No Suspension Needed for Sedona?

[@rogerd9405]

Thank you for emphasizing trail courtesy. Many riders nowadays have no idea about trail etiquette and have a very selfish attitude when it comes to sharing the trails.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

I've got more videos on this coming soon!

[@jefferson9428]

I’ve never had a biker be rude to me while hiking. But I’ve had many hikers be rude to me while biking. If anything I’ve noticed bikers being overly courteous to avoid confrontation.

[@AndyKoch]

@@jefferson9428 Oh and some people care way too much about their strava times.

[@juicyjohnnymtbrides8891]

Jeff, after riding the new are you still jealous of my ripmo 😂

[@hansonwang2121]

19:10 “I’m more of a cross country guy” said no one ever who’s seen any of your videos lol.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

I am! I enjoy riding a mountain bike in the mountain, crossing a lot of country terrain.

[@archie68x]

@JeffKendalWeed you’d have to be the coolest , non Lycra wearing XC rider in history lol 😂 who can jump, trials & DH with the best of them ! Seriously underselling yourself mate 😎🤘

[@simplemanmtb143]

RIIIIIIIIGHT! I swear homie thinks he's funny. 😅 That dry Kendallweed humor, is what legends are made of.

[@HeatherMunive]

You are next level!! this was awesome. So cool to have run into you out in Sedona and witness you riding that rig!!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Nice to see you that weekend and last week!

[@shannonwade9933]

Thanks so much for taking the Stooge! This video was amazing. Rigid rulz, so much love for rigid mtb’ing!!!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

I love this bike- thanks for watching!

[@TheIggyTech]

Definitely relate to that "ride what makes you excited to ride" vibe. Had that kinda debate in my head this past season as I slowly realized I was heavily overbiked for my local terrain, and it got the point where I wasn't really as excited to ride anymore. Finally bit the bullet and picked up a Top Fuel and it's like the trails are brand new again, and I'm absolutely stoked to go ride.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on Iggy! fancy ride! Hardtails provide exactly that balance for me with all the full squish enduro rigs.

[@jackmcandle6955]

Nice video,thanks for letting us ride with you, i love to underbike on my ridged 98’ giant rincon and i will try a short stem to take some of the sting out .

[@MR-hb9xk]

Make sure to bring us along when it’s time to chose and install the new fork! Thanks for a great video 😊

[@JeffKendallWeed]

TBH it's already on and I didn't film... but I have something BIG coming up for this bike!

[@Sunspot-19]

Over 40 yars of klunker raging... They are only held back by a rider without imagination. Stooge is a stupid fun rig at the wholesale level! I'd rock that bike in a heartbeat... My next rig is going to be a fully custom RetroTec, blueprints are in the works. Meanwhile, mt RSD Middlechild, equipped with a one speed automatic transmission and towing package brakes is on the job, with tenure.

[@unconventional_health]

This is the video I’ve been waiting for…

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Cheers! me too!!! I had SO MUCH FUN riding this bike! Can't wait for the sequel...

[@MW-ud8zp]

pretty crazy that you bent the fork, other than that, the idea of having a bike this capable that doesn't require suspension maintenance seems really cool

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Apparently they bend pretty easy! This bike is so much fun tho!

[@123RidesBikes]

Imagine riding on a 180 travel enduro bike and you get passed by someone on a full rigid

[@JeffKendallWeed]

It happens!

[@HeadwatersKayak]

Great video. I've been enjoying my simple steel ridged bike lately too. Hope you get the fork you need to keep it rolling!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Hell ya man! Your trails around Redding would be great on a rig like this! Bidwell park over in Chico, eh, not so ideal LOL!

[@lukaszpezda]

Stooge with MK6 has new straigth fork which was developed for all You crazy folks apparently ;)

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Yeah they sent one of those- unfortunately it's black and not the purple, but it'll ride good!

[@lukaszpezda]

@@JeffKendallWeed well, this is the thing with Stooge - every new bike new pantone palette. Meanwhile I’m searching for used Dirtbomb and gonna painted it black anyway.

[@tamarin0843]

​@@JeffKendallWeed I'm guessing as you quoted the Pantone code in the vid you'll be remedying this soon enough? 👍 🍆 When I bent my MK4 forks I tried a truss fork for a while - a 'trussed mullet' in fact - was very good indeed... Maybe you could try a a titanium truss on there? 🤔

[@USAmtb]

Amazing skill riding and filming, Best mtb KZbinr!!

[@jordanr8312]

No such thing as “underbiking” if you are Jeff Kendall-Weed. Great work!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Jordan! The bike is far more capable than many assume!

[@khoi_tran]

Sedona on a rigid is savage!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

it wasn't bad!

[@MTBRadDad]

That Bike was RAD to see in person. Good Seeing You again at the Festival Jeff

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Nice to see ya Adam!

[@jonathonmcmillan9410]

As much as I love my high-performance carbon racing MTB, I love taking my rigid dropbar gravel bike on all the same trails, no matter how technical they get. Sure, I have to go slower and walk more sections, but it's just good old fashion fun pushing my limits on a bike obviously not made for trail riding. It's also more fun to ride the roads to the trails instead of loading up the MTB into the truck and driving.

[@lostman65]

my whole purpose in life is to clean the climb to hangover.. i’ve done every section but but never all together on the first try… “nothing too technical…” 😂

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Oh man, well, that's just a different context- and that's ok! For me the climb to hangover isn't too bad, but we're all on different parts of our MTB journeys.

[@jerryspeedbumps512]

I built a wheelset with the 350. Its great! 54t in there now! I want to build something nicer with a 240 maybe. Ivebhad hydras which were also awesome!

[@michaelmartin7902]

I own a Stooge Dirt Tracker. I only had 5 rides on it. My Pi plane fork just like yours broke on me too while I was riding.

[@ryanbrady4556]

“Are you guys here to get engaged?” “Uh yeah I’m gonna do it in about 10 min thanks”

[@MessieuxLion]

i rode a Ritmo AF yesturday hehe rentals cause i m shoping for a new bike and you talked so much about the Ritmo that i so wanted to try it. it was quite nice on the way down and on the jump it s not my best for the climb but the dropper post was too short so i couldn t fully unbent my knee to pedal and i like to have my legs almost unbent when i pedal

[@jeffking5535]

Hey, you should come over to Prescott and do some riding with us might be a bit cold this week, but the suns will be back soon and the new Bean Peaks gravity park will be open soon.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks for the invite! I love the Dells… but back in WA now!

[@KH8T8]

Man, it was awesome seeing you pass me by on the trail. You are one skilled rider, awesome video. You probably don’t remember, but I called you insane lol.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Ah on which trail?!

[@fastdune5512]

I have cats and anyone who does knows that they have to knock anything they can onto the floor, sniff it then ignore it from then on. LOL

[@orestisvas7277]

hey Jeff amazing shenanigans you are getting into, I have a question that i think is especially relevant here, i have recently been having trouble keeping my rear foot on the bike. I know part of it is due to position of my foot since my rear foot points a bit more out when rested than the other and that transfers on the bike but is there anything else you would recommend trying since i feel this is the one thing that limits me most right now since my local trails can get quite janky. Thank you for reading

[@JeffKendallWeed]

If your foot isn't staying put, practice dropping your front foot's heel, and lifting your rear foot's heel. This creates a wedge that locks you into the pedals. Beyond that, ride with more bend in your knees, creating a lower stance.

[@orestisvas7277]

@@JeffKendallWeed Thank you so much jeff, never heard that tip before

[@onlysendsmtb]

14:44 You've expressed this sentiment in at least one other video and I think you have lost perspective. You are an anomaly among mountain bikers. You have skills the rest of us can't even imagine attaining. For us, the normal 95%, riding something like The White Line with our meager skill, courage and self assurance IS a Big Deal and we, rightly so, want recognition for conquering it. It's only cringey for those who find it easy and boring to then beg for attention while riding it. But it's also kinda cringey to go on and on with false modesty about how easy it is. Just ride, man. Let us have our little wins where we can find them.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

If you are stoked on riding the white line, then congrats to you! I have expressed my personal opinion about the white line only three times over the last few years, and it's nothing more than an opinion. It's OK to agree to disagree. Please don't let my opinion diminish your own accomplishment- we just have different contexts, and that's OK.

[@pepeanza6187]

I never goin to trust a bike review from you, the bike dosent matter you can ride anything and make look like is a great one, i ride hardtail, but fully rigid and doing a lot of crazy stuff?

[@simplemanmtb143]

FACTS! This dude is so stupid good at bikes, he'd make riding a walrus on white line look fun and easy.

[@lifebehindbarsonemansstory2189]

I’ll save my back and take your word for it lol

[@theryanoutdoors]

Seeing this bike in person was insane! You were riding on it better than most people do and high end enduro bikes! If you ever come out to Boise to ride with Braydon, you’ve gotta bring that bike with you haha🙌

[@JeffKendallWeed]

It works sooooo good! Just got the new fork on it!

[@theryanoutdoors]

@@JeffKendallWeed that’s so sick! Stoked to hopefully see more videos of you ripping that thing🔥

[@markokarkkainen2287]

What fork did you get? ​@@JeffKendallWeed

[@bradleysnyder8158]

I love how JKW has the energy and voice of a 1950's brady bunch, nerdy, good ole boy little kid...and then his style on the bike is so gnarly and aggressive like slamming into odd sidehits and random landings, aggressive fast downhill and sprints, very mean and shreddy, and so cool guy steezy...I hope to grow up and be more like JKW someday (im 38)...what kind of music do you listen to jeff?

[@ryanonroy]

@jeff - Great video! Quick suggestion, it would be awesome to have a quick link of the Stooge / Other products in videos in the video description Keep up the awesome work!

[@AndyKoch]

I appreciate your friendly and courteous manner on the trail!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Andy, I believe it is important to treat others with respect.

[@jerridstory2531]

Purple formula Selva😊

[@wingerdinger1]

Great video Jeff. Always a pleasure watching your content. I use stooge moto bars on a nukeproof scout. Super comfy for my old bones👍

[@Paulklampeeps]

Try a suspension stem on it and ride it in enduro trails

[@martinlecuona2860]

Always awesome! Thanks for the great vids Jeff!!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks for watching, Martin!

[@edgerat]

rigid SS MTB is the most fun I have ever had on a MTB.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Around here it's too steep for SS, but back in Santa Cruz, I LOVED riding my SS! I am into either suspension fork/fixed post, or rigid fork/dropper post.

[@shawnpritchard366]

100%. I'm the only one in my group who rides a rigid single speed. And they ALL think I'm the crazy one.

[@techdeezout9201]

Oh wow you have a Marin…my favorite bike…I had an alpine trail 7. I miss my Marin, thinking of getting another one.

[@uskypg]

"I'm more of a cross country guy" 😂😂😂my ass ❤

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Am 100% a trail rider, minimal interest in shuttling or bike parks.

[@jeffrogers2180]

The rain in Phoenix has been nuts lately. Couldn't ride last Sunday because of Saturday night rain, though many did and made lots of ruts.

[@kingosi351]

Bro has a tacoma +100 cool points

[@mountaincruiser817]

Those bending forks are not good. Specially because the Stooge is not compatible with other forks because of the 1.1/8e headtube and low AC. Sure it's probably a warranty issue but thats just not what you want to deal with.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Yeah it's a looks thing with the straight 1 1/8" head tube- but Andy already got me set with some stronger forks- looking forward to trying them!

[@mogulmayhem]

Am I wrong in thinking that an ebike with similar geo should exist? And that it would be a blast to own this instead of a car for local trips?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

I would LOVE a utilitarian Class III eMTB like this! I haven't been able to find anything like this- I want a 65 degree head angle, long but not silly wheelbase, NOT a super long back end (this is long chainstay at almost 450, it would be great for townie, but I absolutely DO NOT want Extra cycle or extenda-bike style stays), SOLID rear rack that can support a 50lb kiddo. Adding the plastic MTB fenders, a front basket for my backpack, and some lights/a lock, it'd be an AMAZING townie and kiddo shuttle rig. Alas, the only bikes close to that are goofy small wheels, short wheelbase, or Class I. I'm not into Class I for around town. I wanna go with the speed of traffic, hence the 28mph desire.

[@mogulmayhem]

@@JeffKendallWeed the closest thing I've seen to this is the Marin Sausalito E1

[@JeffKendallWeed]

I went and looked at that Marin- it’s almost a 70 degree head angle, and an absolutely tiny wheelbase (60mm shorter for a large). It’ll be nothing at all like the Stooge.

[@toanmaxdark7]

Nice to finally meet you in Sedona Jeff! I was the guy who stopped you for a picture at the food trucks before you got food and went to the Shimano tent Saturday!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Nice to meet you anthony!

[@dirkmohrmann8960]

Nice summary of the White Line experience. I found the 2 rolls at the end to be kind of fun, and you wouldn't have to ride the exposed bits to get those. The rest of it isn't anything to write home about. It's 45 seconds of not very technical riding, and the shock value that once made it noteworthy is long gone.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Agreed! It's an embarrassment.

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

Great Stuff Jeff enjoyed the Video 🚴 buddy 😎🤙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🤙

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thank you!

[@alexanderwizard763]

as a rigid rider myself, im enjoying your videos with the stooge. But that brooks saddle must be beyind terrible for this?!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

I love how ironic it is, though! It's also nice having a saddle that's just so different from a regular saddle- lots of "fresh real estate" if you know what I mean!

[@tjabaley]

This was great! Pure. Great. Biking!

[@cycling_plurality]

Awesome, I totally saw your bike making its way to people at the festival! I am bummed I missed meeting you. Looks like you made the best of it.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

It was such a fun weekend!

[@ThatPNWlyfe]

I rode my 1987 diamondback ascent around Chicken point loop and other areas 30+ years ago.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Now that is old skool!

[@PanTheManInNeverland]

Hey, that's me.

[@shawnpritchard366]

I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one who's throughly enjoying the rigid mountain bike experience.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

So fun! Requires the right parts and attitude, but Sedona was GREAT for it!

[@matthewkuhl79]

Sedona looks like my bag. i love rock gardens.

[@fpsgenerator]

Nice! I love those types of bikes. Riding something wild on a clunker is what its all about sometimes

[@JeffKendallWeed]

You got that right!

[@HsiawenHull]

Awww man I heard you were at the festival but I never saw you! Sick video per usual.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Hsiawen!

[@benhowe1241]

Great to see a classic in the hands of someone who can get the most out of it. You got skills dude.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Ben!

[@troyesch6203]

I’ve thought about taking a trip to Sedona to ride but I thought it was gonna be all jagedy chunk. Nice to see there’s some descent flow trails. Gonna have to plan a trip down there for next winter to get out of my frozen tundra

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Well, "flow" is in the eye of the beholder! Most would tell you there are zero flow trails htere...

[@troyesch6203]

@@JeffKendallWeed I saw some dirt that wasn’t covered in rock. Flowy enough for me 👍🏻

[@pauleddy5146]

Soes ya know Jeff, our vintage rigids did NOT come with fancy stretched out geometry. Or lighter weight, wide internal width wheels and 3"+ wide tires. Rigid "mountain bikes" were the same twitchy geometry as racer boyee roadies with wider chain stays. Add a crudely bent hoop welded to a post machined to accept a quill stem for a super narrow riser bar (no wider than roadie drops), attachments for mud clearing (accumulating?) brake blocks and steel wheels with 72 spokes . . . that's more like it. Until Aluminum frames, they weighed in around 40 lbs. I still own one. Why? I paid too much for it and can't sell it. It'd be like giving it away. Nostalgia. Just remembering the good times.

[@UpHillWill]

I was in the South Mountain parking lot when it started raining Thursday.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Huh- I may have seen you! I can't recall- was a busy weekend!!! Hope the wheelies are continuing to improve!

[@UpHillWill]

I was trying to look for me in you video , I was with a group of like 6 of us right in the middle of the lot, unfortunately I was dropped off 30 minutes before the rain came, if I had seen you I would have hitched a ride 😂

[@Manetty6]

dude, awesome cats. :)

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks! We adopted them from the local humane society last fall. It has been SO MUCH FUN to have two wild kittens running around!

[@Manetty6]

@@JeffKendallWeed nice to hear! beautiful creatures

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Cheeky little buggers!

[@enzochoi923]

do you think you would prefer a more rigid rigid fork that didn't bend over the course of the trip, or a bit of damage in return for wrists?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Yeah the confidence to ride harder would be sweet. I can still go to a 2.8 tire and 40+mm rims if needed.

[@enzochoi923]

@@JeffKendallWeed I wonder if going full fatbike fork would work out? even more cheater-esque in a bid to rival a hardtail maybe?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

That's a great idea! I have not considered anything related to fat biking... I am hesitant to go any wider than 2.6... 2.8 can work OK with a tough casing tire, but any bigger and rebound gets squirly.

[@enzochoi923]

@@JeffKendallWeedThere's a couple more advertising claims that come to mind thinking about optimizing a rigid... Have you ever ridden spank's vibrocore rims? Some of the sine wave carbon rims from companies like Nobl? Wider rims and tires are probably magnitudes more cost effective, especially considering this bike's status as a bit of a novelty... Not that I don't love it. Theorizing on a perfect build in the online shopping cart before closing the tab reminds me of how Buddhist mandalas are so finely crafted only to be swept into a pan. A bit less grand, but fun all the same

[@tlheingrunst]

I remember riding back in the mid to late 90s in the mts of AZ. Very little trail traffic. Ah, the good ole days. Lol

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right?! In 2008 and 2015, my first two visits, there was far less trail traffic. But also far fewer trails! I prefer it nowadays with more trails.

[@tlheingrunst]

@JeffKendallWeed couldn't agree more. But back then, we were building trails also. And had miles of secret single track that the rodeo chediski fire took out.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Ufff bummer about the trail damage… plenty of off map trails still exist these days too tho! But i don’t film those

[@tlheingrunst]

@JeffKendallWeed the aftermath was heartbreaking. Then they started to almost clear cut the forest that still stood. Appalling. Really sucked losing those memories. But nice to start new ones. Yeah, not all trails are for public consumption....

[@R.Bobbby]

Love that you're repping a lo-fi rigid bike and having a great time! My only bike for a few years was a steel Jones with 27.5 x 2.8 tyres set up single speed, it was such a fun bike and I never should have sold it! I found that high bars with 15 degree sweep (Hunter high rise bars) un-weighted my hands allowing me to relax and let the front end bounce around while simultaneously the bike remained super precise and responsive. It also made for a comfortable upright position while climbing out of the saddle (which was a lot with only one gear!) :) Look forward to seeing more adventures on the Stooge!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Rick! How were those big bars for jumping and bunny hopping?

[@R.Bobbby]

@@JeffKendallWeed Great, and great for manuals too! Only issue with that bike was getting the seat low - both the seat tube and the seat post had bends so that was a bit limiting

[@grundle.chunder]

You've gotta go for a truss fork for the upgrade. That'll take the abuse much better.

[@grundle.chunder]

I think you would appreciate Jones bikes for the minimalism

[@JeffKendallWeed]

You think? They sure do look sweet... I'm concerned tho- I've never seen anyone wheelie, let alone jump, a Jones... I also doubt they are available for $500 used frame and fork!

[@grundle.chunder]

@@JeffKendallWeed True, I haven't seen anyone jump one either, but Jeff Jones has always claimed capability/durability to match regular mountain bikes, although you're probably exceptionally capable of abuse. I wonder if you could just fit one of the steel truss forks to the Stooge!

[@daneboat9950]

@JeffKendallWeed Have you watched any videos of Jeff Jones riding his bikes?

[@elpina587]

The epitome of under biking

[@JeffKendallWeed]

And so much fun!

[@MaddyPitts]

Ohhh Hi!!! 🎉

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Howdy Maddison!

[@atthesummitMTBskills]

Love my stooge mk4 - such a fun bike to ride!!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Nice! They rock!!!

[@atthesummitMTBskills]

@@JeffKendallWeedand that’s how I killed my forks. Get the tough ones from Andy and you can really shred those ones HARD!! My favourite bike and jumps like a demon. I find in berms you really need to lower yourself and then it feels like it’s on rails. Soo much grip mid corner and then you just blast out.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

New forks are on and... black?! Wish they were that same purple!

[@shawnpritchard366]

​@JeffKendallWeed You've got the Pantone number. Find a sign shop that uses Grip Gard paint. They should be able to match the color and paint it for you.

[@budddy1]

What a power move!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Talk about hitting the refresh button for a bunch of trails I’ve already ridden lots! So fun!

[@mrpachuco696]

Just passing by

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks for the comment!

[@mikaeljohansen6498]

Hardtail ftw! 😊

[@JeffKendallWeed]

YES! Though this thing is more than a hardtail, I have so much fun on the slightly more "weird" bikes these days!

[@gabeaguilar706]

Awesome!!!!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Cheers Gabe!

[@tomassanesson902]

Soo awesome

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Tomas!

[@linusmushroomtips776]

first?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Sure! Thanks Linus.

[@SixGunTodd]

That might in fact be the ugliest bike I've ever seen.....

[@erikd6124]

Describe your techniqe. Are you riding more old school ? How does that impact on your bike sizing and what measures you like in a bike? Chain stay, reach and so on

[@stephenspring4308]

Awesome video!!!! Love your content Jeff.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Stephen!