RESERVE WHEEL TEST | Neko Mulally

Reserve wanted to do some wheel testing on a track that was known to break wheels, so we took them to Massanutten! We ended up with some really good feedback to build a better product moving forward!

[Sockets_and_Sprockets]

I'm glad you asked the Santa Cruz product engineer what he thought of the bike and that he seemed to answer honestly. Saying it's one of the best DH bikes out there right now seems risky considering his position, but really cool and encouraging feedback from someone with his sort of background.

[ThunderStruckMTB]

Absolutely love this series. Thanks for taking us with you!

[kyledavidson]

So awesome man. I'm a mechanical engineer in R&D and that was a great snap shot of actual product development.

[alexgordon]

This is what I like about Santa Cruz bike, this no bullshit approach. Their linkage design is the most reliable I have tried yet while also being the nicest to work on. And they make it still though they could have come up something cheaper and lighter making it better on paper.

[lynxg]

Still cool that you're doing these and being so transparent, very cool to get the "inside" on this sort of stuff, look forward to some more stuff and your eventual realizing of a "final" design.
Yeah, pretty cool that a brand would do that instead of just letting it slip under the radar. I know it's a compromise/balance between low enough pressure for enough grip vs hard enough to not hit the rim or roll the tyre all the time, but the clip at 0:39, yes, square edge hits at speed, but I'd have to guess a couple more PSI would have helped a lot in negating dinging the rim and not compromised grip.

[alanbonk]

Excellent as always! Makes my day whenever one of these videos comes out.

[benediktmerl]

The response from Kieran about what could be improved on the Frameworks bike was refreshingly accurate

[BC_Explores]

Love this style of content!! Keep it up Logan and neko🙌🙌

[HannyDart]

4:45 neko is going to be outlawed from biking if theres elevated wildfire hazard 🤣✨

[GrimmReaperRfilms]

Nuttin like nuttin love that place great choice for wheel testing i destroyed my spanks there !!! Congrats on the collab thats huge awesome neko !!!

[jokermtb]

cool process to follow along with - yeah baby!

[Ryan_Burney]

Is that a dent in the rim at 5:32, right above the reserve logo? Some new alloy wheels or are some team riders rocking the alloy that look like carbon for better ride feel?

[ShawnHermann]

Awsome video trying to help Stephen sort out wheels for 2023. He has a building graveyard of rear wheels

[chiefsilverback]

I'm assuming the Syndicate riders run Reserve wheels, did any of them suffer failures during the season?

[T-rick]

So - did you break a wheel while you guys were there? 😅

[johnnimmo]

Would these rims be suitable for a hardcore hardtail or better choice be the alloy version for more compliance?

[jeffreydzialo]

I would think an air shock would deliver more punishment to the rear wheel, than the coil shock. May not be relevant if you're only using a coil for racing, but may be beneficial if you're trying to test to failure.

[butchgreene]

So at 5:31, huge flat spot in the rim. So...carbon can flat spot and still be re-tensioned & ridden?

[federicomarmolejo]

What does the SC engineer mean "I decide who manufacture the rim". I thought SC owned the factories where they make their stuff.

[calinfloyd]

There's a dent in the rim at 5:31 above the reserve logo