This video contains a paid product placement for Identiti. When it comes to full suspension or hardtail for trail riding the choice isn't as always as simple as it seems. A full suspension bike may be more playful and offer a greater degree of control, but comes at a cost in terms of weight and maintenance time. Whereas a hardtail can be more reliable and lighter, but can loose some of the the trail shredding control associated with a full suspension bike. As always there is no right or wrong an

Are all hardtails really the same? Sure an aggressive enduro hardtail or jump bike frame is different from an XC race hardtail. But many people think that for the most part hardtails are all the same, in this video Owen Coutts, aka Owen the bike nerd checks out the all-new 2025 Orbea Alma to see the evolution of the XC hardtail. | GMBN Tech