Santa Cruz Heckler SL, but make it BURLY!

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MTB McPhee

Күн бұрын

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@hazfilms5363 3 ай бұрын

Been loving the vids lately! This one’s so sick!!

@josephkorzenecki8056 29 күн бұрын

Great riding!😊

@carlzadro625 3 ай бұрын

Those trails ...wowsers 😳

@digswithdan 3 ай бұрын

Saved the best trail for last! Nice vid bro

@Mmtwgr 24 күн бұрын

Was between the GX AXS in silver and the new Stout version. I went for the stout for a direct to consumer price. If I would have bought the GX AXS, the red Zebb would be my go to fork! Looks great!

@MTBMcPhee 23 күн бұрын

The stout is a good buy imo!

@leleformato2737 13 күн бұрын

also goes with the heckler sl a zeb with 170 mm spring travel ?

@Mmtwgr 13 күн бұрын

Santa does not recommend it.

@MTBMcPhee 12 күн бұрын

@@leleformato2737 I wouldn't want to raise the BB height that much with the mullet wheels. If your trails are extremely steep it might be okay but to me it already feels really raked out compared to my Megatower

@kodi.hartMTB 3 ай бұрын

These trails are awesome

@SayYEWWwithBen 3 ай бұрын

The Heckler SL is a lovely rig. Meg's purple one cries out at me to ride it every time I go to the bike shed.

@MTBMcPhee 3 ай бұрын

@@SayYEWWwithBen yeah it’s a hell of a rig. Once the range extender is available it will tick all the boxes for me

@joeyharrison4732 3 ай бұрын

yeiw so sick !

@TheDangals 3 ай бұрын

So envious..... congrats bud! 🤤

@azzy9532 2 ай бұрын

If you haven't put some silencing foam in your chain stay for your brake and shifter cables on your Megatower yet that's something you can do to help with rattling.

@MTBMcPhee 2 ай бұрын

Yeah the mega comes with that foam, but I have some of the YT cable stoppers to add next time I replace the cables as I think there is still a bit of noise coming from there.

@v8srock 3 ай бұрын

I would be keen to see your thoughts on the rocky mountain powerplay instinct? Nice vid.

@MTBMcPhee 3 ай бұрын

@@v8srock Rocky Mountain don’t have a sales rep in my state so the brand is basically nonexistent here. If I could get one to try I will 👍

@SteveOnMTB 3 ай бұрын

That beast looks very nice. I'm jealous. I've got a rocky MTN which is big and chunky (great) but not as cool as the heckler SL.

@timhierlihy5745 Ай бұрын

Great video! How does the Heckler SL compare to your megatower in the rough stuff?

@MTBMcPhee Ай бұрын

@@timhierlihy5745 quite similar, I think the extra weight makes up for the shorter travel. The main difference is the shock is more supportive and poppy than the vivid on the Mega.

@timhierlihy5745 Ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for replying. I have a megatower and love how robust it is. It feels like I will give out before it does :)

@mtbmike9866 3 ай бұрын

Many folks long stroking their SL bikes by putting a 216x63 shock with 2 offset bushings turning the shock into a 212x63. The stock shock is 210x55. If this fits like it does on the Gen 1 Rise, it turns the 140mm into 160mm The 2nd Gen Levo SL goes from 150mm to 170mm. Upping the fork by 20 or 30mm turns it into a light weight enduro bike and Geo should be spot on Wondering if this works on the this bike

@MTBMcPhee 3 ай бұрын

@@mtbmike9866 good to know. Not sure about the heckler but it’s plenty capable in stock form 👍

@Mmtwgr 24 күн бұрын

The SL is 150 though

@jw8556 3 ай бұрын

Nice chunk were that at

@nickmcgraw2004 3 ай бұрын

Questions for the full review: does having the motor negate the negative aspects of a mullet setup (carrying speed, getting over bumps etc)? Do you have strava data on the average km/hr for a 5-10% gradient climb? Was a bit surprised when you said in the video it was getting you up the hill nearly as quick as a full power ebike. Cheers

@MTBMcPhee 3 ай бұрын

On lower grades it's similar, when it's real steep it's nowhere near as quick as a full power eeb, but still much faster than my meat-bike

@ProgressionMTB-2024 3 ай бұрын

I want to ride these trails. You can't name them?

@kaneda4102 4 күн бұрын

What are your thoughts on the sizing difference going up to an XL?

@MTBMcPhee 4 күн бұрын

@@kaneda4102 I ride XL with my regular bike so it just feels normal to me. Mullet bikes feel smaller to me anyway so I’d be even more likely to size up on a mullet than with a full 29

@JIBBING_1980S 3 ай бұрын

Don't u feel the rubber compound is slowing us? Because im using fr & rear dh22. I've tested rolling on pavement with my riding friend we paddle 2 cranks at the same time downhill on pavement he's using vee tire and he got me, im thinking about to change the rear with Michelin wild enduro MH( mix hard compound ) for the rear and see how it perform . I think u should do this tire review, Michelin DH22,DH16,DH34, and Michelin wild enduro tyres MS (mix soft ) and MH (mix Hard) and other Michelin specific rear tyres for fast rolling to see how the performance

@MTBMcPhee 3 ай бұрын

The DH are quite heavy and slow rolling, especially compared to the Wild Enduro Rear which is quite fast rolling. Unfortunately Michelin don't do that tyre in 27.5 so mullet riders are currently out of luck. For the time being I have switched these tyres out for maxxis DHR2 in DD front and DH rear and saved around 500g but also the maxxis roll faster. I will do a range test of both tyres to see if the difference has a noticeable impact on battery. If I can test more of the michelin lineup I will. I think they are great tyres for performance and flat resistance!

@JIBBING_1980S 3 ай бұрын

@@MTBMcPhee i saw Michelin wild enduro racing line have 275x2.5 MH, does it suitable for the rear? My bike is mullet . Can i just maintained using 29x2.4 on the front 275x2.5 on the rear?

@MTBMcPhee 3 ай бұрын

@@JIBBING_1980S I think MH rear is worth a try. I’ll be giving it a go soon

@dtran1742 3 ай бұрын

how are the santa cruz reserve wheels compared to alloys?

@MTBMcPhee 3 ай бұрын

@@dtran1742 I haven’t run alloy wheels in a long time to do a direct comparison but the reserve are quite good as far as carbon go. I think they’re a little stiffer than WAO but not quite as compliant. The main benefit over alloy is zero maintenance.