"I love the smell of chain lub' in the morning" would be a great slogan for Siroko next collection 😄 Amazing scenery and location, looking forward the coming videos!

@3:24... love seeing a Canyon Aeroad making the climb!

Love it, thanks for sharing. I have to assume that many are not into racing and prefer to see non-competitive events like this.

Fantastic................I am lucky enough to have had the opportunity to ride both these climbs. Could be the most enjoyable climbs in the world.

Haha, I knew you were going to say that-I'm running wax now so I just pretend to smell the lube. Great ride, thanks for posting.

I spent last week in Mallorca cycling too. Such an amazing place for our breed :)

Thanks for comments about rim brakes. We need all the support we can get to bring rim brake bikes back and make them a popular option again.

Looks majestic! You are modest about your fitness, turning a 36/30!

I was watching while having my morning coffee in Toronto I caught the apocalypse now reference and I almost lost it. My wife could not figure out what was son funny.😂

Ive been there such a beautifull place and climb.😊

Amazing! Best wishes from Montreal. Sei Grande.

Great stuff Federico - I'm enjoying your Mallorca experience and Sa Calobra looked fantastic - well done.

I’m going in 2 weeks and can’t wait, absolutely loved your Mallorca vlogs thank you for sharing

No thinking. Full send bro

Ciao Federico I found you by chance on KZfaq and I really like your videos. I was in Mallorca in March and it really a dream to ride a bike. If you are ever in Switzerland just get in touch with me. Tanti saluti da Zurigo

Well done federico, great video as always

What a beast of a climb. Great job mate

Another great video pal 👌🚴🏻 apologising to your rim breaks … brilliant 😂

Once again beautifully shot. We demand Italy next. Well done!

Awesome video thanks.🚴🏾😎

Brilliant I’m off there next week can’t wait to attack the climbs

Hey Federico, glad you enjoyed Sa Calobra. I agree with your advice that pacing is key. I learned a lot about my riding on that climb. I experienced extreme pain through being seated for so long, also numbness in my feet! I think next time I might try and change position a bit more.

If you are going to do a long climb it sure helps to have those amazing views to take the mind off the struggle. Enjoy the rest of the trip, Aloha 🤙

Great Video & Trip ..cheers

One of my dream climbs! IMO the perfect climb gradient and length.

Great video. I have some friends out there too. Looks beautiful.

Anthoer great video Fred, Mallorca is a magical place something for everyone even more so for cyclists, I take it you may have an easier day for day 3 enjoy your rides.

Looks great Fede. I was there a week ago, loved it. I found my Ultimate (rental, really impressed with the machine) to be undergeared with the same set-up (52/36, 11-30). Once you start grinding a little you burn too many matches, I'm weak and have to make up for it with high cadence! PS top tip: climb to Orient from Bunyola

Wonderful places (and the company too: greetings to Laura from your fan base). And since you eat climbs for breakfast, for your next biking vacation we expect you in the Dolomites.

Had to stop using rim brake carbon wheels on the continent after my rear wheel delaminated on the way down Mont Ventoux .So now I rent a bike with carbon disc wheels.Great video 🚴‍♂️😎

Great video my friend ❤

omg same thing happened to me on a busy street in Sydney. First time ever in my cycling career couldn't clip out and BANG onto the side of the road right outside a busy restaurant strip 😅😅😂😂

bravo federico sei una bestia in bicicletta 🇮🇹 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Yeah I got to admit, that descent feels like it’s never ending

Beautiful place.

Federico, I was converted to disk brakes after I took a trip to Wyoming and felt I was in danger from the steepness and unfamiliarity with the decent of the climb I was on. I am 100 kg, and the speed I achieved so quickly frightened me. I'm now 61, and I used to bomb down hills with centerpullbrakes back in. the 1980s. Cheers, and have a great rest of the trip.

I stopped using my brakes on downhills after learning they can overheat and blowout the tire. .. so now I only use my feet.. and a parachute for emergency stops. Ciao frattelo. I loved Mallorca. Great video!!

Nice video Federico 👌👌👌👍

So I've done some nasty climbs before in Wales, that are roughly what you have done there so I feal your pain! Would love to have a go at that one, I know the sense of achievement when you complete one of these big climbs is amazing!

7m8s I've got those wheels, glad you survived the descents on them. Up to now I think they're a great wheelset although I am conscious of holding the brake for sustained periods of descending. That sound though when you break is good though, just to let everyone else know that you've got Carbon rim brake set up 😂

Great video! I've been rock climbing here and yes its an amazing place to climb, you'll have ridden past quite a few sectors in the woods going up Coll de sa Batalla. Also apparently has some of the best deep water soloing in the world, mainly on the SE coast. On another note I'm heading out there on Friday to cycle and also paranoid about melting my carbon brake tracks so its good to know yours were fine down Sa Calobra. I've already had the front rim replaced, cooked it on a 25% hill in Yorkshire!!

Absolutely brilliant bro.., the views, the people & your video content are top shelve as always & definitely a pleasure to follow your growth in your cycling endeavours..., keep it up Frederico & always strive to be the best you can be....., 🙏🏾👊🏾👍🏾

Great video :)

I found Sa Calobra to be a very easy climb personally, it’s very mellow.

Una bella vita ❤

Should have been topless & wearing 9th air cav helmet for the lt Kilgore quote. Great vid.

Nice Federico! I see you riding with small bottle, all about the weight! I'm native from the islands and always riding there with 2x750ml and longer with an extra camelback of 1500ml.

Alex is a lovely lady. She is pure class.

Epic climb, thanks for sharing your experience, rim brakes are my main concerns as well :) Do you remember, by any chance, how was experience of the guy on a white Canyon Aeroad on the descend and climb?

Great advert for Majorca. The best advice for Sa Colabra is to get there as early as possible so as to avoid the cars and buses which can really spoil both the descent and ascent.

@2:32... awesome, I wonder how many get this cultural reference? (hint: Apocalypse Now 😆)

Your voice and editing is beautiful

Daje Fé t’aspettamo a Rocca Massima e Guadagnolo per le stesse emozioni proprio 😂

Setting your own comfortable tempo on the climbs is the key to conquering them. You’re to used to riding on the flat around London. Apply the rim brakes on and off rapidly, it tends to work better, giving a crude form of anti-lock braking.🤔☀️🥖🥖🥖🥖

Having learned to climb a road bike on 42-22, I'd be interested in knowing your gears, cadence, and speeds on the upgrades. Lots of your mates seemed to be doing upwards of 70-80 rpm in gears they could handle. They were spinning the cranks smoothy, not bobbing up and down on the saddle. How fast were they going? Climbing in 42-22, the bike would stall out slower than 5 mph. So if you made it, you'd be going 9 or 10 mph struggling to maintain 60 rpm cadence. The key of course is as you say, "staying on top of the gear," apportioning energy without losing "form." Kudos. Bernard Hinault pointed out good form carries over into high gear efforts on the flats.

Classic quote I love the smell of chain lube in the morning, T shirts to follow 😂 great video

Enjoy this Mallorca series I'm going in 4 days!

I wonder what bike case have you got to transport bike safely on the plane.

Which gear did you have to use at the steepest

Can you please post details of the tour organisation. I want to do this. Thanks, L

Where can I find the files for your rides? I'm headed over in about a month

So what was your time coming up Sa Calobra?

Rim brakes ❤

I love the smell of chain lube in the morning haha

if you're smelling your lube, you're using the wrong stuff. Time to go wax. And thanks for the video experience.

Sa Colabra segment in Strava has been flagged as hazardous!! What kind of wussy would do this?!?! Sorry Federico, I'm ranting.

I love the smell of chain lube in the morning😂

Wello done. Drink more you look dehydrated!

I really don't understand why rim breaks are better. The few grams you save with rim brakes are worth it? Just take a piss before the ride or take less water. Now tell us when you will buy a new disc brake bike :)