Who Is The FASTEST Cyclist? | MTB vs Road vs Track vs BMX

[@gcn]

Which cycling discipline is your favourite?🤔

[@alinapopescu872]

Road, hands down.

[@MrBlumentopf78]

Road, but it was really impressive to see the BMX and Track cyclists perform

[@livegamingyt2833]

Road

[@McLovin38FFs]

Road.

[@ExplosiveNotes]

Trials 🙂

[@a1white]

I thought this was going to be ridiculous concept, but the speed and acceleration of Betsy on that BMX changed my view. Insane cadence and fitness level! The way she was still spinning off the line like crazy on the 1km version too. Full commitment 😮

[@cmarnold78]

This

[@gcn]

BMXers have some power! 💪 Did you catch Hank giving it a go 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3iUm4yZlsuEitk

[@ollieelgie]

@@gcn Thanks. But I think we're all really waiting for Conor to give BMX-ing a go...

[@ollieelgie]

Absolutely LOVED watching Betsy tear it off the line for the 500m and 1km races. She knew she had no chance. But why not go down in glory. Incredible cadence, strength and acceleration.

[@CarlosSilva-ti5ib]

I make your words mine. Completely unexpected, I thought the BMX racer would have no chance. I think it would be really nice to replicate the 1 Km challenge in a circuit having the 4 different kinds of surface.

[@billmccaffrey1977]

Put the BMXer on the road bike and she might smoke them all. Her Cadence was off the charts!

[@gcn]

If we put all the riders on the same bike, would the results change from each distance?🤔

[@RuiPedroRocha]

​@@gcnthat was what I was expecting to see in this video

[@simonsepic]

​@@gcnnow that's a good test!

[@mseekles1972]

With the roadbike gearing she would probably not be able to get the same cadence (as quick) as on the BMX bike. Nevertheless impressive.

[@feedbackzaloop]

@@mseekles1972 here's a secret unveiled: roadbike has lots of differerent gearing ratios. I'm more afraid Betsy will snap the thinner 12 speed chain

[@FS-ky5hk]

The BMXer out the gate has incredible speed. Props to the MTBer for just having fun out there.

[@gcn]

The cadence was incredible, wasn't it! Would you give BMX a go?

[@FS-ky5hk]

Of course! I've ridden all except for track.@@gcn

[@dhanyrafael]

​@@gcnI prefer a 20" foldable bike for my city/urban rides. It's perfect: straight back and 180° vision and fast small wheels. I smoke them at the lights even cars. 😊❤

[@roadcyclist1]

Poor, poor mountain bikers...all bike handling and zero fitness.

[@chuckgliderable]

​@@roadcyclist1erm, Pidcock, Schurter, Pieterse? No fitness? You gotta be joking

[@allthenewz]

That made a lot of sense. The BMX had mad off-the-line speed but was dead on long pulls, The downhill specialist had no downhill to play with, the track cyclist had massive power but only one gear, the roadie had all the power and gears to shift through for the distance. It shows how good road bikes are. Great racing.

[@gcn]

Road bikes are just so effective! They really are the best bikes 🙌 ... don't tell GMBN

[@crazyalcayne]

Yeah the BMXer would've had better results on the longer distances if she chilled out on the start, hung with the roadie then sprinted at the end. Also at the longer distance if she was able to switch to a higher seat, should could've taken advantage of sitting down.

[@erlendsteren9466]

@@gcn But gravel bikes outperforms roadbikes for general biking on variable surfaces , because they take fatter tyres. On Tarmac I can stay in the drag behind roadbikeriders stronger than me until we hit a small climb.On the gravelroads I can keep fresh for hours without getting tired in my neck. But some roadbikes are closing the gap, growing their tyreclearance up to more adult 35 mm tyres.

[@micktheshaggy3977]

That's incredible how long Betsy was able to sustain the level of her explosive power and high cadence! I bet that if she had gears, she could win on all the distances!

[@gcn]

Not to mention the skills she would have too! Cyclocross better watch out 👀

[@richcrompton6891]

Completely different if they were all on similar bikes. I thought the video was going to be them all having a go at each other’s discipline? Maybe that is a video for the future 😊

[@colinmartin2689]

I thought similar too, or the cyclists swap discipline bikes , eg Track-BMX, BMX-road, road-mtb and MTB-track

[@adamweb]

Give them all balance bikes and race again!

[@gcn]

There is always space for more videos 👀 How do you think the BMXer would get on with the road bike?

[@danieltscharnuter4794]

​@@gcnnot each other's discipline, but each other's course. BMX track, velodrome and XC short track course. You're going to need one very brave track cyclist! 😂

[@Legacy40k]

I suspect you'd have the road bike fastest still - since they probably all have experience on road bikes. Last would be Track or BMX because they require the most experience with that specific bike.

[@Aniqa101]

There is a dutch version of MTB vs Track vs BMX featuring Jeffrey Hoogland. The results are different, very interesting to see! Maybe if Rhian (the track cyclist) would have got a bigger chainring she would have won.

[@kidsafe]

Pretty sure that video was the inspiration for this… the BMX dude killed it despite losing due to the way they weighted each distance differently.

[@narutoqweavatar]

That's a great video.

[@gcn]

We'd be in trouble if the track cyclists shows up on a bigger chainring 👀

[@reubenbryant]

This is consistent with what I experience with my bikes. Over a short sprint, my BMX is always the quickest to accelerate. It’s fast! But with a 25:9 gear ratio it’s never going to beat my road bike once the distance increases. My road bike takes longer to get up to speed but once it does, my other bikes have no chance. And my hard tail is never the fastest. But it makes up for that with what it offers for off road fun.

[@rudolphpyatt4833]

Fascinating. This simultaneously shows just how much can be done with a single gear and how much difference multiple gears can make.

[@gcn]

Is one gear all you need 👀

[@erlendsteren9466]

@@gcn I could manage with one gear only, and that could be 34 - 25.Making it possible to climb standing 8% and spinning out at maybe 20 km/h (boring). If I lived in a flat area single speed would be more fun, maybe with 40- 20 chainrings. I am 100 kg heavy.

[@bivani]

Kudos to GCN for gathering these amazing athletes for this entertaining race. Well done. I think it is fair to expect the roadbike to win all the races over 1 kms... I liked the BMX rider races, amazing cadence

[@MrYorrik]

Nice video, highly amusing. Brave effort on the MTB from the always absolutely epic and brilliant Tracy Moseley. Really wondering about Betsy’s max watts per kilo. That must be off the charts. Get them all back again but maybe just all on road bikes for one set of challenges and all on mountain bikes for another set, just to make it simpler.

[@ollieelgie]

It was shocking that Tracy was even in the same postcode on a MTB. On a bike built for so much more, she made it look seriously non-slow. Absolute legend.

[@MrYorrik]

@@ollieelgie Yeah, absolutely, on an MTB and up against some young whippersnappers and still in there, complete legend. Plus, one of my favourite cyclists to listen to. She just talks good sense.

[@shaunchandler1]

Most bmx riders at that level put down an insane amount! 2000+

[@pritamduarah3]

Now let's do this again but with all the bikes in off-road

[@skaywest1772]

The mtb would still lose bc it’s so slow!!!🙄🤦🏽‍♀️

[@user-phoenix-A69]

@@skaywest1772why do you think its called a mountain bike,its meant for like off-road and mountain shit bro

[@user-phoenix-A69]

⁠@@skaywest1772and mountain bike is fast not slow

[@Rimuru_tempest223]

@@skaywest1772it is a OFF-ROAD mtb was make for it, do you even know about bike?

[@kyojurorengoku9673]

​@@skaywest1772 a mtb is an offroad bike

[@robbchastain3036]

A salute to Betsy for doing so well on her BMX bike. And I certainly learned first-hand how fast the best of those riders could sprint out of the gate to the first berm, faster than me tho' I tried and always seemed to finish fourth or something and O well, it was fun to compete for a time in '79 and experience it all. And even more fun were the eight years that I was a Schwinn Sting-Ray rider all the time, '67 to '75, back when the Sting-Ray preceded and actually birthed BMX and was the best bike a kid could have for riding fast and doing crazy stuff.

[@GeeFunk84]

This video just reminded me that in the past five years how I went through a roster of vintage and modern road bikes, hardtail and full-sus mountain bikes and a BMX just to end up with track and urban fixies. It took me a long time to figure out that I value simplicity and reliability. It would be interesting to see other people's journey.

[@addvurtbikes]

I got lucky on the first try and just dove straight into fixed gear without the detours :)

[@roadcyclist1]

Ive ended my 40 year journey at Modern, 12 speed, aero, electronic shifting......everything else to me is just blah. I wish I had this tech when I first started!

[@gcn]

There is something great about fixed gear riding! Simple, easy and down to earth. The big questions though... what's your go to Gear ratio for road riding?

[@addvurtbikes]

48x15 at the moment :)@@gcn

[@gregorysteffensen3279]

​@@gcnliving in a hilly city I run 47:19 -- it's not fast but it makes climbing and starts easier without too ridiculous of a cadence going downhill. I do run brakes on hoods, not a "purist" by any means there

[@zakneutron]

Really interesting. Add the variant of some elevation too would be fascinating. Or get them to swop bikes. So many permutations ❤

[@gcn]

Oooo swap bikes could be fun! Do you think the road cyclists would do well on a different bike?

[@MarchuxProductions]

@@gcn not a chance! My money would be on the track cyclist- similar enough of a position, with the added benefit of gears, with no climbs or downhills to shake anything up. Just pure watt cannon.

[@DB-sj8km]

Betsy on that BMX bike is a beast! They all are though, clearly. Really enjoyed that one. Would be fun to have them all ride the same bike or perhaps two bikes and see how they do. Keep this theme going if you can GCN!

[@Saltydog547]

GCN is fast becoming my most favourite youtube channel. Its amazing you guys are so creative and able to come out with video so interesting and fun to watch.

[@gcn]

Thanks! We've got so much more great content coming up so make sure you've got those notifications on!🔔

[@amishrider]

That was great Manon. I'd love to see it again but with each athlete free to choose a different bike each race. All the athletes are amazing and it's their bikes that let them down.

[@roadcyclist1]

Not true. They all have different fitness levels due to their discipline. For example, the mountain biker has weak sustained power, low ftp and low v02 max in comparison to the other 3. But hey, she has great bike handling!

[@gcn]

We don't want to give them a choice! Let's make them rides bikes they don't feel comfortable on 😂

[@donaldrieger381]

I know swapping bikes may skew things, but maybe swapping gear ratios on the BMX & Track bikes for the different distances may be interesting.

[@crazyalcayne]

Yep.

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Well done GCN for assembling such an awesome group of athletes across the disciplines. I'd love see more footage (and even data?) of the BMX - those cadences looked just crazy.

[@shaunchandler1]

There's some videos of pros spinning. It looks fake how fast they can spin

[@nalissa77]

Enjoyable. That BMXer was impressive.

[@gcn]

Betsy is super fast!⚡

[@paulinfrancis]

Did the fixed gear riders change gears between efforts? You’d obviously want a different gear for 25m than you’d want for a kilo.

[@appa609]

no. If she had I think she would have won them all.

[@kavin5979]

Bro fixed gear does not have a gear

[@paulinfrancis]

@@kavin5979 there is obviously one, otherwise the bike wouldn’t move off the spot. It’s trivial to change the ratio by swapping chainrings or sprockets.

[@paulinfrancis]

@@kavin5979 there is obviously one, otherwise the bike wouldn’t move off the spot. It’s trivial to change the ratio by swapping chainrings or sprockets.

[@CastleKnight7]

Great stuff! Would be fun to also see them all race on the same types of bikes.

[@MultigrainKevinOs]

Wow the BMX just rips off the line I am blown away how fast she was. What a dream team of cyclists all experts in their fields! Hope you have them back for more challenges.

[@geoffreyhoney122]

Absolutely stellar content Manon and gcn! These women are amazing athletes!! Now, take all of them through each discipline BMX course, Single track, road circuit, and velodrome. I don't usually go for racing, but this got me! Anything with women like these, and I'll be there! Huge respect!

[@david-olivierpham3364]

Great videos :-) Maybe have a Gravel/Indoor Track/MTB terrain for the next stages :-)

[@lexington476]

Okay that turned out to be a cool video. I was a little skeptical at the beginning. but it was actually pretty good.

[@easternbrown]

The finish line reminds me of the Amstel Gold Race when Pidcock 'lost' (5:00)

[@gcn]

Our drawing wasn't the greatest on that one😂

[@heathdelzell9547]

Great video! Let's see a similar race in a velodrome, BMX course, and through the woods to crown the real champion!

[@muratguc5245]

Please do it!

[@gcn]

Interesting! Is there a limit on the track gear ratios?

[@heathdelzell9547]

@@gcn Maybe just constrain the competition to the frame, gears and tires are variable. A huge front chainring on the BMX for the velodrome would be awesome!!

[@MarchuxProductions]

@@heathdelzell9547 Third wheel sized chainring for the bmx lol

[@williamhughes1067]

Fun video! This was a very entertaining and eye-opening set of data. Thank you!

[@conteudoanimal]

great race ... showing any bikes can win a race depending on the track and distance !

[@aajordan2000]

What was the BMXers cadence on the 1k? Had to be close to 140!

[@gcn]

It was insane, wasn't it!🤯

[@cho6584]

I really liked the video. Just one suggestion: to make a straight finish line use a carpenter’s chalk string and snap it down first to establish where the tape should go prior to placing the tape on the pavement.

[@jaydibernardo4320]

This is one of the best videos this year. Highly entertaining! Although I might add the bloke who painted the finish lines appeared to have stopped by the pub prior to arriving. 🍺

[@manon-lloyd]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes there was some questionable finish lines in this video I have to admit.

[@Cyclingismywholelife]

What an incredible watch. An amazing effort by all people. Please continue the amazing work!

[@chrisbspear]

Glad to see a break from the usual Guy Cycling Network. These women are amazing! How about bringing in Cross and TT champs? Swap bikes and surfaces. Betsy rocks!

[@JLW3113]

That was a lot of fun to watch. Each was so strong and fast! They all blew me away.

[@dazza9129]

Obviously the winner is the Motor-CYCLIST!

[@coverchick]

Love this! Would like to see these great cyclists swap bikes and then race too.

[@GallardoFreak888]

I’m wondering what the fixed gear ratio was for the racer here her cadence was pretty high after a while.

[@wallacegrooms7791]

Would love to see the watts and heart rates Gearing on the track and BMX as well. This was fantastic. Time for the guys to have a go.

[@itaygothelf3952]

Actually been waiting for this video

[@Shrubsy]

And the award for most squiggly finish line is GCN! Fun video though :)

[@gcn]

Our drawing could've been better we must admit🫣

[@mahkooz]

Nice one! Didn’t ride a BMX for more than 25 years and totally forgot how explosive and fast those bikes can be. 🤘😊

[@OfficialRidley_]

Loads of comments here about Betsy! More BMX content please @gcn . There are two great clubs on your doorstep in Bath BMX Club and Bristol Jets BMX Club.

[@vnzzts]

Perfect representation of the advantages of each discipline when it comes to speed. Mtb could not be performing well because of its small chainring. Maybe if it has bigger chain ring and hard tail it could have a chance in 50 meters. BMX apparently the most torque bicycle discipline. Even here in Philippines there are "bmx drag race" but its an unofficial game so it could be done in secret. Even I have a racing BMX even I'm a roadie. I train in my BMX so I could perform well on the road bike. That strategy of track cyclist are so impressive on the 1km distance. Very great video.

[@davidryan4454]

That was a fun and enlightening vid 👍🏻 Be interesting to see them all compete on the same discipline bikes.

[@gcn]

Do you think the results would change if they were all on the same bikes?

[@joelyjowell3]

That one last gear got her good top speed to just leave them behind 😂 what a great video

[@StanWatson]

The finish line on that 1K run -- looks like Dan was out there with a piece of chalk after one of his "coffee" stops. A centipede would get lost on that line.

[@dr.sorenshangbambickysingh3289]

Amazing athletes , fun video 👍🏻

[@garyjones6519]

Loving the top cap on Rhian Edmunds bike 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@indoorandoutdoorendurance3889]

I really enjoyed the video!

[@nerdexproject]

Super entertaining video idea and awesome athletes! Would love to see them racing on dirt! Or give them all a road bike!

[@cemheren]

I loved the perfectly straight finish line :D

[@zwiftinglloyd9666]

Great video , can't believe how well the BMX did. Defo need to do this again but they all ride the same bikes at the same time and do all 4 disciplines

[@M4fian]

Interesting but I thought I would watch how the bikes and tires fare over longer distance with average speeds and times. Can you please make a comparison Road - Gravel - MTB over a 20 km flat trip or something like that?

[@jacobuserasmus]

Br8 now give them all the same bicycle. Alternatively keep the bicycle but change the discipline. (Eg. One MTB race, One BMX race, One Road Racce and one Track race) ;-)

[@gcn]

Sounds like a great idea! However we're not sure the track bike would be the safest on a MTB Course with no brakes😅

[@jacobuserasmus]

@@gcn Probably ways around it (chosing a track that is safe etc). It will be part of the fun to see what the cyclist do. Of course giving them all commuter style (Amsterdam) single gear bicycle to compete in all the disciplines would be load of fun. Especially if the presenters also participate. (Presenters vs pros) could be a load of fun. Eg. Track discipline, MTB course, road race (shortish), BMX race on commuter bicycles will be hilarious especially if the pro take on their own discipline on a different style bike and get real competitive with each other and the presenters.

[@spudley_1_325]

Technically this should have been done on a runway, or another long, straight, flat piece of tarmac. But other than that, great video. Great presentation, editing. 👍

[@bongo2011]

Maybe next time do one with different terrains. That would be interesting.

[@raphiseth6942]

Would love to see the distance, speed, and acceleration curves. From each race because they looked quite different between races and bike

[@Healthdaily-l9m]

This video might be old, but it's still relevant till today

[@Al-rw7fc]

Lots of fun! Can't wait to see them competing in different terrains or with different bikes

[@FreddyMacT]

Absolute respect to the BMX rider, she's an absolute bullet off the line. And it's not like it's a lead for a second, she keeps that pace for such a good distance. But yeah on longer distances, you rather have a light aero bike with good gearing, the MTB being so poor actually reassures me that I made the right decision in getting a road bike for the type of riding I do these days. Cheers on the vid.

[@masterpep7218]

If you should attest any knowledge to this video, it is that they had three 20 year olds racing against a 44 year old MTB-er. ;) Bike type has nothing to do with it. Next time, put in Jolanda Neff or any young MTB-er, see how they fare against them :D

[@martinthomas5194]

Great vid, great riders, great day 😊

[@jamesdaw131]

Love this type of content.

[@davidballagh137]

I thought this was gonna be a mixed discipline test. One race in each discipline would be really fun to watch

[@emszabi]

Please, do this race again, on a gnarly gravel section. Would be interesting to see, how much the BMX and MTB benefits there.

[@sanicfast482]

RIP track & road bike

[@fuzzblightyear145]

@@sanicfast482 LoL yeah, anything other than tarmac and those two woudl not get round the course. But would be really interesting to BMX lady on the track bike - she got soem real power there

[@rideepicdriveepic]

Absolutely awesome race! The track looks fun as hell, would love to go drifting on it

[@ryanhoneyman4120]

I would love to see a race in each discipline, with all the riders on an appropriate bike for the discipline

[@chevycadillac7157]

This crossed my mind who would win ? But never put to much thought behind it, great video! and satisfying.

[@MrSmid888]

You need to do a CUP event. So this is round 1. Another 3 rounds swapping bikes. Betsy was supreme fitness. That leg pump unreal, gotta say I chuckled at the full seat post by the 1km race. 😂

[@alinapopescu872]

For me, the most impressive was the BMXer, the least impressive was the MTBer, and the most exciting duel was road vs. track. Great video!

[@wenschobert]

Now it would be interesting to have a Pump Track and stuff with Jump-Like things... (you could also join a CX-Pro on that...) from the setup it was quite clear for me what results to expect, so we need something to favour MTB (and maybe again BMX)...

[@poxcr]

Gearing was a limiting factor for both Betsy and Rhian in most cases. Having been able to install the proper gearing for each attempt, I'm sure Rhian would've smashed everyone else in all races.

[@masterpep7218]

Nope. Age was.

[@TwistedOnyx369]

For this type of environment, I think it would be interesting to see everyone on a road bike. Then like another poster stated, everyone on BMX, then everyone on single track, and then everyone on the velodrome.

[@richardrutishauser4689]

That was awesome! Now repeat the distances with everyone riding the same type of bike.

[@amandanorth6526]

Great video - awesome to see these amazing female athletes in action. Would love a similar video in a different context eg on dirt, on the track etc

[@ErrybodyGetTypsy]

This was great to watch! I think accumulating the points over the different races was clever, I feel like the results accurately represented the “all-aroundness” of road bikes on the pavement. Also, incredible efforts by all the ladies! It was great to watch all these disciplines collide

[@frankducett9]

Four Amazing athletes. I was cheering for the Tracky to smoke everybody. Betting on the Track rider for nr. 1. I was amazed at the BMX spinner. Thanks.

[@Risayogi]

Ive heard a lot of people (especially my folding bike user friends) saying smaller wheels mean faster acceleration. This is the first time i see how fast it accelerates compared to larger wheeled bicycles. That short distance burst acceleration is crazy.

[@tallteacher]

My hunch is that it’s gearing here as much as anything. That and fitness. But we need a video to test the hypothesis

[@thenoodlehunter6828]

If they haven't already done. Would be interesting to see which discipline would translate best to each bike type. Who is stronger. Though I guess it all comes down to Watts.

[@narutoqweavatar]

The results were what I expected but great video

[@alradhi.j3009]

this is for debate about narrow vs wide tire on city/comfort riding. there you go. unless you carrying heavy stuff 😅 or your city doesn’t have smooth tarmac 😊

[@JohnSmith-bm8nj]

What is the road bike's model?❤

[@pennyuyitung4854]

Writing from the viewpoint of a city cyclist .. BMX rider was a surprise on performance. How about they all swap bikes and see the outcome? BTW - who drew those finish lines ??? LOL ? Flag boy? hah hah. ... PS Love that you were able to highlight top cyclists. Maybe bring in local club riders?

[@gonzalezgaraypablo]

how many mineral water did Manon took before she painted the finish lines??!! 🤣🤣

[@otakumonkey]

Do a video of Different types of bikers to race on 1st bmx, 2nd mtb, 3rd track and 4th road bikes.

[@ryanparker4996]

Been telling you at GCN and the folks in the comments, BMX bikes are the Champion-Maker of all disciplines. Not to be sniffed at, definitely not "Just a kids bike" theyre serious kit and a great platform for developing any of the further cycling disciplines like the other 3 shown here, and more ontop.

[@daedelus6602]

Justin Kimmann has done similar vid only differnce they started in biggest gears on their respective bikes.

[@sageanimations2463]

Bro that bmxr’s speed and consistency is off the charts

[@CarbonCruiserss]

I remember getting my first bmx as a kid after having only mountain bikes. I couldn't believe how much power and speed I could generate

[@debmuhammad698]

And then test they're at mtb XC course, at velodrome, and finally at road tour distance 😅😂 I think mtb (XC) it's all rounded, everything you need nothing you can't (offroad ability, tarmac cruiser)

[@unexperienced-t2w]

BMX girl was INSANE!!

[@markrayfield6519]

Should have made them all start with a track stand or unclipped like BMX/MTB and at least allow MTB skinny tires. So when do you introduce up and down hills?

[@Es36986]

This track located in Castle Combe, England.❤ See description.

[@dexter3062]

Hey GCN, great content! But please give credit to the creator with the original idea for this video: "Justin Kimman" His video on this same thing was amazing as well.

[@speedsociety9177]

Amazing athletes, but I think it would be more interesting to have them all on the same bikes. Like this it just came down to gear ratios basically.

[@joelogjam9163]

I think the track rider would have done better in the shorter races by gripping the ramps of the bars instead. In my experience, this is an easier position to stand and crank out watts versus being low on the drops, especially as she was running such a low stack height to begin with.

[@chiefsilverback]

I tend to assume that a national champion likely knows how to get the best out of their equipment....

[@SamA-xu9gy]

Is the speed limit for each bike????? It is unreasonable for a track bike to lose and also a road bike