Keep up the great work. You’re giving me confidence with ever video. I love my GT Pro had it for about a week now and got my ass kicked on some trails. Love the videos and keep ‘em coming! 31 years old and had to find a hobby. Thanks brother for posting !
Man, thank you for the compliment! I hear ya, I’m 33 and was outta shape and my kid races Moto; he asked me to get back into racing so I bought the aggressor to help get me back in shape haha byproduct of that was becoming slightly addicted to mountain biking haha If this bike had an air fork and better tires i wouldn’t hesitate to try any trails honestly
I bought MAXXIS Rekon 2.6 for the rear and it’s been easy. But yes the stock tires are ass. Recently I upgraded to 1x11, went with microshift XCD and iXF crank with a 32T oval. The forks gotta go so not sure what route I’ll be going . Maybe fox or Rockshox
I just ordered a rock shox Judy - I’ll be doing a video on the install and testing haha subscribe to stay tuned for that! I am over 500 miles on the stock fork and it just beats you to death haha I’m real excited for the rockshox air fork upfront
@@motodad311 can’t wait to see that debating on when I’ll do that upgrade. Wasn’t a fan of the 3x8 grinding my soul away on climbs so I had no choice on doing an under $300, but I will let you know what I think of this upgrade tomorrow
If you drill out the rivnuts on the seat post you can then lower your seat all the way. I'll have to double check but i think it's a 19/64 drill bit. Edit: Damn I lied.. The GT frame uses bosses not rivnuts. scratch that. Well for future help with other bikes, if they use rivnuts on the bottle cage holder, on the seat post you can drill out the rivnut and give yourself some more drop in the seat post.
@@motodad311 what about a 3" vertical slot in the seat post? that way you still have inserted length when up hiigh and it can slot through the boss when lowering it. either way, it doesn't solve the problem if you're looking to get a dropper
Buy you an external cable routed dropper post and you’ll never want a bike again without it. Your doing good. I have a haro double peak same build is that but changed all the stuff. If your head tube is external bearing wolf tooth makes a bearing to adapt to a tapered fork when you change that. I have a hi end FS Marin Riftzone 3 and your doing this right. You can get down on either kind of bike. You can fab or buy a chain tensioner if you stay without a clutched one. But there cheap to buy. Your having fun and so am I happy trails sir.
Thanks for watching! The seat tube in the frame is an odd size, I can’t seem to find a dropper post for it Same with the neck tube, it’s straight 1 1/8 so as far as tapered steerer I’m kinda screwed there too haha I’m gonna order a clutched derailleur soon haha
Got my aggressor pro about a month ago for $300 CAD, upgraded to a rockshox judy silver air forks for $240 and it makes any route with roots, bumps/drops so much more do-able, the stock fork does a great job of bouncing you around and I feel the upgrade has made the bike so much more fun to ride (and safer tbh).
I totally agree haha, an air fork is defiantly in my near future… however I set a goal to do 1000 miles on stock suspension haha I’m a month and 200 miles in so far haha
@@tpb1717 Firstly, don't buy it at 750. I've seen them go on sale frequently for under 500 at sport Chek. I got mine for 300 because I bought it through police auctions, it was essentially a brand new bike that someone stole and the police found.
Thanks!!! I am working on editing a few videos as we speak! A 200 mile review and another black diamond down hill jump line!!! Stay tuned! I appreciate the sub!
Looks like you already converted to 1x and put on a shorter stem. Put on a 120mm air fork and 2.4 wide trail tires like hans dampf and itll ride like a dream. The longer fork will also improve the geometry of the bike. Wider tires will let you run lower pressure to absorb shock and get more grip. Those skinny tires are too hard and bouncy.
Thanks for watching! Check out my most recent aggresor video on the playlist, I put a rock shox Judy fork on there 120mm travel air fork - sooooo much better. Also, I’m running 2.6 wide specialized hillbilly tires and they grip like crazy Thanks for watching!
Thanks man! And thanks for watching! I didn’t think about it until I was on the trail haha I did tiptoe due to that, I’m afraid I may have hit a couple things on the trail I avoided if I had a buddy riding with me haha
Thanks for watching - I have not at the point where just hydraulic brakes and a dropper post and I’m done - it’s a much better bike than what came out of the box new haha
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After having watched this, I feel a lot better about having just bought an Aggressor Pro for the start of biking season this spring! 😊
Glad to set your mind at ease haha - it’s honestly a great bike! Thanks for watching!
Your videos convinced me to buy an aggressor pro, and now I realize we both live in Western PA 😂 I’ll have to check out this trail
Wild how small the world is haha. There is a great jump line and some nice mellow trails at grove city memorial park as well!
Thanks for watching
Heyy, that’s where I’m from too! About a hour from Pittsburgh. I’m looking into this bike now as well! Thanks for the video!
Great video, I like seeing what the GT can truly handle when stacked against extremely difficult obstacles. I think overall, it handled very well.
I believe it did handle it well and a lot of the faults were on me as the rider more than the bike haha
Looking like you are forging a new trail!
It’s a goat path there haha lots of fun
Excited to ride it now with the upgrades and a years worth of riding under my belt haha
Keep up the great work. You’re giving me confidence with ever video. I love my GT Pro had it for about a week now and got my ass kicked on some trails. Love the videos and keep ‘em coming! 31 years old and had to find a hobby. Thanks brother for posting !
Man, thank you for the compliment! I hear ya, I’m 33 and was outta shape and my kid races Moto; he asked me to get back into racing so I bought the aggressor to help get me back in shape haha byproduct of that was becoming slightly addicted to mountain biking haha
If this bike had an air fork and better tires i wouldn’t hesitate to try any trails honestly
I bought MAXXIS Rekon 2.6 for the rear and it’s been easy. But yes the stock tires are ass. Recently I upgraded to 1x11, went with microshift XCD and iXF crank with a 32T oval. The forks gotta go so not sure what route I’ll be going . Maybe fox or Rockshox
I just ordered a rock shox Judy - I’ll be doing a video on the install and testing haha subscribe to stay tuned for that!
I am over 500 miles on the stock fork and it just beats you to death haha I’m real excited for the rockshox air fork upfront
@@motodad311 can’t wait to see that debating on when I’ll do that upgrade. Wasn’t a fan of the 3x8 grinding my soul away on climbs so I had no choice on doing an under $300, but I will let you know what I think of this upgrade tomorrow
The stock tires on mine I took off as soon as I got the bike. Better to ride.
Yeah they had to go haha much better with the specialized hillbilly tires on it now haha
Thanks for watching!
If you drill out the rivnuts on the seat post you can then lower your seat all the way. I'll have to double check but i think it's a 19/64 drill bit.
Edit: Damn I lied.. The GT frame uses bosses not rivnuts. scratch that.
Well for future help with other bikes, if they use rivnuts on the bottle cage holder, on the seat post you can drill out the rivnut and give yourself some more drop in the seat post.
Yeah, I looked into it I wish it was a rivnut or nutsert haha. I was thinking about cutting off some of the post too so I could go lower
@@motodad311 what about a 3" vertical slot in the seat post? that way you still have inserted length when up hiigh and it can slot through the boss when lowering it.
either way, it doesn't solve the problem if you're looking to get a dropper
Awesome ride man 👍🏽
Thanks man!
I just picked up my first mountain bike since 1988 it’s a specialized hard rock got it for 200 but I think I’m gonna get me a GT!
That’s awesome! I am at 530 miles on my aggressor and it’s been a great bike, and lots of fun to modify and build!
Buy you an external cable routed dropper post and you’ll never want a bike again without it. Your doing good.
I have a haro double peak same build is that but changed all the stuff. If your head tube is external bearing wolf tooth makes a bearing to adapt to a tapered fork when you change that. I have a hi end FS Marin Riftzone 3 and your doing this right. You can get down on either kind of bike.
You can fab or buy a chain tensioner if you stay without a clutched one. But there cheap to buy. Your having fun and so am I happy trails sir.
Thanks for watching!
The seat tube in the frame is an odd size, I can’t seem to find a dropper post for it
Same with the neck tube, it’s straight 1 1/8 so as far as tapered steerer I’m kinda screwed there too haha
I’m gonna order a clutched derailleur soon haha
@@motodad311 Yea I have the same bike and good luck finding a dropper post to fit. 🙄
Got my aggressor pro about a month ago for $300 CAD, upgraded to a rockshox judy silver air forks for $240 and it makes any route with roots, bumps/drops so much more do-able, the stock fork does a great job of bouncing you around and I feel the upgrade has made the bike so much more fun to ride (and safer tbh).
I totally agree haha, an air fork is defiantly in my near future… however I set a goal to do 1000 miles on stock suspension haha I’m a month and 200 miles in so far haha
300 canadian, where from mam? I'm in Canada and it's 748$ right now
@@tpb1717 Firstly, don't buy it at 750. I've seen them go on sale frequently for under 500 at sport Chek. I got mine for 300 because I bought it through police auctions, it was essentially a brand new bike that someone stole and the police found.
@@tpb1717keep checking sportcheck. They do 50% discount on the aggressor pro every now and then. Got mine 3 months ago.
@@tpb1717just picked up the same bike. Sportchek has them for 50% off right now.
what camera set up are you using
Just a GoPro hero 9 on a cheap Amazon chest mount and my iPhone 14
Nice video. Keep it up 👍🏻
Thanks!
And thanks for watching!
JUST SUBSCRIBED !!! Keep it on !!👍👍❤❤
Thanks!!! I am working on editing a few videos as we speak! A 200 mile review and another black diamond down hill jump line!!!
Stay tuned! I appreciate the sub!
Looks like you already converted to 1x and put on a shorter stem. Put on a 120mm air fork and 2.4 wide trail tires like hans dampf and itll ride like a dream. The longer fork will also improve the geometry of the bike. Wider tires will let you run lower pressure to absorb shock and get more grip. Those skinny tires are too hard and bouncy.
Thanks for watching!
Check out my most recent aggresor video on the playlist, I put a rock shox Judy fork on there 120mm travel air fork - sooooo much better.
Also, I’m running 2.6 wide specialized hillbilly tires and they grip like crazy
Thanks for watching!
@@motodad311 I will check it out and im surprised 2.6 fit thats awesome
@@dirtycommtroop its a tight squeeze in the rear for sure, if i got any amount of bend or untrue wheel in the rear it would rub.
HaHa cool Bro 😊😊👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Pushing the aggressor to the limit
Trying to find its limit haha the fork I believe is gonna be the weak point haha time will tell!
Thanks for watching!
Try the tire 2.8 on front That is what I have and is been doing great
Drop your seat, it will help you with control over those roots
Good call, thanks for watching!
Lol good stuff man, be careful riding those black trails by yourself.
Thanks man! And thanks for watching! I didn’t think about it until I was on the trail haha I did tiptoe due to that, I’m afraid I may have hit a couple things on the trail I avoided if I had a buddy riding with me haha
Niceeeee
Thanks for watching!
Great frame cheap parts . Lots cheap upgrades. Lots if tires. Cheaper better bike with upgrades.
Thanks for watching - I have not at the point where just hydraulic brakes and a dropper post and I’m done - it’s a much better bike than what came out of the box new haha