How Fast Can We Ride Our Cheap Bike We Bought On Amazon?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Since we bought it last year, our budget ‘superbike’ from Amazon has well and truly been put to the test. We’ve sent it up an epic climb, tested it over the Paris-Roubaix cobbles, and pitted it in plenty of other challenges, but we’ve never found out just how fast it is… until now! Hank and Conor took the Eurobike to a race track so see just how quickly it can go!
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Were you impressed by Hank and the Eurobike? What challenges would you like to see us do with it next?
Make Hank race in a crit!
Race against a go kart?
Once again Hank and Connor are comedy GOLD!
buy some entry level wheels and test the performance gains. You can buy a brand new DT Swiss, Shimano or Fulcrum wheel set for 150-200€
upgrading the eurobike one cheap part at a time
Conor and Hank are the perfect comedy duo. Love these two together!
@Frank Swimbladder stop being a hater, there are already enough. Does it make you feel better to be negative or could you just move along without commenting? It’s people like you, when summed up, injecting little bits of negativity that are not productive or beneficial that create the sour mood within social media today. Just because you have a thought or disagree with my comment doesn’t mean you have to leave one of your own.
Am I over reacting? Possibly. But I’m just tired of it.
my favorite pairing is Hank + Simon. videos with those two are gold
@@kevin._.farren wow, i liked the video but reading your simping makes me want to leave a thumbs down
As an owner of Eurobike, I am glad to see someone can ride so fast on it. By the way, I don't have confidence in its stock tires too. I replaced the stock tires with a pair of solid tires (it is already heavy, so I don't mind adding a little bit more weight). Now it is a two wheels tank that can bring me anywhere on-road and off-road without a flat tire.
I saw one of thes rolling through NYC last week. It was like spotting a celebrity! You are the best marketing this company has ever had lol
I just looked this up on Amazon. I'm sold!
Eurobike XC550 Road bike main features: 1. High-crabon steel frame road bike is sturdy and durable
05:11 "I'll be waiting with a gun" isn't even enough to deter Hank! The man has no fear.
7:10 almost looks sped up. This is gorgeous
Sales of the Eurobike will surely soar after this impressive review!
I already own one
Sales must be low lately thats why they need to pay gcn for marketing purposes. Just like canyon and other bike brands.
I saw a Eurobike in the wild the other day. Rider was decked out in full replica Sagan Bora rainbow kit. The SIDI shoes had to be worth more than the bike alone.
😂 Maybe lad wants to go harder and get better yea?..the euro bike is harder to ride and eat up more watts
Hank is a BEAST! 🤙
Euro bike has seen more use than 90% of SL7s 😂🤣💶
Yeah right 😂😂😂
1:04 Funny move giving Connor a kids bike to hold. GCN always with the jokes
i didnt know little tikes made kids bikes 🤣🤣🤣🤣
how tall is he?
@@miranassy2759 2.04m
@@jethromartino ohh, that's clearly above average, custom bike frame size?
@@miranassy2759 i tried really hard - i cant find the info for the bike frame size hahahahahahahahha
Good work. However. One big problem with the eurobike is the gears. The highest gear is 42/14 = 3:1. That is *way* lower than the standard 50/11= 4,55:1. For example a Triban for the same money will be faster.
With that sad: Impressive Hank! Really Impressive!
Man not a spoilsport but "with that said" and totally agree with you Markus
People say it's rolling quite hard (the hubs won't be the best, it even has a freewheel), so it's unclear if a rider would have enough power to pedal faster with bigger front chain rings (42 is typical for a 3 speed trekking crank set).
Mabe adjusting the cup and cone bearings properly will let it roll better, cup and cone hubs are often tightened too much from factory on
@@simonm1447 of course berrings and such matters and it can happends you reach topspeed at 50-12 or 50-13, not 50-11.
But 42-14 is seriously low highest gear. My cheap hybrid have 48-14 and I have actully run out of gears one time or two...
@@dcataj5085 That is brutal. Last ride my cadence was rarely over 75 last ride...
@@dcataj5085 without doubt!
Hank in a slightly bad mood and Conor being the straight man is a new and hilarious element. They work well together. As he’s gotten more comfortable over the years, Conor is really good. It’s really impressive that there are no weak links in the GCN presenter team. They’re all so good. I suspect part of this is a great production team, but letting their personalities flow is big.
At this point, the Eurobike is as much a part of GCN as any presenter!
Eurobike should sponsor GCN and give each presenter their own bike LOL
Rubbish & way past its comfort zone?
Part of the family
What I'm interested in, is how well do these cheap modern bikes compare to top grade bikes from 10,20,30,40+ years ago?
They always point out how rubbish they actually are, however... could it be that the pros were riding something similar at some point in the past and still got impressive results?
No, the 40 year old bikes the pros rode were still built by people who cared. The Eurobike is built as cheaply as possible by people who don't care.
@@Rover200Power Granted, maybe not this particular Eurobike, but just to see how much money you need to spend today, to ride like pros did some X years ago?
I recently saw a test between a modern super bike and the equivalent machine from 30 years ago and the time difference was about 7 - 8 seconds
@@stephenspencer8839 7-8 seconds doing what?
@@Tibovl I believe he rode them on the same circuit and took measurements, he didn't use them as tractors.
Conor and Hank are the best duo. Love their chemistry and how funny they are. Take care guys.
Brilliant video, Hank going at 41 mph, so funny but he's so strong, fantastic
Hank and Conor yet again perform the one of best duo presenter videos. I was waiting for those sparks to start flying and Hank jump to hyperspace. Sure made that EuroBike fly!!! Well done guys.
The amazing accomplishment is Hank lifting the bike over his head at the end. Another eurobike challenge could be which other presenters can lift the eurobike overhead (insert Si and Dan's cyclists arm jokes) and how many reps they can do.
The most impressive thing is not the speed, it’s Hank being able to lift that thing over his head in celebration!
Connor with hank’s Orbea just looks.. iconic
Had he had on Ronald McDonald gear on, he would have looked... Legendary!
There is something just so deadpan about Connor and his presenting skills. I love it.
This Eurobike worth less than 100 pond here in China, just a entry level commute bike with bluffing looks. Every bike enthusiast know it's trash, but it's so damn fun seeing you guys living up it's full potential
That Eurobike must be loving life - all the others end up in a shed after 1 ride 🤣
00:52 nothing more wholesome than seeing a dad go for a pep talk walk with his son.
I just want to see this bike upgrade a bit and redo all the challeges alloy maybe carbon parts laying around your headquaters and good brakes for safety.
Throw on 105(groupset of the people) and some decent wheels/tires and see how much difference it makes.
The heart of the Eurobike is its very rubishness, but I would like to see them upgrade the brakes. I ❤ the presenters too much to see them come to grief.
It's literally not worth the time or effort to upgrade it. It would be a huge waste. You can only polish a turd so far...
I know it’s the best feature of the Eurobike, but I do think removing the kick stand would have reduced weight and given some aero gains😂😂. Loved Hank’s reaction when he saw the 41mph reading 🤣🤣
Cheap kickstands weight about a kilo so defo worth taking off, but then would it still be a true eurobike? hehe
That stay-mounted kickstand might be the only thing holding the rear triangle of that frame in one piece.
Everyday that starts with an Eurobike video is a good day
“How’d it feel?” -- “Sketchy.” Hahaha! I bet.
Would love to see Hank switch over to the Orbea and see what is the top speed he can do in comparison.
Spoiler Alert: It's a bit faster
GCN's 58th attempt to create a snuff film with Hank.
Pretty impressive advert for Eurobike. It's done everything and " keeps on ticking".
I like this more scientific or data driven theme compared to the videos few years back. It's nice to see the most "What if ? " scenarios tested at a reasonable circumstances where the validity of the experiment is good. Great Work !
Damn, the derided Eurobike is still going strong!
Somehow, it's still going
Entertaining...but quite clear there were 20 mph winds when you shot this video.
I don't think I would like to do a max speed run on that bike. Sketchy is an understatement.
It's not the most stable bike we've ever ridden 😅
the comedy was fantastic. Hank can make anyone seem funny, even Connor ;-)
Connor would have benefitted more from the tailwind being 9ft tall 😉🤣👍
More fun from GCNs little and large. Connor stood next to Hanks bike, looks like a kids bike
When a video has hank AND the eurobike in it, there is only one option: IT WILL BE LIT
I'm pretty sure that 1/2 of Euro bike sales come from people who decided to buy that bike from a GCN video. I hope that the Eurobike is a sponsor and that GCN isn't just providing free advertisement. Awesome video !
Would love to see a video on cycling and DVTs. Keen cyclist - mid 30s - jsug suffered a DVT 😣🥹. Not sure how / when I can get back on my bike - partly due to the leg muscle (constant pain currently) but also partly due to being on blood thinners and risk of bleeding (for next 3 months at least possibly for ever). Would love to hear from anyone else been through this of GCN/GMBN get some experts on to discuss. I ride both on/off road. It’s sunny out, I have 7 pride and joy bikes in the shed and not able to get out Miserable.
That euro bike seems the most reliable bike ever. It’s been through the mill and it’s still working
We wouldn't go that far, it had some sketchy moments on the descent of the Alto de Velefique
OMG Conor’s little ‘never trust a wet fart’ run to the timing point at 5:15 was comedy gold. Step aside CX Ollie.
haha loved this vid gentlemen thanks. 8:45 Actually it wouldf be fun to see the big green machine on the track. But I laughed pretty hard at Conor's wit.
I been using a eurobike for 4 months now with all original stuff it came with I do around 30km everyday since I had it. It's had about about 20 punchers the tubes been slimed. It's still going good.
Great effort Hank. Would have been great to have compared the speed between the Orbea and the Budget bike.
Train on the Eurobike and imagine how fast you would be on your top-shelf Orbea. Drop 10 Kg and fly like the wind. I'd love to see that as a GCN video.
These two are so funny together 😎
I wonder what the frame weighs, by itself. It might even be made from low carbon gas pipe, with tube thicknesses of 2mm plus. It would be interesting to set Hank up on a modern, high quality, steel framed bike, with tube thicknesses of .5mm.
You don't know much about frame tubing, do you?
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589 And you do?
I'm not an steel expert, but I have a converted hybrid bike which was a former trekking bike from 89. It has a Mannesmann cromoly frame (lugged and brazed), Alesa alloy rims and a full Shimano Deore groupset from 89.
It is 12,7 kg, more than 4 kg lighter than the Eurobike and good hubs well adjusted (!) make a real difference to cheap cup and cone hubs which may have been tightened too much in factory.
To adjust cup and cone hubs you have to put the wheel into the bike with the full quick release force - if you do this without the QR it's tightened too much and it's running harder than necessary
@@simonm1447 Chromoly is the basis for any good steel frame. There are all different levels of chromoly. You can have straight gauge where the entire tube has the same thickness, and then there are double butted and triple butted tubes, where the center sections are thinner. (which makes the tubes weigh less) ...Then you have a type of chromoly that is used to make Air-Hardening Heat-Treated tubes. Using these, will make a frame that weighs 1300g.
@@billkallas1762 my bike has straight gauge tubing, since it's lugged and brazed. It's a frame set once offered by Mannesmann (the German steel maker which later became a cell phone service provider, today part of Vodafone).
The frame is around 2500g without the fork.
I don't think butted and hydroformed frames had been offered back in the 80s, in this case the lugs work as a sort of butting.
The bike was given away for free in the neighborhood, I stripped the paint off and restored it.
Compared to a modern frame it lacks a little bit stiffness, since the tubing is not that big in diameter, but it's still fine for speeds up to 50 km/h.
That Orbea looks like a kids bike when Conor is holding it up 🤣
Yay Eurobike !
Connor picking up Hank’s Orbea like it’s a child’s bike 🤣🤣
Hank smashed it! Cheers!
Hank you crazy bastard hahah i love it
I was expecting the camera to pull back and show Hank's dad holding the speed gun.
I have the xc7000 eurobike and I have been upgrading everything, the bike is good for a started bike and upgrade as you go.
Carbon wheels and a cob jof saddle then a new cockpit and sensah 2-11 group set
Wild-ass-video!! Well done!! DD
Wanted to see you do the same with the orbea and then compare!
That wil never happen 🤣would be bad pr for the orbea... In pure top speed in short distance would it be the same i Belive... In longer distance and overall qualitee wil orbea eat the eurobike for breakfast.... 🙏😁
You know you can get that Euro bike to go faster than 50mph if you throw it off a tall building. at the same time you can see how strong/well its built.
Now that Hank has surpassed 41 mph on the Euro Bike, he doesn't need his Orbea. If he wants to find a good home for it, I would volunteer to take care of it for him. Conor holding Hank's Orbea makes the bike look like a child sized bike.
Impressed werry much 🙏🙏😁that was raw power...
How small Connor makes Hank's bike look is hilarious!
"I just, I just don't think its safe" LOL
Hank looked happier then than when he finished Land's end to John'o'groats!
Great video guys!!! Now I'm going to buy a Eurobike for my daily commute. At least I can exceed the speed of a car commute in London these days. And not be too worried if it gets stolen at that price
Same in my outrageous traffic of Bucharest. I have 3 bikes. Cars are outdated for sure. I rid emy bikes even in winter at -10*C...
Or just add a bit extra cash and grab a RC 120 from Decathlon, far better bike.
@@dainiusvysniauskas2049 or even a second hand bike would be better than the Eurobike, something like the single speed Ollie bought for 190 Euros for a video some time ago.
a 300 dollars is 16,000 pesos in the Philippines . with that amount of money you'd be able to buy a good to go bike. it is alluminum alloy but most of it weights from 13-11kg or even 10 for some. it can be used for racing but not as good as entry level bike. but we dont usually use that kind of bike for racing, a little more higher on the price, like 400-500 dollars (21k-27k pesos) and you'd be able to get a mid range bike with a much better groupset, some with aero frames (depends on what you wanted to buy) some even has a s.t.i. some of this bike reach a weight of 9kg or even lower. but when you wanted a entry level bike, you'd need 60k pesos (1092 usd) and you'd get yourself a carbon frame, very good components and a very very much better designs and weights. idk why i commented this, maybe i just wanted to share the different type of bikes you can buy with US dollars if you're in a different country.
Hilarious! You guys are getting your money's worth in the "investment" in the Eurobike. Was worried for Hank's safety with the lack of brakes.
You could start a new comedy series that is just Conner holding up Hank’s tiny things
Wowowowow!!! Hilarious and incredible!
I don't know why the bike weight is important on a flat ride. More important is frame responsiveness and tires
Love that when Conor is holding Hank's normal bike he looks like he's holding a kid's one... just missing the stabilisers!
Hank's a beast! 👍👍👍👍
Hank is the man👍
at 7:45 i waited for the music of back to the future.... when doc is celebrating
High quality content that one.
God Job Hank, im one of ur fans😁
I wanted to know how the Eurobike compared to the Orbea in top speed. What are their price vs top speed difference?
When Connor was holding Hanks Orbea, it looked like when I hold my 10 year olds Wiggins Rouen 650 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Funny how this bike is almost cheaper then Hanks shoes :0
How much did Eurobike pay for all the features?!
GCN has got so many videos out of this thing it's paid for itself 100 times over
Time to do some budget upgrades on the Eurobike
That was awesome 👌 well done Hank! Who needs a super bike 😉
All these free Eurobike advertisements. I'm sure that brand is stoked.
We need to see Conor on the Eurobike!
Good news! It's the Eurobike!
Nice bike, I just bought a Amazon lightweight aluminum road bike with the 3 spoke mag wheels for the same price.
The most dangerous duo in Gcn.
Holding hanks toy sized bike.. Hahaha
Awesome👍🏻👍🏻
I think I'd rather drive a huffy than be caught driving a eurobike. Actually I passed a fat bike with ez when I was roughing it with a huffy.
When Connor holds Hanks super bike it looks like he's presenting a kids bike :).
Hank says it's not the size that matters but what he does with it? 🤷♂️
Best ROI ever!
Long Live The Eurobike!
impressive. Out of all the GCN presenters only Hank could raise the Eurobike above his head
Almost certainly true
7:45 40 miles per hour and a gym equipment at the same time? woah
That bike is a course for the presenters! 😂
I was impressed that Hank was able to lift the Eurobike over his head!
#askGCNtech Hi guys, how did Hank get the Orca under 7 kg? Mine has the same frame and wheels (but with ultegra} and it’s just over 8 kgs...