5'9 170 lbs and always have preferred a Large, i'm 62 now and still prefer a Large

Are you just going downhill on your bike? Get your ass in gear and take that path in the forest the other way, from the bottom to the top. Then tell me which is better.

Way to fuckin smash it Miranda!😎🤘🏻🤙🏻

5'9" and purchased a L as a novice. Handled well, but seat tube was too long -- okay in the store, but not the trail. All subsequent bike purchases have been M: more responsive, less weight. Important since I ride gnarly, knurly, undulating trails and not smooth downhills. Recently went from 27.5 to 29 with a similar experience: does seem to glide over obstacles better but feels a bit sluggish in tight turns.

I've revisited this older video because I'm about to buy some we are one carbon wheels! This video - along with a fe other things I've read have made me simply stick with 29. Anyway - side note - I miss your MGM videos!!!

How tall are you

I have a first generation Process 134 and just got a Process X carbon with mullet. I also have a Nukeproof Mega 290 which feels huge compared to the Process X.

So it seems to me like 90% of 27.5/mix/29 test videos on YT are mainly focused on speed and time difference while 90% of us don't race....

I know its a few years old but im just finding this and it sick and inspiring. I hope you're well wherever you are!!

I personally experienced rock roll slide while slightly braking, realizing to release the brake , I save myself and the bike. Going forward I’ll practice the peak & push. In the past I typically stand tall to “peek” to see if something is rollable or dropable……

After just rolling down a vertical face I can report the technics described here were used. It was at least higher than my bike length and I didn’t want to fall off the face. Accelerated fast off the bottom and caught up with Shawn ( our ride leader) that showed me the drop in.

If you're 5'10 definitely go with a large, I'm a muscular 5'4 body frame and I have a medium Pivot 429 and I love it... the bike shop dude wanted me to go with a small( I would have hated it).... I might even get a large, I feel like I'm in complete control when the bike is longer. My bike is carbon fiber so it's very light so weight is no problem. Just some input for other shorter riders.

On ebike, 27.5 way more controllable. 29er a bit faster, but less control.

Are you guys really Pros? Wow, I wouldn’t have known , you’ve never mentioned it before

Any test like this is invalid because you cant repeat your exertion effort and all the other shit that goes into riding your bike

Whatever works...for you. Every rider is different, as are everyone's opinion. The boss of-the-house(the lady), feels much more comfortable and confident on a mullet. Long torso, short legs. And few bikes have a proper frame geometry for mullet. Very few. The best, (and the boy she's on the most), is the KTM Macina Kapoho. Those steep Snowflake progressive geometry frames are most awkward. And we are Conservatives for Life. Best is the tire size, a 29x2.6 front, and a 650b 2.6 rear. Rims make a difference, and she uses the wide 38 & 41mm wide carbon Light Bicycle recon wheels. We can't afford to beat-it to death on epic KZbin trail videos, but for everyday commuting and trail exploring, it's perfect.

New videos please!

New videos when???

your videos are very informative.. thank you

Im only 5'5 so i prefer small maybe also medium

A New Life

The only good thing about mullet 29er Front & 27.5 Rear is for you to learn how to wheelie a little easier.

I'm Jesse in the corner watching car videos on KZbin...especially VHS Rallies and current WRC championships 8-)))

Good news, medium is faster 😀 Did the same to my slightly smaller bike. Works angleset - 1.5 deg and 50mm Nukeproof riser stem with 38mm rise bars. My friend has the same bike, but stock and it feels small when we swap them.

What a great champion you are, Jesse!

To see a EWS champion take advice from his fellow riders is inspiring, and I guess that's one of the reason he is a champ

Did you take into consideration that your GEOMETRY is AFU by changing wheel sizes? The GEOMETRY of your 29er took decades to figure out. Ride a 2007 29er and you'll know what I'm talking about. Don't expect to simply swap wheels to make your 29er feel faster, and call it a "mullet" on top of that. F'ing casuals. 26er, 27.5er, 29er, 76er, 79er. MULLET is a bike company, but you'd never know it because you only follow Pinkbike. Funny.

They should call them what they really are: medium is a small, large is a medium and extra large is just large. They moved all the measurements to the right because no guy likes to be called ‘small’ anything 😂

My 🥚🥚 are in my throat, you 3 rock!!! Thank you for sharing these videos with us. I will never do something that big, but it gives me a way to build up to bigger things!

Which saddle is that?

Which saddle is that.

Does seem that you were getting faster for every run regardless of the bike

OMG, ins't this girl the female version of Stevie Smith?

which model year frame is the 153? I see the DHR2 2.4WT on there which is my fav rear tire BUT I am still not sure it will fit on my 2019 153 CR 29 frame

what do you mean mullet bikes dont make u go twice as fast?

Why is this channel not producing new content?? What a bummer!

Hey Jesse, what setup did you end up with or is does it change depending on the course? Thx

Pro tip for sag on a coil….Use the bump stop as the “o-ring” like you would on a fork

I've only been riding just under 2 years...and just watching the pros ride helps a lot. See what they do, how they move. Great stuff

Hi, great video. I am just missing information what reach adjuster are using? I can not find it. Cheers, Jan

Mixed wheels only works when you design the bike around mixed wheels, if you just add on a 29er or go with the smaller rear end it won't work. You get pros but more cons because the geo isn't specifically designed which is the biggest part, big brands just adjust their frames or name them differently without designing a completely new bike which is what needs to happen. Not every pivot design works with mullet, just 1 or 2 really, and not every "modern" geo spec works with mullet. You need a bike that is designed around mixed wheels, not adapted to fit mixed wheels. Try the Mullet Peacemaker and you'll feel what an actual mixed wheel bike feels like, now if you wanna live on the edge then the Mullet Honeymaker will surprise you.... it will scare you how fast it goes downhill

Really cool insight, loving seeing this stuff. Heading to Pemby later this spring, would love to know what trail features in this vid?

Miranda!!! DOPE!!! So stoked for ya! Cool vid!!!

6 foot on a large 2021 RM Altitude.

Waaaaay cool that you document the technical process, but also the psychological approach. There's a lot going on in this one.

get it felt!

This is where I puzzle myself...at 5'10'' with a normal-ish 31" inseam, I'm in that zone where I could stay large or size down to medium. I'm planning my next frame build for later this season or so and am tempted to move to a M...many of the trails and races here locally seem like they'd lend themselves to it. I also make it to the park 10 times or so a year so there's that. It's my main ONE bike to do it all - enduro, park, trails/fun riding so I have to make the purchase $$ count!

I am getting a used xl bike at a good price shall i go for it In 5'10"

I'm hoping you guys have time for a new video soon :-)

This had my heart going so fast. I needed this trying to do this ine myself before it geta destroyed