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Thank you! How much progress have you seen after 12 months? Sounds like you are putting in a lot of miles!

@@HandlebarVentures had been cycling for a couple of years prior to starting TR. Competed in a few MTB marathons but had no structured training. Had no idea what intervals or the difference zones were. Average 3-4 rides per weeks @6-7 hours per week. My starting FTP on TR was 270 after 12 months hit 331. The high volume plan has developed muscular endurance. Not sure my FTP will get much higher but I know there still big endurance and fatigue resistant gains in the table.

Wow that's impressive! Always some sort of gains to be made. Good luck with the training!

0 issues highly recommend them

@@HandlebarVentures Thanks for the update. Do you find the engagement on the 240 hubs sufficient?

For me it's not an issue especially on the xc bike where I tend to be going faster and attacking the climbs. I have Hydras on my Enduro and like them as well. The instant engagement is nice especially on more technical terrain, but not a deal breaker. 240s have less drag when coasting and are lighter.

Thank you! There's never been a better time to buy a bike than right now 😁 a lot of great deals to be had!

Thank you! My "A race" is the Shenandoah 100k mtb race. It's 63 miles, 9100 ft of climbing in the beautiful George Washington National Forest. Just 2 weeks away!

@@HandlebarVentures Good luck!

Thank you!

Thank you! Welcome to the channel! One thing I would suggest is to get a "fast gravel" or "all road" type bike for local gravel. In our area you will have to connect the gravel with backroads so ~80% of the ride is spent on asphalt. Maybe I should make a video on my Cervelo Aspero and why I choose it 🤔. Good luck with the gravel bike search!

Wow well you certainly get your moneysworth out of a tire then!

Hahaha! So you ride it til it's a semi slick! More worn = more speed?

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

Thank you! Welcome to the channel! Absolutely agree on ensuring you don't over do it with training and real rides. Their new red light green light tool is very good at adapting the plan. They also just released the ability to schedule outdoor rides and track other activities like strength training. Been very happy with the updates to TR this year all of them have been very useful. I'll keep sharing my progress along the way!

Hahaha! I mean can you blame him?

@@HandlebarVentures looks perfect 😁

Plenty of good options! I still really like the transfer SL it's holding up well.

Yes they are! Thanks for watching and commenting!

It's an awesome route!

Good route, great times!

Thank you! Glad we could insprire you! Tear it up!

Magnet under a bike seat with balls of steel is a recipe for disaster 🤣

Good to know! Wow that is really low! I've settled on 20F 22R for normal conditions any lower and the tire squirms too much when cornering hard. I lower 1 - 2 psi when wet and slippery.

I still think this is a great bike especially for the $ right now. I decided to add some upgrades to it this year vs buy the new Epic 8.

Wide rims with fast rolling tires and low pressure is the way to go! Sounds like you have a good setup!

Thank you!

Personally no issues with fitment causing knee pain. I'd recommend watching some bike fit videos and sliding the seat forward if it feels too far back. Make sure your sag is dialed in first though as the suspension cycles the angles change, this makes dialing in bike fit extra tricky.

Hahaha! 🤣 The King of Beers is above VT law.

Don't get me wrong I'd love to have the 8. I just can't justify the cost vs improvement. I'm adding Flight Attendant suspension to my Evo 7 I think this will really compliment the more active suspension of the bike and make it that much faster.

Replace with a new valve that does not clog from sealant. I use Reserve Fillmore Valves in the video.

Depends how fit you are. Bike will only go as fast as you can power and pilot it. Everything equal Ebikes will always be faster bc they have a motor providing additional power.

@HandlebarVentures thanks! Yeah, I try to keep my cycling up and I also do a lot of upper bodyweight exercises, but for some reason, I go slow. When I sprint for about 20 minutes in the heaviest gear, my legs feel heavy. I constantly go up and down the stairs and am constantly active, but for some reason, am slow on the bike.

Yes absolutely. The revised layup of the headset has been solid no more cracks!

@HandlebarVentures Thank you for the feedback, I am seriously considering buying a 2022 version and I appreciate your opinion.

You're welcome! Happy to help

Thanks Adrian!

Thanks dude 🤙

Not the hype man we deserve, but the hype man we need! Let's go!!

That's awesome! Congrats on the new bike!

Reserve fillmore valves

See if you can find somewhere to demo them! You might have to travel a bit, but it's definitely worth it before dropping all that money on a bike! Good luck!

@@HandlebarVentures thanks! I have test ride on both bikes but I still can’t decide.

Let us know which one you decide on!

So the decision was sort of made for me by Specialized. I ran into a situation where I wanted to cancel my order at one shop and buy a bike closer to home but shop said they would have to charge me a 15% restocking fee. So I called customer service to find out if such a thing was true and I wind up having a great 45 minute conversation with them about bikes and races and life in general and the next day I called the shop to tell him yes cancel order I don’t care I want to buy it closer to home and he said well Specialized is offering you 30% off sale price so I had no choice, picked up the WC for $4899

Wow that's awesome and one heck of a deal! Enjoy the new ride!

Longer frame and the SWAT storage add some weight. Still a light frame considering, but the epic evo gen 7 was about as light as it gets!

@@HandlebarVentures I'll hang-on to my gen 7 for another season; just a bit over 23lb with pedals, Garmin, bottle cage, and tubeless flat repair kit (in the bars)

I believe so. Likely will be in August like last year

@@HandlebarVentures thanks

An Epic Evo 7 would be an awesome first mountain bike! Glad we could help! Welcome to the dark side once you start mountain biking you might never want to ride the road again lol

I think it comes down to preference if you are on the border of the two sizes. I am keeping my Epic Evo 7 at this time, so I can't comment on the sizes of the new epic 8.

@@HandlebarVenturesthank you

@@HandlebarVentures thank you. Could you tell me pls how tall are you and what size Evo7 are you riding now?

5'8" size Med

Glad we could help Jake! Sounds like a sweet build. How do you like the wicked wills?

This is 6 Bells off of the Jupiter lift

Indicator off Jupiter chair

Hell yeah I know the blue you're talking about that's such a great color! I'm torn between flight attendant and the twistloc. Really don't want to add more cables to the bike and give up my ergon grips. Don't want to add batteries to the bike either. Decisions...

I'm in the same position as you, I have an Sworks Epic Evo 7, and the one massive improvement I would like to do is the Flight Attendant. Would we be able to fit the Flight Attendant rear shock on our frames, or will it only be the forks that are backwards compatible? Our frames have 110mm rear travel, whereas the new 8 has 120mm rear travel, so wasn't sure about compatibility. Any thoughts or ideas? Thank you in advance 👍🙏

@@jonoharper4729 our frame (Epic Evo 7) is the only bike not currently in production that will have a SID Flight Attendant shock available. Probably because it was a test bed for Rockshox. My bike shop said his SRAM rep said it’ll be available for order sometime in April. I’m first in line! 🤞Good news too is we don’t have to buy the whole fork, just a replacement damper.

​​@@samharris82 That's fantastic news, you're ahead of the game. Really appreciate the update. I'll get on to my LBS this week and pre order the parts. Thanks Sam, go well, enjoy your rides mate 🙏👊

I also have the navy sworks epic evo 7 and love it. Will be adding flight attendant when it becomes available. Looks like I can get front shock and power meter but not the rear shock yet.

Check the full video out

​@@HandlebarVenturesno I don't think I will

Ok 👍

@@bperk3253 right

I'd recommend following the easy loop! It's well marked with green circles and arrows indicating which direction to go.

I think the Evo version will appeal to a lot of people as a lightweight trail bike.