I was doing a climb on a loose gravel road that had 25% ramps a couple of weeks ago with a 40t chainring and 36t cassette.. 38mm tires were not sufficient to maintain traction. I tried standing up to get mote power but the shift in weight distribution kept making my rear wheel slip and dig itself into the earth. The 10% bits in the climb felt like sweet sweet recovery.
Surely this just needs easier gearing? What am I missing, as long as you have enough speed to balance it should be fine. What about a tricycle? Just very very slowly.
You are not riding a trainer - as gradient increases, more rider mass moves back. The front wheel becomes light, to the point you are basically riding a unicycle. Eventually you pull a wheelie and fall back. A long tricycle with the rider closer to the front wheel *might* help.
The lowest gear on my commuting bike is 24/36 Edited to add that I paused the video to get a coffee and realised that I am already three quarters of the way through the video and have been enjoying every moment.
Great video! It looks so tough climb. I plan to make interval videos on some of those uphills. I just started creating videos about hill climbs and indoor cycling interval
You need a good, old-fashioned triple chainset for most climbs. This modern trend (driven by bike manufacturers to get us parted with cash), just doesn’t work .
Honestly 3x Drivetrains are the worst. Once you have experienced a modern drivetrain you would not want to go back. Espacially with clutch derailleur, one by and narrow wide chainrings on mtb
38-50 on my gravel bike. I find that gets me to the point where I'm staying as low as possible just to keep the front wheel down. So if I need lower gears than that then I probably need longer chainstays too. Aka an MTB.
Currently working on a mullet build using the 38/31 grx chain ring and the 10-51 deore cassette, so I can tell you the reason they didn't do something like this is that it is way more complicated than it sounds like it should be. You need to get a derailleur with a bigger chain wrap capacity (or modify one to get it bigger), and you probably need a custom derailleur hanger extender to get the derailleur far enough away from the gears to actually use the 51 tooth. I think you probably also wouldn't be able to use a normal 12 speed chain since it wouldn't be long enough, and you'd *also* need an aftermarket pulley to convert between the pull ratio on the shifters and the one meant for the mtb cassette you're using
Just checked the steepest section I've ever done: 30 m long (horizontally) with an elevation gain of 22 m, so a gradient of 73.3 % on gravel. Problem with this climb is the deep furrows the rain washed into this part of the hill. Take the 22 m with a grain of salt, as I have used google maps to estimate that. It is almost impossible to ride, either your front wheel lifts off or your back wheel slips. You have to apply a really constant torque to avoid both.
Did this climb with a mtb and 22x36. Even then I fel on my back trying to get started again after a 4x4 car passed me! Oké, I did not succeed in eiding the climb in one time, but I could cycle it all the way!
17% for 7km and 45% at some point?! The right tool for the job is a light carbon rigid MTB with 30T chainring and 11-52 cassette and slicks. Scratch that; the right tool for the job is an eMTB.
Yeah that’s a one-off bike required kind of climb. I think the granny gear is mandatory. It’s a super slow balancing act of measured output. It’s be cool to see you all just keep trying to find the bike and the rider that can do it. It’s easy to say what’s needed from a distance. But it could actually be unridable without stopping or touching by all but the most specialized riders. Get that Canadian kid.
Not a long climb or anywhere near steepest in world but I rode El Toro in Menorca recently and it was horrific. Only 3km but averages 10% with sustained pitches of 15%+ so for an older amateur it was gruesome.
Gears for the Italian climb were way too hard. You should, at least, have a 34 in front and 52 on the cassette. With this setup, at 20% with a 7kg bike and a 68kg rider at a cadence of 60 RPM, you should put in 223 watts. While climbing over 15%, put your ego aside and buy a big cassette!
You can get WAY easier gears if you want to. My gravel bike runs a low gear of 26/42, of you could just go for an 10/51 mtb rear with a nice small cog on the front. Talk about making life hard for yourself! 😅
RUclips is really experimenting with your videos on the whole "1080p premium" thing, the regular 1080p looks like 🐶💩, I've seen 480p that looks better than this.
Mr. Feather is simply amazing! What a climb! I don’t think I could walk up that climb.
Mountain bike dude, 30 on the front 51 rear, no brainer
just what I needed in a rainy Friday !!
Same over here
Great compilation,thanks!
I have a suggestion for an 'Ollie Challenge'.... he'll love this one.... 1 man RAAM :-) I'd even offer to crew.
I was doing a climb on a loose gravel road that had 25% ramps a couple of weeks ago with a 40t chainring and 36t cassette.. 38mm tires were not sufficient to maintain traction. I tried standing up to get mote power but the shift in weight distribution kept making my rear wheel slip and dig itself into the earth.
The 10% bits in the climb felt like sweet sweet recovery.
In the Philippines, 25 deg C is not hot! Relatively cool. Hot is around 34 to 38 deg C. 😅
Surely this just needs easier gearing? What am I missing, as long as you have enough speed to balance it should be fine. What about a tricycle? Just very very slowly.
Tried that. If you don’t have the power, you go so slowly that you fall off. I did.
You are not riding a trainer - as gradient increases, more rider mass moves back. The front wheel becomes light, to the point you are basically riding a unicycle. Eventually you pull a wheelie and fall back. A long tricycle with the rider closer to the front wheel *might* help.
That’s my Pinarello gravel bike! Fine choice ❤
The lowest gear on my commuting bike is 24/36
Edited to add that I paused the video to get a coffee and realised that I am already three quarters of the way through the video and have been enjoying every moment.
You should do a presenter, Feather and an E-Bike on everyone of these challenges.
Great video! It looks so tough climb. I plan to make interval videos on some of those uphills. I just started creating videos about hill climbs and indoor cycling interval
As a kid I had a five speed steel bike with steel rims. I painted it matt black and put apehangers on it. It ran on COOL and climbed anything 😊
I want to see Mitch the above average cyclist hit the second climb in Italy there.
respect 👍
You need a good, old-fashioned triple chainset for most climbs. This modern trend (driven by bike manufacturers to get us parted with cash), just doesn’t work .
Honestly 3x Drivetrains are the worst. Once you have experienced a modern drivetrain you would not want to go back. Espacially with clutch derailleur, one by and narrow wide chainrings on mtb
38-50 on my gravel bike. I find that gets me to the point where I'm staying as low as possible just to keep the front wheel down. So if I need lower gears than that then I probably need longer chainstays too. Aka an MTB.
The slab definitely needs a cleaning I'd pressure wash it and come back tomorrow 🤷🏼♂️🤣
Lower end GRX has 30/46 chainrings, pair that with a 11/51 cassette. Ever ride a mtb in its easiest gear? You go almost nowhere
Currently working on a mullet build using the 38/31 grx chain ring and the 10-51 deore cassette, so I can tell you the reason they didn't do something like this is that it is way more complicated than it sounds like it should be. You need to get a derailleur with a bigger chain wrap capacity (or modify one to get it bigger), and you probably need a custom derailleur hanger extender to get the derailleur far enough away from the gears to actually use the 51 tooth. I think you probably also wouldn't be able to use a normal 12 speed chain since it wouldn't be long enough, and you'd *also* need an aftermarket pulley to convert between the pull ratio on the shifters and the one meant for the mtb cassette you're using
You should try SPD shoes which are better for walking!
Easy with Mountainbike. 30-54. You're only limited by traction. Or involuntary wheelies.
Just checked the steepest section I've ever done: 30 m long (horizontally) with an elevation gain of 22 m, so a gradient of 73.3 % on gravel. Problem with this climb is the deep furrows the rain washed into this part of the hill. Take the 22 m with a grain of salt, as I have used google maps to estimate that. It is almost impossible to ride, either your front wheel lifts off or your back wheel slips. You have to apply a really constant torque to avoid both.
I would like more content with the track cycling and track cycling aero kit and helmets at please make it come from Manon's
🔥
Traction and gearing > VO2 max and weight
Just a reminder to everyone, Feather did not do the full Scanuppia climb. You can check it out on Strava against the full HC segment.
only 46 people have lol. Looks like a nice hike, not sure why anybody would want to do it on a bike. It's more parts meme than climb
I miss these videos with Alan Marangoni and Dr. Bridgewood...
Did this climb with a mtb and 22x36. Even then I fel on my back trying to get started again after a 4x4 car passed me! Oké, I did not succeed in eiding the climb in one time, but I could cycle it all the way!
they need to put this climb in the Giro , or TDF , just to see the sprinters push the bikes up .
17% for 7km and 45% at some point?! The right tool for the job is a light carbon rigid MTB with 30T chainring and 11-52 cassette and slicks. Scratch that; the right tool for the job is an eMTB.
Vai topete não desiste!!!😮😮😮
my mountain bike is 28t 50 🤣
Yeah that’s a one-off bike required kind of climb. I think the granny gear is mandatory. It’s a super slow balancing act of measured output. It’s be cool to see you all just keep trying to find the bike and the rider that can do it. It’s easy to say what’s needed from a distance. But it could actually be unridable without stopping or touching by all but the most specialized riders. Get that Canadian kid.
3:31 the bike is propped up with a stick
You should try and visit the philippines
first from Philippines
Great entertainment while on Zwift.
Feather feather feather
check out Jack Burke online - recently crushing Strava KOM's on Mortirollo, Stelvio, Alpe d'Huez
Not a long climb or anywhere near steepest in world but I rode El Toro in Menorca recently and it was horrific. Only 3km but averages 10% with sustained pitches of 15%+ so for an older amateur it was gruesome.
Tried longer crank arms? Maybe 200 mm?
I want to see a humvee😢go up the slab 🤷🏼♂️🤣
Gears for the Italian climb were way too hard. You should, at least, have a 34 in front and 52 on the cassette.
With this setup, at 20% with a 7kg bike and a 68kg rider at a cadence of 60 RPM, you should put in 223 watts.
While climbing over 15%, put your ego aside and buy a big cassette!
3000 year old trees, wow, if that was the UK a local council would have chopped them down and put houses there by now.
Hope gcn audio team clip "im to slow" and abuse it
54:16 I thought he said, "I'm gayyyy" 😅😅😅
Where's the shadowstand?!
A 38/42 is still no crazy ratio. Why no sram mullet 38/52
You can get WAY easier gears if you want to. My gravel bike runs a low gear of 26/42, of you could just go for an 10/51 mtb rear with a nice small cog on the front. Talk about making life hard for yourself! 😅
why does he insist on calling his viewers keyboard warriors 🤣
RUclips is really experimenting with your videos on the whole "1080p premium" thing, the regular 1080p looks like 🐶💩, I've seen 480p that looks better than this.
I feel like sy is finna RIP 😞 lol
Ditch the helmet and jersey
Disc brakes on a bike climb 🤣
No
1:32:26 The graveyard or the T-rex has rabies?
That’s my Pinarello gravel bike! Fine choice ❤