Suspension on my gravel bike?!

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

Комментарии • 225

  • @pooofykittens
    @pooofykittens Год назад +25

    After riding a stiff gravel bike for some time, I think that the same exact frame geometry with 30-40mm hydraulic fork or maybe leaf-based Lauf fork is a sweet spot for me.
    I still enjoy my trail / enduro MTB, but gravel bike feels so different, like a different sport. It’s very relaxing and fast, and front suspension would make it more comfortable and capable on the trails I want to explore in the future. I’m still enjoying it with 40mm tires and will reduce PSI further, but I can certainly imagine advantages of a short travel fork with rebound damper.
    Hell, I now understand why would someone want a dropper post on a gravel bike. I want it myself and it’ll be very useful for harsher trails.
    I’m not interested in MTB hardtail or lightweight XC bike. For those who don’t get it - the difference in position and feel due to geometry between gravel and XC is much greater than between XC racer and enduro MTB.

  • @freddyfox5002
    @freddyfox5002 Год назад +47

    "At what point becomes a gravel bike,
    a mountain bike with a drop handlebar..."

    • @xnova5
      @xnova5 2 месяца назад +2

      Essentially an old school mountain bike.

    • @Anonymously-187
      @Anonymously-187 2 месяца назад

      Lol😂. They just trying to sell more bikes.

  • @damianb.1007
    @damianb.1007 Год назад +348

    Well done, you got urself a mountain bike.

    • @evanm.2300
      @evanm.2300 Год назад +6

      Lets just call it mountain gravel or gravel mountain or a hybrid r+ since its higher end than backnin the day hybrids hence the "+" and more of a road bike hence the "R"

    • @pipi1485
      @pipi1485 Год назад +45

      Who cares? Cycling is about fun not about what category you put your bike in

    • @pipi1485
      @pipi1485 Год назад +22

      And besides that, just compare MTB and Gravel geometry for one second... Extremely different bikes for different purposes. This "you got an MTB now" stuff ist not very creative

    • @TrickyTree84
      @TrickyTree84 Год назад +10

      With drop bars and gravel gearing and about 3kgs lighter

    • @evanm.2300
      @evanm.2300 Год назад

      @TrickyTree84 tbh for hills im slightly disappointed on my gravel gears 40 t with a 10-44 in the cassette for steep dirt trail uphills. But i also love hills and lowered my crank rings on both my MTB's by 2 teeth. i have a aftermarket E-Thirteen casset that will make it a 9-45 but i dont think 1 tooth will help enough. So ill drop 2 teeth on the chainring also. I dont think they make a 39 tooth anyways and i might regret not going down 2 teeth first at least. If this dont work ill have to go mullet and put a mtb casset and derailleur. But i should be fine. I like these closer range gears anyways for only a couple to a few pounds of tools and water bottles

  • @zedddddful
    @zedddddful Год назад +158

    And full circle to 90's mountain bikes.

    • @duncanjbrown
      @duncanjbrown Год назад +8

      Oh Lord.....why?! I've been saying exactly the same thing for years. Remember when mtbs had 50mm of travel!!

    • @alexp.2176
      @alexp.2176 Год назад +2

      Thats why I bought a 1998 cannonade super v with 60mm suspension travel for $100 instead of this stupidity

    • @thenormalberries6767
      @thenormalberries6767 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@alexp.2176you sure it’s not because you’re poor? 😂

    • @contasecundaria7268
      @contasecundaria7268 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@thenormalberries6767Or he's smart

    • @thenormalberries6767
      @thenormalberries6767 4 месяца назад

      @@contasecundaria7268 I adore vintage MTB’s but no

  • @maxjenkins6193
    @maxjenkins6193 Год назад +32

    Wait till they rediscover external cable routing and rim brakes

    • @kaimeyers5145
      @kaimeyers5145 2 месяца назад +2

      Those are gone for good, especially the rim breaks

  • @uhurupeak2001
    @uhurupeak2001 Год назад +2

    FOR THE SMALL TRAVEL OF THE FORK AND THE PRICE PLUS BETTER TO KEEP REGULAR FORK WITH 650B 42 48 AND YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT.JUST THROWING MONEY OUT OF THE WINDOW

  • @4bdu114h
    @4bdu114h Год назад +21

    How much more comfortable was it? What's the weight penalty? And is it actually slower?

  • @jessecharodetsky
    @jessecharodetsky 10 месяцев назад +2

    So I'm looking to build a crux with this fork as well. How drastically do you feel the geometry change going from rigid to this fork? The fox is 435mm vs the 401mm of the stock fork. Also curious if the 45 vs 50 sweep makes much of a difference also!! Love the content keep it up!

  • @Frodoswaggns
    @Frodoswaggns Год назад +8

    This video inspired me to quit smoking weed, thanks.

  • @jocap3837
    @jocap3837 Год назад +19

    You're a mountain bike Harry
    -Hagrid Exclaimed

  • @elcapitan7056
    @elcapitan7056 Год назад +3

    Than it's gonna be rear suspension and a circle is completed

  • @carstenschroder7054
    @carstenschroder7054 Год назад +58

    That fork can barely take the edge off the impact of your tread pattern.😂

    • @thegrazingapprentice
      @thegrazingapprentice 9 месяцев назад

      is this do to tuning or incorrect fork

    • @bgrutterdds
      @bgrutterdds 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@thegrazingapprenticehe's joking. Saying that the 40mm travel is effectively nothing.

  • @TheElwapo666
    @TheElwapo666 Год назад +104

    Why are they on backwards 😂

    • @mtbhillbilly
      @mtbhillbilly Год назад +19

      There not

    • @TheElwapo666
      @TheElwapo666 Год назад

      @@mtbhillbilly okay 👍🏽 Google it

    • @adambrickley1119
      @adambrickley1119 Год назад +8

      Dt swiss are built the same. Its correct.

    • @spanierjuan
      @spanierjuan Год назад +6

      Important is where the clippers are placed. In front and they could get ripped off on a hard braking.

    • @flowbike4487
      @flowbike4487 Год назад +3

      It is backwards to maintain rights head tube angle ;)

  • @uranium5694
    @uranium5694 Год назад +15

    Somehow Interstellar music fits with every video on RUclips!

  • @sci-fyguy7767
    @sci-fyguy7767 Год назад +5

    I think I’d rather go with a suspension stem & seatpost if I need some comfort on a gravel bike.

  • @chriswilson6825
    @chriswilson6825 Год назад +2

    This proves bikes are like fashion more than art.

  • @lambda3374
    @lambda3374 Год назад +3

    Gravel ...marketing trapped you

  • @hovensteve
    @hovensteve Год назад +2

    To be honest I love the concept of Gravel Bikes but this is really not needed... that fork is a joke

  • @ArslanAndArslan
    @ArslanAndArslan Год назад +21

    Reinventing the mountain bike, can’t wait to get good old cable television back

    • @nohballs
      @nohballs Год назад +4

      With the added bonus of more comfy geometry (depending on the bike) and drop bars! Even if closely resembles old school MTBs, it's good to see that design modernized instead of being buried forever by today's higher travel XC, downhill, and everything in-between MTBs

    • @onegrapefruitlover
      @onegrapefruitlover Год назад +5

      This and a mtb have extremely different geometries, creating a more adequate position for each of their intended purposes (i.e riding fast through rougher terrains and tighter turns or riding over longer distances on not very rough terrain at a faster pace).
      That also explains the difference in travel of the forks

  • @dstroud666
    @dstroud666 Год назад +2

    That’s more mountain bike than my 1995 Kona! 😂

  • @MrDarnok666
    @MrDarnok666 Год назад +1

    what a bummer.... reinventing front suspension...

  • @justinfo-jepy355
    @justinfo-jepy355 Год назад +7

    As long as you are not racing you are not bound to any rules. You can do anything as much as you want to your bike

  • @benjleath9406
    @benjleath9406 Год назад +1

    1/2 “ of suspension, well done 👏

  • @michaeldevera9258
    @michaeldevera9258 Год назад

    A better fit for gravel bikes is the head shocks like those from specialized during the 90s paris-roubaix race

  • @zmaxboost1
    @zmaxboost1 Год назад +4

    Time traveled to the 90's

  • @rotecrl9719
    @rotecrl9719 Год назад +1

    Thatcher fork looks depressed. It's just not right, proportion-wise.

  • @shrkys4
    @shrkys4 Год назад +2

    Man, i'd be looking at a nice carbon hardtail at this point

  • @fanyjulian2267
    @fanyjulian2267 Год назад

    what brand and model of bike?

  • @cvonpete
    @cvonpete Год назад +1

    I’m considering this but concerned about skewing the geo and causing wheel flop. How much has the handling changed on your bike?

    • @cvonpete
      @cvonpete Год назад

      @@sharkmentality9717 I'm sure it does but what size frame is your crux? I'd like to compare the head tube length with the Fork crown length. Thanks!

  • @rennie684
    @rennie684 Год назад +1

    You drink whole team's beer

  • @velobey7832
    @velobey7832 10 месяцев назад +1

    Cyclist be like; we are fooled by industry in straight away by taking the shit of gravel concept. Gravel term is created-->evolution causes gravel bike to be hardtrail MTBs or hybrid-touring bikes. I am not against gravel but there is a point here that should be considered. GravelBikes=DropBar equipped MTBs

  • @michaelhawkins5633
    @michaelhawkins5633 Год назад +2

    Any noticeable change to the geo/handling?

    • @davidarthur
      @davidarthur  Год назад +3

      Yes, noticeably raises and slackens the front, had to adjust the saddle tilt to compensate. The slacker head angle does give slightly slower steering which is no bad thing when coupled with the extra capability of the suspension fork

    • @PolyglotBikepacker
      @PolyglotBikepacker 3 месяца назад

      But never dangerous as to tipping the bike out of balance?

  • @vadortech
    @vadortech Год назад +1

    By this point it could just be a mtb with road bars and shifters

  • @macwilliets1442
    @macwilliets1442 Год назад +1

    Forks are backwards

  • @Yosk77
    @Yosk77 Год назад +1

    Just get an MTB at that point.

  • @ganga72
    @ganga72 9 месяцев назад

    Hi @davidarthur , is it a tapered fork in a straight head tube? If so, could you pls advise on the adapter used? Thx!

  • @januszwidzyk4656
    @januszwidzyk4656 Год назад +1

    If I went back in time and saw the shock absorber in 1991...

  • @jediavatar
    @jediavatar Год назад +1

    I have a Rudy on my Sage, and I like it a lot. It has a lockout if I want.

  • @Tpreynolds123
    @Tpreynolds123 6 месяцев назад +1

    Everyone is such a hater. I love it ❤!!

  • @diegoeleazar9154
    @diegoeleazar9154 25 дней назад

    Now that's a road bike on dirt/gravel.

  • @epride38
    @epride38 Год назад

    will hit your frame when its bottom out?

  • @jvtente
    @jvtente 4 месяца назад

    Perfecta.... 👏👏👏👏

  • @raulskeee
    @raulskeee Год назад +1

    The fork is backwards. ???😢

  • @zdravkomatosevic1241
    @zdravkomatosevic1241 Год назад

    They Drop down?

  • @granitecolorado
    @granitecolorado Год назад

    I remember when rock shox first came out and they were banned in racing because the judges thought it was cheating. Now look at the industry. Everything has suspension

  • @angela-onesroman8873
    @angela-onesroman8873 Год назад

    Excellent ride!

  • @bowrepublik
    @bowrepublik Год назад +13

    My mind is bent... are they backwards or is that how their supposed to be? Walking down stairs to look at my factory 32's .. definitely backwards..

    • @onegrapefruitlover
      @onegrapefruitlover Год назад +5

      They’re supposed to be like that, the break caliper is in the correct position. They just put the arch behind the stanchions instead of in front.

    • @Chunky246
      @Chunky246 Год назад

      @@onegrapefruitlover It's the correct way around.

    • @tobiw4685
      @tobiw4685 Год назад +1

      Manitou and dt Swiss build some of this forks

    • @Adam-vm8kp
      @Adam-vm8kp Год назад

      It’s the 32 AX. It’s correct.

  • @SolidxSnakexDuke
    @SolidxSnakexDuke Год назад

    its look like the first mazochi fork 4 26" bikes whitout the chantilever brakes

  • @filmtabletta
    @filmtabletta Год назад

    Actually a hardtail, with drop handlebar. I remember those miserable 40-50-60 mm moving forks. Maybe I take my oldshool Schwinn Woodlands, to make a gravel. 🤔

  • @DownHillgamer
    @DownHillgamer 18 дней назад

    Hey a mountain bike from the 90s, we are going back into time

  • @frankpeter9145
    @frankpeter9145 11 месяцев назад

    Worked wonders for Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle

  • @saws0205
    @saws0205 Год назад

    It's a speed bike turning into a mountain bike...😂😂😂

  • @ihsanfajari
    @ihsanfajari Год назад +3

    Why did u install the shockbreaker in reverse?

    • @evanm.2300
      @evanm.2300 Год назад

      Thats the onlybway to mount it. Its fox's fault... their idiots for fashion

  • @calvinnance6432
    @calvinnance6432 Год назад

    Do these shocks have a lockout mechanism for when you don’t want it to squish?

    • @davidarthur
      @davidarthur  Год назад +1

      Yes they do, this one has three settings - open, firm and closed

  • @nyreppin1
    @nyreppin1 Год назад +1

    Now get 30mm of rear travel to go with it. You can never have just one squish lol

  • @sapiens7821
    @sapiens7821 5 месяцев назад

    Crux with Fox Floats 😎.

  • @Dutchmen139
    @Dutchmen139 Год назад

    This is cursed that is now a mountain bike

  • @carlberto7214
    @carlberto7214 Год назад

    Ready for dropper bar sends

  • @anthonyreyes1289
    @anthonyreyes1289 Год назад +1

    Nice hardtail.

  • @CarsandBikes
    @CarsandBikes Год назад

    For a minute i thought that was a MCR 9 RDO

  • @djtimmyturnup9656
    @djtimmyturnup9656 Год назад

    I wish I had suspension on my bike 😂

  • @GameApprenti2831.
    @GameApprenti2831. Год назад

    Une fourche sert avant tout à descendre en absorbant les chocs.. mais pourquoi pas pour soulager les chocs sur le plat, sauf que ça pompe

  • @vic_bas
    @vic_bas 7 месяцев назад

    Excelent

  • @Dh_Brother_Bro.
    @Dh_Brother_Bro. Год назад

    Manitou+fox🥶

  • @kaigerugby
    @kaigerugby Год назад

    Good thing i kept my SC Superlight

  • @franciscobamboo6566
    @franciscobamboo6566 Год назад

    Good rider ❤

  • @DarraghSimpson-q5e
    @DarraghSimpson-q5e Год назад

    You’ve got it the wrong way around ?

  • @Artandcubing
    @Artandcubing Год назад

    Wtf is this suspension how you get it man

  • @jurestiplosek3018
    @jurestiplosek3018 Год назад

    Pump forks lol 😂

  • @spyder027
    @spyder027 Год назад

    Remember its not how much you have its how you use it

  • @thediffguy
    @thediffguy Год назад +1

    Hahahaha that's a lot of travel😂

  • @gaesca
    @gaesca Год назад

    Gravel con horquilla.... que será los siguente... llamarlo MTB??

  • @blink182boy
    @blink182boy Год назад

    Hans Zimmer 😧

  • @bajaf2503
    @bajaf2503 9 месяцев назад

    Big flipping deal! Do you want a brownie button now?

  • @alecwhatshisname5170
    @alecwhatshisname5170 Год назад

    Dear god… They’re evolving! 😅

  • @juanpaulolinzagan
    @juanpaulolinzagan 3 месяца назад +1

    If it's comfortable and he's having fun with it, why not?

  • @_Zane__
    @_Zane__ Год назад

    Was thinking of buying one to try out since I have a fox discount 😅

  • @Nessunego
    @Nessunego Год назад +3

    For the love of God, just put a drop bar on an hardtail mtb.

  • @lzus3556
    @lzus3556 Год назад

    I'd rather buy a XC Hardtail at this point.

  • @julienschwartz8171
    @julienschwartz8171 Год назад +1

    Comme Le vélo de G Duclos Lassale 1993 paris Roubaix

    • @frankpeter9145
      @frankpeter9145 11 месяцев назад

      And 1992 Paris Roubaix. Franco Ballerini was not happy about that.

  • @xXDr_DaddyXx
    @xXDr_DaddyXx Год назад

    “It’s average”

  • @redleaderone8429
    @redleaderone8429 Год назад

    That’s a mountain bike with road bars

  • @carlosmartinezbelchi163
    @carlosmartinezbelchi163 Год назад

    Al final volvemos al mountain bike

  • @Christopher.483
    @Christopher.483 Год назад

    Why?

  • @boriess1484
    @boriess1484 Год назад

    Woooow do much Travel. He could travel back trough time 😂😂

  • @dominicbritt
    @dominicbritt Год назад

    What happens to your frame when the forks bottom out? 😂

    • @ericpmoss
      @ericpmoss Год назад

      I think he’d get a cleaner cut if he sharpened that bridge. OK, I suppose the gap is just barely enough to spare the frame…

  • @rodrigo5265
    @rodrigo5265 Год назад

    Vamos a pintar toda la casa!!

  • @Optichin
    @Optichin Год назад

    When stupidity peaks

  • @HectorMartinez-bu7st
    @HectorMartinez-bu7st Год назад

    La suspensión está a revés?🤔

  • @vvf1
    @vvf1 Год назад

    I think i like it 😂

  • @quxrkktxsche
    @quxrkktxsche Год назад

    5mm travel?

  • @NoteCompliques
    @NoteCompliques Год назад

    Hermosa bicicleta de montaña

  • @ThatFordguy_Jack
    @ThatFordguy_Jack Год назад

    By brain just died

  • @gogoetroro651
    @gogoetroro651 Год назад

    20mm of travel

  • @twintyara6330
    @twintyara6330 Год назад

    MTB with drop bars

  • @MarkArthur
    @MarkArthur Год назад

    I love suspension on gravel Bikes it makes riding off road more comfortable. But why does fox has to always be orange?? It's ugly on that bike. Get a rockshox Rudy!

    • @evanm.2300
      @evanm.2300 Год назад

      Probably orange just to make advertisement a cake walk. Just like power tool brands and their colors

    • @mortlow6688
      @mortlow6688 Год назад

      its also avaiable in black but 1226g.... mmh

  • @Joostrietberg
    @Joostrietberg Год назад

    Why would you have 15 millimeters of travel

  • @Escape.Idiocracy
    @Escape.Idiocracy 11 месяцев назад

    At what point do you just accept owning several bikes?? Enduro, cross, road, tri…. Etc…. One shoe for all is weird ;)

  • @kanetthreehunderdthousand
    @kanetthreehunderdthousand Год назад

    Why mess with Interstellar???

  • @manosadj
    @manosadj Год назад

    this is kima coting lmao