A Road Cyclist's Introduction To 'Cross | Emma Does Cyclo-Cross Ep. 1

[@gcn]

Are you doing any cyclo-cross events this season? Let us know. 👇

[@alexjrashman]

It will never compete with 'Matt does cyclocross' :(

[@turnersheatingandplumbing]

Great timing for this video as I’m doing the London to Brighton off road on Saturday on my specialized tricross. I’m going up against some Mtb mates who don’t think my bike is up to the job, so hopefully I will prove them wrong.

[@purm0ndis]

3 races into the season and realizing my base training is still at base camp...

[@julianhingsamer]

To be honest, I am too lazy to clean my bike after every ride. Don't get me wrong, my bike is cleaner than my room and I just want it to bling all the time. I guess I do spend enough time cleaning it, even though I only ride on dry roads. Greets from Austria :)

[@gregorhunter5395]

Inch Park 2018

[@billbalding3705]

We loved it with Matt, we're gonna love it with emma

[@y.willychen2393]

si-clocross

[@gcn]

We see what you did there

[@thomasgiallo5899]

Comment of the week

[@lenahygiena]

YES

[@matthewlewis2072]

So, is descending "Dan-hill"??

[@seansurdovel2148]

"Si is very, very okay at cyclocross" hahaha

[@isaidgooddaysir2585]

Came here to find this comment. 😀

[@curbowman]

Hehe, that came straight from the Politically Correct manual.

[@TheRambowbb]

1:00

[@ronbell7920]

GCN is at their very best when they take us riding with them! Thanks guys, personally I am ready to see more of England from your bikes. I will probably never afford to go there, but the country side looks beautiful to me! Keep the great riding shows coming they inspire the rest of us to get out and ride!

[@gcn]

Cheers Ron, we sure are lucky to have some beautiful countryside near us

[@ronbell7920]

I live in NW North Carolina, USA. You guys should come ride here, I live in the foothills, but, the Blue Ridge Mountains are only 60 miles away. People come from all over the world to ride the Blue Ridge Parkway. Where I live it is gently rolling hills and almost no traffic. We have a well established Amish Community to boot and many great wineries as well. You guys should do a Grand Fondo here, My wife and I would love to ride a few miles with Emma! She can bring any of the boys that she likes!

[@BornPedalling]

Si has either improved as a cyclo-cross teacher or Emma is a better pupil than Matt. I think it's the latter. #notmistakeoftheweek

[@teuast]

Well, Matt was never exactly a graceful human, y'know? And Emma's one of those people who's just naturally really good at everything. So that does make a bit of difference.

[@888johnmac]

i don't know Matts cyclo-cross is still one of you tubes finest videos

[@nicolemitsi]

Yeeeww! Just started cyclocross a couple of months ago and love it! You'll love it Emma!! :) I've found it's been good to break up the boredom of just doing so many hours on the road. Having that bit of variety has helped kept me motivated with my road cycling. It's also helped with my bike handling skills - so great cross training for sure.

[@gcn]

It sure is good to vary up the training and explore some new areas

[@terbennett]

My 12 year old races CX and he's in his third season. This video came at the perfect time, because now I'm considering CX as well. These lessons will go a long way for me. Thanks for another excellent video.

[@gcn]

That's great news! You're welcome Terrence, go for it and let us know how it goes!

[@yilmanbabilonia]

I think I've said it before but Emma just makes my days

[@Mububban23]

I love how Emma is so tiny and pocket sized and smiley and friendly, yet she is a beast on a bike and could undoubtedly FLOG most of us who watch GCN :-D I still miss Matt's hijinks, but Emma's been a great addition to the team. And Si is always great.

[@EricMichaelManuel]

Best Emma video ever. Can't wait for the next videos. Need to learn these techniques myself!

[@raymonddelorney4603]

Great film. I think Si has moved into a different level as a presenter and now as a teacher. Really good stuff.

[@gcn]

Cheers Raymond

[@JustinDoesTriathlon]

Fun! I am a roadie at heart, but going to school in the northwest, they pull you into CX pretty quickly. I never stuck with it, but it's definitely a fun change for a couple months in the fall! Really exciting.

[@gcn]

Nice! Let us know how you get on

[@JustinDoesTriathlon]

@@gcn oh I quit years ago. I've already let you down. 😅🤣😅

[@neilmdon]

Any way to get Matt back for some guest appearances on the more technical bits?

[@Tideman11]

On the steep ascents, while having to clip in. Gosh, I miss his laugh.

[@layton3503]

I miss him too, not that anyone at GCN should feel bad - I enjoy the new folks just as much, but it would be good to see Matt once in a while

[@laurentlandry9732]

Yes yes yes i just rewatched the whole original series and loved it i cant wait for this since im new to the gravel world!!

[@gcn]

Awesome! Stay tuned then for plenty more content

[@kingaroykid]

Great video GCN, Emma and Si. Very informative.

[@julen2380]

Awesome timing! I bought my first road/cyclocross bike just a few weeks ago. Last weekend I went into its natural terrain=the wood for the first time and it was amazing fun! I seem to have a natural instinct for a few of the techniques but obviously, lack much experience on drop handlebars etc. Still, I was astonished how capable the bike and how safe I therefore felt - roots, sand, steep decends - nothing seemed a problem. Can't wait for the next weekend and I will definitely try to learn along with you, Emma! Have fun!

[@gcn]

Ah how exciting! It's a great way of exploring new terrain and mixing up the training. Stay tuned for plenty more 'cross content!

[@turnersheatingandplumbing]

Great timing for this video as I’m doing the London to Brighton off road on Saturday on my specialized tricross. I’m going up against some Mtb mates who don’t think my bike is up to the job, so hopefully I will prove them wrong.

[@gcn]

Yes, you prove them wrong! Viva la drop bar!

[@turnersheatingandplumbing]

And if anyone else has done it on a gravel type bike and has any tips let me know

[@Lukep101]

I’ll just get you to go home to the car when I get off the

[@Lukep101]

I’ll

[@Lukep101]

Yeah I’m

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

Love these “out of the studio” vids. Well done and more please.

[@gcn]

Thanks Trevor

[@danielandersson3539]

Yeah, the production quality is very high, as high as any professional documentary team.

[@bhumiriady]

This is so cool and spectacular! I'm not into cyclocross and off-road riding, but this video is so fascinating! Hats off to Emma and Si.

[@gcn]

Thanks Omaris, maybe one day? 😉

[@bhumiriady]

Anytime! One day, I would definitely like to try off-road riding!

[@MrStarford]

Some great tips in here thanks. I'm just starting out this season in the cxne league and finding cross much harder than I thought it was. Lots to try, thanks si and emma

[@gcn]

Good luck!

[@MrNmoreno1185]

There's a huge CX community in Philadelphia with at least 1/2 races every weekend. Great atmosphere with beginners/kids/old folks riding right along with pros. Y'all should come out to race at at the Sly Fox Brewery in November!

[@paulbigbee]

I really appreciate Emma bravely taking on something new: great example for the rest of us!

[@MrYotuner]

Emma simply is amazing!

[@Beatlefan67]

As kids in those pre-mountain bike days (pre-anything really) if we got hold of an old bike (ladies one preferably to lessen chance of spoiling the chances of fatherhood) we would strip them down, paint them psychedelic (come on; it was the mid 60's) and voila - an off-road bike, or as we called them 'Trackers'. If you had a tracker in our neighbourhood, you were somebody! My dad found an abandoned one in a friends commercial garage. I still remember the excitement when he brought it home for me. Happy days!

[@MrTrafficSafety]

More of this series please!

[@gcn]

Stay tuned!

[@gamby16a]

While I've toiled the summer away training for the cross season in New England USA, hoping for mid-pack in cat 5, you'll likely podium your first race, Emma. Can't wait to see you do it. This is gonna be great!!!

[@gcn]

gamby16a We can't wait either

[@MikeMacDonaldVSG]

Emma makes GCN even better !!!!

[@jaibhardwaj4886]

i really miss matt

[@ZOB4]

Single Speed Cross is the most fun I've ever had on a bike. It's also fun to do long quasi-cross events. I'm actually entering the SS division of a local marathon XC race on a cross bike this fall.

[@strenkp]

So much fun, something more dirty, like mud, off-road, close to the nature ... yes we have something like that and it is called MTB and we have big tubeless tires and suspension and comfort is out of the compare to Cyclo-cross bikes :D Love Emma!

[@luisgallo5518]

Blimey! This series is going to be absolutely amazing! I still remember the day i found GCN, it was actually watching Matt going cross.

[@gcn]

That's cool! Stay tuned for the rest of the series

[@petinka721]

Great new serial and Simon and Emma are perfect for it. I even like the back flash there Simons last apprentice show his skills :) Emmas spunk and grit for try new things in bike riding are amazing see! Maybe the rodies will lost a soul? Si as always great and his soul belongs to the cyclocross! I self have not a cyclocross but a MTB I use for rides when the rode are in snow.

[@owenpreece4508]

Brilliant video can't wait for the future videos

[@gcn]

Thanks Owen! Stay tuned!

[@Thiiryon]

Yeeaaaaaaaaaaah!!! This is f***ing awesome! I love the serie with Matt so much, it is so good to see Emma going for it!

[@gcn]

Thibaut Stay tuned!

[@seanwhelan7214]

Si & Emma have great chemistry together. thanks for the great Video.

[@womat4704]

Really like the cyclocross/gravel content!

[@scottnu5605]

Great start on CX! I can't wait to see the next cyclocross videos. I just started racing CX this fall - it's way out of my comfort zone but it's been great to try something new! I'd love to hear tips to build fitness/endurance for the 30-60 minute full gas efforts. It's hard!

[@gcn]

It sure is pretty tough! Stay tuned for more cyclocross content!

[@Strift104]

11:54 Emma saying she's worried about getting on and off the bike while simultaneously demonstrating a perfect dismount to run. Damn her natural ability!

[@artemisxo6734]

i've always been interested in cyclocross, im a cross country/trail rider, it feels like the natural love for someone interested in drop bars

[@amidroc]

I am trying CX this year on my Diverge Gravel bike. Thanks for the tips. Good to see Si changed up the step thru dismount to the back foot down first. Easier for beginners and safer.

[@gcn]

Great idea! Let us know how you get on!

[@syedhariz6963]

Love that flashback with Matt

[@rigovelasquez2107]

Was getting excited there for a minute!

[@hotdog9025]

Great vid. I love my bikes but my CX 1x11 is my favourite do it all. Huge clearance for mudguards/fenders as my winter bike.

[@gcn]

Nice

[@lenahygiena]

Love this series! Always curious to see just how much gnarl you can do on a rigid fork and with road geometry. (Especially being a hybrid rider myself)

[@doxasnob8137]

Emma is a peach. Well done!

[@edrcozonoking]

I bet she'll win her first cyclo-cross race.

[@jtday1028]

And be world champion next year!

[@ChrisinOSMS]

Especially if she rides a Brompton.

[@cliffsangelsphotography]

Emma is already a boss on the road. Soon she'll be a boss on the dirt. Welcome to GMBN!

[@gcn]

No! Emma stays on GCN!

[@matthewlewis2072]

Dirty Emma? No.

[@Karla-Flr]

Very good video ! Learned a lot !

[@angharadjones1517]

Great video GCN. Will be attempting a second session in the 'fun women's' cyclocross section in Wales. Will watch these videos and try to pick up some new skills to try 😀👍

[@gcn]

That sounds awesome, good luck!

[@stevenrobinson807]

Great video - riding my cyclocross is probably my favourite 👍

[@gcn]

It sure is fun Steven

[@ftrider1768]

Great tips definitely something worth a try

[@gcn]

Thanks! Let us know how it goes

[@bobbyhempel1513]

We love you Emma

[@StanDMan01]

Great to SEE EMMA on GCN Channel as she is a NATIONAL TREASURE... I took one look at the bike she was riding and it looked a real piece of kit... She made a few comments herself about how she felt confident on it so I am wondering what bike was it she used to tackle her first Cyclo-Cross adventure??? Cheers... StanDMan

[@Andys_cranks]

About to start my 2nd full season in the North Wales cyclocross league in a couple of weeks, I'm not fast or that good but its great fun and has improved my bike handling a lot. Still panic when it comes to really thick mud though and quite often fall off.

[@gcn]

Great work!

[@Andys_cranks]

Cheers, bit more practise today but with a hangover and as predicted a fall kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6XLfX2ggsmji5Y

[@chapman7804]

Would Luv To See Si And Emma Do More Vlogs Together. Keep Up the Great Work Guy’s 👍

[@gcn]

Cheers David

[@jeffkrueger7911]

Great video! One or two more lessons and Emma will be schooling Si.

[@gcn]

True!

[@docgravel7858]

Really love it ! I have the chance to live in Namur where the world cyclocross competition is !

[@gcn]

That's cool!

[@garybc]

Emma looked so happy!!! 😃

[@bjccr]

Can’t wait to get a cross bike. This really motivated me.

[@gcn]

Great news!

[@glenrolfe1419]

The best two GCN presenters

[@SergioCristancho]

nice! ( 100% better than your other student ) ... and gravel bike tutorial is the same? if not ... when?!!!

[@BPlus-oz7cm]

Can't wait to follow along!

[@gcn]

Aweome!

[@slimelord314]

Emma is going to be cx world champ. Calling it right now

[@hamdanalsenani9294]

Wow that’s so great film.. well done 😍😍 big like

[@gcn]

Thanks Hamdan!

[@cyclonefruitbat5548]

My favourite helmet is the Kask Utopia, in orange.

[@jimnyfuchs]

Great series about to come! I do like to ride some light flow trails on drop bars from time to time. 👍

[@gcn]

We can't wait to share the rest!

[@DoubtfulTrain]

Emma standing straight up is about 75% of si's "relaxed on top tube pose" height. Do roots and bumps seem bigger to her? Is there space to address whether or not tall and short riders ride the same track? Thanks for your time!

[@jcameroncope]

YES Si-clocross and way to give it a go Emma!! Road cycling is OK but cross is where the party is!

[@terryroach755]

"Don't take a Knife to a Gun Fight'? I recently fronted up to a charity 'Mountain Bike' ride with a Cyclocross bike. There was a lot of giggles on the start line when others saw the drop handlebars and presumed it was a road bike. After a quick stop to drop some air out of the tyres to suit conditions, she flew over the 50km course, 4th across the line and only 5min behind 1st. If I can ever afford to buy a second bike it will be a Cyclocross.

[@Arkainebe]

Well done on the nice finish, but I presume that must've been a very mellow mountainbike course :). We have lots of tours in Belgium as well where you're faster on a cyclocross bike, but everyone takes their mtb. Can't all afford 5 different bikes :)

[@on_my_own_two]

Спасибо за видео, жду новых рассказов о циклокроссовых байках!

[@lenahygiena]

О, привет землякам) Русские ГСН здесь

[@I.Gave.Up.]

I'd like to see the G.C.N. team tackle riding super sport motorcycles :) seems like some of the principles are the same... target fixation, looking ahead, picking a line, and so on.

[@kingprone7846]

Emma's bike is a gravel bike, not a cyclocross bike. frame would be hard to use in a cx race and the bottom bracket is a bit too far backwards too. There is obviously some argument to be had whether the distinction is really important or not and i suspect for most bikes it actually isnt - however her bike would be impossible to shoulder so there is that.

[@simonrichardson5259]

Not sure that's quite accurate, Katy Compton does pretty well on a Trek Boone, as did Sven Nys.

[@Juan0003]

Sometimes you need to get into that "attack position" when riding the streets of Montreal, even on your road bike!

[@davidturpin9135]

Same in Norfolk. Which is why I ride my CX bike on the commute!

[@laurentlandry9732]

Gravel bike commute in montreal! Hahaha im doing the same exact thing

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

Commuting in Montreal can make you a better mountain biker :)

[@ROBinJVILLE]

U know she gonna kill it

[@deanerasmus3725]

Emma that is a very cool bike love the 1x and the black carbon finish, presentation was really good pedals at 3 o'clock backdrop looks so inviting but that steerer tube what where you thinking, so its a nice from me. Dial in your position cut down the steerer send us another pic and I'm sure you'll get a Super Nice! ;)

[@langbrn86]

Respect for having a bike bell Emma! :D

[@Windband1]

Hey Si, I prefer to lower my saddle slightly compared to road riding because it makes the bike easier to handle in technical sections! (Think dropper post....) Cheers,

[@gcn]

If that works for you then go for it!

[@thee-biker932]

I love the fact he thought she weighed 36kg 😂😂😂😂

[@benjaminzachwieja8133]

Sven Nys, has come to a few of my previous team's outings to put on a clinic, have some fun, and raise some money for a deceased teammate's scholarship fund. A classy ambassador for cycling and XCross.

[@noedelacroix9207]

I have been doing some cyclo cross/gravel on some 23mm and 25mm at the back with 80psi on both and never got any puncture from it

[@frecklelizzy]

Very interesting! But I really really like my front fork and frame/saddle/back suspension on my MTB when going off road. ☺️🤭😬

[@chazphot]

I have no plans to enter a cyclocross race but love riding trails like this on my vintage road bike and I'm looking to get a dedicated bike for doing it. How does a gravel/adventure bike compare to a cyclocross bike for the kind of terrain you've shown here? Ideally looking for a bike that's not too slow on the road as I still need to get to the trails in the first place.

[@gcn]

This video might help gcn.eu/roadvgravel

[@Goodman-4525]

Emma's need for a smaller wheel really shows when her bike has a bigger rear triangle than the front triangle ...

[@helmutbreuer2228]

si,looks llike it works better with emma than it did with matt,hehe. nice one,you two

[@davidrichards771]

Can you show how to go down really steep hills? I have trouble getting behind the saddle and I am not sure if it is technique or bike setup that is the limitation.

[@sureshchinnappa2290]

Well done Em and Si

[@lisapet160]

Emma with a cross bike = instant like in the very beginning.

[@garthly]

So how were you unclipping when you needed to? I have only used spd-sl. You seemed to get in and out of the pedals much easier than I do. Is the technique different with spd?

[@gcn]

You can adjust the pedals to be very loose with SPD which helps with unclipping, and when it comes to remounting the bike you can clip in on both sides of the pedals. Makes a huge difference off road!

[@darrylharwood4984]

Where can I find out more about cyclocross events in Essex

[@noscorpv2]

WOOO cyclocross seasson, pump out lots of videos please. Infact you guys should make GCN the global cyclocross network

[@gcn]

We sure will have plenty more videos on the way so stay tuned!

[@fmc6338]

Emma rocks!!!

[@harkrits.nagpal6505]

Haven't watched the video yet but hope for a funny Matt like fall!!

[@harkrits.nagpal6505]

😢

[@robhangen2639]

Love to see some snow riding tips soon! "Si gets fat" or something like that...

[@PaulFreeman1]

Emma doing CX is the best thing ever...... except for when Matt did CX :)

[@alongforthetide]

Got my first Central CX race this weekend.

[@gcn]

Good luck!

[@alongforthetide]

@@gcn thanks, my aim is to no come last. Looking forward to this series, may even help me imorove.

[@zoesmith4419]

Thank you!

[@n3f2r80]

Yea but can she ride over *that* log?

[@thegamingwolf9036]

Maybe this is the start of gccn (global cyclo cross Network) 🤔🤔 Probably not

[@itarry4]

Don't know, they could well be going in the off road, bike packing, cyclo-cross, gravel etc direction. They'd easily fill a channel with that stuff.

[@thegamingwolf9036]

@@itarry4 they could, its one of the thing us road cycling don't see so much

[@julen2380]

But one can still hope...dream...

[@Anomalyguy]

It would be GCXN

[@julen2380]

Presenters Si and Tom. And maybe as a guest presenter until she retires (hopefully not too soon): Helen Wyman. :)

[@k.robinson7587]

Awesome video as always! How cool though would it be to get Matt in this one??? :( Maybe get Emma and Matt attend a cyclocross race together??? Miss you Matt...