- You know, you don't need a lot
of lube to make things go smoothly, Tom.
(Tom laughs)
- Stop making it weird.
(MK laughs)
- I'm learning so many lessons in America
(both laughing)
- New year, same us.
Except this time we've come all the way south outta Canada.
We're here in Bellingham, Washington today
because we're gonna continue
on with this Daily Driver series
Hey Tom?
- Exactly Christina, let's go check out
what the Bellingham locals are choosing to ride today.
We've found our first rider this morning,
Ryder, great to meet you and your Ibis.
What model is it and size?
- It's a Ibis mojo HD4 size large.
- [Tom] Nice. And how long have you had it for?
- [Man] Since July.
- And what have you done to it
since July, since you got it?
- I put the TRP DH-R EVO breaks on new cranks, new pedals
and some accessories like water bottle, pumps, tubes.
- Perfect. It sounds like you've mentioned you've done
a bunch of racing on it. - [Man] Yeah.
- What's been the favorite memory from you
and the bikes, since July?
- Probably the last race
at the Northwest cup when I got first place so.
- Congrats.
What category was that in?
- Cat 3.
- [Tom] Yeah. - [Man] First time racing
- [Tom] Dude. Awesome.
How long have you been biking for?
- [Man] I'd say about like 3 years
but now I'm starting to like really get into it riding hard.
- [Tom] Perfect. - [Man] So.
- I noticed you've got a couple of stickers down here.
Tell us about, tell us about them.
- Yeah, So I got the TRP sticker on both sides.
Thought it'd be cool.
And then I got the Jordan Boostmaster sticker down there.
I got it in like the mail.
So I was like, why not put it down there?
- Yep. Perfect.
And is there anything else you kinda of really like
about the bike itself?
Any particular favorite feature?
- It's very agile I think.
Compared to my last bike
I could really just throw it around the trail.
So it's not like too big on me.
It's kinda just the right size.
- [Tom] Yeah. - [Man] Just super stoked.
My mom and dad helped me out all the summer so,
- That's awesome.
Mom and dad take you to take you to your first race ever.
I can see on the chain stay there
you've checked some silencing options on there.
- Yeah. The STFU bike silencers.
They're really nice.
There was a lot of chain slap on my bike.
So I put on there and there's no chance slap anymore.
- Worked rider.
Was there anything else that
you know about you or the bike and
we'll let you get back to the trails.
- No. That's about it.
- Perfect. I do have to ask it's Friday.
Why not school?
- No school today,
it's off day.
- Perfect. Blackened day.
- Yeah. - Thanks heaps Friday.
Great to meet you.
- Thanks. Good to meet you too.
- Cheer.(laughs)
- We just caught Mitchell here.
He's about to head out for a little pedal this morning
but he's gonna fill us
in a bit more on his comments all before he does.
- Yeah. So it's a 2021 Commencal Meta size medium
had to provide a year and a half pretty much change
just by everything on it.
- That's perfect.
I was literally gonna ask you next.
What have you upgraded on this bike to make your own?
- I put Thompson stem on it.
It's kind of classy.
And then one up bars got the gold TRP's
with their best breaks I've ran
and got the 210 one up dropper.
- Let's get that fully extended.
'Cause right now.
Yeah, there we go. - There we go.
- Doesn't look like 210 when it's next to me.
(Mitchell laughs)
- Oh, I just do this baby on
got 180 up front 38 stuck on that thing.
- [Christina] Yeah. And the extra,
extra long Fender to go with that.
- Yeah I gotta have that.
Actually I think my favorite part is the wheels.
It's got white industry hubs and we are one unions
and cushcore front rear big ask guys.
So I got friendly as guys.
And this is my new little bit.
It's got a Ferda girls top cap
so we've been rocking that.
I think other than that, I put air shock on it.
It came with the coil stalling coil.
It's kind of my dream build.
- Yeah. I was gonna say, it sounds
like you've literally customized this thing
from the top cap down to the cushcore inserts.
And I'm guessing you bought it as a full complete bike
and then you just wanted to make it your own.
- Yeah, exactly. Like I, after just riding,
you kind of figure out what you like
and then just kind of upgrade
and sell things and move things around.
- Definitely. Well, it looks like
you've kind of settled maybe on your parts.
- I think so. Yeah.
- Nothing, nothing in the works.
- Yeah. I don't think,
I don't think there's anything else I want.
- All right. What would you...
- I actually wait, there is, I need
I want Chris King headset.
That's the only thing.
- He doesn't ask for much but
(Mitchell laughs)
just a Chris King headset would be nice.
- Yep. Gotta keep it classy.
- Sweet. You've had this bike for a year and a half.
So what's your favorite memory
you guys have created together?
- Wow. There's a little zone outside town
that is just, you can shuttle it kind of
in like fall and frame, like just Primo and
- We won't tell you where
- Yeah. A group of friends that are like, just are
like close group of friends were all shouting all day.
And that was probably the best day I've ever had.
Yeah, it was sunny.
It was like late September.
It's about 70 degrees.
That's perfect.
- Just lads, lads, shuttles suns.
That's a dream recipe come true.
- Yep.
- Well, that's pretty much what's going on today
so I don't wanna hold you up too much longer.
Get out there, enjoy the sunshine
and thanks so much for chatting to us.
- Cool. Yeah. Thank you.
- We're found down about to head out
for a quick ride up to the towers.
Great to see you and you're specialized.
- Thanks. Yeah. So this is a 2018 Specialized Enduro, large.
- [Tom] And how long have you had it for?
- [Man 2] So I've had it for about year and a half,
2 years or so.
- [Tom] Yeah, and tells about how you got it.
- So originally I add like a hard tail
that was like an old giant from 2006
that I bought when I was in 6th grade, you know,
I wanted to get into mountain biking.
So I found this beauty for 1500 bucks,
picked it up and then, you know,
I bought it right at the right time so.
- What is steel 1500 bucks.
What did it come with and what have you changed since?
- So I've changed it with a lot.
The guy who had this bike for me.
He used to race and so was pretty clapped out when I got it.
(Tom laughs)
But it came with the, it came with the all ends,
it came with the codes and came with the Yari Fork.
He did have like a spare shock that he sold to me too,
but so when that one's in for maintenance
I throw that one on and it's all good.
- Perfect. And speaking of the shock,
I can see the first kind of mod you've made
to it since you've got on it.
Tell us about that.
- Yeah.
- Tension at the end there.
- So the original coil
that came on the Ohlins.
It was a little too linear for my taste so I bought,
I wanted to go to a progressive coil.
So I bought the sprindex
and that one has the adjustable rate on it.
So if I'm hitting jumps through the day
I can tighten it up, have a little stiffer coil
and then if I'm going shuttling
then I can loosen it up and, you know, have some fun.
- That's perfect.
And you can also see a super custom mod
hiding below that drink bottle there.
- Yeah. - Tell us about that.
- So that's a 3D printed part.
Like I like 3D modeling.
I have a couple of 3D printers at home
and so I need a tube or a pump holders.
So I just 3D print little piece for it
and sits right there.
- [Tom] And you came up with the model
and the design itself?
- Yep. So I'm a 3D modeler by trade.
So I just whipped up the quick model
and printed out and it works pretty good.
And it's been on there for the last year.
- As you do whip it up, print it out. (laughs)
- Few days.
- Where can I get mine from? (laughs)
- Oh (laughs)
Email me.
- Perfect. Perfect.
We'll slide that one in later.
So just gonna go a little deep here.
Tell us about favorite memory between you and the bike.
- [Man 2] Definitely this last summer
when I raced the Cascadia Dirt Cup at Tiger Mountain
and I blew up my rear rims and hence the cushcore.
(Tom laughs)
- Perfect. An eventful moment.
- Yes.
- Bonded you closer. Perfect talent,
is there anything else we need to know about you
or the bike?
- No, that's it.
- Perfect. Well,
- Keep it real
- Perfect. We're barely you get out there for
that lap of yours.
- Totally. - Thanks for the time.
- Yeah. Thank you.
- Cheers. - Take care.
- Joining us up next.
We've got Tilly here.
She's one of the local young Bellingham Ripers.
She's gonna fill us in a bit more on her Transition Bike.
- This is my Transition Scout size medium.
We got Fox fork, rock talk shock and Shimano drivetrain,
Shimano brakes, and some stands wheels.
- Very read Tilly.
How long have you had this bike?
Because I gotta say it looks Immaculate.
- I've had it for over a year now.
- That's impressive.
You must take good care of your products.
When you got this bike
did you just get it as a complete build already
or did you custom build it?
- I came as a custom build
but then I threw on this Fender and some purple grips so.
- Nice. Really make it your own.
So those are the biggest upgrades you've made to the bike.
- Yeah.
- Awesome.
Do you have anything else planned
in the future that you wanna swap out?
- For the future,
maybe I don't know, maybe a new wheel set
or fresh suspension.
- Nice. But for now year later, she's working good.
Tilly if you had to pick one thing on your bike
that's your absolute favorite.
What would that be?
- Ooh, that's a good question.
- We ask card ones here.
- I really like my Fender.
That's pretty sweet.
And I also like my pedals.
- Tilly got the one up pedals on there.
rock and flat shoes.
Are you always on flats or do you ever clip In?
- I usually clip in, but today we're going flats so.
- Interesting little, little bit of information.
This girl sends huge jumps.
So are you actually hitting those clipped in
or you go flats for the jumps?
- Depends for hang time.
I did clips, but I have done them on flats as well.
- Impressive. What would you say now
that you've had this bike for about a year?
What's your favorite memory you've created with it?
- Ooh, definitely.
Hang time.
- You hit hang time on this bike.
That's crazy.
And just for viewers at home,
Hang time is the Hannah Bergmann event
that she puts on down here in Bellingham
at the blue steel jumps
which were pretty much designed by Nico Vink.
So that's freaking that's badass.
I'm just gonna say it.
Give some nugs for that sick.
All right.
Thanks Tilly you look a little busy
so I'll let you go get out and ride with Angie there
but thank so much for showing us your Transition Scout.
- Thank you Christina.
- Yay.
- Stumbled across MK here in the bushes.
(MK laughs)
How would you introduce yourself MK?
- I'm MK.
I'm a cat mom.
I love jaslene.
I play with electricity and I'm here in the woods today.
- Perfect. And we've got you here with your special status.
What size of it? What size is it?
And how long have You had it?
- It's a small, I've had it for about a year and a half.
Yeah, she's done me good.
- Nice. What have you done to it since you've got it?
- Well, it was built fully custom, which is great.
So it's good to know
and marry someone who works at a bike shop.(laughs)
- It's not what you know.
- Yeah. (Tom laughs)
- It's who you sleep with.
(both laughs)
Yeah. So she's fully custom.
I think she's got XT Rollie Bits.
- [Tom] Yeah. I'll buy that.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- You know, say that, some code RSS.
It's a good.
I like to call it a mechanics bike
because mechanics built it.
Doesn't have the, it's not the flashiest
but will last me a long time.
It gets the job done.
- It's kinda like the builder's house analogy.
- Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- There's always something going on.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. She's not carbon
and it doesn't need to be.
- MK, If there's one part of this bike
that is your favorite. What would it be?
- I think it would have to be the chain
that is minimally lubed for obvious reasons.(laughs)
- Such as...
- You know, you don't need a lot of lubes
to make things go smoothly, Tom.
(Tom laughs)
I'm making it weird.(laughs)
- I'm learning so many lessons in there.
(both laughing)
Tell us about the shocker here.
- Oh I didn't even know what you were pointing at.
(both laughing)
Yeah. That is just a little personal touch
from my dear husband who built this bike.
So, but next we'll probably actually, that's a great point.
Next, we've been threatening to get custom Fenders
with pictures of our cat on them.
So that will probably be next.
- Well, you seem busy.
I'll let you get back to your cross stitching cats
(Mk laughs)
and whatever else feels that afternoon.
- Yeah.
- Love it.
- Thanks mate. - Perfect. Thanks.
(both laughing)
- Sarah here is just finished up a ride with her husband
and she's kindly gonna give us just a few minutes
to talk about her Kona here.
- Yeah. It's a process 134 medium.
I've had it for quite a long time.
I think around 7, maybe even 8 years.
I love it.
It's super playful.
I'm kind of reluctant to get a new bike,
'cause I feel like I finally know this bike
and I'm getting it to do things
that I never thought I could get it to do.
- Yeah. That's a great little story there.
So many people just renew their bikes all the time
and it's like, Hey, if you find something that works well
for you fits you properly.
- Exactly.
- That's good.
- Yeah. It fits well, lots of new parts.
I can't even tell you
how many things have been changed on it,
but I feel like I have it pretty dial it in.
- Nice. That is a question I did wanna ask actually.
What sort of things have you upgraded on the bike?
Maybe not everything
'cause you've probably changed everything on it already but
- I think just about everything,
but I do have a little more travel than it came with
and then every all the parts have been changed out
and I don't do work.
My husband does all the work on it,
so it's a pretty good deal for me.
- Thanks husband. Big ups to him.
I did notice he has a bike that looks very similar to this.
- Exactly. - I gotta ask.
- Yeah. - Who came first?
- Mine did.
And he had to get what I had so.(laughs)
- And where did you get these bikes?
- We got him off a Pinkbike.
Yeah. I think both of them came
from Houston about 2 years apart from each other.
Yeah. And they happen to be the same color
which I'm not real fond of.
Looks like we're too matchy, but that's okay.
- I like it.
It's just the way the cookie crumbles.
- [Sarah] Exactly.
- And what would you say
if you had to pick just one favorite feature
or component on your bike?
- It's not such a component other than
the totality of the playfulness.
I love how responsive it is
and how I can hop around and just feel really comfortable.
I like how it climbs.
I like how it descends.
- This is a tough question.
You've had the bike for a while.
What's been your favorite moments together?
Some highlights if you will
- With my bike and myself.
Oh, you know those, those nights around the fire no.
(Christina laughs)
I would say, you know, here at Galbraith
would be my favorite.
I've taken it all over the place Southwest metal
and I like those trails, but I love how it responds
in a all mountain kind of situation.
Like Galbraith 'cause Galbraith has it all.
And I just, I love how playful it is, but it's sturdy enough
and it gets up, it goes down, drops.
It does everything that I want it to do.
I just know it really well too.
- So that's the best.
Any bike ride you go on as long as it's you
and the old trustee blue here.
- [Sarah] Yep.
- [Christina] It's gonna have a good time.
- [Sarah] Yeah.
- That's beautiful.
Thank you so much, Sarah, for your time.
- You're welcome.
- And good luck cleaning this little thing up.
- It was nice chatting. Yeah.
Thanks.
- cheer. - All right.
- Huge thanks to all the Bellingham locals today
that gave us a little bit of their time
to talk bikes, whether they were going out for a ride
or just finished one up.
- And we met some outstanding people
and saw some great bikes.
So if you like our Daily Driver series
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Thanks for watching.
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