Is This Cycling's Next Big Thing? | Road Bike Vs MONSTER Gravel Bike

[@gcn]

Would you like a bike as big as Conor's? Let us know in the comments 👇

[@georgemorton7141]

At 6’6 I’d have one for the Saturday club run, no hesitation.

[@BixbyConsequence]

with 29 inch inseam I don't think pedaling would work out. But I might have a go at coasting down some stairs on it

[@SimonBauer7]

29" should be the sweetspot for me although i am an e mountainbiker with a 29er

[@Eshantion]

As a 194cm I would like a big bike but unfortunately last time I have a 29" MTB, I had killed the center of the back wheel tree times (130kg +stairdown not working). if the bike is on the market please share a link 🤗

[@dalemtb1199]

I'm 6 feet 0. Why not make the wheels 50 inches so when you wreck it hurts more... Thing looks ridiculous.

[@tombladon8064]

Bizarrely as Connor now looks in proportion to his bike it’s only serving to make Hank look like a child…

[@RoScFan]

A child? No, it looks lime someone literally used crop and resize like in photoshop but in real life. It s eerie.

[@apm9507]

Maybe Conor could pull Hank in a kid's 🚲 trailer?

[@petinka721]

Hank is a Child! But a cery good presenter!

[@augustlandmesser1520]

Hey - it's Bizarrello bike! 😂

[@bjrnclancey-furali7347]

Yea its just like a dad taking his 12 year old for a ride🤭

[@AlexIsac42]

I want to see Conor ride El Alto next to Manon.

[@gcn]

Manon won't allow us to release the footage.

[@katiel7166]

@@gcn and no-one wants cross our Welsh Dragon Queen

[@All4Grogg]

@@gcn perhaps Emma Pooley is in town? Lined up small, medium and large properly with both the shortest and tallest on custom bikes. Note: Mannon is about the same height as Nairo Quintana at 5'5.5" - 167cm

[@TheCraddingGuy]

@@All4Grogg 167 cm is 5 cm over the national average height of women in Wales. Manon isn‘t that small, she just appears small next to Conor and Si

[@angelicomariano5317]

Frodo ang Gandalf you meant 🤣🤣

[@kylehagertybanana]

The el alto theme song was the best part

[@kencobb6230]

I loved the classic Matt and Simon videos. It was a sad day when he left, and I wondered if that level of quality, humor and fun would ever return ... It has. Love this crew. Thanks GCN!

[@briankelly4929]

I do still miss Matt and Simon videos.

[@MrBartmatzel]

Finally a bike that fits Connor's size.

[@afrocentricalbion]

In that context, it didn't look big at all.

[@ike1660]

@@martinkent333 Are you okay? I feel you're projecting some of your own issues onto cyclists here. Yeah some cyclists are assholes, they're human, and some humans are assholes. An asshole in a car is more dangerous to others.

[@apm9507]

@@martinkent333 you seem bitter about 🚲 and 🚴.

[@andrewsneacker1256]

@@martinkent333 ''The Road safety Office in the World Health Organization is disgusted by lawless drivers and cyclists'' oh NO! HOW? WHY? THIS IS CRAZY!

[@flamesdivde]

I didn't know I wanted more El Alto content but really glad I got it.

[@gcn]

Everyone could do with more El Alto in their lives.

[@andysmith1968]

@@martinkent333 What? Was this a 'click on random bike video, click on random comment, try to start an argument with zero context'? Maybe get a hobby?!

[@davomccranko]

I love seeing fathers out cycling with their sons.

[@keflarjeoffrey]

Next video, Conor installs a kiddy seat to take Hank on his next adventure

[@matthewlewis2072]

Make a kid's tag-along for El Alto and get Hank to ride a regular bike on it

[@kishascape]

DirtySixer has already been making 36er bikes for years now and Shaq actually used one in a commercial doing some just like you suggested.

[@suncuevas1238]

Connor is the LORD OF THE RIM!

[@cornishcat11]

@@martinkent333 wtf are you talking about?

[@mbal4052]

@@martinkent333 stay off the drugs lad

[@the_racc5673]

@@martinkent333 you tweakin my guy

[@La.máquina.de.los.sueños]

good lord, Hank on his tiny bike look like a kid next to Conor on his El Alto 😂

[@gcn]

Like a father and his infant

[@jianxiongRaven]

10:01 *"Erughhyahhh"*

[@decoyh55]

Especially with the pat on the back from Connor

[@Pionirish]

Hank: "Connor, please don't ride that next to me, you make me look like a child. I'm a grown up!" Connor: "yes but only physically"

[@jackbeattie1350]

The best thing about this video is the song at the end.

[@onepunchbud1472]

Yeah, actually as great as the bike 😁

[@onepunchbud1472]

@@martinkent333 i feel a bit bad for you 😅

[@69sound81]

@@martinkent333 sorry dude, but you are now pissing me off, there is no comment without an answer from you and it is very unethical to assume all ciclysts are reckless rifers that dont respect how they should ride. Get yourself a life and leave everyone alone. This is an entertaining channel, not a political forum for bettet streets and traffic management.

[@NeilSnapePhotography]

Never laughed so much on a GCN vid. Hilarious destroyers!

[@jianxiongRaven]

Especially at 10:01 : *"Urgayahhh!!!*"😂👍

[@peterharrington8709]

To me the sweet spot for Connor would have been a 32er. Obviously, though it's finding the wheels or getting them built... and even more so finding tyres. But, for shock and awe value, and to see how much Connor loves El Alto.... BRILLIANT!

[@markjwgraham7842]

I feel like 'El Alto' should be how Conor refers to himself in the third person throughout this video.

[@mangethegamer]

The weird bit is that the 36" wheels actually look proper and proportional to Connor.

[@taq170321]

Gandalf and Frodo! ❤️

[@Aeronwor]

Then el Alto is actually Shadowfax? Also "Connor the white" seems correct.

[@chriscolabella880]

"Well there's nothing I can do about that..." Delivery of this line was utter perfection.

[@TheZortlak]

@@martinkent333 stop

[@k0pper]

@@martinkent333 There are some deep, dark corners of YT that one can accidentally find themselves in after a few recommend videos, but clicking on your channel from all of your spam led me to one of the most bat sh** crazy collections of content I've ever seen in 20 years of internetting. Congratulations for that, but I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.

[@whitebeardcycles]

There's nothing quite like the sound of wet/contaminated brakes dragging down a hill. 😬

[@panad0r]

Heh yeah, I was wondering at first "what's that sound? !!! that's the brakes!" ^^

[@FoolOfATuque]

A symphony for the ears. 😂

[@Henrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

“Violin”

[@Ender06]

"Let me sing you the song of my peoples!"

[@lobserve1]

One more reason not to get disc brakes.

[@sherlockholmes8735]

Excellent theme song at the end!

[@2scoops624]

El Alto is a beast! The wheel size matches the rider. We recently got a full custom steel frame gravel bike for my 4 ft 10 inch wife from Rodriguez custom cycles in Seattle. It's 26x2.1 inch wheels, thru axles, SRAM apex 10-42t, 38t absolute black oval chainring, KS external dropper post integrated into the left shifter, it's awesome. Don't remember the geo off the top of my head but it's super tiny. Fits the rider.

[@robinseeberg3715]

THE STEPS were truly epic. The song at the end was epic. And the Frodo and Gandalf were epic. Therefore, this is the most epic ride GCN has ever done. Great and hilarious vid guys!

[@jediavatar]

I just kept wincing watching Hank taking that Pinarello through that gnarly single track. I just wouldn't, but Hank? Hank is a madman.

[@alessiaulpiano893]

Hank gave me a heart attack when he rode his F12 on those jumps!

[@mattzegarski3831]

It must be nice when someone else pays for your Pinarello.

[@ajsaracina8380]

You need to watch "Road Bike Party" by Martyn Ashton. 2 and 3 are on GMBN, the first is on his own channel.

[@DolleHengst]

If a bike can handle Paris-Roubaix, it should be able to handle this. However, many manufacturers state weight limits and maximum drop or jump heights for their carbon frames. No joke!

[@martinjaderlund4945]

El alto suffered El crash, but held up pretty well. I guess that proves it was well-ded... And Conor let Hank win, since Hank is the bigger man... :D Anyway, great video guys! :)

[@tardishousemafia5246]

the weirdest thing is that Hank isn't even that short. He's like 5'10, Conor's just comically large

[@mateagoston8145]

Hank is 5'9, Connor is 6'8.5.

[@DriveCancelDC]

He's not short period, that's average UK male height or very slightly above

[@matthewdaltrey4676]

I'm 5'6 that bike seat is as tall as me😂

[@SnappyWasHere]

I'm Conors size and have a 36er! It really draws attention, I love it!

[@itisifelix]

Came here from Unicyclist forum. I was a bit stunned when I saw my home city of Bath and the canal towpath I just rode today on a unicycle. Love the Nimbus 36” rim!

[@d00dEEE]

Do you have a 36er unicycle? I have a friend who has been riding a 36 for well over a decade, 'bout time the two-wheel crowd caught on... 😁

[@ichirofakename]

At 6'6", I've always wondered why I have to ride on the same size wheels as someone a foot or more shorter. I'd REALLY like to try this thing out. Maybe it's a little too big? Great, I'd love to ride something a little too big.

[@danwebber9494]

Mountain bikes abandoned the 26” wheel a decade ago, road bikes still cling to this tiny wheel.

[@Alan-xxxxxx]

@@danwebber9494 Road bikes dont use 26" wheels though

[@danwebber9494]

Measure one, 700x23 is 26.25”. The road bike industry needs to adopt a 686mm rim. (The 32” existing size) With a 32mm tire it would measure 29.25”. Perfect for bigger riders or a road conversion for mountain bikes.

[@PghMtbRides]

@@danwebber9494 non of them atleast 26, 27.5 and 29 are true to their size 26er is like a 22in wheel

[@danwebber9494]

@@PghMtbRides Are we measuring rim diameter, or outside tire diameter? The bike industry needs to stop confusing the two.

[@natillano]

Friggin genius. It's like watching Connor taking his child for a ride 🤣🤣

[@cb6866]

Thanks for that , Conor in Lilliput ...the guy with the Canyon box? Hank is insane , and the "El Alto" song at the end.... Thanks again.

[@Spider_frog]

36"???🤨🤯😵 32"???🤩🥳👍

[@hrscz]

What a magnificent beast. And look at the huge bike it is riding! Great episode, thanks GCN.

[@marjorieboissinot2037]

Now that was entertaining! 😂 Love the song at the end! You guys are so great! Beyond the fun, great skills manoeuvring those bikes in that muddy trail! 💪🙌 Go Connor! Get used to riding El Alto and show us what you can do with it! Looking forward to seeing more! 😊

[@immervida]

Being Spanish my mother tongue, I confirm “El Alto” as a really proper name for that bike 👍

[@mahdi786003]

What is the meaning?

[@sepg5084]

@@mahdi786003 Alto means high or tall

[@unairamos74]

In Spanish it can either be “the tall guy”, or also “the top of the climb”, as when you reach the summit.

[@scottpardy990]

There better be a full version of the ending song with accompanying video in the works!

[@thomasjanssen3643]

That bike fits conor perfectly.

[@arnelmanalo2296]

Haha 😄 🤣 subscriber from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@252Scooby]

Gotta love these silly Saturday videos they are the most entertaining

[@ashleigh7850]

So good to have Hank back!

[@GMoneyLove]

The song at the end had me laughing out loud. Well done! Great vid. And kudos to Hank on those bike handling skills on skinnies.

[@NilsOberheim]

Conor needs to Do an internship at GMBN. His offroad skills are non existent 😂

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Yes, do that. He will somewhat fit on one of Doddy‘s bikes.

[@dvs620]

First lesson: When he started the jump track he yelled, "I'm coming." 😔 When you start, you yelling "Dropping!" On that off-road route where Connor fell over, Hank showed off some of the skills Neil taught him.

[@agilagilsen8714]

@@martinkent333 are you alright?

[@matthewlewis2072]

Or maybe it's irrelevant, given roads exist?

[@ponderouspanda8266]

I must admit, that pact with the devil was very handy for getting to work

[@banks412]

Had an absolute blast watching this vid, guys. Loved it! Cheers!

[@mayfieldcourt]

'Gandalf and Frodo' LOL!

[@Mattkb9]

Who knew Hank and Conor had a future in song writing/recording?

[@tams805]

@@martinkent333 Mate, you need help.

[@jascollinscork]

OMG 1st time I’m seeing Conor’s bike….. funniest GCN video I’ve EVER seen 😂😂😂

[@tenderlovellcare]

"Big wheels, long chain, giraffe on the top, El Alto!!!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisbligh2970]

GCN needs to make an El Alto t-shirt with a rendering of Conor and the bike on the front, and the song lyrics on the back.

[@aliensporebomb]

I think that would be amazing.

[@troykatt05]

I don't know if they make t-shirts that big.

[@TheMattist]

Incredible song at the end

[@BrentSnider]

Great to have Hank back, feel like it's been awhile!

[@Dispariabooks]

What happens when you let scientists and engineers throw out the rule book and design the pinnacle of bicycle technology? You get a bike...that fits Connor. You need to pull Emma out of GCN retirement and have her give this a go with Connor.

[@onebigtentdweller9603]

I'm 6'6" and would love to take El Alto out for a spin. I feel like I would either love it or have to admit that it's just too much bike for me.

[@chrisprice5806]

awesome bike connor. the hosts of gcn are the golden goose of the content and yall kick ass. ollie, its time to do bikepacking.

[@m.k.4343]

The last 20 seconds are pure gold...

[@williambowen8211]

That was fun, Thanks for the video!!

[@taufikabidin412]

I always think wheel size should be proportional to the frame size proportional to the rider size. The 700C is too big or too small for some. UCI should let different wheel size be used

[@armadillito]

Standardisation is broadly good for consumers but perhaps three standard wheel sizes could make sense.

[@BenSietze]

Certainly I don’t need a El Alto sized bike, but something in between that and the standard 700C I’d get in a heartbeat

[@omniyambot9876]

What's benefit of making it proportional?

[@taufikabidin412]

@@omniyambot9876 no shoe strikes and no discomfort

[@runsintheforrest1364]

26" 28" and 30" should be the standard tyre sizes.

[@ChrisGuarraia]

Oh. My. Gosh. The song at the end. Epic. Y’all deserve a Grammy.

[@238949]

Fabulous, seeing Connor coming down those steps :)

[@Dangling_Carrot]

About time Hank came back and did a video.

[@cjohnson3836]

Skyscraping rider on mammoth steel bike with 1x drive and uni-wheels hangs on a race with a top flight performance machine...and rides down stairs. If this isn't proof that we're all (esp. Connor) being sold the wrong bikes, then I don't know what is. I like how you've had fender mounts installed on the frame. A bit market forward thinking there. I'm thinking custom Japanese steel. Have it bronzed to match the hubs/cranks and maybe some green flare on the tips. Would look marvelous.

[@ibfrenchy]

The Song... was the cherry on top! Well done!

[@drb2323]

Jesus.... Hank will literally do anything for GCN.

[@mikefule]

36 inch (and more recently, 32 inch) are common sizes for unicycles. I've owned three 36 inch unis and have covered substantial distances on them. I would have thought the handling of such a big front wheel on a bike would be rather slow. What Hank needs is a Moulton space frame upsized for 700c wheels. :)

[@luukrutten1295]

Correct, there are literally only four tires to choose from ( all designed for unicycles )

[@laszlozoltan5021]

covered substantial distances ? are you also mad as a hatter ? just kidding- chapeau

[@mikefule]

@@laszlozoltan5021 My personal best was just over 50 Km on the road without a dismount (deliberate or accidental). However, people I used to know did Lands Emd to John o'Groats (entire length of mainland Britain (around 900 miles) a few years ago.

[@mikefule]

@@luukrutten1295 The original Coker button tread 36 inch tyre was designed for vintage vehicles, then repurposed for the first commercially available 36" unicycle. Coker also used to make a 36 inch tyred beach cruiser bike back in the 1990s.

[@nobosco]

I’m probably more impressed by this Pinarello riding those jumps, gravel and mud so smoothly 👌

[@jmounce50]

Conor should ride this bike all the time! It’s way too cool seeing him on a bike that is proportionate to him.

[@SuperFunSuperLiz1]

Omg, this was a great video, but the song at the end was the best! LOL

[@1999vizz]

His wheel can almost fit my entire frame

[@danielburges8176]

That bike is just ridiculously large! Awesome work .

[@Todd66]

That bike looks cool with him riding it. Very impressive.

[@James_taylor810]

You should checkout the Curve Titanosaur 36” from here in Australia! 🇦🇺

[@mikesimms1]

El Alto is a lot more professional looking than the "tall bikes" I've seen in places like Key West and Miami Beach, where they weld two frames together. Still, it would be good fun to see Conor have a go on one of those.

[@cnay2983]

Honestly that bike is gorgeous connor! Well deserved.

[@PavelCeap]

Haha, the bike and Connor on it looks funny and almost inappropriate :D. Connor looks like the golem giant killer of 3rd episode of 1st Sherlock series :D Love it :))

[@evanking920]

That video brightened my day. Hank and Connor are great purveyors of GCN Humor.

[@gettin-sendy]

The El Alto 36er is awesome, i want one, and that exact colour spec aswell, looks killa. Some wider splayed gravel bike bars and larger disc brakes be the go.

[@ErwinPfuhler]

Maybe that will be the option for 3XL bikes for people beyond 2m tall. But this would definitely be a niche. What about 32 inch wheels? they might start for XL bikes.

[@jefftenney9947]

So El Alta plays La Cucaracha when descending, like those novelty car horns. Hank’s bike sounds more like a vuvuzela at a football match. Great safety features.

[@l_b7535]

I could watch Conor messing about on El Alto all day. That bike is hilarious.

[@willehster]

watching these guys in full cycling regalia, on fully custom bikes, freak out over the most gentle single track i’ve ever seen is hilarious.

[@thomasjohnpaine8443]

That song at the end is brilliant!

[@dh9517]

Tears at the El Alto song 😂 😂 New theme song for videos featuring Connor!

[@michaelkaszynski7658]

That bike is ridiculous. I love everything about it.

[@CoderShare]

I want a 36er mtb.

[@mattd5136]

El Alto desperately needs some 36" 1080 deep dish carbon rims and sweet road rubber to match.

[@jabehauber]

Good on Hank for taking the dirt route on the F12. But, Connor....mate..., you need to pick up some gravel skills. El Alto was made to eat that stuff up!

[@leebrown3645]

Always nice to see a dad and his lad out on a bike ride.... 🤣🤣

[@fredrickawinyo]

The Outro... Oh my word, had me in stitches.... EL ALTOOOOOO

[@kaedeschulz5422]

The ending HAHAA That's awesome!

[@hikermichael9443]

Love to see father and son bonding time

[@simonh9290]

The sound of the breaks reminded me of the fanfare sound of buses in Italy when they go round dangerous blind corners. Fitting for a bike the size of a bus!

[@prestachuck2867]

Love the closing tune!

[@Pannemat]

8:22, Hank: "The steps are kind of the perfect test." Sam Pilgrim: "Hellureveryone."

[@brody5211]

Reminds me a bit of the old 80s Raleigh Bomber my mate had , while I had a Raleigh burner beside him .

[@jianxiongRaven]

9:55 *"do it"* in sync 😂😂👍 10:01 **urgayahhhhh!!"* 😂😂😂😂👍

[@crashlee777]

Lower the seat of El Alto and hand it over to Blake for GMBN see what he can do with 36" Wheels. It would be a great vid.

[@dudeonbike800]

I've been predicting 32" and 36" wheeled bikes for over a decade and this only confirms my suspicions! It's coming, just you wait. As certain as the daily sunrise, death & taxes! Kinda sad that cycling has been reduced to this. Oh well, bidness gotta bidness!

[@donball370]

Truly, the Little & Large show

[@vermonthillsumc]

this bike is the best new development on the channel.

[@clintnieves]

Imagine this as a readily available carbon race bike where tall racing folks can just order 1 any time. Maybe 36 is too much though. There needs to be a 33 incher. Always the best from presenting from Hank and Conor. I see the bike has it’s own theme song

[@surlyogre1476]

There _is_ a thirty-two incher. Close enough?

[@brucepal3907]

I have an XL Cannondale Adventure. Love it.