There's alot of info missing. I hear alot of it seems this it seems that. You are missing the most important info "the quality of fabric" and the differences of the fabric. You are simply describing what you see. I can do that. What is the difference in the PAD quality? What is the difference in materials? Need more details.

I was the race promoter for the Mount Baldy Hillclimb back in the late 80's - early 1990's It is a beast of a climb.. The original hillclimb started on the Upland side and rode up Euclid to Shinn road to mount baldy. The first climb of one mile warms you up.. Official start was by the fire station located at 24th and Euclid ave - then you climb all the way to the ski lifts sign.. It was 12.6 miles and in all those years only 2 people ever broke one hour - Hillclimb specialist Tom Resh from Redlands has the record at 56 minues - he rode it that year with a 39x21 as his lowest gear. Then a few years after that Ned Overend broken one hour with 59 minutes and many years winning times would be in the 1:03 to 1:07 time range. If you broke 1:30 that was quite the accomplishment. The last 3 miles when you turn up the switchbacks will take everything you have.

when is this supported ride happening again? I live in Massachussetts but have friends near Mt. Baldy and have been wanting to do this climb for awhile now!

Great video! And congrats on making it. Can't imagine what it is like, but I do remember the high desert in CA. Now in MD, I'll use this as inspiration to ride a century later this year. Thx.

Outstanding Effort!

Outstanding Effort!

C Mon you can do 115 degrees

After 50, the ground comes up faster and harder than when I was 20.

Was just thinking pathfinder or Sawtooth on my 2007 Crux and saw your video. My bike can take 40mm and even 42 with a very straight wheel. So I ordered 38 rear and 42 front sawtooth. Now I need to try the pathfinder

I found your channel because of this review. I have not quite pulled the plug on a pair of these lakes. But every time I get home after a hot day in the saddle, and my Morton’s neuroma is acting up. I will almost pay anything for a pair of shoes that will fit right in the toe box.

I bicycle commute around 400 miles a month year round in western Oregon. I have the same feelings when riding. It is such a stress reliever!!! When I am at work I think about the commute home! Even though it is the same route, I look forward to the ride home ( of course I enjoy the ride to work also).

Can you replace the hub on that to a quieter one? Actually looking into these.

Epic ride! I've gone up to the lifts once, done the loop to the village many times and its always fantastic to finish. During the climbs though, I always have my doubts though. LOL

Just don't ride in the rain with it.

Most shoes give you three sizes, european, US and centimeters. I have better luck going from brand to brand using the centimeter sizing. I'm a 43 in Lake, 43.5 in Sidi, 9.5 in Ascis, 10 in Adidas, 10 in Puma. Lake are fantastic, I have the MX237 wide.

Great job! I made it up about halfway and when I got home, I put on a larger cassette!

That was disappointing. I was hoping to see what the ride looked like, or at least a reasonable description of how I can find these places (names I'm not familiar with). A Stava or RideGPS route link would have been cool, too. Spending most of the video pimping a product is why you just lost me as a subscriber.

You can't see because the sweat is in your eyes so ditch the helmet and wear a cap. I'm sure you could have paid someone a couple of bucks to take your helmet to the top so you would have it for the descend or just carry it your handlebars. The cap works to channel the sweat off your face. I can't wear a helmet in the summer because I sweat like a water tap.

Great help friend, thanks.

I could endure the climb and the heat; but the biting bugs would have been a dealbreaker for me. Just couldn't handle a distraction like that.

RESPECT!! Thanks for dealing with the steep ascent, heat, and flies to show us suffering in real time! Great video!

🤣🤣🤣 reminded me of my first time riding this 🤘

That looked like hell!

Good job finishing! That is a super tuff ride even in perfect conditions.

Mt Baldy is a great ride. We went up the dirt road in the end with our MTB's a couple years ago. Beautiful, amazing scenery but very hot indeed. Great videos by the way, thanks!

Didn't realize you were on this ride! It was hot as hell but fun.

thanks for this review!

Enjoy your videos a lot! California is a great place to ride your bike. Greetings from Germany! :)

There are two holes. One is 50% deeper than the other. When the first divot disappears, your tires are 50% worn out. When both holes (divots) are gone, you tires are done.

Hard shell suck… new tires less than 20 miles and have already 4-5 flats in less than a month 🤦‍♂️… Switching tires asap

I used Squirt for years, then I tried the OZ way immersive waxing and then I went back to Squirt because I wasn't able to de-grease my new chain properly and that is mandatory for the system to work. I really saw the benefits of immersive waxing so I tried the Silca way of doing it. I am not going back to any other system any time soon this works so nice! I just waxed a new chain and put that chain strip tablet in the pot temperature up to 125c leave it there for 10min bring the temp down to 75c and when it's there you are done and your chain wil never get dirty again, magic stuff. For vacation I use there Super Secret drip on chain wax. It is perfection to me.

THAT'S A HORRIBLE IDEA!!

Can't wait til I make it out to Santa Monica from Texas and join yall for a group ride!!!

You should review your video during editing before you finalize and publish

Video is mirrored so hard to tell what it is. Something about a raspberry waffle

No "ounces" for weighing cycling gear, please

Ride to eat OR eat to ride?!?! Both!?!?😊

Are you still using this brand and recommending it over Norma Tec? It is way cheaper like 10x with their coupon seems to good to be true lol ;)

I think about what I need to do, but mostly looking at nature and just relaxing

The song in Shawn’s head is Yeah! By Usher and Ludacris. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/famlhKyubZp-ppo

"It's fun"...Ummm, NO! Do you really wonder why nobody wants to ride it with you? 🤣

Another advice: I noticed the cycling socks make a noticeable difference. Very thin Italian socks tend to be more slippery and less secure. I used Shimano ankle socks which have some slightly thicker areas on the heel and front and they provide a noticeable better fit in the shoe than the very thin.

do you rinse off your chain? what does the water do.

I think for cyclists, the main scenario is you cannot control the zone 2 and it will goes up eventually on zone 3 and 4 on your subconcious ride. So cycling is about more of a pyramidal training rather than the polarized training.

Black on black on black

Thanks, I may try riding beyond Carpinteria State Park.

I can't even spell 11% grade. Good for you! Virtual ride is good for me. lol

I haven't been riding as much, this video is giving me motivation to get out today. Thank you... I'm gonna go do a Grandview & Tuna run 🦃💨👀

...even going down Deer Creek is scary.....don't cross the yellow line going down Westlake.....I assume you came down Protero whis is fast and fun!

What does the meaning of "not feeling beat up after a ride" on a carbon fiber bike? Does it apply on aluminum bike?