The Most Aggressive Life Time Grand Prix Race. Chequamegon Power Analysis and Bike Setup

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Chequamegon is a mountain bike race... or is it? I take you through my bike setup and race analysis from this year's most aggressive Life Time Grand Prix race.
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Комментарии • 160

  • @philballphotography
    @philballphotography 11 месяцев назад +165

    Hats off to Brian Matter who finished just behind you at the ripe age of 45. As a fellow mid 40s rider - thats impressive to be mixing it up with those young whipper snappers.

    • @sturdyvw
      @sturdyvw 11 месяцев назад +4

      @wiscodisco is a beast!

    • @robbkorhonen5181
      @robbkorhonen5181 11 месяцев назад +6

      There was a clip of him on IG solo off the front early on in the race too! Just to stick it to the newcomers 💪 Dude is a legend

    • @ilanpi
      @ilanpi 11 месяцев назад +7

      Some 43 year old guy just finished 4th at gravel worlds by out sprinting the Lifetime GP winner.

    • @pedalpower666
      @pedalpower666 11 месяцев назад +8

      ​@@ilanpiI love how you're calling Alejandro valverde "some guy" 😂😂

  • @ZenEndurance
    @ZenEndurance 11 месяцев назад +34

    Dylan is the kinda guy that publishes late, but it still rocks.

  • @jaredpetchel4728
    @jaredpetchel4728 11 месяцев назад

    Have you done this race in the past with flat bars? Or was there someone near you during the race that we could compare power outputs to? I think this is the best opportunity for comparing flat bars to drop bars I've seen in a video yet.

  • @gregredelman9726
    @gregredelman9726 11 месяцев назад

    420!!!

  • @alolympic
    @alolympic 11 месяцев назад +32

    Your post race analysis videos continue to be fascinating. I don’t know any other elite athlete who is so generous and honest with sharing their strategy and their performance. Big fan, thanks for doing your thing 💪🏻

  • @crb0n182
    @crb0n182 11 месяцев назад +41

    MOM! MOM! Dylan finally uploaded!!

    • @dschlag
      @dschlag 11 месяцев назад

      Which Dylan?

    • @neilk22
      @neilk22 11 месяцев назад

      Dizzle is the only Dylan 😂

  • @davidnorbertwild
    @davidnorbertwild 11 месяцев назад +13

    The name Chequamegon is derived from an Ojibway word meaning "place of shallow water," and refers to Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay.

  • @DM-jh5rs
    @DM-jh5rs 11 месяцев назад +11

    5:54 love to see a pro rider using a cheap amazon deckas chainring haha. I have more of these rings than I'd like to admit but they are cheap as hell, come in every size, and never drop chains.

  • @martinandrews2860
    @martinandrews2860 11 месяцев назад +21

    Really entertaining and humorous. Amazing stats. Well done.

  • @DaneKromer
    @DaneKromer 11 месяцев назад +9

    I always enjoy your videos DJ! I especially appreciate new perspectives on a race I first did in 1989. Just so you know, the equipment argument has been on-going ever since Greg Lemond won twice in the early 90's. Of course, that was before suspension and MTB bars were about as narrow as road bars... Thanks!😁

  • @Liam_ridesbikes
    @Liam_ridesbikes 11 месяцев назад +22

    BHD getting extra savage today.

  • @bretgreenfield1511
    @bretgreenfield1511 11 месяцев назад +2

    Want my three sense for you to improve, one add weight to your bike, like you are at the gym, and you can really trick your power output,,,so raced day, or even race week, or even race month you can take away the weight and be much lighter, two,,,really, really, really watch what you eat, and loose weight, like a f1 car, weight is everything, and three, rather then go for vo2 max, I train, like we are surfing, and hold my breath, like a whale, or under water sea diver, then if you need to, like when racing you will have room to breath more, great thing about training like this, its all about weight, breath and food, and volume,,,not so much about intensity,,,as for the drop bars, I dont know, I mean,,,looks like more mass, then a straight mountain bike bar, and you can turn your mountain bike bars upside down to drop more, I really like that look, even down hill bars up side down:) and lastly, you want to make front pack, learn to run, running and it could even be track work outs, sprinting, then,,,just like everything I shared, is much tougher then race day, therefore race day should be easy,,,keep following your dream:) mine is to win hawii ironman at age 55, pro division, dreams are meant to be big:)

  • @Permabonk
    @Permabonk 11 месяцев назад +5

    Babe wake up, Dylan Johnson uploaded

  • @mortigard
    @mortigard 11 месяцев назад +11

    Chequamegon...the race that looks much easier on paper than it is on the course.

    • @jimsonjohnson3761
      @jimsonjohnson3761 4 месяца назад

      I mean the course is easy. But a race is a race. Meaning people go as fast as possible despite the course.

  • @acem82
    @acem82 11 месяцев назад +4

    0:18 Yes, according to my dad who lives in the region, it's pronounced "Shwamegon". I believe the reason for the odd spelling is that it's a native term and it's spelled as the French (the first Europeans to the region) spelled it.

  • @clrbrk9108
    @clrbrk9108 11 месяцев назад +12

    This race looks like it was insanely fun from your perspective.

  • @StephenAndrichuk
    @StephenAndrichuk 11 месяцев назад +2

    good point about the cyclocross bikes being normal

  • @Scott-gz8bh
    @Scott-gz8bh 4 месяца назад +1

    Hey Dylan, You're old man cycling instructor from the YMCA. I was in the non-elite class ride this past year.. You guys are amazing. I'm glad all my cycling instruction did you well...lol. I knew as a 14-year-old sitting in my 5:00 a.m. spin class that you were going to be a good one. You proved me totally correct. Great job. I'll look for you this year.

  • @czeckson74
    @czeckson74 11 месяцев назад +2

    Who´s that Vermeulen dude ? ;-)

  • @brandennall
    @brandennall 11 месяцев назад +2

    Shwamagun. Kudos on the rip in my neck of the woods. Crush the 'Sugar'.

  • @wazzup105
    @wazzup105 11 месяцев назад +2

    A big plus of those ridiculous 80cm MTB handlebars is that no one is gonna pass you on narrow tracks.....

  • @sean9820
    @sean9820 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great job dylan. Why does a max hr of 183 seem low to me? Given your age I'm guessing you max out around 195-198. Any input here? Sincerely a club rider who hits 190 here and there on group rides haha.

  • @facelesssman
    @facelesssman 11 месяцев назад +1

    You don’t have a hair on your ass, if you don’t do a FS-XC rig with drop bars….. Tomac style!🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻😜

  • @michaelhotten752
    @michaelhotten752 11 месяцев назад +2

    Yeah, 15th at a race that doesn't fit your style, that's huge. Love that triple comeback and love those drops.

  • @BradyLikesBikes
    @BradyLikesBikes 9 месяцев назад +1

    Love the video and the analysis of the race! Stoked to see one of my little clips getting used to help highlight this iconic event too. Pumped to see you on a drop bar too. I’ve been wanting to it on one myself for shits and kicks.

  • @stevenbalderstone709
    @stevenbalderstone709 11 месяцев назад +3

    It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the Gravel Worlds.

  • @mikefedell1432
    @mikefedell1432 11 месяцев назад +4

    It was a great race! I was maxed out from that very first climb!

  • @IsaacRC
    @IsaacRC 11 месяцев назад +3

    The main advantage i see of flat bars over drops is the brakes handling IMO at the "non-technical course", it's overlooked by manufacturers i think but speed handling should be considered a very "technical" aspect of technique, not only pure muscle, assuming at this level no one accelerates more than the handling situation allows.

  • @ZachAllenGolf
    @ZachAllenGolf 11 месяцев назад +1

    I’m a 48 year old cat 1 xc racer and consistently hit 180 bpm multiple times during a race. Why is your max so low? Backwards hat Dylan said maybe you don’t want it bad enough?

    • @maxjohnson0703
      @maxjohnson0703 11 месяцев назад

      Max Heart rate has massive variability at the top end of sports. Lactate is usually a more reliable metric.

    • @rlm4471
      @rlm4471 15 дней назад

      Some people just have a lower max HR. Chris Froome's max HR is 174.

  • @TheBRad704
    @TheBRad704 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great... now I'm thinking about dropbars for next year's Skyway Epic 100.

  • @niekversteege
    @niekversteege 11 месяцев назад +7

    Great video, a little different this race. Maybe the guy was right about drop bars. The parts where the race was decided (and you were gapped), they didn't really help you. They only helped close the gap back again. Maybe it is similar to Grand Tour riders also favouring lightweight bikes vs aero, since the decisive moments are usually on steep climbs.

  • @robbkorhonen5181
    @robbkorhonen5181 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for taking a second to acknowledge how old this race is and that it’s a product of the time it was started. Almost feels like a lot of people have been forgetting that when they talk about how the course is. 🙂

  • @xclent1975
    @xclent1975 11 месяцев назад +2

    First :) great job Dylan good video

  • @aarondcmedia9585
    @aarondcmedia9585 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great recap as always, the in-race analysis is the best out of any that I watch on YT and I watch a few.
    Is your FTP still 370W? Some of the comments in this video seem surprising to me given your FTP - you must be very aerobic with low AWC as I would not expect 277/322W for 2 hours to stress someone with a 370W FTP. A few of those in-race, 3 minutes at 400W efforts would be a cruisy-ish VO2max interval for you yeah?
    All the best with the rest of the series.

    • @DylanJohnsonCycling
      @DylanJohnsonCycling  11 месяцев назад +3

      My FTP is around 380. The reason these numbers seem low is because this is an off road race. The more technical course the lower the NP for the same given effort. While not a super technical course it is still more technical than a road race. This same duration race on the road would probably produce an NP 20 to 30 watts higher.

    • @aarondcmedia9585
      @aarondcmedia9585 11 месяцев назад

      @@DylanJohnsonCyclingappreciate the response.

  • @johnsimon9064
    @johnsimon9064 11 месяцев назад +1

    Born and raised in the area. You are pronouncing “Chequamegon” correctly.

  • @mikesima9396
    @mikesima9396 11 месяцев назад +2

    You know I think you are spot on. This looked like a Zwift gravel race, watt bombs away and not much skill required. Probably why mr wahoo won..:. Shots fired

    • @tgoods5049
      @tgoods5049 11 месяцев назад

      Going 18mph in mixed conditions requires skills. Yeah, it's not technical singletrack but you still have to have bike handling on point.

    • @mikesima9396
      @mikesima9396 11 месяцев назад

      @@tgoods5049hey not intended to demean anyone’s skills, I meant it as relative skills across the whole spectrum of cycling and within its own discipline. Regards

  • @MattThomas08
    @MattThomas08 11 месяцев назад +1

    Sha-WHA-MA-gon. Apparently 😬

  • @davidmarbut
    @davidmarbut 11 месяцев назад +2

    Always nerdy! Always impressed!!

  • @williambob111
    @williambob111 15 дней назад

    looking for 2024 shwamegon stuff but this will work. BHD never gets old, love that guy!

  • @steventrott8714
    @steventrott8714 11 месяцев назад +1

    So….. a Niner MCR?!?!?

  • @jtmuso
    @jtmuso 5 дней назад

    16/17psi! I used to race XC as a junior in the UK with 40/45 😂

  • @VelosportTaylor
    @VelosportTaylor 11 месяцев назад

    Good title length. This is how it reads on mobile “The Most Aggressive Life Time Grand Prix Race. Chequamegon Power Anal...”

  • @TheMuudcat
    @TheMuudcat 11 месяцев назад +2

    Did it for 30 years, no one has ever won it on drop bars. My son was 3rd one year

    • @johnlschmidt1117
      @johnlschmidt1117 11 месяцев назад +1

      Geno won it with mustache bars, back in the day! Missed you there Jim and your national anthem, best ever. I was third oldest. Very hard.

    • @TheMuudcat
      @TheMuudcat 11 месяцев назад

      I was really tempted to do it but opted for a 70 mile road ride. Maybe next year@@johnlschmidt1117

  • @adamclark8105
    @adamclark8105 8 месяцев назад

    i really don't mind the hybrid frankenbike, but it begs the question "WWKD?" (what would keegan do?)

  • @IamCredit
    @IamCredit 10 месяцев назад

    If Dylan was really about that frankenbike life, he'd run an aero bike with MTB bars. Guaranteed LTGP winning rig.

  • @m1kelikesbikes
    @m1kelikesbikes 11 месяцев назад

    The cropping of this title on iphone 14's youtube app is... definitely something... it's missing the "sis and Bike Setup" part :D

  • @jempanuncialman9361
    @jempanuncialman9361 11 месяцев назад

    You Using a Deckas Chaingring huh 😁. Thats popular in my country.

  • @stevenporter9484
    @stevenporter9484 11 месяцев назад +1

    You're knocking on the door

  • @jimc5696
    @jimc5696 11 месяцев назад

    Alexey sure comes off arrogant in that video clip. Sorry but he is not leading the F1 driver standings…. We are talking about riding bicycles on the grass here.
    Guessing he is a much more humble guy in person …

  • @gusrallim
    @gusrallim 11 месяцев назад +1

    haha some quality jokes in this one

  •  11 месяцев назад +8

    Shwamegon is the perfect example of how english speakers pronounce every word that has more than three syllables

  • @KwadSkwad
    @KwadSkwad 11 месяцев назад +1

    16/17psi seems low to me, but I think I've got another 50lbs on you.. I typically run 22/23 on my hardtail (2.25s). 18 is where it starts to feel extra sloppy to me.
    Awesome race recap video as always!

    • @davidnorbertwild
      @davidnorbertwild 11 месяцев назад +1

      I’m assuming he rode w inserts though. ?

  • @BryceCard-t6i
    @BryceCard-t6i 11 месяцев назад

    Looking at the drop bar full sus at the end was like 🤮🤮🤮🤮

  • @matthewjohnson12
    @matthewjohnson12 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome fight throughout the race but isn’t it the same result even if you make the field sprint😂.

  • @MrBig617
    @MrBig617 11 месяцев назад

    What 40t did you find that fits the 104bcd quarq????

  • @markokitzing4291
    @markokitzing4291 11 месяцев назад +1

    Congratulations! Top 10 next year!

  • @spotofgolf
    @spotofgolf 11 месяцев назад

    Evidence is stacking up against the idea you're bad at the shorter races

  • @AM-bl2cs
    @AM-bl2cs 11 месяцев назад

    why wouldn't you just run gravel tyres on a track like this

  • @robertjonsson7618
    @robertjonsson7618 11 месяцев назад +1

    Youre video is great! More like this.

  • @Mickyrst43
    @Mickyrst43 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great insight there,really enjoyed the race report!!!

  • @ronalddriver8628
    @ronalddriver8628 11 месяцев назад

    Did BHD feed you the jab at Dizzle’s video?

  • @Spunday1
    @Spunday1 11 месяцев назад +2

    Wow! What a drag race that was! Awesome job!

  • @goldenretriever6261
    @goldenretriever6261 11 месяцев назад +5

    That's like a 90s mountain bike race.

  • @PinkyFingerPedalStrike
    @PinkyFingerPedalStrike 11 месяцев назад

    1:17 lol, those drop bars sure do make that a horrendous looking mountain bike 😂

  • @cornishcat11
    @cornishcat11 11 месяцев назад +1

    BHD is brutal

  • @christopherarnold7884
    @christopherarnold7884 11 месяцев назад +1

    Backwards Hat Dylan was killing it, 😂😂😂

  • @michaelsteven1090
    @michaelsteven1090 11 месяцев назад

    It's a race for roadies who don't MTB..

  • @facediaper09
    @facediaper09 11 месяцев назад +1

    At least you got to ride with Lachey.

  • @kennethward9530
    @kennethward9530 11 месяцев назад +1

    I recall it being pronounced "She-mama-gone" back in early 90's, with a fair amount of "Wizz-gon-zin" nasal twang added. I thought it was all Birkie trail system then, don't recall the singletrack; maybe trail was less overgrown? Dry year when I was there, I rode my cross bike with 38mm Specialized Tricross? tires. It was bumpy enough that the internally routed brake cable was banging in the top tube like a cowbell much of the ride.

    • @kbrewster127
      @kbrewster127 11 месяцев назад

      "Sha-WAH-ma-gun" -from a local!

  • @mateagoston8145
    @mateagoston8145 11 месяцев назад

    You just could have said grey area for the weather too at 4:57.🤣

  • @andygorski6318
    @andygorski6318 11 месяцев назад +1

    When BHD is spot on. @1:27

  • @willsilk3919
    @willsilk3919 11 месяцев назад +1

    First view

  • @nateisright
    @nateisright 11 месяцев назад

    The French have a word for everything!

  • @rogerbillharz6452
    @rogerbillharz6452 11 месяцев назад

    The drop bars put you In a better Q factor

  • @unknownKnownunknowns
    @unknownKnownunknowns 11 месяцев назад +1

    When he talks about saving 25 watts, does he mean his avg over course of the race,or 25 w on each pedal stroke, or is that the same thing?

    • @Matt-Comer
      @Matt-Comer 11 месяцев назад +2

      Dylan’s example he shows is for same flat course. Showing that he could maintain same speed for a 25w less average and therefore could match wattage to get more speed. It would work out to be the same thing.

    • @unknownKnownunknowns
      @unknownKnownunknowns 11 месяцев назад +1

      thank you Matt @@Matt-Comer

  • @davidwebb2337
    @davidwebb2337 11 месяцев назад +1

    Mega. Nice work!

  • @ridegreen78
    @ridegreen78 11 месяцев назад +1

    Gets chubbed up🤣

  • @tednruth453
    @tednruth453 11 месяцев назад +1

    Handlebars....leverage...climbing...?....thought you used your legs to pedal 🎉

    • @austienbryandemesa5841
      @austienbryandemesa5841 11 месяцев назад

      its definitely easier to sway and stand on my 12.5kg mtb with 750mm flatbar compared to my 7.4kg roadbike on 380mm dropbar. especially on steep climbs and this is on the same gearing ratio. my upper body is less fatigued and more stable hence i can mash the pedals harder on steep or techy climbs

    • @tednruth453
      @tednruth453 11 месяцев назад

      @@austienbryandemesa5841 🥇

  • @jj95east
    @jj95east 11 месяцев назад

    Alexey also seems like a buzz kill lol

  • @graffix11us
    @graffix11us 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nice work!

  • @starrymooney
    @starrymooney 11 месяцев назад

    good lord this exhausted me just watching. holy smokes. congrats for fighting this hard.

  • @petesjk
    @petesjk 11 месяцев назад

    There’s a reason mountain bikes aren’t allowed to officially compete in cyclocross races- because they would always win.

  • @nicozolins8176
    @nicozolins8176 8 месяцев назад

    "Pronounciation" smh

  • @ronetele13
    @ronetele13 11 месяцев назад

    Sufferfest, yikes!

  • @TravelingBabyCompany
    @TravelingBabyCompany 11 месяцев назад +4

    Love your videos! Fun to watch and great to hear how these races play out. Keep it up!!

  • @jj95east
    @jj95east 11 месяцев назад

    This video is so meta

  • @maritimezombie7684
    @maritimezombie7684 11 месяцев назад

    When you finally release your bike check video for your Drop Bar MTB I really hope you cover how you decided to size the setup. Do you go with a proper MTB frame and shorten the stem to fit drops or a smaller frame to accommodate the extra drop reach?

  • @Dou8leShot
    @Dou8leShot 6 месяцев назад

    Very nice video.

  • @RepublicanJesusthe2nd
    @RepublicanJesusthe2nd 11 месяцев назад

    "Push people out of the way"??
    Wtf is that what racing is now, who can push people out of the way?
    GTFOH!

  • @teok7735
    @teok7735 11 месяцев назад

    great video tho

  • @NathanLong
    @NathanLong 11 месяцев назад +5

    BHD nails the definition at 13:20

  • @mickhurley7305
    @mickhurley7305 11 месяцев назад

    I love your content and followed you a long time. Total respect for you .
    Positioning seems to be a regular issue though. I think youve left a few better placings on the table. Your very strong at the finish.

  • @evdb7246
    @evdb7246 11 месяцев назад

    “….that’s what Kerry Werner did….” And how did he finish?

  • @DaveTheAligator
    @DaveTheAligator 11 месяцев назад

    Bro just flopped down. Guess he had 20 seconds and then said. Nah. Imma make it look like I crashed. Just play the video with out the commentary.

  • @frankhammond9909
    @frankhammond9909 11 месяцев назад

    Lol @7:00

  • @ilanpi
    @ilanpi 11 месяцев назад

    Are you going to go to The Netherlands this Winter to try out beach racing?

  • @kazzz6666
    @kazzz6666 11 месяцев назад

    Admiring your combative spirit -- congratulations on an awesome result!!

  • @marcus_velo_9970
    @marcus_velo_9970 11 месяцев назад

    well done - tough race ... everyone in front of you including the winner had flat bars, guess there's a lesson in that. if you were able to stay on the front group the drafting gains would have been superior to the drop bar gains when solo. of course as you've said the power requirement wasn't there this time sure it will be next time.

  • @mr.techie8565
    @mr.techie8565 11 месяцев назад

    More Backwards Hat Dylan please!

    • @rfwillett2424
      @rfwillett2424 3 месяца назад

      I think what makes BHD work so well is that Dylan doesn't over use it.

  • @budycelyn
    @budycelyn 11 месяцев назад

    so the thumbnail cameo in the video, does that mean we may see you at rampage one day? :D