Get three identical frames, and the same amount of money each to spend on building the bike out from used / cheap parts.

@jamesbeamond2917

4 жыл бұрын

GMBN you have to do this

@lukecooper1993

4 жыл бұрын

Vivian Mason kkkmkmkkkkk j

@lukecooper1993

4 жыл бұрын

DH Adelaide k

@Jurrb_

4 жыл бұрын

luke cooper ugcsfdburctfvubcewnfuieufni ebukl hiuouh ifreoxf

@nicksadler9797

4 жыл бұрын

Please do this! Such a good idea

Top Gear Bike Edition

@javieriqbal5358

5 жыл бұрын

I’m not a noob exactly what I was thinking

@jawide626

5 жыл бұрын

Haha yeh definitely! More stuff like this please GMBN!

@benmacfadyen5960

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what we're all probably thinking 😂

@somebloke2238

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@darrenpaterson6792

5 жыл бұрын

top gear is dead though this version is defos better :)

8:10 If I was walking through the woods and heard that i would probably have assumed it was a drunk leprechaun getting lucky

@ForeverLumoz

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@hafezizzudin2580

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahhahahahahha

@oscarlevinson8242

4 жыл бұрын

More like Michael Jackson on cocaine

@groggysword33

4 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by “getting lucky”?

@albertnoyce7398

4 жыл бұрын

Staiby Baby Finding his life fortune 😳

“Time to get these beautiful beasts out onto the trail, and the bikes, too...” 6:41 😂

4:51 "Two fingers weren't effective... I might have to go four fingers" Neil....

@johnmcard3116

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else read the "Neil" in Will's voice from Inbetweeners, after Neil's done something tragic

Blake's laugh in the downhill challenge is MANIC 😂

@furdstahmania

5 жыл бұрын

Best moment in the vid! :D

@kennettlao1905

5 жыл бұрын

I agree and my laughter will never go DOWNHILL. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@topikdg

4 жыл бұрын

Steffan Harries bahahah

@Luizsworld

4 жыл бұрын

More like nervous laughter knowing that if he messed up he might have a really bad day

Can we appreciate how hard Neil went on that fully rigid bike

@shamanbeartwo3819

4 жыл бұрын

Yes because I have a very similar mountain bike about as old and I have no intention of flying over a ramp to land below.

@KandiKlover

3 жыл бұрын

People do that on bmx all the time.

@callumslattery4344

3 жыл бұрын

He had no choice😆

@andrewince8824

3 жыл бұрын

@@KandiKlover no we don't. BMX is lighter, better balanced and handles far better. Neil has bollocks of steel riding that old thing.

@turboprint3d

2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid that's all we had , we still jumped them , just not like that . My wrists still kinda hurt just thinking about it

*Guy walks in with an envelope for the challenge* Jeremy Clarkson: "What is this, a crossover episode?"

Follow on vid should be spend £100 on upgrades for each, followed by a game of BIKE

@jdavis417

5 жыл бұрын

After that one, progress it again and see how "good" they can get the old girls performing! ;)

@MIGHTYDUCK1231

5 жыл бұрын

I think this would be a great video, that or build the best bike for £200

@Havebikewillride

5 жыл бұрын

Yup good ideas. See what improvements they could make for another 100.

@jonathan763

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Blake only get 70 since he was 30 over on the original purchase.

@ChrisCapoccia

5 жыл бұрын

niel might be able to win… spend all his money on proper brakes and he'd be set

Part 2 suggestion: Spend 100£ on upgrading those bikes and do the same challenges again :D

@lucianonarno1408

5 жыл бұрын

Thekalllllllll amazing idea!!! Neil’s bike would make a really cool classic bike with functioning brakes

@haskear2

5 жыл бұрын

Or go crazy and stupid and go £1000s of upgrades as the budget. Although I think the peugeot might be a bit limited

@mrljgibson

5 жыл бұрын

The marin is easy enough, magura hs33 brakes running water, fox forks, fox rear shock, and update the wheels and get 9mm and 10mm axles on there.

@chusamusic1409

5 жыл бұрын

Or have a professional racer on a $130 bike and one of them on a $3000 bike and race.

@rohri5133

5 жыл бұрын

@@chusamusic1409 they're professional riders...

9:01 - best part of the video

Blake in the race: he protec He attac But most importantly he sounds like he on crac

18:24 "Did you give up because that bike is so ugly anyway" 😂- One of the best GMBN episodes so far! Including more of your personalities makes it so much more fun to watch

Neil's pedals are more expensive than the bike, all of them nearly are 😂

these videos are great because they make me realize that my low-end bike (Specialized Rockhopper) is not to blame in most cases. You can shred most bikes, it's just a matter of skill.

@NotABrake

Жыл бұрын

Yeahhhhh I got a bike worth 128$, so I think you still have the better bike lol

A very clear demonstration of how TopGear / TGT should do things. No forced banter, no planned 'mishaps' and genuine hysterics from the presenters ! Excellent Video. Top Marks

How about...'how cheap can a pro go'... so for example Doddy or one of the guys sets a time on a decent route/ track on a modern top spec bike...then a pro racer tries the same track on progressively cheaper/crapier bikes until they cannot still beat the non-pro's time on the modern bike. Hence the segment name...good idea? Can be applied to all formats, dh, xc, trials, enduro/trail....so cud have a series of vids...

@sgtdonagon

5 жыл бұрын

Rupert Wenn i like this

@jamesmerkus5034

5 жыл бұрын

Cameron Loud same

@Lylisuvanto

5 жыл бұрын

So you mean to say they should put a star on a reasonably priced...bike?

@jonahnichols2158

5 жыл бұрын

I could be the rookie

@chusamusic1409

4 жыл бұрын

The sponsors would never allow it.

When your helmet is more expensive than your bike :D

@koko-lores

5 жыл бұрын

same for the pedals

@KitchenFSink

5 жыл бұрын

Knee pads too lol

@Mj-xv5jw

5 жыл бұрын

safety is number one priority

@northover5023

5 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ true

@toddpfister280

5 жыл бұрын

Can never be too safe when it comes to your head ... Other parts can heal better at least head is dead

Am I watching top gear?

@pushatsinfrared

3 жыл бұрын

Besides the lack of fat middle aged men, yes

@i_love_diffin9061

3 жыл бұрын

Probably

I love how top gear/ grand tour ish this is

@DAZUNIVERSALINDUSTREIS

3 жыл бұрын

Samee

You need to do more of these.

Top gear challenges will be the future of this channel

@jakewalker9836

5 жыл бұрын

Owen Genrich it’s gonna be sick 🔥

@josiahkaczmarek3409

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I thought dude!

It's like the producers saw an episode of Top Gear, and decided to do the mountain bike version. Very cool. Thanks.

8:55 LOL Blake and his stand up comedy skills. Brilliant.

Yeah! make more videos about cheap bikes

I got into mountain biking on a $80 steel 26" hardtail from Wal-Mart. Rode it til I broke it. While they're definitely cheap and you get what you pay for, they're IMO the best option for someone unsure of whether they'll like biking or not. Plus, the 26er had narrower tires than my 29er, a shorter gear range and less responsive suspension. Sounds terrible, but it definitely forces you learn good bike control on the trail.

@enoll218

4 жыл бұрын

sixstanger00 I started with pretty crappy trax tfs10 “mountain bike”

@johnhanley9946

4 жыл бұрын

What broke on it?

@sixstanger00

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnhanley9946 Bottom bracket. One of the trails I ride has a log crossing. When I rolled over it, my chainring bottomed out on the log and broke the BB. It was only an $80 bike, so wasn't worth fixing. At that point my skills had exceeded what it was designed for, anyway. So I bit the bullet and upgraded - a Motobecane Fantom29 X4. Best $500 I ever spent. I bought it in 2017 and the bike is still amazing to this day. Already competed in 2 full XC seasons.

@johnhanley9946

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixstanger00 Do you mean the frame broke, like the bottom bracket shell?

@sixstanger00

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnhanley9946 No, just the bottom bracket itself. The frame was steel and the bike weighed a plump 39 lbs. A tank. After the incident, the bike was "ride-able" enough to get me back to the car, but the crank assembly wobbled because of the broken BB.

Blake makes GMBN so entertaining, he’s hilarious

8:10 the sound of a maniac laughing

Fix the brakes on that Peugeot and it is by far the coolest there, would love to see it mounted on the top of a 205 GTi.

@gmbn

5 жыл бұрын

Neil will just have to get a 205 GTI to match it then

Top gear for bikes!!!! I'm in LOVE 😍

@Peanutdenver

5 жыл бұрын

Some say their favourite flower is the potato, and that even though they've seen Fifty Shades of Grey they still thinks BDSM is a driving school. All we know is they'er called GMBN.

@josiahkaczmarek3409

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick Steinmark lol some say... they copied top gear!! I'm not gonna complain though

@Peanutdenver

5 жыл бұрын

@@josiahkaczmarek3409Just a wee bit lol

@alexgrant6965

5 жыл бұрын

I know right!

@broidk7900

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have something with poland? Your surname is from poland

More of cheap mountainbike testing like that! 😁👍👍👍

Love this format ... more please with a slightly larger budget (£250) and perhaps an upgrade section for a specific task with money they didn’t spend from the original budget!

I feel so sad for all the riders these days that didn't come up on OG bikes. I know I would have progressed sooo much faster and with hundreds of less injuries had I only ever rode modern bikes but, as you guys know, the total exhilaration that those old bikes provide from very modest trails is amazing. It's the ole chicken or egg question, there was no need for bike-parks when a simple walking trail could make you crap your pants, but there would be no need for amazing bikes if we still had nowhere to use them properly. love this vid, such fun!

@burningpentagram666

5 жыл бұрын

Still running a `98 Proflex Beast. Only upgrade is new wheels , rest still factory standard :)

@cwclifford

4 жыл бұрын

Life before aluminum frames, suspension of any kind, V-Brakes, 20+ speeds, and remember elliptical chain rings? It was glorious!

Love the good old 4 finger brake technique from Neil!!! What a classic😂😂😂

This reminds me of the 'Golden Age' of Top Gear! Brings back so many memories, great work guys!

8:56 I freakin' lost it. Hahaha!

Without mentioning the similarity to 3 other "pillocks" and their show, I'm loving the correlation and hope to see more, longer feature videos like this involving the presenters!

I love it! I see that you inspired yourselves from the good ol' Top Gear! How every one arrives separately and presents their car (in this case, bikes) the guy in a white vest (a Black jacket here).... Absolute brilliant!

"Your stem is longer than your bars are wide"

Absolutely epic video, big thumbs up from me, impressed with the talent to be able to even ride these bikes half decently!! The fun you were having was so obvious and made the video go from epic to absolutely epic. Nice one GMBN.

Next time have 250£ budject.

@kennooo535

5 жыл бұрын

*budget

@S.Minkii

5 жыл бұрын

*budject*

@toasty8547

5 жыл бұрын

That’s 30 pounds less than what my XC bike from treck cost

@maxwell5428

5 жыл бұрын

and after that do like a 600& bikes for us noobies

We saw a similar bike to Blake’s in the bike vault recently! Suspicious😂

I wanna see Blake’s bike upgraded as much as you can. Or upgrade it part by part in a series. It will make great funny content to see how good it can get. Maybe the other bikes too

@andrewince8824

3 жыл бұрын

How good can a 90's marin get because I had an 05 East Peak and it was bloody good after I'd fitted MT Trail brakes, Neutron bars and a Defy 35 stem.

8:11 blake can do golum impressions from the hobbit

I love gmbn

Ahhhhh, Top Gear anyone.....

@Midmedia555

5 жыл бұрын

Me

@Peanutdenver

5 жыл бұрын

Or.....The Grand Tour

@alexgrant6965

5 жыл бұрын

yup

I love this format of competition, I’d love for you guys to do more

Whenever I'm stressed with my riding, I came back to watch this just for the fun of it! U guys rock! Please do more of this retro bike challenge!

Should have done a bunnyhop height test

You guys are really inspiring and get me out on my local trails Keep uploading

8:54 is the funniest and best argument against gripshifts

This is one of my fave GMBN vids ever, more like this! Reminded me of classic TopGear, well done!

You guy should do a one hour weekly show, which would include the Dirt Shed Show contents, some fails and bails, techs, hacks and bodges, with some challenges, while talking about the news of mountain biking, all with the usual humor of your presenters. A kind of Top Gear or The Grand tour, but bike related. And why not, I mountain biking star on a reasonably priced bike on a small circuit... I already imagine Martyn as the main host ... a sure hit for you :)

@benjik9294

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah this would be great!

@idriveships4047

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea 🚲🚲

@dylanparker-stephenson5533

5 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome

@kimpedersen

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an great idea! - i wanna see Rachel Atherton beat Annika Langvad! (if she can... :) ).....you guys could make it happen!

@culchaz

5 жыл бұрын

This would be a dream!! Make it happen GMBN pleeaase!

You should do a £500/£750/£1000 episode, because those are more realistic budgets. Good video, well done. 🤙🤙

I think the amount of views speaks for itself. We all enjoy budget bikes/ builds competitions between GMBN presenters. I think a budget downhill bike competition would be pretty sick.

Looks like you had so much fun filming this, love it!

Yes! I've been waiting for something like this forever!

Love it been waiting for another one of these 👌🏻 not everyone has a lot of money lol

The best vid. This needs to be a series

i loved it so much! great video guys

Doddy looks positively silly on that tiny (for his height) bike lol Also, I have a '92 Giant Rincon (updated a bit) as my commuter bike, similar to that Peugeot - it's fantastic for it!

These are BY FAR my favorite videos you put out. Huge thanks to you guys, glad you had fun and thanks for this! Watching Doddy walk over those logs was priceless lol. Should do a year specific one for the next video. Or like a 5 year one, say 2006-2011. Quite a lot of changes through those years. £150 this time?

This is so much fun to watch

this video was so fun to watch !!

top gear vibes :-D love it

@forevercomputing

4 жыл бұрын

3 different personalities and they get on.

Great video, looking forward to more presenter challenges 👍

I LOVE THIS... THIS IS ENTERTIANMENT Remember back in the day when we didn't know better?

@quantumleap4023

4 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid a bike was a bike. Crappy or nice. But we rode the trails regardless.

You guys cracked me up! Best video yet of all of you together! I love to watch your videos. Haha

I love it. Glad it was 30 minutes too and not 10. Made it so you could do the challenge justice. Rad.

Funniest GMBN video, maybe ever! Everyone was awesome. Thanks for putting life and limb on the line for this one. It's fun to see (and laugh at) these rigs on Rewind; it's even better when we see what riding them is like compared to modern steeds. Doddy riding with those narrow bars was hilarious looking!! Funny what was "normal" BITD!

Great fun thanks guys!

These are my favorite types of videos. Love the vs ones.

When the pedals cots more than the whole bike😂

Love the cheap bike challenge, and the presenter challenges are always great regardless

One of my fav videos so far, you should do more retro bike challenges,. Loved seeing skills put to the test on old school bikes, though I feel Blake must have sweetened the deal with something else to get his ride for $100 ;)

I found the joy of atb'ing (no mountains here) again quite recently with a '96 Peugeot Energy 300 frame (10€) that I build with some resurrected wheels, 3x9 Deore LX and old Marzocchi fork that I got laying around. The frame is massive and the stem is loong, but it still gave me the best thrills yet! Then I put together an old Fausto Coppi frame (cost me a pack of coffee), that was probably a budget bike back in the day ('94 or so). That also has a big frame but with wider fat flatbar, short stem & quill adapter and 0 setback seatpost it fits and feels nice, especially with ghetto tubeless (2.55" back, 2.1" front). After that I got a '96 Mongoose Crocadile SX for 35€ in fully original spec. I haven't customized it yet, but it needs a shorter stem and wider bars. Frame should be sized quite right but the 175mm cranks and the 120mm stem are a bit too much for me. Also the Rock Shox Quadra 21R would maybe make a good wall item, I'd like to spare it from hard riding. Then I found another Peugeot, a '98 Origin 20 XS (25€). It is the best fitting of them all and I fitted it with a quill adapter and a wider bar, but the stem was just changed to a retro Zanzi stem. It needed about 15-20€ extra to get it running good. Too bad the chain snapped and took the front derailleur with it. Many 90's low to mid tier MTB's are selling here in Finland for like 10-50€ for a quite decent chromoly one. You could find something like STX-RC or Deore LX groups or even better if you're lucky. The bikes listed, I've built in the last 3 months :D Only the Coppi frame I had since summer. They make a real nice little projects, but I see the risk of getting too many in the long run. :) Finding them from the market sites with some terrible pictures and bad spelling is one part of the challenge. Gladly, there is quite much pics and info's around the web, especially if the bike has gained even a mild appreciation over the years. 26" is not dead!

Can’t wait for this to come out 👍🏼

Love this, you guys should do more top gear style challenges like this

this was great fun to watch, old school top gear with bikes! love it

Blake's grin at 6:50 and also that insane cackling~

This video, and the judging, was excellent, and seemed fair. Good job, gents.

Doddy Clarkson , Neil May and Blake Hammond... That was awesome...🔥🔥 🤣🤣🤘🤘👍👍

@MattH198

4 жыл бұрын

Heizenblade Neil Clarkson Doddy may blake Hammond

This was so fun to watch!

We need more of this.

Please can you set a budget and upgrade each of the bikes, then have another set of challenges! Or just take the Marin, upgrade it on the Tech channel, then maybe have a giveaway. I think that would be awesome!

9:00 i laughed so hard that water came out of my eyes😂😂

Blake's energy is something else. "Run Tom! Don't fall! Beavers been here; ate that tree. Look at the sun!" 😂😂

Love the cheap bike challenge concept. Do it again. Really good episode.

Great job, pissed myself laughing!!

Yea I agree and I love this. It’s like top gear with mtb’s this need to be a thing.

Great episode guys. The switching gears while turning had me rolling 🤣

Might be the best video yet. Top gear esque. Brilliant guys well done.

It's like watching a mountain bike version of Top Gear.

23:47 the laugh 😂

Always loved the great sense of humour of GMBN and GCN teams👍

Gents, that was lots of fun. Well done. And your right don't have to be all blingy to have fun!

You should do more of these

I love this I had to go watch top gear now

More of this kind please!

I love this channel..informative..educational..and funny..entertaining at its best.