Shortest bars, longest stems. Thats the stuff I subscribed for! 😂
Im an adaptive rider and this video gives a good idea of what it's like with the long stems. Right now i have bmx bars on with the stem flipped around. That last stem could be a nice alternative option.
17:40 Looks like he's mounting a stag.
# 29 !
My first full sus bike was 29er Mega
Something just kept nagging me and in the end a 50mm stem made all go away , ever since I've been doubting myself, thanks Blake !
7:10 nearly had a heart attack
I just ordered a new shorter stem because of this video. Went from a 120mm I have been riding for yeeaarrs on an XC to a 90mm. Thanks for the advice.
Idea: put road bike bars on an mtb
Full sus cx
*on a dh bike
at that point it's a gravel bike
Done it... Don't do it!
@@CliffeDuffield GMBN haven't done it and we are not bothered if you have done it. We want to see it from GMBN
Oh man! Im laughing my a$$ out here in my desk because of you Blake. The 180mm installed in reverse is killing me.
When I was a kid early 70s some kids had bikes with a car steering wheel and long forks. Try that
My Firestone/huffy came with steering wheel but I wouldn’t go with the forks which were cut off another bike and just hammered on. I could wheelie that bike for miles, now not so much
I remember those. I had one that had a steering wheel and the gear shifter was like a manual car shifter.
@@666psicko ralph Nader put an end to the shifter just like he did to the chevy corvair
@@dctruckguy damn. Why m
@@666psicko the danger of taking one to the nuts
I love Blake, always a joy to watch
I recon you should try different travel forks, all the way up to like 14" or whatever you can find😂
... as they say ... stem’s personal ...
Long stem / wide bars = slow, smooth & stable ...
Short stem / narrow bars = quick, jittery & over ...
That’s of course omitting all other factors, body position, weight distribution, surrounding terrain, personal preference, desired outcome ...
Blake, please keep the great vids coming!
Cheers!
That fairy could come to me some time and drop some stems and bars as well
Probably the best thing I've ever seen 🤣 when Blake threw the stem and it landed in a negative rise 🤣🤣
Blake is like a psycho Actor who got a career in Mtb by mistake....i love it ahhahahahaha
Thanks for doing the things we never would, to answer the questions we never knew we had...
This is what stolen bikes look like after parts are swapped.
Both my bikes were purchased in 1997 (yes, I’m old). A ProFlex 757 and a Norco Torrent. Both are STILL running 150mm stems and 510mm bars. Definitely not modern geometry, but get tons of street-cred at the trailhead 🤣
Massive stem, tiny bars....
aka 90s XC bike. Combined with brakes that hardly work.
The puddles thru the jumps made the shot so insane 🙌🙌🙌🙌
POV your super early and are trying to think of an interesting comment to leave but you can’t think of one so you just like mine instead
Yeah of course one of these cringy ass POV comments comes from a guy riding a frickin scooter
@@rolux4853 yeah I just don’t use this account and haven’t changed it I acctually race dh, surf and play footy. What do you do with your life that’s that’s so interesting other than talking down on random 16 year olds you find in old videos comments
@@tommclellan9443 me? I’m just a dumb german engineer that’s a little into riding his bike and stuff.
But thanks for clarifying your age, that explains your type of internet language and why your definition of „old“ is two months ago..
At least now I know it’s not some fifty year old trying to be trendy and sound like the kids, but an actual kid, so it’s fine.
Enjoy the hell out of your youth it’s the best time you’ll ever have and you’ll always look back to it with a smile and a tear in your eye, no matter how old you get!
Your only downside right now is probably thinking that you don’t have any money as a teenager, but let me tell you that money is the least important thing.
If you race you’ll already have a pretty nice bike so you have everything you need to have the time of your life!
Keep having fun and push all the troubles to the side, you’ll have enough time to worry when you get old and have to work for a living!
Despite that may sounding ironical and corny, it’s really not meant that way!
I’m totally honest here!
Just live life to the fullest as long as you can or else you’ll regret it later!
Keep having fun and excuse my angry comment from above my man
I see the holidays lockdown was brutal when a tubby Blake is greeting me on a GMBN video
POV:you saw this comment and you decided to like it
Nah
have you seen that 'riser' stem that has hydraulics in it like a riser seat post?
It's so you can go from regular stubby stem to negative rise long stem at a push of a button to allow you to climb better once you're at the bottom of your run. Looks a bit like the Mercedes F1 DAS system.
That may be fun to test
Seriously Blake that is one of the best and funniest videos informative and dare devilish
I'm super late to the mic here but this was gold. 🥇 I just laughed harder than I have in quite some time. Awesome content GMBN.
- 27.5 or 29 frame with 26" Wheels
- different saddles (sizes and shapes)
- mix hydrolic and mechanical brakes (or even rim brakes)
- 700c Wheels
- short cage road derailleur
- adapt downtube shifting
- downhill with training wheels
Laughed way too hard on this. 😂 Totally ridiculous, thanks man.
Try to ride these trails with a roadbike. Would be fun to watch, too. 😁
Blake got me rolling on the ground! Funny bloke as always
Loved this test!
I think going up in suspension travel would be a interesting and fun video to watch
🤣🤣🤣 Blake you are mad 🤪
Those stems were crazy near the end 🤣
Duuuude i'm dying 😂😂😂 !! Great fun Episode!! Blake 💯🤙🏼
Real entertainment! Thanks guys:)
The long stem reverse fit ' cafe racer trail version' lol Blake's comedy show
Very fun video... Thanks for the laughs. Subscribed.
you got to love modern bikes. much better fit, geometry, so no more long stems. but the old bikes had super short reach.
16:40 Joey Tribbiani 😀
the editing in this video it's SUPERBE
1- put the bars on backwards so the sweep is forward.
2- reverse mullet.. 29 rear/27.5 (or even 26) front.
3- 2 different crank lengths.. one side 175mm/other side 165mm.
You already know its going to be a good vid when Blake is presenting
Love the comedy Blake has!
Long stems and flat narrow bars, just like things were 20 years ago. I was there and in hindsight, it was so horrible but everyone was doing it.
Finally, i was waiting for it since video about narrow bars
Some skills there Blake
It's whatever you're used to. My '91 Gary Fisher came with a 150 mm stem, 500 mm bar, and the handling was crisp and predictable. I changed it to a 135 mm stem, 540 mm bar, and it felt twitchy as hack until I got used to that combo.
Great video as always.
YOU absolutely shred! Pleasure watching you ride 🙂
One of the best GMBN videos 😁
I've been waiting for this video since the dirt shed show😂😂
Cool vid. Blake I think the next test must be long stems with narrow bars 😂
This was TRUE entertainment!
Best ever from Blake!!!
This was great to watch! Hilarious and v informative thank you 😊
Throw on a straight stem riser 7 inches tall and try that ! They sell them all over Amazon.
I threw one on my bike to get more heads up and I ride a hard tail because I am a large frame guy over 6 feet tall. It is so easy to get the front wheel up going downhill.
I've made a dual suss trials dirtjumper. Polygon trid zz frame with trials stem/bar/brakes and DH tyres/drive train - 7 speed. Really fun, do anything lockdown bike!! Made out of necessity as I was far too tall for the small frame
@mimiah_1 on insta to see my gf crash it
Sehr fein, hab so gelacht...danke dir
Got to love Blake!
Do this:
180mm riser stem
300mm bars
29er DH bike
26" rigid front fork
Mota on rear, Mezecal on front
I think you make the most funny videos but still very informative 👍