Mountain Bike Basics Explained | Geometry, Parts, Suspension, Frames & Wheel Size (MTB Buyers Guide)

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the first video you should watch in my mountain bike buyers guide series. This video will give you all the information you need to understand everything in the series and help you understand all the terminology when reading reviews and shopping for your next bike!
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Buyers Guide Playlist -
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Chapters -
00:00 Intro
00:49 Geometry
06:00 Bar and Stem Length
06:43 Suspension
09:02 Wheel Size
11:05 Tires & Tubeless
12:14 Dropper Post
13:29 1x Drivetrain
14:17 Disc Brakes
15:08 Frame Material
17:30 Axle Standards
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Chain Reaction Cycles (USA and CANADA) -
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Key Words -
Geometry, head angle, seat angle, stack height, effective top tube, seat tube length, chainstay length, bottom bracket height, wheelsize, reach, 29er, 27.5, 650b, stem length, wide bars, suspension travel, cross country, xc, trail, enduro, downhill, tubeless tires, dropper post, 1x drivetrain, disc brakes, steel, carbon, alloy, head tube, axle width, boost, pros and cons, advantages, value, budget, hardtail, dual suspension

[prostreet]

I spent two years soaking up information every day 7 days a week, and I enjoyed every second of it before I bought my first e-bike,
As it is said, knowledge is power

[ron]

Thanks for doing these! You helped me heaps to get up to speed. Picked up a giant fathom 2. Running it as a mullet for now but looking forward to getting my 275 front because I think I prefer a fun bike. Can't thank you enough for helping me buy a bike that gives me all these options 🙏🏼

[GrunkyPeep]

love your content. clear and easy to understand even for the total beginner.

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[forzer]

Wish I had this when I got into mountain biking 😂 the amount of research I did was insane. Just bought a giant fathom pro e +2 2019 for my dad after months of deliberation. Would love to hear your thoughts on that bike if you have the time cause not many people talk about gaint electric hardtails.

[dustysd]

Great video! Very Helpful! Key information summarized very effectively and efficiently.

[LECMTB]

Great video, super helpful too. I'll definitely use this video for when I am choosing my next bike, may not be for a while yet though as I am at Uni living the student life 😂. In the mean time i'm just going to play around with my bike figuring out what set up I prefer :)

[gpearce]

Great video. Might not have any new info for me, but if I'm ever taking to someone interested in getting into MTB, but is unsure where to start, the first thing I'm going to do is share this video with them.

[edzeppelin]

Great video mate. Really informative stuff. I wish I'd seen this when I was buying my first bike a few years back.

[briankelly]

Great video! Super helpful for the new rider. I could have used this a couple of years ago! :)

[GhettoSuguru]

Great video ! looking forward to the next one

[benfairbrother]

Surely the new canyon spectral will feature in the enduro buyers guide. Al 6.0🤩

[armandojuan]

I've got my fully upgraded 2012 Ironhorse Warrior 3.1 26" and my brand new 2021 Giant Trance 27.5 aluminum so the first one is for long flowy trails ( down country ) and the other one for more rougher stuff ( trail ) and I love and I enjoy both .

[jordystone]

do another best value mtb brands 2022 plz.

[JoelManers]

Head Angle- The tilt angle of your head when you don’t understand MTB jargon.🧐

[barfo]

Where can you Aussies go riding where you won't get bitten by brown snakes or attacked by drop bears?

[johnniethomas]

You didn't define what a slacker head angle is. Which means you lost me already.