21:14! yeehaa

i have this same bike exactly, i looking to restore it if anyone can help

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS LOVE THE DNB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 like just for that bruv <3

I have the same frame at 2020 😆

great job

Chris needs to stuff the ratty ass Ed hardy sweatshirt into a bottle of jack light the piece on fire and chuck that bitch into his shitty little TAT SHACK! That way he can stop handing out those busted ass tattooos

Hello - looking to put a similar set up on the crankset on my bad boy - what crankset have you used?

I wonder how hard it can get to replace a square-taper inner BB with an external bearings (like on the video). Because removing square-tapered BBs can be a pain after some riding time.

Still for sale? 😂

Clean your bike and take pride in your equipment you didn't even clean your work area or the area were your bottom bracket is looks like crap

What is the price....... I really loved

Nice illegal parking at the start, its hard enough to turn round that hairpin as it is.

Damn the music is annoying!!!!!

BTW, your eccentric and BB shell(s) are REALLY dry! Grease, grease, and more grease!!!

Don't mean to be a jerk, but there's a better way - and a way that doesn't require removing the cranks and bottom bracket. Anyone who owns a bike or tandem with a wedge eccentric will benefit from my advice below. On wedge eccentrics, the wedge gets firmly wedged into the BB shell. They don't "break free" after loosening the cinch bolt and applying rotating force to the eccentric, right? Of course it doesn't break free, the wedge is in there really tight and has to be - you're applying major pedaling forces to the eccentric, it has to be tight! Well, there's a REALLY easy fix to dislodge it without bending the cinch bolt. First, disregard ANY advice that suggests hammering on the cinch bolt to dislodge the wedge. This will only bend or damage the long bolt, the barrel nut and/or the eccentric and frame. You'll eventually smash your frame, too, so NO hammers ! Instead, simply thread a water bottle cage bolt through the OTHER side of the eccentric as you back out the long cinch bolt. Ever notice the cinch bolt hole extends ALL the way through the eccentric body? Now you know why! But first, you have to run the bottle cage bolt through something flat with a hole in it first. (A small Park cone wrench works perfectly.) This will stop on the BB shell and brace the bolt head so you can apply force on the wedge to dislodge it. Also be sure to apply ample grease to the bolt threads and even the head. Screw the bolt into the barrel nut in the eccentric from the other side as you remove the cinch bolt from the other side. Don't just remove the cinch bolt all the way. Back it out as you screw the bottle bolt in from the other side. You want to do this so the barrel bolt doesn't accidentally rotate inside the eccentric, making it impossible to thread in any bolt from either side! Once you've gotten the bottle bolt threaded, remove the long cinch bolt. Then tighten down the bottle bolt until the flat surface of the cone wrench stops against the BB shell. You now have a ready-made "eccentric wedge puller!" Turn the bolt until the wedge breaks free and you can now adjust your eccentric. Use a green Park pin tool for easy tension adjustment. However, before adjusting tension, remove your custom puller and reinstall the original wedge cinch bolt - with ample grease of course! (And if you haven't had the eccentric & wedge out in a while, you should probably pull lit and slather it with waterproof grease EVERYWHERE (on the sliding surfaces of the wedge, the barrel nut, and the BB shell and wedge exterior so that it does not seize in place! This will allow for easier future adjustments.) Now with the wedge bolt threaded back in place, you can make tension adjustments and lightly cinch the bolt to hold that position to check chain deflection. Then tighten it down firmly, wipe off the grease that has oozed out and you're off to the races!

Nice one.. Just discovered this bike online today and am very keen. It will be this or a Cube Aim SL 29er. Tell me Dj or any other bad boy rider out there.. how does this bike perform up hills or long flat straights? How does it handle speed bumps or going down the odd pavement? I’ll be doing some city riding. But would like to be able to take the bike on flat roads, short tours so to speak. Thanks a lot.. Cheers

Fun review, thanks. That single ring mod you did - did you also need to upgrade the crank setup or did you just swap the wheel? Does the chain fell at all? Thanks for info! I am about to get BB3 and the 3 wheel setup looks horrific on it!

the bad boy is shiny arse like your noggin.

How do you feel about that bike stand?

Thanks for doing this video, nice work.

Cool video! Thanks for making this it really explained a lot to me!

Here in dry Spain V8's rock.......!

Picking mine up tomorrow. Best hybrid bike out there by a mile.

cheaper alternatives?

So which one did you like?

Finally something in the realm of the great M800 - Beast Of The East!

oh such a nice bike, love the idea that does not catch a lot of attention, since I got my cannondale trail stolen :D, hope to get one of these!

I have a badboy and want to remove the front derailleur and 2 of the cogs. Any tips, will I need a chain keeper?

Vault is $110 while V8 is just $25

I agree with you. It's a simple stylish bike that does not catch a lot of attention compared to colorful hardtails , full suspension or road bikes out there. I hope to get me one Badboy soon probably before summer :) I hope!!! I like the light weight bike with 700C that drives like a road bike but with a riding ergonomics of a mountain bike = Hybrid.

I bought a Pro900L in late 2012 partly based on this review. The light was bright, seemed well machined, and the only real weakness seemed to be the strap on the battery to mount to bike frame. However, after a few months of use I found the battery drained. This turned out to be due to water ingress, which I put down to the front cap not being torqued sufficiently. It happened again, and then the switch stopped working properly. I suspected corrosion behind the light fitting inside. On removing the internal fitting significant corrosion was evident, and the complete lack of any seal around the cable:in the wet, water can come straight in through the bottom of the light. I am extremely curious as to how the review here manages to immerse the light in a bowl of water; if my light was manufactured as standard there is no way it would continue to operate as it would short the PCB on the rear of the LED fitting.

Quality video and review love the music. Well on the back of this review I went out and brought a cannondale 29er 2014 and I love it absolutely quality bike. First ride out on the bad boy and all I had in my head was this track and a big smile on my face. This bike defo gets a lot of looks from those in the know. Cheers for posting

Thumbs down for annoying static shit

Hi There, I watched this video backin 2012 when I was considering buying a bad boy. You're video was the final push to me getting an r4. Since then I've ridden it pretty much every work day across the mean streets of Sheffield. In two years nothing has broke, each day I get on it, ride it and get off. no worries or concerns ! The hydraulic discs have saved my bacon a number of times. If you're wanting a bike that does the job with fun then consider this bike. I'm writing this because this video has proved very accurate and true - the bike does the job - no faffing but leaves a big smile.

how much weight? please

The bike looks awesome, but the price is kinda high.

i have been riding these bikes for 5 years now, and just brought a new one, and i have had them all, orange, gary fisher, trek,and i must say the bad boy is the best bike of them all, i would not ride anything else

Thanks, man! This was really helpful for me as I just couldn't decide but your video and your well formulated and based verdict got me: I'll get me the Bad Boy 6 this week!

At 3:20 I think your looking for the word "reflective" lol. Mad review, I got the bb5 XL leftie not long ago. Im 6'6"/250pounds and I abuse the thing at every oppertunity, look for every short cut to uni I can find... Down stairs, violently hopping of the curb at speed, cutting through dirt/stone paths and have not even the slightest buckel (one bent spoke). The bike is fast and the speed I do lose with this bike compared to a true road bike I make up in short cuts. Only issue is the thick slicks have left me on my ass riding too fast over wet grass... Love this bike.

great review and video!

nice fucken review, i wish more "reviewers" would do this type of talking about bikes

Cable disk brakes wow never seen that o_O

ok, i have one of these, and although i do love the bike itself, but the components are bottom shelf stuff even though its shimano. i dont understand why owners video all the bikes components, because its cheep stuff that does work good but cheap just to keep the price down.i didnt buy it because of its components that make it go, but because C'Dale makes great frames, i always change all the shimano stuff for a mix of other components that makes my bike different from the rest, its what i do ok

I actually bought one for my wife, petite size... I know its a bad boy, but I can see myself riding it as well as she does... I have a Specialized FSR XC to go trail riding and also I'm a Specialized rider through and through, but after seeing this bike and the bike shop giving me a good price, it's a steal... I love the weight, the looks and I cannot wait to ride it lol...

Great review. At 3:33, the word your looking for is reflective.

still for sale?

whats the name of this bike . bad boy 234567?... 2012? 2013? 2011?

Great video and review.

Just ordered one of these "Bad Boys" for riding to work and about town. Can't wait to get out on it

what kind of dog is that? pretty nice looking dog