RIDICULOUS VALUE! Top 5 Full Suspension Long Travel Mountain Bikes under $3,000

We got a bit of a challenge on our hands today! Because we are looking for the best budget enduro bike for $3,000 or less.

In order to make that happen we are going to be focusing on bikes that are sold direct to consumers, which should get us the best bang for our buck!

But let's start with what need to have on this budget enduro bike:

1.) This bike needs to be full suspension with a 150-170mm travel
2.) Descent parts specifications, so we don't have to immediately upgrade it!
3.) we are looking for some Modern geometry! Like a Slack headtube angel & steep SEATTUBE and angle
4.) Lastly, it this bike has to be available to purchase because by the end of this video we are going to be buying the number one budget enduro bike on this list for the channel so we can see how it rides.

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Vitus Sommet
01:50 - Commencal Meta AM
02:49 - Specialized Status 160
04:04 - Canyon Spectral AL 5
05:08 - Marin Alpine Trail 7

Bike 5 - Buy On Sale / wait for the right time of year companies just released new models. As an example, at the time of filming this I found a IBIS

Ripmo Deore AF JENSON USA - $2,924.25
MSRP $3,899.00 SAVE 25 %

The Ibis Ripmo AF Deore
FEATURES
* Aluminum frame with a DW-Link suspension platform, long travel and clearance for up to 2.6" tires
* Shimano Deore M6100 drivetrain provides crisp and reliable shifting
* Shimano Deore 4-piston hydraulic disc brakes offer confidence-inspiring stopping power
* Tubeless-ready rims and tires for a smoother ride, better traction, and fewer flats
* KS Rage-i Dropper Post quickly lifts and lowers your saddle with the press of a lever

Bike 4 - which is the Commencal Meta AM 29
$2,800 bargain price
Slate gray & Beautiful metallic green.

New Meta redesigned to enable a bike that is both more dynamic and more comfortable during suspension travel.

170mm travel on the front and 160mm on the back, 29" wheels front and rear

FRAME Alloy 6066, triple butted tubes, T4, T6. Enduro bearings
Fork ROCKSHOX Yari RC, Motion Control damper, Debonair spring
ROCKSHOX Deluxe Select rear shockRIDE ALPHA & Bars

Bike 3 - Specialized Status 160
$3,000
The new specialized status is Focused on fun and featuring a Mixed-Wheel setup, modern Geometry, with a frameset crafted from hard-charging-and hard-wearing-M5 alloy, and with 160mm of suspension travel front and rear, it is designed take on those hard hitting enduro style trails.

Specifications:
Fork FOX Rhythm 36 , GRIP damper, two position Sweep adjustment

Rear Shock FOX FLOAT X Performance

SRAM Code R, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 200mm rotors front/rear

and
SRAM NX Eagle, 12-speed drivetrain

Geo:
Flip chip which adjust the geo by .5 degree
Low setting
338mm bottom bracket height
Headtube angle 63.2
SEATTUBE angle 76 degree

S4 / Size Large- 487mm reach, 426 chainstays giving this bike and overall 1264 wheelbase

Bike 2 Canyon Spectral 29 AL 5
$2,899 Raw metal frame color! On this alloy enduro bike. 160fork

Specifications
Fox Rhythm 36 fork
Fox Float X performance rear shock
Shimano deore 12 speed drivetrain
Race Face RIDE crank set and bottom bracket
Maxxis Minion DHRII 3C MaxxTerra

Never tried the SRAM DB8 brakes, so not sure if those are any good but I personally would have rather seen Shimano deore brakes.

Spectral is built around modern geometry numbers like a
64 head tube angle
76.5 SEATTUBE angle for efficient climbing
481 reach in a size large

Bike 1 - Marin Alpine Trail 7

$2,999
The Marin Alpine Trail 7 Bike is a 29" wheeled full-suspension enduro bike with 160mm of travel up front and 150mm of rear travel.

The 6061 allloy frame uses a MultiTrac Suspension Platform built around some really progressive geometry numbers.

Specifications:
RockShox Yari RC fork
RockShox Deluxe Select+ rear shock
Shimano deore drivetrain
Shimano 4 piston brakes
TranzX dropper post
Tubeless ready rims and tires

and some true enduro focused geometry, like a 63.5 headtube angle
78 degree SEATTUBE angle
430 chainstays

And I've just seen so many good reviews about this bike and how much fun it is to ride.

So I purchased this bike for the channel!

we've got unboxing, ride and review videos coming soon!

If you've made it this far, thank you 🙏🏻 leave a comment below and let me know what your favorite budget bike is because it's not about me it's about getting you stoked to go ride, and have some fun people!

Get stoked! Go ride! Have fun!

[DRK]

Great pick! I think you'll love it! I love my Marin and planning upgrade my yari fork soon as well! Great comparison video! Love that your getting a bike that can relate to us viewers!

[jdavis]

I just found your channel last night. Can't wait for future videos. The subject is a great one as most people can't afford to buy a 7 to 10K bike that you see in a lot of other channels.

[trailpimp]

I think this is a great choice. The Alpine trail combines great geometry and value. This bike is from the birth place of mountain biking. We have a friend that rides Northstar with us and he rides this bike and send a it. I think the Alpine trail E Bike is the best one in the market and it may be my next bike. What I also like too is if you spend $1000 more you get XT and top end suspension on this bike. I really like this bike and I think it was a great choice.

[jamieeddy]

You are killing it Jared awesome to see . It’s a really nice put together a video and the way you speak is amazing. Great work.

[alexscorgie]

Congrats on the new Marin. I personally have owned two Marin bikes over the last couple of years and they live up to their mantra which is Made For Fun. Great bikes for the price.

[ralphvoit]

Wow, nice crop of capable bikes and well thought overviews.
Congrats on Marin.
For anyone looking, YT Jeffsy and Polygon T7 also fit in that mix somewhere . . . Are there others maybe in the top 10?

[techdeezout]

I had the 2020 version of
The alpine trail 7 and it was a very good bike to ride. I had a lot of fun riding the trail in the Cali mountains…it can take really joy hits…

[octodadmtbmartyrichards]

You will love the green machine! My son races his one in New Zealand for enduro and down hill. It’s fast 💨 down trails and very short in the back. We use vee tires 🛞 in winter and change to narrower maxxis assigais in summer

[mathieuglupide]

Great video, as always!
Such a shame the canyon spectral wasn't available, I've heard so many good things about it and actually ordered the 27.5" version. However the marin is also very good, enjoy!

[jeffcole]

I've had the trail 7 for a few weeks. Totally love it!!!

[maxlewis]

Your channel is awesome bro love the ex military vibes and you’re such a chill dude you got yourself a new longtime sub 🙏

[angeloco]

Nicely done video! I just ordered a YT Jeffsy Core 2 last week but have to wait a couple more weeks before it’s supposed to ship. I’m with you on the Spectral though, if it was available I might’ve done it. My bike got stolen a couple of weeks ago so I definitely didn’t wanna have to wait too long for a replacement 😅

[shafiqjan]

Marin made a nice package. The Yari just needs better seals & wipers from SKS and a Vorsprung Luftkappe. Include those on your 1st fork service and you will be pleased.

[Usual_Goon]

I'd go Spectral (I did with the AL6 29er). It doesn't really require any upgrades out of the box but the other bikes have low end damping on the shock / forks, inferior brakes, and lower quality tyres etc which I'd want to replace. In the Spectral everything is balanced and there's nothing that makes me think I need to buy more components.

[jfinn]

I'm highly considering the yt jeffsey core 3 it has a great spec for the money and it's very versatile for a variety of terrain

[machyne]

Specialized had the Status on sale a few weeks ago. It was such a good deal I got a 140 and a 160

[bartoszzaba]

Its also depend wich continent u live. For example in EU last week i bought spectral al6 for about 2400 USD. Also in Europe bikes like Specialized or trek are more expensive than in US :)

[randomguypoopypapa]

im currently with the alpien trail 7 too. its a good bike but unless you upgrade the wheels and the yari this bike doesnt feel very good. the yari at least in my opinion is not good enough and the wheels are a bit fragile. the cranks also broke on my bike but i dont think many people will be able to break them, another thing is a weird noise that i have from the frame that i cant get rid off. if you switch those parts (and the tires too) the geomtry of the bike is amazing and is very fun to ride

[hyphymtb]

Marin - made for fun. Welcome to the family 💪🏾

[Hobojoemama]

I have the new Commencal Meta AM 29 origin build in metallic green had it a few weeks now. The website specs are actually wrong, mine came with 4 piston TRP brakes as well as ethirteen bottom bracket and cranks as opposed to the entry level shimano parts listed on the site. You can see in the last 3 photos of the bike on their website that the TRP brakes and ethirteen cranks are what's installed, the first photo is not what you'd be getting. I was super confused when I got the bike cause I thought I would be getting the 2 piston brakes which was the first thing I would have upgraded and almost ordered some new ones before the bike was delivered, glad I didn't. Also, the PNW rainer gen 3 dropper in 34.9 mm diameter seatpost (correct for Meta frames) are on sale for just $99 currently.