hey look guys i can ride a bike down a hill. works both ways....

Can we please stop talking about frame bump stops as though they're something new. Yeh they're a neat feature and nice to have on a bike, but they've been around for so long now on several different bikes, think its time to stop using them as a selling point...

Was expecting Yoda to appear in that first shot. Really good edit, great mix of tech, speed, air etc that you don't often see.

nah pperini I disagree. carbon downhill frames:NEW technology that is considerably better than existing designs. 1.25 headtube diameter: Pointless standard that sits in between two existing standards. I also disagree with you saying that we have a choice to ignore these new standards. If big companies take them up and stop producing older standards then we lose that choice. Also, if I found a good deal on one of these new giants as a complete bike, I would buy it regardless of the headtube size, but that isn't to say that I'd be happy with it having 1.25 diameter headtube.

Decent review, but the tone was at times too defensive. Its a lot cheaper than a top level downhill bike, so anyone buying it won't (or at least shouldn't) expect the same performance. Trying to explain away differences in performance is unneccessary. Sentences like: "Both are fine units with the basic adjustments needed, despite some riders' opinion being that they are low rent and therefore inferior to the higher end products available." and stating how the components were the same as WC level ones of a few years ago got a bit annoying. Anyway, definitely a very good bike to mix up the market and hopefully start bringing prices down a bit...

love these videos, always provide useful information. His voice reminds me of the ski instructor in that episode of southpark where they go to aspen

As the plastic is only on the inside part of the pedal I would imagine it'll last, but it looks cheap, ugly and unnecessary. I saw these at the glasgow bike show and they don't look any better in the flesh. Also agree with the grub screw comments above...

Same. This was the one thing i was hoping this video would explain! I just tighten it till its flush against the outside bit of the maxle.

Well put. I thought the same during his technical articles he did for Dirt a while back; although informative there were too many tenuous parallels being drawn with cars. From above: "No BS, no spin, no self-plugging." Maybe not as far as self plugging, but the questions that were asked and the weighted way in which they were was pretty biased. After LA stated himself that "All rear suspension designs have positive and negative characteristics", i would have been interested to hear the drawbacks of his own design. Overall I think the telemetry is an interesting way to approach the sport, and can only add to its credibility. As for the bike itself, I'm yet to be convinced. Judging by print adverts its been out a fair while, and certainly don't see many around. Who knows though, could be a marketing thing...

I'm glad it worked for someone. Juxtaposing completely unrelated subjects in an unexplained way just annoyed me. With the blues music as well, just turned it into a mishmash of "arty" shots that were trying too hard. The riding wasn't much better, sticking a boom out on the side of a bike (especially short travel bike) gives a horrible angle.