I put $7,800 of upgrades on my $1899 Mountain Bike

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• EV

  @EvansMTBSaga · 1 month ago · pinned

  With the rear shock overstroke - I went from the stock 230x62.5 to 230x65. I&apos;m not sure if the math checks out and if that&apos;s truly 180mm rear travel. If you know, reply to this comment. The fork was also ran as 180mm.<br><br>PS. A few shots were out of focus, my bad on that. Working through the growing pains of a new camera. Does it look any better?

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• JE

  @jessevassallo · 1 month ago

  Maybe start swapping things back stock one by one until you find the sweet spot. Like put the 38 back on, and see how it feels, then the shock. It would be interesting to see where the law of diminishing returns starts kicking in

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• SH

  @sheeep_yt · 1 month ago

  The &quot;law of returns&quot; you&apos;re talking about is the law of diminishing returns. At a certain point, the cost of upgrading far outweighs what negligible benefits you will get.

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• SK

  @SkiGuy360 · 1 month ago

  You should add fork guards

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• KA

  @KanchanLata-i4t · 1 month ago

  Aaw man this man is obsessed with spending money

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• RS

  @rsquared9703 · 4 weeks ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W_BjtpAlGA&amp;t=17">0:17</a> “until it stops feeling special” dude it’s literally the brand name! 😅

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• AL

  @Alan-75 · 1 month ago

  You need a 180mm ZEB FORK

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• TO

  @tommyvan4609 · 1 month ago

  Just came in to say great work! You are always entertaining and inspiring. I do also think the fork may be what is taking away from that special feel. In the world of hot rods and horsepower, we talk about the law of diminishing returns. Where you get to a certain point that the engine just can make much more power. $1,000 in upgrades may gain you 100HP, by the time everything has been done, you’re dumping $6,000 to gain 3HP. <br>The law of diminishing returns is what I think that you were referring to.<br>Thanks for sharing the rad bike videos!

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• US

  @user-interestingguy · 1 month ago

  Love the videos man your builds are the BEST on youtube by a longshot

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• SM

  @Smeetsee · 1 month ago

  I think one of the benefits from changing the crankset and chain ring is that it can improve the chain line, which can help improve shifting

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• DE

  @deezcycle · 3 weeks ago

  These parts would be my dream build!!

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• RE

  @rebootbfm · 1 month ago

  You had me at: &quot;overstroke it&quot; ! Great to see people still pushing the envelope !

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