Will these flexible spokes fix my Santa Cruz Bronson?

[@JacksonFTW]

The placebo effect on 2000$ wheels gotta be strong. 😁

[@EvansMTBSaga]

If it was my first time using Berd, I'd agree, but I've been a happy customer with them for a year and half. Big time benefits

[@Stockfish1511]

I have both 2000 dollar caarbon wheels and 1000 dollar alluminum wheels from same brand that i use on two different bikes. I swapped to see difference couple times and surprize to you. The difference is actually bigger than i expected. Carbon wheels imo is the biggest upgrade you can do on your bike. The bike becomes so much smoother.

[@Ferrari255GTO]

Differences between components are often more real than they seem. The simple friction difference between tyre width is already shocking, not to mention handling, bump absorption, ect. A different material on ANY component will change how you feel on the bike, in theory the component you would feel the least when swapped to carbon would be the cranks, and there's probably still a slight difference to them. The rim's feel matters no less than the bars or suspension, and it's one of the parts that can give you a lot of feedback

[@ProWhiteAntiJew]

In canada we get to pay 3000$+12% tax for our Canadian made berd wheels... extra placeeebooo lol. Here I am just scooping up ex race dirt bikes for 2500$ this world is crazy.

[@seawalkarrg]

@@Ferrari255GTOFirst time I tried Carbon cranks (SRAM X01) I was surprised at how much more stiff they felt! I’d chalk it up to placebo but I want expecting to feel any difference, just wanted weight savings. Ironically the one carbon upgrade I don’t feel a difference in is my one up carbon bars. Maybe if I was riding harder

[@outsidefootdab4878]

In my experience tyre pressure has the biggest effect on how my bike feels on the trail, if i have too much pressure fork feels stiff, vibrates alot and i get massive arm pump. Ive tried softer grips, lower fork pressure, less damping, more rebound, less rebound, different bars and bar height. Seems to me the biggest factor is tyre pressure as its the first thing that touches the ground.

[@pauljennings1466]

Everyone I know with a Santa Cruz spends their whole time changing shocks, forks, wheels, bars all the while telling m it's the best bike out there 8))

[@LEGENDofBEANY]

Lmfaooo

[@Feris127]

I don't, but then most people that buy (can afford SCBs) are rich punters that spent more time spending money trying to figure out how to ride then actually getting good

[@RickSmits-m1d]

I had a Megatower V1 and never managed to get it set-up perfect. It climbed great and in the woods it rode great downhill too. But for jumping and downhill on square edge hits it never felt good, no matter which 'upgrade I did'. I ended up selling it, even though a coil shock almost solved a lot of the issues I had with the bike. Thereafter I had a Scott Ransom en Trek Session, which I set-up perfect within a few rides without any upgrades other than tyres :-)

[@ryanparry_]

Guilty 😂. I think most people buy the medium spec builds and then upgrade stuff themselves. Personally think this is better as you can choose where to spend the additional money and do it overtime

[@carlospearse7472]

Been on mine for 6 months and love them!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Heck yeah man! Buy once cry once for sure haha

[@Ericrutledgebetter]

bro you're helping me adjust my Bronson. Your suspension suggestions have literally changed the game for me. I went from the suggested 87 psi in my front to currently at 64.5. Just to see, and I'm not looking back. Similar change in the rear, and man its like a new bike in all the right ways. Keep up the great work. Love your content!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Heck yeah that's awesome! I'm going to see how many volume spacers are in the rear shock soon

[@m5louks1]

Huh... I did the same thing on my Bronson just trying to get it running better. Like, down to almost the exact PSI in front.

[@rmhfpv9225]

how much did sag change with a PSI difference that big?

[@m5louks1]

@@rmhfpv9225 A lot. The recommended pressures just didn't work for me on that bike, especially in the fork. I was sitting at like 10% sag up front with Fox's recommended pressure and about 20% in back with the recommended pressure on the Super Delux Ultimate. I lowered the PSI a bunch on both, and am now sitting at about 32% and 30% front/rear. I'm am running the recommended volume spacers. And for damping, I have about 1 click of rebound damping in back, with no compression, up front, its s similar story. No HSC, 2 or 3 clicks of LSC, no HSR, and 2 or 3 clicks of LSR. Both shocks are pretty wide open. To me, the Bronson's suspension platform is just so stable and controlled. The bike is just Velcro. Which, can be good, but I found it was a bit harsh upfront and in back, it was so well damped and controlled, and couldn't get the bike to 'play' with me. For me, I wanted a more active platform, something that was more playful and poppy. And, running lower pressures with very little damping, accomplished that. Now, if I were to hop on a Pivot Switchblade for example, that platform is super playful right out of the box. On that bike, especially on the rear shot, I run a good amount of damping at both HS and LS. You've really got to slow that platform down to keep it under control. With the Bronson's kinematics, I found I needed to speed it up to get some more fun out of the bike.

[@bgeorgeashton]

@evansmtbsaga same here! Really cool to hear what you're doing to adjust your Bronson. Try a MegNeg upgrade kit next! I just put it on my Bronson and it feels way different

[@SteveKimbo]

Love the look of the bike. I'd have been tempted to do a couple of gold spokes in each wheel I think.

[@obsidianclorox]

Gold on the vertical spokes could have gone hard

[@reubenneate3492]

I love seeing all the upgrade videos but how about a video series where you focus on skills. When the average rider, like me, feels like their bike is getting overwhelmed in a rock section we think I gotta get better. Buying a new wheelset isn't normally an option, although oftwn fun to watch.

[@ShwepsX6]

30 seconds is crazy work

[@MarioV73]

Thanks for that informative video showing seldom seen wheels and tires. The Bronson looks great!

[@azamwaugh]

It would be really cool if you do a blind test between the two wheelsets. Same tires, and same bike setup for both but where you don’t know which wheels you’re riding. That way it becomes clear if the benefit is from the wheels or a placebo.

[@MrDavecore777]

Honestly, new damper and coil shock, should fix all your problems. Plus a 31.8 bar-my bike is way more stiff and no issues

[@prawnis]

coil on a trail bike lmfao and hes pretty focused on climbing

[@MrDavecore777]

@@prawnis I wouldn’t put a coil on any trail bike…but a 150/160mm mixed wheel bike works very well with a coil. Honestly, I have tried both on my bike and with the correct setup it climbs just fine and the downhill performance is much better. Give it a go and find out

[@prawnis]

@@MrDavecore777 i get you bro im thinking of running a coil on my own 160mm bike but evan is a weight weeny hes not gonna put something heavy like that on his carbon bike

[@MrDavecore777]

@@prawnis I feel you! Just saying, I would run this bike like a tank. DD or DH casing rear, compliant alloy wheels or reserve HD/Sl front, high rise bars. The coil with the low centre of gravity makes it super planted. If I wanted a climbing machine, I’d build a tallboy with carbon wheels and fast tires as my second bike. Horses for courses they say

[@Ferrari255GTO]

​@@MrDavecore777 personally i would wanna run everything with coils, i don't care about performance and the smoothness and reliability are such big positives i see little reason to run air, they often require professional tunning to run as good as a coil out of the box and they'll stop feeling as smooth quicker since there's more parts with friction.

[@raumo123]

i9 Gold stem or gold stem bolts, gold valve and/or caps, gold rotor bolts, Galfer rotors with gold rivets, Wolftooth gold dropper remote.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha I have a gold wolftooth dropper remote on hand already. Ill get that installed. I'll check into the other items. Thanks for the tips!

[@BishyBoodaBee]

@@EvansMTBSaga Might be overkill, but Wolftooth also makes gold seatpost clamps and centerlock lock rings. I think the trick for this bike will be knowing when to stop with the accents.

[@raumo123]

@@BishyBoodaBee Yeah, there's a thin line between cool bike and oil sheikh when it comes to gold. I think gold bolts on the stem would be cool, full stem might be too much.

[@BishyBoodaBee]

@@raumo123 Yep. We've all seen bikes where bling was taken to the extreme. My personal taste put the bling items max between 3-5 on any bike. After that they start competing with each other for the eye's attention.

[@Ferrari255GTO]

​@@EvansMTBSaga it would be sick if you made it look like the classic lotus racing livery in F1 from the Lotus 75-98 F1 era. (The lotus 98 not 1998)

[@justinofboulder]

Saving up for a set. Love my Berd Sparrow gravel wheels!

[@mtbeer3601]

You mention the bike has felt overwhelmed, have you considered your suspension may just need adjustment? Sounds like rebound could be off or that your suspension is riding too deep in the stroke. Just a thought.

[@mrvwbug4423]

Yeah that struck me as odd, I've ridden that trail on a Ripmo AF at full send and it felt fine, the Ripmo arguably had a worse fork and the Ripmo AF frame is pretty noodly in rock gardens.

[@jase6709]

If you're keeping the forks you should change the decals for the gold ones and put some gold axles through the wheels. Also some gum colored grips. (Ergon GE1 - sand storm)

[@robertmoore119]

Hey guy you look like your having fun with your new bike! Very cool. You know, much of what you said is correct. Some people say that a little flex helps a bike get better traction. My mentality is that traction comes with tire choice, tire pressure, and suspension setup. That doesn't mean those mew wheels are bad. Just so you know, with the bike that it is, 32 spoke is actually the right choice, unless need even more strength. 28 is actually a cross country style number. So here is my advice, the fork tune, because your speak about arm pump, is too firm. What is happening. Your picking up on every rock you hit. That makes you feel like you have to hold the grips really tight. If you don't, you might lose grip. I don't know your rider weight, but if it's air, you probably shouldn't be more than 110. I weigh about 125. An air fork at my weight is about 85-90 psi at most. Also, that is an Enduro style bike, so thought tires are a good idea. But cross country tires weight about 580 grams for one tire. You look like you need tires somewhere innthe middle for that trail I saw in this video, believe me or not, an aggressive cross country tire would work just fine there. Here's the thing, inertia. Tires have inertia. When you hit a bump, they bounce up. It takes spring or air pressure to wet them back to the ground. Lighter tires, less pressure, better damping and traction. Also comfort. Comfort equals confidence. Good luck with your bike. Everyone has their own methods. Entertaining Content.

[@cberg9480]

I have a V4 low-end build. Dropped handlebar, new set of Hunt tires/huns, rockshox vivid and it seems pretty on point 😊

[@mrvwbug4423]

The irony is the Hunt wheels should ride smooth, mostly because they're known for being quite soft and not terribly burly.

[@ILoveshredding]

I have two problems with this. The price is a big factor and also I love riding tech and like all of us take some bad lines and also it’s common to get sticks stuck. If I got this I would be anxious that I would fray and just snap them and if so that’s a sad trip back to the car if that happens Besides that I think this would be awesome. I ride for N.I.C.A which is xc with some trail riding so I think this would be great

[@HappyTeaRex1]

The water pouring sound when pouring in the sealant cracked me up xDDD

[@SwordFighterPKN]

I would love a set of wheels with Berd spokes I just can't justify the cost. Even rebuilding an existing wheelset would cost hundreds, which is crazy.

[@daviddawson4091]

And they're just UHMW Polyethylene, it's an affordable material. Braiding it is undoubtedly where the bulk of the manufacturing costs lay but come on for FFS.

[@Ferrari255GTO]

​​@@daviddawson4091 i'm genuinely waiting for a chinese version to come out, and then for a review. Bet they can get close to 15 bucks a rim for all the spokes if it does come out. Hell, thoose fancy hollow CNC cranks are like 500 bucks and the aliexpress replica is something close to 60 if i remember correctly, wich is still made in CNC BTW.

[@SixGunTodd]

I have two sets of Berd spoke wheels....and I can confirm all your conclusions thus far with no downsides beyond price. If anything they are so durable that overall cost is less than a comparable steel spoke when factoring in maintenance.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Heck yeah thanks for the comment. I haven't had to true mine at all either after a lot of use on Hardtails

[@TheDustyDutchman]

Great vid, I absolutely LOVE my Berd Hawk 30's. It's wild how much they change the overall feel of the bike.

[@SimplyMTB1]

Some absolute shouts to add to your rig would include the Race Face atlas gold handlebars (possibly the best looking handlebars money can buy), some nice gold tubeless valves, to add to the sick cold style and Burgtec Penthouse MK5 Steel pedals, not to mention some nice gold grips, it'd be a dream if you used some of my ideas, keep up the content Evan!

[@paulthompson6357]

Time for some RevGrips. They look great and WORK!

[@hardmtnbiker]

I’m a huge fan Berd Spoke wheels. One of my sets has the ONYX hook loop hubs. True it’s a lot of money but personally I don’t go crazy buying super expensive carbon full suspension frames that are unnecessary for most of my trails.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Yeah a wheelset is such a good investment. I used my first Berd wheelset on probably 15 different builds, maybe more. The ride characteristics are unmatched. Now I ride steel spoke carbon wheels and I'm super unimpressed

[@FlynnRieman-l7c]

Wireless fox dropper post with Kashima code and that root beer shock looks really good. I reckon you should try to get another one of them.🎉

[@markuslindgren6015]

I'm also going gold in my bike. Ordered the Burgtec gold fork axle and the Burgtec gold udh hanger, they look sick! Also some custom gold stickers from Slik graphics for my Lyrik fork, really love Slik, you can customize the stickers any way you want on their web page. I also recommend the Absolute black oval chainring in gold color, really nice, and the oval chainring also helps pedaling.

[@TheShdyazn]

Awesome video Evan!!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Thanks man!!

[@ryanparry_]

Wolf tooth seat post clamp, Burgtec thru axles. Better bolts also do a gold Santa Cruz linkage bolt as well any other gold bolts you require

[@Markozzy]

looks super slick great wheelset love to get a pair at some point great video

[@TheMirrorVision]

Unless I missed it, you should call out your riding weight since some of the problems and solutions you called out will impact a 180lb rider differently than a 240lb rider

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Oh yeah I weigh 175lbs

[@AtomicSmoke]

Awesome video. Love the build up of the Bronson. Can't wait to get one!!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Heck yeah man thanks! The Bronson is my favorite bike ever, despite the minor complaints

[@Ferrari255GTO]

​@@EvansMTBSaga seeing the flaws does not prevent you from seeing the good, and in the end it's the frame that matters

[@strudelnudel9495]

Golden seat clamp could look really nice i think, unfurtenataly i dont know any producers, so you will have to look for yourself. Great video!

[@reversed9757]

Berd tuah, flex on that thang

[@Liz_mtbyt]

Another amazing video Evan!

[@BowmanEsquire]

Those wheels look So good!

[@takeamericaback1554]

Maybe you should come to the conclusion no bike will ever be perfect enough for you

[@chrisfontaine6221]

I'm about to go from a very stiff NOBL carbon rear wheel that I've been riding for years to a Alloy Hope Fortus30, The difference will be very interesting

[@Mtber937]

a 2025 Fox 36 factory with the gold lowers would be awesome on that thing

[@lochiev9540]

Hey mate, have a look at Oak Components. Huge brake lever blade upgrade and… GOLD

[@allenserfass5312]

Kashima dropper post would look good. Great videos!

[@soufang]

Haven't tried Berd spokes, but I am a tire snob/connoisseur: Pirelli's are hard AF. Whatever benefit you may have gotten from the Berd spokes was negated by choosing tires that rattle your teeth out. Choosing a Continental or Maxxis DH casing tire will soften your ride substantially.

[@LucasMartinFrey]

Great video - once again!! we want to see gold brake-disks, please

[@reubenneate3492]

Talking about parts with Gold accents: Cane Creek Suspension!

[@ThomasZiechner-xc1vu]

Go for an Öhlins TTX M2 Coil shock, that’d be sick with the golden spring

[@CalebCaldwell-nm8ff]

Awesome video! You have to put tye gold trp brakes on there. And some gold pedals

[@waynephilbert]

Pirelli scorpion tyres are very good, it's going to contribute to the improved feeling you're getting. Even new like for like Maxxis tyres would have felt better than your older ones. For a more representative test of the Berd wheels and spokes it'd be better to have tried them in isolation from rather than with the new and different tyres.

[@Feris127]

bro. . . .thats a path, not a rock garden

[@ryangilmore234]

I also have the Hawk 30s on my Tallboy. Definitely super sweet wheels. Pricey as hell tho. Should have just ordered them in black! And brah, you should get an I9 gold stem. That would bling it out.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Oh yeah Berd asked me last time they sent me spokes that they be white for the video so I just ordered them in white again. I thought maybe the white would look good for this build

[@pihguam]

Gold Raceface Turbine R stem will look good on it.

[@dewittall2157]

Good call on the black spokes

[@mellissanash7517]

You should check out the wolftooth gold ti bottle cage, bolts, valve stem, headset+spacers and center lock ring.

[@DarcyFletchh]

podium gold 36's might be pretty cool. you could test if you can tell a difference with the new dampener.

[@mrvwbug4423]

The Berd spokes do what they say they will do, but they are a very spendy upgrade. You could certainly get nearly the same performance with a careful selection of rims on regular spokes, either a burly but compliant alloy rim, or a compliant carbon rim like We are One Triads. I also find it hard to believe that Interplanet Janet overwhelmed the suspension on a Bronson, unless that DPS shock is THAT bad. I rode that trail at full send on a Ripmo AF on the craptastic DVO suspension back in 2022 and never felt like it was getting overwhelmed.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha it's funny, the Berd carbon rims are either made by We Are One or in collaboration with them. Interplanet Janet got a complete revamp last year and it's the one rock garden section I showed

[@BfcBiking]

I love the Bronson

[@joshfoster6669]

Better Bolts for the gold upgrades!

[@mosquitofleetfishing6599]

Sounds like you want a Fox Factory 36 50th edition with a grip2 up front and a DHX coil in the rear but I’m not sure that frame is compatible with a coil. I don’t know RockShox very well (still figuring out my ZEB Ultimate and Super Deluxe Ultimate setup) but maybe you can change out the damper and air spring to soften the fork up? The shock is an entry level Fox. The lower levels of Fox leave a lot to be desired in terms of ride quality. A Factory X2 may be something to look at for the rear as well. Or just get a Super Deluxe of your choice and have the can hard anodized gold?

[@MTB_DREAM]

I like my berd spoked wheels. Def was a lot of work to build if using j-bend spoke intended hub.

[@joshhopper6109]

As much as I’d like to see you stick with rock shocks if your going gold themed the kashimi coat fox forks, shock, and seat post would be the way to go.

[@DONKOPP55]

ive ran pirelli scorpion race DH M's for like half a year now, took them on angel fire and trestle and gotta say pirellis are my favorite tyres so far compared to specialized, michilin, maxxis but the pirellis also just look way better than other tire out there pirelli on top

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I tried hard to like Specialized and Maxxis, but they're pretty much the same quality in my eyes (bad). Continental and Pirelli seem to be similar quality from what Ive tried so far (great)

[@ILoveshredding]

@@EvansMTBSagaI agree on the specialized opinion I don’t really like anything they have but then again I am kind of a trek guy as a ride a fuel ex 9.8 gx axs gen 5 and another one of my family members has the fuel exe lol so I’m biased 😂😂

[@daviddawson4091]

Hey @@EvansMTBSagawould you mind qualifying what you found bad about S&M and great about C&P? Thanks.

[@justmc8847]

9:10 Kinda funny thats a stech trail in bentonville inbigsky that would be considered a flow trail lol Love the videos though keep it up!

[@ne14bikes]

Lewis LHT brakes have gold Titanium parts and look sick

[@dwayneattard5265]

get gold stems for the wheels and maybe fox shocks if you really want gold struts

[@Majerin]

For the gold theme Just like color match like the stem and pedals and Just full kashima

[@theace5785]

bro if that lyrik needs to be upgraded then my fork needs to be thrown away i would kill for that lyrik

[@benjy288]

I would tweak the damper and air spring on the fork if your bike is feeling harsh long before spending a huge amount of money on wheels

[@timothytw]

Golden instead of the silver OneUp stickers

[@theneuz3131]

I think we the can go over board and get carried away with coloured pedals and coloured bars and grips , tubeless valves and whatever can end up looking tacky , i used to do it , now if i upgrade something i aim to keep the look muted and similar to stock so nothing leaps out and in my opinion bike looks way better :) just my opinion . Much prefer the black spokes than the white , white and or coloured spokes reminds me of spoky dokies ..

[@scottflowers8601]

I had Berd spokes strapped up to my Reserve 30 SL wheelset thinking the exact same thing you did but it made my ride so muted I couldn’t pop off of any roots or rocks and just made the ride dull and not fun. I put them on my wife’s bike (she likes them) but I bought a pair of WR1 convergence wheels and they feel much better

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Oh dang that's crazy! I think I remember that on the first bike I tried them on, a canyon Spectral 125. My first Berd wheelset was really good with Hardtails

[@Ferrari255GTO]

It makes sense that they feel that way though, they're designed for compliance. They make sense if you intend to go fast but they might be hard to justify for most users

[@JurgenLuypaert]

Next time black/gold fox Factory suspension? ❤

[@jf8534]

Too bad about the root beer fork. Hopefully you find another. It's a must with the root beer bike

[@juanhidalgo7043]

Some information between the current Bronson vs the previous, the new Bronson is more compliance 😊. The older Bronson version is stiff just the way I like my bikes.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha yeah I heard the old Bronson wasnt great for fast Rock gardens and was pretty stiff. I'm working on trying out an older gen Bronson on the channel

[@thijsvandenbroek5333]

Maybe you should go with gold titanium Bolts from betterbolts they make bolts for a lot of Santa Cruz bikes

[@2008eastcoastavenger]

I have em on my commercial meta tr v4 build with onyx hubs and convergence carbon wheels, them berd spokes rule

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I agree! Your bike sounds awesome too

[@BigBoy-ql5rn]

Yeah, right, the "low-end" Rockshox Lyrik...

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Its the lowest spec Lyrik. Charger RC

[@avex_x]

the new fox factory 36 gripx2 would look great on that, coupled with the fox factory float x2

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I was thinking about that suspension set up! I was even considering the new electronic suspension they released, but the Fox marketing guy stopped emailing me back

[@avex_x]

@ sounds good 👍 the fox live valve neo would work great, i had looked up some videos on it & it seems in my opinion it works better than flight attendant

[@Liam_08_mtb]

Gold Trp brakes like the ones on the Commencal Dh v5 supreme

[@hotdealwire]

On your polygon emtb you changed to a coil, can you compare the effect of changing to a coil vs changing to a more compliant wheelset? I know compliant wheelsets reduce chatter a little but I would think even just a softer tire compound would have a bigger effect than the wheelset. Also, have you tried a RockShox fork with buttercups? If so we would also like to hear about how that compares when it comes to trail chatter.

[@Xenon720]

Curious on the tire pump you are using. Mind posting it for us Evan?

[@apotekarness]

Nice tyres! But why go for carbon wheels if you want them to be able to flex? Isn't stiffness the main reason for carbon?

[@iJpxh]

hey evan you should try a helmet mount for filming its much more stable and a better angle

[@GokkunGuru]

Gold Better Bolts to complete the look!

[@dazeccles]

There’s only one upgrade you needed on this bike, the shock

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Working on it! I was torn between several brands and models but I think I'm finally settled on going with a coil

[@zachattackp1566]

Good morning from the west coast

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha its early over there!

[@MasTaurina]

ohhhhh brother, that Fox 36 could be saved by polishing that scratch and a full fox factory rebulid. :(

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Yeah but I'm not paying the price for pristine forks and having to do all that

[@ryansteiger6960]

Hey Evan. Thank you for the video. I think your problem is the fork. I finally gave up on my Zeb (charger 3) and all my problems went away.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Oh man on my ebike with the red Zeb Charger 3.1, I don't even want to ride that bike anymore because the Charger 3.1 is a major fail. The compression dials do nothing and it just feels so stiff

[@MrDavecore777]

@@EvansMTBSaga have you considered a retune? I have light compression and rebound on mine and the adjustments defo do something. Also if you haven’t had a nice lube, the fork comes super dry from the factory which helps! I had a grip 2 before and also had it revalved. It’s a given these days if you want the performance

[@ericbeech2652]

You already know what the ohlins is capable of. You made a video on it.

[@gamerpeirlinck6099]

have you tryied the mavens brakes do you like the feeling and you should try a ghost bike :)

[@InfiniteVibration]

I would do Suspension setup first. Play with different settings, pressures. No tokens different pressures, all tokens different pressures. Figure out what works best for your riding and style. Don't get hung up on sag either, It's just a starting point.

[@dmweyland]

part of the hasness you are feeing is possibly due to mixed wheel size. i had a rallon and in the mx wheel config the bike never felt as good as full 29. yes it was a bit more nimble and felt good on jumps but there is a trade off. just mho...if you really want the best get an ext coil shock custom set up for you and your bike and pair it with a push nine one fork ,,,, then you will be in heaven!!!!!! or put vorsprung new progressive coil fork set up on with your choice of chassis fork. prob a bit less denero and very high performance gains....

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I reached out to EXT, waiting to hear back from them! Might not happen though as they have small marketing budgets (so do I haha)

[@daviddawson4091]

Ohlin gear seems an obvious eventual goldification of your Bronson, in more ways than one. 😉 I thought for sure you were going to go for tan walls on 'er.

[@Schwabz33]

RceFace and Burtech those are two companies that you want to work with to get everything in gold

[@wrongusername]

Can you do a review on that base lyrik and the Rush RC damper? There is barely any info on that damper. I bet it would get some views.

[@derKischda]

If you are looking for gold parts then you can't ignore the fox podium editions.

[@EliMTB]

You can try fox kashima dropper post

[@chrisfontaine6221]

I was hope'n to get my hands on the 2021 Pistachio Fox 38 in a 29'er but they didn't make many of them

[@MtbOverload]

Try a Coil Shock you can probably one a gold coil also.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I was thinking about coil, but I'd have to check how much weight that'd add to the bike. I don't want to be lugging around a 38lbs trail bike 😂

[@Shawn-in-da-Canyon]

I would have dyed the spokes before installing them.

[@Rares-h-Bike_Shred]

You should get some trp dh-r evo brakes!!!!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

That will be next video!

[@Rares-h-Bike_Shred]

@EvansMTBSaga tsm

[@andrewstuart6885]

this was to good. "I wanna hear your feedback are you absolutly loaded?"

[@ChaseAdams-f4h]

Gold parts you say? Limited podium Fox 36 X2 fork, or at least the one with gold decals, and DHX2 with the gold coil. That’ll ride so good too, trust me. Do it, I dare you!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I photoshopped the limited edition gold lower forks on the bike and it was too much gold. The new black ones with gold logos is pretty awesome though ($50 cheaper too haha). Going with a gold coil would be the only way to go

[@ChaseAdams-f4h]

@ I agree. I have the gold decals on the 2025 38. Just enough bling without going crazy. Looks very good.