Bringing A ROAD BIKE To A GRAVEL RACE? (The Rock Cobbler Breakdown)

[@tonyinderbitzin5324]

Great video! My ride that day ended at mile 17, so I didn’t get to see what I missed on the ride until your video which seems to capture everything well. I’m the guy in the most seen bull video, but I’m not the guy in the red helmet in this video, I’m the other one. Amazingly, the other guy is From my area & also from the Fresno Cycle Club, so apparently we’ve got 2 stupid club members. As he said where we ride we’re always riding past cattle, so like him, I didn’t think twice about it. Great video & thanks!

[@robbchastain3036]

That bull was serious about not sharing his trail. "Now go on, git!"

[@joel2293]

Was wondering who the other , way worse hit guy, was! Glad you’re ok. Does fcc have group gravel rides?

[@tonyinderbitzin5324]

@@joel2293 thanks! Yes, FCC All Roads is the gravel arm of the club. They’re having a great annual ride in 2 weeks, the Everyone Loves Raymond ride in Raymond CA. The ride is $95, includes a couple post ride beers & taco lunch & a great route. Ride is Saturday 3/19.

[@joel2293]

@@tonyinderbitzin5324 ya I’m Signed up for that. Looking for gravel group rides in the area. I’ll check out the all roads section. Thanks Tony

[@Red-ju4mi]

how much did that hurt? not ego lol but physically

[@breathestrongcycling3672]

99% of pov ride videos are pretty dull... I know because I've made a few...you're the 1% that gets it right! That was a fun watch ,thanks for bringing us along 👍

[@TheVCAdventures]

Thanks! Appreciate the kind words. It’s a lot of work to make a 30 min GoPro video worth a watch.

[@bingoberra18]

@@TheVCAdventures It felt like 15min

[@Barnaby_bo]

Unless it's from megavalance. Then it's epic whatever pov

[@JustOneRedSoloCup]

_"The bike industry has three spokes and a pedal in stock..."_ hahahaa.. Man, I love your commentary style and wit. You always throw out some great one-liners that really make me appreciate the matches being burned at the moment! Always a delight to see that notification bell light up.

[@markxkovacic]

Bet it is a proprietary Canyon part he needs.

[@alainbellemare2168]

a left or a right pedal

[@danielgassmann4915]

The bull actually found its way to Germany's biggest news channel one week after the event. :) Entertaining video as always. Keep up!

[@ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος]

Netherlands too

[@NatePerronne]

Christopher Blevins is the current mountain bike world champion for short track not that anyone gets confused 😂

[@samzam4496]

thanks for the info.. i was confused when this was mentioned..

[@timmatthews187]

came here to say the same thing.

[@louisAudet]

Exactly what I tough. Nino is still the XC world champion…

[@PK-qq1lz]

I'm so glad you're doing well! For me, the bike has been my biggest hobby for 30 years. It gives me strength and salvation. Keep it up...

[@dryburn]

Yes, please please please make a vid about how you avoid flatting through your ride style. I’ve not ever flatted and I’m wondering how close of a style yours is to mine. Great video!

[@joel2293]

I’m always flat. All the time

[@TREEfool]

Dude your story telling skills are fucking unreal. I HATE spending more than a few minutes on KZbin, and yet, here I am half way through your video.

[@chrisobyrne5675]

Back in the room, great to have you back. We’ve all just been killing time.

[@pabblogarrido]

YES! Waited patiently for 2 months! I've missed the funny Ad-Libs so much lol. Thanks VC

[@dwahearn]

Dude you spoiled us so hard in December. It's been too long but I'll take what I can get. thank you so much for making this video can't wait for the next one

[@TheVCAdventures]

I’ve got a massive year ahead and it took a bit of planning to setup. So I kinda took a break from videos to focus on getting the year planned. I appreciate the continued support after 2 months away from KZbin.

[@dwahearn]

@@TheVCAdventures Playbikes Bro. Love the Strava shots of little dude descending on mtb. Yuhh

[@stevenbell482]

Amazing to see you back @thevegancyclist what a race KUDOS on that. Salute. Love from Germany

[@katherinefrost5808]

Awesome ride, Tyler… I have been waiting for your report on this event and it could not have come at a better time. Thanks for the inspiration, as always. Cheers!!!

[@vigneshie]

Riding this course on 33c tires was nuts. Well done.

[@cyrusfarivar1012]

Dude. This video is amazing. I also did this ride for the first time -- and witnessed the guy who got hit by the bull, twice. I finished 6th to last, but I finished! This was no doubt the hardest physical activity I've ever undertaken. At min 27:44 that's me in the yellow/black top, center frame.

[@IsmaelChamu]

What bike are you riding? I want to try this but I don't have a two thousand dollar mtb/road bike haha

[@cyrusfarivar1012]

@@IsmaelChamu I rode a Surly Long Haul Trucker (2009), canti brakes.

[@stevemoran2008]

Tyler, you've outdone yourself again! On top of the video being great, the editing was tops! Favorite cycling content of all time right here, can't wait for the next one. Thanks!

[@drouleau]

Specialized Rib Cage II - have used them on all my gravel bikes and never lost a bottle, even at BWR where I saw bottles all over the place on the ground.

[@KimWiltshire]

Yep best bottle cages. Have them on mtb, gravel and road bikes.

[@larrylem3582]

Thanks for the tip

[@markxkovacic]

I have the Specialized Zee cages. Same thing. Never lost a bottle.

[@drouleau]

@RollinRat I have King Ti cages on my road bike currently....not bad, but they don't have the retention of the Specialized.

[@drouleau]

@RollinRat Yep I know, I had to bend my Ti cages to hold my bottles a bit tighter. The Specialized hold so tight it's often difficult just to pull the bottles out of the cages. Only downside is you can really only use them inside the triangle. If you use an underside 3rd bottle mount or one of those seatpost mounts, the cage isn't strong enough and will break.

[@donbracci2199]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to make this along with family, training, work and life obligations. Future me says he doesn't mind waiting for future you to make more videos 😀

[@ABiketoEscape]

you were missed with your videos! It looks like an amazing race and top video as usual :)

[@robbchastain3036]

Thanks for the laugh, VC, walking down that hill and calling yourself a loser. And I really enjoy your event--not a race--breakdowns and explanations. And such a bummer, those flying bottles like flying burrito brothers. And I'm okay with any free snacks and beverages, always the treat and sort of like a church picnic with friendly people.

[@ZabsonWPR1]

Love your race comments, keep on doing. Was missing your videos.

[@timmontgomery4082]

Missed your content. Honest. And you cover the whole gamut of emotions on a long ride. Welcome back!

[@davidstepro7486]

about damn time you put out another video - we're dying out here!

[@DaveCohen]

Great recap Tyler, it was fun running into you on the practice ride. Section 5 was where I started to fall apart as well. 26 is a solid finish, there were a ton of strong dudes out there!

[@spin2win721]

😂 I learned early on while experimenting off road that Fidlock water bottles and cages are the way to go. Nice job either way!

[@MrLorence]

Learned the hard way and was advised to go the King Cage route (if you are running out of things to spend money on get the Ti ones but I got the SS ones and they arent that much better in my hands over SS)

[@yoavmiller216]

@@MrLorence Specialized z side loads aren't that bad either. Many a rock garden tested.

[@MrHockaluger]

Yeah. I got turned to Fidlock by Francis Cade's vids. I use them on my hardtail and havent lost a bottle even on a crash. 😅😅

[@BigBrownMonke]

Red Helmet Bull Guy is a LEGEND! Glad no major injuries.. Great job to all! Congrats Tyler and NOICE EDITS!! Yuuutt!!!

[@k9dark10]

So glad we got a video. It's always top tier entertainment for me!

[@timothyskattum950]

Excellent Vlog. Good to have you back at it. I Love your adventures through your lens.

[@barrettcanning1800]

Nice to see you back. Quality content as usual. Good on you for taking some time off to recharge.

[@richardacerra2975]

Missed you, Tyler! Love your take on cycling and life!

[@terrillford7784]

Glad to see VC back

[@santacruzbikevids]

Exactly--Bakersfield, who knew? A rad event for sure. That's great that you felt so solid throughout the day. I chatted briefly with you after the event, but my goal was to "finish and not feel like throwing up". Unfortunately, didn't quite get there. Peace! -Greg

[@bigslacker666]

As a DH/Enduro/DJ MTB rider I have to say I enjoyed watching something so completely foreign but still on bikes. Riding drop bars and skinny tires on trails has to be gnarly especially after big sprints and endurance grunts! Amazing stuff.

[@jameshassan8230]

Absolutely brilliant video, great to have you back!

[@lisahunt59]

This was one of your best videos!!

[@KwadSkwad]

i laughed out loud several times with the pop up edits. chapeau ! beautiful weather too

[@klyyoung2728]

Miss your videos so much! So glad VC is back!

[@Filthy_Rich_556]

New comment on an old video, but I'm not embarrassed. The bottle yeet segment is one of the finer moments in cinematic history, and that bull thing was just so wild. Those two things are landing this video in my favorites list, and I don't even ride gravel. Though after a couple of your videos, I'm thinking real hard about giving it a shot.

[@aaronhamlen8215]

Wow amazing course thanks for sharing, the downhills look awesome.

[@TheGagnonRx]

Flat out laughed out loud at least 10x. Great commentary bro. That bull charge was priceless!

[@RuezgaDaniel]

It's cool to see my hometown featured in a VC video!

[@jameskim3]

We've missed these videos! Thanks for another fun one. You're a beast!! 👊🤙

[@alanseim9801]

Tyler, that course was incredible!!!! Cheers for the content. TY

[@guillermomunoz5531]

We missed you VG. Loved the video!

[@jefferymoore8019]

The course was beautiful. Great to see you back. Also seems like you figured out liquid calories is the way to go for you. Losing your bottles was tough at that time. I hope you enjoyed your break. Looking forward to the next race. Thanks for sharing as always.

[@deanpesci8484]

Who would have thunk- Bakersfield? Gorgeous course.....I admit to wondering where the hell you have been - you give us all this good stuff like Telluride and Mauna Kea, and then its like where the hell did VC go? Also realized how much I enjoy your ridiculous adventures by not having any for awhile..! Thanks for this....great fix!!!! Keep 'em coming, you animal! You are an incredible inspiration by showing us both great moments in a given undertaking, but more importantly those times when things are not going well at all, and how to get past that, maybe learn a thing or two, and still walk away with a big ol' smile. A notable moment like that would be when you were lying on your back on Engineer Pass, thinking, screw it, I'm just the Universe aware of itself right now....EPIC!

[@anserrizvi3304]

33's!? That's an amazing result on a road bike with 33s! Well done & great video! What tyre pressures were you running?

[@johnc5188]

Great video, I highly recommend Lezyne power cages. I have never lost a bottle and I ride my gravel bike on mountain bike trails all the time.

[@mickelkobeck7376]

VC....so good to have you back. Missed your vids.

[@KPong1337]

Glad to see you back! This is by and away one of my favorite vids. Ever. You play-by-plays and POVs are always so entertaining but this one in particular had a bit of polish whilst being irreverent i couldn’t stop smiling the whole time. I’m in Norcal and i HAVE to ride this next year. I’m thinking i might road bike it myself. Congrats on that great FTP btw!

[@GSmith215]

Duuuuuude. Not sure how I missed this last year, but what an amazing video!!!

[@darenmiller4359]

Welcome back champ.

[@maggieq3100]

Super entertaining, you're such a great story teller!

[@Adam-vi5qp]

Great video as always - love you fun additions - more please

[@MrBolonio]

Arundel probably laughing right now for loosing your bottles..LoL..awesome effort bro..

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

That mini-slide of the back tire @5:25 made his life flash before my eyes.

[@philthewriter]

You're a very good story teller. Video offered a pleasant distraction from writing stuff for clients. Thanks!

[@mrmotomoto]

This was really fun to see! Thanks, bro. Maybe next time you can also go around pre or post race and show us some of the bikes people chose to bring out. I’m sure others here would like to see what was used.

[@donaldlewis1836]

Got to love the commentary. One of a kind!

[@justinossa7349]

Great Video! Glad to have you back.

[@Tethysmeer]

Most fun race vids on yt. Thx!

[@socacyclist]

Bears, now Bulls...WTF? This video was amazing. Loved everything. Also lots of humor.

[@RyuQ]

Man the course was MEGA epic and that's an understatement

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

Specialized Paris Roubaix bottle cage is what I used for bad road. it is only side entry so it can't jump up and down .

[@ephemeralelement4665]

Bruh I’m dying laughing when you splice in Rick Grimes crying. That was some good stuff !! Walking Dead needs him back.

[@maceireann]

Always happy to see another. Funny stuff, you rip dude.

[@JohnDoe-sw9zq]

Been so missing the channel. Love the new edits!

[@henrycruickshank7884]

I really hope this is the future of off road racing, for the masses, courses that have a bit of everything. Not gravel, not MTB just bring what you have and you will have a good time.

[@davidkwondesign]

Thanks my hero! I miss this place soooo much

[@rudyelizondo1935]

Hahahaha man your vids are great Bro!!!! I laughed my ass off, great content man. Yeah man I agree with you about your road bike, maybe bigger tires would have helped? I don’t know cause I’m a novice gravel rider. I have a diverge with 38 panaracer sk tires and that is a lot of fun for me. I’m 70 and enjoy riding ever since I was a kid, I also broke my shoulder hitting a fence and Fallon off my bike on cement at night but am recovering slowly. My diverge is a cheaper bike and so it is freaking heavy like about 21 lbs. anyways great race and congratulations on your ride and placing. I’m sure it was a hell of a ride👍🤪😎

[@matismud]

Love this one. 👊🏼 good on ya for your weapons grade self confidence. Keep rolling my man.

[@MehmetSevil]

I don't think I have watched a video this intently since LOTR series. :) Sooooo friggin' beautiful, scenery, editing, memes... everything!

[@krilin84]

Course looks like so much fun, and beautiful scenery too. Really entertaining to watch as always!

[@agnessebille5528]

Best cycling content on KZbin. Love it VC!

[@ilsando3550]

Ah man, I've been hanging for a new video from you and you delivered a ripper! Loved it

[@77septimo]

Missed seeing one of your vids! super hilarious, especially the Rick part with the bottles. Love your videos, your honest storytelling makes me feel like I am riding along with you! Very down-to-earth and human!. Your family and friends are very lucky to have you. Saludos Desde Republica Dominicana!

[@MarkCox11]

thanks for the flow formulas discount, I bought some and I'm excited to see it it makes me ride like you

[@prestonjones5977]

awesome video, i liked the graphics and funny editing. what a crazy bull!

[@superSuperskillz]

That bull was put for absolute blood ! Great ride vegan 💕

[@jayjames100]

Good to see you VC. Brilliant vid as ever, bloody great result too 👏👏👍🏻👍🏻

[@Terrilyn_Austen]

OMG what a awesome video!! Thank you for making and posting this!

[@mikelboudica5389]

5 minutes behind in a 6 hour long race? That is pro level brah!

[@syrus3k]

Zepelin - Ramble on in the background of the finish...amazing.

[@dadlife8289]

You're back!!!! I loved the daily vlogs but I've been legit worried you quit since then

[@Mickyrst43]

this is the 1st video I've watched on your KZbin channel,really enjoyed it and I'm going to subscribe now.

[@JeuneCyclisteDynamique]

The scenery omg. Incredible place to ride a bike. Whichever bike.

[@williamdowling7718]

Wow! This is fantastic content. I love the on board camera angle and post narration.. Separating the video into chapters for each sector of the race... The little comedic edits are perfect too.. I literally laughed out loud at the first "I guess you just need to be prepared to die". Lmfao. Great stuff. Please make 10,000 more videos like this one. Thanks. :)

[@guillermomunoz5531]

Arundel bottle cages! Expensive, but no drops

[@samcoyle3345]

Good to ride in with you bro!!

[@NewthingsNeno]

That man is legendary. He ate the bull twice then brushed it off!

[@buildingreno]

Great video. Super entertaining as always.

[@Cyclist18]

Checking back in on this video as I get ready for the Cobbler this weekend😵‍💫.

[@mrwhiteshorts]

Hi Tyler, Great content As Ever Boss. Thank you. A word on bottle cages. As a cycle mechanic, i used to make ones myself out of carbon fibre, similar to the tune ones, and nowadays i sell Clarks, Zefal, Lezyne and Deda bottle cages. I clocked yours, they look like a generic, widely copied design? Its very easy to overlook something like that, but ones made from aluminium such as the Lezyne CNC'd ones may well help you out on super rough terrain... your other option could be the ye olde traditional 90s style mtb looking ones which of course you can bend/press down to, in effect, reduce the diameter of the space the bottle squeezes into. Hope you get test the two suggestions above before your next outing. cheers. m

[@steelspartan21]

Hats Off to the Bull guy ! If that was me I think I would of called my mom. 😩😂

[@philtucker856]

Loved the vlog and how you broke down the event. The Bull was something else 🙈. You e got to sort out your bottles 🫣

[@mrvwbug4423]

@24:08 show of hands, who would've sent that drop to the right *raises hand* haha. That course looked like a perfect job for a rowdier gravel bike like a Canyon Grizl or Niner MCR. Or a really light XC hardtail

[@DivineWorship88]

I enjoy your video, it was refreshing to watch! Keep up the good work!

[@notdeadyet3929]

As others have commented about, I love the “3 spokes and a peddle” comment! Great, great video. “Keep those bottles in their cages “ …..🤣👍

[@florianbartschiger1616]

VC is the Meme Lord

[@stephenmathes1]

Sweet video man...love how you do it....course looks amazing!