This Is The ULTIMATE Adventure Bike Van!

We LOVE a kitted-out bike van, and this one has boatloads of cool features! Ollie gives us a tour of what we believe is the ULTIMATE adventure bike van. He’ll be leaving no stone unturned, the surround-sound system, the space-saving technology, the mini fridge! Take a look! 🚐
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - The outside
2:21 - Sitting area
3:19 - Bathroom
4:38 - Kitchen
5:54 - Storage
6:56 - Control panel
8:33 - Bed
9:19 - Bike garage
11:02 - Other features
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[@gcntech]

What would you have in your dream van? 🤔🚐 Let us know in the comment section below! 👇

[@dexterx9862]

A suitcase with 110K in it.

[@curtisducati]

Mannon NAKED on a Colnago Master in the back ! Hahahaha .....

[@farpelito1287]

Cindy Crawford.

[@Ok_rouleur]

It’s beautiful but I’d like to mention that I have exactly the same on my bike 😂

[@Pshady]

Turning the key of a van and it starts first time

[@colinlittlewood9613]

Within the space of one minute, Oli describes the fridge as "Cool" twice. Which is definitely what I look for in a fridge.

[@gcntech]

Pretty essential we'd say! ❄️

[@srpelissier]

Oliver B. used to be cool.

[@gordonmckenzie9453]

GCN have slowly grown themselves a new Matt Stephens. It’s been a slow process, but the jazz funk piece is evidence of graduation.

[@gcntech]

More jazz funk in video! Noted 👍

[@ChrisGuarraia]

Ollie's nerdiness and geekiness is perfect and on my level of life goals!

[@bubblesezblonde]

WOW!!! Cheerfully ignoring the kilometers per litre aspect it was really cool Dr.Bridgewood. If it had a charcoal grill it would hve been perfect. I DO hope you figured out the dual swivel doors of that fridge and can enlighten us on a GCN tech spot.

[@James1980-]

It’s a beautiful van. I saw one of there vans at the NEC. Great design and materials. We have a Autotrail Expedition 68 based on a Fiat Ducato. It was half the price, sleeps 4, has shower, toilet, solar, has a bike garage big enough for 5 bikes, BBQ chairs tables tools etc.

[@tommyrq180]

Revel by Winnebago is a Mercedes Sprinter mod that I see at US MTB races. Goes for $200K+. 4WD, turbo-diesel. I’m lusting after one now but there are also many competitors. COVID apparently made RVs take off in the US so there’s a lot of competition in this space as well as after-market products for just about any part of the van. They’ve really worked out the interior in terms of efficiency and space but I see a lot of super customized Revels that must go for $300K+.

[@GeorgeD1]

Costs £110 000? Slightly more than a top-end race bike then!

[@gcntech]

Just a smidge 😉

[@prestachuck2867]

I wonder how the total price of that machine compares with that of Blake’s custom van, and how different are the costs of ownership across a full year ? That would be interesting.

[@gcntech]

GCN van life head to head... sounds good to us! 👀

[@adriannash755]

Blakes on sale for 33k...

[@edwardjednacz1641]

Ollie - living the dream!

[@davidf2281]

12:20 Ollie once again channeling his inner Howard Moon.

[@gcntech]

You should have seen the crimp he was busting off shot! 🎤 Next van trip is to see Old Greg 😉

[@davidf2281]

@@gcntech Hmmm, creamy.

[@billmontgomerie9526]

This was great mate solid!! I have been thinking of doing this for a while for vacations and retirement in Canada and the States and possibly further .Hitting nice trails and relaxing with my new gravel, road and yes mountain bikes Great post. I can only imagine what this would be like in Europe wow. Keep up the crazy pieces. It Just needs a space for surf board for when you at the coast Super segment

[@gcntech]

Do it! You won't regret it. A van like this can open up some amazing riding 🙌 Where would your first trip be?

[@billmontgomerie9526]

Prob hit some trails in Ontario then diff bc. ( British Columbia). And across the border and hit both oceans . In short let the road guide me so long as there are road gravel and mountain trails. It always sound like a good time. Have a great day

[@TodRowles]

My Colorado built Antero Bamaga is a little more utilitarian but meets all of those adventurous expectations. Good vid. Thanks for the content.

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

Dream Van. Absolutely dream vehicle.

[@prettywitty9051]

This ain't my bag, baby 😂

[@paulworth70]

I'm sitting on a wet and windy campsite in Devon as I watch this, questioning my life choices 😂

[@gcntech]

That's all part of the fun! Still better than sitting at home 😉

[@garryhaines3066]

Looks even better in real life…..seen you drive it in Bath at GCN HQ, looks amazing.

[@colinfisher2463]

Nice to see oli doing it proper, with a box of Yorkshire tea bags! You can take the lad out of Yorkshire but not the Yorkshire out of the lad 😅

[@gcntech]

Always on brand 🙌

[@jazznroll5]

With the average cost of 100 per night for a hotel room, you can have 50 years of 20 days holidays for the cost of the van.

[@germurphy4986]

People generally trade up over years before spending this sort of money on a van. And then they don't just use it for a couple of weeks a year. They generally hold a lot of their value too. It's a lifestyle, not just an occasional trip.

[@oliverbridgewood3929]

you can rent vans too!

[@jazznroll5]

@@germurphy4986 I agree with you. However there is small situation conflict regarding life and this van. Usually, when people are younger and their priority is to enjoy life, they don't have the money for this van. When they have the money, they are at an age that they usually have different priorities. Having said that, i am all for personal choice and people can do whatever they want with their life and their money. I just wanted to add a "funny" mathematical perspective to the cost of the van.

[@struancochrane753]

The value of the van doesn't plummet to zero when purchased new. After 3 years and 30k miles, the van would possibly be worth £75 to £80k. So basically £900ish per month to own. Which is what a car of that value would cost to finance. The value I think is buying it at 3 to 5 years old. You would probably want to buy the van and a new mattress. I wouldn't buy a used bed...

[@dh7314]

I usually find hotels are difficult to manoeuvre down country lanes

[@chrisridesbicycles]

For getting that in without being marked as an ad, there should be at least a competition where you can win this for a few weeks.

[@tsops22]

So for every bike tech they present or try out on GCN Tech, they should then give it away? 🤔

[@twatts4436]

​@@tsops22any bike which could easily be presented as an ad.

[@tsops22]

@twatts4436 not sure I get your comment buddy…

[@twatts4436]

@tsops22 not the clearest, in fact I don't think I made any point at all! Think I hit enter by mistake and locked the phone... Any video which could be perceived as an ad, should be marked as one. That includes this kind of video, or any video introducing a specific bike. The only ones I feel it's OK not to be marked as ads are the news shows or the walkabouts at events (that's journalism)

[@tsops22]

@@twatts4436 ah right, got it!

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome :) I dreamt to do the van thing for Photography, long back :)

[@gcntech]

It's never too late 🙌

[@billcodey1430]

Nice race result!

[@andrewmcalister3462]

The crew are going to have an awesome time in the van. Ollie however is going to be so exhausted from Tour de Stations that he will just collapse off the bike and go to sleep on the ground. At 110k I would like to have seen an air compressor built into the bike garage, but otherwise this is a pretty sweet adventure van.

[@starvin-marvin-the-martian]

I've crewed a half dozen or so 1000K races.. In my opinion this van is *way* too cramped for supporting a race. You can make it work, sure. But the crew vehicle should be easy to move around in, easy to access everything. Frankly a minivan is just about perfect but my Ford Transit *without* all that other stuff was fantastic as well. We did have a cot in back which the rider could use either in the van or outside, a couple coolers and a spare bike with *lots* of room for the rider to lay on the floor to stretch if needed, etc..

[@GeorgeD1]

He completed it last week ;) I will not spoil the result here, but he did pretty well.

[@douglaspate9314]

@@starvin-marvin-the-martian Yup! I'm getting myself just this month a 15k€ Ford Transit with about 7000€ of mods. Waaaaaay more practical than the 110k€

[@lucar7758]

That's incredible, i was watching many videos about Vans these days, and gcn made a video about It 🤪 you read my mind... But unfortunately, i dont have the budget for that 😅

[@gcntech]

We can all dream, right!? 😉

[@mopin85]

This is amazing.

[@thesea4120]

Wouldn't mind playing a game of warhammer with Ollie!

[@gcntech]

Be careful what you wish for! 👀 He's brutal

[@jascollinscork]

Soooo cracking dream van….. for us cyclist…… 😍 AND gives the Team bus vibes for a heafty price, assuming it can be rented too though 🤔😃

[@kenmason9354]

Awesome van👍

[@hugobci]

Ollie turn into a kid showing off his new toy 😂 he is really excited about this rig

[@gcntech]

He loves this stuff! 👌

[@wotexpat9367]

All the features? Will you also cover the Quirks? 😂

[@gator3-234]

Ahhh Somebody else watches Doug Demuro lol

[@oliverbridgewood3929]

or give a doug score?!

[@gator3-234]

@@oliverbridgewood3929 🤣

[@The_Cotswold_Cyclist]

Proper Yorkshire lad, only the best tea.... Yorkshire tea! Good to see 👀 👌 Nice van too 👍 😅

[@CatManDoSocial]

Very nice! Best of luck on the race! Ollie, I have 2 questions for you. 1. Where is your hot melt wax pot? 2. Has anyone ever told you that you remind them of Richard Ayoade? He's absolutely brilliant and every video of yours I think about how similar the two of you are.

[@oliverbridgewood3929]

haha! people have said ayoade before 😂

[@CatManDoSocial]

@@oliverbridgewood3929 Hahaha. I’m not surprised. Well, please do take it as a compliment.

[@scotttacchi2991]

I ❤ my bespoke t6.1 camper conversion by CJL. Converted Jan 22 it has opened up a new world to us, inc this yr travel to Alpe d Huez for megavalanche.

[@alainpfammatter8224]

amazing car. I want one

[@lexington476]

3:15 now my two worlds have truly combined. I thought I would never hear a Warhammer reference on GCN 🤓. I'm still much more of a bike racer than a gamer 😀.

[@trialsta1]

I had to rewind and check I didn't imagine it!

[@BRMCaptChaos]

Henry Cavill and Oli? Bet Oli is Emperors Sons. The Phoenician is manifest.

[@peterslater7791]

i would be as giddy as ollie is with that van - holy cannoli.

[@happytrails1963]

Amazing van possibly nicer than Ollies house!

[@marcusb4995]

Thanks for this vid, I'm looking for ideas for a fit-out for a van. One thing though: I'd prefer to sleep with my bike So there needs to be some sort of secondary sleeping arrangement for my wife

[@staff0flag]

If the headline doesn't include "Here's how you could win ..." ... then I'm not sure I want to watch. ;)

[@mexfu5142]

I dont get why the comments are hateing this video to rent this for a week or two and makeing a trip into the alpes seems like a really cool thing to do and as a review it checks everything out and shows you what is in it

[@oliverbridgewood3929]

exactly!

[@sadlfjasdfacv]

People don't like this video because the world needs fewer vehicles like this not more of them.

[@GregLanz]

For a week or two might be okay, but vw has established their bottom of the bucket reputation for the last few decades with consistently crap and unreliable vehicles. Friends don't let friends buy vw

[@dh7314]

Because it’s KZbin and people love to moan (but would never have the courage in real life)

[@sadlfjasdfacv]

@@dh7314 I have no problem telling vanlifers their lifestyles terrible for the environment right to their face.

[@softwet6631]

nice hairstyle there 😎

[@alexwipe]

Can you put a bike in the garage with both wheels still on, or do you have to take wheels off?

[@kzetting]

Nice Van, but no mention of Blakes's build on GMBN. I wonder what the price difference was between his and this nice van. I'd love to see a comparison. TY

[@kzetting]

I won? Is that legit or spam?

[@seamusaskin2156]

Try looking at the autotrail expedition 68,almost the same van at half the price, much bigger wet room too. Unfortunately there's a two year waiting list.

[@markhorncastle8843]

Hi, great video. Love the van!! Who makes the soft packing bags. Can’t find it in the list of sponsors for this video. Can you give me the name. Looking fir some for our van.

[@BOOMEL12]

Can you tell me where I can find the packing bags in the lockers?

[@xtrailz]

So GCN will be giving away one of these in a competition, right?

[@cb6866]

Thanks Dr O......yeah...nice , how many do you see at weekend races ? Posh toys

[@IverKnackerov]

So many grinch comments …. I guess the price, which is what a bespoke van costs these days, brings out the sad, envious Brit in a lot of people. Love it myself … so much better than a premier inn and so much more versatile.

[@fatbikemontage2931]

The base price of a high spec VW Crafter MWB is probably £55-60k with an automatic gearbox and a few chosen options. Leaving a build of perhaps £25-30k and the rest is the perfectly acceptable profit for the company making it. Residual value is high for these. HYMER do a 4x4 crossover which is £130k based on a Sprinter 4x4 chassis and is a B-class motorhome at 6.9m long. It gets the all wheel drive and bigger shower, toilet and includes all the lithium ion batteries and solar as standard. Definitely prefer a toilet cassette rather than having to take the actual toilet out.

[@darrylduck6356]

Nothing better than having the shitter door open directly onto the food preparation area

[@festerofest4374]

Not much choice in a space that small.

[@petergoebelsmann4631]

A dream of a campervan, but one that seems out of reach for most of us. If it weren't for the price, it would almost be a gift (this is a German saying). VW's pricing policy is simply outrageous.

[@VincentForDesign]

Struggling to buy my dream bike, now GCN is selling me a van? 😂😂😂😂

[@trwilliams22]

Can you please provide the make of the storage pods?

[@ethangodridge6833]

The man with a van (not a plan😂)

[@gcntech]

If there were two of them, they could be Men with Ven

[@saferandquieteroads]

I want one

[@cyclingonandoffroad]

Amazing rig. But i prefer the heart that was put in to building Blake`s JeffVan.

[@greghunt6183]

I think an added bike stand would take it to the next level.

[@glansberry]

They make hitch-mounted bike stands.

[@hjldfjhdfhji1991i]

I would equip it with a 2,05m bed. I am 1,98m and need the few extra cm to stretch out after a long day on the bike

[@slowturn5664]

OLI !!! In one sentence you have reached the Pinnacle of nerdum. Warhammer now the nerd flags are flying. So glad you have joined us brother.

[@slowturn5664]

@GCN._TECH Well Show Me The Money! 😂😂🤣

[@lordoverride]

Does it have the "by Blake" Logo?

[@Malte1878]

Could a test: What Tire is the most silent for a Kickr Rollr be featured on one of the next episodes....please ❤

[@gcntech]

Could be one for #askgcntech 😉

[@donaldyoung8866]

The fridge is cool…….😂😂

[@markrushton1516]

So now we need a van to go with our adventure/endurance bike?

[@benjhaisch]

£110K would be cheap in the states… we’re starved for good van options over here.

[@colinb8327]

Thanks GCN, that’s given me a couple of ideas for my current van build! Although my inner petrol head did wince when Ollie was describing the Alpeen (intentional typo), sound system. 🫣😂 Just a shame you didn’t give the internal height/length of the build to help out others looking at trying it for the first time.

[@gcntech]

Awesome! What places have you visited in your van?

[@dnorm]

If you're not covering the full roof with solar, you're waring space. Recycled water in the shower, a bike repair stand attachment, awning over the garage area...

[@dnorm]

@GCN._TECH tell me I won the van and I'll be happy 😊

[@MatthewKey]

Is there a GCN competition for who can get the must obscure Mighty Boosh quote into a video 🤣

[@edymarkonthego4096]

The tag price is cool..

[@Cobwobbler]

Looks a bit cramped for a giant like me. I'd like the bike storage to be wheels on, ready to rock. Toilet, big plus.

[@firstnamelastname2669]

Unless you're retired rental is going to make much more sense. There are sonme nice touches to be sure, but an autotrail expedition 68 will do the same job for under half the money.

[@brayan8346]

Is this van a Class A Motorhome? Or a modified cargo van. Being from the region of the United States that manufactures most of the worlds RVs these interior features are very common to see but for some reason the van or Motorhome version is not. It might because they are more expensive than a house while towable RVs tend to be very accessible.

[@markrskinner]

Remember the stick Bicycling mag got for promoting a massive truck? This is the same.

[@michaelviglianco6121]

A bit extravagant for the average person

[@jeroenterheurne3041]

I would take vanlife all electric starting with the vw iBuzz as base…

[@patrikhalen460]

I wonder how many hotel nights the total cost of buying maintaining and taxes would pay for?

[@OldDavo1950]

I will take it.....

[@jamesenloe2791]

If that van was sold in the US, it be $200K. I still think its kewl

[@livinginsyn4814]

Looks like Connors bike wouldn't fit in that bike rack without dropping the saddle

[@888johnmac]

lol , looks like Connor wouldn't fit in that van

[@herbwhite5924]

Needs a fold out work stand and a barbecue grill

[@herbwhite5924]

I won what?

[@DavidS358]

That’s great but at 110k 😂😂😂

[@DavidS358]

@GCN._TECH fake

[@trishaleaver3581]

Nice value considering your country just produced a $32 million USD Rolls convertible 😅

[@user-zw9ok8md2g]

this makes me question the transporter conversion. Oh no. Hopefully @cjllesuire will have this at the NEC in Oct.

[@wrench_n_ride8159]

Those bags were pants!

[@adriansanjuan1325]

Its a l2 or l3?

[@apicharjiratanan4285]

The good life

[@glansberry]

I think it needs more storage for… pants 😂👍

[@glansberry]

@GCN._TECH did I win the van…? 🤔😂

[@filipe.portes]

Isn't this extremely similar to GMBN Blake's van?

[@johnbagofdoughnuts9610]

2017 winnebago travato pulling an enclosed 4x6 trailer. Been enjoying the best riding west of the mississippi for six yrs now. Cheers.

[@John83118]

Admirably crafted; reminiscent of a book that was crafted with the same meticulous attention. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Author Name

[@OnkelHucke]

Somehow money does seem to be able to buy happiness. 🤔

[@modevans3569]

Cool but too cramped should of been lwb at least

[@romeandcurry6915]

Great for a trip to the alps and less carbon than flying. Trouble is if you earn enough to buy one you’re unlikely to have the spare time to use it. I’ll just live vicariously through you Ollie

[@glennoc8585]

Record prices for bicycles now the must have accessory is a luxury camper van. Is it me or are cycling channels catering for a very narrow rich elite these days?

[@dh7314]

Well they just did a video about a £200 bike being used for a 200 mile ride, so…..no

[@LEWISOBrien-ek5vd]

Where does my dad buy it

[@dexterx9862]

110K WTF!

[@stephanlaerbusch4660]

wow. How tall is Olli? He can barely sit at the table and his head is almost bumping in either the kitchen shelf or the bathroom door? I wonder how a regular sized German Schnitzel feels inside this tiny 110k mobile….

[@princeedmunddukeofedinburg]

howdy

[@Ridewithjst]

So, who is the target market for this? Wealthy couples who like “roughing it” and driving everywhere for big cycling trips? Semi-pro’s (also wealthy)? Who else did I miss?

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Hopefully you can pick it up for a fraction of that after 2-3 years when the wealthy couple find that somehow they are not doing the trips they intended to.

[@markrskinner]

Nailed it.

[@Ridewithjst]

@@andrewmcalister3462 I’d imagine they’ll have around 2,000 miles at most after 2-3yrs, during which they’ll be in the driveway or 4th garage bay 99% of the time. Frankly, this looks like a divorce wagon more than anything lol.

[@andrewmcalister3462]

@@Ridewithjst Divorce wagon! 🤣

[@niaz_ahmed]

Would Conor fit in that van