I Took my New Trail Bike to the Top of Whistler (No Motor, All Pain) #mountainbiking #remymetailler #propainsreshsl #ebike

What's up everybody and welcome back the channel for today's video I made it here in Whistler at the top of Lords of the squirt. It's a super iconic trail I've only ridden it once years ago mostly because the climb is steep. It's very long and I hate pedaling But I've got a brand new bike that makes things a little bit easier I'll tell you about it after at the end of the video for now Let's go biking because I'm getting eaten alive by those mosquitoes Okay, let's go to Whistler So we are going to head to the very top of this mountain First we're gonna leave the car here at Little Lake Lodge, which is where I'm gonna stay tonight You're buying? I'm buying, okay Okay, that's gonna be the easiest part of the ride Okay, let's see how much elevation and how many kilometer we do today, let's go Yeah The hard part starts right now The fun part for you Jack For me, it's a reason why I'll retire from mountain biking earlier than I want to just because I don't like the uphills Actually, I have two tanky bikes for that because they definitely Extended my passion for biking So I'm leading in the climb and it is not because I'm faster than Jack it's just so I can slow down Jack and Pace myself a little bit more so far the bike is very Comfortable to pedal though Hey Okay, I'll see you in six hours of the car It's a very nice climb actually So we've been climbing since an hour and 20 minutes we've done 11 kilometers about 680 meter of elevation Jack on his tie is still doing pretty good and me I'm surviving Just a walk in the park for you Don't fall this time Jack Jack had a crash going uphill Lost his balance, didn't end clip You doing alright Jack? Okay, I believe that's the highest point 1,300 meters of elevation 18 kilometers 2 hours 35 we took it easy took a bunch of picture a couple of videos Having a bike that pedals this well is definitely pretty cool makes Pedaling and getting to the alpine a bit more enjoyable. What do you think? Well, hopefully Jack that's why I come here Okay, see you at the bottom That's a bit ambitious So I always ride a bike with more travel such as the tire or the spindrift but Having a 130 150 travel bike 29er Makes a lot of the riding that would be Bowing on a big travel bike more interesting Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking I just Didn't really anticipate the corner. I looked at the tree. I went straight for the tree Such a fun bike, so this is my first ride on it So I need to get used a little bit to the setup Brakes are still not perfectly bedded Exo tire on the front, which is very new for me Swiss City on the back So quite different from my usual setup Hey, thanks a lot Trial is running. Oh, buddy. How are you? Good Thank you, it's running mint Wow It's really really good. I mean, it's my first time doing it in seven or eight years. So I don't have much to compare to But yeah, yeah, it's pretty perfect Thank you guys have a good one Thanks a lot. Have a good one. Thank you guys Such a fun loop The trail is pretty epic right now. It's very nice That was a rock Yeah riding a smaller travel bike full 29er Makes me really enjoy The trails that are a bit mellower Making them a little bit more challenging Before we keep on riding for helmets Jack and I we both use the same helmet. That's a specialized tactic I've done a video about it. And also you can find it discounted right now on Jenson USA So make sure you check out the link in description and for glasses Jack's got the Jumbo Fury Whereas me I've got something special. I'll tell you more in a couple of weeks As Jack said, il pleut which means It's raining so bike is really easy to jump around and You know get the transition That way you get to carry good speed and have a smoother ride. I find the bike extremely playful Even though that's a 29er Nothing beats the forest of Whistler in my opinion Sorry buddy We haven't seen much wildlife Unless you count the mosquitoes as a wildlife then it was a freaking zoo up there Originally, I wasn't even going to order a Eugene because it's not the type of bike I normally use. I like the capability of The Tai of the spindrift especially because they pedal really well, but having a full 29er 130-150 travel like definitely climbs better It's pretty noticeable. I mean I had to wait for you for quite some time But now, you know being able to run like a bit lighter tires, harder compound on the back so it rolls faster Exoplus on the front. I'm actually super impressed I was expecting a lot more flex on the front wheel and especially with 21 psi it Feels like really solid. I don't feel like it flexes too much So no, I've been really really enjoying it and the 29er often people ask me why I run a mullet A mullet is gonna be of course more playful and on big compression You can squat lower when it's really steep. It's easier to go behind the rear axle, especially for someone that's 5'7 like me But I have no problem whatsoever turning a 29er bike and on a trail like this where there's no big compression It's not very steep. I do really enjoy the 29er. It definitely carries more speed than a mullet I'm gonna see really surprised by the Maxxterra on the back It grips much better than I expected it Of course it's dry and it's hot But still And that's it But the video is not finished We're gonna check out Trailforks and see what we ride from here. I think Pura Vida would be a good option it's a single black diamond trail and Would be a good way to ride this bike on something a bit gnarlier Ok Jack, Pura Vida So I've ridden all those trails but a long time ago, I barely ride Whistler trails anymore Mostly because the climb is too steep but now I might have a good excuse to come back Jack you should definitely go right I'm joking I don't know what's up here I don't know Jack. I don't know if you'll do that. Yeah, it's pretty spicy Yeah, exactly, yeah. Well my way is cooler because not crashing and hurting yourself is cool. Yeah That's that's very true Wow All new The signage is really well done here Hey Jack, I got an idea How about you try my bike? Sure, you're a bit heavier than I am But I typically run my suspension a bit stiffer than most people so you might You might enjoy it a lot We use the same pedal by the way Time special 10 so And we got same brakes too. You just poorly set them up That's it and the same bars as well So I'm on a size medium and Jack typically rides a size large Is it the bike that can turn Jack or is it you? Actually Nice So, what do you think? Surprised how well it managed those tight corners. Yeah, but this is a size medium So the reach is a bit shorter than yours. Obviously you run a longer stem wider bars, but yeah I could feel it really wanted to go You know, the biggest thing is actually the bars are narrower. Yeah. Yeah, I run 738 and what do you have 760? Yeah, I don't know they're pretty wide but I think actually they're too wide Yeah. Yeah, most people run their bar too wide when you buy a handlebar you're supposed to cut them to Your preferred length, but most people don't know what their preferred length is. So yeah, I have a neighbor who recommended to me What length I should yeah Is it that same neighbor that got you the helmet, the glasses, the brakes, you know, the mother girl, the pedals The only thing you didn't get me is the t-shirt, which is my wife's. Yeah, but I can't even tell you know fits you really well And we are back At Nita Lake Lodge. I'm gonna stay here with my girlfriend have some good food and Jack is gonna drive my truck back to Squamish And feed dinner to the kids Okay, I hope you enjoyed the video on Lords of the Squirrel This trail was incredible. My expectations were not super high because the last time I did it I don't remember having a really fun time. So long story short. I'm glad I did it especially on this bike So before I'm gonna tell everything there is to know about the new Propane Eugene 3 CF I'm gonna share with you two discount codes The first one is for Nita Lake Lodge If you wish to stay in Whistler in a nice hotel in a place that's quiet that's got food option close by a lake I highly recommend Nita Lake Lodge You can use my code Remy that will get you a discount if you book Before the end of the bike park season and now if you wish to purchase this bike You can use the code Remy free shipping It's gonna give you free shipping for the first few weeks of this bike releasing which is today Thursday July 31st so You probably wonder why I needed to get another bike when I have so many in my garage already Well, typically with the type of riding I do It's really steep. It's gnarly and I want to ride a mullet bike and my focus is a performance going downhill Well, I've realized that I don't do enough pedaling uphill typically The only time I enjoy pedaling on a bike is either on my e-bike because I get to go to the top of the hill Fast and then I get to enjoy the downhill with the same feelings and on a regular bike Oh, and this might sound weird but on my road bike I actually really enjoy road biking and when I have to pedal if I only have one hour I Usually prefer to go for a road bike ride than a mountain bike ride but propane just came out with this bike and It is a fully new bike compared to the previous Eugene I've been riding I'm gonna tell you what changed on it, but What's important to notice is that this is a full 29er bike It is lighter and it's not as capable as a Tahit or Spindrift that you typically see me ride And the reason why I'm excited about that is because first of all, it's made to pedal and to go faster on the uphill An area where I guess I struggle I'm not super confident going uphill. I'm not actually bad I just really don't enjoy it So having a bike that's gonna pedal better gonna be lighter is going to be for me a good motivation to simply ride mountain biking more than I currently do and the second thing is I find a lot of enjoyment on fast flow trails with big jumps or really gnarly trails when the trails are fairly average technical blues or maybe light single black trails I don't find that much fun riding them Especially when I'm riding my Spindrift or my Tahit because it doesn't represent much of a challenge So having a bike that's gonna be lighter more playful Less capable I would say on the technical and gnarly section because it's not made for that actually brings me a lot of satisfaction Riding Lords of the Scroll was a great example. It's a trail that's pretty simple There's nothing crazy as you probably saw I didn't do much jumping There was no big compression nothing steep and if I had to ride my Spindrift on that I'll be a little bit bored So having a bike that's gonna give me more feel was something pretty exciting the bike is pedaling really well, obviously, it's designed for that and One of the main reason why Propel wanted to come out with this new Eugene 3 CF is to really make the difference with the other bike on the range You've got the Tahit which is your full-on enduro bike, the Spindrift which is a big enduro Freeride bike, bike park bike then obviously the Rage which is a downhill bike but there was a lot of confusion for people on whether they should buy a Eugene, a Tahit or a Spindrift and so Propel has wanted to make the difference in between each model more clear I think they've done a great job. This bike is You know, it's your light trail bike. It's not a down country. It's more capable than this It still wants to go fast. It wants to Be playful. You can really push on it, but it has less travel only one 30 millimeter on the back You don't have the option to ride it as a mullet because this bike is made for the people who You know want to pedal fast They want to get a workout and they focus on the physical aspect while having a bike that still can descend well it's not gonna be as easy to ride downhill as A Spindrift or a Tahit, but it's not the focus of this bike. I think this bike is going to excel on places like Sedona or Moab Camberland in British Columbia on the lower grade trail of Squamish, for example Anything that's a blue trail or a single black trail Anguillem, Pseudo Suga The trails that are actually the most ridden here are not the Supernali trail you see in videos and Yeah, I think Propen did a really cool job I actually had a lot of fun for me moving a bike that's a full 29er is not a problem I find Very easy to corner the bike mostly because of the geometry we'll talk about it in a second But the center of gravity is low The bike is really balanced making it easy to pop around to turn The big issue I've had with 29er in the past is when it gets super steep and gnarly Being smaller, I'm 5'7 and having shorter legs Well, it's harder for me to put my butt behind the rear axle and feel confident But this bike I'm not gonna ride it down Guranga or down the craziest terrain I'm going to focus on more physical riding. I think it's a bike that I'm gonna be using more for Social purposes when I go with friends of mine like Jack that are fitter than me and faster uphill But I'm a better rider going downhill I think this bike is gonna be great for that when I visit places that don't have gnarly terrain This is gonna be a great option. So overall I've been super stoked I think you probably could tell in the video. I was having a really really fun day. Now, let's move to all the technicalities Geometry and also the parts that I've changed on this bike to make it more fitted for what I want to do So let's talk details. As I mentioned this bike is only available as a 29er Obviously all the sizes small, medium, large, extra large Only available in carbon, but the price is pretty attractive It starts at 3,400 euros in Europe and 3,800 US dollar in North America It's available in some really rad color. Not sure how this one is called, but looks pretty cool It is wrapped with a ride wrap. This is a matte wrap on it and It looks really sleek I typically receive the bike with the stickers on before and so the ride wrap goes on top of the stickers But this is the first time I actually got the bike without the stickers We applied the ride wrap and put the stickers on top I'm not sure what I prefer, but either way, it looks really cool. Now in terms of Geometry, this is my own bike. Obviously, it's a size medium. I'm 5'7 and the reach with a 140mm fork is 458 millimeters. Myself, I've opted for a 150 so all the geometry number I'm gonna give you are based on the 140mm fork, not on my own setup Headtube angle 64.8. So it's pretty slick for a bike that's only 170 millimeter of travel on the back. It gives you wheelbase of roughly 1,225 millimeter which makes the bike quite stable despite being such a small travel bike Other things that's important to notice The seat tube is now a little bit steeper than it used to be. I think the effective Angle is 77.5. When I pedaled this bike, even though the access to Lord of the Squirrels I think it's called Into the Mystic has got some really steep section I felt really good, really comfortable on this bike. The pedaling was easy. I run my bars definitely a little bit lower than I do on most bikes just because With this setup, I'm looking at going faster on the uphill and I'm looking at making the position for pedaling more enjoyable instead of maximizing the capacity of the bike going downhill, but I still made a setup that's gonna work well if I ride aggressively So now let's look at Some of the updates that Propane has made. You've got Storage, I'm not sure how a bike, I guess it's called a bike frame storage So below my water bottle you can just unclip This Yeah, whatever it's called I think you understood what I mean But long story short, you can storage stuff inside the down tube of your frame, a tube, some food, some tools Whatever you want. So this is something pretty cool. For Cable routing you got three options. You go through the headset Classic like I did through the down tube or with the six-pack option from Propane I think it looks really clean. There is no noise whatsoever Propane has really improved the way the cables go inside the frame One thing I have to say if you watch the video it sounds a little bit noisy And I was wondering what was the noise on my bike. It's actually the little tool I had on my top pick bottle cage that wasn't properly secure as it should have been and I guess I didn't notice until I got to the car, but this bike is super quiet I rode it since All the things that Propane has made, the chainstay protector has been improved a lot as well as the down tube protection Just to make the bike looking more sleek You still have the linkage that's carbon and you don't need any brake adapter to mount a 180 millimeter disc Which is probably what you would want to ride on this bike. I think that's about it We talked about how the bike rides During the video I was making some comments, but overall I was surprised by how capable it is Despite being such a short travel bike There's a lot of support in the suspension even though my setup was pretty soft I didn't feel any arch bottom out and the bike wanted to go fast mostly due of the 29er wheels I really enjoyed how it cornered and yeah, I found it very easy to ride I got along with it right away and you can tell it's a Propane. It still has a Pro-10 Suspension platform and I was just really stuck on how it rides. Now, let me show you some of the parts I've Changed on this setup. So Let's start with the cockpit. I've got a one up 35 millimeter rise V2 carbon bars You've seen me riding a 50 millimeter on my Spindrift on my Shresh SL But on this bike, I don't want to be as high as on the other bike since I'm riding more middle-earth terrain So the 35 gives me a really good position and it's a bit more flexy It's paired with a 35 millimeter stem. For brakes, I didn't change anything other than the size of the rotor on the back I've got the Ace Dominion A4 with sintered brake pads. For suspension, this is the Diamond From DVO 150 mil I run it Much softer than I would normally run But once again is because this bike is not going to leave the ground much I'll still do the occasional jumps and gaps, but it's not the focus. I want to have a bike that's comfortable and that pedals quick For wheels, I've got the Nobel TR 37 with the Project 321 I love those wheels because they are really reliable, but they roll really fast They have some good flexibility Lateral in order to make the bike not too uncomfortable, but still very quick The big thing now, the tires This is probably the first time you see me riding a Maxxis DHR2 on the front I tried in the past, probably in 2016 when I joined Maxxis And I wasn't a fan. I just preferred the Assa guy back then Well I wanted a tire that's gonna roll fast, but still give me confidence on hilly terrain So I opted for a DHR2. This tire has won many world cups On the downhill circuit on the front, so it does work on the front, but it was personal preference And this was my first time in years riding it on the front wheel and I was actually really surprised I felt I felt confident right away. I felt like I could feel the grip So I might actually Try it on some other bikes See how I get along on other setups where I'm really familiar I've got an EXO plus which is also new simply to save weight. I wanted a lighter tire But I was very surprised by how much support the EXO plus has And I was only riding 21 psi on the front On the back I've opted for a DHR2 as I always do, double down casing So I'm familiar with this tire, but one big thing I changed. This is my first time in ages Riding a 3c Terra. So on the front I've got 3c grip just to get traction But on the back I went for a 3c Terra to get a bike that's gonna simply pedal faster there is a better Rolling speed with a harder compound. Obviously if it's soft it kind of slows you down especially on the pavement But with a stiffer compound it does roll faster And it was pretty noticeable especially on the access road before you actually get onto the trails pedal Didn't change a thing. My time special 10. For the cranks We've got a 30T oval chainring from Rotor with a 165 cc crank another thing that Propane has changed The c-tube insertion. I know it's been a complaint in the past from some customer It's never been an issue for me because I prefer to run a 180 millimeter post regardless But if I wanted I could go for a 210 on this bike No problem, as I can drop the insertion all the way at the bottom, but the 180 Fits me really well, and I'm really happy with that I know where my seat is at the lowest position and the highest position and I like to keep it consistent with every bike Other things that we got we got a KMC 12 speed SL chain With a Shimano XT transmission that I purchased on Jensen USA You can find this link in the description when you do purchase using that link that supports me. So thanks so much for that Grips Ergon GDH Same as on every single bike I own SM Enduro also From Ergon, but I've got the carbon rail just to make the bike lighter Talking about making the bike lighter. This bike is roughly 14 kilos And as you notice, I don't have a chain guide also to save some weight. I think that's about it. I mentioned the Topic bottle cage. I've got the muddugger. I went for the shorter version this time Just because it's summer Hopefully we well, I guess no we need some rain because of the wildfire but for biking we don't want too much rain either I guess that's it trying to keep this video Simple if you have any question, if I forgot anything, please let me know in the comment below I'll do my best to reply to it If you enjoy the video simply subscribe leave me a like comment really helps out A lot and when you use that link that does support. So thanks so much for that Don't forget the code REMYFREESHIPPING for the new Propane Eugene 3 CF Thanks for that. 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