I work in a factory in Manchester, UK. I have a Haibike AllMtn 7. With the upgrades and the tracker fitted, it cost me almost 5 times my monthly salary. And everyone is laughing at me for being so stupid with money.
Kross Esker 2.0 MC, about 1000 euro, I live in Poland and work in a museum. I know, I know. This is a gravel bike. I just wanted to give a perspective of someone passionate about bikes but earning really low money. And if someone has doubts, those low earnings have more to do with working in a museum than with living in Poland. Still, I love my job.
Definitely not obligatory but also elbow pads don't do anything, just annoy you while you're riding then slip up your arms when you crash. Knee pads and helmet are the one 👌
@@trialsted I use G-Form Pro Rugged 2 pads, they never move and, while a little warm on a hot day, they’re comfortable and have saved my 56 year old elbows several times…the older you get the more you appreciate good pads.
77 retired, 2015 giant xtc 27.5 bought new, updated to mavic rims and tubeless still shredding,it used to be called singletrack ln the 80s,do i need one of these new fangled machines ,YES I Do 😎
Biking and skiing are similar as to the appropriation of gear; you've got your hard core wealthy who buy off the top shelf each year then trade- usually to scavenging shop rats and their ski bum friends (who then ride their trophies until they turn to paste)- industry folks who scored some sort of salesman's demo, closeout or freebie, and your normal upper income weekenders and rich kids. The poor folks running the lifts, working the restaurants, and cleaning the rooms aren't riding anything but the bus that brought them there...
@@floydblandston108 For sure I was, now I'm a family man, career guy but still get 60 days a season. The bum life was awesome till 30 but the retirement plan was sketch, haha!
my bike looks like those too but it costs only 2.5k total premium bike prices really need to cut in half AT LEAST... nice video, turn this into a series!
my frame looks similar 🤘decathlon rockrider am 50 s - replaced every stock part besides the fork, shock & cranks- i upgraded the whole transmission, braking system & rims with a dt swiss 240EXP 54T ratchet literally everything. now i think about the next fully frame to put all my parts on and slaughter the current. my buddy kinda introduced me into being a bike mechanic@@Ericxnugz
I just can’t believe that kid at 4:10 I bet his parents bank card is made out of gold Plus just can’t believe how expensive top spec Enduro bikes are I can see why people buy them now because they’re just as expensive as the V 10 Easier to shred all day with that 12 speed and it’s lighter but still give me a DH bike any day of the week
Unlike my place I didn’t see crowded trails around me. Bunch of RB user only, England are really best for MTB like me. Anyway I didn’t see my bike Polygon Siskiu D7 on the list here. Probably not a good bike..
That nomad 9400 is cheap compared to a top spec specialized levo E bike at 14,200 put it into question how expensive it is a 2023 Yamaha raptor 700R is 10 K Forget the WR get the raptor Road legal Instead of buying the. E bike and you’re still better off
there are only two reasons people don't like to talk about money. 1. they make too much of it, and they are embarrassed or ashamed. 2. they make too little of it, and they are embarrassed or ashamed.
You should have asked the couple from Finland why they weren't riding POLE bikes..... ....also...a Chevy Spark (which is a car) can be bought new for $14,500 .... why are bikes so expensive???...it's nothing but price gouging. Most frames are made in China where labor is very cheap. So why the ridiculous prices?
1:40 so where did this guy get the 10min for this fking bike?! Is it stolen, did he steal it? Where did he get the money for it, he must be one hell of a saver to get this bike just off waiting tables. Oh going to Brazil and Australia…shadyyyyy what is he smuggling I’m wondering!
The price of mountain bikes is grotesque! As someone who got into trials riding in 1998, BMXed since 2002, I find the cost of MTBs just unacceptable. I have a Ribble HT725 on order with cycle2work, so it’ll cost me £800, but before sale and cycle2work it would be 1800! And it’s considered entry level 😮 i went on Alans BMX earlier and specced a top end BMX, with a brake and pegs and it came to £1200… my mate built a top end bmx up about 12 years ago and that was £1100. How has MTB inflation taken the bikes up to the multiple and even 10’s of thousands of ££? 🤮
Agreed, there is no way a bicycles should ever cost more than some cars. A bike shop I recently want to told me the cheapest worth riding was 1800. Alot of them were 3-8000. Some much more. Absolutely ridiculous. I can't believe people are willing to pay that much, considering it probably costs much less than 1000 to manufacture a high end bike.
@@drewgotit3569 also in agreement with your comments. I’m 36 and have a good job, my most expensive car is my current one and was £5000 🤣 thats a mid range Mtb judging by todays standards 😮 (appreciate thats comparing used car against new bike, but still). Apparently a top end MX bike is circa £8-9k….
When i started riding a giant glory dh1 was 3500aud, really well specced for the value. Half the local clun owned one at the time i reckon. These days your lucky to find something newer than 3 years old for that
I mean some people buy them because they can and they want to, but you certainly don't have to. I can get whatever bike I want, literally anything. But when it came to getting a downhill bike I popped just 900 bucks for a used 2017 Giant Glory. I had a riot this season throwing that thing around and peace of mind that every rock that flew up at the frame was just another character scratch. I love it and instead of buying new for next season I will pull that Glory down and freshen it up and maybe even slap some paint or a wrap on it.
How?? No job, gardening, waitering, came from Dublin, going to Brazil & Australia on Holliday... Rides a $11k Santa Cruz... HOW??
Rich parents usually.
He was definitely kidding about the job.
Earned money, said bye-bye to his ex-job and went for holidays 😂
@@gospodinkenobi9903that’s the style 😂
Don't go to Whistler, V10 are so common there . Meanwhile the local in the alps ride 10 years old Scott Gamblers
Yea!! Love this segment. I wish it was longer tbh
The bike is just one thing, add travel, acommodation and above all, time - not just for the actual ride at a resort, but also for keeping fit.
Loved this one! very interesting
what are you doing here
@@tombatchy I’m also a biker 🤣
sick@@DeluxPlays_
uow, its a pleasure be in the video, thanks blake!
No thank you 🙏
I'm a safe engineer locksmith , & professional bassist , locked gates on bike packing trips are not an issue .
I work as handyman and I own a full sus Vitus Sommet 2020! What a bike! 🔥 27.5" wheels, Fox and Hope components! 🤘
Studying in college now and I've built myself a bike using the sommet 297 frame 2022 by doing some part-time job. What a wonderful bike
Nice !
What a typically great Blake bit!
Nice !
No job, 10k bike, on holidays in Morzine - guess I'm doing something wrong 😂
I work in a factory in Manchester, UK. I have a Haibike AllMtn 7. With the upgrades and the tracker fitted, it cost me almost 5 times my monthly salary. And everyone is laughing at me for being so stupid with money.
Kross Esker 2.0 MC, about 1000 euro, I live in Poland and work in a museum. I know, I know. This is a gravel bike. I just wanted to give a perspective of someone passionate about bikes but earning really low money. And if someone has doubts, those low earnings have more to do with working in a museum than with living in Poland. Still, I love my job.
He sells 3D printed beer koozies, she's a part time dog sitter. Their bike budget: $42,000
Loved the Vid! Greets to all my Portuguese Friends out there ❤️💫
I may turn up with a Decathlon hardtail just to even out the cost averages....
This
I'm also the one at a bikepark all day not seeing cheaper bike than my Rockrider😅. But a day will come for my sweet bike as well 😁
Blake needs his own channel!
Rather GMBN needs a new channel! Interesting to see that people who don't work (in physical aspect) have expensive bikes!
Love Blake interviews.
I always waiting for response: "I steal expensive bikes"
"What do you do for a living?"
"I'm Brazilian."
☝️😅
Must pay very well
It pays to be a Brazilian😇
it's a full time job
If I am understanding the pattern here, a dentist would be riding a Huffy
This explains why most software and apps don't function as they should, thr managers are all on holiday.
From my (now reasonably long) experience, it is actually better when project managers are on holiday than when they are not. 😄
Morzine, the only French resort without any French 😂
"are you local? - yes"
I can’t help but notice the number of riders wearing body armor and no elbow pads.
I was surprised to see almost everyone wearing roost guards, but not full body protection. Are the roost guards now obligatory there?
Definitely not obligatory but also elbow pads don't do anything, just annoy you while you're riding then slip up your arms when you crash. Knee pads and helmet are the one 👌
@@trialsted I use G-Form Pro Rugged 2 pads, they never move and, while a little warm on a hot day, they’re comfortable and have saved my 56 year old elbows several times…the older you get the more you appreciate good pads.
Same for me. Just gets too hot to wear elbow pads too.
44 and retired, I ride MX, Enduro, MTB, married to a beautiful amazing woman, eat and sleep well. Living the dream!
Enjoy Bud!❤
I'm 40, I ride; my wife, my bikes, my cars and my cats.
Eh not the cats...
I'm happy I'm not retired I play with shiny rocks for work.
@@LaurentiusTriarius brilliant 🤩
Bro was an officer
Same here, but I’m 43
Love these vids! more of these please
77 retired, 2015 giant xtc 27.5 bought new, updated to mavic rims and tubeless still shredding,it used to be called singletrack ln the 80s,do i need one of these new fangled machines ,YES I Do 😎
Biking and skiing are similar as to the appropriation of gear; you've got your hard core wealthy who buy off the top shelf each year then trade- usually to scavenging shop rats and their ski bum friends (who then ride their trophies until they turn to paste)- industry folks who scored some sort of salesman's demo, closeout or freebie, and your normal upper income weekenders and rich kids. The poor folks running the lifts, working the restaurants, and cleaning the rooms aren't riding anything but the bus that brought them there...
I live in a ski town and nearly every liftie rides. Why do you think we live here and work at resorts? ;)
@@bigslacker666 - With a handle like "bigslacker", I think its safe to assume you are in the 'ski bum' category.
@@floydblandston108 For sure I was, now I'm a family man, career guy but still get 60 days a season. The bum life was awesome till 30 but the retirement plan was sketch, haha!
Take a shot everytime Blake says nice
😂😂
Now, do a series where you find the cheapest bikes and record owners shredding the 💩 out of 'em!
2019 Custom Yeti SB100, 2020 Yeti Arc 35th anniversary, 2012 Yeti Arc-X and just in 2023 custom Yeti SB140LR. Healthcare.
Love your interviews Blake! Very interesting!
That was Nice. 😁
Smh Living the dream. Doesn’t work but travels the world riding bikes.
The best bike is the one you ride, never mind the price!!!!
Agreed! 🤘
Blake needs his own Channel.
My main trail bike is only worth 4.29% the cost of my car.
In other words I'm seriously underbiked 😂
Or maybe you own a £200,000 Ferrari and a £8580 trail bike? :D
Both my bikes brandnew are 33% of my car, plot twist car is only 30k
Lol. Just my forks are worth more than my car ha ha. Got a 20 yr old car though.
@@45graham45 same here :D My bikes are 2-3x my car's worth :D I just dont give a sht about cars :D
These videos are so awesome
3:15 very nice bikesss but what are those helmetsssssssss
Harold and Hilda, his and hers matching tops, trousers and helmets. 😂
i ber those are Urge ff helmet
what torso protector does the guy in 1:38 wear?
What's the silver helmet at 3:14?
Not long back from 2 months in Portes du Soleil, Blake didn't interview me about my Diamondback!!
Sorry we missed you!
Nice bikes but hardtails rule !!
Amen brother
Blake you need your own channel 🇦🇺
I'd watch and subscribe as religiously as Sam Pilgrim's channel.
Probably contracted not to have a TH-cam channel.
@@kmaxxfagyan5740true
I think he had, before gmbn hired him ;)
so cool you ran into jackson goldstones mechanic
I don’t have a job but have a $11,000 bike. Makes perfect sense.
Portooooooooo! 🇵🇹
Loaded guys
To me it seems they missed the right answer: I do whatever it takes to have a nice bike!
1:40 D*** Dealer? why are u coming to Brazil, business? hahahahahahaha
need a roadbike version.... dentist, dentist, dentist. Yes but what KIND of dentist?
Secret Portugal invasion. They snuck in on mtn bikes
hey blake, you should come out to colorado and ask all these “dentist” what they do for a living… tbh i’m actually pretty curious.
😴😴😴😴
Nice!
Nice & fresh m8
my bike looks like those too but it costs only 2.5k total
premium bike prices really need to cut in half AT LEAST...
nice video, turn this into a series!
Fr I have a yr Capra and I send that shit harder than most these kooks send their 10k bikes 😂
my frame looks similar 🤘decathlon rockrider am 50 s - replaced every stock part besides the fork, shock & cranks- i upgraded the whole transmission, braking system & rims with a dt swiss 240EXP 54T ratchet literally everything. now i think about the next fully frame to put all my parts on and slaughter the current. my buddy kinda introduced me into being a bike mechanic@@Ericxnugz
How do people transfer their bikes from the airport to the bike park area?
Any more Morzine/PDS content?
More please
Niiice!
The best judgy mtb video.
I would not mind working for Santa Cruz 😍
I would not mind riding for work.
It would have helped if I didn't crash constantly since 1992
Very nice video
love this kind of vid, shoulve been longer hehe
10K bike+no job+holiday= Cool :D
Where is that bike park?
Fox’lins……get a patent on that 😂
Wat were you pointing out on the giga
How do you travel to other countries with a 10k bicycle?
@onehandwashestheother In a bike suitcase or wrapped in plastic? Genuinely curious.
Do you know a good bike for £500-650 I’m quite new to mountain biking and want a good bike to,start doing jumps and stuff with it
What is in this guy's pocket?!? That's gotta add some weight! 1:54 👀
I think he forgot to put the hose back from his last “gardening” job…
Portugall
Lady on the transitions brake cable was twisted as hell. Im guessing she fucked up when she first straightened the forks.
Pleased Tell me what Bikepark this is
What do I do for a living? Nothing the government gave me £20000 to stay at home and I've spent it on MTB :D
If they use it, we might save that much money in health care costs...
Nice very nice
I just can’t believe that kid at 4:10 I bet his parents bank card is made out of gold Plus just can’t believe how expensive top spec Enduro bikes are I can see why people buy them now because they’re just as expensive as the V 10 Easier to shred all day with that 12 speed and it’s lighter but still give me a DH bike any day of the week
very interesting
can u imagine blake´s face... "i do onl1fans!" lol
😅😅
Blake does a Daniel Mac :D
Daniel Mac mtb edition
I am waiting for the day where someone says Dentist
Meanwhile me, being happy I could barely afford a Kona Lava Dome.
About that last bike, that’s the first time I’m hearing about a fox 49 😳
its the first Fox 29ers, 2019!
And what do you do Blake huh? 😂😂
Unlike my place I didn’t see crowded trails around me. Bunch of RB user only, England are really best for MTB like me. Anyway I didn’t see my bike Polygon Siskiu D7 on the list here. Probably not a good bike..
Why not buy a wr450 if youre going to drop that much cash on a bike. Good luck to them but to me its crazy.
That nomad 9400 is cheap compared to a top spec specialized levo E bike at 14,200 put it into question how expensive it is a 2023 Yamaha raptor 700R is 10 K Forget the WR get the raptor Road legal Instead of buying the. E bike and you’re still better off
there are only two reasons people don't like to talk about money.
1. they make too much of it, and they are embarrassed or ashamed.
2. they make too little of it, and they are embarrassed or ashamed.
But did they buy them outright or on credit?! 🤪
Not one constuction worker.. come on Tilers 😅
Working too hard... Couldn't get the day off! 😉
You should have asked the couple from Finland why they weren't riding POLE bikes.....
....also...a Chevy Spark (which is a car) can be bought new for $14,500
.... why are bikes so expensive???...it's nothing but price gouging. Most frames are made in China where labor is very cheap. So why the ridiculous prices?
AFAIK Taiwan
a tad better than rich's version with the spoilt rich kid
1:40 so where did this guy get the 10min for this fking bike?! Is it stolen, did he steal it? Where did he get the money for it, he must be one hell of a saver to get this bike just off waiting tables.
Oh going to Brazil and Australia…shadyyyyy what is he smuggling I’m wondering!
she reminds me of Rebel Wilson😅😅
Mate, I’m a medical doctor, this bikes cost more than my car, I just ride a 2007 GT avalanche 2.0
I wanna see all the poor people who didn’t pay rent for a few months to afford a cheap full sus haha. Oh wait that’s me.
You’ll never see an architect on a nice bike….. guess what I am?
Pornographic filmmaker?
Dentist?😂
The price of mountain bikes is grotesque! As someone who got into trials riding in 1998, BMXed since 2002, I find the cost of MTBs just unacceptable. I have a Ribble HT725 on order with cycle2work, so it’ll cost me £800, but before sale and cycle2work it would be 1800! And it’s considered entry level 😮 i went on Alans BMX earlier and specced a top end BMX, with a brake and pegs and it came to £1200… my mate built a top end bmx up about 12 years ago and that was £1100. How has MTB inflation taken the bikes up to the multiple and even 10’s of thousands of ££? 🤮
Agreed, there is no way a bicycles should ever cost more than some cars. A bike shop I recently want to told me the cheapest worth riding was 1800. Alot of them were 3-8000. Some much more. Absolutely ridiculous. I can't believe people are willing to pay that much, considering it probably costs much less than 1000 to manufacture a high end bike.
@@drewgotit3569 also in agreement with your comments. I’m 36 and have a good job, my most expensive car is my current one and was £5000 🤣 thats a mid range Mtb judging by todays standards 😮 (appreciate thats comparing used car against new bike, but still). Apparently a top end MX bike is circa £8-9k….
When i started riding a giant glory dh1 was 3500aud, really well specced for the value. Half the local clun owned one at the time i reckon. These days your lucky to find something newer than 3 years old for that
I mean some people buy them because they can and they want to, but you certainly don't have to. I can get whatever bike I want, literally anything. But when it came to getting a downhill bike I popped just 900 bucks for a used 2017 Giant Glory. I had a riot this season throwing that thing around and peace of mind that every rock that flew up at the frame was just another character scratch. I love it and instead of buying new for next season I will pull that Glory down and freshen it up and maybe even slap some paint or a wrap on it.
Nicee
:( not a hardtail in sight
In short you need to be a manager to own a mtb which said it was cheap. No no no wrong rumour
Where are the Dentists?