New Bike Day! - State Bicycle Co. 6061 All Road

New bike day is always exciting! For my first gravel bike, I decided to go with State Bicycle Co.'s Black Label 6061 All Road. In this video, I give my initial impressions of the bike, as well as my reasons for choosing it!
I'm also proud to be a State Bicycle Ambassador! If you're interested in what State has to offer, please use my link!
statebicycle.rfrl.co/eemy8
I also have a video on the way of my unboxing and assembly of this bike, and will feature it in many of my future videos!
#statebicycles #exploreyourstate #gravelbike #newbikeday
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[@MichaelSnasdell]

Love the one bike for all rides idea though. My gravel bike is the same bike I did Alpe d'Huez on, as the gearing was far more "fat old guy" friendly lol. But also do a lot of fun easy rides, and gravel rides on it too. Same set up as you, 2 wheel sets. Looking to switch it from GRX to SRAM also, but probably Rival for me. Which then leaves me wondering, do I build a new bike with the GRX I have left over, or sell the groupset (I prefer the first option) Sweet looking bike by the way. Now all you need are some Favero Assioma pedals lol

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Nothing like a good all-rounder, especially for travel! Unless I’m on a group ride, I don’t really ride that fast and love to explore! I’ve been thinking about some power pedals - soon, I hope!

[@MichaelSnasdell]

New bike day rocks!!!

[@ImGlossy63]

Congratulations on the new steed Eric!! Looks great!! And yes the SRAM wireless is great, I have the Force wireless for 18 months now and just awesome. Enjoy!!

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Thanks Chris - it took some getting used to having ridden only mechanical Shimano up until now, but I like it. Really crisp and accurate shifting.

[@MitchBoyer]

Congrats on the new bike!

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Thanks Mitch!

[@chrisconte329]

awesome pick!

[@TheLankyCyclist]

Sweet bike! I didn’t like 650b the handful of times I used for gravel, but everyone’s different. Need to bring it back to Ohio and ride the dirty water race. True gravel Sufferfest right up to your alley!

[@ericbarnettcycling]

That’s actually in the plan for next year! Hopefully I’ll get to try the gravel wheels on Sunday.

[@appleseeds11]

Bike looks great!

[@ericbarnettcycling]

I’m a big fan of the color

[@OhioMTBTrails]

That's my favorite color! Love it with the tan walls too!

[@ericbarnettcycling]

It looks even better in person

[@OhioMTBTrails]

@@ericbarnettcycling Can't wait to see it!

[@MarkyMarkZwifts]

Congrats on the new gravel bike Eric, it looks 👌 Looking forward to seeing your adventures on it!

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Thanks Mark - it’s definitely more of an adventure bike than a speed machine. Looking to go exploring!

[@MarkyMarkZwifts]

@@ericbarnettcycling I wonder how much slower it would be compared to your Tarmac if you put your deep carbon wheels on it 🤔

[@ericbarnettcycling]

@@MarkyMarkZwifts ooh, probably waaay slower. If I knew how to do bike maintenance, I'd try to swap a free hub and try my carbon wheels on it. Being slow(er) is sort of the notion of the bike, though. If I can get strong enough to hang onto a group ride with it, the Tarmac will be turbo mode!

[@cube04]

Nice one! Congratz🎉

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Thanks!

[@JMower]

Very nice indeed, love the colour, looks super retro! Looking forward to seeing how it compares to your other bikes ! I would be interested to hear your thoughts on the sram 1x once you've had a bit longer with it.

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Thanks Jarrod - I love the look of the bike. It’s certainly not a high performance speed machine, but my intent in getting it is having fun & exploring roads my road bike can’t tackle. Meanwhile, pushing harder on a heavier bike means the road bike will feel even lighter!

[@Alan-Turnbull]

Nice bike mr! The only downside of a 1x setup is the bigger jumps between the ratios but if you aren’t absolutely on the rivet then it’s not an issue. I converted my winter bike to 1x and love the simplicity. 👌

[@ericbarnettcycling]

This bike will probably be zone 2 more than anything. If I want to put the hammer down, the Tarmac is still there.

[@peteywheatstrawz]

Awesome bike Eric!

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Thank you

[@Mr.A_nyc]

Quality control issues with State?? No way!! 😂

[@mrmadmogli7]

Good pick Eric 👏👍

[@ericbarnettcycling]

I needed a good all-arounder. Love it so far

[@OnTheRivet]

Love it, great looking bike and it looks like you are going to have buckets of fun off road.. question: what made you choose this manufacturer and how did you become an ambassador?

[@ericbarnettcycling]

I was looking at two things separately - a bike that could be my adventure bike (aluminum bike that can do anything) and companies that have ambassador opportunities. I really like State’s aesthetic - they promote cycling for “normal” people. I think they’ve only recently come out with a carbon frame. While I value rising fast, I also want to have fun. The idea is that I’ll put a lot of Zone 2 training in on this bike while exploring and having fun. In the meantime, if I get stronger and faster on this bike, the Tarmac will be turbo mode! The application for becoming an ambassador is on their website.

[@johnrichardson7195]

When getting the extra set of rims did you consider upgrading to carbon rims instead of 650b?

[@ericbarnettcycling]

I thought about that very briefly. I’ve come to terms with this being more of an adventure bike than a speed machine. If I ever get the notion to race gravel, I might get a carbon gravel bike. For going fast on the road, I have the Tarmac.

[@ChrisTaylor-Guitar]

Congrats it’s a beauty! Curious about the ratios in the 1X12 and how you are finding that, particularly once you take some road rides.

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Time will tell, particularly with the two wheel sizes and different types of riding.

[@kipcc3918]

Hi, May I ask something about the bike, Do you have an instagram by any chance?

[@ericbarnettcycling]

Hey, sorry for the belated reply - I've been off the bike due to a big move. Everything on my State bike looks like it should - everything welded. Hopefully you have this sorted out.