Took delivery of mine a couple of days ago (mission to find but managed to get a hold of my s5 through good fortune). If I compare the Status to my Stumpy and Enduro, it is different. But as a stand alone Freeride bike, its decent. My intention is to make a comparison video between all three but so far, no regrets.
I love mine ,it climbs no problem and is a blast going down changed tyres to maxxis dhr,dhf ,no need to upgrade the nx drive train, not until its worn .Love this bike .
I've never had a problem climbing with mine, I've even looked down at times at the top of a climb and seen that the shock is open and I didn't notice (probably because I was in anaerobic delirium). Only notice the pedal bob when standing up and pumping where it does suck the speed out. I've never not been able to get up a hill in lockout, other than hitting mud or moss and spinning the rear. Plus the short rear does have the benefit of making it ridiculously easy of getting the front over obstacles since it wants to wheelie with every pedal stroke. I don't have anything to compare it to as it's my first MTB and I honestly love it, I was going to get a comp alloy stumpy but I couldn't get one anywhere here in England but a downhill shop had the Status.
It’s been a while since you wrote this, but im looking for a status in the uk and haven’t been able find any, can you tell me where you got yours from? Cheers
@@huwowen-jones2984 Brink UK, but I've not seen them in stock since. Good shop though, Give them a call and they'll probably be able to say whether any more stock is coming in.
@@km006 The cable routing is actually decent on the Status. Cable outers have that "sheath" for lack of what it's called. You see it in bike builds where they put it over the outer cables and then into the frame to stop it slapping around in there, I had to take it out and put in over the new outers when I changed the brakes and rear mech. You'll mostly get chain slap to be honest, had it with the NX mech and the SLX mech. It's not an obviously loud bike, but then again I don't pay attention to the noise the bike is making so much as trying to stay alive.
If bike goes quickly through rear travel reduce volume spacer in rear shock it will also help with peddaling, but you will loose some progresivity of course. (Status has 2nd biggest spacer in the shock(blue one) installed from the factory.)
thanks for the review, interesting one though, seems like pretty much everyone else loves it, but yer each to their own i guess. I am hoping to pick one up this week.
just got mine 2022 status 160 pretty much the same but its fox float x in the rear still 160-150 travel setup but i got it for 4300 new which is interesting how much of a price difference there is. Great bike highly recommend!
It’s well known the FSR is very active and not best climber, the new carbon SJ has no Horst link an apparently climbs better. Which SJ were you referencing tat climbed better? NX an it has never failed me… over 5 bikes with NX. Thanks for video appreciate your thoughts and review!
Haha this review is rediculous. Horses for courses man. I own one of these and it's hands down one of the most fun and capable single crown bikes you can buy. If you are an experienced rider who loves to shred you will love this bike. The shock is a little wallowy so you have to run less sag. A coil shock would fix that, but I like how active the shock is, even with only 25% sag. They built this bike with low antisquat and agressive geometry on purpose for riders with tallent and lazy riding style. If you want to mash the pedals and get rocketed forward, a heavy Horst link bike is a bad bad choice. But if you want to slap and pop down some nasty tracks they absolutely nailed the geo and kinematics. Also the value is insanely good.
To each their own. I do think I made the mistake of trying to make this a trail bike, it is more heavy enduro/mini downhill and I wanted others to know the intent of the bike. There is the right rider for this bike but, I think it isn’t right for 95% of riders. They also increased the cost of these recently in Canada so it is no longer a great value Imo.
He was expecting a stump jumper and this is not that. I’m planning on getting one, I’m coming from a SC Chamaleon and I’ve never owned/ridden a full sus.
I treat this bike as my xc, trail, all mountain, and enduro bike. its not the quickest climber but by no means is it much of a struggle to get up the hill. I just built up a little more stamina and strength and I can easily keep up with my hardtail riding friends on the climbs.
I live in the mountains so normal riding includes a lot of climbing. Thanks for mentioning this. Was it acceptable with the lockout or still pretty miserable?
Warren Linke if you are able to do smooth climbs you could make it work with lockout. Any technical climbs will be a bad time with this. Pay the extra for a stumpy evo or get a trance x
This is my 4th bike and I love it. I have an xc scott spark to climb... you say its not a good climber but that's not its purpose of the bike. It's a bike to descent and have fun on it.
A bike shop near me in the Bay Area says I can order one for $2650 USD. You had to buy your own pedals? I have a 2010 Demo 8 so anything will pedal better than that.
@@Mark-gq5vl I haven't ordered one yet mostly for the reasons you mentioned. I rather have a bike with both wheels in 29er. You recommend anything that's aluminum in the $3k range?
5PT Slow I am looking at a 2021 Giant TRANCE X 29 2. Looks like they are $3200 US. In my experience you should be to get 5-10% off of that pretty easily. I think it is worth the extra, the Shimano SLX drive is so much better than NX.
I am glad for negative reviews too as they tend to be more honest. However in your case I clearly see, that you have full on tunel vision of this being a stumpjumper which it clearly was never meant to be. It was not designed, engineered or even advertised in this way and yet you still bought this bike even though you knew its not the right bike for you. Luckily for me I also have a full on 29er hardtail for some flowy or xc ish stuff so I believe this bike will complement me very well.
Fair points. At the time of the review and to my knowledge specialized still hasn’t marketed the bike for any specific purpose. I still stand by my review as I don’t think this is a great trail or even enduro bike. The pedalling platform is not there compared to similar travel modern bikes. It is a cool 2nd or 3rd bike and I would buy it before I got a full DH bike but I can only afford 2 bikes at a time and this doesn’t make the cut for me.
@@Mark-gq5vl it’s clear that you don’t remember the first status specialized produced a few years ago which was a free ride/park dh budget bike… which this 160 is completely capable of doing while still being pedalable uphill
@@vojtaputyera5912 jestli jseš spíš na enduro možná už spíš S4 jestli víc skáčeš a triky jsou tvoje věc vem si S3 já mám 175 a S3 na spekulace dobré, ale ideální je si to zkusit - když budeš mít šanci Status není vždycky snadný sehnat jinak Vašek kolář je trialista skokan... má statuse teď nově a je to docela čahoun a stejně si vzal S3
@@petrmatousek7422 vzal jsem nakonec S3 . Jako rad jezdím i rychle různý sjezdiky, ale baví mě hlavně technika , styl jízdy , triky, blbnutí apod. Takže si myslím ze na S3 se vyřadim víc . Jinak dobra náhoda . Czech rulleez
I think the issue is you didn’t purchase the correct bike for yourself, this bike suits different riders as a downhill rider wouldn’t purchase an xc bike
Its a fun bash about on budget bike, its not a trail bike. That said its a decent bike. Ive got a stumpy upgraded to 140 mil front n read and hope wheel set etc. Its a fast nimble bike a trail bike. I have a 4 n half grand scott ransom full on enduro bike thats the same weight as the stumpy and just as quick and nimble. So big suss bikes cant be good peddlers you just have to pay, i was going for a stumpy evo but it was over 1kg heavier than the scott, all my other bikes are specialised
I’m going to disagree with you on sram drivetrain. I beat the heck out of my SX eagle and they still worked great. The NX is great and the GX eagle is PHENOMENAL.
@Az Lean Based on all the people they've been giving this bike too, its not supposed to be a trail bike at all, its supposed to be a jib/park/ mini dh bike more for chucking round on decents than pedaling or racing, as he says in the vid.
@@AgentAGent007 then why did he cry about the geo and climbing so much? Hes not wrong, this isn't the bike for him. But why would he buy a bike he recognized as a jib, park, mini dh bike, then get sad and sell the bike when it doesn't pedal like a weenie trail bike?
I disagree with your opinion about going up, I have the bike for 2.5 months now and as I gained some stamina(it is my first trail/enduro bike) I find it really nice for climbing too.. Going down is pure joy and so easy and stable too.
I think I have been spoiled by riding some bikes with much better pedalling platforms. If you ride this back to back to some other modern bikes I think you may agree that it is not the best climber. That being said it is still a modern bike and I am glad to hear that you like yours.
Over the last 7 rides i have covered 118 miles and climbed 10,482 feet on this bike all logged on strava, Some technical climbs also , no problems at all ,I so love the downhill though.
@@chris.grymes No problem. I am excited to put some kms on my 21 stumpy evo comp. I was also eyeing up a ripmo af but, there isn't any stock on the Shimano builds and I refuse to buy another bike with nx lol. Transition makes some killer builds! All the manufacturers seem to be doing mid-season pricing bumps due to demand.
@@Mark-gq5vl yea I’ve noticed that too! Even the commencal clash’s went up in price in the last few months. The fox esssntial was 4500 now at 5k and have to preorder... toilet paper effect haha 😂
Dude I understand that this is your experance but its not really fair to compair this bike to the Stumpy, that bike has been refined for years while this is a new release made for riders who dont care about climbing, its made for the people who want to have fun on the dh tracks and the skate park. Also you can fit a 29in tube in a 27.6 or 26in wheel no problem. Its the only size I carry anymore
Status is a revamped x wing enduro so comparing to stumpjumper is not the right choice
Took delivery of mine a couple of days ago (mission to find but managed to get a hold of my s5 through good fortune). If I compare the Status to my Stumpy and Enduro, it is different. But as a stand alone Freeride bike, its decent. My intention is to make a comparison video between all three but so far, no regrets.
I love mine ,it climbs no problem and is a blast going down changed tyres to maxxis dhr,dhf ,no need to upgrade the nx drive train, not until its worn .Love this bike .
I've never had a problem climbing with mine, I've even looked down at times at the top of a climb and seen that the shock is open and I didn't notice (probably because I was in anaerobic delirium). Only notice the pedal bob when standing up and pumping where it does suck the speed out. I've never not been able to get up a hill in lockout, other than hitting mud or moss and spinning the rear. Plus the short rear does have the benefit of making it ridiculously easy of getting the front over obstacles since it wants to wheelie with every pedal stroke. I don't have anything to compare it to as it's my first MTB and I honestly love it, I was going to get a comp alloy stumpy but I couldn't get one anywhere here in England but a downhill shop had the Status.
It’s been a while since you wrote this, but im looking for a status in the uk and haven’t been able find any, can you tell me where you got yours from? Cheers
@@huwowen-jones2984 Brink UK, but I've not seen them in stock since. Good shop though, Give them a call and they'll probably be able to say whether any more stock is coming in.
What about cables?
I have a 2020 fuse and the cables rattle hard on the downhills, they can get really annoying.
Does the status have the same issue?
@@km006 The cable routing is actually decent on the Status. Cable outers have that "sheath" for lack of what it's called. You see it in bike builds where they put it over the outer cables and then into the frame to stop it slapping around in there, I had to take it out and put in over the new outers when I changed the brakes and rear mech. You'll mostly get chain slap to be honest, had it with the NX mech and the SLX mech. It's not an obviously loud bike, but then again I don't pay attention to the noise the bike is making so much as trying to stay alive.
If bike goes quickly through rear travel reduce volume spacer in rear shock it will also help with peddaling, but you will loose some progresivity of course. (Status has 2nd biggest spacer in the shock(blue one) installed from the factory.)
thanks for the review, interesting one though, seems like pretty much everyone else loves it, but yer each to their own i guess. I am hoping to pick one up this week.
just got mine 2022 status 160 pretty much the same but its fox float x in the rear still 160-150 travel setup but i got it for 4300 new which is interesting how much of a price difference there is. Great bike highly recommend!
flip the rear suspension chip if your doing a lot of uphill riding, i only use the lo setting on uplift parks
so you flip it to the high setting for a lot of uphill?
@@johnnykocis1412 yeah lifts the bottom bracket and lessens the slack front end slightly, change it back to low for uplift days
Nice 400 mm wide bars!😛 Been considering one of these or a stumpy. Thanks for the review.
It’s well known the FSR is very active and not best climber, the new carbon SJ has no Horst link an apparently climbs better. Which SJ were you referencing tat climbed better? NX an it has never failed me… over 5 bikes with NX. Thanks for video appreciate your thoughts and review!
SJ EVO seemed to climb alot better for me. I just got a 140 Status in so I will see how it performs. Thank you for the feedback
@@Mark-gq5vl I got a Status 160 recently and so far it goes up hill great... ON THE LIFT!
Haha this review is rediculous. Horses for courses man. I own one of these and it's hands down one of the most fun and capable single crown bikes you can buy. If you are an experienced rider who loves to shred you will love this bike. The shock is a little wallowy so you have to run less sag. A coil shock would fix that, but I like how active the shock is, even with only 25% sag. They built this bike with low antisquat and agressive geometry on purpose for riders with tallent and lazy riding style. If you want to mash the pedals and get rocketed forward, a heavy Horst link bike is a bad bad choice. But if you want to slap and pop down some nasty tracks they absolutely nailed the geo and kinematics. Also the value is insanely good.
To each their own. I do think I made the mistake of trying to make this a trail bike, it is more heavy enduro/mini downhill and I wanted others to know the intent of the bike.
There is the right rider for this bike but, I think it isn’t right for 95% of riders.
They also increased the cost of these recently in Canada so it is no longer a great value Imo.
Is it really that bad for climbing?
@@Mark-gq5vl how come they don't sell it here in Saskatchewan?
@@ToothlessFPV Yes, unless locked out it is chunker. If you have lift access it is a good bike.
@@BengLang84 I bet they do, just call some local dealers.
I think you meant the bars are 800 mm wide not 400mm?
He was expecting a stump jumper and this is not that. I’m planning on getting one, I’m coming from a SC Chamaleon and I’ve never owned/ridden a full sus.
Put a 29er wheel on the rear upgrade the heavy mech etc up the compression itll peddle fine
Did you ever try the status140? Its not nearly as much of a pig and still smashes harder than stumpy
I treat this bike as my xc, trail, all mountain, and enduro bike. its not the quickest climber but by no means is it much of a struggle to get up the hill. I just built up a little more stamina and strength and I can easily keep up with my hardtail riding friends on the climbs.
Lmao, just bought a 160 status and these are my intended uses as well. The struggle of only owning one bike
I live in the mountains so normal riding includes a lot of climbing. Thanks for mentioning this. Was it acceptable with the lockout or still pretty miserable?
Warren Linke if you are able to do smooth climbs you could make it work with lockout. Any technical climbs will be a bad time with this. Pay the extra for a stumpy evo or get a trance x
Hello. Please tell me, how tall are you? Is the frame
What? Where did you get this bike? May I know the link please? I also live here in Canada. Thanks!
Any specialized dealer has the ability to order these. They are sold out for the season though
This is my 4th bike and I love it. I have an xc scott spark to climb... you say its not a good climber but that's not its purpose of the bike. It's a bike to descent and have fun on it.
Bike looks good
Riding a stumpy now and thinking of upgrading to the status 😍 looks beast!
It's a downgrade m8
@@youngstadan4999 for you maybe? it's a personal opinion... I love my Status.
any idea of the price of just the frame?
I am not sure. They took it off of the canadian website. The kitted out bike went up to $4000
Thanks for the review ! I will propably go for the Norco Sight A3 or the stumpjumper comp.
Both are great choices, I am waiting to see the spec on the 21 Stumpjumper comp. I hope that they ditch NX for SLX or Deore
get the Status 140 with flip chip in high and you will have a great trail bike
Are you able to fit a 29er on the rearV
No
I did the same , Stumpjumper to the status
A bike shop near me in the Bay Area says I can order one for $2650 USD. You had to buy your own pedals? I have a 2010 Demo 8 so anything will pedal better than that.
Nice, that is a good deal. Mine didn’t come with pedals so I had race face chesters on it.
It’s a good bike for the right rider. I hope you enjoy it.
@@Mark-gq5vl I haven't ordered one yet mostly for the reasons you mentioned. I rather have a bike with both wheels in 29er. You recommend anything that's aluminum in the $3k range?
5PT Slow I am looking at a 2021 Giant TRANCE X 29 2. Looks like they are $3200 US. In my experience you should be to get 5-10% off of that pretty easily. I think it is worth the extra, the Shimano SLX drive is so much better than NX.
@@Mark-gq5vl Santa Cruz hightower Aluminum looks decent too.
5PT Slow Santa Cruz is nice too, but you have to go to the ‘S’ build to get a decent spec which is $4300.
Is this same as Polygon Siskiu T 7 ? 2022
nope
I am glad for negative reviews too as they tend to be more honest. However in your case I clearly see, that you have full on tunel vision of this being a stumpjumper which it clearly was never meant to be. It was not designed, engineered or even advertised in this way and yet you still bought this bike even though you knew its not the right bike for you.
Luckily for me I also have a full on 29er hardtail for some flowy or xc ish stuff so I believe this bike will complement me very well.
Fair points. At the time of the review and to my knowledge specialized still hasn’t marketed the bike for any specific purpose.
I still stand by my review as I don’t think this is a great trail or even enduro bike. The pedalling platform is not there compared to similar travel modern bikes.
It is a cool 2nd or 3rd bike and I would buy it before I got a full DH bike but I can only afford 2 bikes at a time and this doesn’t make the cut for me.
@@Mark-gq5vl it’s clear that you don’t remember the first status specialized produced a few years ago which was a free ride/park dh budget bike… which this 160 is completely capable of doing while still being pedalable uphill
a jakou máš velikost statusu? Já mám 182 cm a mám dilema mezi S3 a S4
@@vojtaputyera5912 jestli jseš spíš na enduro možná už spíš S4
jestli víc skáčeš a triky jsou tvoje věc vem si S3
já mám 175 a S3
na spekulace dobré, ale ideální je si to zkusit - když budeš mít šanci Status není vždycky snadný sehnat
jinak Vašek kolář je trialista skokan... má statuse teď nově a je to docela čahoun a stejně si vzal S3
@@petrmatousek7422 vzal jsem nakonec S3 . Jako rad jezdím i rychle různý sjezdiky, ale baví mě hlavně technika , styl jízdy , triky, blbnutí apod. Takže si myslím ze na S3 se vyřadim víc . Jinak dobra náhoda . Czech rulleez
I think the issue is you didn’t purchase the correct bike for yourself, this bike suits different riders as a downhill rider wouldn’t purchase an xc bike
I think it is a good shuttle bike. I am happy with enduro bikes with better pedalling platforms. This thing is a dog on the ups.
Its not the bike its the rider😂😂
Why the dropper is very long size? :D
Can slam it more and get better clearance
Its a fun bash about on budget bike, its not a trail bike. That said its a decent bike. Ive got a stumpy upgraded to 140 mil front n read and hope wheel set etc. Its a fast nimble bike a trail bike. I have a 4 n half grand scott ransom full on enduro bike thats the same weight as the stumpy and just as quick and nimble. So big suss bikes cant be good peddlers you just have to pay, i was going for a stumpy evo but it was over 1kg heavier than the scott, all my other bikes are specialised
I’m going to disagree with you on sram drivetrain. I beat the heck out of my SX eagle and they still worked great. The NX is great and the GX eagle is PHENOMENAL.
Sounds like you should have bought a trail bike from everything that you're trying to compare it to.
Facts
I ended up with a stumpy evo which has performed a lot better for my uses.
The bars are 800 mill wide. I love the vid though
This bike was engineered for the rear wheel loving dirt jumpers. If that’s not you, that will be why you don’t like it.
Good to know, probably why it doesn't make a great trail bike.
@Az Lean Based on all the people they've been giving this bike too, its not supposed to be a trail bike at all, its supposed to be a jib/park/ mini dh bike more for chucking round on decents than pedaling or racing, as he says in the vid.
@Az Lean if you have a look at many of the other reviews it is described as a jib bike that’s good to throw around on the trail
It rides a lot like a pre-2020 enduro, but with mullet wheels and half the price. The bike is fantastic for an agressive rider.
@@AgentAGent007 then why did he cry about the geo and climbing so much? Hes not wrong, this isn't the bike for him. But why would he buy a bike he recognized as a jib, park, mini dh bike, then get sad and sell the bike when it doesn't pedal like a weenie trail bike?
thanks for the review man, i was about to go to my local bike shop and ask them to get me one of those. i'll definitely go with devinci troy
same here
Mine climbs better than the Specialized stumpy
This is definitely a trail centre orientated bike. Perfect for getting rowdy rather than eating up the miles. Would be better with a deore drivetain.
Yup, would do great for lift access and shuttling.
I have an alloy stump jumper evo. Don’t listen to the hate. The status pedals like shit
I disagree with your opinion about going up, I have the bike for 2.5 months now and as I gained some stamina(it is my first trail/enduro bike) I find it really nice for climbing too.. Going down is pure joy and so easy and stable too.
I think I have been spoiled by riding some bikes with much better pedalling platforms. If you ride this back to back to some other modern bikes I think you may agree that it is not the best climber. That being said it is still a modern bike and I am glad to hear that you like yours.
@@Nickporter17 Please test ride a rocky instinct BC edition, trance X, Cannondale Jeykll and get back to us. This bike is not a climber
Over the last 7 rides i have covered 118 miles and climbed 10,482 feet on this bike all logged on strava, Some technical climbs also , no problems at all ,I so love the downhill though.
I live in Calgary. I’d buy it off you possibly! Dm me if you’re interested in selling
Hi Chris, Sorry I sold it in the fall.
@@Mark-gq5vl thanks for the reply! What bike you riding this year or excited to try? I reallly wanna get my hands on a transition patrol
@@chris.grymes No problem. I am excited to put some kms on my 21 stumpy evo comp. I was also eyeing up a ripmo af but, there isn't any stock on the Shimano builds and I refuse to buy another bike with nx lol. Transition makes some killer builds! All the manufacturers seem to be doing mid-season pricing bumps due to demand.
@@Mark-gq5vl yea I’ve noticed that too! Even the commencal clash’s went up in price in the last few months. The fox esssntial was 4500 now at 5k and have to preorder... toilet paper effect haha 😂
Hi Chris, I have a brand new s4 if you are still looking. $4300
Change those tires and try again
I don't think the tires are the problem on this one. The GEO and pedalling platform sucked for what I wanted to do.
Lot of bike for no money, 2000 for a decent specced spesh
this is kind of an oddball review
Nx gear isnt that bad. Its a budget bike and upur expecting 5k bike parts. You bought a heavy budget niche bike . The end
Dude I understand that this is your experance but its not really fair to compair this bike to the Stumpy, that bike has been refined for years while this is a new release made for riders who dont care about climbing, its made for the people who want to have fun on the dh tracks and the skate park. Also you can fit a 29in tube in a 27.6 or 26in wheel no problem. Its the only size I carry anymore
about Canondale please speak just good or nothing. thank you.
Crack n' fail?
Your the only one who can’t climb with this bike? And you don’t know how to work on your own bike? Wow