@@ridesofjapan i have the same plate in my shoulder. i asked my surgeon if he thought the whole thing was lighter than the "stock" bones but he refused to answer
Wow, those injuries are gnarly. I'm glad you survived. Holy crap dude. That must have been so scary. Great video, and I'm really glad you pointed out how the hood position/handle bar angle can effect reach numbers. 10mm of additional reach is a lot. I'm sure most of us can notice a change in reach down to less than 5mm. So, 10mm, is huge. I'm sure many of us have shopped for frames looking at the reach number. If you look at the size run of modern road bikes, the entire range will only have a reach variance of maybe 30mm, with only about 5mm between each size. For example, a 47cm Trek Emonda has a reach of 373mm and the 60cm has a reach of 399mm. All that said, people will spend all this time shopping for a bike with a reach down to the mm, only to have their cockpit setup put them on a bike that is two sizes too large. So, I'm glad you've pointed out how the cockpit can drastically effect reach. That is good information for people to have.
I feel your pain, both the crash pain and the Darimo lead-time pain. I had a custom frame built in 2023, and I told the builder I wanted a Darimo IXAL2 stem.....an alloy stem. It was and is a stock size, so not custom. It still took 3 months for the stem to arrive. The frame was done before the stem. I do love the stem, in terms of both aesthetics and function, but they really need to do something about making ordering easier and delivery quicker. Heal fast and well, man.
Sorry about your crash. Love your content, and mighty impressive weight. I just rebuilt my rim supersix w tubular Bora one 50mm wheels: 6.0kg w/o pedals, cages, bar tape. So, 6.4 for your spec with everything is spectacular.
Alot of great information you have def help me get down my blackheart road ti down but def not as light but im happy 16 pounds with pedals cages and garmin mounts rear and front im happy with that in a size 54
Arundel Mandible are the best cages in the world... agree 100%!!! Quite light and nice looking, but their claim to fame is tenacious grip on your bottle, it'll never drop a bottle regardless of bumpiness or terrain.
Ended getting my darmio finishing kit for my own ti weenie build , from r2 bike ,also waited a very long time 🤣 bars are super flexible thought there were going to snap , but they have been awsome
Now it´s closer to perfection with no cables, just pure titanium. You took a nasty tumble. Hope everything is getting sorted with physiotherapy sessions.. Cheers and ride safe!
The silhouette is spot on now. I didn’t like your original stem bar chunky combo either, but now it’s much more in keeping. You’ve got me looking at off the peg Ti frames on Lynskey’s website now! But do I need another bike? Love the Enve fork too, its shape suits the stem. Heal strong… fractured pelvis is no joke that must have been some tumble.
Thank you!!! I came to same conclusions with Darimo Nexum Drag and you’ve confirmed my research. In the end I went with Avian Falcon II bars over Darimo as I can’t do the short drops as you mentioned. Love your channel, love your work! 👍
As someone who had a couple of surgeries (skiing-related), I would sacrifice my bike in a microsecond not to have those injuries that will stay with you forever. Hope you heal well, that's a crazy amount of love for a bike 🤯 (Still watched the whole thing :) )
That front end looks gorgeous now, and lighter too. Hope those ribs heal soon. Busted ribs myself a few times skiing. Impossible to sleep comfortably. Busted my collar bone a year ago. British health system just said leave it to heal, no plate. Bit wonky now.
Depends on the break I guess… I could technically have left it, but becuase of the type of break it was likely it would limit mobility so they recommended a plate… that also meant I could start using my arm again straight away wich was key since the rest of my right side was useless 😅 Cheers!
Good Luck with your recovery Tobias, you could have timed it better. The way the weather is changing maybe you;ll have some nice days for your recovery rides anyway.
In order to protect your hands in an OTB incident use your face, that's the MTB way so I completely understand your maternal instincts to protect your baby. And that need to have confidence in our equipment while in Japan so we can avoid sending our Jiminzei costs up with an otherwise unnecessary visit to the Local hospital completely logical......perhaps? I'm getting over a broken femur so I hope your pelvis recovery is quick(no it wont be painless)!!
Welcome to the club some say you are not a hardcore cyclist until you brake your collar bone, i broke mine 2018 before the covid apocalypse begin. Is the berk lupina unpaded confy? I have a full carbon thin padded saddle and is ok to me and i want to try a unpadded one but i dont know that depend on the pad in the short is gonna be enough 🤔🤔🤔
Take creatine monohydrate to improve bone density and healing. It's a very cheap supplement with almost no downsides (except it could negatively impacts the bowl movement in the first week; some people are non responders) even for non bodybuilders.
If you know a little bit about Germany, they are one of the countries in the EU, so fa. behing with online shopping, e-mails, and computarization in general, they are still using fax! (fascimile) I've seen onlime Darimo cracked, and brocken, these components are not for daily use, at all.
If only you had some indium and yttrium in the bike, it could be a TiInY Weenie saga! DAMN, the pelvis!! Hell, at least you still have your smile! and of course most of your bike.
Thank you so much for the video. I'm almost at the final stage of building a new titanium bike and I used all your videos as a reference for myself. I have a one more question to you. What fork expander are you using with your new Enve fork and what axles did you end up with? I bought the same fork and interesting your opinion.
@@hensemzp1 sorry, all confusing now on where to reply haha. Sorry, the expander is from like 5 years ago that I had in my stash. Don’t have a link sorry. It replaces the Tune expander that seized up on me. Regarding axles, Im not really ready to spend that kind of cash on the overfast axles, there’s still other areas that put higher on the priority list personally.
By looks alone the upcoming -12deg stem will look dope, oc with little to no spacers below it 😊 if headtube and back flexibility alow. Edit, that bar flex looks a bit daunting though
I was riding similar cages (but the china copy) and they broke in the middle of a 200k ride. Have two big spots where the water bottles ground off the paint 😭 lesson learned for me: only quality cages and 10g more are worth it.
For the most part I like the Darimo Nexum on your bike. But I find the different carbon layups between 3K and UD on your handlebar and fork a bit of a minor aesthetic downside. I'd rather go with the same carbon layup and for my taste that would be UD on all tubes since I find the 3K to be overused the last years. But as your seat tube ist 3K I'd probably go with another 3K fork 😂. Could be even lighter!
Ceramic bearings are lighter though..... I shouldn't have brought that up. But I do wonder how much weight could be saved by using ceramic (hybrid) bearings in, for example, the headset. Those bearings are huge. Might be difficult to source though.
Rides of Japan release day is always the best day
Thank the weight weenie gods you’re back. I was getting worried! Heal up quickly!!
i thought the same no strava no youtube… get well soon
Get well soon! Best content on UA-cam!
Will you now also hunt for lighter parts for those plates and bolts in your body?
Went for the top of the line from the start! 🤌
Swapping them is such a pain in the ass!
would be kinda funny if these parts eliminate the weight benefit of Darimo...
@@ridesofjapanhahaha😂
@@ridesofjapan make sure you loctite those ones
@@ridesofjapan i have the same plate in my shoulder. i asked my surgeon if he thought the whole thing was lighter than the "stock" bones but he refused to answer
Wow, those injuries are gnarly. I'm glad you survived. Holy crap dude. That must have been so scary.
Great video, and I'm really glad you pointed out how the hood position/handle bar angle can effect reach numbers. 10mm of additional reach is a lot. I'm sure most of us can notice a change in reach down to less than 5mm. So, 10mm, is huge. I'm sure many of us have shopped for frames looking at the reach number. If you look at the size run of modern road bikes, the entire range will only have a reach variance of maybe 30mm, with only about 5mm between each size. For example, a 47cm Trek Emonda has a reach of 373mm and the 60cm has a reach of 399mm.
All that said, people will spend all this time shopping for a bike with a reach down to the mm, only to have their cockpit setup put them on a bike that is two sizes too large. So, I'm glad you've pointed out how the cockpit can drastically effect reach. That is good information for people to have.
Look after yourself RoJ! Always a leasure when your videos pop up on my feed. Bike looks excellent with the new bars!
@@TheXslidesX 🙏
I really dont care about how light my bikes are ( they are not), but oh boy I do love your video's about your weight weenie journey. Well done!
Heal quickly, the world needs more honest and passionate content like yours!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Japan this time of the year!! (word is out).
I feel your pain, both the crash pain and the Darimo lead-time pain. I had a custom frame built in 2023, and I told the builder I wanted a Darimo IXAL2 stem.....an alloy stem. It was and is a stock size, so not custom. It still took 3 months for the stem to arrive. The frame was done before the stem. I do love the stem, in terms of both aesthetics and function, but they really need to do something about making ordering easier and delivery quicker.
Heal fast and well, man.
Get well soon Tobias.
Get well soon! Just received the Miro Mono TPU nano bag, so your insane advice is followed out there ❤
@@FfortheT 🙌
Your intros never fail to surprise me. Thanks for delivering such amazing quality.
I totally love your bike. Titanium isn't my favorite but the looks are great. Get well and ride safely.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Sorry about your crash. Love your content, and mighty impressive weight. I just rebuilt my rim supersix w tubular Bora one 50mm wheels: 6.0kg w/o pedals, cages, bar tape. So, 6.4 for your spec with everything is spectacular.
A bike is not complete without pedals!
Sweet weight non the less! 👌👌👌
Cheers!
@@ridesofjapan i do agree that riding a bike without pedals is a tall order!
Welcome to the medieval comb club. Sorry to hear, but great video. Thanks for the insights and can't wait for season 2...
Get better soon! And please, be careful!
Best wishes for your comfort and rapid healing.
It’s here!!!! Been waiting patiently for this update, fantastic work as always RoJ!!
The attention to detail is everywhere
Get well soon. Thanks for all.
Best wished and a fast recovery!!
Alot of great information you have def help me get down my blackheart road ti down but def not as light but im happy 16 pounds with pedals cages and garmin mounts rear and front im happy with that in a size 54
Arundel Mandible are the best cages in the world... agree 100%!!! Quite light and nice looking, but their claim to fame is tenacious grip on your bottle, it'll never drop a bottle regardless of bumpiness or terrain.
A ☕️ for your recovery ride. Ouch! Hope you have a speedy recovery!
You are too kind sir 🙏
I’m well on the way to full recovery. Time to reactive the Zwift account ;)
Zwift is last years thing, now it's time for Indievelo.
Such a nice bike!
Metal and black and superlight stuff everywhere, yum, yum.
Ended getting my darmio finishing kit for my own ti weenie build , from r2 bike ,also waited a very long time 🤣 bars are super flexible thought there were going to snap , but they have been awsome
Heal quickly! Much appreciate your channel and content. You have me researching a bike trip to Japan to ride in the mountains.
Now it´s closer to perfection with no cables, just pure titanium.
You took a nasty tumble. Hope everything is getting sorted with physiotherapy sessions.. Cheers and ride safe!
Thank you for yapping about your experiences! Really glad that you're still up and about after the crash, ride on!
That demonstation of the handlebar flex was so good
I love the video and the bike is stunning! Can‘t wait for season 2!
The silhouette is spot on now. I didn’t like your original stem bar chunky combo either, but now it’s much more in keeping. You’ve got me looking at off the peg Ti frames on Lynskey’s website now! But do I need another bike? Love the Enve fork too, its shape suits the stem. Heal strong… fractured pelvis is no joke that must have been some tumble.
Tyre side wall and wall combination are on point. Recover well 🍷
Thank you!!! I came to same conclusions with Darimo Nexum Drag and you’ve confirmed my research. In the end I went with Avian Falcon II bars over Darimo as I can’t do the short drops as you mentioned. Love your channel, love your work! 👍
Feel better soon buddy.
Ouch that was a bad spill😢 Wish you a fast recovery!
Such cracking handlebars...
Fantastic content, thank you! Get well quick and ride safe 🙌🙌🙌
Best thing on UA-cam.
Glorious bike build. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. Your frontal profile looked very similar to André Greipel's
Always love a weight weenie video.
Good thing you weren't injured worse and the bike is fine,my accident begging of year totalled my wheels and fork but I'm better off now.💯💪🏻🚴♂️
As someone who had a couple of surgeries (skiing-related), I would sacrifice my bike in a microsecond not to have those injuries that will stay with you forever.
Hope you heal well, that's a crazy amount of love for a bike 🤯
(Still watched the whole thing :) )
Get well soon 🙏
looks awesome, get better soon!
Amazing Video as always!! wish you a speed recovery!
Nasty injuries! お大事に！
Stunning looking machine 😻
Tak for fantastiske videoer. Super indhold hver gang 😊👌
Great video, sorry to hear about your accident - get well soon.
Good call on enve fork. Love it!
Love the edit!
It is crazy how much heavier disc is than rim.
Excellent. Very nicely done.
Oh man that’s a knock and a half. Get well soon. Lucky not to collapse a lung to boot. I managed that saving my bike.
yep, get well soon
sorry about the crash, bro. one day at a time...
Thank God the bike did not get damaged !
really liking the titanium lugs coming out these days, also the return of the rim brake. I need a slayer of grams Tshirt with a cannabis leaf.
brilliant, hope you heel up quick
That intro🤤
That front end looks gorgeous now, and lighter too. Hope those ribs heal soon. Busted ribs myself a few times skiing. Impossible to sleep comfortably. Busted my collar bone a year ago. British health system just said leave it to heal, no plate. Bit wonky now.
Depends on the break I guess… I could technically have left it, but becuase of the type of break it was likely it would limit mobility so they recommended a plate… that also meant I could start using my arm again straight away wich was key since the rest of my right side was useless 😅
Cheers!
Did you ask them to optimize the titanium plate? Get well soon!
the extralite bar stem combo looked the best in my opinion
Good Luck with your recovery Tobias, you could have timed it better. The way the weather is changing maybe you;ll have some nice days for your recovery rides anyway.
the best weight weenie bottle cage is the voxom carbon. the design is flawless, 8g and stiff, and alot of bottle contact area.
That was quite the crash judging by the X-rays. Hope you recover quickly
Part man, part machine! X
Get well!
more scenery and riding videos, less crashing. Mend well T!
Its getting there :-) , I dropped a Drag bar on my pinarello F , with the shallow tubs she sits at 4760 . Build them so you can eat is my way.
Get well soon champ. Did you ask the surgeons to weigh that collar bone plate first? I would have insisted on it being Ti Grade 5 as well.
Nothing but top of the line in there… no aliexpress 🥴
long time no see!
Farsports Hyper 30mm with Extralite hubs and carbon spokes are a claimed 998g. That's a good chunk off the Lightbicycle AR25s
It’s almost as light as my Ti bike now. 🙂
Your pelvis will heal, a bike can not heal by it self. Good call sir!
After hitting the deck, as long as I'm conscious, the absolute first thing to cross my mind is the welfare of the bike.
In order to protect your hands in an OTB incident use your face, that's the MTB way so I completely understand your maternal instincts to protect your baby. And that need to have confidence in our equipment while in Japan so we can avoid sending our Jiminzei costs up with an otherwise unnecessary visit to the Local hospital completely logical......perhaps? I'm getting over a broken femur so I hope your pelvis recovery is quick(no it wont be painless)!!
Get well soon 🙏(Nevertheless, good save on the bike if only the saddle "suffered" from that undesired attraction to the ground).
Welcome to the club some say you are not a hardcore cyclist until you brake your collar bone, i broke mine 2018 before the covid apocalypse begin. Is the berk lupina unpaded confy? I have a full carbon thin padded saddle and is ok to me and i want to try a unpadded one but i dont know that depend on the pad in the short is gonna be enough 🤔🤔🤔
Did you ask for titanium parts for your body😂🎉🎉 you look like you're recovering just fine.
Bro, chill on the KOM's and PR's. It's not worth it! Just saying... Wishing a quick recovery!
🔥🔥🔥✌🏻
Take creatine monohydrate to improve bone density and healing. It's a very cheap supplement with almost no downsides (except it could negatively impacts the bowl movement in the first week; some people are non responders) even for non bodybuilders.
If you know a little bit about Germany, they are one of the countries in the EU, so fa. behing with online shopping, e-mails, and computarization in general, they are still using fax! (fascimile) I've seen onlime Darimo cracked, and brocken, these components are not for daily use, at all.
If only you had some indium and yttrium in the bike, it could be a TiInY Weenie saga!
DAMN, the pelvis!! Hell, at least you still have your smile! and of course most of your bike.
My Time ADHX weighs 7.4kg. Is it ok to watch your videos?
Hej! The bike looks really awesome!
Have you also had a look into the THM Frontale Aero? If yes, what are your thoughts?
Hope you'll get well soon!
Only seen the pictures. Unfortunately not super light.
Cheers!
Thank you so much for the video. I'm almost at the final stage of building a new titanium bike and I used all your videos as a reference for myself.
I have a one more question to you. What fork expander are you using with your new Enve fork and what axles did you end up with? I bought the same fork and interesting your opinion.
Answered you on slayer of grams channel a moment ago, but you check the build sheet as well ;)
@@ridesofjapan Yes,I already answered you. I asked a link for expander and asked about OVERFAST Ultralight Thru Axles.
@@hensemzp1 sorry, all confusing now on where to reply haha.
Sorry, the expander is from like 5 years ago that I had in my stash. Don’t have a link sorry. It replaces the Tune expander that seized up on me.
Regarding axles, Im not really ready to spend that kind of cash on the overfast axles, there’s still other areas that put higher on the priority list personally.
Ever think about buying the Ti parts titanium hardware for your Dura-ace group set? Curious in how much weight that would save…
I'd rather have my bike broken than my bones. The mental torture is almost unbearable. 💔
My Nexum Drag comes at 207.4 grams for 400 mm wide and 100 mm stem, just mental…
Only issue I had with buying direct was the portal to pay triggered FRAUD alerts.
how did you do the headtube stabilized shots? i really appreciate the detail in the comparison, thanks a lot
By looks alone the upcoming -12deg stem will look dope, oc with little to no spacers below it 😊 if headtube and back flexibility alow. Edit, that bar flex looks a bit daunting though
I was riding similar cages (but the china copy) and they broke in the middle of a 200k ride. Have two big spots where the water bottles ground off the paint 😭 lesson learned for me: only quality cages and 10g more are worth it.
Re bottlecages - are you familiar with Carbonworks? I believe they are 5 grams per piece.
For the most part I like the Darimo Nexum on your bike. But I find the different carbon layups between 3K and UD on your handlebar and fork a bit of a minor aesthetic downside. I'd rather go with the same carbon layup and for my taste that would be UD on all tubes since I find the 3K to be overused the last years. But as your seat tube ist 3K I'd probably go with another 3K fork 😂. Could be even lighter!
are those "inserts"really Ti? Then they are matching the bike
Ceramic bearings are lighter though..... I shouldn't have brought that up. But I do wonder how much weight could be saved by using ceramic (hybrid) bearings in, for example, the headset. Those bearings are huge. Might be difficult to source though.
the valves on the tires also could be lighter...
Hard to source deda dimension (45x45deg) replacement yes. But the headset might be the only area where I would entertain the idea :)
Do you know if Avian make a gravel handlebar intergrated handlebar stem with a bit more flare??
God speed with on the recovery
Sorry, not that I know of.
Cheers!
@@ridesofjapan thanks for the quick reply