- Today's Pro Bike is a pretty unique one.
It's a Sam Reynolds Polygon Square One DH.
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- Like always, I like to start off
with the heart of the bike and this is
the Polygon Square One DH and it's
a full carbon rig, it looks super unique.
I do like the design of it and it's pretty cool.
But, it's a 220 mil travel bike on the rear
it's got this lovely rear shock that's all blanked out
we don't know what it is, kinda do.
But, it's pretty crazy, this bit here
there's a big aluminum shaft that this
whole thing kind of moves on, it's crazy.
Then inside, here's a nice aluminum stanchion
basically where the whole swing arm
moves up and down and it kinda gives it
a nice vertical axle movement with
a slight bend in it so, the theory is
when it hits a bump, it's gonna go up
it's not going to go like some of the other bikes
that goes out and over the obstacle because
their theory is it kinda slows you down
when you're going down the hill
so they want it just to go up and down
to keep the bike kinda planted on the ground
and kinda not slow you down when you're
doing some racing out there on the trail.
So, all of this is called R3 ACT React Play
it's pretty unique, I do like it
and I like this integrated rear mudguard as well.
Right, moving on to this drive train
this is nice, this is full carbon E13 165 mil.
Crank arm has got a 36 chain ring up the front.
Moving to the rear, this is pretty unique,
he's running Box One derailleur here.
It's a seven speed but
10 speed cassette.
That is free ride.
(laughs)
Moving on to his wheel build, this one's pretty cool
this is the Spank Spike Vibracore.
So, the Vibracore means that kinda kills
all that vibration out there on the trail
giving you a little bit of a smoother ride.
He's running a Kenda HellKat Pro.
Well used tire.
He's out here in Whistler
and he's running it tubeless as well.
He's running these DMR V12 pedals
also, really well used, like it.
Nice patina on that.
This is pretty cool, I like to point this out.
Look at this little button here.
Basically, what that does, it just
purges the system so that shaft in there
all that pressure that gets built in up it,
you just push this button, kind purges it
gets rid of all that pressure from inside there.
Pretty cool.
Right up front wheel build, exactly the same
as the rear, this is a Spank Spike Vibracore
wheel set, wheel build.
Brakes, this is trick stuff for pop brake
with a 203 rotor so there's a lot
of stopping power there when you've
got all those high speeds out on the trail.
Moving on to the forks, these are
the SR Suntour Rocks 38
so that's a 38 mil stanchion.
This is a 27 point 5 wheel build bike
and this is a boost front end.
And to give it more of that grip up the front
this is same as the rear, this is
the Kender HellKat Pro.
Cockpit, this is a pretty cool one
it's really short, he's running a large frame
so, he's gone for a 30 mil directed mount stem
on this bike.
This is a Spank stem.
Moving on to the bars, this is
a Spank Spike 800 Vibracore and what 800 stands for
is 800 mil width of bar.
And, by the looks of it, he's running
full length, he's running 800 mil.
Pretty cool.
And what Vibracore stands for, exactly like the rims
is that, there's a core inside of these bars
that stops all that vibration
when you're going down a rough trail.
Now, moving on to the brakes,
these are the trick stuff brakes.
These are Direttissima, it's well machined,
it's black, it's got a nice little gap in there
it just looks pretty sweet.
And then his grips, these are Spank grips.
And then, on to his shifter, this is
the Box One seven speed shifter.
Right, and to top this whole bike off,
is this seat and seat post combo.
He's got Spank 220 saddle.
It's got some nice little grippers there.
I like how it's shaped like, it looks like an airplane.
It looks cool and that is, I'm guessing
it's a Polygon seat post, it's full carbon.
Now, I do like this little seat clamp here.
It's a double bolt seat clamp.
Right, enough of me talking about this bike.
I've got a few questions I need
to ask Sam about about this thing
so, let's get him in.
Sam - come in here!
Hi, Sam.
Sam, this is pretty unique looking bike.
- [Sam] It is, definitely, yeah.
- [Host] I've got some questions.
How long have you had your bike?
- Three days.
- It got released two days ago.
- Actually, that's not true, I've had
it for two months but it's been top secret
so I'm not allowed to show anyone until now.
- Nice, all that industry secrets, like it.
Right, now, this here, now how do you sit out?
You're a free rider
and this thing's built for going downhill
really fast so it's quite plush in
the way it reacts, so how have you got yours set up?
- So, I have a quite soft and subtle start of a travel
- Yeah.
- I believe that's the low speed.
- Yes.
- And a quick rebound which, obviously, is good
for the little bumps, keeps the wheel stuck to the ground
which is the most impressive thing about
this wacky suspension.
- Yeah.
- But then, for the bit hits and the big takeoffs
so it doesn't kick me, I have a slower rebound
down sort of there.
- Nice.
- And a lot harder set ramps up so I can still
hit the big jumps but the suspension
works nicely on the bumps.
- Perfect right, and the front
I'm guessing you've got set up quite hard.
- [Sam] Actually not, because we're here in Wersen.
Everyone knows how bumpy it is
it's actually fairly soft compared to
what I normally run.
So, I can hold on down those tracks.
And then yeah.
- And wheel and tire pressure?
Got them quite high, I see you running
your tubeless on the rear then tubed up the front.
- Yeah, normally I have tubes because
I hate tubeless, it's crap.
But I got a flat puncture and someone
promised me I wouldn't get a puncture
if I did tubeless.
- Okay, you're just going to find that out today
I guess, when you hit the trail, nice.
- But yeah, obviously again, being in Wersen
it's made of rocks, so.
I've got a bit harder pressure than normal
probably up at like 35.
- Perfect.
- You don't get as much grip but
having a puncture at the top is
like the worst thing and it ruins your day.
- Yeah, yes, we know that.
I know that feeling.
- I'm sure that everyone that's ever been here
has found out all about that.
- Right at the top of the hill
and you get a massive puncture.
Seat post, I thought this was a Polygon.
What is this seat post?
- No the P I believe stands for ProMax.
- Okay.
- Not Polygon.
- Not Polygon, there you go, I stand corrected.
Thank you.
Right, your pedals, you're running DMR pedals
but you're not running the big vault ones
you're running the V12's.
Any preference for that?
- [Sam] Yeah, I do like the vaults but I actually
prefer the V12, it's like a little bit of a
slightly smaller platform
hits the floor less and just more comfy
on my foot, that's all, I like to
I find the vaults so grippy that sometimes
if you make a little mistake on like
a foot trick or something or even if you
take your foot off round a corner,
when you put it back on it's completely stuck there
because it's too grippy, so I like the V12.
It just is rounder or something it just means
I can pivot my foot a bit better on there I think
so that's why I prefer those.
- Nice.
I've got a question, so when you're
going to festival series
like Darkfest or whatever, are you going to
be running an airshock or are you going to be
running a coil with a big stiffer spring in that
to make that rear end a bit stiffer?
- I don't know yet, I always did used to ride coil
because I prefer the feel of it and you can
get a real hard beast on there,
but, like I said, I've only ridden it for a couple days
so, I'm going to try a few things out before I decide.
- Before you do it, we've got
Audi nines coming up soon so,
- Literally, on Thursday.
- Yes, so we'll be testing that out there.
Oh yep.
Thank you so much Sam for showing us your bike.
It's pretty unique, I do like it.
I do like the color, her phase down.
- Flamey hey there.
- Yeah, it's pretty cool dude, love it.
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