We Gave A Pro Mountain Biker A Gravel Bike & This Is What Happened
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 4. 06. 2021
- Cyclists have evolved over the years to take two wheels to new and different landscapes. The humble bicycle has similarly mutated to adapt to whatever setting it finds itself in, to the point where two wheeled creatures are suited to all kinds of terrain, be it silky smooth road, loose gravel tracks, or steep mountainous descents, but just what happens when a rider and steed tackle territory they've not yet encountered? Let's watch and find out.
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Did you think a gravel bike could do this? Let us know in the comments đ
As Sam Pilgrim shows - give a pro ANY bike and they do amazing things. So not surprised at all!
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.
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.
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 Iâm comfortable going hahahaha. Amazing replacement for the hard tail I was riding for years. Never had so much fun
Great content... loving the cross over of the different channels into each others world
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!
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.
I agree 100%! This is easily the best video GCN has produced for CZcams in a long time!
golden huh?!?!
It was the cycling video I've ever seem! Congrats
LOL. Who did the voice over?!! Brilliant!!
You're right... He hasn't spoken to us about this!
What happens in the forest stays in the forest
@@elanorfairbairn Indeed! đđđ
Lol
I just watched the GMBN video that I guess just now came out where he tells us that he did this.
@@elanorfairbairn Along with broken bones and teared off limbs.
I literally smiled through the whole thing. Blake and Ollie are also my faves :)
The part where Olly was running away from the trails.....Lol
And the voice-over a la 'Attenborough' is also funny!
Ahaha, me to!
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."
Women... What can you do?! :-)
You okay with that?
This is the content we want.
exactly
Yes, mountian bike footage / skill on a road cycling channel.
+1
Yes
That's a pretty solid Attenborough impression.
i'll be damned if they actually got the man himself to narrate......
@@duracellrabbid itâs probably hanks dad
I think itâs actually Ollie
We all want to know the truth!!!! GCN, whoâs the narrator??
@@ruiloureiro3167 đ€
Mad thing is, Blake is smashing that gravel bike down the hill faster than most of us can on a full suspension MTB!
Funny timing. I just smashed my PRâs on a local bike parkâs black line by locking out my rear suspension. Hadnât ridden there in a few years as Iâve been on my hardtail (son has had the trail bike) and it just felt ârightâ to lock it. Checked times later and not only PRâd it, but got my top 1, 2, and 3 times ever. YMMV
Well he is a Pro and we are just a bunch of amateurs!
Aerodynamics, woo!
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
Best GCN voice-over yet!
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 woodsđ
A role Ollie's been working towards for years now...
@@gcn At least it's not dropping out
"he'll never speak of this day to his friends, they wouldnt understand whats just happened" lol love it!
Like a moped. Fun to ride but don't let your friends see you doing it.
By far and away the best video GCN has ever produced. If there's an Oscar for CZcams Videos this video should receive one.
Five Stars
10/10
100% Fresh
A+
Laughed so much at Ollie flexing his muscles and running awayđ
I was also a fan of bashful hands. The director or presenters did a great job finding broad gestures to match the narrative.
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.
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.
I love you two haha
Ollies "turn and run" at minute 2:19 is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Yeah, looks like a scared kitten!
This video is a masterpiece. Well done GCN!
"Canned mineral water" is the most underrated line in the whole video.
Never thought i would see the day when Blake wearing lycra. Full lycra.
I was stunnnnnnnnned
Made me gay
Blake rides road often. Heâs no stranger to roadie gear.
@@adventuresona700dollarhard5 I don't associate him with it so it was an outright peal of laughter.
@@madwank same
If this doesnât win an Oscar for âDocumentary of the yearâ, thereâll be outrage amongst the GCN community!
GCN: "Blake - you don't have to say anything. Just be goofy on a bike."
Blake: "I can do that!"
Utterly hysterical... best GCN / GMB everđđ€Łđ€Ł
One of the greatest gcn videos ever
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 đ±
This is the kind of content Iâm here for!
This creature was pretty well trained
This is the best GCN video ever in my books. The story and narration was off the charts. Please do more of this kinds.
This was the best commercial of a bike i've ever seen so far, brilliant !!
It's so good that I actually forgot that it was an ad.
Brilliant. Great to see Ollie running again as well.
When's the new "GGN" channel being launched?
(Global Gravel Network)
A split second after the moment the Gotham City News channel sued them for an acronym...
@@PrzemyslawSliwinski đ
SIGN ME UP PLS!!!
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.
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!
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 :).
Are you serious? (I'm genuinely wondering). It's the Sir David Attenborough... Or it isn't?
@@inz_uzi It surely sound like him... đ
@@inz_uzi we'll let you decide đ
@@gcn Damn you! Cruel bastards... đ
@@inz_uzi He's very good but it's clearly not Attenborough. :)
Enjoyed everything about this. Well done GCN/GMBN great all round production.
This blew me away. Wow. GCN and all the other channels never stop improving. Great job!
This is gold content. Couldn't help being giddy and smiling throughout.
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.
Sir David Attenborough would be proud of this art master piece.
Yes
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!
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
God! I love seeing my favorite presenters in GCN ollie and GMBN Blake, especially in cross-over show XD
Front to back an awesome video. Turn Blake and Hank totally loose. The world needs that kind of madness.
Brilliant Video, and so well put together I laughed all the way through. Blake is an awesome rider who can shred any bike on trail. Massive respect for the guy.
Excellent production! Didn't feel like an ad. So much respect for MTB riders.
This is the kind of premium content you can only expect from GCN.
Also, this bike is just a beauty!
That is a sweet Pinarello gravel bike. More please GCN!
Thank you GCN for all the awesome content and the nice mix between fun & informative, always entertaining! This is so artistic, and creative - the filming itself, the voice of the story teller (oh my đ±đ), the background noises perfectly added but also the presenters. Impressive work - congrats & THANK YOU!
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.
This was absolutely awesome, this is totally going to be a classic video. I loved it and I canât say enough about it.
Seriously one of their best videos ever.
Blake being an awesome human being again. â€ïž
What an impression. Smiled through it all. Very well put together.
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!
Blake and Ollie literally the perfect pair for this sketch. I was dying laughing during the intro
Finally, I was waiting all week for this one :)
Well done. What a great short film. Loved everything about thisâŠriding,narration, videography, acting.
Well done, GCN! What a masterpiece of story telling, acting (well...), filming and film editing!
Absolute masterpiece, been smiling for 7 minutes straight â€ïž
Freaking hilarious! Well done GCN, itâll be tough to beat this one. đđœ
THIS WAS EPIC. Above and beyond! What an enjoyable watch! The David Attenborough impression is amazing.
This is a masterpiece! Thanks GCN! Such a delight
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 ;)
I love this goofy shit, never change gcn.
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.
That was perfect canât say what I liked more well done gents. So good I couldâve watch a whole hour of it canât wait for the sequel.
I kept waiting for âSir Davidâ to go into the mating habits of the materials need to produce this amazing offspring.
I knew sir Attenborough wouldn't want to miss the possibility of commenting such a rare event:)
i like this video a lot. i'm happy nd smiling from the beginning until the end of the video. blake is spectacular on riding the gravel bike. ollie is so good on his part also. kudos and more power to the GNC team. more videos like this. đđđđđđ
This is one of my favorite GCN or GMBN videos. So well done.
I need a 160mm of travel.
Blake: *GRAVEL BIKE*
Stop what you're doing and look at Olli running again! :D love this kinda content!
Blake, you are a legend! Best video so far for GCN! Well written, great skill, beautiful bike đ
Best video I've seen yet, great skills by the rider and acting. Narration was awesome
I wanna see Blake running a Brompton.. would be really really really entrataining
My brommie and I would comment heavily on that.
@@Kimberly_Sparkles Mine too!
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.
Genius! Well done GCN. And special thanks to Blake. He is a monster on any bike.
utterly brilliant! the presenters, narration, sick riding skills, scripting, camera work; all fantastic!
Gravel Blake awesomeness!
GCN: perhaps one day we will see the road cyclist and the mountain biker come together
Vanderpol and Pidcock: Hold our red bulls.
Absolutely brilliant. Thats work to be proud of. Well done GCN.
The best video iv seen on CZcams all year!!
My hat is firmly raised to you all!!
Pure Quality
Now this is how cycling should be, no limits and no humanoid sub-species.
Just cycling, the thing we all share..
You should do one of these for the âHumble Motoristâ and their relationship with the cyclist. đ đ
We need a massive piss take that we can link for the angry driver.
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This is one of the most entertaining videos you've put out. Awesome work guys!!
I love the story telling/national geographic style of video! We need more like this with Blake and Rich (my 2 fav presenters!)
What on God's green Earth have I just watched??? That was all kinds of incredible!
It's a masterpiece by Ollie!
Blake popping up like a meerkat at the start cannot be underestimated though.
Great job you guys thats an epic short film.. loved it..
Ollie timidity approaching the MTB then running away was the highlight . Well done GCN. Such a fun and entertaining video on so many levels.
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
These role playing comments used to be funny about 15 years ago. Now they are fucking boring as fuck.
@@channul4887 its not for everyone. just like MTB, we might enjoy it, while others dont and we cant force them. real talk.
Lmao I died when I saw Ollie peeking out from behind the tree
More emotional range than i was expecting on a GCN video. Joy and wonder.
Such a fantastic film... And that David attenborough impression was spot on
Thats definitely Ollie doing the impression. It's decent actually! Lol
Whoever wrote this episode deserves a raise. SO good.
This types of contents are the ones you don't wanna miss. This are fireeeđ„
Absolutely excellent in every way: GCN gets better and better
If this popped up while I was watching National geographic I wouldnât even question it
Yes! I watched an Attenborough documentary yesterday and it's totally believable (gorillas and elephant poaching yesterday, bikes today).
#GMBN #GCN #GMBNTech #GCNTech This David Attenborough voice over is friggin hillarious!!!!! Sorry #zimblake but the pink helmet is very "roadie".
You guys raised the bar with this video. Amazing production!
Best GCN video to date!! This is why I ride a gravel bike best of both worlds