Which is the best £2000 used bike we could buy? Let us know 👇

@santiagobenites

26 күн бұрын

Alex's Cannondale FTW!

@mohdshazwan4512

26 күн бұрын

TREK bike always my dream bike😍

@peterfranzjr.1190

26 күн бұрын

CLEARLY MARK'S TT BIKE WAS THE BEST, ITS ALREADY SOLD!!! Seriously though, as a triathlete, trail runner, MTB, gravel, cyclist, etc it's clear to see that Marks was the best value per $$

@lieblingsleguan1591

26 күн бұрын

The blue Cannondale is not from 2019, it's from 2014! In 2019, the SuperSix had straight fork blades, that's why I looked up what year that frame colour is really from. Given it's a ten year old frame with 6800 Ultegra without the Ultegra crank set and not the high mod version of the frame, it's way overpriced even with the Enve wheels. For reference I had the exact same frame from 2015. I bought it new in January 2016 (in sale obviously) for 1900£. It had cheap Mavic wheels but an almost complete SRAM Red22 group set (Cannondale SI crank set and Force22 cassette). I loved that bike. But it had a total clearance of 29mm between the chain stays, so riding 23s with a measured width of 25mm, there was 2mm on each side between frame and tire. There was a lot of variance between frames in that regard looking at forum discussions from the time. A very nice bike, but not a superbike by any means. It's a ten year old mid range bike.

@00100Matt

25 күн бұрын

@@lieblingsleguan1591 Yeah I also laughed when they called it a 19'... we learned that buycycle will let you falsely advertise your bike, very useful

GCN should do more Top Gear style Used Bike Challenges. The banter is a lot of fun

@AlexGNR

27 күн бұрын

MORE TWIG!! :)

@imbalolpro

26 күн бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. Buying used and then going on an epic trip on some nice part of the world. (Can be Europe ofc). 🎉🎉🎉

@chrisdavidson911

26 күн бұрын

with different bikes, not always using something with drop bars

@danielakerman8241

26 күн бұрын

And they definitely have to make fun of each other and each others' bikes.

@imbalolpro

26 күн бұрын

@@chrisdavidson911 there is an old video when they went on a climb with all mixed bikes. Quite entertaining if you can find it.

Blue bike is the coolest , Trek obviously makes most sense. Trials only confimed what we knew already - Sy is the strongest rider of GCN people.

@danielakerman8241

27 күн бұрын

I might be wrong, but I think Ollie absolutely destroyed Sy recently…

@cyclonutterd7075

27 күн бұрын

That Trek SL6 is soooo heavy, over 9kg I think jeesh.

@bernardo9202

27 күн бұрын

@@cyclonutterd7075 they have it listed at 8.25kg

@anhtaipham7585

27 күн бұрын

There is a reason people call him "the" Syborg after all the 1 tt bike to beat all presenters series

@RylHango

27 күн бұрын

@@cyclonutterd7075 the one you're talking about was their first disc Emonda S6 not the SL6

These videos remind me of the challenges from Top Gear. Keep them coming! Watching Alex and Si attack each other senseless was like racing your best mates on a Saturday morning. The gamesmanship of Alex in the time trial was a laugher! "Disc brakes, told you!?" "I purposefully rode through all the big puddles." Absolute gem friends, keep up the relationship development and trash talking.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

That's what riding is all about 🙌 Having fun with friends is what cycling should be about! We all have that friend that we know will push us up the hills 🤣

@yixuancui1855

21 күн бұрын

Someone should say “how hard could it be”

The last of the straight top tube Supersix Evo is a now a classic. Love it!

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

This CAAD bikes are real modern classics 👌

@vishwasmattur2027

19 күн бұрын

​@@gcn I have a CAAD8 and a CAAD10, and they're beautiful!

Love when you do these types of videos. How bout a cheap bike challenge 1000€ max, enter a crit, go bike packing, commute all week on it then pick best bike

@jackroutledge352

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, the racing each other format makes good telly, but isn't exactly useful consumer advice. I'd prefer a "living with a £1000 used bike" series

@brandondenney9179

26 күн бұрын

Now that’s a video!

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

We'll see what we could do 🙌 The idea here is to show that Buycycle isn't just a one stop shop for super cheap bikes, there are some great bikes on there for every budget 👌

@supakidgalaxy

26 күн бұрын

@@gcnI’d be keen to see the 2000€ budget bike with the concept previously stated. Crit race, commute, bikepacking, group ride for a week or two. 3 presenters 3 different bikes

@JohnJohn-cu7nk

6 күн бұрын

Just buy any aluminium road bike.

Taking advantage of the glut of new bikes in manufacturers' warehouses, Si went and picked up a brand new bike with lifetime warranty on the frame, two year warranty on the drivetrain, and service perks from his local Trek dealer. Smart.

@mechy2k2000

26 күн бұрын

For real ,where did he find that emonda sl6 with ultegra??

@Ryan.T89

26 күн бұрын

@@mechy2k2000Look online or trek dealers. Theirs loads of old stock going cheap as I got a 2021 SL6 brand new for £1950. I seen the SL5 models for £1600 on line as well.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

This is all the beauty of Buycycle 🙌

$2k is alot of money but I love the idea that you guys made a video that's not just about insanely over priced stuff that none of us will ever be able to use

Loved this! Loved the crossover with GTN! Perfect start to a Sunday! Wasn’t going to go out on the bike today but this video has just made me want to go an experience the joy of my second hand bike!

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

We love our triathlon friends really 😉 This is what we like to hear, inspiring people to get out on the bike is what GCN is all about 🙌

I love Alex's choice in choosing supersix Evo!!

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

A modern classic for sure! 👌

Super six evo 2019…. Lol. On the webpage it says 2014. Still awesome bike

@jamesb3531

27 күн бұрын

It's definitely a 2014. Source: I own that bike

@andreamartello9638

26 күн бұрын

Same, I own it as well. Now we know buycycle can’t use google.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

We never said dates were our thing 🤣

@simonsayscut

21 күн бұрын

Not sure those are genuine Enve either. I can see spoke nipples?

Bought a 2014 Super 6 EVO Black Inc in 2017 and liked it so much I just bought another Cannondale - a 2013 Super 6 EVO Hi-Mod. Super light (5.8 & 6.8 kgs respectively), all rim brakes & mechanical groupsets (SRAM Red). Easy to maintain & repair. These bikes are pure magic.

Picked up a 2019 Bianchi XR4, full duraace di2, stages power crank and duraace wheels for £1750, absolute steal

Classic supersixevo for sure ! It’s my spare road bike and still enjoying it

@struancochrane753

27 күн бұрын

Me too.

@teleotto

27 күн бұрын

I should sell mine, but Ill probably forever regret it.... :\

@dominicbritt

27 күн бұрын

I have a 2016 Evo - don’t ride it much but will not sell it - it’s so bloody good to ride…

@struancochrane753

27 күн бұрын

@teleotto and as this video shows, you won't get much for it. Cherish it, and or loan it to a young person in the club to get started on. I gave an old group set to the local club that made a bike up from donated parts so young people could cycle with the club and get an entry into the sport.

@prostadadaj

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, but not for 2 grand

Buycycle is great. Bought a Cervélo S5 from 2023 whichwas supposed to arrive in new condition - it came instead with a crack on top tube, bent gear hanger, many scratches etc. Got a full refund without any problems and the customer service is great - very responsive and nice people!! Have since then bought another bike for great value at Buycycle and will for sure buy again! Only downside is delivery by UPS which is crap😂

@HeibesHealth

27 күн бұрын

Thanks for providing this insight! I’ve been looking at their site for a while, but I haven’t pulled the trigger.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

That's great to hear! It's so important to feel safe when you are buying second hand - experiences like this allow you to buy in confidence 🙌 What bike did you go for the second time?

@TubeStoo

26 күн бұрын

I almost bought my last bike from buycycle. Finally bought it from cycle exchange. They advertise on buycycle, so I got the same bike, but it was cheaper on their own site and I traded in my old bike. Buycycle are a great site, shop around, buyers market.

@jirihutecka9020

25 күн бұрын

What if I am from Czech Republic? Does it work only for UK people?

@TubeStoo

24 күн бұрын

​@jirihutecka9020 if you find a Czech based seller why not?

That Trek is an incredible bike for less than $2k

@sean9820

23 күн бұрын

Boat anchor wheels though

My son and I like the Emonda. Two more votes for Si. Great video as always.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

He's racking up the votes 🤣

I like the blue one. And if I were given 2000 pounds, I'd ask to keep it.

I love Alex’s Cannondale, and I like the premise of buycycle a lot!

These are the videos GCN should be making more of. Many viewers are using rim brakes still, including myself.in other words more retro.

@craiggreen4388

24 күн бұрын

Rim brakes must be cancelled. [apparently]

I love this hobby. I do not have some sort of superbike but i love that in this hobby, your bike becomes your own and most of the time nobody near you will have one like it. I have a 2011 Trek 1.1. It is the most basic but i love the colors and i wont out grow the bike anytime soon. Until i can ride a straight at the top gear and not get tired, then i have so much more to get from my bike.

I'm with Si. Best looking, modern bike from top manufacturer and best value for money. Well deserved win, congratulations Si 🎉

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

He chose very well! Would you ever go second hand? 💸

@TheUrbanEpicure

2 күн бұрын

@@gcn Would I ever go brand-new is the more relevant question, no? Just like with new cars, it's financial idiocy. I can't take people seriously who buy new bikes.

Bought my bike brand new for a similar price last spring. Had to cover its ears with all this praise for second hand bikes 😭 Its still my pride and joy though.

@PhilOsGarage

26 күн бұрын

My road bike was quite a bit cheaper than that and it’s still better than me.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

Nothing wrong with buying new 🙌As long as you got the bike that you love, that's all that matters!

Great video. Loved the thinking outside of the box on this one. Very informative as it was entertaining. I also loved that you did the challenge in poor weather conditions. Lots of respect for that. Riding isn't always done in beautiful weather. Keep creating and educating.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

No matter the weather we get out 💪 Off course, this is helped by having a great clothing sponsor in AGU ☔

Excellent video boys, I enjoyed every minute, and loved the camaraderie and fun factor displayed. I'd go for the Cannondale as I'm a fan, but i can see the Treks appeal from a future proofing perspective!

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

The Cannondale is a heart choice and the Trek is a head choice perhaps 🤣 Great to compare the both 👌

Great, si is my favorite Rider on GCN. Glad you rode so well and got the win.

@gcn

25 күн бұрын

He's a machine 💪

Loved this guys - truly shows how well you get on regardless of key disciplines… brilliant !!

Lovely video. Enjoyed the shots at about 8 minutes... keep it up!

9:54 “You were looking well aero” is like you lost, but you looked damn fine doing it 😂😂

Loved this video. Loved the banter and the responses. Looked like miserable riding weather but you make it look fun..

£2k is alot of money

@thegreatseprano9918

27 күн бұрын

Nah, you're just broke

@johnburrows6702

27 күн бұрын

I love gcn but they are a bit out of touch.

@alinapopescu872

27 күн бұрын

It is.

@ThomasNing

27 күн бұрын

@@thegreatseprano9918maybe, but cycling is (should be) a great sport for broke people.

@louis_sharp

27 күн бұрын

Not for a road bike.

£2000 seriously it should be £500 and there should be a Paris-Roubaix type challenge

@bergerniklas6647

27 күн бұрын

Buy one for 500£, do some tasks, upgrade for 200£ and do some more tasks. Could be a video idea about for episodes.

@rzan3

27 күн бұрын

In fairness they have already done a used bike Vs new bike thing at the £500 mark, but I do agree in the sense that a 2k budget is relatively generous for a used bike challenge. Maybe next should be a 1k or a £250!

Plus the riding attacks cat and mouse from Alex and Si was great viewing! Especially in that weather! Well done crew!

Brilliant video. Love the old school top gear style, should do more of these 👍👍

Loved this one lads, great banter.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

Thanks! Always fun to get a group of us filming 👌

Love this style of video. Would love to see more of it

Giant TCR Advanced 2. Absolutely love them. You can get them for under 1k second hand as well

Good fun having Mark on.

The TT bike setup cracked me up :D good content guys, Well done for the team, this one I enjoyed very much

The sass and banter was top shelf in this video ❤

Most enjoyable video! Very splendid! Thank you

Great video, guys. Love the crossover work with GTN too. More of the same please!

Si was definitely colour coordinated to his bike which looked very cool.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

He's always got to look pro 😎

Classic Super Six Evo for me. Will hold its value in the UK for hill climbs too.

Great film guys. Rim brakes forever! 😂😂👍🚵‍♂️

@MS-bw7yt

27 күн бұрын

Not for me. I take disc's any day of the week. They are not perfect, but so aren't rim brakes.

Good to see all of you riding together

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

Riding together for some of it anyway 😉

Great video. The best I can remember over the past 4 years. Thanks

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

Wow that is big praise! What was it that you liked about this video?

@KS-go2ig

22 күн бұрын

I liked that GCN was beaten by a triathlete even if he was wearing socks.

Well done to all. The weather was looking appalling and totally savage. More videos of a similar ilk please. Just to say very surprised that the Vitus worked with all of those different groupset parts! 👍👍

This was a really good episode, love it!

Great video! Loved watching the attacks, tactics and banter

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

That's what riding with friends is all about right?

Went shopping with £2k and bought a Boardman SLR 8.9 ex display model for £975! Spent the rest on building a gym in my garage 😂

I recently picked up a used two-year-old gravel bike from my LBS. It has its share of paint dings; the previous owner obviously used it for purpose. It rides like a dream and is in good mechanical condition. Great investment for less than half the price of new.

When you are building a complete decent road bike for half of what DI--105 costs you have a massive problem with the bike industry.

Can't complain when you guys already made such videos for few hundred bucks as well. Great passion and cheers from India.

Awesome piece! I owned the Cannondale back in the day and now own a 2021 Trek SL 6 pro disk and love it. Not surprised it won by a mile. Live in Wichita Kansas and bought the bike new a year ago for $3600, the bike shop threw in a couple of carbon bottle cages and a garmin mount as a sweetener.

Perfect GCN episode this one. Just love the "play around" way on it. Buy a bike, compare, have fun. Love the Trek by the way, wonderful painting, only finding them for like 2750 euros here, so not directly affordable for me.

I bought a Rose Pro SL 105 just a few days ago. cant wait for it. Would be my first ride on modern roadbike. Standing next to my 1980 Bianchi Record 920 xDD and it only dropped my bank account by 650€ + the 100€ for shipping and so on.

@Hoodalump

27 күн бұрын

I have one of those, awesome bike :)

@thomask.5147

27 күн бұрын

@@Hoodalump well thats awesome to hear. i just cant wait for it :D

@DaveCM

27 күн бұрын

Nice!

Best episode in a long time. More of this please! Brilliant bikes, Brilliant trials, brilliant fun! 2k gets you a lot of bike 2nd hand. Probably why all 5 of mine are from a second hand auction site!

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

Second hand is amazing right! 🙌 Where do you normally look for bikes?

This was such a great video

Great vid lads and thanks to Si for doing justice to the Emonda. I have the SL6 Pro in the same paint and I absolutely love it.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

The bike was in safe hands 🤣

Very cool, enjoyed the selections and challenge.

Great fun. Those bikes are all gorgeous, especially the Cannondale.

Been said already, but I love the "Top Gear" vibe of this episode! It was just fun all around. Would love to see what you come up with at diff price points: 500 and 1000? Personally, as an owner of a Cannondale Super Six Evo, that I bought second hand and love, I'm partial to Alex's bike. Great work chaps!

This episode of "Top Cog" was delightful!

I bought an Ammaco vintage racer for £80 in 2018 and it was the best bike I've ever had. Lightning quick and blinking well charming.

Loving the collaboration between GCN / GTN. Really enjoyed this one - very much feels like keeping it real for everyone. And two rim brake bikes as well. Nice.

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

We love working with our tri-buddies 😍 Did you check out what happened when we went on their channel? 👉kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHygzrKoqavQgaw.html

@TheImprobableIronman

26 күн бұрын

@@gcn I did - when will we be seeing Si in a wetsuit? 😂

GTN crossover and challenges. Simply the perfect video 👌

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

We would love to do more with our triathlete buddies! Any other challenges we should do?

@jonasvieth

26 күн бұрын

@@gcn Maybe 10 mile TT with a 1k budget including modifications. Or a race to a destination where you can choose the route. Long route for a TT bike and a short route for a gravel (maybe even XC with GMBN).

That Vitus of Marks was the best bike (I’m not a triathlete btw) but it completely threw the component handbook out the window, Shimano, campag , sram all working in one bike… Ollie would have imploded seeing that!! Loved this challenge!!

@gcn

25 күн бұрын

We do wonder that Ollie would have thought of it 🤔

I can't believe that rim brake bikes especially that Cannondale are still so expensive in the UK. As Simon would say "Bonkers".

I bought my DeRosa used, and I absolutely love it. Added narrower bars, shorter stems, and hunt wheels. Just wished British weather allowed me to use outside more often.

Great video, time for the mountain bike guys to do the same! 🍻

impossible to own a Trek bike without other cyclists mentioning how great the paint job looks

@PhilOsGarage

26 күн бұрын

I have a trek 2300 composite, it’s mostly clear coated carbon, but does look great

@gcn

26 күн бұрын

How about the big logo? Are you a fan?

@DerRofflers

26 күн бұрын

@@gcn not really, but there are worse logos out there too

@charliedillon1400

22 күн бұрын

@@gcn I'm not a fan of the big Trek logos for my own bikes, but for pro racing it's brilliant! Red Madone, big white logo, high viz in the bunch!

great video! good riding!

Cannondale is a fucking steal for that price, that bike is a crit monster, amazing wheels, super light for fast acceleration.

Fun comparison. Great enjoy the give and take.

I have that year Emonda SL6 and new it was £3.2k, but in the video it says it was £5,275 🤔

Just love that Sy color coded his bike+outfit. Fantastic 😊

Great job considering the weather, loved it. 🙌🏾❤️✌🏾

@gcn

25 күн бұрын

The weather just adds to the adventure 👌

The best video you have done in a while. The trek was the best of the bunch.

Very cool type of video. Like an old top gear. Super cool

The Trek may be the best out of the three spec wise, but the Super Six is by far, the coolest in my opinion.

@gcn

25 күн бұрын

It's got a certain cool factor hasn't it 😎 Something about that horizontal top tube 👌

Love this! I’d love to hear what each presenter’s favorite bike to ride of all time is. Not the coolest-rather best riding. Might be the latest and greatest or it could be a bike 15 years ago that road so well it still haunts you with how good it was.

I got the exact same 2019 ultegra rim supersix in 63cm! I also paid $1750, lol! Changed the gearing to 46/30 with 11-36 rear. Sickest climbing bike I could think of! Only difference is mine has the carbon hollowgram wheels.

Respect Si Richardson - still got it. Absolute gamer.

Loved the video. The Vitus is a such a good deal, regardless of the mishmash of components 😀

@gcn

25 күн бұрын

What a weapon it is! 🚀 Would that be your choice?

Cracking vid! Just the ticket for what I’m looking for right now too! Just need that Trek in a 54!

Top Gear comes to cycling!!! Great video!

Well done guys enjoyed this one 👏 as I have 2 Trek's the Emonda & Madone it's got to be the Trek 👍they are a brilliant bike

@adi2602

27 күн бұрын

Can you please tell me the differences between the 2 that you feel? What makes them different? I know one is lighter and one more aero type bike but just curious to see from someone who owns both. Thanks

@mikefisher9895

27 күн бұрын

The Madone is more aero DI2 ultegra gears and ultegra breaks too built for speed the Emonda is great for ascents it's got 105 gears ( I may upgrade gears someday) both bikes feel completely different one feels more agile.

Top bants! Enjoyed that, thanks.

More videos of presenters racing each other please! Loved it.

Great video like all comments have already said. Just two small improvement points to add: 1st: do it when it isnt raining; 2nd: Give us more! 🙂.... videos like this need at the very minimum more total video time and ideally a whole series of "tests"/videos... with all of the presenters. Actualy, come to think of it, how about a video teaching us guys to pick the best brands+models 2nd hand. A list maybe! For each category!! (me particularly, I'm interested in climbing bikes). Congrats and dont stop this thing you've started! 👌🏻😉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉

I’m loving this early style of Top Gear-esque for bikes

My self-built full carbon gravel bike was 2400 £ and it is 8,4 kg with disc brakes. GRX 11s mechanical, 45 mm tyres, pedals, Garmin and frame bag, two bottle cages. Everything was bought new, except pedals.

@gcn

25 күн бұрын

Self built! Please do explain more 👀

@jevgeniardassov

24 күн бұрын

I mean not a pre-built bike. Ribble CGR carbon, Elite 35 deep gravel wheels. Specialized 45 mm tyres. Full 11sp GRX800 grupo. Restrap framebag. Shimano XTR spd pedals. PRO carbon bar, stem and bartape. Had no choice around covid first wave. Everything was sold out, had to build it myself… And ofcourse Fizik Argo gravel saddle.

Love the friendly competition and banter

@gcn

25 күн бұрын

Always fun filming with this lot 🙌

Really good fun! Second hand bikes and tech always super interesting for the general consumer

this is exactly what GCN needs to do more of. Top Gear meets bikes.

This was a feel good challenge. Do more of these.

For me the Trek looks the best. Matches the GCN styling too! Bang for buck is arguably the Cannodale though

I do love the banter.

I particularly like the TREK SL 6 because I purchased one in 2019. It has the Shimano R8000 group set. I've swapped the wheels for 50mm Mavic Elite and a 53-39 chain ring.