Fixing my subscriber's trashed bike! Sad to Rad

[@derekhawkins5174]

Thank you so much Evan! It's been great getting to ride together for these past few months. Come out and shred with me in Asheville soon!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I'd love to! So many sick trails out there

[@That_Stealth_Guy]

​@@EvansMTBSaga🤣Like the ones you ride are terrible Evan! I really miss riding in the mountains of southern New Mexico, nothing beats the views out in the desert. Plus it could be 100+ down in the Tularosa Basin and it would be in the mid 80's up in the mountains!

[@yoshi_wrld4892]

Repent of sin and Trust in Jesus! John 14:6 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Matthew 7:13-23 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. -

[@intoyoursoul23]

Awesome idea, Evans. Juuuuust might have serviced the brakes, saved some money on that and taking a look at the setting and servicing the fork might have done more for the armpump than carbon bars :D Love the idea of the series, just my two cents is showing to people that with less money and better servicing they can get great results.

[@se4g4e]

Just what I was thinking. By the looks of the bike the fork probably needed servicing.

[@andymtb5714]

Yeah thinking the same. You'd be surprised how much you can change by just doing a good service on the components that need it.

[@adamneulander]

Facts servicing would've been a lot better

[@Coerced]

Fully agree. Just service the thing. Don't promote spending another arm and a kidney every time something performs subpar. Save your wallet and be a bit more eco friendly too.

[@geertalmekinders2864]

yeah for sure, that thing really needs servicing. also it didn't look quite dialed in maybe some setup changes?

[@camperhonsa8633]

I think a suspension service would have helped so much more than carbon bars. Either way this is an awesome series, keep it up🤘

[@jamescurtis9586]

yea, how do carbon bars even help????

[@camperhonsa8633]

@@jamescurtis9586 They can be engineerd to allow for some flex to help absorb impacts and manufacturers also claim they absorb vibrations. In my experience the difference is almost indescernible between carbon and alloy.

[@FoxSock]

@@camperhonsa8633 you can brag about the fact that they can cause serious lung damage if broken

[@camperhonsa8633]

@@FoxSock No, well only if you pierce your lung with them😂 Carbon dust is only a result of cutting carbon with a saw, not snapping it.

[@tempestthegoat]

either way it reduces weight and a tune up is probably less than sick new bars

[@chrisjones7281]

It was cool to see new brakes but you could have put on new pads and a bleed. SRAM Guides are pretty powerful. I use them in the bike park and stop power is not an issue. Maybe you can use those on a future project 😎

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Future project for sure 👍

[@th_js]

Yup, Guides are often good enough for most people. They just get a lot of hate because some people can't set them up properly and base their experience on that.

[@youtubeviewer9523]

Guides just don't have enough juice for me personally, and I weigh 110 pounds lol. And they are set up right. I am a bike mechanic.

[@th_js]

@@youtubeviewer9523 That's true, I guess people that brake a lot need bigger brakes.

[@chrisjones7281]

@@youtubeviewer9523 lol I weigh 175lbs and they have a lot of power. ANY brake can slow down a 110lb person. You do have to close the bleed screw though😁

[@tracymcmanus550]

Love what you’re doing here. Great to see you supporting companies like Trail 1. Another good one is PNW. I was able to pick up new bars from them while they were having a sale. Completely changed my ride. Keep pumping them out!

[@VACPOV]

Great job and very helpful to help out another fellow rider with some upgrades just makes our community better looking forward to your upcoming videos

[@centralin2000]

as a german i am happy to see that you like "our" products so much, like Canyon (i also ride an Canyon) and Magura and Ergon. I hope your subscriber enjoys his bike.

[@caseybechard9562]

Great video concept! I think this could be a really popular series.

[@justsomeone9876]

This is just awesome giving back to your subscribers for there support and a new series cant wait for the next one

[@thinshadow]

Super awesome of you to do this, and I love the idea of having your video revenue be the budget for the work. Really clever idea!

[@timslim1529]

Wow dude got free upgrades and put the time pressure on you. Cool of you to do that man. Hope it comes back around for ya. You deserve it

[@offdaystv]

Your videos and GMBNs videos are the gold standard of mountain biking content and information. I prefer you because you don’t assume we have thousands to spend on parts and I like your honest reviews. You are also fantastic at explaining things and keeping it interesting

[@andrewpm2]

Helping your viewers/subscribers is awesome! Spreading the love and making it interesting at the same time. Great content my man

[@playgroundchooser]

Yeah! Fooker pedals for the win! KevCentral introduced those to me back when they were only $18 a pair! Rode them hard for three years, still working great.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

That's impressive - 3 years! I may have to try them out

[@playgroundchooser]

@@EvansMTBSaga Full disclosure: I do take them apart periodically and re grease the bearings and such to keep them smooth. But as a habitual pedal striker, I'm certainly impressed that they haven't imploded. 🤣

[@Sebfish]

Yk they are knock off raceface Chesters right?they cost £4 more over in the uk!

[@playgroundchooser]

@@Sebfish they cost *more* than the Chesters? 😳 That's ridiculous!

[@Sebfish]

@@playgroundchooser I think it’s because it’s from America but the shipping is free on joth

[@AMTBer]

Another great video as always I love how you do nice things for other bikers and help them get back on the trail.

[@caldeoreaginkarlr.4065]

awesome! Evans. You really are one of the kindest mtb youtubers out there. Keep doing what you do best

[@LoganJohnston190]

Super cool of you to do this for a subscriber! Love your channel

[@AmogusSusAmongusSussyBakaAmogg]

Never seen that cable system before, pretty neat! You can call it semi-internal.

[@YoungDoug13]

The Ergon grips but then fooker pedals made me chuckle. No love for RaceFace Chesters I guess. Bike looks killer

[@RF250FONSECA]

Nice to see you doing stuff like this supporting the community 👍

[@caseys_cozy_garage]

This series is a fantastic idea, I feel like many of us have deferred maintenance, mismatched parts, and worn out stuff. My bike could use a few things yet I continue to ride it how it is haha

[@dimitargeorgiev1293]

Keep it up man. Your videos are the best

[@Jan-Cort]

Damn man, from a great high low bike series, to this... you deserve to be a fulltime KZbinr in the future!

[@Micholero]

Insanely great content! Been following since the Polygon D7 review and been hooked on the expensive vs cheap series. Cheers, Evan!

[@techjeeper8800]

So cool you went with Sad to Rad!! Keep it up man, been here since the Axum and I’ll keep on watching.

[@a.s5774]

Helping a person with “trashed” bike that’s worth a couple grand and is a very good bike brand instead of actually helping someone with a actual trash bike

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Keep sippin that haterade bud

[@eugene44569]

Nice that you are doing the sponsorship part with the bike cleaning. Making the best of your time!

[@Impeccableimagedetailing]

I love your channel. I really enjoyed this type of fix er upper video! Please do more of these!!!

[@southernmtbtrails6382]

Cool - wishing I lived in Phoenix area! I will be watching all of this series.

[@thedemonhamster]

This is such a cool series! I love the idea of using the revenue from each video to fund the next one.

[@JoshTaylor]

Evan -- LOVE the concept you've got here! Sharing this to our NOVA MTB group

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Thanks Josh!! I appreciate that big time

[@ABDdrummer]

Cool idea, happy to see you’re making good use of the new carbon frame on high bike too. 👌🏼

[@EvansMTBSaga]

It's growing on me!

[@Kcducttaper1]

Man, I'd have done that a LOT differently. - For the brakes, I would just do a proper service with some new pads and maybe new disks and you should be golden for a lot less $$$. - Not sure what the carbon bars were about either - maybe to reduce vibration? I think some of those Spectrals already have carbon bars if I'm not mistaken. I bet grips helped more than anything. - I'd spend some time to give the drivetrain, shifters, suspension, and dropper post a really good clean and tuneup watching for worn out components. - I refuse to buy Fooker pedals as they're basically a direct chinese copy of Chester pedals.

[@stevebrennan6197]

hope brakes they are so powerful and exspensive so if you want very good brakes hope brakes are the best trust me

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I tried to get orange Hopes for his bike but they wouldn't come in time. I definitely want to try them

[@jorgesoares1414]

Love your videos man. Keep up the good work Love from France

[@purplegarage05]

I guesss I'm a bit of a canyon fanboy after getting one but they have some of the best looking frames on the market imo! Sick build cant wait for the next episode!!

[@JamesRobertMTB]

This is such a sick thing to do. Good on you buddy!!!

[@johnlove4390]

Thank you Evan. Enjoy your videos. Try to watch every time I see a new video. The hi bike low bike series was enjoyable.

[@ValentineState]

One of the biggest things for arm pump is proper fork set up - correct air pressure, correct tuning and the right amount of volume spacers will go a long way. Even without a full fork service, just cleaning and lubricating the stanchions and seals would help tons.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Do you have a recommendation on stanchion lubrication?

[@ValentineState]

@@EvansMTBSaga yes actually I’ve used WPL Forkboost lube. It’s not too expensive and it actually pulls dirt and dust from the inside of the seals. Highly recommend getting some!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Thanks Cole! I absolutely love their chain lube. My chain is always dirt free

[@alejandrobrownloucity1783]

Great video! I think series might show some others smart upgrades as well. Although, I think that servicing the suspension might leave a great impact than upgrading the bars. Overall, nice watching you, and can't wait to see more! 👍

[@yoshi_wrld4892]

Repent of sin and Trust in Jesus! John 14:6 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Matthew 7:13-23 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. -

[@3074x4-Garage]

Love your Channel! Gives me hope on my build I’m currently working on with the budget stuff you do!

[@molybdnum]

That downtube cable shroud is pretty slick. Seems like a good compromise between ease of access and routine cleaning / looks. @3:41" Not sure if it got lost in the edit, but stem pinch bolts should be loose until after you do the top cap and only then tightened down.

[@alexdrift6285]

Not so slick when they brake because of shredding and Canyon asks you 75 euros for 3 pieces of plastic basically.. happened to me on my Canyon Torque

[@rawrnow]

Subscribed when you added the orange flair! Keep the quality coming! Diggin the 80s tech sound track!

[@dho]

man that's a really sick idea! the bike honestly turned out great. would be great if you could find a teen shredder with a cheap bike that needs upgrades. $200 microshift advent x groupset, some value parts and maybe good tires and brakes and i feel like that'd be money well spent

[@Saiffai]

This hole update cost more than my hole bike XD

[@hurrikaneiii]

Glad you are helping someone out.

[@Jinedan]

Another great series - your channel is sure to blow up!

[@danneubauer6474]

Great idea for a series, keep it up!

[@markusvillamor]

LOVE TO SEE THAT YOURE HELPING OTHER BIKERS! a fan from PH

[@Bikes_N_Adventure]

Importance of maintenance is highlighted here! Would love to see an Evan style "In the shop" series!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Could you elaborate on what "in the shop" series is? I'm always open to new ideas!

[@Bikes_N_Adventure]

@@EvansMTBSaga Sure! Maybe make some how-to videos covering all the procedures and maintenance you normally show in the vids! you make it look so easy, could be a great avenue for your channel, super helpful as well. Side note: Super stoked to see your channel grow as I grew up in phoenix myself!

[@xxblazeshadowxx]

Absolutely love the B roll during the squarespace. I know it sounds stupid but i wish more creators would do this.

[@hoopman05]

Wow another unique content from Evan once again. Great job!

[@owensanchez6594]

Thanks for the awesome videos dude they are always sooo cool! keep it going.

[@MtbFeeling]

Insane transformation!!!

[@nl3712]

The new way of doing the ad for square space is WINNING

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Thanks! It's a lot more work, but I like it too

[@Mike38901]

This is awesome!!! Great video and idea of giving back!!!

[@coreybeck7148]

You are super generous! Keep up the good work!

[@BalaHewinson]

great idea! i hope to see more of this series soon!

[@moo_8736]

38k subscribers that’s huge

[@kaseykohler1490]

Magura is definitely one of the brake companies that you absolutely need to bleed it correctly. It is not hard per se but specific.

[@leonbarrett5264]

Great video Evan I really enjoyed watching you upgrade bikes it gives me lots of ideas for my mtb bike

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Glad to hear it!

[@dio2970]

hi evan im curious? how did you get the money for the hi lo series? 20k is a hell lot, but it turned out worth it , thanks

[@R3ddyyg]

Sponsors maybe? Plus squarespace ads probably

[@kyleelliott8364]

Mexican mafia🤣

[@EvansMTBSaga]

People are so worried about this. I'm fine, no debt whatsoever

[@R3ddyyg]

@@EvansMTBSaga Good to hear, i think you deserve all and more of what you are achieving with this channel! I totally didn't expect a series like this and it's great to watch

[@gstpierre69]

He probably has a good job and he got the bike that he wanted. Just so happened that he was kind enough to share the process with the rest of us! *insert dentist joke here*

[@robinrai4973]

Nicely done and nice series idea! I'd service the old problem parts now

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Yeah going on another subscribers bike down the road!

[@ald1389]

Evan's Pimp my Bike Saga! Love it.

[@ramadhan_lutfi1666]

Great video, cant wait the next project

[@CoachLo3]

Great video as always. Guessing a Missouri guy probably could get his bike to you though to go from sad to rad haha. Looking forward to the next video and seeing your next ride on Strava!

[@KoenNguyen13]

Even if you went 300 dollars over budget you didn’t care. You just wanted another person to be more safe on the bike. Well done.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I agree! He rides some risky stuff too

[@GokkunGuru]

Awesome upgrade. Fooker rocks!

[@takeamericaback1554]

Nice job you hooked him up you're the man

[@brads3111]

You need to do more of these.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Will do! Thanks

[@Donovangulya]

Another fantastic series idea

[@miken8244]

This is a great idea for a series!

[@rickflippin1]

This was awesome thanks

[@spencerisverycool]

Very swag! I love the new series. Very Rad!

[@mushieslushie]

I have the same bike and so far all I have done was brake pads and suspension and brake services. I think I'm clearly not as hard on the bike as him, but I also have rubber caps on my cranks which I think he could have benefitted from also. I also have ergon grips I just haven't bothered to put them on yet.

[@CWBmtb]

Bro! Your channel will blow up! Keep grinding

[@mtb_chode8639]

Love this idea you should definitely continue it

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Definitely continuing it!

[@hugovela2919]

My favorite channel for sure. Keep it up dude!!

[@harhar4243]

your vids are so entertaining, keep up the good work ❤️

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Thanks again HarHar

[@RayHarperakaRayophilus]

That was dope. Gotta see a hardtail upgrade next.

[@carrotman2871]

Great series!

[@charlieerekuff2334]

Awesome dude you hooked him up

[@delangue1781]

Man, this is like an MTB version of Pimp My Ride, super cool!

[@GavinGery11]

Lol still better than my bike

[@GokkunGuru]

Orange Fox decals too. Wow!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Yeah that really set off the build. I love the color inserts on the calipers too

[@PatatasRider]

Conrgats nice upgrade !!!

[@mtbsc016]

So cool! Can't wait to see more.

[@ynie1]

Loved the concept of the video!

[@dylanandersonmtb7341]

“I’ve got arm pump”, great idea putting even stiffer bars on, definitely going to help 🙄

[@danielvelasquez7708]

Never run Sram Brakes, always run Shimano Brakes very snappy feeling, and less maintenance then DOT fluid. Have two bikes a Marin San Quentin 2 which runs well, the other GT Aggressor's Pro 1x11 which I am planning on selling since late November so 6 months of waiting, and the people I am getting are possible scammer's which I don't want looking for actual buyers. First time watching this video, and I am quite impressed.

[@fcmtb301]

You should do another donut media spin off. Like tool party hi low but with mtb gear

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha you read my mind! Working on a Tool Party first episode coming out next week. I don't want to copy "Tool Party", do you have any ideas for a different name?

[@fcmtb301]

@@EvansMTBSaga grading gear?

[@jhenardvalente1970]

More power to your channel hopefully i can ride with you one day

[@georgemoutafis9264]

Nice video man. I hope there will be more like this!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Yeah this video premise is fun, definitely doing more

[@Danil-Crypto]

when riding with gloves on, it doesn’t matter at all what handles are on the bike. Grips are more expensive than pedals?))

[@T8T-]

I've got a 2022 Spectral 27.5 with the external cable routing and I went through the same thing you did... thinking it would make your life easier, then realizing it's actually kind of a PITA.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha right! I was so confused on what orientation to have the lines and then it had rubber that locks them in against the frame. I was thinking internal routing is easier 😂

[@TrailTherapyMTB]

Evan - I thought that was you 😀. I rode past you both on Saturday coming up the trail near the 46th street parking lot at South Mountain.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha nice! What bike are you riding? I was actually scoping out my next Sad to Rad bike on Saturday lol

[@TrailTherapyMTB]

@@EvansMTBSaga Nice! Its a Vitus Mythique VRX. What trail/area were you riding in the carbon video?

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Oh dang I didn't see you then! I love to spot Vitus bikes out in the public. They're kinda rare! The carbon video was Hawes Iron Goat & NRA pit. I mixed national footage in but no one could tell 😂

[@TrailTherapyMTB]

@@EvansMTBSaga No worries, its black, so not really eye catching. My buddy was riding a orange stump jumper just behind me. I agree most people go blank when I tell them Vitus 😀. Thanks for the trail info, I will need to check those out.

[@noah1239]

From my personal experience carbon bars don’t help a lot with arm pump. However just an ergonomic bar with some good grips and a good suspension setup worked for me

[@SidiNic]

Opinions are different for everyone. After riding for 6 months with alu bars, i switched back to carbon and no more wrist pain

[@stephdiesel2110]

So epic man, love every one of your videos!

[@mrkill-dj6dh]

Thats a lot nicer than the beater i ride at FINS! My Diamonback Recoil would take a lot more to get into shape!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Send me some photos of it! [e-mail]

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Mr Kill, send me a picture of your bike! I might want to do a Sad to Rad on it. [e-mail]

[@kianveiser8697]

Hahah great video, but those def. are some luxury problems. You should see my bike 🙈