In today’s Video I rode the Trek Powerfly 4 Hardtail down Verbier Bikepark!
Is it going to Break on the first Jump or am I going to have the time of my Life?
Let me know in the comments if you have ever ridden a Hardtail – and if you think I should go even bigger next time 👀
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Uphill
2:13 What Bike Am I Riding?
3:45 Downhill Carnage!
9:55 Should I Hit This Jump?
10:39 The Downhill Continues
20:26 Outro
Hello guys. Today we’re in the Swiss Alps to be certain in Nada. It’s part of the Gat Valley where Ver is located and that’s exactly where we headed. So I’m going to take my ebike and ride up uh yes until we reach the trails. [Music] Up there you can see the gondilas, but that’s not where we headed because we’re not lazy. Well, not so lazy. Well, there’s no going back now. So, back there behind that mountain is where I started and now got to climb all the way back up. But until now, the ebike is really fun. All you could see is just a man. Sorry. Uh, but I wanted to show you the mountain. And as soon as we get there, I’m going to show you the mountain. Wow. When I come here with a bike with better brakes, then I’m definitely going to try to hit this trail that’s looking pretty impossible with all the trees and [ __ ] in the way, but it looks really steep and really rad. So, we almost made it. We’re at the Verbia sign now. We’re going to have to go back there to the trail. So, I just did the hardest climb. Well, it would have been the hardest climb if I wouldn’t have been on an ebike, but it was so steep. That’s something I normally ride down. So, that’s definitely one of the benefits of an ebike. I think it’s really cool to have the opportunity to ride an ebike. How am I managing this? It’s so so steep right now and I’m holding my phone. [ __ ] Okay, bye. So, we’ve just made it to the trail and now I’m going to explain you a little bit about the bike so you know what I’m riding. So, the bike you can see behind me is the Trek Powerfly 4. I don’t know the exact year, but in the back we have the Maxis re recon tires. In front we have the Maxis Minion DHF tires. Excited to try those. The bike is, as I said, a hard tail. So, I’m going to be going to be very interested to see how it rides. Here we have this water bottle. I really like it. It’s cool. It’s like clipless pedals. Talking of clip clipless pedals, today I’m riding these flat pedals. I’m not really used to it, but yeah, going to see how it goes. And in front, most importantly, we have the Rock Shock Silver 35. I know these are a bit cheap forks. They don’t have much compression settings or rebound settings. So, I’m going to be very, very interested how they’re going to ride. I have got 100 PSI and maxed out the compression and they’re still really soft. And then here we have the Shimano Dior brakes. And here we have another brake that I don’t know the the brand of. So, we got two different brakes. That’s going to be interesting. So, yeah, less talking and let’s go ride this trail. I’m really excited because it’s been so long that I’ve ridden on a hard tail ebike or flat pedals. So, the odds are little bit stacked against me, but we’re going to try to get safe and sound down this trail. Yes. Did a little hip. Wow. The hard tail feels a bit rough. And the front tire is pumped up to 40 PSI. So, yeah, the grip is minimalistic. Yes. Wow. This bike, you need some good calf muscles for a hard tail. What? No way. The back brake is already fading. Oh, the rock shocks 35. It’s not helping. You know what? You have to clean this jump. It’s not a small jump, got to say, for an ebike. This bike has a walk button, but literally does nothing. Come on. Okay, I think this is enough. I’m going to die if I go further. Oh, too flat. Oh [ __ ] Oh no. Bottomed out the fork so hard. Okay, I need to be careful with this bike. I need to try to hit every jump perfectly or else I think I’m going to have to walk back home. So, let’s go. I got to say this flow train, I rode it once last year and it’s still so much fun. They added some new jumps like this one that I just hit. I’m going to take a break because this is just so hard on the muscles and it took like a good hour to get up here. So, why not take a moment and enjoy this view? So, enough enjoyment. Now, it’s going back. Oh, so scared of these flat corners. Yes. Hit these jumps. If there is some benefit of a hard tail, it’s got to be on these on these jumps. I mean, what else could it be good for? Yes. I don’t know what this is. Looks like a shark fin. Feels like a burn. Let’s hit this. Yes. Good brake check. Perfect. Let’s take this line. Wow. So nice, guys. It’s not the bike. It’s really just you. I could have as much fun on this bike as I can have on my $12,000 Santa Cruz high tower. Just kidding. My Santa Cruz is more fun. Okay, there there’s like a little boner log. So, let’s go and take a look at it. So, this jump is really not that bad if I was on a full suspension. Now, that’s a pretty flat landing. And if I don’t clean it perfectly, then I might have some knee problems tomorrow. It’s about a like 4 m gap. It should go. It should go. So, the right thing to do would be to just leave it be. But because I am me and I like to take risks and have fun, I’m going to hit it for you guys and for me for my ego. So, I’m going to take a quick run up. This is so [ __ ] sketchy. Hold on. Well, here goes nothing. Yes. Hit it perfectly. Track. Please sponsor me. I make such good videos. To be honest, I’m really quite surprised that I didn’t eat [ __ ] right there because out of all the jumps on this [ __ ] mountain, this has to be the sketchiest one. Yes. Drift a little bit the heat. Take the large line flat pedals. Yes. So much fun. Let’s go. If I remember it correctly, there’s a little jump line. Yeah. Hit this little one, then hit this. Really don’t have to take a lot of speed. Wish I had a mud guard. Wow. Is that Woo! My front wheel almost just cost my life. Wow. Until the last part. It should it should not have jumps unless they changed something, which I hope. But at the end there’s a wouldn’t say too big, but a good sized step down. Yes. Take a little cuty sections. French line. Wow. This bike is really not made for big roots. Wow. Nice. To be honest, this bike is really good for its price. I mean, you really can’t complain. Even though it’s not made for really long bike park days, for your local trails, it’s really all you need. In front, 50 mil of travel, in the back, zero. It’s fun. It’s fun. And it’s a challenge for people that are really that have really good bikes like me. But yeah, I would say let’s go tread some more. This section you really got to pump and pedal to get some speed. What? There was dangerous rock that can take your tires any day. To be honest, I might have to buy an ebike, too, because I have climbed the biggest climb of my life in under an hour. And that says something. Even though I’m a good climber and I basically am, well, I am an enduro rider, have a lot of force in my legs, it’s really surprising really. Everyone can buy a thing like this and just go up your local mountain or trail and shred because I promise you everyone can pedal an ebike. Why not? Let’s go. Wow. Let’s take the upper line. Let’s continue. You know what? Wow. A big gap on the hard tail. Let’s go inside the normal line here. Let’s go outside. Oh, my fingers are starting to hurt with this fork. Here we are, the big gap. Um, think I’m just going to send it blind to be honest. Um, yeah. Let’s see how it goes. Let’s do this [ __ ] go. Yeah. Well, uh, I did it, but my chain flew off right before the [ __ ] takeoff. So, um, yeah. Going to put this bad boy back on and try the second time with more flow. I think I’m going to put you guys on that dead tree to get the best POV of this jump. Let’s go back up with the ebike. Let’s go. Going to carry speed around. [ __ ] It gets worse and worse with this bike. Let’s just not do that again. So, I’ve actually just watched back the footage and yeah, because it’s a hard tail, the back end got hung up on the lip of the jump and it just bucked me forward. Thank god that it wasn’t worse. But wow, you got to you got to pay attention when you do this send. But yeah, let’s continue this video. I’m going to say the one flaw this bike has is that it just doesn’t carry enough speed. I mean, it’s really easy to do this jump, but maybe it’s on me, but I think the bike makes me a little bit slower. So, let’s continue. I think the trail might be over. Heat. Heat. So, now I’m about to hit some more laps, but I’m not going to take you with me this time. I’m going to film some for my Tik Tok. And yeah, I’ll see you soon. Bye.