We Ranked Your Bikes From Best 🔥 To Worst 💩

In the Bike Vault on the Dirt Shed Show, we normally rank your bike on a 'Nice' to a 'Super Nice' scale. But to make things more interesting we thought we'd switch it up by adding a few more ranks. Neil Donoghue and Blake Samson rank your mountain bikes from 'Super Nice' down to 'Super 💩'. It doesn't matter whether you have an expensive high-end MTB or a budget-friendly one no bike is safe.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Commencal | Clash
01:09 - Cannondale | B900, Martyn Ashton Signature
03:08 - Saracen | X-Tour
04:33 - Cannondale | Jekyll
05:54 - Santa Cruz | Bronson
07:42 - GT | Agressor Pro
08:23 - Sick | Headbanger
09:19 - Echo | 20" Mod Trials Bike
11:00 - Cannondale | SuperV
12:23 - Kona | Stinky
13:43 - Tandem | Proflex 856
15:10 - Transition | PBJ
16:13 - Winner!
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[@gmbn]

Do you think Blake and Neil were too harsh or did they get it just right? Do you want to see more? Let us know in the comments! 👇

[@markdavis8430]

Comedy gold 🤣

[@bionic909]

Nah, keep it coming

[@KevinT3141]

They got it right, Cannondale had it coming...

[@Dudu98]

Please do more episodes like this with Neil and Blake, this was very entertaining

[@floydblandston108]

I've got a NOS Saracen S-tour frame in the vault. They were made by a specialty builder in the Pacific NW USA- I forget the name though. One of the first monocoque frames, and a good one, built specifically for DS/4X back in the day...

[@alanmartinezrodriguez884]

That dirt jump at the end takes it for me. Really nice. Although the smoke Is hilarious 😂 a bit cringy but it's ok, you can tell that's a proud owner. Good video guys!

[@gmbn]

We love the effort! That is one very proud owner 🔥

[@fpainchaud350]

Hey guys, thanks for showing off my Commencal Clash bike, even if you "only" gave it a nice 😂. My bike may be silver but it's a bullet! Mostly, love the Manitou fork and shock👊.

[@harveyjoneswoodsman5956]

I ride manitou forks as well the only thing that I don't like is having to explain reversed arch technology to every one NO THE FORK IS NOT BACKWARDS😂

[@pxearx8739]

How do you send bikes in to be reviewed

[@thefluffchucker1424]

Dude I think your bike is super nice. I kinfolk fell like I need a commencal now

[@andresorellana5258]

Hey bro, I'm willing to make mine mullet. Had you ever tried it?

[@nevillepretorius8948]

Blake made my day by saying the GT Aggressor is super nice! I have the same bike and love it and Blake is my hero! Day made! ❤

[@liamhuxhold3235]

I have a similar bike that I’m learning how to work on bikes with, and yes I 100% felt the same

[@gmbn]

It's an iconic bike! Everyone has either owned on or has a friend who has owned one 🤘

[@glynnb6572]

​@@gmbntrue story. After 20 yrs not riding a mtb, and the last 3 years watching mtb videos on KZbin, my father in law loaned me his old mtb he picked up in a thrift shop to see if I liked it. A 2009 gr aggressor. After a week on it I gave it him back after realising i loved it, got my own bike and away I went. 😅

[@Vixen1525]

​@@gmbnThe triple triangle frame is awesome.

[@rossvogel9715]

That kona deserved super cool , literally every human knows and recognises it , everyone has had one and progressed from it and that particular one looks awesome ! Great vid as always guys 👍

[@markdavis8430]

Super sh!t is a great edition 🤣✌️

[@ChampionGaming]

Neil, Blake, its been nice knowing ya, but i think this was your last day at the studio after Martin sees this 😂

[@floydblandston108]

As a fan of those ol' big tube C-dales, I hope he puts it to them.😉

[@jamesc6876]

This was the best bike vault! Brutal honesty and insights into thoughtful consideration

[@bustinnuts4027]

Loving them saying super sh*t 🤣

[@Mr.Falcon541]

This is great series more of these please!

[@davidjarvie9546]

I like the Kona and the Santa Cruz. I had to work on a S cruz last month, it was a pleasure to work on it...I hate working on cannondales I don't know why? Thanks guys 🇬🇧👍

[@floydblandston108]

Kona are dirtbag bikes here in the USA- entry level DH fare for the 'YEEE-HAAW crowd.

[@RodZamora_is_the_best]

"if you're a of of Cannondale you're not welcome here" hahahha

[@rip.tear.]

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I was going to, love it!

[@gmbn]

Good to hear!! 🤘

[@pbandjosh]

"I bet this guy has super white teeth" ... this is why GMBN is worlds more entertaining than GCN

[@Pinacrusher]

Boys I love this format. Keep it going.

[@575ban]

Funny vid guys. Loved it. My first mountain bike was a Raleigh Mustang and I upgraded to a Maverick after that. How old am I 😂

[@MrGrayFox0]

@gmbn The Transition DJ- bike is in the bike cave from "MARK". Was once in a GMBN- Tech Show...

[@dominicyuen5794]

My first MTB was a 2016 GT Avalanche Comp 27.5" hardtail and I replaced the front forks with a 110mm travel Rockshock. Took it everywhere, it's a workhorse. Now, I'm riding Giant Trance 3 full sus 150mm travel front and back and the GT has become my commuter. But loved the hardtail, lots of fun and thrills. I've fallen off on the GT more times than I can remember but it's dicey which makes it so much more fun.

[@ashleytombs]

Epic series I hope it sticks around for a while working mans dentist epic 😂😂 Marks PBJ is a thing of beauty but Star of the show is definitely Russell and like Bienvenido at rampage he got robbed of a victory +1880 too late for Martin Ashton 1780😂😂

[@tomdauben]

My take away from this was if Neil has never ridden a trials bike, we need a video of Martin instructing Neil and Blake on how to ride trials. A game of BIKE?

[@mackeyminesweeper2062]

We need more episodes like this.

[@duboisantoine8463]

Great video 👏

[@junka1975]

The dirt jumper at the end puts my one to shame. Definitely worthy of the super nice.

[@donbenincasa7442]

Love this!

[@harveyjoneswoodsman5956]

Nice dj but still partial to the cannondales had afew back in the day 😂

[@edmundhodgson2572]

Good entertainment guys. Would like to see more ...

[@EarthlyEden1]

I usually skip the bike vault, if you changed it to this format I would watch it.

[@spencerwvcmoon]

I agree niel I agree it's not something we would have or want but it is sooo bad it's kinda great! And bless it's owner because for sure like us he loves his bikes Ride On!

[@stujm8376]

What about my 2014 cannondale trail 4? Maybe a budget bike, but I love riding it, especially after swapping out the forks for a pair of fox float 32s. It’s done everything and survived, gotta love a hardtail…

[@gmbn]

Send it in! W'ed love to see it 👉 upload.gmbn.com/

[@francisdee9955]

That was fun😂👌

[@wd99999]

I think Blake would enjoy my Honzo CR DL 😎

[@gregorykulinski2186]

That was fantastic and funny. Those super Sh... Bikes from middle to end of '90 .m "Working man dentist" heh . Beautiful tho .

[@samblenkharn8099]

Oof those drop bars on the super V. Grotesque!

[@gmbn]

In a good way? 🤔

[@samblenkharn8099]

@@gmbn negative! Only Tomac's bike/Doddy's tribute bike gets away with that crime lol

[@johnkirkpatrick6032]

Blake being cheekier than ever about super V

[@freeridergreen8744]

Jeez, i sent that picture in ages ago. It's a Sick Wulf, not a headbanger. Bomber z1, middleburn cranks, box gears, azonic bar and stem, formula cura brakes and in that picture it was on 2.6 hellkats....had it 4 and half years now. Still wouldnt swap it.

[@gmbn]

Will get it changed! A very beautiful bike! 🔥

[@blusoda0021]

Please make this a regular thing.

[@derekgilson9479]

What's your thoughts on the giant xtc advanced 3 29er

[@nath_tayl0rr]

I always wanted a stinky a mate had a scrap and a stinky and I was always jealous. Now have a orange stage six evo and I love that

[@mitch_smith]

I'm not a dirty, but that Jump bike is pretty damn awesome.

[@gmbn]

A thing of beauty 👀

[@2.old4this]

Loved that! More. Poor Canondale ……. 😢

[@MrAzkush]

I ran an older s works m2 powder coated silvervane w 100mm fox float bontrager racelite rims w bontrager stamped king hubs xtr v brake and xt crank and made ss specific w worn chain 32 17 gears and no slop. Ran it for at least 10k miles probably more never had to change it so it is possible. Oh yeah i ran it very aggressive up and downhill. Dont hate because no horizontal dropouts if you take the time you can do it right.

[@aorta538]

I'd still ride my 1993 Koga Miyata - SkyCarbolite atb...! -all XT -Mavic CrossRides -Magura fork -Hollowtech2 -9,4kg

[@PaulFlude]

They are heavy. The geometry was great. Still riding an '05 Stuff.

[@DjDolHaus86]

I always wanted an XTort but I'd want a seat post on mine

[@ShartedKegs]

Something about those Konas…. Staring at them in halfords as a kid, wishing for richer parents

[@furleyforever]

I'm told Headshok were intended for traction and not for jumping/drops. With 80mm max travel I will tend to agree.

[@27lacuna27]

Keeping your wheels on the ground is the primary focus of all suspension. The headshock on that Super-V is probably a 60mm model, which was in keeping with other standard forks of that era

[@dougse-bike9770]

I want Martin Ashton's take on the B900 and the Super V. I think he may have harsh words for the Super V...

[@markdavis8430]

The cannondale B900 has bear traps from peddles 😂

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

I was thinking that 😅 Imagine a shin strike from those! 😂😂😂

[@markdavis8430]

@@alecwhatshisname5170😂 ✌️

[@claremontinteriorsmw]

Need you's two on sticky come dancing /dancing on ice Scores would be well *hit😂

[@billieguitar]

2:35 ???HOW DID YOU HUMANLY PRODUCE THAT SOUND

[@godspeed821]

How do i submit a bike for this series

[@mtbskillsshow7613]

Dirt jump bike was absolutely the best !!!

[@NoahSainsbury]

pls can you do my canyon neuron al 7.0 2019 and my polygon sisku d7

[@radicalrid3r]

1:09 those pedals will shred up your shins 😅

[@Kenshiken]

5:55 why Assegai Max Gripp at the rear, not on the front? Also, are people really like Assegai at rear?

[@craigbest8644]

A mate has a basic dual compound one on the rear and swears by it, says it grips like nothing else

[@ltrtg13]

I have a set of Mavic road rims with the ceramic coating My rims don't sound like a couple of randy seals. In the wet. It's usually me screaming as the bike make no attempt to slow down from 7 mph and m face is getting closer to the f**ing bus. I assume Martyn is going to run over Neil and Blake on his return. Just not sure if he'll be in his motor or hi wheelchair.

[@user-tq2ki3qm2h]

dear GMBN, I am your biggest fan I live down in Australia and I would love my bike to be on the show how do you send pictures so you can rank it

[@dalj4362]

Link in the video description

[@Liam1992]

I love this super shit option! The amount of shit bikes that got voted as nice was insane

[@jpg6482]

Someone been watching Nico' watch channel? Hublot..?

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

That Bronson had dentist written all over it. Pretty nice

[@GHinWI]

Nope. You can tell by the attention to detail & neatness on the cable/housings. Dentist would never take the time to do that & no bike shop ever would. That’s an ocd bike nerd.

[@fredohyeah]

i think B1 where a dutch company, i had one of their DH bikes

[@Pienimusta]

4:35 The Halloween episode

[@MountainAdventures1]

100% disagree on both the super nice bikes. They are both pavement princesses, and it don't matter if we're talking 4x4's or MTBs, pavement princesses are just sad. My 3 month old Fuel EX looks like I ran over it with a bulldozer, and every flaw was born out of a fantastic day on the mountain.

[@Camelballs]

Good thing it’s not your list 😃👍

[@kaotic.11]

Lol fr if your bike hasn’t been through some shit it’s not valid fr

[@kennethcampbell7263]

Another give away for the bar spinner and tail whipper is when you only have a rear brake

[@craigbest8644]

27.5 hardtails are great. That being said I've not ridden a 29er hardtail.

[@harveyjoneswoodsman5956]

Do it !! I switched from old 26 to 29+ the traction and ride quality is unreal 😊

[@jbogalho]

are sleeping? that first cannondale is awesome!

[@user-bn3gy1xk1o]

Marin rift zone 1 if you do another one

[@franmtb3726]

id say that the santa took the win but the dj followed closely

[@Kai_SaundMTB]

How do I enter this😅

[@LeMADFacteur]

😂 Best GMBN video ever. 🔥

[@weeeeee374]

I have a bike i dont ride. Scott voltage fr30. Its a bit crusty, im too poorly to ride it, too embarrased to sell it 😂😂😂

[@ashleytombs]

Don’t be embarrassed just admire it so what if it’s crusty it’s your baby and no one can take that away from you I have a 2014 glory Still rocking 26s I wouldn’t even swap it for one of those Uno’s or V 10 or any other 10 K plus DH bikes

[@vominator]

Hans Rey did it all on a (mostly) regular bike...

[@simonm1447]

He rode the Andes in the early 2000s on a rim brake hardtail, inferior to what some 16 yo boys ride today. A pro like him can do such stuff even on a simple bike

[@AndysRC89]

I think you should do a presenter challenge, on 20” trials bikes

[@ROSE-by5su]

I can give you guys suggestion in bikes Paul Aston Custom bikes Rulezman Banshees Neko Mullaly Frameworks Dangerholm

[@jamesc6876]

i need to send in my pic. been trying to get ideal pic on my Banshee

[@joeyksnowboards]

not the commencal clash with an assegai in the back and dhf in the front

[@charlesholland6851]

Jekylls aren’t pretty but I love the two I have. Dude should be ashamed of all that crap on it. 😂

[@MrSethHikari]

That red drop bar cannondale shoulda been atleast meh

[@vominator]

Canondale always made such a big deal about how superior their headshock was compared to everything...then none of their pros rode it

[@samblenkharn8099]

Lol yeah I remember that time when it was forcefully marketed as combining the stiff control of a rigid fork with the comfort of suspension. Sounds like it might have all been guff. I still like the look of those super Vs, and the similar Trek from that time, even though at a glance they look like a shit Y-frame horror-show from Argos!

[@floydblandston108]

To be fair, most of the early pro's would lock out, or dummy up their suspensions. The Headshock worked well for what it was; 50-80 mm of fairly soft suspension. Better than the Girvin 'flex-stem', and (arguably) not much different than the first Rockshox forks either.

[@27lacuna27]

I don't remember any of the Cannondale team not using headshocks?

[@D4RKFiB3R]

Fun vid :) But please use a less piercing bleep sound, or you know, just don't bleep out the naughty words at all :)

[@adampeterkiss6741]

How can I get my bike rated?

[@gmbn]

Send in some photos to us! 👉 upload.gmbn.com/

[@saddleweary2777]

Back in the day we called V bikes wishbone bikes

[@kevinmedina2254]

@GMBN are you guys still going to ride in Nukeproof bikes, even though they went out of business?

[@ImmortalCookie]

Some savage comments 😂

[@AdamAdam-qw5cl]

Wonder which rating you guys would gove to your performance in this video...

[@TheMachoGabacho]

Blake is just too kind. You can see it’s hard for him to criticize someone else’s bike.

[@g.n.4046]

You have dentists in the UK ?!....Hmmm ....learn something every day 🎉

[@samblenkharn8099]

Fewer and fewer free ones the longer the Tories are in power 😖

[@Notaprofessionalreview]

How do I summit my bike for this?

[@igino197]

+1

[@MTBr-of-SoCal]

Suggestion: Don't include "stock" bikes. I think this should be only based on customized bikes.

[@jamesc6876]

I think maybe separate the types of bikes - ie dirt jumpers, enduro, trail, hardtail, ebike, tandem, etc etc.

[@27lacuna27]

They are all customised to at least some degree

[@beyondfshn2844]

What saying I think all dj are beautiful

[@cyclingoff-grid2837]

how many chinese has been mailing you guys bike pics

[@janataman9196]

meeeh... ^^

[@user-gy2tl5uf4d]

Hater on Cannondale

[@vijayanchomatil8413]

So if you're a rich dentist who can buy the top of the line Santa Cruz, then you're going to get a super nice rating! Congrats!

[@bionic909]

Why are trials bikes lumped in with MTB? A gravel bike would be closure to trail, Enduro, DH and freeriding.

[@paulsymons562]

Honestly do people actually ride these super expensive bikes in the real world? Rode my modest hardtail today and after 2 hours it was covered in shit and grinding the gears and brakes. I'd have been crying of it had cost me £10k not £2k with parts that are relatively cheap to replace.

[@BlueEarthSliverMoon]

second

[@ExplosiveNotes]

The colour of that Bronson 🤢

[@Mechabjornis]

PBJ A.I.a.f.

[@computerbob06]

Funny that......... The most expensive bike wins!

[@jamesc6876]

there should be different prizes, in judging. which super nice would neil take home, which would sit on the display wall.

[@Lizaard475]

First