Yes-and this is why I appreciate the Ibis brand so much with BKXC riding them-it’s just part of the experience when you watch the videos. it speaks for itself.
It maybe a review of the new Exie - However, being a 60+ year old rider, the best part is watching Scott Nicol ride the TRT trail - inspiring to see Scott’s skills and fitness !
Agree! I just rode Soquel Demo with a 75 yo friend. He schooled me! He would have done another loop; I was done! (I did school him when I was racing 30 years ago, so there's that. But I better do something about this!) But cycling is a great sport you can do forever. Granted, my friend is a genetic freak, but he's a good role model genetic freak!
Congrats on earning the privilege of riding a brand new bike with the company founder! Also thanks for a refreshing other-than-gnar-dh-enduro-jumpline ride video.
When I'm 67, I hope to still be riding like this! Thanks for the inspiration Scot! Currently 48 and riding more than ever (on schedule for 6,000 miles of dirt this year).
Yes Brian! One of your best videos ever for me. 71 years young here and ride every day on the Olympic Peninsula, WA. Lots of roots and wet, but my Ripmo AF cuts right through anything with confidence. Never knew bikes could deliver so much fuuuuuun! Thank you so much for sharing a ride with the master himself! Scot Nicol! Mr. Chuck Ibis in person ripping it up in one of this earth's most beautiful locations. Sanity strikes again! Thanks you guys for all the inspiration and dedication to the pure joy of Mountain Biking. Please keep taking care of yourselves you guys, and get Scot a shovel to start digging up at your new digs Brian! heheheh
Well, there are already 2 great CO based companies (GG & Revel) that've been making their carbon frames in their USA for a couple years now AND they don't charge an extra 1k+ for their name -
@@mtbkc8975 Hum :-\ Thought it was frames and wheels, but just searched and seems you're right, just the wheels are US made :-\ Still their frames sell for at a min 500> cheaper than Ibis or other "brand name" manufacturers.
@@lynxg4641 I've got a 120 mm GG and love it. And when I feel like I need a little more I'll either swap stays and sus or just the sus alone and have a whole new bike.
Yes finally!!! Too bad they are going to be way over priced!!! Now we just need to learn how to not screw over people and charge a ridiculous amount of money for a product that in reality is worth 1/2 of what bike companies charge. It doesn't cost anywhere close to what they charge to make them.....
Yes, Tahoe has such good riding to offer. But it's generally pretty technical, so be prepared for that. (One 8 hour ride I did years ago a friend said, "I don't feel like I've been riding for 8 hours, but being pummeled!) Flume Trail Tahoe Rim Trail Northstar Hole in the Ground at Donner Pass Donner Rim Trail (in progress) Downieville That would keep you busy! Then you need to ride in the California Redwoods. Then head to Utah to blow your mind! Since you're next door, hit Colorado. They have some hills there! Then maybe Bend Oregon. Then Idaho. Like roots? North Carolina! So much riding to do. So little money and time!
After my accident and my distance from any biking videos, see this one really was inspirational to hear Ibis' story and to see that BKXC is still doing awesome. I am looking to buy a decent priced daily ride for simple rides like this. Thanks for helping me realize why I was on the trails in the first place.
I am a big believer in "made in USA," so I must congratulate this company for showing others the way. Just ad soon as I am done paying off my current US made bike by CO Motion I will look for another, and this Exie makes sense.
Great seeing you two crush big miles and elevation on this exciting new offering. Would love to aquire an Exie to go along side my Ripmo for smashing some epic all day rides.
Brian, your ability to talk and ride (especially on the climbs) never ceases to amaze me lol! Idk how you do it! Awesome video, these trails look gorgeous!
Great video, I love the northern Sierras! Makes me yearn to return... and the conversation with Scott about Ibis and the MTB business and trails was really interesting. One your best videos ever BK, IMHO. Thanks :)
I have to get back to ride Tahoe!!! Awesome riding and scenery. Great video. Did the Flume Trail 15 years ago with my son. One of the best days of my life. I get up there to ski as often as possible but you've reminded me I need to plan a summer trip. Easier said than done from NZ!
Check out Guerilla Gravity. They've been making their own carbon frames in house in CO for a bit now too. I've got a trail pistol. Best bike I've ridden.
Beautiful ride. I have not been back to Nevada and Tahoe since the late 80s! It is nice to see these trails. I never knew they were up there. Lol. Ironically, given how scary some of the trail looked the scariest part was the end when you guys had to get back out on the road with the cars! Just a great video.
Impressive partnership between BKXC and Ibis-great for both parties-and great for us trailriders, too. Ibis is tops on my list for my next bike, primarily from BKXC riding their bikes.
LOVE it! Can't wait to see one of those beauties in person! Hell of a ride too! We've had the personal Chucky tour on that exact loop before and it's the real deal!
Man I love this idea Ibis has been running with! Good on you gentlemen for creating such a amazing sounding bike & cool video Brian! Love the insight 😎💯
I just did the ride from Loon Lake (we took the shuttle there) to Flume to Trail to Flume bike rentals with my girlfriend, it was her first ever “real” mountain bike ride. Can’t recommend doing this enough, it’s amazing! Great video as always, hopefully more Tahoe videos on the way soon!
Kudos to Scott for having a bike made in the USA. With the advancement of robotics and the increased cost of shipping it will be more affordable for goods to be made here.
That Exie bike is so quite. I hope Ibis took your bike in and did some tuning up for you. Great video. Beautiful views. Making this a bucket list ride for sure. Thanks for all of your inspiration.
Beautiful area. I was visiting Tahoe and Donner area in 1992-1994 for a mototrials championship and at the time I didn’t know anything about Mtb riding. I would love to go back and ride those trails. Scott seems like a good down to earth kind of guy. I wish I could afford one of those seems like a great bike
Eric....not Julie........long time fan.....IT IS ABOUT TIME THE USA STARTED MAKING THINGS AGAIN! Not trying to hate in anyone it is just a great idea for us to get back to making things.
Beautiful area and nice bike!!! But don't be selfish... multi-use means just that, and only having access on odd days preserves the integrity of the trails, and that helps out all of the volunteers who have to fix our damage. Thanks and be safe!
Mountain bikers are quickly becoming the largest trail user group in many areas. Yet we're STILL second class citizens. Expect less, get less. The reason trails suffer isn't the use, but the over use. That so many Bay Area parks still prohibit bikes on single track is beyond absurd. The birth place of the mountain bike is as anti bike as it can get. This is crazy, especially in a democracy. We should double our trail mileage in many areas to make up for the lack of access. The Bay Area should be ringed with single track trail. It isn't. It is seriously lacking. And with the popularity of high and middle school mountain biking, expect the sport to continue on its growth curve. Four decades ago, they thought this new sport was a fad. And did "environmental damage." Both proven completely wrong over and over again. Now that we're a large user group, we should no longer beg and plead for trail access. We should EXPECT it! There's no reason for all the bans other than plain bias based on myth and entrenched interests.
Awesome view at 16 minutes! Can't wait to return to Tahoe to ride that section of the TRT. Ridden the Flume Trail several times, but not this part of TRT yet. So great that Mr. Nichol is accessible and so open to share his thoughts. And how lucky of you to be riding a "first 40" Exie! Thanks for a great video.
One of my favorite loops. Often head down around Marlette and pick up the Flume trail and drop to Flume Bikes. Then can recharge with a beer and grub right there
Ah man, I miss Tahoe. Rode the Flume Trail (in the other direction, starting at Spooner Lake) with Flume Trail bikes on a lovely blue first generation Ripley. What a trail.
One of the most enjoyable MTB ride videos I've seen - trails & bikes to die for. (PS. about 10 mins in) Steve from Hardtail Party channel would have got over that rock on his Banshee LOL! 😉
I have a Ripmo V1 and #27/40 Exie. Both bikes are mediums. My Ripmo is a 31.2 lb build. That’s riding weight with pedals, sealant, tools and cage. The bike is spec’ed with an AXS XX1 drivetrain and dropper, Hope brakes, Zipp 3zeromoto rims and an Assegai up front and Dissector in the rear My Exie is a “burlier” build with all the stuff the anniversary model comes with, but I made a tire swap. The front is a 2.4 Dissector, the rear is a Rekon, I have Time XC 8 pedals (12’s are old out) and an Enve bottle cage. With this spec, ready to ride (bike, tires, sealant, pedals and cage), the bike comes in at 24.7 lbs. There are many places I ride that I wouldn’t take the Exie. The Ripmo is just better with the bigger rocks and roots. But, the vast majority of the East Coast rocks and roots trails I ride are perfect for the Exie. If you have a Ripley, the Exie is likely not needed, but it compliments my Ripmo perfectly. Things I loved about the Exie relative to the Ripmo. - This bike makes more flowy trials more fun. There is a bit more “risk” in the way it feels and I love that. The shorter suspension enhances the sense of speed as I found more connected with the surface. On these trails you realize the bigger Ripmo is blunting the sensations. That makes sense as you want it to blunt the chatter on gnarly trails. But on a lot of trails the Exie is just more fun. - The steering is amazing. Possibly because the fork has less slop (travel)? Could also just be in my head. - the Exie keeps you on your game. Garbage in, garbage out. - The lighter weight is instantly noticeable when you are spinning the bike up to speed. If you ride trails that are tight, winding and cause you you to get back on the gas often, you will love this bike. - The bike climbs great. I actually finished some technical climbs better on this than my Ripmo. Likely because I didn’t run out of gas. Really technical stuff would likely be better on my Ripmo, but not long tech. My legs give out :) - Change the tires and it feels like a mini trail bike. I smashed through roots and smaller rocks without a thought. To be honest it did take 20 minutes to get used to the smaller bike and trust that it could do the roots and rocks. - The Rekon on the rear hated wet roots. The fall and spring might need a better tire (Dissector). It will add wieght, but I don’t race and the stability will be nice. Two things I didn’t like: - I just prefer AXS to XTR. I’m sure the Shmano fans will tell me about shifting under load etc, but that’s not an issue. The rest of the time I prefer the crisp shift of the AXS. - For me the dropper is a disaster. I like that it’s light, but I can’t get it to be reliable possibly need a warranty call. Mine has had a few issues. At first it required too much lever pressure to go down. Then I needed to give it a real butt push for it to go down. Now they have fixed that, but it has some squish in it. - I will be putting an AXS dropper on there when they become available. - bonus dislike, the lockout. I just don’t need it and it creates so much clutter on the bars :) Overall I love this bike. If you have a160/145 bike and live in an area with great flow trails, this could be a nice compliment. But it is pricey
Hi bkxc missing ur videos!!!! was so use to the 50 state shred videos coming out one after the another but know it takes so long for the videos to come out! Maybe you should do a All America ride where you do every black daimond trail in America. STAY SAFE AND KEEP IT UP! IAN from Cape Town S.A
I'm excited for the prospect of efficiently made USA carbon frames. Gotta get that process going with less waste. Man that trail was beautiful. I gotta get out to Lake Tahoe.
I saw that there is a race out at Skyline!!! It’s in October and it’s and XC race. There’s one lap two laps or three laps. I think it would be really cool if you raced in that. Not only would people get to see you, (High school racers like myself) but you could also make a race video on your new bike, and change up from Enduro racing. Hope to see you there!
Came for the bike stayed for the awesome trail! Downcountry mtbs is something that interests me, getting that trend moving back to lightweight rippers!
I would give this vid 3 likes if I could... 1 for the Tahoe scenery, 1 for the dialog with Scott Nichols, and 1 because Brian was pretty good too. 😁 Every rider, roadies & mountain bikers, has to visit Lake Tahoe once in their life. Awesome trails and the spring / summer / fall weather is always perfect.
Awesome ride! Funny, the last time I rode those trails was Rose to Toads in 2016. I'm a lazy local, but if you wanna referesh your Corral, Stinger or other shuttle footage LMK, haha!
Big kudos to Scott and the crew I love the fact that they support the independent TH-camrs that all of us love the watch that reason alone is a reason to give one a try but we all know that you really don’t even need try one they are that good
Ibis should send you to one of the EWS stops next season in NA to ride with their pros, Wallner, Johansen and Baraona :) BK goes pro, or MTB journalist. I think your YT-format would work great in a ride and talk with the pros.
While you are here you have to check out ash canyon in carson city and C hill, pretty fun stuff! some stuff of the prison hill area and further range pine nuts trails on my channel as well
Respect how Scott doesn’t require this to be an over-the-top commercial for his company. Just let the experience speak.
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Yes-and this is why I appreciate the Ibis brand so much with BKXC riding them-it’s just part of the experience when you watch the videos. it speaks for itself.
It maybe a review of the new Exie - However, being a 60+ year old rider, the best part is watching Scott Nicol ride the TRT trail - inspiring to see Scott’s skills and fitness !
Agree! I just rode Soquel Demo with a 75 yo friend. He schooled me! He would have done another loop; I was done! (I did school him when I was racing 30 years ago, so there's that. But I better do something about this!) But cycling is a great sport you can do forever. Granted, my friend is a genetic freak, but he's a good role model genetic freak!
Yeah i will be 66 in December and he is in AMAZING cardio shape
Exactly what I was thinking watching this.
Congrats on earning the privilege of riding a brand new bike with the company founder! Also thanks for a refreshing other-than-gnar-dh-enduro-jumpline ride video.
When I'm 67, I hope to still be riding like this! Thanks for the inspiration Scot! Currently 48 and riding more than ever (on schedule for 6,000 miles of dirt this year).
Yes Brian! One of your best videos ever for me. 71 years young here and ride every day on the Olympic Peninsula, WA. Lots of roots and wet, but my Ripmo AF cuts right through anything with confidence. Never knew bikes could deliver so much fuuuuuun! Thank you so much for sharing a ride with the master himself! Scot Nicol! Mr. Chuck Ibis in person ripping it up in one of this earth's most beautiful locations. Sanity strikes again! Thanks you guys for all the inspiration and dedication to the pure joy of Mountain Biking. Please keep taking care of yourselves you guys, and get Scot a shovel to start digging up at your new digs Brian! heheheh
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how delicious that hub sounds?
And Tahoe never disappoints. What an amazing place.
The bike, the trail, the scenery, the company, seems like you had the perfect day Brian!
We need to build more frames in the USA. I'm willing to pay a little more for it.
Well, there are already 2 great CO based companies (GG & Revel) that've been making their carbon frames in their USA for a couple years now AND they don't charge an extra 1k+ for their name -
@@lynxg4641 Unfortunately Revel = China and Vietnam. GG is 100% USA
@@mtbkc8975 Hum :-\ Thought it was frames and wheels, but just searched and seems you're right, just the wheels are US made :-\ Still their frames sell for at a min 500> cheaper than Ibis or other "brand name" manufacturers.
@@lynxg4641 I've got a 120 mm GG and love it. And when I feel like I need a little more I'll either swap stays and sus or just the sus alone and have a whole new bike.
Yes finally!!! Too bad they are going to be way over priced!!! Now we just need to learn how to not screw over people and charge a ridiculous amount of money for a product that in reality is worth 1/2 of what bike companies charge. It doesn't cost anywhere close to what they charge to make them.....
Anyone else get super anxious with how close Brian follows sometimes?
not really
If I ever got the chance to go to America to ride a trail this would be right on the top of the list absolutely stunning thanks for sharing
Yes, Tahoe has such good riding to offer. But it's generally pretty technical, so be prepared for that. (One 8 hour ride I did years ago a friend said, "I don't feel like I've been riding for 8 hours, but being pummeled!)
Flume Trail
Tahoe Rim Trail
Northstar
Hole in the Ground at Donner Pass
Donner Rim Trail (in progress)
Downieville
That would keep you busy!
Then you need to ride in the California Redwoods.
Then head to Utah to blow your mind!
Since you're next door, hit Colorado. They have some hills there!
Then maybe Bend Oregon.
Then Idaho.
Like roots? North Carolina!
So much riding to do. So little money and time!
After my accident and my distance from any biking videos, see this one really was inspirational to hear Ibis' story and to see that BKXC is still doing awesome. I am looking to buy a decent priced daily ride for simple rides like this. Thanks for helping me realize why I was on the trails in the first place.
Man, that looks like such a soul soothing place to ride
I am a big believer in "made in USA," so I must congratulate this company for showing others the way. Just ad soon as I am done paying off my current US made bike by CO Motion I will look for another, and this Exie makes sense.
Great seeing you two crush big miles and elevation on this exciting new offering. Would love to aquire an Exie to go along side my Ripmo for smashing some epic all day rides.
What a beautiful place to ride.
Brian, your ability to talk and ride (especially on the climbs) never ceases to amaze me lol! Idk how you do it! Awesome video, these trails look gorgeous!
Great video, I love the northern Sierras! Makes me yearn to return... and the conversation with Scott about Ibis and the MTB business and trails was really interesting. One your best videos ever BK, IMHO. Thanks :)
Love how subtle and tuned in the bike sounds!
Beautiful blue skies
Tahoe trails are some of the most beautiful in the world.
Love seeing the Tahoe trails on here....and the fact that they are only 45 minutes away makes me wanna get out there this weekend! Cheers!
The scenery is spectacular!
Those are some of the most incredibly beautiful trails i've ever seen. you're so lucky!
I have to get back to ride Tahoe!!! Awesome riding and scenery. Great video. Did the Flume Trail 15 years ago with my son. One of the best days of my life. I get up there to ski as often as possible but you've reminded me I need to plan a summer trip. Easier said than done from NZ!
What a great trail. You guys have a beautiful country!
I just wish that this will be a start of the new revolution of bike manufacturing.
Check out Guerilla Gravity. They've been making their own carbon frames in house in CO for a bit now too. I've got a trail pistol. Best bike I've ridden.
Bought my Ripmo AF last year. Ridden some other bikes since then, for my one bike quiver, still love my Ripmo!! Go Ibis!!
Beautiful ride. I have not been back to Nevada and Tahoe since the late 80s! It is nice to see these trails. I never knew they were up there. Lol.
Ironically, given how scary some of the trail looked the scariest part was the end when you guys had to get back out on the road with the cars! Just a great video.
Good thing you were able to avoid the smoke!!! It’s been tuff riding out here!
😯That ride up the Tahoe Rim Trail to Marlette Peak is tough🥵. I did it Friday with much hike-a-bike.
Impressive partnership between BKXC and Ibis-great for both parties-and great for us trailriders, too. Ibis is tops on my list for my next bike, primarily from BKXC riding their bikes.
LOVE it! Can't wait to see one of those beauties in person! Hell of a ride too! We've had the personal Chucky tour on that exact loop before and it's the real deal!
Man I love this idea Ibis has been running with! Good on you gentlemen for creating such a amazing sounding bike & cool video Brian! Love the insight 😎💯
I just did the ride from Loon Lake (we took the shuttle there) to Flume to Trail to Flume bike rentals with my girlfriend, it was her first ever “real” mountain bike ride. Can’t recommend doing this enough, it’s amazing! Great video as always, hopefully more Tahoe videos on the way soon!
Kudos to Scott for having a bike made in the USA. With the advancement of robotics and the increased cost of shipping it will be more affordable for goods to be made here.
love your videos Brian!
Thanks!
Love your videos.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the look inside. This is a sweet bike! Super cool to see a peek into how it’s done .
That Exie bike is so quite. I hope Ibis took your bike in and did some tuning up for you. Great video. Beautiful views. Making this a bucket list ride for sure. Thanks for all of your inspiration.
Awesome vid! Scott is my hero, a true badass!
Not one squeak or rattle from your bike...NICE. Great views and trails...
Beautiful area. I was visiting Tahoe and Donner area in 1992-1994 for a mototrials championship and at the time I didn’t know anything about Mtb riding. I would love to go back and ride those trails. Scott seems like a good down to earth kind of guy. I wish I could afford one of those seems like a great bike
Those Tahoe trails look great. They have defiantly made it onto my retirement hit list.
How much of an understated legend is Scott Nicol! Living the dream on pretty much a wish list ride for me there Brian. :)
Prob my favorite ride in Tahoe. Amazing!
What an amazing day of riding…wow!
Craving a long ride after watching this!!! Thnx guys
That was a beautiful trail
Perfect weather and trail with awesome views. I enjoyed watching it. :D
Eric....not Julie........long time fan.....IT IS ABOUT TIME THE USA STARTED MAKING THINGS AGAIN! Not trying to hate in anyone it is just a great idea for us to get back to making things.
That is probably the most beautiful trail on the planet .
I’ve never liked ibis bikes but they just got a ton of respect today from me.
That exposure above the lake is insane!
Great to hear the Ibis is making stuff here. the next ride I buy might just be one of them!
USA made products do not get held up in port..
He for sure made their day
I rode the flume before suspension. Did a loop from Spooner Lake. It was amazing.
My Salsa Spearfish like this bike can really take on anything other than monster downhill. I love it.
CONGRATS ON YOUR WEDDING 🤗🤗🤗
-FROM A LOVING FAN AT PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Such a beautiful trail. One day...!
Beautiful area and nice bike!!! But don't be selfish... multi-use means just that, and only having access on odd days preserves the integrity of the trails, and that helps out all of the volunteers who have to fix our damage. Thanks and be safe!
Mountain bikers are quickly becoming the largest trail user group in many areas. Yet we're STILL second class citizens. Expect less, get less.
The reason trails suffer isn't the use, but the over use. That so many Bay Area parks still prohibit bikes on single track is beyond absurd. The birth place of the mountain bike is as anti bike as it can get. This is crazy, especially in a democracy.
We should double our trail mileage in many areas to make up for the lack of access. The Bay Area should be ringed with single track trail. It isn't. It is seriously lacking. And with the popularity of high and middle school mountain biking, expect the sport to continue on its growth curve.
Four decades ago, they thought this new sport was a fad. And did "environmental damage." Both proven completely wrong over and over again.
Now that we're a large user group, we should no longer beg and plead for trail access. We should EXPECT it! There's no reason for all the bans other than plain bias based on myth and entrenched interests.
Showing some love from V town! Nice to see another local TH-camr! Keep up the hard work!
Sweet! You're some bike industry A-lister now! Nice job. Nice trail. Will watch the rest AFTER I go climb through the Redwoods on the Ripley!!!
Awesome view at 16 minutes! Can't wait to return to Tahoe to ride that section of the TRT. Ridden the Flume Trail several times, but not this part of TRT yet.
So great that Mr. Nichol is accessible and so open to share his thoughts. And how lucky of you to be riding a "first 40" Exie! Thanks for a great video.
Yeah that was a great ride!
nice bike my friend!!!
I'm glad you caught that interaction at 24:08 😂😂. And how do no mountain bikers recognize you, Brian?!
Bike check would have been nice
One of my favorite loops. Often head down around Marlette and pick up the Flume trail and drop to Flume Bikes. Then can recharge with a beer and grub right there
Never get tired of Tahoe views!
Ah man, I miss Tahoe. Rode the Flume Trail (in the other direction, starting at Spooner Lake) with Flume Trail bikes on a lovely blue first generation Ripley. What a trail.
Love my RipmoAF. Made me an Ibis believer.
What a stunning ride, this is just the sort of content that originally made me subscribe.
One of the most enjoyable MTB ride videos I've seen - trails & bikes to die for. (PS. about 10 mins in) Steve from Hardtail Party channel would have got over that rock on his Banshee LOL! 😉
Fantastic trails and scenery 👍
I have a Ripmo V1 and #27/40 Exie. Both bikes are mediums.
My Ripmo is a 31.2 lb build. That’s riding weight with pedals, sealant, tools and cage.
The bike is spec’ed with an AXS XX1 drivetrain and dropper, Hope brakes, Zipp 3zeromoto rims and an Assegai up front and Dissector in the rear
My Exie is a “burlier” build with all the stuff the anniversary model comes with, but I made a tire swap. The front is a 2.4 Dissector, the rear is a Rekon, I have Time XC 8 pedals (12’s are old out) and an Enve bottle cage. With this spec, ready to ride (bike, tires, sealant, pedals and cage), the bike comes in at 24.7 lbs.
There are many places I ride that I wouldn’t take the Exie. The Ripmo is just better with the bigger rocks and roots. But, the vast majority of the East Coast rocks and roots trails I ride are perfect for the Exie. If you have a Ripley, the Exie is likely not needed, but it compliments my Ripmo perfectly.
Things I loved about the Exie relative to the Ripmo.
- This bike makes more flowy trials more fun. There is a bit more “risk” in the way it feels and I love that. The shorter suspension enhances the sense of speed as I found more connected with the surface. On these trails you realize the bigger Ripmo is blunting the sensations. That makes sense as you want it to blunt the chatter on gnarly trails. But on a lot of trails the Exie is just more fun.
- The steering is amazing. Possibly because the fork has less slop (travel)? Could also just be in my head.
- the Exie keeps you on your game. Garbage in, garbage out.
- The lighter weight is instantly noticeable when you are spinning the bike up to speed. If you ride trails that are tight, winding and cause you you to get back on the gas often, you will love this bike.
- The bike climbs great. I actually finished some technical climbs better on this than my Ripmo. Likely because I didn’t run out of gas. Really technical stuff would likely be better on my Ripmo, but not long tech. My legs give out :)
- Change the tires and it feels like a mini trail bike. I smashed through roots and smaller rocks without a thought. To be honest it did take 20 minutes to get used to the smaller bike and trust that it could do the roots and rocks.
- The Rekon on the rear hated wet roots. The fall and spring might need a better tire (Dissector). It will add wieght, but I don’t race and the stability will be nice.
Two things I didn’t like:
- I just prefer AXS to XTR. I’m sure the Shmano fans will tell me about shifting under load etc, but that’s not an issue. The rest of the time I prefer the crisp shift of the AXS.
- For me the dropper is a disaster. I like that it’s light, but I can’t get it to be reliable possibly need a warranty call. Mine has had a few issues. At first it required too much lever pressure to go down. Then I needed to give it a real butt push for it to go down. Now they have fixed that, but it has some squish in it.
- I will be putting an AXS dropper on there when they become available.
- bonus dislike, the lockout. I just don’t need it and it creates so much clutter on the bars :)
Overall I love this bike. If you have a160/145 bike and live in an area with great flow trails, this could be a nice compliment. But it is pricey
How tall are you?
The shear fact these are made in USA is enough for me. Highly interested in acquiring one!
Hi bkxc missing ur videos!!!! was so use to the 50 state shred videos coming out one after the another but know it takes so long for the videos to come out! Maybe you should do a All America ride where you do every black daimond trail in America. STAY SAFE AND KEEP IT UP! IAN from Cape Town S.A
great video!! hi brian and sarah!! have a good day and afternoon. i hope all is well.
I need to go ride that trailer.....looks so smooth, compared to NC roots.
Tahoe's next on my list thanks to this vid
That's an awesome bike, looks like a fun ride!
Wow, what a cool guy & such a beautiful place to ride ✌🏻💯
I'm excited for the prospect of efficiently made USA carbon frames. Gotta get that process going with less waste.
Man that trail was beautiful. I gotta get out to Lake Tahoe.
Definitely doing this ride once I'm done building my hardtail. My HD5 is probably a bit too much bike for that much pedaling
Hard to beat those views! Looks like an awesome trail. I’m jealous
I saw that there is a race out at Skyline!!! It’s in October and it’s and XC race. There’s one lap two laps or three laps. I think it would be really cool if you raced in that. Not only would people get to see you, (High school racers like myself) but you could also make a race video on your new bike, and change up from Enduro racing. Hope to see you there!
Came for the bike stayed for the awesome trail! Downcountry mtbs is something that interests me, getting that trend moving back to lightweight rippers!
I would give this vid 3 likes if I could... 1 for the Tahoe scenery, 1 for the dialog with Scott Nichols, and 1 because Brian was pretty good too. 😁
Every rider, roadies & mountain bikers, has to visit Lake Tahoe once in their life. Awesome trails and the spring / summer / fall weather is always perfect.
I have a race today and tomorrow wish I had a sick xc bike like that
Awesome ride! Funny, the last time I rode those trails was Rose to Toads in 2016. I'm a lazy local, but if you wanna referesh your Corral, Stinger or other shuttle footage LMK, haha!
Im so jealous with these trails and views.
amazing looking ride!
Big kudos to Scott and the crew I love the fact that they support the independent TH-camrs that all of us love the watch that reason alone is a reason to give one a try but we all know that you really don’t even need try one they are that good
Oh yea thanks 🙏
I wish there was a love selection. That place was amazing!!
Just saw on Facebook that you and Sarah got married. Congratulations guys. Hope you have a long and happy ride together.🚵♀️❤🎊💒
Ibis should send you to one of the EWS stops next season in NA to ride with their pros, Wallner, Johansen and Baraona :)
BK goes pro, or MTB journalist. I think your YT-format would work great in a ride and talk with the pros.
Nice video although would have liked to hear more commentary regarding the Exie and how it rides.
While you are here you have to check out ash canyon in carson city and C hill, pretty fun stuff!
some stuff of the prison hill area and further range pine nuts trails on my channel as well
One Day I'll own a Ibis. Dream Bike for me.
Watching this Video is my Top Priority today .....