I always use the first letter of the brand in naming my bikes. My road bike is a Masi named Milla. My mtn bike is a Trek named Trixie (I know it sounds like a stripper's name, but she does like getting a little bit nasty...lol).
As a newbie in the cycling world, I appreciate statements like “As long as you’re having fun, you’re doing it right” in a community that is so detailed on every little component. It can be very intimidating. Looking forward to getting out there and learning as I go.
I read on internet cycling forums that you literally was going to die if you go bikepacking on a full suspension bike. Well, I had the best bike ride ever this summer. 600 kilometer on my enduro MTB with some easy rolling tubeless xc tires, on mixed surfaces, even on asphalt. It was great, I will go bikepacking on that beast of a bike next summer also 🤗
for a poor bastard like me, owning only one bike (i ride an stupidly beaten Raleigh mojave 5.0 from 2015), and using it for every task (commuting, grocery shopping, biketravelling, dayriding, even a little bit of dirt jumping), a hardtail with front suspension is like a swiss army knife, useful even in flat terrain. i ride sometimes with some gravellers, and their machines are awesome, but everytime we hit a sandy-dusty segment of the trail my big tires make a real difference. and man it's getting dusty where i usually ride! and no, it hasn't have a name, nor gender. just my bike.
This!! You absolutely don't need to own 4 different bikes... Hardtail with 100mm of travel, two/three by anything and grippy tires for your kind of terrain... been riding this way for 10 years, never gets old :)
I’ve got a garage full of bikes and no matter what bike I choose to ride the only factor on whether the ride is good or bad seems to be me. Guess, I’ll work on optimizing ME. Thanks for a very nice video.
Been out of cycling for a while due to older gear lack of time etc. but it’s true just get out there on whatever’s hanging in garage and ride! Thanks for the motivation man!
The video is fun (as always :-) But back to the topic: When I bought my current bike, I had only money for one bike. I bought a Gravelbike. And now I just ride with the assumption that I have the right bike for (almost) everything 😅
I'm leaning more to the mountain bike for my gravel adventures. Descending on a gravel bike just isn't that much fun, I don't mind being slightly slower, I'm still going to be passed by the guy on the e bike.....
Trails around here ate my rear wheel yesterday, so your timing is impeccable. We dont have 'gravel' per se near me. Fire roads deeply rutted by winter rains, sandstone trail formations and stony creek crossings all are a bit much and I'm looking at an XC. But honestly I might be the person niner built the MCR 9 RDO for. You should test one if the opportunity arises.
Love your sense of humor and your philosophy about how to bike the right way -- to have fun. Cool trick when you spread your arms and bring them back in. I'm in! Subscribed.
I enjoyed this video, as much for the insight into your camping setup, as for the cycling content. Just discovered your channel and recently subscribed.
XC bikes with a slammed stem and fast rolling tires will fly on almost everything. Put aerobars on and you can arguably go faster on gravel roads than a drop bar gravel bike.
Had this problem to. I always felt i took the wrong bike for the ride, so i bought a kona sutra (u)ltd. in the summer some 45-50mm slick tires, in winter some beefy 29-2.25 mtb tires. Its a bit in between xc/gravel. It can almost handle everything i throw at it… depends on where you live off course. We dont have a lot of mountains in belgium😂 Really enjoyed the vid👌 Thumbs up👍
Yes its about the fun, the enjoyment. 50 years ago, God I'm getting old, me and a friend explored on steel road bilkes with our IRC skineall 28c tires. Never thought about bigger tires because that meant heavy balloon tires or gumealls. Just ride.
I love my DV9. I find myself grabbing that sucker over putting on the gravel wheelset on my Diverge. I'm not as fast on the DV9 but it's more comfortable and kinda more fun... especially on the downhills.🤷🏾♂️
First, ride whatever bike you want. But in my very humble opinion, a rigid MTB with 2.2 - 2.6 fast rolling tires is the right bike for most people most of the time. It’s the Subaru Outback of bicycles.
The same goes for my Brompton H6R. Though I did see a brave soul riding a road bike down the South Downs Way Chanctonbury Ring hill climb (albeit very slowly) he must know a good wheel-builder. I was on a non-riding day, also called walking.
@@vfxraywell some gravel bikes are getting front suspension forks like Rockshox Rudy and Lefty forks. And I'd say carbon forks on gravel developing invisible hairline fractures are just as frustrating.
I just built a nice cyclocross bike and that first bit is just what I would like to blast through all day long... That being said, it could probably do the other bit as well but some full on MTB trails my brother in law took me to, it would'nt cut the mustard... Ya need the crawl gears for that ride!! But I still love my bike!!
Why is it so strange to see you on a wide flat bar mountain bike? F.U.N! That's the message, my brother. I love that. Every time I feel the "pressure" to get rid of my old Forest Service Green Fargo... I go for a ride and then I smile. The bike still makes me smile. Peace. Awesome video. #pretzelbun
Wish I would have seen more videos like this before I went and finally purchased my first "real" bike. The entire experience of dealers and the level of overpriced misery loves the company of other snobbery in the biking world made something I once enjoyed into something I don't even want to do anymore.
Hearing the word kryptonite reminds me of when I used to work at a shop, and customers would ask me if the locks were made from real kryptonite. Fully formed adults would ask me this routinely.
The fun its the holy grail...10 years i was ride road bike ... And last tear i was so tured to go out for training... Body and mind tired... Until i test a 29' hardtail...my life change 180 degrees!!! I am smiling all the time on the bike!! So the fun its the most importand thing on the ride!! When you put the mustard....some people near me at the park i wached the video, look at me shocked!!! Hahahah
What is the weight difference from the hardtail to your go to gravel bike? What about changing the tires on the HT to some light XC race tires or even gravel tires?
I love mixed terrain rides. That is why my bike has a trail bike frame, XC components and gravel tires. I call it The Jackalope. My wife calls it The Flying Purple People Eater. 😂
I tried several times during my life to buy the perfect allround bike, but have realized the perfect bike is the one perfect for the kind of riding I like - not the terrain I am in. ;) So I select the perfect bike for the kind of riding I want to do and set out. if I meet terrain it is not intended for - that's not the bikes fault. ;)
Have you ever done a video on the Priority Apollo? I for 1 would like to know what you think about it. I'm thinking of buying 1... I'm 71 years old and need to get my legs into shape a little so I don't loose my mobility.
If you want to go fast or cover distance, climbing and flats are all you have to worry about. You just don't spend enough time descending to make it worth worrying about unless you are basically looking for thrills.
What about Ultrracers? They often have Dropbar-XC rigs, to me that's like the optimum of both worlds. Good hand positions, 100mm travel up front, big tires, just overall comfy .)
1:31, I agree 1000%. That's actually how I've been naming my bikes. Humans names (unless it's already named like one, such as the Schwinn Madison) don't do it for me.
'Bout 25yrs ago my girlfriend was given 2 dutch bikes at a shop we both worked at. She barely fit on the step thru frame, named Hildy. I got the mens frame. It was a shogun brand. Black frame, chrome fenders with a stylized shogun warrior head badge. That was Mr Roboto. I rode that a lot for 1 1/2 yrs for $0 til it got pinched in an Ann Arbor alley. Best $/mile I've ever had.
For me, it's all about N+1. I need an excuse to buy a new bike. I bought a cheap mountain bike (because I wanted something cheap to commute but also able to go off-road on the weekend), and then bought an expensive road bike when I wanted my commutes to be faster and also able to ride on roads during weekend coffee rides, and then bought an even more expensive gravel bike when I changed jobs and the commute included a gravel section through a park reserve... Now I need another excuse to buy my next N+1 bike...
The shower is clutch, for some reason if i'm camping and hiking I don't feel I need a shower. When I camp and bike I want a shower. And how did you find a Starbucks out there? Regardless of the bike, bikes are just awesome. 🚴✨✨
I don't know if this thought of mine befits every riding situation but... a good rider who knows their bike and knows that the terrain may call the shots at some point in the ride will never complain but... will play the shots...
Your Starbucks clip at 3:04… wide angle, low angle… Would you share what you shot that with? The color and dynamic range is excellent and a standout. My guess is new DJI action 4. Love your edits.
Put big slicks or hybrid slicks on the MTB and use a little higher pressure. You would be amazed how bulletproof and effective they are off road and how fast they are on road and climbing.
Seriously. Try slicks. The ultimate go anywhere tire. You would think they would be terrible off road but you would be wrong. In sand or thick mud they are far better.
The one classic issue with slicks and semi-slicks is a tendency to pick up tiny slivers of glass. Just check them occasionally before they have time to work into the casing.
Fact: If the trail doesn’t fit the gravel bike, it’s an MTB ride. But tbh I’ve ridden gravel on slick red rocks, in some ways it was more fun than a full suspension that I tried the same week. Be careful as always, but when I’ve push the bike it pushed me to be a better rider.
I feel seen. haha. For 3 days now I have been neurodivergently obsessing over my decision to ride a wider mtb-ish tyre on my gravel bike ride. 85klm and 2000m of ascending. For 5klm of wet clay, 5 klm of lumpy downhill - it was the perfect bike. The rest of the day = wrong bike. But some days you just don't know which way it's going to be. I have a Cervelo Soloist named "Han" I have Trek Checkpoint named "Dirty Rambler" I have an e-mtb named "Lance" (everyone always says I'm cheating when I'm on it) Thanks for all the content.
@@mikemazzantini6397 I wasnt slamming MTB tyres. Just my decision to use them on THIS particular ride. Im in Australia and "gravel" roads here can be as firm as pavement for 80% of the year but come winter they can be full of potholes and corrugations or be very much like soft wet clay. It had been raining so i went with the bigger tyes but disnt notice 18klm was on pavement. The wet clay and washouts were bad when I found them. But there was more roads that were still compacted. Are you riding a steel frame? If so, i can see how the 2.25s would help. I generally ride a full carbon drop-bar gravel bike with the "suspension" stem. Its very smooth and quick... usually.
Just for fun I mix and match bars, tires etc and just ride. Always fun. I ride mostly xc stuff on a hard tail that I call Skippy. I found his name finding rear wheel braking traction on downhill sections. We talk a lot on rides. Whoa Skippy, easy Skippy, c’mon Skippy get a grip 😂
I chose a xc hardtail for all my off road riding, including any gravel like riding and an endurance road bike for everything else. I don't name my bikes, I own them
What are YOU going to name your Bike?
I just like that you capitalize it.
I always use the first letter of the brand in naming my bikes. My road bike is a Masi named Milla. My mtn bike is a Trek named Trixie (I know it sounds like a stripper's name, but she does like getting a little bit nasty...lol).
One of my bike is named, 'Beer Hauler's. Pretty self explanatory.
Rocinante (Don Quixote’s donkey) translates to workhorse
Ron 😜
I love putting together routes where there is no right bike. Everyone is going to hate what they brought at some point and I love hearing about it 🤣
Devious!
hahahaha brilliant
That’s what happens in our group rides in the city. On the trails the gravel riders have fun and the roadies cry, on smooth asphalt the roadies fly.
As a newbie in the cycling world, I appreciate statements like “As long as you’re having fun, you’re doing it right” in a community that is so detailed on every little component. It can be very intimidating. Looking forward to getting out there and learning as I go.
Fun is the key. Don't let the bike snobs suck it out of you. Ride what you got. Thanks for another entertaining video. Take care, Al
you can't ride a gravel bike on a single track
@@mannyechaluce3814that's neither relevant to OP's point, nor true.
Thank you. This comment just inspired me to take my unicycle to that offroad trail everyone keeps yapping about where I’m from.
I read on internet cycling forums that you literally was going to die if you go bikepacking on a full suspension bike.
Well, I had the best bike ride ever this summer.
600 kilometer on my enduro MTB with some easy rolling tubeless xc tires, on mixed surfaces, even on asphalt.
It was great, I will go bikepacking on that beast of a bike next summer also 🤗
Ask six people on cycling forums and get seven different, exclusive answers.
for a poor bastard like me, owning only one bike (i ride an stupidly beaten Raleigh mojave 5.0 from 2015), and using it for every task (commuting, grocery shopping, biketravelling, dayriding, even a little bit of dirt jumping), a hardtail with front suspension is like a swiss army knife, useful even in flat terrain.
i ride sometimes with some gravellers, and their machines are awesome, but everytime we hit a sandy-dusty segment of the trail my big tires make a real difference. and man it's getting dusty where i usually ride!
and no, it hasn't have a name, nor gender. just my bike.
This!! You absolutely don't need to own 4 different bikes... Hardtail with 100mm of travel, two/three by anything and grippy tires for your kind of terrain... been riding this way for 10 years, never gets old :)
I really enjoyed the snippets of quiet and ASMR in this one.
Forest rustling, not-meat sizzling, gravel crunching.
Little droplets of Zen.
Little droplet of Zen would actually be a cool bike name!
That mustard squirt
It got me good hahahaha@@tongpocalypse151
No right bike. No wrong bike. Thank you, Dustin! This is what the people need: FUN!
I had fun once.
It was terrible.
best youtube content for cycling stoners like me
We are united!
I’ve got a garage full of bikes and no matter what bike I choose to ride the only factor on whether the ride is good or bad seems to be me. Guess, I’ll work on optimizing ME.
Thanks for a very nice video.
Everyone is on this debate rn it feels like and I’m glad it was approached by the most level headed, non dramatic. It’s all about FUN.
Player!
Been out of cycling for a while due to older gear lack of time etc. but it’s true just get out there on whatever’s hanging in garage and ride! Thanks for the motivation man!
The video is fun (as always :-) But back to the topic: When I bought my current bike, I had only money for one bike. I bought a Gravelbike. And now I just ride with the assumption that I have the right bike for (almost) everything 😅
I'm leaning more to the mountain bike for my gravel adventures. Descending on a gravel bike just isn't that much fun, I don't mind being slightly slower, I'm still going to be passed by the guy on the e bike.....
Trails around here ate my rear wheel yesterday, so your timing is impeccable. We dont have 'gravel' per se near me. Fire roads deeply rutted by winter rains, sandstone trail formations and stony creek crossings all are a bit much and I'm looking at an XC. But honestly I might be the person niner built the MCR 9 RDO for. You should test one if the opportunity arises.
Really enjoy your videos! Video quality, video content, and humor wrapped up in one, killer combo. Thank you
Love your sense of humor and your philosophy about how to bike the right way -- to have fun. Cool trick when you spread your arms and bring them back in. I'm in! Subscribed.
This is complete and solid gold. Spot on. TY!
I enjoyed this video, as much for the insight into your camping setup, as for the cycling content. Just discovered your channel and recently subscribed.
Very well said Dustin. Sometimes we all need that reminder. We’re on bikes, life is good.
love the ending, really cozy edit
Ordered swag to support the channel. Love the content, funny, inspiring and really well done filming
XC bikes with a slammed stem and fast rolling tires will fly on almost everything. Put aerobars on and you can arguably go faster on gravel roads than a drop bar gravel bike.
This is probably your best produced video yet. You become really good at this. Bravo. I like the gloves. What are they ?
Had this problem to. I always felt i took the wrong bike for the ride, so i bought a kona sutra (u)ltd. in the summer some 45-50mm slick tires, in winter some beefy 29-2.25 mtb tires. Its a bit in between xc/gravel. It can almost handle everything i throw at it… depends on where you live off course. We dont have a lot of mountains in belgium😂
Really enjoyed the vid👌
Thumbs up👍
Bro your editing is so good
Drop bar 29r full rigid with a dropper; mediumly optimized all the time.
I’m here for this!!!
Yes its about the fun, the enjoyment.
50 years ago, God I'm getting old, me and a friend explored on steel road bilkes with our IRC skineall 28c tires. Never thought about bigger tires because that meant heavy balloon tires or gumealls. Just ride.
Brotha, the quality and transitions 🤌🤌
My people! 🤜❤️🤛
I've got my full sus MTB and my in between a gravel bike and hardtail MTB and love them both. As long as I'm riding, I'm enjoying myself 😁.
Looks like Gifford! Was just up at Juniper Ridge yesterday on a gravel bike. So much hike-a-bike.
Yup. Still one of the best channels on the 'Tube!✌
Superb.
Gen 1 fully rigid Surly KM 29er owner who rides everything and everywhere inc tarmac touring.
New subscribers here from Philippines, I love watching your videos 😊
Awesome! Thank you!
I love my DV9. I find myself grabbing that sucker over putting on the gravel wheelset on my Diverge. I'm not as fast on the DV9 but it's more comfortable and kinda more fun... especially on the downhills.🤷🏾♂️
1:15: 🙌🏻😂
Also: Spitfire sticker on the fork. ✔️
Funny bits, good editing, an Ibis. You've got it all.
Thanks!
Great video - you looked overbiked for much of it!
Appreciate you.
I felt “appropriately bikes”
Just came here to say that yours is the first Bell XR helmet I've seen in the wild besides mine. But then again, I mostly hang out with roadies.
First, ride whatever bike you want.
But in my very humble opinion, a rigid MTB with 2.2 - 2.6 fast rolling tires is the right bike for most people most of the time. It’s the Subaru Outback of bicycles.
Ha! I have a Rivendell Atlantis with 2.25” DH tires, racks, and flat bars and it does it all.
That farting squeeze of mustard in the middle of your ASMR bit had my dyin 😂
Have put hybrid tyres on my mtb and works brilliantly
There isn't a gravel ride that I can't do on my mountain bike. There IS a mountain bike ride that I can't do with my gravel bike.
The same goes for my Brompton H6R. Though I did see a brave soul riding a road bike down the South Downs Way Chanctonbury Ring hill climb (albeit very slowly) he must know a good wheel-builder. I was on a non-riding day, also called walking.
there may be gravel rides that become quite boring on a Mountain bike anyway when you want to go a little faster.
But then you need to pay to get your fork serviced all the time
@@vfxraywell some gravel bikes are getting front suspension forks like Rockshox Rudy and Lefty forks. And I'd say carbon forks on gravel developing invisible hairline fractures are just as frustrating.
That’s always the answer I give to gravelers ( just use a surly corner bar if you want that “drop bar”)
Thank you 🙏🏻
It's not original, but I call my bike Bichael.
After being on an organized gravel ride this year with multiple ambulances called I was happy for the mtb tires I was on.
'just one hand position' easily rectified with a pair of sick bar ends, that what i put on my flat bar hardtail for gravelling
I just built a nice cyclocross bike and that first bit is just what I would like to blast through all day long... That being said, it could probably do the other bit as well but some full on MTB trails my brother in law took me to, it would'nt cut the mustard... Ya need the crawl gears for that ride!! But I still love my bike!!
great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Why is it so strange to see you on a wide flat bar mountain bike? F.U.N! That's the message, my brother. I love that. Every time I feel the "pressure" to get rid of my old Forest Service Green Fargo... I go for a ride and then I smile. The bike still makes me smile. Peace. Awesome video. #pretzelbun
The cinematography on this is Chefs kiss
Flowers By Irene! Appreciate that one.
Give the sound guy a raise for the mustard squeeze at 08:22
That hardtail is a sweet rig.❤
Wish I would have seen more videos like this before I went and finally purchased my first "real" bike. The entire experience of dealers and the level of overpriced misery loves the company of other snobbery in the biking world made something I once enjoyed into something I don't even want to do anymore.
Loving the ending no music edit
It boils down to what your cycling mates are riding. All for one, one for all.
Hearing the word kryptonite reminds me of when I used to work at a shop, and customers would ask me if the locks were made from real kryptonite.
Fully formed adults would ask me this routinely.
The fun its the holy grail...10 years i was ride road bike ... And last tear i was so tured to go out for training... Body and mind tired... Until i test a 29' hardtail...my life change 180 degrees!!! I am smiling all the time on the bike!! So the fun its the most importand thing on the ride!! When you put the mustard....some people near me at the park i wached the video, look at me shocked!!! Hahahah
Sweet, Cleveland Kraut for the win! The garlic one is my favorite... Bike name is Rhonda or Dirty Harry depending on the day...
I rode this route on a CX bike with 40mm tires and was pretty worked on the single track section! That bikes name is “Scoot” haha
Hardtail mountain bike with an Enve Rigid fork at 9k's is absolutely a weapon on gravel and accommodating everywhere else.
So thought provoking and entertaining. I didn't know bikes could be either of those.
Great video, Dustin! I can't help seeing your logo as IЖLEIN lol
What is the weight difference from the hardtail to your go to gravel bike? What about changing the tires on the HT to some light XC race tires or even gravel tires?
I love mixed terrain rides. That is why my bike has a trail bike frame, XC components and gravel tires. I call it The Jackalope. My wife calls it The Flying Purple People Eater. 😂
my man living the best life
Player! 🤜❤️🤛
I tried several times during my life to buy the perfect allround bike, but have realized the perfect bike is the one perfect for the kind of riding I like - not the terrain I am in. ;) So I select the perfect bike for the kind of riding I want to do and set out. if I meet terrain it is not intended for - that's not the bikes fault. ;)
Fun video as always. I like the random cuts. It plays well with my short attentions span. Why do you use a flowers by Irene magnet on your van?
Waited eight months for someone else to answer:
F.B.I. (see Simpsons "Hit & Run"episode.)
Boomer going back to sleep now...
Have you ever done a video on the Priority Apollo? I for 1 would like to know what you think about it. I'm thinking of buying 1... I'm 71 years old and need to get my legs into shape a little so I don't loose my mobility.
Dustin! Would love to see you try tracklocross bike
If you want to go fast or cover distance, climbing and flats are all you have to worry about. You just don't spend enough time descending to make it worth worrying about unless you are basically looking for thrills.
What about Ultrracers? They often have Dropbar-XC rigs, to me that's like the optimum of both worlds. Good hand positions, 100mm travel up front, big tires, just overall comfy .)
I'd love to know where this is. I looked through the links, but nothing seemed to indicate where you rode. Great video!
Just ride whatever you have and have fun!
1:31, I agree 1000%. That's actually how I've been naming my bikes. Humans names (unless it's already named like one, such as the Schwinn Madison) don't do it for me.
'Bout 25yrs ago my girlfriend was given 2 dutch bikes at a shop we both worked at. She barely fit on the step thru frame, named Hildy. I got the mens frame. It was a shogun brand. Black frame, chrome fenders with a stylized shogun warrior head badge. That was Mr Roboto. I rode that a lot for 1 1/2 yrs for $0 til it got pinched in an Ann Arbor alley. Best $/mile I've ever had.
my method atm is "just take the track bike, that way im at a constant underbiked level
Sameee got a fixed cross bike and I loveeee it. Fun around town great on single track (given the trail) and obviously fun on gravel. Kudos
For me, it's all about N+1. I need an excuse to buy a new bike. I bought a cheap mountain bike (because I wanted something cheap to commute but also able to go off-road on the weekend), and then bought an expensive road bike when I wanted my commutes to be faster and also able to ride on roads during weekend coffee rides, and then bought an even more expensive gravel bike when I changed jobs and the commute included a gravel section through a park reserve... Now I need another excuse to buy my next N+1 bike...
A waterfall that defies gravity and flows up! Nice.
Good eye!
The shower is clutch, for some reason if i'm camping and hiking I don't feel I need a shower. When I camp and bike I want a shower. And how did you find a Starbucks out there? Regardless of the bike, bikes are just awesome. 🚴✨✨
my favorite part about gravel biking is that it's never quit the right bike for the job.🙃
I don't know if this thought of mine befits every riding situation but... a good rider who knows their bike and knows that the terrain may call the shots at some point in the ride will never complain but... will play the shots...
Very wise words .
Dustin, you’re eyewear game is legit
Your Starbucks clip at 3:04… wide angle, low angle… Would you share what you shot that with? The color and dynamic range is excellent and a standout. My guess is new DJI action 4. Love your edits.
Put big slicks or hybrid slicks on the MTB and use a little higher pressure. You would be amazed how bulletproof and effective they are off road and how fast they are on road and climbing.
Seriously. Try slicks. The ultimate go anywhere tire. You would think they would be terrible off road but you would be wrong. In sand or thick mud they are far better.
I have been wanting to try this! thanks for the nudge.
The one classic issue with slicks and semi-slicks is a tendency to pick up tiny slivers of glass. Just check them occasionally before they have time to work into the casing.
Thanks
Just seeing this one Now..Thank you NEIL!!
Love that long sleeve shirt you're wearing during the ride. What is it?
Fact: If the trail doesn’t fit the gravel bike, it’s an MTB ride. But tbh I’ve ridden gravel on slick red rocks, in some ways it was more fun than a full suspension that I tried the same week. Be careful as always, but when I’ve push the bike it pushed me to be a better rider.
Dude…
You know how to live your best “impossible” life.
That hardtail with slicks would have been fun (+fast)
I used a gravel if over 70% of my route was on highways. And vice versa used mtb if 70% of my route was on mixed terrains.
I feel seen. haha. For 3 days now I have been neurodivergently obsessing over my decision to ride a wider mtb-ish tyre on my gravel bike ride. 85klm and 2000m of ascending. For 5klm of wet clay, 5 klm of lumpy downhill - it was the perfect bike. The rest of the day = wrong bike. But some days you just don't know which way it's going to be.
I have a Cervelo Soloist named "Han"
I have Trek Checkpoint named "Dirty Rambler"
I have an e-mtb named "Lance" (everyone always says I'm cheating when I'm on it)
Thanks for all the content.
All of this YES!!!!
I've went from 42mm up to 2.25" tires. I feel a little slower on the road, but so much faster on everything else.
@@mikemazzantini63971.95" Maxxis Pace for me does it
@@mikemazzantini6397
I wasnt slamming MTB tyres. Just my decision to use them on THIS particular ride. Im in Australia and "gravel" roads here can be as firm as pavement for 80% of the year but come winter they can be full of potholes and corrugations or be very much like soft wet clay. It had been raining so i went with the bigger tyes but disnt notice 18klm was on pavement. The wet clay and washouts were bad when I found them. But there was more roads that were still compacted.
Are you riding a steel frame? If so, i can see how the 2.25s would help. I generally ride a full carbon drop-bar gravel bike with the "suspension" stem. Its very smooth and quick... usually.
"If the Pope poops in the woods, does it make a sound?"
Laughed like I'm weed wacked!
You could always throw on some drop bars and faster tires.. That would have been FUn!
I love your colorfull outfit man.
Just for fun I mix and match bars, tires etc and just ride. Always fun. I ride mostly xc stuff on a hard tail that I call Skippy. I found his name finding rear wheel braking traction on downhill sections. We talk a lot on rides. Whoa Skippy, easy Skippy, c’mon Skippy get a grip 😂
Dude! What is that lil cutting board knife combo thing you've got? And where might I get one?????
I chose a xc hardtail for all my off road riding, including any gravel like riding and an endurance road bike for everything else. I don't name my bikes, I own them