Do you think a bike like Contador's can still perform decently, if put up against more modern bikes?
@tn9274
21 минут бұрын
would be interesting, if in the video Andrew did a second run with his own bike.
@peterwillson1355
19 минут бұрын
Of course. ...
@bingyuzhu4154
48 минут бұрын
I bought a tarmac sl5 with da9000 groupset in 2023 just because my idol, Alberto Contador, used to race on one of those when I started to watch cycling back in 2014 as a high school student. It was my dream bike for nearly a decade and last year I finally had the chance and ability to own it. It was amazing to realize the childhood dream, and the bike feels even lighter and stiffer than most of the modern bike. I still enjoy it till this day! I think I may never resell this bike, not only because it feels so good to ride, but also because it holds my childhood dreams.
@bingyuzhu4154
46 минут бұрын
Yay to the vintage bike and dreams!
@davidbentley4731
Сағат бұрын
Todays bikes would struggle against this machine for climbing. I had the SL4 and it’s still the best bike I’ve ever owned
@KILLTHEREDDITOR
42 минут бұрын
Durianrider is that you?
@cycleonSK
Сағат бұрын
Been a while since Feather was in a video I’d almost forgotten what a nice chap he is. And an absolute machine on the bike, glad to hear he’s taking back his local KOMs!! 👑
@kai_291
26 минут бұрын
He was on here just a few weeks ago
@user-kx1lz8xz1m
Сағат бұрын
This is peak bike. Don't let the cycling industry scam you into buying "upgrades" anymore.
@laurenz323
Сағат бұрын
Why you watching gcn then?
@laurenz323
Сағат бұрын
And for shure my 30mm tubeless tires are less comfortable and slower than old 23mm tubulars with 10bar
@AM1780
Сағат бұрын
100% New bikes are heavy and fragile
@Cycle.every.day.
Сағат бұрын
Certainly peak lightness and stiffness.
@peterwillson1355
Сағат бұрын
You said it.@@laurenz323
@namwens1
Сағат бұрын
I still ride, and take regular KOMs on my sl5 tarmac. Close to 100,000km on the frame now and still going strong.
@jamesb1717
Сағат бұрын
Best era of bikes. Looks great.
@alinapopescu872
Сағат бұрын
It's always good to see Andrew "The Mighty Twig" Feather in action.
@cherriagana
Сағат бұрын
When you look at the upper body muscles you wouldn't think Andrew was the hill climber :D
@Ivan-oh6ug
Сағат бұрын
Love that era of Dura Ace, gorgeous groupset
@luukrutten1295
Сағат бұрын
This bike is BB30. A bb30 to threaded adapter exists basically an alloy sleeve that is pressed in place of the BB30 bearings. BB30 is 68x42mm. The same width as BSA. Shimano axles are longer than the true bb30 axles back then. Either way to fit a shimano 24mm axle, you would either need to run reducers in the standard PF30 or BB30 bracket bearings or fit a wider bottom bracket. Back then fitting solutions were maybe more limited or less widely known as they are now, so they fitted a press fit to threaded adapter. I had a Ridley bike that was briefly fitted with something similar PF30 to BSA thread adapter. PF30 is like BSA a 68mm wide standard. So adding shimano cups would get you the right width to run a shimano axle. This system didn't work so well actually. Trying to unthread the BSA cups would lead to undoing the presfitt adapter as a whole. Fitted a wheels MFG thread together BB to get to the wider and smaller diameter shimano 24mm axle standard, that worked much better. Beware a thread together and this to BSA thread adapter are not at all the same thing. Nowadays most 30mm axles are longer to also accommodate wider axles standards like BB386, BSA and T47
@mislevis
53 минут бұрын
Ceramicspeed BB30 to 24mm thread in together BB is best solution. I have BB30 frame with Shimano crank.
@kovar2344
Сағат бұрын
Amazing video, loved it! Dan is the man. 2016 bikes were so great. Still are actually!
@tomrachellesfirstdance7843
52 минут бұрын
What a machine a proper bike, I like the sponsor compliant statement at the end. Hard narrow tyres still feel so much faster. Lower pressure always feel to squishy and slow
@Katcycle
Сағат бұрын
Great video. Lovely to have the contextual info provided about Contador and the bike's history (I do know who Contador is, but some people may not, or not yet!). And it was very well presented as usual by Si, of course - he's a great presenter.
@T1MBKT86
Сағат бұрын
I have a SL5 tarmac. I replaced also the press fit BB with a threaded one. I mean the cups don't thread into the frame. The left cup threads to the right cup in the middle of a tube attached to them. Also good for perfect alignment.
@Eirikkinserdal
18 минут бұрын
The hole in the frame might also have gotten slightly worn over time and a pressfit won't fit snug enough. So a thread together with retaining compound might help 🤔
@antonkesy
18 минут бұрын
The video is even better when you realize Feather matches Contadors climbing style ❤
@DP-PhD
Сағат бұрын
Just wait until Durianrider sees this one :)
@Raven__70
Сағат бұрын
I replaced my SL4 BB30 to Shimano 24mm with a Praxis conversion kit which is a press fit one side & threaded the other.
@TESTA-CC
Сағат бұрын
Vintage For The Win 🤙🤙
@angieee-
37 минут бұрын
that Dura Ace Crank design and color scheme tho
@randomname8442
3 минут бұрын
Of course the SL6 was an improvement and generally more modern and aero, would love to see a proper head to head of that vs the disc SL8
@nellyx1x493
29 минут бұрын
I still ride mine, similar spec. Don't see much reason to change until its borked. The Tour de France is won on hour long climbs, for those types of climbs I'm not convinced we'd see much difference over the modern version. As a note, its easy to get these into the low 6's kg, but the big difference compared to something like an Aethos is that these are still bull stiff so potentially faster on a long climb vs something noodlier. Its comfortable 'enough' for how fast it is, on all but the worst roads.
@peterwillson1355
Сағат бұрын
Most people used to wrap the bar tape " in reverse"....
@KelvinSuddith
50 минут бұрын
I live in the PNW USA, so it’s always wet, and I think disc brakes are solid upgrade, not believing so until after a year here. That being said, I’ve always wondered what would happen if you gave these bikes 28mm clearance and new DI2. Not saying the bike would be better, but, I’d definitely ride it over my 22 TCR
@anthonywylie2036
Сағат бұрын
The bottom bracket is most likely a wheels manufactured bb30 adapter I’ve the same frame and use this system as it’s stiffer and no creaks
@SparkBerry
Сағат бұрын
Bike manufacturers would have you believe that you'd never survive on the road on a five year old bike. Rim brakes? That's dangerous!
@benp3639
2 сағат бұрын
Great video as always. An interesting video would be an insight into what stretches/exercises you guys do off the bike to prevent injury. Thanks!
@Thomas-vy8cv
Сағат бұрын
Just feed Andrew more meat to match Contador
@cycleistic1365
Сағат бұрын
Why two cages with bottles for a two minute climb, particularly hot day or for the sake of TDF authenticity? Get rid of the cages/bottles, save some weight and decrease aero drag a watt or two worth, no?
@billkallas1762
22 минут бұрын
Looks like 7900. The year, the "silver" died. In 2016, I was still racing on 22mm Comps. Looks like a 12-27, or 12-28.
@crypcase150
27 минут бұрын
10% hill climb 50-100kgf up tire 1
@alfaracer9876
36 минут бұрын
Peak bike right there!
@biketrybe7071
Сағат бұрын
Sounds like a thread-thru BB.
@ptmguitar
33 минут бұрын
It's got rim brakes and it's a decade old... it must be crap 🙄
@stuartprice9683
Сағат бұрын
He was also a very big fan of beef
@flamesdivde
Сағат бұрын
Why the water bottles 😅
@MrGarycoww
5 минут бұрын
Sworks love it
@Cycle.every.day.
Сағат бұрын
It must have all grease removed from bearings as that's what he demanded his mechanics do.
@dazza9129
44 минут бұрын
Don’t replace Feather!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
@two-eyedRoy
Сағат бұрын
Gatorskins? WTF! All else makes sense... but... the heck?
@peterwillson1355
Сағат бұрын
They aren't gatorskins....
@two-eyedRoy
Сағат бұрын
@@peterwillson1355 Is not? ... @2:54 looked it...
@luukrutten1295
52 минут бұрын
Continental pro ltd tubulars. Actually proper tires. Gatorskins have the brown reinforced sidewalls which these do not have. Similar pattern for the thread, but they don't have much in common.
@two-eyedRoy
46 минут бұрын
@@luukrutten1295 OK. The orange text and billion nubs made me think they were.
@_shreyash_anand
Сағат бұрын
Who is Alberto Contador? A convicted cheat. A rider whose Tour de France victory was scratched off for doping.
@berenicebaker7191
54 минут бұрын
In 2010 I believe? He actually can claim 2 Tour de France, 2 Giro d’Italia, and 3 Vuelta wins. Just a drug user? I don’t think so.
@danielgaldames1163
19 минут бұрын
🥱
@Andy_ATB
Сағат бұрын
Isn't a bicycle an inanimate object, so it can't really be fast, or slow?
@berenicebaker7191
Сағат бұрын
Andy, that’s very pedantic my man. Do you really want to go through the rigmarole of ‘can be ridden/driven/whatever fast’ over everything? Would you say you can’t call a well made pair of walking shoes ‘good’, because they are just shoes?
@Raven__70
Сағат бұрын
Exactly this, the human legs power the bike, no such thing as a 'fast road bike'
@sandwichbar8226
2 сағат бұрын
🤤
@Neforr
2 сағат бұрын
😮
@daveygee434
57 минут бұрын
Another week, and another unimaginative GCN production idea creeps by, smelling of old worn out creativity. How long can you keep flogging these old ideas? 🛌💤🤷♂️
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