This video was randomly pushed to me by the RUclips algorithm! Just wanted to leave a comment how well I think you shot and delivered your message in this video regarding the bike and its features. Great stuff and I applaud your efforts in communicating bike commuting from a fellow bike and transit user over here in Chicago. Keep spreading the word!
Great review! I’ve had my 600 for 5 years and the only problem I’ve had is a flat tyre 🤷🏼♂️ It really is bullet proof! I’ve changed the oil twice and I’ve just rinsed it off every now and then. It really is low maintenance and just keeps going!
I love my 600, but I get a little nervous about leaving such an expensive bike outside the store, even locked up. 😅 It's absolutely great for some adventure riding around town and even on some chill trails, but for shopping commutes, I decided to get a Priority Gotham.
I think belt drive is the future, but it's perfect for bikes like that. No maintenance, just ride and don't worry about getting grease on your work clothes or getting them caught in a sprocket. You can see how well the tech will work with ebikes too. I like it!
@@spektrumB I use the term "grease" liberally, I use dry lube on my chain but the stuff that comes off the chain still makes a mess of your pant leg. I figured using the term "grease" instead of "the mix of chain lube with ground up dirt and the inevitable wear from chains and sprockets generating microscopic metal shavings to combine to make a dark gray grease-like stain" seemed like overkill.
@1:58 great point. Bells are a little obnoxious and you have to remember to use them. Drifting with that ratchet sound would work great on crowded rail/trail to make people aware of you.
Great overview. The Priority 600 is terrific; just don’t let anyone mess with your Gates Carbon belt… they are sensitive to twisting forces and will fail if the carbon fibers are damaged. Always have a spare belt for backup. Otherwise, those belts will last for years if kept properly tensioned. I believe the fender rubbing issue began when Priority began shipping this model with the wider Goodyear tires. I was able to adjust the fenders to eliminate the rubbing.
Internal gears are a must for commuting. A chain can be enclosed in the same way the gear box is, an oil bath. Belt drive is ok too, but there was nothing wrong with the chain, it is just that we use it in the wrong way by not having it in an oil bath. Older bikes used to have enclosed chains in oil baths, no idea why we got rid of them. Most important for features of a commuting bike are mudguards, lighting and storage. Most bikes lack good versions of all three of these features.
@@difflocktwo not a thing on any bike out there, probably with good reason-seals always degrade in time, dirt finds a way into everything, chain snapping, etc. Belt drive is what you want bubba
@@srobeck77 Then we cannot have bearings or any sort of gear boxes if we cannot seal form dust and dirt. I have oil bathed 8 speed hubs sealed with grease. After a year of all season commuting, they are spotless inside. I have run greased wheel bearings without any sort of dust cover for many years, zero wear. An enclosed drivetrain is nothing special. We have many machines doing much high loads in much dirtier places than bicycles.
@@difflocktwo bearings dont snap or stretch chains. Any other theorical mysteries that arent practical I cant solve for you, lol. Next up, solving the mystery why motorcycles and cars dont use enclosed chains.....
man i'm so jealous! I live in Denver and my bike commute is an hour each way. I love my bike but only wish there was less maintenance. I just upgraded my tires to schwalbe marathons and use an inner tube sealant so I don't really deal with flats anymore. One day I hope to catch up to your level!
Funny that every reviewer speaks about less maintenance. My road bike has Gates drivetrain and the belt has to be clean all the time, otherwise its noise will make you crazy. Apart of that I think it is a better system.
Seems like belt drives give you all the advantages of hub gearing without the loss of efficiency or the insane price tag. I could see the more 'forward-thinking' touring designs switching to belts, just like we saw gravel/mtb adopting 1x drivetrains.
Belt drive doesn't replace "hub gearing" (not exactly sure what you mean by that), it replaces just the chain and the sprockets. You still need gearing with a belt drive. But you can't have a regular casette/derailleur gearing system so you basically have two choices: internal hub gearing or gear boxes. The gearbox in this example is...not cheap. It is basically the other way around, a bike with belt drive and a pinion gearbox are often very very pricey... I think this bike is ~$2500, and that is very cheap for a bike with a pinion gearbox, definitely among the cheapest you can find.
Hello Matty! Thank you for your video/review, the 600 is a great, practical commuter, but I wanted to ask you why removing the fenders? They are so useful, even if it doesn't rain as much where you are, they certainly protect not only the bike but your body as well. Thanks again! MC
Great job on your channel, whatever your doing is working your channel showed up on my (mostly mtn bike) several months ago - I noticed this bike only comes in a large bit it’s 21” - I ride a XL mountain bike at 6”4 wonder if it would work
The only thing I disagree with is that the 600 is a slow bike. I rode mine on 2024 RAGBRAI and I was getting passed consistently by others. However, the pinion drive made the hills doable. I would not have been able to complete all seven days without the extremely low end of the pinion.
Hello. Greetings from the tropics! I’m from Brazil and I have the 600 for two months now. I removed the front fender just after the very first ride - noisy and unstable, could be dangerous. I noticed you removed the rear one also, and it looks cool. What you did for removing it without loosing the front light power? Thanks for the video and keep cycling!
Looks very nice but I noticed a lot of heavy breathing throughout the video, does this bike take some force to pedal and maintain a good speed? Towards the end of the video it was rising a lot faster and smoother but in the beginning it seemed heavy and slow.
Bike looks good! Noticed that your 600 doesn't have fenders and has more mounting points on the fork than I thought it did is this a new version? Or maybe an option at buying? Or did you make the modifications?
I took my finders off. I can’t believe I forgot to mention that! Everything else is stock and it’s still the same version if I’m not mistaken. The mounting points just are really noticeable because of the color scheme I think
I've been looking at the priority gotham, which is a shimano 3 and the priority continuum onyx which i think is 7. I am confined to bumpy sidewalks and pot hole streets with the occasional hill. I am wondering how the gotham handles hills. I don't want to be completely out of breath and sweaty after I climb a hill, so that is why i lean toward the onyx. but if gotham handles hills okay i might do that.. any thoughts from anyone?
This video was randomly pushed to me by the RUclips algorithm! Just wanted to leave a comment how well I think you shot and delivered your message in this video regarding the bike and its features. Great stuff and I applaud your efforts in communicating bike commuting from a fellow bike and transit user over here in Chicago. Keep spreading the word!
Thank you I really appreciate you watching! Definitely plan to keep the content coming
Great review! I’ve had my 600 for 5 years and the only problem I’ve had is a flat tyre 🤷🏼♂️ It really is bullet proof! I’ve changed the oil twice and I’ve just rinsed it off every now and then. It really is low maintenance and just keeps going!
I love my 600, but I get a little nervous about leaving such an expensive bike outside the store, even locked up. 😅 It's absolutely great for some adventure riding around town and even on some chill trails, but for shopping commutes, I decided to get a Priority Gotham.
I think belt drive is the future, but it's perfect for bikes like that. No maintenance, just ride and don't worry about getting grease on your work clothes or getting them caught in a sprocket. You can see how well the tech will work with ebikes too. I like it!
I agree, just makes so much sense on these bikes and also ebikes.
Oh, my. People still use oil to lube the chain? Use wax lube, super clean.
@@spektrumB I use the term "grease" liberally, I use dry lube on my chain but the stuff that comes off the chain still makes a mess of your pant leg. I figured using the term "grease" instead of "the mix of chain lube with ground up dirt and the inevitable wear from chains and sprockets generating microscopic metal shavings to combine to make a dark gray grease-like stain" seemed like overkill.
@@spektrumB people still use chains are we still cavemen? You deserve better than this.
love the bikes from this company and their designs and direction, looking at the hot sauce...
@1:58 great point. Bells are a little obnoxious and you have to remember to use them. Drifting with that ratchet sound would work great on crowded rail/trail to make people aware of you.
Great overview. The Priority 600 is terrific; just don’t let anyone mess with your Gates Carbon belt… they are sensitive to twisting forces and will fail if the carbon fibers are damaged. Always have a spare belt for backup. Otherwise, those belts will last for years if kept properly tensioned. I believe the fender rubbing issue began when Priority began shipping this model with the wider Goodyear tires. I was able to adjust the fenders to eliminate the rubbing.
Internal gears are a must for commuting. A chain can be enclosed in the same way the gear box is, an oil bath. Belt drive is ok too, but there was nothing wrong with the chain, it is just that we use it in the wrong way by not having it in an oil bath. Older bikes used to have enclosed chains in oil baths, no idea why we got rid of them.
Most important for features of a commuting bike are mudguards, lighting and storage. Most bikes lack good versions of all three of these features.
theres everything wrong with chains. they stretch, break, get dirty very fast, requiring lube, and way too many moving parts in derailers.
@@srobeck77 That only happens to an exposed chain. A chain enclosed in an oil bath will last forever.
@@difflocktwo not a thing on any bike out there, probably with good reason-seals always degrade in time, dirt finds a way into everything, chain snapping, etc. Belt drive is what you want bubba
@@srobeck77 Then we cannot have bearings or any sort of gear boxes if we cannot seal form dust and dirt.
I have oil bathed 8 speed hubs sealed with grease. After a year of all season commuting, they are spotless inside.
I have run greased wheel bearings without any sort of dust cover for many years, zero wear.
An enclosed drivetrain is nothing special. We have many machines doing much high loads in much dirtier places than bicycles.
@@difflocktwo bearings dont snap or stretch chains. Any other theorical mysteries that arent practical I cant solve for you, lol. Next up, solving the mystery why motorcycles and cars dont use enclosed chains.....
man i'm so jealous! I live in Denver and my bike commute is an hour each way. I love my bike but only wish there was less maintenance. I just upgraded my tires to schwalbe marathons and use an inner tube sealant so I don't really deal with flats anymore. One day I hope to catch up to your level!
Such a simple look and maintenance. I love it. Great review!
Thank you I really appreciate you watching!
I support bikers biking on bikes all day long
I just bought a random used bike for 200 euros, replaced the parts I don't like and it works perfectly, even on 100+km rides
Funny that every reviewer speaks about less maintenance. My road bike has Gates drivetrain and the belt has to be clean all the time, otherwise its noise will make you crazy. Apart of that I think it is a better system.
Nice video man.Keep it up
Thank you!
Seems like belt drives give you all the advantages of hub gearing without the loss of efficiency or the insane price tag. I could see the more 'forward-thinking' touring designs switching to belts, just like we saw gravel/mtb adopting 1x drivetrains.
Belt drive doesn't replace "hub gearing" (not exactly sure what you mean by that), it replaces just the chain and the sprockets. You still need gearing with a belt drive. But you can't have a regular casette/derailleur gearing system so you basically have two choices: internal hub gearing or gear boxes. The gearbox in this example is...not cheap. It is basically the other way around, a bike with belt drive and a pinion gearbox are often very very pricey... I think this bike is ~$2500, and that is very cheap for a bike with a pinion gearbox, definitely among the cheapest you can find.
@@nassozeebo obviously he is referring to systems such as Nexus and Alfine.
@@dant.6364 those arent belt drive systems
Great video!
Thank you!!
Hello Matty! Thank you for your video/review, the 600 is a great, practical commuter, but I wanted to ask you why removing the fenders? They are so useful, even if it doesn't rain as much where you are, they certainly protect not only the bike but your body as well. Thanks again! MC
Great job on your channel, whatever your doing is working your channel showed up on my (mostly mtn bike) several months ago - I noticed this bike only comes in a large bit it’s 21” - I ride a XL mountain bike at 6”4 wonder if it would work
The only thing I disagree with is that the 600 is a slow bike. I rode mine on 2024 RAGBRAI and I was getting passed consistently by others. However, the pinion drive made the hills doable. I would not have been able to complete all seven days without the extremely low end of the pinion.
Bike thieves love this.
Tell you municipal representative that this is an important to you
Bike thieves love bikes is your whole point here? This just in, car thieves love cars.
Hello. Greetings from the tropics! I’m from Brazil and I have the 600 for two months now. I removed the front fender just after the very first ride - noisy and unstable, could be dangerous. I noticed you removed the rear one also, and it looks cool. What you did for removing it without loosing the front light power? Thanks for the video and keep cycling!
Can you explain how to remove rear fender that has the dynamo wire?
Looks very nice but I noticed a lot of heavy breathing throughout the video, does this bike take some force to pedal and maintain a good speed? Towards the end of the video it was rising a lot faster and smoother but in the beginning it seemed heavy and slow.
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Bike looks good! Noticed that your 600 doesn't have fenders and has more mounting points on the fork than I thought it did is this a new version? Or maybe an option at buying? Or did you make the modifications?
I took my finders off. I can’t believe I forgot to mention that! Everything else is stock and it’s still the same version if I’m not mistaken. The mounting points just are really noticeable because of the color scheme I think
@@mattyonthegreen looks good that way! More ready for adventures!
I am hoping to exchange the gearbox with the new MGU...
Hi. How do you record as you ride the bike?
presumably using the camera strapped to his chest as seen in the beginning of the video
I've been looking at the priority gotham, which is a shimano 3 and the priority continuum onyx which i think is 7. I am confined to bumpy sidewalks and pot hole streets with the occasional hill. I am wondering how the gotham handles hills. I don't want to be completely out of breath and sweaty after I climb a hill, so that is why i lean toward the onyx. but if gotham handles hills okay i might do that.. any thoughts from anyone?
Do we have to lube the belt with silicon Gesese?
Nice .
Are wheelies allowed on this channel?
Why did you remove fenders?
I looks better to me but now I’m wishing I didn’t remove them.
I appreciate the honesty @@mattyonthegreen
I just bought it after this video. It makes too much sense
Shifting a normal bike you should be pedaling. This bike no pedaling necessary?
This is the opposite.
Hmmm… I would put skinnier tires and fenders if I was gonna ride to work every day
I need the fattest tires. 2.6 minimum. cities have terrible bike roads and don't clear snow.
So is it less than 800 $ so when it gets stolen I don’t feel that I lost a treasure.
Only if you buy a stolen one.
$2500 typically
Isn’t this bike like 3000 dollars though?
that noise when coasting is awful
It may be obnoxious, but does help alert pedestrians up ahead, especially when you're on trails