Why does Jimmi look like he is gonna rob the Mccallisters?

@PP-cm4re

29 күн бұрын

😂

@gravelbikemark

29 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@CoachTeufel13

29 күн бұрын

It's the "we still think about you, you lil bastard" it's what really does it! Haha

@iancuk

29 күн бұрын

4:38 to be precise 😂😂

@tomadevil1

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

thats “was” my built bike SWORKS VENGE, previously sagan paint, repainted by a professional, logo was oddly finished, 😂😂😂, thanks for the feature though! 😂😂😂

@BikesKomsCRO

29 күн бұрын

That s works logo looks like a China sworks. I'd get that redone

@eamilio2136

28 күн бұрын

sold already hahaha

@allisgood.6191

28 күн бұрын

@@BikesKomsCROwhat makes a china logo??? I’m looking into getting a real Venge and what do I need to know?

4:44 "No one ever suspects a cyclist with drugs" Apparently, Francis never heard of a certain guy from Texas, who has 7 look-a-like yellow jerseys!

@cb6866

29 күн бұрын

Exactly !

@LaurentiusTriarius

29 күн бұрын

All the competitive cyclists I know doped or at least planned to ... Personally I think it's the worst sport for doping.

@savagepro9060

29 күн бұрын

@@LaurentiusTriarius "the worst sport for doping." or "the sport with the worst doping."?

@paulangeloff400

29 күн бұрын

@@savagepro9060 the doping was pretty good 😂

@cd66061

29 күн бұрын

I reckon Crown Green Bowling is pretty rubbish for doping (unless it’s weed 😂)

7:57 NOW I CANT UNSEE THAT

Yesss more of this series pls!

I liked the ELVES. Congratulations to all bikers owners, I am pretty sure they love their bikes, no matter what others say. Happy riding!

@Vixen1525

20 күн бұрын

I do so :)

The thing on the Elves that bugged me was that he didn't have the tyre logo's lined up with the valves. Absolutely criminal!!! 😀

Curve Belgie is a bit on the generic side. Their road and gravel bikes are. But their GMX+ 29er drop bar bike is very cool

I did that race against Jonathan’s single speed slate. Didn’t realize there was a single speed in the bunch. That’s nuts!

@props651

15 күн бұрын

Howdy! You doing that race again this year. I'll be there again. With gears this time.😂

Doesn't S-Works venge come with only S-Works logo on the downtube? Also, S-Works as far as I remember comes with Dura-Ace which only came with hydraulic brakes already! That bike is suspect!

@eamilio2136

29 күн бұрын

got the frameset only and have my old parts from a rimbrake bike hence the mech disc brakes 😂

@ArashFallah

29 күн бұрын

@@eamilio2136 I want to believe you; but, that doesn't explain the paint scheme. All of the S-Works bikes have no Specialized on the fork legs. Regardless, hope you enjoy riding your bike anytime you ride!

@eamilio2136

29 күн бұрын

its a repainted frameset, just oddly finished logos, original paint was a sagan paint,

@quentendeclercq4792

29 күн бұрын

@@ArashFallah in a different comment he mentions that the frame has been repainted. either way, that's a rocketship.

@eamilio2136

29 күн бұрын

Sagan paint was having a specialized painted decal on the fork, look it up

why do you guys not like planet x? I've had a planet x titanium fram for seven years, the geometery of which was actually designed by Mark Reilly of Reilly works and the frame comes from the Walty factory in China. It's been a great light bike

@oscardot

28 күн бұрын

Because they are snobs. I've done 23,000 miles on my Planet x and it is still great.

@paulm5662

28 күн бұрын

which frame did you get?

@oscardot

28 күн бұрын

@@paulm5662 Holdsworth Super Professional. I don't think they offer it any longer.

@kevinmcbride6961

28 күн бұрын

@@paulm5662 The original frames designed by Mark Reilly were: The Spitfire (the raod bike), the Hurricane (the endurance frame) and the Tempest (thw gravel frame (a bit ahead of it's time really and originally 2x). I got the Spitfire. Once all replaced all the alloy finishing kit with carbon it weighs at just on 7kg. The only thing slowing it down is me. The penalty for going with the road fram back in 2017 is, no disc brakes and only tyre clearance for 25s

@jmac74

27 күн бұрын

I have a titanium road frame from them, for about 10 years. The ti proroad, that preceded the frames designed by M Reilly. It´s still as good as new, many thousands of km later.

hey, dunno if someone already pointed out, but you can buy flush topcap for Canondale headset - part number is KP253, i think it's for 15eur or something like that

Johnathon here. The State Thunderbird was originally sold as a Single Speed.

I bikepacked the Colorado Trail Race on a Single Speed. Ssp is great for out of the saddle climbing, maybe no the best choice when carrying 35lbs of camping & cooking gear though.

Some shops in my country offering sworks OEM but you can clearly see the difference in the mold 😂

As owner of the Super X, I agree colourway is RUBBISH, very happy for you guys to sand it back if you want more practice? It's needed an annual headset bearing replacement as the "cone" still lets lots of crap into bearing (thanks Cannondale). But it does ride fantastically and you don't have to look at the silly paint while pedalling it!

Elves uses names from the universe of The Lord of The Rings: Vanyar, Falath... Orome is one of the Valar (demigods) in that universe, so I'd guess it's the inhouse wheel brand of Elves haha

STATE - single speed with chain tensioner JUST WORKS. Ride it till the chain snaps or forever, whichever's first

Frame manufacturers need to talk to firearms coating manufacturers; cerokote, Diamond Like Coating/DLC, TiNi Carbide, etc. all phenomenal in their respective ways and durability that lasts from high wear to extreme environments!

@jamesmckenzie3532

29 күн бұрын

I've seen a couple of Ti bikes with this coating. It's not recommended for carbon though.

These 2 are great ❤ keep doing what your doing 👍

Check out Agave Finish Works, Firefly Bicycles, and No.22 Bikes for some 🔥 titanium

i bought a single speed mtb. its so much fun it makes me want to go bikepacking. ill have to do it by myself as none of my bikepacking friends will let me use it lol

Loved this!

That State Alu singlespeed needs a Classified Shifting

To re-anodise titanium or any metal you don’t have to sand it but there is an acid to clean it.

4:45 Yes indeed, a friend can cofirm

4:44 Ferb, I know what we're doing today!

The elves rider is probably not that small, the top tube is just REALLY high. Top tube is at the same height as the bars (normally it's at least a couple centimeters below the stem) and the top tube is nearly straight. Seatpost to bar drop doesn't seem that big, but I think because of the heigh top tube it looks small. Stack/reach is probably quite reasonable!

The paint on the SuperX is supposed to look digital like digital camo they use in the military.

i'd be curious to hear what y'all think of the rene herse **extralight casing** tires. currently running RH 700x44 extralights which in my experience are supremely plush and rapid.

Do people not line their tyre logos to valve anymore?I always make sure that they line up

A solid 4.0 for a S-Works with mech disc brakes. A 3T frame with an issue of losing thru-axles while riding. Can it get any better? 😍

That "5-Works" was interesting lol

The anodizing on titanium can be done quite good so it doesn't come off. I have the Controltech Timania stem and dropbars and I've tried to remove the color with a dish scratch pad and it won't come off. I gave up and left it.

I've got a 2016 SuperX, and I had Cane Creek build me a custom headset. No silly top cap.

that s-works does at the min look repainted with a replacement sticker. the hyphen looks a little off, head and tail ends of the 'S's look the tiniest bit too thick, something looks off on the 'R' and 'K' also don't the forks just have an S logo?

On drugs… “nobody suspects a cyclist, do they”. 1990’s Trek US Postal team enters the chat 😅

Guys tell me if should buy ultegra di2 or 105di2. Cant decide which to put on my Stevens izoard pro disc. Is it worth the extra money?

Ahhhhh, Nooooo!... I have a Curve Titanium Belgie Spirit (Curve is an Australian company).... It is a dream to ride and I wouldn't swap it for the world .... brilliantly comfortable. My rating 10/10 .. 😁

Canecreek slamset is the headset discussed

14:30 I'm pretty sure 'curve' is an Australian brand rather than a far east brand.

if you think titanium looks boring, u should look into firefly cycles

I wish you could roast my bike setup. I just need to get a bike first hahaha.

Love that Jimmy trys to be tactile about Elves branding, while Francis goes for the jugular: Jimmy: "It's not a great looking logo is it..." Francis: "It looks like ovaries"

👍Best thing about Titanium is its name

A owl 🦉 😂 phoneshop was jokes tbf a owl 🦉

I think team aquablue sports used 3T with 1x set up before. I think connor of gcn use to ride there.

I bought a Falath Evo out of curiosity and I find myself riding it more often than any other bike in my garage and that saddle isnt the Elves inhouse 3D printed saddle let alone being 3D printed at all, bro got scammed. Regarding the seatpost height, I got a bike fit done and my recomended top tube length for is 545mm with a 100mm stem and 714mm saddle height which for Elves is a 54cm frame. For anyone looking to buy an Elves, down size. My I bought a 52cm (535mm toptube with a 110mm stem and 10mm spacer) and my correct saddle height has the seat post on its end range of being in the frame at the "10" marker. 10 being lowest - 1 being highest. The tup tube does sit higher than "normal" because of the intergrated stem.

@summa1988able

28 күн бұрын

I do use the elves osse saddle. This pic was taken before it was released 👍

13:00, it has fake mud on there because it looks cool 😂 😭. They do have a model with a straight florusecent yellow paintjob and the Cannondale logo and it looks boring. Boooooo! Jk, I’m just be facetious because I had a SuperX with the faux mud paintjob. I also have a warranty frame with the same design, but different color scheme and the ppl love it. I run mine slammer; I used the top dust cover from a headset reducer kit (1.56 to 1.25) for a headshok frame. Does the job.

Not true, you can find 0.5 mm cap for the front fork for Cannondale! I have it on the systemsix and the supersix

The BB?? Theee BB?!? cracked me but from what movie is cut out there?? 😂😂

That Hunt with its goofy wrong-way-round tensioner looks weird... A double pulley tensioner looks and works better for what he wants to do. Otherwise that bike is awesome - been wanting to do a build like this for years.

The elves seat post looks low because of the crazy high top tube

@silversolid1885

7 күн бұрын

it looks high because of the cockpit is at the same level/line

I thought Curve was an Aussie brand? I've seen their wild and wide Walmer bars for gravel, which is 600mm wide.

8:33 After that explanation I'm having flashbacks of all the times I was rejected by a girl.

“ Looks like ovaries “ can’t unsee it now. 😂

Oof - lean pickings on the bike front… FYI Curve bikes are made in Melbourne…

@Zloab2742

29 күн бұрын

Frames are built in china

The font on the Curve frame is the same as Marin.

The only thing Americans get right it how to pronounce aluminium! It's us in UK who say it wrong lol

Oh no! I'm fully committed to a Ti bike being built soon. I thought it would be a bit special, but it might just be boring 😢

Doesn't the person with the Slate need the chain tesnsioner because of the oval chainring or is it just my eyes/an optical illusion?

@DL-mv8ii

29 күн бұрын

Usually not - if you think about it, half of the chainring is wrapped in chain regardless of its orientation on the oval - although the top and bottom runs of chain are very slightly different in angle depending where in the rotation the chainring is, the effect on chain length overall is minimal.

@FurySpyder

29 күн бұрын

@@DL-mv8ii in a perfect world, yes, but as someone who rides singlespeeds (but has never tried oval rings on any bike) I know that even supposedly round rings aren't perfectly round and can result in some transmission noise due to the chain tension changing very slightly. I am imagining this is even worse with oval rings? I'm guessing though!

@PaulDomke

29 күн бұрын

I habe tried singlespeed with oval chainring and no tensioner. It does NOT work! Only if you are willing to accept exuberant amounts of chain slap in certain positions

I ride 60 mm deep wheels on the road, but I'm a mountain biker first so I can handle the bike 😂.

I don't support the pricihng of OSPW. I don't care about watt benefits as per OSPW. But FCUK, they sure LOOK SEXY!

@pierrex3226

29 күн бұрын

it's marketing aimed at dentists. But you can get functionally the exact same thing from AliX for 30 eur, and maybe save yourself 1W.

How has Jimmi never heard of TPU in all these years of cycling?? 😅

i heard a company making new internals for the old SRAM to convert them to 12s cause they are the lightest lever shifter ever?

@TheConcreteblock

29 күн бұрын

Yep ratio technologies, they work a treat, they do a few different versions for road and gravel, they also do a 12spd road version that makes using shimano chains and cassettes compatible

I echo Jimmy's opinion about titanium bikes: They all look the same, like literally. Because there's no coloring. If I want metal, I use steel or aluminium. It's way cheaper and you can get an actual cool paintjob. Corrosion is not really a huge concern if a steel frame is coated internally and if you look after it once in a while. If weight is that much of an issue, I wouldn't really go metal in the first place. But even steel bikes can be brought close to the UCI weight limit. So for me, there's really no obvious argument for titanium. It's just expensive and seems to have an aura of exclusivity that some people seem to go for.

SRAM double tap was the worst thing to happen to road bikes.

Falath means Fallopian in the brands home country..

So are all the titanium bikes going to look exactly the same always?

@sempi8159

29 күн бұрын

Yes

@LaurentiusTriarius

29 күн бұрын

A titanium hydro formed shape can go up to 60 centimeters, so yeah they could do bike frame. But it's only used in very specific aerospace applications since the companies who master the process know they can charge a shit ton of money for since most who have tried failed miserably 😂

Not me sending in my ride yesterday evening haha, will have to hope for it to be in the next episode!

@Rose_Butterfly98

23 күн бұрын

How do you send it in? Like an email?

@nathanattwood7187

3 күн бұрын

​@@Rose_Butterfly98 did you find out?

@Rose_Butterfly98

3 күн бұрын

@@nathanattwood7187 no I think I'll try emailing

Wait how do i submit my bike photo?

Jon Athon’s bike had to have a chain tensioner, he’s running an oval chainring.

The only one I like is the State.

That ultegra group set looks suspect, it looks to black, rather than gray, it might be just the photo

Innsbruck❤

I’m convinced Jimmi hates bikes, cyclists and all things cycling. The negativity is exhausting 😂

@RylHango

29 күн бұрын

He doesn’t even know what TPU is 😂

@JFomo

29 күн бұрын

💯 I thought I was the only person who felt this way. If it was up to Jimmy we'd all be riding old rim brake bikes from 1996.

Jimmi if you really wanna see ti bikes that look super unique, look no further than Mosaic.

An S-Works with cable disc brakes?

Hunt Wheel, big thumbs down from me after one failed on me big time 40 miles from home when 4 spokes gave out. I re-spoked the wheel with stronger spokes and the wheel failed again. I will never touch another Hunt product.

1x in Austria? Does he jut ride on the valley floors?

When your friend buys a Specialized frame on Ali Baba and tries to convince you its real 😂😂😂😂😂

Elves logo looks like a "Arschgeweih" tatoo 😂😂

What does Francis have against Planet X????

Jimmi, thank you for admitting Brits pronounce a phantom syllable in "aluminum".

Single Speed Rules!

@silversolid1885

7 күн бұрын

until you ride against wind or up a hill

Love this video. More of the same please.

Boooys, Curve are Australian and the kings of endurance and adventure bikes….. just saying 🇦🇺

Says riley makes different ti bikes. Picture shows a bike that looks almost identical to the viewers bike😅😂

Francis- why don’t you like planetx?

Cannondale always overdo it. Silly ideas and in this case silly paint job

I thought Curve was an Australian brand

I went to Innsbruk and came back with a 40th Anniversary Gios!!!!😂

Jimmy really doesn't know what TPU tubes are? 🤨

I love my titanium bike because it looks boring.

Uh 4000 meters and 4000 feet are very different.

No my bike 🤷‍♂️

Sad to think that this channel is fast becoming a 'GCN Bike Vault' imitator.

Logos suck and I get branding but I’m not impressed with $$$$ and not having a nice paint job. Either pay me for advertising or drop the price. Or keep the price level and give us frkn nice paint job.

I like Jimmi's perspective on bikes, its a realistic opinion as a bike content creator. After seeing, riding and reviewing so many bikes you just become numb/jaded to all the exposure. Only very specific types would spark any interests. Him saying about the titanium being a bit generic is true and wish it had some other interesting things done to it. I have similar tastes about bikes where if im spending a decent amount i would at least make it a little unique.

Too GCN