MTB DOWNHILL FORKS ON A ROAD BIKE - DOES IT SHRED?

MTB downhill forks on a road bike - Does it shred? I customise this bike in to a crazy DH Road bike and hit some local MTB trails and jumps, but how good is it for riding?
I woke up today and thought that this would be a good idea so I got to work on modifying my road bike into a half downhill bike perfect for mountain bike trails. I also thought i'd leave the original drop bars on to make it a little more exciting and it certainly was!! This ridley road bike was given to me when filming one of the episodes of the Road Bike party video that was made famous by Martyn Ashton and I never thought I'd see the bike like this. The forks I decided to fit were the FOX 40 DH forks and of course they shouldn't work on a road bike but with a few mods it was possible to make it happen!! Maybe I have just created a new sport, who knows? Do you want to see more with this ridiculous set-up?
I hope you enjoy the video!
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Welcome to my channel, I'm a professional Freeride Mountain biker and former FMB world champion(2013).
This channel is all about Mountain biking, I make a huge variety of videos for everyone who loves dirt: From downhill biking to slower paced trials riding and everything in between like dirt jumping, slopestyle and enduro!
As well as making entertaining videos(I hope) I also like to help YOU out too, with videos such as:
- How to ride better
- Trick tips and How to's
- Travel VLOGS
- GoPro camera tips
- In-depth entertaining features
- POV craziness
- Funny videos
I also try to reply to everyone so leave some comments too!

[@ukpkmkk_2]

I can imagine how he lost that tooth

[@connorcampbell144]

He lost it very early on, when he was learning to flare, landed flat on his face and knocked himself out for two weeks. He has a video very early on on his channel

[@shaundarville9063]

Bruh

[@Juls-sy3qu]

Me to

[@fguille94]

I read this as he was hammering the whole suspension... damn

[@imsulongozukum7484]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelk1051]

"This frame is stressed out and going to snap." Proceeds to send it down stairs.

[@carmadmatt9050]

It's just the bracket on the forks hitting the frame

[@jrzblue3486]

Matthew Bunting that can be bad, dude

[@h82fail]

@@jrzblue3486 yeah but its just damage that could make the frame fail - not the frame already failing like he thought :)

[@Nurritu358]

I'm the 1 thousandth like 😎

[@msunder0115]

I could definately use one of those forks you got laying around.

[@MTBer193]

lol i have no flipin forks on my fatbike but have forks on my hardtail mtb LOL I NEED THOOSE FORKS

[@happyx7203]

PHANTOM SLASH there down hill forks 😂 u could never use them properly on a fat bike or a hard tail 😂

[@acongudhgede5867]

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[@danpetrea]

You want to upgrade your road bike, don't you?

[@msunder0115]

@@danpetrea Absolutely! Except it's a giant hybrid

[@awannajaa_]

Nobody: Sam pilgrim when sees a old bike : Let's test it on a Fox 40

[@engineergaming4295]

This bike is actually not old, the paint job was custom made for him and it was assembled by gcn

[@Windows350]

@@engineergaming4295 i feel so shit for that road bike, im riding mtb and road and to see the expensive components being just trashed is fucking sad to me

[@brodystaff]

@@Windows350 as long as your having a good time trashing it, it’s fine

[@No_ReGretzkys99]

​@@Windows350don't watch 😂😂🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🥳🥳🥳

[@kylerwallace7978]

When his old forks cost more than my whole familys mtbs

[@paeng8994]

And he just hammering it damn.

[@charliedoman6188]

Costs more than my house

[@ordinary.raihan]

That dura-ace shifters too tho

[@RoScFan]

@@charliedoman6188 Your HOUSE?

[@travisknott5711]

when the bike and forks sams's wrecking are worth more than all 4 bikes in you garage together... (3 are nice. trek 1000, heavily upgraded aggressor pro, and an orbea agua)

[@malmsey1541]

Can we talk about how strong those carbon road wheels are.

[@charlieblack2700]

Yes

[@nickhuff90]

Yes

[@sambrown6765]

Yes

[@rorymadden4999]

Yes

[@danielgourdikian7263]

Yes

[@andrekaled]

Sam: I don't like doing things badly 1 minute before: *slamming a hammer into a Fox 40*

[@Losovox]

AndreKaled so true

[@rachaelpollard123]

What front teeth

[@willsohrnberger2441]

or "sanding" the tube with the pavement lol

[@gonzalo.c7394]

man, it hurts every time he does that

[@0harris0]

its a plastic or hard material hammer! the end caps are not made of metal

[@mesk412]

Sam, you are the man at subtlety trolling all the OCD bike nerds out there. It's the best

[@hugoyoung4890]

What's subtle about this?

[@ToddBeckerPhoto]

@@hugoyoung4890 I guess it was too subtle for you

[@frunkorama4566]

Leo Kast gefällt das. ;)

[@FreekaPista]

Hey Sam! you should ride this behemoth into the gcn offices and ask them to do a bike review! I think they'd love to see their old bike in it's new and improved state haha

[@asisqueezylovediary6474]

I would totally love that kind of video showing ur achievements to GCN OFFICE I would loveee that dreams

[@Purzelburschen]

Never seen something more beautiful in my life. A roawnhill bike.

[@haltheakston3469]

Imagine just seeing Sam on your local trails riding a road bike with downhill forks 😂

[@jamescraven4832]

I would piss myself and see if I could over take him

[@darinvangundy4183]

I built my own version of this bike years ago, right at the begining of the Cyclocross bike craze. I used a free aluminum Vilano road frame and a Suntour 30 fork. It was a 1x7 drive train. I loved that bike. Someone actually bought it off me while I was out riding some local trails. I ended up taking an uber back home. Great video and thanks for the constant awesome content.

[@xxclusive8380]

Its almost like Sam wants to lose more front teeth 😂😂😂

[@ULTRAVISTA.]

I swear. Dude has no fear

[@peterzingler6221]

Gotta get them equal

[@chrishooker1393]

Hi I'm a new fan

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

full face=sketchy ride

[@oliveszz547]

He needs a gum sheild

[@christianholmstedt8770]

Nobody: Sam Pilgrim: The $4000 carbon frame is going to snap.

[@adolfhitler129]

Still sends it thou😂

[@StigNorrena]

😂😂😂 Next time: downhill unicycle. Just put a saddle on the handle bar and go for it!

[@rolux4853]

Well your obviously not an freeride veteran. I suggest you go back to the glory days of the early New World Disorder movies. In the early 2000s there was such a thing as freeride unicycling!

[@1911Zoey]

What about downhill riding just like the ancients do? Just a huge wheel and you have to balance on top of it as it rolls down. Lmao

[@ewann3]

fork replacement / headset fit: tools required:- multitool, hammer. torques - just before shearing or stripping, all bolts. DUN

[@adamzcra6150]

Nobody: Sam Pilgrim Next Episode: DOWNHILL FORKS ON A BMX WITH ROADBIKE BARS AND A MOTOR!

[@SamPilgrim]

HAHAHAH YES!

[@getis1694]

true

[@xxclusive8380]

I thought that at 6:31 sounded and looked e powered hahaa dope!!

[@tallpaull9367]

I only see one fork on that bike

[@Idisagreethisisnotanon]

Sam Pilgrim please do it!

[@jisos5965]

That level of creativity is incredible XD

[@james-jq7qr]

Sam show us the fresh DH rig you never finished

[@borbers8460]

No one gonna talk about the fact he casually has forks as expensive as apartments?

[@asisqueezylovediary6474]

That's, the point to shready better :)))

[@zachpowers7972]

​@@petrichor3647 like 2k

[@rajgill7576]

I aspire to live a life where I have $1400 forks just laying around

[@highlandoutsider]

"the tree on the left is a danger, the bush on the right is a danger" dude, you forgot the biggest danger...the bike lol

[@samengland3989]

Ha Ha Sam is riding faster on THAT thing than I ever could

[@tchapk1200]

Sam you should collaborate with Seth’s bike hacks

[@A_W_Bell]

They should meet up at whistler

[@ariebenschop4632]

Haha Seth is a little more caring for his bikes I'd say

[@fedi1140]

@@ariebenschop4632 he could learn a thing or two from Sam

[@adammontgomery4398]

Seth would sh*t his knickers if he saw how Sam put a bike together!

[@ElegansXShamrock]

fuck a Seths bike hacks...dude is famous because he's such a relatable schlub to the rest of the dad bods out there that halfway gave up on life and live off beers and child support alimony payments. >>again, fuck a Seths bike hacks

[@marclafrance3816]

“This guy has had a lot of head injuries and done a lot of drugs.” ~ My roommate, 3 seconds into the video

[@Nathan-so5hi]

so 3 seconds into the video he had done 1 jump which was probably not even that hard? I think your friend might be the one with head injuries

[@Felix11010]

@@Nathan-so5hi nah, I think his roomate is trying to guess what kind of person he is from his appearance

[@elmusko1586]

Casually has a fox 40 laying around in the garage

[@denniswilson7355]

"I'm not the kind of guy to just do stuff badly". *whack whack rip slam whack whack.

[@bluestraycat]

Sam: "I'm not the type of guy who does things badly" also Sam: regularly bashes fox forks with sledgehammer

[@Nnnnnnnnh88]

Yeet

[@apodski]

Oh, come on that's a plastic mallet. He's gotting scary efficient at this frankenbike stuff, imo.

[@DimosaurR]

sam pilgrim never runs out of ideas

[@bryanm9880]

You're awesome! Wherever I'm depressed and feeling down. I watch your videos, and it makes me feel better. Everytime you say "Today it's going to be Epic!" and "Send it!"

[@tonyd4520]

Finds out that his frame is going to snap, * Goes down a huge set of stairs * 😂

[@Goingforbroke71]

..And then bombs down the road at 30 mph, follows it up with a ride down a slide. Epic!

[@clord2811]

Love it how he just has forks more expensive than my bike “just lying around in the garage” 😂😂

[@yohanhamid1468]

Bro that frame alone is much more expensive than the fork you dofus, it's a carbon road bike

[@clord2811]

@@yohanhamid1468 more expensive than MY bike not his lol

[@Paul122M]

SAM DO "How I see it ATHENS"

[@ΧρήστοςΛύτρας-μ3η]

Heeeeeell yeah

[@mjakovski]

Sam: Sees that the Frame is about to snap Also Sam: 5 minutes later, Drops 16 Stairs

[@KaushikBoruah]

The funniest athlete/sports guy ever 😂

[@stinkyowlet8623]

I don’t know why I laughed to hard when he said “straight into a quagmire “ 😂😂

[@FlyingMeta]

his word choice is always peculiar 😂

[@samalvarezcaswell5975]

The dream...

[@vincetravisangeles2852]

This is GMBN and GCN when they only have one presenter and one cameraman.

[@fintancostello_ok]

As soon I saw he thumb nail I was like “This is a flex at this point broo”

[@pitbullgermany4048]

Me: How crazy can one man go? Sam: Yes!

[@mallillinrjkaylec.6413]

Sam: "Still a carbon roadbike so don't push it" Also sam: puts fox 40's

[@TheWebstaff]

I think we need to find someone to lend you a penny farthing for some downhill soon!

[@SamPilgrim]

Please!

[@Rileys_dad]

Do it!

[@Jxrd99]

There was a guy this year at Megavalanch that had a DH penny farthing, defo could be interesting content lmao

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

check out this new penny farthing MTB called bicymple

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

shop.bicymple.com/

[@jameswilson2815]

When he said it looks so clean I almost lost it! 😂👍

[@T-Crack]

The new Pilgrim downhill gravel bike 🤣🤘

[@theflyingscot7529]

this is what the storyboard looked like when they were inventing gravel bikes.

[@stijnloos4659]

This is why I am subbed to Sam Pilgrim.🤪

[@him4633]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a hybrid

[@MilatovichFamily]

Road bike+dh fork=the real and proper gravel bike. Sam you sir are a legend.

[@yeoh21]

Sam, I wanna know whether those foldable mountain bike can survive downhills?

[@paulaadkins9984]

Sam: hello everyone today is going to be epic... Me: who comes up with these crazy ideas!!! Love your channel keep it up big fan

[@Supermotoxl]

2020; 29er almost 700c, gravel bike comes with full suspension, now we have DH on drop bar. The gap between road bikes and mountain bikes is getting closer. :)

[@bossmanprezzie8923]

Is this the Jeremy Clarkson of the biking world? The hammer skills are impeccable!

[@derrickargent2475]

that bike is screaming down the trail haha

[@ericm8811]

Hey Sam Pilgrim! You need to show up at the tour de France on that bike and ask to join the race teams! Ride ride ride!

[@hugoyoung4890]

Holy fuck. How uneducated are Sam Pilgrim viewers?

[@ericm8811]

Hey Hugo Young! Holy fuck! How humourless are some Sam Pilgrim commenters! Ride ride ride!

[@doktorbike-9000]

I did the opposite once. I fitted a triple clamp(Jr T) fork onto a BMX frame, the front wheel was 26" & the rear was a 16" one from a barbie bike. It was scary too ride off road, kinda felt like it like you were always doing a manual, scary but so much fun. The steerer tube eventually snapped off, probably due to the extreme angle the wheels & forks caused. R.I.P.

[@joseph8208]

That big/small wheel combo looks great!

[@essjayaitch]

"I'm really not the type of guy to do stuff badly..."😆 Good to see you not clamping the frame in the workstand though!

[@efdbjon2114]

where else can you clamp

[@essjayaitch]

@@efdbjon2114 it's usual to hold a carbon bike from the seat post but this looks like an aero post so perhaps not possible. Clamping a carbon frame is not a good idea

[@adammontgomery4398]

Lol! You're right! At least he used a stand! Sam is doing things professionally these days!

[@hugoyoung4890]

@@essjayaitch Some workstands also clamp around the bottom bracket area.

[@peanutbutterjellyfish2665]

“The road bike of doom”..

[@jeffreywong5112]

That's why I'm into biking. With crazy ideas and trying them out.

[@espguitars2992]

This is the most ridiculous thing you've ever done and I love it Sam! 😂😂😂

[@mountainbikesarefun5119]

Wish I had stuff like that laying around in my shed

[@Doonie310]

Mountain Bikes Are Fun I just wish I had a shed!

[@jeremiahdssdentmorgan3341]

THAT bike would be awesome with a 2-stroke motor kit on it !!!

[@nctrnlmjsty8719]

This dude shreds the gnarliest of bikes.

[@toksiiikesvo2433]

0:30 normal peolple: want to have a fox 40 factory Sam Pilgrim: has a old one in the garage :(

[@rgl8109]

This actually was the funniest bike to watch ever !!! Sick idea

[@JOHNDENVER4848]

I have said this before but Sam you just put a smile on my face anytime I watch you my friend thank you for your videos

[@carl416]

I dont think its the brakes. Sounds like an e-bike to me , there is secret motor inside the frame...

[@borlampic6152]

Ma at the beginning: Oh no, oh no.......!!!!! I’m not a roadie bdw😂

[@chetmanley1885]

This was certainly one of the bikes in the world, possibly one of the bikes of all time.

[@snowshoes5942]

So glad I found this channel. Sam is hilarious.

[@musicish2800]

Who else saw the thumbnail and title and clicked on it quick as possible

[@martinjoyce779]

Sams videos give me such joy

[@Tony-zp8xn]

Hey everyone, look! Sam just invented the first ever legit gravel bike!

[@handlehandlehandlehandlehand]

Who just laughed when they read the title? Like if you did (Edit) who thought he would need a road hard tail?

[@jakebraun6376]

Stop asking for likes 🤦‍♂️

[@Solennel-jq6qe]

DO NOT come to Japan again.

[@SamPilgrim]

Ok

[@oldfashioned238]

Sam Pilgrim Apologize to the Japanese in KZbin.

[@oldfashioned238]

何でこんなやつに対して配慮する必要があるんやろ（笑） 頭の中お花畑かな？ どうでもええけど

[@oldfashioned238]

だいきくん13 貴方を責めたい訳ではないという事をご理解頂きたいです。 ですが、私は自分の国を荒らす様な輩には一切の配慮は必要ないと思っています。 長文になってしまいすみません。

[@oldfashioned238]

だいきくん13 消えてしまっているのでもう一度。 貴方の言う通りただ蔑むだけの言葉はあまり良くありませんが、それだけ多くの日本人が怒っており、言われて当然だと思います。 道徳の話をするのであれば、まずはじめに日本人ではなくコイツに言うべきだと思いますよ。 それに頭を下げたいかどうかの話では無く、下げなければなりません。 それだけ日本人、日本文化を冒涜したのですから、、、

[@10ktube]

Right now a Ridley warranty department rep is blacklisting any green road frame with headtube failure. Hilarious video.

[@sharpy0874]

Road to 1 million

[@viktorsvetlov80]

Весь мир: Перед - 29, зад - 27.5 - Must Have !!! Сэм: Блуа, блэ, бло, бла ууу аааааааа... 24...........29............FOX 40 Проектировщики шоссеров записались к психологу )))

[@fuyuotoko]

In Japanese Shine ride are you??? Would you answer that? Segregationist.

[@junkandcrapamen]

This could be the best advert for Vision wheels ever.

[@grabbenskarve3518]

That roadbike has more suspension than my mtb

[@まーかずデス]

I'm sorry Sam. Japanese people hurt you. They are too serious and crazy. I am Japanese but I like you very much. Good luck

[@まーかずデス]

@一山田 実際わかんねーし翻訳だからしゃーなし笑

[@SamPilgrim]

Thanks dude!!

[@ゆぽぽぽ-s2g]

もう日本にこないでね〜(´艸`)

[@J4ckQ]

大阪でチャリで暴走したやつはこいつか？？？🤮🤮🤮

[@maxwelsby4852]

Best type of road bike

[@donski1088]

My mum: “Where’s my road bike?” Sam: “uhhh ZZZZOOOOOOMMMMMMM”

[@craigfindlay1835]

I cant stop laughing at this epic creation! 😂😂😂 Always great watching your videos. Did you finally break the frame?

[@frankramirez4818]

You need to take this bike to Sky Park Santas Village Bike Park in Southern California in the Mountains. It would be funny to see you do the big wooden features with this.

[@rachelharrison8738]

"we mean business, no we don't" 😂

[@neilstoddart00001]

well done Sam, you have fallen into 'the under-biking world'. it just gets scarier from here on in!!

[@dancycles2079]

I'm not the type to do things badly... Every video .. fox 40s + 🔨 Makes my day this guy 👊 keep the vids coming

[@lrzetec]

This is why I subscribed, this is so ridiculous, it's awesome. Ha ha, good stuff.

[@GravityOfLife]

before I watched Sam's every video, I push on the LIKE button without even a little glimpse at the start coz I know whats coming - EPIC VIDEO.

[@ivanbudruev8820]

Great follow up to the Roadbike party 3

[@filippiasec]

We have been watching you Sam. Good Job, we are happy. Don't fail us.

[@GiliD_Aki]

I bet Sam would make a beast of a mechanic at a bike shop 🤣👌

[@salmanshami]

You're one of the most entertaining people on KZbin. Keep it up but stay safe.

[@942mattu]

Mountain biking is a perfect excuse for grown men to play like kids, and I love it for that.

[@gearsturning6985]

I could only imagine being able to say "oh yeah i just had the downhill fox fork laying around in my garage"

[@TimSoriano]

Retapes in the wrong direction haha

[@williamshafer3199]

did he? how OCD of you to notice ;)