Відео

I'm a pump and spare tube man,. In my younger days I had a stint enjoying N2O recreationally from coffeee crema dispensesr (into a balloon). They use the same Cartrdges CO2 users use on bike. Seeing those N2O empties build up weighed heavy on me, so when CO2 became common on bike I haven't been tempted. Riding my bike in nature should be avoiding needless waste. And I see them as needless as I don't compete and pump works. Seeing these electronic pumps get this small is something I could swing to, especially as you say they add a gauge. Still will carry my pump and spare tube though. I've seated my 2.4 tyres and a difficult rim with just a handpump and cargo strap, so their always a way with out fast pressure.

Well done, and thanks for bringing some much-deserved attention to an under appreciated bike. I bought the XT build about 5 months ago and can’t say enough good about it. I won’t bother repeating all the praises you give it, but I will differ with you on your one major criticism; that the fork will only accommodate up to a 2.4” tire. I’ve found the Fox Stepcast 34 to be absolutely appropriate for this bike, at least for my area (south central Indiana-very hilly, varying surface from slag to big exposed roots to sand to grippy loam). I’ve ridden 2.1’s, 2.25’s, 2.35’s and 2.4’s on the DV9 and have settled on 2.35 as the sweet spot. I have 2.5’s and 2.6’s on other more aggressive bikes but I think they would rob the DV9 of some of the quickness that is such an attractive and essential part of its nature. The relatively light weight of this fork is also spot on for matching the light frame. My only quibble is that my bike came with Rekon Race 2.4 tires, which were just about useless on anything other than a groomed flow trail on a dry day, which comprises about 1% of my riding. After experimenting with various brands,treads, and widths, I went to the Schwalbe Racing Ray F/Racing Ralph R 2.35 combo and have been really impressed. They’re very grippy, faster than most in their class, and remarkably quiet.

What do think of the DV9 as a bikepacking bike? Looks ng distances

Great video. Do you know if this bag works well for a road bike as well? Looking to get a bag that will work well for road and MTB.

Great coverage and videography. Love Croton and Hudson Bridge and Rosendale .. might take the train to Canada and do this North to South..

Thanks for your work on this review! I bought the Fanttik and an Amazon/Asian knock-off of the CycPlus As2 Pro. I use my Fanttik as my main MTB long ride/all-day ride pump when I use my bigger hydration pack. I use the knock-off mini pump for those short rides when I'm just out for a 1-2 hr road ride or short MTB loop rides. Cheers!

It just looks like shit. Sure, if you're cars salesmen or a project manager that know nothing or don't care about graphics, good UI design and great gamification - this app might be awesome. My standards are a bit higher.

Been using it since March or April…. As much as I hate indoor training, this trainer does make a huge difference in terms of comfort. Dare I say, almost makes indoor training slightly more enjoyable.

My question is are they powerful enough to seat a tubeless tire?

Just the comparison video I was looking for! Thanks, Troy.

I need to get one of these I'm still using a hand pump

Rouvy is fine with good tracks. But many tracks are recorded with cars. If you climb, the fps of the video drops. because it was recorded with a much higher speed. Cars, other bikes and persons on the road moving unnaturally slow. The immersion also breaks if the angle is wrong and you see the shadow of the car.

Thanks for this comparison. Very well done. I've been curious about these pumps but not ready to pull the trigger yet. Seems like they might be just the thing for topping up tubeless tires while on a multiday trip. Just a note on your rankings: The fact that the larger pump "won" so many categories even though you don't use it while riding tells me that you need to "weight" your categories. They aren't all equally important!

What do you think? Would you consider saving some money and opting for a budget cycling computer?

The contrast in video with the very awkwardly moving avatars makes me feel like watching a marionette. Something about the combination is off putting.

Thanks for you video, I want to buy one, Pro or XL ,which one is better for my 29er MTB bikes with 2.5' wide tires?

I’ve been on Rouvy going on 5 years! Hands down the best cycling platform. I’ve tried nearly all of them out there.

It’s a great idea until you come to a huge hill. I’m a heavy rider and it’s a challenge to find flattish rides in Colorado. Everything has huge elevation gains

Hi Troy. Do you have the route available strava, all trails, or other? I'm trying to understand where the Croton trail merges into the EST. Greatly appreciated.

And then switched back ?

You could have included the BSC200?

i use strava on my samsung s21 and i find it to be amazing,. the tracking is incredibly accurate and the auto pause works amazing for my delivery city riding where im often in elevators and it never has incorrect elevation gains . i can also see my route accuracy down to about 5 feet. i can see when i move in and out of bike lanes, etc. really impressive. but i keep it in my pcket, it cant do power, etc. sometimes i think a handlebar mount would be nice.

Magene C606 is pretty good.

I use the bottle split adapter. I'm able yo fit two bottle cages apart and a frame bag in the middle between the bottles. This gives the opportunity to put 3 bottles and one large frame bag.

Lost me at ‘it doesn’t have a map’

Have you tried the Bryton 420E? That's another budget cycling computer that has navigation. Currently $93 dollars so the price seems good if it works well.

I always wonder how much stolen tech is in these budget units. I personally rather pay the higher price. I recently had a problem with a garmin product , called tech support, spoke to a real person in less that 1 minute and they solved my problem- sending me a new unit for one that was nearly one year old!

Sorta wish these were out when I purchased my Wahoo Bolt.

Do these GPS bike computers connect to e-bikes via ANT+?

Great review, best one out for this category. I switched from a Fumpa Mini over to the Cycplus AS2 Pro. One thing I found is that the (unused) battery on the AS2 Pro holds it charge much longer than the Fumpa. With the Fumpa Mini, I had to charge it every three weeks, with the AS2 Pro, I checked the battery level one a month and it was still full. Curious if you were finding anything different on the pumps ability to hold a (unused) charge?. Also the Fumpa gets a bit hotter and does not come with a silicone case and is a bit larger than the AS2 Pro. Thanks again for the well organized and presented comparison.

Was there actual gravel, or is the rider another cyclist who doesn't know what gravel is and calls things like stone dust (or anything that's not asphalt or concrete) "gravel".

I switched to Rouvy last year after a Zwift glitch that they refused to address promptly. I enjoy the solitude of Rouvy. I usually toggle off all the screen info and just enjoy the ride

Rouvy is sweet, but if you want racing - there is only one good option. indieVelo! 🎉🙌🏻

Native New Yorker here (Troy). Wow! What a video! Nice work!

Great trail through a great state❤❤

It looks like this might be really nice when fall colors are at their peak.

One doesn’t need ride ons in ROUVY because there’s usually no one else around. Riding in ROUVY is a lonely experience….if one likes that. The avatar looks and moves unnaturally and appears pasted on a real world background. If one wants great scenery, 4K FulGaz easily wins, hand down.

After the Zwift HUD update with even more clutter on the screen I just changed to Rouvy. Way more landscape on the screen, HUD items are well placed and can be customized. Really great, I enjoyed the first two rides! Video quality could sometimes be better with some annoying distortion at the side of the screen but overall the experience is better if you just want to do some km per week to stay fit and not to be bothered.

Ukraine jersey, ty for support!

Price?

Thanks for the tips. How do you store your bike case and other luggage during your trip? Leave it at a storage company?

I started to HATE Zwift deeply after their obsession with their pathetic ‘gamification’…

I love riding this trail! For overnight stays, I highly recommend the Moose Brook Motel in Gorham. For dining, I recommend Mr. Pizza in Gorham and The Little Grille at the Depot in Littleton. For ice cream, the Triangle Dairy Bar in Whitefield. Keep up the good work, Troy.

Sleep is the most underrated training technique. I wish I had learned that long, long before I actually did. Thanks for the video Troy.

Is the music AI generated?

The X and Hash trail looks like fun.....

We love our XNHAT bikers that camp here either before or after their adventure!

I was one of the 'GoFundMe' early buyers back when this was an independent product from Australia, before Quarq/SRAM bought it. I've been using my two units since.... 2016? Earlier? One has a steady battery drain on it, so I will probably replace it, but I've arguably got about 700 hours on them since 2019 when I resumed mtb almost exclusively. Here's what I've noticed: 1) Be precise with trail, tire, and temperature. Let the bike sit in the sun for a bit to reach ambient temperature. 2) ALWAYS check your tire pressure and stay consistent with it, only making changes if you hit a ceiling on ShockWiz Scores. 3) Don't use Lockout at all. It skews the readings. You can always go with lockout or semi-lockout after you've gotten consistency in the numbers. 4) You'll rarely get the same score twice. I have a course out here in Northern Nevada, right outside my front door, with super consistent weather and trail conditions. I get about a 10-15 point spread both front and rear. You have to look for the trend over time. Heck, I'll do two or three laps of the course, will save and reset the ShockWiz readings each lap, and the delta is, again, 10-15 points. Now.... it HAS helped my descending skills and speed. I don't know how much of that is just experience and skill development, and how much is the suspension, but I'm pretty sure I'm soaking up a lot of the exposed rock, and getting some faster corners than I used to. The mountain doesn't destroy me like it used to. One final thing; and this is pure anecdote; I don't think a Fox 120 F/R racing suspension setup (34 up front, Float race tune in rear) offers enough fine tuning of compression and rebound per the ShockWiz recommendations, so I'm PROBABLY going to replace the rear with a Cane Creek Air IL at some point. ALL of this data, btw, has been going up to SRAM's servers, and all of us have been giving that info to SRAM/RockShox, where they've developed and tuned the Flight Attendant, which really, really, really works. I've had 3 clients buy them and they consistently reveal faster times, lower heart rate, and faster watt-splits on different segments. Fox is wayyyyyy behind on this, and may never compete. I think the ShockWiz is an interesting tool, but you're right - the app could be improved to lead with questions about setup before departure (clicks for compression, rebound, tire pressure) instead of after-the-fact, and then look at empirical ride information along with GPS (it's on the phone or via Connect/RWGPS/Strava/whatever), to give better advice. Don't give up on it. Use it for a season and see what the recommendations are after 25 rides where you don't touch it. That may be the trick - subtle changes once ever 12-20 rides, then perception over time.

And it’s FANTASTIC!!! Can’t wait to do it again. And XNHAT is an awesome name! Oh, and it’s not whit-field. It’s Whitefield, white-field. Just so you know.

Thanks for the nice video. Was the trail well marked or did you need to use a navigation device most of the time?