Custom Bikes & Tech At Red Hook Crit Milan
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Ollie looked around the pits at the Red Hook Crit Milan to see what cool and custom tech he could get his hands on. From super detailed paint jobs to one-off helmets, there was loads of cool kit on show at the final Red Hook Crit of the year. What's your favourite?
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It's fair to say that Red Hook Crits are pretty trendy events and the kit on show definitely represented this. Loads of custom paint jobs on the fixed gear bikes and some cool other custom bits.
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Yes please, more fixed wheel content as it’s very interesting and looking into getting one.
They're so much fun... Bought one earlier this year. Check out State Bicycle Co. ;)
If you buy state and go entry level make sure you get the 4130 line, also black friday is the best time to buy from them since those bikes should be on a 300 mystery sale.
For the money you can do a lot better than State. My first fixed was a State Contender, it was ok but I've moved on.
Look into the Aventon Cordoba Series, really great aluminium frames and okay components that you can upgrade down the line, if they don't suit your needs
Thank you all for giving advice, lots to think about, it shows the friendliness of the Fixie world👌
In the history of the RHC, Aluminum frames have won 27 times, Carbon 12 times, steel 6 times, and Bamboo once!
Aluminum 4 ever!!!!
Go 52 10 gear
Lol wtf... bring a panda and the bamboo bike is done for
Gives me hope for steel! 🤙🏼
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This is the future of bike racing. Now a days not too many people watch a stage from beginning to end. RHC is fast, furious, full of color, available for everybody (bikes are relatively cheap) and just amazing. GCN should help to promote this kind of races and maybe organize one as well
The simplicity of the bikes and the paint jobs make them beautiful. Also, the fixed gear scene is so much more laid back and friendly than the road scene from my experience.
That Specialized paint job is a piece of art.
Props to Ollie for bringing his 20th Century Art History knowledge. I’m sure you’ve done your professor proud.
WE NEED RED HOOK CRIT BACK!!!
Love GCN covering red hook. Keep the fixed gear content coming. It is a area of cycling it isnt covered very much.
Yeah, more RHC content please, thanks for this one GCN!
@@alantippett7602 itll be awesome if they did a rhc special coverage of riders, courses, bikes. Just how they do with the tours
I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be competing in a Redhook Ollie. Don't think we've forgotten about your TT loss and the bet that was made just because it was on your previous channel... #neverforget
So much beauty!!! Of course we would see more videos like this, no matter the type of bike or event.
I remember Mr. Bridgewood losing a bet with one Alec Briggs wherein the stakes were Ollie competing in a Red Hook. . . Don't be a debtor Oliver.
More fixed gear content (specially track cycling), please! I REALLY wanna know how James prepared for RHC (from bike choice to training sessions and nutrition).
Prepared by doing poppers in gay bath houses.
A thing about fixed gear...the art,the design,the people,the cornering,the speed and most importantly the crashes...hell yeah...no other sport as fun to watch as this.
I did Red Hook Brooklyn for the first time this year on a 1980s track bike. I used a modern wheelset and components, so the weight was pretty similar to most of the bikes shown in this video. I wasn't alone, as there were a few other people racing lugged steel bikes as well. I was running 23s and had 50x15 as my ratio, although the Brooklyn course is different than Milan.
Were you able to finish? What were your results?
Red hook bikes always look way hotter than world tour bikes. You missed the coolest part of that Cinelli tho. It's the new Vigorelli Shark with an aero "fin" below the BB inspired by the old Cinelli Laser. Can't wait to get my hands on one. Love how Cinellis look and handle.
Love fixed gear tech, I think the scene has the coolest bikes
Absolutely
Yes more fixed gear content please. I love how many different variations there are to riding a bike and this is just what I'm getting into lately. Recently figured I can commute using a single speed so I bought a track bike.
Love that Don Walker steel frame!! Thank you for showing off a hand made bicycle!!!
Thank you ollie for not calling them fixies GCN has done so on the past. It's nice to see you guys covering a Red Hook finally hope to see more fixed gear race coverage
More RHC please, thanks for this one GCN
One of the other cool bits of tech is that track bike frames' geo typically sees a raised bottom bracket to avoid pedal strike. This means that the high BB, shorter 165mm cranks and road pedals, pedal strike is nearly eliminated. Also, at 2:37, the woman in the background was the rider whose bike was being featured.
Finally. Only took 10 years. Im pumped you guys are covering this race!!!
That 8bar frame is beautiful.
Absolutely, definitely my favourite one from all of those
Yes, I'm savin up for one
yep definitely more of this!
Second that!!
Fixie riders are a whole different breed. You gotta respect their mad skill set to ride like that.
really love this, looking at stuff thats super different to the usual carbon frame wheels and durace groupset of every probike ever.
These videos on Red Hook have been awesome! There’s so much energy and excitement at the race and you guys capture it really well.
Was excellent to see Fixed Gear coverage but the best part was Ollie's enthusiasm and excitement throughout. Good job. Hopefully they put London back on the race calendar next year and we get more coverage.
I love riding my fixed gear bike. I used to ride a road bike. I decided to jump to a fixed gear bike as it is just much simpler. It has been around since for decades. In fixed gear races, it is lesser about the tech and more about the skills. You dont have to have a full carbon bike to win a race. It is also much more fun to ride than a road bike. I have been riding fixed gear for about 6 years now and looking back, selling my road bike for a fixed gear bike has been the greatest decision of my cycling life.
I really want to try it but I also love brakes... How do u handle emergencies on the road? I have to emergency brake all the time where I live. Pedestrians all seem to be trying to commit suicide on roads right now.
@@reddaB you can ride fixed gear bikes with no brakes. Start with two brakes.. once you are confident back pedaling to slow down you can remove your rear brake. After that just use your front brake for emergencies only. You can learn how to skid a fixed gear bike. There are loads of tutorials on it on UA-cam. You can keep the front brake on as a form of emergency. The most important thing about riding a fixed gear bike is to be aware of your surrounding and always look ahead.
Yes olly would be awesome to see more red hook crit type bikes on the show!! 👌🏼
Red hook crit is something I watch every year live and it’s a great experience and the culture and bikes are always amazing...it’s great you guys are expanding into this sub genre...more videos on fixed crits please!!!
Please more of this kind content. Fixed gear and single speed scene is very vast all over the world, also urban biking.
I dont wanted this video to stop, really. So many nice infos and great looking bikes.
Haven't seen a GCN guy so excited about bike tech in some videos.
Finally some Fixed Gear Crit videos on GCN 😍
😎😎👍
Shout out for the Don Walker. I have several of them myself and loved seeing my team represented. Corks for bar ends, that's Red Hook!
Absolutely awesome. More of this please!
6:35 A blond sinks away when noticing the camera ha ha ha ha
xD
She was just waiting for a redhook elevator and took it to a lower floor. Super cool lift tech seen here first.
A rare sighting of the wary Cinelli Foto-Bomber Bird
Good spot mate
Perhaps she wanted to get in a few squats?
Absolutely, would love to see more of this! Such a refreshing change of pace from the sometimes stale production offerings.
Awesome video! I like how you guys are more and more covering urban cycling and fixed gear in particular
Oliie crackin out the art history. He's good our Ollie
Finally again some love for track and fixedgear Bikes ❤️
GCN should do a Pro Bike on Justin William's bike. He's a double national champion here in the states!
Saw him at Ladner Crit 2017 at BC Superweek when he had to borrow a female teammate's bike because CyclingBC didn't allow disc bikes yet and they were scrambling. He was the only one on his team who got to race the day and he won on the borrowed bike. He is a monster!
I simple man - I see fixie - I press like
Super cool. Much more interesting than yet another carbon wonder bike with Dura Ace.
FINALLY! Some fixed gear content on GCN. More please. I want to learn more about the tech, the skills, and the races! I love the simplicity of a fixed gear setup.
Absolutely more of these bikes, track bikes and this type of racing along with track racing. Fascinating and great to watch.
Please more of thisss😍 love the fixed gear scene
Short cranks, as well as the high clearance, would surely make sense for high rev races. If the racers are doing 100+rpm, smaller circles would have to be easier to get around so quickly.
And yes, more of this kind of content. Lots of cyclists have single speeds/fixed gears as our 2nd/commuter/round-town bike (well, I do, anyway) and it's great to see things that apply to that end of the scale.
I ride fixed gear track bikes as a courier. I love this channel but I can't really relate to all of the roadie stuff. I'd absolutely love to see more fixed and single speed content. Especially DIY builders and small shops that specialize in it all over the world that you fine folks get to see.
I’m not much into fixies but those were some of the sickest looking bikes I’ve ever seen
Loved this! More of these type of videos PLEASE!
Just love Ollie's enthusiasm for the track bikes! He catches all the details that make them so attractive. Include more fixed and track coverage please!
Lov to see more Fixie content. Such a clean way of riding. Would like to see more of the tech side of it
More fixed gear & single speed content please. Both fixed gear crits & single speed CX/gravel please.
There's so many beautiful fixed gears out there, it's great that GCN is finally starting to recognize an entire community of racers and riders.
Yes, more like this! Another Ollie stellar show!!
More of this! SO GOOD.
Cinelli vigorelli shark.....really really beautiful
Red Hook is not the only series. It spawned many fixed gear criterium races. Many of the racers go to multiple venues, and a few add in velodrome racing.
Yes more fixed gear content. Riding fixed is perfectly simple and simply perfect. Buy one. You'll learn how to be a Jedi on wheels.
MORE MORE MORE on fixed gear racing and bikes!
Great vid guys, as someone who races fixed crits himself I didn't expect to learn much but you showed some really nice bikes!
Thanks Ollie! Amazing to see Fixed Gear content in the channel, keep it coming! Please, more fixies & track videos!
Oh, I love this! Love seeing all the custom bikes, I ride a fixed gear bike myself and I'd love to see more of it.
I hope the Redhook comes back to London next year. It is a fantastic event.
Finally !! Great video guys !! Please more Fixed Gear / Track Cycling content !
I love red hook. its one hella mean race with a crash almost garunteed everytime. so brutal but so cool!
Yes, more of this please.
more way more is needed, who doesnt like looking at sexy bikes?
Another interesting note, the drive train on that 8bar is using a special chainring and cog that are designed specifically for an 11sp chain. I believe the system was developed for or in conjunction with the German national track team
henry watts they just use 3/32 chains instead of the wider track chains.
you can get dura ace chainrings and cogs in 3/32 narrower teeth nearly in any shop
GCN should cover track bikes more. Ever since watching the first track bike video produced I started riding a track bike and I feel that more videos on them should be made
Ollie coming up with the goods this week! First an Everesting and now Red Hook. Keep it coming GCN 🔔
Fantastic , yes more please
It's so awesome you covered this! Awesome job too
Crit bikes always look amazing
It was cool to see you so stoked on the bikes. RHC is epic, street racing track bikes
Love this! more crit stuff please!!!!
awesome video -- such great production quality in this one. Loved getting a glimpse into the Crit culture, something I don't really know much about!
Great video. This is where the aesthetics of bike design peaks at the moment.
Wow!!! Beautiful!!!
More of this!!
It was refreshing to see some track bike / fixed gear bike tech and events on the show. Definitely more of this please! :)
Loved it! Looking forward to more fixed gear content.
Yes! Keep it up, I love following Red Hook
Keep it up with the fixed gear content - good video.
Really liked this video, it was nice to see some slightly more customised bikes! Yes to more!
Really cool. More fixed stuff!
I don't really find Red Hook or the crit scene to be to my taste, but it's easy to see why the series has found such success and will continue to grow. Ultra low entry barriers for individuals, sponsors, manufacturers, host cities. Fast-paced and easy-to-follow action, incredibly simple rules. Fans who have never seen a bike race can understand everything they need to know 3 feet from the whole thing from warmups to finish line and watch the whole race in a giant hipster street party fueled by a never-ending onslaught of social media.
It’s very community driven, many of the racers are friends with spectators, and folks are humble/simple.
Still have my Cinelli Mash. Ride it to the store and stuff lol.
The stoke is real!
Fixie & Tracks have great tech. Would have liked to see a weight test.
+1 to much more tech on fixed gear particularly with the track world cup coming ! It would be awesome because there is plenty of super cool custom tech over there too 😍
Yes! Please keep up the fixed gear content. I’m definitely enjoying these bikes and videos.
Finally, fixed gear bikes have the attention they deserve :D
The Specialized Allez is the Allez Sprint frame. It has D’Aluisio Smartwed (DSW) which adds extra aluminum to the frame in the torque points of the bike. It’s also running the Fact 9 carbon seatpost from the Venge. They build this bike for Team Rocket Espresso as track specific and release another to the public with vertical dropouts and road spacing for a full cassette. They do a limited run of the horizontal dropouts so if you want on get one as soon as they release.
The helmet is the Evade II, also from Specialized. They designed this helmet with specific aerodynamics and cooling features in mind. This is a fantastic example of Specialized putting their wind tunnel to work to create a product this is functionally aero with still all the amazing safety features you would expect. My favorite bit - they designed it with a magnetic clasp. Boom, thank you Specialized. You have my chin in mind 😂
More, please!!
Awesome behind hide the look for the red hook crit. What I really loved is the detail that you went into for the bikes. Gearing ratio 50:14 = 96.4. 28mm tyres.
Crits are cool thanks for showing it
Yes! Please show more fixed gear racing stuff like the RHC. I'm a road crit racer who doesn't ride fixed, but I believe the fixed racing scene is underrepresented. Many road racers (including a few of my teammates) race road,track, and fixed.
Great, please continue coverage of fixed gear races! Pedals also an important consideration in fixed gear riding.