Andrew Feather's WINNING Hill Climb Bike | Sub 6kg Cannondale SuperSix LAB71
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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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).
Awesome build! Liam - good job hosting 👍
great looking bike! good to see a big brand sponsoring someone for such a unique discipline as hill climbing. Hopefully it performs to Andrews expectations and doesn't hamper his performance. (Also, I'm almost positive that Andrews phone is going off in his pocket. I keep hearing a vibrating noise like a phone's going off at times when he talks.)
For a man named Feather, what else could we expect :) beautiful bike, indeed.
Cannondale Supersix evo lab71 , 14.999,00 € , that s right ? Meanwhile on KZhead: „is cycling too expensive?“ 😂
Looks great, Feather is incredibly fast.
I always loved hill climb diary's so HOT to watch riders and tech :)
Any SuperSix Cannondale weighing under 6Kg can be re-badged as ‘SuperSubSix’.
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 2x12, 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 :D
I'm doing something similar with an older rim brake Canyon Evo and THM clavicular crank. Just wondering what bottom bracket you got to match the two? Regards 🚴🇦🇺
@@7gibbens CLAVICULA PRESSFIT BB86/90/92 BOTTOM BRACKET
@@sedliskathanks very much for the advice and good luck with your CFR build 😊👍🇦🇺
Even though I don't ride road bikes, I really dug this. Cool tech and all specifically thought out for the event. Good luck!
“Why did you go for discs brakes”…. Simple answer because he’s a sponsored rider.
Simple answer: because rim brakes suck.
They most definitely don't suck for going up hill. He's switched because he's sponsored by Cannondale.@@roadcyclist1
Good luck for tomorrow mate.
Awesome bike
the hunt hill climb wheels is only compatible with tubular tyres so far i know right? it doesnt support tube type and tubeless tyres?
Very nice bike, super light.
Those lights 😂
couldnt keep a straight face with those lights :D
"I don't know the lumens but they weight 4 grams each" . Ha, lumens also about 4!
If that much effort was put on a rim brake bike it would weight 500g less
Rim brakes don't save you 500g, lol! The aero savings of the disc brake on the flat and downhill sections of the course make up for the small weight gain of the disc's. Also, he smashed it and won with this bike, beating Ed lavereck.
Now you are claming discs are more aero ? Wow.
Standard cassette. Obviously that must be too heavy!
Interesting, but as a purpose-built bike it's one almost nobody should consider. Useful would have been to include the tradeoffs of each component (e.g., weight savings vs. cost) so us mere mortal riders could judge whether an upgrade would be worth it.
Most mortal riders and dreaming of putting watt bombs are fat farks or not strong enough right 😂 put down those burgers and beers and get in the gym to get stronger and shed them beer belly. Thats the best weight savings than any of the grams bs people obsessed for 😂
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!
I'd drill out the front mech mount and cover the hole with electrical tape. Few extra grams saved. Good luck Andrew!
Oh yeah, the bottle cage bolts removed would save a gram or two.
Lights required but not bar end plugs?
Some hill climbs are run on open roads. I guess the figure the lights are seen s more important from this perspective than bar end plugs. Although I think they’ll have to start considering a minimum brightness requirement as their rule is looking pretty useless at this point.
Halloween special for Diske Braykes be the devils worke😅
When you get free kit like this you ride it! And if you added 1 kilo to this bike Andrew is still going to win. Its his engine not the bike!
And his light weight. A bloke of 15 stone is never going to win.....no matter how good he is.
He doesn't get everything for free.
Not sure how much the course suits him this year. As a guy who rides so much out the saddle, it will be interesting how he gets on on the shallower, flat and downhill sections.
How would you build your dream hill climbing bike?
What chain is that? Doesn't look light?
I have my scott addict 30 which is 7.850 with heavy pedals crankset 53 teeth compine with 32 teeth cassette it's very fast compine to how I buy that the only think it's for to work on your bike as well ride more and more
I would start with a rim-brake pre-dropped-seatstays SuperSix Evo HiMod
Not with disc brakes!
Why? You want rim brakes on those lovely round carbon rims?@@roydarnell3683
"There is a weight savings on the frame"... because they have to make the frame lighter to compensate for the heavy disc brakes. Rim brakes are for road bikes.
If you're only going to use the bike for climbing, you won't ever need brakes, take them off to save weight :)
The back light is upside down.
6:04 this climb is steep !! the first 2,6km are a nightmare ! And the last 600m too !
I'd be in my 34-34 straight away just trying to keep breathing and not to have a heart attack!
Sold out.
If the reason for not having bar tape is that he only rides on the hoods, so why not cutting off the drops?
Ita a sponsored bike
It’s vital to have disc brakes whilst climbing up a hill.
There are flat and downhill sections. You should probably understand the course before commenting. Also, he won...with these disc brakes. Rim brakes are extinct.
@@roadcyclist1 I can comment as I like. A rim brake bike is lighter therefore faster up a hill.
Rim brakes never extinct, if the brain and not marketing (social media) wins
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.
hmmm… maybe that's why why they made them adjustable-yah think?
Pretty much all cx riders have the levers set up like that. And if you watch Andrew climbing you will get why he chooses to have them fitted like that. He looks like he is riding on an eliptical
Direct mount hanger ?
This SuperSix EVO LAB71 isn't running one.
His name already gave him extra 10watts😂
Yeah, you can say today disc bike can go down to 6.8kg bla bla bla.....Please tell us how much we need to spend to get this weights?? LMAO!!! Lets compared cost of both RIM and DISC please!!!
sponsor schmonsor, should've got wheels built around 6-bolt hubs
Watch our UK hill climb national champs video, loads more ultralight tech! 👉 kzhead.info/sun/lq9qdKmCoGiXpHA/bejne.htmlsi=OKmNoBXQHpW1Fo0l
I can't look at that bike with the hoods positioned like they are.
So it's a fight between Cannondale Lab71 vs Factor 02 Vam this year as the best climbing bike.
The huge tire clearances kill me. They could probably cut another 100g or so out of the frame getting those gaps tighter
Nominative determinism at work
Still prefer rim brake frame because its light n far cheaper than highend discbrake frame
He just won the hill climb championships with this disc brake bike. Rim brakes are extinct and rightly so.
@@roadcyclist1 does matter for me..with just 3.5watt/kg power..iam still prefer super light weight n very cheap 6.6kg lightweight rim bike just cost me less than £2000..not £6000 bikes discbrake
Nah rim never die! I'm still rocking them! @@roadcyclist1
@@roadcyclist1let’s guess, you’ve been cycling for less thank 10 years.
@StopTheR0T I've been cycling since the mid 90s, so no.
Even the brake pads are lightweight!!!
5.66kg
Rim brakes for the win in 2023
Yep.. horse and cart braking is now past us.. Next is ABS
My rim brake Black Inc Evo is sub 4.5.....and that's with 2x front....
Hello!
Goodbye!
Discs make zero sense for this discipline. His last bike (rim brake Cannondale) weighed 5.39kg.
He may hate riding down with rim brakes, especially with how much rain they get over there
@@veganpottertheveganFor years and years thr pro peloton were 100% fine with rim brakes and carbon wheels on wet descents. Stop listening to marketing and use your loaf.
@petetube99 they were fine racing mostly on gravel with fixed gear wheels, and carrying their own spare tubulars over their shoulder too🤷 Guess what? Things get better
@@petetube99and for years and years people were ok with carts and horses, then we were ok with steam engines, then we were ok with no suspension in cars. I know that you’re old, but being old isn’t a reason to be irrelevant.
@@veganpotterthevegan you aint using brakes on hillclimbs do yah?? dmbfk
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
This is Andrew Feather. He would have still won on a rim brakes or no brakes at all. Stop the hypocrisy!
not himod, just lab71. himod is second tier now 😅
How desparate disc bike marketing is now :)
What was the final build cost?
Looks like 8k to me
@@wesleyvandeurzen7199you forgot something like a 1 in front of your 8
@8paolo96 I started adding up the parts and you are right
All jokes apart, in euros: 5000 frame 1500 shmolke handlebar+stem+saddle 1500 wheelset 3000 dura ace (let's say he bought the cranks selling f dérailleur and old cranks) 700 powermeter 2x150 Custom Ti rotors +60 adaptors 120 shifter clamps shmolke 180 tyres Don't know what but I'm forgetting something for sure, but this already adds up to over 12k
@@8paolo96 You forgot £1 for a pair of CR2032 batteries 😅
🏔🚴🏻♂️💨
But, if it was configured with rim brakes, it would be lighter still. Go figure.
The aero benefits help. We have tested a 2016 style rim bike on a hilly course and the aero lightweight bike and the aero consistently was faster 5-6 seconds
His real name is Feather. That's no Nom de Plume!🤭🤣😂
Pistas look like tubs. Can see the glue on rims
Holy shit this is great, he took disc brakes and made them worse than rim brakes, just to keep that sponsorship money coming in
Rim brakes are crap. He won the race by the way.
@@roadcyclist1 yeah he won all thanks to his disc brakes racing up hill. Why bring up irrelevant points ?
@@roadcyclist1 oh wait you're telling me ti rotors are good? Tell the real pros that they must not have gotten the memo
@@timtaylor9590 You're letting your rim brake bias obscure your judgement. You seem to miss the irony of your statement: arguing about the type of brakes on a hill climb bike that WON the hill climb competition... proving that the type of brakes are totally irrelevant. 🤣
meh, gimme the rims
Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi... 🥲
Logo and valves are not aligned, that's gonna cost him about 20 watts.
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.
I wouldn't pay that much for a bike, but I love seeing them and learning about them - cool tech!
Probably around the same time people like you realize no one clicks on a video about your btwin
I don't know about you, but I don't go out and buy everything shown in a KZhead video after watching it...
I would take Andrew old Cannondale any day over this one 😉💪
Drop the rear brake, it’s really not needed, especially uphill. Is it a rule?
It’s a rule, unless you are riding a fixed gear where that counts as the rear ‘brake’.
He would prefer rim. They've probably paid him to represent them with a disc
Such a shame to see such a strong and talented rider buy into the disc brake marketing BS.
Why is there glue on the side of the rims ?has he been paid to say that he uses clinchers instead of tubulars?
Andrew says they are tubulars ?? 🤷♂️
He won on his disc brake bike - eat that.
He could win without brakes. Don't know what that proves.
I'm quite sure if Andrew shaved his head, he'd save about 1.4 grams.
Ide ride a penny farthing with a disc if I was PAID, disc to climb……..help me here am I going mad.
Obvious pandering to the bike industry with a thumbnail caption thet says "No more rim brakes!" As if that's the singular best feature of this bike, and the only one. Sad.
How long do you want the title to be?😂
If you don't like it, you don't have to watch. Obviously you don't have a job.
Did you catch that there are downhill sections too? Do us all a favor and descend on sub kilo rim brake carbon hoops, convert to discs after, then stfu
Fu💩k disc brakes, I’m not spending 15k on a bike .. rim brakes will do me fine, sure you need disc brakes when going up hill 😂😂😊
Because disc brakes are better and the mass closer to the hub which leads to more responsive lighter rim weight. Also there is the benefit of not wearing out your rims when braking so your investment to expensive carbon wheels doesn't wear down while using your brakes.
Ever since making a few gcn appearances he sold out to sponsors. I can't fault him though, it's hard to find ppl with integrity now a days.
His integrity far surpasses yours. You will also notice he won, and his name is the ONLY name listed that didn't have a sponsor attached.
@@roadcyclist1 his name doesn't need a sponsor attached to it to sell out either. Not sure what point you're trying to make. He sold out look at his bike.
Disc for the win.. rimers just have to get over the fact there are a lot of us that love the disc marketing, and the better breaking, dont care about the cost, will buy the most expensive disc brake bikes available, and just love riding them around slowly showing off.. And we love it!!
Yeah thanks, here's an ultra fragile frame to make up for the utterly pointless disc brakes. On a bike designed to go uphill!!! 😂 I loath the bike industry for this nonsense and every shill Yourube channel for selling it to us. Shameless.
He missed the Schmolke carbon STI clamps. With those odd clamps on the bike, he probably won't win this year.
He won.
@@roadcyclist1 maybe it's not all about the weight 🤙🏻
@@TnFruit you're correct as the course had downhill and flat sections.
"very narrow tyre" and he says it's a 23mm?? LOOOOOOOOOOOL seriously??
That's pretty narrow by today's standards and what people (who matter) are riding. BTW, he won. What you consider narrow is irrelevant, because you are irrelevant.
Sponsor slaves not the tech heading.
It's a spectacular bike. Go to a local shop and test ride one
Get with the times old man. Step into reality and treat yourself to the power of technology.
@@roadcyclist1 bro its a hillclimb race.They dont even touch brakes.5 years ago they where removing all brakes. İts just marketing.Even disc brakes better than everything. They dont have a place at hill climb racing.
@ozgur4670 this course had flats and a downhill section. Also, almost all of these competitors use these bikes outside this competition for non hill riding.
@roadcyclist1 I'm all for disc brakes. But that course's downhill didn't exactly require significant braking😅
OK but it's not UCI legal
UCI are like Jackie Weaver. No authority.
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......
He won. His equipment choices are beyond your simple comprehension.
Yeah it was all the bike, I'm sure it had nothing to do with the 550 watts for the last two minutes.........NPC@@roadcyclist1
@devinmorrison7131 now you want to argue it had nothing to do with the bike. you originally argued that he will lose due to his bike. You're very smart.
Luckily Ed was on a cyclocross bike too.@@roadcyclist1
Ugggh the lefty sucks. Duhhh CannonFAIL- their frames from 25 years ago sucked. Gaaaaahhh too many invented standards. Jahhh the BB30 was a creak-fest. Just thought I’d pre-empt the toxic comments section that cannondales usually generate.
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.
Advertisment Paid by disc brake industry😢
Disc brakes are better. Get over it.
Not for a hillclimb bike.
Witchcraft 😮
A non-tapered head tube and fork steerer would be lighter and not affect performance. A 26.0 handlebar clamp would also be lighter and not affect performance.
Another sell out 😂
Booooooo!
Rim brakes are absolutely dead. There's really no valid reason to use them.
link for the company making the rotors? couldn't find it!
you actually dont need brakes on a hillclimb race 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The race has flat and downhill sections. Learn the course. Also, he won.
thats not a hill climb if theres flats and downhill, are you s2pd?@@roadcyclist1
Just don't ride back down on those hunt wheels! 🫣