MTB Trends & Predictions For The Coming Year! | 2023 Mountain Bike Tech

[@gmbntech]

What do you predict will happen in the MTB World next year?

[@FoilPowell]

Every one of these New Year prediction episodes should start with last year's episode and what you got right and wrong

[@mrmagoo.3678]

Actually a really good idea!.. GMBN..IF YOU READ HIS COMMENT?..DO IT! (obvs next year now..but still.....)

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Yeah no shit

[@groovy611]

I predict the mtb industry will try to rip us off some more with their insanely priced products...

[@ridgebackdk]

Yeah, was thinking a similar line, a new standard we don't need and can't afford..

[@snoopy10411]

Definitely, with marketing designed to convince as many people as possible that they NEED their stuff to go out for a bike ride. Let's be realistic, most people aren't racing or pushing the limits and are just out for a pootle around a trail centre once a week/month and really don't need cutting edge anything apart from those sad individuals who need it for 'bragging rights' whatever that means.

[@daveybmtb]

Just don't buy it 🤷‍♂️

[@bgcno2]

@groovy611 you forgot the bike shops and the overpriced old stock that doesn't seem to drop in price as well

[@adam.677]

@Tarik St Patrick you've been ripped off pal

[@Scott-Free-123]

Giant is definitely one to watch. They are halting payments to their distribution lines.

[@Simon1279.]

XT wireless would be my dream comes true, i switched to SRAM just for the AXS after i tried it on a friend's bike. But i'm more a Shimano guy than a SRAM one.

[@Leo-gt1bx]

The world heading into a recession unlike any we have ever seen and the bike industry moving away from mechanical is ludicrous.

[@ishraq_6251]

I wish Doddy would give a review of the Microshift Advent X groupset.

[@mrmagoo.3678]

I was riding My friends bike with Microshift groupset Yesterday.. they're definitely better than I expected.. was expecting a cheapo setup, but they actually look the part and shift really well.. the price is a bonus too, it's only been a week or so he's had the groupset though so can't really tell you any of the Cons tbh.

[@ishraq_6251]

@@mrmagoo.3678 Thanks for the information bro.

[@Nick_CF]

I've been riding them hard for years now and have never had one problem. They are seriously worth it...

[@puffilp4493]

For me, the Intend brakes, which had been spotted on the Huhn Jersey Giant will be really interesting. Even though the bike only had the levers on it, it is possible to see the matching calliper on the Intend website. I’m really looking forward to them. Finally an opponent for the Trickstuff brakes

[@mrmagoo.3678]

how come I've NEVER Heard of TrickStuff before?.. just been and had a snoop at their kit, Noice..Verrry Noice indeed.. Thanks for the info!.. shame they're out of My price range though.. I'll have to stick with My lowly XTR :(

[@puffilp4493]

@@mrmagoo.3678 the lowly XTR😂 yeah the Trickstuff brakes are a beautiful little thing. German engineering at it’s finest. FYI you can improve your brake performance with the brake pads from Trickstuff. They’ve got incredible power

[@mrmagoo.3678]

@@puffilp4493 ahh sweet.. I'll have to pick a set of the pads up then!.. thanks dude!!

[@puffilp4493]

@@mrmagoo.3678 sure ma dude 🤝 ride safe

[@harleymcclelland8029]

Happy new year to everyone at GMBN

[@gmbntech]

Happy New Year!

[@davegee124]

i reckon the new new upcountry downtown semi suspension xc bike will be the new thing

[@Justin-Walsh]

Manitou has been part of the hayes group for years already, but the bigger story with that group is the Reynolds acquisition and the Ringle/Reynolds wheelset for oem spec. That said, the Mezzer and other fork models might be due for an update.

[@mrmagoo.3678]

17-18yrs Hayes have owned Manitou for now.. jeeeez.. I'm getting OLD! :(

[@albertomiragil850]

Rock shox-sram could release an axs lockout , like de fligt attentdant ,but only lockout, and with the zirbel shifters make an stunning clean cockpit

[@arfarzam]

I love if sram gives a memory function for axs. So you save the derailleur settings for two wheelsets. Like memory seats on cars.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

You never see Ant and Dec swapping sides 😉

[@MudmanDH]

The new mullet Reign is there for some weeks now and in the website.

[@gmbntech]

Yeah we filmed this before the launch so edited that section to include some annotations! Didn't want to drop it entirely... It's nice to be right about one already 😊

[@Todd66]

Bam!!! Anna starting 2023 with a twinkle in her eye looking all cute and her video segments are on point. Making Doddy’s segments looks like intern year 1. I predict Anna bring more subs far and above Doddy. @Doddy, sorry mate. You might consider watching Anna’s segments and put a tune on yours. Cheers to 2023 gang.

[@TrIpMo1981]

Happy new year GMBN

[@gmbntech]

Happy new year!

[@petedog9581]

Steep HT, short TT, and high BB. Now that everyone has bought LLS bikes, it's time for the industry to flip the script.

[@ninjazzrhythm400]

I wish pinion continued to develop their product for ebikes and electronic shifting

[@gmbntech]

We've heard they're still working on some cool stuff!

[@Freepowder]

I wonder if there's anything new on stuff for vintage and retro bikes? P'raps new stuff for resto-mods? I ask as I'm quite interested in the um, genre? Partly because they're cool, partly because I'm priced out of the new bike market. For anything I want at any rate. Whatcha got?

[@madjh8]

So I´m so advance that I run a 27.5-26 mullet Meta ... and it is the best

[@raff5604]

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

[@chrisridesbicycles]

The tech for DI2 wireless is there from the road bikes. I still hope the battery inside the frame will be an electronic dropper post which goes up and down with a click and can save and recall positions in between.

[@claremontinteriorsmw]

Same here happy new year you guys

[@robweber7325]

Happy New Year!

[@shawnpritchard366]

I predict that I'll continue to ride my rigid single speed. All this new tech is watching too costly.

[@williambate8249]

Shorter seat posts and longer travel dropper posts.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Mine is 210mm. You need longer?

[@geenaus]

Looks like the shifter can be used with the new BT-DN300 battery then used as a flatbar shifter on the new 12speed Durace/Ultegra derailleur setup. (According to Shimano E-Tube compatibility chart).

[@brianrainey2739]

Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man's world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man's world Aha All the things I could do If I had a little money It's a rich man's world It's a rich man's world -ABBA

[@KPOPIVESTEVE]

I would like to see the new sram axs mk2. As was just about to buy sram axs mk1 for my nukeproof scout 2021. Probably get new one now.

[@billderas3420]

Loads of nice thoughts from you two. But, was hoping to get some insight on what Specialized will be coming out with.

[@gmbntech]

We're not sure the main fleet of Specialized bikes are due an update for a little while, maybe just minor tweaks there...that DH bike that Finn is riding is another story though! Only thing is it's so secretive we don't know much about it!

[@nicklowe536]

Happy new year

[@nafnaf0]

If SRAM does go with a direct frame mounted RD, I would guess they would do it with GX and up, and leave UDH on NX

[@jokermtb]

Been enjoying my 2019 GT Sensor (very little remains stock on it over the years) and I’m eagerly awaiting what GT might have up their sleeve for 2023. Any tasty GT rumors?

[@joshuaallswang8016]

GT… the BEST MTB brand there is.

[@jivkostoianov3607]

For sure I do not want to buy electronic shifters, electronic suspension and so on and to rely on batteries if I will be able to shift gears deep in the mountain. I just hope the corresponding analogue systems are here to stay. Just do not get me wrong. I do not have anything against ebikes. I even have one as second bike. But electronic shifter and suspension is too much for me and it has also cons, which I do not like. I am not a racer.

[@andrewince8824]

Manitou supply suspension to the only full sus BMX brand on the market. I think they will look into kids bikes soon, really awesome kids bikes.

[@prithviraj2354]

Happy new yearFamily👪

[@mikeg2939]

No lie. Years ago when 27.5 and then 29 wheels arrived on the scene and the debate about pro's and con's of each heated up I thought... why not have different sizes front and back.... A trip to the patent office could have been quiet lucrative. Oh well. I won't make that mistake with my new idea of having a telescopic seat post operated by a lever mounted on the handle bar so you can raise and lower the seat on the fly. Watch this space, I'll have the prototype ready in about 5-6 years.

[@larrymichienzi]

You missed the new fox shoes, which I'm pretty excited about.

[@WillKalman]

"Mini-Mullet"..... nah.... the Mullette!

[@atthesummitMTBskills]

Lol. Mullets with 26ers out back. How the worm has turned. 😂😂😂 I think trek did that back in the early 2000s with the 69er

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

Great video. Need more retro pics and such though. Pretty please?

[@bobothericefarmer1878]

I actually can’t wait for this stuff

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Yes you can

[@tonyhruzek4250]

I am stoked that both Nike Proof and Vitus have new have opened business here is the USA!

[@joshuaallswang8016]

Nuke Proof

[@mrvwbug4423]

And Nukeproof dealers are selling at the same price as you can get the bikes DTC, hell of a deal, I think Nukeproof is going to grow a ton in the US in the next few years.

[@sirvince7853]

Sam Hill is TOPs and I hope 2023 sees him returning to the circuit.

[@Cheapsh0t247]

Are we looking at a return to a break away mech bolt rather than a udh?

[@PereAndreuUbachdeFuentes]

I'd love to get my hands on a cheap Atherton hardtail!

[@jaimegrant784]

Did I just see someone mounting a bar into a stem using a big pile of grease?!!!

[@SevenStanesMBT]

Rear mech directly connected to frame?????? No no, we have mech hangers. For a reason. Seriously guys, stay grounded.

[@areyouoffit]

I reckon wearing pit vipers will become the norm

[@Loscrik]

Higher prices, saddly. Mountain biking is one of the fastest growing sports, at least in the US. There isn't a massive infrastructure for manufacturing high end bikes, and most of them are over seas. High demand + Low Supply + bad supply chains = increased prices.

[@simonm1447]

At least outside the US the high demand during Covid has decreased again, a time where bicycles in general had seen huge demand with a interrupted supply chain. Prices are still high, but the sales decreased now. Supply chain should normalize again, container prizes have become almost normal yet

[@noke1785]

Atherton´s using BAMBOO ?!? would be osom ! ^^

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Yeah didn't you see Sam Pilgrim's experiment?

[@noke1785]

@@dystopiaisutopia 2bh i did not...but ill watch now! thx,apprc. blessings! =)

[@islarun4103]

Pivot was for dentist Scott is for swiss dentist

[@davew5583]

Is Sam Pilgarm going where? I thought Specialised, maybe Marin, possibly Giant. Now what you say. Hmmm.

[@eddolous]

DI2-2

[@Dudes1979]

What about gearbox e-bikes?

[@davew5583]

Sam Hill grips are the best.

[@kodithebear]

Anna 😁🔥

[@manitoumtb3259]

💪

[@TheButlerNZ]

I predict the new trend will be a Handlebar Troll . Bob, my channel mascot is leading the trend! (sorta mesmerising in my Gentle run Makara Nth face video)... shame I'm a Mediocre rider at best... (Hey lets c u at 50+)

[@MTBSHOGUN]

Would be sick if Trek came out with a mullet link for the Slash

[@meinnnit]

Mino link?

[@MTBSHOGUN]

@@meinnnit think they'd have to put another mino on the chain stay also. I'd love to try it on my Slash.

[@meinnnit]

@@MTBSHOGUN I run a 27.5 on the back o my slash. Just flip the chip. Lifts the BB enough

[@MTBSHOGUN]

@@meinnnit I have mine in the high settings already. Sweet! How do you like it?

[@meinnnit]

@@MTBSHOGUN feels way more playful and holds berms and turns better. I put the 29 back on for rides with long climbs.

[@engineer3112]

Love it!

[@joe7665]

I predict higher prices and and people fixing up their old bikes

[@dtibor5903]

I want unicorns and rainbows on MTBs to become popular

[@chrisleech333]

I predict there will be more fashion items to buy that are actually worse than what's out there already yet people will still tell you to buy them

[@danmorrison667]

More belt drives, less chains.

[@ryanhenderson5859]

Anytime soon my iron horse Sunday in the shed with be the bike to have, 26” was standard for how ever many years ever since moving to bigger sizes the industry have never stuck and settled on a wheel size the same, 26 will be back all these new produces they say you must have is just how they get the money to fund all the experiment the ‘think’ may be the next best but never seems it is

[@islandaerial3414]

I'm an eMTB rider. The ONLY thing I would like to see in 2023 is an increase in DU RELIABILITY!

[@EchoFoxtrott1]

Sam Hill injured himself riding downhill at Cairns Crankworks, which would strongly suggest that he is angling for a downhill comeback.

[@bushflyr7335]

Meh, why do you guys completely ignore Pinion and Effigear gearboxes? Gearboxes are SO life changing that derailleurs are pointless anymore. Who cares if they're wireless? They still suck after you've ridden a Pinion bike.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Too heavy.

[@b-manz]

My Zerode is 14.5kg. 160mm enduro machine with Cane Creek (not the lightest option). Is that heavier than other options?

[@DaraParsavand]

@@dystopiaisutopia and too inefficient for those of us not riding e-bikes.

[@henryojeda2890]

SRAM 1x14 2024

[@Leo-gt1bx]

I will still be riding a 2x lol

[@LammersQuarter]

A2023 Manitou Dorado…

[@fixienick]

Dorado was just recently updated, though!

[@ISOSAILING]

cool give it 15 to 20 years and i might have some off it on my bike lol

[@dirkg.950]

Let me guess... ebikes

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Barf

[@markwilliams5654]

2023 the year the bike market crashes way over priced bikes unsustainable

[@mrvwbug4423]

Already starting to see price drops, and not just end of season closeouts. Rocky Mountain dropped prices a little on their 2023 bikes vs the 2022 models with no change in the build from last year.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

It's pronounced "SRAM." Not shhhram

[@mrdrifty6580]

Ebikes are the future of mountain biking like it or not

[@simonm1447]

I think there is place for both. Some people just wanna do sports - you don't need an E bike for that (which brings additional complexity and costs for repairs). Some people just wanna do a nice joy ride with some exercise - here E bikes are perfect. In other bike categories E bikes are highly practical, and can even partially replace cars for transportation. What we don't need is a fight between both ''systems'' , everybody should ride what he likes

[@kaltonian]

mmmmm....lots & lots of possibilities

[@michaelsigismonde7958]

All I need is an Army bike. Mon

[@ProGaming-tc9jp]

My prediction is Dotty keeps looking younger lol

[@dystopiaisutopia]

You call that young? Lol

[@Silkl4sh]

Mixed wheelsets are dumb idea. They're for complainers every time new wheel size trends change eg. let's go 650b or 29 on front and 26 on the rear for complainers, then it smoothly switched to 650b front and rear, then we got the same with 650b>29 switch in enduro world. Let's start with mullets then smoothly transition to 29.

[@bobbyhempel1513]

Well if it makes the stuff I actually want "obsolete" therefore cheaper then on but if it makes the stuff I want non existent then screw that.

[@MrWhitmen1981]

I just want to see a bike built around 300+ pound riders, some of us are 6ft4 giants that work in steel factories all day and like a few tinnies in the afternoon.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Being 6'4" isn't a reason to be 300pounds 🤣🤣😀🤣😀😀😀🤣😀

[@adam.677]

@@dystopiaisutopia who the f are you talking to!?

[@dystopiaisutopia]

@@adam.677 🤣🤣

[@dystopiaisutopia]

@@adam.677 aww did I hurt your feewings?

[@brian_jake]

@@adam.677 bro don't talk back to that fool

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Maybe we can get bigger payouts for races. Starting at $50k. Road bikers make $2 million or more a year. Top MTB racers make $100k-1 million. Right now it's not worth it to pursue as a career.

[@mrvwbug4423]

Who in the MTB race world is making that kind of bank? Schurter? Usually about the only thing going from privateer to factory ride does is cut your expenses and maybe some extra money on top of that, but I can't think of any MTB racers that are actually rich like some of the top road racers are.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

@@mrvwbug4423 Aaron Gwinn made $1 million one year at his peak. You can make more money from youtube with 100k views a month than any pro MTB race.

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@dystopiaisutopia Is that the case anymore? From what I've heard from various MTB KZbinrs is they make more off their Patreons than YT.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

@@mrvwbug4423 yeah for fitness channels you make $3 per thousand views. Need a constant 100k views per month to make a living.

[@Peregrino.51]

There's no H in SRAM people

[@impaledface7694]

26in rear wheel? half way to a REAL bike..... maybe we can get some new tire designs that way.

[@thomasandersen8309]

Ohhh nooo...a whole year with that OLD shifting tech "Derailleur"...... Where is the gearbox......?

[@Michael-bs2yu]

More carbon and wireless shifters that are just overpriced parts you don't necessarily need. Nothing really new there.

[@lefthorse1]

Derailleur :D :D LOL , those are things of past , come on guys , lets talk about Pinion and belt drive , i can't even look at a chain-cassette system , no , no , and absolute no turning back ..

[@simonm1447]

The ''problem'' with Pinion is the high price tag - it's more expensive than most entry level hardtails. It's not manufactured in masses, the company was founded by some former Porsche engineers. A real mass production could bring down costs

[@lefthorse1]

@@simonm1447 Ok , but nothing compares with a clean, silent , maintenance free belt , a wider rear hub , a weight free rear axle ...

[@downhill64]

2023 yeah cheap bikes and cheap parts

[@kaodhanhouston2481]

Well said 👏 👌 👍🏻

[@nomad-pq4yw8iy7v]

Anna don't be dissing my E beside if you want a clue what coming in 2023 look at the 2022 EMTB's😁

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

Mopeds will continue to be a thing, destroying our hard earned trails and ruining our sport of mountain biking

[@GHinWI]

That’s unfortunately a guarantee.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Hopefully the next thing will be VR MTB to keep all the knuckleheads at home lol

[@kbeightyseven1783]

Surron riders are the worst

[@nicholaslafferty3928]

That's funny I call them mopeds too. To each their own, but it would be nice if we could call a duck a duck.

[@aryanthapa6146]

first cmthappy new year team

[@PeterKornum]

Kona is way overdue for a new E-mtb! there 500wh battery won't cut it any more, PLEASE do som digging there, their 160DL is my favorite bike, but i won't buy a 500Wh bike, and if the do a MULLET with their all ready short chain stay, it WILL BE EPIC!!!!

[@Nick_CF]

The industry is gonna crash...that's what we can look forward to. It's already happening. The industry really deserves to go through hell after the shit they pulled and continue to suck every dollar they possibly can out of riders. Can you hear the bubble popping?

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

If you ride a big, slack, long travel bike and you live in an area that mostly just has XC trails you're the equivalent of the guy with the giant lifted truck that never goes off road. And you have a small wiener.

[@docmccoy9813]

Someday one would say: hey, 26rs are lighter and more fun!

[@mrvwbug4423]

Or you travel outside your local trails to ride gnarlier stuff and don't have the budget for multiple bikes.

[@hugevagiine]

Sack mumzy and get back to just Doddy

[@ArcticTechnology]

1st comment

[@andretokayuk8100]

2023.. guess what, sticking to my 24-27 speed konas, yeah, the old ones.. suck it, bike industry!

[@dystopiaisutopia]

They will be fine lol

[@andretokayuk8100]

@@dystopiaisutopia As long as they suck on your wallet..)/*

[@dystopiaisutopia]

@@andretokayuk8100 they will be fine without my money too. Holy shit learn a trade or something. Tired of people complaining about not having money. So don't mountain bike.

[@adam.677]

I predict the bike industry will keep overcharging and whatever garbage they bring out, you men will jump all over it and promote it no matter what 😂 mtb'ing has become something the everyday man cannot afford. Well done gmbn for being a part of it 😂😂

[@BigBanana55]

There was literally a great vid Doddy presented about the new Vitus Mythique which is a great value bike. Imo there has never been so many good guality entry level/ budget bikes as there is today.

[@adam.677]

@UserBanana 1k is not a budget bike. This is what I'm talking about. Most people don't have a spare 1k just lying around to blast on a 'budget' bike. For 1k people expect some actual quality. Not the bottom of the line, bottom spec MTB wich needs almost everything upgrading. This industry is a joke and will continue to thrive with channels like this one helping them and promoting all their new overpriced shit tech. Like I already said well done gmbn!😂😂 making MTB'ing unaffordable 😂

[@BigBanana55]

@@adam.677 Tbh i don't buy it. When adjusting for inflation (e.g 1k in 2012 is roughly 1.4k now) entry level bikes are far better equipped than 10 years ago (better forks, 1x gearing, tubeless, dropper equipped etc). Yes, the media attendion is mainly on the latest and greatest which allways costs a bomb- perhaps distorting what the cost of entry into the sport is. But £700-£1000 will get a perfectly good hardtail that doesnt need 'everything upgrading'.

[@adam.677]

@UserBanana are you joking ? A 700-1000 pound hardtale? It's bog standard mate! No rear shock! Shit brakes(standard shimano) shit rockshox recon forks, shit wheels that bend every pot hole yout hit, you might get a 1x9 gear set up but that's it. big deal😂 your doing some serious mental gymnastics here to convince yourself the bike industry is fair and not a rip off. Just check the comments you out of touch goon!! Everyone is saying the same thing! I have a 2005 scott nitrous 10. Brand new cost just under 2k and it was the top of the line scott full sus bike at that time. Now your paying nearly 10k for the equivalent scott bike. Not arguing with you anymore. You have an agenda. Your boring, and obviously stupid