In this week’s GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Blake Samson to ask the question are winter hardtails pointless? Is a winter hardtail even beneficial over a full-suspension mtb? Plus we check out some Super Nice MTB’s locked away in the Bike Vault and much more!
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00:12 – Are winter bikes pointless?
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10:00 – Hacks And Bodges
13:28 – FAILS Of The Week
14:02 – Caption Contest
16:20 – Bike Vault
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26 Comments
What's your opinion on the concept of a 'winter bike'?
For anyone on steel, remember to spray all your frames drip holes and other orifices with a good rust proofing product and make sure it reaches all those spots where water can sit or condense. Road salt can eat through a chainstay in a single season if it sits in there. BB's and hubs deserve special care too, if you know what you're doing.
The outtakes on hacks and bodges = 😂
Same thing every year is it 😂
I’ve spent all my money on a nukeproof giga + tonnes of upgrades and now I can’t afford a helmet, so buying a bike for winter is not a good idea.
Questions!
I'm planning to go for a trip that's going to be one of my EPICS…
There will be long-mellow singles and rabid hills that would surely kill my legs.
But here's the thing, the trip involves long, long straight tarmac lines. Maybe too long.
Would a hardtail be the good option for the paved flats, and anything else?
Plus, would mounting triathlon aero bar to a xc flat bar for this be a stupid idea?
I'm trying this someday for the sake of the versatility of the mountain bikes anyway….
'Afan forest': single letter f in Welsh denotes a V sound, so you pronounce 'Afan', 'A-van', more or less the same stresses on the syllables and pronunciation as if you were saying, "she's sold her car and bought a van".
Nice real world example for you 😅
#captioncontest
Blake demonstrates his new way of smuggling very small protein bars on to the trails!
#captioncontest When Mum buys your "cool" riding gear
I ride my NP scout 29er all year don’t need a fullsus anymore
Hard tail in winter? Heeeell Yeah! My Santa Cruz Chameleon is The Best for gravel roads, trails, and snowy-wet-muddy VT everywhere rides.
I've only got a hardtail!! You don't want any of that new fangled stuff do ya.
#captioncontest When you faceplant and get dirt in your mouth and eyes and your friends ask you if tour ok.
#CAPTIONCONTEST The team made Blake wear an extra bib after completing his fart challenge. Just in case…
#CaptionContest Free hugs if you have fallen of your bike!
#captioncontest is that an Enduro banana in your bib shorts or….
I have 2 fat bike hard tails.
The frame will accommodate 29+, so any wheel size, love this flexibility.
4.5 inch
fat tyre gives up to 4 inches of floatation. A 3.8 inch fat tyre gives up to 3 inches of floatation. More than enough for the roughest riding. So Fatbike hard tails give the cush, float and drive.
I believe in winter hardtails. My main trail bike is a Santa Cruz Hightower v2, but for winter I’ve built a 2000 kona roast hardtail with 130mm bomber dirt jumper one fork, shimano xtm750 1×9, hope mini brakes, no dropper and it’s the dream. I love oldschool bikes and I love new full suspension bikes too.
Stanton slackline comes out more in winter
Gonna try my best to ride through the winter! I don't get out enough in any season due to time restraints, but I love riding in the winter!
#Captioncontest: Yes you beautiful people, with a pair of GMBN bibs you too can be "John Wayne is big leggy" !
#captioncontest that trail was that bumpy that Blakes gentleman parts have moved
Is it called also rucksack in GB?
Caption contest: check out my trousers they are sooooo tight!
Just run yr old FS in winter and new FS in summer sorted👍😳
It the muddy slop, suspension feels vague and you feel disconnected from the ground. There's nothing better than just ploughing through and digging your path during the winter.