The best non exhaustive good breakdown of this tool I’ve seen yet. And I’ve watched enough on this bike to actually see do-masses put drops on and call it a gravel bike
In theory, yes. Full gulp will make it ride just like a full suspension that has limited travel. A little bit better small bump sensitivity and will sit deeper into its travel while descending. Most people we help with these bikes end up at half gulp.
I'm still riding a light full suspension xc bike ( canyon Mr 10 lux) . +- 10.8 kg .. have been looking at other bikes but nothing... on paper .... beats it.
Matching things on paper can be hard for sure. Only true way in my book is to ride one. Thats how I fell in love with my current MTB, when on paper I went in to the first ride on it being pretty skeptical. 10.8kg is pretty light!
@@ContenderBicycles it is light and very nervous ... 26" wheels . Full SRAM XO . Great for racing I guess , but on the long run. As you say... Rolling comfort and stability are hard to express in kilograms.
@@vplph For sure! A great example of that is when I switched my current XC bike from its racier 100mm travel and 2.2 tire platform to a 120mm shock and fork, and 2.4 tires, and it got heavier by almost 450g, but I started dropping time on up and downhill segments.
Haha! With the rise of adventure gravel bikes, soft-tails, and such it can definitely feels that way. It's like 1994 with more carbon and better suspension.
No they are not hard tails, but they aren't a true full suspension either. This category would be a so-called "soft-tail" of sorts. But this and the Supercaliber are quite different, with very different geometry, weight, and even suspension layout. (The Supercaliber doesn't have a true linkage, this bike does). Similar ideology, but different in practice.
The best non exhaustive good breakdown of this tool I’ve seen yet. And I’ve watched enough on this bike to actually see do-masses put drops on and call it a gravel bike
Thank you! It for sure has been big hit. The drop bar MTB trend on this bike only gained more traction after this last season of Leadville rigs.
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My question is, and I’ve seen barely any folk talk about it, if one rides it full gulp does it take bumps better and go downhill smoother?
In theory, yes. Full gulp will make it ride just like a full suspension that has limited travel. A little bit better small bump sensitivity and will sit deeper into its travel while descending. Most people we help with these bikes end up at half gulp.
I'm still riding a light full suspension xc bike ( canyon Mr 10 lux) . +- 10.8 kg .. have been looking at other bikes but nothing... on paper .... beats it.
Matching things on paper can be hard for sure. Only true way in my book is to ride one. Thats how I fell in love with my current MTB, when on paper I went in to the first ride on it being pretty skeptical. 10.8kg is pretty light!
@@ContenderBicycles it is light and very nervous ... 26" wheels . Full SRAM XO . Great for racing I guess , but on the long run.
As you say... Rolling comfort and stability are hard to express in kilograms.
@@vplph For sure! A great example of that is when I switched my current XC bike from its racier 100mm travel and 2.2 tire platform to a 120mm shock and fork, and 2.4 tires, and it got heavier by almost 450g, but I started dropping time on up and downhill segments.
I swear - it's 1994 all over again for MTB's.
Haha! With the rise of adventure gravel bikes, soft-tails, and such it can definitely feels that way. It's like 1994 with more carbon and better suspension.
It's almost exactly the same a treks supercalibre.
And no they are clearly not hardtails
No they are not hard tails, but they aren't a true full suspension either. This category would be a so-called "soft-tail" of sorts. But this and the Supercaliber are quite different, with very different geometry, weight, and even suspension layout. (The Supercaliber doesn't have a true linkage, this bike does). Similar ideology, but different in practice.
@@ContenderBicycles yeah yeah. Still to most people the same. Internal top tube rear suspension. Very different, but the same.
@@roddas26 They for sure look similar!