Adam Schulz Head over to GMBN, there’s been several videos. In brief, they like them for the purpose they were made for, but they have their limits, much like mtb aren’t really suited for munching road miles.
The biggest downside to a gravel bike is you can buy a good cross country, xc bike and if using it on the road fit low rolling resistance tyres and have a far better bike at anything remotely ‘gravel’
That’s what 90% of mountain bikers say on every ride. We’ll think to themselves at least. Can’t be admitting you’re rubbish when you spent >£5k on a bike. 😅
Yea... As soon as Ollie said his secret is uphill (using the fullsus), it's started to sounds weird for me. I do both mtb and road, and that uphill section there looks pretty easy for the cx (I even bet the cx will be faster than a hardtail front suspension in the same hand) (Because suspension means bigger power loss do to the rebound effect at every crank roll). In other way, I predict that the fullsus and uphill 'secret plan' section will backfire Ollie's plan. With that Ollie's pace downhill, Blake can have a 5 minute margin I presume.
Yeah that was fun to watch but if you know the Mega Avalanche you know it isn't that hard in particular but ofc brutal with a HT because of the length. I did saw him on the track live back in 2016 or 17, I only saw it later that I passed him on my own video :P
Agreed. And I’d like to see it go the other way where Blake gets taught road racing craft and has to take part in a crit. I reckon he’d do pretty well!
Love how Ollie explains why they've moved the levers so that they're more accessible when you're not on the drops, because who wants to be on the drops on a muddy descent... then Blake spends the entirety of the downhill section on the drops.
Im a mountain biker that recently got a road bike...when i do single track on it, im usually in the drops. The 4 inch lower center of gravity for my torso is a HUGE advantage.
It just depends on the terrain. If it's fast, not too steep not too bumpy, you go for the drops. If it's steep, slower and technical because there is rocks, you prefer be on the hoods in a position more similar to moutain bike flatbar.
@@mirak63I'm the opposite, my hands can bounce off the hoods on the rough stuff, I hold the drops through all the fast and rough and corner carving too
Fun and inspiring. Blake clearly knows exactly how to ride a bicycle. I haven't hard-core mountain biked since the 2000s (and the route here wasn't very hard), but this reminded me that most mountain bikers actually have way better bike handling skills than most roadies. To his credit, though, Ollie did quite a bit better than I expected; being really fit apparently makes up for a lack of experience.
My two absolute favorite presenters in a cross over. Fantastic! You two should make more content together. Like Blake can teach Ollie to send it lika mad man and Ollie could take Blake for an epic 24 h ride or bike packing.
Neil and Si did a bikepacking trip in Iceland a few years back, with Neil on a hardtail and Si on a gravel bike. And Mr 24 hour rides is Hank, not Ollie.
One of the best videos in awhile. The dichotomy of Ollie, barely able to ride the jump line on a XTR/Fox Factory build Reactor, and Blake throwing whips on a gravel bike is priceless. I vote that Manon should do the next GCN/GMBN collaboration.
Loved seeing Blake show what is possible on a road bike in the woods. The man is of course amazingly skilled. As a roadie looking to get off road, I’d love to see a series where he teaches Ollie what it’s all about, on a hardtail that a beginner might buy, and Ollie gives feedback on what it is really like.
Kudos to the editor that chose the music for Ollie’s decent! I was rolling on the floor! I’m pretty sure Ollie rode them brakes so hard I saw smoke coming off them!
Defo but vice-versa too. Would love to see Blake’s road race placement try beat Ollie’s MTB one. 2 great cyclists trying to outdo one another’s discipline with tips + hints from the GCN/GMBN crews respectively. I’m sure they could both learn a lot off each other, and us lot too at the same time.
The comedic timing and the banter make this one of the best in a long time. It's reminiscent of the Dan/Matt/Si chemistry. Thanks guys & girls at PSN, more of this please :)
Please more Ollie on a mountain bike! I would love to see him do a series on learning to mountain bike as a cross over, ending with a race. I'm a roadie learning to go off road and the combination of Ollie and Blake is magic.
Honestly love the crossover episodes. As someone who enjoys both MTB and road cycling, I'd love to see the gmbn presenters participate in more roadie challenges and gcn presenters on full suspensions riding off-road
Nice Ollie ....as a ex roadie and now a MTB XC convert i tell you its the best move i ever made . no cars almost running you over , out in nature and best of it all is the tech skills you acquire . however that said my foundation in road cycling has helped me lots with training stamina and cadence . get out there and ride even if you dont have an expensive dual suspension or fancy hardtail . THE DARK SIDE AWAITS YOU OLLIE ..... great content again from the Cycling Network and both awesome channels keep up the good work
absolutely love the GCN GMBN crossover episodes! Having Ollie on a mountain bike made me laugh out loud. Would love to see his journey to becoming a proficient mountain biker. More crossover episodes!!!
Cool video Ollie. Yeah I like my road bike to. A friend took me out on MTB, I got to ride a Santa Cruz with a dropper which is a great feature to have on a MTB except that one time as I was going down a steep incline, I reached for the dropper but instead got a handful of the front brake lever. Funny how everything slows down as you go over the handle bars then, Bam you hit the ground, I got up looked around got back on the bike. The next day I had a bruise on my left hip(I was 60yrs old), which I thought for sure I was gonna break but, luckily it help up. I haven't ridden a MTB since(64yrs old now) and my hips feel just fine.
Really good to some friendly competition/collaboration between the 2 channels. I enjoy mountain biking and road cycling and learn a lot from both GCN and GMBN 👍👍👍
The contrast between Blake and Ollie is exactly what goes on in my head.... I feel like I'm riding single track like Blake... but know I'm shredding the gnar more like Ollie... have similar leg scars on the shins to prove it :)
Watching Blake get 2x more air on that gravel bike than I could on my trail bike, juxtaposed by Ollie rolling every bump on that enduro bike more gingerly than I would on my gravel bike made for a pretty entertaining video - nice work!
obviously he's in on the joke. But I can't decide if he's pretending to be worse than he really is, or if he's just never been on a mtb at all before. we would all look like that our first time riding a trail, but I find it hard to believe that he's that green
Blake is so friendly! As someone who wants a gravel bike for their next bike (Current bike is a cyclo-cross setup as a commuter) this is great to watch!
Seems like he never had a decent experience on trails. You would expect that he will hit that ramp full gas like what we normally do on tt ramps but he really eased off on the decents, hilarious!
@@bentolzabala4055 you know someone have no MTB experiance if the rear wheel is lifting like that and or if you look how he garbed the brakes. MTB brakes are powerful enough that you need one finger.
Ollie + Blake = massive thumbs up. Also the high pivot point on those brake levers is the first thing I've seen for ages that looks like a useful bit of new design instead of marketing waffle
Thats just weird....if you enjoy it, and know that sponsors, are the reason these channels are delivering free content, and likes shows sponsors, that we like the content, and makes them continue to sponsor, for more quality content.... weird🤔
@@wonderwatch2239 You are getting stuff mixed up. A TH-cam channel has the right, and often need, to have sponsored content. But: Them having the right, and need, to be sponsored, doesn't come with a "Johnny must watch and throw likes at all of it" clause. That is not how things work. I do respect their business model and even watch some of their sponsored videos. More than half of it i think. I just won't throw a like at people being paid to sell me stuff (with a few exceptions, like this video). Commercials doesn't excist for my benefit. I have no reason to give a commercial a like.
I ride MTB from time to time and i am still a beginner. Seeing hin going down so slowly, like i do, makes me feel more comfortable. xD The trail does not look tricky, but as a beginner, i always must use my brakes because i don´t feel safe enought, to get down the trail with more speed. so that was nice to see, that going down so slowly is a normal thing. i feel better now. actually i felt as if i was waching myself. xD
To go all in on a trail needs a lot of confidence in your own skills and trust in your bike and believe me when I say that every mtb guy hammering down a trail super fast has crashed and fallen multiple times before...
Got me a most awesome gravel bike just recently (Wilier Triestina). But in an area with mountains and hills, take the 2x11 set version. My 1x11 faces limitations when it gets steep. Otherwise marvelous bike. Loving it!
Loved this video. Ollie & Blake work so well together, and so do the cross over viedos. I also think seeing people who aren't ex-pros MTBers on MTB trails is good as it's more relateable. It also just puts into perspective how good Blake/Neil ect are.
I would like to see more of these, guys! Ollie and Blake's chemistry is fantastic and funny at the same time. Let's have Ollie gain back his reputation: put Blake on a road bike!
Definitely love my Orbea Terra, didn’t recognize the frame at first with that oddly design…but Blake provides a sense of realism on my bike if I actually stop babying it
unfortunately its a fact that Road riding does not require anywhere near the bike handling skills that mountain bikers do. Other than missing the odd pothole or going round a corner a bit quicker than usual thats about it for a road bike... with continioulsy variable terrain and grip levels a relatively fit MTB rider will win almost every time on a challenge like this. Teach a good mountainbiker to generate power and efficiency and you end up with the best road bikers like Sagan!
Agreed. MBN seems a lot more technical. Only issue is having to drive out to a technical trail to get the full use out of the bike, rather than starting from home. I don't own a mtn bike, but the handling seems fun.
Doing both, I can say Absolutely. Being able to ride more technical trails with jumps and rock gardens takes more technical skill than a road ride. However, a good long road ride takes quite a bit of fitness. I know people that are faster than me on a mountain bike solely because of their riding skill not fitness, Put those riders on a road ride for 50+ miles and they wont make it.
It's a different set of skills. Mountain bikers don't have the pack skills to handle themselves in something like a criterium where dozens of riders are consistently shoulder to shoulder. And cyclocross racers probably have better bike handling than many MTB riders simply because they can't rely on the bike to deal with as many problems on its own.
@@tylerreid1789 I know that a lot of people in the MTB world drive to the trails then ride for 1-2 hours, and mainly focus on descending, tech skills, jumps, etc. But you can hop on an MTB and do all day rides off road on technical and not so technical terrain, and a 50 mile off road ride might take you as much time as a 100 mile road ride. 🙂 It's really up to you how you use your bike. Personally I do long rides on the MTB as well. I ride everything. Gravel, dirt roads, smooth trails, rough trails, sometimes even pavement. We don't have trail systems, bike parks, 2000m tall mountains, but I still enjoy it more than road riding because i'm out in nature with no cars.
Maybe I'm old. What does dope mean in this context? To me, being old, the word dope can be a noun, meaning 'herbal/happy baccy', or a verb, meaning to alter performance through drugs, for example, the rider was disqualified after allegations of doping.
As a mountain biker, road biker and gravel biker, this is my favorite video ever by GCN or GMBN. I wish I could shred with my gravel bike like Blake! How is that even possible???
can the gravel bike keep up....actin like we never heard o sam pilgrim! gotta say, that final coffee scene was tip top if you ask me. great way to round up the video. looking how lovely those woods are, us roadies are definitely missing out!
Two of my favourite presenters in one fun video? Get outta town! and down to a bike park! Great episode, not gonna lie Ollie going down that path is exactly how I'd be going down too, not leaving the ground. Would love to see Blake teach him some basics and see how he gets on. Also slight advantage to Blake (apart from being amazingly talented) in that he's been riding gravel lately too so he's certainly more familiar with that than Ollie is with mountain biking.
Then Si would surely win? They wanted to show the gravel bike is pretty good, if it got smashed then it wouldn’t of looked so good. Think that’s why they’ve done it this way
@@TheJanope13 blake wasn't pro DH, he jumps, anyway, you missed the point, the difference between Blake/Si would have been way way less than blake/ollie
Fun video...just goes to show us that, for the most part, MTBer's can ride just about any terrain on their bikes whereas roadies are left with, well, the road. LOL In all seriousness, looked like an interesting bike park. Too bad my back and neck can't take the abuse from jumps or rough rides. Thanks for the collab and sharing.
Seeing Blake destroy that downhill on a gravel bike reminds me of how lame us roadies can be, need more Blake on GCN
Blake is pretty awesome! Wish I could jump a gravel bike like that.
He does love all bikes. As it should be!
We need more Blake, full stop!
And just casually in the drops all the way down, rendering that bit about leverage redundant. For Blake.
John Baxendale Hear, hear.
Blake is the best presenter ever. What a treat to have him on GCN. I’d love to see more gmbn thoughts on gravel biking.
Adam Schulz Head over to GMBN, there’s been several videos. In brief, they like them for the purpose they were made for, but they have their limits, much like mtb aren’t really suited for munching road miles.
was just about to write pretty much the same thing!
Search GMBN for "Blake's Lycra Challenge" or "How Hard Can You Ride A Cyclo-cross Bike?" to watch Blake put a Nukeproof Digger through its paces.
Adam Schulz even stopped to raise saddle 😂
The biggest downside to a gravel bike is you can buy a good cross country, xc bike and if using it on the road fit low rolling resistance tyres and have a far better bike at anything remotely ‘gravel’
This entire video is: what I think I look like vs what I actually look like
Andy A. That’s a very insightful comment, actually. I feel that one.
Too right
Mahalo my dude
Right in the feels...
Dr Jekyll Mr. Hyde
the 20 secs difference was Blake adjusting the saddle... hahahahaha!
Ah yeah... Then he smashed ollie the 1 minute full
Love this eps, blake now needs to ride a road bike vs ollie
Yes
Now we potentially have a series of head to heads
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Blake On a full TT set up against Ollie on a standard road bike.
Blake’s sprint power and FTP are pretty good, he would give Ollie a run for his money on the road.
Ollie - "This is so much fun, even though I'm rubbish" Best Zen cycling quote ever!
Sounds about right for me on the blue trails
That’s what 90% of mountain bikers say on every ride. We’ll think to themselves at least. Can’t be admitting you’re rubbish when you spent >£5k on a bike. 😅
@@mustdobetter6748 Yes you can. I'm shit, so I need the best material to compensate.. :-)
Didn't Blake do Megavalanche on a hardtail? Something tells me the lack of suspension isn't going to hold him back much.
Yup...
Yeah classic dirtjump rider
Yea... As soon as Ollie said his secret is uphill (using the fullsus), it's started to sounds weird for me. I do both mtb and road, and that uphill section there looks pretty easy for the cx (I even bet the cx will be faster than a hardtail front suspension in the same hand) (Because suspension means bigger power loss do to the rebound effect at every crank roll). In other way, I predict that the fullsus and uphill 'secret plan' section will backfire Ollie's plan.
With that Ollie's pace downhill, Blake can have a 5 minute margin I presume.
Yeah that was fun to watch but if you know the Mega Avalanche you know it isn't that hard in particular but ofc brutal with a HT because of the length.
I did saw him on the track live back in 2016 or 17, I only saw it later that I passed him on my own video :P
It was the saddle adjustment
I'd love to see a series where GMBN teaches Ollie to ride off-road, similar to his hour record videos. That would surely be great to watch.
would like to see that as well.
Definitely
I second that, it would be great
Agreed. And I’d like to see it go the other way where Blake gets taught road racing craft and has to take part in a crit. I reckon he’d do pretty well!
yep
Love how Ollie explains why they've moved the levers so that they're more accessible when you're not on the drops, because who wants to be on the drops on a muddy descent... then Blake spends the entirety of the downhill section on the drops.
Im a mountain biker that recently got a road bike...when i do single track on it, im usually in the drops.
The 4 inch lower center of gravity for my torso is a HUGE advantage.
It just depends on the terrain.
If it's fast, not too steep not too bumpy, you go for the drops.
If it's steep, slower and technical because there is rocks, you prefer be on the hoods in a position more similar to moutain bike flatbar.
@@mirak63I'm the opposite, my hands can bounce off the hoods on the rough stuff, I hold the drops through all the fast and rough and corner carving too
The music they used for ollie is killing me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
That was a dirty move, haha
He took his lumps like a champ
GCN vs GMBN. A better crossover than the Avengers 😝
Avengers? Crossover? When?
Very true!
Easy cause Avengers is trash
that moment when your fav. GCN Presenter does a video with your fav. GMBN Presenter.
I love Blake
thanks mate! glad you enjoyed it!
Agreed they are the best
Fun and inspiring. Blake clearly knows exactly how to ride a bicycle. I haven't hard-core mountain biked since the 2000s (and the route here wasn't very hard), but this reminded me that most mountain bikers actually have way better bike handling skills than most roadies. To his credit, though, Ollie did quite a bit better than I expected; being really fit apparently makes up for a lack of experience.
My two absolute favorite presenters in a cross over. Fantastic!
You two should make more content together. Like Blake can teach Ollie to send it lika mad man and Ollie could take Blake for an epic 24 h ride or bike packing.
Hell Yeah,
Or... Or... Ollie introduces Blake into Hill-climbing. Ollie has tons of background experience in that and TT (a.k.a. hill-climbing without a hill).
@@MauricioAlsinaLee That is also an option. :)
Love this idea! My two fave presenters as well!
Neil and Si did a bikepacking trip in Iceland a few years back, with Neil on a hardtail and Si on a gravel bike. And Mr 24 hour rides is Hank, not Ollie.
One of the best videos in awhile. The dichotomy of Ollie, barely able to ride the jump line on a XTR/Fox Factory build Reactor, and Blake throwing whips on a gravel bike is priceless. I vote that Manon should do the next GCN/GMBN collaboration.
"Don't actually have to shoot much slo-mo" 😂😂
Ha🤣
Loved seeing Blake show what is possible on a road bike in the woods. The man is of course amazingly skilled. As a roadie looking to get off road, I’d love to see a series where he teaches Ollie what it’s all about, on a hardtail that a beginner might buy, and Ollie gives feedback on what it is really like.
Blake is a beast! Look at those jumps!
Also, much love to Ollie.
if you think he's a beast here, go back and watch the video where Blake does an FTP test against Si
@@better.better whats the bid called?
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Jumped in the drops, without any suspension :D
Kudos to the editor that chose the music for Ollie’s decent! I was rolling on the floor! I’m pretty sure Ollie rode them brakes so hard I saw smoke coming off them!
I vote that Ollie has a month to get ready for a mountain bike race, and the whole thing gets documented
Sign Ollie up for an EWS 100, with a month to train haha.
And have Neil, Blake and Richard help him train.
Defo but vice-versa too. Would love to see Blake’s road race placement try beat Ollie’s MTB one. 2 great cyclists trying to outdo one another’s discipline with tips + hints from the GCN/GMBN crews respectively. I’m sure they could both learn a lot off each other, and us lot too at the same time.
@@Piplodocus Cracking idea mate!
u compare normal rodie to pro downhill rider 😂
Doctor “Gnarly” Oliver Bridgewood. Blake is cool as always. Tea time makes everything way better. More collaborations please 🤘🏻
The comedic timing and the banter make this one of the best in a long time. It's reminiscent of the Dan/Matt/Si chemistry. Thanks guys & girls at PSN, more of this please :)
Please more Ollie on a mountain bike! I would love to see him do a series on learning to mountain bike as a cross over, ending with a race. I'm a roadie learning to go off road and the combination of Ollie and Blake is magic.
"This is so much fun. Even though I'm rubbish, I don't care!"
Welcome to mountain biking Ollie! We all think the same.
Yes, i would love to see Ollie at GMBN getting lessons from Blake!
The crossover is awesome.
Honestly love the crossover episodes. As someone who enjoys both MTB and road cycling, I'd love to see the gmbn presenters participate in more roadie challenges and gcn presenters on full suspensions riding off-road
Nice Ollie ....as a ex roadie and now a MTB XC convert i tell you its the best move i ever made . no cars almost running you over , out in nature and best of it all is the tech skills you acquire . however that said my foundation in road cycling has helped me lots with training stamina and cadence . get out there and ride even if you dont have an expensive dual suspension or fancy hardtail . THE DARK SIDE AWAITS YOU OLLIE ..... great content again from the Cycling Network and both awesome channels keep up the good work
In the past years, roadies have used the word "dope" a bit more than mtbers I believe 🤔
Nope
Only in a UCI context
that is so funny
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhha , nailed it lol. +1
absolutely love the GCN GMBN crossover episodes! Having Ollie on a mountain bike made me laugh out loud. Would love to see his journey to becoming a proficient mountain biker. More crossover episodes!!!
With the funny nature of Oliver and Blake together, it is a win win.
Cool video Ollie. Yeah I like my road bike to. A friend took me out on MTB, I got to ride a Santa Cruz with a dropper which is a great feature to have on a MTB except that one time as I was going down a steep incline, I reached for the dropper but instead got a handful of the front brake lever. Funny how everything slows down as you go over the handle bars then, Bam you hit the ground, I got up looked around got back on the bike. The next day I had a bruise on my left hip(I was 60yrs old), which I thought for sure I was gonna break but, luckily it help up. I haven't ridden a MTB since(64yrs old now) and my hips feel just fine.
Ollie actually has really good comic timing and acting chops. Blake is as always a total delight and radiates the joy of MTB.
I love to see Ollie outside of his comfort zone. It brings that everyman quality to the narration that can inspire us to do something different.
The Senior Citizen at 9:33 gearing up gives me hope i can still play in the dirt forever
The attitude of blake is just gold. Fun video and shout out to ollie. If you had fun, keep it up, we all have to begin somewhere.
Cheers
I am a simple person, I see Blake, I click
Really good to some friendly competition/collaboration between the 2 channels. I enjoy mountain biking and road cycling and learn a lot from both GCN and GMBN 👍👍👍
The contrast between Blake and Ollie is exactly what goes on in my head.... I feel like I'm riding single track like Blake... but know I'm shredding the gnar more like Ollie... have similar leg scars on the shins to prove it :)
Thanks guys! That was a lot of fun!
Haven't even started the challenge yet and I can tell Blake will destroy him 😂
Great to see my favorite presenter from GMBN going head-to-head with my favorite presenter from GCN. Great fun!
I've never seen anything with drop bars have that much air time. Seriously well done, and wow - the bike held up.
Watching Blake get 2x more air on that gravel bike than I could on my trail bike, juxtaposed by Ollie rolling every bump on that enduro bike more gingerly than I would on my gravel bike made for a pretty entertaining video - nice work!
The change in music whenever we see Ollie riding doesn't really help him. haha
More crossover episodes please.
Glad you enjoyed the video! More to come!
obviously he's in on the joke. But I can't decide if he's pretending to be worse than he really is, or if he's just never been on a mtb at all before. we would all look like that our first time riding a trail, but I find it hard to believe that he's that green
Blake is so friendly! As someone who wants a gravel bike for their next bike (Current bike is a cyclo-cross setup as a commuter) this is great to watch!
Ollie's self-deprecating humor makes him my favorite commentator on this channel.
If ya can’t laugh at yourself....
It was refreshing to see someone who doesn’t take themselves so seriously
Extremely nice editing! Especially the tea brewing part. Thanks!!
Looks like Ollie has never even touched a mtb before🤣
Ollie wasn't slow... He was just majestic and noble!
Seems like he never had a decent experience on trails. You would expect that he will hit that ramp full gas like what we normally do on tt ramps but he really eased off on the decents, hilarious!
@@PrzemyslawSliwinski like a soaring eagle... or a blimp!
@@chr1sj4 A little bit too harsh...
@@bentolzabala4055 you know someone have no MTB experiance if the rear wheel is lifting like that and or if you look how he garbed the brakes. MTB brakes are powerful enough that you need one finger.
Super fun mates! Please do more of these fun vids. Ollie is such a great sport for trying new things and having fun! Cheers mates!
"it's basically a 90s MTB with weird handlebars"
very fitting synopsis of gravel bikes.
The awkward response was nicely done too^^
Sporting1210 He has a strong line in ‘awkward’, does our Ollie.
Always makes me laugh.
Just way better components
The GCN vs GMBN videos are always great to watch. Thanks guys!
Was waiting for this since Ollie's stories on IG . Finally 🔥🔥🔥
Great vid guys. Loving the camaraderie and banter between the Gcn and Gmbn guys. Great fun and good laughs. Keep up the great videos guys :)
Please show the full version of Ollie’s obvious fail after that somewhat timid jump
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Reported 🙄
I have also reported but so far it is still there.
Reported
Reported and now it's not there!
Ollie + Blake = massive thumbs up. Also the high pivot point on those brake levers is the first thing I've seen for ages that looks like a useful bit of new design instead of marketing waffle
I never thumb up sponsor/promo videos, but i did enjoy the two channels together, and would like to see more of that :)
Thats just weird....if you enjoy it, and know that sponsors, are the reason these channels are delivering free content, and likes shows sponsors, that we like the content, and makes them continue to sponsor, for more quality content.... weird🤔
@@wonderwatch2239 You are getting stuff mixed up. A TH-cam channel has the right, and often need, to have sponsored content. But: Them having the right, and need, to be sponsored, doesn't come with a "Johnny must watch and throw likes at all of it" clause. That is not how things work.
I do respect their business model and even watch some of their sponsored videos. More than half of it i think. I just won't throw a like at people being paid to sell me stuff (with a few exceptions, like this video). Commercials doesn't excist for my benefit. I have no reason to give a commercial a like.
Its so funny when Oli reacts "with just weird handle bars..", kinda offended saying "yeah." good stuff, the way Blake smashes the course, brilliant.
I would love to see more such videos of GCN vs GMBN ... Even more Hank vs Blake
Perfect crossover video, big fan of both of you! Proud of Ollie to take it on!
I like the crossovers. We roadies could learn an awful lot about bike handling from MTB.
Best video ever. two of the best presenters hanging out awesome
I ride MTB from time to time and i am still a beginner. Seeing hin going down so slowly, like i do, makes me feel more comfortable. xD
The trail does not look tricky, but as a beginner, i always must use my brakes because i don´t feel safe enought, to get down the trail with more speed.
so that was nice to see, that going down so slowly is a normal thing. i feel better now.
actually i felt as if i was waching myself. xD
To go all in on a trail needs a lot of confidence in your own skills and trust in your bike and believe me when I say that every mtb guy hammering down a trail super fast has crashed and fallen multiple times before...
Thats a great video, 2 of the best presenters from both channels. We want more of this!
Ollie looks really good on MTB gear. Take that bloke to a few green and blue trails, GMBN!
Heck, take him to bike park Wales, it's not that far from their offices.
Love when you guys mix it up like this! Great to watch!
The way Ollie tried to clip in at those pedals😂
Got me a most awesome gravel bike just recently (Wilier Triestina). But in an area with mountains and hills, take the 2x11 set version. My 1x11 faces limitations when it gets steep. Otherwise marvelous bike. Loving it!
Funny how Ollie seems like he’s being sarcastic about being a thoroughbred road cyclist, but he definitely loves everything he lists! 😆
100% 😂
Loved this video. Ollie & Blake work so well together, and so do the cross over viedos. I also think seeing people who aren't ex-pros MTBers on MTB trails is good as it's more relateable. It also just puts into perspective how good Blake/Neil ect are.
Blake aka Hank of GMBN by the looks of it. Production meeting "We've got a silly idea..." "I'LL DO IT!"
Haha!
This was incredibly entertaining! Love Blake’s charisma on display in this video lol. Might need to start watching GMBN now
I wish I rode my mountain bike like Blake rides a gravel bike...
I would like to see more of these, guys! Ollie and Blake's chemistry is fantastic and funny at the same time. Let's have Ollie gain back his reputation: put Blake on a road bike!
One of my local trails that became easy on mountain bikes became much more fun on my gravel bike. Now I regularly blow past mountain bikes on it.
Definitely love my Orbea Terra, didn’t recognize the frame at first with that oddly design…but Blake provides a sense of realism on my bike if I actually stop babying it
I think it would be SICK if we could watch you progress as a mountain biker.
A "Coaching Ollie on how to MTB video series" would be awesome :D
Brilliant video 🙌🏼 One of my favourites so far! I love how the Doc is always making fun of himself!
unfortunately its a fact that Road riding does not require anywhere near the bike handling skills that mountain bikers do. Other than missing the odd pothole or going round a corner a bit quicker than usual thats about it for a road bike... with continioulsy variable terrain and grip levels a relatively fit MTB rider will win almost every time on a challenge like this. Teach a good mountainbiker to generate power and efficiency and you end up with the best road bikers like Sagan!
Agreed. MBN seems a lot more technical. Only issue is having to drive out to a technical trail to get the full use out of the bike, rather than starting from home. I don't own a mtn bike, but the handling seems fun.
Doing both, I can say Absolutely. Being able to ride more technical trails with jumps and rock gardens takes more technical skill than a road ride. However, a good long road ride takes quite a bit of fitness. I know people that are faster than me on a mountain bike solely because of their riding skill not fitness, Put those riders on a road ride for 50+ miles and they wont make it.
Tyler is completely right on this. Is a different type of skillset and fitness required
It's a different set of skills. Mountain bikers don't have the pack skills to handle themselves in something like a criterium where dozens of riders are consistently shoulder to shoulder. And cyclocross racers probably have better bike handling than many MTB riders simply because they can't rely on the bike to deal with as many problems on its own.
@@tylerreid1789 I know that a lot of people in the MTB world drive to the trails then ride for 1-2 hours, and mainly focus on descending, tech skills, jumps, etc. But you can hop on an MTB and do all day rides off road on technical and not so technical terrain, and a 50 mile off road ride might take you as much time as a 100 mile road ride. 🙂 It's really up to you how you use your bike. Personally I do long rides on the MTB as well. I ride everything. Gravel, dirt roads, smooth trails, rough trails, sometimes even pavement. We don't have trail systems, bike parks, 2000m tall mountains, but I still enjoy it more than road riding because i'm out in nature with no cars.
Nice Colab! Cycling was the winner on the day!
Some road cyclists like the word dope too Oli 😉
Maybe I'm old. What does dope mean in this context? To me, being old, the word dope can be a noun, meaning 'herbal/happy baccy', or a verb, meaning to alter performance through drugs, for example, the rider was disqualified after allegations of doping.
@@anftrew3775 It's definitely ambiguous, both meanings make sense in this context.
Dope = EPO
You likely do both road and mtb 😂 🤙🏽
Unbelievable :) I know you were taking your time Ollie but incredible the difference on that descent. Never realised just how good these guys are!
Blake is an absolute legend
As a mountain biker, road biker and gravel biker, this is my favorite video ever by GCN or GMBN. I wish I could shred with my gravel bike like Blake! How is that even possible???
0:25 to 0:46 is the reason why people either really like me or absolutely DETEST me XD
can the gravel bike keep up....actin like we never heard o sam pilgrim!
gotta say, that final coffee scene was tip top if you ask me. great way to round up the video. looking how lovely those woods are, us roadies are definitely missing out!
I believe you're supposed to do something called "Full Send" when going downhill, whatever that is? Apparently it makes you go faster!
😂😂😂
Send is the turbocharger brand. Full Send is when you dial the turbos all the way to 11. Obviously.
Two of my favourite presenters in one fun video? Get outta town! and down to a bike park! Great episode, not gonna lie Ollie going down that path is exactly how I'd be going down too, not leaving the ground. Would love to see Blake teach him some basics and see how he gets on. Also slight advantage to Blake (apart from being amazingly talented) in that he's been riding gravel lately too so he's certainly more familiar with that than Ollie is with mountain biking.
GMBN should give Oli proper MTB training sessions. Make it a series. Converting a Roadie to Enduro.... Like it happened to me years ago 😂
One of the most enjoyable videos I’ve seen ..... great way to show how much fun you can have cycling 🚴♀️
Think this may have been better if it was Si vs Blake, due to Simons background.
Then Si would surely win? They wanted to show the gravel bike is pretty good, if it got smashed then it wouldn’t of looked so good.
Think that’s why they’ve done it this way
@@kaneallardyce4501 si was an xc racer and blake was pro DH wasn't he? Bike handling skill wouldn't even compare!
@@TheJanope13 blake wasn't pro DH, he jumps, anyway, you missed the point, the difference between Blake/Si would have been way way less than blake/ollie
@@kaneallardyce4501 good point, I'm a cyclocross person who is taking part in the odd gravel race this year.
Fun video...just goes to show us that, for the most part, MTBer's can ride just about any terrain on their bikes whereas roadies are left with, well, the road. LOL
In all seriousness, looked like an interesting bike park. Too bad my back and neck can't take the abuse from jumps or rough rides.
Thanks for the collab and sharing.
For everyone saying we need more Blake, watch gmbn
Thanks this idea is nice! Blake is the nicest person in GCN /GMB, also the best suited for this challenge.
well, who wouldn't want to see ollie learn how to ride mtb under the gmbn crew after that? I think it would be a good series. hmmmmm
Brilliant ollie and Blake bike packing now that will be awsome. Slightly different routes and a enduro type race to camp one and two.
Sorry Ollie, voted against you. In my defense you were a bit of a big girl's blouse on the downhill.
Not Kate Courtney's blouse. (her commercial played during this vid)
For this comment alone there ought to be a video of a big girl in a blouse beating all the big boys.
@@ruan13o Isn't that called every video with Manon?
Great episode! Blake and Ollie worked really well together.
Have a great day, beautiful people!
ha, since Blake rides both already anyways, it really wasn't a fair race
I think I have watched this three or four times. These fellas are great together.