How Tough Are Gravel Bikes?

[@gcn]

Who or what should Hank go head-to-head against next? 👀 Let us know in the comments below! 👇

[@willmdn]

Hank Vs a tank, just for the name of the video

[@chris1275cc]

Repeat this but with one of those crazy comp-safari guys in a "lightweight".

[@chrisstrider]

A jet wash??

[@lovecycling193]

Stuart maybe a weirdy beardy but!!!! He fist bumps big hero six style 🤜

[@petersteadman841]

Brilliant video really enjoyed watching hack go against a winching enthusiast. 😂. Hack verse laxatives would be interesting, will he make it back in time😅

[@derfx89]

The Land Rover is not driven by Hank's dad. My disappointment is immeasurable.

[@gearknobz]

That’s next, bike vs tank

[@drb2323]

Hank wouldn't have had a chance versus Hank's Dad....

[@Songbirdstress]

I literally shouted Hank Senior lol.

[@jeffreywilliams3646]

I must have missed the introduction of the weirdy beardy. Didn't catch his real name at all.

[@frozenbean]

I half expected Hank's dad in a fake beard to show up.

[@beyond990]

Hank is a beast and such a sport to do these videos time and again. ❤😊

[@gcn]

You think he has a choice?? 😉

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

@@gcnhe had a choice to tap out 10 seconds into the apple de zwift climb video lol

[@Turbobuttes]

First of all really impressive skills by Hank there, also shockingly good performance by the bike. Obviously the car will be quicker in speed tests, but you can see how easily it starts struggling as soon as it has its massive weight working against it. Also when was the last time you could lift your 4x4 over a fallen tree or boulder blocking the trail?

[@alpsalish]

How was that shockingly good performance? It was exactly what I expected. Much greater expenditure of personal energy, wet, muddy, etc. Bikes these days have never been better at what they are intended to do. Road bikes have never climbed better. Mountain bikes have never been better at tackling extremely dangerous terrain and gravel bikes have never been better at riding through relatively mixed conditions. Oh, and don't forget about separating us from our hard earned money. Si was giggling more though. These just aren't comparable in any meaningful way. Honestly, maybe a dual sport motorcycle and a bike might make a little more sense. You could even make the competition price comparable.

[@HC-kn2sq]

The driver of the 4x4 didn’t help at all

[@a1white]

How much more abuse can you put Hank through?! 😂 Love it. Top gear vs GCN. Good to showcase how capable mid-level bikes and groupsets are. 10speed mechanical ftw!

[@gcn]

Any suggestions are encouraged 😉

[@sandiegocyclingnutz]

A couple of things. 1. Hank is just awesome. Not only is he willing but he has a blast and gives it his all. Hats off bro! 2. Your weirdy beardies are far more pleasant than the 4x4'ers in the US. 😉

[@Seppster58]

I LOVED this video. As an ex-4X4 offroader, when transitioning into the world of cycling, I went the gravel bike route as that is where I feel the most comfortable. I loved the adventure and excitement of that environment, so it was a great fit. Kudos to GCN and especially Hank and Si for bringing this to us. Definitely saved as one of my favourite videos!!! ❤🤩

[@gcn]

What do you prefer... 4X4 or Gravel? Sounds like we hit your sweet spot? 🪨

[@2.old4this]

Loved this. Fair play to Si, man of his years suffering the cold and wet like that. Well done old chap!

[@birkaster]

It'd be nice to see a 4x4 with more brutal tyres vs @GMBN Hank was, as usual, a beast!

[@KorbensBum]

Lowering the car tyre pressures would have helped massively.

[@gcn]

How do you think the off road team would get involved? 👀

[@birkaster]

@@gcn Good question! Brad, that tech guy of yours just tested a gravel bike with suspension forks, so xc vs sus gravel vs 4x4 sounds like a good challenge!

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@KorbensBum Not that much, BF Goodrich KO2s are actually bad in mud, they clog up pretty quick. This Defender also didn't appear to have differential locks.

[@marcm9074]

Loved the camera shot of the shotgun shell with the bike in the background. Grind it out!

[@chris1275cc]

This popped up on my phone, no thumbnail no description just the title, and yet I KNEW it would be Hank.

[@gcn]

Who else is mad enough? 😉

[@JonPaul]

Great video guys. Hank knocked it out, well done. "I've barely had porridge this morning"

[@anthonyoldfield4965]

Hats off to Hank! 👏👏👏👏

[@wyrierit]

Would be cool if you made a follow-up video about cleaning that bike to perfect condition.

[@gcn]

Hahahah Hank has really drawn the short straw here 😂

[@williamsmith1453]

What in tarnation? That's no four wheeler, that's what we in America's south call swamp-bait. Them gators ain't going hungry if ya driv'n that thingy! Seriously, However you sold me on the 400 gravel set. My Salsa gravel bike is an 8 speed, was thinking about up grading to true gravel 10 speed. Fun show, thank yall.

[@BIIIKES]

Rename the video to: Can a Land Rover Survive a 4x4 Course? Fun video. Awesome chemistry on screen! 🤘

[@rolfaalto]

Proper 4x4s have lockers, at least in the rear -- this one isn't set up for real offroad driving as was running on just 1 wheel traction for the main weight bearing driving rear axle on uphills, you could see one wheel not turning at all and the other spinning madly, ripping away the mud -- so very little forward force! At least a bike has 100% power to the rear driving wheel, so much better in theory and practice!

[@unconventionalideas5683]

It may also have limited slip, though, and that would work, at least in theory.

[@aaronedgeart]

Bonkers fun to watch, well done all... particularly our gladiator Hank!

[@gcn]

Hank smashes it again 🙌

[@andrewmcalister3462]

12:40 Hank does his best Dan Lloyd impression.

[@webster169]

Firstly, Hank is a beast on a bike, secondly, how many sheep can you carry on the back of a gravel bike and thirdly, where did Si find wellies that would fit his ankles?

[@dorydiavelone3531]

I Love Hank he is such a sport and so strong love him!!!

[@gcn]

Never a dull day filming with Hank! 🙌

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Soaking cold.... The new temperature system. Awesome Hank, that was a great ride

[@Zwiesel66]

Ok you have convinced me, I am gonna buy a Landrover - I guess it was what you wanna achieve 😅

[@mrvwbug4423]

If this video shows anything, it's that Hank is an absolute beast. It did help Hank that this particular Defender was running BF Goodrich KO2 tires which are actually bad at clearing mud, and that Defender looked to be stock and didn't have differential locks (stock Defenders run open diffs at the axles). That Vaast gravel bike is also very impressive for what is actually a very reasonably priced bike, but with a trick magnesium frame that is almost as light as carbon.

[@gemshiddenhistories6575]

Hank is my hero. Can't believe he rides thru all this crap, in the cold. Wow!

[@dorydiavelone3531]

Stewart was a real trooper fun video!!Hank you Rock your amazing!!! GREAT JOB!!!

[@Tr.Brandon]

12:35 absolutely love it!!

[@RebekahWegener]

Hank is an absolute legend!!

[@gcn]

He's one of our best 🙌

[@ierefaanbatchelor2578]

Wow 😅. Well done to GCN's very own "Crash Test Dummy". Stellar effort Hank.

[@TheEpieikeia]

Hank displays such COMMITMENT... however silly the challenge might be!! 😃

[@zukzworld]

Bloody hell…. Loved it, all the way. ❤️ Well done Hank! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✌🏾

[@gcn]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@danbeasley8465]

We need gravel bike vs trail/ ultra runner, il do it as an average one if needed haha

[@kennlicht]

That's the Incredible Hulk, oh no, sorry, the Incredible Hank!!! Best GCN video ever!

[@gcn]

Glad you liked it! 😂

[@abkold]

The most important reason for me to use Zwift is the stability. All other programs I have used have crashed or lost connections, etc.

[@lilbruin]

Any ride; any time. Just as long as it's outside!

[@seanoleary771]

Soon as I saw the Swamp bit, and even more as the Rover cut grooves through it, I thought "I'd have gone first if i were you Hank".

[@kevin._.farren]

Can I volunteer to be Hanks stunt double? Looks like great fun!!

[@ridealoha2717]

Total silliness, but quite fun!

[@Cyclingismywholelife]

Hank the Tank! Thumbs go up!

[@jrvaden]

The thing in the rear wheel after the creek crossing is a cocklebur

[@florincojocaru7662]

Hank The Man Machine!💪

[@geoffreyhoney122]

In North America its 4x4s that aren't Jeeps or Landrovers they are like a motorbike with 4 wheels, the trail destroying ATV! Our rail trails are destroyed by them!

[@darrenhill8503]

Simon Richardson the Benedict Arnold of Cycling lol.

[@alessandrozucco5292]

I own a suzuki samurai and a speialized fatboy and i like to drive offroad with my 4x4 when is not broken 😅. I think that bike and car does the same things but in different ways.

[@paulworth70]

Hank the tank...! Legend

[@matejklimes8681]

Done a few things like that in a Volvo, my V70 is too low for that, my wife's XC70 would probably do some of that, our last before facelift XC70 definitely would... some of it I mean, been down and up some funny stuff over in Italy thanks to bad navigation skills :)

[@eb6055]

Haaaang on a minute - the car gets multiple attempts to make it successfully through the Mud Dunk and scores a point, but Hank falls off once in The Swamp and koses out?!?!? Conclusion - bikes rule 💪🏻

[@tonymc90]

Hank, always game 🤣

[@martinb.770]

I'm missing a Captain-Slow-wig?!?!?! Repeat the challenge and add some competitors, for Top-Gear-like fun an results: *) standard 2WD car *) standard road bike *) 80-125ccm road motorcycle *) 4WD car, like a Subaru Forester *) hardtail Mountainbike *) 350ccm 4stroke Enduro *) hardcore offroader like the Unimog, PInzgauer or some Tatra *) Fully e-MTB with e.g. 2000W or a 2WD Bike *) 250ccm 2stroke MX or Trial bike

[@icewarped]

3-2? There was only four rounds. I have 2-2 as a final score. Quite entertaining!!!

[@chrissr318]

You know It got serious when he took his glasses off

[@bcschafer]

Hank is amazing. I would have died of hypothermia. Go Hank!

[@PereAndreuUbachdeFuentes]

That's how you do it! Kudos to Hank!

[@gcn]

He smashed it! Although he always puts in the effort 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/barZend6i6tjg6M

[@mrrolandlawrence]

should have got the ineos 4x4 to compete against ;) thats got cycle friendly features! this video is making me want a gravel bike..

[@necstanunn]

Was this a VAAST bike? I believe I have this exact bike... love it whole heartedly

[@craigbrookes2475]

The scores in the video don’t follow the challenges. Confusing

[@jim9685769]

Bad editing.

[@fredclements5474]

that is quite a moustache

[@martinthomas5194]

Great vid team 👍

[@harimathur2191]

Compare like for like. Nuts with nuts. Hank the tank on a gravel. Blake no brake on hardtail. BTW are gravel riders transGENRE?

[@kaltonian]

brilliant lads, hank done well against the landrover beast,

[@KeithCollyer]

How come after two rounds the score was given as 1-2?

[@cjohnson3836]

They're just tallying completions. Both completed round 2, according to them. I don't believe it should be the case because Hank falling on the flat was a DNF. But they gave the defender a point despite initially getting stuck on the creek

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Hank completed both those rounds. The 4x4 only completed 1 of them.

[@KeithCollyer]

@@cjohnson3836 got it, I thought it was about who "won" the round

[@ericlundquisthere]

I gotta say, seeing Hank tear around that mud with a groupset very similar to mine is quite inspiring. Fair play!

[@gcn]

Go get it! 🙌Has it fired you up to get muddy?

[@ericlundquisthere]

@@gcn A little bit, if I'm honest!

[@frozenbean]

Always love a gravel bike video where things get almost as muddy as your average cross race.

[@gcn]

That's how all bike rides should start and end 🙌

[@lifeisgood12341]

American here, I would subscribe to gcn+ if you were to try this in moab utah.

[@ZenEndurance]

He's on a VAAST! Yeah!

[@stephenbarlow2493]

It was a Burdock seed head stuck in the chain.

[@filippopogacar]

Hank is my favorite GI Joe

[@randyhale4181]

What brand gravel bike is that? and I hope you took it back to the shop and gave it a good cleaning.

[@pittviper6320]

I love these videos!

[@gcn]

Thanks! What should we make Hank do next?

[@dorydiavelone3531]

Dang Stewart handled the driving really well!!!

[@toastie1648]

Would be better if you had someone who knew how to drive in the Land Rover, its easy to make anything look bad if the operator isn't up to the task.

[@stevemawer848]

16:40 - don't confuse "worth" with "cost".

[@norman6595]

Hank is becoming the John Noakes of GCN

[@throughthewindow4894]

"Wierdy beardy" ...ok But good video. Just goes to show that if you put the wheels in the right hands, and you can have fun.

[@apuldram]

I’ve got a Ribble CGR 725, with GRX 2x 400 on order… so you gave me that warm fuzzy feel. That said, should have used a mountain bike 🤔

[@gcn]

That bike will be plenty capable! 🙌 Enjoy!!

[@apuldram]

@@gcn I’m thinking of a road bike that can do some of the more narley Sustrans routes, not a substitute for a Land Rover 😂

[@andreemurray7039]

That looks great fun

[@dorydiavelone3531]

Y’all need to come to the U.S. A. So we the viewers can participate!!

[@davemoore843]

Hank wins hands down!!

[@redsquarejay]

Is there a way to comfortably ride in cooler weather -5 to 5⁰C without wearing so many layers of clothing? Canada is still cold 🥶 🤧

[@aleq]

Hank is due for a pay raise after this.

[@nickf.2871]

You guys are gonna start a road/mtb crossover trend again😂😂

[@joegamas1194]

Fair play, but in my personal humble opinion…Hank Won hands down…awesome job Hank

[@pippinc7113]

lower "jeep" tire pressure to ~10 psi. Too much pressure in truck tires (yes from USA) we dont say rover, ;-), that said i would take the bike!

[@Penri1215]

Dollars! Bloody Dollars? your British we perches items in pounds and we measure distance in miles. Come on GCN

[@nickbotfield4721]

4 rounds and 5 points! Interesting maths!. Bike stomped it over the smelly old Land Rover.

[@SLH_1]

Well done lads ! 😅

[@samuel_excels]

Whilst Hank was an utter beast in the mud, Si's driver had an utter beast of moustache/beard combo. 🥸

[@lancescarborough1]

The only thing that would have made this better is COWS!

[@Frostbiker]

Today's video was sponsored by Muc-Off.

[@daveslaughter8290]

Fun video. We have a kind of mud here known as gumbo (a clay which absorbs lots of water and sticks tenaciously to anything) which will lock up any drivetrain. Also, by Montana standards your 4x4 is seriously deficient with no winch on the front and no rifle rack in the back. Kudos to Hank and the bearded guy. Love these crazy videos.

[@gravgravcc]

You could have had Hank go against an INEOS Grenadier to show how pointless that thing is. 😂

[@blwnova4155]

Si removes child's femur from Hank's wheel....

[@dirkdefooz]

👍

[@hugobci]

Nice! Do this against a electric vehicle!

[@dylanhunt5368]

Watching Hank stand in that stinky bog, my first thought is that he will never get that smell out of the shoes

[@Piplodocus]

To turn it geeky... What size tyres/wheels are those?

[@barco581]

Bring on the 1990s MTB! Just kidding, haha....

[@1nt123]

inb4 the 4x4 experts get here 😝

[@renegadetenor]

Without the ruts, Hank wins the swamp.

[@adamwallace9790]

The screencap title sounds like a horror show. Bike Vs 4x4 graphic scenes will ensue