Dr.SLane's Open U.P.P.E.R Gravel Bike // $10,000+ Custom Build

[@StephenLaneHPTek]

Six years ago!! And I recon this is the Original Mullet Set up. This bike is about to get a bit of carbon repair and a fresh paint job! Love this bike!!

[@gplama]

Update it. UDH is a requirement.

[@StephenLaneHPTek]

@@gplama not yet. This thing still has some lift left to give.

[@michwoz]

What a bike! I fainted for a minute.... No power meter on the bike breaks my heart though. I need them numbers.

[@ridesofjapan]

Now that's a BIKE! 😍

[@stephenlane5352]

Somewhat inspired by yours mate :)

[@ridesofjapan]

Stephen Lane awesome! You upped me on few areas though (pun intended) I got some catching up to do! 🤔 The wheels you have coming sound like an excellent choice!

[@4879daniel]

Now that's a man who doesn't have kids bleeding him dry.

[@ticklefritz5406]

Japan man! Don't be too hard on yourself. Maybe the trick left-hand 1X shifter set up and stepping it up to the XTR rear derailleur, but that's about it. Now your sporting those rad 3T bars and the Easton cranks too, splitting little hairs I'd say. Truth is, both you fellas are doing it up righteously, rides to envy and I'm certain inspiring many, myself included.

[@miguelsuarez1511]

That guy puts together the most amazing bikes EVER!!!! Super cool! He knows his stuff!

[@jethronagle2461]

These videos are quickly becoming my fave non-tech videos put up by the cycling KZbin community. It's classic coffee shop chat with a serious and unique rig to discuss. Only qualm is the poor bottle choice in the photos...

[@jordywilliams]

Ordered a second coffee at the caf just to watch this

[@bjacksonokc]

Sick bike! My crit bike is 1x Di2 with XTR, no chain slap!

[@christophbuomberger8375]

Get a Stages drive side dura ace crank or a dura ace p9100 to keep the aesthetics and put the absolute black boltcovers on to complete it

[@matthewlocker763]

don't fit on this frame

[@alsayers]

Love it. That is exactly the class of bike I want next.

[@themississippikidful]

Shane does a very cool review , "that looks funky " 😂 it's great to see a someone get excited about builds !

[@LukeGJPotter]

$10k bike... holes in his slippers :D

[@gplama]

Priorities on point! :)

[@Matrix9723]

@@gplama 😂

[@wonglemydongle867]

5:36 A stiffy, made me laugh out loud!

[@thegreyman6500]

Lord Jijger here in the uk "a stiffy" as a whole different meaning ;)

[@therealbettyswollocks]

I just spat out my tea

[@cshawnb]

I’ve got a stages non drive side crank on my UPPER (SRAM Force 1). I use two sets of wheels: HUNT carbon 50 aero wheel set 28c and HUNT aluminum gravel wheel set with 47c Byway tires.

[@Tchairdjian]

Had a laugh at the end Shane trying the derailleur w/clutch on. Haha

[@antonpeterson1245]

Slain you've got the money for a Rotor 2inpower power meter. The top MTB riders are using them and would look cool on that bike.

[@MaximeToulliou]

Would love to see an in depth video of Slane's cable/handlebar drilling setup

[@Psyk078]

Nice machine! I have one of those "stiffy", it turns into a gravel bike when i swap to 35mm tires...2 bikes for 500$!

[@orci77]

The "new bike smile" at the beginning...

[@MrJgibo1]

Lovely bike. My Canyon cyclocross has the new Sram 1 by that is designed for their crank power meter. Have you looked at that?

[@fernfloyd]

What was used to cover the spider of the crank from shoe rub? I can see a clear plastic sticker on it. Let me know, please. Awesome bike!

[@ryand121984]

That is top tier level man! Super Nice. I have a Classic UP and it's already amazing but this is next level.

[@elidouek5438]

Slane, that bike deserves a custom paint job Re suspension forks, It’s called the Lauf grit. Fox have the ax gravel fork and mrp have the Baxter. Both are 40mm travel

[@michaelmcnulty6115]

Gorgeous bike.

[@michaelduane9223]

Nice review as always Shane. I recall from a previous Slane bike review that he runs shorter cranks to help with a back problem. Could you do a piece with Slane to explain the physiology behind this solution?

[@gplama]

Will do when I get the chance.

[@JoelSmithR1]

Beautiful. That shifting setup would stuff me up quite a bit for a while though I reckon. Lol

[@C.Medina]

Just line Dr. SLane I have the same problems with my canyon cf slx and power meters. Only I can use are power meter pedals. Saving to buy some.

[@mrstanhope1516]

Slane is a man with exquisite taste, very tasteful bike. Not sure about the single crank though. I've been running 1 by on my CX commuter for the past year. I can see the benefits but I'm swapping over to a 46/36 double this week. Will have to weigh the components and see what the real weight saving is.

[@mister_ray]

He defeats most the weight savings by going with the heavy XT cassette. XTR significantly lighter.

[@mikoltd]

I run 1x (11-36 rear and 42t front), and it’s almost perfect as a road bike! Does the trick for commuting, gravel, spirited club rides, and I’ve also ridden a couple centuries on it. To be honest I think expanding the range from 36 to 42 would make it perfect.

[@literoadie3502]

He should have gone with the old Hampsten/Lance setup of having a plain brake lever on the left, would have looked epic!!

[@rexringschott]

Looks a brilliant machine.

[@dwaynepedals]

Great bike. Would not put a suspension fork on that, Better off with 650b wheels and bigger tires for a more supple feel.

[@billdemarais7254]

Really really nice bike.. gives me a few ideas for my Boone..

[@johnmbrown7515]

Lovely bike! I can tell he really enjoys it! Tires...TCS??? If not, should be. BTW, Love my UP! At the time of the build, Vrooman said it was the only Open he knew of with a Campagnolo grouppo! #exclusivity

[@mister_ray]

The XT 11-46 cassette is considerably heavier than the XTR 11-40. Maybe go with a 40T chain ring.

[@bradcomis1066]

Good build but it would really put it into the territory of special if it had a custom paint job. Flat black just makes it look like absolutely any other bike. It could be a $1000 Trek or any Chinese open mold frame. Probably is a ton of fun to ride though and that's the most important thing. Hope this guy has fun racking up tons of kilometers on it.

[@garethhelliwell9736]

Sweet bike. Shame I can't say the same for Slanes slippers 😂

[@brainless248]

Dream bike.

[@heytreacle]

To be pedantic- the geometry isn’t “better” than a CX bike- it’s just more familiar road geometry for this rider. If you were to try to take that thing where I ride my CX bike on local MTB downhill trails you’d be toast- it’s all wrong for proper off road. Horses for courses though, if you’re more at the “gravel” end - long fire roads, mild rough stuff, this thing will fly and more power to ya.

[@alexbird5628]

Love it!

[@Aube]

You need 650b and 47mm Resolutes on there. 33mm on 700c looks proper tosh on that build.

[@Tchairdjian]

Rides of Japan has that frame and very similar setup I believe. Better wheels tho haha.

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

rotor power cranks nice anywayzzz. what CX bike did he have. I'm thinking same tho dirty kanza was won on a cannondale CX. test the MAXXIS ramblers 40mm tubeless and DYNAPLUGS in back pocket

[@cruzanbum3108]

Harley would have a field day with that thing.

[@troycollett2778]

That is a sweet ride

[@finder2267]

* clutch should be engaged if you ride. it is not normal to turn on and off unless you are taking your wheel off a lot.

[@TimDeckers-h9e]

hi, what is the distance form the center bracket to the top your saddle? en the length of your stem? Thanks T

[@thetheflyinghawaiian]

I thought doctor bikes were nice. And then I saw a bike doctor's bike.

[@bobbyhill4558]

does he have a 40 series or a 110 cane creek headset? looks like a 40! and does slane like the AER can creek series? And is the open headset on a 45x45 or a 36x45 degree? thanks shane!!!!!

[@macolganjames3356]

Super multi purpose bike with great components. no neg comments here. if you can afford it - get it ;) looks like two screw stubs on the top tube ?

[@matthewlocker763]

anyone built up something similar with a 1x setup with an XTR mech rear and roadie shifters? wanting the same but not the $10000 price tag. 1x 11/40 rear, disc and able to do both road and 650b with a large tyre.

[@markosborne7532]

What a mint looking bike! Love it. I’m wondering what you think/thought of the challenge dunes? Thinking of getting a set for myself, they seem like the perfect road/gravel/dirt crossover tire but the reviews online are terrible. What did you think of them?

[@stephenbetley9596]

Why not try an IQ2 for the powermeter? Sure Mr Lama has one somewhere from testing.

[@gplama]

It doesn't exist. Even they don't have a working prototype. I'd love to be on the IQ^2 bandwagon... but not yet. Not until there's a product, somewhere, that confirms it's a contender.

[@stephenbetley9596]

Shame, thought they'd got to the production stage by now, or at least release candidate.

[@thegreyman6500]

Nice build :)

[@paulaebischer3785]

Hey Dr Slane - have you made the switch over to the HED Ardennes and how do you like them? Would like to hear your impressions and full specs on what rubber you like to pair with them as well.

[@StephenLaneHPTek]

Hey Paul. Yep made the shift ages ago. Ardennes are rock solid. Im running Challenge Gravel Grinder tyres. Buggers to get on but have been good. Will probably go to a tubeless compatible set up once these ones wear out. Also got a set of XTR 650b wheels with a modified front axle (15mm to 12mm custom conversion). They are great fun on a more off road course.

[@paulaebischer3785]

@@StephenLaneHPTek Really enjoy you sharing your experiences. Cool stuff!

[@MrFornicater]

Make yourself a stiffy...c'mon Lama join us on the Di2 side already

[@gplama]

The price of Di2... is just too stiff...y to justify. Maybe one day.

[@MrFornicater]

American eBay for some great 2nd-hand groupsets for a steal ;)

[@automaticraccon]

7.5kg is good. Not sure if I'd spend 10k to go that light. My gravel cost me 1600€ and weighs in at 8.7 (Obviously not DI2 though...) Very nice build though. OPEN makes a pretty frame.

[@matthewlocker763]

what spec?

[@nickrogers6441]

So it's confirmed, the doc has good taste!

[@gplama]

Look closely at the shoes.....

[@nickrogers6441]

Oh I noticed his shoes, I figured they were yours so I kept my comment bike related. I reserve my trolling for other youtubers.

[@stephenlane5352]

I just ordered some new ones. We can review them next time!

[@timfreeman2603]

Top bike. I’m building a budget version. Alloy frame, Ultegra RX, Wolftooth 1x11, 11-42t.

[@jeremywalter9238]

Nice shoes Slane!

[@HeWhoRides]

Impressive.

[@deviceology9251]

Say, that's a nice bike !!

[@avga88]

epic bike!!!

[@bengt_axle]

Question for the gravel riders: Why do you choose 1X over a more traditional gearing with a double chain ring? For example, if you have a 46/30 (adventure crank, made by FSA), could you not achieve the same gear ratios without having to have a huge pizza-size rear cassette? Of course you might not have all the high speed capability with just a 46 in front, but you don't have that with a 1X anyway. Having a smaller 2X crank just seems more practical in terms of costs of cassettes, being able to used standard road derailleurs and having a lighter rear wheel and shorter chain. But I wonder if I'm missing something...

[@gplama]

Front derailleurs are an Achilles' heel of cycling. They're clunky, they don't change well under load, and it complicates things. A 1x simplifies things a lot.... with not too much compromise in having to run a long cage rear derailleurs with a bigger ratio cassette.

[@bengt_axle]

Thanks for the info. Hard to know what is going to work. Apparently, things did not go so well for 3T's 1X foray into road racing (www.velonews.com/2018/12/bikes-and-tech/velonews-gear-awards-2018-3t-aqua-blue-sport-breakup-of-the-year_482476). And that was on the road, where the chain is not bouncing around. However, I do realize that this setup is different with clutch and longer cage.

[@johnnyboy4711]

All about the engine

[@molfar9049]

just what the world needs another bike company.

[@gplama]

*What the world needs is better companies.

[@allgoo1964]

Are the skin walls(gum walls) making come back? They look nice to me.

[@purpleduckhemp]

Love the OPENs but it should be a single speed 😉

[@jamesroe5171]

get just the right side of a stage dura ace r9100 for power, no clearance issues then

[@M9IN0G]

Any update on the bike 18 months in? ;-)

[@StephenLaneHPTek]

@@M9IN0G here an update 6 years down the line! It is still going strong! Just about to get some fresh paint to bring it back to life.

[@gourami7]

for 10k would expect some high grade titanium or graphene for a gravel bike, where's the chain catcher ?

[@poiik2682]

Hi Shane, I'm in the market for a trainer and would like your advise please. Which one of the following trainers would you take, it's to use with trainerroad on a MTB: Tacx Vortex or the Elite Turbo Roteo fluide smart B+. Thanks in advance.. btw Nice Bike...

[@gplama]

I'm not familiar with the Elite trainer you've mentioned. Just make sure the trainer will work with thru-axle on your MTB.

[@poiik2682]

Shane Miller - GPLama yeah both compatible. Thank you for your time much appreciated. The elite has another name elite volano direct drive.

[@barefeg]

don't get that fork you don't want to be a weirdo... just let air out of the tires.

[@mister_ray]

Yep 30 psi does the trick.

[@mikicastan]

46 cassette is half a kilo

[@wsbull78]

Who are the 20 envious people who gave this bike a thumbs down?!

[@gplama]

Welcome to the anonymity of the Internet. You could literally cure cancer and people will hate on it. There's people who downvote for all reasons, not the content, not the topic, they just do. Either way it's an interaction with the content and that helps... the best rando haters can do is close the window or switch to another video. The more they watch or interact with it in any way, the better it is for me and this channel. It's all good.

[@danzirulez]

what's that backlight in the end of the vid?

[@stevenhanson4151]

Can someone ID what mud guard he's running?

[@chetlangford2144]

slane could use a watteam powerbeat! that would fit!

[@StephenLaneHPTek]

SLane is not willing to sand down a bit on his shiny Dura ace cranks :)

[@chetlangford2144]

@@StephenLaneHPTek lol now finding out watteam is out of the game! I don't blame him! Lol

[@awptechnical]

What make are the discs?

[@Ezza-1]

Nice Bike, but pass the hat around peeps and buy the poor bloke some new slippers please. LOL.

[@tylerlougheed569]

How tall is Dr. Lane? I am right on the fence between a medium and a large.

[@gplama]

179cm

[@tylerlougheed569]

@@gplama Awesome! Thank you kindly.

[@korup7ion951]

how long does the battery last with the wireless shifting?

[@gplama]

Wireless shifting? This is standard Di2, so same battery life expectancy as that. The clutch rear derailleur is said to use a little more power during each shift over a standard road derailleur.

[@korup7ion951]

@@gplama i ride sram never had anything shimano, i thought Di2 was wireless like etap

[@andrehendrik]

what size is that?

[@pmborris]

Why not a Quarq?

[@mikicastan]

Paolo Mariani Quarq or any sram 3 bolt direct mount with power2max will fit on that frame.(pf386)

[@timothytopor4362]

Needs a watteam power meter for sure

[@timschroepfer2385]

Agreed!!

[@visse89]

Quarq or shimano powermeter?!

[@CervezaDeGaraje]

Amazing bike!! I went for a very similar build with an Specialized Diverge frame. Same drive-train in the back, very similar in the front. 650B wheels with 47 tires in the picture (now I switched to 42s with more grip), added a Power2Max power meter with Rotor cranks, Ultegra Di2, and it has some flex which is nice on bumpy terrain. As him, I'm loving mine. Pic at www.strava.com/activities/1592323735 Cheers!

[@szabiakanich]

Daaaaamn, that's a hot looking bike. Wow. Remove that dinner plate from the back casette and it's perfect :)

[@eyeninja3043]

Garbaruk cassette would be best

[@theylivewesee1674]

is carbon bike really worth as much as MOTO GP level bike??

[@gplama]

Worth, yes. Value, that depends.

[@thomasgrein4666]

Is slane still waxing his chains?

[@dbfire6787]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@StephenLaneHPTek]

Yes SLane is still waxing his chains. Wax + dirty roads = 👍🏻

[@richfi9576]

DurianRider would go apoplectic if he saw this! Fabulous bike. Are those discs also Shimano? They look way better than the current 2019 models (and more like Sram to me)

[@Zzyyxx22]

“Hard tails” have suspension up front. That’s “rigid”.

[@CristianValenzuela2155]

How on Earth a 11-speed ROAD brifter is compatible with a MTB derailleur?!?

[@gplama]

Di2. It's magic. So I'm told.

[@wildmann]

if this is perfect for Dr. SLane - great....but my opinion... if i ever spend this lot of Money, i probably dont going to buy this one.... no gravel-whatever-frame, no discs, no single at front and a pizza-sized whatever in the back, no dura ace... the only Thing i would Keep from the bike would be the bottle Cages ....

[@gplama]

So what you're saying is you're not a cyclist... that's cool.

[@wildmann]

if i am only a cyclist when i am using an expensive disc-gravel bike with this huge cassette - hell yeah: i am no cyclist....but as i said: if this is THE bike for Dr. SLane - good, great, perfect.... no Problem with that....but dont blame others, if they dont get chills and have another opinion...however, once u are a true cyclist, i cant hardly wait for showing us your $10+ gravel disc-bike... cheers ...

[@gravelcycling9267]

300 tpi challenges must not last long. I had the 120 or 150's (Can't remember) and they weren't worth it.

[@fbonde]

How tall is Dr. Slane?

[@gplama]

178 or 179 iirc.

[@hee163]

Chainrings belong on the front. That dinner plate ruins it!

[@alextremehike]

"A stiffy" - Shane.

[@joejoe8948]

Those are Giant tubeless wheels.

[@madmonkeycycling9098]

rotor powermeter

[@jeffbrunton3291]

Crit racing with 42x11?

[@stephenlane5352]

Veterans crit racing (old men) - We max out at 30km/h

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

There’s just no need for a $10,000 bike, gravel or otherwise.

[@gplama]

Oh, c'mon. Let the boy play. It's a nice bike. :)

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

Shane Miller - GPLama Shane I’m not saying it’s not. It’s a brilliant bike. I’m just tired of the bike industry being over inflated. It’s becoming un-obtainable to the general public. The sky rocking price is also causing a lot of theft. Just my opinion.

[@Racingmix]

$10K? That's a riiip.