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Heavy for racing uphill, still looking for some carbon new model, afraid i can find just some Chinese :-(

My progress has been parallel, but I haven't lost as much as I should. At 6'2" in the early 2000s, I weighed 230. Began progressively bike commuting and exercising. I've kept my weight around 190, and can't quite find the motivation to drop 10 more. Anyway, going from 38 inch waist to 34 afforded me the chance to renew my wardrobe. 😂

Sounds eerily familiar. Pre-COVID, I was 5'10" and 210 lbs. Fortunately I had a decent bike. After getting back into cycling I dropped about 50 lbs through riding and eating right. I had to throw out ALL of my 38-inch trousers though 🤒 Bicycles are magical machines!

you're a mean fighting machine?! could have fooled me i thought you're calm, friendly and benevolent!

Super important as we all hopefully get older, way to go George!

Helpful as seems I need between a Competition and Sport but now sure which as the more volume of the Competition mucks things up. I like room for my toes as have worked to spread them out for running, use a Topo show with a roomy tow box, but have a low volume foot and narrow heel. Wanting more toe room seems to rule out the Race

Mtbiker here, i tried the fanny pack trend.... Very uncomfortable for me , big compromise on hydration. When back to the backpack with 3l hydration , very good and comfortable.

We need a pic of big George 🥐🍔🌭!

Good video. Time for a Goodwill trip

First. I have a similar story. Was at one point 210lbs and almost died of having pneumonia, colitis, and bronchitis at the same time. After literally surviving I decided I couldn't continue and got my old Allez out and started riding with friends and doing workout plans. Now I'm 180lbs but with a lot of muscle mass as my sport is track cycling (gotta be bulky). The journey is astounding but a proud moment for me in my life is being fitter than I was as a high schooler active in scholastic sports

I think you said the sealant is good for 3-6 months. Correct?

Eight bikes in the garage for us all on tubeless. Road, mountain and gravel. I keep a clipboard in the garage with each bike listed on it and write down when sealant was put in to keep track of them. Every three months or so, I check and replenish as needed. I remove the valve core and stick a spoke in to check if there’s liquid in there and how much. Eventually I’ll pull a tire off to patch a puncture from the inside and I’ll scrape off any old dried sealant if it’s built up. I’ve been doing this for years with great results. Orange Seal Endurance sealant has worked the best. Bring along a Dynaplug to plug the punctures that are too big for the sealant to stop. We have other bikes that rarely get ridden for months on end. Those bikes get tubes.

Hey George, I wouldn't beat yourself up too much. Shit happens to everyone. I'm sorry you went down. Your crash record is still awesome, meaning it almost never happens. Some riders it's 3 crashes a year, year after year. Pine cones, rocks and other junk can be a serious problem. Yeah, we all gotta call that stuff out. And you were thrown out of your groove because your head started out solo in mind. I seek group rides but yeah, you need to prepare your mind for that. And riding close with an unfamiliar rider is inherently dangerous. I'm always on extra high alert at those times because that's when stuff often goes south. Planets were in alignment for you. Fortunately it was a fairly minor mishap. Ride safe, bro.

I use standard tubes for my three bikes, I always carry two tubes with me.

omg - why? would you do that? -maniscalco

Great service. Only these rusty bolts bothered me :-). I would replace them if it was me. (Just sharing my opinion to whom never asked hahaha)

I do bike maintenance every last Saturday of the month. Charging everything, waxing my chains , wiping things down on all my bikes. Every other month I add sealant, clean up the valves and pipe cleaner the valve stems.

My feet just slipped into these without any trouble, good buy 👍

Bike came out good. Shimano crank recall has to be a hard call for shops. Shops have to spend extra time doing services they we're not planning on. Possibly send passing crank back out that could fail next day or week back to customer which is lawsuit risk. Or just say not risk it sending it back as mapdec shop in UK does to keep their customers safe and avoid potential lawsuits. All this because shimano did not want to fix this problem years ago when first spotted. Now a bunch of extra wok for shops to handle due to poor QC. Hope the crank holds up for the customer.

So you talked the owner into switching to larger tires, don't forget to tell him to check he is running the correct pressure also, it will be less with the 28mm. I also am still using that Shimano 9000 crankset. It is part of the recalled batch but I inspect it and don't see any issue with it. I've even replaced the chainrings. I'm going to use it until it dies.

They have a unsanctioned ride , the length of vermont, each year , its 212 miles,

What a great video, i have multiple bikes and multiple wheels, i was scared to go tubeless, but wanted to try it , I was riding with a friend, fast friend, drafting him, and i said hey, Aaron you got a puncture, he stopped, lifted up the back of his bike and twurled his wheel, and we were back cycling, I was sold, so i went tubeless with one set , and ive had no problems, but i put that bike away and now im back riding it, and im concerned about the sealant, thanks for the info

These pre and post service videos are quite interesting and highlight a lot of tips for preventative maintenance. Thanks

TPU inner tubes are great and light just don’t use them in the mountains on rim brake wheels, they will melt and can cause you to go down.

Have you tried TPU tubes George? I’ve read some folks say it has a pretty good ride quality and more durable than typical tubes - also easily repairable with a TPU patch.

I am a fan of both tubeless, and TPU tubes. Skinny tired bikes get tubes, but the 34c road, and 40c gravel tyres get the milk….

Usually it’s enough to spin the wheels at high speed on a workstand to find out if there are dried clumps of sealant as they will cause a big imbalance which shows as jumping when the wheel is spinning. Some sealants dry much faster than others. Orange is maybe one of the fastest to dry up and it forms exactly these kind of clumps. Stans Regular stays in liquid form for a long long time but on the other hand it doesn’t seal punctures nearly as effectively as Orange. I only have two bikes with a total of three wheelsets in active use. Every now and then I’ll shake and spin the wheels currently not in use to prevent sealant from drying up. Anyway tubeless is best for the bikes in active use.

Tried tubeless, for me it was a horrible experience. Kept getting sealant spayed all over my bike then having to clean it off. Went back to TPU tubes with Mr Tuffy. As far as I can tell the only people that love tubeless, are bike shops, tubeless gives them an endless revenue stream. Also MTB riders who use very low tire pressures.

I have been tubeless on my gravel and touring bike for about 6 years. On my currentl trip to Thailand ive had enoough issues I went to tube in tye rear. I just couldn't keep pressure and regularly had sealant spraying everywhere. First real issue but it's enormous pain in the but when problems arise. It seems heat does not treat sealants well.

So glad you made this video, I haven’t checked the air in my TPU tubes in months! It might have gone bad? 🥺

OK.From that angle, i don't think there is enough clearance for 28mm tyres on the down tube...or i might be wrong

Hi George, a great video! I recently got a pair of new r9100 shifters which may stocked for many years, when I shift their small lever it doesn't have a clear click sound but the big lever clicks well, may it caused by some dried lube etc?

It seems you’ve trained your audience too well in the past. Your change and adoption of Tubeless has us floored. 😂

I'm another one that went from tubes to tubeless and back to tubes. The OCD in me wants to pick out every bit of dried sealant when I crack open the tires. Tubes are just easier for me to deal with 👍

I found my system. I quit using tubeless. I've never had a puncture that would seal, seems like they were always in the sidewall of the tire. A lot of the roads have been chipsealed and in the Winter they use what we call ash to treat slippery roads which makes for debris that cuts tires. I don't have a Sag Wagon to call in an emergency to pick me up so the most reliable coarse of action is to carry several tubes and patches and a pump. It's the one "Old School" technology that will always work 100%.

Conti GP5000 TL got it mostly right. Creating a tire that holds air without a sealant. The tubeless ready system that requires sealant to hold air isn't ideal. If I was to go tubeless I would want a tire that holds air and just carry a sealed bottle of sealant, or plug, that I can put into the tire when need. But for me I'm sticking with my Revoloop Race.Ultra TPU tubes.

I have a system - it's called tubes. 😁

First of all, know that I subscribed just a few weeks ago, and I really like your vids, your point of view, etc, all good! But I have to say that I am so happy that TPU tubes are available-save a bit of weight, somewhat smaller chance of a puncture, life is good. Tubeless just seems such a PITA, I am glad to have a middle ground that's better than a conventional tube.

Given the number of bikes I own that hang for weeks on end between rides, the juice just isn't worth the squeeze to change from tubes to tubeless sealant.

As you live your bicycle ownership journey, treat your self to the best bicycle bell on the market...... The Spurcycle bell. Hear me now, it is the chris king hub of bells! Using a spurcycle is like flying first class. Once you do, you just can''t go back to coach (or yelling out "on yer left"!) Doing so will feel, somehow brutish and an inferior bell's tone will seem ugly. "When a keeper of the cog dies, and is found to have lived a worthy life, he will arrive in Valhalla atop a white Ritchey Ti Road Logic with rim brake and perfect mechanical Dura Ace. A single tone of the spurcycle bell shall call him home and open the gates ."

keep on with the bike profiles. Thanks.

Great video

Talk a little about those rear brakes - will normal, center mount brakes work? Are they a pain to adjust? I think Look had the hidden brake design too... Nice bike though 👍

But that saddle clamp design can be a pain

1:47 nooooooo! Fat tyres? On a “road bike?” And tubeless? 🤮

I like the wheelset aluminum brake track.

George please explain why it's not good to yell on your left to walker. IMO using a bell doesn't tell them what side you'll be passing on. Even though we know you should pass on the left when possible. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong thanks

I ahve that exact set and have ridden the beejeesus out of them. They were so good I bought a second set for climbing and just bought a 3rd set for my new build. The blue ones come with that wheelset. I niow use Wheelstop brake pads for carbon rims.

Teach me, why do you prefer a bell over 'on your left" ? Not every rider is aware of the unwritten 'pass on the left" rule & how does ringing a bell inform the rider in front of that ?

I have that bike and have had shifting and rubbing issues for the front derailleur. They didn’t come with front barrel adjusters. Weird.