This guy just flexes on all his videos. One video it's a microtech and now it's this sick-ass mechanical keyboard (peep the mx-master on the background). What are the specs on the pc and the keyboard? and sheeesh the cable (if you know you know).
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Lmfao I love the hobby of Keebs, it’s just a kbd d65 gasket mount with gat ink blacks in there lubbed with 205. But I got many more too
@hrwells9698
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 WAIT you are into keyboards too? geesh that GMK dualshot is nice. This is the first person I found thats serious about biking and has a keyboard hobby like myself
@RobertWilliams-ox4hz
3 жыл бұрын
Everytime I sell a bike I slam the stem and raise the seat. It looks way better in pictures. Lol
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
lmao
@blizzbee
3 жыл бұрын
Haha 😆 yeah 🤘🤘
@ritterbruder212
3 жыл бұрын
Saddle set too high is probably a worse culprit of pain than stack height. I had my saddle set using the Lemond method, but that was too high and caused a lot of back pain. I lowered the saddle by 2 cm, slammed my stem, and swapped the tall plastic spacer for the short one (I have a Roubaix), went on a 60 mile endurance ride, and experienced no pain the next day.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
thats aweosme I am glad that all worked out!!!
@wsnx_
3 жыл бұрын
forget about the stem, in this video i learned my man likes to play: - WOW - Apex Legend - GTA or Redemption - Fallout - COD (he prefers the 360° noscopes) - Rust - and sometimes he acts like sherlock in among us - and also fortnite he's a real one.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Hahhaa I’ll play them all :)
@edward7589
3 жыл бұрын
Need that cycling and gaming discord server
@edward7589
3 жыл бұрын
Need that cycling and gaming discord server
@edward7589
3 жыл бұрын
Need that cycling and gaming discord server!
@pelagic6
3 жыл бұрын
Rowing is a good exercise to combine with cycling as far as strengthening your back and helping with fatigue while riding.
@matkrek
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully using more core and legs than low back. Deff good for upper body and back
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
yea i agree with that
@fakestar45
3 жыл бұрын
Very sensible advice rather than trend. A comfortable ride would make you go longer and ultimately faster when fitness is built. Agree with you unless someone wants the looks instead of the long term benefits of riding
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
hell yea I would take comfort all day, thats the only thing that is going to get me constant gains
@jauxed
Жыл бұрын
I noticed that the higher headtube doesn't neccessarily better. I'm 46 and I feel better on slammed stem. My back is not hunched and my neck doesn't hurt and my upper muscles.
@edmundgil6008
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I always dig little pieces of equipment setup advice. For me, I’m good with dropping down for power & aero. I’ve learned that the smallest adjustments, especially on my seat, make a HUGE difference on my body mechanics.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Very true! I am happy to help anyway I can!!
@TimothyTakemoto
2 жыл бұрын
My stem is slammed but I haven't cut it in case I put on weight or get stiff. I don't think I get much in the way of watts, but low means aerodynamic which generally means faster. I did not realise how much of a brake the parachute of my chest is until I got down low. The other thing is that, as other commenter says, the low position provides an incentive to remain thin enough to be able to get into it. I lost weight as I lowered and lengthened my stem. I called it the stem diet. Another thing is that time-trial type position tends to be slammed but a more traditional road-bike position with rear offset, means that your body is bent anyway, due to the rearward offset of the saddle, so you can get really low with out having much saddle to bar drop. The difference seems to be mainly in the type of muscles you use and the pedalling style. In super low, slammed, often saddle forward positions the rider will tend to point toes down, use their quads, and sort of sprint on your bike, or do a Road-Runner (cartoon) on the bike. Whereas if you have lots of rearward offset, and get low just by folding your body then you will probably use your glutes to whip your pedals back after pushing them forwards, feet pointed up, with your quads. This pedaling style is generally not quite as quick (hence time trialists use the former) but using both the quads and glutes it may result in more endurance, and can become important as you age, to use your glutes too. This is what I found. I used to really slam and foward offset my stem and ride all the time in time trial position but then my butt got weak, and I have moved my saddle back, my bars up a little and whip my pedals around, a bit like spinning a hoop or plate, using a push pull motion.
@jinngeechia9715
3 жыл бұрын
Similar to what Peak Torque talked about when he criticised GCN's suggestion to slam the stem. Especially for a TALLER (>170cm height) rider.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
agreed :)
@DaGodfaddah
3 жыл бұрын
got back into cycling last JUN’20. I’ve lost 27lbs/12kg since. the fitter and better I got at riding the more I cut my stem to get more aero/speed. working to drop another 12lbs/5kg so I can take off the remaining 5mm spacer. went on a lot of rides/adjustments w/ seat/stem as before I made final cuts.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
thats aweosme!!!! good shit, I think that si a cool goal to work towards and something like a milestone that you cna lower each time lol
@Mclovinthedank
3 жыл бұрын
Rim brakes and a slammed stem, anything else isn't even cycling...
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like someone don’t like change
@Mclovinthedank
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 haha I'm pretty new to Road cycling. I have disc brakes and my stem isn't slammed... Loving you honest videos!
@DaveCM
3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@unclespliff_productions
3 жыл бұрын
good video - slammed stem the best upgrade you can make, along with improving flexibility and strength
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
hey if your body can take it but alot fo these peoiple arnt that into the sport and they will not benefit as much from it
@danielwandawn3070
3 жыл бұрын
i always add spacer. and flip the stem cuz in sideview the bikestem looks align with toptube. and it looks WAY cooler. not changing the geometry.
@blizzbee
3 жыл бұрын
Most amateurs do that 👍 Me too
@danielwandawn3070
3 жыл бұрын
@@blizzbee its a non direct way of saying. my flexibility still topnotch.😎. but the reality hits different.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
yea I mean thats a nice way to do it you can always just flip the stem too, I mean your some what of an athlete being abler to ride a road bike so that flip wont kill you
@danielwandawn3070
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 i tried slamming my stem once. and not even joking..my neck killing me. my backshoulder killing me. even my bike seems like killing me. LOL. (cuz i cant even see the road ahead.)
@MAXpaowers
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for channeling your inner Hambini and put in a way we weekend warriors can understand.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that lmao!!!
@bijouxmusic
3 жыл бұрын
yeah that makes a lot of sense. Can you do a video on how flipping and/or shortening the stem might change the bike's handling? thank you.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!
@Rocky4719
2 жыл бұрын
“Aesthetically it looks better” was my thought when I was looking at my bike and thinking to flip the stem. Then I realize I’m a filthy casual, I ride flat pedals and it wouldn’t look good to actual roadies anyway.
@GCPerformance18
2 жыл бұрын
hahahhaha yea i feel u there
@Sir-Prizse
3 жыл бұрын
I'm riding a slammed position on all of my modern bikes, because for years I rode road bikes from the late 90s with classic geometry, where the seating position is generally much more aggressive. I have a long torso and feel more comfortable with low handlebars.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
yea thats what your use to so there is no problem with that at all
@Smartinez28
3 жыл бұрын
Good point..i just bought a SL6 used from Ebay looks really good but let's see how i adapt to the slam stem..
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
stretch and just put in the miles!!!
@ktmmojo3313
3 жыл бұрын
Assuming someone makes a huge mistake and can’t live with the slam, how difficult is it to get a new matching fork and try again?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
very difficult, alot of the companies now dont make paint match fork they just offer a matte or gloss black fork to it...... you might get lucky if it is a current year model and you do it within the time they have some in stock and they could pull it off for a price but thats extreme luck,...... but sometimes a matte black fork looks sick too doe lol
@voiceofreason9780
3 жыл бұрын
I don't use paint, but undo is almost always "Ctrl Z" (hold the control key down and press the Z key however many steps you want to reverse). At least that's what it is in most Adobe and other art programs.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
You truly are the voice I have been looking for
@christopherlee2396
3 жыл бұрын
Conversely if you undo too far ctrl+x is redo.
@vomErsten
3 жыл бұрын
@@christopherlee2396 Ctrl+Y is usually redo. Ctrl+X is cut.
@drchris103
3 жыл бұрын
This video convinced me to lower one spacer on my stem, now its in the local specialized shop because the stem wasn't flushing with the actual bike frame. Spain without the S.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
lol very nice!!!! it should be a quick fix they should have been able ot do it while oyu waitied but hopefully you enjoy it
@drchris103
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 I was the guy who dm’d about the black SL7 a few weeks back. Ended up just using some student loans to get a SL7 Sagan Edition. -$13k but it’s a investment in my mental and physical health which is a write off in California.
@qibble455
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. hehe Hambini cracks me up.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad!
@trajtemberg
3 жыл бұрын
Aero till you crash onto that car you couldn't see 10 feet away.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@blizzbee
3 жыл бұрын
Forget the handlebar, just grab the forks !!
@fergusdenoon1255
3 жыл бұрын
It'd be interesting to see the time spent in the drops for the average punter with a slammed stem. I recon it'd be about 5%
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
yea I know when I slammed my stem for the first itme i never went into my drops after I did becauise it was too low
@Sh4l1
3 жыл бұрын
"channeling my inner Hambini", ahahahahahahaha :D
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
lol trying
@mikemann2692
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t want to slam my stem my back already hurts lol so I flipped my stem up and lowered my stack height feels so much better but looks dumb
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
hahaha whatever works though, I am telling you, you need to be comfortbale to have power
@mikemann2692
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 I wish my bike fitter would told me this 🥲
@solitaryrefinement6787
3 жыл бұрын
TOO LATE! 😂 The first thing I do on any road bike is to slam the stem (not fully slammed, but around 15mm above the top tube). But I agree 100%, it should depend on the individual riders' fit & condition. I just happen to be far more comfortable on a slammed stem. Otherwise, why even own a rocket ship on two wheels if you can't crouch down on it?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Nice one!
@87togabito
2 жыл бұрын
Because sometimes the fun is just in owning a rocket ship, and having fun at your own pace, speed be damn. Really. Sometimes you roadies can learn a thing or two from mountain bikers. You see folks on full enduro rigs getting off to push on the small drops. But that’s all just part of the fun, and no one judges you any worse for that. Heck, we’re all the more likely to even stop and chat/give tips, and admire each other’s bike. The skill comes second as king as you’re having fun riding the bike the way you want (within safe limits of course)
@ulrichz4099
3 жыл бұрын
I noticed my frame is too large, so slamming the stem and putting all spacers on top was my way of countering my mistake of buying a too large frame ages ago
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
veyr ncie!!!! this is also an option
@petrvcelak2634
11 ай бұрын
Same here, as a relatively new cyclist, I didn't initially notice some issues with my new bike during a short trial ride, nor did the bike shop employee mention that my reach was too long. I began to realize this problem when I found myself shifting forward on the saddle during rides which became quite uncomfortable, or moving my hands from the top of the levers to the "corners" of the handlebar to get more comfortable position. I attempted to adjust the saddle by moving it slightly forward, but paddling became less comfortable and more demanding. I believe that 1. fliping the stem or 2. getting shorter stem will fix the issue. Another solution could be a slightly different handlebars shorter and narrower as I'm relatively small guy and bikes usually come with little too wide handlebars.
@alainpfammatter8224
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. I wonder why I get neck pain when I ride my endurance bike which has a shorter reach and cockpit up position compared to my race bike. On my race bike the rach is longer and the position is slam the stem, pretty agressive, and I dont get neck pain. I dont consider myself super flexibel. I wonder why its the way I described it.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
it could be for sure there is a thing where you can be too close and too upright so your cramped and over tight
@DanaBlack
3 жыл бұрын
"Don't slam your stem if you're a Fred" was the takeaway I got 😆
@lee1987923
3 жыл бұрын
Swag over comfort
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
You sound just like my buddy lol, I understand my friend
@wakeawaken430
3 жыл бұрын
Even a racy position must be comfortable, if not you will only be a poser I pet flat bars on my track bike cause that's the way aha aha i like it
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
hahahha this is true
@infinati
3 жыл бұрын
So if I'm riding my bike every day for an hour and if say the first month I flip the stem, and every other month after that I take out a spacer, my body should be able to adapt? I wasn't flexible when I started cycling but have gotten moreso from riding every day for the last 6 months 😁
@blizzbee
3 жыл бұрын
How fast or how slow(long) depend on your body. Just listen to it and proceed!! Go slow is better because when injure, cycling becomes no fun.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
of course as long as you are doing gradual lowerings you wil be fine, but then if you take a 3 week break form the bike because of work or life the next time you get on it, you might be soar..... but that is to eb expected
@infinati
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 Interesting! You're the first KZitem channel I've seen to introduce the idea of gradual adjustment. Everyone else usually says don't do it. Made me think I was stuck in one position forever or something 😆
@jrudmanjr
3 жыл бұрын
@@infinati try riding in the drops more on your raised stem. When that doesn’t feel too low anymore start experimenting with flipping and spacers.. Stretch so that you can get your fingers, knuckles, palms on the floor then it’s easier to get low.
@pigeonpoo1823
3 жыл бұрын
you didn't slam the Specialized Hotwalk Carbon? O the humanity!
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha yea ima put a -17 degree stem on there
@simonwarmer8777
3 жыл бұрын
True! Question: do you ever sleep?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Lol I stay up late a lot, I got the kids and wife and the night time is the only alone time I get hahahah
@markj.a351
3 жыл бұрын
Classic or retail?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Classic for the nostalgia, retail for the gameplay 😁
@raphaelsaga6540
3 жыл бұрын
Can i ask if slamming the stem lowers the reach or lengthens it?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Both.
@wsnx_
3 жыл бұрын
you increase the reach by slamming the stem. the angle of the head tube and fork is mostly something about 70°, if you go lower the reach is increasing (minimally) if you go higher the stem gets closer (minimally).
@hockysa
2 жыл бұрын
nice keeb, love the cable
@GCPerformance18
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!! I love it
@GrayFox-xd9ww
3 жыл бұрын
Nice hand cam bro have you ever thought about becoming a hand model? 🔥
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Yea but I can’t turn left doe 😞😞 Sadge
@SeahawkMoments
3 жыл бұрын
Omg guys we are getting forearms now. Maybe next year chest, shoulders, legs, toes, and face in 2050.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahhaha
@SeahawkMoments
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 real talk, theoretically, if I moved my saddle forward a few mm, can I raise it in the same way?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Just move it forward don’t raise the saddle
@SeahawkMoments
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 the goal.is to raise the saddle tho for looks. Do k was thinking moving it forward would allow me.to raise it more...
@ayowser01
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to slam my stem, but my back says no 😔
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
same here
@87togabito
2 жыл бұрын
I think that people need to realise that cycling is about having fun on the bike or gear that you want to own. Speed be damn. Go ride your Top of the line dogma or S-works and be the proud turtle that you are. Anyone who criticises you for being a mainstream noob who buys into marketing or riding it like a noob, tell them to stuff it where the sun doesn’t shine. Basically, have as much fun on your 20k super bikes as you can my glorious slow turtles. You don’t need to slam the stem, you don’t need some super aero riding position, and you don’t need to be doing 100rpm cadence. Enjoy the ride, and tell those salty buffoons to sod off.
@stavroskandianopoulos1755
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry man but you've got it completely wrong... Advising somebody having a Superbike not to slam it's stem is wrong. Racing bike geometry has the benefit of giving you the opportunity to make minimal adjustments to enhance your riding experience. If you need a taller head tube you have to look for a different bike, a brevet specific or an endurance bike. Fitting and having the right size bike is the most important thing you have to have in mind. And yes our body adopts but if your knees are hitting your belly you may need a shorter crankset!!! Why canceling a characteristic of your bike that is there for a reason? If you by a super bike and have to add let's say 5 cm up front to make it rideable, you have got the wrong bike. You should better lead people towards getting the right bike for the purpose they are going to use it instead of leading them to super, pro, expensive aerobikes that are going to end up as weekend jokes. Waste of money and waste of functional design and beauty.
@flippedspawn4236
3 жыл бұрын
where is your shop at bro?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
south florida deerfield beach florida name is bicycle generation
@flippedspawn4236
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 thanks!
@portland675
3 жыл бұрын
If you are flexible And race, slam that stem. If you like to ride around at 18mph a few days a week, no point.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
lmao nice cliff notes
@Thavisup
3 жыл бұрын
Where is your shop located?
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
south florida deerfield beach bicycle generation
@Thavisup
3 жыл бұрын
@@GCPerformance18 Florida, wow you get to ride a bike all year?
@braggland8451
2 жыл бұрын
So where did you get your medical degree? Everything you said about maxing bout your body is a absolute lie.
@GCPerformance18
2 жыл бұрын
same plae you got yours
@drsus0
3 жыл бұрын
“Im channeling my inner Hambini” …. HELLOOOOOOOO!! Hambini fans How risky is it to lower your stem below your expansion plug and ride around like that to try out stem heights? Obviously my specialized manual says “dont F’ng do it, kid!!!” , but i see a lot of bikes out there with the stem at he bottom on uncut forks.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
I would say just be careful, torque it right and specialized usually has really long plugs but I have done it before........ but I would take it to a store and and aks them to do it prefessionally
@Timtimzi
3 жыл бұрын
gamer cyclist...relatable
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
lmaooo we are not jsut a myth
@turner02
3 жыл бұрын
there nothing wrong with "slamming" the stem.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
no there is nothing wrong just might take some time to get use to it
@Paddystyx
10 ай бұрын
Interesting.
@GCPerformance18
10 ай бұрын
interesting
@nicholi1246
3 жыл бұрын
The pc background🤣
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
😁
@paulr3613
3 жыл бұрын
Great info 👍
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Nick-cs5yc
3 ай бұрын
Slam it🤘🤘
@250dpi9
3 жыл бұрын
weird flex but ok
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
hahahahhaha
@abrahammolina8205
3 жыл бұрын
Mi shit is slammed 😂
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
hellllllll yea lol
@Incaensio
3 жыл бұрын
Stems are a fit item. End of story.
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
yea i agree btu I have a lot of people just od it right away because they sere it online
@Incaensio
3 жыл бұрын
Which is truly unfortunate if they cut their steerer tube. Can't go fast if you're not comfortable.
@Ober1kenobi
3 жыл бұрын
Im new here Is the try hardiness sarcastic or are you actually this cringe ? The keyboard cable.. really
@GCPerformance18
3 жыл бұрын
its as cringe as your profile picture and name....
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