How much weight do you think you could you pull up a hill? Let us know in the comments!
@grahamrrr7813 жыл бұрын
More than ollie
@matthewlewis20723 жыл бұрын
If I ever get back on the bike, I will be dragging 90kg me + bike
@nexusproductions20643 жыл бұрын
My bike alone is more than 30kg, LoL 😂
@boyobane15903 жыл бұрын
Took a 40 kilo bike and my at the time technically obese self up an asinine hill somewhere between Driffield and Bridlington, but I was on a bike designed around cargo carrying so it was probably a lot easier than what Hank had to do here. Spent most of the climb in 26 at the front and 36 at the back.
@andrifsig3 жыл бұрын
I weigh in at about 109kgs today. When I go on a cycle tour I have my front and rear panniers and a rear rack pack on top. A rough estimate is about 25-30kg of added weight to the bike. There is a reason why I have a 42-24 in the front and a an 11-42 in the back. Have still had to get off and push. Any forward momentum is good no matter how its done. If you can't bike it, then you push it, its as simple as that.
@Bellerophon173 жыл бұрын
The line between Hank's own masochism and the GCN team's sadism becomes ever more blurred
@nancyprier4163 жыл бұрын
😂
@JayLato3 жыл бұрын
Next week on GCN does Science, can Hank snap the rear axle? We pull the Di2 battery to find out.
@mikew97433 жыл бұрын
hank seemed pissed after he fell
@tihomirbrkic29143 жыл бұрын
@@mikew9743 usually if I fall its because I’m pooped (tired) here in Alberta. 😀
@MrJohanGuzman3 жыл бұрын
They might need to agree on a safe word soon enough.
@jamisonr3 жыл бұрын
I've done this "for real"...I weighed 128 kg (284 pounds) at the start of 2008, got serious about riding and fitness, and made it down to 75 kg (165 pounds). Suffice it to say, it made a massive difference in every aspect of my life. I went from barely making it up some of the hills near my house to "big ringing" them without a second thought.
@secretagent863 жыл бұрын
well done sir. i vary in the 212-230 range. and back onto weight watchers. really want to get to 200 or less for the first time in like 21 years. 175 pounds is my dream.
@billincolumbia3 жыл бұрын
Way to go!
@dosserkelly3 жыл бұрын
I went from 123kg to 84kg in 5 years. This difference riding uphill is phenomenal. Im back at 90kg now because of covid.
@stanwatson29043 жыл бұрын
I'm very jealous of your achievement. Nice work.
@davehollingworth55373 жыл бұрын
👍
@woozertoo3 жыл бұрын
Love how the camera operator’s first instinct was to maneuver around Hank for a better shot, rather than help him back upright. Now that’s a real pro.
@leeoien36453 жыл бұрын
A true professional is there to document the event, not to interfere! :) :) The GCN staff are 100%, true professionals!
@billincolumbia3 жыл бұрын
@@leeoien3645 The first directive.
@AmaroqStarwind2 жыл бұрын
The average camera man is a vulcan. Emotions don't matter, only logic and reason.
@woozertoo2 жыл бұрын
@@billincolumbia *ahem* the 'Prime Directive' 😉
@billincolumbia2 жыл бұрын
@@woozertoo Ha! Yes!
@exmum3 жыл бұрын
are we going to talk about the quality of the animation in this video? kudos to the editors and animators
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
It was really nicely done.
@douglaspate93143 жыл бұрын
YES!!
@mountaingoat30123 жыл бұрын
Ollie does Science. Love that.
@FlyingDwarfman3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the kudos to Hank for doing his own stunts as well as the camera work to catch it.
@tullamorejameson4803 жыл бұрын
When youre a 250lb cyclist and you watch this: "I think i can win the Tour de France if i lose some weight"
@stanwatson29043 жыл бұрын
At a flint 240 pounds myself, it's amazing how many friends I make when I ride. The one thing they have in common is they always like to ride behind me!
@pantsandskate3 жыл бұрын
hahaha was thinking that the whole time
@amrcncllctble3 жыл бұрын
235 now, 275 when I started riding summer ‘19
@KandiKlover3 жыл бұрын
@@amrcncllctble I built a lot of muscle fast so I didn’t lose too much weight. Actually started to gain at first.
@MrWulfgarr3 жыл бұрын
I was 300 lb and my average was like 400w, so hell yeah.
@willchatwin3 жыл бұрын
I think the real question is "is Hanks bike okay?".
@taha9723 жыл бұрын
Probably. Bike's limit is 120kg isn't it?
@tylerishot123 жыл бұрын
@@taha972 The loading would be different (If we simplify the loading, bike failure points would likely be at head tube and/or bottom bracket), although the additional stresses at the rear wheel (from the trailer) would be interesting.
@better.better3 жыл бұрын
@@tylerishot12 the wheel handles it fine, one pothole with that much weight though and the quick release is toast. if you keep going anyway with a bent quick release, it will cause premature wear in the rear dropouts, and you'll never have a straight chain line after that. wish I could upload a photo.
@KandiKlover3 жыл бұрын
Using bike not designed for this. That was actually on the light side for what a lot of utility cyclists will pull and about average for touring bikes with front and back panniers. I had 80 pounds on my touring bike for long rides. So like 40 kilo. No problems.
@mp0119722 жыл бұрын
I'm really happy that you used I.S. units. Sometimes i ride my old bike with my 6 ears dotter on a trailer bike, on some hill it really shredder.
@johinder86483 жыл бұрын
Well this summer a friend and I were bike touring from Rome back to Germany. In the Alps we took the scenic route over the Gavia Pass with our 45kg bikes including camping equipment food, etc. Took ages to get up there but in the end it worked out even though we were not training beforehand. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that with the right bike and gear ratio Hank for sure could push those numbers up a lot!
@jonniepalmer3 жыл бұрын
Should have used a child's trailer with actual children screaming "faster daddy!"
@charliewhiskey84403 жыл бұрын
My kids: "Why are we going so slow?" "Are we there yet??" :-/
@okantichrist3 жыл бұрын
Or the Devil’s coachman wielding a bull whip 😂
@leeoien36453 жыл бұрын
And with a nappy filled with poo that needs to be changed at the top of the hill!
@jimbergey36243 жыл бұрын
I was going to say, welcome to an avarage day cycling in the Rockies Mountains of Canada, as a father of two little girls. I’m 190cm, 85kg, together my kids and trailer were about 70kg, and my road bike is not ultra lightweight at 8.6kg. Total 163 Kg, I have routinely seen 860W range on the steepest parts. I do that Nordic skiing too!
@888johnmac3 жыл бұрын
@Johnny Blue .. lol , one of Danny's best/funniest
@rwenger5673 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ollie. You saved me the detailed comment I was about to make when Hank said "The steeper the hill, the greater the force of gravity becomes". As an engineer I can't let those things go.
@peterholmes13073 жыл бұрын
except Ollie didn't take into account density... The statement 'on a larger planet such as Saturn it will be much much harder' is only true if the density of Saturn is the same as that of the Earth....
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
As a person of greater density, I’d have appreciated that being discussed.
@maxrieder3913 жыл бұрын
you did the comment anyways, sweet
@israelroseno3 жыл бұрын
How about Ollie going uphill and Hank explaining the logical behind the challenge? 😂
@needsmoreisolation85683 жыл бұрын
@@peterholmes1307 there is only one saturn so the reference is indisputable
@gfmoore3 жыл бұрын
Just started riding at age 61 and I tell you, I struggle to get my 115kg up the stairs! I live in Stoke-on-Trent and it's mostly hilly everywhere I go. I find that stopping a lot is what it takes ;) But you know what, it's made me feel a lot better :)
@helio30komagata3 жыл бұрын
Manon should have sat in the trailer, would be hillarious
@billincolumbia3 жыл бұрын
This right here. Opportunity missed.
@tifogra6893 жыл бұрын
thought the same
@aphidhancock49803 жыл бұрын
"It's a laugh": Manon, you had me in tears of laughter with that refreshing honesty!
@davepratt99093 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite things: Ollie doing science and Hank doing something really questionable.
@thekatanaguy19023 жыл бұрын
Nobody: GCN: Let's weigh 2kg of sugar.
@tonyjones94423 жыл бұрын
And water, one litre of water weighs one kilo.
@gcn3 жыл бұрын
All in the name of science...
@unixbash3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget that 2x5l water bottles weight 10kg 😆
@tonyjones94423 жыл бұрын
@@unixbash I refer you to the second comment! Technically it doesn't though, as it depends on altitude and temperature. Also it only applies to distilled water.
@docontra49213 жыл бұрын
@TheKatanaGuy Trust, but verify 😇. (Should've snuck into the HQ and borrowed the precision scales but Manon's heart was in the right place, unlike Hank's at the end of the video)
@scottlawson98993 жыл бұрын
Perhaps best GCN line to date....."Oh, and bring your favourite plant."
@aurelehugonverlinde23823 жыл бұрын
Once again a perfectly useless and joyfull vidéo...that's why i like you guys so much. Keep it up !!
@Avioto3 жыл бұрын
We need an hour-long video of Manon weighing random things.
@thekatanaguy19023 жыл бұрын
"So how much does 1kg of sugar weigh?" 1kg "Ok, but how about 2kg of sugar?"
@stubbietubbie3 жыл бұрын
We (I) need an hour-long video of Manon crushing me with her thighs. 😍
@Sttuey3 жыл бұрын
@@stubbietubbie You have a pashion for some manonman action then? 😄
@stubbietubbie3 жыл бұрын
@@Sttuey Whatever it takes!
@dbs5673 жыл бұрын
I get the impression there were more bags of sugar originally... the Bamboo plant was also lucky to survive...
@andrekelley823 жыл бұрын
This time Ollie dropped Hank with his physics knowledge 👏
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
@@boliverfridgewater3140 look, it’s his natural advantage, Fridgewater.
@dazkuesan3 жыл бұрын
Actually Hank was right and Ollie was wrong (except for the rolling resistance parte onwards)
@duncanlittle84823 жыл бұрын
It’s easier to understand in terms of gaining gravitational potential energy rather than thinking of a force. As you go uphill you’re gaining gravitational potential energy (the same potential energy that allows you to freewheel back down). On the flat you’re not gaining gravitational potential energy as your height is not increasing so it’s easier. When you start to go uphill you need to produce more energy per second during your climb (power) which is then stored as gravitational potential energy. Gravitational potential energy is proportional to height gained and mass, so the heavier you are and the higher you climb the more energy you need to put in.
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
@@duncanlittle8482 Nothing you said there is actually easy to understand. It's a whole science class.
@duncanlittle84823 жыл бұрын
@@Kimberly_Sparkles lol alright well think about pushing a ball up a hill. It always wants to roll back down. Same as when you’re cycling up a hill, the gravity of the earth is always trying to make your roll back down the hill. When you’re cycling up the hill you have to work harder to make sure that you overcome the force which is pulling you back down the hill
@Oue223 жыл бұрын
Hey skinny riders - next time you’re sheltering on the flats behind one of us Clydesdales, remember how hard we worked up the hill and maybe pay for the coffee stop 😂
@arrissimouno51273 жыл бұрын
Yeah but notice that we have to pedal downhill to keep up with the larger folks !
@jaspreetsidhu57083 жыл бұрын
@@arrissimouno5127 pedaling down the hill is a lot easier.
@MrSparkyAprilia3 жыл бұрын
Amen!!
@renegadetenor3 жыл бұрын
We do...Thank-you!!
@jacksquat20673 жыл бұрын
The upside is that we get to coast down the descent and they all have to pedal. 👍
@greengonzonz3 жыл бұрын
Hank, we really appreciate that you're always up for it. 💙 Another banging video
@JeAnSpeliculas3 жыл бұрын
Dear GCN Team, you absolutely exceeded this time. What a great show! Thank you for producing such quality content. Best entertainment!
@Rover200Power3 жыл бұрын
Things people think of when looking for heavy objects: 1. A watermelon.
@ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος3 жыл бұрын
That was a puny watermelon, go to 🇬🇷 there you get proper sized watermelons 👌
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
@@ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος I live in a Greek neighborhood in NYC and this is the most Greek statement I could have imagined.
@tquindt13 жыл бұрын
2. Dan Lloyd.
@thelionskiln3 жыл бұрын
Survey says!....
@brauljo3 жыл бұрын
@@thelionskiln Lmao steve harvey
@markstepchuk2422 Жыл бұрын
You are a true warrior Hank! Your demand for success shows when you have demonstrated your willingness to "take one for the team."
@mx20003 жыл бұрын
My question isn't "why?", it's "why not you, Manon?" 😂
@johnobrien71663 жыл бұрын
Absolutely no one ever: GCN: Yeah Hank will do it, no problem!
@xXSadieSinclairXx3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@davehollingworth55373 жыл бұрын
Ah, when ‘this’ is in excess of 100kg!! Welcome to my world! 😂 Oh, and Happy Birthday Hank 🎉
@-P-Z-3 жыл бұрын
I could relate
@ChristianCastleman3 жыл бұрын
Over 100kg and my lightest bike is almost 10 more
@KandiKlover3 жыл бұрын
Expedition touring :3
@Alby_VA3 жыл бұрын
When you weight 108kg, now you'll know how riding up hills feels for those of us on the heavier side.. 🤪
@stasacab3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I have a crampon my leg.
@wololo42063 жыл бұрын
You guys need to try an actual touring bike with full front and back panniers! :)
@je66453 жыл бұрын
I honestly didnt know i needed this video. Manon though 😍❤
@adamsmith24843 жыл бұрын
This is how I feel when on a group ride and we hit the hills... 107kg body weight and 9kg bike sucks on hills..... oh to be 5,8 and 65kgs....
@supernoodles9083 жыл бұрын
Just blast the flats
@stasacab3 жыл бұрын
I used to weigh 170 kg and I cycled hills up, but got fed-up with it. After watching a lot of GCN Show and so forth, I lost 49 kilos. Now riding should be easier. But now we have snow.
@aphidhancock49803 жыл бұрын
Stuff my buckets! If watching GCN videos makes you lose weight then I'm going to blitz through the whole 419 GCN Shows again!
@dimitris.damigos3 жыл бұрын
It's never easier. You just go faster ;-)
@stasacab3 жыл бұрын
@@dimitris.damigos That is what I discovered in the gym. The reps do not become any easier. I just perform them cleaner.
@chrisburton46943 жыл бұрын
Weigh in at 112kg with 8kg bike, down from 127kg difference is massive
@Alby_VA3 жыл бұрын
I'm right there with you.. I'm 108kg
@anthonygsimon3 жыл бұрын
130 down to 117 so far, keep it up!
@Pesmog3 жыл бұрын
Because I am over 120kg and I run my bike deliberately heavy, I have to drag 142-144kg up every hill, so found this interesting. Gearing is your friend though and I can still get up most steep hills provided they are not too long with a 16 or 17 inch bottom gear. I am sure Hank could easily have done the same.
@edrcozonoking3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ollie...I was just about to write a comment correcting Hank when you chimed in.
@fredklausegger70473 жыл бұрын
when my kids were small and learning to ride their bikes they didn't have the endurance to make it home so I would tow them both in a trailer with their bikes tied to the back of it, about a hundred pounds.
@CoolGrey7Man3 жыл бұрын
You guys are crazy in a fun way, Hank is a beast, bravo Hank. I'm surprised you didn't break your chain. Luv'd the video.
@jethromasere32223 жыл бұрын
At this point they’re trying to kill Hank 😂like cycling Jackass..they had Steve O and we have Hank
@JunkMan3043 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my world! I am 6'2" 260lbs (117 kgs) plus my bike. I have broke pedals on steeps climbs. But I will NEVER quit!! Good job Hank!
@iandunkle87553 жыл бұрын
Ollie: when you throw a ball upwards, it's momentum peters out quicker than when you throw it forwards. Air resistance and drag are equivalent (no other friction here). Obviously the force of gravity hasn't changed, but the EFFECT of that force has by virtue of the difference in vector of the force of momentum; in one case gravity acts directly opposite the momentum, and in the other perpendicularly, creating increased friction and a lesser stopping force. This is the principle that makes an only slowly decaying orbit around a planet possible. So, it's not crazy to say that gravity increases with the incline; that's shorthand for that the stopping effect of gravity (the act of that force on canceling one's forward trajectory) increases with the incline.
@bengarside793 жыл бұрын
Don't try to undo Ollie's physics pedantry with reasonableness and allowing shorthand, give the guy a break, he's got to score some points somehow! ;-) :-)
@ron_nor_3 жыл бұрын
Hank with bike and trailer - still lighter than me plain naked 🤪
@aldude95113 жыл бұрын
My thoughts as well at 98 kg, haha.
@RoScFan3 жыл бұрын
@@aldude9511 Me 98 kg too and 20 kg bicycle.
@RoScFan3 жыл бұрын
No it s not electric just bulky.
@tobyreynolds-cotterill99343 жыл бұрын
@RoScFan maybe time for a new bike, a 20kg bike sounds painful
@RoScFan3 жыл бұрын
@@tobyreynolds-cotterill9934 It was 17 kg when I last measured it bare. But I usually ride with a lot of extra accesories on it, like water, u-lock, tools in care of emergency, camera equipment etc. So it's not really 20 kg. That said, cyclo-tourists go 1000s of km on 30-50 kg bicycles. So I doubt my bicycles is actually harmful, just an inconvenience.
@roaringchicken42193 жыл бұрын
So when will we see Hank's Revenge: Can Manon Cycle While Dragging a Parachute?
@evanmacdougall97153 жыл бұрын
Can Manon climb the hill while towing Hank sitting in the trailer.
@KandiKlover3 жыл бұрын
She be getting thicc lately.
@TomEnduro3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. It's about time you guys got to understand what us larger riders have to do to keep up... Combined weight of me (105kg dressed) and my bike (9.6kg Carbon Giant Defy) is just short of 120kg. I hate any and all inclines..
@johanbjorhn26463 жыл бұрын
Of course this is how Hank spends his birthday. We shouldn’t be surprised by this!
@Fangfarrier3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that thanks, would love to see a video about helping heavier beginner riders improve on steep climbs. That doesn’t just say lose weight. I have a local climb that I have to stop rest and do as intervals, my goal is to do it in one take. I am fit, strong and 82kg only been cycling a year. Made massive improvements but still struggle with gradients 15% and higher.
@blackcyclist3 жыл бұрын
Usually I'm cheering for Hank, but this time It's all about the Bamboo!!!!
@01FozzyS3 жыл бұрын
Science is never complete without Prof. Bridgewood. Happy Birthday,Hank!
@ScottGilbert_Agent3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the "Let's Torture Hank Show"
@MrIncredible713 жыл бұрын
featuring Manon.
@turnernewton19913 жыл бұрын
I used to bike home from golf lessons (8ish miles) with a full golf bag slung across my shoulders, definitely don't miss that!
@rossirides3 жыл бұрын
For Sale.. A lightly used Pinarello Dogma F12 Disc. One careful owner using for lazy low wattage rides and dry summer miles only, no stunts or wheelies or pot plants on the handlebars. Frame never stressed with excessive power. No brake squeal. Never crashed/dropped etc. Offers. :)
@Crikky3 жыл бұрын
thank you for this. i really appreciate the actual demo. i learned a lot. at least hank did not slid down. he just flopped on the side. this is reassuring for me when i do climb a steep hill.
@Bellerophon173 жыл бұрын
Without any added weight, this is the thing the prevents me from going up a local hill with a 20-25% gradient - the fear of falling over in with my clipless pedals.
@Samuelclark113 жыл бұрын
I honestly thought Hank was about to arrive with a massive ganja plant haha
@everactivedad3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@jonwright73943 жыл бұрын
Hanks a very good sport, falls over and still being a profession, good to see Mannon running up to help too.
@henrigollaud55073 жыл бұрын
120 kg is exactly my total weight on my last roadtrip... On quite flat lands. You almost did it on 25% slope. Hope you druk some champaign after, cheers :)
@richardbufton83083 жыл бұрын
Nice video, Manon and Hank. I used to weigh just over 129kgs, I'm now down to 114 and find the hills are much easier now than they used to be, without the other 15kgs. I ride a touring bike (it can cope with my weight) which has nice low gearing, though I find I rarely use the lowest gears now. It's always great to see Hank being challenged! Good work, Manon.
@seanhannagans3 жыл бұрын
I've just figured out a way to prevent Ollie from getting dropped on the next 4 vs 1
@AlaskaFrankTheWriter3 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of my first ever Bike adventure; 1000km through Norway. I used the same Journey Trailer but on a Hard Tail MTB with Schwalbe Furious Fred. At day 3 I had to send some stuff home as it was to heavy for me. And, that adventure is what got me into cycling.
@wotexpat93673 жыл бұрын
Saturn - whilst big of course - has a relative density of
@thomascampbell63393 жыл бұрын
As a rickshaw driver in Edinburgh, my colleagues and I used to routinely pedal a 100kg rickshaw, plus ourselves (80kgish) and up to 3, often very large, customers, up the cobbled streets of the old town. When the 6 nations rugby was on and we'd have 3 large lads in the back I reckon the total mass we were pedalling was close to 500kg, up gradients of about 7% Ok, so we were crawling at abut 3km/h but would have loved to know the power
@jorismak3 жыл бұрын
I'm feeling sooo much better at what I manage to do weighing 100kg on a > 8.5kg bike :P.
@makeitwithmurm3 жыл бұрын
Ditto, even moreso pedaling my endurobike up the trails.
@ragnilw3 жыл бұрын
@@makeitwithmurm yes at 106 with full bike load settle in at 130kg
@colinsaunders74993 жыл бұрын
Yes me to, my commute to work bike and work stuff all in 22kg plus me 107kg. 25 mile round trip. This is a good way to train for the weekends, on the racer 👍
@RoScFan3 жыл бұрын
I too weigh 100 kg. But my bike isnt 8 kg it s 17 kg and i add a lot of extra stuff on it. 125 kg total.
@billincolumbia3 жыл бұрын
Nice animation, and always nice to see Hank and Manon together.
@khazza9303 жыл бұрын
love the new animation style!
@bradveit89883 жыл бұрын
As someone who got started cycling with self-supported touring and fully loaded panniers on a steel Trek 520... this made me happy to watch.
@2darkdragon3 жыл бұрын
i will never get sick of manon
@jasoneckenroth79423 жыл бұрын
Imagine he'd been given a cargo setup with proper climbing gears and traction
@kevinmills33293 жыл бұрын
I weigh 120kg+ with a 9kg bike and this is what I go through every time I go up a hill 😂🤷♂️
@chrisburton46943 жыл бұрын
I know that feeling.
@mlustosakm3 жыл бұрын
Same here,
@jamiefarrell64963 жыл бұрын
Preach!
@ChristianCastleman3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@desertrainfrog16913 жыл бұрын
It's actually worse for you. Hank was only carrying external weight up hill. Your body has to feed oxygen to those kilos of mass. It's not just a weight penalty, but also a cardiovascular endurance penalty.
@deivicruz58983 жыл бұрын
I would love to see all of GCN try this challenge! To see the different stats in riders .
@divineangel72183 жыл бұрын
Hank could have put a pannier rack and ask Mannon to sit on it, so easily could have added enough weight and also more motivation 😁
@5speed735i3 жыл бұрын
16:10 Thank you Hank, I was indeed interested in your gearing! Actually I assumed you were using 39/28; but even with your gears, that was a huge effort that you put down. Great job!
@russstarke60043 жыл бұрын
I am a long time viewer that still misses Matt. This may have gotten me over it.
@Dartflare3 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Hank experienced first hand what heavy cyclists experience specially when we first start cycling and is something people that never being proper fat (not talking about a little overweight, but who is on obesity and morbid obesity range does). When I started cycling I started because my doctor suggested me Bariatric Surgery because I was weighting 138kg (304lb), that day I went to a bike shop and bought a Cannondale CAAD8 Sora with 11-25T and a compact 50/34 (I didn't know anything about road bikes at the time and had no idea of bike prices and for me it was already an expensive bike because my parameter was like walmart/decathlon $300 bikes), anyway... It weighted almost 11kg so a total of 149kg (328.5lb) plus the water bottles it exceeded 150kg (330.5lb) a full 30kg more than Hank did! My first ride was around the block (about 300m completely flat) and I thought I was having a heart attack by the end of it! 4 months later cycling following a plan, discipline, diet and about 25kg lighter I did my first metric century, still everytime I faced a climb and was dropped by other cyclist I had to hear "your cadence is too low, drop your gears 'cause it makes easier!" that riding already on the 25x34 gear (later changing from the 11-25 to a 11-30 was a life changing thing), but still nobody that never was actually fat can understand how hard it is to climb with all the weight... I still have a long way to my ideal weight and all but yeah little by little starts to feel easier every kilo dropped...
@galenkehler3 жыл бұрын
I did this challenge back in the day, with a load of groceries and my daughter in the trailer, its just called life.
@coleroth69803 жыл бұрын
We call it " Grocery shopping".
@KandiKlover3 жыл бұрын
Utility cycling. The Dutch doing it all the time with Bakfiets bike, people in USA doing it all the time with Surly Big Dummy and various other longtail bikes.
@jasonjenkins19753 жыл бұрын
Love it when Manon helping Hank to push his bike by holding the flag....
@aszalai863 жыл бұрын
I was expecting Mannon to sit in that trailer at the end... but then she would have had to tell her weight so...
@KandiKlover3 жыл бұрын
She do be getting thiccer recently.
@matthewsnowdon85303 жыл бұрын
Covid do be getting everyone thicker lol
@zzhughesd3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic content. 900 watts trying, down... Off. Perfect video. So that’s me on my fail upto 600 watts large for 30 seconds then. Never stop GCN
@HarishChouhan3 жыл бұрын
25% damn. If I see that sign on a road, I turn back.
@SioLazer3 жыл бұрын
I've got a picture of me riding up next to a 16% sign. Dismounted only because I was getting buzzed by motorists. Cheers to the buddy who took the picture of my suffering LOL.
@HarishChouhan3 жыл бұрын
@@SioLazer I tried a short 18% one, and the noise my drive train made, I thought something will break.
@SioLazer3 жыл бұрын
@@HarishChouhan drive train was probably fine, it was probably just your knees ;) :P
@RoScFan3 жыл бұрын
I put my smallest front gear and largest back gear. Which is like 10-30 or smth like that. I am no pussy.
@haydnjones36933 жыл бұрын
25% are fairly easy to track down in the UK, but they're all short pitches. I've a 30-35% local one I cross off once a year just to say I can 'still get up it'
@Alby_VA3 жыл бұрын
One thing I'll say is that because I'm in that 108kg range, my cassette is an 11-40 with a Compact Front Ring. When the gradient gets steep, I'm spinning that 35 or 40 gear.
@thedanyesful3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the interaction with Manon in this video, but isn't there a real danger to Hank's knees here? Clearly he did not have the gears to maintain a healthy cadence in that situation - especially that last run.
@blazehall80862 жыл бұрын
I started doing this to work out. I take my mountain up a hilled street(9 miles, but 5 are flat) and I put weights someone threw out to increase the difficulty. Great and fun workout. Especially with music
@rallyking133 жыл бұрын
As a heavy rider, I have thoroughly enjoyed this video. If I can shed my weight I may be unstoppable on the bike!
@peterlucas56343 жыл бұрын
You will be. I dropped 10kg, hills are a breeze and peeps who had the better of me are now sucking on my back wheel..
@johnphelan76633 жыл бұрын
Yep, agree with Pete. Dropped 23 kg and completely changed my climbing. Have found a few of those again but heading back to race weight
@douglaspate93143 жыл бұрын
@@peterlucas5634 Good on ya!
@PayneDeathz3 жыл бұрын
This was a better episode than usual! Love the production quality on this one!
@dazkuesan3 жыл бұрын
Actually the pull of gravity you experience does depend on the slope, and the reduced drag has nothing to do with it. When you're in a flat surface the normal force exerted by the ground onto you is what is overcoming gravity, as the slope of an incline increases, a lesser component of gravity (perpendicular to the ground) is overcomed my the ground and whats left pulls you downhill (parallel to the ground). So Hank was right and the animation correction was wrong
@BsktImp3 жыл бұрын
Linear regression: Pave/W = 1.99 m/kg + 228.3/W [R^2 = 0.99]; i.e. each additional kg requires ~2 W more average output. Pmax/W = 9.63 m/kg - 270.6/W [R^2 = 0.98]; i.e. each additional kg requires ~10 W more max output.
@74_Green3 жыл бұрын
Hank has ascended the ranks of GCN. He is now at the heady heights of the Real Matt Stephens... have you clipped in yet Hank?!? 😁
@christophermorin90363 жыл бұрын
lol, depends on the gearing. I've had chain's break before I'd stopped pedaling. Last time I ever used a master link lol. And for those that are curious, I was towing a home built trailer filled with 70lbs of glass bottles.
@brittneyswanson84483 жыл бұрын
We all know Hank is up for torturing himself, but did anyone ask the bike if it was up for that suffer fest?? Poor Pinarello..
@pocznjm3 жыл бұрын
I'm 115kg,bike Boardman SLR 8.6 10kg total 125kg. I have to say anything above 10% incline I'm always above 600W and peek up to around 8-900W if i want to manage to go up in reasonable speed on a 40sec to 90sec long climbs. 15% hills are hard for me. 11-28 cassette though. I replaced the 11-32 as i rarely in those 32's. Great video man 🤟🏻
@manueldeubler11273 жыл бұрын
It's not a GCN does science video without the Doctor: Dr. Oliver Bridgewood
@roymendez66153 жыл бұрын
Oil would offset the weight with everything “Aero” 😂
@petinka7213 жыл бұрын
He was dropped behind the scenes :))
@RoScFan3 жыл бұрын
.... saying bullshit. His animation was wrong.
@mrsmith46623 жыл бұрын
Terrific fun & a lot of hard work (hope the champers was opened as a reward!). I'm sure (in theory) that you could get up any hill, even with that extra weight (assuming the tires grip) by just having a lower & lower gearing. You'd be able to sit on the saddle, push out 300watts, but take all day to get up there!
@NikolausLim3 жыл бұрын
I saw that “GPS on budget” 😀 (the compass)
@gavinburke25723 жыл бұрын
Well done fairplay Hank. I was about 118kg when started cycling would dread all hills. Down to about 108kg and still dropping nw love hill climbing!
@colin78983 жыл бұрын
I’ve done the science, 105kg + 30 years to Hank’s age = My world🥵
@havefunandbikestuffOver403 жыл бұрын
HANK is the man! Instant favourite video!
@ViveSemelBeneVivere3 жыл бұрын
@2:12 "This is Hogs Hill, now also known as The Hill That Finally Broke Hank."
(Saturn is mainly hydrogen gas, Ollie. Good luck cycling on that!)
@curtisf.r62333 жыл бұрын
Could aware these videos more comedy than science😂😂 brilliantly made video. Thanks Manon & Hank🍻👍😎
@RaveniusSFRJ3 жыл бұрын
"What's a crampons?" -That moment when you know English better than the native speaker :)
@professorsogol58243 жыл бұрын
"Crampon" (no "s") is from Old French "crampon" meaning cramp, brace, staple (13cent) and Porto-Germanic *kramp-
@RaveniusSFRJ3 жыл бұрын
@@professorsogol5824 I don't think you understood my comment... Tell that to Mannon, not me mate 😂
@RaveniusSFRJ3 жыл бұрын
@@professorsogol5824 I'm assuming you didn't watch the video till the very end
@okantichrist3 жыл бұрын
She’s Welsh 🤷♂️
@professorsogol58243 жыл бұрын
@@RaveniusSFRJ It's true I didn't watch every second -- I skipped over the loud music while the footage showed Hank riding up the hill -- not amusing, and I clicked out when Hank said "Give a thumbs up"
@jedisdad22653 жыл бұрын
Hank is if anything a trooper! He will try anything!
@ballofsnow3 жыл бұрын
"Mannon, it's not timed!" lol
@gcprost3 жыл бұрын
I once took my two boys and camping gear in a Burley trailer into the mountains for the weekend. I rode this same road a few days ago on my e-bike and marveled that I didn't die back then (approximately 20 years ago).