PROVING A HARDTAIL MOUNTAIN BIKE IS ALL YOU NEED - 10 REASONS!

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @incredible5587
    @incredible5587 Год назад +26

    when i started riding i used a hard tail, all i could afford and i used to go to highland bike park all the time with it and hit the trials on the lift and people thought i was nuts but i had a great time and just was not hitting double black trails to often!!! you learn a lot off the feedback they give.

  • @KevinTalbotTV
    @KevinTalbotTV Год назад +252

    im not even into bikes but love your vids!!

    • @miket8909
      @miket8909 Год назад +6

      The hell mate, first Dr.Campbell now Sam Pilgram? You following me? Jk love your channel too

    • @-BoNEz
      @-BoNEz Год назад +4

      Yo kev love you're vids

    • @Series2ajosh
      @Series2ajosh Год назад +7

      Was not expecting to see kev here! 😂

    • @jonbradleygaming3375
      @jonbradleygaming3375 Год назад +1

      I was wondering what were you doing here

    • @rowds
      @rowds Год назад

      @@-BoNEz your*

  • @stanb1604
    @stanb1604 Год назад +153

    I don't need to prove it when it's the only kind of bike I can afford LMAO

    • @ayda2876
      @ayda2876 5 месяцев назад +2

      Lmao true

    • @Desperado070
      @Desperado070 5 месяцев назад +1

      Idk where you from but MTB's start from € 200 hard tail € 380 full suspension.
      It is not like you can never afford € 400 when you already got one from € 200...
      Same thing for second hand, € 50 for hard tail € 100 for full suspension and you got some real gems between them.

    • @SpeedyNox0
      @SpeedyNox0 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Desperado070 its that cheap for u? 380 for full bike?

    • @Desperado070
      @Desperado070 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@SpeedyNox0 yup, decathlon.
      Actually just bought a hard-tail for €50 second hand, she needed a new chain and some lube, she is better than new right now.
      What do you expect from the Netherlands where everyone owns 3.5 bike and decathlon is France made. Store where you can get everything off quality for the lowest price. If you from the USA don't forget you guys earn twice as much, maybe even close to three times as much but you also pay three times as much for rent and the things you buy, not everything might be expensive but the majority is.

    • @shukun-luxxy
      @shukun-luxxy 3 месяца назад

      @@Desperado070380€ for full sus? Stay away from that thing as it will fall apart immediately

  • @Freeride_Leo
    @Freeride_Leo Год назад +113

    Hardtails best for jumping, Also sam: Full Suspension Slope Bike For Junping gotta love this man

  • @timo2829
    @timo2829 Год назад +76

    I always felt that my hardtail was more fun and easier to ride but I got shamed into buying a full suspension bike. Thanks for affirming my belief and BTW this video was very entertaining

    • @kevinburke1325
      @kevinburke1325 Год назад +3

      Hardtails are much harder over extremely technical features. Notice how Sam always chooses the smooth options and don't go over heavy roots and rocks.

    • @PolskiKrecikv2
      @PolskiKrecikv2 Год назад +3

      Don't worry bro, you can always lock up your rear suspension to get that hardtail feel. And don't let people pressure you over any of your choices, after all, it's your money, and not theirs.

    • @KarstRats
      @KarstRats Год назад +1

      Get a lockout rear shock so you can still enjoy the things you did on your hardtail.

    • @zed5129
      @zed5129 28 дней назад

      @@KarstRats Lol imagine if it was similar

    • @KarstRats
      @KarstRats 28 дней назад

      @@zed5129 it is.

  • @TheVTRainMan
    @TheVTRainMan Год назад +205

    Sick examples! Spot on! I truly spend all of my mtb riding time on my hardtail. Because all I got is a hardtail. Peace!

    • @ifabforfun
      @ifabforfun Год назад +2

      same, same.

    • @butsukete1806
      @butsukete1806 Год назад +3

      I broke my rear shock and replaced it with a rigid plastic bar, so it's a hard tail now. Don't really notice that much difference.

    • @JacksMTBcarnage
      @JacksMTBcarnage Год назад +3

      @@butsukete1806You do on technical features or big cases

    • @floydmarchant6670
      @floydmarchant6670 Год назад

      Felt that 😂

    • @JacksMTBcarnage
      @JacksMTBcarnage Год назад

      I’m
      not saying they aren’t good and fun which they are there are just certain features which will be a lot harder which I KNOW because I ride a Relatively cheap ( compared to others ) trek Marin 5 hard tail and it’s good. It can do well on jumps and tech but depending on the drops it can be a little head over heels butt also mines not top of the range so that’s different

  • @Vazquez12able
    @Vazquez12able Год назад +4

    I was riding on FS bikes for a loong time and got a hardtail a few years back, best decision ever, I learned so much from riding it.

  • @nakitojimo2001
    @nakitojimo2001 Год назад +21

    I become a hardtail lover because of you n Blake Sampson. God bless you all mate!

  • @all4runner316
    @all4runner316 Год назад +41

    I broke multiple dual suspension bikes while sponsored by GT... even on simple bmx tracks, 1:36 Went back to hardtail and won everyclass and never broke a bike. Was the fastest person on a bike and downhill all done on a hardtail... NZ championship early 2000

    • @mattblack133
      @mattblack133 5 месяцев назад +3

      Full suspension has come a long way in 24 years.

  • @Nick1253
    @Nick1253 Год назад +5

    The original rear suspension is extending your legs to let your tire touch first then slowing your inertia thru your legs then you can come down hard on the front shock if you need.

  • @Sunesha
    @Sunesha Год назад +4

    thank you for showcasing that can still use hardtail to more extreme stuff. Especially for us that cant afford extra suspension. I am poor and probaly will stay poor. I was feeling, I was missing out a bit. But I seen crazy your videos and this video also explaining it. I can afford become better rider and now can have better attitude. I love pumptracks. I dont know why thought that full suspension was gonna better in all areas. thanks mate.
    You are great influence. godspeed

  • @derekorwi4691
    @derekorwi4691 Год назад +3

    26 and 24 hardtail for dirt, street, 4x, trial, fr, dh, etc are the best, funny and nervous bikes, for hardcore riders 🤘🏼

  • @TheSavacc
    @TheSavacc Год назад +17

    Refreshing to see someone not always pushing the unaffordable ( (to most people) bikes.....loved the video !!!!

  • @jasonbielski1535
    @jasonbielski1535 Год назад +14

    Thanks for all your EPIC videos!! I have a Specialized rockhopper sport with an upgraded air fork, you inspire me to keep sending it!🤠

  • @MTBChuckQC
    @MTBChuckQC Год назад +8

    Heck yeah, Hardtails for the win! I ride a hardtail bike since I started riding 4 years ago and I was able to attack many gnarly trails with it! I love my bike and I know it will give me better skills than if I was on a double since day 1, so I know that when I switch to a double eventually, I'll ride real good :P

  • @themoss7115
    @themoss7115 Год назад +1

    Totally agree. But riding a hardtail comes at a cost. When you go into full-sus territory with a hard tail, it starts to get less comfortable, more demanding on technique and your body and often a little bit slower. If you like challenge and you'll get past those obstacles, you'll gain well deserved bragging rights.

  • @edmundhodgson2572
    @edmundhodgson2572 Год назад +1

    Agreed. I live near pheonix and always take my 29 enduro. This week I rode a mates lads 27.5 hardtail and suddenly ,I was epic. x

  • @KenLewieKungFewieSiegford
    @KenLewieKungFewieSiegford Месяц назад

    I love my hardtail even more after watching your video. Sam you bring it in all kinds of ways and you make me wonder and laugh which is the highest complement I think I can give you. Thank you for what you do!!!

  • @ekims_echoes
    @ekims_echoes Год назад +2

    Hardtails are great. I've no interest in racing and riding is all about the experience for me - times be damned. I just have more fun on a hardtail. With so many options now for hardtails, many of which have aggressive geometry, I actually sold my full suspension trail bike in favor of a nicely spec'd Ragley Marley. It's the perfect bike for the trails I ride most often. I have zero regrets.

  • @Sunrazor
    @Sunrazor 7 месяцев назад +1

    My reasons for still going hard tail is the feeling of pedaling, the maintenace and somehow I know more what the back wheel is doing through the vibrations and immediate feedback. There are places I would have rather have full suspension but they are rare and few between.

  • @hornzeerides72
    @hornzeerides72 Год назад +17

    Great vid as always....iv been rocking hard tails for 50 years...never seen the need for full squish....cheers 🇨🇦

  • @Scarz3ny
    @Scarz3ny Год назад +5

    Currently my favourite RUclips channel at the moment, great content, can't wait to hit the South downs again on my MTB, the weather has been a proper let down this year

  • @goldcut3281
    @goldcut3281 3 месяца назад +1

    I think another reason is that because it doesn’t have rear suspension it is harder to ride in some aspects, so when you get good on a hard tail, you are unbelievably good once you get on a full suspension bike

  • @nealart
    @nealart Год назад +2

    I’m glad I learned on a hard tail but it really like my new full suspension.

  • @rectorsquid
    @rectorsquid Год назад +3

    Price was a big factor for me. A full-suspension bike within my budget would have been mediocre at best. That, and the fact that I like to climb, made the hard tail the optimal choice for me.

  • @jonnyfgs4674
    @jonnyfgs4674 Год назад +10

    Mad how you can crash half way off up a wall and just laugh 😂😂 keep the videos up sam epic as all ways

  • @rivercloud32
    @rivercloud32 Год назад +4

    Hardtail for life

  • @Acekorv
    @Acekorv 4 месяца назад +1

    That fall @ 1:00 was hilarious 😂 love your channel man!
    Such a great rider but fun and humble! Great guy!

  • @prodoommania4157
    @prodoommania4157 Год назад +3

    Takeaways, 1: hardtail is the way to go 2: Sam is really good on a bike 👍

  • @pchittum
    @pchittum Год назад +1

    Love your videos Sam.
    I love my hard tail. It was my first bike. Still own it. But my knees just can’t take the hits. I was riding then taking 2 weeks off to recover from the pain. Full suspension fixed that. Still ride my HT to the shops and on tow path rides with the kids.
    So for any reasonably challenging trail it’s got to be full sus. But if I could ride hardtail on that, I would.
    So for me a hardtail is really not the only bike I need.

  • @canote
    @canote Год назад

    Last year I sold my last fullsusp bike and got my now loved 29er HT. Slack with nice trail fork and huge 2.6 tyres. Love it and go for a RIDE RIGHT NOW

  • @nf8721
    @nf8721 Год назад +4

    First trick and I'm already convinced that full sus is better for this. My knees hurt after just watching this xD

  • @chrisl.6158
    @chrisl.6158 Год назад

    I don't go on a lot of trail riding, but when I do,I like the way, my hardtail lets me feel the rough terrain.
    At first my hardtail was just the low budget choice. But when upgrading to a better bike (which I will do eventually) I'm going for a hardtail again.

  • @Adventuregirl96
    @Adventuregirl96 2 месяца назад

    As my twin brother and our friend Mike say, "Hardtail Homies Can't Lose." Both of them are hardtail riders and have no intention of riding anything else. They are both in ATL and had a blast this past weekend up in Whistler on their hardtails.

  • @EduCrash
    @EduCrash 9 месяцев назад

    Just an observation. At My local downhill MTB park I was the only one out of probably 80-100 people to ride a hard tail. I’m a beginner so it’s very discouraging especially when my feet felt like they were jumping off the pedals on the rough stuff. Seeing Sam rip makes me more at ease with my choice of bike… for now.

  • @tworootsderendecker6036
    @tworootsderendecker6036 Год назад +3

    You are my motivation to get back in all aspekts of my life , hope you had a good one bro :) greetings from austria

  • @heathen-greaser
    @heathen-greaser Год назад +1

    Yes yes yea! Preach it Sam, hard tails for the win!
    Always said If I could only have one bike it would always be a hard tail, never had anybody agree with me though. Your spot on with all 10

  • @fergusturvill266
    @fergusturvill266 Год назад +14

    hi sam, been watching your vids recently and havnt seen many stairsets of doom, I live in Hampshire and when out on a ride near Winchester I went down a stairset of 333 continuous steps with 45 m of elevation down st Catherines hill. Its So Sick. there are tonnes of other natural features and about 3 minutes away are some massive dirt jumps that were famous in the early 2000s. there are cool vids of it on YT.

  • @Crashkitt
    @Crashkitt Год назад +1

    Awsome! I own a Dartmoor Hornet (Hardtail) and this bike is epic! I just did 6 day MTB Trip at the Austrian Alps with it and it was truly awsome!

  • @waldowsxxghostxx8577
    @waldowsxxghostxx8577 4 месяца назад

    After previously owning several hardtails and currently owning my first full suspension they are nice and look cool but now I know I would be happy with a nice hardtail as my permanent and only mtb

  • @tonytone1969
    @tonytone1969 Год назад +1

    OMG i orderred a Grand canyon 7 last week and it will be here tomorrow. i opted out of the full sus and now i see this. Thanks Sam

  • @sanderwieman365
    @sanderwieman365 8 месяцев назад

    What a legend. You're so right. Love the thinking and talk. You've got me convinced. 😂 Maybe these are the reasons why I love bmx bikes so much.

  • @ShadLife
    @ShadLife Год назад +1

    They definitely polish your skills also. I have one full suspension bike and about 4 hardtails. I love my hardtails!

  • @fhaquuu
    @fhaquuu 7 месяцев назад

    I love my hardtail. I loved the comfort of full sus and some DH trails need it but most of my riding these days is in town and XC paths. Hardtails simply are faster and if you add a spring loaded seat post it helps with the micro bumps up to an 1” travel if your sitting but on hard / fast sections you need to stand.

  • @CXI_Lawnmower
    @CXI_Lawnmower Год назад +4

    Could you potentially do a full maintenance video on one of your bikes? Or possibly pick up an old bike that needs some TLC and show us you restoring it. Love the vids ✌🏼

    • @staffh3815
      @staffh3815 Год назад +2

      Trust me u wouldn't like Sam to service your bike😂 housebricks for hammers

  • @marcusberggren9241
    @marcusberggren9241 Год назад +1

    All i could afford is a hardtail and I will be using it for trails but i will also be using it to commute to work and I think it's perfect for me.

  • @hyperslow556gungamer
    @hyperslow556gungamer Год назад

    Yep! And, I just started building a Chromag Stylus on a FOX 36 Fit Grip2 27.5. with E-Thirteen 150mm dropper. Need to get wheels and cockpit together!

  • @unknownmusicman
    @unknownmusicman Год назад

    I've been sending my Sync'r at Highland all summer. Some trails are tough to get through with a hardtail but I like to prove people wrong when they say something is impossible! I've got some cool scars now too!

  • @Sibicle
    @Sibicle Год назад +15

    Sam, in an upright riding position, pedaling up a hill, with no eeb 😂 what a rare sight!

    • @SamPilgrim
      @SamPilgrim  Год назад +12

      1st and only time 😂

    • @seanwaller88
      @seanwaller88 Год назад +1

      It was definitely a moment of wtf am I witnessing

  • @petey9338
    @petey9338 Год назад +1

    I luv my trek hardtail,the best for all terrain riding,good all round bike,certainly wouldn't change it for a full suspension bike,fantastic video 👍🚴‍♂️

  • @sjv6598
    @sjv6598 Год назад +14

    No7; So, a hard tail is better on rough trails, by simply avoiding the rough trails? Sam is a literal genius 😅

  • @scottyelder8351
    @scottyelder8351 Год назад

    Yep ! I love my Hard tail it's an urban tank only one puncture and that was my fault so no complaints at all .

  • @benjleath9406
    @benjleath9406 Год назад

    I’ve got Three Hardtail Mountain Bikes, I love them to bits, they are fun to ride and pedal efficient as in you don’t get suspension Bob.. plus they are good for On Roads as well , like a true all rounder !! Good Video Man 😁👍

  • @karlwalters3763
    @karlwalters3763 Год назад

    Have two hardtails. A Norco torrent S1 and a 2009 Norco Manik with a dual crowns on the front. Decided to try a full squish with a difference and got a highly modified/upgraded 2004 Kona Stinky with Boxxers on the front just to be different. Love all of them but get the most fun out of the Manik.

  • @Scout-Gunner
    @Scout-Gunner Год назад +1

    Hardtails are the Dream👌Love my Nukeproof Scout, proper all-rounder 🤙

  • @grandmasterflash213
    @grandmasterflash213 3 месяца назад +1

    I’ve never even heard of these ‘bikes’ before but they look fking sick, sliding down hills on those two round things❤

  • @LAFooFrmLA
    @LAFooFrmLA Год назад +2

    2022 Santa Cruz Chameleon is my one and only bike for both off and on road. I don’t care how much lighter or efficient a road bike is. It is nowhere near as fun

  • @leegorgerat4017
    @leegorgerat4017 Год назад +1

    I love my hardtail, I’d like to change out my forks with ones that have more travel. Banger of a clip Sam🤙🏼💣

  • @infoatnorcal2304
    @infoatnorcal2304 Год назад +3

    Hardtail or bust! I love my hardtails, i hope to be able to ride them as hard as Sam one day!

  • @tvk270
    @tvk270 Год назад +2

    love all your vids. you always shred out there

  • @gazclark4215
    @gazclark4215 Год назад

    Hey Sam you probably won't even read this, but I'm gonna say it anyway. Thanks for great entertaining vids. They're so good. Thanks for not using bad language. I've got my grandson watching your great skills. Plus you don't use the JC as a swear word. Respect Sam lad.

  • @StreuB1
    @StreuB1 Год назад

    Absolutely love my Specialized Hardrock 29er that just recently got a bunch of new upgrades!

  • @junka1975
    @junka1975 Год назад

    I love hard tails. Definitely have had seat buzz on the dually. Sam just looks at home on anything he rides. Sick air in the Raptor too Sam. 😎👍

  • @jakesherron2390
    @jakesherron2390 7 месяцев назад +1

    If you deadlift and squat and are strong you’ll find the hardtail to be great. Don’t miss the deadlift and squat sessions

  • @officialszabobeatz
    @officialszabobeatz Год назад +1

    Kona Blast 2019, indestructible bike and it went through hell, changed break pads on it and had a bent rear rotor, thats it.... still runs with the same parts ever since.

  • @JimG89887
    @JimG89887 Год назад

    I love my hardtails. They’re my favorite to ride on everything.

  • @rll4634
    @rll4634 Год назад +2

    Sam Pilgrim you're an animal. The stunts you do and your humor are hilarious. I appreciate your vids and all your MTB adventures and advice. Your the equivalent of Top Gear show for Mountain Biking. Keep doing what you do. Return to the U.S. for another trip and bike the Northern Virginia/Washington DC area and North East for your next vids! Also I love hardtails this vid was great! Cheers!

    • @Arxnskillz
      @Arxnskillz Год назад +2

      And the comment u made is hilarious also😂

    • @Arxnskillz
      @Arxnskillz Год назад +2

      I mean the first sentence 🥲

    • @wizzdomyanihc4383
      @wizzdomyanihc4383 Год назад

      I didn’t even get what you really wanna say at first glance 😂

  • @slothsloth4651
    @slothsloth4651 Год назад

    The editing and audio was great. Love ya work sam and luie

  • @MidwestMountainBike
    @MidwestMountainBike Год назад

    Yea dawg that’s my bike! It’s been my one and only since the Stoic first came out a couple years ago!

  • @shamu7014
    @shamu7014 Год назад

    I really enjoy riding my HT and agree with everything you say, except that HTs will do it all. I don’t have a fraction of your skill and my FS allows me to ride trail centres that’d destroy me on my HT. In fact, some trail centres discourage HTs. In that sense, the FS does it all for an average rider like me.

  • @irradiatedgrog
    @irradiatedgrog Год назад +1

    That canyon is sick. I have 2 hardtail 29 already but stoic is probably next

  • @jacklemon3805
    @jacklemon3805 Год назад

    Jumped the raptor with the bikes still in the back when i thought he was gonna take them out.. what a legend.

  • @Glee73
    @Glee73 Год назад

    totally agree. been riding a dartmoor hornet hardtail for years.

  • @13bh12
    @13bh12 Год назад

    I HAVE BEEN WIATING SO LONG FOR THE STOIC TO BE BACK IN ONE OF THE VIDEOS...FINALLY!

  • @albagardenmaintenance9518
    @albagardenmaintenance9518 Год назад

    main reason us old guys ride hardtail it gives you big Balls. i remember my fully rigid Kona Scab from many moons back. Project2 forks fitted for those that know. Dont actually remember were that bike is not sold just were i stored it lol.

  • @nukacookie4755
    @nukacookie4755 Год назад +1

    I love how you always ride hardcore, any bike ! :D

  • @willswoodturning2887
    @willswoodturning2887 Год назад +2

    Saw the first 10 seconds and completely agreed 😅😂

  • @StacksSats
    @StacksSats Год назад

    i ride hardtail the most for biking for exercise and around city paths/parks/trails. Take my enduro my 27.5 for road trips to ski resort mountain bike trails

  • @tonycoffee7335
    @tonycoffee7335 Год назад +1

    26' ain't dead!

    • @SamPilgrim
      @SamPilgrim  Год назад

      This is a 27.5 😂

    • @tonycoffee7335
      @tonycoffee7335 Год назад +1

      @@SamPilgrim yes. Your right but I was making a comment for the rare people who still ride 26.... duuu... lol
      Great videos, keep up the good work.

  • @johnreilly3120
    @johnreilly3120 Год назад

    Best Channel on youtube hands down

  • @lalestrusawnds1803
    @lalestrusawnds1803 Год назад

    I got hardtail bikes,and yes your right,im planning to build dual suspension but as u said its really sooo expensive 😊

  • @ReaperCH90
    @ReaperCH90 Месяц назад

    I believe they also make you better because they force you to learn to land correctly and not just trust that the suspensions plus tyres will do that for you.

  • @marcinlacfik8813
    @marcinlacfik8813 Год назад

    They all seem to love hd. Saying, it’s all you need but all of them own beast if a full suspension beast for shredding

  • @countryboy92
    @countryboy92 Год назад

    I totally agree with you I daily ride my carrea vengeance in orange daily.

  • @blearybuffalo8893
    @blearybuffalo8893 Год назад

    Sam if you have not been to Sheffield to ride there are some very good jumps near a place called millhouses park. And a load of tech down hill trails in warncliffe woods, and two very good flow trails in the opposite woods called grenside woods

  • @joshscootsuk9715
    @joshscootsuk9715 Год назад

    4:24 please do the bit to the right of oak tree (the rocks you did at 4:24) we called it rampage and it’s a sick steap straight down line with a few options

  • @imortaliz
    @imortaliz 5 месяцев назад

    i have two bikes. A hardtail trail bike and a downhill bike. I have never felt like i needed a full suspension trailbike to do regular trails on. Downhill tracks for sure you want a proper long travel full suspension bike. Downhill tracks where i live are usually too gnarly for the short travel trail bikes anyways

  • @johnnangle7980
    @johnnangle7980 Год назад +1

    Stoic was my first bike just sold it to get a spectral....was a great bike

  • @arnaudFbr
    @arnaudFbr Год назад

    ok it might just be my brain, but i feel like the footage looked really good there ! quality feels insane! may be due to less gopro footage. and i also really like that energetic kinda style video with the transitions and stuff going on fast!

  • @meckkz387c
    @meckkz387c 2 месяца назад

    Your videos always get me in the mood

  • @JamestheFisherman
    @JamestheFisherman Год назад

    That raptor jump was sick 👍 🍻

  • @bigswoop5143
    @bigswoop5143 Год назад

    Sam that no foot can at 2:46 was mahoooosive

  • @Angelo__will
    @Angelo__will Год назад +1

    whoop whoop shredder

  • @chaotictattoo
    @chaotictattoo Год назад

    I ride hardtail all the time. I have full suspension also but people watch too much RUclips that think you need more than a hardtail on most trails and places.

  • @BenjySparky
    @BenjySparky Год назад

    Today was EPIC, Sam and Lewi, y'all rock! Peace

  • @Enzo-0526
    @Enzo-0526 Год назад

    yes! i love my hardtail. can do anything

  • @WIPEYOURLENZ
    @WIPEYOURLENZ Год назад +2

    Hey Sam I have just bought a hardtail after years of full suss and I am loving it #Hardtailforthewin

  • @Me123-onMe
    @Me123-onMe Год назад +1

    Like sam makes every vid amazing

  • @Chorge1972
    @Chorge1972 4 месяца назад

    Plus: all the others look so astonished on the trails, when you rip faster then these guys on their highend fullies

  • @-BoNEz
    @-BoNEz Год назад

    More like this please loved the edit