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Calling in Sick Magazine
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Registrace 26. 10. 2021
First Look: Otso Warakin Gravel Adventure Bike
QUICK CORRECTION: Wolftooth makes a conversion kit for a singlespeed chain tensioner so that option is alive and well with this bike, and in a much prettier package than a conventional sliding dropout (which I don't like). This is a much better looking option if you wanna run this bike single speed. They also have an insert for the tuning chip that allows you to run the axle in the middle position for a 430mm chainstay. The options with the standard Tuning Chip create either 420 or 440mm effective chainstay lengths. I will elaborate on all of these options in a future video.
Otso Cycles lent me their new Warakin Steel bike to review. Here is a first look at the bike in which I share initial impressions and what drew me to the bike. I am gonna do a formal review in maybe one or two videos to follow. I'll also do a written review in an upcoming issue of Calling in Sick Magazine. Thank you Otso Cycles!!!
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Otso Cycles lent me their new Warakin Steel bike to review. Here is a first look at the bike in which I share initial impressions and what drew me to the bike. I am gonna do a formal review in maybe one or two videos to follow. I'll also do a written review in an upcoming issue of Calling in Sick Magazine. Thank you Otso Cycles!!!
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Boyzonthehoods Fauxvet
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Boyzonthehoods @boyzonthehoods throw this Fauxvet (pronounced FO-VAY like "brevet" but "faux" (meaning "fake" for those of you who don't know any French)). I had to bail early unfortunately but I caught some of the best parts minus the Purisma Creek climb which is brutal. I did Tunitas which is also brutal and it sucked cause I was out of water the whole climb. That quinoa salad and red bull in...
New Bike Day! Crust Bikes Malocchio
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Yesterday I built this Crust Bikes Malocchio road bike and took it on a ride in the Marin Headlands. I take a close look at the frame and fork, chronicle the build, and say thank you to the folks who helped me get it together. If you want to support Calling in Sick, please consider picking up a magazine and some merchandise at CALLINGINSICKMAG.MYSHOPIFY.COM And please like, subscribe, and comme...
Slug Bicycles Long Slow Days Group Ride
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ISSUE 12 OUT NOW · callinginsickmagazine.myshopify.com patreon.com/callinginsickmagazine ig: @calling_in_sick_mag czcams.com/users/callinginsickmagazine This video features a Long Slow Days ride hosted by Slug Bicycles. Check em out: slugbicycles.com @slugbicycles Strava: Slug Corp. There will be another Long Slow Days ride next month. Peep their IG and/or Strava to stay in the loop. Thanks for...
Calling in Sick Evening Ride
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CALLINGINSICKMAG.MYSHOPIFY.COM · Issue 12 new merch! Hats, shirts, tiny handlebar bag, and stickers. All new as of last Friday. This ride was a Calling in Sick group ride, after work steez last week. Check our instagram for ride announcements. @calling_in_sick_mag patreon.com/callinginsickmagazine.com callinginsickmag.myshopify.com czcams.com/users/callinginsickmagazine
Microshift Sword Unboxing, Install, + First Thoughts Review
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Copped a Microshift Sword 1x group from Two Hoosiers Cyclery in Ogden UT who seemed to be one of the only online retailers stocking them. Figured since there might be some curiosity about the group I'd do a video on it. Check out Calling in Sick Magazine online: @callinginsickmagazine callinginsickmag.myshopify.com patreon.com/callinginsickmagazine
Bike Check: Bombora Update
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My @crustbikes Bombora: checking in after 400ish offroad miles. If you like bike checks, peep our instagram for one new interesting bike check every week. @calling_in_sick_mag and check out our webstore for the magazine, shirts, bottles, and other merch: callinginsickmag.myshopify.com peep the patreon for special videos, old issue archive, discounts, stickers on the house, etc: patreon.com/call...
Stuart's Ride
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Stuart visited from Colorado and brought Collin and Justin from Sacto to come on a ride. We did some of Tam and the headlands. I had to jet early and blast road to get home. @calling_in_sick_mag callinginsickmag.bigcartel.com patreon.com/callinginsickmagazine
Tam Taster Group Ride (& ISSUE 11 PREORDER IS LIVE)
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CALLING IN SICK MAG ISSUE 11 PREORDER IS LIVE WITH NEW HOODIES, BOTTLES, SHIRTS, HATS, & STICKERS. CALLINGINSICKMAG.BIGCARTEL.COM This video features the second ever Calling in Sick group ride, the Tam Taster, featuring some bumpy ass fire roads on Mt. Tam in Marin. It wasn't forecasted to rain but ended up being wet as hell!!!
Max Friday Ride + Headlands + GENOSACK & DIRTTOADS IN SF
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Two and a half videos in one. I had all this footage backed up that was all from the same weekend so I decided to make it "vlog" style (please kill me). ft. @genosackmpls6096 @crustbikes @callinginsickmagazine1314 @dirttoads @spaceagebags @rivbike ETC
Festivus Ride (As seen from the back of Will's tandem)
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Festivus Ride (As seen from the back of Will's tandem)
and how tall are you? Trying to gauge frame size
hello! I am 5'-9" but i have long legs for my height (87cm PBH). this is the "under large" or 57ish
Hi, what size frame and stem length, on this?
57cm / under large (56.3cm top tube). stem length is 100mm. might be a bit long, might try a 90mm
I'm thinking about building a Malocchio, but worried about fitting 700 x 38c in the rear if I accidentally get the wrong wheel/tire/caliper combo. What is the model of these wheels, tires and brakes you have here? Any advice?
i wouldn't sweat it too much. these are hed ardennes wheels, tektro r539 brakes, and panaracer gravelking slick tires. IMO the brake is the biggest consideration for clearance with a 38. these tektro brakes are awesome and inexpensive.
Very cool bike! I am thinking about turning an old 29er into a monster gravel bike and have been looking at the Sword group. Ugly, yet functional works for me. Thanks for your review. BTW, did you consider using a piece of black housing under the tape, inserting an inline barrel adjuster just below the bars, and running your green housing to the rear derailleur?
Just bought one of these today. Tangerine. Excited for it to come in
so freakin epic
I think bike review vids get boring really quickly. Your ride edits are soooo much fun that I'd rather see you put your energy into creating more of that content than using it up reviewing bikes that all too often are splitting hairs in their differences.
QUICK CORRECTION: Wolftooth makes a conversion kit for a singlespeed chain tensioner so that option is alive and well with this bike, and in a much prettier package than a conventional sliding dropout (which I don't like). This is a much better looking option if you wanna run this bike single speed. They also have an insert for the tuning chip that allows you to run the axle in the middle position for a 430mm chainstay. The options with the standard Tuning Chip create either 420 or 440mm effective chainstay lengths. I will elaborate on all of these options in a future video.
Really like this review. You’re a normal person letting us know what we wanna know haha 🙏🏽
heh, that's the goal. glad you enjoyed it!
Hard to choose between the Green and Orange frames, they both look so sick. I think that green will really come to life with different parts like a more interesting stem, crank arms, saddle and seatpost, etc. It already started to look really good with your wheels and some bags. Excited for more content on this thing!
100% agree on the chainstay text. I absolutely hate Surly's FFF Fits Fatties Fine one too!
Worked at a shop when the Warakin was only available in stainless and Ti - built a Ti one single speed as a rich person’s rainy day bike, unbelievably light. Otso, particularly during the bike boom, was one of the most consistently available and friendly brands to deal with. Had the pleasure of riding all their models at that time (Waheela, Warakin, Fenrir, and Voytek). All super versatile and super fun, even for a track bike only philistine like me.
awesome!
"Gravel bikes" are proof the bike industry is running out of ideas. Who rides in the drops while on a trail? No one.
I guess I'm hallucinating then bc I could swear that a bunch of my homies I ride with ride in the drops here in the Bay Area ❤
I do, and a lot of other people do too lol
If they just left the frame all green it would have been better.
They sell a tensioner add on. I've had the regular & the middle cs flip chips on my Otso Waheela Steel & it's been reliable & one of my favorite things about the bike. Haven't tried the single speed chip, but owner group said it's also very good.
Nice base paint color, stripes do make it look a little cheap. Weird seeing a clean bike on this channel.
Couldn't agree more on the corny ass "adventure" catch-phrasing that appears on way too many bikes now. Salsa/ QBP is the hellish forefather of this sin, I think.
I'm hyped that you got sent a bike to review, hopefully this leads to more opportunities like that! It's cool that these flip chips adjust the angles as well as the chainstay length, but my experience with flip chips are that I just set them in whatever mode makes the bike rip harder on descents, and never touch them again. Kinda pointless if you ask me, but I'll concede that it's probably a good way for a smaller brand to be able to sell the same frame to different types of customers, or folks who want to experiment. It's also worth noting that they make a slider conversion for these dropouts for SS or IGH use.
thanks!! yeah i agree about the flip chips. too much hassle. but good to know they make a slider conversion, though everyone says theyre gonna singlespeed bikes like these and i never see em out there.
GRX does not just try to be ergonomic and fancy - it is.
I like the stripes
It looks like a nice frame, but it's a little too pricey. The value preposition just isn't there. The stainless steel finish was what really made it stand out, unfortunately the painted version makes it get lost in a very crowded market. Love your stuff and keep it coming.
thanks, glad you like the stuff! which bike(s) would you get in this category before the Warakin? I have been mentally categorizing this bike with the likes of Crust Bombora (carbon fork variants), Crust Evasion Lite, Ritchey Outback, etc. all of which are hundreds of dollars more expensive than the Warakin, or exactly $100 more in the case of the Evasion Lite. $1,400 seems "not bad" for a bike like this (steel frame, 2x-3x butted tubing, carbon fork, made in Taiwan, etc).
@@callinginsickmagazine I just bought a Rune Rufus Stone for $1600 delivered. I considered the Brother Cycles Mehteh or the Curve Kevin of Steel which is about the same cost as the painted version Warakin delivered. The stainless steel was the only one I would consider and that one cost $2300, the painted version just doesn't pop. My mistake, I didn't realize the cost of the painted version was way less. But in terms of gravel/ATB framesets, I just feel there are more attractive options for about the same cost. I would love to see a framesets that had awesome paint schemes like the old Kleins from the 90's. Now those were some good looking bikes.
@@normanchan2001 ahh gotcha. Brother Mehteh looks like a great option, too
Simplicity… Im getting tired of the incompatibility even within the same brands.
Tunitas FTW
Tim's cascade rule
Music credits Adam?
faerybabyy - lobotomy cocteau twins - carolyn's fingers
What is that white bag homie is wearing in the start of the video ? !
Space Age Bags Zine Holder spaceagebags.com/products/classic-style
Exquisite music as per use
Was a great ride
Gang gang
The idea of Fauxvet is perfect, especially considering I taco'd my lightning bolt trying to randonneur lmao. I think i am only really up for fake brevets where I can just bail out to go get a sammie and a yerba mate. I'm getting old.
randonneuring sucks ass
@@callinginsickmagazine You not wrong.
I can't stand the formality of a rando. Like why do I have to sign up, or go to specific places, or go a specific distance? I ride to be free, not to be burdened with restrictions.
@@chuckhunter77 That's my issue too. I was more trying to be able to ride from my door to pretty places I don't normally get to see, because I hate driving so much. I don't really play well with sets of rules except ones that I make up for myself.
People who rando do their own long ass rides all the time... Not just on organized rides. if you don't want to do an official brevet, whatever. Creating a false dichotomy of this group vs randonneurs is silly
I love this bike
Nice one!
thanks!!
have you thought about 36mm Challenge Strada Bianca tires?
Hey I'm also looking at the 'under large' 57cm size - I'm 5'10" ish - how tall are you?
I'm 5'-9" with 75cm saddle height (center of bb spindle to top of saddle measured along the seat tube). my guess is the under large would be a good fit for you
@@callinginsickmagazine sweet thanks.
Is that a Tapas plate on the rear wheel? Does look beautiful!
not sure what you mean ha ha
Love love love!!!
Totally love it
Have eyed this frame as a replacement/compliment to my Waterford that only clears 25 mm tires. Love your build choices. Can you provide a measurement from centre of BB to top of saddle?
75cm!
lolol. shoutout dust.
This should be a sticker
I think the rear brake bridge is an issue, but only because i would like to use fenders. The Maloch is a damn near perfect allroad bike in vintage clothes otherwise. What the All City Mr Pink wishes it was. Also, the roadie dunking...and then saying you'd keep up with a 40x11 top end ratio? Cmonnnnnnn Very nice bike and lots of sensible choices.
Great looking ride. You can probably rebraze that rear bridge if you care to have more clearance. But yeah, 35 GP5000 would be great, I like the idea of 38-42 Panaracer slicks but Conti GP is still better rolling. I wish they made them in 38c. Cheers! Happy riding!
i have the gp5K's on my carbon spaceship bike i mentioned. they do roll really fast!! i talked to Erik Billings about fixing the rear bridge but after setting up the bike, it's not going to be an issue for me.
I’m not judging but does this guy have an acquired brain injury? Shout out to acquired brain injuries ✌️
The lugs look like a devil lock #misfits ❤️
Excellent
Super nice!
NICE!
Have you ridden Reynolds 753? If so, how does it compare to Life?
i don't believe i've ridden either of those tubesets. one of those vintage bikes I had had Reynolds 531 which felt pretty good, too.
Nice looking bike!
Malocchio Spirt murdered out in all black. Satan would be proud. I was interested in this frameset a while back, but decided on something else because in my size (53) the seat tube angle was too laid back for my setup and the threaded fork, although beautiful, is just one step retro that I can't see myself returning to.
Super Sweet! How about a Bombora comparison? I love rim brakes:)
thanks!! that would be like a comparison between a subaru forester turbo and a 1980's ferrari. if you want a rim brake version of a Bombora I'd probably recommend something like a Black Mountain Cycles Monster Cross.
@@callinginsickmagazine Hahaha ! Wow , it’s like that? Thank you for the suggestion 🤟🏻🖖🏻✌🏻.
@@Mike_Roffels i think so yeah! both good bikes but very different