Love the hat, is it lighter and stiffer than last years hat
@chuckvaldez414910 ай бұрын
🤣
@leearrol897710 ай бұрын
Those cateye mirrors are a must for any road bike! I can't recommend them enough.
@bastian617310 ай бұрын
Exactly. This mirror probably saved me from at least a handful of accidents …
@tzaidi234920 күн бұрын
cant tell you how many times a kangaroo has been in my blind spot.
@chuckmoore538217 күн бұрын
Remco won the Olympic road race on one of those, nice pose in front of the Eiffel Tower.
@durianriders17 күн бұрын
He rides a custom made frame and fork remember. Not stock lay up.
@chuckmoore53826 күн бұрын
Are you saying he violated UCI Rule 1.3.006?
@burnsideisback10 ай бұрын
I genuinely believe the problems in the bike industry being overstocked right now is that all new bikes look basically the same. Yes the geometry is aero but theyre bulky, heavy and mundane. Even the di2/etap stuff while yes its an advancement... as a whole package you feel like youre riding an excercise bike outside.
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Exercise bike with a nice seat for sure.
@carl9021010 ай бұрын
Can I have that Tarmac if you don’t want it Harley? I’ll let you keep the mirror 😃
@AJFixie8 ай бұрын
I had one of those mirrors on my Speedwell 5 spd racer bought in '77.
@taxi955410 ай бұрын
I ride a SL6 Disc and an aluminium Allez 2015 Rim with Exalith Mavic. I love how easy to maintain my Allez is. But for long rides I love the comfort of my SL6. Most comfortable roadbike I have ever had….but of course more difficult to maintain and seat Post was a nightmare in the beginning. But now I will keep it
@tommy-trump-196710 ай бұрын
WARNING WARNING sarcasm overload lol class as always d r
@joed718510 ай бұрын
Harley! Just bought the Cat Eye mirror for my bike after watching this video and rode with it on my bike for the first time today. Its amazing! can't believe I haven't used one sooner.
@ferrisbueller134710 ай бұрын
when i ride past other cyclists my rim brake sl5 makes the newbies cringe and the oldies mouths drop wishing they didnt buy that 10k road bike with discs
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Truth 😂💯
@christiankeim7 ай бұрын
Remember that one time, when you said you would never buy a disc bike.... I do.... 😂
@scottcranston503110 ай бұрын
That seems to be a big 180, from what you were saying in one of your past videos
@user-od8wp4xr1w10 ай бұрын
his sponsor tuned him in
@FullSugarBrah10 ай бұрын
Love the juxtaposition of the criticism and wearing a Specialized cap, brah.
@inferno40012 ай бұрын
The real question is: is it worth getting a second mortgage for??????? Pretty sure you can get 3 insane good bikes for that kind of money!!! And The pinarello looks like an alixpress bike??? 😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂 That said, I love your videos man!
@simsimmer25010 ай бұрын
Can you tell us the make of your mirror or where to buy one? Cheers
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Cat eye BM45
@ridley834010 ай бұрын
Just when I was about to accuse you of selling out, and then I watched the rest of the video haha.
@ManuelTorres-ho8de10 ай бұрын
hey durian rider, i know you've taken creatine in the past, and i've been thinking about starting to supplement it now in the off season to gain some strength, what do you think about creatine?
@MadalinaAntonia10 ай бұрын
I googled it and this bike is £12.000? It's insane. You could buy a house with this money in some coutries.
@jamesdean2704Ай бұрын
I am in between 54 and 56. Which size should i opt for? Would love your thoughts
@durianridersАй бұрын
Get both and see what you prefer long term. I’ve got 54/56 and 58 sworks tarmac.
@jamesdean2704Ай бұрын
@@durianriders Perhaps get each frame in a couple of different colours too! 😃
@savagepro906010 ай бұрын
Soon, we gonna have Garmin rear view features!
@emergen-c142510 ай бұрын
Can I please have it in a RIM BRAKE VERSION
@boss_tum10 ай бұрын
durianrider when i lower my blood pressure my resting pulse goes up is that normal?
@DangDang-ex1em10 ай бұрын
looking healthier not juiced up
@pacomelendez503010 ай бұрын
Love the hat too, where dis you get em
@gc64110 ай бұрын
Ok, I took the bait and switch😂😂😂
@Cyclingsucks10 ай бұрын
What do you think about the allez sprint?
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Rim brake FTW.
@ricardorodrigues427710 ай бұрын
Indeed a mirror, another accessory that it needs is a 'number plate' showing 'dentist's bike'. Sorry specialized salespeople.....
@FullSugarBrah10 ай бұрын
Brah, do you recommend two mirrors - one on each end of handlebar?
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Ive found one is enough. In racing formats Im riding in the gutter to minimise the draft any ways so dont need a mirror on my left side here in Oz.
@kevinbourke403810 ай бұрын
Specialized made by Merida, Taiwan. Not made in China.
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Everyone knows Merida are the biggest shareholder of Specialized BUT....you dont know much about bike industry if you think Specialized frames, forks, bars, saddles etc are NOT made in China. Taiwan is where things are assembled 'made' and shipped from. Why? Less dumping tarifs and less international restrictions/taxes etc. How do I know this? I was sourcing my Pragma frames from the same OEM supplier as Specialized used for its Diverge and Tarmac frames in CHINA. Im also paid by a few Chinese brands out of Xaimen who have shown me photos from the factory floor and paint shop with Specialized, Trek and Giant top tier framesets all mixed together in the packing and lay up rooms. 10000% S-Works frames, forks, seat post, bars are made in China the last 14 years. Mostly out of Xaimen province. Still got doubts? Did you listen to the Rob G podcast he did with Cycling Maven about all of the above? It got taken down for some reason hehe. Noobs didnt like the truth!
@veganpotterthevegan10 ай бұрын
I'm probably buying the non-sworks SL8 because the negligible weight doesn't matter compared to the aerodynamics
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
These are NOT an aero bike 😂 One ride on a windy day proves that.
@veganpotterthevegan10 ай бұрын
@@durianriders you have zero understanding of aerodynamics
@angushulme707410 ай бұрын
@@veganpotterthevegan there have been. reviews that show that it is significantly inferior to a full on aero. specialized really are full of it!
@veganpotterthevegan10 ай бұрын
@angushulme7074 I have a couple real life friends that have tested this bike in the wind tunnel. Not doing 1 run of one bike and another without a power meter.
@angushulme707410 ай бұрын
@@veganpotterthevegan well carry on drinking the cool aid... it is so blooming obvious that this bike is no different to every other climbing bike with a bit of aero... ie the new Bianchi specialissima. same big nose, same material shavings at the back... and same NOT AS AERO AS THE AERO MODELS... but hey if you believe in magic... happy days...
@jguillermoii9 ай бұрын
What do you think of the Factor Ostro Vam?
@durianriders9 ай бұрын
Overpriced dentist bike with PITA servicing. Just like all the latest bikes from the big brands who just copy Specialized for good or bad.
@miyui926910 ай бұрын
im surprised you still didnt dispose it on your trash bin
@phibess10 ай бұрын
Agree on disc vs rim, recently rode sl7 & supersix discs and compared to my f12 & sl2 both rim brake, they’re joke. Not sure about ‘sl8 has the most clout’, looks like every other road bike with discs. The bike has no clout at all 😂
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Pulls most views = most clout. 💯 Add up all the views sl8 gets vs other bikes this year. Clout is based on marketing VS performance.
@phibess10 ай бұрын
Fair enough. I guess that’s why you bought it. If I had to drop 20k on a new road bike, I wonder what my choice would be.. it would have to be rim brake but which one?
@zedddddful10 ай бұрын
Honestly it looks nice enough but I'd rather buy a nice custom ti bike for like 4k and ride it till i expire and keep the other 8k spend it on carbing the fuck up.
@JeffreyPhillips10 ай бұрын
Looking lean Harley
@timdixo10 ай бұрын
Hope Dave Arthur and other shills are watching. Integrated cockpits =less aero when you can't dial in your position.
@veganpotterthevegan10 ай бұрын
Nobody says that integrated cockpits are faster than a good fit. Most people can fit a bike with an integrated cockpit though. And if you're buying this bike, you probably know what your fit parameters already are.
@timdixo10 ай бұрын
@@veganpotterthevegan Integration is being pushed hard,even making its way into mid tier bikes. For the hardcore across bike fit to the mm that's fine. For the the remaining chumps integration is a poison and a chiropractors joy. Want to lend your bike to family member/friend/make a radical change to sizing during injury...that's a no. Resale...the chance of finding a buyer fitting both frame size and cockpit size...vanishingly small.
@veganpotterthevegan10 ай бұрын
@timdixo it's a non issue for most people. As for letting people borrow a bike of mine(something I'm happy to do), I don't swap stems out. They're borrowing a bike, they're probably not doing a 200km ride. Just move the seatpost up or down and live with it. *Look at the price of used bikes. Integrated bikes aren't depreciating faster than non-integrated bikes outside of bikes with seatmasts which are few and far between and even less common than they were 10yrs ago
@logohigh110 ай бұрын
an yes theres a hundred different outlets prepared to sell yo a fitting , just like gait analysis for running different outcome for every visit ... @@veganpotterthevegan
@atlastrade14969 күн бұрын
Next video you say garbage
@Artemstorozhuk10 ай бұрын
Just the same content for last 10 videos about this bike. You could just publish a short and return the product back, no need in duplicating your words, that won't change anything.
@milkbunnies10 ай бұрын
Yet here you are watching it….again…..
@Artemstorozhuk10 ай бұрын
@@milkbunnies listened to the 1st minute. Did I miss something after it?
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Return a bike back?? I didn’t buy it from REI 😂 What’s the reason for return? It fell over and cracked? 2. You still watching so I will still make these vids. When I vid gets ZERO views I know nobody wants to see it. Until then..
@Artemstorozhuk10 ай бұрын
@@durianriders don't you have 30 days to return product in Australia? I feel sorry about that. I often use this feature in my country. I don't watch all of your videos, because I do think you live in your own reality and quite frequently when you "talk facts" you don't provide any data/numbers behind them. You don't sell stuff on KZbin like other bloggers 👍
Dude if you do not know how to look back and need a mirror, dont go racing.
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Don’t be in front of me in the bunch then 😂 I’ve lost count how many crashes I’ve seen from ‘experienced’ rapha Hubbards who cross a wheel and hit the tarmac. Sit behind where you and your best mate Dunning Kruger belong. ❤️😆✅
@user-zm9gc1kt8b10 ай бұрын
You probably never had to look back cos you are the back of the pack🙊😂🙊😂🙊😂🙊😂🙊😂🙊😂
@tombola404610 ай бұрын
@@durianriders😂😂😂 best mugging off I’ve read today 👏
@robertgreiner470310 ай бұрын
@@durianriders Well riders also crash when they attempt to drink or swallow a gel. And i heard there are even morons that crack the top tube of a new bike not racing with it 😭😉
@qzurg10 ай бұрын
@@robertgreiner4703continue being a fashionista noob 😂😂😂…
@rivercloud3210 ай бұрын
IYKYK ✌🏻👁️🚲
@RealSpaceHobo10 ай бұрын
Do you love your girlfriend just as much?...🙂
@leslie792210 ай бұрын
Replace the headset bearing and shorten the stem 🤣 🤣 🤣
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Literally 800USD and 8 hours of faff.
@d-3five16110 ай бұрын
Haha!
@discbrakefan10 ай бұрын
Couldn’t sell it mate? 😂
@DeveryAndrews10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@Panagiotis-Skordilis10 ай бұрын
🤣
@ms86310 ай бұрын
Y0 1st😊
@ChronicleZ78710 ай бұрын
Thats not roval wheelset.
@durianriders10 ай бұрын
Who says it was? Roval too heavy. Went for carbon spokes to get it lighter.
@ChronicleZ78710 ай бұрын
@@durianriders whats your opinion wheelset with sapim cx-ray spokes. ELITE manage to produce 50mm wheelset and weight for pair only 1.38kg.