A Well-Rounded Affordable Hardtail: The Liv Lurra 1 - First Look

[@fpeter01]

Kudos to Liv for making 27,5" bikes. They are so rare!

[@brendahuff5876]

Just ordered this from my bike shop yesterday. I was waffling between this and the full suspension Embolden, but the hardtail won out. Thanks for your review.

[@JasonScottCarter]

My wife has this bike. It's her backup bike to her full suspension but she really enjoys it.

[@JasonScottCarter]

My wife wanted to comment that she is a medium at 5'5". Only upgrade she has made is saddle (personal), grips (personal), pedals, and a 25mm rose bar because she likes a higher stack. Hers has a NX shifter even though Steve mentioned SX shifter on his review unit. Sure this was a supply change at the time of my wife's purchase back in June.

[@Babychickhands]

Just bought this size L and I am 177cm man, hopefully it fits ok, got concerns with the excessive stack got my own carbon handlebars with 25mm rise. Hopefully it has the 150mm travel post like you said, can't wait to pick it up in a few days, currently riding a 100mm travel hardtail with 3x8 and weighs about 16-17kg. It has good tires and been riding it on local trail, will see how this one differs.

[@kimberlypanaro1131]

Just ordered this as well. Cnmant wait. 🤗

[@jurisx85]

Not even Giant has a Hardtail this agressive. Kudos to Liv for making a shreddy girls ht bike! Best wishes, Steve! Get well!

[@d.christopherhoover6153]

They do, it’s called the Fathom, which is what this bike appears to be based on

[@jurisx85]

@@d.christopherhoover6153 the Fathom is similar, but it still has a 66’ HTA, so no. They’re ultimately very different bikes.

[@ADVtheMISSIONARY]

@@jurisx85 you might want to go look up the geometry charts, they are very similar

[@JAvellino669]

Liv claims the same HTA as the Fathom, with both at 66°. Steve may have measured 64.5°, but that could easily be from error or manufacturing inconsistencies.

[@jurisx85]

@@JAvellino669that's a big margin of error.

[@athishmarutharaj6001]

thats really cool for that price of 1500 USD! my hardtail from 2018 coste 900cad. over the years of upgrading I think its total value in parts is now 1700 CAD and went from 34.8lbs to 29.5lbs including a trailer hitch! It's really interesting seeing a new bike and its price compares to an old one with similar upgrades.

[@jackmcandle6955]

Im kind of surprised to see you review a Giant product which i am a fan, it was your review and my not wanting a hardtail heavier than my carbon Trance, I bought a Spot Rocker which is an absolute blast (stk tires) on most eastern MA trails. Thanks

[@SuzeM_C_GravityRider]

Thank you for reviewing this! (& maybe Tess will give it a go if you like it also!!) Have been looking at it so psyched to see what you think about how it rides. :) Be well!

[@KestrelYI]

Very interested in this bike for my SO. She comes right in at 5'0 so it's nice to see a bike with a good low standover height. Makes things a lot less intimidating when riding techy trails.

[@dennisfloyd8514]

Great looking bike!

[@edmergenhagen991]

Keep up the great work👍👍👍

[@fakejin247]

Would love to see you take a looka tt Knolly Bikes Tyaughton Titanium or Steel version of it

[@PNWDad]

Looks like you can get the small with 29" wheels and the Lurra 1 is currently $92 off, $1758

[@brentcollins9727]

Cool shirt!!!

[@Jt3az]

Cool review…cooler Impala/Lazer tee 🤙🏼

[@tonyparkin3379]

UK bike shops are offering 45% off everything. Markets folding. Just got 5ten free riders for £40 instead of £90

[@William.N]

Is Dusty Betty going to be featuring this bike as well? Would love to hear her thoughts as well.

[@hardtailparty]

We'll see... she's a busy lady these days.

[@William.N]

@@hardtailparty Completely understandable. You are in my prayers, good sir.

[@themtchannel2110]

nice vid :) is parts and service a problem with crest fork? i havent seen any testing, reviews, or internals of that fork.

[@obbcmtb9977]

Been hoping to see a ride review of the Cannondale Habit ht. 🤞

[@hardtailparty]

I know you have, I'm excited to film that one. Unortunately I'm currently ill and unable to ride. I'll review it as soon as I'm healthy enough to ride.

[@obbcmtb9977]

@@hardtailparty I’m sorry you haven’t been able to ride. We do love your reviews, both the first look overviews and ride reviews. We are glad that you are able to get this content out for your viewers.

[@solobellimino2356]

Awesome. Looking into something for the lady

[@shaunroach7829]

Great first look Steve!!!! Now the question begs are you going to have Tess take it out for a spin to get her thoughts on it since it was designed for a women followed up by your ride review and thoughts on it?

[@hardtailparty]

That's up to her. She's welcome to take it out;, but she's a pretty busy lady these days.

[@brianfarmer2816]

Do you still have a affiliate code for 9 point 8 slacker R? Going to buy one after watching your review on the Yeti Arc Experimental and wanted to make sure I was using your link and code if you had one still. Great content and appreciate your in depth reviews and honest opinions.

[@hardtailparty]

No, sorry.

[@shawnclone5143]

Steve, a few have commented on the rad t-shirt, and I've liked that one for a while, where is it from?

[@hardtailparty]

Lazer

[@ilyastbox]

Earlier in the comments you said about Giant Fathom review hopefully by year's end. Is there any chance?

[@hardtailparty]

Everything is kind of on hold for me until I recover enough to review bikes.

[@alexp6409]

Is this kinda like a women’s version of the Fathom?

[@hardtailparty]

Not really. Same fork, same parent company but totally different bike with different geo.

[@joshbriggs6912]

Lol redicioilous I got that for 60£ used twice

[@pepeanza6187]

Why not review the fathom 29?

[@hardtailparty]

This is a different bike than the fathom. I've been trying to get a fathom for review for years. No luck.

[@PNWDad]

This bike is similar to the Fathom, so it'll be interesting to see how they compare.

[@hardtailparty]

@@PNWDad it uses the same fork and it's from the same parent company, but the geometry is quite different.

[@PNWDad]

@@hardtailparty oh yeah i meant they're at the same price point and seem to be siblings, that's why I'm interested in how the Fathom compares. The hta you measured really surprised me, because giant says 66 for this and the Fathom. Maybe they measured with sag? Now I'm curious what my fathom actually measures. Wish I lived closer, would love to let you review it.