We Gave A Pro Mountain Biker A Gravel Bike & This Is What Happened

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  • Опубликовано: 1 дек 2024

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  • @gcn
    @gcn  3 года назад +458

    Did you think a gravel bike could do this? Let us know in the comments 👇

    • @andrewnorris5415
      @andrewnorris5415 3 года назад +42

      As Sam Pilgrim shows - give a pro ANY bike and they do amazing things. So not surprised at all!

    • @scottcurda3232
      @scottcurda3232 3 года назад +34

      Watch Martyn Ashton, "Road Bike party" That Greville is way more capable.
      The question might be better asked as, "Do you think a gravel biker could do this?" What Blake does in this video is something that only a handful of bikers would be bold enough and skilled enough to pull off.

    • @theindependentlifestyle
      @theindependentlifestyle 3 года назад +8

      Hahaha! very funny David Attenborough commentary...Now that is a real comedy. I love gravel bikes, it is something between a cross country mountain bike and a road bike. Groovy too.

    • @jarod144
      @jarod144 3 года назад +4

      I put 27.5 wheels on my single speed trek Crockett to commute and slay trails. Recently put a fox ax shock to fit a little more rubber! The thing is a monster. Great average speed for commuting and absolutely tears through trails usually faster than I’m comfortable going hahahaha. Amazing replacement for the hard tail I was riding for years. Never had so much fun

    • @jacksharmonoquinn572
      @jacksharmonoquinn572 3 года назад +4

      Great content... loving the cross over of the different channels into each others world

  • @frazergoodwin4945
    @frazergoodwin4945 3 года назад +3047

    Not sure what was more impressive, Blake's skill and ability on the trail, the film and editing team's work, the scriptwriter or the Attenborough impersonator... All round Brilliant!

    • @mathewrose2951
      @mathewrose2951 3 года назад +113

      Definitely the Attenborough impersonator. He's so good, I'm not entirely sure that GCN didn't just blow their whole year's budget hiring Sir David himself.

    • @ajlong404
      @ajlong404 3 года назад +34

      I agree 100%! This is easily the best video GCN has produced for RUclips in a long time!

    • @leebender7463
      @leebender7463 3 года назад +1

      golden huh?!?!

    • @mfmmel
      @mfmmel 3 года назад +1

      It was the cycling video I've ever seem! Congrats

    • @Windband1
      @Windband1 3 года назад +5

      LOL. Who did the voice over?!! Brilliant!!

  • @gmbn
    @gmbn 3 года назад +1567

    You're right... He hasn't spoken to us about this!

    • @elanorfairbairn
      @elanorfairbairn 3 года назад +120

      What happens in the forest stays in the forest

    • @yengsabio5315
      @yengsabio5315 3 года назад +5

      @@elanorfairbairn Indeed! 😂😂😂

    • @xCr3e
      @xCr3e 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @bobbyhempel1513
      @bobbyhempel1513 3 года назад

      I just watched the GMBN video that I guess just now came out where he tells us that he did this.

    • @bratSebastian
      @bratSebastian 2 года назад +1

      @@elanorfairbairn Along with broken bones and teared off limbs.

  • @mahdi786003
    @mahdi786003 3 года назад +1700

    This is the content we want.

  • @justinbouchard
    @justinbouchard 3 года назад +903

    I literally smiled through the whole thing. Blake and Ollie are also my faves :)

    • @Bob_Shy_132
      @Bob_Shy_132 3 года назад +13

      The part where Olly was running away from the trails.....Lol

    • @yengsabio5315
      @yengsabio5315 3 года назад

      And the voice-over a la 'Attenborough' is also funny!

    • @youriamerijckx4524
      @youriamerijckx4524 2 года назад

      Ahaha, me to!

  • @seanoleary771
    @seanoleary771 3 года назад +631

    That's a pretty solid Attenborough impression.

    • @duracellrabbid
      @duracellrabbid 3 года назад +26

      i'll be damned if they actually got the man himself to narrate......

    • @vakantieman3270
      @vakantieman3270 3 года назад +26

      @@duracellrabbid it’s probably hanks dad

    • @jonglass
      @jonglass 3 года назад +13

      I think it’s actually Ollie

    • @ruiloureiro3167
      @ruiloureiro3167 3 года назад +33

      We all want to know the truth!!!! GCN, who’s the narrator??

    • @gcn
      @gcn  3 года назад +34

      @@ruiloureiro3167 🤐

  • @EricStewart1400
    @EricStewart1400 3 года назад +647

    This even held my wife's attention and made her giggle, as she usually rolls her eyes and tunes out when I watch what she calls "bike porn."

    • @Tequila628
      @Tequila628 3 года назад +10

      Women... What can you do?! :-)

    • @badsanta7356
      @badsanta7356 2 года назад +4

      You okay with that?

  • @global_nomad.
    @global_nomad. 3 года назад +358

    well done for committing to this for the whole video rather than as just an intro.....in the end the skills of the rider are the key

  • @TheBrokenMountainBiker
    @TheBrokenMountainBiker 3 года назад +510

    Mad thing is, Blake is smashing that gravel bike down the hill faster than most of us can on a full suspension MTB!

    • @erickeahey242
      @erickeahey242 3 года назад +4

      Funny timing. I just smashed my PR’s on a local bike park’s black line by locking out my rear suspension. Hadn’t ridden there in a few years as I’ve been on my hardtail (son has had the trail bike) and it just felt “right” to lock it. Checked times later and not only PR’d it, but got my top 1, 2, and 3 times ever. YMMV

    • @lossantoscity3249
      @lossantoscity3249 3 года назад +6

      Well he is a Pro and we are just a bunch of amateurs!

    • @AmaroqStarwind
      @AmaroqStarwind 3 года назад +1

      Aerodynamics, woo!

  • @barney3505
    @barney3505 3 года назад +248

    Best GCN voice-over yet!

  • @michaelsingh843
    @michaelsingh843 3 года назад +308

    And the golden tube goes to Blake for his portrayal of mountain man, and best choice award goes to Ollie for his portrayal of Ollie in the woods😅

    • @gcn
      @gcn  3 года назад +67

      A role Ollie's been working towards for years now...

    • @goondu86
      @goondu86 3 года назад +15

      @@gcn At least it's not dropping out

  • @badjuju4535
    @badjuju4535 3 года назад +169

    "he'll never speak of this day to his friends, they wouldnt understand whats just happened" lol love it!

    • @thecappy
      @thecappy 3 года назад +7

      Like a moped. Fun to ride but don't let your friends see you doing it.

  • @SmartLittleFishy
    @SmartLittleFishy 3 года назад +91

    By far and away the best video GCN has ever produced. If there's an Oscar for RUclips Videos this video should receive one.
    Five Stars
    10/10
    100% Fresh
    A+

  • @jsengfoo3756
    @jsengfoo3756 3 года назад +165

    This video is a masterpiece. Well done GCN!

  • @tophawerner7505
    @tophawerner7505 3 года назад +85

    Laughed so much at Ollie flexing his muscles and running away😂

    • @Kimberly_Sparkles
      @Kimberly_Sparkles 3 года назад +3

      I was also a fan of bashful hands. The director or presenters did a great job finding broad gestures to match the narrative.

  • @rbjr7469
    @rbjr7469 3 года назад +53

    "Canned mineral water" is the most underrated line in the whole video.

  • @leoamb
    @leoamb 3 года назад +44

    Ollies "turn and run" at minute 2:19 is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

  • @petewillmot
    @petewillmot 3 года назад +129

    If this doesn’t win an Oscar for “Documentary of the year”, there’ll be outrage amongst the GCN community!

  • @k1vd038
    @k1vd038 3 года назад +73

    I have been searching my local wooded areas, can't seem to find any gravel bikes let alone a pinarello one, are they maybe a more mountainous species? Will continue the hunt for this majestic machine.

    • @DaveCM
      @DaveCM 3 года назад +30

      Sadly, their numbers have recently diminished. Combine that with the growing number of people hunting, capturing, and taming them, they have become a rare sight in the wild. Hopefully, with conservation efforts their numbers will return so more of us can enjoy them in their true environment.

    • @samuelhannan5420
      @samuelhannan5420 3 года назад +2

      I love you two haha

  • @jackbenzie545
    @jackbenzie545 3 года назад +26

    One of the greatest gcn videos ever

  • @Alphard_adventures
    @Alphard_adventures 3 года назад +39

    Utterly hysterical... best GCN / GMB ever👍🤣🤣

  • @hennessy1985
    @hennessy1985 3 года назад +1

    I am an MTB rider and today I ordered my first gravel bike. Needed some change. It will be amazing, I cannot wait!

  • @adsteventon
    @adsteventon 3 года назад +66

    This is the kind of content I’m here for!

  • @ianfurqueron5850
    @ianfurqueron5850 3 года назад +67

    GCN: "Blake - you don't have to say anything. Just be goofy on a bike."
    Blake: "I can do that!"

  • @youtubechangemynamewhy
    @youtubechangemynamewhy 3 года назад +84

    This creature was pretty well trained

  • @ebenezermamabolo2063
    @ebenezermamabolo2063 3 года назад +5

    This is the best GCN video ever in my books. The story and narration was off the charts. Please do more of this kinds.

  • @blakemorton9870
    @blakemorton9870 3 года назад +41

    Brilliant. Great to see Ollie running again as well.

  • @agunlogisteam
    @agunlogisteam 3 года назад +268

    Never thought i would see the day when Blake wearing lycra. Full lycra.

    • @Kimberly_Sparkles
      @Kimberly_Sparkles 3 года назад +1

      I was stunnnnnnnnned

    • @madwank
      @madwank 3 года назад +10

      Made me gay

    • @adventuresona700dollarhard5
      @adventuresona700dollarhard5 3 года назад +6

      Blake rides road often. He’s no stranger to roadie gear.

    • @Kimberly_Sparkles
      @Kimberly_Sparkles 3 года назад

      @@adventuresona700dollarhard5 I don't associate him with it so it was an outright peal of laughter.

    • @seanktb.
      @seanktb. 3 года назад

      @@madwank same

  • @GustavoSoares06
    @GustavoSoares06 3 года назад +23

    hahah one of the best storytelling videos you've have ever produced. well done. after being a roadie for the past 6 years, I'm slowly getting into MTB and watching GMBN videos as well. Blake is an awesome presenter with great acting skills 😱

  • @leonline3424
    @leonline3424 3 года назад +10

    This was the best commercial of a bike i've ever seen so far, brilliant !!

    • @ajlong404
      @ajlong404 3 года назад +3

      It's so good that I actually forgot that it was an ad.

  • @KaushikNSanji
    @KaushikNSanji 3 года назад +7

    Hat's off to Dr. Oliver for such an amazing impression of David Attenborough. Those pauses, accent and delivery were almost perfect! To Oliver, you will never get dropped at least for this impersonation! Wish you would continue to do more of this in the channel.

  • @paulgibbs4936
    @paulgibbs4936 3 года назад +4

    Front to back an awesome video. Turn Blake and Hank totally loose. The world needs that kind of madness.

  • @joseville
    @joseville 3 года назад +5

    This is gold content. Couldn't help being giddy and smiling throughout.

  • @Joris_at_planet_Zarkulu
    @Joris_at_planet_Zarkulu 3 года назад +25

    one of the funniest GCN videos AND with good info. I laughed & learned. And the whole Attenborough - BBC nature docu style thing is very, very, very well executed. compliments!

  • @jorismak
    @jorismak 3 года назад +78

    Is Hank's Dad the narrator? :).
    To all the gcn regulars: im only 1 minute into the video , but blake is reason enough to go watch gmbn :).

    • @inz_uzi
      @inz_uzi 3 года назад +4

      Are you serious? (I'm genuinely wondering). It's the Sir David Attenborough... Or it isn't?

    • @ruiloureiro3167
      @ruiloureiro3167 3 года назад

      @@inz_uzi It surely sound like him... 😄

    • @gcn
      @gcn  3 года назад +5

      @@inz_uzi we'll let you decide 😉

    • @inz_uzi
      @inz_uzi 3 года назад +6

      @@gcn Damn you! Cruel bastards... 😀

    • @skepticalbadger
      @skepticalbadger 3 года назад +4

      @@inz_uzi He's very good but it's clearly not Attenborough. :)

  • @darylgervacio141
    @darylgervacio141 3 года назад +7

    God! I love seeing my favorite presenters in GCN ollie and GMBN Blake, especially in cross-over show XD

  • @austinj8335
    @austinj8335 3 года назад +6

    Blake and Ollie literally the perfect pair for this sketch. I was dying laughing during the intro

  • @Iris421989
    @Iris421989 3 года назад

    I could watch this all day long. The photography, music, narration. And watching that gravel bike flying through the air...god. We love to see it

  • @raygohery6664
    @raygohery6664 3 года назад +3

    Enjoyed everything about this. Well done GCN/GMBN great all round production.

  • @chrisjarrold
    @chrisjarrold 3 года назад +4

    Blake being an awesome human being again. ❤️

  • @Michels1
    @Michels1 3 года назад +4

    This is the kind of premium content you can only expect from GCN.
    Also, this bike is just a beauty!

  • @peteranderson3768
    @peteranderson3768 3 года назад +25

    Sir David Attenborough would be proud of this art master piece.

  • @solitaryrefinement6787
    @solitaryrefinement6787 3 года назад +70

    When's the new "GGN" channel being launched?
    (Global Gravel Network)

  • @69sound81
    @69sound81 3 года назад

    This video was crazy! Loved it all, the film, camera, blake ripping the bike, the actual bike, the script, the narrator.
    This is one of the best videos I've seen here (both GCN and GMBN). A mini series like this would be absolutely bunkers!

  • @adventuresona700dollarhard5
    @adventuresona700dollarhard5 3 года назад +8

    I need a 160mm of travel.
    Blake: *GRAVEL BIKE*

  • @vonwycliffezebadiahleones2535
    @vonwycliffezebadiahleones2535 3 года назад +1

    This blew me away. Wow. GCN and all the other channels never stop improving. Great job!

  • @antlister
    @antlister 3 года назад +5

    That is a sweet Pinarello gravel bike. More please GCN!

  • @VanessasSecretCloset
    @VanessasSecretCloset 2 года назад

    Been a MTN biker for the last 30 yrs... recently bought a gravel bike n been loving it so far..

  • @bcschafer
    @bcschafer 3 года назад +4

    Amazing video! Loved it! Blake has incredible skills. Makes me want to take my gravel bike to the local Mtn bike trail just to see if I can ride a trail with it. Both wheels firmly on the ground at all times though.

  • @joerossa1112
    @joerossa1112 2 года назад +1

    Ollie timidity approaching the MTB then running away was the highlight . Well done GCN. Such a fun and entertaining video on so many levels.

  • @davidfitzpatrick9207
    @davidfitzpatrick9207 3 года назад +11

    I kept waiting for “Sir David” to go into the mating habits of the materials need to produce this amazing offspring.

  • @sharonburns2771
    @sharonburns2771 3 года назад +1

    More emotional range than i was expecting on a GCN video. Joy and wonder.

  • @DazzlingCake
    @DazzlingCake 3 года назад +18

    I love this goofy shit, never change gcn.

  • @MrVara411
    @MrVara411 3 года назад

    THIS WAS EPIC. Above and beyond! What an enjoyable watch! The David Attenborough impression is amazing.

  • @thelionskiln
    @thelionskiln 3 года назад +12

    Trail riding is the most fun I've ever had on my CX bike, it just feels like you're on the edge all the time. Hurts the next day though ;)

  • @ankithsingh
    @ankithsingh 3 года назад

    What an impression. Smiled through it all. Very well put together.

  • @bokajgrummel6813
    @bokajgrummel6813 3 года назад +7

    I knew sir Attenborough wouldn't want to miss the possibility of commenting such a rare event:)

  • @alexchanheinze2316
    @alexchanheinze2316 3 года назад +9

    Stop what you're doing and look at Olli running again! :D love this kinda content!

  • @livingsimplytosimplylive6817
    @livingsimplytosimplylive6817 3 года назад +3

    This was absolutely awesome, this is totally going to be a classic video. I loved it and I can’t say enough about it.

    • @FlatSpinMan
      @FlatSpinMan 3 года назад

      Seriously one of their best videos ever.

  • @angeric4558
    @angeric4558 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely Brilliant!!! I swear it’s Sir David Attenborough doing the voiceover! Amazing!

  • @lufo5
    @lufo5 3 года назад +27

    I wanna see Blake running a Brompton.. would be really really really entrataining

  • @maximk6252
    @maximk6252 3 года назад +2

    This is a masterpiece! Thanks GCN! Such a delight

  • @Lena-dc8gi
    @Lena-dc8gi 3 года назад +4

    Absolute masterpiece, been smiling for 7 minutes straight ❤️

  • @SirLance13
    @SirLance13 3 года назад

    The best storyline and cinema photography yet from GCN. There needs to be a GCN+ feature length documentary.

  • @Oji1978
    @Oji1978 3 года назад +8

    Freaking hilarious! Well done GCN, it’ll be tough to beat this one. 👏🏽

  • @LHTkayaksport
    @LHTkayaksport 2 года назад

    Nature, gravel and mountain biking combined,Definitely ones of my favourite videos

  • @aliancemd
    @aliancemd 3 года назад +5

    Finally, I was waiting all week for this one :)

  • @FlatSpinMan
    @FlatSpinMan 3 года назад +2

    Only a short a way into it but this is absolutely brilliant! I love the nature doc commentary, and Blake acts it up really well.

  • @ltrtg13
    @ltrtg13 3 года назад +4

    Can we have Blake teaching Ollie to back flip? That would be a great video. If only to see the intense fear in Ollie's eyes.

  • @samhamfast
    @samhamfast 3 года назад

    Genius! Well done GCN. And special thanks to Blake. He is a monster on any bike.

  • @theriskinator5736
    @theriskinator5736 3 года назад +3

    GCN: perhaps one day we will see the road cyclist and the mountain biker come together
    Vanderpol and Pidcock: Hold our red bulls.

  • @tarantedong
    @tarantedong 3 года назад

    Excellent production! Didn't feel like an ad. So much respect for MTB riders.

  • @h_alkhalaf
    @h_alkhalaf 3 года назад +3

    Now this is how cycling should be, no limits and no humanoid sub-species.
    Just cycling, the thing we all share..

  • @youriamerijckx4524
    @youriamerijckx4524 2 года назад +1

    Well done, GCN! What a masterpiece of story telling, acting (well...), filming and film editing!

  • @haideralibd
    @haideralibd 3 года назад +3

    It's a masterpiece by Ollie!

    • @FlatSpinMan
      @FlatSpinMan 3 года назад +1

      Blake popping up like a meerkat at the start cannot be underestimated though.

  • @gbrdh
    @gbrdh 2 года назад +1

    Honestly more mtbers need to get a gravel bike. Honestly so much fun especially if you have flat trails. Never understood the point of a gravel bike until I bought one.

  • @GelMibson-u2y
    @GelMibson-u2y 3 года назад +3

    Lmao I died when I saw Ollie peeking out from behind the tree

  • @WolfAs243
    @WolfAs243 Год назад

    Only two minutes of the video, and you can already tell this is an epic one !! The story telling is really captivating !!

  • @randomscene3219
    @randomscene3219 3 года назад +28

    LBS: sire, is this steed enough and suited for your need?
    MTBer: Hell yeah bruh!? imma take this to the hills!
    LBS: perhaps an enduro or trail would be more suited sire?
    MTBer: trust me bruh! this is enough! hahaha

    • @channul4887
      @channul4887 3 года назад

      These role playing comments used to be funny about 15 years ago. Now they are fucking boring as fuck.

    • @randomscene3219
      @randomscene3219 3 года назад +1

      @@channul4887 its not for everyone. just like MTB, we might enjoy it, while others dont and we cant force them. real talk.

  • @Spacemonkeymojo
    @Spacemonkeymojo 6 месяцев назад

    As a new gravel bike owner this video fills me with joy!

  • @aaroncrowley
    @aaroncrowley 3 года назад +3

    Thats definitely Ollie doing the impression. It's decent actually! Lol

  • @mastafu80
    @mastafu80 3 года назад

    BBC documentary masterpiece, with Blake's insane skills. Love it!

  • @bikepackingadventure7913
    @bikepackingadventure7913 3 года назад +10

    You should do one of these for the ‘Humble Motorist’ and their relationship with the cyclist. 🚗 🚙
    We need a massive piss take that we can link for the angry driver.
    😊😁😁😁

  • @jonathanodriscoll3200
    @jonathanodriscoll3200 3 года назад

    Great Video, laughed all the way through. Was very impressed with Blake's skill on the bike. What it also shows, is that there are many different bikes out their, deigned to suite various riding styles. As long as you have fun on your bike, that is all that matters.

  • @niallkenyon9347
    @niallkenyon9347 3 года назад +4

    What on God's green Earth have I just watched??? That was all kinds of incredible!

  • @paulhitch8097
    @paulhitch8097 3 года назад

    The best video iv seen on RUclips all year!!
    My hat is firmly raised to you all!!
    Pure Quality

  • @NotTheLarryDavid
    @NotTheLarryDavid 3 года назад +4

    Whoever wrote this episode deserves a raise. SO good.

  • @kieranrae
    @kieranrae 3 года назад

    utterly brilliant! the presenters, narration, sick riding skills, scripting, camera work; all fantastic!

  • @babolat2210is
    @babolat2210is 3 года назад +3

    If this popped up while I was watching National geographic I wouldn’t even question it

    • @cathnz9726
      @cathnz9726 3 года назад +1

      Yes! I watched an Attenborough documentary yesterday and it's totally believable (gorillas and elephant poaching yesterday, bikes today).

  • @vildt-balgastronomiskteamb7084
    @vildt-balgastronomiskteamb7084 3 года назад +1

    This is such a piece of art i am lost for words!

  • @bugboy152000
    @bugboy152000 3 года назад +3

    #GMBN #GCN #GMBNTech #GCNTech This David Attenborough voice over is friggin hillarious!!!!! Sorry #zimblake but the pink helmet is very "roadie".

  • @johnflynn5255
    @johnflynn5255 3 года назад

    Such a fantastic film... And that David attenborough impression was spot on

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      This is impressive, how could someone go about getting investment guidance from a coach like that, do you mind sharing your coach Info?

  • @BoyKhongklai
    @BoyKhongklai 3 года назад +1

    Love your content already, but this takes it to a whole different level! Best thing I've watched as of lately. Such a masterpiece!
    Please serve us more of these bikomentaries!

  • @chrispyy606060606
    @chrispyy606060606 3 года назад +1

    This was brilliant, you nailed Attenborough’s voice!

  • @michaeleynon5137
    @michaeleynon5137 3 года назад

    I love the story telling/national geographic style of video! We need more like this with Blake and Rich (my 2 fav presenters!)

  • @landru8582
    @landru8582 3 года назад +2

    "This is all part of a dominating display, targeted at road cyclists" - I couldn't stop laughing hahahaha! Awesome humor ;)

  • @peterbrasher
    @peterbrasher 3 года назад

    This is one of my favorite GCN or GMBN videos. So well done.

  • @bmxplay2
    @bmxplay2 3 года назад

    Best video I've seen yet, great skills by the rider and acting. Narration was awesome

  • @tammystringer4044
    @tammystringer4044 3 года назад

    Well done. What a great short film. Loved everything about this…riding,narration, videography, acting.