Great detailed real world long term review. I recently tried off brand bibs and shorts with some Santic ones and wasn't that impressed. I've since ordered some cheap Pearl Izumi Quest shorts, not bibs, that were on sale and expect them to be much better and were cheaper, because they were on sale.

I want to do this when weather is nicer but I'm not sure about logistic yet. Gotta figure out how to get to point A and getting picked up at point B.

Awesome vid! Watched the whole thing! Definitely a bucket list for me to do that ride, but ugh, some of the sketchy roads with barely a shoulder…that’s all I’m riding out here 😵‍💫

Hey Eric, great video! I will be doing the C2C sometime in July in a single day. Could you please share the file of the route you took? I appreciate you posting this.

I still have 6 km to go I’ve been climbing 1000meters a day since couple of months I should have the tron bike next week

I did the 6 week FTP Builder after Zwift back to fitness ( I had had a knee issue ) and went from 180 to 213 over 6 weeks on the ramp test. However, what I noticed was I lost weight when combined with sensible eating and I am enjoying more hills now. We can argue about the science and all the other stuff, but an entertaining 6 week programme which does not take up all your family time and gives results is a winner.

Hi, I didn't hear you mention the seat tube issue anywhere. Don't you have thigh chafing, it seems to me that it is very thick and massive and this will bring discomfort with larger thigh muscles?

Great review....I just ordered a pair.👍

Hills are bad. I have no opinions on anything else.

Was going to do half the C2C trail and back from St Pete..got to Route 50 and said OH HELL NO. They need to hurry up and finish that section of trail 😅

Garmin should support its customers by offering an ability to purchase upgraded shifters like on the Plus version.

Hey Eric super ride.. The same happed to me and I am a CAT B rider now and getting my back side kicked day in day out, in CAT B. I need to go back to CAT C but I am not allowed which is a real shame... :)

What’s the best source for finding a gpx file for this route? Nice ride!

Excelent! I wanna make it too.

Nice Review. I have a 10 day ride in June in Florida coming up so long and hot. For that I was looking at some substantially more expensive but these might just work for some of the shorter days and also training rides in between I was looking at the. What would be your favorite Bibbs for say century ride in heat?

Recently completed the 6 week FTP builder. Just did the ramp test today and my FTP has gone from 196 to 227 watts. Very happy with that, and about what I expected. It's put me up from Cat D to Cat C, which I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not, as I was not that great a racer in the first place, and now I've got to compete against people who are even stronger than those I was before. 🤔

Very nice narration and info. I plan on doing g this next March.

Hey dude! Hope you're well! Haven't seen ya in a bit, if you wanna spin around on zwift sometime lmk. Also two races planned for this year... Arkansas BDB in Sept - Colorado Triple Bypass

Thanks!

Great video could you tell us on what trail the bear was? I would definitely want to keep an eye out.

Great video, you convinced me to sign up for this year's ride. Hoping I can find a group like this on Saturday, I wanna break 5 hours.

Hi, May I ask something about the bike, Do you have an instagram by any chance?

That's not a bike lane. That's a painted sidewalk!

It's good to see familiar places again. I rode C2C just a few weeks ago but I took the Richloam WMA instead of SR-50 but you did a lot of miles, almost could have done it in one day, that's insane 😎.

My dude: On Zwift every ride is a race. IRL every ride is a race. Sorry I've only seen this now.

DFL is better than DNF is better than DNS.

I did this trail this past year on roller skates, it took me 6 days ( 40 ish miles a day) it was really nice I want to do it again.

i don’t think that i can go at least for 20 min with my ftp ramp test. so it is not so precise as i think. But for beginners level it’s great start into road bike adventure.

I liked your video. That bear was crazy. I have seen a hog, turtles and alligators, but never a bear. Yesterday, I saw a snake. Thanks for making the video.

I'm just checking to see if everything is all right, I've just seen some of the videos of flooding in Charleston and I'm hoping you've not been affected? Btw.. great video, they look like lovely trails. You should pop across to UK and try the C2C, it's slightly hillier but I'm sure it'll rain over here too so you'll feel at home 🙂 Though it may be slightly cooler

Well done!

Nice video! Looked like a great ride! That was a pretty big bear, wow😮 I wouldn’t have been expecting to see that along the trail. The trails looked awesome, but the roads - yikes. That’s the thing about bike trips - I’ve found so often that I plan for too many miles and there isn’t the time to spend exploring around the places I’m traveling through… gotta slow down and enjoy the areas sometimes, getting better at that

Really enjoyed the video, Eric. Great footage, great story and pacing, and great editing. And just cool to see you enjoying the bike. That SR50 stretch looked really hairy. I've been riding indoors so long now that I've lost my road legs. I'd have chickened out of that bit, i think. You're a brave fella. Hope you get to do more trips like this and put out similar content. It's nice to see this side of the US. I really had no idea there were pockets with this kind of bike-friendly infrastructure.

Great video Eric, how are you doing? Fully recovered now i hope 🤞

That rain looked absolutely miserable. Glad you didn't get eaten by a bear!

Is Brooks a saddle you’ve ridden a lot?

Very jealous about the quality of this ride. Nothing like this where I am.

such a nice bike...TUBELESS!!!

Very nice ride. Thanks for showing and sharing it. Here in Michigan, there is a one day ride across the state every year. It is on roads but mostly low traffic. Indiana and illinois also have them. Cheers.

Man, you have some great cycle paths over there, not too sure about the bears though! That looked like an amazing ride Eric and lots of fun, shame about the weather at the start but some of those places you were cycling through looked amazing 😍. Hope you're keeping well mate.

Winter Garden is a pretty town. Years ago, I got stopped by Five-O on my bike on that same stretch of path in the center of town for not stopping at a stop sign.

Great job 😊; Very inspiring

The C2C trail is on my list to do one of these days. Thanks for sharing your incites and exerperiences.

Makes me wanna jump on a plane and head over now! Lovely video mate, and I am all the more determined to do a ride there now. You really did pick a great day to start. Got to love Florida weather.

Love the cycling trails you have in US! 👍👍 Great vídeo!!

Great job on the editing! 👍🏿

Low cut/no show socks strictly forbidden!

Hi Eric. I just happened upon your channel by chance whilst I was looking for some info on the Tacx Neo Bike. I've been cycling regularly for the past 10 years or so and like many of us, in the past I'd push myself really hard, all the time. If the ride didn't upload to Strava it didn't happen and if I ever went on a ride without getting at least one new PB - it was a disappointment. Every now and then I'd get burnout and the way I'd know that I had reached that stage was when, I'd find myself approaching a ride as though it were a chore that I didn't want to undertake and just wanted to get over with. Fortunately I found a way to resolve that. for me, when I feel burnout coming I go for a ride, but - I leave my cycle computer at home, I don't plan a route or a distance and instead I go out and just ride, head up, looking around me and explore new roads that I haven't ridden along before. I don't focus on the speed either and instead just think about the sights. sounds and smells of the areas I'm riding through. Then I ensure that I get back home long before I get tired and when I'm still wanting to be out. This for me brings back my love of cycling quicker than anything else ever does.

just stop pedaling and click on "i am toast"

Thanks for the review. I'm looking to replace my bibs at the moment.