It‘s not just the lightest gravel bike, it‘s also one of the most beautiful. A Crux with integrated cabling is simply fantastic. Great build by Oleg/ Twisted Wheels. ❤️ Really hope Specialized takes it into consideration for the next gen Crux.
I prefer having my front brake on the right lever; I like having the primary brake controlled by my dominant hand, and it's in the same place as the front brake on my motorbike too so helps build muscle memory. That said, when I rode for a Belgian team, all their bikes were set up the other way around and I got used to it very quickly. I just prefer it my way on my personal bike.
I love custom stuff like this. You can just tell the amount of work and passion that goes into these things. Sounds like it’s going to be ridden hard too so that makes it even more awesome
Loved the "Uh...they should be safe?" answer about the scary thru-axles 😂 Nice bike / conversation piece, but let's be real...who would load this up with bags and ride this offroad? I sure wouldn't.
I love a light bike (that’s fit for purpose, not a showroom Queen) and that’s insane. My trail mountain bike is fairly light at sub 12kg, but more than double that!
The heat capacity of those brake discs must be significantly lower than ordinary brake discs. I guess this is fine if you only ride on flats. I like reducing weight, but i never compromise on brakes.
@@gcntech Thanks! I'm sure the hills would have been faster. I fear I'd bounce around some of the descents. New video idea, let Steve from Kansas test out some of the world's lightest bikes for you. 😀
18:33 That talk about performance usability thing woah thank you so much for talking about that for mere mortal. (I only have steel commuting bike btw) you don’t have to saving just for ½ kilograms on road bike but absolutely yes for offroad riding. Maybe thats why gravel bike taking on trend. what roadies should talk? aerodynamic momentum anything else?
I have the impression that the early 90s wild west of MTB parts is back with all the shady chinese stuff. The Garbaruk chainrings however, they make evry bike look great instantly.
7:35 I tried those sweeties on a mtb. And they were on the limit for marathon use. I read a couple of reviews, some guys bent them on the first steep dh section. So you might want them on your gravel bike, but on a proper mtb.
@@gcntech I guess you did not got my point, sorry. My intention was, that finally you have also other brands - beside Canyon, Pinarello etc. on the channel. Please try to mix it more up and dont be so harsh immediatley with your comments ;)
They did race Crux bikes on Unbound. Same frame, same fork. All other parts are raced gravel multiple times, I just put them all together + a bit more on this bike.
Oleg's channel is very good. A while ago he auditioned to become presenter on GCN but the idiots turned him down. This bike shows his amazing attention to detail and his relentless pursuit to achieve it. Pure class.
Please! Put som handlebar ends that are full !! It can be very dangerous in a fall if the bar end is hollow as it can penetrate through skin quite easily and provoke serious damage. A couple of grams are not worth that risk.
If I get insanely rich a would like a lightweight heavy duty build thats ok with 130 kg load. Maybe with 50mm dampers in front. I have 30mm damper now and guess it can save me from chrashes when hitting bad holes and bumps.
Ollie, in the Pirelli race tire video, you never explained why reducing the puncture protection resulted in a faster tire. What does one have to do with the other?
“How practical is this bike?” The frame has a 90kg weight limit….. so after you’ve added all your bike packing bags, mudguards, bottles, lights, head unit, charging cables for the low capacity rear mech battery, and critical spares - even the most malnourished featherweight rider would need to undergo liposuction to safely ride it? Oh but wait a minute there’s a single bottle mount on the down tube, accessories ahoy! Don’t get me wrong it’s a cool bike, looks great I’d happily own it, buts it’s not a practical gravel bike. This would be an ideal weapon for hill climbing and racing I wouldn’t be comfortable or confident taking it on an adventure, plus it probably costs more than an average family car. Sorry for being a moaning myrtle GCN, great video as always! It’s great you can showcase kit we can all drool over meanwhile come to our own conclusions, it’s super nice but not the bike for me.
Well, quite a few riders were racing the Unbound on Crux. It’s not a do-it-all gravel bike for fully loaded bikepacking adventures and a heavy rider and was never supposed to be one. Similarly to like there is no road bike that would be the lightest, the most aero and also be the fastest on the TT race as well as a hill climb event.
The Crux and Aethos should have had hidden cables. And let's not talk about the abomination known as the Future Shock. The Future Shock was the reason I bought a Tarmac over the Roubaix.
I've seen the Chinese brand Lightbicycle aero wheels fold-up and catestropically fail after hitting a small pothole, I can't imagine any sane person putting these or something even more flimsy on a gravel bike! Slow speed, short run hill climb competition bikes might get away with crazyness, but this is dangerous.
I’ve been riding Lightbicycle for over 7 years on my road, cyclocross, gravel, MTB and even trials bikes with zero issues, so yeah, I’m quite confident in them.
@@TwistedWheels same here, got a couple of sets still going strong after 8 years of abuse. However on my last build I wanted to save weight and opted for there new carbon spokes. Both wheels failed with in a few hundred miles of light use!
