TOP 10 BEST VALUE TRAIL BIKES OF 2024

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Welcome to my BUDGET FULL SUSPENSION TRAIL BIKES Buyer's Guide for 2024. In this video, we go over what I consider to be the Top 10 Best Value Mountain Bikes with 150mm of travel or less. These are my recommendations and hopefully after watching this, you can make an educated purchase decision and get the most value for your money.

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Canyon - Spectral 125 AL 6
Norco - Fluid A4
Marin - Rift Zone 2
Commencal - Meta TR ride
Specialized - Status
Polygon - Siskiu T7 & T8
Vitus - Mythique 29 AMP
Giant - Trance X
Kona - Process 134 DL
YT - Jeffsy Core 2

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CHAPTERS
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00:00 Intro
00:34 Canyon Spectral AL 6
02:14 Norco Fluid FS 4
04:06 What's The Pro's Closet?
06:13 Marin Rift Zone 2
07:03 Commencal Meta TR
08:31 Specialized Status 140
09:55 Polygon Siskiu T8
11:53 Vitus Mythique Amp
13:43 Giant Trance X 29 2
15:00 Kona Process 134
17:02 YT Jeffsy Core 2
18:23 Outro

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[TopToBottomMTB]

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[thetir]

To me its crazy that the “Value” level is in the multi thousands.

[JacobKeller-jd]

Internal cable routing is really good looking and clean, but the external is so much easier to work on. It's a feature I wish more brands would implement.

[mattjns]

I got a T8 on sale in Oz for $2600aud about 3mths ago…that’s about $1700usd!
With the mad savings I spent about a grand & upgraded, bars, grips, brakes, tyres, BB, pedals, stem, dropper remote & headset. I also stripped it back to bare metal and had it powdercoated. (Love building bikes) So for approx $2400usd, I have an absolute beast of a trail bike for unbeatable value for money.
I absolutely love it.

[rrolleman]

mismatching brands for suspension only matters for aesthetics. Dialing your suspension in is waaay more important. After you do that and point your bike downhill, the different labels disappear. Especially since you can't see your rear shock while you ride.

Currently on a Fox X2 and Zeb Ultimate. So much fun. ;)

[mzondi]

That's a different world than I live in$3, 000 isn't a budget bike to me

[tablatom]

I have 2 fat bikes. I bought both second hand here in the UK.
Frames had a few scratches but no dents.
Bought quality 2nd wheels, upgraded the drivetrains when the originals wore out.
Brakes are XT and SRAM level. All 4 pot.

My fat tyres ( I have about 10) are mainly 2nd hand.
Each bike all up cost me about £1300. I love them and I ride almost every day.
No need to buy new.

[nascarisawesome]

External cable routing is the GOAT! Both Vitus and Kona are now doing it and there are really no downsides except looks. It's so much easier to work with and upgrade for mechanics and riders. It's also cheaper to assemble, helping keep the price down.

[PischkePerformance]

Picked up a Status 160 about a month ago for that sale price of $2, 250 and have been loving it! I was worried 160 might be too much for the climbs, but has proven to be a very capable all trail bike with such a fun aspect to it on the downhills!!

[compasteedee]

Mixing and matching suspension is actually a good thing, with the ability to tweak tunes and performance, while being able to maximize value for consumers, no need to match brands as far as I'm concerned. I am far more worried about spec sheets that include SX Eagle rather than Deore. These drivetrains are not even in the same category, in every single way from: shifting quality to reliability to cost to clutch adjustability and replacement, Deore is the better drivetrain in every conceivable way. As for external routing, if the option was between fully integrated from the headset back or fully external; fully external all the way. Better access, no hard to trace rattles, no having to bleed brakes just to pull a brake off the bike, no spending time and/or money having cables routed. The singular trade-off is aesthetics.

[joshuaallswang]

I have no problem with mix match suspension, if anything it’s a great way to test out two different brands! My Giant trance 29er has a fox 36 up front and a DVO topaz out back! Bike looks beast!💯

[paulmaul]

The tens of thousands of dollars I’ve spent on MTB over the 30+ years of riding it has bought me- sweet bikes, countless good memories of riding incredible trails, seeing beautiful views from the tops of mountain peaks, met new friends and great people, kept me in great shape for a 52 year old, given me a permanent grin when thinking about my bike, thought me about engineering and manufacturing, given me injuries that make me smile when remembering how I got them, and given me zen like peace when riding in the quite forest…… money well spent and worth every single penny.

If you’re one that complains about the prices of MTBs then I guess it’s just not for you…. Or maybe try a used bike and see where that takes you. Some objects are worth more than the sum of their parts, and imo MTBs are one of those

[MixxerMr]

As somebody who builds up and works on his bikes I prefer external cable routing. And I personaly also like the rough look of it. I think a mountain bike should look more like a off road machine than a slick road race car - but that's just my personal taste in design.

[michaeldillon]

I’m stoked I came across this video. You’re truly one of the best, succinct, and most objective experts reviewing bikes in this category by far. You rock brother and keep up the outstanding vids.

[Naomi_Boyd]

External routing is superior for maintenance purposes and upgrades. If you want to pretty it up, get colored housings to match your bike.

[MohAkbarNurpatria]

i don't mind external cable routing, but love the internal looks... combo, internal cable shifter and dropper remote, while external hydrolic hose, love it love it...

[blunttrauma]

Every mountain bike shoot out has a whole section of comments dedicated to how expensive full suspension bikes are.. if you want to get into biking, buy yourself a hard tail, price range is 600$-1500$ for entry level to mid level bikes. Even better, grab a used hard tail or full suspension in your price range. Full suspension bikes have a lot of expensive parts and have years of innovative works of art on them to crush tech trails and withstand drops and jumps. If you aren't hitting mtb trails hard and going to bike parks, do not need any of these bikes imo. If you want to hit a bike park and shred the flow there. Rent a bike for the 1 or 2 times a year you might get to go out to do this. If you hot trails 3 times a week or more and hit bike parks several times a year, it is cheaper to buy a $ 3000 bike because that'd be 1 year of rentals.

[jameswilson]

The Canyon is the ONE! Shimano SLX, DT SWISS, FOX. C'mon, hands down the best bike, in my humble opinion. Aloha.😎🤙

[ajtronic]

I don’t mind the different suspension. I’m loving my Lyrik Ultimate up front and Float X rear. Rides

[AlexBbb-il]

I’ve had a 2021 Giant Trance X 2 29 for about 2 years now. It’s sick!
I made several upgrades including Float X shock, i9 wheelset, better cockpit, more robust/grippy tires with a rear insert, and better dropper. Making progress better than I have on other bikes. Running lots of spacers in the back because of how linear the suspension is, and no spacers and high pressure in front (Fox Rhythm on 2021 model) to keep it slack and high in travel. only run it in the high mode for the Maestro suspension, otherwise bottom bracket was low af. Excellent bike. My only complaint is that I couldn’t buy one earlier.