- Welcome to this week's Ask GMBN where we try our super
hardest to answer all those questions that you've been
sending in via email, all our social media platforms
and in the comments down below, we pick out someone
and we try and answer them.
- Yeah, we do our very, very best and this week is going
to be no different.
We are going to start with this one,
Blake, from Supprozz, who says, "Can you guys do an
" experiment on the difference between a $2000 bike and
" a $300 bike?"
- That was a very good question.
- That is a good idea because what is the real difference
obviously you're going to get quality in materials,
and the bikes going to be lighter, it's going to be stronger
the technology is going to be far advanced, but...
- You have premium parts.
- is there much difference in enjoying them?
That's actually quite hard to answer,
so we should do that video.
- Yeah, I think we should.
- Yeah, I mean, what do you think?
I think could have quite a lot of fun in a $300 bike.
- I think I could have as much fun as Rob.
- Very interesting idea, I like that a lot, next question
is from Nick Botfield who said, this is for me actually
he says, "do I get obsessed with the
" technology on wheelchairs like I do with mountain biking?"
A little bit, I'm in the middle of actually
developing a brand new wheelchair.
- And it's very special looking
- It is, it is different,
- It is very good.
- It's different, I am trying to merge all of the bits
I like in mountain biking all into my wheelchair including
a set of pedals, I like my feet to be on pedals, I quite
like that idea, so, yeah, I do, I do, that answers that
short answer, yes.
Umm, Jamie M3 says, "if you fall between
" height recommendations on two different sizes of frame, is
" it better to go for the smaller frame
" and what are the pros and cons."
- I've fall in exactly the same category,
- You do.
- I do, I, for me for what kind of discipline I go for, it
actually depends on what discipline you want to do, so if
it more of an aggressive downhill sort of thing, I would
go for slightly larger bike, it kind of gives you more
stability going downhill, but for me, I like to have a
medium frame, it's a little bit shorter, and it's a little
bit more nimble, I can throw it about
a lot more than a longer bike.
- Yeah I mean I'm the same thing, I like to be in the middle
there of a lot of options, but you do get,
your Sender's tiny there.
- My Sender, I've got everything set short.
- So, you've gone for the little one
- Gone for the tiny one
- For your strange height
- And while were on that subject, lets take a look at this
video called, "Does Size Matter?"
- So, Scott, you're always taking about getting your bike
set up perfectly for yourself like SAG and tyre pressure
and all those things, have you ever wondered how much
difference it actually makes?
I think we should have a race
put our time in on this downhill track on our own bikes
so we set off ourselves, swap bikes, I'll ride yours,
you'll ride mine, see what the time difference is.
- Well I am always up for a challenge so, I guess, why not.
- Let's do it.
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- James Keasey says, "Is it best to buy an Enduro bike from
" online like Canyon or YT or something like that or is it
"better to go to a local bike shop?"
That is a really good question.
- Well, yeah, for me, I love going into a shop,
the smell of a mountain bike shop is amazing,
plus you get to see the bike
in the flesh, you get to look at it, you get to test it,
if they have a demo there, you know, you can go and test
out that bike, plus looking after your local bike shop.
- I think, I love a local bike shop.
I think if you're talking about the likes of Canyon or YT,
you're pretty safe in terms of quality there.
They're fantastic bikes that's
how they put themselves out there, but there's a lot to be
said even if you had bought a bike from Canyon or YT, is
get to know the people in your local bike shop because
they will be invaluable to you when your riding.
So don't use that as the reason
whether you should or shouldn't,
you just should get to know your local bike shop.
Right, the next one, is from James Keasey, "Where would
" you recommend a group 17 year old lads to go on a mountain
" bike holiday."
- Wait, did I hear that right, 70 or 17?
- Seventeen
- Oh, seventeen, all right because I would have no clue,
but OK, so if your in Europe, go to the Alps, so Morzine
and Le Gets are great places, you've got so much going on
there's lift access on everything and it's a great place
and it's good fun, but if you're in America, like California
is a great place to go ride Mammoth Mountain's brilliant and
you move up into Oregon, there's so many good places.
- Because were here, I am going to put it out there,
the budget would be big, but to come to Whistler.
it's amazing, it's amazing, it's literally perfect.
I think this is basically what everything is modelled on.
So, if you can get up to Whistler, on a 17 year old lads
holiday that would be fun, that would be fun times.
Pushkar Madan, is asking he's using a Rockrider 500
drive chain, three by eight, recently the chain keeps
slipping on him which is annoying, he's taken it to his
local bike shop, he cannot recreate it, so what does he
do at that point, that's tricky, isn't it? If you're not
really sure what it is.
- Well you could just change out your chain, because it
could be one of the main issues.
- Cassette could be worn.
- Cassette could be all worn, chain rings could be worn.
- I think it's time for a new chain and you need to look
after it, once you got yourself a new chain, you need to
keep it clean and running sweet, while were on that subject,
lets take a look at our video, "How To Keep Your Chain
Perfectly Clean".
- Keeping your drive train clean is essential to prolong the
life of a not only that though it'll make sure you get crisp
shifting every single time. The first thing that you've
probably spotted is the fact that my bike is filthy
so before we get into this mechanical, you know take it
outside and give it a good wash.
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- I'm going to keep pushing you today, Blake, next one is
from Stravinsky960, he's saying depending on which full
suspension bike you've got, will you be able to fit a double
or triple chain ring on it.
Not necessarily.
- Not necessarily, no, because you got all those linkages
going on in the certain bikes, but on my Scott Genius
I've got a little tab area where I can fit
a front mech, so I can run
a two by, do all that sort of thing, but you can't, some
of these bikes don't, you know, come straight up.
- You need to look into that one, find out the bike you want
and make sure, go online, and research that particular
bike, take it into the local bike shop and ask
there but make sure, because you might not be able to.
Keanu Rosal says, anyone know how I could make my bike's
logo gold and where can I get some gold parts?
- Wow, gold parts if you've got some bling coming in your
pocket, SRAM Eagle, have you've seen that, that is all gold
and bling, I can definitely make your bike go gold or just
use a spray can and spray your bike gold.
- You could use a spray can that that would look rad, most
brands do some gold parts
- Yeah they do, there a lot of company's out there that do
like special bespoke parts.
- I mean if you want to change your logo gold then go to
your local sign writer, laser cutter place where you can get
some vinyl stickers made, replace them out with gold ones,
could look cool. If you do send it in, it might make it to
the bike vault.
Alright Connor Mitchell recently crashed and
smashed my bike on these rocks, ended up completely bending
his chain rings, so he just took the third ring off,
the one that was affected, so
would you recommend doing that or just converting it to a
one by, so I guess he's running two by at the moment with
the third ring, that's fine.
- That is fine.
It'll work, recommend you know, constrained to a one by
would be quite, it's quite costly.
- Yeah it depends on what you are running in a back
but one by does work but don't feel like just because you've
got like a two by setup at the moment,
that that's wrong, it's what works for
you, if it's working enjoy it, there's no rules.
- Or swap out that one that's broken and put a new one on.
- Get back to three by, why don't we look at one by versus
two by and then it will help you make a decision.
- The last few years have seen the emergence of one by drive
trains, many riders have ditched their front mech and now
rely on just one single chain ring,
and a wide ratio cassette.
- But there still room for that two by drive train this
video were going to take a look at one by versus two by.
(upbeat music)
- Quick fire round, Blake, I'm not going to give you much
time on this, Fernando Gonzalez, don't you think Blake looks
kind of like Bron from "Game Of Thrones", just saying?
- No. No.
- I think he does.
- He looks old and he looks tired.
- Yeah exactly what he said. Vision Gamin, who's actually
behind the camera? It's Flap Jack
- It's Flap Jack.
- Pip Watkins, has Blake ever been to Southampton bike park
- Yes I have. Right at the beginning when they started
building it. I need to go again.
- Joel R, says what are your thoughts on a good single speed
hard tail, good, love a single speed hard tail.
- There's a lot of single speed bikes out there like the
jump bikes out there.
- I love them. I'm thinking a nice trail bike though not one
of them dirt jump bikes, we have to pick the speed up,
this is quick fire. Mescherul says can Blake tailwhip flap?
Of course he can, what sort of question is that? Don't be
offended, he might not know, who knows.
- Need one more dirt jump on the Channel.
- Andrew 2646 says is Neil going to Whistler with the crew.
- I cannot see him anywhere
- Nope. Were here he didn't come, he just wasn't quite ready
he's at home getting well, we're in contact, he's doing
alright, I think he's a bit good.
- He is very good.
- Next time dude, next time.
- Next year.
- And Fred Dekker, why did Neil leave pro downhill
racing for Enduro. Well, he's not in a sponsor yet, but I
think, he's still rapid, so it wasn't for any choice that he
got slow, that's for sure. I think he just wanted to change
up, he really likes the fitness side of things now.
- He does, have you seen him?
- So he likes really pushing himself, I think he wanted to
move on and that's this weeks quick fire round, it was
quick, wasn't it?
- Yeah very
- That was quick.
- I agree I ain't even talk quick.
- Correct me if I'm wrong this week is a Whistler special
because that's where were based at the moment it's from
Jacob Winneberney it's him riding A-Line hitting this
massive step up jump can you give him any pointers, Blake?
- I know the jump, big jump, here we go. What it's huge.
- Go on, go on, you're going to make it.
- Looks pretty good.
- I love the slo-mo.
- Just a little bit.
- Tiniest bit picking holes.
- Yeah, OK I'm going to pick a little hole. These jumps are
pretty hard to brake check ins so you always brake checking
thing I'm going to fast, kinda lay off the brakes a little
bit a you'll get a bit more speed on it.
- I rating you could have put a bit of scrub in that and
just kept it a bit lower and you could have shot across
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