What’s The Best MTB For Climbing? | Hardtail vs. Full Suspension!
Modern full suspension mountain bikes have complicated designs aimed at making them better on the way up the hill as well as on the way back down - but how far have they come, and are they at a point where they can beat the trusty hardtail at a climbing challenge? Rich and Isaac headed out to the woods with bikes, power meters, and waterproofs to do some Science and see how a modern full suspension trail MTB and a modern trail hardtail would perform up against the clock!
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - The Bikes
1:37 - The Weight
2:54 - Traction
4:05 - Weight: Does It Matter?
8:24 - Comparison Test
9:27 - Test One: Fire Road Climb
11:15 - Test Two: Tech Climb
14:11 - Test Three: Steep Climb
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