How Long Can We Ride At 30kph?

[@gcn]

How long could you hold 30kph?

[@yrettab]

one hour, which is 30km

[@ridealoha2717]

Route and location play such a significant role. Urban riding takes tons of time due to stop lights. I live in a city so lights are major factor. Second big hit is changing batteries on GoPro which use as defense while riding. I'd say for a 40 mi ride 8-12 min are spent on traffic lights. >3 min on battery changes per change.

[@romenorom]

400m 😂 but I have a fitness bike. If I can make excuses? 🤔

[@ridealoha2717]

It's location, location, location. On a small island like Oahu, impossible. Though while I lived in Denver with their amazing bike trails, a long fun time. :)

[@romanpramuka2703]

Usually about 50-60km, but with low elevation gain only about 600-700m.

[@Emil-yd1ge]

Very entertaining concept! Maybe try it in a more remote area without traffic? Then, it would really be about physical endurance and not just the circumstances.

[@PsyKeks]

I think that was the point though. Making people feel better, who struggle to achieve the averages they hear all the time; showing you can just blame it on circumstances.

[@julianchmelina428]

That's why I got 80ks 😂 but my legs let me down at the end

[@kennethward9530]

The fastest finisher at this year's Paris-Brest-Paris averaged 29.19 kph for 1219 kilometers...this helps illustrate just how remarkable that was.

[@aemediainc]

Probably moving speed not elapsed avg speed?

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Conor rocking an unaero bar bag and then complaining that he can’t hang on at 30 kph. Somebody please give the giant leprechaun a bento bag for his snacks.

[@gcn]

Ollie wouldn't be impressed! Especially as he did a whole video about it!👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZXdlJucpr17p7M

[@alancampbell1161]

Just watching the traffic you guys deal with. I did a 40 Km ride yesterday morning, and was passed by a total of four cars, and a few in the opposite direction. Only 24km/h average, but being an old fart contributes to that. Having any number of good riding options maintains enthusiasm for riding, so I count myself lucky.

[@sangyoungpark9950]

Oh my god.. I think that's the most amount of traffic I've seen behind you guys. Looks like not the best choice of road to ride. I'd be stressed so much about the cars.

[@帥勾克里斯]

It's a very busy A36 road, one of the main routes out of Bath. I am local to Bath and I never ride there as it's neither safe nor enjoyable.

[@Michail_Ivanov]

Sharing the line with a huge lorry...Too dangerous, or at least not safe... I'm a cyclist and a driver, so I can see both sides...

[@arunotpal]

You should see the traffic in India. This looks like Sunday traffic to me.

[@sangyoungpark9950]

@@arunotpalHaha, I've been to India multiple times. To New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, etc. For sure the most impressive traffic I've ever seen in my life!

[@stuartbrookes7785]

That climb up the A36 is savage, never mind Midford! Strong work guys!!

[@asherchan254]

Wow, the way you guys do that, it's insane!! Big fann

[@andras.89]

I have never reached 30km/h average since I began to ride my first ever road bike since 2022. I feel like I need to be in a velodrome, as traffic, signs, stops, crossroads and even wind ( everything but my stamina ofc :D) are against me to be able to reach 30km/h average over a 30-50km course. My top was 28km/h on a ~30km A to B so far when everything came together, on a bank holiday, country road, no traffic, good backwind, etc.

[@g.west2372]

give it one more year of training and experience, maybe base training on a roller over winter (or using every dry day for a short base level round), maybe upgrade tires and position and 30km/h will fall next year. Started cycling in 2019 and needed till the end of summer 2020 to post a >30km/h ride... with the whole Covid-Lockdown time with only Cardio-training (running or cycling). A known route, fresh legs, the spirit to power through and a clean bike need to come together to do this for a first. Oh and having a headwind for uphill and woods and tailwind for open flat roads helps as well ;-)

[@GoliPowerEIC]

Connor shouting „Hank!!!“ is the GCN version of Clarkson shouting „Hammond!“ at Top Gear.

[@gcn]

Who is the James May of our presenters👀

[@knightwish1623]

@@gcn That can only be Ollie

[@MrShredguitar]

Fun video guys! This also highlights why I still haven’t been out training since moving to UK. The roads are awful. Super narrow and overcrowded. You have constant traffic tailing after you, while navigating a million potholes. Kudos to you guys for maintaining speed for that long in UK!

[@RolandOuellette]

I’ve did a 100.8km ride in 3:19 in 2022. Much quieter roads though. I spent just over a minute stopped. It was my fastest metric IRL century.

[@blakebullock9656]

Connor is trying to go as fast as he can and he has his bloody bar bag on!! 😂

[@238949]

Great fun, Hank keeping 30 kph with a coffee stop, seeing Connor in front and still beating him, great fun as always x

[@gcn]

Coffee stop was 100% needed aswell!☕

[@238949]

never cycle without one 😆@@gcn

[@nwimpney]

That's really pointing out some flaws in the averaging . Assuming they're both following the same route, and are in the same place, their average speeds have to be the same if it's a true average (total time, not rolling time)

[@jackworrall4986]

An opinion that's bound to ruffle a few feathers: traffic lights in our cities, the vast majority of which were installed with the priority requirement to regulate automobile traffic, unnecessarily slow cycle traffic and cycle users should be able to legally ignore them if it is safe to do so. This is all but the case in this country for pedestrians who are extremely unlikely to be prosecuted or judged unfavourably by others for crossing a pelican crossing on the red man if there are no cars coming. In the longer term we should be moving the regulation of all traffic in our cities towards one based on road users making decisions based on critical thinking and the hierarchy of road users. Not creating heavily restrictive "hurry up and wait" systems which incentivise the breaking/flouting of rules.

[@kidShibuya]

This is why my commute through Tokyo was always 16kph average no matter what bike I was on. Its traffic lights that dictate all speed where most people in the real world are.

[@a1white]

I found this commuting in London. Can bang on, on my road bike at full pelt and knock just a few minutes off a 16km commute compared to going at a more normal, relaxed pace on my hybrid.

[@a1white]

13:07 there are no speed limits on your bike, Hank (at least not in the UK)!

[@dhldt1021]

The Orbea looks nice, almost like a copy of the Colnago, Pogacar rides.

[@mikedittsche]

Connor wondering why Hank drops him, while having a huge sail in the form of his handlebar bag attached to make him as little aero as possible 😂

[@gcn]

Ollie would not be happy! 👀

[@sleepdeprived9181]

His stature in itself is a huge sail. Bigger cyclist will always be slower. They can only be faster on short sprints.

[@mikedittsche]

@@sleepdeprived9181 Looking at WvA riding a whole TdF stage solo or a Nils Politt bringing back a group on his own over the course of 40km, I have my doubts. A lot of the rolleurs are bigger than climbers or GC contenders.

[@vasiliipopov416]

We have a flat 24km road to the airport with about 0.3% total incline, pretty easy to hold your average speed above 30km/h on your way there and back due to a complete lack of traffic lights and etc.

[@shaun7163]

Audio quality on those lapel mics outdoors is excellent! Great work sound guys 👍🏻

[@lazzaboyman8003]

Would be good to see the Strava data to see the elevation etc. my group ride is ~54km at 27kmh average but with ~575m of ascent.

[@Shadowboost]

My general solo ride that I do with climbing has similar ascent and distance. I'm usually averaging 24-26 kph. Steepest sections are about 11%

[@xuchenglin6256]

Traffic lights are more doomful than elevation... 54km with 500m ascent is... flat-ish... Don't forget if it's a real hill, the downhill part will negate most of the time loss during the uphill. My solo ride has similar avg speed or even a little bit higher if I really push it. It's about 25km city-ish roads with traffic lights, with accumulated 200m something elevation to get to the nearest "climb", then climb the 300m hill, rest and go back. If you count all the stops, it will be nowhere near that speed.

[@Star14trek]

LOL just shows how much that bar bag slows Conner down 🤯

[@jameslee-pevenhull5087]

Riding speeds. >40 kmh, Course 35 - 40 kmh, Demi Course 30 - 35 kmh Course Amatuer 25 - 30 kmh, Sportive 20 - 25 kmh, Randonneur 15 - 20 kmh, Touriste 10 - 15 kmh, Cycliste de Ville

[@keithjenkins7919]

Of all the things going on in the world, this is your priority !!

[@zhuyufan1186]

I get into road bike cycling in the middle of this year, started at an average of 23.5km/h. Now I can regularly do 27-28km/h, but if i try to cruise at 30k for longer than 2km, my heart rate will easily go above 165...

[@Br4tWur5t91]

keep going, you get there in no time 🙂

[@johnnyjohnny1325]

I averaged 30 kph for 330 km Seattle to Portland including stops. 11 hour total, 10 hours moving time.

[@declanfaughey8471]

My 30kph average speed record is 30.7kph for 5ks with a max speed of 39.5kph. Along the coast of Dublin

[@pushkarkaushik9610]

my 5k average speed was 40kmph and 56km at 30kmph

[@d10sch1f0s0]

I don't miss British weather, especially for riding

[@randommarco349]

my PR is 65,27k & 591m elevation in 2 hours 7 min at a average speed of 30,6kph

[@Spin_stagrams]

I did it for 24h a week ago - and was only good enough for tenth place at the 24hr worlds. To be fair, this was on a TT bike and not in Bath.

[@obriaind]

I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode! I think it was called, 'The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down.'

[@xyzct]

I'm amazed GNC riders wear the least visible colors.

[@bartversteijnen1084]

Why are you guys not using some kind of rear wheel guards to avoid rain splashing up to your back?

[@chrisfanning5842]

I'll try to get three 10km laps around Richmond Park in an hour, which is an end-of-summer fitness goal for me. Getting to Richmond Park from North London at any kind of pace is pointless. Averages crossing zone 1 are probably only 10km/h...

[@MichalBrat]

I would never dare to ride in that traffic, let alone trying to maintain any minimal speed.

[@simoninhyogo]

Can you get Ollie to work out the aero loss from Hank’s coffee cup?

[@gcn]

He's doing the calculations as we speak!

[@MggW]

Connor wondering why Hank dropped him - could it be the bar bag swinging around?

[@photooutdoor2574]

2 minutes and I’m done. It’s on my Murtow list.

[@quijadriss7650]

Seeing the conditions in which they were to start, I figured they were going to run into some trouble.

[@cb6866]

Thanks Conor , JLW , and crew.....looked like lots of potential anger from drivers...here , at least half of em would have been shouting nastiness , and , or close passing after 5 seconds . Do you ever get that ? Try going out without the GCN flag flying ?

[@bubby372]

How far, how much elevation and what was the temperature you guys were riding in? Long tights and jerseys but no gloves?

[@danielbrown6152]

The Laurel and Hardy of cycling. Or Abbott and Costello?

[@lcisso8584]

Got a hard time maintaining 30km when there is a headwind. By the way can you guys do a review on 2024 LOOK 795 blade RS. It’s so hard to find any reviews on it. Thanks in adv

[@dwayneletterman3778]

Maybe that giant bar bag had something to do with it?

[@JonPaul]

LOL, Connor is tall enough to stick his nose up into the wind to determine wind direction.

[@dsmhiggins67]

So glad I don't live or cycle in uk anymore. Roads covered in water, oil, petrol and bits of cars. Terrible traffic.

[@zachrichardson7099]

Why or earth is connor riding with a bar bag

[@gcn]

He loves his Bar bag! He explains all in this video!👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJzap6GiiZurbbM

[@mec1]

You need to build up a bigger buffer by riding at 100km an hour. Then you'd both have time for coffee & croissant.

[@markunderwood6482]

When I record my average speed, my computer is in "auto pause" so I filter out the stops. No way I could maintain a decent average with all those stops. Even on our lightly traveled back roads, I have a hard time. Hills kill it.

[@and2244rew]

“I don’t know where he gets his fitness”. Not gonna lie, my first thought was, Hank must not have kids.

[@aliensporebomb]

When I first watched the video I thought it was "30 MPH" not KPH. Oh man! I clicked so fast to see the superhuman feats!

[@gcn]

This could be our next challenge?😂How far do you think Hank and Conor could go at 30mph? ⚡

[@aliensporebomb]

It really depends on if they have a long section of road without a lot of traffic or traffic control devices - if they have a long uninterrupted flat they could do pretty well with it - especially with a tailwind! @@gcn

[@a1white]

I always count average *moving* speed. Much fairer I reckon (or so I tell myself 😅)

[@markdowns4854]

time to ditch the handlebar bag connor 🙂

[@ryuujinusa]

We're not allowed to use auto-pause!?

[@joshualukereynolds]

I cant look at the bar bag and all the drag its giving.

[@paulcollingridge8387]

My legal and law abiding urban commute averaged 14.5mph, I couldn't break it. I got a new bike and it was 16.2 after a week. Tech does matter

[@gcn]

Dr Ollie would be proud of that statement🚲

[@alansmith2593]

longer if you took that hand bag off the front of your bike Conor :p

[@ponta65]

Bro should turn on auto-pause mode 😂

[@markcave2065]

Conor would of made it with out that Hugh bag on the front!

[@steveballs901]

Love how they kept checking each other's average when right next to each other!

[@peternewton2200]

😂 I glad I want the only one to notice this. Surly they must have clicked eventually

[@BC-wj8fx]

Yeah even though individual GPS points might differ between units it quickly averages back out.

[@liamgaul]

@@BC-wj8fx probs have speedos

[@gcn]

Just a real bromance here, they love to chat 😂

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

Pointless as they are companion riders .

[@charlied1675]

I figure if I try to keep my average high, I have to compromise on safety. With all the stops and hazards out there and with so many pedestrians and drivers distracted by texting, it is all I can do to keep my in-town average around 20kph.

[@Ober1kenobi]

I don’t give them a choice I make my presence known even if it’s to annoy them Atleast they know I’m there Generally getting around the city at 30-35kmh, race the occasional car between lights doing 50kmh 😂

[@chrism5433]

As we know in the city it's all ways pain .unclip the pedals.on and off . Mind you best time ride is early early 🍺

[@kloukk]

20kph in city is pretty damn good

[@kippen64]

On a good day, that's my average too. It often dips down to 16km depending upon traffic lights and traffic.

[@gcn]

Staying safe should always be number 1 priority average speeds aren't the be all and end all of cycling 🙌

[@dpie4859]

How flat and how much wind? Make BIG difference. 😂

[@rident]

It was an espresso

[@gcn]

@@rident no time for a flat white!

[@aihsanasl]

How much Nutella, honey and energy gel did you eat after the breakfast is important too.

[@dmitrymalanda9278]

Not putting a parachute on your handlebars might help, too…

[@theresevanaria6143]

​ 0:31 svxhev shvxx

[@Cid0484]

Did 165k this year in a total time of just over 5:29h (moving time 5:13:xx). I tried to get an average of 32kph (moving time) but after 3.5h I REALLY felt my legs 😂

[@Mith420420]

getting an average speed on a bicycle is super hard because the speedometers for them count when the bike is rolling slowly and not moving for a second.

[@gcn]

Hahahaha yep it comes to hit you after a while! That is an amazing time! 🙌

[@appa609]

That's pretty wicked

[@nickbrownbill3413]

Really enjoyed this. Last year I did a sub 5hr (elapsed time) imperial century which was extra special because it was with my Dad on my wheel. He's 62, we wanted to see if we could still get him his fastest ever 100 mile ride even after ~50 years of riding bikes. Took some route planning to avoid all these issues like city/stop start traffic, lots of lights/junctions etc and needed to be flat for the draft but we managed it! 176.33km in 5:26:19 so an average speed of 32.42kph, admittedly I was slave driver and no cafe stops were allowed... I think we both had fun. Great video Conor and Hank

[@lovenottheworld5723]

Aiming for a high average speed on public roads can lead to taking unnecessary risks.

[@kevin._.farren]

Watching you guys rip around your local roads scares the he’ll out of me. No shoulders, narrow, and usually wet. All three things that I actively avoid. Please stay safe!

[@peterrodrigues1098]

Do your hands not get Cold?

[@Shellewell]

Calling it at the start without looking at spoilers for comments: The first one to drop the pace is going to be the one with the giant bar bag hitting all the wind. What would Ollie say?

[@ttttttorgau429]

Those roads look so dangerous. So much traffic and no shoulder. Aaaargh!

[@CaptainRon956]

I’m down in south Texas, flat, featureless, and it can get windy at times..my most recent ride according to my Strava was 54.5 miles (87.7km) I averaged 16.9mph (27.1) in 3hr-13min. Winds were 7-10mph.

[@bonbonflippers4298]

That's very strong 16.9mph in 55miles. With winds of 7-10 you're pushing 200watts avg easily for that duration. I have similar wind conditions during my weekday afternoon rides amd pushing 17mph average I have to push 210watts

[@Fa0404B]

Not that it matters too much but Connor could have at least taken off that huge bag from below his handlebars :D

[@supakidgalaxy]

Connor’s so fast he needed that handlebar bag to slow him down enough to get that average speed of 30k

[@nhaninter11]

"Slow is fast!" guys 😉😜 And Connor, What's up with the handlebar bag,? Do u really need that for an under 200k ride???🤷

[@gcn]

Conor is a huge fan of the Bar bag! He explains all in this video with Manon👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJzap6GiiZurbbM

[@ryanswatchworld]

Route choice is very important. I did 2h something nonstop above 30kph, but I had to keep going around the same roads

[@tanaybuch9181]

I recently completed a solo century ride of 101 kms with my highest average till date of 29.2 kmph and an elevation gain of 278 m. This was with moderate to heavy traffic for the last 30kms of the ride. This was the first time I was able to maintain such speeds for more than 30-40kms and I am proud of this achievement 🙂🙃

[@user-yx1qk4sk5t]

I did almost something similar last year. 29.2kmh, 100 km and 410 elevation gain. Granted, I had to take 2 quick break to refill my water bottles.

[@tanaybuch9181]

@@user-yx1qk4sk5t I took a 1 minute break to reply to a text and stopped at traffic, otherwise all electrolytes and a GU were consumed while on the move

[@gcn]

Very Impressive! Absolutely smashed our effort!

[@tanaybuch9181]

@@gcn I am ABSOLUTELY HONOURED to get a reply from you. I love your content for many reasons, not only are you guys hilariously entertaining, but also quite informative. As we all know one's pace on a ride is dictated by a variety of factors and I think I just got lucky on the day before yesterday, because my fitness and riding level is nowhere near what you guys can do. Keep on doing what you guys do, you brighten many a people's day with your work 🙂🙃

[@dalglish72p]

162.5 km avg 30.5k o with 906m in May or 101 miles avg 19.1mph 2974ft elevation pleased with that at 51 years old..

[@Rob6020]

Connor should have ditched the unnecessary bar bag.

[@gcn]

Ditching the bag means ditching the snacks! Snacks are vital for fast riding 💨

[@Rob6020]

@@gcn how many snacks are needed for this short ride? A couple of gels in the pocket would be plenty.

[@gordo_rides_bikes]

That really tall chappie, Not the Hank one, the really tall one. He had a shopping bag on the front of his bicycle.

[@gcn]

That's Conor's beloved bar bag! you can see his reasoning here!👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJzap6GiiZurbbM

[@matthewbaynham6286]

This just proves that route planning is critical. You need to plan a route without difficult junctions, probably something with plenty of small country roads. If you look at RTTC courses they are planned with junctions in mind. If you want an RTTC route that is in a loop shape, then you have the courses for the 12 hour and 24 hour time trailing.

[@michaelmechex]

In June I was curious how fast can I ride 100km solo. It was Sunday morning, weather was perfect, not much wind, route didn't have a single traffic light. I did it in 3 hours 18 minutes (elapsed time). I fueled very well and felt fresh afterwards, went for an mtb ride with a friend in the afternoon

[@911norman]

Just stop your garmin if going for a break.

[@ka3ak994]

I moved 10 hours and reached 345 km. So my average speed was 34.5 km/h. It was so pity, that I was traveling without friends

[@appa609]

that's awesome! where were you riding?

[@AussieInJapan]

I’ve taken the train out of the city to the mountains to try to get the longest possible downhill & downwind ride I could do. Still tough keeping up over 30km/hr always by myself.

[@bikeskimawk670]

30kph = no bar bag, Connor.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

I looked into the data of my last sportive and the answer is just short of 2hrs (but without traffic lights on closed roads). For the first 45min I had 39kph. On the flat. The Tour de France is absolutely bonkers.

[@vongdong10]

Too many variables for a consistent 30kph average. Now riding at 30kph is not very difficult on a straight and flat surface with no wind. I've achieved riding at 43kph for 1km by myself on a good day.

[@mariajoseuseromatute515]

Great video for bike tourists. We never make the daily kilometers we planned and now after the video I don't feel bad. Thanks Mates!

[@ai7844]

I like the music, what is it? Need it for my training! Thanks!

[@gcn]

All of the music used in the the description of the video!🎵

[@tomasiskooo]

That aero bag definitely helped 😀

[@turtletramp]

That looked entirely unenjoyable. Stuff riding with that much traffic.

[@kevinho8]

Living in a city centre this is like every ride for me. Where is Olly to tell us how much quicker Connor would have been without that parachute on the front of his bike?

[@wayned3122]

Good on ya' boyz, my days of 30kph are gone except on very GOOD days. Managed a 18.3mph for 21 miles the other day but usually I am down in the 17's. I am 59 now so you boyz have some time.

[@dankerman321]

I can maintain 30 kph on my triathlon training ride for 40kms... that's olympic tri bike distance. At 62 years old, I consider that damn good. You guys I thought would do better but you have so many factors slowing you down tho... traffic, weather, hilly course. whereas I'm out at sunrise on a straight, low rolling hill course.

[@DrewKime]

You guys need to get further from town. Our local club rides routinely average 17-18 mph, and we're rarely sprinting. Long roads with little traffic and few intersections are the key.

[@SolidxSnakexDuke]

I have try it to but whit my gravel bike on bycicle way 24km i hat a avatage speed by 28km/h after that back home dropt to 20km/h 😆 the ground whas 50/50 gravel and asphalt floor

[@R20VT100M]

Did 52km solo ride today, 460m elevation at just over 30kmh. Really cold in the UK now though

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

It's not cold today but windy lol

[@LOGICAL-JAY]

30kph is decent..thats 18mph..i tried it at 20mph..i kept 20mph for about a 1/2 hour but was interrupted by folks walking in the bike lane..done on my 2023 trek madone SLR..i tried it on my s-works tarmac SL7 but I felt tired because it didnt hold speed like the madone...

[@shepshape2585]

Only GCN could find a way for two guys who are supposed to be good cyclists not to be able to average 18.6mph. The B group on my weekly ride averages faster than that, and we're all old and fat. Do you know how? By NOT riding through the middle of a town! Who's bright idea was that? Next week, why not make a video called "Can We Survive Riding Down The Steepest Climb In England With No Brakes"? featuring the people who came up with the idea for this video. What an epic way to get even more clicks!

[@ihtisham_vibes]

Believe me, it's one of the biggest challenges on a Handcycle especially for the beginners. But I'm really trying my best to maintain and improve the average speed. It really matters. I hit once 30 KM on Handcycle for almost an hour. And it was pretty good.❤

[@gcn]

Awesome! Keep it up!

[@manfrommontreal]

Nothing is easy with mild to heavy traffic and unfavorable weather to hold a decent average kph.