One nice thing about going wider is that since it lets you run lower pressure, it also reduces punctures. So you might not (tm) need to get more puncture resistant tires.
Perhaps olí could have gone with sram xplr groupset and also why use a hand pump for puncture’s when you’ve got a support vehicle to carry a track pump. Congratulations olí massive respect
A note on the tendinitis, as I've done an endurance ride a short while ago: always having the same hand reaching for the bottles and squeezing. Probably don't notice it at first, and even on 4 hour rides. But after ~9 hours I started to feel a bit of pain and took me another hour to come up with that explanation and trying with the other hand helped a lot. Congrats of the ride. Look forward to more amazing epic ones!
Ollie, congratulations mate! You killed it and we were rooting you on and got emotional when you finished. Also, the support team was spot on! Hank and Alvin were rockstars!
Well done for your century! We all have different capabilities, there are many who could never complete a century either so don't talk down your own achievements 🙂
Absolutely stunning achievement! Well done mate! I wonder though, with all the effort that goes into this production, couldn't you afford to bring a spare wheelset or even a full bike, so that he could continue while the maintenance team fixes the issue?
Re. Tire choice - In my experience, any advantage you get from super light or paper thin tires is immediately lost if you have to stop to change a flat.
Wrong, he had 24/7 support car but didn't bring spare wheels, that's the mistake. They have resources to bring ten wheel sets with variations of tires, who knows why they do what they do sometimes. Even bringing a spare bike would be smart too.
The gearing is why I really, really wish that there were stock cassettes and stock options from Shimano to support lower gearing. I have always live and ridden in the mountains. I ride my gravel bike w/ 11-40 in the back a lot of the time if I'm not feeling gung ho for endless 12-16%
Another lesson learned. . . Have a floor pump and/or CO2 cartridges in the support vehicle. I can never get a road tire up to the proper pressure with a mini-pump, or it takes a very long time.
Ollie, in the event you happen to come across this comment. I know time has passed since the ride and this video. But please try to stay away from anti-inflammatories, they delay the healing process in the event of soft tissue injuries, also, Ice is great for acute injuries ( within 72 hours or so) after that, move on to heat packs to increase blood flow around the area and the affected tissues!
Ollie, you looked knackered. Interesting to hear you favoured HR. I don't have a power meter and find HR pretty good to gauge and pace effort. As for 17-20% climbs, I think I'll be paying great attention to profile detail when planning route. Have to say, well done lad on doing this, cheers.
Sorry to hear about your tendonitis in your wrist Ollie - I'm just getting over tendinopathy (pain without inflammation) in my elbow which started as tendonitis in my elbow caused by a strain on a tendon. 3 months of dedicated physio for me - hope yours doesn't degenerate into that...make sure you're seeing a physio to get on top of it asap!
For that length challenge, when you are exhausted, it’s 2am and your brain is barely functioning, it’s probably best to keep the existing and familiar gear layout than risk something different. I don’t mean to diss the idea though - it would be a great way for Ollie to get back on the bike now, while his wrist is still recovering.
Great effort! I hadn't considered Bassano de Grappa as a cycle destination until I saw your preview of this ride. Bonus, it's not far from Bolsano / Stelvio 🙂 Also...Thanks for fixing my bike Ollie! Let me explain: you were talking about your gearing a and I went to check same on my [very popular American-branded climbing bike] only to discover I had wrapped the chain over the outside of the lower jockey-wheel cage! Freshly waxed, it was still smooth enough to ride comfortably during the last week --though I was thinking it seemed a bit noisier than I remembered.---In the words of Homer Simpson: "Dooh!".
I can confirm wrist fatigue from shifting. I was lucky enough to purchase a bike with electronic shifting this year. The difference in wrist fatigue on long rides (>4 hours) is night and day. Electronic shifting reduces the amount of wrist movement needed to shift. Multiply it by hundreds of times over a long ride. My recovery time from long rides is now almost zero. I hope your wrist recovers well. Cheers.
Not sure how the gradients compare to the Wuling Pass in Taiwan, but when I did that with a mate a few years ago (lightly loaded) we both had 50-34 on the front, he had 11-36 on the back and I had 11-42. My second gear was the same as his first gear. That extra lower gear really helped, I struggled at lot less on those ridiculous switchbacks. That particular bike now has the same 11-42 on the back but 32-42 on the front for the steeper stuff we have here in China.
paying close attention to my heart rate, and keeping it down or from maxing out, makes a huge difference in my longevity strength, for what it's worth.
@@TeoSluga your right, giving it more thought, 15 years ago I set up one of my road bikes with a 3x9 XTR everything, which gave me like a 11x34 cassette and like a 24 chainring and is the lightest bike I have. it's been so long ago I don't think about that and use it only for climbing. I get passed a lot but I'm in no hurry and keeps my heart rate from maxing out. 30 years ago, it was a different story though.
I like putting the secondary light on my helmet. It’s out of the way and you get light where you look which is useful if you hear a noise or need to adjust something.
Also makes reading road signs easier. 👍 But given Ollie had neck problems last year with his Tour des Stations ride, he probably wanted to avoid extra weight on the head/helmet for such a long ride.
Great update but the only people not aware of using wider tyres, climbing gears, the right frame size (instead of always going small) etc seem to have been the team at GCN megabase. Glad to see you guys have finally caught up… apart from Si, he will never change, still uses WD40 to both clean and lubricate his chain
The wrist injury: Watch out your hoods angle. It seems from the video that your lever is recessed from the top section of the handle bar. Combined with the handle bar part, your overall EFFECTIVE hoods angle could be in some very strange way. (down wards pointing then shoot upwards, very very bad.) Of course that's a "first world problem" as you are using an integrated handlebar. The default angle is just wrong from my raw eye. If it's a bar-stem combo, you can simply set the lever so there's a flat transition and rotate the handlebar so you get your prefered hoods angle. The hand-wrist-elbow-shouder-upperback-lowerback chain reacts in some very unexpected ways. A very minor degree change results in some very unexpected pain/relief just from my own experience. A very very very slight up tilt solved my shoulder/neck problem, and the hands feels so much support and stability. I said OK, let's make the hand support more. I tilted the hoods further up to a very very slight up tilt, more than previous but still so slight, then I get hand numbness and lower back pain afterwards... From my raw eye your hands position -- the angle, seems at some very unhealthy positions. Especially in the shots where you were standing pedaling. I doubt if any fitter could really solve this because it's so nuanced but I suggest you really take some serious consideration into this and experiment. All the aero and fast is vague when compared with health. Your condition is no more just comfort, it's actually a health issue now. I heard with some wedged spacers you can still change the bar angle somehow, it might worth a try. Set it really carefully and the chain reaction might surprise you.
You should never ever rely on the "average gradient" of the climb. Always check the hardest parts. Especially the parts above 10%. What is important is the length of that hard segments 👍
I use a PZero Race TLR tire but with the regular butyl tube that came with my bike. I get the added protection layer from the tubeless liner within the tire, the puncture protection layer already in the PZero Race, and another layer of protection from the thick butyl tube itself. Yes, a bog standard tube and added weight of the TLR lining is a little heavier than that of a PZero Race clincher with a light TPU tube....but I have not had a puncture in over 1200 miles and counting, and now feel confident enough to get rid of my saddle bag. That has dropped my total bike weight by a lot more than I added by having a butyl tube in a TLR tire.
Fantastic ride and achievement Ollie 💪💪 Watching it I did think you'd be better on a 1x gravel gearing, I use a sram 38t with a 10-44 cassette and it's mint, doesn't even hold me back on a group ride either, secondly re: the tendinitis, I ride sram alot amd the cassette shifts are split between the left and right shifters, which could help, I like it so much I've actually set up me di2 to shift in the same way.
Ollie, re wrist issue and light mount possibly biasing your grip. Consider Coefficient negative sweep carbon bars. I’ve done over 1M kms in my life and understand endurance events. I can’t wait to fit coefficient bars to my new custom Look 765 🎉 They look odd but comfort comfort comfort..
Dear Oli, i saw the Video of the Monte Grappa and now this one. I kind of never liked your presenting as much as other GCN BOYS because i thought u are little bit of a smart ass. Anyway, i have to say you are as gutsy as hell plus you have the ability to reflect and think it all over again. I take it all back/ back! Very good Content alltogether and you have super Friends with you. Greets and keep going. Just SUPER!!! David from Vienna : )
You may do better for another long ride with loads of gear changing to get/set up your Di2 gears so that you change up with one hand and down with the other for both front and back thus spreading the load on your wrists.
That’s what I run all the time and have for years. Based on the idea that the action of the lever should mimic the effect on the chain. The forward levers work the front derailer, and the rearward levers work the rear derailer. Push to the left moves the chain to the left, push to the right moves the chain to the right. Just makes sense to my brain. Bonus: distributes the workload across your hands.
Congrats epic ride, as for support why on earth didn’t they have a spare wheelset to get you going again quickly in the event of punctures and repair it ready to swap back at a later time!
Such an awesome job u did Ollie, i am so impressed! I have one question, u decided to use the shallow vision wheels, weighting 1400g. Why didnt u use GCN sponsor wheels from Elitewheels? I got the Drive 50D and they weight 1300g a pair.
Very inspiring, Ollie. Take the Repetitive Strain Injuries very seriously. With therapy, it will take a whole year before it is back to base level, and then always be tender. Maybe you can change the rear shifter buttons to the left side and go 1x for a while.
Very impressive ride. It did make we think about getting an Endurace instead of an SL 8 pro for my next bike though? Comfortable trumps a bit of speed over distance maybe? 😅
My real first climb in my life was few days ago, 29km with 1310m elevation. I was forced to walk for 15m on the 1km long steepest segment (about 16% average). I was so pissed that I wasn't strong enough. 😰
I love this “after the epic” tech discussion. What sealant did you use and would a different sealant have stopped these small flint pictures. Also a sealant test of the newest current sealants would be nice. No Dynaplug ? One last thing, it may have helped if your support crew brought a full size floor pump :-)
The punctures were all rear. Tubeless failed on first one. it wouldnt plug, too big. then had two more punctures. Tubeless stopped punctures on the front. silca sealant 👌. Was just really unlucky. Lots of punctures for others too.
@@OllieBridgewood thanks for answering my questions Ollie. This is an incredible achievement, the longer I watched the more admiration I had for you and what you were attempting!
doing a century ride in my 30's with 8,000 feet of climbing with road gears, didn't work in my 50's, now in my 60's I had to go with a 3x9 mountain bike set up, on my old 1991 Cannondale R900. Just wait, you young whipper snappers.
Congrats on the ride! But calling 1400g wheels “climbing wheels” is insane. GCN channel sponsor elite wheels make a 40mm depth wheel that’s 1260g, and there are plenty of other manufacturers that have much lighter wheels. CRW CS4045 are 1180g, No. 6 30/30 UD Superlight are 1098g, Farsports EVO S3 are 1090g. At 1400g you could get a 50-60mm wheelset no problem
I changed my 105 front chainset to a GRX before i rode the Inishowen 100. I bought a 28t inner ring from Bikeinn and with a 11-34 on the rear made the steep climbs so much easier. the front derailleur had to be changed to a grx one as the grx crank is slightly wider and the rings are smaller
@@pandatactical4530 I'm just a Shimano fanboy tbh. I've used groupsets from both manufactures on- and off-road, mechanical and electronic, and Shimano is simply better in so many ways for me. I haven't tried any of the T-Type stuff nor the latest Red AXS though to be clear.
The tendinitis problem is pretty clear: too much too soon. Experts say you should never increase your weekly volume by more than 10% to avoid this. So you should have started with 1 climb, the next week 2, the week after 3 etc etc 😇
Interesting. But absolutely no use to me 😂 I don't own or have the budget for a superbike and/or a fully supported trip to Monte Grappa. Then there's the serious lack of talent and a few too many years 😢. But chapeau Ollie and thanks for the excellent videos.
Interesting about your zero punctures, is this running TPU tubes? Seen your other video about them being space saving. How does TPU compare for puncture resistance and ability to repair tubes?
Notice a few comments to the effect 1400g do not constitute lightweight wheels in 2024… Formally, they do match what I’d think of if someone mentioned climbing wheels… Is there an advantage re climbing, by virtue of a shallow rim depth, such as here, versus a light (or lighter) weight set, but with a much deeper rim depth? Is weight the whole story / the critical factor regards “spinning up quick” on climbs? I’d ordinarily thought that weight would take priority in this situation viz. inertia / resistance, when one wants to quickly change pace responding to particularly steep sections… 🤔
Fixing lights centrally or to the right when facing forward is a legal requirement in the UK for safety - putting them on the left might make a motorist think you're not as far out in the road. When cycling on the right, your lights should have been on the left side of your bar. Might have helped a bit with the tendonitis - or maybe it would have got both wrists.
What do you think of Ollie's set up for Monte Grappa? 🚵
30mm carbon wheels probably should weigh around 1100-1200g's
One nice thing about going wider is that since it lets you run lower pressure, it also reduces punctures. So you might not (tm) need to get more puncture resistant tires.
Perhaps olí could have gone with sram xplr groupset and also why use a hand pump for puncture’s when you’ve got a support vehicle to carry a track pump.
Congratulations olí massive respect
@@Spicybangraloveror spare wheels? I thought that the pump was shit!
@@paulround4691 yeah fair shout Paul regarding spare set of wheels👍
Is this the same guy that used to be dumped on the GCN rides??!! Respect 😁
Let's have a video of Ollis way to glory.
That's when he was wearing red. Blue is now faster than red. Only the bottles are holding him back.
he hasn't been cycling weekly recently after all, all that training made him stronger.
Ollie started doing most of my protocols. That was after initially trashing them hehe. Good on him though for stepping up and getting it done!
Love these “what went right And what went wrong” videos. It gives us the benefit of learning without the pain of the mistakes
A note on the tendinitis, as I've done an endurance ride a short while ago: always having the same hand reaching for the bottles and squeezing. Probably don't notice it at first, and even on 4 hour rides. But after ~9 hours I started to feel a bit of pain and took me another hour to come up with that explanation and trying with the other hand helped a lot.
Congrats of the ride. Look forward to more amazing epic ones!
It just shows how the little things can really add up over time.
Ollie, I'm lost for words. Your achievement merits an as-yet undefined adjective. Utterly outstanding, chapeau 💪🏻
thanks mate! really appreciate it
Ollie, congratulations mate! You killed it and we were rooting you on and got emotional when you finished. Also, the support team was spot on! Hank and Alvin were rockstars!
I think I’d go for a grx cranks with the 48/31 for that amount of climbing.
I'm honestly amazed that after so many climbing epic videos, that nobody from GCN has put the GRX gearing on.....
@@Mububban23 the joys of sponsorship.
I love how I was proud of my Century last week (imperial TBF) and then Ollie is doing this kinda thing.
Good job man, great video
Well done for your century! We all have different capabilities, there are many who could never complete a century either so don't talk down your own achievements 🙂
@@Mububban23True, but there are levels to this thing we call cycling and Ollie is up there.
Love your Dogma F!! I recently rode mine in Nice for IM WC. It is the perfect bike for climbing and descending 🚴❤️
Ollie - you’re a legend! :)
Absolutely stunning achievement! Well done mate!
I wonder though, with all the effort that goes into this production, couldn't you afford to bring a spare wheelset or even a full bike, so that he could continue while the maintenance team fixes the issue?
Thank you , Dr O , and crew ! Ollie mentioned he is a solar powered person , NEUTRINOS !! Yes sir , and again , holy shit bud !
36 hrs straight is awesome…..even more so considering elevation and gain! Props!
But why make cycling a torture? For clicks?
Re. Tire choice -
In my experience, any advantage you get from super light or paper thin tires is immediately lost if you have to stop to change a flat.
Gatorskins. A bit heavier and slower, yes. But I never lose time stopping for flats.
@@contactking
Slippy as **** in the wet though.
Wrong, he had 24/7 support car but didn't bring spare wheels, that's the mistake. They have resources to bring ten wheel sets with variations of tires, who knows why they do what they do sometimes. Even bringing a spare bike would be smart too.
Thanks Ollie for showing us your new bike.
The gearing is why I really, really wish that there were stock cassettes and stock options from Shimano to support lower gearing. I have always live and ridden in the mountains. I ride my gravel bike w/ 11-40 in the back a lot of the time if I'm not feeling gung ho for endless 12-16%
2:14 the birds all flying past. For a moment I thought that John Woo had directed this video
Another lesson learned. . . Have a floor pump and/or CO2 cartridges in the support vehicle. I can never get a road tire up to the proper pressure with a mini-pump, or it takes a very long time.
Yeah was thinking the same in that big van! Why no track pump? And maybe (if budget allowed) even spare wheels to just hot swap?
@@shaun7163 Or even just a few more tubes. Maybe they had that, but it did not come clear in the video
Ollie's team car was filled with ex-pro cyclists, not ex-pro team mechanics. We can't expect them to know these things. Lol. 😉
Too right. Take a proper team rather than clowns. Round the world Mark would have been fuming 😅
Ollie, in the event you happen to come across this comment. I know time has passed since the ride and this video. But please try to stay away from anti-inflammatories, they delay the healing process in the event of soft tissue injuries, also, Ice is great for acute injuries ( within 72 hours or so) after that, move on to heat packs to increase blood flow around the area and the affected tissues!
You're AWESOME, Ollie! 😎💯👍
And we all love Ollie too ❤❤❤❤❤
WOW!! Just WOW. That was crazy, insane, off the rails!! FANTASTIC job. Mega KUDOS to you Ollie and the crew. Yes, a floor pump next time - LOL
Good advice. I’ve seen your ride and it was amazing! I was flabbergasted and in awe of your sheer determination to complete it. Truly inspiring ✊🏾👊🏾💪🏾
Double Everest, almost! Wow!! 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
What and epic ride and achievement. Loved watching the video. Congrats!
congrats on your achievement. that was bonkers epic and crazy.
I switched from 172.5 to 152 cranks. Also oval chainring. Easy to spin climbing.
Ollie, you looked knackered. Interesting to hear you favoured HR. I don't have a power meter and find HR pretty good to gauge and pace effort. As for 17-20% climbs, I think I'll be paying great attention to profile detail when planning route. Have to say, well done lad on doing this, cheers.
I love Ollie’s passion.
I love my selle Italia saddle on all my bikes , and not top of the range model. I find it absolutely perfect for me, never had the minimum of problem
Ollie, very, very well done. Great post mortem content. Well done team GCN. Fancy van!
Sorry to hear about your tendonitis in your wrist Ollie - I'm just getting over tendinopathy (pain without inflammation) in my elbow which started as tendonitis in my elbow caused by a strain on a tendon. 3 months of dedicated physio for me - hope yours doesn't degenerate into that...make sure you're seeing a physio to get on top of it asap!
Great effort Ollie
thanks mate!
nice setup!! Ollie could change the settings for the Di2 shifters to use both hands. frontpaddles for the front mech and the flaps for the rear.
For that length challenge, when you are exhausted, it’s 2am and your brain is barely functioning, it’s probably best to keep the existing and familiar gear layout than risk something different.
I don’t mean to diss the idea though - it would be a great way for Ollie to get back on the bike now, while his wrist is still recovering.
A single suggestion: keep the 50-34 chainset; employ the 12 speed 11-39 cassette from Rotor.
Not having proper gearing for an event such as this is just insane.
I don't think the Dura Ace cage will like this.
@@irfuel true, some extension might be required.
Matching cap and shirt to the bike, nice touch !
Well done Olly, great video, good advice.
Great effort! I hadn't considered Bassano de Grappa as a cycle destination until I saw your preview of this ride. Bonus, it's not far from Bolsano / Stelvio 🙂
Also...Thanks for fixing my bike Ollie! Let me explain: you were talking about your gearing a and I went to check same on my [very popular American-branded climbing bike] only to discover I had wrapped the chain over the outside of the lower jockey-wheel cage! Freshly waxed, it was still smooth enough to ride comfortably during the last week --though I was thinking it seemed a bit noisier than I remembered.---In the words of Homer Simpson: "Dooh!".
😮
Speaking from experience, I think we've all made that mistake once. Hopefully only once!
Good video, really liked it.
thank you
wish you have a good recovery!
I can confirm wrist fatigue from shifting. I was lucky enough to purchase a bike with electronic shifting this year. The difference in wrist fatigue on long rides (>4 hours) is night and day. Electronic shifting reduces the amount of wrist movement needed to shift. Multiply it by hundreds of times over a long ride. My recovery time from long rides is now almost zero. I hope your wrist recovers well. Cheers.
Not sure how the gradients compare to the Wuling Pass in Taiwan, but when I did that with a mate a few years ago (lightly loaded) we both had 50-34 on the front, he had 11-36 on the back and I had 11-42. My second gear was the same as his first gear. That extra lower gear really helped, I struggled at lot less on those ridiculous switchbacks. That particular bike now has the same 11-42 on the back but 32-42 on the front for the steeper stuff we have here in China.
paying close attention to my heart rate, and keeping it down or from maxing out, makes a huge difference in my longevity strength, for what it's worth.
This approach is not helpful when hitting 14% steep and 1 or more km long section...
@@TeoSluga works for me
@@TeoSluga your right, giving it more thought, 15 years ago I set up one of my road bikes with a 3x9 XTR everything, which gave me like a 11x34 cassette and like a 24 chainring and is the lightest bike I have. it's been so long ago I don't think about that and use it only for climbing. I get passed a lot but I'm in no hurry and keeps my heart rate from maxing out. 30 years ago, it was a different story though.
Could you use brifters, or did you have to use some other kind of shifter (like friction)? @@jakebrakebill
I like putting the secondary light on my helmet. It’s out of the way and you get light where you look which is useful if you hear a noise or need to adjust something.
Also makes reading road signs easier. 👍
But given Ollie had neck problems last year with his Tour des Stations ride, he probably wanted to avoid extra weight on the head/helmet for such a long ride.
@@andrewmcalister3462 good point. And at 36 hours he needs a heavy one with enough battery.
Great update but the only people not aware of using wider tyres, climbing gears, the right frame size (instead of always going small) etc seem to have been the team at GCN megabase. Glad to see you guys have finally caught up… apart from Si, he will never change, still uses WD40 to both clean and lubricate his chain
Wide tires, low gears, more upright posture ... . Sounds like a gravel bike. Which Ollie doesn't understand.
Hahah I think even Si doesnt use WD40 for lubing his chain anymore
The wrist injury: Watch out your hoods angle. It seems from the video that your lever is recessed from the top section of the handle bar. Combined with the handle bar part, your overall EFFECTIVE hoods angle could be in some very strange way. (down wards pointing then shoot upwards, very very bad.)
Of course that's a "first world problem" as you are using an integrated handlebar. The default angle is just wrong from my raw eye. If it's a bar-stem combo, you can simply set the lever so there's a flat transition and rotate the handlebar so you get your prefered hoods angle.
The hand-wrist-elbow-shouder-upperback-lowerback chain reacts in some very unexpected ways. A very minor degree change results in some very unexpected pain/relief just from my own experience. A very very very slight up tilt solved my shoulder/neck problem, and the hands feels so much support and stability. I said OK, let's make the hand support more. I tilted the hoods further up to a very very slight up tilt, more than previous but still so slight, then I get hand numbness and lower back pain afterwards...
From my raw eye your hands position -- the angle, seems at some very unhealthy positions. Especially in the shots where you were standing pedaling. I doubt if any fitter could really solve this because it's so nuanced but I suggest you really take some serious consideration into this and experiment. All the aero and fast is vague when compared with health. Your condition is no more just comfort, it's actually a health issue now.
I heard with some wedged spacers you can still change the bar angle somehow, it might worth a try. Set it really carefully and the chain reaction might surprise you.
You should never ever rely on the "average gradient" of the climb. Always check the hardest parts. Especially the parts above 10%. What is important is the length of that hard segments 👍
Yeah, you would have thought that a PhD would know that the “average hides a lot of sins”.
Outlier data values should be heeded.
14:30 - pretty well tuned. And the wah-wah(oo) pedal effect is almost inaudible... :D
light, climbing wheels are about 1kg, not 1,4kg. Mine entry-level 50mm's weigh 1480. So FSA/Vision have a work to do
I use a PZero Race TLR tire but with the regular butyl tube that came with my bike. I get the added protection layer from the tubeless liner within the tire, the puncture protection layer already in the PZero Race, and another layer of protection from the thick butyl tube itself. Yes, a bog standard tube and added weight of the TLR lining is a little heavier than that of a PZero Race clincher with a light TPU tube....but I have not had a puncture in over 1200 miles and counting, and now feel confident enough to get rid of my saddle bag. That has dropped my total bike weight by a lot more than I added by having a butyl tube in a TLR tire.
😮 You shouldn't have said that. If I were you I'd put that saddle bag back on. Fate has been tempted 😔
@@garymmx shit. you have a point. I am so f......
Fantastic ride and achievement Ollie 💪💪 Watching it I did think you'd be better on a 1x gravel gearing, I use a sram 38t with a 10-44 cassette and it's mint, doesn't even hold me back on a group ride either, secondly re: the tendinitis, I ride sram alot amd the cassette shifts are split between the left and right shifters, which could help, I like it so much I've actually set up me di2 to shift in the same way.
Ollie, re wrist issue and light mount possibly biasing your grip. Consider Coefficient negative sweep carbon bars. I’ve done over 1M kms in my life and understand endurance events. I can’t wait to fit coefficient bars to my new custom Look 765 🎉 They look odd but comfort comfort comfort..
Dear Oli, i saw the Video of the Monte Grappa and now this one. I kind of never liked your presenting as much as other GCN BOYS because i thought u are little bit of a smart ass. Anyway, i have to say you are as gutsy as hell plus you have the ability to reflect and think it all over again. I take it all back/ back! Very good Content alltogether and you have super Friends with you. Greets and keep going. Just SUPER!!! David from Vienna : )
Thanks for the video
You may do better for another long ride with loads of gear changing to get/set up your Di2 gears so that you change up with one hand and down with the other for both front and back thus spreading the load on your wrists.
That’s what I run all the time and have for years. Based on the idea that the action of the lever should mimic the effect on the chain. The forward levers work the front derailer, and the rearward levers work the rear derailer. Push to the left moves the chain to the left, push to the right moves the chain to the right. Just makes sense to my brain. Bonus: distributes the workload across your hands.
Which Topeak bag is that specifically? Ratchet set sold separately? Like it!
You need a lightening air for this challenge. Impressive how people don’t see the amazing bikes that cube produces, just because of cool branding
Did you already try out the Silca Nastro Cuscino handlebartape Ollie? I love the 2.5 mm version on my gravelbike! Weirdly comfortable!
Heh Ollie, where were you at 17000 metres (time stamp 14:13)? Everest is 8849 metres. Were you on Red Bull (with the wings)?
Congrats epic ride, as for support why on earth didn’t they have a spare wheelset to get you going again quickly in the event of punctures and repair it ready to swap back at a later time!
At 17,000 metres !! Twice as high as Everest ! Thats one hell of a Strava segment Olly or should it be wally 🤔😂😂
Such an awesome job u did Ollie, i am so impressed! I have one question, u decided to use the shallow vision wheels, weighting 1400g. Why didnt u use GCN sponsor wheels from Elitewheels? I got the Drive 50D and they weight 1300g a pair.
Very inspiring, Ollie.
Take the Repetitive Strain Injuries very seriously.
With therapy, it will take a whole year before it is back to base level, and then always be tender.
Maybe you can change the rear shifter buttons to the left side and go 1x for a while.
Very impressive ride. It did make we think about getting an Endurace instead of an SL 8 pro for my next bike though? Comfortable trumps a bit of speed over distance maybe? 😅
Gravel gearing 100% for sure for the next mega climbing challenge!
It's quite a slammed setup, if your going uphill all the way do you think that puts to much strain on your neck?
Maybe a higher stack at the front
Surprised Ollie was still able to monitor his HR at "17 thousand metres" altitude. Nice ride space man!
I played it back to see if I heard that right as well. Never knew there was a mountain we could bike thats twice the height of Everest.
My real first climb in my life was few days ago, 29km with 1310m elevation. I was forced to walk for 15m on the 1km long steepest segment (about 16% average). I was so pissed that I wasn't strong enough. 😰
Building strength to climb mountains takes time... I recommend you move to a mountainous country. I did and will never go back
@@hcw199 I live where it's pancake flat. A typical 100k ride will have less than 500m elevation gain. Mountains scare me.
I love this “after the epic” tech discussion. What sealant did you use and would a different sealant have stopped these small flint pictures. Also a sealant test of the newest current sealants would be nice. No Dynaplug ? One last thing, it may have helped if your support crew brought a full size floor pump :-)
The punctures were all rear. Tubeless failed on first one. it wouldnt plug, too big. then had two more punctures. Tubeless stopped punctures on the front. silca sealant 👌. Was just really unlucky. Lots of punctures for others too.
@@OllieBridgewood thanks for answering my questions Ollie. This is an incredible achievement, the longer I watched the more admiration I had for you and what you were attempting!
doing a century ride in my 30's with 8,000 feet of climbing with road gears, didn't work in my 50's, now in my 60's I had to go with a 3x9 mountain bike set up, on my old 1991 Cannondale R900. Just wait, you young whipper snappers.
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I’m with you. Put axs wide 2x gravel gearing on my road bike to get 30/36 for the steep sections.
@@jstogdill 👍
@@jstogdillDid the same thing, best upgrade I've ever done.
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Great achievement Ollie! You are quite an inspiration. Had a question on the saddle. Have you tried/reviewed the Endurance version of the SLR Boost?
Watch that injury Ollie, repetitive strain injuries can be really hard to heal, I’d advise some specific rehab
Pro tip: get training wheels. They dampen vibration and add add more traction which leads to loads of watts saving
Which rear light did you use? Very low profile, matches the narrow seatpost perfectly.
BananaWax TdF Racing Chain Wax 💪💪 hands down better than all the rest.
Congrats on the ride! But calling 1400g wheels “climbing wheels” is insane. GCN channel sponsor elite wheels make a 40mm depth wheel that’s 1260g, and there are plenty of other manufacturers that have much lighter wheels. CRW CS4045 are 1180g, No. 6 30/30 UD Superlight are 1098g, Farsports EVO S3 are 1090g. At 1400g you could get a 50-60mm wheelset no problem
Follow up on GRX chainset and larger cassette working with the road derailleurs?
I changed my 105 front chainset to a GRX before i rode the Inishowen 100. I bought a 28t inner ring from Bikeinn and with a 11-34 on the rear made the steep climbs so much easier. the front derailleur had to be changed to a grx one as the grx crank is slightly wider and the rings are smaller
As much as I hate to admit it, Sram's gearing would probably be a better choice for a bike that goes up most of the time.
Why the hate
Why do you say that?
@@pandatactical4530 I'm just a Shimano fanboy tbh. I've used groupsets from both manufactures on- and off-road, mechanical and electronic, and Shimano is simply better in so many ways for me. I haven't tried any of the T-Type stuff nor the latest Red AXS though to be clear.
…but Shimano has got the nice brakes. Shimano know how to brake!
You need satellite thumb buttons so you can shift the rear derailleur with hands at the tops. That’s what I do on my gravel bike.
I'm intrigued by the cassette swap. I run Shimano Ultegra di2. Can I just swap in a Gravel cassette and front rings?
Ditch that brace and get yourself an Aircast CryoCuff for your wrist/hand. Compression + cold therapy and it will have you right much faster.
Is this ride on Strava?
The tendinitis problem is pretty clear: too much too soon. Experts say you should never increase your weekly volume by more than 10% to avoid this. So you should have started with 1 climb, the next week 2, the week after 3 etc etc 😇
With 1400g for a shallow pair of wheels you could have kept the aero wheels on, they are not any heavier than this 😂
Try wearing the wrist support properly to speed up recovery! The thumb should go through the hole to help isolate the movement in the wrist!
and your bike fitter recommended this extreme saddle angle? that's curious...
get a support team with a track pump or an electric - you can carry one of the new ones with you for not much weight
Interesting. But absolutely no use to me 😂 I don't own or have the budget for a superbike and/or a fully supported trip to Monte Grappa. Then there's the serious lack of talent and a few too many years 😢. But chapeau Ollie and thanks for the excellent videos.
"when you're at 17,000 metres" 😂
Well done, good effort.
Interesting about your zero punctures, is this running TPU tubes?
Seen your other video about them being space saving. How does TPU compare for puncture resistance and ability to repair tubes?
What also helps develop tendinitis is having brakes wrong way round. Shifting AND braking with same two fingers for hours and hours😬
Notice a few comments to the effect 1400g do not constitute lightweight wheels in 2024…
Formally, they do match what I’d think of if someone mentioned climbing wheels…
Is there an advantage re climbing, by virtue of a shallow rim depth, such as here, versus a light (or lighter) weight set, but with a much deeper rim depth?
Is weight the whole story / the critical factor regards “spinning up quick” on climbs?
I’d ordinarily thought that weight would take priority in this situation viz. inertia / resistance, when one wants to quickly change pace responding to particularly steep sections…
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I still haven't gotten used to Hank been the sensible one. How did that happen?
Were those wheels in Alex's cupboard?
SRAM style? Up one side and down the other? Gear changes?
I hope Hank and Alex were giving you plenty of motivational "talk" !!
Great stuff, Ollie. What were you listening to while you were riding?
books, pink floyd and bowie
@@OllieBridgewood Nice. Thanks!
GCN KOM Finally?
Fixing lights centrally or to the right when facing forward is a legal requirement in the UK for safety - putting them on the left might make a motorist think you're not as far out in the road. When cycling on the right, your lights should have been on the left side of your bar. Might have helped a bit with the tendonitis - or maybe it would have got both wrists.
Hi Oli. Any chance of a video on how you attach the Topeak saddle bag. I have one but I can't get it level!!
Do you know what size he has in the video? Or what size you would recommend from the bags? XS, S or M
Don't know how much you use a PC but for the RSI get a vertical mouse, seriously get rid of your standard mouse it will help.