Man, I love the premise of this type of ride. Just like-minded people getting together for an informal ride. "AND" the route is wonderful. I thought that was a lot of climbing but that downhill is beyond amazing. ✌
Such a bummer that a lot of these types of rides are still only posted on Zuckerberg products. Some people, like me, have stopped using them for obvious reasons and are left out of the loop. I wish more groups would have email lists or some other way of sharing this information with people. Looked like a fun ride.
I have to agree with bradanders that riding the same routes over and over is a real test of patience! I am so jealous of the endless combinations you guys ride. Love the show Henry.
Always a fun ride that includes Meyers Grade! I love the couple of spots where the road, already steep and fast, just drops even steeper and whoooooosh. :-) Also nice to see that Moscow Road is getting some love, I guess... when it's fixed it'll mean cage traffic steps back up, and less lonesome for bicyclists.
Parktool did some videos on the spoke lacing question, and they also seem to think it's fine either way. One important advantage of over-over-under lacing appears to be pulling in the spokes a bit, so the rear derailleur will be less likely to get caught in the spokes. Also it should make the spokes resonate less.
I had a new Roubaix, with clicking spokes in the rear wheel, re tensioning didnt fix it. During climbs it always clicked. 4000.00 bike with no name 100.00 wheelset. Specialized said both halves were mine and to not bother them. New wheelset and it was fine.
Looks like fun! We have regular AM group rides here, but, they 90% flat rides on the same routes over and over, and over, again. The leader likes flat, he likes a gradual pace, he likes routine. Its his training program so that's what his rides are. Im taking a break and riding Mt bike/gravel bike/ climbs on road bike, variety is the spice of life! I would love to come do these rides you have going on there, I really like the gravel/dirt/pavement routes.
@@Henrywildeberry That is for sure! I like em all, mt bikes, gravel bikes, road bikes.....it does seem like the pure road riders around here anyway, are happy riding on straight flat roads with very few corners , and doing it over and over...Its a social thing which I get . It gotta branch out is all.
Awesome ride by awesome people 👍🏻. By the way how many miles that Snoqualmie Pass have been ridden? Do you think they are still rideable after the tread worn out? I love them because they are fast & supple but not so much for the durability.
Thank you! This set of tires is pretty old. I purchased them sometime around 2014-15, if I remember correctly. I picked them up to use on my hard tail MTB before I had a 700c "gravel" bike with clearance for wide slicks. I used them mainly for the Grasshopper races. When I built up my gravel bike I already had them. If you look through my grasshopper video series I mention them a few times. When it comes to these lightweight "supple" tires, I find the wider they are the longer they last. For example, on my 650b rando bike I use the 48mm wide tires. I can easily get 5,000 or more miles out of a set, and even more if I cycle the front tire to the back and just buy one new tire to put on the front. The sidewalls are super thin as you know and will get sidewall cuts. I run them with tubes as a result because it's just a matter of time before the sidewall will cut and you will have to run a tube anyhow. With the sealant all over the inside it's hard to get them completely cleaned out. For a tubeless set up I would go for the endurance casing or pick a different tire with a thicker sidewall. I've experimented with other heavy tires like Schwalbe or Conti tires and find they work pretty well tubeless. All the best!
I know who he is, but I don't know him personally. I follow him on IG. He must have a wealth of knowledge on wheel building. I really like his blog post on rim brakes. I've referred to it many times.
@@Henrywildeberry I know him from San Diego 35 years ago, we all hung out with Chuck Hoeffer owner of Pacific Coast Cycles in Carlsbad. Chuck knew most of the original mtn bike frame builders in the U.S.and brazed frames for Masi USA in CA; Mike Varley went on to work at Pacific Coast and learned Chuck's wheel building and mech skills. Mike is probably one of the best wheel builders in CA. Great video! Thanks for some CA memories, it is butt cold in CO today! ☮
I am an amateur bike mechanic and do some wheel building and swapping rims/hubs. I use 3 cross on everything but recently gave up the over/under thing. Sometimes you have to bend the spoke quite a bit at the end. Also many hubs such as Mavic use a direct pull style spoke with no over/under. I am a heavy rider (110kg+) so nothing unusual so far. I built a set of wheels with a Velocity A23 asymmetric rear rim. So much easier to even out the tension drive/non-drive side.
I plan to stick with 3-cross going forward. The 2-cross ends up with a large kink in the spoke and the angle of the spoke coming off the hub doesn't look as nice to my eye. For what little weight savings it just doesn't seem worth it. The asymmetric rim sounds nice. I've had to really up the drive side spoke tension to get the non-drive side tensioned. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I enjoyed watching your video particularly the downhill sweeping bends near the coast, I have seen you and M's Cools on that route and the bends need to be treated with respect i did notice one of the riders about 6.30 into the video seemed to be riding a very close clearance frame unless they were really massive tyres ?
He was riding a road bike with knobby cyclocross tires. I was impressed with his ability to keep up with the others on wider tires. I was also impressed the tires actually fit on the bike with short reach road calipers.
Man, I love the premise of this type of ride. Just like-minded people getting together for an informal ride. "AND" the route is wonderful. I thought that was a lot of climbing but that downhill is beyond amazing. ✌
It made me smile that the guy with the brightest clothing also had the most lights flashing away 😂
You can never say you didn’t see him. 😀
I love the red accents on your bike. A lovely looking machine.
Thank you!
Reminds me a little of Calling in Sick group rides
Such a bummer that a lot of these types of rides are still only posted on Zuckerberg products. Some people, like me, have stopped using them for obvious reasons and are left out of the loop. I wish more groups would have email lists or some other way of sharing this information with people. Looked like a fun ride.
I’ll put some pressure on the not president to go with a traditional website.
Same near me. All the local clubs are on Facebook.
@@chuckhunter77 Same here in PDX where I thought the bike community would have been more against evil corporations, but nope. Everyone's strung out.
I have to agree with bradanders that riding the same routes over and over is a real test of patience! I am so jealous of the endless combinations you guys ride. Love the show Henry.
Always a fun ride that includes Meyers Grade! I love the couple of spots where the road, already steep and fast, just drops even steeper and whoooooosh. :-) Also nice to see that Moscow Road is getting some love, I guess... when it's fixed it'll mean cage traffic steps back up, and less lonesome for bicyclists.
Wow, i love it. Also i envy you because of the elevation of the area you are riding in. Watching your lovely videos from my flat Denmark 😊
Loved that ride today, and the group ride idea.
Loosely organized as some would call it.
Parktool did some videos on the spoke lacing question, and they also seem to think it's fine either way. One important advantage of over-over-under lacing appears to be pulling in the spokes a bit, so the rear derailleur will be less likely to get caught in the spokes. Also it should make the spokes resonate less.
Thanks for reporting on that! Good note 🎵 about the resonance and derailleur clearance.
I had a new Roubaix, with clicking spokes in the rear wheel, re tensioning didnt fix it.
During climbs it always clicked. 4000.00 bike with no name 100.00 wheelset. Specialized said both halves were mine and to not bother them. New wheelset and it was fine.
That ride just looked so beautiful, if a little cold. 😂😂
This time it was cold! I even under estimated it.
Looks like fun! We have regular AM group rides here, but, they 90% flat rides on the same routes over and over, and over, again.
The leader likes flat, he likes a gradual pace, he likes routine. Its his training program so that's what his rides are.
Im taking a break and riding Mt bike/gravel bike/ climbs on road bike, variety is the spice of life!
I would love to come do these rides you have going on there, I really like the gravel/dirt/pavement routes.
That's the secret to enjoying bicycles for the long haul. Keep it fresh and interesting by trying new routes and riding different bikes.
@@Henrywildeberry That is for sure! I like em all, mt bikes, gravel bikes, road bikes.....it does seem like the pure road riders around here anyway, are happy riding on straight flat roads with very few corners , and doing it over and over...Its a social thing which I get . It gotta branch out is all.
Awesome ride by awesome people 👍🏻. By the way how many miles that Snoqualmie Pass have been ridden? Do you think they are still rideable after the tread worn out? I love them because they are fast & supple but not so much for the durability.
Thank you! This set of tires is pretty old. I purchased them sometime around 2014-15, if I remember correctly. I picked them up to use on my hard tail MTB before I had a 700c "gravel" bike with clearance for wide slicks. I used them mainly for the Grasshopper races. When I built up my gravel bike I already had them.
If you look through my grasshopper video series I mention them a few times. When it comes to these lightweight "supple" tires, I find the wider they are the longer they last. For example, on my 650b rando bike I use the 48mm wide tires. I can easily get 5,000 or more miles out of a set, and even more if I cycle the front tire to the back and just buy one new tire to put on the front. The sidewalls are super thin as you know and will get sidewall cuts. I run them with tubes as a result because it's just a matter of time before the sidewall will cut and you will have to run a tube anyhow. With the sealant all over the inside it's hard to get them completely cleaned out. For a tubeless set up I would go for the endurance casing or pick a different tire with a thicker sidewall. I've experimented with other heavy tires like Schwalbe or Conti tires and find they work pretty well tubeless. All the best!
Wheel building, do you know Mike Varley owner of Black Mountain Cycles in Pt Reyes?
I know who he is, but I don't know him personally. I follow him on IG. He must have a wealth of knowledge on wheel building. I really like his blog post on rim brakes. I've referred to it many times.
@@Henrywildeberry I know him from San Diego 35 years ago, we all hung out with Chuck Hoeffer owner of Pacific Coast Cycles in Carlsbad. Chuck knew most of the original mtn bike frame builders in the U.S.and brazed frames for Masi USA in CA; Mike Varley went on to work at Pacific Coast and learned Chuck's wheel building and mech skills. Mike is probably one of the best wheel builders in CA. Great video! Thanks for some CA memories, it is butt cold in CO today! ☮
I am an amateur bike mechanic and do some wheel building and swapping rims/hubs. I use 3 cross on everything but recently gave up the over/under thing. Sometimes you have to bend the spoke quite a bit at the end. Also many hubs such as Mavic use a direct pull style spoke with no over/under. I am a heavy rider (110kg+) so nothing unusual so far. I built a set of wheels with a Velocity A23 asymmetric rear rim. So much easier to even out the tension drive/non-drive side.
I plan to stick with 3-cross going forward. The 2-cross ends up with a large kink in the spoke and the angle of the spoke coming off the hub doesn't look as nice to my eye. For what little weight savings it just doesn't seem worth it. The asymmetric rim sounds nice. I've had to really up the drive side spoke tension to get the non-drive side tensioned. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I enjoyed watching your video particularly the downhill sweeping bends near the coast, I have seen you and M's Cools on that route and the bends need to be treated with respect i did notice one of the riders about 6.30 into the video seemed to be riding a very close clearance frame unless they were really massive tyres ?
He was riding a road bike with knobby cyclocross tires. I was impressed with his ability to keep up with the others on wider tires. I was also impressed the tires actually fit on the bike with short reach road calipers.
facebook? -- no thanks. that descent is stunning!!! wow.
Thank you! That descent never gets old. As many times as I have ridden it there's always something new to see.
Where is this?. I know northern CA but where. I used to ride a lot in the San Mateo / Woodside area looks a bit similar. Maybe link the route?
Monte Rio, CA on the Russian River.
Descent with the Pacific Ocean in the background is Meyers Grade, which dumps off onto Hwy 1 north of Jenner
at the 4:14 mark: "bicycles prohibited", "pedestrians prohibited"...way to citizen, fellas.
Sunday’s Excluded. You have to zoom in real close to read it.