Why We Chose Aluminium & Shimano 105 For The Ultimate Crit Bike Build! | Part 1

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @gcntech
    @gcntech  Год назад +23

    What would your ultimate crit bike look like? Let us know in the comments 👇

    • @JFomo
      @JFomo Год назад +3

      It would have Dura Ace

    • @bkmontgomery
      @bkmontgomery Год назад

      Pretty close, it’s a CAAD12 with Ultegra mechanical. And it never got anywhere close to the bike vault for some reason.

    • @garyhocking6947
      @garyhocking6947 Год назад +3

      My BMC Teammachine ALR with mechanical Shimano 105. Repalced the stock wheels with an old set of Vision Metron 55 SL that I've had for a long time.

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +2

      Rim brake
      Cannondale CAAD12
      Shimano 105 R7000
      BBInfinite BB30A for Shimano Hollowtech II (steel bearings)
      PRO PLT aluminium cockpit
      Custom-configured 45 mm carbon wheelset (Nextie 45 mm rims + Sapim CX-Ray spokes + Sapim brass nipples + White Industries T11)
      Disc brake
      First-generation Specialized Allez Sprint Disc
      Shimano Ultegra R8020
      BBInfinite BB30 for Shimano Hollowtech II (steel bearings)
      PRO Vibe aluminium cockpit
      Custom-configured 4050 carbon wheelset (Nextie 40 mm front 50 mm rear rims + Sapim CX-Ray spokes + Sapim brass nipples + White Industries CLD)

    • @RhiannonTyler
      @RhiannonTyler Год назад +1

      A Eurobike ❤

  • @JonCannings
    @JonCannings Год назад +237

    Surprised Alex didn't fit a Dura-Ace chainset that was just hanging about! 😉

  • @davehause8571
    @davehause8571 Год назад +39

    Glad you did this. For many of us, it was our go to race bike in the 90s - aluminum and 105. You didn't need to worry about it in a crash and if it did get bashed up, you could buy another frame for $200.

    • @JonCannings
      @JonCannings Год назад +7

      When alloy frames were crazy cheap!

    • @FRANK-pp4rn
      @FRANK-pp4rn Год назад +4

      I wish CAAD 10+ frames cost only $200.
      With that said, as a person who's primary bike is a CAAD. It's still an amazing deal at it's current price. The only bike I think that matches the value is the BMC TeamMachine ALR.

  • @BennyOcean
    @BennyOcean Год назад +10

    CAAD12 105 mechanical owner here. Always fun to see this genre of bike getting some attention. Cheers and Merry Christmas.

  • @a1white
    @a1white Год назад +50

    Absolutely stunning paint job. Top work from Rob.

    • @taxi9554
      @taxi9554 Год назад

      Love the colour, too 🎉

    • @K_I_M_A_N
      @K_I_M_A_N Год назад

      Какие-то цветочки. Девчачья расцветка.

  • @benhardwick1970
    @benhardwick1970 Год назад +24

    I’ve still got the CAAD 10 with 105. Rim brakes obviously as well. Still a very fast bike

  • @stevebassett8944
    @stevebassett8944 Год назад +12

    Finally, a bike that us non pro rider who wants a little speed with an alloy frame and 105. Last fall I built up an Emonda ALR with 105 Di2, with nice carbon wheels and GP5000's, I'd say all the bike that I need and then some. BTW the hyd brakes on that 105 group are fantastic. It is a good solid bike safe on the hills and snappy in the city. I'm sure your alloy Cannondale will be every bit as nice. So thanks for showcasing a bike that the average person can afford.

  • @brandondavis5655
    @brandondavis5655 Год назад +18

    Love that you are building an affordable fast race bike. Would be cool to see some testing of this bike vs a SuperSix evo sometime

  • @ObsidianJunkie
    @ObsidianJunkie Год назад +5

    I ride a CAAD10 105 and its all the bike I need, still very fast and makes my friends on their $5k rigs rethink their purchases..

    • @bicycletheberkshires5176
      @bicycletheberkshires5176 Год назад

      Same here - and I got a SS evo hi-mod too, I think the CAAD 13 feels more alive.

  • @matthewnormand2041
    @matthewnormand2041 Год назад +30

    Agreed. IMHO, a quality aluminum frame, mechanical 105 groupset, and decent mid-depth carbon wheels set up tubeless would make a very capable crit bike. Actually, a very capable bike anywhere on the road.

    • @reinholdachleitner2069
      @reinholdachleitner2069 Год назад +1

      An Aluminium alloy framsets is no slouch,it can last a life time.

    • @gregk-muth8566
      @gregk-muth8566 Год назад +3

      What?? But I thought I needed to buy a 15k bike, I am so confused

    • @reinholdachleitner2069
      @reinholdachleitner2069 Год назад +1

      @@gregk-muth8566 You don't have to,you can save a lot of money with a well designed aluminium alloy frameset and use it for a high quality wheelset and good tires.💯🚴‍♀️✌🏻

    • @117Oblivion117
      @117Oblivion117 Год назад

      yeah, i gotta have that dura ace Di2, carbon wheels laced with carbon spokes, with powermeter, ceramic bearings and titanium bolts on everything to race at my local crit!!!! !! !! Must not forget carbon bottle cages and shaved legs@@gregk-muth8566

    • @The1trueDave
      @The1trueDave Год назад +2

      That is pretty much my blueprint for as and when I get a half-decent road bike; alloy frame, 105 mechanical, hydro discs and maybe some 30-40mm carbon wheels if I want to push the boat out. I'm not fast enough to justify a big emphasis on aero :-)

  • @JonCannings
    @JonCannings Год назад +31

    Alloy bars would be my preference for a crit bike, arguably more robust in the case of a crash. I'd also go for tubeless too, as it would mean you could, hopefully, keep going if you punctured towards the end of the race where, traditionally, laps out for mechanicals are not permitted.
    I love a bike build video

    • @gcntech
      @gcntech  Год назад +1

      We love seeing how the different disciplines of cycling demand different setups and componentry! What other specialisms should we explore next? 👀

    • @chrisridesbicycles
      @chrisridesbicycles Год назад +5

      Are they? I find that many of the things we attribute to aluminium vs. carbon today sound a lot like what we said about steel vs. aluminium some years ago. Would be cool to visit a lab where they do actual crash testing.

    • @JonCannings
      @JonCannings Год назад +1

      @@chrisridesbicycles carbon snaps, it doesn't bend. By the way, I use carbon 😂

    • @luukrutten1295
      @luukrutten1295 Год назад +4

      Race with cheap

    • @chrisridesbicycles
      @chrisridesbicycles Год назад +3

      @@JonCannings That‘s the sentence. 😂 Used to be „steel bends, aluminium breaks with a *ping*“

  • @strupotter
    @strupotter Год назад +5

    Great to see a video that''s more relatable to the every day cyclist. Nice work Aethelwulf!

  • @space.youtube
    @space.youtube Год назад +3

    Alloy frame, mechanical groupset, inner tubes.
    Nice.

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +1

      Always has been the kind of road bike I ride, potentially always will be (in a realistic sense).

  • @craigcarlson4022
    @craigcarlson4022 Год назад +2

    Agree, that custom paint job is gorgeous. And am with you on crits. Did a little bit of that when i was younger and still prefer watching them over other types of bike races. I appreciate watching these build up videos…i learn a bunch from them.

  • @rickmagee1918
    @rickmagee1918 Год назад +3

    Cannondale aluminum and crits are like peanut butter and jelly. I raced a lot of crits on a CAAD9!

  • @Navessalah
    @Navessalah Год назад +3

    Excellent. Would've picked CAAD12, though, due to aesthetics.

  • @andrewfrey351
    @andrewfrey351 Год назад

    I rode this same frame/component combo last week while visiting a friend in Cardiff. I rode better than my carbon bike, loved it!

  • @bicycletheberkshires5176
    @bicycletheberkshires5176 Год назад +3

    Specifically bought a CAAD 13 as my crit bike for 2024 season of masters racing. "race what you can afford to replace"

  • @nikohekard1581
    @nikohekard1581 Год назад +3

    My winter project is something similar but with an Specialized Allez Sprint, 105 Di2 and not too deep carbon wheels. 🚴

  • @garydcall9644
    @garydcall9644 Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas Alex and the entire GCN team.

  • @danielhedo6628
    @danielhedo6628 Год назад +1

    WOW, that paintjob is beautifull,- I`d love to see how they made it!! (for diy-purpose) awesome

  • @prestachuck2867
    @prestachuck2867 Год назад

    I am pleasantly surprised by this video.
    My number one bike is still a custom steel rig that my wife commissioned for me in 2011, and just two weeks ago a friend who just had a fully custom Moots built was asking me what I would buy for myself if I was to purchase as new road bike today.
    I told him that I would probably get a really lightweight aluminum frame with a robust fully carbon fork, and build it with mechanical 105 12-speed. Because I still enjoy the feel of a high performance machine, but I’m too old to win any more races, and in spite of what most people think, the performance differences between current generation 105 and DA is so minuscule that it’s not going to make any difference unless you’re on a world tour team. Just use really good wheels and tires with it.

  • @diegoeleazar9154
    @diegoeleazar9154 Год назад +1

    Beautiful paint job! Cant wait to see the final build then make vs. with high end bike.

  • @AlySayuki
    @AlySayuki Год назад

    Inspires me for a bike like this! I love the design on the frame and colour way! Definitely enjoying the progress so far 🥰!

  • @Chuck6780
    @Chuck6780 Год назад

    Wow, I was just thinking about getting one of these as a little Christmas present to myself, and then this video drops moments later.
    Surely, I should look at this as a sign from the Cycling Gods. 😛

  • @macariom1
    @macariom1 Год назад +1

    The build makes the most sense for most of us non-professional cyclist.

  • @ninaforrester8552
    @ninaforrester8552 Год назад

    I am building a crit/road bike. 12sp 105 but not the drive train. Just levers hyd brakes and mechs. Miche 14/30 cassette... So straight through till 21 teeth. 36cm internal cable bars. Elite wheels. Hyyge frame internal cable frame Most of it from aliexpress and about $3000 NZ. Building up the wheels myself now(rear finished and front almost) as Elite didn't do a non interwoven spokes option and sent them as a kit as requested. the wheels met all my other requirements at a good price. Build appears to be going well so far. Fingers crossed it continues to

  • @kaltonian
    @kaltonian Год назад +1

    yeah.....turning out to be a great looking bike,
    looking forward to the final build video.
    I also started a build being as i had my pride & joy stolen last month, didn't even own it for a year....frellin scum bags, took nearly 4 years to save up for it, survived lung cancer so i treated myself & this is the longest time i haven't cycled in 40 years,
    I have to agree the Shimano 105 is a nice & well engineered group set for the price,
    happy Christmas guys🎉

  • @Mavrik-60
    @Mavrik-60 Год назад

    Dale's got a sweet paint job.
    Keepemcoming

  • @Velo757
    @Velo757 Год назад

    REALLY REALLY loving the frame!!! Good choice Brian!

  • @mommamooney
    @mommamooney Год назад

    Loving this! Group set of the people, FTW!

  • @melibaut
    @melibaut 8 месяцев назад

    Nice paint job and cool watching it being built!

  • @luisrosano3510
    @luisrosano3510 Год назад

    This kind are your best videos.

  • @fortis143
    @fortis143 Год назад +2

    man this build is so cool, actually had me on the cannondale website looking at the caad13 haha.

  • @airman8368
    @airman8368 Год назад

    Love it!!

  • @treyquattro
    @treyquattro Год назад

    great video Alex & GCN. The colourway is excellent. I hope part 2 goes into detail with fitting the brake hoses and gear cables. It's not often that I watch a video all the way through without ADHD getting in the way, but this video made the cut!

  • @jethrolindqvist
    @jethrolindqvist Год назад

    gotta love the presence of the aussie NCC crit that he did 💪

  • @peterthomas8053
    @peterthomas8053 Год назад +2

    Love the paint job, but, saddle tilting up, valves not aligned, cranks not aligned, jaunty angle, messy backdrop, so it's just a 'nice' from me Alecs(Welsh)🤪😉 That's one helluva seat to bars drop though.😯

  • @chrisbaum998
    @chrisbaum998 Год назад

    That's a sweet looking bike, Alex!!!!

  • @albe56
    @albe56 Год назад +4

    Would have asked Cannondale for a caad 10 or 12

  • @jascollinscork
    @jascollinscork Год назад

    Cracking looking bike!! I love these kinda series’s!!! Now I’m NOT Mechanicly minded by ANY stretch of my imagination BUT I would have thought smaller gears on the back for a Crit??

  • @markvanlintel
    @markvanlintel Год назад

    Best gcn bike build ever. Maybe because Alex is building a replica of my bike ( just different colors)

  • @8259lv
    @8259lv Год назад

    God that looks georgous! ❤

  • @cuebj
    @cuebj Год назад

    Perfect. Something to save up for in 2024. I have a 2018 Ultegra cable Roubaix and a 2007 Cannondale System6. Need to rationalize down to one fast bike. Want either a crit type bike for circuits of Shooters Hill, Westmount Road, Rochester Way, Welling Way in SE London or a longer distance machine for 100km, with some 100 mile, circuits down into Kent and back. Aluminium or titanium frame, 105, two pairs of wheels for different types of ride and potholes.

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад

      Since you already have an endurance bike, a crit bike may be your next build.

  • @Countrystock
    @Countrystock Год назад

    That paint job 🥰

  • @GETMEOUTTTT
    @GETMEOUTTTT Год назад +2

    its a beauty

    • @gcntech
      @gcntech  Год назад +2

      We think so too! Stay tuned for part 2 to see the bike in all its glory 🤩

  • @jonathanzappala
    @jonathanzappala Год назад +3

    You should have put a dura ace crankset in the thumbnail, just to tweak us.

  • @darylbultitude3786
    @darylbultitude3786 Год назад

    I love how you built the cassette, very smooth

  • @ryndgmn
    @ryndgmn Год назад +1

    My road bike is more than half aluminum and partly carbon fiber particularly its fork and has been on Shimano 105 groupset components.

  • @jaranth
    @jaranth Год назад

    That's a gorgeous paint job, i gotta say...

  • @liammcgough9969
    @liammcgough9969 Год назад

    Love the graphics on the bike! Maybe you could film with the lights on for next video. It would make it easier to see.

  • @AndysAverageAdventures
    @AndysAverageAdventures Год назад

    Love it. My crit bike is very similar to this.

  • @FlatSpinMan
    @FlatSpinMan 10 месяцев назад

    That paintscheme looks great.

  • @treyhorn5645
    @treyhorn5645 Год назад

    Straight up brother. Thank you!. Going 105 over microshift sword for a rebuild. Been debating.

  • @pglick123
    @pglick123 Год назад

    That paint job is amazing! It's making me think my 14 year old Caad8-5 (with 105s and rim brakes) could use an upgrade.

  • @rockytalkndawoods3057
    @rockytalkndawoods3057 Год назад

    Love the livery, at first i thought they were red roses fading from white to black.

  • @popeyescycleandsports1257
    @popeyescycleandsports1257 Год назад

    I love the colour

  • @RobbArmstrong1
    @RobbArmstrong1 Год назад

    That paint job is sick! 😷 really dope,🔥
    #RobbArmstrong

  • @justaletdown
    @justaletdown Год назад +12

    The caad10 or the caad12 rimbrake would have been a better choice for a budget critbike.
    Rimbrakes are not only lighter they are faster AND cheaper (as people sell them for peanuts right now). They are also more convenient to travel around and having them raceready in a minute.
    The caad 13 disc feels sluggish compared to the 10 or 12.
    Also the Specialized Allez sprint rimbrake is a great option.
    Second hand you will buy 2 (better) bikes for the price of this "budget" bike.

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +1

      The first-generation Allez Sprint and CAAD12 are my favorite mass-production aluminium bikes. Realistically, I don't need anything more than these two models.
      One looks a little fierce in its own right, the other bears the distinct classic Cannondale aesthetics.

    • @prestachuck2867
      @prestachuck2867 Год назад +1

      What makes a rim brake “faster”? As far as I can tell, nothing.

    • @gearknobz
      @gearknobz Год назад

      See you points but nah. Keep up fpr future video

    • @chrisguilfoyle8799
      @chrisguilfoyle8799 Год назад

      They have a sponsorship with Shimano so the new 105 mechanical makes more sense for them.

    • @matthewbaynham6286
      @matthewbaynham6286 Год назад +2

      How are your Rimbrakes when the crit race is in the wet?
      As for lightweight there aren't many major climbs in crit races.

  • @ronikane7574
    @ronikane7574 Год назад

    Nice colors!

  • @chrisridesbicycles
    @chrisridesbicycles Год назад +9

    This one NEEDS white bar tape. Practical or not, it has to be done.

    • @gcntech
      @gcntech  Год назад +2

      We're taking notes ✍

    • @wykydgt
      @wykydgt Год назад +1

      Too bad Lizard Skins stopped making their Duo bar tape. A white/red or white/black combo would look bonkers on this build.

  • @donball370
    @donball370 Год назад

    Good choice to go for the white rather than black front

  • @mohammadtaufek5529
    @mohammadtaufek5529 Год назад

    hhhhmmmm.,… I’m in I’ll buy an aluminium frame …. as second bike 🤩 thanks Alex !!

  • @n22pdf
    @n22pdf Год назад

    Lovely build Alex you guys should do more of these build vids 😊 it would be great to list all the parts used.. I own a CAAD10 with campy awesome bike 😊 and steel and titanium prefer these to carbon,. Personally.. just my opinion.. 😊Pete 🚴🏻😃👍

  • @ilovepie002
    @ilovepie002 Год назад

    That's literally my bike! Different paint, but boy she can really move!

  • @tombola4046
    @tombola4046 Год назад +3

    Building a crit bike on a budget using parts given to you by sponsors, custom painted frameset! What part of all this is “budget” for the average person.

  • @adunford2664
    @adunford2664 Год назад

    Looking good. Can we have a list of parts used in the building please?

  • @RahLoh
    @RahLoh Год назад

    i daily a alu cinelli track bike, best bike iv owned

  • @Joshuavoice29
    @Joshuavoice29 Год назад +1

    The aluminum or alumimium CAAD 13 is the perfect choice for a reasonably priced crit bike that doesn't sacrifice any performance.

  • @callahanfit
    @callahanfit Год назад +1

    would have went with an allez sprint frame

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад

      First or second-generation?

  • @timlages1257
    @timlages1257 Год назад

    RIP my Bowman Palace:r the perfect crit bike. Standert would be my go to now for a crit bike if I could.

  • @patcoop6848
    @patcoop6848 Год назад +2

    For a Crit bike, I definitely would go for an aluminium bar, tubeless and: 1x12 drivetrain. Make no sense to carry they weight of the small chainring an front derailleur

  • @billkallas1762
    @billkallas1762 Год назад +2

    It's a shame that Shimano doesn't make an 11-25 12 speed cassette for flat races where you would never even think about using the little ring. Since I would be stuck with disc brakes, I would make sure that my race and pit wheels had the exact same spacing on the discs. The race wheels would be Tubs of course, and the pit wheels clinchers or tubeless.

    • @l.d.t.6327
      @l.d.t.6327 Год назад

      I honestly don’t get the need for thight cassettes with 11-12 speed. Your 11-17 cogs will be exactly the same on 11-25 or 11-30, and the jump in cogs between 17 and 30 in jumps of 2 or 3 is equivalent to jumps between eg the difference between 52-14 and 52-15 is the same as 36-21 and 36-25, so why would you want 36-23 in between that? and the 30 cog allows you to climb anything but the mountains. Why would you not go 11-30…

    • @billkallas1762
      @billkallas1762 Год назад

      @@l.d.t.6327 Riding around with an 11-30, makes you look like an 87 year old Grandmother.

    • @l.d.t.6327
      @l.d.t.6327 Год назад +1

      @@billkallas1762 stop making a fool of yourself. All pros ride 11-30 cassettes. You could as well say to pogacar he looks like a 87-year old, but keyboardwarriors are only though in front of their computer.

    • @billkallas1762
      @billkallas1762 Год назад

      @@l.d.t.6327 They ride 11-30's because that is what they are given, and because they ride in the mountains often. Do you really think that Professionals would need an 11-30 if they did all of their racing on the flats, or in areas with rolling hills??
      Do you live in the mountains, or in areas where there are climbs that last a mile?
      Do you need a 30 in back, where you live?
      How many years have you spent racing?

    • @l.d.t.6327
      @l.d.t.6327 Год назад +1

      @@billkallas1762 you don't get it I fear. 53x11 will get you 10 meters in one turn of the pedals. You shift up one cog and 53x12 gets you 9.25 meters or 0.75 meters less. If you like a thight cassette, you'd think you need e.g. a 19 and 21 and 23 and 25, but guess what: the difference between a 53x23 and 53x25 is 0.38 meters. So eureka: you don't need those small steps up in cogs in the far end of your cassette: you'll do perfectly with 3 teeth differences, and that's why a 11-30 makes so much more sense than 11-25: An 11-25 has 11-12-13-14-15-16-17-19-21-23-25. 11-30 has 11-12-13-14-15-17-19-21-24-27-30. So if you go 11-30, you only muss out on a 16 but you'll get 27 and 30. I've seen many pro riders crawl up the 15% short steep hills on their 39-27 or even 39-30, especially those in the early break or after doing a huge effort leading to the hill. You make it sound you know something about racing but you forget that races are more than the top 10 of the races sprinting up the hill, and there are more places than your flat surroundings. Plenty of racers, especially in stage races, have to go up steep hills as well and especially with hilltop finishes the heavy guys / helpers cherisch small gears to cross the finish 10 minutes back and save the legs for the day after.

  • @aarondangelo6313
    @aarondangelo6313 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing paint work, you should probably sand it down to save weight.....

  • @CarlBaravelli
    @CarlBaravelli Год назад

    More details, please. Handle bar material, size, etc.. wheels, stem....???

  • @marekczarnecki5388
    @marekczarnecki5388 Год назад

    Don't think you mentioned it, but I rewatched to see whether you went for tubeless - 8:08 - were those latex tubes you were fitting? Wasn't it a nightmare ???

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +1

      Those are TPU inner tubes, short for thermopolyurethane.

    • @l.d.t.6327
      @l.d.t.6327 Год назад

      as said above, those are TPU, and what would exactly be the nightmare with latex innertubes?

  • @BrianAndTheBike
    @BrianAndTheBike Год назад

    GCN is not defunded enough when You see another rocket priced Bike marketed as a "people's Bike".

  • @BeyReaper
    @BeyReaper Год назад

    I still kinda want to see an Alibaba build with all Chinese parts to it. Alex can even do electronic shifting for cheap, ~ $600-$700.

  • @markusvolkmann19
    @markusvolkmann19 Год назад +1

    ASK GCN: do you believe that waxed chains will be used at the major races?

    • @l.d.t.6327
      @l.d.t.6327 Год назад

      they are already being used for years.

  • @Farmer_Jack
    @Farmer_Jack Год назад

    Race it in Radelaide this year!

  • @jameslee-pevenhull5087
    @jameslee-pevenhull5087 Год назад

    Painted by a three year old.
    Traditional tight circuit racing bikes were 74 deg parallel. Some had a 75 deg head.
    Some called them 'Road Track' frames. Track or short, tight cornered circuits like the perimeter paths round municipal parks. 11 1/2" bottom bracket for cornering.

  • @richcrompton6891
    @richcrompton6891 Год назад

    It looks super cool!

  • @markhuang4921
    @markhuang4921 Год назад +2

    105 offers better value for money than Ultegra and Dura-Ace. And we all know that 105 cranks never have delaminating problems, unless Ultegra and Dura-Ace 😅

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +1

      That doesn't seem to be a problem any more with the current-generation Ultegra and Dura-Ace. Well, there's always something like Rotor ALDHU24 to use as an alternative.

  • @leepipes7336
    @leepipes7336 Год назад

    How about steel frame set, crit bike?

  • @williamko4751
    @williamko4751 Год назад +4

    After GCN Justified a 15,000 bike, they made an episode like this, to fool you into thinking they are neutral

    • @Mas421
      @Mas421 Год назад +1

      The question will be whether they permanently rethink their content. We ˋ ll see.

  • @jeskli11
    @jeskli11 Год назад

    Looks like a great bike for riding or first races, however, as a crit racing specific bike I would spec it slightly differently. Aluminium frame and mechanical shifting why not, but personally I would spec it with either Dura-Ace or some third party crankset with bigger chainrings (54/40 would be lovely) and a smaller range cassette (11-30 max.) as crits are typically pancake flat (I might also consider going 1x for such build, but that doesn't really suit Shimano philosophy). Alloy bars might be slightly better option IMO too and purely for the rad look I would go super deep on the wheels (but that's not really necessary, on the downside they would be heavier and hence harder to get back to speed after a sharp corner). Other than that a good build and the paintjob looks amazing!

  • @hellopsp180
    @hellopsp180 6 месяцев назад

    where do you even ride crits in the UK ?

  • @JoseRodriguez-oo9nf
    @JoseRodriguez-oo9nf Год назад

    What’s the recommended psi for those tubes thank you.

    • @l.d.t.6327
      @l.d.t.6327 Год назад

      That all depends on the combination of rim width, tire width, body weight and parcours. Silca has a good online recommendation site for psi based on those.

  • @RhiannonTyler
    @RhiannonTyler Год назад

    Why are there no electric air compressors in the Park Tool garage? Am I lazy for using one?

  • @geoff5623
    @geoff5623 Год назад

    I dunno, the chain links as flames could look cool if you leaned into the hotrod car vibe.
    The red splatter kinda looks like you ran over something on the road...

  • @nb9797
    @nb9797 Год назад

    Could've even gone 11 speed and saved bit more money. Good build.

  • @gunawanginsar5666
    @gunawanginsar5666 Год назад

    This is just like mine CAAD 13 and full groupset Shimano 105 .... but, what is the wheelset in the bike ? I used mavic alloy

  • @henrikerdland578
    @henrikerdland578 Год назад

    Can you please tell me what handlebar are you using?
    BTW the frame looks awesome 👍

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад

      PRO Vibe Aero or Aero SL.

    • @henrikerdland578
      @henrikerdland578 Год назад

      @@sbccbc7471Are you 100% sure. I ask because I also use mechanical shifting and hydraulic brakes and I need all this cables to fit inside the handlebar without problems.

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +1

      @@henrikerdland578 Yes I am, I can identify components without much trouble.
      I've installed this handlebar before and yes, getting the shift housings and brake hoses routed isn't that easy due to the size of the holes that are barely large enough to fit those two. I remember what I did was I routed the brake hoses first, then I routed the shift housing with a spare shift cable as a guide after I was done bleeding the brakes.

    • @henrikerdland578
      @henrikerdland578 Год назад

      @@sbccbc7471 Thanks, I will try 👍

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +1

      @@henrikerdland578 You're welcome. One more tip, when you seat the shift housing into the STI levers, do it with the levers unbolted from their collar clamps. Once it's fully seated, only then do you push the STI levers back onto their collar clamps and tighten them back down. Do the same thing with the hydraulic hoses.

  • @ernestong5112
    @ernestong5112 Год назад

    Alex done with tubeless 😱

  • @gearknobz
    @gearknobz Год назад

    Nice paintwork, hide the hideous welds

  • @janpieszka3300
    @janpieszka3300 Год назад

    damn that looks nice !! which stem and dropbars are those?

    • @sbccbc7471
      @sbccbc7471 Год назад +1

      Both are made by PRO.
      Handlebars: Vibe Aero or Aero SL
      Stem: Vibe Carbon

  • @michaelnewman4302
    @michaelnewman4302 Год назад

    So, GCN watches the Nero show. Cool.

  • @timtaylor9590
    @timtaylor9590 Год назад +2

    Group set of the ppl my ass. That bike is close enough to a world tour level bike for any pro to know the difference. Make no mistake, tiagra has taken claim to the title group set of the people. If you know you know.

  • @nebs1967
    @nebs1967 3 месяца назад

    Which frame size Is this?

  • @_cpdchua
    @_cpdchua Год назад +2

    I'd rather choose a 2nd hand Ultegra 11 speed mechanical than a brand new 12 speed 105 mechanical. But this video is an ad from Shimano, oh well