Medium 18" Polygon Cascade Four 27.5 | You Pick the Parts to Modify!!! Upgrade a Polygon MTB

[@mudko3589]

This is perfect. I bought my cascade 4 after your first video and now an upgrade series !!!!

[@thepoorestman]

Crankset: Claw Drivetrain: Box Handlebars: Acekits Fork: Rockshox Air Fork Pedals: Rockbros Also, keep that kickstand on there😂

[@crazydriver2202]

A Rockshox Judy Air (120mm) would be cool

[@jululugz2893]

Rockbros large pedal? Rockbros large is my current pedal. Still fine one month later

[@thepoorestman]

@@jululugz2893 Same, I have a pair of Rockbros nylons that have lasted for about 2 months or so

[@jululugz2893]

@@thepoorestman they also look cool

[@MichaelRei99]

Looks like a nice set of choices you made there Evan.

[@mtbbudgetbuilds5503]

The best bike reviewer on KZbin I’ll say it every time 😂🤟🏻

[@armandocardenas6094]

He is the one .

[@aidanm5194]

I subbed to this channel because I saw it was interesting and only had a couple of subs. Now you have awesome videos and over 100k. Great video!

[@Domthemechanic]

Eyyo another og over here, I been watching since live 6k

[@Domthemechanic]

*like

[@enarvaez]

Crankset : Claw Drivetrain: box Handlebars: Corkit Fork: Bucklos Pedals: Rockbros Other than that no other options. Love the videos!

[@AndyHill]

Claw Advent Acekit Rockshox Fooker. Which is not the kind of sentence I thought I would be forming when I woke up this morning 🤔

[@ivancostner3187]

I've been interested in Polygon for a while now. Excited to see you review them.

[@jasonmcmountainbiker2889]

The claw since we have not seen those yet , and pro rush drivetrain . Corki handlebar. Rockshox air fork . Fooker pedals . Add dropper post

[@ewansimpson1602]

Fork: Rockshox Judy Air (it has a straight taper and is pretty cheap) Cranks:IXF Drivetrain: Box Brakes: Shimano MT200

[@vivek_v]

Fork: SR Suntour Epixon 120m pedals: Deity Deftrap Dropper post: Brand X Ascend with Wolf Tooth Lever Drivetrain: upgrade to MicroShift Advent 1x9 Tires: Maxxis Agressor/Maxxis Ardent Race f/r Crankset: I don't know since I don't have personal experience with anything non-sram

[@briang2853]

Bucklos please. Falls right in line with that budget friendly parts your channel is just known for. My wildcard choice would be the seat. I would really like to see the choices there.

[@64Spokes]

Cranks- the claw Drivetrain- advent x Handlebars- corki Fork- slackerizer Pedals- chester Bonus- better tires? Big fan of maxxis but they don’t offer many budget options to my knowledge

[@mattfritzz]

Crankset: JGBike Groupset: Box Handlebars: Acekit Fork: Rockshox Pedals: Fooker Also consider adding a dropper

[@sube1979]

As an owner of this model of bike you are right the first thing I changed was the pedals. I went with Red RaceFace Chester's. I'm not too familiar with any of the brands you mentioned due to being very new to mountain biking. I do like budget friendly upgrades that give best bang for the buck.

[@SekritKomrade]

Kev, thanks for all of the cool content and steering me quickly to purchase the Ardor X1. IT's at my house already. One thing I would love to see you upgrade ANY bike with on your channel, it's pricey, but a Cane Creek 1.5+ AngleSet Headset to make a super slack hardtail. The Ardor X1 would actually be really cool, to see a Walmart Bike with 65degrees and 2.6's. Thanks again for your time and effort. Can't wait to put a KevCentral sticker on the Ardor X1

[@KevCentral]

Thanks for the comments. Note that more slack than 66 and it loses a lot of the XC traits that fit my local trails

[@matrixracing8268]

Crankset: IXF Cassette and Derailleur: Box Prime 9 Fork: RockShox Judy Silver TK (I wouldn't go 120mm) Pedals: RockBros Handlebars: Acekit

[@grahamhowland566]

My choices for what it’s worth would be ixf, advent, ace kit, rockshocks , fooker and tyres for the wild card or a budget dropper post. Thanks as always for the great content and budget minded stuff for folks like me that can’t justify buying a bike that costs more than a car 😀👍🏻

[@SonjaTheDork]

Crank: IXF is tried and true, but the Claw would be a bit more interesting since we haven't seen it yet. Drivetrain: Advent or Box would be a good fit. Bars: Acekit or FMFXTR. Fork: Rockshox Pedals: Rockbros

[@judechandler5102]

Wildcard here. Upgrade front rotor and adapter to 180mm, and/or swap to metallic or sintered disc brake pads to loose the fading problem resin pads have when riding on the brakes a lot

[@osvaldo0074]

Crankset: JGBike Drivetrain: Advent Handlebars: FMFXTR Fork: Rockshox Air Fork Pedals: Race Face Suggestion: Brand X dropper post? Or a handlebar basket? 😂

[@deetv.fb.]

Crankset: iXF Groupset: Box Handle Bars: FMFXTR Fork: Bucklos (I have one i love it! i ride extremely rough terrain) Pedals: Fooker Bars: RaceFace

[@heddingmyway5442]

Crankset: JGBike Drivetrain: Advent Handlebars: FMFXTR Fork: Bucklos Bolany ZTZ Air Fork Pedals: Race Face Chester or Ride Pedal Suggestion: The Selle Royal Unisex Freeway Bike Seat available at Walmart for $25. It is made in Italy. You may want to add a Selle Royal large gel seat cover at Walmart for $20 in your review.

[@darrenhooley8472]

Joker Wildcard: Go rigid with the fork. If not this bike on a future build. Kind of like a mountain bike/gravel hybrid which is kind of popular with some makeovers on a older mountain bike frame that is not getting much use.

[@Graeleaf]

I would use: #1 IXF Crank set #2 Box drive train #1 Ace Kit Jessica handle bars #2 Rockshox air fork #1 Rock Bros pedals

[@brianwalker9793]

What I would do and what I want to see are totally different! Advent Rockshox will make the biggest difference. The rest are all pretty much the same. But I really want to see the slackerizer! And I would like to see your take on cheap air forks (I suspect they will be fine, but no fine tuning until an unforeseen catastrophic crash?) But how about go AliExpress and get an LTWOO or Sensah rear mech? Would live to see your impression of a Cheap Chinese 1x11!

[@jastaferrero124]

Crankset: ixf Drivetrain: box Fork: bucklos I have this same bike and am looking to upgrade it so I'm very intrigued to see how it turns out

[@swiftlonearcher1176]

Cranks: the claw Fork: rockshox Handlebars: acekit Drive train: pro rush Pedals: chesters in black Also you should try out a external dropper post on it.

[@BMOutdoorz]

I don’t think they sell the prorush drivetrain other then on bikes

[@BMOutdoorz]

Nvm I hadn’t heard what he said right

[@alexjohn5251]

So excited to see what you do with this bike!

[@evanroth3235]

Crankset: claw Drivetrain: pro rush Handlebars: corki Fork: RockShox Pedals: rockbros Wildcard: find the cheapest dropper post you can find on amazon/eBay and give it a test

[@triggeredcat120]

Claw crankset, Pro-Rush drivetrain, Acekit Jessica’s, Rockshox air fork, Race Face pedals. This is a sharp looking bike and I never heard of Polygon until recently. The mint is really unique, plus you’re highly visible too.

[@SilveradoOutdoors0205]

Cranks:1 Groupset:1 Handlebar:1 Fork:4 Pedals:2 Maybe a transx dropper post?

[@garycallahan7867]

I enjoy all of your builds so I’m sure it will be interesting. I would like to see your take on the Bucklos/Bolany fork and one of the budget group sets. Alloy seat post if the factory is steel.

[@982Nighthawk1337]

Crankset: Claw Groupset: advent x Handlebars: acekit Jessica Fork: slackerizer Pedals: rockbros

[@jonathancairns9944]

Crankset: show us the CLAW! 😄 It's new and different. Don't become repetitive like some others... Keep reviewing something new for your channel and you'll have me and others stoked for many more years to come. Drivetrain: Advent X has a larger cassette and an extra gear, but there's nothing wrong with Box... But, I'm not riding it. Doi what YOU like here. Handlebars: Hey, again, it's not my bike... Ride what makes you most comfortable. Fork: Let's see that Slackerizer or tapered fork conversion headset, because you've never done a video on these parts, nor have I seen anyone else's. Could be really good for views too, plus you've already shown us these other options. Pedals: Rockbros, because I want to see a longterm review on these. Keep up the good work!

[@FelixT370]

fork: manitou markhor! drivetrain: micro shift advent 9spd/advent x/ acrolyte 8spd

[@sstrazzi]

Claw, advent, Corki, slackerizer, rockbros, more aggro front tyre (leave the back)

[@UnPolacoLoco]

crankset: 1-ixf // derailleur: 1-advent // handlebars: 2corki // fork: 2-rockshox // pedals: 3-raceface

[@txslacker6179]

2-JGBike 3-ProRush 8 speed with 11-42 2-Corki 4-Slackerizer 1-Rockbros Fun project but part of me feels like this bike deserves better 😂

[@benfreedman7901]

Ixf Advent x Ace kit Rockshox Rockbros Wildcard: Add a dropper! I have a cable less dropper on my gt aggressor pro where the dropper lever is built into the post!

[@Outdoor_MED]

Saddle: Ergon Pro or SFC3 Pedals: RF chesters Handlebars: Fatbar Wild card: Tubeless

[@kleenepeppa]

Cranks: JGBike Drivetrain: Advent Bars: Acekit Fork: Rockshox Air Pedals: Rockbros Thats the parts I would choose

[@jaimelimon1547]

Hey kev, for the Polygon bike go with JGBIKE for the crankset, BOX for the rear deraillur and ROCKSHOX for forks.👍👍

[@singletona082]

Something I want to see you do: Do a video for those that want to build a bike from the frame up and see what the minamum budget is. Not for high end parts. Like... 'minimum viable trail bike that has upgrade potential.' see what that is like vs buying from walmart to see if you save money goig all diy or if having to buy everything as am end customer screws you over compared to, example, buying an aluminum comp.

[@kevinshort3943]

Normally buying a bike is far cheaper than making one up from components.

[@matthewtmcdonough]

“The Claw”!

[@iandouglas8876]

Crankset: Jg bike Drivetrain: pro rush Bars: Corki Fork: Bucklos/bolany/ztz Pedals: rock bros And as the wild card a tri wonder bike stem only 6.99 on Amazon

[@MikeinCC]

IXF crankset, mostly because it's an old XT knockoff, which is good looking. Rear derailleur: Box all the way. Front cockpit: None of the above. Wake brand in red, instead. Fork: Rockshox

[@MichaelRei99]

I think the rockshox fork is the right choice because what’s the point of upgrading if you are not making a marked improvement plus go with whatever pedal gets you closest to the color of the bike.

[@rockster1385jh]

Hey I have the same bike and If I may speak freely I would chunk the tires and go with a set of Maxxis Minions DHR II and DHF the stock tires that came with my Polygon wasn't that grippy... the rear just spun more than I'd like Also, pay attention to the rear hub...mine has "Hub Roar" and I've had it for nearly a year Oh! one more thing, be mindful of the rim tape...I've hat to replace many innertubes then I used gorilla tape to replace the stock rim tape... haven't had a flat since. Can't wait to see how this bike turns out I'm excited to see what you do to it :)

[@545future6]

upgrades 1. cranset-ixf 2. pnw loam dropper post 3. box derailleur and cassette----new shifter obviously 4. race face pedals 5. through axle for front and back wheels 6. lock on grips 7. ROCKSHOX AIR FORK

[@Sandriell]

I didn't know there was going to be a test! lol I'll go with Crankset: Claw, Drivetrain: Box, Handlebars: Acekits, Fork: Slackerizer, Pedals: Fooker

[@Larry93215]

You always get a thumbs up I've found the expensive forks are much better than the 129 dollar kind

[@ryanmarotta2413]

Crankset: 2, Groupset: 2, Handlebars: 2, Fork: 2, Pedals: 3, Wildcard: Tubeless tires

[@WilliamCadiz]

3, the whole way thorugh! Great video, glad Polygon was able to get the correct size out to you! I'm a big fan of 1x drivetrains and what I run on all my bikes, but 2x is nice depending on the terrain you're riding

[@octogintillion]

1. Claw 2. Advent X 3. Corki 4. ZTZ (I was looking at this one on Amazon a while back, I would really want to know how it performs.) 4. Rockbros

[@abelponcedeleon]

Get a Manitou Markour Fork. Amazing fork. Have it on my 2001 Diamondback Response.

[@adamneulander]

Claw crankset, box, acekit jessica, rockshox air fork, rockbros pedals, and write in: brand x ascend dropper

[@aaronbehindbars]

Claw crank because different is fun. AdventX. Use the the cable guide previously occupied by the front derailleur cable for an external dropper (the TranzX Kitsuma is a great budget option). Jessica bars because that's my wife's name. Leave the factory fork because it has the matching graphics. Pedals, matching Chesters.

[@newenglandskier13]

Crankset: Claw Groupset: Advent Handlebars: Corki Fork: Rockshox Pedals: Race Face

[@dougse-bike9770]

Front-2 rear- 3 except with Axum AXE bars-1 fork-4 pedal-2 Fooker alloy

[@RIPStampysLovelyWorld]

Great video Kev!! Keep it up with these awesome videos. I'm a little confused how you have hydraulic disc brakes with a 3 by??? Normally you have a 1 by BEFORE than hydraulic, or both at the same time. I dont think I have seen that bike's setup before LOL. 3: THE CLAW | 2: BOX | 1: ACEKIT | 3: BUCKLOS BOLANY ZTZ | 2: FOOKER | I think you should use a wired dropper with external cable routing maybe.

[@KevCentral]

Thanks. I’ve seen 3x with hydraulic on lots of bikes, even at bike shops

[@RIPStampysLovelyWorld]

@@KevCentral I made the comment after watching the review and you did some ideas on upgrades and I kept getting SURPRISED and had to keep re-editing my comment to answer your questions! Really great video though.

[@edmundsoja8387]

Go for your regular ixf crankset or funn ridge 1x. Also upgrade the rear derailleur to a shimano slx 10 speed. The fork could be changed to a suntour raidon or epixon, maybe even a rockshox reba or you could change the headset with an adapter to a tapered one so you have the vast choice of tapered forks

[@johnyork6955]

Claw, Box, Acekit, Rockshocks, RockBros. Maybe some Ergon GP3 grips? I’m excited to see the project come together!

[@WhskAZCL]

Nice bike, I would suggest: 2, 3, 1, 3(with #4 too), 1 and the best value budget friendly dropper post

[@adamneulander]

I suggested a brand x ascend, externally routed and pretty good value

[@drjohnson77]

ifx, advent, acekit, rockshox, race face. I don't know if you can find it but think about adding a 120mm rockshox judy silver tk. Should make the head angle a tad bit slacker without raising the bottom bracket too much.

[@BerserkerNick]

FSA makes a headset that will fit this frame, it converts the bottom cup to external making it possible to run a tapered fork, Suntour air fork, Box 9 drivetrain, Claw crankset w/ 32t sprocket, also I'd throw a Trans X external routed dropper post on there and a new set of Kenda tires

[@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921]

Yes, finally this channel is getting it. Slackerizer those Schwinns.

[@pauldc779]

I won't protect you from the hooded claw. Go with the claw Kev. Pro-rush sounds good with the Corki bars.

[@tarstarkusz]

Altus is decent and works well. All of the problems associated with multiple cranks on the front on bigbox bikes do not apply. Leave it alone. Replace the wheels. Those wheels and the hubs are not that good. That's why the wheel was turned into a pretzel.

[@OmarJGill]

Crankset: JGbike Groupset: Advent HandleBars: Acekit Pedals: Fooker Forks: Slackerizer

[@armandopay8921]

IXF , PRORUSH , CORKI , ROCKSHOX AIR FORK , FOOKER, CHANGE THE STEM IXF and love the colors I'm a Hurricanes fan

[@playgroundchooser]

Whatever goes on, there best be Fooker pedals! Leaned about them from Kev, bought them, started riding them hard, liked them a lot... Then Seth started talking shiz about them. So, I say ride those pedals and don't listen to that... Fooker. 😉😉

[@johnsonjay60]

Claw, (Sram💪) groupset box (sram💪) Bars, Acekit. (Chromag) Fork, Rockshox.(fox💪) Pedal, Chester's (crankbros) 😉

[@mw4518]

Crankset:IXF Groupset:Advent Bars:Acekit Bars Fork:The Slackerizer!!! Pedals: Fookers

[@jiamingzhang147]

maybe try the Bontrager boulevard saddle? interesting shape, comfortable, and bada*s looking

[@youtubeuser1334]

Nah ergon performance seat Pros Light Sleek looking design lower saddle then beach cruiser ones (so thinner) While in the middle for Men gotta protect those 2 jewels Cons Expensive Kinda uncomfortable

[@dominicszorentiniiii3182]

The boulevard is a crusier saddle it would not work well for the body position on an mtb

[@gamby16a]

Claw (out of curiosity) Box drivetrain Raceface pedals for the flex Rockshox fork. No real opinion on the other stuff. Looks like another killer project.

[@zachdotwags]

fork suggestion: manitou machete 120mm. they have a straight steerer with 135QR option.

[@ryanr6466]

I would love to see the Claw crank, RockBros petals, MicroShift derailer, FMFXTR Bars, and most importantly the ZTZ front fork 120 mm travel remote lock. I’m interested in that one so I want to see how that performed. I’m building my own 29er from a Hyper Explorer full suspension and I have purchased the ZTZ already but haven’t installed it yet. I would love your opinion on it first. Thanks.

[@JasonScottCarter]

1. Claw. 2. Box. 3. Ace kit 4. Rocshox Solo Air. 5. Race Face. 6/Wildcard: dropper post

[@judechandler5102]

Conversely to all other comments (apparently), not rockshox. It's too main stream. try Manitou or something different. Ever considered doing a cheap big box disc road bike to gravel bike conversion? there are some interesting cheap all carbon mtb forks out there (Iveke comes to mind) and 1x gravel drivetrains (Sensah SRX pro comes to mind here). Could be an interesting project in the future

[@stevencole7331]

very difficult questions on upgrading . I think the fork Is the most interesting going with a name brand airfork or a budget airfork . I might do both and compare . I think doing the slack adapter is great also . So I would do all 4 choices and do a review on each and how it changes the ride . A bit of work on your part but each has the pros and cons and it would be nice to see which was the best combination . The drivetrain I dont see allot of change in the ride unlike the fork and the headset which can be substantial

[@tonyzki]

IXF, Advent, ACEkit, slackerizer, Rockbros, and an external cable dropper

[@mudkayak6305]

JGbike Crank, Sensah 10x1 groupset 11-42T, Slackerize. Bike looks like a win but for me I'm now refusing high standover frames. As you've mentioned in a previous vid, current aluminum build tech allows for strong frames in pretty much any design config so... please give us a straightline from headset to seatstay to chainstay.

[@paulkerrigan1619]

Throw some 140mm+ air forks on, some wide renthal bars with a slight rise, a zee or saint crankset with some dmr pedals and a 1 x 9 or 10 drivetrain with a xt clutched mech and 11 to 51 tooth rear cassette Ergon saddle and some deathgrips this would make it a very capable trail bike

[@steve-o4994]

JGBike crankse Microshift Advent X AceKit Jessica Bars RockBros Pedals Slackerizer Recomendation Himalo Air fork! Hey Kev would be great to see you try out a Himalo air fork! I've only seen I youtube review on them so far and based of that 1 review they seem to be a superior fork to the other budget fork brands on the market, would love to see you personal opinion as you're probably the best person to review these based of your experience.

[@papiboom6969]

Nice video. Have you ever heard about the NORCO storm 2 is it a good bike?

[@KevCentral]

I know of the brand. Not familiar with that particular bike. Specs look good aside from the fork. That could be better at the pricing I’m seeing this listed for

[@noburt9]

It doesn't look like a bad bike. But if I were you I'd check out the Vitus bikes. They have the Vitus Nucleus that comes in either 27.5 or 29 inch. Has through axel, tapered headset, hydraulic disc brakes, and a box drive train that even has a clutch rear derailleur. It'll probably be what I get when they're back in stock unless I can find something really good on the local used market for around the same price

[@subie68]

I'm having a tough time deciding between polygon or the new axum dp!

[@TheFoxio]

IXF cranks,Advent x drivetrain,Acekit bars Rockshox fork ,Race face pedals & still use the headset slackener :)

[@theshonen8899]

We already know the IXF, Advent, and AceKit are solid, go with something different. Wildcard: Rigid fork.

[@KevCentral]

Ha!

[@waermelon5770]

Deity Compound pedals, Deity bars, and Deore Drivetrain. Maybe some maxxis ardents too.

[@vivek_v]

*Advent 1x9 drivetrain since it's impractical to put a microspline driver on that bike just to get a marginally larger rance

[@waermelon5770]

@@vivek_v Deore is much higher end and reliable though.

[@colemiller9938]

@@waermelon5770 not much more reliable

[@vivek_v]

@@waermelon5770 Maybe a bit more higher end Reliability wise, both are very reliable And not to mention that Microshift Advent 1x9 is so much cheaper than Deore, and doesn't require a new hub driver

[@alex._rfvo]

The claw, box, acekit, rockshox air fork, fooker.

[@oldkicker8958]

First thing I would do if it was my only bike: 1-pedals 2-air fork, 120 travel minimum and 3-1x. The rest can wait.

[@DonnyC305]

Whatever fork you do you should try the slackerizer! I didn't even know that was a thing and would be very interested in seeing how it works and potentially doing it to my bike.

[@juliank911]

Crank 3, groupset 2, handlebars 3, fork 3, pedals 1

[@noburt9]

Ltwoo. I've not heard much of the brand, but have heard some good from their road shifters. Similar to sensah I believe. But they have a 10 speed kit, comes with rear derailleur, shifter, cassette, chain, and even a chainring for the front if you want it. All for about $70. I'm tempted to try it out, but can't come to terms with me taking perfectly fine parts off my mountain bike right now

[@TheRoyalSh0t]

I've always wondered about the Slack R headsets that you can use to make your headtube angle steeper or slacker and would definitely be cool to see.

[@thetech_rider9654]

check out hardtail party on youtube, he has multiple videos on the slackR headsets

[@vitoonto]

Claw crank Advent drivetrain Ace kit bars Rockshox fork Raceface pedals Ergon sm sport saddle wildcard

[@robert50173]

Hard to find QUALITY 3x in front 22 34 44 w 11-36 back. I ride a 17 yr old Giant Iguana disk but want to upgrade since factories aren't making quality 3x in front anymore. Bucklos fork. This would be an SUV. vs forcing ppl to either a Jeep or a sedan. Great content.

[@robert50173]

Quality 3x is the wildcard. LB shops are saying I need to highly customize something new to get what I want, and it will be expensive and technically difficult. They suggested Surly at $ 2200+...

[@robert50173]

I also use a 17 year old Cane Creek Thudbuster LT. Problem free and so sweet.

[@Redmi-pn7ec]

crankset 3, groupset 2. handlebars 2, fork 2, pedals 1

[@bikelifemedia2191]

personally, if i had to customize a bike, id go with box, for the cranks, id go with those action crank arms you had on that hydroform and for the fork id go with the airfork but its how i would do my bike

[@thevapingpolisher9717]

1-Ixf 2 advent 3 ace kit 4 x-fusion - $180 5 raceface