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I can see a lot of appeal to an organized, catered trip like this. You can unencumber yourself from planning all the logistics, food... lodging. AND you're free to ride without all the heavy gear as when bikepacking... just ride along and enjoy the scenery. AND you can have a suitcase full of clothing and gear... something you need to trim way back on when bikepacking. How did you like the Checkpoint? I got the SL5 a year ago and I'm still just as in love as when it was brand new.
Glad to see you staying upright and healed up, it seems your ride is rather shy! 🤭 You got four days to tame her… Lovely gravel roads wow. What events does SD host?
I just had that happen to me over the weekend ride in France in the middle of no where, 3 tiny glass cuts at the same time 2 sealed with peatys biofibre, one didnt. 5 stans darts fell to pieces which are in theory same as dynaplug. I had to resort to Muc off Bam as last resort...this is the same as GUP My CO2 inflater exploded yes exploded where the nozzle is in bits
I agree that touring by bike is a good way to go in DC. People don’t realize how much walking it can be to see the sites on the mall. And it’s easy to get over to Arlington National Cemetery. It’s just very easy to get around.
I really want to try this groupset. And yes the number of gears it will shift, if its within the derailluers mechanical limits is limited in software. Always wondered if shimano derailluers can be hacked for example custom firmware. Never used di2 planning to get grx 825
Hey Jason, if you decide to pull the trigger, you can use my Amazon link here - amzn.to/4bwYayj - you pay the same price, and I get a small cut to plop into the GC travel slush fund. Hoping to have a build video coming soon, lining up a frame and fork at the moment.
Im hoping the non-classified parts will be available for a decent price. The TRP levers look good and the derailleur would be a nice 1x system alternative to the big brands (if TRP doesnt price it crazy)
Nice review and nice tires for sure (when new). But for me (200#) riding gravel those tires at nearly full pressure would last 500-600 miles at the most. :/
Add me to the list of billions of people "Not Interested" in Classified's proprietary and complicated components and fix for something that ain't broken also at a price that costs more than the bicycles I see most people using in the real World. Honestly, I don't get how this company has been able to survive this long but you have give them credit, they are persistent.
Despite the weight, I've PR'd all my gravel climbs on the X1 in 45c. My previous PR's were set with both the SS and SK in a 38c over the span of 2 years. I find myself running lower pressure than I would normally, but I roll faster and more comfortably. For the price I think these are a great tire to have.
@@GravelCyclist I'm 61 Kgs. With the 38s I was running 33/38 psi. With the 45s I mainly use 25/30 psi. But recently I've been experimenting with 23/28 psi.
@@GravelCyclist just won my first gravel race. Ran 22/27. Route was mostly C2 gravel, but there were chunky deep sections that brought down a few riders. Then there was the 3 miles of deep sand........
@@abfutrell Nice one!!! Deep sand can be soul crushing as you likely know, but with skills, cadence and power, ride away from everyone. May I ask which race?
I'm now at about seven weeks post crash, I still have a lot of residual pain and garbage still in my shoulder and one rib. I will likely post another update video, but I 100% empathize with you. My very first clavicle break, I was off the bike six weeks after surgery. Talk about going berserk inside the house!!!
I really don't see the point in this, it's not really much more than than the widest range 1x cassettes. At the limits of the biggest potential drivetrain you could bodge together, (mine is 728%) using a sub compact chainset and a 10-45 cassette), this doesn't come close. It can't replicate the range of a sane wide range 2x (11-40 with a sub compact 2x). So not the widest range drivetrain by far. It's the widest range 'stock' drive train. I use my bike for bikepacking, unloaded long rides, commutes. Sprinting fitness sessions, road and off road. My bike is kitted out to do everything I need. People are not going to get excited about a 'wide range' system, with a proprietary hub and cassette and thru axle. Unless that system actually expands on the actual limits of what is possibly. Its a 1x system. So why not pair it with a large 1x cassette? Or if the gear ratios of the internal hub weren't so close. This is just repackaging current limits in a more proprietary form.
Hey Jason, I appreciate your thoughtful reply, and there are definitely some suspect claims in the marketing material, which I mostly quoted verbatim. The system is clever with the whole sequential shifting concept, but certainly not for everyone. Like you, I really prefer a 2x, especially with 11-32, 11-36, or 11-40 for more extreme stuff. No bikepacking here, but I have used the latter cassette at some events in California, and been all over the 31 x 40 low gear! Enjoy your holiday break tomorrow.
@@GravelCyclist BTW, Im not picking holes in your video. As always very informative and your just echoing classified's and trp's sentiments, but as you said some suspect statements . Yes I think it is quite clever too. If only one of these clever systems had the range of a wide range 2x, as a stock drivetrain that you don't need derailleur extensions ect to get working. Now that would be the dream!
what do you mean? obviously one of my fav things to do when I'm cycling is to look down and admire how pretty my brifters are when I'm covering most of them with my hand anyway, they need to look just right!
@KNURKonesur Why are integrated cables, one piece bar/stems, aero frames and wheels so popular!!! Because people like good looking bikes as well as performance. Because your amazing, you don't care how things look, and I congratulate you on being so wonderfully pure. Take a bow.
Sweet. I understand this can be run in the basic Classified 2x12 mode as well as the sequential 1x16/1x15 modes. Of course you may have already said this JOM, but my brain was hacking the system to change out the front chainring and proprietary cassette. 😂 Seriously though, this tech can only keep gettin' better. 👍🏼
Doesn’t sound like you have any concerns with sidewall durability in the X1 R? I came from loving Tufo Gravel Thundero and while the X1 R sidewall seems slightly thinner to the touch when uninstalled, the ride quality is at least equal IMO. I have only about 100 miles on my set and so far and they ride great on local gravel and pavement (for their size). 45 measures 48 on my 25.5 mm ID rims
Hello there, no concerns with sidewall durability. With that said, if I was expecting terrain at say an event where sidewall cuts from rocks, flint, and so on was a known issue, I would likely run the X1. I was a little remiss in measuring inflated volume as you did (thank you), or at least including it in the video. Like you, I found with the three rims I rode with inner diameters of 23 to 25mm, I gained at least 2mm of freebie width, which is usually a nice bonus.
@@edrcozonoking yes, many. All have pros and cons. If there was one clear best tire for all cases, everyone would use it and nothing else. But there isn’t one.
Have you ever tried slick, large volume (e.g. >40 mm), lightweight casing tires on pavement and packed down mud? Am curious to know how fast they are compared to a road tire.
The Niner is heavy and expensive. Why not just buy a full suspension MTB instead? You can put an aerobar on it for road use. The Niner doesn't seem to make much sense.
Running some of the new SS tyres in 35mm for my road wheels. Bit of a pain to get on the rims, but seating with a floor pump was no issue. Running tubless and zero issues after 300km of suspect roads and bridleways. Will probably get the X1 when my Goodyear connectors wear out on the gravel wheels.
I've been cracking up at the expected gravel fling comments :) Had to delete a few earlier, someone got a little belligerent when I pointed out they may be wheelsucking too much.
I rode the 700x43 Gravel King SK tires for many years. However, I switched to the 700x47 Specialized Pathfinder Pro tires and I won't be going back to the GK SK's. The Pathfinder's roll much faster, are more comfortable, are dead silent on pavement, and they don't throw tiny bits of gravel like the GK SK's.
No disrespect intended to you, Mark. I only ever heard complaints of tiny gravel being chucked by GK SK's from those who excessively suck wheel. Serious first world problem / mamby pamby land.
I have test the x1 in 40mm. Great quality, super easy to setting up tubeless and they inflate 41 mm /38 mm high on my 22 mm internal rim. The only thing i don't like is the rolling resistance and weight. I came from the s works pathfinder and they were more fast/agile. Now i ride the Tufo Gravel Speedero 44mm and they fits perfect to my ride profile...
Love my X1 700x40c. Had some difficulty getting it on the rim, no problems setting up tubeless with only a basic floor pump. Super fast with good control and no punctures yet.
