Rich Payne's Pole Stamina 180 | GMBN Tech Pro Bike Check

Here it is, Rich's weapon of choice for tackling the Andes Pacifico. Henry checks out his long travel, 29er, mountain bike - the Pole Stamina 180 🔧
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Frame: Pole Stamina 180 Medium
Rear Suspension: Rockshox Super Deluxe
Front Suspension: Rockshox Lyrik Ultimate 180mm
Wheelset: Mavic Deemax Pro
Tyres: Vittoria Mota 29 x2.35
Brakes: Sram Code RSC
Rotors: Sram Centreline 200mm
Handlebars: Truvativ Descendant 760mm
Grips: Ergon GA2 Fat
Stem: Truvativ Descendant
Shifters: Sram XO
Crankset: Sram XO. 170mm
Chainring: Sram 32t
Pedals: Crankbrothers Mallet E
Chain: Sram XO Eagle
Cassette: Sram XO Eagle 10-50T
Chain Guard: OneUp Components
Rear Mech: Sram XO Eagle
Seatpost: Crankbrothers Highline 170mm
Saddle: Ergon
Anything Else: AVS Handguards, STFU chain silencer
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[@ambalee]

Thank you Sir Henry for that hub sound check! 🎼👂

[@smokedsalmon3907]

The hub sound check absolutely needs to become standard in all bike checks.

[@ambalee]

@@smokedsalmon3907 Should be mandatory even 😅!

[@dasanoneia4730]

Rich's presentation is excellent

[@rupedog]

Quality bike check...H's checks are quick, clear, interesting and funny... love watching them now!

[@Larpy1933]

Video work: SUPER NICE! This is a great format. Fast, detailled and entertaining. More please.

[@smokedsalmon3907]

It's like a super car, fucking beautiful. Love what Pole is doing.

[@Polebicycles]

Thank you very much! 🙏 We have a new factory running with a doubled capacity to get the Staminas out faster, for more people to love.

[@smokedsalmon3907]

@@Polebicycles that's awesome to hear. That stamina is becoming my dream bike haha, definitely plan on ordering one once I finish up my bachelors degree.

[@toooldfortwowheels2048]

Only when I had to pause this and go do something quickly did I realise Rich was asleep on the ski lift!

[@the_spanner_ch7mp]

That bike is a weapon and looks like one too Great bike check Henry Cool stuff GMBNTech

[@th_js]

Nice check. Looking awesome

[@brunaogemeplay2439]

looks like a grim donut to me

[@Willdrknght]

My new dream bike !

[@Joe_Greenwood]

That bike looks sweet 🔥

[@powers14sj90]

Aluminum c’mon Henry its aluminium

[@DrCrimp-sg5pb]

what a killer bike!

[@NatetheAceOfficial]

aN EXCELLENT BIKE WITH AN EXCELLENT HOST! wHAT A FUN VIDEO! tHE LITTLE EDITS WERE COOL!

[@MrDino-hp7fy]

Sick thanks

[@ianholmquist8492]

I want one!

[@Jdem9]

This is a proper bike I'd say

[@AKASL1]

IN!

[@8Junio76]

Saludos a Chile

[@prusak26]

will never understand how such a tall rider can like such a narrow bar, I'm 5'11 and 810 bar finally feels wide enough after riding 780 for ages

[@mimmit37]

I'm pretty sure the "chain device" at 4:40 is from absoluteblack not oneup.

[@Polebicycles]

That is correct! 👍

[@BigKidCertified]

Looks just like Neals bike!

[@kevin2671]

How is the chain silencer mounted? It looks like zip ties going through holes in the frame? Or are those to put ties for cable routing and you've mounted the stfu there instead?

[@Gamebit450]

You had me at machined aluminum!!!!!!

[@Polebicycles]

Hi! We just updated more details about the Staminas to our website if you are interested: polebicycles.com/stamina/

[@th_js]

@@Polebicycles I checked it out this morning and there is only one picture! All the pics of the TR and such are gone.. I get that in most of those pictures they had the old back-end, but I hope you'll add more pics.

[@Polebicycles]

@@th_js, there will definitely be more photos soon 👍 Yesterday (11.3.) we updated the overview page (the link above) of the Staminas - not just the Stamina 180 or Stamina 140. Thanks for the feedback!

[@daswienerle3018]

You are bullying him! How can gmbn allow this?!😂

[@rickgreenhalgh1357]

Al-u-min-ium

[@pbls43]

The chain guide it’s a 77 designz if I’m not mistaken

[@carlstanton2550]

Absoluteblack make the device, not 77 designz.

[@LongPeter]

Rich… Payne? His name is Dick Pain? Poor fellow 😯

[@ianholmquist8492]

There used to be a Nascar driver in the U.S. named Dick Trickle. No joke

[@mikee8244]

I'm sure there must be a connection between pole stamina and dick pain

[@jdavis417]

To what extent (if any) does Pole use A.I./iterative/optimization software? What software do they design with? TIA ;)

[@pierssamson4069]

Is Richard in Payne?

[@harveyspencer4780]

Hi could you put 27.5 forks on a 26 inch wheel bike and still put the 26 inch wheels on? Ps me and my dad love your videos 👍

[@avocette]

You can but you have to maintain the same axle to crown length (+ - 10 mm). By doing so, you'll probably use a fork that's 20-30 mm shorter travel than the 26-inch fork the bike was originally spec'd with. If you're fine with that, then carry on.

[@jaysauer5749]

Walking around powder with Crocs and Socks - that's a little too Henri!

[@joshporter5773]

Just a quick one. How would you convert a straight head tube into a tapered head tube since most forked are tapered. Thanks #askgmbntech

[@19hamish78]

You can get headsets that will do this. I did it on a bike I had. The headset sits outside the head tube at the bottom and is wider than the top part.

[@joshporter5773]

19hamish78 cheers mate

[@smokedsalmon3907]

Check out some of the mtb forums, they'll tell you the exact headset code you need for this. That said, if the bike has a straight head tube it probably also has qr wheels. I considered this on my hardtail but instead went for a fork with a straight steerer. Might be better off just buying a new bike with updated standards. Some crazy good deals on FS bikes these days. Now I've got my hardtail and a dope FS bike, n+1!

[@jamiemtb]

I question my head angle at 65.3. I consider this still slack. And it perfect for me. So would love feedback on this question.

[@smokedsalmon3907]

I went from a hardtail with a 68 head angle to a FS with 65. Makes it so much more stable downhill. The stamina is the type of bike for when you want as stable as possible. Like going to a bike park or shuttling, this bike would be insane. For regular trail riding you'd probably choose something else.

[@avocette]

65-66 degrees is the general turning point between a climbing bike and a downhill bike. Most XC bikes have 68-69 degree head angles, while enduro and downhill bikes delve much lower than 65.

[@jackwrightson2036]

if anyone wants to know that chain thing hanging from the chainstay is the STFU chain silencer

[@enol8603]

Wish my sprag clutch rear hub sounds like that... wait...

[@pedromiguel1389]

Oh man those pole bikes look so sexy and beautiful. Very nice bike congrats. :)

[@Polebicycles]

Thank you!

[@COMOMTB]

Can any of you Enduro guys & gals tell me why he would run a 2.3 tire vs 2.5 or a 2.6? Seems like you would have far better grip and lower pressure with a larger tire. Especially in the front. Maybe it's just a sponsor thing but I feel like he probably does it for a reason. Thanks!

[@smokedsalmon3907]

I'm sure everyone has a different opinion but seems like the sweet spot is around 2.3-2.5. Past 2.5 it starts to feel kinda bad for faster riding. Tried a bike with 2.6 and it just felt kinda "off". For slower trail riding though the bigger tires are nice.

[@carlstanton2550]

The bigger tire has a bit of drag/rolling resistance, nothing much the average rider would notice while pedalling on flat or climbs, but a rider of rich's calibre would notice. That would be my guess as to why he doesn't run the bigger tires, but I could be wrong

[@shammient]

Let's just Cnc mill the whole frame. For when carbon is too straight forward.

[@th_js]

Carbon is not recyclable, not very tough when it comes to impacts and is way more polluting to manufacture.

[@pedromiguel1389]

@@th_js the carbon itself can be recycled, the problem is the resin. There are a few inovations about that. I don't remember where, but I saw some video explaining a new manufacturer technique that basically it eliminates the resin all together.

[@th_js]

@@pedromiguel1389 Of course. This still means the carbon itself is not recyclable, because it can't be separated from the resin. Also it was in the WWC Revel Wheelset video.

[@Polebicycles]

Just to be clear, our process is not for the sake of cool & unique technology, but for the sake of best mountain bikes. 👍

[@pedromiguel1389]

@@Polebicycles ohhh yessss......you dam right they are. :) I'm problably one of your future costumer. They are so unique and awesome. Big hug pole.

[@valentinvas6454]

Yey.. I have the same fat grips.

[@lauri3470]

How much does it weigh?

[@andyg7769]

pinkbike did a huck to flat on one of these and the frame bent in????

[@gmbntech]

On the 140 with a prototype - not approved for manufacture - XC rear triangle :) We've hucked ours to flat plenty and it's all good 👍

[@MFPM86]

oh for fuck's sake... A LU motherfucking MINIUM

[@badlarry172]

luuurvly

[@mick35w]

It’s aluminium not aluuuuuuminum

[@JollyGiant0]

'Allooooominium' Henry, really?! Please don't come home until you can talk proper English!

[@ethanbenton6676]

0:01 WHATARETHOSE

[@Will99x]

Pretty sure that's not a super deluxe 🤔

[@Polebicycles]

Hi! It might seem like the piggybag is missing, but the shock is mounted sideways to save room for the water bottle 👍

[@DM-hw4cr]

Chainstay broke on this bike during pinkbike test

[@carlstanton2550]

One of Tommy c's friends broke his at the chainstay too. There's a video on his channel, TommyC Hype

[@DM-hw4cr]

@@carlstanton2550 geez

[@Polebicycles]

Even more about Stamina bikes from our website: polebicycles.com/stamina/

[@kyle9275]

isent that neils bike

[@ryanknight7516]

Payne is in pain

[@Tequila628]

Was mr. Payne disrespectful to us? Was he disrespectful to Nicole Horne when he dropped her helicopter out of the sky? These are important questions.

[@blackph9857]

First 1

[@BurnDuration]

Just don’t huck to flat with it-like pink bike did with it and buckled a chain stay brace.

[@aerodynaMiikka]

So you came all the way here to post a really smart comment. It was very unfortunate what happened at the test but I recon if it's good enough for Leigh Johnson it's good enough for you too.

[@BurnDuration]

Miikka Ruottinen, my apologies if my comment was offensive. All in good fun. I’m sure Pole design engineers now have a more powerful FEA stress analysis software to catch stress concentration issues. Either way, rigorous ISO 4210 testing should have caught it. Happy trails!

[@AlexanderPJM]

Did you just say ALUMINUM? What!!?? Have you suddenly become american?