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hello this is Rob from single track and
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what you have here in front of me are
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two trail bikes that I've had on test
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for the past couple of months we have
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the GT sensor expert and the truck fuel
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ex 9.7 now on paper both these bikes are
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very similar they both run 29in Wheels
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they both run 130 mil travel front and
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rear and they both have a frame build up
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with a carbon main frame and an alloy
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rear triangle on paper very similar
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bikes but out on the trails two very
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different stories one feels very raw
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ready to ride out of the box is an
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absolute riot the other on the other
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hand is a Vel more sophisticated it
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feels higher end higher quality and you
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feel like you've got to take a little
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bit more care when you're riding it so
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let's get into it let's start with the
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GT then the GT sensor is a new bike for
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this year uh it's a remake of the sensor
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model that's been around for a while now
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but uses a much simpler suspension
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design away from the AOS and the ey
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drive system of old and it's been
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replaced with a four by linkage design
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which is very simple on the trails then
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this bike feels incredibly Raw it's a
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carbon frame like I said with an alloy
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rear triangle and on the trails it just
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wants to press it wants to have fun on
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the climbs it feels very firm and very
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supportive as you riding up things he's
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plenty of traction and on the descents
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if you let off those brakes the bike
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just absolutely flies couple of
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drawbacks on the GT the spec in certain
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areas might be compromised I think GT
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has spent a lot of time developing and
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making this lovely carbon frame but then
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in terms of the spec the little things
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that just aren't up to speed the brakes
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are Shram level TLS and they're just not
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quite powerful enough on longer descents
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you really do start to pull through that
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travel and it does become a bit of a
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chore trying to stop at the droper post
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again is something that could look at
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tweaking in the future so this bike is
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available in five models two alloy
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models and three carbons this sits in
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the middle of the three carbon models
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3,299 onto the trck then and what have
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we got here again a carbon front
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triangle and alloy rear triangle this
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bike uses Fox suspension front and rear
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unlike the rock shock system that GT
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uses we've got Shram drivetrain again
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similar to the GT this uses an NX front
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shifter coupled with a GX Eagle rear
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Mech and we've got Shimano m6000 brakes
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on the trail this bike feels super
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highend the carbon frame has loads of
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Technology from the knock block system
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down to the minnow link to adjust the
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geometry similar with the GT this also
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has a flip chip to change the geometry
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slightly when you're on the trail on the
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trail then the trick feels very high-end
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it feels very Supple through the
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suspension and it's a very very agile
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bike out the box this bike comes with a
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750 mm Wide Bar which for a bike that is
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this capable does feel very narrow I
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swap this over to something a little bit
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wider and it says transform the bike on
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the climbs the reactive rear shock
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really does work it's magic when you're
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on ulating Trails it feels supportive
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and then as soon as you get out of the
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saddle to punch up steep climbs it firms
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up and gives you plenty of traction and
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the bike as a whole just feels very
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comfortable the suspension throughout on
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all different Trail types is incredibly
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Supple and it is an absolute hoot to
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ride so both these bikes then are an
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absolute pleasure on the trail they're
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both super quick Point pointed downhill
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and are very active when they're going
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uphill they make life very easy in fact
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but how are the differences when they're
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actually riding then and what feels
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better and what do I prefer well I
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really really like the raw nature of the
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GT it feels like it just wants to
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impress it all the time and the fact
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that you don't have to worry about loads
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of different types of technology means
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that you can just get out and ride your
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bike on the TRU however you do go out
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and you do think about all the different
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changes you could make obviously they've
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both got a flip chip kind of set up for
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adjusting the geometry but the active
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braking pivot on here the knock block
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system all the different internal cable
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routing options on the track just make
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it a little bit more complex in my eyes
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that being said though on the trail I
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have preferred the ride of the track
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that Supple suspension design just gives
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you a lot more control when you ride in
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and gives you a bit more feedback when
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you're on the trail the Firma suspension
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on the GT is perfect if you're riding
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bike parks and hard to pack trails that
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being said though there are a few
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drawbacks to the GT those brakes just
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aren't powerful enough for a bike that
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is this capable and wants to go this
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fast and there are a few other areas in
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the build kit where I think money could
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have been spent better onto the Tre I
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think the build kit out of the box is
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spoton I think the way that Tre have
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intelligently thought about the group
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set has really made an impact on the way
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it rides having a cheaper GX rear Mech
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rather than something like the x01 just
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means that you have that peace of mind
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if you do take a whack you're not going
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to have to be spending 500 odd pound on
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a new rear Mach and I think that some of
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the other features on the track do just
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make it that little bit higher in terms
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of its ride quality looking at price
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points then and where do these two bikes
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sit well the GT retails at 3299 whereas
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the Tre retails AT 3150 and for that
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extra £1 150 I don't really see what you
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get I think GT has spent a lot of time
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and money designing this lovely carbon
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frame and it is a work of art but I
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think the money spent in that does
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reflect in the price that you buy off
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the shelf for £150 less I do think the
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Trek is a better option so both these
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bikes are great options for if you're
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looking to upgrade your bike or get into
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the trail bike Market if you want to
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read the full reviews of both bikes head
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over to single track world.com where
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I've broke them down in all the details
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and there's a video for each of those as
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that you want to know and we'll get back
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to you as soon as we can but for the
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time being this has been Rob from single
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track with the GT sensor expert and the
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Tre fuel ex 9.7 and we'll see you all
