To be honest, I wasn't really very fond of Hank when he first came to the channel, but through videos such as this one, the stage of the first TdF video and crit racing videos, I have garnered so much respect for him. Simply a top lad and a total badass. Also, congrats to all three of you, this was just insane!

@johnnyloco11

4 жыл бұрын

same he's won me over as well

@bulfri

4 жыл бұрын

He's my favourite presenter now!

@itsdave92

4 жыл бұрын

@S R, I couldn't agree more!! It seems like it took a moment for Hank to get used to it, but then out of nowhere just put balls to the wall with these challenges and presenting skills! Definitely one of my favorites now! Nice work, man! And I hope you're doing okay after this painful challenge!

@jpweb5632

4 жыл бұрын

If Hank had been born 200 years ago, he would have been THAT Captain of Cavalry tasked with passing on insane suicidal orders from the knobs at the top.

@Dayumhesgood

4 жыл бұрын

Nah not me

Hank had a bad day there, respect to him for riding through the agony.

@adanielweaver

4 жыл бұрын

A normal person would have got off 10 mins in and restarted with a new saddle, but a normal person wouldn't be nearly as fast

@iamf6641

4 жыл бұрын

@@adanielweaver looki at that china saddle? wtf like get a fucking proper saddle mate

@thenerdycanadian7172

4 жыл бұрын

@@iamf6641 not sure what china has to do with a crappy saddle design? a lot of well made saddles come from there.

@iamf6641

4 жыл бұрын

@@thenerdycanadian7172 first of all i have one, that specific plastic uncomf saddle design. i experienced first hand that it bends and hurts cuz im hitting the metal part of the seat. i can buy one for you straight from china. do you want the link? in fact 90+% of your stuff comes from china and all the other well made saddles like fizik etc.

@iamf6641

4 жыл бұрын

@@thenerdycanadian7172 you aint a nerd chap after all eh

Hank should get a Guinness world record for the most pain suffered in an hour on a Penny-Farthing. Congrats to Chris as the new record holder!! Good on ya!

@moeheil8839

3 жыл бұрын

Suspiciously specific

One pain no man will ever judge another for crying about.

@lexvandewal8856

4 жыл бұрын

I was testing a saddle before buying and after some time my arse was completly bruised i could sit very well for 3 days iknow the pain

@lloydhlavac6807

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@AveryAbbott

4 жыл бұрын

I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!!!

@spinbastianvettel5477

4 жыл бұрын

OnG

@petercavanaugh2434

4 жыл бұрын

But some women still do.....

This easily qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment... get the man a good saddle for gods sake!

@gulfcitynd

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Tom last did this

@SirSilicon

4 жыл бұрын

These plastic saddles, just to save a few grams. I think any other saddle would have make him faster. : (

@NathanLong

4 жыл бұрын

Damn cheese grater. I had that saddle for a day. Returned it to the bike shop promptly.

@Heleninhalinda176

4 жыл бұрын

There's carbon ones, for christ sake, thet don't break and grate your ass and are just as light. Tough you can still get a saddle with foam and fabric for like 30g more

@Maxwaehrens

4 жыл бұрын

@@Heleninhalinda176 exactly my thought! I think Hank could have won the record if he had a better saddle.

Jesus! Hank! That's one to tell his grandchildren...actually...scratch that...I think grandchildren may be off the cards now.

@kunjbiharibudania4866

3 жыл бұрын

😜😂

Mad props to Hank for making it through to the end of this. Just watching him ride was painful enough :( Also, lots of love and huge congratulations to Chris

me: I wonder why nobody has beaten the record..... watches Hank suffering me: yeah, ok that's probably why

@jonhohensee3258

4 жыл бұрын

then?

@KandiKlover

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing it's stood since the late 1800s. Crazy stuff.

@piderman871

4 жыл бұрын

@@KandiKlover Yeah that one technically still stands because they allowed helpers/pacers back then.

RIP Hank's perineum, gone but not forgotten.

@jenmac287

3 жыл бұрын

Taint.

Is Hank ok? I think that's the furthest (farthest?) into the paincave he's been yet!

@jasonmcgrody9472

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameslowsley-williams4243 You rock! Doing that was amazing. I'm very impressed with all three of you. I did my first century and my saddle didn't fit right. My groin was sore for two weeks.

@everettjellinek1481

4 жыл бұрын

the farthest into his pain cave a saddle has ever gone

@Eroamagorath

4 жыл бұрын

well, actually both words exist and have different meaning, he didnt dive further into his thoughts but he did go farther in the tracks

@MrMrRubic

4 жыл бұрын

Farthingest

@86Hasse

4 жыл бұрын

@@Eroamagorath I am very aware of that, good Sir. It was supposed to be a pun which relates to the fact that he rode on a penny FARTHing. You might want to check out r/woosh on Reddit, friend 😉

Mark: That was really tough Chris: I know, such an awkward position Hank: *Hold my energy bar*

Respect to Hank, holy mother of God mate, hope you're ok! 😱🤯 And well done Chris and Mark! 👏🏼

Absolutely hilarious, and mad respect to Hank for getting through that hour, and Mark and Chris for going blazing fast on these ridiculous bike things

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mieke!

@another3997

3 жыл бұрын

They may seem ridiculous to you, but up until the 1880s, the 'Ordinary' or 'high wheeler' was the pinnacle of cycling. Many of the things we take for granted were invented for them. Hollow (cold drawn) steel frame tubing, wheels with tensioned steel spokes and later on, tangential spoking, drop handlebars, hollow rims, ball bearing equipped, adjustable hubs... all developed to improve the penny farthing. They were lightweight, streamlined speed machines, just like the carbon bikes of today. 🙂

I wanna see hank try it again without a broken saddle

@przemekkosinski166

4 жыл бұрын

Crickets ;)

@MrMiddleWick

4 жыл бұрын

Depending on what he's into removing the saddle could make it worse. Or better, I don't judge.

@nigeldepledge3790

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I do, too. Even with all that pain, he rode a distance that was pretty nearly exactly between the other two guys.

“Congratulations, James...you don’t get anything”...not even an ice pack.

@synchronium24

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brutal. I would have given up long before him.

"On five. Five, four..." Okay Mr Adjudicator

We haven’t forgotten about the triple record! If only GCN knew three cyclists who are capable of riding the track for an hour 🤔

@thegamingwolf9036

4 жыл бұрын

Ya I wonder who would be capable to do that challenge

@GeekonaBike

4 жыл бұрын

Could be tuff to get Hank to come back for more.

@brendavane9148

4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think GCN recruited two ex pros.

watching up to 8.30 "this looks like good fun…love to have a go" watching after 8.30 "er... no, you're alright I'll give that a hard pass" congrats to chris and mark for breaking the record and my sympathies to hank for breaking his undercarriage

@SaintClarence27

3 жыл бұрын

Note that Hank took a not insignificant fall prior to that, and was all "NBD." Then the saddle broke. The difference in his reactions tells me all I need to know (or more than I need to know) about how painful that was.

Poor Hank! I felt just awful for him : ( He is incredibly tough! I hope he is ok.

What on earth is the story with those saddles!! Well done Hank on hanging in there, amazing effort, still got that competitive edge for sure, and congratulations to Chris, brilliant work sir.

Inspiring stuff chaps - can’t begin to imagine what that was like mentally...physically, well, Hank conveyed the pain so well for our benefit, no imagination required!

I was screaming for Hank to stop in my head, I thought the metal bars were going to pierce through him

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

You'll be glad to hear that he's all okay!

@dwebb1935

4 жыл бұрын

Thank God. Looks like Hank's estate will have descendants to take on the family name. My utmost respect to Hank for smiling at the end of that route of pain, and being the first one to applaud the winner. Now there's a gentleman and an aristocrat!

@dwebb1935

4 жыл бұрын

PS. I bet this clip made it into the video montage at the staff Christmas party... 😂

You guys are beasts!! Mad props for your records and amazing team effort. All three deserve the honor for the outdoor record! Hank, way to dig in, hat’s off mate 🙌🤙

I love road biking and both EuroSport /GCN. When I saw this, I was like... x) How bloody brilliant you need to be, to actually have that sort of idea, find time and actually do such silly thing? Great to watch... Well done!

Outch, Pain, Suffering just watching this. Oh the pain, much much respect ... for u guys!

Cogratulations to the three of you, well deserved well done, special kudos to Hank, that took some guts mate.

Another great collab with Mark B, amazing record by Chris, entertaining vlog, well done GCN Team. It's good to show that cycling is a multifaceted sport that units people from all walks of life. More of that good stuff, please!

Congrats Chris. Salute to Hank, don’t think I’ll even continue with such suffering. His mindset is so strong

Great effort and very well done. I'm riding the NC500 right now on my Penny Farthing😃

Props to Hank who handled it like a boss and congratulations to Chris for the record

GUYS . . . . TOTAL RESPECT!!!!!! Hats off to all three of you, that was suffering 100% to the core and you all persevered, chapeau! Hank, extra respect for continuing to ride on a broken saddle, I am sure that was like being water boarder for an hour! Hardcore and again . . . chapeau!

Awesome effort Hank. You gave absolutely everything for that one.

Had to shed a tear or two for Hank, well done to you all. PS. Did Hank get sound effects lessons from JPow

That mini rear disc 😂😂😂😂 bigups to my home town too. #derbados

More of this please. Excellent viewing. Also, Hank is such a beast.

GCN crew are my favorite bunch of wackos on the internet 😅 You actually overtook Top Gear on my list cause, well, you have to put crazy efforts into it and you are at least as good and fun.

Poor James. Incredible mental strength to get through it. Well done.

Hank! Poor guy! Way to stick with it. You can be proud of that. Mark, always great to have you around! Chris, congratulations! Way to push through the uneasiness with the bike.

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill

Congrats to all three of you ! Can't stop 😂 but with great respect 🙏🏼

Wow guys a really good video today, hour record pain always make for good entertainment ;) .. also music and camera were spot on.

Respect to Hank!! Saw that pain. Chris is too strong, must agree. He produces heavy watts with those legs🙏

Hank ... aawh Maaate, feeling the pain. Explains why we haven't seen you for a while. Well done to you, Chris and Mark. Soft cushions in post.

Holy wow! Very impressive chaps! Hank, I was in agony watching you - your created a new definition of saddle sores! Chapeau fellas!

Hank you are amazing seriously my friend! Well done for your efforts. Congrats to Mark and mighty Chris.

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the support Suresh

Taken a while to get to this and it did not disappoint - seriously deranged as an event and incredible riding - and from initially wondering whether Hank and Chris had the GCN thing I’ve gone to being a complete fan ( Mark has always had it). ( That might mean respect to Lloydy for picking them)

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

7:07 are you ready? As much as i can be. Ok, so after five. Five, four... XDXDXD

That was amazing, total respect. Poor Hank, looked like unspeakable levels of agony, but true grit!

Congratulations Chris and much respect Hank and Mark!

mad respect for hank

Respect to u Hank, what a bummer to have a broken saddle, took some balls to complete the challenge and glad u didn't make a rash decision to sack it whilst under so much pressure 😉😉👏👏

Hank....That was a serious gut check. Well done to push through!!! Congratulations on the record, Chris!!!

Congratulations Hank...that will power and determination was extraordinary. I was wincing here watching you getting off the bike. Hope you're ok after it.

Seeing this I couldn't help my self but crying

oh my god, poor Hank. Hope you get better and recover quickly.

Well done Chris, bloody awesome mate 😎👍

I've never laughed this much during a GCN episode! Hank! What a absolute beast!

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathan

Imagine going to the local store for some food with this

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

You'd get some funny looks!

@smallhatshatethetruth7933

3 жыл бұрын

There's an old fella which does deliveroo on a penny farthing in London

@another3997

3 жыл бұрын

At the end of the day, it's still a bike. People used these to do all sorts of things on them, right up to the 1890s, when the 'Safety bicycle' had overtaken the High Wheeler or Ordinary bicycle (common contempory names) in popularity. You can still do those things today, but without the Victorian clothes! 😁

Hank, you are a five star *****hero***** in perseverance

Amazing effort to James, Mark and Chris. Don't fancy riding the bankings on those bikes, especially with a broken hard plastic saddle digging into you for a whole hour!!! Ohhhhhhh James that must have been painful and interesting dismount! Congratulations to Chris for the new World Record. Chapeau chaps. :)

GCN have got a new suffer master! Hank I loved see you from the first time! Great effort and GCN continue collect titles!

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Peetinka

Mark beaumont should be a gcn guest presenter

@jasonmcgrody9472

4 жыл бұрын

He kind of is. Every video with him has been outstanding.

This has to be the purest form of sport Edit : lose the Lycra Top hat, tails Woolen tweed of course

@Bartooc

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely the purest British sport.

@another3997

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bartooc No, the British weren't the first or only country to ride or race them. France and Germany were certainly there before us. The outbreak of the Franco/Prussian war temporarily stopped development on the continent, allowing Britain to become the centre of cycling for a time. Britain wasn't involved in that war, so resources and materials were still available. We did create the modern 'Safety Bicycle' though. 😁

Also congrats to Chris and Mark for their achievements. Great work guys!

Hank, you are the man! THE MAN! Respect!

When do we get to see the power numbers? Won't be complaining on my indoor bike anymore after seeing true suffering. Great job!

You don’t have to be mad to be a GCN presenter, but it helps, we’ll done all chapeau

@jonhohensee3258

4 жыл бұрын

we'll?

My great great grandfather John Thomas Johnson made the first recognised one hour Penny Farthing record at Aston Cross grounds Birmingham on 20/05/1870. He rode 13 miles 600 yards on a flat cinder track.

Really good showing all around. Didn't expect either of these two rapscallions to beat Mark Beaumont. Shows what I know, I guess. Also, a few months ago I was veeery close to buying that exact saddle. Seriously dodged a bullet there.

Well done all! That was seriously impressive! Really hope hank has recovered and is still able to...................!!!

I saw the thumbnail and thought: wtf did i just see?

I am in pain after watching poor Hank... hope you are okay mate! Congrats Chris, next step, recumbent world records

Fantastic ..well done brutal, amazing

I saw this being filmed it was really interesting to see how a video is actually filmed

@flambo1234HD

4 жыл бұрын

Kai what was some of the equipment used?

@robinlarner9325

4 жыл бұрын

@@flambo1234HD , cameras. 😜

@flambo1234HD

4 жыл бұрын

Robin Larner lol

I should really try riding on of these i to school

Ouch!!! Well done to all three of you and I hope you feel much better soon James... Respect!!!

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paully

I laughed and cried at the same time when James came off that bike. 100% RESPECT!!!!!

Damn can we all just agree that they're all evenly matched

This is not the first Sunday morning I've woken up to a broken and battered perineum.

@nathanmullins836

4 жыл бұрын

I’m not going to ask.

@sketcharmslong6289

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I'll be more gentle next time.

@zerocooljpn

4 жыл бұрын

lol you should get one of those saddles with the middle part hollow

@SuperDipMonster

4 жыл бұрын

Try using the next size down.

This is truly epic! Love it!

Amazing performances on all accounts. A mate of mine once held the world slow race record on a Penny Farthing and his father did all the PF riding scenes in the movie, Mulga Bill's Bicycle. Trivia - he actually broke his ribs as I recall, in the scene where he loses control down the hill and crashes into the creek! Cheers and thanks from Sydney, Oz - Dave

that would sound good in a tinder bio: "guinness world record holder on a penny farthing"

@volvo245

4 жыл бұрын

New euphemism for ED?

Mark looks like an absolute giant compared to Chris and Hank at the end of the film!

@dwebb1935

4 жыл бұрын

Innit true! Do the longer legs translate into an easier hour record, I wonder... Would Emma Pooley have attempted this??

@andrew7taylor

3 жыл бұрын

No wonder, because he is a giant. 1,91 m and 90 kg of muscle and steel. That's pretty huge for anyone, let alone for tiny endurance athletes.

Chris congratulations you did amazingly. You all were beast

Awesome as always! Huge respect to Hank after riding through the agony. Hats off to Hank and Mark Beaumont.

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Omaris

@bhumiriady

4 жыл бұрын

@@gcn You're welcome! Keep up the great work.

Hope hank finds a nice nurse to give him some tlc after this. He sure earned it

@Hopinmypony

4 жыл бұрын

Whats tlc?

@73kenright

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hopinmypony Tender Loving Care.

I didn’t think the big boy sprinters of GCN fresh off retirement could cry from a GCN video

Utter and complete Respect to my brothers out there on that track!! Chapeau les mec, Chapeau !!

Utter lunacy! Great to see Roger there assisting you guys.

I have to admit, this was hard to watch

0:10 "Narrowly missed the mark by 35.55 km"? Did you mean meters maybe?

@khaylhall3716

4 жыл бұрын

unless they meant the mark OF 35.55km but id not be sure without seeing the first attempt

@adamcoatham

4 жыл бұрын

"Of", rather than "by"

Hank - wow that looked excruciating, good on ya mate 😎👍

Fantastic achievement Mark and Chris and commiserations to Hank, hope the arse is better boy!

Haha imagine doing one of the stages of the tour de France

@itsdave92

4 жыл бұрын

Now THERE'S a good GCN video idea!!

@HeathyRoidz

4 жыл бұрын

A queen stage

@dennisuerling899

4 жыл бұрын

No. Just no. Those things are waaaayyyyy to unsafe for any categorized climbs.

@thegamingwolf9036

4 жыл бұрын

@@dennisuerling899 there are plenty of flat stages in the tour de France But a mountain stage would be a challenge

@thegamingwolf9036

4 жыл бұрын

@@HeathyRoidz indeed worth a Guinness world record

Hanks saddle was so broken it gave his shorts a camel toe....

This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen in a long time, bright penny farthings being ridden seriously in a velodrome for a world record, it's surreal...I LOVE IT! DO MORE OF THIS STUFF!

Congrats to all three of you! And Hank! Holy F. what incredible staying power. How did you keep going?

@themrtimmyboy

4 жыл бұрын

And of course I hope you are okay, Hank. No serious injury.

Are there any UCI regulation regarding rim depth and/or disc front wheels on a penny farthing? Think of the aero benefits. Not just marginal gains in this case I'd imagine

@larsborgman3443

4 жыл бұрын

imagine a 56 inch disc wheel😂

@mscbijles1256

4 жыл бұрын

I guess it’d be quite unstable to have such a disc front wheel. And also very heavy!

@Rick--A-F

4 жыл бұрын

@@mscbijles1256The bikes they were riding looked fairly basic models to me, I'm sure if someone had enough money to throw at building one it could be made much lighter, comfier & aero. I guess it just depends if someone wants to push the record that much further.

@another3997

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rick--A-F Back in the day (1860s to late 1880s) they certainly made bikes with non-round tubes. Whether or not they were actually much more aerodynamic back then, I can't say, but modern aero tubing wouldn't seem out of place on a Penny. Whether there are any builders out there who are using it is another matter... PF builders are few and far between at the best of times.

I sorta felt bad when I heard hank yelling then after he started yelling every lap j couldn’t stop laughing!!!

James is the most badass presenter in current lineup. Between those fixed gear rad races and this, he's a proof you don't need to be the most powerful machine to enjoy and break barriers in cycling.

Chris on the smaller wheel too! Hank..... Oooh that nipped I'm sure. Respect Guys! 😳