On average carbon rings last a few thousand miles - I've used probably a dozen of them over the years on various bikes. That's definitely less mileage than traditional rings, but by no means delicate. A 1x setup also has the advantage that it's never undergoing a shifting mechanism, so that can help too.

@@nick_salazar I heard they last about hundreds not thousand miles

@@Niewiem0 Well, different folks have different experiences I suppose. It all depends on your shifting setup, your shifting hygiene, your power output, the cleanliness of your chain and the road you ride, etc.

But also it's awesome

a bit gimmicky, you can get a 7kg bike that has way more

@ductrung3993 this is closer to 7lb than 7 kilos...

3.5 Kilos@@ductrung3993

@@ductrung3993 but this one weighs half that 3554grams

They remove the air to save weight

That is the optical effect of bikes stand!

He even said it was 'a bit different ' and the bike wants to 'race around '. Translation - it rides like crap.

@@cahal that's not what I meant when I said that, but you're welcome to "translate" however you like :-) What I mean is that handling a 7lb bike feels very different from handling a heavier one, independent of other changes. The lower weight feels different. I've been fortunate to ride a wide variety of very high-end bikes and components in my time, and I can say that the bike rides beautifully.

Well duh! air weighs a ton.

​@@oliverjacobs8594Don't forget that'd be rotating mass too! Perhaps if they used helium instead...

less air= less weight.

Maybe that minimalistic saddle is too harsh for him at higher pressures

Good eye! That road we were on was not great, and unfortunately I rode over some glass and suffered a flat, which you can see developing in some of the shots.

@@PaganiZondaF650hp no the saddle is fine, I rode over some glass and got a flat which shows up in some of the shots.

I remember that bike. Are there any videos of it?

@@Dominik3636No, just some low-res photos of it in the article. Nobody has ever seen it ridden at all

@@philadams9254 that's because it was NOT rideable. I still have my original photos if anyone cares to see that build. But it was for show. Some folks liked to pretend that it was rideable, but important things like the freewheel didn't work whatsoever. Shifting and braking were not exactly "usable" either.

@@nick_salazar Yeah, it would be good to see anything you might have. Would it have held up for a short hill climb event where you could warm up on rollers (or a spare bike!), then walk back down the hill or descend slowly? That's the typical routine for a lot of the UK hill climb scene who can build ridiculously light bikes where things barely work!

@@philadams9254 no as mentioned it was NOT rideable. For example the rear freewheel didn't function. Shifting and braking weren't really workable. The crank was a one-off that would not have passed standards testing (i.e., it would likely break if ridden normally). It was not something you could really ride in any conditions. And even the frame was described as having a "max rider weight" of 140lbs.

Sup Aldrin! Hahaha

Cars were broken on the side of the road

​@@Ciupremoyou ride a road bike on the road. 😂 Not the sidewalk

Haha yep, you aren't the first. We were on a pretty brutal road with pretty thin tires and got a puncture in the middle of our shoot.

Titanium bolts won't corrode

@@Ciupremo ok, fair enough. It still is a bib destroyer.

@@sleepdeprived9181 agree on that, already experienced. It's a question of time and the edges get sharp and cut the textile

a good saddle is a berk theyre not a few hundred grams less than half that in fact

@@timtaylor9590 okay thanks 👍

Plenty of people are extremely happy with those saddles. There's really no reason why someone couldn't be comfortable on this. The gearing can also easily be changed.

The gearing can surely be changed but it would add weight to the cassette, derailleur, and chain - about half a pound - this would put the bike in about 500th place in the lightness war thus making this video completely useless. The seat is obviously completely uncomfortable. Its a tiny sheet of solid carbon fiber, essentially hard plastic with extremely small contact points. Stop lying. It does not make you look cool or appear to have super powers or super pain tolerance. Its actually a really, really a bad look for the bicycle industry. The perfectly horizontal tilt of the bars look amazing but it is completely impractical. Your weight would force your hands forward causing you to excerpt contestant, unnecessary energy just holding yourself up. And there’s no padding or any there either. Like I said, perfect for a 2 minute hill climb. That’s about it.

@@EricPeelMusic If you look at the pressure points of a saddle, they are quite a lot smaller than the saddle itself. But yeah obviously it has to fit perfectly to be comfortable. I have noticed on 200km rides that some minimal padding on your carbon saddle is also a good idea :D

This is totally a climbing competition only bike

I mean, any cyclist who really rides these saddles regularly is secretly wearing a $500 pair of padded shorts from Switzerland anyway. It’s kind of like saying because you’re holding your handlebars with more contact surface than the bike is, the handlebars are part of you, not the bike. So the weight of the handlebars does not count as the bike. Its just a stupid and expensive hobby, this weight weenie stuff. Don’t get me wrong I save weight where it makes sense to. If a component is more expensive because it uses longer lasting materials or tech that happens to be much lighter - I buy it right away. For example the Garburuk cassettes. All tool steel, milled with the exception of the T7075 granny cog - which is replaceable for a reasonable price. These cassettes can save 150g, it’s rotating mass, and lasts much longer than most other cassettes, and it’s 1/3 cheaper than Sram cassettes. Another one is the X01 chain vs GX. Its about double the cost of GX but lasts 5x longer and about 20g lighter. If the next chain were only 5g lighter than that, costed another 1/3 but lasted another twice as long, I’m buying it. But when stuff costs thousands and makes you hurt just, it just doesn’t make sense and it’s not cool or fun anymore. Its just a flex at this point.

The bike will be fine.

Maybe 10 years ago, but modern carbon rings can last ages

@@philadams9254 Any experience?

​@@CiupremoYes. I have a 53/39 on my commuter bike that's done about 250 hours this year and was installed last summer. Still looks good. For a smaller climbing one, you might wear it out quicker

@@philadams9254 Which model do you use?

@@Ciupremo Fibre Lyte

Make it fixed and get rid of the brakes. Not sure how well a carbon chainring will hold up though.

stupid ppl making stupid comments

Username checks out

Good rim brakes are not that bad. And that comes from somebody who adopted disc brakes on a road bike very early. They have their place, be it budget builds or superlight.

Go be slow somewhere else

yeah, nice try

I think not. Must be a 7 lb!!

He said 3500g….

no no, they really do mean 7lbs.

What the hell is even a lb?

@@razvanpatcas2332what confused people use to make their life even more confusing