Epic POV Road Bike Descent - Passo Pordoi, Alta Badia, Italy

[@gcn]

Let us know what you think of this descent 👇

[@M3T2W01f]

Global Cycling Network Awesome!

[@dfgsdzb]

all i can think is what to do if brakes fail? scary

[@markonikolic1386]

Rob' That is why you should folow gcn's maintenance tips and preride checks

[@markonikolic1386]

Global Cycling Network It would be nice of you if you could upload a this video without music.

[@jesuschavez8417]

Global Cycling Network It looks fun! What speeds did you reach? just yesterday I reached 47.5 MPH on a crazy downhill!

[@barryrose6364]

This is why I love cycling, tremendous.

[@Evomister1]

The hills are alive with the sound of... Disc brakes

[@sterlingroberts6240]

Brakes**

[@Evomister1]

Sterling Roberts autocorrect 😒😒😒

[@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling]

i remember going down that quickly once, but then the gf decided she wanted a serious talk about foreplay and taking things slowly lol

[@deonlagrange6821]

Matt & Dan have the most awesome job!

[@tvwatcher90]

i enojoyed watching a video of this descent just imagine doing it for real..the best feeling ever

[@MrDoodsz]

it took me 5 mins to realize that the video wasn't cut but infact they just switched rider's POV.

[@Mattex456]

Jude B You're a bit slow aren't you

[@dugfriendly]

Jude B I'm right there with ya.

[@MrDoodsz]

Zdzichu Bolidupa only 5 mins slow though.

[@DevilErnest]

Great view, not a single car, great descend except the screaming discs

[@JonCannings]

love these descents 🗻

[@Wyzbowski]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the epic descents chaps. Gives me a buzz watching them from the comfort of my La-Z-Boy. Now I need to go out and do an epic descent myself !!!!!!

[@k3tna]

This is an absolute stunner. Would love to see more clips like that. Keep it up

[@greenphotos]

I don't think we need a data overlay, for me it's the joy of experiencing the views, the friends together doing what we all enjoy.

[@santiagoarenas9912]

I love Matt's cockpit

[@TheWaxChainFanClub]

I love these, I really do. Stunning.

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

Matt's breaks sound like chewbacca

[@jimhill715]

I was getting dizzy there watching what I thought was Si riding circles around Matt. Great video guys, wish I could have been there with you!

[@phy2sll]

loved watching (and riding) this. you can tell who races 'cross out of these two: check out which fork blade/side of wheel you can see as they take the corners - inside for Matt, outside for Si.

[@Full_Metal_Digger]

Not one car on the road! Everyone must be sleeping in around there! Great ride to watch. Them brakes sure got warm.

[@ClayGlad]

It would be nice to do a voiceover/commentary version discussing why you took which line, avoiding potholes/bad patches, how hard you brake etc. Perhaps Sy could discuss the irritation of hearing Matt's squeaky brake pads?

[@ramsesm]

Si/Matt - That was wicket... in all honestly guys, that was awesome to watch as I was changing from a ride - loved the music as well... I got to make it there and earn that decent by climbing it first.. Thank you GCN

[@connieback7577]

Reminds me I need to adjust my brakes. Love the music.

[@mattjones9343]

Seeing as you guys love this region, put the bikes away for a day and try the Via Ferrata, it's what the area is famous for.

[@woozertoo]

Man, those ice melt puddles, at the speed they were going at spots--"disconcerting, indeed. Kudos!

[@MrSywo]

Hey GCN, lovely climb. Definately on the bucket list. I don't know if you guys cut them out, but I can't see cars so thats another plus. I think it would be cool to see a direct comparison of the break pads before and after, if there is any visible wear. Also, a quick introduction on the bikes you're riding and some data on the screen would be awesome. Cheers for all the great stuff and keep going guys!

[@danaleighformon_]

As a new cyclist...I just want to say that watching this video gave me SO. MUCH. ANXIETY. #MyBikeHandlingSkillsCantHandleThis

[@brendavane9148]

Dana-Leigh Formon not for new riders I think. It looks fantastic but pretty sure I could not go that fast safely, or without seizing up in terror.

[@SprayIgniteBoom]

Dana-Leigh Formon You learn to trust your equipment and learn road surfaces...BUT YES it’s STILL SCARY😜🤪😱

[@nugginusslover476]

What? Where were they going fast? Maybe the camera angel/Setup is to blaim, but I thought it was boring tbh?

[@steffenduym2656]

Matt rocking the rayban normal sunglasses

[@mattd.8775]

Quality content. I'm a bit new to road cycling, but this is the sort of stuff I would love to eventually do. It looks so fun.

[@2010RobertWhite]

those breaks are working over time, hope you checked the pads before and after that!

[@TimothyWMiller]

Matt, that was awkward with your knees directly in front of the camera. Where exactly did you have it mounted?

[@carmenplacido9479]

Cycling joy.

[@zoppotromp1958]

At which time did you start? Absolutely no cars. Amazing!

[@juliewalls5804]

Beautiful and nicely done......love GCN

[@NugeFireball]

That looks amazing, is it possible to overlay your speeds onto this?

[@CF_Joel]

What camera are you using? I'm in the market for one.

[@mattdsteacy]

That's a bloody lot of meters!

[@snookerbg]

love Pordoi, but punctured on this very descent last year :D

[@christopherbeattie263]

No gloves above the snow line - what??? Can you tell I'm from a place called The Sunshine Coast? :)

[@bradhubley3464]

I need to move out west to the Canadian Rockies, southern Ontario is fine if you like flats and the occasional "bump" in the terrain.

[@schijtnaam]

Is there also a video of the climb?

[@sierra_echo_bravo]

Is it a coincidence that the soundtrack to this (excellent) video is out of the same stable as the Grand Tour theme? You guys are surely the undisputed Top Gear of the roadie channel world? In the same way that I would imagine myself as Hannibal in the A-Team (strictly when I was a lad, of course. Ahem!) who would you all see yourselves as in the TG/GT line up? Matt = Murdoch?...

[@markp353]

Epic decent boys. Where were all the cars? Did you have the road blocked off? It would have been helpful if you could have yelled out your speed at different moments to get an understanding of just how quick you were going.

[@johndoiron9615]

I can't believe you passed by what looked like a coffeehouse without stopping in.

[@hiurro]

It's so real it's like I was there. I felt like I couldn't clip in for a minute.

[@clauznia_5408]

If I were you, I would be doing the Doctor Dangle on those hairpins. It's basically stick your foot out when braking.

[@WestcliffGoPro]

Fantastic descending.......!

[@3rdcatchopper408]

Matt Stephens class descender 👌🏻

[@nonoririko2056]

Some ride data would be nice!

[@jamietaylor2148]

Great video as always guys, w Which one of the GCN crew is the fastest/best descender??

[@Melino9999]

Jamie Taylor check out the presenter downhill race without a chain

[@nazsha4743]

So much fun . Like it & keep it up 👍👍👍

[@simonsmed6515]

wud be Nice to see the speed while you ride down! but nice vid.

[@bleskiven]

If at all possible, could you guys try to get a pro to do this with you? Some people it would be great to see descend would be: Nibali, Froomey, Kwiatkowski, Gilbert, Fuglsang or whomever you could find willing ;)

[@chriscoppersmith7762]

No gloves? That's crazy! I mean, what do you wipe your snot with, your sleeves?

[@rogerhonacki5610]

Was it my imagination or was Si's bike chattering less? Or was it the camera mount? Anyway, looks like a fun descent! Time for a cold one!

[@torkelthorsen98]

Nice. Are you guys riding Orbea Orca and... BMC Roadmachine?

[@haraldfries7463]

Orbea Orca and Canyon Aeroad CF SLX

[@dgregoryherschell7300]

Matt, do you prefer the hoods to the drops when descending? Or were you spotting Si the aero position to make it a more even?

[@Dangarangg]

You guys got to overlay some speed and lean angle on these bad boys, makes it just a bit more epic. Thanks for the ride along.

[@lacucaracha111111]

this looks like a heckload of fun :D

[@ecarter202]

Great video, but when you guys do these it would be more entertaining if you had rear-view cameras as well, and also data on the screen such as speed, power, cadence, elevation, etc. Thanks!

[@Alex-wg1mb]

Nice Descent! And I have one question. Is it worth to hybrid bike with the cheap spring Suntour suspension or the better choice will be the rigid alu. fork? thx.

[@mochannel25]

surely a great video but why don't you guys listen to us and still don't show any data like speed or power on screen? Without that this video is kind of pointless to me..

[@gcn]

hi Moritz, thanks for the feedback, I will make a note to see what we can do. cheers, Jon

[@mochannel25]

Global Cycling Network Okay, great. Sorry, I didn't want to be too harsh..

[@Indulonman]

IMHO those videos are about enjoynment and view. As you don't pedal most of the time, power, cadence and HR are irrelevant. So only gradient and speed left. And because it's not a race, it doesn't matter. Power data are interesting for sure, but everybody puts it in videos all over the screen so you can't almost see the ride, so I'm glad I can enjoy pure downhill.

[@wallacedavidg]

I'm sure they will be happy to give you a refund. (jk)

[@snurkergerm6168]

Yeah , that was a bit harsh. No numbers makes it pointless? They are going fast, can't you see that?

[@alfiecycles4875]

Great video also loved it!

[@grahambaker365]

where was all the traffic - was this done at 6am on a Sunday morning or similar ? Amazing but just wondered what the chances of a clear road would be for anybody else ?

[@andruha7200]

Next time, just for the lolz, could you measure disc brake temperature at the bottom of descent with infrared thermometer?

[@Germelvin]

Oh wow ! Memories of 28th maratona 😬

[@nickjones252]

Both using discs? How much better/safer do they feel on road bikes?

[@matthewkluge5441]

good stuff ! like many comments below , it would be nice to know what speeds were hit even if it was at the end of the video .

[@thomassarda8207]

I'm a man... I see POV, I click

[@bleskiven]

I kept waiting for "Nibali Bunny-hop" Get on that Matt. We have all seen you jump before...

[@Micmic88854]

What bike was Matt using? I like it a lot!

[@Xotic_23]

I didn't like the music and would have liked the kmh or mph on the screen , but nevertheless a great video as always! And is there a possibility to get back GCN's epic climbs as a series?

[@liambarber9036]

with all the hair pins, I think this should be on extreme corner.

[@AleksandarRoman]

Yo GCN editors, great video... Could you help us and share some your video export settings, since my gopro videos never get this sharpness and clearness. Thank you!

[@iAllenEverest]

if you use premiere pro, make sure you export it as h.264. depending on the size, the bit rate i usually use is 3-5mbps for 720p vids. maybe 5-7mbps for 1080p. cheers 😁😁

[@AleksandarRoman]

Of course, i do even 15mbps on 1080, but it still gets some huge pixels (you can check out some videos on my channel if you want)

[@mitchellsteindler]

I have the same problem, but only when it's uploaded to youtube. It looks great on my computer, and I just use garmin virb edit.

[@iAllenEverest]

i saw one of your vids. it must have been compressed by youtube. but if you really want a perfect export, avi is the best bet. :)

[@nathansaide5701]

A lot of breaking whilst cornering there guys.... Today's previous video would teach you otherwise if you'd give it a watch ;)

[@cokeman9135]

very very cool........

[@janebozinovski5005]

great! would be even greater if you could overlay the speed and power!

[@Evomister1]

The hills are alive with the sound of... Disc breaks

[@ShaneGoldbergLive]

be nice to see some data like, speed, power, HR etc. garmin virb software?

[@phillentz6742]

Love these videos but wish you would put numbers on screen at the same time, you know speed, alt, distance, the stats! That would be awesome.

[@masteryoda0805]

nice, was just there a week ago

[@MirceaAgrigoroaie]

so peacefull and serene... oh wait.. Matt's breaks

[@GuitaristBoi9]

What cycling computer are those?

[@kaktusz1234567]

Is there any way the check the ride data? I'd like to see the exact route. It would be nice to go there in the future! :)

[@gcn]

Hi, it's the descent into Arabba. thanks

[@kaktusz1234567]

I found it, thank you very much! :)

[@gingerrussell]

Both Si and Matt using Wahoo GPSs? Are they preferred over Garmin?

[@ianbarton1990]

I think they might have some sort of sponsorship deal, maybe?

[@toddholmes1719]

No bunny hops over the ice melt?

[@paulclark9968]

by gum ,last time i went down there was on my Raleigh Copper back in the 1970,s.....

[@NoBrakes23]

I've been watching so many POV mtb and motorcycle videos and wondering why I don't see roadie pov descents...

[@mattiek7526]

they had fun ! 🖒

[@aaronchetcuti7766]

Do one on the Zoncolan PLS.

[@grzegorzcichosz8240]

Why music... Ps. speed data would be nice

[@Hirotoro4692]

I agree with others. The camera needs to be angled up a bit to show less road, more views please.

[@jaimeb8231]

Do more videos like this ones

[@노태현-j5b]

More please

[@kamingrichardlee4439]

Wht handlebar sizes are they running?

[@EvaGiannina1]

that is crazy long...I am more interested on going the opposite way...climbing is what I need to improve !!

[@jenslundingnielsen1106]

Si WHO are you running det Wahoo elemnt and NOT the bolt?

[@geacarcosmin7606]

me : gcn make more epic climbs Dan Lloyd : Lasty i have a job for you

[@sillylittlezee]

I would love to have know who would have REALLY won if they were both pushing

[@robbavat]

My personal opinion , especially at the beginning all those constant camera shifts between riders made it impossible to really focus on trajectories and follow the road (that I know well) ... I think this video is just good for those who like the scenery and a few fast shots that last half a corner ... I’m definitely going to make my own, quiet (no music), with single camera and if I can data too: maybe boring, but that’s what I prefer

[@geoturcotte]

seriously, those brakes sound like the call of a wild turkey

[@Joeragon27]

I get that you are trying to show both riders perspectives but the constant cuts are kinda distracting and it would have been alot smoother and easier to watch from just one POV. Also as has been said speed data would be awesome, but cool vid nonetheless!