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- Gravel bike, cyclo-cross bike,

whatever you want to call them,

they're the workhorses of the cycling world.

And for that very reason,

more and more people are, quite rightly, buying them.

- Yeah, as an alternative to a road bike.

Or perhaps as a second bike.

One you use in the winter or as a commuter.

If you are contemplating buying one though,

there is undoubtedly gonna be that question

lurking in the back of your mind.

If you buy one, how much slower will it be

than a road bike?

- Yeah, and if you choose a gravel bike

as your only bike, how much are you losing out

to your mates on their road bikes

on a silky smooth road surface?

- Should we find out, Matt?

Like do some science and stuff?

- We're kinda here, aren't we?

- Should we do some science?

- Some wet science?

- Wet science.

- Damp science.

- I heard it's waterproof.

It'll be fine.

- [Matt] So what's the test then?

Well, we have two bikes at our disposal.

Both with powermeters to make sure

that our effort levels are consistent.

One is a Canyon Aeroad CF SLX,

and the other is a Trek Crockett,

which is in that broad category of cyclo-cross bike

to gravel bike.

- The test is a simple one.

We've condensed the whole ride into just eight kilometres.

We've got three kinds of twisting descent,

a short loop on flat roads

before coming back up this final climb.

Three distinct sections.

We're gonna do it twice each,

once on each different bike.

And we're gonna hold slightly different average powers.

Matt's gonna go for the lower end, 200 watts.

And I'm gonna go for a slightly higher end, 300 watts.

Then we simply compare the two.

Run number one,

cross bike, road bike.

- Well, sorry, I think you're gonna need

just a little bit of a headstart, to be honest with you.

Off you go.

- It's probably a fair point.

All right, mate, see you in a bit!

So what are we expecting to see then?

Well, the gravel bike's gonna be a little bit slower.

And that is partly because it weighs a bit more.

So about a kilo over Matt's road bike

and pushing two kilos over mine.

But I think it's the tyres

that could make the biggest difference.

See, these are wider and treaded.

So there is no general cyclo-cross/gravel tyre.

There's loads of different types.

These ones are Continental CycloCross Racers.

They are very, very capable off-road.

Not out-and-out mud tyres,

but they are grippy.

Nevertheless, they do feel like they roll pretty fast.

Not as fast as a road tyre, granted,

but in terms of my perception,

they do feel pretty good.

I just wish I were off there somewhere

actually making the most of what I have at my disposal.

- Okay, run number one on my trusty road bike.

Here we go!

Got my feet in second time. (exhalation)

Well, what can I say?

It's a top-of-the-range road bike,

and it feels absolutely amazing.

Well, I suppose I actually can say a little bit more.

And it's not just the usual things like weight

and tyres that separate a top-end road bike

from a gravel or a cross bike.

Because, generally speaking, a top-end road frame

will have aerodynamic shaped sheathing to help it

cheat the wind and cut through the air

that much better.

But aerodynamics is something that is open

to absolutely anybody, regardless of your budget.

Because the biggest cause of drag

is your body.

And this is where a road frame or road bike can help.

Because generally, they're lower and longer,

therefore stretching you out and making you

far more aerodynamic.

(breathing heavily)

- How was that, mate?

- Well, same as usual.

Brilliant, really.

- Yeah (chuckling), fair enough, I suppose.

- How was the gravel bike?

- Yeah, it was good.

It was really good.

Actually, it was surprisingly enough.

Descending was amazing.

Descending on road, it was like it was on rails.

So I'll be interested

to see what you think about it actually.

- Hold that.

I'm gonna give this a nudge.

That sounds fantastic.

Well in terms of feel, these two bikes

are remarkably different.

Straightaway when you get on the cross bike,

you just feel a lot higher.

Generally, the bottom bracket on a cross bike

is a lot higher.

So I feel far more off the ground.

And at that front as well, I feel the bars

a lot more higher.

Definitely not cutting through the air

quite as efficiently.

And in terms of handling,

along the descent, the cross bike felt just as good

as the road bike in the corners.

Plenty of grip

with this wide, knobbly tread.

But the one thing you do notice,

after you've shaved off speed going into a corner,

you don't pick up the speed again quite as quick

due to the increased road resistance

of these bigger, knobblier tyres.

- My road bike, not Matt's.

Only difference, slightly less aero

and no disc brakes.

But, kilo lighter.

See what happens.

I don't know about speed yet,

but the two bikes feel like chalk and cheese.

Now, there's the fact that this one rolls faster

and all that kind of stuff.

But actually, it's the way it handles

proves out the biggest difference.

It changes direction much, much easier

and with much less input at the handlebars.

Partly 'cause the bars are narrower.

But certainly because the actual geometry of the bike.

Now, it's important to know it's neither better nor worse

one way or another.

You just get used to it.

And to be fair, you probably only notice it

literally jumping off one and straight onto another.

But they are very different bikes.

Right, enough of the touchy-feely stuff.

How much slower is a gravel bike?

Well, about two kilometres per hour.

Or 6.7 %.

And weirdly, it was the same for both me and Matt.

It's almost as if we actually got it right.

However, as you might expect though,

it's not as simple as that.

On the technical, twisty descent,

the gravel bike actually wasn't slower at all.

The stable geometry on the corners

more than made up for the slower rolling tyres.

On the flat, they were relatively closely matched.

Just a few seconds separated them

over the three minute section.

Which works out at about 5%.

Then on the climb, the differences bloomed out.

Partly of course, because it was a slower section.

Therefore it took longer.

But perhaps also because the weight became

more of a factor, particularly at the lower power.

Matt was therefore 12% slower on a cross bike,

and I was 9% slower

So, gravel bikes are faster.

There's no doubt about that.

- No. - Not with our results. But--

- No, they're slower.

- They are slower. What did I say?

- Faster. (laughing)

(Matt cackling)

- So gravel bikes are slower.

There's no doubt about that from our results.

But, the differences aren't exactly huge.

And what you have to remember

is that cross bikes or gravel bikes were designed to go

where road bikes would struggle.

As Dan found out.

- Yeah, Dan really did find out.

Now, you might be able to tell from the bike behind us

that we weren't entirely satisfied with the results.

So what we did is we stuck a set of road tyres

on the cyclo-cross bike

to see how much faster it would then go.

And the difference is pretty significant.

It was pretty much as fast as the road bike on the flat.

And then on the climb, it gained 20 seconds

over the cyclo-cross bike.

Now that still made it, compared to my bike,

a good 30 seconds slower than the road bike.

But we accounted for most of that

with the fact that's it two kilogrammes heavier.

Then the rest, we couldn't quite explain.

But it's only a handful of seconds.

- Yeah, so if a cross bike, gravel bike, is gonna be

your singular bike of choice,

it's really worth investing in a pair of slick tyres

which you can swap out when you go on the road.

And you won't be at too much of a disadvantage at all.

- No, not at all.

You basically get two bikes for the price of one,

which seems like a winning situation.

Now undoubtedly, some of you

would of already caught on to that.

So let us know in the comment section,

is a gravel bike your one and only bike?

Is it your commuter bike?

Is it your winter bike?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section

down below.

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It's your one-stop shop for all things cycling.

Now sticking with gravel for a bit,

how 'bout clicking just down here

where we tested some gravel bikes in deepest Wales.

- That's right.

How much can a gravel bike do

that a road bike can't.

One of our favourites,

and not just because Lloydy gets really grumpy.

- He did get super-grumpy, didn't he?

- Yeah, the video where I got a little bit grumpy actually

was where Matt and I raced an e-bike against a road bike.

I was on the road bike.

Matt was on the e-bike.

That's a great watch even if I...

Well, was really grumpy.

- He probably was grumpy.

- I was really tired.

You weren't tired at all.

- No, I was just on an e-bike.

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Best Gaming Laptops for $1000 Which Ones to Buy Which to Avoid - Duration: 9:36.

Hey, how's it going Dave 2d here?

And this is a comparison between the one thousand dollar gaming laptops in mid 2017

Now choosing one of these things is not super easy you have to make

Compromises of some sort you're not gonna have like an eight hundred dollar laptop

That's super thin, but the twelve hour battery life and like amazing performance

it's just not gonna happen you have to figure out what you find most important your decision and

Also, what you don't care about as much and then make a purchase decision based off of that okay in no particular order we have

the Asus GL 5 v 3

This is one of very few

Laptops with the black and orange color scheme it has an RGB keyboard, and it has a metal top surface

We have the dell inspiron 7 5 6 7 it's been redesigned for 2017 comes in red or gray

And it feels very solid this thing's dense next is the 2017 HP omen

I haven't done a video on this refreshed version

It's so similar to the 2016 model and it's also very similar to the HP Pavillion this year, then we have the msi

Ge62, this is one of the very first Pascal based laptops on the market it

Also has a metal top lid with that MSI dragon logo

Next up is the V x-15 from Acer this has a more traditional gaming laptop aesthetic

I don't love the color

But I do like the design language that they're going for we also have the saber 15 from gigabyte

This is their least expensive gaming laptop

And there's no red color accents at all it's also based off of a cleveo bare-bones laptop

and

Then lastly we have the lenovo y 5 29 too much red on this one the exterior is all black and it's kind of low-key

but the inside has red accents and the way that I do my

Comparison videos if you haven't seen them before I kind of go through

Several categories and then choose a winner in that category based on these laptops alright

Let's do this alright the first thing is build quality and at this price point you're not gonna get top-tier build quality

I'd much rather have a well engineered plastic chassis

Then a poorly made metal my top pick is the Dell 75-67 this thing's built like a tank the chassis is rock-solid

It's actually weird to have tough this thing feels for this price point the Asus GL 5 v 3

I'd say comes in second place. It's got an aluminum top panel plastic bottom

That's well built the lenovo y 5 20 in the Acer VX 15 are also really good choices both of those are built

Well ok the next thing. I want to talk about is screen quality the thing I need to mention though

Is that this laptop the Dell 7 5 6 7 this originally launched with a TN panel?

It was pretty bad and Dell realized that they made a huge mistake, and they now actually ship with IPS panels

So I mean it's still not the best of the bunch

But it's significantly better than what they used to have the winner here is the msi?

ge62 close runner-up would be the GL 5 v 3

They're more expensive, so you're paying a bit of a premium to get a better screen

But if you're looking for something that's brighter or more color accurate in that thousand dollar price range

These are my top two picks the rest of them are actually pretty similar

I'd say that the Dell with its new IPS panel comes out a bit ahead for color accuracy

But they're noticeably not as good as the two leaders

the HP omen and the Dell 7 5 6 7 both have 4k panel options the 4k

Omen panel looks pretty good. It is a pentile display. The 4k Dell panel is better

Also, if you want you can upgrade all of these panels not just the ones on the table

But the ones that are off frame right now

but you can take all of the panels out if you want and then purchase them on eBay and

Replace them. No it's not an easy process

But it can be done

So if you're stuck with a laptop that doesn't have the best screen you can pick up some really bright and really color accurate panels

On eBay and do it yourself

Ok so here's a chart of what ports and drives these devices have at this price point none of them have Thunderbolt 3 supports

They're all upgradable like you can open them up and add memory and storage drives

But the one that's easiest to upgrade is the Dell 7 5 6 7 there's a single screw to get inside

And it just straight up feels like it was built for the user to open it up

The Sabre 15 or the cleveo has the most number of ports

But some of those are located on the bottom right so it can get a little cluttered

also the

Asus and the MSI have optical drives if you need them now in general all of these have good connectivity and good port selection

But I've had to choose a winner it would be the msi ge62

In terms of the keyboard all of them have a decent keyboard none of them are bad per se

My favourite keyboard would probably be the msi. It's a solid keyboard with zoned RGB backlighting and then second place

I'd say would go to Lenovo Y 5 20

Pounds are a different story both of those laptops are just mentioned with good keyboards have

Not-so-good trackpads my favorite trackpad is the Dell seven five six seven?

Plastic surface windows precision drivers good button mechanism. I like this one to be honest

I don't feel like any of the other ones are as good

Maybe the tracking on the saber 15 is similar, but I much prefer the click on the Dell over the dedicated buttons on the saber

ok so performance is dependent on two things first are the

Components so the faster components you have the better performance and then the second thing is how?

Well those components are cooled so if you don't cool them properly. They just won't run as well

You need to have a mixture of the two to have like the quote unquote best performance so all of these laptops come in

Well most of them come in two configurations in i5 and i7 if you're just playing games the i5 is perfectly fun

but if you also edit videos I would totally upgrade to an i7

So all of these laptops are running a KB Lake i7 and the best thermal performance

Goes to the Dell seven five six seven. I have a tough time getting this thing to throttle it's cooled really well

I

Kind of ranked them in order from best to worst in terms of how hot the CPU gets when it's running the 3d mark stress

Test and then here's some scores from fire strike now keep in mind that these temperatures are

From a benchmark right regular gaming or video editing won't push the laptop as hard

But this gives us a rough idea while we're here

I might as well talk about fan noise, and these are all running kb lake processors so for the most part

They're pretty efficient the fans don't always need to run when the tops are idling these are the measurements

I took and it's it's a pretty close battle for first place

It's it's a toss-up between the Dell and the HP omen in terms of speakers the two leaders are the Lenovo and the Dell

The Dell sounds better it has a sub so if you're watching videos or playing game to come here the lower frequencies better

It's not super heavy bass, but it is there the lenovo has a better location for the speakers

It's up on top so it projects upward and to the sides so

The stereo effect is very pronounced if you want positional audio for games, and you don't want headphones

Or you can't use headphones. These are very usable the Asus. Also has nice speakers as well

Okay, let's talk battery life. Here's a chart and the leader here is the Dell it's a big battery

It's significantly bigger than some of the other models here

All of these are measured on a 1080p

Screen if you upgrade to a 4k panel the battery life will be lower and in case you're wondering like how I run my battery

Tests I set my laptops to 215

It's if the laptop can't even get to that brightness

But I set it to 250 and I run the script that does web browsing and text inputs in this loop

Okay, the last category is value and I think the winner for just sheer value is the Lenovo Y 5 24 850 bucks are able

To get a 1050 Ti which is a really powerful chip for games?

And you're still getting your 2-year Lenovo warranty and stuff the Dell and the Acer are also really good

But every laptop here has some strengths and weaknesses

So you can't really go wrong choosing any of them if you're wondering what my top choices

Amongst these is the Dell seven five six seven and like I mentioned everyone's the choice is a little bit different

But my preference is for a bigger battery and really good build quality

And they kind of nailed that this only applies though for the new IPS panel if they didn't have that new panel

I would have gone for the Acer V. X-15 now if you're one of those people that have the TN panel

It's not that big of a deal

I mean it is not as good as this new IPS panel

But you always have the option of going to ebay and doing that whole swap thing that I mentioned earlier

It's really not that expensive

And it's not too difficult on this particular model and you can get some really good panels for like a hundred bucks now

The other thing I want to mention three laptops that I do not recommend purchasing first is the Samsung Odyssey?

I have a review unit I will be doing review on it. It's $1,500. It's way too expensive for what that product is

I think it's overpriced. I think it's I mean it's a fine laptop

It was $1,000 not 1,500 the other thing is that this laptop here the msi

Ge62 it has a younger sibling called the GL

62 and you might be tempted to purchase the GL because it's cheaper than this one

But the fans on that thing are super loud the screen is significantly worse save up for the ge62 if you want the msi

The other thing is do not purchase a laptop

With a gtx 960m right now unless it's like a huge discount because the performance difference between the 1050

1050 Ti and a 960 is

Way too big to ignore you do not want to purchase a 960 m. Just to save a couple bucks you will get

Longer like lifespan with this laptop if you pick up 1050 it will last you longer in terms of like gaming years

So if you can save up for 1050 or 1050 T. I hope you guys enjoyed this video thumbs

We liked it subs. We loved it. I'll see you guys next time

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'DWTS' Predictions: Which Season 25 Pair Will Be Eliminated In Week 4? - Duration: 3:16.

'DWTS' Predictions: Which Season 25 Pair Will Be Eliminated In Week 4?

The Dancing With the Stars Season 25 teams were thankfully spared an elimination during Guilty Pleasures week, but Most Memorable Year night wont be a night one team will want to remember, because it will signify their last dance.

Once again, the competition has been shaken up by how teams are faring on the leaderboard of the ABC show.

While Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas and Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold are still enjoying nearly exclusive reign at the top with consistently high marks from the judges, things have been shaken up quite a bit for the remaining teams.

Despite having the highest scores of the night after Latin Night in Week 2, Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson saw themselves fall squarely back into the middle of the pack during Week 3, after only scoring a 21 on their Samba.

Meanwhile, teams who had previously found themselves near the bottom of the leaderboard, including Drew Scott and Emma Slater, Terrell Owens and Cheryl Burke, and Nick Lachey and Peta Murgatroyd, all found themselves suddenly more successful, earning their highest scores yet for the competition.

Week 3 was also marked by some unexpected backstage drama, which was revealed after the show, between Maksim Chmerkovskiy and his partner, Vanessa Lachey, who also had been enjoying status near the top of the leaderboard.

Maks was absent from the competition, with Vanessa dancing with ousted pro Alan Bersten instead, due to reports that Team Babies and Ballroom were constantly fighting because they both had strong personalities and often clashed.

While Week 4 will see Maks return, it will also see one of the most emotional nights of the competition. Most Memorable Year often sees the stars looking back into their pasts and reliving a defining moment and expressing it through dance.

While some are a look back at happier moments, others reflect on moments that saw them struggle and attempt to overcome adversity.

While this week will likely be a mix of those performances, no matter how strong the pairs are when they hit the dance floor, one will be forced to say goodbye at the nights end. Of the remaining teams, three could find themselves in jeopardy.

Though their drama was off stage and not revealed until after voting had closed, Maks and Vanessa could find themselves shockingly eliminated if fans opted to change their support and give it to other teams who did still dance together.

While Vanessa still did manage to score 23 judges points for her Jazz routine with Alan, the news of the conflict could work against them and lead to an early dismissal from the show.

When only judges scores are considered however, the two teams who seem most likely at risk of elimination are actually Sasha Pieterse and Gleb Savchenko and Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev.

While Nikki and Artem did see improvement by scoring 21 points for their Viennese Waltz, they still have had other low marks, scoring only 18 points during Week 2s Samba. If Nikkis avid fan base opted out of casting their votes, then the judges scores could prove to end her run on the show early.

Sasha and Gleb meanwhile found themselves at the bottom of the leaderboard for the first time after Week 3, scoring only 19 points for their Jazz routine.

If the Pretty Little Liars star doesnt have as large of a fan base on the show as some of her competitors, the low scores could also serve as a detriment to her own continued presence in the competition.

Do you think either Team Smackdown, Team A Team or Team Babies and Ballroom could be at risk of elimination in Week 4? Sound off below.

Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.