What should we try to break next? 👀 Let us know in the comments below! 👇

@declanfaughey8471

Жыл бұрын

Ollie's addiction to hair gel.

@alinapopescu872

Жыл бұрын

Anything but Blake's neck.

@gog555uk

Жыл бұрын

I’d say Hank but you’ve been doing that for years!

@Paganiproductions84

Жыл бұрын

XCO Mtb race on a road bike or gravel bike

@alinapopescu872

Жыл бұрын

@@gog555uk Go over to GMBN, they've almost succeeded where GCN has failed repeatedly. Double portion of Blake today.

Ollie is all about safety, even wears a helmet when presenting and not riding

@oumtaha3834

Жыл бұрын

Who is it?

@james-hb5tu

Жыл бұрын

got to get the helmet sponsor in there. they do this all the time

@jason200912

Жыл бұрын

He's so safe that he rides on the short bus and wears the helmet at dinner

@glm1977

Жыл бұрын

protecting the hair

Fairplay to Blake, I'm beyond impressed. Can't believe he did go down that trail without tyres on.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

He loves a challenge! What should we test him out with next? 👀

@harimathur2191

Жыл бұрын

U spoilt it

@heribertfassbender5759

Жыл бұрын

@@harimathur2191 why would you read comments before watching a video?

@iansingleton

Жыл бұрын

The problem with all these Chinese carbon bike & parts manufacturers is "trust"! So they've sent GCN a set of wheels and said these are our new wheels look how great they are, go try and break them! So GCN do this film and show how strong the wheels are and how much damage the they can take! Brilliant! BUT! Are they the same wheels that the consumer is going to get in the post after parting with his/her hard earned cash? Who knows? I certainly would not send £2k to a Chinese bank account and hope I'm not getting ripped off! £2k can get me great set of wheels that are EU/GB compliant and I know where I stand if warranty issues arise!

@iansingleton

Жыл бұрын

@@R-Dub-Ya exactly that is what puts me off buying from Asia/China. I hope your wheels have been OK since you sorted them out yourself. I don't mind buying chinese "budget" carbon parts if they're being sold through a British retailer. Wiggle/CRC "Prime" carbon products are cheap Chinese but i know if something goes wrong I can deal with them and they generally have a good warranty. It's the dealing direct bit that I have issues with. To be honest I'm not a Carbon fan. Good Aluminium or Steel will always trump cheap carbon. I feel too I'm getting what I pay for. 👍

Can never go wrong with a Blake video.

The thought of riding on just wheels is terrifying and Blake happily agreeing to ride it downhill is just crazy. Wincing the whole time.

@aethylwulfeiii6502

Жыл бұрын

It’s a good skill to have in case you flat in a group.

@michaelkennpeduhan9635

Жыл бұрын

Technically he did a short ride on a spank wheel but that was not carbon sooo yeah still balls of steel for blakw

Hank. So far he has been more robust than a carbon wheel with a foam insert

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha he's a sturdy boy 💪 GMBN had a good go at braking him though 👉kzread.info/dash/bejne/nq6ey6WBesq4iKQ.html

Blake and Ollie are awesome together, they just demonstrate how much they love riding bikes, their laughing is infectious keep up the great work boys 🥰

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

The love for bikes runs deep between these two! Would you like to see some sort of challenge between the two? 👀

@rachelharvey71

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn yes a challenge between them would be brilliant how about a descending challenge where they race each other in both disciplines with a handicap scoring system to account for their lack of skill in each other’s discipline? Make them both scared descents in their own habitats

No tires! Think of the weight savings!

Loving these crossover videos. Blake in a crit, Hank in Megavalanche, and now Blake and Ollie 2 guys who absolutely love bikes trying to trash carbon wheels. ❤❤❤

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

We had to do two videos with Blake to make up for what they put Hank through at Megavalanche 😂 What crossover would you like to see next?

@dorothyb.

Жыл бұрын

@@gcnI’d like to see Manon racing the gmbn woman in a Gravel race together

@andrewmcalister3462

Жыл бұрын

@@dorothyb. Didn't they do Battle on the Beach together a couple of months ago?

The more I see Blake in GCN videos, the more impressed I am with his skills. Fair play and mad respect! It’s like he and Hank are MTB and road ambassadors at the other’s respective channels. Great stuff!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

They bring the energy to both our channels... when these two come together, now that is special 👉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/nq6ey6WBesq4iKQ.html

ALL CREDIT TO WINSPACE, couldn’t imagine any of the overpriced “Main Stream” brands having the balls to give you wheels and asking you to do this. I was also looking for a new set of gravel wheels. Winspace just made a sale👍

@MikemoRides

5 ай бұрын

Really? kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJqezMuBd9iun8Y.html

I was MEGA impressed watching Blake ride down so GRAPIDly with no rear tire and how the wheel held up!! Amazing video!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

He's got the skills! These wheels really took a beating 🙌 Where should we send them next?

OMG this is unbelievable. impressive wheels, but more impressive riding. That mans got balls!

I had a Elitewheels Drive 65 wheel explode when I hit a large curb head on at a decent speed when trying to avoid a turning car. The rest of my bike was miraculously ok, so I appreciated the fact that the wheel took all the impact and didn't pass it on. I got good customer service from Elitewheels and have a crash replacement on the way!

@szurketaltos2693

Жыл бұрын

Even moreso than a jump (at least by someone who's skilled in absorbing the forces with their body like Blake is), a big kerb is probably about the worst case scenario for any road wheel. MTB wheels too but they have much beefier tires.

@BrianMcDonald

Жыл бұрын

It would be a bit harder to do on a video like this since you'd need stunt performers knowing they would be crashing and potentially getting injured haha

@WanderingSword

Жыл бұрын

hitting a curb headon at speed is harder on a wheel then what Blake is doing here. If you do that with a car, its wheels probably explode too. I broke my MTB enduro wheel when I landed on the edge of a curb at about 15 mph and at low psi.

@cyclingclub4030

Жыл бұрын

BS!

@josephh7750

Жыл бұрын

First time I ever heard someone claim an exploding wheel was a good thing. Interesting/weird perspective 🤯

Love it when Blake appears in a GCN video. Seriously impressive wheels, to be able to handle that sort of punishment.

Came over from GMBN and I have to say that we need a lot more of these crossovers from GCN and GMBN! Love you all roadies!

Very nice. About 5 years ago, Danny MacAskill did a video for Santa Cruz trying to break Reserve wheels. It was astounding the beating they took. Definitely worth watching. I've found that my carbon wheels easily take much more abuse than the Ai rims my XC bike came with.

@MrMeheheh

Жыл бұрын

And he broke a few in the Alcatraz shoot. I think like the titan sub the may fatigue over time even if perfectly tough when new.

@veganpotterthevegan

Жыл бұрын

​@MrMeheheh my bet is that they had hairline cracks and they eventually failed. Still leaps and bounds better than aluminum rims. Pretty ridiculous what kind of hit will dent an aluminum rim and have you burping. I've dented a few rims within their first 100miles of riding. Definitely never mountain biking with aluminum rims ever again😂

@dvs620

Жыл бұрын

@@veganpottertheveganAluminum rims can be repaired though. Carbon is done once they crack.

@veganpotterthevegan

Жыл бұрын

@@dvs620 aluminum can't always be repaired. It depends on how bad the dent is. Sometimes straightening a dent will crack the rim. That said, carbon rims can often be repaired. I have 30k miles on a wheel post carbon repair. It was a mountain rim that's on my gravel bike now

@dvs620

Жыл бұрын

@@veganpotterthevegan Aluminum is far easier to repair. Of course it can't always be repaired, but it's better and cheaper to repair an aluminum wheel vs a carbon. If you're damaging aluminum wheels that badly, you might want to check your tire pressures first. My guess is, if you're running too low, you're going to crack a carbon wheel catastrophically and end up on a Friday Pinkbike video, if you know what I mean.

Great fun! Blake is the legend! Ollie needs to get out of his comfort zone for something now!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Ooooh now there is a challenge! What would put Ollie out of his comfort zone? Anything baggy maybe 😂

Very fun to watch, I loved it. I have Hyper wheels for 3 years now and they are fantastic !!

Our ladies at Wahoo Le Col ride the Lun Hyper D45 and they love them. If you put a western logo on, they would be £2500 plus, a bargain at £1150. Fantastic wheels.

That first run is pretty close to what I ride with my gravel (actually an old cyclocross) bike. Cost to replace is why I'm running 32 mm tires on aluminum rims. Blake's face when he heard the cost of what he was sending down the trails without regard pretty much sums up my choice.

More tests like this!!! Awesome video!

That became insane when you took the tire 🛞 off & rode the wheel bare. AWESOME 🤩 ‼️What a fearless daredevil Blake is & skillful. 👍🏽 👍🏽

I love how you apologized for Blake saying 'Aluminum'.

@MaximRecoil

27 күн бұрын

He said it correctly. British chemist Humphry Davy is who named it, and the name he settled on in 1812 was "aluminum."

Blake is an absolute beast. He is just chilling with the road and gravel bike like its nothing. While im doing everything i can, NOT to die on the blue trail on my MTB.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Hahahah we feel you're pain! He makes it all look easy 👀

Guess it's more for GMBN, but idea for Blake: What can he NOT ride down the trail? I want to see him start on a dutch bike /omarfiets.

@junkandcrapamen

Жыл бұрын

Penny Farthing.

@yukiko_5051

Жыл бұрын

Unicycle

After witnessing this test ,I feel much better over my new XTR hubs an carbon rims for a 29 the biggest difference for me is raising the wheel much lighter an tighter over tech getting light ,I personalized every part of my bike an the result is so much different than when I started ,you guys helped me make all the upgrades ,how sweet it is ,

Ollie’s face when Blake said “Aluminum” and had to apologise lol

Fair play to Blake, worth a watch for the riding with no tyres! Skill

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

He's got the skills! Maybe we can teach us how to skid? 😳

Great work by the camera guys! Awesome camera shots on the trail ride by Blake.

Whilst ive seen some nice lids by Met... Why does ollies look like its inflatable 😂 awesome video, always great to see these two together!

Curious what damage the headset takes on carbon bikes on singletrack. For example, did anything rattle loose , did the bars sag when hitting drops?

I love this. thanks for sharing

That was epic!!!! Awesome job Blake!

#Blake for the win! He rides everything :D This was a lot of fun to watch! Does Winspace have MTB wheels also?

Great video, everything is amazing, even the joke about the blackrun, but I think a GoPro in Blade's helmet would be amazing, seeing is POV and the real difficulty of the stunts he does. But this is amazing, keep up the good work!

I've had the 23 mil 4000 tires on my bike for few years now and just switched over to the 25 mil 5000s the beginning of this year and love them.......good choice.....Amy is gunna love them ! ! !

Amazing Guy! Amazing Skills and amazing tires!

Great fun, thanks guys

Great video! I’m very reassured about the strength of those wheels now. I have some Superteam wheels and they are very good too for ordinary road use at least! 😂

Awesome. Once again, Dr Ollie B, the Super Domesgeek bringing the enthusiasm for tech nerdary to a ridiculous challenge. 👌

Love the kill a presenter crossover 😂 Watched Hank go down a mountain this morning and Blake riding a carbon wheel with no tyre in the evening 😅

Kudos to Blake for keeping his balance on those bikes. Is it late autumn - early winter in Britain already? Why's Dr. Bridgewood all bundled up?

@sinnaru6286

Жыл бұрын

Its +15c here in NI, so yeah, feels like that.

@alinapopescu872

Жыл бұрын

@@sinnaru6286 36 today in Bucharest, 37 forecast for tomorrow. We had 38 -40 degrees last Thursday.

That was a proper test! Get Alex to do the staircase of death without tyres! 😂

I’m here for Blake, never disappoint

That was an amazing torture test (and it mostly survived)!

Blake is amazing riding with no rear tire on that trail, but we've seen him do that before! Carbon can obviously be stiffer and lighter, but the major drawback to carbon fiber structures is that you really cannot see or observe the micro failures of delamination that are taking place before visual (and massive) structural failure. Ollie knows that to do this properly you need non-destrucutive testing to e done after the first tests, and then again after to last one to see the (probable) gradual degradation and likely failure modes rom the last run without tires. Great fun though!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Very true David... this might not of been the most scientific test 👀 It was a fun day in the woods none the less! Would you like to see us get nerdy over these wheels? 🤓

@maxy5480

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn yes please! full nerd mode!

@davidjaniec3838

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn Yes also, please! I think it would really be enlightening to all....and knowing you guys would keep it great fun, too!

Impressive...that's one tough wheelset 👍...and blake skills are unbelievable

enjoyed this!

Blake’s skills, wow. And he seemed at home on a road bike even though it’s not his usual.

This is very entertaining to watch.

I live in the FOD and ride those trails and all the others in the area frequently. I’ve always been concerned about damaging my rims in such terrain on my gravel bike and ride far more conservatively than Blake!.. it would be interesting for you guys to do a test on some of the most common and let’s face it, cheaper wheels to see how much abuse they can actually take. Wheel’s that are commonly found on mid range gravel bikes would be awesome.

Thanks for the video! Winspace marked!

Blake riding the road bike like there is no tomorrow!! Ollie needs a GMBN jacket!!! come on!

Martyn Ashton and friends have done a good job already of demonstrating what a road bike can do. It’s always entertaining.

Winspace is so confident with not their product, still waiting for fulcrum dt swiss , black inc and all other white brands to send their wheels to gcn to perform this same test

Love Blake’s road bike slope-style!

Great video. More Blake road content

I am impressed, thanks.

More 10 sec montages of Blake pls.

Brilliant video. It's like watching the class science nerd and the class naughty kid being put together on a project

I ran over my front wheel (which I had left sitting next to my truck). I had two broken spokes and assumed I was gonna be out a grand. I took the wheel to my LBS, and they replaced the spokes, trued the wheel, and it’s as good as new apart from a cosmetic scratch on the side, well hidden with a sharpie marker. An alloy wheel would have been toast. Amazing!

It's great to see Blake here on GCN doing such things 😀. However, I think you could destroy them quicker and more severally on a section of rough pavé. We've seen wheels being destroyed in the forest of Arenberg when a tire blew off in this year's Paris-Roubaix and from personal experience I can say arguably one of the best phone holders for mountain bikes failed on me once whilst riding a road bike on cobblestone descend.

More Blake on a road bike please. What a guy!

" watch this" and " how hard can it be?" 2 of the most entertainment rich phrases ever invented 😂

Wow! Simply WOW! 🤩🤩🤩

I've been thinking about getting carbon wheels for my CX bike ever since Road Bike Party 3 and its two puncture-only production (accdg to Sam Pilgrim and the rest of the gang)... I think I may do so for a planned gravel bike build.

The original video is what got me to buy hypers!! They're still going strong.

Just bought a cheap set of carbon 50s for my commuter. This vid makes me feel a lot better now!

This was a solid test on the bike as well.

Here in the Philippines, the most go to budget Air fork is SR Suntour Epixon and that fork is always used more than what it is intended. Its an XC fork but there's a provision for 140mm adjustment. Please test that blake in 140mm, we have high hopes on you!

Insane... I got the hyper x wheels for my checkpoint and yeah i love those after seeing your torcher test on them i was sold when I was debating wheel sets.. but they have proven themselves well ... It thinking when i get my health benefit reset with work ill be buying a pair of these... As i have aluminum Dynamo wheel from hunt but hey i like the idea of lightening my bike more ... You guys should use these with a bike packing load for the more ultimate test 🤪

Blake has awesome bike control. Almost choked on my tea when he spun the wheel and getting Ollie 😅

Never in a million years I though I needed that type of content! But man oh man how entertaining and impressive that was! You never go wrong with Blake. Dude is RIPPING IT. Respect.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha glad you enjoyed the video! Blake smashes it every single time... Those wheels put up a real fight! 🥊

💥💥💥REALLY IMPRESSED 💥💥💥

Impressive. This one will boost sales massively. Hope you ask at least for 50k for this (and gave it all to Blake, what a rider)

I really dig Blake! More Blake please (preferably with another Ollie torture gauntlet 😁)

Always impressed with Blake’s ringing! Do they do a wider (Mtb) version with boost sized hubs?

Watched this before going to bed and had a great sleep! "You broke our wheel!" "Nooo... Sorry!" :D

Love Blake. What an awesome dude he is. I think I’m more impressed by his riding than the strength of the wheel😂😂

Awesome!

Very impressive skills Blake! Should have done a test with tire on and zero pressure to simulate a punctured tire before the last naked run.

Is it just me, or is there something magical about seeing a road bike getting shredded on a mtb track😂😂

Love Blake what a sport!!

Aaaay, brings tears to my eyes!😰😰😰

That was impressive. Blake has some serious skills.

Can we have a check on the bike as well? Review plus whether there are any cracks on the bike ?

The last part had me crying in laughter.

Blake is brilliant! Love that Ollie wears a helmet while Blake rides…

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Also aero! 💨

An interesting torture test, but what would really make it matter is how it does under more normal trials over a long time. Would de-lamination occur after a few years or more of rugged trails, potholes and etc? Most people expect their wheels to last many years....

Blake your the man just seen you with hank awesome dude

Impressive, indeed! 🤠

Old lady from Apollo 13 movie : - 'If they put wheels on a washing machine, our Blake could ride it'!

One of the wheels was called Mega right? Does this foreshadow Ollie doing the next Megavalanche with Blake😂

This is the best ad campaign for a set of carbon wheels I've ever seen! What can I say..... I'm convinced that they are safe........ I'm also convinced that my ass would break way before these rins ever would.

I am using the same wheels in my bike. Really impressed that it survived all this mayhem.

Yay! Something I own on GCN, but with a name like mine I had to buy the Grapid’s 😊 D. Lunn

Blake - wow. Hats off to you man.

Oli sounds disturbingly similar to Richard Ayoade at points, and they present similar techie stuff. Love it.

Kudos to the carbon wheels. The only thing I am always concerned about when it comes to carbon (except for the price tag) is that you can not asses if they are still ok just by looking at it from the outside. Their might be internal damage and then something breaks out of nowhere. Are there thoughts about testing those wheels more by x-raying them?

@elizabethpoley6882

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, kinda like what happened to that mini sub full of all the rich suckers...carbon fiber developed flaws over time.

@somnumna2606

Жыл бұрын

Breaking these will be the least of your worries.