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Great video George! This was my experience to a T riding my Outback on a long climbing ride.

Seems like Pete is a humble man

Just bought a trenta….I like the “basket” fits me very well. I will NOT buy a helmet without MIPS.,more to follow after a wear test.

We've just gone passed our period of remembrance in the UK. This was a very touching video.

looking slick big boy

Something you could only do as a confidant mechanic in an independent shop. Great job; I can understand why many places would be terrified to touch this.

Good and useful review, thanks. I’d love to see you review the Ritchey Road Logic disc version. Especially in regards to difference in compliance to the non disc Ritchey Road Logic. It’s a known fact that disc frames are stiffer at the forks. Has this affected the ride quality on this iconic frame?

Hey, I know purple, can’t not like that. And, it isn’t electric, so for sure on top of helping out on the project!

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This is the way….

Honor thoes paid for our freedoms. CX background so rode 28-32 slicks or throw on old CX tire at 35mm for rides way before it became popular to do so. So used to race width tires. Road tires sweet spot 25-32 depending on road conditions. Any more is too much for most rides unless super long or rough days. Bike frame companies are calling their old CX bike their road bike now days with minor tweaks to it.

Great vid George,you’re my fave tuber

Curse the wheelchair industry and their insistence on internal cable routing!

"You're a good man Charlie Brown." Thanks for helping these folks out. A lot people could not be bothered.

I enjoyed watching your video. But tyres, here in the UK for riding on the road, the wider the better. I'd say the roads here in the UK rate quite highly amongst the worst in the world, they are absolutely dreadful. I would love to experience the smooth tarmac that you get to enjoy and also the lovely weather you have too.

Still waiting for that Swiss Cross video...

Wow! Great to see the potato. Potatoes are not only great food but super food. Full of carbs! Perfect, I will try myself.

Nice video. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Tell Jess, hello and Happy Thanksgiving❤ Thank you for your service.😊

Outstanding video. Thank you George

It's good to see you ride, Mr. George.😊

Ol' Soledad climb..I moved from SD to Mexico City about a year ago, sure miss that climb. However altitude and climbs in CDMX are no joke. BTW I ride a Fairlight Secan 2.5 (gravel) and a Fairlight Strael 3.0 for road, lov'em! Cheers!

The roads that you have available make a big difference to what tires you run I think. Although on my Disc Logic I run nominally 32mm (34mm on the wheels) and that is perfectly fine for the poor roads of Wiltshire in the UK. Although I do have a steel rando bike with 42mm x 650b tires that I when tackling road/gravel mix. And again it depends on the gravel - at this time of year there is an awful lot of mud and muck around and I have 2.2” X country MTB tires in my dedicated gravel bike. Personally, my experience is that a 32mm (or there abouts on a road bike is nice - a good balance between comfort (which you can’t underestimate) and outright speed. Although I sometimes wonder if the wider tires on Carbon bikes are there to deal with road chatter?

Very nice what they did up there on Soledad with the memorial. As for high energy solid foods, over in Hawaii we bring poi balls.

Happy Thanksgiving ! and Yes, Freedom isn't Free !! Nice vid George

Lovely ride George.. great to hear your ride experience of the Outback but also your local knowledge and marine core career, scenery and views looks amazing.. 😊❤ Pete 🚴🏻👍

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Hi, any idea where the weight difference was? The outback frame weighs more because it’s just longer. Does the fork way more because it’s made to be more robust? I guess the rest would be because of the disc brakes versus rim and maybe the crankset? There are times I do road rides, other times gravel and on occasion combined to routes. I wish I could buy both . for now trying to settle on one. I have a decent strength for five 7 1/2 and 150 pounds so weight matters, my goal is a bike 20 pounds or under. Was planning to build up an outback until you mentioned the weight and that’s where the decent GRX 800 to buy set up which I liked

It seems like it’s about finding the right bike for the rides you like to do - and if you are more road oriented then any of these gravel bikes are going to be more sluggish when compared. The Outback is also built to handle some loads - check out the down tube diameter in comparison to your road logic. The last difference is riding position - the Outback / Ascent are a bit different than the Logic / Swiss Cross. I was interested in the Montebello just because my flexibility isn’t that great and riding in the drops is challenging for me - so something with more stack would likely help. Anyways, I don’t ride nearly as much or as a far as you and appreciate your perspective and ride footage from beautiful SD. Thanks George!

Why do you make putting a tyre back on a rim look so easy 😂

🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼 Civil riding ahead! 🫡

I did a 200km mixed 22% gravel and road ride on my Outback (650bx48 Rene Herse Switchback Hill) and you can feel the weight and the out of the saddle etc, everything you mentioned. Seated efforts are good on the Outback. I enjoy riding my Swiss Cross (700x38) on long distances, as you mentioned it's more road like, just wish it had a 420-425 chain stay so out of the saddle efforts were more direct. I'm going to throw some 700x32 on the Swiss Cross and see how it feels on longer rides.

Hi George, agreed 100%. As you say it’s very much environment specific. I live in Cheshire in the UK. We are blessed with a multitude of likely ancient paved back roads relatively infrequently used by vehicles but favoured by cyclists. Unfortunately these are crumbling away due to a chronic lack of maintenance. Potholes and broken surfaces are now the norm, stretches of our roads are often rougher than the unpaved canal paths. My road bike is now very rarely used. I use a compliant titanium rim braked Audax bike with sturdy hand built wheels and 34/35mm tyres. Horses for courses. Even this seems shy on occasions, I’d undoubtedly be more comfortable on a wider tyre if my bicycle had more clearance.

Perhaps the montebello is the best of both worlds??

I ride the same 50th Anniversary Outback with a Chorus group. 50/34 and 11/29. I have another chain (connex) and an 11/34 in case of 100% gravel and gradient. Chain length is an issue with a true road set up in these bikes due to chainstay length. I run 700x45 tires because it is a gravel bike. And that is pretty close to dead on my road gearing with 53/39; 11/24,26 with 700x25 tires. I have a ‘98 Road Logic with 1” headtube. That is a bike I would ride on anything. And while I agree with most of your points, one thing I can add is that there is a ride quality between these two disparate bikes made years apart by Ritchey. Call it a magic carpet ride, or whatever. But they share that quality, and however I slice it up mentally it adds up to either bike being a wonderful place to spend long rides. Never a complaint with either. Only thing I didn’t like was a 1x gravel group in the Outback, but that’s another thing entirely.

Thanks for the video. I’m actually really surprised by the 5 pound weight difference. I wonder how much of that is based on difference in brakes.

Very moving George, thank you for sharing this memorial with us, much respect. On a very trivial note, I love my 2015 Road Logic.

Hi there, thanks for the detailed explanation! Gearing is not usually easy to understand. I am 6’-4” 67year old in good shape and like to climb but also do not want to spin at 40mph descents… also need speed on the flats. Looking at a 10-33t cassette and a 48/35t chainring… Thanks for any input!

Breaking news. Tesla to fit rim brakes to model Plaid.

Thanks for that review, great job. I have a couple of questions. First one is do they have to be used as tubeless or will a tube work just fine? Second question it, what brake pad do they recommend to be used?

For what it’s worth i love my Victoria Corsa Pro Control 28 TLR tires that I run tubeless/hookless with regular Orange Seal. I even feel like they saved my life when I was going way too fast down a steep hill and hit a bad pothole/raised cracks at about 30mph and that should have blown the tires off the rims according to UA-cam. The tires took it like a champ, didn’t burp or pinch puncture. The rim even took a hard strike. But I’ve only been riding since march and I respect your opinion. So much so I plan on getting a set of HED Ardenne black from you based on your reviews.

Love my 612 SQLab saddle

This was sensationalized. "Rim brakes are old, they don't work, they're dangerous." Who exactly is saying that? They are old tech, they do work but have limitations depending on wheels and dry or wet conditions. They are dangerous if the braking surface is dirty or wet and you need to stop unexpectedly. Sounds like you took all these valid criticisms of the older braking system and turned the negativity up on every single one to oblivion. If anything all the old people are always saying "my steel bike with rim brakes weighs under 7kg and cost me $200" or some other old head thing. Anyone who says rim brakes are better period is an idiot, anyone who says rim brakes don't work at all is an idiot.

Is it true that you need to lower your saddle height when you install this ? If yes, by how much?

I started to cry when you said the Ritchey Road Logic is like an old friend. Indeed, it's glorious!

George, what is your sales web sight address?

I ride carbon wheels w/ rim brakes. I never had a problem with stopping in wet conditions.

Do you have any videos on the 611 non active vs the 611 active? Don't have a dealership so can't view one. Thanks.

This happened to me. the exact same thing

Shame they don’t make more frames for medium or long drop rim brakes. I have a steel Genesis Equilibrium with mid-drop brakes that will clear 35s easy, or 30s with mudguards. Aftermarket TRP calipers, which are far better than the stock Shimano ones.

Only the pro's need a better bike than this! Nice bike!