HE PUT ROAD TIRES ON HIS MTB FOR THIS RACE... Oz Trails Fat Tire Criterium in Bentonville, AR

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4 жыл бұрын

In this episode, Macky puts 38cc road tires on his mountain bike to race around a city block for the Epic Rides Oz Trails Fat Tire Criterium. Watch to see if he can hold his own on skinny tires against some of the world's best mountain bikers.
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@sydandmacky 4 жыл бұрын

We'll be in Bentonville for Outerbike next weekend and are leading some group rides. If you'd like to join us, head over to out website for the details: www.sydandmacky.com/joinus

@captdigits7127 4 жыл бұрын

Hope you are having a great time in NWA! Can't wait to see more videos. I wish I could join you on a group ride next weekend but tomorrow am having surgery on my arm (again) I broke last spring MTB'ing. The trials and tribulations we assume for this wonderful sport!

@sydandmacky 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@richarde1355 4 жыл бұрын

Averaging 25.8 mph?!? Holy moly! That's moving! Nicely done!

@marksutton502 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one Syd and Macky! Really appreciated your video on Syd's hand recovery. Wish you all the best for returning to racing soon. I just spotted your shop towel on a bungee on your vans rear door. Great idea I will be doing the same on my van😁

@jaredreynolds5250 4 жыл бұрын

Syd and Macky, I love your channel! You guys rock. I would have been pulled from that crit. for sure!

@shanereynolds5971 2 жыл бұрын

I love this...I have similar tires on my hardtail for commuting around town here in S Korea. It looks a bit goofy, but works!

@butlergl 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post! Good job!

@OneWheelLess 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I mentioned it before, that tubeless truck is how I found your channel! I was looking for a way to mount some tires without waking my kids, and you had just posted that vid! It’s been awesome to see the progression of the channel 👌🤜😎

@Kent. 4 жыл бұрын

I want to try some skinny road tyres on my hardtail for some road riding just for fun sometimes... fun to see 👍

@captdigits7127 4 жыл бұрын

I have some skinny road tires I use during part of year when it rains frequently and soft trails stay damp/wet. If you do, try swapping out for a bigger chain ring as I find a 32T tops out fairly easily.

@Whyusadd 3 жыл бұрын

I've put some specialised slicks on my hardtail and on pavement it's so effortless and fast

@HansumRob100 3 жыл бұрын

dont do it... looks like chicken legs

@markbennett3002 3 жыл бұрын

@@Whyusadd what tyres did use and what size? Thanks

@kenny83081 4 жыл бұрын

I rode some Bentonville trails this past summer. Great place.

@knobbytirestofreedom5013 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering when you guys would end up in Bentonville!! Welcome and I hate that I missed you!! Maybe next time!!!

@jonknott413 4 жыл бұрын

You were right behind my neighbor in that first turn, dude is a beast

@taffycymroukmtb9073 4 жыл бұрын

Great Stuff Macky and Syd 👌😉🚴🚴

@sapinva 4 жыл бұрын

That is an absurd speed for trail bikes. Did you add a big chain ring? With a 32t don't see how I'd never shift out of the 11t cog. Also a lot of air to push on the front, wouldn't want to be there before the last lap.

@jackiegammon2065 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Macky! Can't wait to see the other videos... Syd: any chance that you could do a van build on your parents van? Still can't quite decide on mine, and thought maybe that would help me make up my mind. As always, thanks for sharing!

@wasabisdaddy 4 жыл бұрын

I have that same Pearl Izumi cap. I wear only when it is cool enough to need it as it leaves my forehead freezing and it's a soup bowl after my ride

@thezonemtb 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry I missed you two there. It was a fun weekend though.

@rusty9700 4 жыл бұрын

Hope y'all got to enjoy NWA! So many great trails

@_CrankZilla 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a good time!

@razmtb5028 4 жыл бұрын

awesome race i know u can always do it!!

@kennethcolbert2921 2 жыл бұрын

You was racing in my old home state of Arkansas! Lot's of good riding in that state for sure.Where I live now has little to no place to ride much.

@JimCockerham 4 жыл бұрын

Nice ride Macky!!

@MTBDan 4 жыл бұрын

Well done Macky!

@willbros1499 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! That's impressive work for someone who isn't putting in consistent work on a road bike! I recognize that spot where your father in law took off his jacket. That's in Blowing Springs, and I WISH I COULD POST a picture of what that gravel area looked like a few days before the event. There was a 4 foot deep hole, 6 feet across and 8 feet long, with about 2.5 feet of water in it RIGHT THERE. I was on a night ride, and coming back into Blowing Springs I almost ran straight into it. If the participants in the race had ANY IDEA what the condition of those trails were just 3 days prior to the event, they would have thought the event would have to be rerouted or be cancelled.

@Arrow352 4 жыл бұрын

That was amazing, thank you. Loved the intro "Macky: Green shoes and socks" gave me a needed laugh this morning.

@1pho3nixmatt 4 жыл бұрын

More awesomeness. As always.

@marysullivan1588 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job Macky !

@grn9209 4 жыл бұрын

Love Epic Events! Wish you guys would of done Tour of White Mountains or Whiskey Off road so I could of met you! You would of seen my wife and I rock our cyclological gear👊🏼🌵🚵🏽🌵

@rascal1234 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like fun! Having done regular crits, this looks abit stretchy. How was it going elbow to elbow with flat bars?

@sydandmacky 4 жыл бұрын

Not too bad. Mtbs are so stable!

@BenLanders 3 жыл бұрын

My mtb has carbon rims (Bontrager Kovee Elite) with an inner width of 30mm. I think they also only allow for 40 max psi. Any idea how narrow I could go on an mtb rim like this? What wheelset are you using?

@MrJoemanjd 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I was in that race. #74. I thought that I recognized y’all at the pre- race meeting. Guess I was right. I was in the half of the field that got pulled 🤪

@thefourkids3911 4 жыл бұрын

hi what was the size of your tire :)

@MrJoemanjd 4 жыл бұрын

the four kids maxxis ikon 29x2.35. Didn’t switch tires

@saifulbaharihamzah1706 3 жыл бұрын

want asking..my mtb now tire 27.5 x 2.10.. its suitable if i change to slick tire 27.5 x 1.5?

@OliverBatchelor 4 жыл бұрын

It's often much easier if you stay near the front, even if sometimes you have to do some turns on the front - that elastic effect at the back, having to sprint at every corner can be brutal...

@carlosgomezzzzzzz 4 жыл бұрын

I always find it brutal 😢

@rivernet62 4 жыл бұрын

Sure why not! Did this on my Mojo for the Grizzly Century.

@arnoldpatriciovlogs8505 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@GODWITHUS0712 2 жыл бұрын

The beauty of a mountain bike is you can put skinny tires or race against the best gravelers. For the same can't be true for the gravelers even if they put big tires if they go through harsh snowy or rainy or muddy terrain they will probably flip over.

@fra93ilgrande Жыл бұрын

That's my man 😈👊🏻🤣🔝 I love to ride super fast rolling narrow (2.10 / 2.0) semi slick xc tires too, but not for races, for TRAILS lol

@sebAstian-xp3kw Жыл бұрын

Which tires

@pittdad62 Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking of putting Maxxis 29x2.10 upfront on my MTB and leave regular tire in back, doing mostly gravel and single track riding now at 60 years old . You alls thoughts?

@jakemtb674 4 жыл бұрын

Macky is strong!!

@joseruben777 3 жыл бұрын

You should ise the Thickslicks for the road section (they don't look like a clown bike).

@eugenehuang3992 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I’ve used your guys’ other channel for maintenance stuff and just stumbled upon this one because I only own a mountain bike but do a fair amount of road riding. I just ordered some schwalbe g-one speed in 20x2.35 for my 30mm ID rim. Can you share the tire and rim diameter for this set up? Thanks for all the info and tips. I just started riding a year ago 👍🏼

@sydandmacky 2 жыл бұрын

These are the Vittoria Terreno Zero tires. They're MTB tires so should work on most MTB rims.

@Psyrecx 4 жыл бұрын

Some road tires work well offroad on an MTB, so long as it's dry out. The micro-treads on Maxxis Hookworms are a perfect example of this.

@user-vz8dt5jp6c 4 жыл бұрын

What name of the background music

@Baureo 4 жыл бұрын

First look at Macky's outfit and I thought: Triathlon

@Rose_Butterfly98 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, if I put those tires on my bike it would work really well for a race like that. I'm not strong enough definitely, but if someone was, they'd have no problem since my gear ratios are great for road riding. I'd get last if i tried though.

@jonathanoxlade4252 3 жыл бұрын

Planning to ebike my xc bike also plam to stick road tyres on it lol if peaple ask its for comfort since the front suspension is nicer when going over little pots in the road

@TrailPOV 4 жыл бұрын

Such a weird thing to do for mtbers. I would have at least thought they'd do a CX style race rather than a full roady course.

@davyshan1961 4 жыл бұрын

I need that tire on my Gazelle

@thuongngyuen1310 11 ай бұрын

After about 3 years the last Keurig stopped working kzfaq.infoUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf initially was able to unblock, however eventually we couldn't fix. That one was a replacement unit sent by the manufacturer after we had problems with our very first Keurig. This works fine (lol, at least for now) however I didn't realize the water reservoir was so much smaller than our prior unit. With 2 people having one or two cups of coffee each morning, it seems like I'm refilling it daily. Otherwise just happy to have the convenience of pod coffee vs. making a morning pot.

@jloucks7 4 жыл бұрын

I got one a mazing My claiming & my cross country

@jasonbrand5762 4 жыл бұрын

$60K ? Crap ! I may race for that !

@kabiehenderson4299 4 жыл бұрын

Do those road tires fit on your regular wide MTB rims or are those a completely separate wheel set?

@sydandmacky 4 жыл бұрын

Same wheelset.

@alonsofavela5849 4 жыл бұрын

@@sydandmacky thanks for asking and answering...I was going to try the same for fun, but didn't want to if it meant buying a new set of wheels/rims. There are several UK cycleries that deliver to the USA and their selection of slick road tires are much better than here in the USA, plus the tax savings make up for the extra shipping costs.

@333wheeler 4 жыл бұрын

Started in the 90s Cactus Cup era didn't it, The Crits when John Tomac was tearing it up on the Fat Boys !

@richarde1355 4 жыл бұрын

Hard of hearing guy must have missed it; which Vittoria model did you use? You were happy with it? I have a 2010 Kona 26in cross country race mountain bike that weighs 23 pounds, and that's with a large frame with a 3x9 groupset and tubed tires. I'd like to put some street tires on it and make it an urban guerrilla bike... Thanks!

@sydandmacky 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! They're the Vittoria Terreno Zero tires.

@lawrencesally6189 3 жыл бұрын

Serfas DRIFTER TIRES ARE REALLY GOOD FOR BOTH ROAD AND TRAIL RIDES!!! I HAVE 3 29NERS, THEY ARE ALSO 3X9 GROUPSET. WHEN I AM ON A CRAZY TRAIL I GO DOWN TO THE FRONT 1RD GEAR the smallest AND WHEN I GO ON THE ROAD I GO BACK TO THE LARGE FRONT 3RD GEAR!!! MY ONE 1X FRIENDS REALLY HATE ME FOR IT!!!! LOL!!!! NOT REALLY BUT BOY DO THEY LIKE TO TALK TRASH ABOUT MY BIKES!!! SIDE NOTE!!!! I TRULY HOPE THE GEAR COMPANIES WOULD ONE DAY COME UP WITH A 3X12 SET UP!!!! YES I SAID IT!

@richarde1355 3 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencesally6189 how durable and puncture resistant are those Serfas Drifters! I like the looks of the tree design for those purposes and settings like you describe, which is similar to much of my riding.

@lawrencesally6189 3 жыл бұрын

@@richarde1355 Sir, I got them on all of my bikes for over 3 years and to they are a God send!!!!

@richardcabangis9138 3 жыл бұрын

Do you need to change your rim if you upgrade to slimmer tires?

@sydandmacky 3 жыл бұрын

Not generally.

@smoejith9283 Жыл бұрын

DO you lock-out your front forK? Just assumed you would if you could..

@sydandmacky Жыл бұрын

I can't remember if I did for this race, but I think so. In general though, I only lock out the fork on paved climbs.

@clintonhalunajan467 2 жыл бұрын

4:07... Music Title??

@motox450 4 жыл бұрын

I think you guys need to hook Jim up with a new Jamis instead of that Pivot!

@sydandmacky 4 жыл бұрын

We're working on it 😁

@dhrracer 4 жыл бұрын

Vittoria measure true? My Martello's labeled 57/2.35 measure 2.25 by the way is 57. There 2.25 are listed as 55mm. Someone at Vittoria needs to check there math.