Here come all the old dudes saying 10 year old bike are better because some melodramatic Italian who pushes banshee bikes and hat arum told them so. The truth is they were not.

figa finalmente un video fatto bene e spiegato con criterio. Grande

You made the Dune better than it was in 2015: 80° SA, 455mm chainstay with a 480mm reach and a 650mm stack is the stuff of dreams. I would really love to try it! I currently ride a Mondraker Level 2020 size M and would love to have +10mm reach and about +15mm stack or even a bit more. Hats off, Rulezman!

Quando sei bravo anche come filmmaker...

Italian drama at its best! thank you!

Le ruote con i raggi Bird sono veramente un sogno purtroppo costano una fucilata a farle assemblare… Posso chiederti una curiosità: ho visto nelle foto a fine video che avevi segato il tubo piantone, per arrivare a che modifiche? Pura curiosità grazie e complimenti per il super montaggio come sempre

More Details about the fork pls! Why You choose this Design? You told us that non usd forks a crap! Even with the new internals its still non usd

Complimenti per la creazione, anche se volevo solo farti notare che purtroppo non tutti dispongono di tempo da dedicare all'allenamento giornaliero (e quindi scelgono un ebike)e che altrettanto non hanno possibilità di usare bici estremamente leggera (e quindi meno soldi più peso). Pertanto lo reputo solo un discorso da radical chic.

Ho sempre apprezzato le tue scelte tecniche ma quella delle gomme xc su una enduro continuo a non capirla. Anyway, ottimo video as usual.

Lo vedo bene come corto al cinema. Come sempre il massimo della qualità.

Great video🎉Will You make some video about the fork.I am very curious.Its Zeb chasis?

Probably can lose 4 lbs just with those tires. Kinda looks like a Gorilla Gravity bike?

I like your Geo, 1300, 650, 450 Ive zeroed in very close to this as well. Im 190cm im not sure what that is compared 2 you. Ive been riding a long time and live in amazing place for and if I took that bike on the ride i did today on a 25kg bike, it would do amazing until the chunky scary bits where speed and commitment carry you through. On less dangerous terrain im sure it Rulez. Peace

price?

They made them heavy and told everyone it was better, meanwhile they created a market for E-Bikes because no one wanted to ride them uphill anymore and the majority of people fell for it. I'm still riding a 2016 carbon enduro bike (race model has extra 50mm of reach) and can see no reason to change. It has everything and more than anything that has come after it, I mulleted it and that slackened the head angle and fixed the too low BB issue. Rear travel is on the fly selectable 138mm or 160mm. Nobody wanted them in 2018 and I paid $1,389.12 US for the complete stock bike, 2nd hand one owner, bike was mint just needed a new cassette and chain. The only thing is the seat angle is not as steep as modern bikes, but I can climb around the steepest of corners no problem so where is the issue? People lift it and comment on how light it is, but it's not that light really, they just have heavy bikes. Just upgraded the suspension front and rear to EXT, changed the handling in a good way by a massive amount. My mate rides a 2016 era carbon Rocky Mountain and that thing is lighter than mine. The only reason I can think why people buy new bikes is because they are bad mechanics.

absolutely stunning

Absolutely beautiful🎉 I agree 100% with everything this man says! Balanced geometry with suspension that does what it's supposed to do. Most will never experience just how good their mountain bike experience could be✨️🫡👍

Dune frame 🤘🏻 is it now a mullet ? Loved my Dune 😍 got a Foxy now

Man's an artist

Sick man🤟🔥

WOW!!! Meraviglioso! Incantevole! Elegante!!!

Nice build!!! Grande 👍🏻

Can you please confirm the rear travel on the Prime V3.2? Other sources list it at 135mm, but I thought you said 140 (2:38).

The difference between SuperTrail/Gravity, 1900g Enduro W33i Syntace wheelset on my dreadnought v1 and the carbon 1550g wheelset/Trailcasing Continental tire with rear insert on my druidv2 is more than noticable. I was constantly beating 3 years old PRs on uphill segments that I did on a normal suspension bike with the high pivot druid. Feels noticably more lively.. Still with my riding weight of around 95kg I am scared to go lighter. Just switched to intend suspension on the druid.. Not yet being able to ride, but I am looking forward to the Finale visit in june this year to test it in a week of riding.

Did you set the IFP depth of 5 mm from bottom out during the filling of the damper with oil? (where you cycled the damper multiple times?)

Amazing video. Many thanks for sharing

I would suggest most of the performance difference here is from the rolling resistance of the tires being much less than the weight of the wheels and/or tires.

The steering wheel scenario is like an Indy car, 3 & 9 o’clock on the hands. I totally agree with this setup, I personally bought a larger frame and am in the process of installing high rise bars and a shorter stem. My LBS didn’t agree with this but I’m the one riding my bike. I think road bikes have influenced MTB too much, as I am coming from dirtbikes I am used to the geometry and riding style of mountain trails and this feels more comfortable and controllable to me. YRMV

Do you think any of this applies to road bikes too?

Ma volevo capire una cosa siccome questa bici mi interessa non essendo un hight pivot come si comporta sul rotto ?

Nice Vid. But doesnt a smaller chainring increase pedal kickback in general, so that u eliminate the benefits of riding small rear cog? Frame Anti Squat is also designed around a specific chainring size in general.

Have you ran the Kenda Nevegal 2 Pro? There’s not a lot of info out there on Kenda tires but those look like a decent middle-ground.

What I found interesting, that you didn’t mention, is during the curb test you can see how the heavy setup over compresses more and the light rebounds very quickly and even touches down on the back side of the curb. The heavy wheel is in the air twice as far. That’s a loss of traction right there

Un’altra cosa che sto notando che mozzi con asse 150 si fa fatica a trovare.

Ma cosa pesa adesso il legend così montata?

23:13 Perhaps an example of hype for short chainstays is the praise for the Santa Cruz Chameleon?

16:08 I’ve seen many videos and articles, stating that we should match stem length to fork offset. So thanks for addressing that point. Overall, great video 👍

i am riding a quiet frankly long bike the forbidden dreadnought v2 and i am really happy. what to say is, that you will have to adapt your riding to the long bike. i hit some things with the bottom bracket. so you need to push the front wheel a little more then usually. here comes a light front wheel handy ;)

thank you so much for zhr effort. i hope you are happy, you are living a dream life with all the riding in the best region of the world. :D

i am to fat for pirope :/

Would the short stem application still be valid for a rider that is more in the XC/Trail category? That doesn't seek out or smash DH rides and enjoys climbing/uphill challenges also? Thanks

Seems sped up to me

You have to test the new EXT Vaia Enduro/DH fork.

The only question I have is do all of the dorado decals come off?

Thanks Excellent Vid 😎 I'll Be Getting A Pro Model For My CF Demo8 😎 I Ride Whistler and Will be on my Bike By the End Of January

This explains everything.. I have been riding motorcycles,atv,atc and everything in between sinc 1982. The first time on a downhill bike (dual crown) I was sending big jumpson the second run.. Its all a marketing scam! Bravo Dave and Aston

Bravo. Non ho sentito parlare di frenata che reputo importante per la regolazione della compressione, per il resto ti faccio i complimenti.

Pretty interesting discussion, and I’m sure it’s great in some applications but I can see some issues. I’m most shocked at the idea of riding XL bike at 178cm, because that makes the front center extra long which puts more weight on the rear, which you’d then have to compensate for by going extra long in the rear. Going slacker (down to your preferred 63*) means even longer front end and need for longer rear. Added all up that’s a long bike, and while that’s no problem for enduro and DH, most of the trails I ride have right turns and switchbacks that favor shorter wheelbases. Inrecently purchased a Banshee Phantom frame and while the wheelbase is longer than the Evil following it is replacing, the front center increase more than makes up for that. Also, I think, since most of us aren’t racers, there is a trade off of playfulness and stability that each rider and bike designer needs to consider for themselves. MTB isn’t a one-size-fits-all sport.

A deep dive into its build, internals, etc would be great

Thanks for the video! The bike is beautiful and provides technical pleasure.😍 To complete the picture, the rider's weight, fork pressure, and spring stiffness are missing.