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Hi there! My foot is about 27.9cm. I did try the shoe on and it fits me well. There is about 5-6cm of space before my toe touches the tip.

Hopefully you get back on the bike soon! Another approach for a bit of extra miles is if you go down to the w&od up until gallows road, make a right, there is a small bike lane on the road where you can ride up past the elementary school and the start of the 66 trail is there. It wasnt opened when I filmed this, but it's safer than technically riding on cedar lane in the video.

@@AliuBikes Ok I think I know where you are talking. That sounds like Gallows down to just before Dunn Loring Metro. It has been years but I will have to check it out the next time I am in that neck of the woods.

No problem! So far they feel much better than my previous wheels, which were an aluminum wheelset and before giving my wife a pair of ICAN 40mm depth carbon wheels. I would say its rougher mainly because I went tubeless on the ICAN and I'm now running tubes again, the higher pressure is rougher for me, but also going down to a 26mm width tire vs a 28mm makes it a tad bit harsher. Now I do feel like I roll faster with a better tire and having the extra depth helps with the aero properties, so smoother in that regard. Lastly I do experience issues with crosswinds as it does push you a bit, but you do get used to it unless the wind is pushing really hard. Hopefully that answers your questions

@@AliuBikes Very helpful, thank you!

Thank you, for the price and the build quality for what I received, I think its a very solid pickup!

At the time when I filmed the video it was specialized align helmet and rockbros glasses, but currently the abus viantor helmet and similar glasses via rockbros as they’re comfy for me

Awesome to hear! I know riding on the 66 trail is not very fun due to the winds and car pollutants, but it makes it better than a back and forth route.

Hey there! No they do not, most if not all road bikes don’t come with pedals. Some bike shops will have basic flat pedals they will install for people, but for the most part it’s bring your own pedals.

@AliuBikes thanks mate. My bike is on the way and I was wondering if it comes with pedals. May I know what kind of pedal did you install? Brand and model 🙂

@@KyleMarcoTV any brand and model should work. It will just depend on what you want. I used the look classic 3 pedals

I would say its more for comfort and all type of terrain riding rather than speed. You can hit that speed on the flats for a good amount of time if you have the legs for it. The fatter tires will slow you do compared a narrower one.

Sold the 2 and got an X 4.0 in the end

@@SilverShamrock71I m thinking of the sirrus x 4.0. How is the SRAM NX drive train and tektro brakes? Also is the bike aggressive like trek fx series ?

@@JitinMisra I've done a few upgrades on mine, so far Crankbrothers Stamp 7s, a WTB Volt and DT Swiss G 1800 aluminium gravel wheels wrapped in Pathfinder Pro tan walls (for tubeless compatibility). It is now actually a very nice piece of kit, particularly with the those component upgrades. The group set (Tektro and Sram NX with a PG 1130 - 11-42t) is nice and totally adequate for road and light XC (which is what the bike is designed for), although pretty much entry level compared to the Eagle, I have no plans to upgrade them anytime soon. I'm going to just ride the bike as it is throughout the rest of this year and then either do some more upgrades, Sram Force 1 crankset maybe and I am also thinking about an S-Works carbon DH bar and carbon seat post OR I will pull the plug on upgrades altogether and possibly go for a Diverge, maybe even the flat bar Evo Diverge. I don't know much about the Trek but the Marin DSX FS is another good option around the X 4.0 price point

Yup still internal minus the cables towards the front of the bike. The mech cables will go through the downtube.

Hi there, the shoe is silver. In the dark it looks grey, but once light hits the shoe it will reflect. It is not as bright as a reflective vest, but if you are riding in the night time and a cars lights shine towards the shoe, it will have a reflection.

I love the value that Giant gives, but lately their prices have been a bit meh (just like other brands). I was deciding between this and a specialized Aethos. It was about $1k difference in frames alone with discounts on both, which made it an easy choice for me. The propel frames would be my number one choice if I had to replace all my bikes for one, but again looking for price and "budget". Will hopefully have the build finished next week, just need one last part to come in. Will get an updated video out soon! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@AliuBikes Nothing like good value and coming up on a deal! I building up something myself. I caught a *BlkFriday deal and couldn’t pass it up. I’m hoping to have my build done within the next week or so. I need some warm weather though!! 🤣 #RobbArmstrong

Those are sweet! I would love one just frame set in the pro version. Maybe in the next few years

I’ll try to cut it down on the same view next time

Pretty standard and yes I did try the RC7's, they do a fit slightly wider than those. I know Shimano has a bit odd sizing if I recall. I previously purchased a EU 45 which was a 10.75 in the RC7 but they were too tight, had to go the next size up for better fit and comfort. Ended up with the north waves at the end of the day due to pricing.

Thank you for the insight!@@AliuBikes I recently bought the RC7 due to its price alone, not for the fit or what not, I couldn't pass it up because I got it for only 90$, the only downside is in my area there's no regular fit so I got a wide version, and my foot is slightly thinner than normal. I got a flat feet so it's a little wide but it's thin in height so I got some extra leather on the side around the toebox. but I went and bought some orthotic insoles to compensate on the volume haha. try the wide version of rc7 as it is slightly longer and wider. But I still wanted to try this northwave revolution 3 for the looks alone, because it looks dope, it's just that in my country the price of these is 80$ more than the rc7.

Hmmm if the translation is correct you would be about a 7 US or 40 EU in normal shoes such as Nike, Adidas, etc. Now this is my personal opinion I think you should get the 40 unless you have wide feet then maybe a 40.5. I dont want to steer you in the wrong direction, but based on my personal experience being a 29cm/US 11, I went with the 45 and that fits perfect

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I didnt have any overlap. Maybe due to the flat pedals I could move my feet around. Of course depends on your shoe size at the end of the day.

Thanks, I'm looking to buy X 3.0. Was afraid of toe overlap as it has ruined experience with some bikes for me.@@AliuBikes

Definitely! You could always swap tires with more tread, but the stock ones are good enough for that situation.

I unfortunately no longer have it. I ended up selling and picking up an aero bike. It was a fantastic bike for months. I hope to pick up another one in the future one day.

@@AliuBikes Any downsides? I'm thinking to buy it

@@Panagiotis-Skordilis Nothing big besides the sizing, definitely try it out in person beforehand. I think they overall run a bit big, which was one of the bigger reasons why I sold it. Wheels are slightly on the heavier side and groupset in my experience had some shifting lag every now and then (not a dealbreaker by any means). Overall, would recommend, just make sure it fits and feels good for you.

@@AliuBikes Hey thanks for the fast answer friend. I'm 173.5cm. I think medium is ok for me? Is more big than aero? (foil model)

@@AliuBikes yes sram has some lag in my experience too.

Definitely a M

Sorry, really i'm 5'10.1"

You can't go wrong with either. Looks like the Marin cost a bit less, has very similar parts. Although the Marin has some Shimano and tektro parts, which I would prefer over more micro shift and pro max. If you are able to test both and get a feel thats my first suggestion, but price wise you cant go wrong with the Marin.

Thank you!

I would say its pretty equal, but that depends exactly what you want do with the bike. The 2.0 has the front small chain ring that helps with climbing and thinner tires that help you roll a bit faster. While the X 2.0 has thicker tires which should be more comfortable and less gears because it is a 1x. If you plan on going off road more then the X maybe the better choice. If you are just riding around paved roads either will be fine, but the 2.0 will have the extra gears for hills.

Yes I dont see why not! The tires are very wide and should be comfortable for some light gravel.

@@AliuBikes thanks!! I'm about to buy the blue one!

It does not, the only two it can sync from using its app is strava and training peaks. If you pull down the fit file from the device you can probably upload that way.

If you go under a bridge you will lose a signal while traveling under a bridge or heavy 🌲 When syncing turn or pause any Bluetooth speakers Best way I found syncing is turn off the bike computer open app then turn computer back on connect and it will sync

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