I remember driving through the city cycle hangouts, seeing the chamois cream addicts looking for a fix. It makes it hard to get a coffee when they are constantly hassling you for some cream in their shorts.

When gravel was new, max clearance on bikes were 700x38-40 and 650b x47. But now more gravel bikes can take 700x47-50, so the smaller wheel isn’t as necessary anymore except on XS size bikes

Chamois cream as a heavy 100kg+ rider is a god send. When you have a lot more contact pressure on your saddle any extra anti-chafe relief is welcome. When you are a 65kg racing snake? Not so much.

650b wheels can be a dream come true for a custom made road frame for small riders. Think about the difficulty in geometry of 700c for someone under say 5 ft. The bike wouldn't handle the same or you couldn't get properly aero. 650b have multiple scenarios where they are the perfect size. No way they are over-rated.

Underlayer can help with nipple shafe too. Bib straps directly on nipple isn't a great feeling for some...

Mtb is much funner than road. If I could only choose one it would be mtb.

Chamois cream made sense with old style leather pads but not now.

650b works wonder with shorter riders! Especially pair with gp5000 or pro one 28-32mm. Toe over lap is a nightmare for shorter rider (160cm or shorter) with 700c with the trend of increasing wide tires (imagine going from 25mm to 32mm thats another 7mm robbed)

I have a Salsa and swap out my 650b’s and 29ers. Use the 650b for commuting and the 29er for trails.

baselayer feel is 100% true

Speed play solve my problem of adjustment of the ankle, taking away knees problem and opening a bit the hips accommodating my anatomy. I would never come back.

The terrible/good thing about caffeine is that you can take it to relieve headaches, but if you get hooked, you have to take it to keep from getting headaches. lol Caffeine withdrawals are no joke, but one of the lighter withdrawals (physical symptoms wise) in the spectrum of drugs/chemicals. The body compensates usually within a week as long as you don't focus on the act of caffeine injection method (getting a coffee/tea/soda/energy drink).

I just got a set of full bib shorts as an MTBer, and I got a baselayer to have somewhere other than my skin to put the shoulder loops.

Mountain in biking is not over rated boys, much more fun and needs more energy, concentration and skill. I live within 10 minutes of 450m hills and loops of 2 or 3 hours.

In the mid 90s there was a plethora of bike manufacturers using 650b wheels as it got picked up by triathletes. So Quintana Roo , Principia etc. by 2000 I think they pretty much disappeared? Probably due to availability of tubes and tyres.

The problem with mtb is that most people need to travel to get to a trail. If you have to do that and go through all the effort you may as well load up the 300cc two stroke dirt bike and have a really good time.

Tubeless question gents : 28mm Pirelli cinturato TLR - had a 4-5mm tear that would not seal so put a tube in for now - how effective are the dart/ bung kits - do they last or should I just get a new tyre ? Love the show 👍👍

Over-rated? Apple Macs

Nice chat guys ! Off to put the kettle on ! There's a coffee calling 👍🤣

I get bilateral saddle sores in a specific spot under my thighs. I have monster thighs... so they rub against the seat where its at its widest. ive tried the thinnest of saddles and the only thing that has helped has been a bit of chamois cream on the back of the thighs. (The other things: bike fit.. saddle experimenting, good bibs, they all helped up to a point though, admittedly. Chamois cream just brought it the final mile)

Chamois cream is also necessary when the body has assymetry. I have a small cyst on one side that becomes inflamed on longer rides if I don't butter it up first...it's either chamois cream or surgery.

11:19 convex not concave

I have to use it cause my bike fit isn’t good enough

Mountain biking is an awful take being overrated, the skill needed is significantly higher than road biking, and the amount of fun you can have is unmatched

surely base layers are not overrated for winter riding?

Add the heat and humidity of Houston, TX and you will ride with chamois cream to reduce chaffing. I am in Scotland right now and have not worn chamois cream nor when I was riding in Norway.

MTB is not so bloody focused on FTP, HR, miles, ridiculous rules and race faces (why so serious?). MTB is more skillful, more fun and tends to be more sociable.

Good base layers work well with good jerseys

I've had trouble with my undercarriage recently, both sides! I put it down to a lack of regular riding which toughens up the skin. Coffee overpriced......yet we all have rather expensive machines. 😂

Mountain biking is overrated? One of the stupidest takes. I've said this in a previous video. Francis is often the voice of a normal reasonable person and Jimmy is just being deliberately obtuse, having little to no idea about cycling outside road cycling. Should just refrain from having such strong opinions outside his lane, clickbait be damned. Yeah sure it takes more effort to ride MTB (for most people) than road cycling from your front door. So does a lot of gravel riding. So does a lot of road riding. By that metric commuting cycling is objectively the "best". You've got a hell of a lot of videos showing you travelling to ride different terrain. Just because you ride MTB doesn't mean you exclusively ride MTB and that's it. It also provides a totally different feeling/high than road cycling (which is all performance focused, not a hell of a lot of skill, fitness based) vs. MTB where you can really get into a flow state aka Type A fun. If MTB isn't accessible due to location/topography and your primary driver for cycling is "convenience" then don't do it. Ice climbing isn't accessible for almost everyone in Australia but I wouldn't then be pressed to say it's "oVeRRaTeD" because there aren't walls of ice where I live.

Sorry, I don't agree with you guys on Speedplays, love them, will not use any other pedal systems (on a road bike).

Baselayers are defo overrated. Except the old Assos baselayers, which are insane at wicking sweat and drying. Like some voodoo magic.

Base layer: some bib shorts rub my nipples and the layer is a good protection against that

650b for small riders. Gravel 650b are... pointless

Speedplay, godtier for testers

I have raced on the road, TT and mountain bike for over 30 years. Mountain biking wins hands down.

Coffee is NOT underrated. Jimmy is not invited to my home in New Zealand.

Poor plant 😢

Questioning chamois cream?!? What the actual?

You can get 650B tires and tubes easily?? Not anywhere close to where I am and that is in the midwest US.

Road biking is overrated (says the mountain biker 😇)

650b utter marketing nonsense....

cycling spandex ftw! around here it's always cool in the evenings when I ride, I like short sleeve baselayer/compression shirts

old speedplay great, wahoo speedplay crap

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