GCN vs GTN vs GMBN “Triathlon”, but with 50km hilly road race, XC MTB and 20k flat TT - except everyone chooses one super-bike and has to do all three on the same bike.
Like in the other video, Si was not as aero as he thought he was. 🤪 I belive this effort is a little too short for Ollie. Nevertheless you are 20km/h faster than me so such ride is unbelivable.👍
They did not achieve the goal (or they marginally did it) so you can see how that only hill affected the target even when it was ~2k climb over 15km track. Complain was understandable, moreover when they blame O.B. for that 😂
This was hilarious! Good job Ollie messing up the route! Always happy to see the bike nerds nerding. Hope Ollie is back to riding soon; perhaps in recovery time you'll get to tease him about getting dropped again for a little while ;) I'm going to try a similar Garmin achievement soon, which for you chaps would be easy... but for a small moderately fit woman on a Darn Good Bike (Pinarello F5 +carbon wheels).... is *usually* hard. 40kmph average for 1 hour. That's all. I'm going to do this on Towne's Pass, near Death Valley California. Almost 40km, nearly straight, relatively steep downhill! Then it is just flat at the end. My family can drive in front of me so I can draft off the back of their SUV. It isn't cheating; it is strategy! Care to join? You'll surely go faster, but hey, Death Valley is beautiful in winter!
Great job guys! Far beyond what I or anyone I ride with could even come close to. Next time get the full, healthy 5 of you out there. Practice runs, training like a team… then go for the hour 😮
That Orbea looks so much nicer than the Pinarello. More traditional where the seat stays meet the seat tube. It’s all in the eye of the beholder but I love it.
Yes, can confirm. The air temperature plays a big role as well. The lower the temperature, the higher the density. A difference of 30 degrees less decreases your speed about 10% (for instance; same watts, same CaD, same road surface, same bike and same rider you'd be going 27km/h rather than 30km/h). Agree that summer would be the best time!
@@RottenDKvery interesting! A given volume of air at a certain pressure and temperature will have the same amount of molecules. Those water vapor molecules are lighter than the nitrogen and oxygen molecules that would otherwise be taking up that space. But cooler air is denser so probably kind of cancels out. Guess a hot Florida day would be best for a time trial, if you can handle it lol.
@@dylan-5287 A hot, humid and low pressure and at high altitude is the best ;D Mexico? I also don't know how fog exactly works as it is clouds on the ground which means the water has condensed and is not only in vapor form, so i suspect it depends on the thickness of the fog with out knowing.
You can hear in Alex's voice when he has gone deep, he sounds like his ear and head are blocked with water. Same voice as in the 312 Mallorca challenge, when he was spent. Great effort.
I really enjoy these kind of videos, showing you can blitz round a course without a super expensive tt bike (mind you those road bikes aren’t cheap) and the banter between everyone. More videos like this would be awesome!
Never thought I'd see the day when Si wore almost knee-high aero socks voluntarily. I feel as if a cardinal law of GCN has been broken. Although I haven't seen every single vid so may have missed another donning.
As the dynamic duo arrives at the dogging spot - with no postcode. Alex “I felt like I suffered like a dog.” Si “You didn’t look like that from behind.” Hysterical! The former Top Gear script writers are clearly alive and well at GCN. 😂 BTW - Didn’t Ollie go faster on his own in a club 10 than your downhill “two up” with the advantage of an aero derailleur hanger. These are simply the best videos. Keep ‘em coming 👏
Great vid guys. Seeing the watt bombs from you reinforces my faith in the numbers the pro peloton puts out. Get Connor to lead you for a small part of the flat and Oli to draft you up the climb and I think you'll do it.
It is amazing how different 20min on the bike can feel. Time is flying, when you are out with a buddy riding along while talking and almost stationary when you are out with a buddy hammering it down the lanes! Nice Video as usual!
Great video! Next challenge for the Super Nerds on Super Bikes should be who can get the KOM on Sinai hill (Lynton, Devon) - walked it this weekend and it’s a beastie!
I used to have an exactly 10-mile course from the train station to my office which I would run every work day, and my times were consistently in the 26-27 minute range, but, mine was also dead flat and arrow straight. I also wasn't on a superbike, but my Giant Defy3 aluminum roadie. I miss those days, but working from home since COVID, the commute from my bed to my desk, seems to be quite doable without a bike! Ha!!
Love these videos. Can’t wait for the next one! Si’s brake hoses definitely cost them in this one lol those things were sticking out like sore thumbs lol
Congratulations lads, 10 miles is still along way to go, hope their was no headwinds, although it has been pretty calm the past few weeks. I do 10 miles to work and say you could come and join me, but i could do without the humiliation, 15 mins off my best time, I am in awe of your achievements. As for the next challenge, how about a relay race from Land's End - John O'Groats - 972 miles split between 4 or 5 of you. Each start at the same time from different locations, and if one of you fails your section, everyone fails. High risk, High reward. Or you could do Bristol to O'Groats - 743 miles.
Next challenge: three supernerds on three average-endurance bikes that were less than three thousand dollars. Bonus points for extra stack like some of us normal people need
Yorkshire Cyclocross - Super Nerds on Superbikes......Would love to see you up North getting stuck in! #ShibdenCC do training late every Tuesday night - 👌👌
More time should have been spent on the distance and elevation graph. The elevation started at 497 m, dropped to 241 m at the bottom of the big descent but then continued to drop as the route went up and over the last hill. Please explain.
Was it the Strava calculation that came up short? Happens to me all the time when Wahoo GPS says perfectly round X distance and I upload and it's 100 m or so less.
Saw on Strava yesterday that Ollie was better so glad for that, but I think they should attempt this again with a third person when he is ready to see how much faster they go
Like this comment if you think it was Ollie’s fault 👍 and let us know what challenge should the nerds take on next? 🚴♂💨
You guys were in need of DS Manon..
GCN vs GTN vs GMBN “Triathlon”, but with 50km hilly road race, XC MTB and 20k flat TT - except everyone chooses one super-bike and has to do all three on the same bike.
Hour record TT but on the road. Best presenter wins!
Like in the other video, Si was not as aero as he thought he was. 🤪 I belive this effort is a little too short for Ollie. Nevertheless you are 20km/h faster than me so such ride is unbelivable.👍
@@gcn how about Chase the Sun on Super Bikes?
I enjoyed the complaints about the 'hill' and when you showed the profile, the entire route was downhill - before and after that!
They did not achieve the goal (or they marginally did it) so you can see how that only hill affected the target even when it was ~2k climb over 15km track. Complain was understandable, moreover when they blame O.B. for that 😂
The A420 to Chippenham is slightly downhill, but that kicker passing through Ford would have slowed them down a lot.
But there was a hill there, that's a fact.
Ollie didn't factor in the route shrinking on colder temperatures :)
The route was in the pool!!
What if - and just hear me out on this one - you guys met up with Matt Stephen’s for a coffee ride.
Alex having an aneurysm trying not to call out Si for bringing an un-aero bike to the challenge. 😂😂
But you don’t need an aero bike if you’re drafting, right? Who’s right? 🤔
Great video- more of this please. Really feel like GCN is hitting home runs with the content these days.
I like Alex roasting Simon’s bike after. Fave part. Cmon man.
This was hilarious! Good job Ollie messing up the route! Always happy to see the bike nerds nerding. Hope Ollie is back to riding soon; perhaps in recovery time you'll get to tease him about getting dropped again for a little while ;)
I'm going to try a similar Garmin achievement soon, which for you chaps would be easy... but for a small moderately fit woman on a Darn Good Bike (Pinarello F5 +carbon wheels).... is *usually* hard.
40kmph average for 1 hour. That's all.
I'm going to do this on Towne's Pass, near Death Valley California. Almost 40km, nearly straight, relatively steep downhill! Then it is just flat at the end. My family can drive in front of me so I can draft off the back of their SUV. It isn't cheating; it is strategy!
Care to join? You'll surely go faster, but hey, Death Valley is beautiful in winter!
Great job guys! Really enjoying the “super nerds on super bikes” series. Even though you may not have hit the goal there was still joy in the journey.
Great job guys! Far beyond what I or anyone I ride with could even come close to. Next time get the full, healthy 5 of you out there. Practice runs, training like a team… then go for the hour 😮
09:52 Obviously Si is still doing the WD-40 chain regime. The awkward hesitation says it all.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it - regime
That Orbea looks so much nicer than the Pinarello. More traditional where the seat stays meet the seat tube. It’s all in the eye of the beholder but I love it.
That's what makes Pinarello unique from any other bike brands, and the reason why I love it.
Ah, OCD - cables hanging out under the handlebars on the Orbea! 0.001 watts lost🙂 GREAT video though! 👍
Many mistakes to correct for next time, as Alex rightly mentioned
Foggy. That’s surely very dense air?
On a summer day I think you’d smash it
Yes, can confirm. The air temperature plays a big role as well. The lower the temperature, the higher the density. A difference of 30 degrees less decreases your speed about 10% (for instance; same watts, same CaD, same road surface, same bike and same rider you'd be going 27km/h rather than 30km/h). Agree that summer would be the best time!
Humidair is less dense than dry air. Don't know about fog.
@@rikwhodoesit Ollie, please do some scientific calculations on this please…..
@@RottenDKvery interesting! A given volume of air at a certain pressure and temperature will have the same amount of molecules. Those water vapor molecules are lighter than the nitrogen and oxygen molecules that would otherwise be taking up that space. But cooler air is denser so probably kind of cancels out. Guess a hot Florida day would be best for a time trial, if you can handle it lol.
@@dylan-5287 A hot, humid and low pressure and at high altitude is the best ;D Mexico?
I also don't know how fog exactly works as it is clouds on the ground which means the water has condensed and is not only in vapor form, so i suspect it depends on the thickness of the fog with out knowing.
You can hear in Alex's voice when he has gone deep, he sounds like his ear and head are blocked with water. Same voice as in the 312 Mallorca challenge, when he was spent.
Great effort.
LOL @ “does that chain have any lube on it?” and Si’s answer.. too funny. Great effort!
It’s probably still WD-40
supernerds on superbikes is the best show on the internet!
GCN: CAN WE RIDE....
Strava: I'm gonna stop you right there.
Love these challanges though.
I really enjoy these kind of videos, showing you can blitz round a course without a super expensive tt bike (mind you those road bikes aren’t cheap) and the banter between everyone. More videos like this would be awesome!
Never thought I'd see the day when Si wore almost knee-high aero socks voluntarily. I feel as if a cardinal law of GCN has been broken. Although I haven't seen every single vid so may have missed another donning.
Not sure why anyone would want to wear "old man socks" while cycling (and I say this as an old(ish) man). Marginal gains are just not worth it!
100%, wearing them for aero is a definitely try-hard hahaha
Simon hasn't been the same since that day, he lost a part of himself. We hope that with time and the regular use of common socks, he’ll recover 😔
Definitely Dr Bridgewoods fault. Guess his PhD was not in topography and measurement 😂
There’s definitely room for improvement
I love watching you guys take on challenges like this! Great effort guys!... and Alex 🤣 Love the content and keep up the great work!
Thank you! We will see what we can do in the future too!
I can only hold 30mph for maybe a minute or two so I’m amazed you did it for that long.
I can only do that downhill
@@AdamAnderson-y2q This whole ride was downhill except for the climb. The ride was -350meters for elevation
The GCN Id Buzz is a nice addition. ⚡
Nice to see the Id Buzz decked out in GCN livery. Need a video of the "new look".
That was brilliant! Loved watching it - and most of it seemed unscripted, well done!
As the dynamic duo arrives at the dogging spot - with no postcode. Alex “I felt like I suffered like a dog.” Si “You didn’t look like that from behind.” Hysterical! The former Top Gear script writers are clearly alive and well at GCN. 😂
BTW - Didn’t Ollie go faster on his own in a club 10 than your downhill “two up” with the advantage of an aero derailleur hanger.
These are simply the best videos. Keep ‘em coming 👏
Simon is naughty and seems to get away with it. Keep up the good work lads 👍
Hmm.. what about supernerds on superRETRObikes? 🤔🤔🤔
You survived the traffic, thats already pro with that speed. Awesome work ;D
Great vid guys. Seeing the watt bombs from you reinforces my faith in the numbers the pro peloton puts out.
Get Connor to lead you for a small part of the flat and Oli to draft you up the climb and I think you'll do it.
It is amazing how different 20min on the bike can feel. Time is flying, when you are out with a buddy riding along while talking and almost stationary when you are out with a buddy hammering it down the lanes! Nice Video as usual!
Great video! Next challenge for the Super Nerds on Super Bikes should be who can get the KOM on Sinai hill (Lynton, Devon) - walked it this weekend and it’s a beastie!
Great job guys!
Channelling your inner Top Gear i think, had me belly laughing.
Next challenge a hill climb on the lightest bikes you can build.
Cool idea!
What should you do next? Take Olli the legend with you and find a task that you can complete successfully.
Your excuses sound like mine. Love you.
Hey, that was a low blow! We'll let it slide this time just because you're right
I used to have an exactly 10-mile course from the train station to my office which I would run every work day, and my times were consistently in the 26-27 minute range, but, mine was also dead flat and arrow straight. I also wasn't on a superbike, but my Giant Defy3 aluminum roadie. I miss those days, but working from home since COVID, the commute from my bed to my desk, seems to be quite doable without a bike! Ha!!
Sort it out Ollie ! Good effort lads
Such brilliant presenters these guys, both naturally funny, Ollie too. Great viewing.
That background score is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Impressive numbers, even for a couple of supernerds😃
Love these videos. Can’t wait for the next one! Si’s brake hoses definitely cost them in this one lol those things were sticking out like sore thumbs lol
This video would have been better if Alex was eating a doughnut while Si stretches.
We’ll take that into account for the next videos, although we think Alex is more of a cake cyclist
Congratulations lads, 10 miles is still along way to go, hope their was no headwinds, although it has been pretty calm the past few weeks. I do 10 miles to work and say you could come and join me, but i could do without the humiliation, 15 mins off my best time, I am in awe of your achievements.
As for the next challenge, how about a relay race from Land's End - John O'Groats - 972 miles split between 4 or 5 of you. Each start at the same time from different locations, and if one of you fails your section, everyone fails. High risk, High reward. Or you could do Bristol to O'Groats - 743 miles.
I thought Ollie got dropped even before the Challenge started.
Shiny cranks would have added that .1
They probably could have pulled them from one of Alex's spare crank boxes. I'm sure he has some shiny Dura-Ace ones laying around.
Nice to see Si drafting so well like a pro lol
Very good avg power, congrats !
I wondered about the random ride that appeared in Komoot earlier in the week. Now I know! Good effort.
If you can talk on a smash ride clearly not putting in the effort, great video lads.
The former cross pro complaining about a roundabout - you've changed Si Richardson!
The air was to dense on that particular day! 🤓
On to a for a new try!
Next challenge: three supernerds on three average-endurance bikes that were less than three thousand dollars. Bonus points for extra stack like some of us normal people need
3:15 "1cm long..that's shaved". Couldn't agree more. To my wife's standard, that's summers ready!
9:30 Alex tell Si to bring a freaking AERO bike next time(also to shave his legs with his skinsuit..full nerd mode basically)
That is almost 30 MPH. Pretty rapid! Good job kids! :D
What a great way to spend 20 min! Really enjoyed this one
You guys brought out Ollie’s Big Book of Cycling Excuses
its a big book!
@ I have my own chapter!
Love the series guys keep it up! You can blame Ollie for the route and the no show 😂
Great effort fellas
But not enough! 😫
That pinarello is so gorgeous, irrespective of the RD
Ollie has gone from getting dropped to dropping the ball 😂
I need a derailleur hanger like that! 😂
Piss up, brewery?!!!! Good effort guys
I really enjoy this series.
Love the show!! Need more of this😀😀😀
Brilliant! The Orbea looks 🔥🔥🔥🔥
that was a nice drafting , good job guys
Next challenge break get the KOM up Norton summit in Adelaide at tour down under
Well done..... Very enjoyable especially from behind! 😂
😏
Good Work Chaps 🦵🦵🦿🦿
Speed demons. Loved it
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Stitched up!! ripper video guys
Yorkshire Cyclocross - Super Nerds on Superbikes......Would love to see you up North getting stuck in! #ShibdenCC do training late every Tuesday night - 👌👌
Love the series
Thanks :)
Ollie has already gone sub 20 on his TT bike
Lads are we just making content for the sake of content cos that's ok
Oh yeah nice, no try it by yourselves I'm only 53 seconds from my PB this year so it's going to be a lot of swift training this winter
Short's second favorite cyclist is Ollie... he got a full on "awww" when I told her he had the 'rona.
Its Peter Sagan.
Still bloody good going 👌
Bring out the vintage superbikes next time, Alex's retrobuild and the Merx replica for Simon and see if they can drop Ollie on a modern superbike! 😅
I think you need some super nerd kit for these missions
What you should do is try to find the best TT route
3 super nerds on 3 super gravel bikes...
You have all winter to train, see you in the spring.
That looked rapid
2024 and you're still using a GoPro Session? Awesome! I do, too!
I guess we can't accuse you guys of riding with a tailwind. If there'd been much wind, it would've blown the fog away. Wait! The fog did disappear.
Poor Ollie. Get well soon mate!
I wouldn't trust Ollie's judgment on hills: having done 18,000m elevation in one go recently, even mount Everest isn't that bad by his scale
We put a post-it on the GCN bus: "Don't trust Ollie" in general
More time should have been spent on the distance and elevation graph. The elevation started at 497 m, dropped to 241 m at the bottom of the big descent but then continued to drop as the route went up and over the last hill. Please explain.
Was it the Strava calculation that came up short? Happens to me all the time when Wahoo GPS says perfectly round X distance and I upload and it's 100 m or so less.
Super Entertaining. Only reason you should do it again is because I want to see it again and not because you failed at any goal.
Lets get it
“Racist Brian’s second favourite dogging spot” 😂 yeah full stop Gear
Need a new route, WITH ollie riding. Give it a few months break though.
Saw on Strava yesterday that Ollie was better so glad for that, but I think they should attempt this again with a third person when he is ready to see how much faster they go
0:27 do my eyes deceive me or is it the prohibited dark art of puppy paws...
Is the orbea cross geared at the end?
Ollie! Ollie! Ollie!
Three up you super nerds can do this on the next try come on 🔥