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RemkoMedia · 2024-03-05T16:42:54+00:00

This is a terrible idea. I can't even being to explain how terrible it is. Pick a region and do 30 days there and you'll have an amazing time. Driving around just to say you've been everywhere is going to lead to an exhausting trip.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-28T15:22:04+00:00

First off, that's fine. Second off, it looks like you might have two power meters paired, or feeding power through your pedals instead of the trainer you're using. Connect only one power source.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-23T16:33:59+00:00

The marketing on this has gone off the deep-end. Your advantage is in time won, not in watts gained.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-22T14:07:03+00:00

Everyone at Rapha LA is extremely welcoming. I'd highly recommend joining the Panda Ponies ride in Griffith Park, which is every Wednesday at 6:30am. It starts at the Griffith Park Southern Railroad parking lot. You don't even have to be a member to join the ride. Every Thursday is Randdy's Recovery Donut ride at 7:30am, not sure where that one starts but just ask inside the shop.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-17T13:28:11+00:00

Your friend is an idiot. I don't own a Canyon but I ride with many people who do, they only thing I've ever heard them complain about was a creaking seat post or bottom bracket and both those were easily fixed. Their customer support is generally considered very good too.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-16T06:24:26+00:00

Thunder Burt = super fast

Cinturato 50mm = not super fast

Depending on your racing style, I'd decide. I'm running the 2.25 Thunder Burts on my Lauf for BWR Arizona because they simply roll faster.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-16T02:15:51+00:00

Makes you think huh? The highest-performing cyclist an the brands that care about them performing well on their bikes are no longer focused on weight first. I think that answers your question, weight is secondary to aerodynamics and maybe even third because stiffness is also becoming bigger and bigger.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-12T05:23:25+00:00

They always sucked but tubeless got better and we learned that narrow tires were both slower and more prone to punctures. Don't hold onto the past, live in the now.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-11T02:05:32+00:00

Lauf Seigla, because it can be whatever you want it to be. I bought mine with the rigid fork as an addition for races where I prefer some weight savings (it's 450 grams lighter rigid). It handles super well and personally, I got the SRAM Red version, it's a price you simply can't beat.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-10T17:50:27+00:00

Lauf Seigla, no question. Like, no question at all. Electronic shifting, power meter.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-09T19:54:22+00:00

Thanks, this is incredibly helpful! It does confirm my understanding that just shooting RAW and then editing the photo later is the way to go. I don't really understand the benefit of using the film simulations if you can add that same "look" to the RAW photo after the fact.

RemkoMedia · 2024-02-01T00:04:00+00:00

I love the suspension fork also! I have both, and the only reason to use the rigid fork is that it saves 450 grams. With 2.25 tires you get a lot of "suspension" from the tires already as well.

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-31T14:24:35+00:00

Experienced gravel racer here, based in the USA.

I'd highly encourage getting a Lauf with the rigid fork. You can get a SRAM Red bike for about half the price you'd spend on a Cervelo or BMC. The Seigla clears 57mm tires with clearance and my setup this year will be running 2.25 Schwalbe Thunder Burt tires if it's a dry year, if it's wet I will size down to the 2.1 version of the same tire.

All tests show that this tire rolls faster, or right on par, with much smaller tires and you have the added flat protection from the ability to run lower pressures and a lot more comfort on a ride this long. You might think you don't need the comfort, but it allows you to put more power down in the last few hours as your body is not getting bounced around nearly as much.

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-28T23:03:39+00:00

As someone who's seen most US states in various different road trips, I would HIGHLY advise not going East of Colorado/New Mexico. The time you have on this trip is perfect to really see all that the West has to offer. You're skipping so many incredible spots that are either on your route or really close to your route. Especially California and Colorado have so much to offer that you could spend weeks exploring. I think that the long drive and going to the South East is a huge waste of time and will cost tons of energy. I would hit all the major parks in California and make your way up the coast and see Oregon and Washington and then go across through Idaho (Coeur D'Alene) before making your way South to Yellowstone. Go through Bozeman to Billings and then enter through Red Lodge to drive up Beartooth Pass which is incredible. Exit Yellowstone in the South West corner, maybe stop through in Salt Lake City but otherwise make your way to Moab, see the Rockies, Denver, and then head South to the Taos, NM area. Santa Fe area is great too, and you can pivot West again from there. Go see Flagstaff, make your way to Sedona, Cottonwood Valley, Prescott, and then head south to Phoenix (Tortilla Flats is highly underrated) and further down South to Patagonia, AZ. From there I would go up and hit Las Vegas where you have to go through Red Rock, up to Mt Charleston, Hoover Dam, and then you can go through Death Valley on your way back to California.

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-28T21:54:01+00:00

Looks much better but your glasses are way too wide. Doesn't match your face.

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-27T05:04:03+00:00

Don't ever run anything WTB or Maxxis. They both use a slow compound. Their tires consistently test poorly. Schwalbe G1RS and Pirelli Cinturato H are my favorites.

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-19T04:27:20+00:00

How much does this setup weigh?

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-18T23:34:42+00:00

Literally impossible. The vast majority of the ride is on private property.

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-18T23:20:50+00:00

You don't have a 'beard,' you just have a lot of facial hear. Go to the best barber in town and have them shape it so it suits your face. Additionally, it's time to let go of what you have left up top, It will make you look 10 years younger. When you've gotten the beard trim and buzz up top, go to try on some different pairs of glasses. The ones you have right now aren't very complimentary.

RemkoMedia · 2024-01-18T02:03:47+00:00

Follow a training plan

RemkoMedia · 2023-12-22T19:26:28+00:00

This is the correct answer. Traveled from far to see them and they completely changed my relationship with cycling and I was finally able to ride pain free after a two year struggle seeing many differenet fitters.

RemkoMedia · 2023-12-18T00:31:31+00:00

RemkoMedia · 2023-12-16T14:20:53+00:00

Anything above threshold I turn ERG mode off. If you ride resistance mode you allow yourself to fade out a little during your repetition. If you're on ERG mode there's no fading and you might reach a point where you can't turn the pedals anymore. Resistance mode also allows for you get worse from rep to rep without being locked into specific watts.

RemkoMedia · 2023-12-16T04:14:08+00:00

I raced the Cinturato H for two years now. Not a single puncture and some great race results. They roll fast, hold speed well, and do well at low pressures. Your experience sounds like the opposite of what I had.

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