My original thought was potential less maintenance as there is only the rear derailleur, which in case of a gravel bike is good. Especially when it is a bit bumpy on the road it is less likely that the chain drops off. It also has a very clean look, which I like. Now, after 2 years, I still like it, however, it has its downsides, such as: it is a 13 speed, if you search for a spare chain-link, not every mechanic has chain-links for such a thin 13-speed chain, as everything is a bit thinner, it potentially is more often required to adjust the shifting. When it comes to hills, personally, I never felt like I miss a gear, additionally, I think you can also upgrade up to 10-51T as far as I remember. Hope it helps.

Really happy to hear it helped a bit :)

Thank you :)

It really is - Stavanger in Norway :)

Thanks for the kind words :) The next video is on its way and coming soon 😊

I can only recommend doing it. The current AL bikes are good - I have a Canyon Endurance AL version here - they are superb and a benefit of AL on a gravel bike is if there is a crash and some damage on the frame it is not catastrophe like it would be with a CF frame. 1by would be my personal preference again, I would not want to change that anymore - even now after 1.5yrs riding it. I can't say too much about the SRAM - I never rode SRAM in my life, just googled it a bit, seems decent, but as said no experience there. Let me know if you get it and how it feels, would be really interested :)

Thanks, quite motivating. I'll do my best :)

Oh yes, absolutely! Especially when it is snowy/slushy with all the salt on streets.

Thanks a lot :)

Intuitively, I would say yes. It is generally quite spacious and the fit is still good and firm enough. Generally, I see Asics has wider toe boxes, which I like and the Superblast is on the upper range of having space amongst those.

Thank you so much. I am going to the running shop next Sunday and I will experiment with them. Good luck in the cold there, here the contrary. Every type of weather has its charm.

Cool plan. All the best 🤞

Thank you man. I apprecate it a lot. Keep up the good work. 🙌🙌🙌

I am glad you like it 😊 All the best from (freezing) Norway

thanks a lot.. excited what `24 will bring :)

Schon extra noch ein paar Hopfenfelder Clips dazwischen eingebaut um Bayern auch gut zu portraitieren 😀

Ja, hast du Recht. Auf jeden Fall Respekt für die große Distanz in der Zeit 😊

Is this an invitation? 👀😅

@@WattAndMore for sure. :D

lovely

Will you make a video too now? :)

Thx, can’t wait either 😬

Thank you - glad it was of help :)

Thanks, glad to hear :) I am 178cm with an inside leg length of 87cm… I pretty much fell between size S and M and decided to chose size S for a bit more agility.

Thanks so much! I'm about the same size.

Thanks a lot, happy to hear that :)

Thanks, glad to hear you like it. It is the darkness, which adds on top that eventually makes it a struggle to go outside.. I lived a year (2017) in The Hague, beautiful cycling in the Netherlands, I love the Dunes - and fun wind :)

Indeed it does, it also looks longer and generally bigger than all of my other running shoes around. The Superblast is true to size yes (It is a US 10 in this video). No, never experienced issues with slipping around - the foot sits well in the shoe generally. I am not sliding around or so.

Thanks, I'll be ordering a pair this week.@@WattAndMore

Excellent! 💪

Hvala :)

Happy to hear. I am glad you like it :)

Thanks for the feedback. That was a challenge (and also sometimes in the previous video), but the weather was just too nice that day, which isn’t that often - and we got now proper mics, so videos after this one will be better :)

Harsh comment. Sound not bad at all, thanks for review

Thanks for your comment. :)

Haha who needs a mattress when you have some shoe boxes… Potential video content for a few months there 🙈

Hi, sure, I am 178cm with inside leg length of 87cm. Pretty much between S and M in the Canyon range. I wanted to have more agility, so I ended up with S :)

I have the Di2 on my road bike, solid one too, but I don't have experience how it would perform when everything shakes. . No, the Ekar is a mechanical one, specifically made for gravel bikes - and you really feel it is well thought through. e.g. the rear derailleur is quite more robust, I realized the thumb lever makes quite sense for a gravel bike, when being on the drop bar on a rougher surface and you wanna shift, you can still hold a firm grip at any time and shift smoothly parallely.

Thanks a lot Slowly getting somewhere :)

It is quite an impressive allrounder, yes. Sounds little bit warmer than here :)

Very good point, thank you! Happened not only once to me.. Interesting point with the lactate measurements. So far I did not see (at least I think) in the lactate, but I also did not measure so frequently. However, we have the simple tools like HR, where it is often visible, but I am then "meeeh, did not sleep so well..." (often without even questioning why I did not sleep well). Funny how often I trick myself and find excuses, when all bells are already ringing.. Balance is so easy in theory... in theory..

Veldig bra, jeg har aldri vært der. Det er nærme Oslo, ikke sant?

Glad you liked it :)

@@WattAndMore you have some great points.

Yes, I did a bit over 200km a day. It was really cool - would right away do it again :) (made a video about that too) That sounds like an amazing trip too and quite a route. Impressive 😮 Was that your first time?

@@WattAndMore I'm that "adventurous" type bikepacker. I did it without hotels, without tent, just under the ski😅

haha :D "the camper type". Very impressive. I had a bivy and sleeping bag with me, but was mainly booking rooms. A glamping trip :D

Thinking of the rougher parts, especially some parts in Croatia and the last ~100km - yes, absolutely that would have helped. After 400km of gravel and the constant shaking a 40mm (or even some kind of shock absorber in the stem) would have helped a lot. I started with higher tire pressure, which I think was good as the whole part in Slovenia (first ~150km) was really smooth gravel, but it changes pretty abruptly. For the final part, I actually let some air out of the tire, this already helped a lot.

@@WattAndMoreThe more I see those shakey gravel races/paths the more I think a hardtail modded with a dropbar with fast rolling XC tires would be the best for it :)

@@bikeinmotionAbsolutely agree on that and those mods are more and more visible when looking at bikes from different gravel races. Perhaps I would add some small aerobars too for the faster sections.

@@WattAndMoreYeah the Cervelo Chris Hall built with dropbar really looks dope AF.

@@bikeinmotionThanks for mentioning. I just had a look. Nice! Ulrich Bartholmoes bike from Tour Divide (1st on his Instagram) is also quite a nice build.

I can absolutely relate. Happened to me so often, each time I was thinking I got it and started ramping up (which was definitely too fast and radical in hinsight), I had some kind of hip issue, calf injury or Achilles problems. I wish you all the best with your calf, that kind of things are really a test for the patience. Personally, I think it is a great idea although it might take some time to find the right one. Some things that might help is that he/she is asking from the beginning about your constraints like previous injuries, stressful job and general life, that might already show the training plan will be integrated in your life instead of putting on top as an additional stress. There is not one right way of a plan, which needs to feel hard to be good, but there is a right way for you. Have some calls with various coaches to see different mentalities. The first call and kick-off is usually free, if not, it feels a bit of a no-go for me, because these coaching are normally all mid to long-term and charging on the first minute is usually not the way. I can get you on touch with my coach if you are interested, just let me know :)

@@WattAndMore Thanks for the answer :) it's always good to hear that others have the same struggles. Getting in touch with your coach would be very helpful. I have to start somewhere/sometimes

Totally agree :) Have a look at www.konaendurance.com (just checked, it is free) or just text him on instagram @konaendurance All the best :)

Thanks, took me bit of time and refinement until I had it build together as I wanted it :) The saddle bottle cage works brilliant. I was sceptical first, but it is a very small adapter from a company called VeloChampion and it held tight all the way with 2x 750ml on it.

I'll check it out, Specialized has one but it's pricey

Thanks for the info, didn‘t know Specialized has them too

Thanks! Absolutely, me too :)

Just started to post a few videos of gravel biking on my channel and it's been really fun

@@jimbo4203 cool, I will check it out. same goes for me :)

It's a very good shoe. Fast. Quite stable for the stack height. You can really feel the propulsion forward during running especially the faster you run. The upper is comfortable, fits my feet well. I feel it takes a bit of time to get used to, as you need to hit the airpods properly during running to get the full effect and the foam is quite erosive and only good until 300-400km (Adidas Lightstrike foam seems to hold forever in comparison).

@@WattAndMore I’m wearing them during the Chicago marathon in a couple weeks. Just got them in the mail today. I have version 1 and loved this just didn’t know how much of a Change it was from 1 to 2, thanks again and keep crushing it.

@@GeeTee88 Excellent. Those are fast shoes 💪 I totally agree with you, I have version 1 and 2 and prefer version 1 - especially the lower drop of 4mm. Nowadays all ‚supershoes‘ seem to have 8mm. Good luck and all the best in Chicago 🙌

@@WattAndMore thanks bro, appreciate it!!

haha that‘s certainly the benefit in this environment 🥲😅