Mountain Bike Riding...On A Mountain Bike Channel! | Update Vlog!

[@Yorkshire_Blood]

New subscriber. About to get a Specialized Fuse. Love your vids mate. Great footage. Learning heaps from your videos already. Cheers.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Welcome aboard! You will love the fuse! Glad I could help :)

[@little79bear]

These look like some sweet trails, driven past on the motorway so many times and didn't know that they existed. Great videos

[@olliebtw9433]

I didn’t even know u had anxiety! Good luck with it!

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate! Always an ongoing battle!

[@12e2112]

Great video funny congrat bro!

[@remomarinucci9488]

Love your channel Phil. You do an amazing job. Hang in there mate. You bring a lot of colour to my mountain biking experience. Cheers!

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate! Glad I could help bring you some joy!

[@Rawkus919]

Awesome work. Great video. Great edit. Great trails.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Cheers mate!

[@grant8225]

Nice one Phil, congrats dude.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate!

[@tobycrosthwaite9921]

Yesssss, I love the riding vids🤘🤘

[@tobycrosthwaite9921]

Best part of the vid "I'm gonna call it Bermy McBerm Face" 🤣🤣

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Hahaha was the best I could think of

[@longandwinding]

Nice work Phil! Good to see you back out on the trails. Having bought one, I wouldn't rush out and buy a 9. Nothing beats a gimbal for this style of filming

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate! Good to know. I think the hero 9 is a bit too big for the chinbar so chest mount would be the go, but then the audio wont be as go. KZbinr dilemmas! Might need a gimbal

[@RideyRodney]

@@trailtalkmtb6603 I have the 8, but because the geniuses at GP thought it was a smart idea to make the lens non-removable, I need to use the roll cage. I don't mind using them on chin mount. The roll cage+GP 8 are about the same size and weight as the GP 9, so I don't think size/weight would be too much of an issue, but not sure. It definitely won't feel as nice as the 7 though.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

@@RideyRodney Will have to see once I get it. I feel like they always almost get it right each time but do something to piss everyone off at the same time!

[@A.D.D.O.C.D.T]

Trail Talk MTB The 9 is fire with the lens mod. Run a clip mic to your shirt collar. Hyper smooth 3 won’t need a gimbal ,most videos have it on medium because it’s too smooth on super.

[@rezzickramli9554]

How u find the stock Hans Dampf 2.6 tires?

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

I actually really dig the hans dampf. I think it's the perfect tread pattern for this bike. I'm reviewing the dissector atm so I wanted to go a familiar tyre upfront. I think a speed grip in the rear and soft upfront in the hans dampf would be perfect

[@derstick]

i know you cant share locations or anything but how far away are those other trails? they look pretty awesome. might have to go hunting

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

About a 3km road ride. Not too far at all :)

[@rhyshallit6762]

Ha love your videos, great meeting you yesterday and will hopefully see you out on the trails again

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Nice meeting you too mate!

[@declanfitzgerald2431]

You should mention the new Norco optic line or sight line in the buyers guide on all mountain/enduro bikes, sick video, keep it up.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Great value bikes! Definitely on the lists

[@hunterJHB]

Can you make video on how you setup your t8?

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Will have it in my bike check!

[@skartimus]

It wouldn't be the Australian bush if there wasn't some trashed old car so deep in that you have no reasonable explanation as to how it got there lol

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

hahaha truer words have never been spoken

[@CoorangaCorrella]

Mountain Biking on a Mountain Biking channel... Seems legit Oh and congrats again Phil and keep up the great work!

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Not a scam...

[@CoorangaCorrella]

Heh Exactly, I got what I paid (or didn't pay) for!!!

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

@@CoorangaCorrella Haha thanks mate (didnt see the bottom half of the first message)

[@CoorangaCorrella]

All good, thanks for spending the time to reply (and make these amazing videos)!!!

[@5simmo]

Hi mate, what bar and stem are you running? Wasn’t super stoked on the stock setup but new grips helped a ton.

[@5simmo]

Probably should’ve watched the whole vid before asking this question 😆

[@mtbwill7008]

Awesome finally riding, please do more riding its nice to see you shredding the trails

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate! Was good to get out on the trails

[@orchlongavaa2494]

Sick riding! Can you please do a video on the 2021 Polygon Siskiu N9 and cover your filming gear/set-up.

[@xaviergriffiths8419]

I just ordered a n9 🥵

[@orchlongavaa2494]

@@xaviergriffiths8419 yeah waiting for the XL size to be available.

[@xaviergriffiths8419]

@@orchlongavaa2494 I ordered a median 29er

[@JohnSmith-pg7eo]

Thanks for the video. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the Bird Zero 29 hardtail. Cheers

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Looks like a great hardtail. Big fan of the birds!

[@martenklomp9357]

What was the location of these trails?

[@BernieMc7]

Yep, agreed, watching from Melbs locked down and would be great to know where you are

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

@@BernieMc7 Trail names are in trail forks :)

[@bluemy03]

You should come up to ride the Bouddi trails. Thanks for your videos. Sold me on the T8! Now to sell my Whyte G150 first

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Definitely need to get up there! Anytime! It's a great little bike. Pretty stoked with it!

[@angusd9219]

Marin san Quentin

[@striife4823]

I think Biking on a bike channel is a good idea. good job

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Indeed haha

[@matthewbryant419]

Where are those trails. They look fun.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Trail names are in trailforks :)

[@kobyvb22]

I’m 100% sure you already know about this but if you clean and regrease the headset it will stop that creaking, already did it on my t8 and it hasn’t creaked again so far.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Was going to cover it in the longterm review :)

[@Nick-bi7ll]

it actually also does this on the new d7 aswell

[@rustledjimmes]

Good practise to do it on any mtb after a month or so. I cleaned the headset and found sand or something gritty on the Fork steerer tube.

[@Clipfarmingz101]

It was nice meeting you yesterday bro love the videos good chat you know so much love the channel I was the one on the trance

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Nice to meet you too!

[@StepXX]

Congratulations on your engagement! I would appreciate if you do review of Polygon 2020 N9. Also did you have a chance to ride Marin Rift Zone? If so, how does it compare to T8 in terms of climbing? I heard that RZ is not that efficient going uphill.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate! The T8 and riftzone are very similar. I feel like the T8 might have a bit more pep to it on the climbs but it's very marginal. Bear in mind that a lot of the reviews saying it's not a good climber are taking the tyres into consideration too.

[@StepXX]

@@trailtalkmtb6603 Yep, I remember reviewers saying that stock tires on RZ are heavy and not fast rolling

[@leviwilliams4961]

Giant Reign review

[@sydneyfishing4620]

Where u ever thinking of buying the 2021 alpine trail

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Not really, it's a bit too much bike for the majority of my riding. I think 135-140mm of rear travel with a 150mm fork and a 66-65 head angle is perfect for me

[@hunter5396]

Keep the clean look brother. I dig it. No homo (maybe)

[@JamesRobertMTB]

Really tricky terrain! Good technique though dude!

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate! Didn't even hit the really tricky stuff! Lots of harder stuff out there

[@Nick-bi7ll]

you should do some of the trails in oxford falls they’re pretty sick, there’s some blue, black and double black trails. if you search up coco pops on trail forks you should find them

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Rode them the other week! They were sick. Need to go back and film one day!

[@leviwilliams4961]

Yup they are really good trails, you should organise a group ride there!

[@jm_syd_kid]

Sorry to hear you've been doing it a bit tough. Same as the rest of us in these mental times. I've been getting as many cruisy 35min rides in as possible. Any ride better than no ride.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Yeah pretty hectic times. Being at home isnt the best for a socially anxious person. Good to hear you've been getting out. I think I need to do the same a bit more!

[@tyhenriksen6169]

Love the vids man, thinking on buying a T7 and putting s better fork on it, thoughts?

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Sounds like a good idea! The fork is the main upgrade to the T8. The shocks are very comparable and drivetrains are a consumable ag the end of the day. The marzocchi z2 would be the best value upgrade. You maybe be able to find a 34 or pike used too.

[@canoepolomattyp]

Any chance you’d mind giving a recommendation on new pads for my ‘21 trek ex8? Just gone through my first set.. clearly using them too much and riding to slowly .. I’ve done about 350-400k on the bike. I don’t quite no how many k’s people generally get out of a set but anyway! What would be the best gnar pads to get? Thanks mate!

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

I believe the come with sram g2 brakes on the 2021 model? I would try the metallic pads. They will wear a bit better.

[@noah-476]

so my budget is 1000 what bike do you recommend if i want to hit trails and do jumps

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Will have my buyers guide coming out in the next few weeks for 1k :)

[@noah-476]

Trail Talk MTB sounds good

[@burpedzero]

what size is ur t8?

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

It's a size large and I'm 185cm. Fits like a glove!

[@burpedzero]

@@trailtalkmtb6603 nice! Looks like I’m on my way to get my T7 in L soon!

[@davidhargrave778]

T8 looks pretty slick, though I think I'm going to wait for a new Enduro one (N series)

[@liwx]

Are you using 32mm long stem ?

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

50mm at the moment. I think a 45 would be perfect tho.

[@RideyRodney]

I don't get it, where is the bike review?

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

I you listen very very carefully it's a review in disguise

[@RideyRodney]

@@trailtalkmtb6603 To be fair on you there was still a lot of talk on number of psi, spacers, tokens and other stuff things I don't understand.

[@charliemtbaustralia5308]

Sickkkkk

[@gpearce11]

What a novel video concept

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Just thought I'd shake things up a little you know hahaha

[@JFTM_]

So, bit of a backwards inquiry from me. I currently ride a 2021 Norco Sight A1 29. Not surprisingly from all the media surrounding them, it is an incredible bike. It’s suitable for everything so far, but definitely feeling over-biked on certain trail systems. Short disclaimer, I made the correct decision, only overbiked on about 20% of rides. However, I am interested in getting a cheaper FS or hard tail that I’m less afraid to ride to the shops, and is suitable for the XC style trails that I *sometimes* like to ride. Thinking sub-2.5k AUD - I’ve seen the D & T series polygons recommended, and they are pretty appealing, as is the hawk hill & san quentin. Will something like this be too much of a backwards step after riding the Lyrik and Super deluxe of the Norco, or do you know a bike that might be a happy medium?

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

The Siskiu T, Trance X are a happy medium in my opinion. Coming from a lyrik you will notice the rockshox recon on cheaper bikes to be a bit of a let down. Not that they're bad for the price, just once you know good damping it's tough to go back. I think an all mountain bike and a dual sus downcountry bike is too much overlap. I'd go one trail bike or the sight and a hardtail like a marin San Quentin, Merida Big Trail, Ragley Big Wig etc

[@plusmenewme]

I’m sold after watching this. T8 it is.

[@deako-_-2516]

Hello

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Hi

[@deako-_-2516]

Trail Talk MTB I love your vids and I got in to mtb riding because of you

[@rezzickramli9554]

Hello

[@sydneyfishing4620]

Was this a morning ride or arvo ride

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Arvo ride, 5-7pm :)

[@omegadubs1547]

I so want a t shirt!

[@A.D.D.O.C.D.T]

I’m keen as too ,I’ll rep it up here

[@canoepolomattyp]

me and my 'fiance'*

[@canoepolomattyp]

congrats mate! kiddies next. Side note - that's on a chest mount not a head mount yeah? Thinking if I should go to head mount for my riding vids for something different. I'm using the insta 360 one R. I usually just use the 4k mod but might jump on the old head mount and 360 mod. back to the questions - you're using a chest mount yeah? :P

[@MrHellboy76]

Hey mate I’m looking to buy the 2021 Marin Trail 7 , I’d love to see a more in depth review if you get a chance. And cheers to you man your channel is sick 🤙

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Thanks mate! Should hopefully get some time on one soon!

[@shawn.bourke.3]

yeewww