"Probably pretty quickly fell in love with biking... loved the feeling of, you know, pushing myself on a climb, getting to the top, being rewarded with great views."
"Don't drop your feet. What goes up must come down. When you're coming down from a wheelie, make sure your bars are straight and your front wheel is straight."
"If you're using full throttle to keep your wheel up, you're chasing the wheelie. Slow down and focus on getting the wheel as high as possible."
"Here's one for you mate, you might get into trouble with the police in Melbourne for going too fast on a bike."
"Life is good, I ride bikes every day, I'm engaged, I've been sober one and a half years now which feels amazing."
"Personally I prefer 29 inch wheels... I prefer that."
"That bike does deliver it in a very, very nice way"
"It's not just about how you ride a bike, but it's about transition."
"Just having fun on your bike is a pretty good way to start."
"All it is, is a bit of salt in a bottle, but it would have stopped me basically getting hangovers from bike rides."
"With this bike, you have an ability to tune it in a way that we've either not seen before or not seen for a very long time on top-end bikes."
"Navigating off-road terrain is like a dance between you, your bike, and the terrain."
"One of the hardest questions to answer... what kind of riding do you actually want to do."
"Ultimately the spec sheets don't matter and you ride based on emotion."
"Once I put the Tracer 9 GT back in the garage... what if I just... make that bike absolutely perfect for me."
"Once you flick this thing over... oh yeah this thing can party."
"Ride what you're comfortable with, ride what you like."
"Riding a bike with the wind in your face feels great."
"I think the normal bike is so good it will never be beaten by an e-bike in terms of sheer ease, simplicity, and price."
"Building a custom bike... nothing more satisfying in the world of mountain biking."
"More people riding bikes around the area means better conditions for motorists too because there's less congestion."
"With a little motor power, you can ride more trails."
"Be honest about your application and get the bike that best suits your needs."
"Suspension and overall comfort on this thing is extremely good."
"The fit and finish on this bike is very, very good."
"Smaller bikes have brought back the enjoyment I thought I'd lost many years ago."
"But all in all it's a quality bike, it's stable, it felt good, resistance was good, ride quality was good, screen quality was good overall immersive experience."
"So last but by no means least, we have the winner of the 2020 trail bike of the year test."
"You've totally nailed this bike, and it is amazing, isn't it? Totally."
"It feels like a perfect tool for these sort of trails, but then you can also take it to somewhere more extreme, and it's not out of its depth."
"I have not felt this kind of childlike sense of wonder about a bike since I don't know how long, man."
"It's a cool bike. It's still a ton of fun to ride and rewarding to ride."
"I can't say enough good things about this bike, man. It works super well."
"Sometimes it's the little things on a bike that make a big difference."
"Sag is a measurement used to refer to the term of the fork sagging under your body weight when you're on the bike."
"The cool thing about setting up suspension forks like Fox is there is no right or wrong."
"But when you consider it as a bike on its own, it does, it is a stunning ride."
"I have no reservations about giving this bike our Hotel of the Year award."
"Thankfully we've got a bike, which is very agile."
"After crushing the blue trail, I was interested to know what she thought of riding... I loved it. I really liked it. It was cool going down the entire time."
"You were really focused on the tire pressure... Ah yes, tire pressure, Quinn. Probably the least considered part of most people's bike setup."
"This bike is at the zenith of two-wheeled comfort."
"The Wabi Thunder surprised me a lot. It was just so much fun to tear through streets on it."
"Remember that life is short but don't make it shorter, ride your bike every day to be reasonably dangerous."
"So basically my childhood was full of bikes and bike adventures."
"It rides one of the lightest... it's a very dynamic ride."
"They added some progression to the linkage and you definitely notice that."
"That sensation being on that bike in that launch portion outside is phenomenal."
"Went from 117 miles an hour before the bike cuts to 125 now."
"It feels like you're gliding, it's ease, it's comfortable, it's like yeah this is great, it's in the flow, yes queen."
"If you happen to visit Toronto during the summer months, another thing to consider doing is renting a bike."
"The Schiller takes the biking experience to a whole new level by having their bikes move across water."
"It's a great bike to learn on and it's very, very easy to move around."
"That's what this bike is perfect for, just driving through neighborhoods you haven't been before and looking around."
"There aren't many bikes in the world that can do what this bike can do."
"Based on this first ride, everything I was hoping for and expected of it."
"But where the gravel bike comes into its own, I think, is the variation."
"No mechanical bike failure in 1,340 miles – pretty remarkable."
"You could just do wheelies for a long time on this bike, really long time."
"It's like riding the bike in it mate never leaves you."
"Deep down, this bike really and truly, it makes you happy to be alive."
"Mid drive systems are quite advantageous when you're doing off-road biking."
"Learning how to manual has never been this easy."
"You don't need to know how to wheelie before you can learn how to manual."
"Finding the balance point is key."
"Once you find it and want to manual longer, managing it becomes crucial."
"Applying the manual on the trail is not only going to make trails more fun, but you're also going to be able to ride them a little faster."
"Holding a line is a term that's often used in biking, and it's important."
"The bike for me is a haven away from all the complexity."
"Not everyone needs a downhill bike. If maybe you've got a trail bike and a few times a year you want to go to a bike park or you go to Whistler or the Alps or whatever, then it's really hard to beat a downhill bike for doing those sorts of things."
"This bike becomes an extension of me and the way that I ride. Everything on here I have picked specifically for a reason."
"You're not going to find me happier than when I'm turning pedals, especially on a bike like this."
"This is probably the best spot I've ever built a bike."
"Manualling is probably the most fun thing you can do on a bike."
"Mastering this skill is going to make riding bikes so much more fun."
"It's kind of that one thing that takes you from just riding your bike down the street to actually being able to interact with all the things that you come across."
"Let your wheels roll; you'll be surprised how much these wheels can get up and over if you just keep your momentum."
"Finding out where the balance point is is going to give you a lot of newfound confidence on the bike."
"It doesn't matter what bike you're riding or how big your wheels are, the skills and drills that we're going to work on today can be done on any bike."
"It's about the sound, it's about the riding, it's about the bike, it's about how many miles you can pound on these things and just keep going."
"It's not safe to just be like this all the time on your bike; this is much safer."
"A good beginner bike should strike a balance between approachability and affordability."
"Understanding how to get a bike moving and stopping while you move up and down the gears is only a small fraction of what a new rider needs to learn about riding."
"Riding my bike to Bosnia was a mental health exercise"
"You want to be kind of as centered as possible and you want to think about it so that when your bike is experiencing the g-force in the turn, both the front and rear shock are kind of moving equally."
"The way it makes you feel is great. Nothing comes close to riding a bike in my eyes."
"Suspension platform is nice on it, and it's sensitive enough that it's not abusive and harsh, but it's got a lot of pop, a lot of support, and you can have a lot of fun."
"Get out there and ride every chance you get bikaholics. Peace."
"It's a blast if you want to go fast on some relatively smoother trails and you want to spend a lot of money and have a cool bike, go for it."
"It's probably the mecca for us classic bikers."
"The modern bike packing setup is super light and really good for technical riding."
"Having the mirror made like a huge difference because I could anticipate what was going on in the back."
"I really suggest you guys put a mirror on your bike no matter what bike you have."
"There are lots and lots of rail trails. The rail trail system in the United States is growing bigger and bigger every year. You can ride in the U.S. for hundreds of miles traffic-free."
"Of all the reasons that we listed that we use these bikes, no matter what we're using it for, every time we hop on it I get a perma-grin from ear to ear."
"625w Bosch power tube built right into that down tube so really good weight positioning as well as the motor over here."
"Shimano hydraulic disc brakes two finger levers here with adjustable reach not tool-free though."
"It's always exciting on the bike."
"Most people don't even do this. Just jump on their bike and ride and, you know, tweak it occasionally here and there."
"The Brompton has a very convenient bike pump here on the rear triangle that you can easily remove and all the other tools necessary to replace a tire or to give basic maintenance to the bike are inside of the bicycle."
"This is about comfortable cruising."
"Welcome to the Tennessee national here at Windrock bike park in Oliver Springs."
"Danny Hart, one of the unofficial Kings of Val di Sole."
"You would go faster on a 2000-pound bike with 300 worth of shoes than you would on a 10 grand bike with 50 quid level shoes."
"Literally you can go and fire up any bike in here, that's amazing."
"That is proof that you don't need some fancy stupid bike to have fun and enjoy biking as a hobby."
"Effort is a mindset thing and not something which is defined by the motor on your bike."
"Do you feel that the way your bike rides is down to the component choices or is it hardwired into the frame itself?"
"The bdr is a huge part of what pushed me over the edge of a slight interest in adventure bikes into a full-on obsession."
"I still get to ride my bike, that's the real victory."
"I do a lot of hiking and mountain biking in the woods nothing has ever made me not want to go back there but there has been some weird stuff"
"Biking is a fun way to exercise and see the sites around you."
"This is a bike you're going to ride for the pure enjoyment of riding a small little electric vehicle."
"if the Wilderness is your happy place the bike's full suspension will make riding anywhere super comfortable"
"The leading biker stopped just in time to avoid the potentially fatal steel cable."
"I think even though it's 12 points each, I think you win, right? Because you've taken a super bike, you've put some nobly tires on it, you have ridden incredibly, and just going through there made me laugh so much."
"Experience the revolution in bike safety."
"This new bh51m is tuned by JBL for a superior music experience while riding."
"Smart Halo 2: Designed for the bikers with a simple interface."
"Hey guys, I kind of wiped out my bike, my wrist hurts, I've scraped off half my palm and I've got quite a few cuts."
"This bike feels so good leaning over"
"This might be one of the best bang for buck bikes out right now."
"Pumping as a skill unlocks so many possibilities in your riding."
"Pumping is the act of pushing the bike down into the ground at very specific points on the trail."
"The key thing to get right with pumping for speed is timing."
"You don't pump the backside. You pump the transition."
"If you really want to get the full experience of this bike... ride the XR, then my bike, then this one."
"2024 aam earned the bike the sort of maturity it needs to become a permanent fixture in the world of trail bikes."
"This is probably the best beginner bike for a lot of people."
"Lindsay was shown to be incredibly skilled at riding her bike."
"Focus on some essential upgrades that you should do on day one that are friendly on the wallet but make a big difference when you're riding the bike."
"Here's a little tip I've picked up over the years on how to sort of neaten up the cockpit on your bike."
"It's really all about the riding experience to me, you know what's it really like to ride this bike in a variety of different conditions and terrain and all that stuff."
"This bike rides sidewalks very well even with the ups and downs, you know it's very stable, it's just very enjoyable."
"This is just like riding my standard bike but with that little bit of assistance that allows me to still get the commute to work in but actually really enjoy the trails that I'm riding."
"This is just mind-blowing and what's more important and I know I keep on saying that is that this is a fully capable functional race-ready gravel bike with zero compromises either on the strength or on the Looks."
"If you know of the ways of how to make this bike even lighter without losing on functionality or strength let me know in the comments down below."
"Specialized rolled out the latest Stumpjumper Evo that essentially created the benchmark for modern-day trail bike performance and geometry."
"RAGBRAI has become the largest bike touring event in the world."
"The bike is just cruising at 40 mph without any of us pedaling."
"The Santa Cruz Heckler SL is the best descending bike we have in our test. I'd pick the Hector SL for folks who don't want to compromise at all, not even one tiny little bit on descending and handling characteristics."
"The best bike I have ever ridden."
"It holds its line better through corners."
"There's no better bike for those bumpy roads."
"Lots of other bikes have offset clusters and I never seem to mind. I often have a phone mount with my cell phone mounted on The Handlebar, and if I was doing that, I think having an offset cluster might be kind of nice."
"If you're on the right bike, those boring trails are actually fun."
"Consistently voted the best or second best most bikable metropolitan areas in the country."
"Biking in Germany is also somewhat popular depending on the city and the weather."
"An ebike conversion kit is like a makeover for your regular bicycle."
"Unleash the true potential of your ride with the Bike Ebike Best."
"The Unlimited ebike conversion kit revolutionizes how you ride."
"Upgrade your ride with the Cyc Photon ebike conversion kit and unlock the true potential of your bicycle."
"This intelligent system allows riders to enjoy a smooth and consistent ride regardless of the terrain they encounter."
"Transform any regular bike to revamp daily commuting or weekend adventures with a powerful and innovative IM Morar 3 electric bike conversion kit."
"It's been a great couple of days on the bike."
"The Swamp Rabbit Trail, a multi-use bike pedestrian path."
"The bike that I chose... having a more street-biased and less technical dirt approach really appeals to me in this bike."
"America's Dairyland is very pleasant to bike tour through."
"There's a bit of a revolution going on as more and more people are riding bikes."
"All of those factors kind of add in to at least in my experience makes you a lot more likely to ride your bike rather than say take public transit into the city or drive into the City and pay to park."
"Everyone else has e-bikes so if you don't have an e-bike you're gonna be on a trail riding 12 to 15 miles per hour while some out of shape granny Blows By you at 28 miles an hour barely exerting effort."
"Biking has evolved into this cool fusion of transportation, exercise, and all-around good vibes."
"The best thing about riding an e-bike for me is that even on the hottest of days, it's still just so relaxing."
"I could be on nice, smooth tarmac one minute, in a field the next minute, or even on some gravel."
"I'd rather be 10% under biked than 10% over biked."
"This feels more like an adventure bike."
"It's a beginner-friendly adventure bike."
"This bike is good for people who like to relax and drive a bike, not super crazy speed."
"You as an individual can personalize the bike."
"How cool is this, right? Connor has been bike packing with Greg van Aat in Peru."
"In gold medal position at number one, it's Santa Cruz with the V10."
"Called the V10 because it has 10 inches of travel."
"There was a lot of talk of it in the pits, some of the pro riders weren't too happy."
"Five of the most iconic downhill bikes of all time which have successfully evolved and reinvented themselves to be at The Cutting Edge of technology to this day."
"It tickles me so yeah that's exactly what I want in a bike so it's it's cool that that I could offer that to other people."
"We're not going to be using power meters so take the times with a pinch of salt for comparative time will be interesting but the most important thing is how well the bikes actually ride because that's way more interesting."
"The bigger tires of this bike definitely helped in the traction stakes and also the rollover on those rocky sections as well just felt like I wasn't getting bounced around as much as I was on the lightweight cross-country bike."
"If you have a bike you're actually excited about, that's really fun. It doesn't have to be cool or trendy, it's just got to be what you feel like riding."
"Love one-by. Tolerate fixed gear. Kill two-by."
"Whenever I'm riding this bike I feel like a pro even though I'm not."
"No pro status home bike toolkit would be complete without a cool bike-themed bottle opener so you can stand back and admire your handiwork with a cold one."
"Turning it down as you build your power and proficiency on the bike, awesome, man."
"Just don't mess with the bike lane okay? The bikers here, don't get me wrong, people in Montreal really nice, totally laid back, but when they get on their bikes and you're not on a bike in the bike lane, they're coming at you."
"Apps such as Google Maps or commute can help you find some bike-specific routes."
"The more I ride this bike, the more I like it. Not going to lie, feels great."
"For Max, this is just the way he likes to ride that bike."
"Upgrading your mountain bike to tubeless tires is definitely one of the better upgrades you can do."
"Tara absolutely loved biking through the trails in her neighborhood."
"the bikes are kind of rickety so be prepared for some sore nether regions the next day I'm just saying unless you're like a biker all the time"
"The bike does that by itself. Why? Because the bike loves you and physics works at five miles per hour and at 105 miles per hour."
"The sheer shakiness of the bike is just cool, it's so raw."
"Keep the rubber side down, shiny side up, and may the spokes be with you."
"The bike is easy to ride, it flattens your riding and leaves a grin on your face."
"The bike is really comfortable for long-distance riding."
"This bike is the perfect gentle Gateway into a world of possibilities."
"This bike downhill is incredibly snappy and lively and it just wants to change direction so quickly. It is hands down my favorite geometry of any bike I've ever ridden."
"...it's really cool to have a bike that's not overly low, overly slack and can only be ridden well on like modernday open more groomed flow trails and you know bike park type terrain."
"...it's hard to find a difference between their $10,000 bikes and this $5,000 bike so I mean okay yeah I I mean I think we could have argue that there could be some differences found but for for my riding style like wouldn't be able to notice much difference."
"...I think if you're looking to spend you know $4 to $6,000 on a bike it I would say that it would be hard to beat the quality of of the product that you're going to get out of the frame and suspension spec uh from this this brunch ride I think it's a really solid bike."
"Buying way too much bike is a big mistake I see new adventure Riders make."