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Titanium Bike For Alps Epic Ride?! | Moots CRD 2023
Titanium Bike For Alps Epic Ride?! | Moots CRD 2023 Inferno Bike Check
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“GCN Tech”
The Moots Vamoots CRD was the bike that Si was lucky enough to be aboard during the epic Inferno race! 480km of riding, over some of the most epic climbs in the Alps, with 12000m of elevation in the process. Here’s all the details!
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I was going to get a moots but decided to go for a 2021 Ducati Panigale I found for 16000$ with less then 4500 miles on it
17500$ for a bicycle when you can buy a motorcycle that is a super bike is absolutely nuts
If you've ever actually seen a Moots in person you'd understand the fanaticism.
I’m with two Lynskeys’, they are both a work of art! Love them both ❤… I am even thinking of swapping my cyclocross/winter bike with a GR300 frameset (amazing sale going on through their website).
I think you’ll find Litespeed are the masters of Ti. They have more UCI, TdF and Ironman victories than any other Ti company. Additionally NASA contracted them for the Mars Rover. Moots paying GCN?
To be fair, I do think it is established that Litespeed are the best in titanium frame making also having done it for the longest. They used to work with NASA if I am not mistaken. Their frames are actually a bit lighter than the one presented here and I believe builds are available for less money as well – though I appreciate that this is the silly money top spec you got here and all companies run those.
Great bike – love the detail in this vid. The tubes V tubeless is a good point well made. Those crocs 😂
I’ve owned a Litespeed Classic since late 1994 when the brand was still owned by the founders. It’s my go to bike though I also own a nice carbon Felt Z4 and a Steel All City Mr Pink.
I replaced the original carbon fork on the Classic when my car was hit from the rear as the bike was on my trailer hitch travel rack in 1999. One of pedals punctured the radiator of the truck that hit me. No other damage to the bike besides the fork.
The Litespeed is still going strong with updated wheels and new-ish SRAM 22 components. I have close to 80,000 miles on this bike after 29 years of fun on it all over Louisiana, Texas and the Colorado mountains.
The ride is sublime and with a polished frame it is so easy to keep looking brand new.
Sensible tire choices, well played. For those of us who are not at race weight and hammering down mountain passes, the larger rear rotor is a good idea. Especially given the weight difference is said to be 8-ish grams so about 1/8 the weight of a gel. Or the weight of eight gel wrappers. A small price to pay for the additional stopping power. Congrats on a solid result for this brutal event.
When you need cables replaced bring your bank info.
Sy has now
reached Mike's ColCollective stature….GRandissimo ..and whata lovely Bike.. We Coloradans make good bikes and beer..lol.
I have a CRD on order to replace my 15 year-old Vamoots. Unfortunately I’ll probably take possession of it just in time for the snow to fall.
For sure a very sweet machine. The frame work and welding are stellar 👍
I ❤ it! But stick to my ALL aluminium bike,DA7800 and aluminium wheels on top(!?!) Have a nice day/ride on that 🚴
Si's ugly shoes matching the Moots logo …
Hope you ‘stuck’ some quality TPU tubes in those wheels, to keep the weight down and the puncture protection up 🙂
I've got a titanium Tempest, which I've reimagined as a road endurance bike. It's a limousine and beautiful.
Si. Yellow crocs.
We need to talk 😔
Not controversial to go sensibly for tubes in this situation. You can waste a lot of energy and stress mucking around with a sealant tubeless when things go wrong. Been there more once…
Good bikes for sure. I've had a Litespeed Ghisallo since 2007 and it still looks as new. With some upgrades I did recently it came in at 6.8kg without pedals but with bottle cages and everything else, in a size XL with 50mm deep wheels. Would have been good to get an overall weight for your 16k setup
Si is by far the most serious, as in professional, of all the GCN crew. While I know they have to pay the bills, I think it insults the intelligence of the viewers to present this series without saying that it is to promote a product. Just say it up front that you are being paid to advertise this bike.
I have a Titanium bike built by a US custom builder that also is spec'd with DA and a titanium cockpit, seatpost, and other Ti bits. Full weight with DA pedals is 18lbs. I gave this video a thumbs down because Moots is over priced. The price for this bike is $4000 more than I paid.
Is this the vamoots?
30 cassette with 50/34 😮 still working hard Si
How about Portofino
For 16k USD, that thing should drive itself.
Ti is my favorite, but why on God's green Earth did we not get the specs on the yellow crocs!? Is that in an upcoming video?? I'll be watching the tech channel closely.
What do you make of this titanium race machine? ⚙
Love the bike Simon but it's a NO to the crocs!!!! Hehehejejeje
How did it feel being without a power meter, presumably for the first time in ages on a proper ride?
Missed opportunity to put the seat tube bottle up a few inches so you could have 2 bottles on the downtube. 3 bottles inside the triangle would be a nice option, or you could have a bolt-on frame bag in lieu of the third bottle.
Good thinking on using tubes instead of tubeless setup
05:15 I run tubeless and carry tube in case I want to fix on the go as quickly. 10,000km and 3 years later, I haven’t had a puncture while on the road. I ride BAUM Corretto which is also a titanium bike.. the company is founded in Geelong Australia ~30 years ago similar time to moots i think
All sounds pretty elitist if you ask me…
Changing the inner tube of a tubeless tire is also a pain in the ass. Wy not normal tire if you don't want to use tubeless setup? Its also lighter.
And use TPU inner tubes! Rides like tubeless and easy as a normal tire setup.