Ahead of the 2023 Hill Climb National Championships, Liam Cahill spoke to reigning champion Andrew Feather about the bike he is riding in an attempt to defend his title.
He is once again riding a Cannondale, this time a Lab71 SuperSix, but the biggest change is the move away from rim brakes to discs. In this video we look at why he made the change and tell you the all important final weight.
If you want to know how light a hill climb champion’s bike is, then stick around until the end!
What do you think of Andrew’s change to disc brakes? Let us know in the comments 👇
#hillclimb #cycling #cannondale
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:50 Frame
01:58 Wheels
02:28 The Switch To Disc Brakes
03:51 Tyres
05:53 Drivetrain
08:55 Cockpit & Position
10:50 Out Front Mount
11:23 Lights
12:12 Saddle
12:42 Weight
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36 Comments
But, if it was configured with rim brakes, it would be lighter still. Go figure.
His name already gave him extra 10watts😂
you actually dont need brakes on a hillclimb race 🤣🤣🤣🤣
If that much effort was put on a rim brake bike it would weight 500g less
When are the cycling channels going to understand that the VAST majority of their audience can't afford 5 digit bicycles, can't afford to send their bicycles to professional mechanics every two week and PAY for all their spare parts: Tires, tubes, sealant, batteries, etc…The average bicycle user is not sponsored. Please, this dude's bicycle is beyond 99.9% of your audience.
Disc brakes all the way. If you train in hilly terrain the phrase “what goes up must come down” comes to mind. Disc brakes have saved me from crashes many times in wet or dry conditions on hilly and flat terrain. Stay safe guys!
Halloween special for Diske Braykes be the devils worke😅
I am a bit surprised it isnt lighter. I am building (not necessarily a climbing bike) Canyon Ultimate CFR using Carbon-Ti and Darimo products, THM Clavicula crankset, Dura-Ace R9200 2×12, disc brakes, with 45mm aero wheels and 26mm tubeless tires and it should come at 5.8kg with pedals, mounts, bottle cages and a bar tape 😀
I can't look at that bike with the hoods positioned like they are.
It’s vital to have disc brakes whilst climbing up a hill.
If I had a bike built up with handlebars and brake levers setup like that I would go absolutely nuts with them. I can never understand how anyone can ride a bike with them setup like that.
Crazy you would go with a bike thats 250 grams heavier, far less aerodynamic and certainly far less stiff than the previous model. Would be a shame to see Andrew lose because of poor equipment choice……
Good luck for tomorrow mate.
Awesome bike
Watch our UK hill climb national champs video, loads more ultralight tech! 👉 https://youtu.be/cK1DEJi6aq8?si=OKmNoBXQHpW1Fo0l
He would prefer rim. They've probably paid him to represent them with a disc
He won on his disc brake bike – eat that.
Pistas look like tubs. Can see the glue on rims
His real name is Feather. That's no Nom de Plume!🤭🤣😂
This is Andrew Feather. He would have still won on a rim brakes or no brakes at all. Stop the hypocrisy!
Sold out.
I always loved hill climb diary's so HOT to watch riders and tech 🙂
Nominative determinism at work
For a man named Feather, what else could we expect 🙂
beautiful bike, indeed.
Any SuperSix Cannondale weighing under 6Kg can be re-badged as ‘SuperSubSix’.
Just don't ride back down on those hunt wheels! 🫣
What I really look forward to is ‘no more provocative, click-bait titles’.
(Easy to go disc on a hill climb if you have the $$$. But you could get a similar weight rim bike for about quarter of the price).
link for the company making the rotors? couldn't find it!
Rim brakes are absolutely dead.
There's really no valid reason to use them.
What that crankset??
– Rotor , and then …(consistent power meter readings 😅) all in the same sentence.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
That bike needs another crankset.
Please.
From all components the one pulling my attention is the titanium rotors, anyone got the link?
How will that work under pressure , specific pads? Tightness…etc
Btw … All the comments here with hate towards disc, i have both things and disc is fine , but overhyped , you can ride, climb and descend just fine with rim brake
6:04 this climb is steep !! the first 2,6km are a nightmare ! And the last 600m too !
Ide ride a penny farthing with a disc if I was PAID, disc to climb……..help me here am I going mad.
I'm sure the extra 500 gram disc brake setup helped him go faster up hill 😉
I'm quite sure if Andrew shaved his head, he'd save about 1.4 grams.
Well the bike industry had to show that disc bike is equal to a rim brake bike by buying Andrew Feather a new bike and this trying to prove a disc brake bike is better for climbing than a rim.brake bike actually this is sad and total shame and Andrew would never pay full ticket price for a Lab71 so there goes the neighbourhood …a total sell out.
sponsor schmonsor, should've got wheels built around 6-bolt hubs