Polygon Helios Ride Review 

Ah thanks for that!

And if you go durace wheels you have to get the power meter. Would almost think it’s worth going for the entity wheels and spend the $2,000 saving on upgrading to a better Wheelset?

Hi Cam where can i buy that bike?

Bikes online needa give you a percentage of now bro. I bought the bike through bikesOnline and had it sent through to new zealand from a relative living in Sydney after watching this review and tossing up between a few other choices. 👌 the wait time was 2 months here in nz and I wasn't having that. Cheers cam. PS Still running the entity's atm till someone sponsors me with a better wheel choice🤣

The color of your bike is absolutely amazing!!

@rocco5466 - I am considering the A9X as well. Which wheelset did you change to get down to 7.05kg (without pedals)? The stock configuration with the Entity wheel on Large weighs 7.7kg. Cheers

@@KolzManz I'm running Creative wheels, which Cam has in a few videos. I'm also running a different saddle, Rotor Aldhu carbon cranks and a different lightweight handlebar. I need different size cranks and handlebar so went for lighter. Bike is now 7.25kg with pedals, cages and computer mount in a M. Also Galfer Wave rotors, which were already on my wheels. I think that's it.

@@rocstar76 Awesome - thank you for the additional information - the weight is pretty sweet 😀. Thank you again Rocco!

Your knees will thank you for adding more hill climbing easy gears!

No discount codes but we are a reseller through the RCA. So if you’re Aussie based we can help you out. Email through the rca website

Great to hear. Enjoy new bike day 🤩

Permisi, kalo untuk RB super-budget pemula, mending Strattos S2 ya? Ato mungkin dari merk lain ada alternatif yang lebih baik, seperti dari United, Pacific, Genio, Thrill, dst?

I'm rolling some 50mm hoops, I rate them super highly, however maybe it's because I do too much training indoors, but they felt a bit sketch on some heavy descents in the last couple of days. Originally I thought they handled wind pretty well, but I was copping a fair amount of buffeting and some heavy turbulence at 60kmh+. More so when I was in a shit position behind a car in their turbulent wind. Still rate them though.

how did the repair go?

Haha. I’ll take anything. You know that

Cube next

Hi mate why 25mm on the front and 28mm on the rear ? Why not just 28mm on both ?

@@simonleighrobertson the 25 on the front fits the profile of the rim for a more aerodynamic system in my view. The 28 on the rear is slightly larger than the rim with but has less aerodynamic effect and provides comfort in my view 😀

I’ve heard this commented on before. I suspect may be partly down to the fit limitations of integrated cockpits. In the past the pros would commonly slap on -17/20 deg stems for a low front end but that’s now problematic with the current one piece trend.

Was going to wait and see if there was interest.

@@CamNicholls I'm interested 🙋‍♂️

I’m interested 🤛

What the FUCK are you talking about

Yes that’s a good point actually, thankfully for me it was right. Thanks for sharing on the thread

Haha cheers mate

No that's for 11 speed set ups

That's what I thought@@CamNicholls but after fitting my 12 speed Ultegra cassette I quickly discovered it wasn't spinning even close to straight despite being mounted properly. After much back and forth with Superteam was told to try a 1mm spacer which has fixed the issue.

I think if you get attitude from a bike shop because you’ve bought online it’s the wrong bike shop.

Is this Chris Miller Cycling burner 🤭🤭🤭🤭

I tested all those other bikes with different wheel + tyre set ups. For example, the previous Elves review I used three different wheels + tyre set ups and they were all pretty good. I just felt the Entity wheels really let the Polygon down. So I’m not quite following what you’re saying. Also, the consistency in scans is when a frame is provided unbuilt. I have never unbuilt a bike and taken a frame in. Just a fork as per the example in the video. As you could imagine the costs are prohibitive, so unless there’s a compelling reason to do this, I can’t justify it.

No matter what you do Cam, b!itches gonna b!tch

@@CamNicholls that is my point. If you testing a bike (frame) but testing them on different wheel sets and tires then what is the point. To be fair testing should then be done on what the manufacturer has built! Otherwise you technically testing a custom build with a frame… and not necessarily the brand/frame… If you going to test a frame in particular which that’s what you say you doing then all other components should be kept as standard as possible across the brand otherwise you testing a system and not a frame… that is 2 very different tests… if a bike is bought as a system it should be tested as a system not changed as o be the best it can be and then tested. I’m sure you can agree those are 2 very different tests… A bike that was weighing 8kg that has been altered to way 7,4kg will not only be faster but performance (handling) would be much different. All I’m saying is in order for you to rate and compare the bikes on to each other they would all need to be built the same with only 1 variable (the frame) otherwise you testing systems and not frames…

@@tyroneoosterberg6342 very easy to go into rabbit holes here, and the rating system is far from perfect but it gives people something that’s easy to digest. I test all bikes with different wheel / tyre combinations to ensure I’ve got a good grasp on the frame. In this case I did say I was ‘cheating’ with the review because of the different wheels I leveraged for the final ratings but the majority of other reviews I’ve completed on the channel ‘the wheels’ haven’t let the frame down. That was not the case here so I made a point of it.

Not saying unbranded bars are crap. But often cheap bars are put on mid tier aero bikes.

@@CamNicholls Would love a video on why branded handlebars are better. I've had branded carbon rims (Campag Bora 1) and unbranded ones (full T800 with Sapim Xray spokes from Farsports), and i can't tell the difference. I wonder why branded handlebars would beat T1000 unbranded with the same design for eg. Because let's be real, i'm never spending several hundreds of $ on a branded set when i can get unbranded T1000 for 75 usd + shipping, but if i'm missing out, i want to know :) I'm about value, but i'm fine spending when it matters.

Just to get this straight: I don't care how you pronounce it as long as it's understandable (it is)... Watching this I just had the feeling you wanted to get it right so badly, like it would pain you if you'd get it wrong... Just in case: no need to be shamed and it's not far away... It's just that a and e are pronounced way different in English and German (while your a sounds almost like our e, German A would kinda be like the first half of what you say if you'd spell an R. So "Shw R lb A" without the rolling sound in the R would be how I'd try to explain it to English speaking people

@@wenschobert he was made fun of for not being able to pronounce it way back. It seems to be a thing on youtube. Almost nobody gets at all close to saying it right.

Personally I’d buy this. Way better for the type of riding I do.

Nah, I’m normally on the border and go down vs up

Haha

Haha

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Cell bikes fan?

@@CamNicholls Sure am, I still have an Omeo from back in the day.