Cervelo Exposed and fixed... Scumbag Aero bike manufacturers (A Hambini Reaming) 

I don't even bike

whats a bicycle?

Wife is watching strictly. This wins hands down.

same here

I also concur!

lol

Now you can go get one.

Don't buy a Cervelo, apparently.

same, don't know how i even got here

lol

that was a lot better worded than I could ever manage. thanks for the comment.

Cervelo should invest in a set of calipers. And Polaris? Have you seen the QC on a Slingshot?

I took up cycling a few years ago and have come to love it as a main hobby of mine. I put up to 200 km on my bike per week now so I'm looking at upgrading from my entry-level commuter to a new gravel bike but I really don't know much about the brands. So I would be subject to falling for marketing and branding and over-pricing. Would you mind sharing which brand(s) you would recommend in this case?

@@bollmocks , when you say gravel bike, are you referring to a mountain bike or a cyclocross bike?

@@Riggleboy Cyclocross.

@@bollmocks , I've always been a fan of Specialized, but I admit they've cut back on entry level bikes and so the prices are a little high (no idea of your budget). Trek is okay too IMO and they do have aluminum and carbon frame sets which give you options. Salsa has a very nice entry level too called the "Journeyman 700C" for under 1k. Not sure your know this, but a majority of frames are made by the same company (Giant) and just sold to brands. Brands like Scott, Trek, and a few others buy their frames from Giant. As far as what you're getting it really is on 2 things, frame type (aluminum verses carbon) and the component quality. The better quality and lighter weight the component the more that price will jump (and fast). Unless you're competing, I see no reason you need a carbon frame as you probably aren't jumping off the bike to jump over obstacles or climbing hills on foot. If you do plan on competing (even at a local level, carbon might be a consideration). The lighter the bike, the better. Also, since I know nothing about you and not sure how serious you've been riding, don't forget shoes and pedals (same concept on compounds/components they are made up of are focused on weight) and even helmet (since you're riding cyclcross and don't want to smack your noggin on a tree). So... the short answer is on what you can afford when you factor in bike, shoes, pedals, helmet, and other gear. Out for fun, stick to aluminum and splurge on carbon if you think you will compete. I'm sure some other folks will have different opinions, but this is just mine. Hope it helps.

Funny thing is Cervelo started as a company with a very bad opinion and someone managed to shake it. Apparently without improving quality

The high end bicycling industry should listen to this guy, for the long term success of their products and industry, and they don’t even have to pay to get it.

@@robertp7209 There are enough idiots out there who believe what marketing says about their products to keep them in business. It's good that we have someone who can provide the truth but most people won't bother seeking it out and will buy what the bike shop is telling them. I don't think Cervelo, Cannondale, or other have to worry.

Wasupwitdat1 Mofiki - everything sold be it a product or service, is based on a truth that one would want to believe IS the truth. Otherwise no one would buy it. There are many truths out there, but what is the God’s honest truth? Not the same for sure.

It’s one thing to make a cheap bike at a cheap price. I’m sure Hambini can get behind “you get what you pay for.” But, if you’re making a top tear product at a top tier price, your expectations go up as well.

Ryan Paaz Sure expectations go up. But why does this junk sell for so much money? 1. Marketing BS! Another word for propaganda or brainwashing! 2. Uninformed consumers who believe marketing lies. 'Cyclists' who have no mechanical aptitude and are too dumb to read or do real research. Fools soon parted with THEIR MONEY! There's a sucker born every minute! YOU PAY for what YOU get!!

It's because he talks about kuntish shitbags posing as specks of shitty shit on the shit-covered kuntz of humanity.

100% my reaction as well :-D

I'm confused. I read on his blog that he's not a native speaker of English?

@@cebruthius he said he came to UK in early age

@@zereshgeresh257 Early enough to make him sound completely native :P His voice is so sexy.

@@cebruthius That'll be the Yorkshire accent (n.b. I'm from Yorkshire)

@@cebruthius Exactly, expressions like "epitome of shite" are high-level stuff

There probably is, but none of today's bikes would make the grade.

Jeff, “Hambini Approved” stickers are for sale on eBay.

@@Smokey66s That's fairly useless unless Hambini actually approved whatever you're sticking them on.

Absolutely agree, all brands need to be accountable.

Haha the man fixes a ridiculously overpriced carbon bike , trying to maintain tolerances of less than 0.1 of a mm that the manufacturer couldnt , layed out on a Disney Princess blanket. The real deal.

chris scott +1

I could help you.

...bike and mouth.

OCD ftfy

once you've cleaned it, it will be dirty again before your return plane has touched down in the USA.. that's what riding in the UK does...

same here

Bugger I’m late for work now😂

😂 can I add my name to the chat

4 videos in, I expect I'll be up all night. Thank God for COVID.

Me too!

best comment!

✋🤑👉 & 👊🐸👍

Unfortunately, we can't ever have Hambini for president due to birthplace restrictions, but I certainly wouldn't mind seeing him as prime minister of the UK. He wouldn't put up with any cuntish shite... And best of all, could you imagine... Every time he steps up to that podium to speak... "Hello, Hambini fans!!!"

@@swolebro you don't know where he was born ...

@@Pratalax .....on RU-vid, ever.

Need a collab

Spot on!

Agree

Same. I’m subbed to AVE and am a cyclist and this channel started coming up. Perfect recommendation. Peak Torque is good too

@@alexkinnane5831 3 way collab - Ave and Hambini to perform a tear down and then design a new frame - This old Tony then to build one!

Richard Bull I don't think they're a publicly traded company.

i dont really want to buy a cervelo after all ive seen about them

Is there anything you can say on what problems these manufacturers experience, or what they do wrong in your opinion? Tx!

Brandon Ricondo maybe we should tell the guys how much profit is on these carbon frames-it’s ridiculous! Best idea industry had with this carbon shit,selling them like smartphones every 2 year.... Although i love the sound of carbon on the road,i must admit. We have a messenger in the city whose carbon seatpost broke and had to be pulled out of his ass-in pieces, which threw him out of work for a whole year,and i don’t tell you about the scars...

Tru dat

Me too. I don't have a bike.

mj o holy shit that’s bang on! 😂😂

Probably more truth in the supplement industry back then as quite a few companies “seeded” their products. I took a gaspari nutrition one that made me feel like a beast. They got in trouble for putting real peds in it!

@Propaganda Blitz i'm all for opensource all kinds of shit, i do it myself all the time, give advice to all my "competitors", and a few of them do it as well. it's the only way to improve really, having more people, with different perspectives, trying to solve problems and/or improve the quality of a product.

i still cant figure out extended range cassettes

Propaganda Blitz You mean like old school bikes? They worked just fine. They lasted a long time and required minimal maintenance. Im an old school retro grouch. Im old too! I wrench in a shop now and I am bombarded by all this new tech, proprietary junk and all the issues/ problems that go along with it. These days Im happy to pedal a fixed gear/singlespeed ‘cross bike everywhere. Its more fun than should be legal. Its a wicked workout and makes me a more skilled and stronger rider. These bikes are almost maintenance free. I get to ride more and wrench less. Nothing breaks. The feeling of just riding and pushing the pedals until I can’t anymore is one of freedom. No more worries. Just go ride!

Also, shame on cervelo. They need to pay you off to take this down, or pay their engineers off to build this s*** right

I believe @thedarkinstall recently worked on a Look Blade with a complete shite BB

Actually this is also a problem with threaded BB (and I prefer threaded BB) . If the bb sides are not aligned there will be friction in the BB. Ironically, this was common when frames were built of steel BB would get warped when welded and the BB would be misaligned. I owned a VERY famous, custom, very high end fliet brazed frame that had this issue. I fixed it with a Mavic BB (the bb did not thread in, it slipped in and then was held in place by threaded rings so the bb shell did not impact the bearings at all)

Owned a 2009 Cervelo S3 with BSA, no such issues either. All the craze and cost cutting with press fits are just tragic. Should just go back to BSA or if a wider shell width is preferred, T47 seems to be the way to go. Thoroughly enjoyed your work as usual Hambini. Love the engineering / technical aspect in your presentation as always.

A good bike builder should check and if necessary face a threaded bottom bracket shell to make sure it's parallel before installing the bottom bracket.

Nah, there's lots of threaded BBs with this issue. But any reasonable shop can tap and face it, so at least the bike leaves the shop in customer-ready shape. That fixes most of those problems. Come to think about it, I had a bike that ate threaded english BBs, about one per season (2xSRAM, and even an Enduro X-15 [don't ask, I didn't know any better]) . Seems like there was an axial misalignment, so the spindle went in a bit crooked. A Rotor Self Aligning bottom bracket was the last one I used before that frame was sold, no issues.

@@Sills71 Yes, there are problems, but they are so few and far between compared to press fit bottom brackets. BTW, I still have the same threaded BB from 2008. Still going strong, even after well over 100,000 miles.

Please don’t be offended by this. I truly enjoy listening to engineers because you are so precise and well educated, but must you always begin a conversation with some variation of the phrase “as an engineer” ? 😁

@@prestachuck2867 yes lol

Seriously??? That's shocking. Cervelo is now a Walmart bicycle.

I did a lot of reading about failed projects inc some of the NASA disasters in project management studies. Tragic that it got to the point of lives lost in the air due to an engineering flaw and an organisation too proud to come clean about it :( Re the bike frame - To me everything's relative. If these guys were making entry level $300 frames then the tolerances might be forgiveable. But companies charging a fortune and marketing 'high end' products should be implementing equally high end quality controls and manufacturing specifications :(

I've not had trouble with my BB30 frames using Shimano cranks, either, but I have had an absolute shitload of customer's bikes that have!

@@Hansengineering Don't get me wrong, I know there are problems with it, but it just goes to show some manufacturers got it right and some are piss poor.

What? No we didnt lol