Ollie's Hour Record BMC TR01 Track Machine | GCN Presenter Bike

[@TylerMcHenry]

The strangely specific 217 PSI limit on the tires is because it's converted (and rounded) from exactly 15 bar.

[@ambientblue-eyedmonkey8849]

and earo dynamics are lost to that atrocious glue work.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

​@@ambientblue-eyedmonkey8849probably but it could also trip the air for less drag

[@julienmengeot6130]

I love how Ollie looks like a kid on Chrismas !

[@kunivanu22]

Yeah man, he can't hide that excitement at all. Totally love his vibe. Hehe.

[@davidlafranchise4782]

Or in a candy store. Look how happy he is as he describes the bars. Nice to see "happy" nowadays!!

[@MrBootgrab]

Cool bird....now imagine what Merckx could have done on this thing.

[@davidlafranchise4782]

Nice!!!

[@Heavywall70]

I’d imagine it would be in the realms of Campenaerts or Dennis Given newer nutritional knowledge would probably have him (the best ever ) about .5 -.7 km further That’s my guess, because he was STILL EDDIE

[@sandydennylives1392]

@@Heavywall70 Steel is real, and very light for Eddie, but for a 9-5 guy it was a remarkable effort.

[@sebastian7112]

Eddie held 360 watts for the hour based on my calculations. Which took into consideration Bike weight Rider weight Drag coefficient Atmospheric pressure Rolling resistance Merckx would have been able to ride approximately 54.568kph on ollies bike within an hour.

[@maxw5229]

Everybody hating on Lance, everybody loving Merckx...

[@akactors]

Ollie Ollie Ollie!!! So awesome! Thank you for the fun. You da man!

[@steveg6735]

The morning in the Velodrome, cheering, screaming with the kids, giving encouragement with James on the microphone. For someone who's a dedicated fan, Ollie work hard at the hour, record Amazing!

[@petinka721]

I only say it once. BMC and Ollie what a hell of good combination!

[@aphorapaineducation9044]

I have really enjoyed following Ollie's journey. Thanks for doing this.

[@greghiggins3391]

Ollie, that was truly amazing. What a truly remarkable attempt iam so happy for you. Stand Proud, you deserve all the accolades you get. Greg J Higgins

[@timothyleonardpugal2713]

It's annoying when Ollie (a guy who has Everested & claims that he maxes out on a 50-11 gear ratio downhill) says he's an "average" guy... if that's true, a whole lot of us are less than average.

[@thekeytoairpower]

I have not everested, but I can max out a 50-11 downhill.... I would consider myself less than average when it comes to serious cyclists... That said, I don't think Ollie is claiming to be an average cyclist. He is claiming to have unremarkable genes. He is saying that his performance is based on hard work, not innate ability. He is basically saying that anyone with hard work, correct equipment and proper mentoring can do amazing things. If you are a normal, you will never be the best, but you can maximise your potential and do something startling.

[@brownshit1]

I think I remember him saying his vo2max is around 64ml/kg/min. Well above the average for his age and gender.

[@lordad]

Well Ollies FTP before he started this whole 3 month Training was ~ 290-300w in roadbike position. His weight seems somewhere aorund 72kg ? Thats pretty average for someone who does ride a lot of bike and does regular structured training. However compared to guys who just ride for fun and feeling fresh air while not training at all -> he ofc is an insane machine. So it completely depends on what you define as average . Average as in roadbike rider who sees it as a sport and does structured training to be as fit as possible. Yepp. Average as in : Someone who rides his bike to enjoy nature has 20kg overweight and doesnt even know his FTP -> then ofc no he is not average

[@bmxracer117]

Pretty easy to max out even a 53x11 on a downhill. Just depends on the hills you live close to/get the opportunity to ride on.

[@davidlafranchise4782]

Ollie Bridgewood, does it get anymore English, British, or whatever "they" want to be called? Kinda like Bradley Wiggins!!!!

[@fixedgear.fl.4225]

Really appreciate track bike shows. I ride track bikes and love them. So simplistic. Thanks for the great video. Please do more videos on track stuff. Different manufacturers....👍👍👍👍

[@JohnKleman1]

Wheels aren't in line, I just give it a nice

[@rogerhu126]

JohnKleman Oh how the turntables . . .

[@thesprazzzler]

aligning both the wheels and cranks without a freewheel could be a rather difficult task I feel

[@JohnKleman1]

Johnny Vineall it’s not too difficult, just time consuming. And for someone as picky as Ollie you would’ve thought he would take the time

[@JohnRider]

hehe, they deserve that. it does look like they took the effort to align the rear wheel logo with the seat tube? intentional?

[@galenkehler]

@@thesprazzzler its easy, just loosen the cog for the picture

[@rogerday551]

Well down Ollie, very impressive. Top cycling inspirational stuff✅👍🍺

[@rhowe212]

Now you've got the fixed wheel bug, more track, crit and hipster action please!

[@chillax498]

all bright eyed and bushy tailed there mate.. it looks mega, inspired me to buy a bmc ..albeit not a track bike , you gotta try the record again mate you were so close... and loved following the project.. go for it

[@Aljonone1]

Would give this bike a Mega nice!

[@coconutlens]

thank u, thats very educational for us regular ppl who wont have chance to try it, be able to learn about it.

[@6tautstrings]

It's a lovely bike Ollie, I hope you truly do appreciate how lucky you are to have had such a machine built for you :)

[@phillwhitlam6999]

Big Boys toys!! Love the way Ollie drools over the tech. Soooooper Nice Bike Ollie. One mark deducted though for not smoothing the edges of the tape on the valve openings.

[@JulioCesar--]

Glory will be achieved, as it is a BMC ! Success !

[@bryanmelton3749]

Good job, Ollie! Proud of you, Bro!

[@jamesmacdonald7]

Awesome ride Ollie. Big respect.

[@mickchaganis6607]

Is the special valve cover tape, the new carbon/graphine mix Duck extra strong or is it Gorilla waterproof ultra stick?? I just love this high tech stuff, the way things are going with technology, we might find an alternative for electrical tape to secure bar wrap......... Hmmm way to go for that one 😂🤣 Good luck Ollie, can't wait to watch it 😁

[@mickchaganis6607]

@@bethmessiahcongregation I've just bought some rubber bar finishing rings, brilliant 😁

[@theapplewatchtriathlete8890]

Great video! And awesome series - really enjoyed it, and was lucky enough to watch the attempt in person at Newport last week - brilliant :). You mention that you are making the data from the hour available - where can we get that?

[@SamanthaBep]

Still mega impressive Oli, congrats. Did oli ever do sub 30 up Sa Colabra? Surely now is the perfect time to give it another crack if he didn't

[@hebrews11vs5]

Yeah, he looks to be on great form. He could do some good stuff with that form he's on. Perhaps snag some kom's if nothing else

[@TC-ik9kn]

He could go for some koms,but not the SaCalobra KOM's, it's ..let's say "to expensive" haha

[@SamanthaBep]

@@TC-ik9kn not the kom of sa colabra. A while ago he did a video about trying to join the sub 30 sa colabra club. It might have been a cycling weekly thing

[@secretbrad9259]

Outstanding Ollie! You missed it by such a tiny margin! Amazing effort and thanks for bringing this series! Go n enjoy a pint!

[@mickchaganis6607]

Twat why did you put a spoiler on this video, REALLY!!!

[@Cyclingmasterseller]

To put this into perspective, as far as distance-per-revolution of one complete pedal stroke, here are the meters traveled in one full revolution, see where your regular race bike fits in: 61/16 = 8.51 meters compared to a 53/11 = 12.38 meters. So it comes down to RPMs and torque equalling to maximize speed. I used to run a 56/16 = 7.82 meters on my Lotus all the time and hardly ever had to shift (good old days, perfect gearing in my opinion, for both top-end speed and max torque for everyday riding. If you need a quick calculation, feel free to write. Cheers, and congrats to Ollie, you go man!

[@Timtimzi]

i love bike tech and bike tech being put to good use.

[@yogatriathlete]

Excellent video! I would have also liked to know is what kind of glue you used for the tyres, and how many layers were used? (as this has an effect on rolling resistance). Also, not a big deal but your saddle is an ISM PS 1.0 (not an Adamo). Thanks for the video guys!

[@AmahlAmahlAmahl]

I never seen Ollie so happy!

[@neilcobbe7628]

Looking very fit and fresh Ollie 👍fair play 👏👏👏

[@JMcLeodKC711]

This whole project just proves how much speed can be purchased.

[@StoneEagle68]

I hope you got to keep this amazing bike!

[@jascollinscork]

Soooo much respect for you taking on this challenge Ollie!!!!! And so lucky to be able to do it in many ways!!! I’d love to be able to have that dedication!!!! So I’m going to try and set smaller goals to train hard!!!! Just one question why no aero gloves.....? No advantage 🤔

[@SwiCyc]

I know it's probably marginal, but what is the trade-off of the gained watts in reduced chain friction and the watts lost in aerodynamic drag of the bigger chainring? Awesome bike! I'd rate it a super-nice!

[@Gren_RU]

🔥, bought the same yesterday

[@tmbmtl]

Your enthusiasm is so communicative, lovely presentation. What would be the price of this bike, a breakdown would be extremely interesting. Thanks and kudos to GCN.

[@TheAradune]

The frame and the the discs alone are 8000€. I'd say you could get it for 11700€ including the glue for the tubular tires.

[@justinbecker3066]

It looks like there is enough foam on the aerobars that it doesn't even matter that they are custom anymore because the foam would just fill any voids.

[@sebasforest963]

Nice! Just a though: is the base bar nicely parrallel to the ground? frontal surface/marginal gains and all...

[@andrewgturnbull]

Could you take a couple of links out of that chain to get the back wheel right up close to the faired seat tube? You could get a bus through that gap!

[@galenkehler]

Pro tip: if you're photographing a fixed gear bike, unthread the cog slightly so you can level the cranks and line up the wheels at the same time.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Ollie is beaming 😀👍 Fantastic bike. What about your clothing, helmet, and shoes? Anything special?

[@mmenjic]

so you have decided to save few grams elsewhere but to keep 150+ grams for measuring and logging ??? also 10:04 is that air brake deployed on your saddle ?

[@peterbee8892]

Crackin ride lad. Truly inspirational for the ordinary cyclist. Grab yourself a beer and a pie.

[@BLAKEISHart]

Did you take the bearing seals out

[@kevinlavery6194]

Going from 175 to 170 mm cranks is absolutely the best change I've ever made on a bike!

[@hedleykerr3564]

Do you get to keep the bike? Great job Ollie have thoroughly enjoyed following your progress, Cheers mate!

[@theoriginaltylerdurden]

Hope Ollie got to keep the bike for the effort he put in over the 3 months. He earned it

[@mtnbikehead]

Nice job!!👍

[@lahyessam9725]

Are there tubular tires on that spaceship bike

[@martinh2783]

Seriously cool bike. It would be interesting get get a estimated price on that beast.

[@firesurfer]

A 50/11 at 120 rpm downhill is almost 43 mph (69k)! I normally have a 46/16 on my training bike that I used to go to the hills on. I had difficulty doing 110 rpm going downhill. I usually chickened out at 115 rpm and use the front brake. It's a crit frame with the rear dropouts changed to track. I wonder what his max rpm is.

[@Pasdechevredreamer]

In a world of marginal gains, would taping up the stem bolts and pivot provide any advantage?

[@CallMDel]

on track, all matters is aero and stiffness, while sacrificing weight, which does not have that huge of impact in the velodrome.

[@freewheels7544]

Great , great , now tell me what kind of bike stand is that

[@lechprotean]

why not power meter in the pedals or the crank instead?

[@saveriodipoce2201]

Hi Ollie.You talk and talk about aero. But,i still see at 6.38 all most square crank arm.You have 2 crank arms they are on average 20 cm long by 15 mm wide.You have 4 sides.That is a lot of space to have exposed .When are the MFG of group set going to make these arms aero.Very easy stuff,don't you think?

[@unoleung6686]

Hi Ollie , during training, how much is the Max Speed you reach? Nice episode!

[@imilic8]

no golden chain?! not a super nice, sorry Ollie

[@JamesCartledge]

valves not lined up

[@IraklyShanidze00X]

at least he doesn't have a saddle bag

[@davidlafranchise4782]

Rear wheel is not able to see Mavic logo at same position as front. NICE, but NOT Super Nice.!!!!

[@yogatriathlete]

The KMC X11SL Ti-N Gold chain that would have gotten a super nice has slightly more drivetrain friction compared to a Dura-Ace HG901 chain (both prepared by CeramicSpeed), so the marginal gain was worth sacrificing a super nice from a random viewer

[@IraklyShanidze00X]

@@yogatriathlete that's a philosophical question, whether to sacrifice a super nice for a marginal gain. Looks are everything, aren't they? )))

[@markmergatroid2348]

Hey Ollie, in hindsight do you think your training was long enough and intensive enough?

[@khaki.shorts]

Mark Mergatroid well of course not, if it was the right amount of preparation he would have beaten Merckx’s record

[@anoniems6530]

Not the custom fitted extensions?

[@id.unknown1283]

The question is does it have a lock ring holding the cog or is he going with out one for those marginal gains.

[@ianiscaratti4924]

T. C. Airth lockrings are not usual on track

[@christoingram]

Curious to know what this build would cost? The GCN show recently talked about the expense of cycling and inaccessibility. So how much would you have to spend to buy this new and what is the estimated wattage bonus attained per £/€/$/¥?

[@williampaciej8266]

If you gave Merx all the power savings Ollie has achieved, theoretically how far would he have gone in a modern tech world, it must be calculable.

[@rmm2000]

Get Ollie to do the hour record on the Merx set up in Mexico. Then we have Ollie as Merx and Ollie with power savings. We also have the Merx numbers. Merx with power savings can then be calculated. You just need to fly Ollie to Mexico and get him to do another hour record. Solved.

[@alexhutch123]

when is the attempt? is it gonna be livestreamed?

[@gcntech]

Ollie's hour took place last week! You can watch the full video about his attempt here: gcn.eu/39E

[@charliedrummond5356]

Wrinkly tape! Bolt hole on the stem. Covers for the track drop outs?

[@joelmicah7014]

do you keep it?

[@wrxzboost]

i would think that having a cup on the back of the arm pad would help keep you more stable in the prying mantis position.

[@l.d.t.6327]

11:48 The tubular in the back is not fitted perfectly. It goes up and down while spinning the wheel.

[@rogbrogb7537]

What were the mileage, average speed, max. speeds? Thanks!

[@lukasbormann4830]

Why would u use a powermeter, isn't that alot weight that could be safed?

[@leeoien3645]

Ollie-- do you get to keep the bike?? I think there should be a drawing to give it away to GCN viewer!! :) :) :)

[@treyquattro]

what happened to Ollie's beard? Looking good & aerodynamic!

[@jochem1986]

Gilette, the fastest a man can get!

[@fencep]

'Cause of your previous spoilers you took the fun out of that video.

[@mickchaganis6607]

Yep what a twat that person was, I was gutted!

[@Calum_S]

Especially after they said for us not to send spoilers on twitter, etc. 🙄

[@TC-ik9kn]

They did shout in a other video with the new co-host , a 15sec where he says .. I didn't beat the cannibal time... I was wtf!!.....3months building up this ..and be spoils everything in a 15sec presentation... Pfff

[@fabriciochvitogonzalez7452]

Wow que máquina 🚴🚴🚴❤

[@EndUser-yu7gg]

Damn been itching to hear how this went ... I will say I sided with the finishing within a minute... now watching the video to see if you proved me wrong Ollie ... least there is no bike carrying for you to worry about =)

[@jonathannguyen7166]

What did the bike cost

[@theapplewatchtriathlete8890]

At the event I think they said £8-10k, maybe more...?

[@PnlBtr]

@@theapplewatchtriathlete8890 I would argue more with the custom bars, custom conversion plate for road cranks and road chain running on a track ring. High end componentry to. Maybe up to 12-13.

[@joetaylor486]

Wow, that looks really slippery!

[@Try2Tri]

217 psi looks like a very specific number, but it's just 15 bar (like it says on the tyre). This means their test setup measured in bar. It's not like 217 psi is okay and your tyre will blow up at 218 psi. 1 bar = 100000 Pa, just because I like my SI units. ;-)

[@jspaceman71]

Does he get to keep the bike now that the hour record ride is over?

[@clydea.hutchisoniv5742]

magnet taped to the wheel is definitely a bodge, should have put it inside

[@bernardibrahim]

8:53 nice

[@brucelangsteiner4599]

The speed magnet is definitely a hack!

[@workingguy-OU812]

I'm going to go with 'Bodge' as I bet that there is a tape out there, and a method to apply it, that would have produced a smooth, clean piece of tape (automotive vinyl wrap with a little warmth from a heat gun perhaps?). I bet his Bodged application would not have passed Jon's eye had he not been 'moved along' from doing the tech show.

[@brucelangsteiner4599]

Fair point.

[@Cyclingmasterseller]

Why not Tufo track 19mm and scream at 225 psi?

[@pljeezy]

Just a NICE..the valves aren't aligned. C'mon mate.

[@barryford7135]

No sandbags?

[@PrzemyslawSliwinski]

Aren't tubeless faster on a track as (they say) they are on a road?

[@TC-ik9kn]

I'm unaware if there is many options regarding track(TT)-disk-wheels tubeless ready , and anyway here the Psi is far greater of what a tubeless tire can take ...

[@ianiscaratti4924]

tubular wil save you on a steep track.

[@ianiscaratti4924]

why did they do the custom chainring with the wrong bcd and offset? 1/8 Trackchains aren't used because of the powerfull sprinters but because of the uci rules on 6day racing.

[@jochem1986]

Track cranksets are oldschool, never updated and massively unaerodynamic.

[@Jponabike]

Jochem tell that to rotor or srm

[@Jponabike]

Jochem also pretty sure the chainring adaptor would be less aerodynamic than a normal set up

[@ianiscaratti4924]

Jochem the rotor track crankset just got an bb30 update for 2019 and vision track crank is very aero. but that's wasn't the question.

217 psi is just below 15 bar, 218 would be above it. That's why the strange number

[@itarry4]

Lovely bike but maybe 1 chain link less and the back wheel would have been right up close to the back of the bikes down tube maybe saving a couple more watts? Nit picking I know but isn't that what this was all about? Also couldn't you have gone up maybe 1 more gear meaning each turn of the cranks would have given you more power back? Not sure about that stuff and again nit picking but you did so, so well and got so so close just trying to think what you might have changed to get there. I take it all your bearings were ceramic.

[@slickflyguy]

Graham Obree broke it twice. Try that on for size buddy!

[@Tgiles13]

Wonder if my 68t chainring fits onto a BMC TR01? 🤔

[@jochem1986]

At some point you will touch the chainstay.

[@Tgiles13]

Jochem well thats a given... in Aus we see the TR01 for UCI events or the rare one someone imported, its actually one of the few bits of (readily available) track equipment i havent had at my finger tips.

[@le0fonzagoric164]

Avg watts????

[@South4everrwe]

We love you Ollie. You did awesome. Congrats for the solid effort. I am glad you have the record over your smug ass boss (Dan the downer)that was talking bad the whole time.

[@luisrosano3510]

You look so happy and motivate, but gonna hurt like hell.

[@bazzahead7282]

Altitude Ollie

[@jmorgan87]

But what about the hub bearings? Gotta go ceramic.

[@taufikabidin412]

Francis faure Record was set by combining recumbent and fairing making the Super Velocar (Mochet made) in 1939. officially the first person to break the 50 km mark on a bicycle. You haven't got all the help you can get Ollie. Time to join the dark side.

[@mikaelhoo]

How fast Eddy Merckx would've been on that bike?

[@Savonge]

whats the gear ratio? how many teeth?

[@jochembaars403]

61/15

[@rob-c.]

Jochem Baars 61/16 in fact

[@BookWorm5355]

Super fast wheels & tyres, valve hole covered by gaffa tape.....

[@gcntech]

Hack or Bodge?

[@BookWorm5355]

@@gcntech Hack 😉