Is This The Lightest Gravel Bike in the WORLD?!

[@apexyao8931]

I don’t have budget for such modifications, I guess I’ll lose some weight on myself 😢

[@BostilCensurado]

hint: you never see these bikes being ridden

[@TenSapphires]

@@BostilCensurado I wouldn't bet on it. Oleg is hardcore. Build light, race hard!

[@TwistedWheels]

@@BostilCensurado come to London Summer Cyclocross League in July

[@zeveroarerules]

That will actually help way more than these silly mods. Looks good, but kinda silly ;)

[@TwistedWheels]

So what do you do when your body is already at optimal weight? (Not talking about me now 😂)

[@SoManyMiles]

It‘s not just the lightest gravel bike, it‘s also one of the most beautiful. A Crux with integrated cabling is simply fantastic. Great build by Oleg/ Twisted Wheels. ❤️ Really hope Specialized takes it into consideration for the next gen Crux.

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks!

[@biggertree7063]

Don't give Specialized anymore ideas. They're going to stamp an extra $2200.

[@TwistedWheels]

@@biggertree7063 haha

[@notime2stop]

there is a new one coming with UDH... ;-) and SRAM 13-gear XPLR. Thats for sure...

[@gcntech]

This is something special right! 👌

[@ZOB4]

"It makes total sense to do a light weight hill climb battery for Sram Red" - lol, sure Ollie, total sense.

[@plepgeat]

Good to see Garbaruk getting used in an insane top-level build. And this IS an insane top-level build!

[@jamiefarrell6496]

Twisted Wheels video on the building of this bike is well worth a watch…made me think all sorts of expensive thoghts about my own Crux!

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks Jamie!

[@gcntech]

What upgrades do you have lined up for your Crux?

[@jamiefarrell6496]

@@gcntech Red. Lots of Red :-)

[@romeandcurry6915]

I’ve been waiting for ages for this video - if I won the euro millions I’d pay Oleg to build me a bike or two, his knowledge is priceless.

[@TwistedWheels]

You don’t need a million for that :) I also sell my builds every now and then (e.g. Aethos S-Works), so feel free to drop me a line 👊🏼

[@Deckzwabber]

Cool build! And he's got his brakes the right way round.

[@TwistedWheels]

Haha that’s what I told Ollie when he said that my brakes are the other way round 😅

[@jack002tuber]

Yes he does

[@tinglydingle]

I prefer having my front brake on the right lever; I like having the primary brake controlled by my dominant hand, and it's in the same place as the front brake on my motorbike too so helps build muscle memory. That said, when I rode for a Belgian team, all their bikes were set up the other way around and I got used to it very quickly. I just prefer it my way on my personal bike.

[@gcntech]

We'll have to agree to disagree 😉

[@lenolenoleno]

Except every motorbike has their front brake on the RH side 😛.

[@CopperleafCLC]

I like the fact that he geeked out even saving a gram on drilling the top cap bolt but didn’t compromise ride ability by installing 4 piston vs 2 piston calipers. 2 piston would be lighter but the extra power w 4 seems like it’s a necessity which is a smart choice matched with those rotors. And of coarse the tires being bigger/heavier no doubt makes for a much more fun and playful bike. Very smart build, sure it could be lighter but this is going to be way more fun as he built it imo.

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks mate. That was my goal 👊🏼

[@stylgen]

Oleg getting his 2nd feature like a boss!

[@TwistedWheels]

3rd! ;)

[@stylgen]

@@TwistedWheels lol I stand corrected.

[@gcntech]

He's becoming a regular 👀

[@biggertree7063]

I would love to see Oleg customize Andrew Feather's climbing bike.

[@TwistedWheels]

Can’t see why not! I guess Andrew has his sponsors so I’d be somewhat limited to what I can do.

[@gcntech]

That would be great 🙌 Maybe we can sort something out 👀

[@TwistedWheels]

@@gcntech that’ll be awesome!

[@Jean-jk4zv]

Andrew would break the bike in half on the first acceleration.

[@TwistedWheels]

@@Jean-jk4zv he is riding 5.07 kg bike and hasn’t broken it. So why do you think he would break this one?

[@cb6866]

Thanks Dr O , Oleg , and crew...I've been a fan of his for a while , absolutely insane builds !! And , his brakes are correct .

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks man!

[@gcntech]

This is a crazy build 🔥

[@festerofest4374]

I watched this build on his channel, and it's really nice to see it reviewed here on GCN. Sooooo cool -- would love to ride it!

[@gcntech]

We love getting our hands on these dream builds! Would you like to ride a bike this light? 👀

[@nickw1809]

I love custom stuff like this. You can just tell the amount of work and passion that goes into these things. Sounds like it’s going to be ridden hard too so that makes it even more awesome

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks mate 👊🏼

[@andrejandre2732]

Congrats Oleg, this is the second time you are by GCN's!

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks! 3rd time actually :)

[@dennisproskourin2417]

Super smart project with tons of great solutions and ideas! Some big brands are already looking for inspirations from Twisted Wheels

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks Dennis!

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

It's incredible how much detail he puts into these bikes, and that he does so with thought towards it actually being ridable.

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@hockysa]

yesss!! love twisted wheels. glad to see his build here

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks man!

[@shuravingmail]

Oleg is a great bike builder 👍 Finally on GCN

[@TwistedWheels]

@@shuravingmail it’s actually my third time ;)

[@shuravingmail]

@@TwistedWheels oh 😳, got it

[@DudesCover]

10:32 the reaction is 😂😂

[@allaboutbicycles9858]

Thanks Olie. This guy can make a roadie under 4 kg easy. Thanks for the detailed video 🙏👏👏

[@gcntech]

Sub 4 actually! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKesZY2mecRqe6M

[@francoispayen]

Loved the "Uh...they should be safe?" answer about the scary thru-axles 😂 Nice bike / conversation piece, but let's be real...who would load this up with bags and ride this offroad? I sure wouldn't.

[@pej0s]

And he could have bought hollow titanium ones.

[@TwistedWheels]

@@pej0s it comes with hollow aluminium ones but default, which is lighter than titanium. You know that, right?)

[@pej0s]

@@TwistedWheels but you know that titanium has much greater strength and the hole can be of a much larger diameter. You know that, right?

[@TwistedWheels]

@@pej0swhat I know is that I haven’t seen lightweight titanium thru axles. Maybe you could send a link?)

[@pej0s]

@@TwistedWheels I am a designer. I drew, calculated and made a custom one in my workshop. I guess yours is also made to order

[@hurbrowns5397]

wow. One of the best looking looking bike I've seen.

[@allantimm2003]

What a sweet ride ...Sworks Crux is a really special bike

[@fpeter01]

7:35 I tried those sweeties on a mtb. And they were on the limit for marathon use. I read a couple of reviews, some guys bent them on the first steep dh section. So you might want them on your gravel bike, but on a proper mtb.

[@williammorris4419]

A beautiful piece of art. The paint scheme and colors are awesome IMO.. You have to race it in a true gravel race . See if it's a real gravel bike as well as a cyclocross bike.

[@saisamsuri]

This bike makes fixie riders wanna try gravel, so clean 😍

[@webster169]

Ollie getting that excited about the small battery that his voice went that high and a dog started barking

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Awesome video,loved seeing the modification footage,great job GCN and Oleg.💯👌🏻✌🏻🚴‍♂️

[@gcntech]

Pretty cool isn't it!?

[@stephenauckly]

I think my gravel bike is 12 kg but it got me through Unbound just fine. Oleg, very nice looking bike.

[@gcntech]

Do you think you would have done unbound faster on this bike? Also, great job at unbound 🙌

[@stephenauckly]

@@gcntech Thanks! I'm sure the hills would have been faster. I fear I'd bounce around some of the descents. New video idea, let Steve from Kansas test out some of the world's lightest bikes for you. 😀

[@simonrook5743]

I love a light bike (that’s fit for purpose, not a showroom Queen) and that’s insane. My trail mountain bike is fairly light at sub 12kg, but more than double that!

[@mellissanash7517]

Need to do one for the lightest titanium and lightest steel gravel bikes, because you know comfort also matters.

[@TwistedWheels]

My next video on the channel will actually be about building a titanium Sturdy Cycles allroad bike. Not super light, but super nice 👌🏼

[@alradhi.j3009]

18:33 That talk about performance usability thing woah thank you so much for talking about that for mere mortal. (I only have steel commuting bike btw) you don’t have to saving just for ½ kilograms on road bike but absolutely yes for offroad riding. Maybe thats why gravel bike taking on trend. what roadies should talk? aerodynamic momentum anything else?

[@dcv9460]

CRAZY BUILD!!! 😎💯👍

[@gcntech]

Pretty cool right! 😎

[@LarsStinks]

Наши слоны, приятно видеть 😎😎 Олег, красавчик

[@pruutus]

We don't speak orcish here.

[@gcntech]

What do you think about the bike? Share your thoughts in the comments 👇

[@kalijasin]

It’s nice but he Could have made it even lighter it he had used narrower tires, berd spokes, 2x front, carbon fibre chainrings, carbon fibre bolts, etc.

[@TwistedWheels]

@@kalijasin - what narrower gravel tyres do you know that are lighter than 365g? - BERD spokes would be heavier than the carbon ones that I used. - 2x would be 250-400 heavier than 1x even with carbon chainrings - carbon/plastic bolts for cages were just 2g lighter in total for 6 bolts than the hollow aluminium Extralite bolts that I used, but they are much weaker.

[@logojones96]

Twisted builds some of the lightest, most beautiful and actually rideable bikes!

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks mate 👊🏼

[@_vinceverano]

Gorgeous bike! It'd be nice to see it in Unbound.

[@jeremynorth]

Oleg's channel is very good. A while ago he auditioned to become presenter on GCN but the idiots turned him down. This bike shows his amazing attention to detail and his relentless pursuit to achieve it. Pure class.

[@BenGoldNYC]

I would buy those rotors, that’s so cool

[@ludowir]

Cool build and great looking too.

[@kalijasin]

It looks amazing!

[@vadusa]

Gorgeous Bike

[@mommamooney]

It looks great! I’d be afraid it would break unless you’re in the smoothest gravel

[@dthr]

Love Oleg's attention to details. #slavsquat

[@TwistedWheels]

Thanks bro 👊🏼

[@sepg5084]

The heat capacity of those brake discs must be significantly lower than ordinary brake discs. I guess this is fine if you only ride on flats. I like reducing weight, but i never compromise on brakes.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Schwalbe Thunder Burts might be a little heavier but they're fantastic on a gravel bike.

[@TwistedWheels]

Thunder Burts are great, but a bit wide for this frame

[@eoperez2]

Wow. Amazing!

[@thebikerei]

Awesome! Cool Guy too...

[@Csapi007]

Finally, someone sensible who doesn't buy into the ceramic pulley wheel scam!

[@LawrenceMacMacster]

The furious sam were horrible as a MTB tire but they are superb gravel tires. Schwalble should consider re-releasing them as such ...

[@gcntech]

Gravel is cooler too 😉

[@ramsden35]

Beautiful bike

[@Dan-yq8lf]

Alternate Title: How to make a $12K bike cost $25K.

[@TwistedWheels]

@@Dan-yq8lf it doesn’t cost anything close to $25k

[@stefantrost1988]

cool, finally you get really good bikes on the channel...and not always Canyons😂

[@gcntech]

thanks fot the comment! If Canyon bikes are good enough for the World RR Champion, then we think they are pretty good too!

[@stefantrost1988]

@@gcntech I guess you did not got my point, sorry. My intention was, that finally you have also other brands - beside Canyon, Pinarello etc. on the channel. Please try to mix it more up and dont be so harsh immediatley with your comments ;)

[@ebikescrapper3925]

GCN are sponsored by the mentioned brands so they feature them a lot. I agree it is good to see other brands and GCNs comment was a bit sharp.

[@merckxy54]

What a great looking bike, just love the colourway, looks so cool!!!! But.................................................very expensive, dont recall any mention of cost?!?!?!?!?!? Any guesses??

[@salbass7737]

Who makes the front brake flat mount adapter

[@cheut]

so how far can you turn the front wheel before you destroy the rear brake line? I'd bet about + or - 30 degrees from center

[@chrisridesbicycles]

I have the impression that the early 90s wild west of MTB parts is back with all the shady chinese stuff. The Garbaruk chainrings however, they make evry bike look great instantly.

[@felipeperez9822]

ART

[@berendlucasvanderweide]

That's an amazing build, i wonder how a bump stop was made to avoid damage to the rear brake hose.

[@TwistedWheels]

Using drop bar handlebars 😄

[@berendlucasvanderweide]

@@TwistedWheels Nice! That's a bump stop for sure. I don't fancy the little carbon notch on my supersix.

[@TwistedWheels]

@@berendlucasvanderweideit would be the same whether you have external or internal routing.

[@berendlucasvanderweide]

@@TwistedWheels i know, but with internal routing my supersix only allows +/- 45 degree movement, where the handlebar goes towards +/- 90

[@Jean-jk4zv]

@@berendlucasvanderweideyou just need longer drops 😊

[@glennicol1361]

Talented guy! Curious about his day job...

[@russshaber8071]

Way beyond what most of us need in a bike. I'm not sure I would want a super light bike on gravel, but I'm not a racer. Comfort over speed for me. So what is the most comfortable, best handling bike for an aging rider? No batteries.

[@victorlee4214]

Yeah I’m using elilee crankset for my Shimano groupset. Confirmed the lightest cranks out there

[@williammorris4419]

I'm wondering if you race gravel and have done any races with those cranks in Colorado or Utah? Unbound? IM'mconsidering a lighter crank but plan to use them in some pretty rough race conditions.

[@kimwarner6050]

​@@williammorris4419 just get the ones with the aluminum spindle. I also have the titanium spindle one, but those are heavier. The aluminum one with chainring is 413g. To me it's not worth the risk

[@dannyjbr8870]

@16:30 Ollie using that super light and expensive looking axle to hit the pedals 😮

[@EverythingWasGreat]

"The carbon creaking. Where is it coming from? Its carbon everywhere".😂

[@allanfoster6965]

More Doug Demuro refs! Love it😂

[@tube8723]

Amazingly lite! Would be nice to know the total costs. Also, a full carbon seat on a gravel bike?? Isn't that going to be tough on your butt?

[@foxy1706]

with how hoses are done, what about full lock either direction can damage the hoses surely??

[@joeblack7469]

Love this but there’s no way I’d trust those thru axles on gravel

[@erlendsteren9466]

If I get insanely rich a would like a lightweight heavy duty build thats ok with 130 kg load. Maybe with 50mm dampers in front. I have 30mm damper now and guess it can save me from chrashes when hitting bad holes and bumps.

[@turboplopp]

Impressive! But tbh I'd be worried riding this bike downhill offroad, those through-axles are giving me chills...

[@gcntech]

Would you ride it?

[@turboplopp]

​@@gcntech Puh... Fifteen years ago, yes, and gladly so. Today: no way!

[@alfredbroderick653]

Ollie, in the Pirelli race tire video, you never explained why reducing the puncture protection resulted in a faster tire. What does one have to do with the other?

[@rob-c.]

Reducing the puncture protection allows you to make a thinner, more supple tyre, which will be quicker.

[@TenSapphires]

@Twisted Wheels "Build light, race hard!"

[@Stratous0]

Wonder what the max power the crank can handle.

[@WhiteMFingRabbit]

Sweet bike, indexing is off! xD

[@ravidu621]

Please! Put som handlebar ends that are full !! It can be very dangerous in a fall if the bar end is hollow as it can penetrate through skin quite easily and provoke serious damage. A couple of grams are not worth that risk.

[@schuerfrau]

What is the name of the out front mount? Very neat bike!

[@TwistedWheels]

It’s Extralite and is made specifically for Extralite Hyperstems. Adds only 14g

[@geeman1754]

I want to see someone race it

[@gcntech]

Ollie?

[@edymarkonthego4096]

Yes please, against cheapest gravel bike in the world a euro bike.

[@TwistedWheels]

Come to London Summer Cyclocross races!

[@mortlow6688]

Nice fast hillclimb build but it scares me to descent a cross trail on this...

[@musclelessfitness2045]

5.6?!? That's light You have to put it to the test ... like Unbound? I'm not sure it's not gonna break.

[@LifeCycle1978]

How? The frame is no different minus paint and small holes in the fork which were reinforced.

[@TwistedWheels]

They did race Crux bikes on Unbound. Same frame, same fork. All other parts are raced gravel multiple times, I just put them all together + a bit more on this bike.

[@williammorris4419]

@@LifeCycle1978 I think Muscle means the bike, not just the frame. It would be a real test for this to compete and finish Unbound.

[@gcntech]

Maybe we could borrow it 🤣

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

Fantastic

[@wakeupFFS2012]

Back in the 90's we called these 'Mountain Bikes'

[@ElrocStone]

#askgcntech Have you ever tested to see if shaving your hair off (your head) changes core temp enough to make a worthwhile difference in the heat? I cant seem to find anyone that's tested it. Is anyone on the GCN team hard enough to test it? I noticed a massive difference in temp after shaving my head, but it might be just because I'm not as fit as you guys. Surely it would also be more aero through the helmet vents too.

[@Fatamorgana7ifly]

mega fan

[@jiahuacai8278]

If the rear brake hose is through the steering tube won’t it catch the frame and brake it when you turn at an extreme angle…?

[@TwistedWheels]

Your drop bars will catch the top tube first

[@cycletrade2276]

sick

[@DavidMartin-tk4fs]

20:40 - honestly why didn't the guy who printed the head spacer deboss the text? Easily half a gram added there. 😬

[@22Jeffers]

I don’t understand how the steering isn’t affected with the brake and rear derailleur cables running through the steerer and into the down tube. ?????

[@kayasper6081]

It's so light that it will shatter to pieces when the very first bump is taken.

[@bivani]

Is there a weight limit on the bike?

[@DIY-DaddyO]

Looks great, now send it down Launch Pad and Count down at FoD 😂

[@gcntech]

Hold our beers 🍺

[@alexanderdoyley5816]

Nice

[@richardcarr6493]

that s KRAZT LITE AND PROBABLY REALLY EXPENSIVE TO MAKE HAPPEN but l like it :)

[@ignaciosevil2157]

Very nice build,.... Wonder how this guy would treat a EBIKE with 180 mm rear travel and 180+ at front.... guess changing around bolts might not be usefull?

[@clintbambrick5080]

Good ad for Panda Podium. Thru axels and crankset

[@endcensorship874]

Could have had lighter shifter by using a blip-box, remote shifters and standard disc levers.

[@glennicol1361]

He does some really nice work! Somebody who races the British Hill Climb races should commission him to build a bike.

[@gcntech]

That could be the golden ticket! 👀

[@henrycheang424]

The rear brake should be on the left.

[@kirkh666joejoe]

i feel like that steering stem and 3D printed spacer will brake in a hard landing in the woods...

[@rr94600choisy]

J ai monté un route contre plat unique tout carbone sauf les roues il pèse 5k4

[@spacekip38]

didn't know you could use hope brakes on sram force/red