Rich Payne | Meet The GMBN Presenters

Born in Wells Somerset, Rich Payne developed his love & passion for mountain biking as a youngster in the local Mendip hills with the likes of Rachel, Gee and Dan Atherton! He began his career in the MTB industry with his dad, attending local races & events together where Rich would develop his talents, moving up the ranks and competing in DH and Four-Cross races, eventually racing around the globe in the EWS! Rich's passion for vlogging and videography led him to create the 'EWS or Bust' video series and the rest was history.
From humble beginnings digging jumps in the woods with the Atherton's to XC racing, Four-cross competitions, DH championships and EWS series, Rich truly is a man of two-wheel steeze, and what talent he has with that eh!
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[@johnstoddart9026]

"I mean it no dinner" has to be the best encouragement I've heard

[@KevinT3141]

I'd like this comment twice if I could.

[@Activate172]

Brilliant addition to the team, rich never fails to cheer you up every time he comes on screen!

[@lvpheno7025]

He is boring to watch slow AF and has no style or balls!!!!! Blake should do it all

[@mstvir]

Holy shit it feels like couple of months that Rich joined GMBN and eventually went from a newbie to my favorite presenter.

[@thefullstop23]

We lived vicariously through Rich's mtb life journey in this video, all the dedication and sacrifices he (and loved ones) made, nothing but pure happiness for me because he deserves it being where he is at now. Braaap on, Ree-Chard!

[@paullangdon9575]

@ javamoss- Your comment is exactly what I’d say! Pretty well says it all. And he comes across as being like us. I like him enough that I’ll click on any vid he’s done.

[@richardpayne5176]

Thanks for the love everyone was fun giving an insight into my life and glad you liked my story. Been so much fun making videos for everyone and can’t wait to make a tone more. Happy shredding everyone 👊

[@davidgates3498]

Top presenter. Love the interaction with the GCN guys as well as Blake, Neil, Doddy and Martyn. Top fellas and MTB legends.

[@MercifulDeth]

One of my favourite presenters! (actually i love them all)

[@boralaser]

What a bloody good bloke

[@MrJwhittaker93]

Moght be the best “meet the presenter” video yet to be honest. Really enjoyed that. You guys did make a very good choice employing rich. I couldn’t imagine gmbn without him but it does feel crazy that it was end of 2019 when he started. It feels a lot more recent than that for some reason. If id have been told to guess before the video id have said it was a year ago he started but that obviously just shows the past few years have gone by fast i suppose.

[@m4rtinr32]

So nice to see how your gf is so supportive. Also cool to know your backstory. I wish I would have done half of your adventures in life. Thanx for the nice video's!

[@amc5926]

hooray! my fav! Smiling the whole time watching cuz Rich just makes you feel like you're his best friend. loved the "faster FASTER! i mean it! no dinner!" HAHAHA she's awesome.

[@danhan7613]

This could have been a mini series. Great stuff

[@robertbransby]

A superb member of the team, so positive and his enthusiasm shines through. Great seeing all the old footage, took me right back 😀👍

[@MrAdambinnie]

Your shiny disposition never fails to cheer me up Rich. Permanent full-stoke.

[@paulwatterson1688]

Don’t tell the other guys but Rich is my favourite presenter. I love his presenting style, knowledge and by heck he’s a fantastic rider.

[@tomnutting3836]

What a man! What a woman! Such a cool team and story 👏

[@Graeleaf]

Thank you for sharing your personal moments, Rich. Great stuff! Over these last few years, I have really come to enjoy all of the GMBN family, and you are a perfect fit! Keep on shredding! Woo! 🤘

[@edtanner511]

About time, brilliant and great for the young ones thinking about mtb life as something more than a hobby.

[@neilstearman143]

Rich is ace. Smiley fella who makes yr day better. Just watched the ews or bust an seen his growth as a presenter. That boy is a great addition to Gmbn. Stay long dude, love your vids.

[@dylan-5287]

Damn Rich has a super interesting story! He's been such a great addition to the channel, always cheerful and friendly. All the presenters really have such unique personalities and skills. Such an awesome mesh of experience.

[@charliehicks2554]

Glad you're part of the GMBN family Rich. Yu do a great job.

[@Rodolfowei12345]

Great history, great presenter

[@Bazerca]

Wow, had no idea of what your story was Rich, fantastic to finally know! Love your work, keep the good times rolling!

[@nevillepretorius8948]

Rich is such an awesome person! Such a happy positive guy!

[@Gwegm]

I've lived near Wells for nearly 20 years and I had no idea of the mountain biking heritage here. Mind blown!

[@Gwegm]

Would love to revive those old trails at Split Rock 😆

[@goldenmath4091]

See this guy alot as I live in Mendip, top bloke, always says hello and clearly loves his job Nice one Rich, cheers matey

[@tomalleeson4573]

This was one of the very best! Thanks Rich!

[@andrewvickers5565]

Great to see Rich (and others) haven't just turned up for KZbin and have been involved with mountain biking for a long time. That certainly shows👍

[@aaronosman7735]

Loved this! I hope we get to see one for Blake and Neil too

[@seanfitzmaurice4226]

Great video Rich 👍 now off to watch ews or bust 🤣 love the positivity you always put out.

[@jamespaterson6550]

Well really enjoyed this, was not quite what I was expecting, you are quite humble and come across as very likeable ( loved your missus shouting "pedal faster , I mean it , no dinner"......absolute quality). Thanks for sharing and long may you be part of the GMBN team.

[@gmbn]

Thanks for your kind words, James! We're glad you loved the video as much as we did making it! 👍

[@AC-9883]

Well kids this is where hard work, dedication and just being an all round nice bloke will get you! Top man

[@leebridgwater]

Pleasure to meet you. Great journey

[@PaulisMediocre]

Best thing about Rich is all the excited noises he makes when riding. Yes hearing him speak is great too, but all the little yeahs and woos etc are infectious

[@jabehauber]

"I mean it! No dinner!" Classic motivation.

[@glm1977]

Brilliant - love the way Rich seems to channel Graham Chapman, at least to me… and that’s certainly no bad thing! Keep it up - love the content

[@joshhaibike1365]

Glad you joined GMBN Rich, top presenter

[@gmbn]

We're glad too! He's done some truly brilliant videos with us.

[@cezarmartins3489]

No wonder Rich is so fast, dude you're very experienced with racing! That's awesome!

[@10hungtran]

Love Rich! Such enthusiasm and positive attitude. Looking forward to more of your videos. Ride on brother!

[@patrickbarrett5790]

Just a top bloke. Killer back story and a genuinely Super Nice guy from all appearances. Well done!

[@drieskotze2525]

Rich is such a top bloke! thanks for sharing your mtb journey - loved the absolute authenticity of your backstory - the stoke is real🤙🏼 GMBN rocks

[@markc-aus]

Very nice to see what brought you here Rich. Any thoughts on doing at least a one off GMBN team entry for an EWS Masters round?

[@Amano1977]

YES! That needs to happen!

[@TheOneTrueD]

I'll never get tired of Rich. So fun, skilled, energetic, and positive. Bring the Payne 😎

[@garioch_gravel_rider7376]

Love Rich's passion, cheeriness and non-patronising way of explaining things.

[@tomb2289]

I stopped rugby a few years ago and mtb seems to have become my replacement health risk of choice! Great to hear more of your story Rich, definitely couple goals, keep it up! 🤙

[@jakobholm1847]

The thing with you Rich is the ability to literally eat gravel and stand up laughing. It is contagious and the whole family loves it! Great to finally get to hear your story. Thanks a lot and keep up the great work!

[@AlwaysUseRightGear]

Rich, you are my favorite presenter on YT, so are Neil, Martin, Doddy and Blake :-)

[@adamvarga2025]

Such a great guy, i've found GMBN only recently as i got into mtb-ing, and every single one of them are so passionate and helpful with all the vids. Keep up the good work! :)

[@stevesmith7624]

What an incredible story.... living the dream.. road trips, racing, Eureka moments...and still loving life 👌

[@rachelbrodie7932]

Wow what a journey you have been on through life . Amazing 👍 loved watching that x

[@davidgrieve78]

Rich is a great addition to GMBN, so positive, happy and great fun to watch. Well done son 👏

[@sbsb4995]

Very pleasant personality.

[@yannhenriot2568]

Super apprécié, une vrai sincérité dans ton parcours. Je comprends maintenant encore mieux pourquoi j’aime autant ta participation dans l’équipe. Merci d’être là et merci d’être qui tu es.

[@rebeccamclaren97]

Can you imagine living a life this great

[@ianjwhitmore]

Love watching you, Rich. Thanks for sharing this!

[@jasonfenech5347]

Thanks to all of you guys, l rediscovered the pleasure of mountain biking and l have been learning ever since.

[@gmbn]

That's brilliant, Jason! Keep shredding! It's great to see people find their love for mountain biking again. Cheers for the support!

[@88davidw]

Rich, you are awesome! Really enjoyed hearing your story! 😍

[@jumperdriver1]

Love Rich! Awesome attitude

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Rich is such a cool dude and still has the most badass name. Crazy how tiny the 26“ bikes look on the photos.

[@nickmassey9104]

Great video Rich .Nice to see the person and background. Proper down to earth .

[@nomadic_dad]

Great to hear your full backstory Rich 👏

[@Craweats]

Love Rich! Great vid. GMBN: Please make a supercut of Rich's chirps. I love the sounds he makes when the trail surprises him or brings him joy. Infectious stuff. I wish I could follow him down my local trails.

[@jprowland]

Rich has been such a great addition to the channel, great pick guys! Loves everything about biking and brings so much positive energy.

[@jamest2502]

Rich, I can't think of a better compliment other than saying you make me want to get out and ride. Your energy, humor, and laugh are infectious. This is the best meet the presenter vid so far in my opinion (I'm not knocking the others). I'm looking forward to your next. Cheers!

[@frontierfishingwithryanmac1981]

Love hearing Top Presenter's Stories!! Interesting to see how humbling mountain biking has made these guys who they have become

[@neilgeorge8952]

What a proper nice man , superb rider and presenter look forward to more of your reveiws

[@scottlelliott8431]

Fantastic story, great to find out what a history and passion you have 👍

[@paullangdon9575]

Great addition to the crew. They must have seen in him what we do. I liked him from the start. He’s just like most of us lol. It’s how he comes across to us- in a natural way & genuine; his personality. Been wanting to know his back story for a while. Wow he really tried hard & pushed his career. He sure has perseverance thru a bit of a tough time. Has good experience & insight. They’re an even better crew now.

[@gianmarcocostanzo1380]

Great story and good job Rich!

[@Andy_ATB]

He's a real enthusiast - and that comes through in his videos!!

[@orangejulius333]

While I'd love the opportunity to meet all of the GMBN presenters, based on the videos I think Rich and Doddy are the two I'd most like to grab a pint with. 👍 What a life, thanks for sharing Rich! (though I suppose it's a job requirement 😂)

[@gregstevens2917]

Nice to meet you, Rich...two years on. :)

[@DrewJ79]

Awesome addition to the team!

[@cb6866]

Thank you Rich. It was really cool to see all your past races.....and to meet you and your Dad on GCN. Peace

[@stev41007]

Was really waiting for this one! Thanks Rich for this video! Enjoyed watching! Looking forward to many video’s at GMBN with you presenting!

[@Kacavida11]

Well wellcome to GMBN, may your work there be blessed and thanks for introducing people into mountain biking, keep up the good work

[@Mo.Jo.MTB_101]

Top Presenter, cool guy and watching you ride rekindled my love for riding... So it made me pick up my bike again!!! Thx!!!

[@TopseyKretts]

...Top Bloke is Rich,..loved his story...

[@gmbn]

He's had such an exciting career! 👍

[@yvan2218]

I love how gmbn has a sort of "representative" to each relative type of rider. Rich represents the riders who have that racing bite and it's so cool

[@ribinrobin8925]

Love these features.

[@yesyoucanTellme]

Thanks for sharing, beautiful journey.

[@kjmh67]

Rich is a dude. Enjoy watching his videos seems to have fitted in with the others. Top respect for living the dream in a van 😃

[@brokkoli27]

Nice, I've been waiting for this episode

[@ClubmanGT1971]

Awesome story Rich.

[@benconnelly5246]

Great vid love your story Rich doesn't feel like that long ago you started with gmbn and it made think about how long I got serious about MTB because it was about the same time you started your gmbn journey

[@eddierivera7803]

Rich you’re a welcomed addition to the crew .I always count on you for a laugh or two and you’ve done some pretty ballsy stuff as well mate .Best of luck to ya!

[@the_spanner_ch7mp]

What a great insight into how Rich got into mountain biking. Bet there's a few people that didn't know or realise that Rich was good friends with the Atherton's and rode with them 🤘 Always smiling in his GMBN videos ( maybe not so much in his challenge videos ) and a great addition to the #GMBN crew 👊

[@finelytunedrideftr1932]

I knew he was friends with the Athertons, (not that they went to school together), What I DIDN'T know that he was the "EWS or Bust" guy, even thou I listen/watched a few of them! 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@mmoesby]

Amazing story from an amazing presenter, You fit perfectly with the pack at GMBN - best MTB channel and crew.

[@wayne8872]

Great insight into your biking past, hope you're presenting on GMBN for many years to come. You're one of the best 👍🏻

[@brucemacdonald5532]

EWS or Bust was great! 👍

[@bentbitz1]

Great story about a great guy!

[@wakateruuu]

Aww mate had no idea the story went so far, that you had so much experience. Awesome to see, enjoyed and envied the journey, make sure to enjoy your ride at GMBN and keep doing fun stuff, don't sit back just yet!

[@Seppster58]

Great video Rich. Nice to see the back story of you guys I watch on a daily basis. Great to see you on this channel and always look forward to what you guys have to share. Keep up the great work GMBN!!

[@Mark_Page_MTB]

Awesome insight🤘 really enjoyed that. Thanks for putting together 😊

[@BikingBadwithTC]

Great to see you racing with my old Lapierre @12:47. Great story, thx for sharing your journey.

[@jamesbaker8006]

What a great journey! Inspiration for young riders too.

[@noelfezza]

We love rich

[@Windband1]

Thanks for sharing mate! That was fun stuff.

[@simonharris7088]

Love this Video Rich many thanks

[@esmeben]

Fantastic bloke