- Alright, Sea Otter is a huge magnet
for those big, big pros in the industry,
and with that, they bring their bikes.
So I'm gonna go and hunt them down,
and find out what makes their bike super-pro to them.
(upbeat funky music)
Right, the Canyon Spectral.
This is Joe Barnes and the Dude of Hazard's graphics.
Got his name on the front there,
you can't buy this colour scheme.
It's for the team only.
Enduro rider, the front here's got his wicked grips,
the Ergon GE ones, love this colour.
And then the attention to detail
that his mechanic's gone into,
he's got grip tape on his levers, front and rear,
on his dropper post, even his shifter.
And another good thing about this
that makes it even more pro,
he has his name on his forks.
I'm straight up calling this thing a super nice,
I don't care what anyone else says,
this is Jenny Rissveds' Scott Spark.
Full carbon, I love the colour,
it's a signature, it's got her name on it,
but what makes this thing a pro bike
is these forks up the front are RockShox Sid,
this colour fork you cannot buy.
It's only for her,
and there's gold everwhere.
It's super bling.
On the graphics on the levers,
there's gold in her drive chain,
gold bolts to hold her bottle cage on,
and that represents an Olympic gold-winning champ.
Jenny Rissveds.
Right, this guy's the ultimate pro, a super star.
He has two bikes.
Not like the rest who got one,
this guy's called Danny MacAskill,
and I'm gonna start off with this one right here,
the one his is well-known for,
is his Inspired bike.
It's a 24 inch wheel, single speed hub.
He's got front and rear brakes that are signature by him.
They are the MT7s, and it has it's signature
on the lever right at the top.
He's got Continental tyres, front and rear,
Crankbrothers stamp, these are the large platform ones,
so his feet are stuck there when he's throwing his feet on,
he can find his pedals quick.
Right, I'm gonna point out the obvious.
Obviously this one's got a rear shock and front shock,
not like that one over there where it's super solid.
He's got Crankbrothers stamp pedals here,
but these ones are the small platform.
Interesting that he's got the small ones here,
and the large ones over there.
I guess he doesn't take his feet off much on this bike.
Right, just got a Pivot,
just pulled this bike out the rack.
This is Bernard Kerr's Switchblade.
This is his race bike out here.
He's doing Dual Slalom and Downhill on this bike.
There's a few things I want to point out
that are super-special about this bike,
but one in particular is these orange forks.
They are the 36s, team-issue only.
You can't buy these unless you win them from somewhere.
Another thing is, he's got Shimano DI2 electric gears,
so those things, there's no cables, it's just,
(makes electricity sounds)
quick fire.
Another special thing is
these Reynolds wheels, full carbon.
These are prototypes right now,
but Bernard Kerr did say to me
that these are his signature wheels,
called the BKs.
Straight up, this thing looks super-fast.
This is Nino Schurter's Scott Spark.
This is the hard-tail version,
and what makes this thing super-sick, is these details.
They are not stickers, they are all painted in from factory.
Another thing to point out,
he's got matching grips to match his frame,
all carbon, and there's a lot of bling on this bike.
Gold, representing gold medalist at the Olympics,
and these forks are one off, just for this guy.
This top crown's full carbon,
and even got his name on the forks.
That is super-pro.
Right, we've got Richie Rude's bike right here.
He's EWS World Champ,
and the thing that makes this a super-pro bike,
is the colour scheme.
With the orange, he's got these
super-cool orange forks here.
The forks matching his Ergons,
even his Chris King headset.
Coming down, Fox here, even his chain guide is orange.
(whistles softly)
Moving on to the blue, his Ergon saddle
matches the colour of his frame,
and his Marsh Guard.
Even the strap that holds his inner tube matches his frame.
This makes that bike super-pro.
Oh, we've got the man, the big Swede,
Martin Soderstrom's bike right here.
This is his Dual Slalom bike and Sea Otter.
Thing that makes this thing super-pro is that
he's got 26 inch wheels, full carbon,
Der Kaisers, super aggressive, front and rear.
Also another thing that makes this even more pro
is his signature saddle.
Black, he's got gold stitching,
gold plated bits under here,
and he's got red Sensus grips
to match the details on his frame,
and what makes it even more pro,
he's got his name on his forks
and he's reppin' his flag.
Ha, ha, ha, alright.
This is Alban Lakata's bike.
Two-time World Champ marathon rider,
this bike is built for raw speed on the dirt.
It's super minimalistic, carbon everywhere.
Carbon seat post, carbon bars,
carbon wheels, look at this Topeak carbon bottle cage.
What makes this bike even more special and more pro,
is this SRM system here.
It's a PowerMeter so that is measuring
all his power when he's riding out there.
Also, talk about climbing,
look at this gear ratio,
39, 42.
That is a big climbing gear.
So what make it more pro is that colour scheme,
his saddle, Ergon, matches his frame,
his Ergon grips match his frame,
his forks match his frame.
That is pro.
Right, this one here,
this is Brandon Semenuk's trick Downhill bike.
It's tricked-out, not for Downhill,
but for sending it hard.
He's still got his Red Bull Rampage
sticker on the front here, his number board.
He's representing Ride or Die,
Fast as (clears throat).
His C3 is repping Troy Lee,
he's got Chromag, but the best thing about this,
it's not a 27.5, it's 26,
'cause he wants those small wheels
to be easier for this bike to be thrown around.
That is pro.
Right, we've got powerhouse Jared Graves' bike right here.
The thing that makes this bike super special,
that he's got front and rear Ohlins Suspension.
The thing that makes it even more super-pro
is this rear shock right here.
It's got his name on it, it's not in production,
it's built just for him.
This is an XC bike, and he's doing two disciplines on it.
He's doing Dual Slalom and Downhill,
so he hasn't got any climbing gears.
It's a matte black frame, super slick looking,
with his rad colours, like the pedals
and the Troy Lee grips up there,
match the details on the frame.
That is super-pro.
Right, I am done.
I have hunted out, I've found the best bikes I could find,
and I've come up with my best one.
Mine is Jenny Rissveds,
and that is a sick, sick bike and I loved it,
but let me know in the comments down below
on what one is your favourite.
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