The Most Interesting MTB Products Released In 2024 - So Far!

[@noelwelch1666]

We started with Schrader, then Presta was used because rims were so narrow, no reason to use them anymore. They don't hold air any better, the ends bend , break or unscrew and get stuck in your pump. Schrader for life🤘

[@dylan-5287]

Gotta say, I haven't noticed that many issues with presta. I've never had the valve stem come out in a pump. Had a couple times where the valve got clogged with old sealant but a paperclip quickly fixed that. Tubeless tires have always seated easy with a normal floor pump.

[@NickelExpressCycling]

​@@dylan-5287 same here, I've never understood the complaints for presta, I like the easy to release air valve you get with presta. And the extension ability of a presta for a deep rim.

[@dylan-5287]

​@@NickelExpressCycling I can appreciate the arguments for Schrader but at this point presta is clearly the standard and it works well enough. Please no more changing of standards. Same with boost wheels or tapered headtubes, leave it alone lol.

[@evan5167]

Presta do hold air better than schrader haha

[@Emtbtoday]

Schwalbe CLIK now

[@MTNMAX88]

I think the exploration of new valves is very cool.

[@alhypo]

I've been using Fillmore valves for a while now. They already solved all the issues with clogging and restrictive air flow.

[@Magoo71]

Neal and Owen strike again with great opinions about future upgrades....Thanks Fellas!

[@johndavis3938]

How's that helmet not cooked?

[@tbone12787]

Thats not a real flame

[@kirillm1558]

new safety standards

[@danh925]

Really good cooling system. It’s what you want for riding enduro.

[@motoface5984]

@@johndavis3938 only came here to check someone had asked that

[@KurtisPape]

20 vents instead of 18

[@nathancole8103]

If you forget snacks on the trail, you can eat your Vittoria tires! So long as it’s organic, I only eat organic rice husk.

[@todd727300]

Reserve Wheels has the Fillmore Tubeless valve. I have them on four different bikes, two road, two MTB, and they work perfectly. They design locks the valve tighter which results in less air leakage and they don't clog with sealant. More robust too, no issue with bending them.

[@alhypo]

Yes, they are nice valves. I like their simplicity.

[@iansingleton]

Yes Owen, new valves are important!!! Out of all the high end gubbins you guys have talked about the valves are probably the only thing that Joe Blogs will actually put his hands on! And I think it's about time we had an update on valves cos the two options we've had aren't great! Presta leak, bend and clog very easily and shrader is a no no for high pressure! I'm looking forward to getting some of the Schwalbe valves. It's not a new valve as such I don't think, it looks like a Air Hose connector but smaller.

[@aabac127]

The old myth of shrader not being good for high pressure. If you have any experience with Mountanbikes you should know better. Do you have a fork or shock with an Air Spring? Or a dropper post? What kind of valve does it use? How high is the pressure?

[@iansingleton]

@@aabac127 yeh you're right! They are smaller than the valve on an inner tube though! Or the one on my Fox Shock is! I can't remember about the one on my pike forks I had them converted to coil years ago but if they are the same size I stand corrected👍! I still like the look of the Schwalbe valve though. Push on pull off easy.

[@peglor]

@@iansingleton Plenty of shocks use exactly the same valve core as you'll find on a Schrader tube. The only issue with them - which is an issue with any valve that's not metal on metal sealing, is that the rubber in the seals deflects over time (It happens faster the higher the pressure), causing the button in the centre of the valve to move upwards, to the point where many shock pumps will leak all the air out of the shock while unscrewing. Easily solved by swapping in a new valve core, and the old valve will still work perfectly in a tyre.

[@srstrand01]

I really enjoy Owen.

[@paulblackwood46]

I have a steering damper on my gixxer, it'll be a long time til I'm convinced I need one for my Rocky Mountain.

[@HeidenherzLP]

Can't wait for the clik valve to release, i will instantly change out all my valves with those.

[@FunctionFIVE]

I think mucoffs new ball valve valves are the best on the market + no need for new pump or inflator

[@HeidenherzLP]

@@FunctionFIVE you also do not need a new pump for the clik valves, you can just inflate them with any presta pump you already have. If you want to name some negatives, which there are none, please do try to inform yourself first. :) Also compared to the bore valves, the clik valves are not only tubeless, but you can use them on any already existing systems and just exchange your current valves with them.

[@FunctionFIVE]

@@HeidenherzLP The clik valves literally use a new pump head, just because they are "compatible" which has yet to be thoroughly tested means little to nothing to me. Also what other "existing system" do you mean other than tubeless, you are talking about a whole market shift, mucoff, reserve, stans, could all produce tubes with their current system for tubes that NO ONE would use. Oh also, all compatible with both presta and schrader from initial design, not introducing new shapes into the mix. Legit you either work for schwalbe or you haven't seriously considered the other offerings, clik does not stand up whatsoever.

[@patdennehy8564]

Gear boxes are the future, especially for EMTBs.

[@_drawkward_]

I have to admit, I'm a bit surprised Schwalbe's new radial tires aren't on your list.

[@dylan-5287]

I'm curious to see how people find them. There have been radial bike tires in the past and people generally didn't like them at all. You either need super stiff sidewalls like motorcycle tires, but then the tire is too heavy. Or you need to use way more air pressure in the tire, negating the increased contact patch. Sounds like schwalbes new tires aren't truly radial though, just more in the radial direction lol.

[@45graham45]

​@@dylan-5287Fyi, Schwalbe Radial tyres aren't radial tyres at all.. They've just changed the angle of the weaves a bit.

[@mtb4life817]

Epic 8

[@Shawn-in-da-Canyon]

That steering damper isn’t a new design. They bought the design off of Hopey. it’s been around for at least 15 years. It didn’t sell or catch on at $200 a unit. So I don’t know what makes them think it’s going to sell at over $500. They must be stupid.

[@michaelannetts5839]

there are plenty of fools who will be willing to drop 500 sheckles on a new gizmo, i'm sure

[@Shawn-in-da-Canyon]

@@michaelannetts5839There weren’t enough to keep Hopey in business. I don’t know how these people can double the price and sell them. It just doesn’t make sense.

[@jessehayes5265]

@@Shawn-in-da-Canyon I only started watching the video because they said new gear and had the picture of some really old technology in the steering damping. I used to swear by the Hopey damper. Now that we have slack head angles, the twitchy feeling is gone and they have sat in the shed.

[@Andybarney555]

​@@michaelannetts5839richer and richer people in mtb now as a hobby! All the gear.... see em everywhere now.. new trend mtb. And its causing it to get worse overall for us real riders... such is this world

[@climbing-or-coasting301]

Wireless shifting equals shifting under power. Smoother, safer, and way better for climbing, and derailleur longevity. Yes, please! Price is the only reason I don't have it yet, and it seems I won't have to wait much longer!

[@ivanjednobiegowiec7656]

Pinion still got one thing to fix and that is rather poor POI in their boxes. Apart of that I'm all after electronics FINALLY making micro de-clutching for rider :D

[@TCK71]

The DJI AMFLOW is really tempting when it's released.

[@NeelTheHuman]

15:28 since I work in a bike shop, I can and am currently testing the clik valve and it's so much nicer, just pull off the cap, bonk on the pump, do your thing, snatch it off and stick on the cap, so damn fast and convenient I'm already annoyed when pumping up my MTB, as I've only got one set and it's on my gravel bike That's how nice they are Also, there's so much air flow, some sealant residue gets left on the pumpheads inner sidewalls But even with sealant going through the valve every time, they still sound like clean metal when letting air out of them, absolute king Hope this gets accepted as the one new standard over time

[@Emtbtoday]

Yeap schwalbe clik valve definitely be having them! Sick of the pump bending the presta under pressure

[@ebikescrapper3925]

Mid drives should all use the same frame template design, that way you can swap between brands easily.

[@peglor]

Pinion is the only competent option on the market, so if mainstream manufacturers just made frames compatible with these, and belt drive, they'd sell plenty. There is a French company doing mid mount gearboxes too, but the gear range isn't enough for climbing and descending actual mountains (About 400%, which will cover commuting and most trail centre riding, all if using uplifts), and it uses the same mount as the Pinion gearbox.

[@RobHill00]

AXS is awesome but make sure you use the correct chain checker for T type!🤦🏼‍♂️

[@StrongmanTaylor]

I love my Reserve Valves.

[@JosephSAi2HT]

That groupset sounds amazing, and Owen’s excitement gets me on research mode! As for Neal, pretty evident of a true leader, and the background is self-explanatory, as i reckon across the pond is in agreement with me here as a bornNraised 🇺🇸 the world shall have your’s and GMBN’s back! To the trails, Batman! (B/c i only be Robin, and the punny thing is i only hope to be “rob”in’ your laughter i hope to reckon, bloody dad jokes - and im not even a dad! 😝) another amazing show! In time in time, me and a Ealing curb have a date to drive up with the Phil Atwill stoppieSlide. Practicing at home in California first lol 😂!

[@MtHoodMikeZ]

Less than zero interest in wireless group sets. Don’t want them. Won’t pay for them. No. Matter. What.

[@MarioXcore1]

I love this new presenter’s sonic the hedgehog cosplay 🔵🦔

[@tomrodgers6629]

I am a Shrader guy. They are so dam practical.

[@teamzissou5663]

Practical? Practical?! We need innovative and preferably proprietary and… and expensive! We are the bike industry! Last year’s tech is crap! And if it’s over two years old… well then, what’s even the point of riding?

[@NeelTheHuman]

12:52 I think Downhill Standards Like astm got is more important, but if it can get both that's definitely desirable

[@krneki111]

That fake flame in the oven looks quite cosy :)

[@OwenBikeNerd]

Super cozy - its great! Cheers Owen

[@nigelhagley8942]

Fillmore valves, do give it a try! Got them on both my bikes, never going back to presta, endless replacing valve cores, waste of money.

[@ish474]

I've been running Stan's Schrader valves on my tubeless setup for 5 years now I have never clogged and I can put air in my tire with every single other air device available everywhere. Not saying everybody should run out and buy them but I will say that I've had excellent results with zero complaints

[@teamzissou5663]

Don’t be getting all judgey with your practicality! This is the bike industry where innovation is everything. How else can we make our customers feel that their two year-old bikes are outdated and in need of upgrade?

[@guyvishnu]

If the new Sram electronic derailleur is only OEM, how do you replace it if it breaks?

[@45graham45]

You have buy the expensive one. All part of the plan to get people's money.

[@bigshnitzeljesse]

​@45graham45 Scram probably just doesn't want consumers to know they could still profit selling GX for a fraction of the price, and pretend the oem is cheaper to make.

[@peglor]

The simplest way to fix a failed SRAM derailleur is to buy a Shimano cable operated setup, fit it to your bike and never have to worry about it falling apart, wearing out without giving you plenty of warning, or losing charge ever again.

[@steveduran1664]

As a professional shop bike mechanic, we do not need another valve, honestly I would prefer everything gp to Schrader as evert gas station is set up as Schrader, honestly with as strong as today's wheels are there is no reason to have to use the smaller Presta valve to keep more material there in the which is what I was always told that's why you don't drill out presta's for Schrader.

[@peglor]

I've drilled out quite a few narrowish MTB rims for Schraeder and have never had one fail. Better than being stuck miles from anywhere on a spin and finding the last spare tube the group has won't fit the valve hole on your bike anyway 🙂.

[@steveduran1664]

@@peglor oh same here, the owner of the shop I'm at now doesn't like it when I do that but in alot of cases it's better for the customer if I do. I get the theory of not doing it but the application says different.

[@IGGY1969]

Yes valves are interesting. It's annoying when they clog up & valve cores stick so you can't just loosen them off when you need to put air in. Good to see new valves.

[@JeffMTBinVA]

Wireless shifting ftw. It would be awesome to see you guys get your hands on a few gearbox bikes and do a proper ride and review. It could be your most watched/liked video ever.

[@julianfelipebautistavelez1636]

You might have missed the radial tyres from schwalbe. I have not ridden one but it seems to be a big thing.

[@oiuqreofnqoiruegnqerg]

speaking of canyon's kis system: what happened to it? Discontinued? It's just been introduced like a year or two ago and already discontinued?

[@OwenBikeNerd]

Its on all the new CF Spectral's - so yep continuing! cheers Owen

[@turkisch66fireworks]

I am new to mountain biking and want to buy my first real bike to start my journey. Yet, I am curious about what the best options are. I don't want to go in completely blindly, of course. I decided to start with a second-hand bike because I need to adapt to the sport first. I did some BMXing in my younger days. The three second-hand mountain bikes that I have an eye on are the Btwin Rockrider 530S, Haibike Phantom Tension, and an oldie but a goodie, the Giant NRS4. All three are full-suspension bikes. The Haibike has some extra modifications like air suspension front and back with locking, hydraulic brakes, clipless pedals, etc. All of the bikes are size large, and I am between 1.85 and 1.90 meters tall. I am also curious about how upgradable these bikes are. Any advise for a beginner? Thanks in advance! Ps, I am interested in going to parks like Winterberg, Wales, Greenhill, Portes du Soleil, Sölden etc.

[@joshua-kramer]

I’m so excited for a lower price point on wireless shifters by a major brand. Wireless shifters are so clean and crisp. The more ubiquitous wireless shifters become, the more inexpensive they will become.

[@iokarus]

I'm up for one on my next build if it's not crazy expensive.

[@briannyob7799]

Get ready to pay via an app for your shifting. SRAM is pushing electronic shifting because it will allow for monetization. Think I'm paranoid? Look at literally everything else.

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

The Amflow is a going to be rad..

[@xav_1029]

You missed the trend of sharing a frame across different travel bikes...We Are One, Orbea, Ibis, etc

[@jimsmithmtb]

Can we start a go fund me to get the Don an iron?

[@juffkasvennsson4609]

I would take the Nicolai as it was in the video . Great idea getting rid of the mech . How much was that bike , ?

[@ChrisCapoccia]

cheaper t-type groupset with no more bendy derailieur hangers is exciting. pretty soon there should be lower tier of the entire groupset and by the time i buy my next bike i will be able to afford it :D

[@DZig]

I was considering going over to the t type transmission, but I have invested in 5 Dev cranks, and I have not found anyone who is making a compatible crossover kit to use them. So for me for now it's a no go.

[@ltrtg13]

What does Owen think of the WheelTop RDS-OX YQ Wireless mountain bike shifting. The rear mech comes in 3 lengths. A 58mm, a 75mm and a 93mm lengths. The shifters also work with 3 to 14 speed cassettes.

[@OwenBikeNerd]

I saw it at Eurobike - it looks good - but yep I'm yet to ride it so can't really comment on how it feels on the trail? Cheers Owen

[@Magoo71]

Sealed Drive train and auto-shift? THIS IS THE FUTURE....Without a doubt!

[@peglor]

Sadly adding electronics, especially those that need a phone app (Which the manufacturer can change or disable on a whim, making our parts useless) to systems that don't need them, absolutely is the future. That's not something anyone who's not a billionaire profiting from it should be happy about though.

[@emonty62]

MGU is all I need

[@danielcobb8886]

Mercedes tried using soy based plastic wiring harness material. Rodents loved it.

[@teamzissou5663]

My ultimate goal is to spec my next down country bike with a fully soy based plant suspension… shock and fork!

[@Emtbtoday]

I need that steering Damper my steering is annoying as heck when trying to get it out the house etc the steering so loose it feels

[@DrCrimp-sg5pb]

Nicolai is ahead of the game

[@-DUTCHY-]

The sram T-type GX is amazing unless you forget to tighten up the rear axle on a ride... and wonder why your shifting is jumping randomly. 😂😂

[@pbandjosh]

I think gearboxes are going to be big in the near future but the no shifting under load is still a bit of a deal breaker, and I'm not convinced that a belt offers a substantial advantage over a decent chain.

[@peglor]

Have you ever used a gearbox before? Shifting under load is irrelevant because you can shift instantly by pausing the pedal stroke or while the crank is at top or bottom dead centre rather than waiting a pedal stroke for the shift to finish like on derailleur systems. Belt drives offer a massive advantage that they eliminate all chain maintenance from the bike. Imagine going for a long very muddy spin, getting home and hosing the worst of the dirt off the bike and just putting it away wet and being totally confident it will work perfectly the next time you take it out. Belt drives last so well that the most common mechanical intervention on the bike will be changing pads on the disk brakes, followed by oil changes on the gearbox (If you ignore the ridiculously short service intervals on every suspension product on sale at this point - proper open bath coil and oil forks were fit and forget components too 😞).

[@pbandjosh]

@@peglor I've used gear boxes and own an Alfine hub. Shifting under load is an issue when climbing, particularly on a MTB. I'm well aware of how belts work, but they're still less efficient than a chain. A single speed chain can be pretty easy to clean and lasts an incredibly long time. And feel free to go back to the lousy forks of the past. I don't love servicing my forks but I like the performance of them.

[@peglor]

@@pbandjosh If by lousy you mean the buttery smoothness of the air assist open bath coil Marzocchis from 20 years ago, then I would absolutely love to go back to that. With modern lower leg castings, the weight penalty is in the low hundreds of grammes compared to modern forks, but well worth it for the reliability. The combination of extra oil and much lower pressure behind the seals since most of the spring work is done by an actual spring with the air adding arising rate, means less seal pressure to keep the oil and air in, and less seal friction to keep the fork smooth. A gearbox setup that allows gears to be preselected and shifts a top and bottom dead centre (All easily done with existing mechanical ) will feel like it's shifting under power as well as shifting way more quickly than a derailleur where you have to wait for the chain to get half way around the cassette will be better on climbs. If you coordinate it well you can shift at that dead spot with the Alfine no problem. The reason The Alfine, particularly the 11 speed one, sucks off road is it puts the weight in the wrong place, namely as unsprung weight on the back axle, and it uses roller clutches instead of ratchet freewheel, which means the take up is always spongy, especially 2nd gear, which is borderline unusable under power. The limited gear range is an issue for spins that go outside curated MTB trails too. I still love my Alfine for doing what it was designed to do, namely very low maintenance commuting.

[@ondrejjanoska660]

I am dreaming about the G1 …you can run it as Dh rig 200/200 … let’s see 😅

[@martin_323]

There was this strange bike that had a dropper that'd transform bikes geometry completely. As for valves, they're overrated, just use transistors.

[@petef15]

I'd hate to ride a pinion because everyone would think I was riding an ebike.

[@willlange9978]

3years on Katipo gearbox and belt drive… it is NOT for everyone, but it’s ideal for me. Climbing, descending, and jumping is great. XC is not great.

[@SousaSHJ]

Fox new Neo dropper post? 🤔

[@Andybarney555]

Belts and gear boxs... what point it become not a mountain bike an just a small motorbike!...?

[@gmbn]

Probably when the twist-to-go motor gets involved! If it's being pedalled and it's off road - it's a mountain bike 😅

[@darrencable1934]

Prefer the new muc off valves

[@MattFinch-f2w]

Gear box has got to be better than derailer

[@MrJeVai]

Sooo uuuhhh I got my bike for like CAD $700 in 2020 and uuuhh been doing upgrades here and there ever since. So I guess I'll just go f myself

[@22Jeffers]

I’ve been riding mtb’s for 8 years, XC, bike parks and trail centres. Never have I ever smashed my derailleur. Just don’t know what the big fuss is about gear boxes. I’ve little interest them.

[@peglor]

Try riding unmaintained trails and deep mud and it'll start to make sense. Smashing your derailleur takes serious effort on maintained bike specific trails.

[@michaelannetts5839]

I'd say new valves are far more exciting/interesting to the average rider than a £500 bit of nonsense

[@peglor]

Riders too incompetent to use the valves already on the market are guaranteed to not be competent enough to use the new ones either. A solution looking for a problem, but marketing trumps engineering every time, so there's every change they'll make a fortune flogging them.

[@bobpotts73]

You could have just said no. 😂

[@teapeaster]

Top tip- Never put your helmet on a lit burner.

[@Max-ip5yb]

Greatest downhill mountain biker of all time so of course he’s male. Why do you even need to say this? This channel is losing me with these Britains and their lack of free speech. If you can’t be honest, and they’re not a good channel anymore.

[@OwenBikeNerd]

Less a freedom of speech issue - its more the race wins and world titles that are doing the talking - There's two "Goat's" that beat Greg with race result in DH - both Women - Rachel Atherton, Anne-Caroline Chausson they both beat Greg's record - Greg's amazing no doubt and a great guy - but Rach and ACC both have more world champs and world cup wins Cheers Owen

[@onegraham]

S1000 is a BMW

[@gordonwalmsley453]

i believe bikes are getting too electronic and fiddly/ expensive to service and repair. they are becoming like motorbikes. motors,internal gears, electronic gears, electronic setpost. too much automated and battery . theres hardly any difference between emtb and electrix motorbike. rather have them manual and be able to fix them youself.

[@andrewblakesley4202]

MTB is just a never ending excuse to upgrade with ££££. Cyclo-cross is so much cooler than MTB. Little or no tech, just fitness and skills. 😜

[@picard120]

electronic shifting is too expensive and liability in wet conditions

[@mrshadow8244]

pinarello geometry is not modern.. 64,5 st angle and 68 ht angle is like specialized geo from 2017. Bike is stiff and unforgiving, it is not pleasure to ride it. But pauline and pidcock want it like this, they have great descending skills and conti race king is by far the fastest xc tire on the market. 20watts faster on pair on hard pack like ninos rubbish maxxis. Some courses are technical, but lot of them are so easy like on olympics and on them pinarello dominates.

[@Bruh23170]

Imagine wanting to coment as a kid and seing this

[@7275vrt]

Wut

[@Bruh23170]

The first 3 coments from profiles having some18+ stuff in the it bio

[@bigshnitzeljesse]

​@@Bruh23170soon to become rampant. Yt doesn't care about this new bot scam

[@tbgiw]

Well done Owen calling out the best "male" mountain biker! 👍👍

[@parkinkevin]

Patrick 😂

[@parkinkevin]

Who is this woman that you claim is better than Greg Minnaar? You need to elaborate on this! 🤣🤣🤣

[@OwenBikeNerd]

Great question! Well take your pick on women side as there are two women who beat Greg's win - Rachel Atherton has more World champs wins & way more world cup wins - but then there's Anne-Caroline Chausson - who's world champs and world cup win record is legendary and across DH & Dual Slalom & 4X - and she's also won an Olympic BMX gold medal too - no doubt Greg is amazing - really nice bloke too - but yep its not match Rachel or ACC yet! Cheers Owen

[@parkinkevin]

@@OwenBikeNerd Be interesting to see how much faster her times are also then

[@Skizm_admin]

11:48 “it’s super smooth, but I didn’t know anything about these” super contradiction if ever we heard it

[@vwlover2]

Pretty sure he was referring to older electronic shifting units being super smooth and then not knowing about the new one they were talking about.

[@johnssmith4005]

Amflow sounds like a feminine hygiene product 😂😅

[@Roller71]

£12,000 for a Cross Country race bike. I am going to leave that statement right there for the Biking community to ponder.

[@Trade2Invest-]

Gearbox should have been the future but honda ruined it.

[@mikehedrick4349]

No Anna no watcha...