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I use an allez sprint red hook crit edition as my brewery bike. I love it. Like jumping into a little lotus elise for a coffee run.

Very informative video you are great teacher !👍

Just did a 60 mile ride and now while icing watching my guy Luis to increase my knowledge on this bike thing. His content is always helpful and beneficial…. I’ve had power meters for about a year and definitely need content to increase my knowledge on this… Thanks Luis.

Love your explanation of steal and enertia

Slx...

How do you get the power, speed and heart rate data to appear on the video?

Watching your vids reminds me of riding back in Charlotte. Great rides and great groups of people. Pedal safe!

Looks like some Florida rides are definitely in my future!

Great intro at the start if the video, which clearly lays out the purpose and nature of the upcoming content! 💪🏻

Wow ! Luis. 1.78 watts/kilo. I guess I can't complain, at 78, doing 1.69 W/K . Yep, can't beat a power meter. KB

Darkstar + Campagnolo very very nice 🔝🔝🔝 👏🏻👏👍🏻

I use a old water bottle as storage

The Darkstar can easily hold it's own against carbon, so smooth and fast!

i have this one wheel. con for this product. the cross wind is unbearable 😂. im struggle keep it straight. and awkward moment when you cannot no hand style because the front wheel keep wiggle by a cross wind 😂

Hang in there, 59 is still young, I was finishing in the gold category until I was 63, now I’m 76 and still riding, only slower now.

I really like the reviews and solo monologues on this channel. Love the history on the specific video. Great job!

I really appreciate your input on riding. On the West coast we have many trails available that provide safe access. Keep up the good work. 74 but still riding

I might have missed it but what is the range on the battery? Wish you stated how long a ride you did plus the battery life at the end of the ride. I have a Trek verve 2, which has a range of 70ish miles at level one(excluding wind and hills).

One thing good about having power meter is that your calories burned are more closer to the output you put out as opposed to guesstimating it from your HR, distance and time. That also means lower calorie numbers, but you kinow if you can have that cake or not 🤣. I like the fact that you are efficient on the bike, my 92kg body have to put a lot of effort and a lot more power to grind on that fast group ride!

I wish I could go on a group paceline again. Used to enjoy it around Henley on Thames here in the UK.

aero benefit from people behind you?

I used to listen to the podcast called "Fast Talk". What I gathered from their conversations was that honing in on using and listening to percieved effort is very effective. I'd say it's better than wrong or poor use of power data (which isn't always precise either).

All the half-wheeling going on out there would make me too sketchy to be with that group. Do you enjoy those type of washing-machine type of rides, where you're constantly coasting, punching 600W, back down to 150w, up to 280w and rinse and repeat? To me, it's like doing a crit. Something I rather not do on a weekend club ride.

Luis, you wear some cool kits. Where do you get them?

How do you add your data overlays to the ride video? Thanks for another inspiring video. 27 mph and often coasting, I can only dream!

Beautiful bike, rider, and review. Thank you. Higher end e-bikes are moving towards road bike design. I just purchased a gazelle c380 with bosch mid drive motor. No throttle. Nothing wrong with a small amount of assist for us that need to stay in the saddle and enjoy cycling.

I've been looking forward to this video!

Great review, Luis! I am interested in getting a pair of the Magene Exar DB 508s. Would I need to order a driver body for Sram or would the XDR driver body that comes with the rear wheel work with a Sram Rival 12-speed cassette? Also, could these wheels accommodate 31 - 35 C tires? Thanks for your help.

Following you for sometime. Which app do you use to put your stats on your videos?

I use PM data for training and fondo rides. Group rides, not so much.

Most cheaper action cams narrow the FOV when EIS is turned on.

I'm 57 and ride when I can. It's especially hard now that I've had twin babies😅 so I just watch these videos and dream😂

Informative. You're feet don't seem to fall asleep in them... Or is that a problem you've defeated overall in general?

Where can we see pedal smoothness meter? I like that. Thank you for all the data. I understand how the whole drafting makes for less power despite the speed however I would definitely have a high heart rate out of fear 😂

Dutch brand Gazelle did a run of 250 steel road frames back in 2017/2018 to celebrate their 125th birthday. A Reynolds frame with a Cervelo carbon fork (Gazelle and Cervelo are both part of the same parent company). Gazelle had long since stopped producing road bikes, let alone steel ones, but for this occasion harkened back to their famous Champion Mondial model that ran from the '60s through to the late '90s / early 2000s, which, as the name suggests, at one point won the world championship and utterly dominated Dutch amateur racing. I'm not sure I ever found out who they commissionned to build the frames for them - I might have forgotten or never found out in the first place. It was a beautiful thing, but too expensive for me, plus I'm happy as can be with my' 1992 Champion Mondial built with modern components.

Nice warm up regime. I need about 10 miles zone 1 and 2 to get properly warmed up. Else my leg would be cooked prematurely...😂

Just picked up a set of the Assioma Duo pedal PMs to pair with a Garmin computer. Haven't had them out on the road yet, but seeing what the information provided for analytics, I'm really looking forward to it now. Thank you, and that was one quick ride; really enjoyed the video!

Super flat rds, ripping

I ride to HR, power is a nice to know statistic but won’t change my riding. To see my improvement over time I compare similar rides from last year when I was reasonably well trained to this year while I’m working up to things. And my HR then and now to see how hard I’m really working. Improvement is massive. 30km and 400m climb rides (these are very short) from 1:40 to 1:10 100km ride 3 years ago 5:40. This year 4:06. And in both examples I’m far less tired at the end and the next day

Looks like to mastered the bike pops. Now it’s time to master your fears and hit the pool! 💪🏾

I read one glowing review of a carbon bike, then read the guy had to buy a new bike in a year and a half after it broke. Then I read a glowing review if a steel bike, *bought 20 years ago.* That's why I like steel.

I have a Red 1984 Pinarello Treviso, Columbus Tubing. It is a Good looking Bike. Never Sell it - I love it. Still a great ride. These bikes are lightweight Tanks on two wheels.

Seeing that steady high 140s to mid 150s for the heart rate is pretty awesome though.

I’m a huge advocate of PM data. I use it as a training tool. IMO in order to properly leverage a PM as a training tool you have to identify your FTP. As you know, I’m a distance rider. So for me, intensity factor is a key metric. If I’m doing a 200k or 300k ride I need to be cautious about fast starts. If in the 1st 50k to 100k my IF is >.8 it’s gonna be a rough day and a strong to finish. Another offshoot of using power is identifying your TSS on a ride and measuring the volume of your training.

I’m a huge advocate of PM data. I use it as a training tool. IMO in order to properly leverage a PM as a training tool you have to identify your FTP. As you know, I’m a distance rider. So for me, intensity factor is a key metric. If I’m doing a 200k or 300k ride I need to be cautious about fast starts. If in the 1st 50k to 100k my IF is >.8 it’s gonna be a rough day and a strong to finish. Another offshoot of using power is identifying your TSS on a ride and measuring the volume of your training.

Another great video. A free Chrome extension/desktop app I also use with Strava is Elevate. This can show you in Strava the power/zones breakdown and the desktop app has been great for me to track my fitness and intensity over the last few years.

Great Review buddy🤘

That's a sweet bike You guys were flying. Damn.

it's bad discipline in the bunch anyone else noticed it ??Thanks for the nice vid though.

Maaaan, I'm soooo glad you built the Darkstar back up and making more content with it. I almost pulled the trigger when I saw it posted for sale. As per usual, another great video, Sir!