Sorry to hear about your injury, I hope you have a speedy recovery. If you've healed up enough to do the Turkey Burner I'll look for you near the back of the pack.
I have an Ultegra 52/36 front crankset with Shimano 11/32 cassette. Shimano RD-R8000 is the der. So does it mean that I can change my cassette to the SRAM 11-36 with no issue? Has it been working for you fine?
why the rear "shelf" concerns you? it doesn't play any role here, right ? Did you test/use Stone adapter (with tightened screws) ? so you can compare them
The purpose of "rear shelf", as I understand it, is to align the rings during installation and likely also provides some level of support to the ring during use, assisting the chainring bolt so it is not the only load bearing element. I'm not sure I understand what you're asking to be compared. I provided the measurements for the respective spiders in each video. The most important number there is likely to be the width of tab where the rings are mounted (this sets the distance b/w the rings when they are installed), as this will impact shifting performance. Here we can see that the Croder spider is much closer to the spider on the Specialized Power Crank.
How would you test that? With your hands? Testing component failure modes is very difficult without specialist equipment. I'm not going to build a rig that does that, not when there are alternatives that aren't designed poorly. Just to be clear, if you're cool putting that in your bike, I have no problem with that. You get to have your preferences and I get you have mine. I prefer to use things that are well designed and less likely to fail.
You're suggesting I should test a product that I have concerns around the safety and function on the bike? This isn't the kind of thing that is going to fail immediately. It's the kind of thing that will fail after use, and during use. If it fails at the wrong time, you could crash. I would rather spend the extra money to just get something that I am comfortable with. Since you commented on the other video, you've seen the difference between these spiders. I don't understand why we are having this discussion.
If by "those statements" you mean characterizing a product which I believe to be poorly designed and potentially unsafe as poorly designed and potentially unsafe. I don't think that I need to put myself at risk to voice that opinion, an opinion that I checked with an engineer. You are free to disagree. You're free to do whatever you want. It is mind-blowing that having seen the difference between this spider and the Coder spider we're continuing to have this discussion. But hey, it is totally fine with me if you want to risk yourself over a few $. 👍
Thank you. I fixed mine for cost of o ring thanks to this video. Not Into bikes but same compressor. Cost me 41 cents lol. Thank you. Subscribed and liked
I've just finished my trial period on JOIN And I went from doing 15-17 hours per week and even if I plot that into Join it just suggests 10 hours nothing more ever. And I also go to the gym which it also doesn't care about, so I end up for 3 high intensity days then I go to the gym on day 4 and then the app sees that as a rest day, and then it suggests sweetspot on day 5 and a higher zone 2 on day 6 and then back to the gym on day 7. Talked to JOIN and they said they wont be adding the possibility of adding workouts that isn't on the bike ei. (strength, swimming) only running will be added So I'm just going back to trainingpeaks
Do you have a model number for the SRAM cassette you use ? I was thinking of getting a Sunrace model but since you tested this I'm curious the price point and model of the one we know works for you. Nice vid ! It is also great to know the ( KMC ?? ) chain you were using worked fine also.
@@Mamilian thanks..appreciated ! i had seen that mentioned but was unsure if it was the actual used in your test. been trying to pick a cassette so this is great.
Hi there. Thank you for the video. I have the same compressor and the same problem (or I thought) I tried to replace the o-ring with the # 15 o-ring you suggested. This did not fit or allow me to side it up inside the shaft. After more research and troubleshooting, I found that my problem actually was a nut on the backside of the regulator (under the black trim piece) had come loose slightly. This nut holds in a valve that the plunger in the shaft pushes on to release air. After tightening this nut up the problem was solved. I wish I had taken the time to solve this months ago as it only took 2 minutes or so.
I purchased the Garmin Varia RTL510 several years ago and mostly like it. One thing that impressed me was the accuracy of the radar. I have a ride loop that goes around a refinery. (Aside: The tanker truck drivers are courteous and are better at leaving lots of room than more car drivers.) The RTL510 shows the tandem tanker trucks as two separate targets close together. What I haven't liked about the Varia is its battery life. Several years on, the battery life has started deteriorating, so I'm looking for a replacement. The Bryton looks like a great option. Thank you for this video.
I think the cornering in packs is more risky than that descent. Ohio gravel races usually have multiple descents that are more dangerous than that and don't have callouts because people are used to them. Maybe it's the abruptness and being lulled into a sense of safety from the rest of the course being so flat?
It's really hard to capture how sketchy that descent is on video; that's part of why I included the footage from the front group. There are a few factors that amp it up, like not being able to see what's coming because of the trees and the off camber turn on really loose gravel. If it was just one of those e.g., it would definitely dial back the risk. The high speed and flatness of the course doesn't help. I've never ridden in Ohio so hard to comment. Have ridden (and raced) in a few other states. Haven't run across anything quite like that one yet.
@@Mamilian I did dustbowl that and a couple times prior and I didn't really even clock that descent as being very dangerous. If I was going to call out a dangerous pinch point, I think it would be the bollards you mentioned, or that rutted out single track.
"Why is everybody sprinting now?" Oops!! 🤣 This race sounds like something I'd enjoy - especially with the waves. Great recap. Would have loved to watch the full ride during my Zwift sessions.
Amazon doesn't appear to have it anymore but best believe I will track some of this down. I'm going to try my hand at mounting my own tires in the next few days. A really cool dude gave me a nice set of Specialized Pathfinder Pro 42Cs. ;-)
Still on the hunt one I can recommend. Would also cross Xert off the list; in many ways it's worse than JOIN. Only app I've evaluated in this space that is dangerous. Plan to look at FasCat this fall (had too many events going on over the summer to risk following bad plans :))... Have heard good things about Trainer Road's new-ish adaptive training plans, but haven't tried it yet. The important bits are no more than 2-3 high intensity workouts per week, interleaved intensity and recovery days, and progressive overload. The plan should also respect your schedule and goals, and be flexible if you need to rearrange your schedule during the week (no one here is pro ;)). Bonus points if the plan incorporates core/weight work.
Hello I got a question what kind of tools I need to install this bracket and second question what kind of crankset is compatible with this bracket I want to buy all that's part together thank you,
Man you gotta work on holding wheels better. You are super strong first 40min then you do too much work and then get blown off the back. I was in group that passed you at 1hr mark we easily bridged up and you could have jumped on and taken 10-15min off your time.
Unfortunately, there were external factors that made this less about race craft than might seem. There is a recap for the race where I discussed it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DtlG7XD36Tc.htmlsi=WlpzD_0bFQ5uZMfs&t=844
@@tburridge56Thanks for the advice. I'm sure it's well meaning. That said, it's interesting that you've seen the recap and still offer this advice given that I discussed what happened in the moments you mentioned as an area for improvement (i.e. my back blew up). It seems like you might have missed that. In my last recap (Dust Bowl 100) I discussed why I have back issues in more detail. Moving the needle from "back blowing up ~1 hour", to "back blowing up ~4 hours" in the months b/w RR and DB is the only win I really care about. No A races on my calendar. There are a lot of things that I need to work on. The main, fairly consistent, one is with group positioning before the selections happen. I should be doing more to stay in the front wheels. But, realistically, I'm not sure that matters given my goals, and TBH, I'm not sure it would impact the outcome that much. I line up at every race knowing that I am going to lose a bike race that day. While I occasionally set time based goals (I did for RR, and achieved it - my way), most of my goals aren't focused on shaving 10-15 min off my finishing time. IMO, time/speed based PRs aren't that useful. Just so it's clear, it's totally fine for others to have these things as goals, not trying to imply that others should share my objectives. I race to motivate myself to train and to generate training load that is difficult for me to obtain outside of a competitive environment. I would rather add the TSS "doing too much work" than shave the time. Obviously, there's a balance here, but I prefer to set a 2/3/4/5 hour NP PR than reduce my finishing time by sucking wheels. That's not "racing smart". I am aware of that :).
Stay away from far sports. Customer service is horrible. Also, the carbon spokes just simply come apart failure I went to go put on a set that wasn’t used and the spoke came apart.
There's an important distinction b/w a Farsports wheel and a Wheelsfar wheel. Wheelsfar take a rim that is manufactured by Farsports and pairs it with hubs/spokes that you specify. In this case I opted for DT Swiss 240 EXP (my fav) and some Sapim CX Ray. These are standard straight-pull spokes that you can have serviced at any LBS. Also, FWIW, my experience with Wheelsfar customer service has been completely fine.
@@mikekochy1685 Please email me (andrew@mamilian.bike) the photos and a description of what happened. I've seen some reports of this issue with early carbon spokes, but I haven't heard anything recent. Happy to blog about it.
I think clamping <10 kg bike on the top tube is not a big deal Its actually interesting how much torque you need to apply against carbon fibers direction to break them, but its probably a pretty strong force
I am OK with you clamping YOUR bike ;P. The resin that holds them together that does most of the breaking, not the CF. The top tube isn't designed for compressive forces around the diameter of the tube. That's why it isn't recommended. Probably one of those things where you can do it 99 out of a 100 times with no issue, but the one time you apply too much pressure, you break the frame. We know it's a bad idea. We know why. Very much an individual tolerance for risk kind of thing.
Just found your channel. Two things in particular popped out to me: 1) the discussion at the end about 'risk tolerance' (i won't call it fear like someone else did.). I totally agree and I stopped doing crits and road races 15+ years ago because my tolerance for risk seemed to be much lower than people around me. I like to ride 15hrs / week now and have a job and have other life things I want to do. It wasn't worth it back then and isn't worth it now to put myself in dodgey situations that people with higher risk tolerances are fine with. I'm on the fence about trying gravel racing as some of it seems exciting and interesting, but then I see people bombing descents on loose gravel and I know it wouldn't be worth it for me. Any kind of group event like cycling becomes a shared risk environment and riding around people with higher risk tolerance raises the level of risk I am exposing myself to. 2). interesting on the back pain thing. I royally screwed up my back earlier this year and when I eventually was referred for physical therapy they thought it was a nerve thing and hammered me with core work and gave me a couple of exercises (basically flexing my back forward and backward) to alleviate the pain and 'stiffness'. Just fishing for more exercises, did you ever get referred for PT and assigned interesting exercises to do?
If you're anywhere close to NE Iowa, the Big River Gravel Series races are awesome. There is always some risk in a race, but I think the organizer does a great job with the course design to mitigate most of that. And there's beer at the end :D. On the back thing. I do (and did) A LOT of core work. That was part of why I opted for surgery, PT essentially told me that there was nothing left on the table. I think planks, all the planks, are the best bang-for-the-buck. I focus on active planks (alternate touch shoulder with stable hips, both with a kettle bell and without) currently. It's a compound exercise that hits several muscle groups. Hip stability work made a huge difference in the years before I had surgery. There are a few machines at the gym that I use for that to hit the glutes/adductors/quads/hamstrings. The first time I had a massive issue with my back I started going to yoga. Down dog, up dog, crescent lunge, pigeon pose, side-bends. It was a huge help. Best wishes there.
So what are the gravel races you prefer to ride (and are “safer”?) I felt like the DB100 team and course was the best communicated, best marked and least dangerous of all that I’ve ridden. I think gravel is inherently dangerous - but not nearly so as road, crits, MTb. And that’s why (as a middle aged guy) I race it. I think that your fear about it is real - but I also think that you would benefit from some gravel specific training. You had a great result!
I don't think it's fair to characterize calling out safety issues as "fear". As I said in the video, generally the course was very well marked and very well organized, but there were two elements in the course that raise the level of danger to unnecessary levels. The first is that downhill where people crash *every year*. The organizer is aware of this. The guy who won it mentioned it in his video as well. The other is a manufactured hazard at the end. Neither of these elements should be in a race. I don't think it's unreasonable to call that out. I don't think gravel specific training would reduce the risk there. These are dangerous and unnecessary features. There is risk in everything. Racing has risk. Gravel has risk. Add the two together, you get more than 2x the risk. Everyone who lines up at a race has to accept that, and I do every time I go out *to race*. What I don't want to accept is a level of risk that is artificially elevated. When a significant portion of the front group goes down in a corner, that feels artificially elevated. I wouldn't blame their bike handling skills for what happened. Having ridden that corner, I completely understand why they went down. Designing the course to break the groups apart reduces risk. It makes for a better race. I talk about this all the time, because it's true. Smaller groups of similar ability is a safer way to race. Especially on gravel. This course wasn't designed that way. Calling that out isn't *fear*, it's just a fact. But, like I said in the video - that's just something to be aware of with this race. If it was just me, maybe it would be fair to characterize it as a "me" problem. Maybe it would be fair to point out that my bike handling could be better. But, I didn't go down there. I didn't go down on the rest of the course either. I didn't ride the course slow either; probably would have gotten a sub-5 elapsed, on gravel, if my back hadn't blown up. What I did do, is notice that there were an unusual number of people sporting fresh injuries at the finish. I don't think it's unfair, or unreasonable to call that out.
@@mynameiswilson_ At this scale, Gravel Worlds. Smaller races, the Big River Gravel Series. Unfortunately, the organizer of one of my favs (Snaggy Ridge 105) stopped doing it. That would have been on the short list as well.
Over 19 lb without the pedals. That's kinda heavy. But I guess for the price you can't complain. Going with the full Ultegra Di2 and the top end wheels would probably bring it down to about 18 and still keep is under $5K.
Thanks for this - mine was also leaking in the same area. Couldn’t hurt to try your repair! Did it, but was still leaking. In case others read this - I later realized it was the black rubber hose connecting from the manifold to the pressure switch. Was lucky and able to cut the end were the hole was and replaced the clamps while I was at it. So far so good.
I couldnt agree more. I am an older rider, doing around 15 hours weekly this year. Just joined for the trial period. It had me do 3 consecutive semi difficult rides and then two days off. No warmup is just nuts. Sure it can work for alot of people but I find it lacking in all the ways you pointed out.
Saying out loud that the event didn't have beer, and we weren't allowed to bring our own, at any of the event locations (Eminence Community Schools, Eminence Christian Church, Eminence Baptist Church, Citizens Bank, or the A&A Fire Department) is a fact about this race. The why doesn't really matter. The why makes it easier to understand why the rules are what they are, but it doesn't change the outcome. The organizer opted into these arrangements, that's what matters. It can make sense for them to do that, for whatever reasons, and I can still not like it. I understand that there are trade-offs involved. All of these things are OK. Saying out load that everything else equal I would rather do events that have beer at the end is fair. Saying that I will hang out longer at the end if there is beer, is incredibly true :D. I suspect that others feel the same, but I don't know. I don't have the data to support it, which is why I characterized it as a "me problem".
@@mynameiswilson_ Crazy idea... what if... and hear me out... you could do both things at the same time ;P? Most of the races I've been to are like that, and I like that better :D.
Thanks for this recap. I've started to build up a gravel frame for my first gravel bike. Your thoughts on organized races are useful for someone that used to road race ~15 years ago and is building a base fitness level on solo bike path rides at the moment. I decided to do path riding (mixed between crushed limestone and pavement) because I don't feel comfortable on the road anymore with the amount of distracted drivers. So I have an interest in what the races are like but it sounds like I'll stick to solos or maybe the occasional group ride for a while. Like you I'm not into risk taking anymore at this stage of my life.
I probably should have called out louder that the best way to mitigate risk in an event (any event) is to slow down and find a smaller group where you can see the surface and be comfortable with the behaviors of those around you. The same factors that make Dust Bowl a race where it's difficult to get separation, make it an approachable ride for more people than an event that is 1000 rollers :). With a few tweaks to the course, they could fix the safety concerns that I have. Please don't take away from my videos that there aren't safe, fun, and challenging gravel events. There absolutely are. I would love it if more people who care about safety did gravel events, and expressed their preferences to the organizers. This is how we get heard. Organizers seem to be pressured to add features to events to "make it more challenging". That's fine, but the implementation matters. They often don't seem to be modeling the risk appropriately, like the two choke turns at the end of this course. I love that there are people, like the organizers here, that are investing so much time/effort/sweat/tears into creating these events. I love that I can ride 100 miles and not put a foot down. I love that so many options exist for those of us who want to use races as motivation to get (and stay) fit. I want them to get better though. I want safety to be a requirement, with the understanding that nothing is risk free. It's all about figuring out the balance of risk, and whether it can be mitigated. I hope that helps.
I have a sunringle src which needs allan key size 5 to remove the "cap" from the freehub side. This video helped me to identify that there is hand removable cap on the other side. THANKS A LOT.
