Fixed Gear Bikepacking Made Me Hate Cycling (For a Bit) 😓
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 เม.ย. 2022
- In preparation for my 775 mile (1250 km) fixed gear bike touring/bikepacking trip from Sacramento to San Diego, CA, I hit the road with my bike buddy Matt for a quick 2 day/100 mile fixed gear bikepacking trip to test out my gear, my thighs, and my will. This ride was way more difficult than I imagined, and made me thoroughly hated cycling (for a few days).
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Now THATS a Basket!
Supple Russ enters the room haha.
Path Less Pedaled gang, Assemble!
Say no more.
I'm just cringing so hard on this brakeless front heavy monstrosity 😅😅😅
happy mayday comrade cyclist!
@@Leonid12k yes ty to you too 😊
Riding brakeless with a busy rack is nothing but imbecility
Dial your kit, dial your gear ratio, and put in the miles. You got this SD trip. Epic ride Homie!!
doing my first bikepacking after graduating next week, 180 miles fixed over 3 days. It's a canal ride so should be flat but bumpy. Hyped for more videos
enjoy!
I did this too once I graduated and rode along the Delaware canal bike trail and I loved it!
bring some extra tools and some duct tape just in case!]
Get a brake and have fun!
I love he gave Poseidon x some love...having gears not always bad..
Yo, I'm not telling others how to ride... but NorCal to SoCal got some big hills. Roadies can easily get 30-40mph+ on some of those descents. Considering how tired you'll be after hundreds of miles, and all that extra weight, consider brakes?
Hmm, IMO Nitto bullmoose bar is comfortable for long distance riding. I`ve done a 600km touring with it, and numerous one-day epics on a fixed gear or single speed bikes. The problem may be with the rest of your bike fit, including saddle to bar drop.
I'd say you should think about changing your set up for bike packing. A rear bag at least or even a rack (that rack you need hardware to mount would work to carry your sling bag). Change that ratio, the more weight on the bike to lower the ratio needs to be. It might be better if you get low-rider rack on and get two small front panniers to lower the weight, that will help with handling. You also don't want to wear a bag find some way to mount it to the bike that will help more than you think. Last but not least You got this!!! Swapping things around to dial in the bike is part of the "fun" of bike touring.
bro I'm doing a 2000 mile canoe trip from British Columbia Canada to the bearing sea in Alaska. you should see the canoe bro lol... I just ordered my first bike it's a state 6061 I need to get in shape again before my trip and chose cycling in putting a free wheel on it though. but gonna try some fixed gear eventually. but the main goal was to get back into shape and lose some weight before my canoe trip. that's how I found your channel. but dude camping is life!!!
Yay! Will look for future videos! Have fun
Sending energy ! You can do it. This seems impossible but youre warming up, next day will be easier !
Love the bike touring content. I tour on my fixed gear occasionally. Really more than gears the ability to coast is often more important.
Great video, this is why I lycra up and carry no gear most rides. Can't wait to see the your homecoming trip to San Diego!
Wholesome content 🙌 loved this video, Zach! The Ritchey Venturemax would definitely be a good choice for longer distance, that comfy bump is the bomb! or something with more sweep, there’s quite a bit out there to choose from!
Looks like some quality Type-2 Fun right there.
Your mates setup and the gear ratio is more suitable for bikepacking. The tire clearance of his frame is outstanding. By the way, what’s the max tire clearance for your wabi?
I have one and with brakes they can do 32s.
"My wrists, my ankles, my soul...." That is beautiful! I cannot imagine propelling more than my meat sack fixie. And yeah, from a 50 year boomer hiker, hot food after that much stressing, is the bomb.
49*19 way too high for carrying a load . Your buddy has a good setup, larger tires , lower gear . Follow his path
Love my fixed wheel for bikepacking but have a single speed 29" for the gnarlier ranges around mine. Great vid
Not too long ago (before the hot season hit Las Vegas...) I did a trial run with all my camp gear and packed it on two of my bikes and then rode them around my neighborhood. The trekking bike did great and my e-bike(which has a 750watt mid drive motor kit on it) did even way better! (So easy :)) I will be moving soon to a new location in Vegas and hopefully by the end of the hot season, I will begin my local journeys of bike touring here in Nevada and then to further distances around Nevada; Grand Canyon (AZ), New Mexico, Colorado (rocky mountains), Utah (lake Tahoe), and back to Nevada...for the southern section, then there will be the Northern five states around Nevada sometime in the future too. Plan, be smart in what to bring and how to pack it on your bike, and of course my advice; before you do a long run, do practice runs or condition yourself for longer rides. As God says; Be ready...for bikepacking; prepare, practice to be ready...Happy fixie bike touring travels :)
Great video Zach, enjoy the sleep!
Matt's setup looks sick
This is borderline unreasonably dangerous - I've tried it before, and that front rack set up is NOT fun for the front wheel handling.
What really helps is lowering the front tire pressure by quite a bit more, and for that terrain probably getting a knobby 32c. Have fun!
@Bebo Have you checked Silca's tire pressure calculator?
@Bebo lmao
That's actually a very bad advice, the added weight upfront will make a higher pressure necessary.
I bikepacked 80 miles fixed in a day to go on vacation, 65lbs setup with 45 lbs on the front rack on 28c gatorskins (with me on top of that weighing 190lbs). Had I put less than 100psi in the front tire I would have punctured on every gravel sections and not made it to my destination before night.
Also it would have been horrible to steer at low speed when I was climbing. As the weight increase you need MORE pressure, never less.
@@WesternUranus As the terrain gets worse you need lower pressure, as your weight goes up you need higher pressure. It's a balancing act but even with 210-220lbs in the calculator my 620x32c wheels like roughly 55-58lbs of pressure for the crummy patched roads around here.
I regularly carry 25-35lbs of groceries, and the bike is an old late 70s thing that weighs 35lbs by itself, so I've been running that range and had 0 issues.
However I will say that I use a rear rack and panniers, because front baskets are horrible. Your weight shifts to the front when braking so adding yet more mass there is just asking for blowouts.
@@Aubreykun 32c hold so much more air than 28c that I understand it would not be an issue lowering pressure a bit.
On a 28 you'd get a pinch flat on the first pothole if you get too low so the cons far outweigh the pros.
Never using a front rack ever in my life though, it was so sketchy balance-wise and when I unloaded it after 6 hours I got so used to powering over the weight I would wobble at low speed. it was so weird
Ive been riding to work most of the week,havent done it in years...
Did it one day on my mtb,that really hurt!
No problems on the singlespeed tho...
Next week I swap wheel to fixie mode...
fixed bikepacking, sounds like a great ideia :D
This is cool, something I wanna do in the future.
Zach if you ever try this again know that they have "ultra light" camping supplies and thing like Marino wool for the sweaty ass ride. Good luck on the west coast journey
Since in the videos it's an "already done deal" there can be no advise! But if known before... I would had advised you: the footwear you used was not the most comfortable for that distance, the weight should have been distributed differently (More of the weight in back panniers), a 22t cog and at least one hand brake(preferable in the front) Anyway it looked like a lot of fun and that's what counts!
15:19 now THAT’S bikepacking
Less go new upload
Come on Zack you got this!
Love you Zach, but get a gravel bike and apidura bag setup, oh and a pair of clipless shoes mayn
Props for the 100 miles. Since day 1 you’re the only rider I’ve seen who does these long distance rides in street clothes and shoes.
Right here. Cant do bike shorts. Never have. I'm a BMXer at heart not a mamil
Although I wear reg shorts and cons. Not slacks and shirts. But do commute in DMs most days in toeclips
Get rid of the backpack and get some racks and panniers ❤ and or frame packs ❤ , 36 x 24 spin it to win it ❤
oh my god i can't believe i've never thought of that in weighing a bicycle. Pick the pick up and stand on a scale and deduct your own body weight. Genius! I can't believe i've never thought of that. Thank you so much! I paused it and was like, is it hanging on something? Is it leaning on the dog bed? Surely hes not just holding it haha? so simple!
Go for a loopbar or Jones H Bar when riding longer distances, anything that gives comfort is a plus, man. Also try balancing your stuff on the front and on your body to accommodate your pedal force when going uphill (might even be better if you got nothing on your body and leave em on the rear of your bike next time) and of course, have fun!
@Bebo Agree, if your hands are getting uncomfortable it means there's something off with the fit
Hey Zach I got a question for you.
I got a affordable Unknown SC-1 Fixed Gear in yellow (Inspired by your wabi special) that came stock with 23c tires. I want to upgrade to 28c and I have no clue: do I need to upgrade my wheelset as well? Are 28c going to be to wide for the stock rims? 🤔
Stay excited!
Thanks for all of the tips, opinions, ideas and thoughts.
More tubes with the load.
First time bikepacking in the hardest way possible lol .. noice... Lol
Is there any water in the lake ?
I was there last year, it was almost all gone.
It's hard to buy a wabi cycle when they are never available!!! 🙄
you gotta preorder right away haha.
@Bebo thats awesome! im waiting for my chance to snag a 52cm frame from them. I have a 55 cm but its a little too big. im 5 '11 but my legs are extremely short and long torso. so it feels a bit too big i have to keep my seat post low. plus i want the special lugged frame. I love the frame design so much though. love the short wheelbase.
@Bebo yeah I was thinking of changing the cranks from 170 to 165 but didn't think that 5mm was gonna make such a difference. Now you're tempting me to get sugino 75s in 165. Lol
what crankset do you have on that purple bike?
Dint know you have so much bike trails in the states
You can do it! Back weight your bike, it'll make some things easier, at least.
This is such a bad bike setup for this ride 😂
Props for giving it a go though
More breathable clothing and footwear will make a difference for that 600 mile ride. I can’t even fathom that. Good luck !
Zack is a old man now lol 😅
„Being midly rich is not so much fun… riding steel horses on a monday!“
Anyway. I don’t even ride fixies but you are just fun to watch.
Rode 108km a few days back in an attempted bikepacking tour and almost froze to death, atleast it felt like it.
Sooo…. Seing you guys do this without front brake created anxiety in me 😂
Hey @Zack Gallardo, what boots are those? Thursdays? 🥾👀🧐
peace bro ...
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Omg, are you finally getting some gears??
Woop woop ride safe
What’s a bike you’ll recommend for 300
something used on craigslist i found a decent fixed gear for 150
Zach im 54 old i would like to ride fixie but my wieght about 120kg
Is there some modification, or recommendations that need to done in bike?
I know it's not easy, but you need to lose weight.
Go to a gym get a membership and talk to the trainers. Tel them your goal, I'm sure they'll be happy to help you.
just get a quality fixed gear a frame thats comfortable. configure it so the handle bars are higher than the seat for a comfortable riding position
A comprehensive guide on what not to do. Thanks. I'll make sure not to do anything that you did lol.
If only they made a bike for this specific purpose =(
Well you said Be reasonably dangerous. So they like riding horses on a Monday. What else do you want from them, Lol
I have that wald rack
you've ridden cleats before, just go with that + a quick bike fitting before that long mile. you feet, ankles and knees will thank you!
@Bebo on the contrary, properly set up cleats prevent injuries and a lot of touring bikers chose SPD/PD, as do a lot of touring bike pedal lines. The others chose flats because they want to move around a lot while off the bike.
you have a repetitive motion with or without the cleats, cleats just stabilise your feet and prevent tendinitis and misalignment.
I did search your claims though and found no evidence supporting them.
@Bebo bmx and mtb don't need long distance cycling. and you fall more often off of those than a touring bike. it's literally on every health article about cycling: clears, clipless or not, prevent foot injury by keeping the foot securely in place. there's that other part where it also says "misaligned cleats will provoke injury" which also happens with a badly positioned saddle or hood lever.
@Bebo pedals in midfoot? ok, we don't need to talk anymore
@Bebo i don't care about speed, i haven't commented about speed and this whole thread wasn't about speed. but to prevent injury.
you just never liked more-than-average cycling set-ups and will do everything to support that idea. good for you if you're twice as fast than people with cleats while riding flats on midfoot. I would really like to see a youtube video of that since we're here, until then it's just empty words 🥲
@Bebo mate, there's a hard sole/plate in between the cleat and your foot, plus a normal sole for cushion, nothing is poking anywhere. it also prevents the tendon of your foot from overextending. anyone that was remotely interested about cleats, just googling them and reading after the title as well, would've found out they have a hard plate inside.
to be more explicit, pedaling with cleat shoes is like pedaling on a flat pedal made exactly for your size and width + some cushioning
MMM a fixie for hills doesn't seem like a good time, good to have a 18 speed bike
Lose the weight of the backpack on your body, put it in panniers. You still have to move the weight, you just don't have to carry it every inch of the ride. Yeah, it means a rear rack & its weight, so what. There's a ton of convertible backpack panniers too, hard to choose. Mount a brake already, there's no call for being unnecessarily dangerous.
You didn't even use your grips on your handlebars, that would have been super rough
Lol 💪
Bikepacking whti a fixed gear seams... like... why? and no brakes? lol
Thats bc you drive a bike from 1920. I thought masochism is part of fixie bikes. ;)
OK, Zach, jeans and boots are fine to ride around town but NOT to bikepack! You need shorts (like your friend) and you need comfortable bike shoes and you definitely need cycling gloves. If you try to cycle 600 miles dressed like that, you're going to be miserable.
Get a lower gear, bro.
1st?
Nope
A rugged badass Zach is not 🤣
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This approach just doesn't seem practical.
Iet s0me0ne eIse name ur bike br0!
Seriously? You have reached that age and never slept outside? not even with your friends doing camping?
lmao