I'll be 74 in two weeks, and age matters a lot in endurance cycling. So, I adapted the Dylan Johnson strategy at Seattle to Portland (206 miles). While there is very little climbing in this event, it is along day, and it was quite a bit hotter than usual. Even with little climbing, the normalized power seems to matter a lot with my increasing age. Lots of riders went by me until the other side of the Lewis and Clark Bridge (about 150 miles) and then ... well ... I passed a lot of riders and had a really good day for someone my age. I always appreciate the way Dylan thinks about endurance cycling.

@secretagent86

11 ай бұрын

Remarkable. Bravo

@SeaCowsBeatLobsters

11 ай бұрын

I hope to be as fit as you at that age!

@patbriggsmbr

11 ай бұрын

Age is no barrier. Live life, carp’e diem

@gwmtnbiker

8 ай бұрын

did stp with you this year. no joke about the heat!

Always amazed at the pros talking about casually holding what is my z6 power for multiple hours.

@mikemazzantini6397

11 ай бұрын

Agreed, I can hold 300 watts for just over 4 minutes 🤣

@marcdaniels9079

11 ай бұрын

Yup it’s mad 😮

@joelx77

11 ай бұрын

300 watts was once only achievable for a couple minutes for me. Now I can do it for hours. But I still weigh 97kg... Lol

You and Vegan should do a colab race. He is all emotion and you are all data. The Odd Couple of gravel.

@Tilemason1

11 ай бұрын

I love Tyler, sometimes he could be the odd couple when he's the only one in the room ❣️💪

@brianmessemer2973

10 ай бұрын

It seems to me that they like and appreciate each other, which is really nice to see ❤

@MountainBikeAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Tyler is a filmmaker 1st and racer 2nd. But still manages to kick ass in the epic races 😂

Next thing you know he will start riding full suspension gravel bikes with flat bars! 😂

@phenax1144

11 ай бұрын

Might actually be a good idea

@SimonSegerberg

11 ай бұрын

Specialized Epic world cup pro and just adjust rear susp. On the fly with lower rebound 😂

@ElonMuckX

11 ай бұрын

Next Hybrid: Fat Tire SE Bike w/Drops - Mountain Beast Mode!

@jason200912

11 ай бұрын

The flat bars are too great of a disadvantage in aero

@playmoreguitar5393

11 ай бұрын

Ah are you one of those that cant tell the difference between geometries? Leave people to ride what they want. Drop bars on a MTB are nothing revolutionary. Neither are flat bars on 'road' bikes. We call those commuters.. just ride your bike.

It's bold and badass that DJ does not restrict himself to the "norm", it's whatever it takes.

Congrats on your podium, Dylan, you deserve it, what with all those charts and calculations and everything. And please blow our minds some more with those tire-resistance stats. We need the racer's edge so we can go faster than you and Tyler. And hopefully there was a vegan podium, too, with VC on the top step. 😀

I don’t compete anywhere near the level of Dylan, just some local MTB races in sport class. But his strategy in the race reminds me of my more simplistic strategy - “ride your own race”. I set my Garmin to alert when I creep into zone 4. I focus on not exceeding zone 4 unless I absolutely have to. I know I have a small number of matches I can burn in zone 5. I don’t care what others do or if they pass me. I ride my own race.

@bgruber

10 ай бұрын

absolutely! it reminds me so hard on what my coach always tells me: don't start like a fool and don't finish like an wimp.

Saw you fly past in the Vegan's vid and was looking forward to your report.

Thanks for sharing your race outcome and for being considered enough to include metric system data for us followers from overseas. Keep it up Dylan

The Race Kings are the low rolling resistance king(s)!

glad you mentioned the difference rolling resistance and aerodynamics have on speed depending on the course.

This is my ideal gravel bike setup.

Dylan once again demonstrates that elite level cycling requires a combination of exceptional intellectual and physical abilities. World Tour riders have "people" that do a lot of the "thinking" for them, not Dylan, he uses his smarts and his fitness to compete with (and be) the best of the best in his field: he does it all. Congrats on the podium Dylan, your "plan" along with your training paid off!!

Super impressive, congrats on the podium! That bike looks super sweet btw =)

@ronetele13

11 ай бұрын

Congrats Dylan. An honor to be one of your followees. Fun too!

You just built John Tomac's Monstercrosser

Congratulations Dylan. I admire your scientific approach.

Must feel pretty good to have it go to plan like that!

How can you say probably didn't belong on the podium because the strength of the competition?! You had a plan. It was the right plan. You stuck to that plan. YOU EARNED THAT SPOT ON THE PODIUM!

Introducing…the Factor Frankenbike!

@plixplux

11 ай бұрын

Infused with only the finest of cheetah blood

Good video DJ, had I not flatted and tore my sidewall off Id have beaten you more than likely. Grotts and Brunr gave me 45secs to fix the flat before they had to roll off. Was bad luck for me and Im happy it was you who took the podium spot dude! Back to Europe✌🏽

I would love to see Backward Cap Dylan bloopers someday 🤣 how do you keep a straight face saying the #### he says?

Your videos, supply us with much relief from the cravings we have for quality cycling content! Love your channel ❤

@blaze1148

9 ай бұрын

for* otherwise this comment is a diss 😆

Excellent execution. Others may have had better power numbers, but that isn't the whole game. Well done. 👍

Good to see that you have included metric systems as well! Now I in Europe can understand what you are talking about and suddenly it all makes sense. Thanks and congrats to your 3rd place. Your power levels are insane... 😅

"Trade grass clippings " I'm dead ! 🤣🤣

Great effort Dylan, well done on your 3rd place, enjoy your videos

I run 2.2" race kings on my gravel bike when I do a rough ride (still ridged fork though). I can confirm they are fast. Transforms the feel of the bike, sooo much more confident in the dirt.

it was only a question of time before this happens, nice to see someone has tried it and succeeded, well done. Also your strategy to get "dropped" is very similar to the F1 strategies of the 80s when they used to run huge turbo on small engines. Top contenders would use their turbo as little as possible to save fuel and then hammer the last "part" of the race, maximizing everything and leave people in their dust thanks to better fuel / turbo / engine management.

@brianmessemer2973

10 ай бұрын

Glad to see someone finding a link between gravel bicycle racing and 1000hp turbo era F1 👏😂 thank you this comment made my day. I love old F1. 1986 was the peak of F1 turbo awesomeness/insanity depending on how you look at it.

@RageForSeven

10 ай бұрын

@@brianmessemer2973 thanks, i admit it is a bit far fetched, but somehow this comparison made sense when i wrote it!! and i do agree, 1L engine with a huge turbo doing 1000hp on nitro methanol engine was awesome!! Bring back p*rn moustaches in F1!!

@brianmessemer2973

10 ай бұрын

@@RageForSeven 😂 right on 👍

Awesome strategy Dylan. Work smarter so you can work harder.

You can't believe how much I enjoy your overthinking shit 🤓 Love your content, Dylan. Stay nerdy, stay funny

Well done, Dylan.

Amazing result, Dylan! Your curiosity and willingness to step outside the box for bike setup and pacing really shined on this one!

Awesome , Dylan

Congrats and thx for the video!

I’d like to hear about that bike setup.

Great breakdown as usual!

This was your best work.

Congrats on the podium!

Great video, as usual!

Great video. Great result. Great strategy!

I've said it more than once....BHD deserves his own Channel

I dig the setup! I took my Salsa Beargrease (yes, a carbon fat bike), added drop AND full aero bars, and 29x3” wheel/tire combo, and that bike is a dream on Colorado dirt, gravel, and light single track. It just eats miles with smiles! Def not a race setup though.

@myfrequencies1912

11 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome!!!

Awesome job !!

Congrats on the podium! Absolutely love all of the thought and planning that you put into your races!

Very interesting, and as usual very entertaining. Thanks, Dylan.

Very Team Sky style strategies when they started racing with power meters.

Love the coverage of your race as always + tidbits of gear optimisation backed up with logic/facts. Congrats on the result. Hope your fantastic season continues!

Great video!!! Can’t believe you share all your secrets and plan so openly.

So cool when it all comes together. Nice work dude 🤙🏻. Great video btw.

Looking forward to the full build video on this one. Very interesting!

Great job!! 🎉

Love the videos of your racing, and love the explanation of how you implement your strategy. Thank you. 🤩👍🏻

Really great video. So awesome to be alone for the ride at the pointy end of the race. Great info and analysis.

Congrats!

Great job racing! And the bike is mint

As ever, thank you so much for your insights🙏 Love how you apply this divergent thinking to cycling.

Congratulations on the Podium finish, Dylan!! 👍

Great work and strategy. Congrats...this looked like a beast of a course. 👍

Great job in the race and I love the strategy and altitude analysis. I’m going to use this info for pacing at my first Leadville attempt this week.

I need that back ground in my life! As always, great video.

Another great deep dive into setup, planning, and execution. Looking forward to the Bike video and seeing you in Leadville.

Very useful! Learning a lot every time! Thank you very much and congratulations again 😊🎉🎉🎉

Really enjoyed this vid D - they're always good but this one took the Geek Factor to a whole new level while still offering great footage and fun factor - glad you hit the podium!

Awesome! Congratulations.

Modern day Johnny T with drops and a fork on MTB frame. Congrats on the result!

Amazing how math wins a race, I mean almost. Very interesting analysis)

Love this vid. Especially the pacing in altitude part. I prepare for alpine brevet with similar dist/climb and I was thinking about my pacing. What surprises me most is that even pro's and semi pro's seem to go by adrenaline and make this kind of errors routinely.

Insightful advice 🖖

i wonder how many of the "big hitters" will be following this strategy next year, seemed to work good at this race

Great Job 👏

Brilliant analysis! This directly translates to my experiences with RuleOfThree in Bentonville AR. 100mi of singletrack/gravel/tarmac. First 2 years done on a gravel bike, but setup a lightweight hardtail with the same raceking tires shown in this video. The transition to a MTB made the technical singletrack SO much more enjoyable! Once in a pace line of other riders, the road sections were not unbearable

I’m glad you made this video because I’ve been thinking about putting drop bars on a beach cruiser 🤔

Nice new background Dylan

4:14, I remember reading an article that showed that a RaceKing at 2.2 size has less rolling resistance than a Gatorskin at 28, so I believe your logic here

I’m not a racer by any stretch but I find this choice to be very interesting. I’m looking forward to the bike check video and will likely modify my own budget hardtail accordingly.

Funny & informative video but your editing here was 👌

Good job. You absolutely nailed that one with your strategy. Proving it’s your brain that pushes the pedals. I run a carbon xc frame with the same tyres as you. But a rigid suspension corrected fork. You should try that set up next. Sane weight as a gravel bike.

Congratulations on 3rd! And thanks for the sound advice. Discipline to stay within limits pays off! One of my bikes is an old Gary Fisher mountain bike with drop bars, all rigid, sram nx, but 26s still. Dope as hell to ride out on the gravel and great on the local mountain bike trails. Happy trails to you!

@huges84

9 ай бұрын

I would think with these pie plate cassettes that your derailleur must be very close to the ground with those 26” wheels. Keep that in mind and be sure to ride with a spare derailleur hangar. Not hating, just saying. Enjoy the ride

0:46 For once, backwards hat Dylan is right on the money. 😂

Love the bike and the strat... damn!

I converted my old 26er Titanium Diamondback Axis Pro to full 650b, drop bar, 1x setup, carbon fork, Vittoria Mezcal 2.1 tires, etc and it is awesome.

8:46 got me good 😂 that photo of VC was meant for this BHD roast 🔥 I watched his video (🔥) last week and was looking forward to seeing your perspective. You’re a good teacher, the tire width/speed discussion was easy to understand 👍

@brianmessemer2973

10 ай бұрын

Also congrats on the podium 🥉 that’s fantastic!

Very interesting !

Will try this in the Chino Grinder in September

I totally agree with tour bike choice & set-up. I dont have a gravel bike, I ride a 2012 Scott Scale with 2X10spd (26-39) + 11-36 cassette. A regular FOX 32 XC 100MM fork. XX1 all'round work well with Red road shifters on drop bars. maxis Ikons 2.2 , Schwalbe Rocket Rons or cx tires, what ever is suitable for the course. Awesome racing machine !! Lighter than a gravel bike at 19lbs...

Loved the analysis and details on pacing. Just subscribed. Power meters are expensive. Can something similar be done with a HR monitor? The insert of lance and doping was too funny.

Excellent job on the strategy to limit your power. Good luck at Leadville, that race sounds rough

Cool bike👍

I really like your new background, maybe a bit much as I'm losing my focus looking at it 😂

Congrats Dylan. Pacing wins it Would love to learn about your typical vegan meals and snacks

good stuff

Maganda ang bike mo, Dylan.

0:56 Omg. Nederland Gravel 2022 was a mountain bike race for sure. It was insane.

And this is called #doingyourresearch

Sidewall suppleness checks out with me. Back in the day, we would only do road races on tubulars with silk sidewalls.They made a huge difference over the cotton tubulars we trained on.

@turboseize

11 ай бұрын

They would also flat about every 100km or so. When my grandfather handed me over his bike, he also gave me a ton of tyres to use up. The silk ones were phenomenal. Never again have I experienced such a level of comfort and confidence on a bike - even though these were 21 and 23s, and I now ride 25s. I would also carry two spares on every ride just to be able to creep home when (not if - when!) they flattened...

Congratulations on a well deserved 3rd place. 🤘💪🖖

oh god we are never going to hear the end of drop bar MTBs in the podcast now, this is it.

i d love to see a meta that has everyone experimenting with their set ups constantly and for every race

Honestly I would like a bike breakdown for this. I plan on registering for Tushar 2024 come January.

Did the same thing, except for the drop bars, with my Scott Scale RC

@jimc5696

11 ай бұрын

How big of a front ring could you fit on your scale?

@lonbaker9241

11 ай бұрын

@@jimc5696 so far I’m just running a 34. Believe I can get a 36 on my current scale. Planning on moving to the 2024 frame as long as it handles 2.4” tires.