Comfort Upgrades For Ultra Cycling - How To Ride All Day Long
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Hello folks!
Hope you're well out there?? Here is one of a few videos I wanted to make and talk about. Hopefully this can be of use to some of you out there. I want people too be able to have adventures on their bikes more comfortably. So hopefully someone can benefit from it. As always, chip in if you have anything to add, for me and also out fellow budding ultra cyclists!
Have a good one all :) Andy
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Is your wheelset carbon and are you tubeless?
Great video Andy. I like the short straight to the point format. Not every video needs to include a ride.
I can also recommend the Redshift stems. I'm also a fan of the Ergon and Cane Creek seat posts (I've not tried the Redshift). For anyone in the market, make sure you have enough exposed seatpost for the one you have in mind. The Ergon needs the most.
You and I should do a collab video. Differences biking in Texas vs U.K. or something like that. 😊
Bikes setups for ultra distance are converging! Nice video and comfy rig.
Cleat type can be important too
Hey Andy, loving the content, one question: do you use prescription glasses when riding? Do they cause you any neck pain after a long ride? (When trying to look forwards) Any advice on that?
Cheers and enjoy your time off!
For me the optical inserts from Ekoi worked. It's nice you send them your prescription and they make them together with the glasses, no need to find your own optician for the inserts. They were cheap as well - 125EUR for both sunglasses and inserts.
@@janstrecha6442 I'm gonna look into it, thanks!
Thanks Andy, picked up some interesting ideas there. What are your thoughts on carbon rims for more comfortable endurance road cycling?
One thing I always wondered about your setup... the Mason is Aluminium, do you ever wish you were on a carbon bike for these rides? Liking the theory videos and super interesting to learn about the finer points, so keen for more of these.
Great video. Enjoy your time off!
Great info, Andy. Thanks so much.
Great insights, Andy, thanks for sharing.
Hi Andy, Interested in the choice of frame size and was wondering how tall you are and how this factors in to your choice of size.
I bought a Trek Domane al2 a year ago now after around 12 months on an electric decathlon est100 helped get me back into cycling after too many years away from it.
I'd originally set my heart on a carbon bike from Ribble. But opted to support my local bike shop which sold Trek predominantly.
I also liked the lifetime frame warranty over the two years from Ribble. But knew full well the difference between carbon and alloy.
So tyre pressure was at the forefront of my mind... correct tyre pressure
And yes within a short amount of time I'd purchased both the redshift stem and seat post. Road buzz..... What road buzz?
Extra weight I offset with a tpu/tyre change over the stock to keep the original weight.
Highly recommend
Beautiful bike to ride now
Redshift stem ✅ Ergon post ✅ Brooks saddle ✅ 30mm + tyres ✅ style and ability ❌ 😩😂 Have a great holiday. 👍
Perfect timing Andy, thank you.
cheers Andy..it's always all about the comfort! enjoy the break, format works fine for me :)
Many gravel riders who also do lot of tarmac use much wider tires. Some have very low rolling resistance.
Great video, Heard about red shift but probably need to invest in one. Happy holidays mate😊
Riding/running/swimming all day long is not comfortable. You will suffer, but strangly for some people, after a while it doesn't get much worse. So they can put down some crazy performances.
Thanks Andy, great video!! For me, the bike fit is above everything else for comfort, the best equipment in the world will never compensate for a bad fit and the impact of a bad fit only gets magnified as the distances grow!
For me, one of the most significant changes leading to more comfort was shorter cranks, I went from 172.5 to 165. I had a hip replacement about 15 years ago and while that went great, I would still get some residual soreness, especially after longer rides. I have now been on the shorter cranks for about 2 seasons. Not only did the shorter cranks completely fix the hip pain, they have also resulted in a better (smoother) pedaling motion with my right knee (side with the hip replacement) tracking much more inline vs. flaring out to the right when I pedal.
If you spend a lot of time on the tops + bottom of the drops, have you looked at redshift's cruise control grips? I'm quite interested in the drop grips, I like the drops position but I find my hands get tired quickly. Also how do you find the suspension stem when in the aero bars? I heard that the one pivot point of the redshift stem meant that the feel of the suspension changed significantly depending on whether you're in the drops/hoods/aero bars?
Have a great holiday!
Great stuff as always Andy 👍🏼
Nice one Andy 👊
Enjoy your holiday 🙂