Thanks to the support of the companies involved, all six of these bikes will be donated to Trail Joy in New Mexico where they'll become part of a dirt jump bike library. People from all over the community who may never have the opportunity to ride a mountain bike can check a bike out, get some laps and see just how fun these hardtails are for no charge.
Thank you
@DeityComponents_MTB - Handlebars, Stem, Grips, Pedals
@transitionbikes7777 - Transition PBJ
@pivotcyclesusa - Pivot Point
@YTIndustriesTV - YT Dirt Love Core 2
@konabikes3353 - Kona Shonky
@HaroBikesOfficial - Haro Steel Reserve 3
@specializedbicycles - Specialized P.3
Testing location - Bradley Bike Park, San Marcos, California (Bubs and Shreddy Reynolds crushed the build!)
Testers - Jason Schroeder (Vital MTB Technical Director), Dante Silva, Logan Brown, Josh Nevelson, Merrick Otto.
Video contents
0:00 - Donating Our Test Bikes to Trail Joy
1:01 - Bikes NOT in This Test
1:30 - Unbiased Best Looking Bike
1:40 - Test Format and Bikes in the Test
3:27 - Unique Bike Features
4:23 - Rear hub spacing, dropout designs
6:16 - Test Bike Prices
7:21 - Test Bike Forks, Manitou vs Marzocchi
8:35 - Dirt Jump Tire Pressures and Tire Selection
9:56 - Test Bike Brakes, Tektro vs SRAM
10:26 - DEITY Bars, Stem, Grips and Pedals on all Test Bikes
11:44 - Test Bike Weights
12:17 - Test Bike Geometry
13:48 - Pre-Test Impressions
14:58 - Pumptrack Riding and Timed Race
17:18 - Favorite Bikes for Pumptrack?
18:30 - Dirt Jump Riding Montage
20:39 - Were These Bikes Easy to Test?
21:52 - Favorite Bike for Dirt Jumps?
24:52 - Which Bike Would You Buy?
25:22 - What Would You Change on the YT Dirt Love?
26:01 - What Would You Change on the Specialized P.3?
27:15 - Thought on the Kona Shonky?
28:37 - Transition PBJ Thoughts?
29:45 - Haro Steel Reserve 3 Impressions?
30:49 - Pivot Point Final Impressions?
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