Cheap Bike Pro Rider Vs Super Bike Amateur Rider - Climb Edition!

The Amazon Eurobike, our rubbish but popular budget bike, is back for another GCN challenge, this time being ridden by Astana Qazaqstan Team pro cyclist and Giro d’Italia stage winner, Joe Dombrowski. He’s up against our super amateur Ollie, who will ride the Wilier 0 SLR, in a race up the iconic Coll de Rates.This is cheap bike pro rider vs super bike amateur rider: climbing edition!
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[@gcn]

Which pro do you want to see Ollie take on next? Let us know! 👇

[@RoScFan]

That eurobike is a superbike compared to my mtb. Use an entry level mtb when you want to do these "pros on a shit bike" challenges.

[@leonbroekx]

Annemiek van Vleuten on a climb. Or Riejanne Markus on the TT bike. But please ditch that eurobike. It served its purpose, but don't repeat it again and again and again and again.

[@zhakuki]

Nibali

[@troycollett8540]

Ollie vs joe skipper

[@troycollett8540]

Ollie vs harry Palmer

[@morosis82]

I always love seeing pros in any discipline doing this random stuff, not taking themselves too seriously and willing to do something a bit silly because why not?

[@LSD04]

Or their bike sponsor tells them to

[@demon1spence]

Very good resistance training. and a break from the humdrum so why not

[@jimmythelips]

I imagine he wasn't allowed to go over a certain amount of watts

[@Lee-One]

@@LSD04 but its up to them at the end of the day and it seems like they're having fun

[@NikkiRidesBikes]

I agreee 😊💪

[@mattwood2612]

Ollie's track stand at the lights was mint, not even a wobble!

[@gcn]

Cool calm and collected, ever the professional 🙌

[@KoiFishGraff94]

Was coming here to post this, that's the real spectacle!

[@sumselknoten]

Even more impressive as he as doing a hard effort just before that. At least for that makes track stands always way harder.

[@Keschoo]

It makes it easier to do it uphill but anyway kudos to him

[@joesinnott04]

He literally put his foot on the ground

[@jantoman2279]

That trackstand was the most impressive thing in the whole video.

[@gcn]

Ollie's very proud

[@ppphenom]

I think Ollie put the lights there just to show off his track stand, was good though!

[@garymiller1216]

i always like a good track stand

[@joerenner8334]

I could give it a go on that bike I think.

[@richm.3477]

@@gcn As he should be!

[@chivacetana]

We need more of joe, he has a great attitude! I will be cheering him on this season!

[@gcn]

To watch us hang out with some more pros, you should check out our 'Legends' series on GCN+ like this one with Alberto Contador 👉 gcn.eu/Contador

[@garysladek9110]

Yes, my thoughts also. GO JOE!

[@Flo-hu5jb]

yeah, Joe is such a likeable person!

[@askmeaboutmattweiner]

I'd actually really love to see more about what the mechanics say about the Eurobike. Mostly because I think it'd be funny.

[@pretzelhunt]

How can something so badly built also be so heavy!

[@keithmaclure9101]

If they'd been properly mic'ed up, I think the mechanic commentary would have all needed bleeped out! 🤣

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

Agreed.

[@MrRay645]

nothing wrong with a dirt cheap (heavy) bike to go hit the rail trail do some sight seeing while getting exercise but why spend money/resources faking a race bike... I can only imagine what they were thinking/saying a very bizarre "bike" for sure.

[@Lee-One]

@@MrRay645 lol fr

[@marksIItimewarps]

I think Ollie should re-do this video all by himself! 1st run Eurobike, 2nd run superbike on same watts and record the differences in speed and time. In fact, I'm extremely curious to know how much a bike and its setup can make a difference to your performance!

[@Seppster58]

Love seeing Ollie in these types of challenges. He has come such a long way since I started watching him. If not for that pesky light, he would have blown this one out of the park. Great ride. And yes, as others mentioned, that track stand was epic.

[@gcn]

Glad you liked it!

[@zacharycat603]

If nobody is around I just roll through lights like that. Why wait around for 20 cars to pile up behind you?

[@jamtoz]

Loved how Joe had such a positive attitude! Ollie, i am sure he had some nice words for you after the climb, you are really strong 💪✌️

[@gcn]

Rumour has it, Ollie was asked to join the team... but didn't want to embarrass the rest of the team. 👀

[@patrickenglish9593]

good to see Ollie in charge of replies again

[@jamtoz]

@@gcn 🤣🤣🤣✌️🙂

[@jaypee4288]

8:43 “woah I’m full gas already” while smiling and not even breathing hard. A pro’s fitness level is just insane.

[@gcn]

They are on another level 🙌

[@LHTkayaksport]

@@gcn and how they can recover back into a sprint so fast!

[@happy_mimimix]

I wonder how? How could they recover that fast? ​@@LHTkayaksport

[@yules_3000]

That Eurobike has probably done more epic courses and climbs than most $10K bikes.

[@AleksiJoensuu]

Ollie getting closer and closer to Top Gear style with the "here's one we made earlier" and "in the world" -bits :D

[@GCNuser123]

here’s one we made earlier is blue peter!

[@marshallw]

"Astana's heavy bike is really slowing him down with a minute wide gap between him and Ollie! Still, could be worse." _Cuts to Ollie at a traffic light_

[@mmmbetter55]

Classic, hilarious. Joe is such a good sport about it, while Ollie is giddy as a child. Good stuff y'all

[@gcn]

He let Ollie have his fun 🙌

[@SidAuteur]

I love GCN. But I learned more from these when they used to compare super bikes with mid-range bikes. Reasonably priced bikes by Specialist, Trek or others would do far better in these comparisons and provide more meaningful information. Methinks the makers of $10K bikes might be afraid of this. And no one looks at a $10K bike and then says "that's too much, I'm going for the $200 bike.!" But, it was entertaining! And Ollie, you look positively sickly, gaunt and under nourished. Keep up the good work!

[@a1white]

This is definitely the case. When you get above a certain price point the gains are much more marginal. It’s like difference between Tourney and 105 is much bigger than between 105 and Dura-ace. But then this is the same in all sports, the top end components are cutting edge state of the art so would have to be expensive with the research and development that go into it. Unless you race at pro level you don’t really need it though.

[@johnames6430]

Would love to see that pro bike versus a Canyon Endurace or Giant Contend 3. This test was just silly

[@jasonschneider452]

My first road bike is a Eurobike. It is crazy heavy, but it will make some good riding legs after riding it a few times. Yes, it has several pitfalls, but for a newbie with a very tight budget, it isn't bad for a new road bike. However, I wouldn't recommend getting too chummy with it for long if a person wants to get serious later. A few issues with it is the quality of the derailleur and the size of the chain ring. The derailleur will junk up after some time of serious rides. Also, the chain ring is a bit smaller than that of a typical road bike, possibly because the parts seem to be a mix from something that resemble various types of bikes. A positive aspect to the Eurobike is that the frame can stand a beating for how heavy this tank on two wheels is. I don't ride mine any longer except for when I am screwing around. Note: if a person is just learning how to use clips, this is the bike to do it with because a person new to clips will fall, dropping the bike a few times along with banging up the knees.

[@zzhughesd]

Joe final double sprint took breath away. No blaming bad tools here. Epic.

[@gcn]

He showed his class at the end! 🙌

[@andrewmcalister3462]

The paint scheme on the Wilier was worth 30 seconds alone. 😍😍😍

[@JonCannings]

Beauty isn't it

[@timotius]

Yeah it's really nice!!

[@anotheryoutuber_]

texture via trash bag... what a delight

[@whatwelearned]

At this point Ollie calling himself a sh*t rider is just straight up hustling. Not what I expect from the good doctor! 😂

[@pauldolphin7961]

To be fair, he does accept he’s not that crap! 1:28

[@DrewKime]

He's the guy that the local club riders struggle to hold his wheel and they all tell him he should go pro, and he explains the gap between him and the pros is bigger than the gap from them to him.

[@gcn]

He's maybe too humble 👀

[@DanielSong39]

@@DrewKime Maybe in terms of the number of people but definitely not in terms of wattage

[@vipergtsrgt1]

That left me wanting to see a rematch. We saw the gap before the stop light, for sure, but so much can happen in the final 500m of a big climb. I would have loved to have seen an uninterrupted finish to see the final times.

[@gcn]

We think Ollie would too 😂

[@NickHansonPhotography]

Excellent video, loved the humour from Ollie and Joe.

[@gcn]

Glad you liked it!

[@alexibarra4675]

I loved seeing the Team Mechanics setting up the Euro bike 😂 you can tell they enjoyed messing around with it

[@gcn]

They weren't used to such primitive tech 😂

[@marcm9074]

Joe Dombrowski was funny with his analysis of the Amazon bike. Would like to see more challenges with the pros and a day in the life of a pro.

[@gcn]

Some great video ideas for 2023! 👀

[@lokerola]

That was fun! Joe was great and I hope you can get him on more GCN episodes.

[@stevenmanns248]

Joe got lucky there, but showed us the big gulf in class that there is between a pro and good amateur. Even when Ollie was at cycling weekly I've enjoyed watching his videos. He's very intelligent, really knows his subjects and has a tremendous amount of enthusiasm

[@gcn]

Cycling what sorry? ... Never heard of it 😂

[@alexjohnson6462]

You can try to memory-hole Cycling Weekly, but you can never erase Ollies Project 49 legacy. That was probably the finest bit of riding he has ever done (or anyone at GCN, even in their pro days for that matter). What I can't figure out is if he was able to go over 30mph for almost 50 minutes in Project 49, how come he could not achieve his Hour Record goal. Even though its an extra 10 minutes of riding, he should have been able to get closer to it than he did.

[@edouardtikititi1826]

great video as per usual. - I would love to see a comparaison between 1500-3000-4500£ bikes (brand new bike 2022 or 2023) - and another one showing a 3000£ bike from 2023-2020-2017 (price at lunch ) and how it has evolved.

[@thek3743]

No noticable difference whatsoever.

[@user-yx1qk4sk5t]

Another pro-cyclist slayed, and Ollie's legend continues to grow.

[@gcn]

Who's gunna be next?

[@user-yx1qk4sk5t]

@@gcn Paddie the baddie!

[@farizrd]

@@gcn Rohan Dennis please

[@Snailchesster]

Wait, who won? Bit confusing near the end.

[@user-yx1qk4sk5t]

@@Snailchesster Not Ollie.

[@a1white]

“Share it with your friends - if you’ve got any” hahaha, oh Ollie, the burn! Happy new year to you too 😅

[@mrharris7083]

The Bridgewood Redemption Tour continues… Contador, G, Dombrowski!

[@gcn]

He's gradually taking on the whole World Tour!

[@Mclovinthedank]

The return of the eurobike! You can bash it all you like, but after all these tests it still "works."

[@DennisNowland]

I think in Lance Armstrongs case it was all about who had the best chemist

[@petinka721]

Team Ferrari😄

[@davecasey4341]

Did Joe go back down and give the construction guy that 100 spot he promised if he stopped Ollie at the light? 😉

[@ragwort3369]

To be fair, the Eurobike was much lighter until Hank filled the frame tubes with water.

[@richm.3477]

That's hilarious, and should make it into the Comments of the Week segment.

[@none5035]

Next please. pro female cyclist vs male amateur

[@LHTkayaksport]

That recovery time from Joe was Insane! Especially on an unfamiliar heavy bike and climb. Ollie's Trackstand was clean too.

[@alexyoury]

It's time for another 5vs1, but with Ollie on the time trial bike!

[@dwaynerandolph3565]

I’ve managed through my cycling journey starting in 2001 to the present, to achieve the status of a CAT 3 racer. I no longer race but at the very beginning I got an actual bike fit that has worked well for me for over 22 yrs. I keep my exact stem length of 120 mm, handle bars 44 cm width and the saddle of choice is the Fizik Arione or it’s similar models. Even when I purchase a new bike I keep my same dimensions with a tweak here & there with my saddle to achieve my ultimate fit for comfort @Global Cycling Network📌

[@desomweller5638]

I love Ollie’s comment at the end: share the show to your friends “if you have any” 😉

[@two-eyedRoy]

@10:07 - 10:29 is where Ollie blew his chances. Rookie, poseur error. J-Dom the perfect symbol of Rule #80 // Always be deliberately casual; Why stand when you can lean? Why lean when you can sit? Why sit when you can lie down?

[@238949]

Never call yourself a **** rider Ollie, you're the best

[@toddh4491]

These are always a blast, Ollie, even if we know how it's going to end. Really enjoy them.

[@gcn]

Did you think this was how it would end? 👀

[@jenniferjohnson5064]

I love how Joes mechanics and teammates are all just laughing at him…. 😂😂

[@jinxterx]

Laughing at the bike, not him.

[@danielcheng769]

The amount of free marketing material you guys have given to EuroBike... They'd never dream of having riders of this caliber on their bike, multiple times, being seen by millions of viewers!

[@Timtimzi]

"he can recover quicker and go again" damn i felt that

[@kakarot2430]

Ladies like that

[@hotsky83]

Hahah nice

[@Sprocketboy1956]

For a moment I thought Joe would not actually be able to lift that Eurobike! GCN has certainly gotten its moneysworth out of it. Ollie looking good!

[@Maxpower88888]

Wasn’t this type of video done like 5x already? Lol

[@ziaboulder1]

Tough and humble Joe D., thanks for playing along with this request.

[@williamko4751]

Ollie you are strong. Much respect. It would be even more interesting if the show uses a $1500 aluminium bike with 105, instead of Eurobike.

[@LHTkayaksport]

that is the best custom painted bike i have ever seen

[@zedtony8110]

The traffic light made this little experiment a failure

[@aajordan2000]

The paint on the handle bars looks incredible. Wheels are amazing also.

[@liquidSpin]

Let's be real here Ollie has upped his training and his overall fitness on the bike~ If you put an amateur on the bike the Pro cyclist still would have won of the cheap bike. I think we all know Ollie is like semi-pro these days! haha

[@speedsociety9177]

yeah he is at 5W/kg which needs some pretty rigorous training to get to as an amateur

[@lordraiden5398]

I just got back into cycling after about a decade off. I hope I can still track stand. That was awesome!

[@michaelstratton5223]

10:26 those guys are like "no way, it's an Astana rider and GCN!"

[@ellipticalsoul]

I saw a Eurobike in the wild just before Christmas. To make the ride even better, the owner had the saddle tilted upwards about 20 degrees

[@jimlingmusicchannel]

The final 500m is really exciting showing how a top professional cyclist can generate power from nowhere after being punished by this cheap bike for more than 6 km and to win the race!!!

[@janetw9016]

the Palmares/legend of the Eurobike continues to grow! Whether its a world tour pro or Hank riding it into deep puddles, it never fails to perform!

[@JacobFolena]

Means if I lose 20kg from now, it feels like I ride $15K bike with this weight…

[@jamesbull9879]

Ollie is absolutely smashing it! Super strong right now! 💪💪💪

[@parenthlete]

Love the conclusions , “it is all about the bike “ when the Eurobike took the V 😂

[@thomaswag80]

Great video!!!! We all know Ollie won… I think upgrading components on the euro bike to see how much weight can be saved would be a good video…replace everything just keep the frame

Spot on target! Seat post, fork, handlebar and chainring are hi ten steel. Just replacing them for aluminum parts would shave good 3 to 5 kgs. On the other hand, the frame is heavy as hell alone and it's geometry is akward.

[@JosephLycettCycling]

3:28 anybody else notice the Trek-Segafredo women’s team riding past in the background?

[@nigel4587]

Not normally into road bikes but that Willer is a thing of beauty 😍

[@douglee1911]

Reminds me of the scene in the movie “Blazing Saddles” where they stopped in the desert for a toll booth. “Somebody needs to go back and get a shit load of dimes.”

[@lukedoesnotlie]

Love that climb. I wouldn't fancy going over the other side on the eurobike.

[@jamesjahoda1613]

Such a good video. Thanks everyone for making it.

[@avoycendeether8869]

JoeDo is awesome. Very much enjoyed seeing some Dombrowski content.

[@richm.3477]

That really is a stunning paint job! The Wilier isn't too bad either.

[@a1white]

😂

[@rogersimmons8788]

The pro bike is a definite super nice, whether it's in biggy smalls, jaunty angle, or with the valves not lined up!

[@alisonsampson2452]

Yay Ollie! Great job!

[@boost3405]

Is that the same eurobike as the original? os have you folks bought new ones as the old fell apart?

[@Judewilkinsonjfk]

This video really shows how good Ollie has got - he lost 72 seconds on the traffic light, but if he didn't stop timing, then he lost significantly more time than Joe which skewed the final results. If both stopped timing at the lights, then Joe would have to make up the difference between the time it took to get to Ollie and the time he had to wait at the lights - in other words, Ollie arguably won this challenge!

[@thetasurfers]

well it's pretty obvious that ollie was faster time-wise, since the waiting time at the traffic light was much shorter for joe.

[@Outsideville]

Ollie warns Joe about bad workers blaming the tool, then proceeds to blame the traffic light. Classic Bridgewooding. 😉

[@GCNuser123]

😂😂😂

[@zedddddful]

Ollie sabotaged him from the start immediately dropped it drive side down 🤣

[@kstethespokes1051]

The Willier paint job is amazeballs - it’s what Elsa would ride if she could in that stupid long floaty dress.

[@william6171]

Lol just Brodie May Chapman and Gaia Realini riding past at 3:27 Goes to show that all the pro teams really do winter training together all in the same area.

[@robertofiguereo2996]

Pure entertainment mate. Laughed really hard on the last 100 meters. Good job.

[@teckendrums]

with that heritage, this eurobike is probably the most valuable eurobike ever. this on bike probably made gcn more money then amazon selling them ;) you should have made everyone singh it who has driven it. it was a fun video even if oliver is a pretty good rider and traffic lights are always a pain in the....legs.....

[@gcn]

You should check out our 'Cheap bike challenge' film on GCN+! 👉 gcn.eu/cbc

[@oldfrend]

holy crap didn't think it would make that big a difference. about 30% difference in time for joe, that's nuts. also what is the budget bike made of, neutron star matter? i just bought a mostly aluminum gravel bike it was 25 lbs (12ish kilos).

[@hoangnguyendinh291]

I get a steel bike for dirt cheap with similar shifters. I trained with it a lot. Good bike for a newbie to the road bike's world

[@MrSmoothasf]

The paint job on willier bikes are truly beautiful

[@ThisIsANameBruh]

What is more staged? this video, the post-Tour criteriums or a Stages powermeter?

[@adamrevello3241]

I love this video series! I think another interesting video would be to put the pro on like a bottom of the line proper road bike. E.g., aluminum frame, claris group set etc. It seems that you really do go faster if you have a great bike compared to an amazon bike; but how much difference does it make to go from the most affordable "true" road bike (~1,000 dollars), to what many riders would consider a good road bike bike (~$3,000)

[@ChristopherForsyth]

Liked the loving overview of the Wilier, but no mention of the tires? They look like tubulars, but ???

[@diavo009]

"Share with your friends, if you've got any" Why you do me like that..

[@GCNuser123]

😂❤

[@thecoffeeblog]

The Eurobike is back!!. I love it. You should auction that bike eventually. It is legendary.

[@robertcatuara5118]

As an American, Joe was my hope for a Grand Tour winner. He won the baby giro 10 years ago. But alas, he rides a life of mediocrity now.

[@juney.4157]

That willier is absolutely beautiful! The paint rather looks like a decent custom painting!!

[@Kcducttaper1]

I was actually surprised by this! I knew the nicer bike would be faster, but I didn't think it would make THAT much difference! Would've been cool to sum the times while removing the stop at the traffic light. The traffic light just turned the whole experiment into little more than a short sprint while tired.

[@b145701s]

Epic video but you guys should try to upgrade the eurobike and test it aswell, some very mid tier stuff on a bad frame

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

"I guess these are. . . Shifters."🤣🤣🤣

[@chuckgliderable]

When I was a kid, I dreamed of a blue fade bike with these colours. But this is WAY better than my dream! So sweet... Great video, just loved it!

[@CheeseKing2945]

That marble paint job is stunning

[@u16r]

Great vid, like the humor of both Ollie and Joe. "How is my position?" "Aero. You look pro!" Mwhahahaha. :)

[@trovelemmanuel5627]

Older tour riders were much much fitter, to do what they did in those old bikes was amazing

[@c.s.4273]

17 Kilos? Impossible, even my fatbike with 4,6 inch wide tires is less than 15 Kilos!

[@sabaffira]

I think the Eurobike has made the most appearances on GCN. I’m starting to fancy one for training purposes.

[@bikeguyhk]

Eurobike is good for making you appreciate more your current bike!

[@BigBeezyBtown]

It's pretty crazy that just completing the Tour De France is an achievement. Like racing to the top of Mt. Everest

[@Larissa22]

Loved de video! The music for when they’re riding is awesome! Thank you!

[@JohnRadford-iy7db]

Bravo to Joe taking on a challenge

[@hotsky83]

Those trackstand skills are at a superhero level!