We Tried To Drink 10 Coffees On One Ride & This Is What Happened!

We at GCN love coffee and we love adventure, so we planned a 200km ride to combine the two. The idea: visit 11 cafes in a single ride to fill out a coffee loyalty card and get the 11th one free. Si, Hank, Conor and Ollie tried out the new Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM to make sure they didn’t get lost on the way. It’s the ultimate cafe ride… what could possibly go wrong?
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[@gcn]

How often do you stop for a coffee on your rides?

[@gudjoki9020]

Every take a cycle i drink cofee and smoking. Hehehe. At 50km the first, and after finish.

[@bikesandlaces]

Usually riding only once but that's because my current rides are just to get coffee #imtheteamrunner

[@alinapopescu872]

Never. I have my usual mug in the morning, and another small one post-ride if I feel the need.

[@TerryWaitesRadiator]

I love coffee but cannot drink it on rides. End up with a bad stomach and massive headache if I have caffeine and exercise. Can happily stop for a pint or two however

[@FekalKilla]

actually never, cause, you know, corn was already harvested...

[@katiel7166]

Ollie's secret weapon is a PhD. You either build up a massive tolerance to caffeine or you drop out before your thesis is done, there's no other options.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

That‘s exactly what I thought.

[@Anatedu861]

was about to post that. He's just a different kind of freak

[@Shellewell]

I've managed PhD without coffee, but it probably isn't advisable.

[@briancarter8694]

This is true, caffeine tolerance should be at least 3 credit hours per semester in grad school.

[@lincolnlu9869]

Currently finishing my PhD without caffeine. But I have become more of an alcoholic. So not sure if the trade off is worth it.

[@thixie]

Next trip is with 10 beers?

[@acl__live]

sounds illegal.... let do it

[@thecat4315]

Yes! That we need to see, a pub crawl

[@greylynnjr]

Do it all the time

[@redsquarejay]

Beer and coffee

[@mikearmstrong1796]

Bitch, I start on 10. 😂 Guinness fuelled

[@Aeronwor]

After all the atempts on Hanks life, I didn't think the one to get closest would be a simple cafe ride.

[@katiel7166]

"Do we get cake every time we stop?" You're a man after my own heart, Hank.

[@nialltracey2599]

He's a man after his own heart attack.

[@user-lf5vv8tn1d]

"Would it help?" "Yes!"

[@shadowmancer211]

I bet Dr. Ollie has built up his caffeine tolerance while doing the PhD. Speaking from own experience 😁

[@goodcompanycoffee]

Banter is so good. Keep these group rides going please! I’m dying at Connor’s appetite at each cafe and treating it like a food run 😂

[@gcn]

Nothing beats a group ride with mates!

[@JollyGiant0]

Funniest video in along time. Si's lip with a hole in at the end was hysterical, Connor's 6,000 Cal and Hank's overdose made it great entertainment. Oh and Oli dropping everyone, priceless!!

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@douglaspate9314]

Definitely!!

[@aHIGHasian]

To do a comparison episode. They should go to 10 coffeeshops in Amsterdam.

[@KarlosEPM]

Haha! Good one. Oddly enough, caffeine is considered the weakest psychedelic drug... if you've ever drank enough you'll know.

[@manitolas]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nk-dw2hm]

@@KarlosEPM it's far from the weakest, and one of the more addictive legal drugs

[@jianghaoyoutube5017]

Very nice one 😂

[@uldi1s]

Now THAT's a challenge! 😅

[@dapidizme]

Love these group ride videos. More please!

[@jakobgib]

That’s exactly the content I’m always looking for, relaxed but fast group rides

[@kaif_ff2283]

Absolutely

[@oliviant2235]

Completely agreed

[@2.old4this]

Where was Manon? Given up looking for Sir Dan!

[@chrisdunn8215]

The tables have turned Ollie is now the fittest of the team..😁

[@gcn]

That's fighting talk! We're sure the rest of the team would have something to say about that.

[@jamie152]

@@gcn Prove it!

[@ShrimpPimp]

Ollie’s been using sudo names again in the comments

[@Piplodocus]

​@@gcn Based on this Ollie is the only one who'd survive one of my rides, and you're all far fitter than me.

[@NZWozza]

Oh how the turntables!

[@brad5282]

11:41 Motion to require all GCN presenters to make Si's "Weeee!" noise every time they mention E-Bikes from now on.

[@JacobDalby]

This has got to be my favorite video in a long time - very down to earth and just the vibe of mates out for a ride pacing each other!

[@gcn]

Nothing better than a ride with mates! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jimbrittain2617]

Absolutely loved this! The blending of individual commentary and collective discussions throughout the group ride was really fun. Hope there are more of these in the works. Great video.

[@outtrigger]

i love the standard 2-presenter format but I absolutely adore when they even more presenters

[@gcn]

Noted! Watch this space 👀

[@mopedvieh]

Ollie's sped up voice during the fifth coffee stop should be used for the upcoming Super Mario movie. Discussion over.

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Was it sped up? I wasn't sure....

[@joeshmoe7967]

@@ShannonSouthAfrica LOL! Me too. Fake or real, it was entertaining. - Cheers

[@davetomlinson8090]

I took part in the TransAtlanticWay ultra endurance race in 2018. After 2 400km days on a couple of hours sleep in a bivvy. I thought I'd employ a tactic of an espresso (and a red bull) at every service station on route to keep me going through the next day. Think I had around 8 in a 4 hour period and was dizzy, disorientated and probably hallucinating. Had to keep riding till it wore off as I thought I'd not get up again if I stopped... Not big, not clever, never again.

[@ScottyCycles]

"I never thought this would be how Hank goes"...more group ride videos like this please!

[@2.old4this]

Hank’s Kryptonite = Penny Farthing & caffeine!

[@jean-luclouis1100]

Kudos to Hank for wearing white trousers after having a “Runny bottom”

[@alxdsnts]

absolutely love these group rides, we need more, please!!! the banter is infectious

[@CameronOgilvie1]

a whoop tie-in with sleep stats for the surrounding days would have been awesome to see how badly your sleep was disrupted the following 2-3 days.

[@oliverbridgewood3929]

good idea! mine was actually really good! which was part of why i said it didn’t affect me much. interesting!

[@nadeem9485]

Honestly, watching you guys is more entertaining than mainstream TV. You have chemistry with each other that makes for compulsive viewing!

[@238949]

Best GCN video for ages, brilliant to see a group ride, just mates having a laugh and doing silly things, Ollie, leaving all behind him and besting everyone in the amount of caffeine consumed, he's so strong now. Finale of Si dribbling hot chocolate into his lap, hilarious

[@ManorMoose]

"I never thought this would be how Hank goes..." 😂😂

[@meaganwalsh1]

It’s Ollie’s PhD…you build up a tolerance when completing it. I’m surprised there weren’t more runny bottoms!

[@mawalker6921]

One of the best GCN videos for a long time. Can’t remember laughing so much since Matt used to present👍

[@norberts482]

baguette and pizza for example 🤣

[@chasc301]

@@norberts482 definitely. Rider impersonations too.

[@norberts482]

@@chasc301 Yes (btw I even have a small playlist;) kzbin.info/aero/PLXH4FrKJT_otMHmpjDZ-TvjbZaXueavg0

[@marosi93]

More videos like this! Looking at group of friends doing silly things is the best.

[@gcn]

Have you seen our budget bikepacking video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/onuypXZ8msyWY5Y

[@phoneindustrydesign]

GCN: 10 COFFEES during 200km ride ME: hold my beer - 10 COFFEES while watching this video

[@TheLawyerInLycra]

Ollie’s in the form of his life. Next GCN challenge: a presenter ITT over a rolling 40-50km course on standard road bikes!

[@mag2eyes]

And the "Over-acting" award goes to...OMG! A 4 way tie!!! Loved this one!

[@wendylee8755]

You guys are killing it with content! This was a fantastic piece of work, and I just don't get tired of seeing how much you guys all just seem to genuinely enjoy riding and hanging out together!

[@jonnythelegs2597]

This is like my morning commute after having been at a dnb rave till 5am, like a compilation of scenes from A Clockwork Orange, Chopper, and Trainspotting.

[@evigvandrare]

It's the coming off the second fourteen hour night shift vibes for me.

[@hansschotterradler3772]

Need to try 10 🍺 on 200k next.

[@cpascoe89]

We need more videos with all of you in it. Just need to add Manon Alex and Dan!

[@roadcyclist1]

Manon is not in cycling shape anymore.

[@-P-Z-]

1:08 thanks Hank for asking most important question

[@Cycle9568]

Probably one of the funniest episodes ever! Thanks for the good laugh and suffering to entertain all of us.

[@martinmalloy5997]

"Everyone loves a coffee stop" a bold statement, in 30 years of cycling I've never had a coffee stop, if I did I wouldn't be able to get back on the bike.

[@LS1conehead]

In 52 years of riding I've never stopped for coffee. If I did, getting back on the bike would not be the problem, but stopping every 15 minutes (or less!) after that to pee, on the side of public roads, with cops passing by, most definitely WOULD be. 😉☹

[@Friek555]

GCN's music game is absolutely on point in this one

[@jonathanrothwell3512]

Brilliant, great to see the 4 of you on one video, riding and having a laugh.

[@roadracermark7946]

You'll aft to do 10 pubs and have a beer in each of them, gravel off road obviously 😵‍💫

[@Padre186]

%100 believe you guys need to do more ensemble rides. Getting so many different personalities in one place made this video very fun to watch.

[@238949]

I think I've watched this video once every day since Saturday, I'm sad but addicted, it cheers me up so much. Taken over from my previous favourite "how to make every ride epic" love it

[@maciuskowiec]

Guys all together are hilarious!! And film editing is such a masterpiece!! We're waiting for more!!

[@TheUntypicals]

Coffee contains Acrylamide same as smoking, burnt chips and crisps. You be better off picking up apples from trees along your route and throwing the cores into bramble further on.

[@mindy_monster]

Great to have the gang back together again. One of my favourite videos from GCN in a while.

[@tonyBobb5209]

Great to see the majority of the team all doing challenges again together. Would like to see more of this. A real laugh, it put a smile on my face. Good content? 🤔🤣 Well done guys 👏🏼

[@gabrielcaridade6095]

Hands down one of your best videos ever! Four cycling buddies out for an epic ride and doing silly challenges. 😅 Isn’t this what cycling and camaraderie is about?😂

[@zao.224]

Love seeing the lads together! Great video!

[@simonmartin8958]

Best GCN Video for ages, love the group ride and banter more please 👍🏻

[@joedesalme8096]

Excellent, original idea, made even better by having all four GCN guys ride it together.

[@dygbi]

What a phenomenal video. Some absolute comedy gold in there.

[@nwbudro9210]

I love the scenery on this "adventure" rides. Please do more.

[@steven871]

Great segment. 10 coffees better than 10 drinks, which some do on a Saturday evening 😂

[@fastfire04]

Love this. Such a fun video. Had me in stitches at times. Reminds me of the old days and just having fun with mates doing random things. Keep it up!

[@ThuCommix]

This was hilarious to watch and very nicely edited, great stuff!

[@obikedog]

Poor Hank. I am glad you all stopped and took it seriously. Atrial fibrillation et. al. is no joke. I have heard about caffeine wreaking havoc with the body's thermal regulation and was told early on to save caffeinated gels for the last hour or so of a ride. I had an issue with it this past summer when I stopped for ONE (triple) iced latte on a triple-digit (Farenheit 105), humid day and did feel quite remarkably ill on the way home and for a few hours after the ride.

[@2wheelanything68]

Absolutely loved this video! What a great channel, to add this type of video on top of the great tutorials offered, the perfect channel. Great job everyone

[@natillano]

Ollie drinking doubles and still outlasted Hank, man is a legend at this point! Curiously, may having an HR monitor be more informative?

[@swissride4k]

Hey GCN Team, Thanks for Coming up with another amazing video!

[@AshleyyDerrick]

Si not being able to drink absolutely ruined me 😂

[@struancochrane753]

What an awesome video, your end debrief reminded me of debriefs after a night out, it was akin to hangover chats, and no alcohol was taken. Clearly Dr Bridgewood is smashing it on the bike. Glad you all noticed, and Simon commented. Great work, well done.

[@danielakerman8241]

😂😂 the subtly sped-up video at espresso #5 had me cracking up. Funny little touch

[@gcn]

Cheers Daniel 🙌

[@grongrod]

I thought I Washington pushing my luck with 3 coffies before Zwift Academy finishing ride but this was hardcore. Great stuff!

[@jamesbull9879]

Haha I woke my wife up laughing at the end. More group rides like this please!

[@AnvilAirsoftTV]

Really enjoyed seeing you all on an adventure. Loved the editing too.

[@MisterAndyS]

I know this feeling. A very long time ago as a teenager, we stayed up all night on caffeinated sodas, and the next day I was helping a friend move house. All of us were like zombies, so we took caffeine tablets. A couple of hours later, I found myself on the ramp into the moving truck holding one end of a settee. I was stopped, and I asked "were we carrying this into the truck, or off the truck?"

[@jmo1205]

Si: "... oh look out! E-Biker... WEEEEEEE.." Definitely feeling that coffee.

[@DB-sj8km]

I think he was imitating the sound of the e-motor. Whines.

[@kevin._.farren]

Anyone else impressed with how casually they set off on a 200 km ride? I would be training for months.

[@miallo]

It isn't that bad once you start doing it... I only got my first race bike in August and just returned from a 240 km ride. Yes, it took me 14 hours, but it isn't as hard as I thought it would be before I first did it if you take it slow... Also they are four people, so they can save loads of power riding in the slipstream...

[@karlisjansons7234]

You four are bonkers, absolutely crazy!! Keep it up. Great humour and video. Thanks!

[@dwest783]

#5 was pure genius. The most i've laughed in a long time. Simple but effective, well done lads!

[@philsimon4457]

One of your best videos boys! More ‘cycling with ya mates’ videos! Just for lols 😆

[@NoelDanborg]

The headtube length on Connor’s bikes never fails to impress me.. Especially when compared to Hank’s bike.. Haha

[@HazBaz1234567]

More group ride videos would be amazing, love it!

[@Relevant_Irrelevance]

I may not be able to ride as well or as hard as the crew, but I have a feeling I could do the coffee drinking part of this just fine. Thank you, uni!

[@Broonie719]

7:55 I had to check my playback speed 🤣

[@jackievampanda]

So much hoping Manon could join the ride too! Anyways great vid!!!

[@event4216]

To much hassle coordinating pee stops, while men only just works.

[@DB-sj8km]

Best video in a long time. Feels like an all-star GCN video. Only thing better would be Manon and Lloydie in it.

[@tinwhiskerSC]

I love the variety on this channel. The endurance challenges, pushing limits, recreating records, presenter competition, new bike info, a bit of history, sprinkling of sports, and things like this that are just plain weird and ill-advised.

[@FlatSpinMan]

Weird and ill advised. Hank’s motto.

[@Life-gm2sj]

The drinking bit at the end was hilarious 🤣

[@pierrec8563]

Very nice to see all four together!

[@peterthomas8053]

Those facial expressions from Connor, when he was on last wheel, just creased me up. Loves this video.

[@chrisbaum998]

Awesome video! Enjoyed seeing a proper group ride with a challenge along the way!! Well Done!!

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

All the hazardous stunts, extreme rides, and pain you've put Hank through in his time at GCN, and you finally almost kill him with a cafe ride.

[@chrisvanbuggenum871]

A cyclist drank 10 coffees during a ride, and ended up in the ER, which is where we are now.

[@TesterAnimal1]

Chubby Emu! Here is the episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZvCcoKwiLh3g68

[@SebastianSonntag]

A cyclist drank 10 coffes during a ride. This is what happened to his bibs.

[@chrisvanbuggenum871]

@@SebastianSonntag lol

[@chrisvanbuggenum871]

@@TesterAnimal1 thanks!

[@peterdavies7872]

Great video...entertaining to watch. The lads looked like they had a good laugh 👍

[@simonhernandez3289]

Seeing you four in one video got me hyped! 🙌🏻

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

Anyone else reminded at the end by Conor's High Altitude testing, and how it effected him so much less than it should have? Dude's a beast! Ollie....consensus is chalking it up to your PhD, mate.

[@2323jayman]

Conors appetite is monstrous! Metabolism must be a furnace! Great video, group rides are the best!

[@danmc7815]

Takes a lot to fuel a man that size.

[@michaelmacabata8037]

Nice seeing many GCN presenters in one video. Love it

[@davidkeddle4192]

Another excellent and entertaining video. Ollie now rides with a quiet confidence that he will be the one who will do the dropping.

[@john15yt]

Wasn't Ollie the "slowest" of presenters when he first joined GCN? Now he seems to be slaying the others. Would be nice to see an all out race between the bunch and stoke their competitive juices.

[@simonsepic]

Get in ollie you have really shown everyone what your capable of!!!

[@Star14trek]

Drinking a lot of coffee!😆

[@simonsepic]

@@Star14trek man after my own heart!! I drink tea all day as standard. Annoying amount of peeing but hey I love my tea pmsl

[@joelglenny748]

More group rides like this please GCN so funny. Great to see you all having fun in the name of science

[@gcn]

GCN, bringing fun and science together 🚀

[@mmmbetter55]

Nice topic, fun video too. Glad you boys hit on the potential dangers especially- gotta guard your heart at all times.

[@Servicevelo]

Very good video. You four are never normally seen in the same shot.

[@ridewithme3471]

What an Episode! Fantastic, made me feel like I was actually with you guys having some banter. Please more of this and less of *top 10 ways to drink from your water bottle* etc etc.

[@melibaut]

This was fun and love the banter 😆 Please film another group ride challenge!

[@mamoolaki]

One of the best GCN videos ever! Brilliant 😂

[@Star14trek]

Hank killed by 5 coffees .... Well that's his kryptonite!

[@moosesbackyard7587]

It's amazing to see how normalised addiction to coffee is.

[@FlourescentPotato]

yeah, caffeine is brutally unhealthy for the body. use it as a treat for performance when you need it, not as a daily addiction

[@LS1conehead]

Just like addiction to alcohol is. 😉 I guess any 'social'/socialized addition is A OK with society, and almost expected, maybe even required to be considered 'normal'?? (Just like cancer sticks were many decades ago.) I do not consume any alcoholic beverages at all. When most find this out, they instantly assume that I am a recovering alcoholic, since they consider it 'weird', and almost socially unacceptable to not drink just because you do not like it at all.

[@mattbethanythompson6513]

I’m dying 🤣👍🏻 Brilliant!! Love the whole goofiness of this