thanks for all the amazing advice man i can't wait to get one ,love that lefte

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

No worries, hope it helps. Lefty is da bomb

Just purchased one and your review came in handy! Appreciated! Can’t wait to test it out on the trail Yewwww!

@longandwinding

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Happy trails!

@WyattHerbivore

2 жыл бұрын

I too have this bike. Running a dropper post? If so, which did you go with?

Thanks for this practical review. I just now am incorporating mountain biking into my riding to supplement my road riding. I just turned 60 and ride 100-150 miles per week pretty hard. I have some local trails nearby that I ride with an experienced rider I can't keep up with using my entry level trek 3700 mob predictably. Hate to say it did a really bad endo and learned a painful lesson descending. My LBS is great and I trust him sas he's a highly accomplished rider and mechanic who grew up on the trails I ride and will be riding. His specialty is cross country. I just started talking to him about a new mob for Springtime with the HABIT 3 and he advised a scapula for something lighter on these trails to have more fun. That's where we left off as I'm researching this whole thing deeper now. I just need to climb, descend and handle moderate obstacles like tree roots, some tree limbs across the trails and some minor rock piles. You hit on. the choices in the video as whether to go with the scapula is, se or a HABIT. Thinking it comes down to the travel needs- small, medium or large in that order and whether the lefty is a costly maintenance item necessary or not. Also whether the se would leave me disappointed saying- crap why didn't I get the Lefty? I won't be doing any jumping, just in creasing my speed as I get more skills. Long question, but your review really covers this situation... what do you think? Jim

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need a smaller travel bike. I’d go for the scalpel si or se. They’ll climb a lot better than the habit. The lefty is a great fork and in my opinion if you stay on top of maintenance it’s as good, if not better than its competitors in the performance fork space

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

The Scalpel SE might inspire a bit more confidence when things get rough

@blufish11

4 жыл бұрын

@@longandwinding Thanks. That backs up the recommendation from LBS pro. The next detail will be whether a scapel 4 or 5 which will be carbon or aluminum and component level or a se vs si. Trails freezing thawing and muddy. here in ny so only a few opportunities to mtb next couple of months. Thanks again.

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

frosty1 no problem. Enjoy! (Once conditions improve)

I was looking at getting one of these, I settled with the polygon siskiu d5 in the end

@longandwinding

5 жыл бұрын

Looks solid!

Play at the backend could be worse case than just worn out bearings. In my case bearings were ok but I had to replace carbon link, thanks god it was covered by warranty. After some research I came to conclusion that there are two design/manufacture flaws one may experience with scalpel si frame: play/wear at the carbon link, play/crack at the main pivot. I have a friend who's frame cracked at the main pivot.

@longandwinding

5 жыл бұрын

Dang good to know. Will have to investigate this further...

What dropper post have you installed? I have the exact model but am not sure yet. Thinking of the PNW Loam 31.6 170mm. Also, I dont see any open/external openings to run an internal cable. Where is the dang thing? lol Thanks for this in-depth review, btw. Helps me get to know my bike better.

@longandwinding

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Wyatt, I never ran a dropper on this bike, but I’m pretty sure there is the capability to route one internally

@WyattHerbivore

2 жыл бұрын

@@longandwinding Thanks for responding. I’m pretty good at research and have yet to find a single person running an internal dropper on this year/model. The only exit point for a cable that I can find would exist is used by the RockShox fork lockout lever cable. All the pros I’ve found riding this bike don’t run a dropper as I’m assuming due to the additional weight and their skill level.

@WyattHerbivore

2 жыл бұрын

@@longandwinding Actally after removing the seat post all together and looking down into the drains there’s a “dummy” cable sheathing already installed. I should have counted the cables going to the bar controls. If anyone else is curious, after measuring, size medium max insertion is 240mm from the top of the seat post collar.

Why does it only have one suspension fork. Is it to save weight

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

It saves weight, is stiffer and the fork works better under braking load

Do you race any of the bendigo winter series?

@longandwinding

5 жыл бұрын

Not as yet, but have plans to

So, how did it go with that rear end play? Resolved by changing bearings or something more serious?

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

Actually haven’t got it looked at yet 😳 which is probably not great...

@TheTrailGlider

4 жыл бұрын

@@longandwinding The bikeradar long term review bike, same year as this but team spec, had the frame crack and be replaced. Symptom was loose backend. Several people in the comments say they have had the same. You should probably consider checking your frame near bottom bracket pivot. Hope it's nothing, though! kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKGbxqucfq-pZco.html

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

Good advice. Will check it out!

0:14 How can you lift that front wheel so efortlessly??!! And the height you reach!!

@longandwinding

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thnx. I have a trials background

Did you have a problem with the full sprint button?

@longandwinding

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh, had to replace with the kit. Since then it's been fine. Link in description

How does this bike handle drops and jumps

@longandwinding

2 жыл бұрын

Does well. A dropper would make it even more capable

what kind of bike should i get from a hardtail \

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

It depends what you want to do. For most trails near Melbourne all you need is 100mm of travel front and back

@Quiblet

4 жыл бұрын

@@longandwinding because my mate got a 150 front and 140 back and it feels great doing jumps and stuff. So i dont know. because i like to hit medium size drops and jumps

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

Quiblet ah well if you’re doing that kinda stuff I’d get a longer travel bike with slacker angles for sure. 140/150 would be good

@longandwinding

4 жыл бұрын

Quiblet jump hard tails will always be cheaper though and great for your skills development

@Quiblet

4 жыл бұрын

Ive already got a hardtail