We Tried Track Cycling! | Can Mountain Bikers Ride A Velodrome?

[@piast99]

I love how Conor's head is so often out of the frame...

[@ay9748]

Fixable with 9:16 formats 🤣🤣

[@JamesShell]

Belter

[@Modrunnermusic]

How tall is he?

[@FlatSpinMan]

@@Modrunnermusic 6’7” I think. “El Alto” was his nickname in the peloton.

[@jonathanizaballer8258]

Yu guys should make manon and conor mtbing ‘cause they are the only gcn presenter who havent yet try mtbing

[@anthonyiii1962]

Ikr

[@skooterbrah]

Agreed!

[@SimonBauer7]

make them ride mtb

[@cloroxbleach9222]

Manon and Conor on MTB sounds like several reps of OTB

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Seriously, GMBN, get to it! @@cloroxbleach9222 Perfect then.

[@bainbrett6028]

I vote Blake does all videos from now on dressed like this.

[@woozertoo]

That’s the cleanest berm I’ve ever seen.

[@msagoo29]

Rich and Blake have great chemistry, they're brilliant entertainment when it comes to challenges. I would love to see more budget MTB challenges, along with Doddy, they were hilarious

[@afonsobarros5431]

Cool senna profile picture

[@Fred_the_1996]

(Nice pfp) yes, I'd love seeing thrm do Pilgrim style videos of ridiculous upgrades and parts

[@X41N3]

@@Fred_the_1996 it's gonna be epic

[@nerdexproject]

Well basically that's a huge wall ride! :D Love to see you guys doing different stuff with the GCN team! 👍👍

[@FlatSpinMan]

This was hilarious. All the giggles, the extremely manly “Oh gosh, oh goodness,”. Such a laugh to watch. Any channel crossover is always one of my favorites.

[@x3thelast]

YES! TRACK CYCLING! As a sprinter I use my MTB to cross train. I just enjoy going fast! Riding my MTB greatly adds to bike handling skills. Love seeing more track cycling across all the CYCLING NETWORK. Also, if this was on the GCN and no one knew better, Blake would fit right in as a sprinter.

[@karlwalters3763]

He did really well. Natural all round bike rider!

[@mikemoreno1058]

This is the second time I get the feeling Blake is going to say: „but kind of the same…“ as if you were in Berm Peak Express. 🤙🏽

[@EnduroPo30]

I've got my first roadbike last year and boy it changed the way I ride enduro,dh and trail. Best decision ever

[@matt_m126]

More collabs like this please! 🤙 It's nice to see GCN and GMBN getting together in a friendly atmosphere, just enjoying themselves!

[@jules9094]

Do we get to see the GCN team on some trails next?

[@skarabyll1458]

yes these are the best

[@yengsabio5315]

Blake taught Ollie how to MTB before.

[@VIEultimate]

@@yengsabio5315 they also did collab videos with Si and Hank before, if I'm not mistaken.

[@GrafRamolo]

if we talk olimpics calber, than rampage :P

[@pipolchamp8205]

they should try serious xc tracks.

[@kuyaanima]

Can't wait for the opposite now! Manon and Conor tries out mountain biking!

[@cloroxbleach9222]

Imagine GMBN and GCN making a video further blurring the line between roadies and MTB by having GCN do an XC or even Enduro race and GMBN do a gravel race. Bikers should be united! Edit: GMBN doing CX would be great to see too

[@talonlan]

Totally agree, but as a Roadie I can say the issue is with us, Roadies can be elitist pricks.

[@jg374]

Jumps on a velodrome? :)

[@cloroxbleach9222]

@@talonlan Hopefully Gravel riders are able to radiate their chill to road bikers as a whole though even without that, elitism in rbiking has been steadily declining, or at least more and more decent people are going cycling

[@feralmarmot3305]

Let’s get the Manon and the GCN crew doing some DH now…

[@yengsabio5315]

Some XC, too, please!

[@ApexHerbivore]

Probs too dangerous

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@ApexHerbivore No Mountain Bike category under the sun is any more dangerous than doing 40+km/h over a belt sander like they do every time they ride on a street.

[@xnirvanaXnevermindx]

@@DinnerForkTongue I'll take a road burn before a narly trail crash. Anyday

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@xnirvanaXnevermindx Your funeral 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@juluisreyes9094]

Velodrome is like a berm but continuous.

[@ArMa1120]

I would like to see GMBN head over to the trails on a Unicycle.

[@scudy4]

GMBN down the trails on road bikes GCN on mountain bikes

[@heytreacle]

I’ve done it a few times and would really recommend- it’s the form of cycling that feels the most like you’re flying, incredible feeling of speed.

[@Arrow352]

That was an awesome collaboration between the channels, so much fun to watch. Also definitely approve of the music choice during the Madison practice!

[@Jon1Surf1Lim]

If anyone ever offers the opportunity to ride on the track I can thoroughly recommend it, it’s one of the best cycling related things I have ever done, it’s brilliant.

[@msgesus4518]

tried it, meh

[@Solarsystem50]

Blake is my favorite presenter, always makes me laugh. He is the GOAT. He should bring that outfit and helmet to the Trails.

[@evilkanjevil]

This Track is the biggest wooden feature an mtb´er ever has ridden on

[@sebastianjost]

It's infinitely long

[@thepointof]

Love this, I remember going to Newport with mid-Devon CC, so much fun. I'm a MTBer first and surprised many club members. I must take my kids so they can experience the raw speed you get at a Velodrome

[@clintnieves]

Always a bloody good time with GMBN dudes doing challenges with the roadies. Blake really has good power beating Hank on a previous climb and now Alex

[@uldi1s]

Blake would have gone faster with a taller gearing, you can see when he was next to Connor the difference in gears. Now, for something new... try on BMX! :) Including the GCN crew

[@deeerek0756]

They can't have the MTB crew beating the road crew. That would've been pretty embarrassing for Blake to come in and beat them at their own game

[@screew708]

Blake has a good build he looks really strong

[@rufysufy]

@@deeerek0756 Blake has done it with hank over hills so..

[@mr.recorder4781]

My dude MTB’s only go DOWN hills at least 70% of the time. How do you expect better legs than professional velodrome cyclists who train everyday??

[@martingazdag7570]

@@mr.recorder4781 because the same mtb-ers have to get up the hill for the next run! do you think they walk the bike? =P

[@jonathanizaballer8258]

Thanks guys You make my day happier btw blake in lycra looks …great

[@TorrentUK]

I love these crossover vids. Both the GCN and GMBN team are awesome! I bet Manon would be a great XC'er

[@alexcarpenter7578]

One thing I noticed when I rode a tracl for the last time was how cool the community was. They where very welcoming and fun to just chat with. It was alot like the MTB community. I'm over road rides and krits. Those guys dont care if they wreak each other (as much). I am looking forward to seeing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paraolympic track racing at my local Velo center

[@dnorm]

My first and only time in a velodrome, I face planted the track at the end of a best effort lap... DONT STOP PEDDLING lol... thankfully my helmet took the blunt of it and I got to race after a rest (with a new helmet - won by having the best and only crash of the day - thank you guys @ Team Midland).

[@SprSonik13]

The timing on this video being posted is a trip. I was just at a volleyball tournament for my son today at the big velodrome in Carson California. Posted about it on my Facebook page, saying how cool it was and pinged a couple of mountain bike buddies about it. I get home from the tournament and sit down to watch some KZbin before walking my dogs and saw this video…

[@jonhume6051]

Loved it. Combined GMBN/GCN Tour Divide next please :-)

[@bengarside79]

Brilliant - I only started road riding when I crashed on a trail at night and separated my collar bone.. so needed something to recover, so now have a foot in both GCN and GMBN.. would love to see GMBN get Hank from GCN on a trail.. he's got the most bike handling skills and has some peak power too, so could perhaps give Blake a bit of competition!

[@lufo5]

I think gmbn's should be involved in the gcn zwift racing league. They have tons of watts 💪👍

[@alexj.3206]

Good to go out there and expand your knowledge of the cycling world! Thumbs up.

[@Kcducttaper1]

I find it interesting how just the general muscle structure is so much different. MTBers often have significantly larger legs that can shove out gobs of power in shorter burst (kinda like body builder). Case in point, in the 'drag' race, Blake spun out, regained his footing (on a fixie, mind you) and STILL won. Roadies often have smaller legs, but can spin faster and for longer duration (more endurance athlete style). As a result, they can have their bike geared a little lower to compensate, so they can spin faster to hold 'the same' speed, but they don't have to produce as many watts per crank revolution. I recon, if you'd geared up the bikes just a touch, Richard and especially Blake would be right on par with the circuit racers over a lap or two.

[@MarchuxProductions]

None of the GCN presenters except for Manon are track riders though, and no one is even close to a track sprinter. Completely different ballgame, as both crews were kinda out of their comfort zone.

[@Roaming1001]

Blake got the coolest lycra and helmet on earth 😁😁😁 Love this video!

[@romanmatika]

Next: Take the guys from GCN to try the Enduro trails and jumps 😁

[@Bob_Shy_132]

I think Blake did that already with Simon.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@Bob_Shy_132 The others need to get on it then!

[@pipolchamp8205]

blake's explosive power is severely underrated, he also beat hank in the steep cobbled climb video, this is a proof why mountain bikers like mvdp and sagan wins in steep but short sprints in a road race. amount of torque needed to push the gears on rocky terrain is massive hence why blake won

[@ohne_speed]

I do both, and roadies could get very suprised when someone sprint them while sitting. They are used to stood up sprints and putting sudden 800+ watts while still in the saddle can really shock them.

[@ranggiarohmansani]

mvdp start from cyclocross, that's where he got the torque, because go up on the front at start is really important.

[@cornishalps9870]

the riders will more likely choose a sport which suits them physiologically, mountain bike racing requires sharp short efforts whereas road cycling is very much consistent power.

[@cornishalps9870]

@@ohne_speed yh an 800w seated sprint will get you to the same speed as a 1000w out of the saddle.

[@ranggiarohmansani]

@@cornishalps9870 I just talk about MVDP, he's grow as Cyclocross rider.

[@DanuelNuel]

Yeah Blake have some explosive power in legs

[@chrisridesbicycles]

That was proper cool. Please do more if this. And we should install Rich in the UCI board for new funny terms. Since everything is French in road/track cycling it‘s flingeur and flungeur. 😂

[@chrisbaum998]

Well Done!! Great to see the GCN and GMBN team up to do events togethere. More video please!!

[@robhughes645]

Loved this. Always wanted to have a go on a velodrome, it looks fun 😅

[@Bridgeybikes]

Hilarious vid! How about cycle speedway next?! There’s a track in our village (Horspath, Oxon). The tracks are tiny red gravel circuits. The bikes are single speed. There are two teams of two in each race. The races are over in probably less than a minute. There is almost always a crash on the first corner. It’s kind of like watching ice hockey. It’s brutal!

[@danandoliver3613]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaleeees!!! Wish I bumped into you guys, I was down that way recently. Big love, Cardiff

[@angussmith486]

Great vid!

[@chriswitek9455]

7 months till local track season starts again! come on may! this would be really fun to actually have an entire omnium of races between all the gcn/gmbn presenters. scratch, tempo, elimination, and points races all in one day would be a pretty interesting competition. id really look forward to seeing how eveyone handles an elimination race more then anything i think

[@colinmclellan4858]

Why is the winning track cyclist Manon not the "expert"?

[@pipolchamp8205]

she already oriented the two about track cyling a few weeks ago that's why tehy're sharing the tips, and it's not like rich and blake are gonna compete serious track races lmao

[@Rampagedd]

Thank goodness for mountain bikes and the trail

[@dctruckguy]

This has to be my favorite video of either channel to date.

[@mag16ly]

Love to see you guys enter a cycle cross race 😉

[@wad3thegreat]

This was awesome. My favorite cross-over yet! Conor's go-pro footage was so intense too!

[@fossaert83]

The forgotten disciplines. More of this please

[@ApexHerbivore]

You want to see them riding track, more?! Why?

[@davidsnow1481]

That was very fun and interesting to watch I used road bike to improve my endurance then I would ride a fixed gear bike for my cadence. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.

[@TwistedTriggerEnduro]

Nice slingshot action!!! Cool music, great video. 💪🔥

[@matt_acton-varian]

Well done guys, that was epic. I have ridden the track before and my one lap sprint PB is about the same as Blake's. I'm not a powerful rider so with practice and confidence you could probably get as fast as Alex and Manon!

[@magicicle]

6:24 highlight of this video

[@wandom8970]

its world apart.. welldone GMBN. never think of it before.

[@drewbrookes]

Great video, enjoyed that! thanks gmbn and gcn

[@Murdock0612]

Love it! I remember requesting to get Blake in the velodrome and it happened! Ok, let's get Manon on the Fort William downhill!

[@yokaiofwater]

I love collabs. You guys are awesome!

[@michaelatkinson7577]

Get yourselves up to Grasstrack racing at a Highland Games next season. Think Fixies as on the track with a bit of tread on flat (sometimes wet) bumpy outdoor grass tracks with the spectators safely behind a rope in toughing distance to your right.....whilst others throw heavy objects around the infield, dance on swords and do competitive bagpiping. Pretty competitive racing with handicapping thrown in to give us all a chance.

[@yvan2218]

Gotta love these channel collaborations

[@snbsmtb]

Wow! That was Exciting!!

[@WaechterDerNacht]

That was great! There was indoor world champs lately, so it would be fitting to do a tournament of cycle ball between the channels...

[@RiverCat999]

Cool video. Thanks for all you do on the channel.

[@marcalvarez4890]

"I've got gloves" ...(points to calluses) My kind of guy. Also, i think its cheating when Blake changes into a skinsuit and looks EXACTLY like a muscular track sprinter. Cheating! Also, id love to see the stats of who watches just one of the two channels, and who watches two or more. I will watch all the channels in english, because ALL BIKES MATTER!

[@MrAdambinnie]

More GCN collaborations please! This was ace.

[@zackeryeh]

Sick bit of northshore this week

[@shaikahmedmotlekar5493]

Blake and connor holding hands is just the cutest # relationship goals 🤣

[@davidwashbrook9885]

More channel crossovers please! This was fantastic

[@siemens198195]

GMBN needs a cute cycling girl too. Other than Blake

[@xnirvanaXnevermindx]

Right? Even Pinkbike has Christina Chappetta!

[@CRGT666]

I support this

[@justanothermountainbiker6958]

i second the motion

[@sempi8159]

Why?

[@reverendremiel]

@@sempi8159 Diversity.

[@gibbykirwan7788]

Love to see you do some speed & style racing

[@JMac-]

1:23 G-narly trails

[@benlafaver5362]

It’s really cool you guys are showing other disciplines and breaking barriers between mtbers and roadies. We’re all friends here lol

[@seanheavey5787]

Conor and Blake can push a serious cadence, impressive 👏 👏

[@syiridium703]

11/10 would shred some timber! This looks like quite a lot of fun. I actually bought a used road bike last year and it is an interesting change. It is especially fun when you pass people on MTBs in the woods on your road bike with 28mm slick tires... (yes, it must be dry, otherwise it's driftin' time)

[@jonm7272]

Gr8 vid. Love these discipline mash ups.

[@nizmortal]

Great stuff once again! But now since you've got a taste of fixed gear and a penchant for stepping out your comfort zone, why don't you try an alleycat race?

[@laptoptv9093]

I want to see GMBN do mountain unicycling. Unicycle tech is pretty impressive these days too, so maybe it could be paired with a tech video?

[@2scoops624]

Love the crossover videos. Lot of innuendo coming out of Blake and Rich. I wonder if they received that sticky bottle from Connor?

[@marknacional6388]

Gahh been waiting for this ever since i saw the IG posts of the collab. For some reason, i was expecting the GCN notif... all this time it was here haha

[@matthewhall8790]

I'd like to see you guys try some observed trials. I'm strictly a mountain biker as well, but trials is my favorite to watch.

[@callummclachlan4771]

I feel trials is the most difficult branch of 'cycling.' At least from a skill standpoint. Less physically demanding than something like Enduro, but requires more control.

[@paulsslightlyactivelife]

Mr Ashton would like this 😊. But no 'tan walls' please.

[@BeerMatt96]

16.4s laps, Alex? Dowsett rode those for an hour!

[@realryanjoseph]

next...manon tries mtb 😂😂

[@raykleiner3151]

That was so much fun! I was wondering what its like to ride the track!

[@tychoMX]

You guys make everything you do look cool - not that the track is not fun, but this was great. And please don't shred timber!

[@paramedicbarber974]

Now I think its time to see Manon riding a MTB with the lads AND the lads doing trials

[@danmcdonald1159]

Please try skii biking next time it snows up where you are. It is SOOOOOOO much fun

[@TwistedOnyx369]

I would love to see Blake on one of the longer, mountain road stages in that area. I don't know the names of the climbs in that area, but lots of climbing. I'd love to see his power numbers and how a MTB-er tackles mountainous road descents.

[@nickmassey9104]

Great video .Blake and Rich proper lads .perhaps you could try singlespeed Hill climbing next

[@gomezgadgetyeharr9248]

Here in Adelaide we have give it a go Tuesdays at the Superdrome so I did and very quickly broke a vertebrae fin off me back crashing off the banking... try explaining that to your missus.....

[@clivegower-collins9012]

Absolutely brilliant guys! LMFAO good on you for giving this a go 🤣🤣🤣

[@sbsimracing7275]

GMBN should do some videos on BMX race bikes at a BMX track next

[@markdavis8430]

Love you the channels come together and creat greatness Peace

[@peterfox6472]

Nearly tried this myself a few years ago! For something different Blake, come along to an Mtbo, organised by Bmbo club. It's a bit niche but can be great fun.

[@dionisiuskusuma1462]

Blake in tight fitting lycra is the wonder of the world

[@matsmellberg9127]

This was really fun to watch, so when is it the other way around. GCN on the enduro track...

[@SalubriouzNL]

Great vid, We want more, We want more, We want more!!!!!

[@anggrimunki]

2 challenges for ya: tandem mountain biking (as in mtb on a tandem bike) and mountain unicycling

[@cb6866]

Thanks Rich, Blake et al...Conor makes you guys look like hobbits ! Peace

[@woozertoo]

Or they make Conor look like an Ent.