I once bought some mavic ksyrium ust wheels, not only did they arrive with the tape and valves fitted, but also with the tyres fitted and mounted, and a bottle of sealant. Basically, I put the sealant in, (the bottles nozzle sealed against the valve), pumped them up and I was ready to roll. 🙂
MAURTEN is ridiculously expensive !! This is the OPPOSITE of savings!! TPU tubes are as fast as latex, much lighter & now cheaper with the ones straight outta China which cost now 3 to 6€ a piece for 24 to 28g and are just as good as the « big brands » selling theirs for 20-30€…!! And they’re tiny so they fit in your back pockets
@@buraduri anything with sugar & electrolytes in it. You know some élite riders even use REGULAR SUGAR with water…!! Check videos about that. Jesse Coyle is doing it. One affordable & good quality is APTONIA ISO+ it is the brand of Decathlon the French sports megabrands
I ride tubeless and I still think TPU tubes are the best to get, I carry a couple of emergency tubes just in case, and especially on gravel it makes it so much easier to carry them if they pack down tiny. I can carry 2 tubes in my saddle bag when I can only fit 1 butyl one in the same bag once you account for my tools
Regarding the Uno stems, I bought the advanced projects 100mm option and replaced the bolts with Ti bolts and it can in lighter than an ENVE stem of an 8th of the price.
@@bikeradar "Problem" is that it was bought as a test subject to find the correct length before going out to buy an ENVE stem, yet I dont see a reason to go ahead and do so. Cheers gents.
I have uno stems, handlebars, and seatposts on my road and gravel bikes. Damn, they're so light. I took the ultralight version on the stems which were a lot lighter than advanced project but is not aero.
Not cheap in itself but cheap in comparison to everything else on the market. Magene PES P505 A reliable and accurate double sided spider based PM that takes Shimano rings for about £260 and you basically get a good, great even ROTOR-esque 24mm spindle crank for free (almost literally because the spider alone to fit other cranks is almost the same price 🤷♂). If you want a PM on a budget its a no brainer. 4000km+ of UK winter gravel on mine and it hasn't skipped a -beat- Watt and I think I've charged it twice.
Agree about TPU tubes. Fitted with "old-school" clincher tyres, they're slightly lighter than tubeless, have lower rolling resistance, and you don't have to mess with sealant and all the other pfaff involved with using a tubeless setup. (Note: if you have tubeless tyres already, don't bother switching to tubes; just stick to sealant and all the rest. In my experience, riding on clinchers with TPU tubes is heavenly, but running tubes in tubeless tyres is the worst of both worlds.)
tubeless sucks--one of the biggest hoaxes on the cycling market. I've tried tubeless twice and couldn't change back to clincher fast enough. LBS laughed when I told them my new bike had tubeless. Sealant NEVER worked, then I had a flat or near flat tire covered in a sticky mess and couldn't work with them, they lose air on long rides, just awful.
Oh, go take a long walk off a short pier. For any off road cycling, gravel or MTB, tubeless is completely and utterly amazing. I won't list the myriad advantages, but it's awesome. On road tubeless is now pretty good too.
Can't argue with your experience but mine has been great. I love tubeless. I think the installation and proper tire pressure makes a huge difference. Had several flats with my first four tubeless tires - installed properly but always had a higher pressure. Learned my lesson and haven't had any problems. Tubeless or not is another debate akin to rim brakes or disc brakes. There are cons and pros.... and then some.
" things you didnt mention, the new plastic tubes, have plastic valves which after, time rot where they are connected to the tube, and running tubeless at low pleasure may give comfort, and stop pinch flats, BUT Hit pothole, and you smash the carbon rim, dont get me started on hook less
Using adequate lubricants, saves frame damage and bearings. I replaced what was there, because for example the wrong grease, factory mechanics put it there, made its way into the bearings and was incompatible. Mixture was a mess. Moisture ate at balls and race. The greasy paste on the fork attracted and retained dirt -- had strip it, replace bearing, put some dielectric in its place and silicone on the headtube side. Amazing how much was brainlessly cargo-culted!
Here's an upgrade for you, and you already own it. Typically where I ride I can get water just about anywhere. Consequently, I only use one water bottle. The other water bottle I can put in the downtube cage and put snacks, gear, weed, whatever i can think of including tools. I also have a small padded black satchel, which will fit my iPhone. Sometimes I'll put that in the cage, and cinch it down with a couple of toe straps. No toe straps. You can cut large rubber bands from a innertube, by cutting the tube on bias, so cut a couple of rubber bands, about 3 inches in length, that's gonna hold your phone in. For you guys, that don't know what toe straps are, google it, and you'll find out why old guys like like me refer to them as clipless . Even though we clip in.
Of course, carbs are useful for quick energy. But bear in mind that athletes are known for sacrificing their bodies to enjoy immediate performance ! And most commuters in this real world have to face the dangers of things like sugar (made from non - nutritive corn , or tree sap ) . Enjoy the short 50 - year ride !
bought sunglasses at Lowes--stylish, 2 lenses, $10, lasted many times longer than my $120 shades that broke after a year. I still have the Lowes glasses 10 years later.
@@bikeradar-- I have a rear view mirror that fits on the stem of my glasses. Have had it and used it for 40+ years! I just recently had to finally replace it due to the reflective surface beginning to wear off. I don't ride without it. 👍😁
Most of these tricks add weight to one’s bike… amazing how much advice on these channels contradict themselves in the name of spending $ and gaining seconds on a 3-4 hour ride. Addiction to change parts or steed doesn’t make you a happier cyclist.
#1 on TPU. Best thing I’ve tried in decades of riding. I really noticed the difference. Comfort bonus too.
I once bought some mavic ksyrium ust wheels, not only did they arrive with the tape and valves fitted, but also with the tyres fitted and mounted, and a bottle of sealant. Basically, I put the sealant in, (the bottles nozzle sealed against the valve), pumped them up and I was ready to roll. 🙂
MAURTEN is ridiculously expensive !! This is the OPPOSITE of savings!! TPU tubes are as fast as latex, much lighter & now cheaper with the ones straight outta China which cost now 3 to 6€ a piece for 24 to 28g and are just as good as the « big brands » selling theirs for 20-30€…!! And they’re tiny so they fit in your back pockets
You have a link for that? Tubolito here would charge $35 for a 28g tubes 😢
what are some better alternatives to maurten?
@@buraduri sugar and water...
@@buraduri anything with sugar & electrolytes in it. You know some élite riders even use REGULAR SUGAR with water…!! Check videos about that. Jesse Coyle is doing it. One affordable & good quality is APTONIA ISO+ it is the brand of Decathlon the French sports megabrands
All cycling branded nutrition is a ripoff and latex is faster than tpu, tpu is just lighter but has a higher crr
I ride tubeless and I still think TPU tubes are the best to get, I carry a couple of emergency tubes just in case, and especially on gravel it makes it so much easier to carry them if they pack down tiny. I can carry 2 tubes in my saddle bag when I can only fit 1 butyl one in the same bag once you account for my tools
I've never flatted with Silca Ultimate - so I quit carrying a tube.
All the sunglasses I currently wear were found on the roadside. Zero cost.
@@yesroh Boss
It's brilliant how small TPU tubes squish down
Regarding the Uno stems, I bought the advanced projects 100mm option and replaced the bolts with Ti bolts and it can in lighter than an ENVE stem of an 8th of the price.
We adore upgrades like this 💗
@@bikeradar "Problem" is that it was bought as a test subject to find the correct length before going out to buy an ENVE stem, yet I dont see a reason to go ahead and do so. Cheers gents.
I have uno stems, handlebars, and seatposts on my road and gravel bikes. Damn, they're so light. I took the ultralight version on the stems which were a lot lighter than advanced project but is not aero.
Rene Herse did tests and bikes with bar bags were more aero than without.
Best cheap upgrade for me is colored titanium fasteners, yes a bit of weight saving. Number one reason tho they are pretty 😍
Uno stems are just best at value. Lightweight alloy at a very low price.
5 usd for stem, 10 usd for handlebar, you can buy every size of them and saving the fitting money. lol
Not cheap in itself but cheap in comparison to everything else on the market. Magene PES P505 A reliable and accurate double sided spider based PM that takes Shimano rings for about £260 and you basically get a good, great even ROTOR-esque 24mm spindle crank for free (almost literally because the spider alone to fit other cranks is almost the same price 🤷♂). If you want a PM on a budget its a no brainer. 4000km+ of UK winter gravel on mine and it hasn't skipped a -beat- Watt and I think I've charged it twice.
Agree about TPU tubes. Fitted with "old-school" clincher tyres, they're slightly lighter than tubeless, have lower rolling resistance, and you don't have to mess with sealant and all the other pfaff involved with using a tubeless setup.
(Note: if you have tubeless tyres already, don't bother switching to tubes; just stick to sealant and all the rest. In my experience, riding on clinchers with TPU tubes is heavenly, but running tubes in tubeless tyres is the worst of both worlds.)
tubeless sucks--one of the biggest hoaxes on the cycling market.
I've tried tubeless twice and couldn't change back to clincher fast enough. LBS laughed when I told them my new bike had tubeless. Sealant NEVER worked, then I had a flat or near flat tire covered in a sticky mess and couldn't work with them, they lose air on long rides, just awful.
And thanks to you, we don't have to endure the experience, just to learn mere facts !
@@shirleyrichard-qv9lw I'm sorry I deprived you.
Tubeless are great. Buy hundreds.
Oh, go take a long walk off a short pier. For any off road cycling, gravel or MTB, tubeless is completely and utterly amazing. I won't list the myriad advantages, but it's awesome. On road tubeless is now pretty good too.
Can't argue with your experience but mine has been great. I love tubeless. I think the installation and proper tire pressure makes a huge difference. Had several flats with my first four tubeless tires - installed properly but always had a higher pressure. Learned my lesson and haven't had any problems. Tubeless or not is another debate akin to rim brakes or disc brakes. There are cons and pros.... and then some.
Saving? And you mention MAURTEN? if you really care about saving, you'd have promoted plain white sugar - it's the same thing...
more road bikes need factory mud guard mounts imho
After constantly being soaked this winter in the UK, I absolutely agree - Matt
Get the Sks Race Blades or their XL ones of them. They can be mounted without bolts.
" things you didnt mention, the new plastic tubes, have plastic valves which after, time rot where they are connected to the tube, and running tubeless at low pleasure may give comfort, and stop pinch flats, BUT Hit pothole, and you smash the carbon rim, dont get me started on hook less
yup, good points.
Using adequate lubricants, saves frame damage and bearings. I replaced what was there, because for example the wrong grease, factory mechanics put it there, made its way into the bearings and was incompatible. Mixture was a mess. Moisture ate at balls and race. The greasy paste on the fork attracted and retained dirt -- had strip it, replace bearing, put some dielectric in its place and silicone on the headtube side. Amazing how much was brainlessly cargo-culted!
Best upgrade: lose weight by not eating junk or over-eat. you'll actual save money too. 😅
And that you cannot live without , your heart .
Here's an upgrade for you, and you already own it. Typically where I ride I can get water just about anywhere. Consequently, I only use one water bottle. The other water bottle I can put in the downtube cage and put snacks, gear, weed, whatever i can think of including tools. I also have a small padded black satchel, which will fit my iPhone. Sometimes I'll put that in the cage, and cinch it down with a couple of toe straps. No toe straps. You can cut large rubber bands from a innertube, by cutting the tube on bias, so cut a couple of rubber bands, about 3 inches in length, that's gonna hold your phone in. For you guys, that don't know what toe straps are, google it, and you'll find out why old guys like like me refer to them as clipless . Even though we clip in.
🍃 probably isn't a performance upgrade
Of course, carbs are useful for quick energy. But bear in mind that athletes are known for sacrificing their bodies to enjoy immediate performance ! And most commuters in this real world have to face the dangers of things like sugar (made from non - nutritive corn , or tree sap ) . Enjoy the short 50 - year ride !
I am quite confusulated by this comment. Can you expound a bit please.
@@bikeradar It's more of a performance upgrade than a bar bag that is right out front. h2o bottle is positioned behind the downtube, thus more "aero".
@@ohio_2_erie do you remember how fast the last 20 went
7 watts at 45 kph. Yeah right so going downhill I save 7 watts.
Keego bottles in foodpouches + fidlock bottles in the frame for hot days
I rarely have energy to go 28mph so what's the savings 20mph with the tpu tubes?
latex is stupide for 99% of us. We don't have a AVG speed of 45km/h
I use the 10 usd fanny pack and 15 usd water backpack insead of these fancy expensive bike packs.
Do you have a link to the latex tubes?
Hariboooo FTW
Ive been buying uno stems for years n they very light.
bought sunglasses at Lowes--stylish, 2 lenses, $10, lasted many times longer than my $120 shades that broke after a year.
I still have the Lowes glasses 10 years later.
Who else has products that have lasted a decade?
@@bikeradar-- I have a rear view mirror that fits on the stem of my glasses. Have had it and used it for 40+ years! I just recently had to finally replace it due to the reflective surface beginning to wear off. I don't ride without it. 👍😁
3:55 - I can also recommend an electric pot for depilation wax (just steal one from your wife 🤣🤣)
She could become angry over inconsequential $5 yard sale item ( if you are too rich to frequent junk stores ) ?
@@shirleyrichard-qv9lw “Love means sharing the world with someone else.”
- Paulo Coelho
Also the pot 😀'
Very confusing when the pictures didn't match the commentary during the inner tube section.
I tried tpu inner tires. I had 2 flat tires in 1 weekend. Both inners destroyed.
Fun fact heavier bike goes faster down
don't be 'that' guy...
'heavy' bikes are just a drag.
Except, they don’t. Gravity and aerodynamics determines the speed, not weight.
It's cheaper to lose 10 pounds from your body than to lose 1 ounce from your bike.
Most of these tricks add weight to one’s bike… amazing how much advice on these channels contradict themselves in the name of spending $ and gaining seconds on a 3-4 hour ride. Addiction to change parts or steed doesn’t make you a happier cyclist.
Thanks for the advice !
Money lacks meaning .