Bid For Glory! | GCN's Cheap Ebay Bike Challenge

Getting a brand new bike is one of the best feelings you can get as a cyclist, but there are plenty of weird, wonderful, and just downright great value used bikes available in places such as eBay, or local shops. We gave each presenter £100 to find the best bike they could for a series of challenges to make or (more likely) break friendships…
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[@gcn]

Which bike was your favourite? Let us know in the comments below 👇

[@darnelljones8502]

Manon’s! And that super quick cadence she was able to maintain on that sprint, ha ha! #trackskills

[@justinbouchard]

I effing died when Conor said this is like a second hand paris roubaix bahhahahahahahhahaa

[@markmoreno7295]

Manon's crazy small bike was quite original. I also liked the still shots on the last uphill run with the Scottish (?) war drums. Did you run the serial numbers through the National Bike Registry?

[@john-okc450]

tandem

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

As the owner of 3 folding bikes: c’mon! What else? The folder.

[@mildpandemic3944]

This was Top Gear for fit people.

[@DamnitsAdriel]

Haha

[@WestonNey]

The guys on the tandem actually started looking less fit as the video went on…

[@andrewwhitby5837]

Was thinking the same, when Conor pulled the envelope (challenge) out that settled it, Top Gear on bikes...

[@lydiamourningstar2028]

With the fruits falling about in the last round it turned into Mario Kart lol

[@oliverbacon8073]

Always is😂

[@HiopX]

Achievement unlocked: Ollie got 5th in a race of 4 bikes

[@jojoadeyemi8239]

🤣

[@robertwiley7744]

Most relevant comment ever. :)

[@Darwinwasright167]

At least he didn’t get dropped

[@jacksquat2067]

LOL

[@migueljorgefurtado]

Brilliant!!

[@jeremiahchan8820]

Ollie and Hank just screaming at each other on a tandem BMX. Pure content

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

This is just perfection.

[@jeremiahchan8820]

@@Kimberly_Sparkles exactly!🤣🤣

[@nk-dw2hm]

It seemed like Ollie wasn't pedaling for most of the video haha

[@FoolOfATuque]

Tandem BMX seems a bit of an oxymoron. 😂

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

@@nk-dw2hm no doubt he was trying to stand and do a stunt like a proper BMX.

[@Randyamviews]

I like these kind of, all the gcn presenters in one place… like a movie crossover…

[@Limmyisback]

Except for the OGs, like Si and Dan

[@o0260o]

They are like the B team on mythbusters without the original two

[@victorlee4214]

Yeah, more of these please

[@keviny7452]

The GCN cinematic universe

[@Randyamviews]

@@keviny7452 yeah as @kieran lim pointed out, sy and dan are missing… may be they thought, dan and sy will be over powered.. like thor and hulk not in civil war…😜

[@thelonesculler]

Tonight on GCN Conor rides into a hedge, Manon looks at a hat, And Hank drops a watermelon.

[@DamnitsAdriel]

Up..

[@CarlosGarcia-ze6rt]

7:15 with some of the toughest gravel and mud...IN THE WORLD...🤣

[@andymitchell2146]

Some say he once everested in Cambridgeshire, and that he runs a Dura Ace Di2 fixie. All we know is he's called The Si.

[@thelonesculler]

@@andymitchell2146 YES

[@AndrewJackson-rr9jk]

perfection

[@WendsH]

I am shocked that nobody's mentioned Ollie and his brilliant storage solution for his melons. He should have received bonus points just for that.

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

They were cabbages/lettuces. Melons that size require really expensive undergarments to stay that high on the chest. Additionally, that was a lot of physical activity for that size of melon without additional support. No wonder they struggled up the hill.

[@malharfalke1715]

The way Ollie had stuffed cabbages in what areas of his jersey making it insanely funny and Hank with that melon looking like a typical dad with a big belly 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@iwonanatalia5476]

Big belly and big turnip sticking out…

[@justinbouchard]

I honestly thought the old days of the hilarious group, matt, emma, si, dan, would never be able to happen again. You guys are so awesome and I just love the shit out of all of you. I was smiling this whole video.

[@nitishsrivastava1496]

Dont forget the Lasty :D

[@FlatSpinMan]

Was Emma funny?

[@justinbouchard]

@@FlatSpinMan If that's a serious question, yes she was.

[@wallacepelletier698]

@@nitishsrivastava1496 w 100

[@Grunchy005]

Should do a 4 on 5 competition, because the former group hasn't passed on or anything. It'd be great to see Matt on a GCN video once more!

[@danielbum912]

James May: As you would imagine, I've done this properly

[@spencerbeavis5173]

As you would imagine ive done this properly, my bike has a motor... anyone who hasnt bought an Ebike, is frankly, an idiot... then the first of the idiots arrived... its Ollie. on a a tandem.

[@r_ramendump9681]

James may actually owns an orbea orca now... fun facf

[@ChrisLoew]

@@r_ramendump9681 the bike of Bim

[@possibly8180]

@@ChrisLoew hey bim

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

STOP FILING

[@mahdi786003]

The challenges that came in the envelopes reminds me of old top gear.

[@ramonhppacheco]

reminds me of taskmaster

[@vidyapremkumar3851]

Probably the funniest video made by the gcn team. Wish there was a warning :don't drink hot beverages while watching. The beverage may behave a bit like Ollie (get dropped)

[@funkgremlin2765]

This is the greatest comment I’ve ever read

[@NemmyKIA]

This has the be the funniest and best episode ever in the history of GCN 😄 I cried so much from laughing! Thanks for the funny video guys and greetings from Holland!

[@maruthupandian3728]

i loved Manon's bike.Hank and Ollie were the most fun to watch in this one.

[@ingecan6331]

14:39 this guy faces is priceless, you just made his day

[@kurtismutimer7392]

i believe he’d been with them the whole time cause at the gravel challenge you see the same bike at the end 9:29

[@prestachuck2867]

He’s one of the camera operators.

[@rcaballero3375]

Please do more of these videos. GCN is the Top Gear of cyclists.

[@outsidestuff5283]

Gcn is gradually evolving into classic top gear, and im appreciating it

[@Riiddz]

"Can we still make a fruit salad" 😂😂 that got me bro

[@ilikewasabe]

Im noticing a theme in GCN recently. “Lets get a tandem bike so that Ollie wont get dropped”. I like it to be honest, makes me want to buy a tandem bike.

[@russellbride]

My wife and I use a tandem for tours. It great.

[@justwannaridemabike]

🤣👏

[@spinnersf]

Tandems are a hoot, but consider carefully before you embark on that journey. There's a popular saying among riders; 'No matter what direction your relationship is heading, it will get there a lot faster on a tandem...'

[@123moof]

He sure seems to still be trying his best to get dropped anyway...

[@yosefu5326]

Love the chaotic energy from ollie and hank the tank! Great vid!!!

[@manji001]

Great challenge GCN! I must say, Ollie has taken to being dropped very seriously indeed. Riding tandems on 2 separate videos, i think we should now call him the "Undroppable"! ^_^

[@Henrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

7:41 “OLLIE!!!!” remind me top gear James May’s “CLARKSON!!!”

[@kstethespokes1051]

Brilliant - now Ollie knows how non-aero melons in your jersey really are, the struggle is real! 😂🍉🍉

[@israelakowe9304]

Being a GCN presenter is pure fun really 😂 Ollie and Hank on the tandem BMX is just hilarious 😂😂😂

[@whatwelearned]

The mere thought of being stuck on a tandem with Hank is triggering me

[@yeff1127]

This is by far one of the most fun video you have made XD. Ollie at 15:05 got me laughing dead HAHA. Thanks for giving us this content!

[@hussars_trumpet5210]

Hank and Ollie the GCN equivalent to The Chuckle Brothers!

[@DamnitsAdriel]

Or Clarkson and May..

[@sammould79]

Yessss!!!!! It’s felt like a long time since you were able to be this ridiculous

[@FlatSpinMan]

Agreed. The ridiculousness levels were extremely high in this one.

[@arullgodwin4729]

Again, Ollie got dropped to 5th 😂😂

[@oadka]

quite sad that he got paired with hank...hank's a very competitive person, don't know if he adjusted enough for the tandem bike.....

[@weltraumbummler2780]

Who has this old Top Gear feeling as well? I just miss „I was the first to arrive“.

[@k1vd038]

the only thing missing is a stig.

[@neilaquino5294]

@@k1vd038 They already have Hank 😂

[@j.a.2569]

"and as you would imagine, I´ve done this properly"

[@neilaquino5294]

The imminent arrival of an orangutan. . .

[@Danishbuddha]

Is Ollie the new captain slow then?

[@STEVEP013]

They need to make as many of these ‘top gear’ style videos as possible! So much fun

[@russstarke6004]

And against all odds, Conner is the mature one of this group.

[@darrenmathers152]

So Connor won? Then how come Manon’s bike was already parked up at the finish line when Connor crossed the line? Its right there in the video ;)

[@Hyttelus]

Probably B-roll footage.

[@rosscads]

Well spotted. Maybe they decided it was unfair to let a motorcycle win? Anyway it was an entertaining if ridiculous spectacle.

[@nousphabmixay986]

You know it’s not serious when Ollie isn’t aero.

[@glenn7095]

Agreed, there's some tomfoolery going on.

[@mopedvieh]

That was one of the funniest videos you guys made so far. I had some good laughs and would like to see more of this non-serious content... although I'm pretty sure that the last race was staged.

[@marknacional6388]

This was super fun to watch! Couldnt wipe off the smile off my face hahaha! Great to see the presenters interact so naturally and just have loads of fun hahaha

[@obalaresque]

This is the best GCN video I have ever seen! Please do these more often

[@JonCannings]

Fair play, those 200m standing start times on those bikes would likely see you all gain selection for a national track cycling squad 😂

[@jamelpiclit3062]

True..pretty near for 200 meters🤣🤣

[@jamelpiclit3062]

I mean, Usain Bolt's record for 200 meters is 19.19 seconds. No way they can beat that, on that terrain and on those bikes..

[@RichardMigneron]

MEGA LOL when Manon says "this is perfect" !

[@marrizabarcelita4817]

Omg I laughed so hard! 🤣🤣🤣 There’s no better pair to ride the tandem bike than Hank and Ollie. Hahaha. Thanks for the laughs guys!

[@martinandersson5833]

What an excellent and funny video! Great job by the whole GCN team👏Manon had the coolest bike. Hank and Ollie tried the hardest but Ollie’s huge jugs brought them down😂

[@jeffreysimoneau4323]

The look on Hank's face when Manon presented him with the golf bag filled with clubs was hysterical. The look on Manon's face when she found out that SHE would be the one to carry the bag of clubs on HER bike..... priceless! :-D

[@HiopX]

17:00 that's the most artistic ass guard I've ever seen

[@a1white]

Great fun. Conor’s bike wins it for me. Nice bike for £100

[@justinseau]

Super fun! Really enjoyed these group challenge videos with great banter between all. Also appreciated you didn’t have a super long intro and just introduced everyone with no nonsense.

[@ethanharris3157]

They say Avengers end game was the biggest crossover GCN: so they say...

[@patrickoppel850]

you clearly haven't watched EMBN's Global Climb Off

Never enjoyed that much watching a GCN challenge.You guys took entertainment to a new level. 🤣

[@プリンス-g2k]

This challenge is so much fun 😂☺️ I think the ebike won overall for practicality 😉Hope you guys do something like this again coz its entertaining 👍👍👍

[@arronjablonowski7753]

Absolutely love these Cheap Bike Challenges. Would love to see more of these affordable bike challenges!

[@rmiraflor]

It’s like an Avengers movie with everyone in the same video 😂

[@WimukthiBandara]

This is so damn hilarious. Old Top Gear vibes all around. Trust me that's a compliment. You guys really pulled it off with such natural chemistry.

[@paramedicbarber974]

Manon’s bike by far. Best laugh I’ve had all week, great video

[@jeremybedford2952]

I just saved a 1983 handmade Raleigh Rapide with 531 mainframe tubes, from the tip. Pearlescent white paint. Fantastic. Will take a 12 speed rear wheel without adjustment to the frame. People don't know what they have. The bike is racy but not light, but I ride to keep fit, not race🙂

[@GianCRO9597]

Hank saved Ollie from getting dropped by riding a tandem bike with him 😂

[@charlificity]

To me, to you. Long live the GCN Chuckle Brothers :)

[@scottbert9556]

I've scored nice bikes (Treks and Cannondales) at government auctions for $150 or so. Police and EMS bikes are usually well maintained and good quality.

[@saddleweary9709]

My uncle was asked to get rid of a police bike that had been stored in a courthouse junk room. He give it to me (he wouldn't accept the $100 I offered) but it's a 87 univega with all the original parts, even the reflectors, the 190mm dork disc is still clear. I put a saddle along with tires on this steel bike and it's the best riding bike I have. Hope you got a smile from this. Later

[@scottbert9556]

@@saddleweary9709 That is so cool. And I'm very happy for you! You're lucky to have an uncle like that!

[@WestonNey]

Where do I find a government auction? I need to know!

[@scottbert9556]

@@WestonNey Well in the US there's a website called govdeals.com that lists bikes across the country and can be broken down by states. If you're not US you might want to do a search for government auction sites. I'm guessing a lot of countries have them to get rid of excess inventory and confiscated bikes. I have always picked up bikes I've won but it's possible you could arrange to have shipping.

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

Good challenge very enjoyable I'd like to see more of the group together

[@MrErtugerdem]

15:06 we need photo ollie with cabbage lol

[@JackyGoodrum]

This is the most enjoyable video seeing all the presenters having a big laugh together! Love it

[@ayoubshadi2907]

"Can we still make a fruit salade" Epic ! This video is just perfect !

[@hokagekira]

i havent even watched to the end yet, and I am already laughing so much on the tandem bike that both my fav presenter comes in.. Go for it Ollie and Hank!!

[@wasiukas]

"Engadge" both motors - LOL👏😂

[@mogamattaariqahmed9880]

Forth and fifth at the 10-minute marker had me cracking up hahaha love it guys

[@oliviant2235]

I was at a Café watching this video and people was getting annoyed with my laughs 😂. I don’t remember when was the last time I laughed this much with one of your videos. Thanks GCN!!!…By the way, my favorite bike was Manon’s and her entrance in this video was proper of a queen 👑

[@tenderlovellcare]

Haha! Thanks for a proper chuckle. That was quality entertainment! 😁👏🏻

[@bugboy152000]

#GCN #GCNTech This was a great laugh on Fathers day morning. Thank you #GCN!!

[@fredflintstone4558]

Why wasn't Ollie on the front of the tandem? It's normal for the taller person to be at the front (unless they're really lacking the upper body strength - oh, maybe I've just answered my own question 😁😁). A note on getting on and off and starting/stopping on a tandem: the person on the front (pilot or captain) stands over the bike with both feet on the floor and holds it steady while the person on the back ( the stoker) gets on and clips both feet into the pedals then back pedals to bring the cranks round to an appropriate position for setting off. The pilot then clips their foot into the leading crank and they both "push off". The pilot should try and get sat on the saddle and then clipped in to the other pedal as quickly as possible whilst the stoker keeps on pedalling. Whenever you stop, only the pilot should put their foot down. The stoker remains on the saddle with both feet on the pedals (bringing the cranks round to the appropriate position ready for setting off again). Sounds complicated, but it's much easier and quicker to start and stop doing it like that. Peter Bird (Swallow Tandems) taught me the method many years ago.

[@kevinosborne8071]

These GCN do top gear challenges are great! More of them!

[@eoinmullane4579]

What happened to Manon on the last race she disappeared halfway through the climb?

[@colinmcdonald2499]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@NemmyKIA]

Probably ran out of battery 🤣

[@koko-lores]

She must have taken off, her bike was already at the finish (right side, in front of the black car)

[@phunkalicious4]

Thanks once again GCN presenters for uplifting my day with your antics.

[@leeadams2413]

Even thou Manon's bike was at the finish line when Connor passed, was a laugh a minute. Hank and Ollie where like Laurel and Hardy (Ollie being the obvious Stan Laurel even if his name is Ollie) Manon's bike through the rough terrain was as surprise

[@ryntrussell]

I love these challenges. Such a great group having a blast on bikes, nothing better than that.

[@matthewlewis2072]

"can we still make a fruit salad?" Cabbages...

[@johnwielgus3017]

Alex’s bike was the best! I have to say the tandem was a hoot to watch 🙃

[@lucthomassen1405]

This was a banger of a vid! Keep it up GCN 👍

[@stewarthinsley6995]

Manons face on the first challenge, like a kid on a new bike 🤣 And she worked smart not hard Love these GCN challenges, very entertaining 👌

[@Shellewell]

I miss Dan's Schwinn Stingray and Lasty's trike.

[@a1white]

That was the best GCN video ever 😂

[@robbchastain3036]

We need 'em both to come out of their shells and get back in the race of the thrifty bikes with bells. And it was a sad moment in cycling history when Lasty suddenly found himself astride a low rider without the necessary vibe.

[@Shellewell]

@@a1white Up there for sure. I've watched it multiple times and the bit where Tom's bike buckles gets me every single time.

[@a1white]

@@Shellewell I watched it back this morning. The way it collapses on the brake test is a great winning strategy 😂

[@TreMell84]

@MRGRUMPY53 the brick is on the shelves at the background of The GCN shows so, in a way, he is.

[@ct7473]

These videos with the cheap bikes are literally more entertaining than the £1000+ bikes you guys do lol. I ride a £1400 boardman, but love watching these cheapo ones, they look like such a blast!!

[@jarifauti4586]

Ollie clearly is the moral winner. Conner has to eat the salat. :)

[@nickpike2380]

Manon rules. Great video 🤣

[@ApolloHeliosPhoebus]

Those poor producers kneeling in the dirt!

[@EdwardNoel1112]

7:41, same energy as James May screaming “CLARKSOOOOOONNN!!”

[@matthewlewis2072]

"got you some Melons" 🤣

[@rioenriquez9637]

Love that everybody is here!!!! Mommy Connor is doing a good job keeping the kids in order

[@abstractgroove160]

"Let's not get bogged down in who pushed who into the hedge..."

[@dougieb5284]

Well done folks, you made my evening! Well done for having some genuine fun and not taking yourselves seriously!

[@BartKestelyn]

Not familiar with tandems, but how can they be pedalling at a different cadence?

[@AlanPB1968]

On most tandems the pilot and stoker do have to pedal at the same cadence, but there are exceptions: www.davincitandems.com/best-tandem-bicycle-drivetrain/ As Hank and Ollie found it's also easy to bend or break things. We've snapped two chains and ripped the free hub apart in the past on our tandem. Maybe this is what they needed: www.davincitandems.com/tandem-models/tailwind/

[@lostinature]

Love these presenter races where everyone is kinda goofing out with more or less silly bikes. Keeping the original spirit of GCN :D

[@simonpeneau7802]

GCN is really the bike TopGear! buy a car/bike on a budget, do some challenges and have fun together.

[@lavefa]

Amazing....just amazing! That's what cycling is about, FUN!!!!

[@Henrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

15:02 😏

[@mahdi786003]

Ummm😳😳😳

[@kevkeates]

Soooooooooo good. Love each and every one of this team. Top work GCN

[@christopherhood9241]

funny but i prefer the original version which includes the legend Matt Stephens

[@kangmi26]

I love this challenge.. Not boring information of bike tech

[@andy21windrider]

It's hilarious 😂

[@jojoadeyemi8239]

This is what we need more of GCN. 😂👍🏾

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

Manon proving that folding bikes can move. ETA: my favorite bike.

[@jojoadeyemi8239]

This whole video and the comments on top has been pure comedy gold.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

This should be the video that plays first when you click the channel.

[@bikeskimawk670]

Mates having fun. Ride to the level of your smiles. 😀😃😄😁😊

[@milan4ever]

Hilarious 😂