This is the Best Budget Enduro Bike on the Market Today!.

In today's video I'm riding my first ever heli bike ride and it's on a new bike. Let's take a look at what we've got. As you can see we've got something in the mail from bikesonline.com. We've got the dropper post. We've got the seat. This is the Polygon Colossus N7 and this is my new budget bike. The bike comes mostly pre-assembled. There's just a few more parts we got to install here. All right guys let's take a bit of a closer look what we're actually working with here. This is a 170 millimeter front and rear travel enduro bike. Aluminum frame. Fold 29er. Yes I know. It's a bit different isn't it? I've never ridden these tires before. The Flowsnap tires from V-Tire Co. They look pretty good so hopefully they do the job. Tektro brakes. I've also never ridden these before so will they be good enough? I guess we'll find out. We've got an entry-level RockShox Zeb fork on the front. Just got the basic compression dial and air input as well. As well as rebound adjustment as well. The rear shock we've got a RockShox Super Deluxe Select Plus. Again this thing is pretty basic. We've got a rebound dial here and an air valve right there. So this bike is worth about 2000 US dollars. Definitely on the budget side of things and it's not something you'd normally see me riding. Yet I specifically chose this bike to ride. As opposed to their N9 which is a higher end version of the same bike. So one of the reasons why I actually chose to get this bike from Bikes Online is because I want to show you guys what it's like riding on a budget bike. And how you don't always need the most expensive thing in order to have a great time on the trails. But I definitely want to take it through its paces. I intend on taking this bike to places like Whistler Bike Park, North Shore riding. I want to ride Tek. I want to ride jumps. I just want to have a great time on this bike. So there's two different versions of this bike. The N7 and the N9. They're both on sale. The N9 is selling for 2700 right now which is such a good deal. The frame is exactly the same but the N9 just has higher end components. So for some of you that may be worth it. But the N7 may be just enough for you anyways. In case you guys haven't noticed the economy isn't the best right now. So it is understandable that people are not able to buy the most expensive bikes anymore. And that's kind of one of the reasons why I thought this might be a good idea. Is to purposely get a lower end bike. It is a bit more relatable. And bikesonline.com did send me this bike for free which I'm so stoked about. So I'm happy to promote these bikes. I also have an affiliate deal with them. So if you purchase through my link I get a small commission as well. Just a few finishing touches. They gave us some pedals. Put the pedals on rotating them forward to the bike. So the right side pedal rotates normally. It's the left pedal that always threads backwards. You go lefty loosey in order to tighten the left pedal. So the cranks are Shimano cranks. We've got a 32 tooth cog in the front. Shimano Deore rear derailleur. 12 speed cassette. We've got some center locking Shimano rotors. And I never really understand how to properly take these reflectors off. So I might just have to break them off. Like that. WTB seat. I think this thing looks pretty nice. This one is a 150 millimeter dropper. We've got the FSA headset. Shimano Deore shifter. Some decent looking grips I've never used before. They even got me this bell. And this cool little bike keychain thing. Boostmaster's budget bike is now ready to shred. Complete with the dork disc and all. I'm not even going to take that thing off. We don't have any bash guard or chain guide. I normally always like to have something. But as you can see the frame does have mounts to stick a chain guide on. One more thing. I'm going for the size medium of this bike. It's very similar to the medium transition patrol that I have. So one of my thoughts about these budget bikes is probably one of the most important things is that you get good geometry. And the frame is the same for this bike versus the higher end model like the N9. The geometry is the same and that's arguably the most important thing you could say. Of course suspension and tires are super important. Brakes, those are all very important. But with the budget bike you get modern geometry. So that is pretty awesome. I'm just going to put a little bit of frame protection on here as well. Just some cheaper stuff I found on Amazon. So I first took it out in the backyard. Rode the pump track a little bit. Rode one of my new little step downs I was making. And then I took it out to some local trails. I wanted to try it out on a few jumps. More air in the rear shock. I got a branch in my face. There's a leaf right on my cheek here. Okay and uh... Okay let's just go for the 35. Oh yo! Okay I was a bit afraid I was gonna like bottom out. But I think I did bottom the rear but it didn't feel like it. It actually felt pretty chill. Oh yeah that was sick. I kind of felt like I went a bit deep on that 35. I was bracing for a harder impact but it actually felt quite nice. Full 29er. I'm not so used to this but yeah. You know there's supposed to be more traction with this. More of a contact patch on the ground right? So I make sure that the brakes are all bed in. And then I took it out on a heli ride. This was a super fun trip. It was during Crankworx. And GoPro actually sent me and five other content creators out to Whistler. And we just had a blast with our GoPro Hero 12s. And this heli ride was definitely the highlight of the trip. It's my second time in a helicopter. At least this time I will remember it. And my first time doing a heli bike ride. Will the budget bike hold up on this huge descent? Let's find out. Let's do it. Helicopter ride with the new bike. Alex going. Okay I'll just follow Alex here. So we all got a new Hero 12 and a Max Lens Mod 2.0 as part of our goodie bag. So I'm using that for this footage here. So you may notice it looks a little bit different. I'm using the Max Superview mode. And I'm also using the natural color profile instead of the usual flat mode. This was filmed the end of July. Of course the GoPro Hero 13 has now been announced. And I actually do have content on that. I do have the Hero 13 as well. That's actually going to be my next video. So stay tuned for that. So cool. Sick. Dusty. Celeste is up in front. Right on. So we just got to make sure we don't get any flats or mechanicals. This is like my second or third time riding this bike actually. And since this was a trip with GoPro, we were of course trying all kinds of fun different camera angles. I had two GoPros on me the whole time. Here I'm trying the Hyperview mode on my chest harness. Got Dominique in front. Reid Boggs up ahead. Good times. Riding behind Alex Chevalier. Let's do it. So yeah, I figure this is a good way to break in the new bike. See how it goes on a whole alpine ride. It is a lower end drivetrain, but yeah, and I think these tires are actually pretty decent. I've never ridden these tires. Nice. But I felt like they're pretty good so far. Okay, cool. That's a new berm. Sick. So good. Nice. I love all the rock slabs. See, I don't even got a chain guide or bash guard on here. So I'm hoping the chain doesn't fall off. That'll be a really good sign if the chain can stay on the whole ride. Nice. Look at this. Oh, that is cool. Dude, I would love to swim in here. That'd be sick. How cool is this? Look how deep it goes. Wish I brought my swim trunks. All right, I'm trying a few creative mounts here. Check this thing out. How freaking cool is this? Let's do it. More uphill. Oh, quite a bit uphill here. Whoa, there's a lot of uphill. Sick. Nice. Okay, this is fun. This is sick. Oh, this is awesome. The camera is falling down. Well, I tried it. That was cool. Nice. This is sweet. Sick. Yeah, dude. How was that bit of trail for you? Good. Super fun. Look at this. Getting some more tree cover. Oh, man. Time for a break. Yeah, that was tiring. Best section so far. Actually, I liked the alpine part just before it the most, actually. I like all the rock slabs. Yeah, that's true. The front is the quad piston. So what's the verdict on those brakes? Yeah, they do the job. So yeah, I think the one thing that's a bit annoying is just the drivetrain. Like it shifts slow when you click the shifter. Yeah, it's a slow shifting. It's low-end drivetrain. So that is a bit frustrating. Yeah, the bike is working well. So I'm pretty happy about that, though. One thing I really like about this bike is the six-bar linkage that the frame has. It's fairly progressive as well, which I always like. So that means when you land big hits, it'll actually feel pretty good. And that six-bar linkage helps keep things a little bit more sensitive on that first bit of travel. So good. Oh, yeah. Your foot? Yeah. It was really fast changing the entire back on the rim. You have 27.5 or 29? Uh, 29. Why? What do you need? A tube? Slice is on a high. I'm having fun coming to Go-Pro Mountain. This is the climax of the hero's journey. It was tubeless, but now I put a tube in it. It's a huge slosh. Got it. Yeah. Oh, wow. Woo! Sharp left. It's a workout. Slow, it says. That was really tiring on my hands. It's quite a long descent. Super fun, though. The tires are working well. Brakes are working good. Suspension is good. I would just say the one complaint I would just have is just the drivetrain takes a while to shift. I can't always be confident when giving a pedal because I might be in the wrong gear. And if I shift, it takes a little long to shift. So that's just kind of the downside. That's what you get with the most low-end drivetrain. So nice to ride out of the bike park. Out of the totally blown out and destroyed bike park. Sweet. Okay. Yo. Joey on the trip. Look at this. Wow, this is cool. Okay, I hit my rim. Shoot. I got like pretty good amount of air pressure in these tires, but I think these tires are a little on the flimsier side. I normally go for a tougher casing. I'm actually not sure what kind of casing these V tires have. Oh, sweet. This is awesome. Okay, I don't know who's saying what. Yeah, boy. Oh, was he yelling at me? I was like, who's saying something? I like that stuff. Well, I gotta say, this bike is holding up great. I'm definitely enjoying this part of the trail. This is sweet. Especially when I'm not in a big dust bowl. Look at this. Oh, sick. There's jumps. Whoa. Nice. This is sweet. Oh, there's a jump. Beautiful. We made it. All right, guys. So what is the verdict for this bike so far? Well, it definitely handled that big alpine ride pretty well. I was hoping that I could have some more powerful brakes. That is definitely going to be something I will upgrade in the future. I was also feeling like I need more stack height on the handlebars. So eventually, I will be putting a higher rise handlebar on it as well. But I do think these tires are pretty decent, actually. But I do have to say, this bike is riding really well. And it's really great for the money. If you don't have all the money in the world to spend, like most of us, I'm going to say that this Polygon Colossus N7 is a great deal to buy. Or if you do have a bit more money, check out the Colossus N9. Bit of a higher end build. And sometimes they're sales on for a really good price. So I will be riding this 29er 170 mil travel enduro bike more often. And I really want to take it out to some more cool spots. So check out Bikes Online. I got my affiliate link in the description. Lots of great budget-friendly bikes on that website. They will not break the bank. And you will have a ton of fun with them. I guarantee it. And by the way, these shots I'm filming at the end here are filmed on the new GoPro Hero 13. So stay tuned for my next video because I'm going to be showing off the new GoPro Hero 13 and some of the cool new lenses that this camera has to offer.