Is Light Weight Worth The Money? | Are XC Bikes Too Light?

Published on May 7th 2023

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Do you really need a lightweight bike? It's a question pondered by many corners of the mountain bike community, from top-end racers after the best performance, to the trail centre riders who are beginning to question the efficiency of their bike. Anna is here to shine some light on the subject and find out just how much the weight of her XC bike influences the clock across a range of terrain. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Do You Really Need A Lightweight Bike? 0:46 - The Test Explained 1:34 - The Bike In Question 2:11 - The Climbing Challenge 5:27 - The Singletrack Challengee 8:13 - The Downhill Challenge 10:01 - Results & Conclusions Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN+: https://gmbn.eu/UCIMTB Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNshorts SPRING BUNDLES - 20% OFF 👉 https://gmbn.eu/SpringBundleSale Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GBF2023 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://upload.gmbn.com/ Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter Are you at all fussed by the weight of your bike? Would it be something that would play a factor in a purchase or would you seek to make a bike lighter after purchase? Let us know your thoughts! 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 How have XC bikes changed? https://gmbn.eu/HowHaveXCBikesChanged 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 A Farewell - Future Joust Atlas 17 - Ooyy Lasers And Stuff - Tigerblood Jewel Micro-aTAC - Lupus Nocte NRG - STRLGHT Rebound - Coma Svensson Venture - STRLGHT A Happy Day - Ruiqi Zhao Industry Standard - Matt Large #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Nukeproof Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/nukeproof Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Smith Helmets & Eyewear: https://gmbn.eu/Smith Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Spank: https://gmbn.eu/Spank Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys Wahoo: https://gmbn.eu/WahooTraining Komoot: https://gmbn.eu/Komoot Worx Power Tools: https://gmbn.eu/Worx CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/embn GMBN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/c/gmbnaufdeutsch Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/gcn GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/gcnitalia GCN en Espanol - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Francais - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenfrancais GCN Japan - https://www.youtube.com/gcnjapan GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/gcntrainin