Specialized Epic Hardtail (The Roughest Ride EVER !!!)

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

📲Shall we Instagram?: bit.ly/DkleinIG

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

You should do a series on the city of Portland: famous or favorite eateries, favorite coffee joints, record stores, book stores, clothing stores, dispensaries etc and bike around to each one when possible. Meet and talk to some locals, shoot some good videos, unearth some unknown $hit. I think people in other parts of the country (world?) are curious about that area.

[@DadMichoMurphy]

Here here! Dustin makes me want to move to Portland(ia).

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWaciJSorbeji9k

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

@@EverythingsBeenDone YES! That's the video that pulled me in a few months ago. A series of videos like that would be rad. Portland is an odd and intriguing place. If you and Ron took the bikes to buy records in Portland? GOLD

[@Sjforlor]

I LOVE the SQ Labs inner bar ends

[@michaellangfitt2077]

We used to ride every morning at 6 am, so no food before. Now it depends on what distance AND the availability of food to acquire or carry with me. If it approaches 8:30 am, then “some” food is essential.

[@chrisnasveschuk8327]

Didn’t know that cycling onsies existed - thanks for blowing my mind again 🤯 I start eating at about 2 hours into a ride and definitely like getting something into my system

[@K777John]

Mudguards-fenders to you-might be a good idea on that kind of ride Dustin-and didn’t you get very hot in the onesie??

[@dfiler2]

Around here most people run a small front fender on their mountain bikes year around. It keeps spatter and grit out of your eyes. I’m now using them on my drop bar bikes as well unless running full fenders. Seriously, the fork arch fender is like 50 grams. It’s ludicrous to ride in that region without one. Why would you want your face painted with mud?

[@jackseph03]

I started doing the 16-8 fasting thing during the week a few months ago, so I don't eat before my ride to work (30k) and then wait until about 10-11am to have breakfast. It's pretty much fine and means that I can eat as much bread / pasta / pizza as I want and get away with it. Weekend rides (3+ hours) are fuelled (with muesli) beforehand. On a completely seperate matter, I'd recommend a tool tub (that fits in the second bottle cage) for wet rides. Much better than getting a soggy tubes and tools situation like in a saddle bag (and finding your Park Tools multi-tool rusts).

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

Dude the tool tub is a great suggestion! thank you!

[@nadgeemark]

I began intermittent fasting (16/8) a few months ago and don’t eat until midday. At first I was really concerned I’d bonk but now I regularly ride 50+ kms (31+ miles) with 1200 mtrs (4000ft) of climbing just drinking water without any issues. It took a couple of weeks to acclimatise my system and I tend to eat a high fat medium protein diet (but not keto). Yeah, at age 62 it surprised me too. Go figure. 👍🏼🤣

[@Scohen415]

Great video! Onsie did its job. As for eating I use to like riding fasted for shorter rides. But now I usually have a piece of toast with jelly no matter what. If anything just to help things get moving in the morning.

[@rolk9581]

Nice one! Great PSM for fenders 😄. FYI I always eat carbs like rice or grains before the ride. Never have to worry about bonking. Oh, btw, I always fill one bottle with Yerba mate as it prevents dehydration big time.

[@MrVeeco]

Used to ride that exact route (commute) many many times a week when I lived in Portland. Never ate before, always ate after. Seems like it boosted the metabolism (or something) if I rode prior to eating. Miss that commute route. If you are early enough take Saltz-> Maple->Leif. ;)

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

Maple is the JAMMMM!

[@MrVeeco]

@@EverythingsBeenDone agree. There is a lot of secret JAMS in that forest, esp at night.

[@jackmcglasson3766]

Great video, thanks. Biking vicariously now because of broken collar bone and concussion. Slipped on B line street car tracks n Cesar Chavez Blvd last Sunday in the wet so your video helped. Must say that playing in the rain, mud and "sweat" goes with the territory I think. It's all part of the Portland experience. Love living here for just those reasons.

[@pookienumnums]

speedy recovery to you~

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

Hope you heal up quick and sound!

[@mattdunkin5368]

Longer horns on the center bud. The bars that have them are really meant for cruising not climbing like the olden days. Meant to mimic hoods riding on the road bars. I have the Koga Denham bars on a tour-bike, way neat, but took me awhile to realize how to use them properly.

[@alifecycles]

Love those new graphics super sweet. Now with eating, I ride empty quite often. But I feel that if I am doing anything over 3hrs I need to eat before hand, as I've noticed I just drop off in both fun levels and energy. Keep the good thing going brother.

[@dominikataniszewski]

Morning ride to work, 25km, starting at 6:45 a.m. - no eating before. Only a glass of water with squeezed lime - no eating till I get to my office desk.

[@windy415]

The goat chewing his cud made my day! Thank you Dustin!

[@bunsenmcdubbs]

My morning bike rides require GPU acceleration.

[@jamessankey01]

Front fender! Mandatory for that type of ride. Even a small mtb one makes a notable difference. Like the idea of the onesie though... Keep the A1 content flowing!

[@arminhess1512]

Inner barends are on my bikes for five years or more. Never without them!

[@tpawlicki]

I love fasted riding! Pretty much anything under 4hrs I won't eat before. Typically won't eat until 2hours in depending on how much climbing.

[@stephenpay8237]

Now you got to do a ride in a onesie on a onesie (fixie/single speed)! Maybe a level A hazmat suit would have been a better choice in that muck, onesie definitely the minimum choice.

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

Great idea!!

[@andrewturner943]

I also don't eat before a morning shift. But I do bring berries or something because more often than not a hard effort uphill will make me queasy hungry. TMI?

[@BradWadeNL]

I added some bar ends just inside the brake levers of my Kona Unit last year. 1,500km later, they're still there and will never come off. Adding an extra hand position to a mtb is very important.

[@Schlem]

Which ones?

[@edzeppelin933]

Which ones do you use?

[@BradWadeNL]

Giant Contact AL bar ends. I've had them for at least 7 years.

[@edzeppelin933]

@@BradWadeNL thanks!

[@BradWadeNL]

@@edzeppelin933 You're welcome!

[@AdamWilkoszarski]

Maybe a video on your bike cleaning and maintenance routine?

[@BeauxVélos]

Ok, i was editing videos in the warmth of my house - with the help of your inspirational video, maybe I'll have a ride in the snow and mud. Maybe.

[@jasonh7997]

I never eat before any length of ride, unless it's after dinner or something. On a fast, I start eating at about mile 10

[@phillipcowan1444]

I've been doing intermittant fasting for a few years so I rarely ever eat before the afternoon. Once you become fat adapted you rarely get hungry. I laugh at my friends gobbling down gels, pastries, bars and god knows what all washed down with a coke. I always ask them "what is that, a diabetes starter kit ?".

[@drujenssen5444]

I bet your fun at party’s.

[@shelleyshell1150]

Yep. That onesie was definitely necessary 🤣

[@zguitar71]

I usually don’t eat before an hour to hour and a half ride. My usual summer ride (snowed in in the winter) will have the first hour all climbing and I will gain 1500 feet and it is steep. I stop at the top and eat a “peakaboo” (a piece of break with a hole in the middle and an egg fried into the hole, (with cashews of course)). I’ll sit for a minute and then go on with the ride down the trail and back to my house. If I eat before a steep long climb I feel burdened and sometimes I feel like I’m going to puke. Ride first then eat and I’m good.

[@gregschramm8180]

It's the bowl movement that has happened that became the first thing then food or something with and 1 hour eat

[@addingonbird1]

Send some moisture to Colorado. We have had a week of 60s/70s in late November which is awesome but also scary. I can ride fasted under 90 minutes.

[@outdoor_jared]

I would have sweated thru that jump suit in minutes lol. The ride needs to be 2 hours or more before I eat more than a cliff bar before the ride

[@rossdouglas8131]

Hey Dustin, what was those attachments you had on the bars.. I like that idea for when I use my hardtail for gravel.. Thanks..

[@cb6866]

Goat was nonplussed...c'mon dude , mudguards? And...most rides are fasted , as I ride early . I take drinks and gels , but rarely , if ever , eat on the ride .....Peace

[@martinmalloy5997]

I don't eat anything before a ride but I mostly ride at about 5am. 25 miles in an hour and a half is fast 😮

[@brianwilliam8971]

I try to have a hearty breakfast or lunch before a big ride and start snaking around mile 25. Also.. get yourself a set of muc guards for that thing! Save the mud masks for spa days 😝

[@DebonairOnline]

No food before or during 5-7 am starts, 40-50 miles. Anything else I need to eat in the middle or I bonk out. I seem to do better on no food early rides then afternoon rides.

[@saiconer]

Hi Dustin. Thanks for the crazy videos . I have two questions. One can you link the music . It is great . And second which gps are you using

[@nathanwillms7806]

Loving the ride by the numbers graphic

[@rossdouglas8131]

Oh, and what frame pump is that. That's a killer idea..

[@b-rad4363]

If I'm doing a morning ride I usually won't eat till about an hour and a half or so in but I also don't eat breakfast.

[@Ydegaard]

*Cycling: It’s like free drugs without the hangover* *Hangovers may occur. Also, may be more expensive than actual drugs

[@lechprotean]

why not both? ;)

[@DadMichoMurphy]

Hey - like do they have onesies for bikes? I'm not chuffed if I get muddy, but I hate cleaning the bike!!

[@mikesiemens4145]

I don't ever eat before noon, and only eat on a ride if there is a tonne of elevation or more than 2 hours.

[@igorgetsin3646]

Early morning rides within 20 mile range I may not eat, just grab some snacks and we buy food at a local Cafe on our way back

[@nerigarcia7116]

If I ride first thing in the morning I usually don't eat except maybe for a banana. I usually go 20-40 miles and am fine but I usually get a headache later in the day and I think it's because of not eating.

[@pault477]

What was your approximate route. So pretty

[@jbuffaloman311]

Saltzman and its not raining, thats nothing! Go during a real Portland Rain! Usually happens just after dark with a big wind storm! AKA Columbus Day Storm!

[@TedonTwo]

Oh man, love the music as always, but with that title card it broke my heart a little to not hear that opening bass line...

[@Dibble.officer]

Pre ride 1 banana regardless of distance. Snax start 1 hour in and then..... it's a smorgasbord of random eating times...delish....🍌

[@stevegavin3327]

What about the sweat buildup?

[@BrotherlyLove12]

i don’t eat before my morning commute but that’s only like 25-30 mins

[@401SNelson]

Any ride longer than 1 hour or any race I will eat. My 10 mile morning commute I do on an empty stomach.

[@dhammittify]

Sick bar-ends Dklein! What are they?

[@roncarr7179]

I love how some recommended fenders, the video wasn’t for fenders. It was for the sweet unitard you unitards

[@pedallinraw]

Bar extensions 🙂👍🏻

[@Schlem]

I never eat before I ride. Ok, rarely. I don't, fer instance, like how I feel if I ride right after breakfast. I used to get a bit peckish after an hour or so, but nowadays, unless I am riding more than three hours I don't usually eat anything. And then, I have to force myself to eat something at the 1.5 hour marks. I always, however, carry something to eat, usually some fig bars and a random Clif bar (mmmmm!), Justin Case. But last summer, I handed out more food to other riders than I ate. And that's why Clydes can go the distance.

[@84imreplica]

You've had a couple of days of rain.....here in British Columbia (in Canada, eh) we've had a couple of months of rain, which is driving me INRAIN....whoops, I meant insane.

[@Chrisb8s]

How do you clean that onesie?

[@davidnicholson6680]

That goat is definitely named Roscoe. Also, experience has made me wary of the dreaded bonk. I never ride fasted. It's always the short, easy rides that cause bonking. You figure you can get through 25 miles without food, right? WRONG

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

You just have to bonk hard enough to never ever risk bonking again. Been there and never ever again will I bonk.

[@michaelbeuoy4293]

Had a few rides like that, didn't have a onesie though!

[@kizhax]

what kind of chain lube do you use on a ride like that

[@Plast_and_Cars]

Все таки щитки от грязи на такие заезды не лишние.

[@willmajelanderson6254]

I eat before a ride and it usually takes 2 hours before I bonk.

[@gwynnlyell2539]

I like to eat about an hour before. And I usually get hungry about an hour in.

[@ipemontoya3609]

Hey Brother, what is your wheel size?🤔

[@pauldeutsch]

But aren't they "bar middles," though?

[@033biketrips]

Damn that GPU!

[@tevemullins8156]

Good idea for the commuter in the freezing rain. Bad idea for everybody else. LOL!! Jk...If you got it, you got it.

[@thuggooch1776]

Try some fenders on that rig lol.

[@lindonandlisa8114]

Where's the front mud guard

[@DmitryKoupriyanov]

I hear mud is a great moisturizer LOL!!

[@APAYNE6]

Never eat before a ride. Eat only if ride > 2 hours

[@billincolumbia]

In the morning, I can do about 1.5 hours of hard riding before I bonk. But I can't think of any reason not to eat beforehand. It's not like you and I need to lose weight.

[@loosermvp]

For me, time is always a factor.

[@lukerenauld800]

Gotta put some mtb fenders on that guy

[@bradleycomp]

Fenders

[@gwynnlyell2539]

For the most part you kept the camera sweet, dry and not that muddy.

[@JakebMiller]

I only eat before if I'm riding like 20+ miles

[@windy415]

I like to eat right before my ride cuz during my ride… ‘I like to burp and taste it rather than fart and waste it’

[@reidh]

Commenting for the algorithm 🖖

[@reidh]

Ohhh drone acquired

[@yo_fittie]

I start my daily commute ...20miles with a glass of water...and eat a banana when I arrive...and I use a Gore rainpants...😉

[@zappenduster7]

Cute freckles

[@Justin32510]

You definietely need a fender...

[@kimrice394]

Fenders or …… a Onesie!!!

[@joeylepore]

Make a bike wash video.

[@platypushatstand]

0:50 Check this dude out! The dude would’ve said “FFS Dustin, you need mudguards!” But was probably thinking “He’ll learn, maybe”. 03:22 You look like you’ve been muck spreading on a farm, and fell off the John Deere 🚜 Nice tunes though.

[@Tracebeau]

One word…Mudhuggers. You can thank me later

[@AlessandroBb]

I mean, people literally pay money to go to fancy thermal baths and have mud put on their faces, I'm just saying.

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

LMAO!!!

[@dougchrysler3694]

my commute is an hour, I eat after

[@jhonnyrodriguez2944]

my stomach is always full of nutrients period!!

[@irvingfive7955]

Love the suit. Get dirty!

[@GALLAGHERCYPRISS]

Anything over 25km I'll try to eat atleast something before I leave.

[@barbamatteo]

Primus!

[@i_like_toytles]

You look like you are about 5 minutes into a cyclocross race.

[@bikechingu]

That's nasty! Ride safe!

[@paullydca]

epic :)

[@vosk...]

Wait, did you just defile that pure gorgeous frame with your dirty framepump? People should get fined for such blasphemy.

[@Big2Planker]

Bar-“ins”…, no…, nope…, nope…, NO. 👎🏻

[@EverythingsBeenDone]

LMAO!

[@VivaLaCarter7]

This comment requires GPU acceleration

[@jbweld600]

Nothing says mtb like mouth grit… 😅