My 600km Cebu Audax: What I'd Do Differently Next Time
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- Here's my vlog for my 600km Audax attempt in Cebu, Philippines. Ultra Endurance Cycling is tough.
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14:00 this is a common symptom of fatigue. I’ve been doing ultras for over 20 years. Your HR continues to slow down during your ultra. My HR will be low a day or two after a 600km or 500 miler 820 km races when I go out on my recovery rides. If I’ve gone really deep on a 600km then 3-4 days later my HR is still low on the bike.
Tubeless is the way to go for long brevets 30mm minimum 32mm preferred at about 58psi. I wouldn’t ride anything other than a race tire like a GP5000 STR. Gatorskins are absolutely horrible tires! Slow AF. No grip in the rain or when descending dry mountains and terrible ride quality. You want a sub 24 600km? Ride race quality tires, aero bars, liquid fuel, and don’t sit around talking at controls. This is how do R60 times. I’m not fast on the bike but I’m ruthlessly efficient off the bike. The last 600km I had 1 he 17 minutes stopped time including a ton of freaking red lights and other shit out of my control. One long 20 minute stop to change my kit, eat, lube my change, switch to night riding. The route had 13,000 ft of climbing too.
I prefer to ride alone but during an event to stay off the front it makes sense to pull someone from the group and take them with me.
Most people DNF with SOOO much time left on the clock just because things didn’t go they way they planned it. You have to get over that and carry on. THE primary goal of an ultra is finishing. Your total time or finishing place is secondary or tertiary.
What makes you a successful ultra cyclist is being able to mentally overcome all the setbacks, mechanicals, wrong turns, foul weather etc. It’s not just pedaling it’s ALL mental. You have to finish, first, before you can accomplish any real goals.
I wish you success in your next project because you deserve it!
Great reflection on how it went, really enjoyed it!
Great video! And I get your frustration towards the end. I feel the same way when I know I can physically still do more, but bike problems are just holding me back. I hope that videoke stint helped you feel better that night.
On your tire question: I run 700 x 32 Continental GP5000 tubeless tires on a Lun Grapid wheelset, and I've never had a problem with punctures with them. I think it's worth going back to tubeless setups, especially for Audax.
I'm also curious to try Dylan Johnson's cooling strategy in my next Audax. The guy brought three extra water bottles just for cooling. Imagine? Great to hear that works.
Hey Carlo, Bins here! Really was a great time talking to you during that first 100km, enjoyed the video too.
Re:tubeless and road tires, yes its really not a good idea to pair skinny tires with tubeless because of the lack of volume. Thats why it works on MTB and gravel but not much for road. The bigger the tire width the better tubeless application will be ideally 35c and above. And Re:HR not going up, thats really just fatigue setting in.
Funny thing that you mentioned, as I was going back after the 100km checkpoint, I also did the icepacks in the jersey ala Dylan Johnson, and it really helped!
Hope to join you more on your rides!
Congrats sir! What a ride it is.
Subscribed not only because of cycling tips. Its more than the life lessons. 🙂 learning so much from you sir. Thanks!
Thank you!
as far as tires go i'm currently running
35mm GP5000 AS TR (allseason tubeless ready) +
Schwalbe aerothan gravel TPU tube
reason for the allseason tires and the gravel tube is a bit more puncture protection, and it seems to work, haven't had a single puncture since i got this setup. i have raced this setup in the rain and it seems to roll decently fast and the grip is amazing especially in the wet.
gratss idol
thanks!
Keep it up chef..
Lol thanks
I joined the 200km audax cebu last year and the 100km this year, i haven’t got any puncture (thankfully). I have a grandsport 25c back and gatorskin 25c front both with butyl tubes. I also packed a +25pcs glueless patchkit and a tpu tube for spare. It’s somewhat overkill but i gave me a peace of mind when riding anywhere.
With regard to the heart rate, it’s likely you are fatigued or perhaps your body naturally got into resting when 6pm onwards hit. When i did the 100km, i followed one of your tips before regarding not to be fixated on the metrics so i just changed the bike computer to just show the route with climb guide. (Do note that i just wanted to finish was my goal)
Perhaps on the next audax, it would be a with the no boring days crew. I do agree that when you have companions in biking, the pace gets easier and you tend to enjoy the biking more. (I do also agree when I get an alone time biking, I tend to talk out of nowhere just to battle the mental stress that long distance riding usually entails).
Hope to see you on the No Boring Race sir Carlo and Congrats (still an epic experience to have)
New subscriber here. Much love from malaysia bro 🇲🇾 curious of ur bike n camera set up. Mind doing a video on it 😄🤙
I probably have a video about it somewhere hahah try this one ruclips.net/video/yHE_3Qtrwuk/видео.htmlsi=XcFs54cSAUZdsZPk
Appreciate the POV into the mental aspect of these long rides.
Thanks!
Hi Carlo, my advice is (if road), go for more puncture resistant tubeless tires like vittoria corsa n.ext or Continental GP5000s. I've been using vittoria corsa n.ext 32c since last year and haven't had a puncture since. I have used the tires in audax 200 (twice), 300, 400, and 600 (but DNF) and include all the training and weekend rides in between and to have no punctures is really impressive. If you go tubeless, also invest in a really good sealant. Been using Silca and it seals impressively well. Also, be mindful of the recommended tire pressure. There are tire pressure calculators online that gives the ideal tire pressure based on weight and type of riding you do. Hope this helps! Brilliant content by the way, cheers!
Thanks for the recommendations!
Still, congratulations Sir Carlo! We had the same mindset during my Audax 600 in Subic, to have a good time (my target is 30hours) but injury struck at KM275. Anyways, wanna do Davao this coming Sept 21?
Would highly recommend that you bring more tubes as well, sticking with TPU. I recall this SR friend of mine, as a rule of thumb, for safety, bring 1 tube per 100kms, changing the tube just makes it easier for you to save energy and not to worry that a patch would open up. All the best on your next attempt!
1 tube per 100km sounds like a good idea
same problem with gp5000 AS TR 32mm, I even used the plug with cement glue, and after around 500 mile it start leaking again. So I changed the tire for a new one
but you know in this case it could save some time to fix it
HAHAHA THE ENDING MADE ME LAUGH
Hahah had to keep it in there
ran this years 300km audax with 38c panaracer gk ss tubeless haha (cause I thought its gonna be as bad as the road as last year), never got any punctures.
Also ran 200km with gp5000 32c tubeless, no punctures as well.
I know you probably prefer tubed but its a great option.
although I still carry a puncture kit and a spare tubes just so I won't be in that situation.
great effort nonetheless and a good lesson as well in handling mental stress the next time.
We'll not bad
Hello Carlo, i’d suggest you go with a tubeless setup and run at around 50-60 psi max. I think the sealant doesnt do well above 70psi. Also, road specific (thinner) tire plugs offer another layer of protection when the sealant fails to seal the puncture… then have your TPU’s as a last resort backup.
Do you have a specific brand you can recommend? I’m having the same issues as what Carlo mentioned with 28c tires on tubeless.
@@miguelvillafranca running Stans on 30mm tires. What pressure do you run your 28mm tires? The sealant doesnt want to seal at high psi..
@@pod5ktv I had it between 75-80psi. Are you using the Stan’s darts?
@@miguelvillafranca for tire plugs, i just use the generic bacon strips but specific for road tires (thinner) with the thinner spike as well to prep the tire… also add rubber cement to the tire plug generously before inserting into the tire to plug it. This is good enough to finish the ride.
Then at home, I use the Lezyne Tire Plug Pro to do a more permanent repair.
@@pod5ktv thank you for the tip!
tara 600 inig august, baws ta. hahaha
Hahahah
ok lang ma DNF atleast may mga natutunan..go for LU600 sir the ultimate one 😊
Hahah we'll see
It's fine if you were not able to finish. At least you got a front row seat to a Rivermaya concert. 😂
True! Lol
also yeah, unresponsive HR is a sign of excessive fatigue
600 km and you only bring 1 spare inner tube? huhhhh
Mistakes were made