Can You Ride 100 Miles On A £100 Bike? | GCN's Cheap Bike Challenge

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Riding 100 miles on a road bike is a challenge and one that many of us cyclists aspire to achieve! But how about adding a £100 bike into the mix? Join Manon as she attempts a century ride on machinery that's long passed its heyday.
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@manonrides 3 роки тому

Thanks for the positive comments everyone! And I did mean 6000ft not meters... I’d still be out there climbing now if it was!

@TerryBeatson 3 роки тому

My god I only did 20km for a High school XC race once and felt like my time on earth was at it's end. Can't imagine how much I'd want to die after 100 miles. That was a serious challenge! From a mountain biker to a roadie, that's probably more mad than doing a no hander 360. Nice work Manon!

@susannadearden105 3 роки тому

Well done, I've just done a 70mile round Llandeilo, Llandovery and a hill added in and that's my longest to date, this is impressive on a heavy bike with what look like terrible gears!!!

@adamdeacon1354 3 роки тому

Great effort and much fun to watch - well done! 😊

@arnoldhau1 3 роки тому

Here in Switzerland you can easily ride 6000m but propably not in 160km... anyway just stop using those imperial units we do not understand them anyway.

@litteldave 3 роки тому

Really impressive.. Well done.. I'm getting into cycling again after a long break.. 16 miles round trip commute to work is definately far enough for me ha!

@TheBigDazz 3 роки тому

"it's a bit heavy, it's a bit of a slug & it's not built for climbing" is how my bike would probably describe me 😂😅👍

@neezysucks 3 роки тому

I feel that

@liamtice8794 3 роки тому

Same😂

@heinz1570 3 роки тому

I asked my bike and it agreed.

@bbblash 3 роки тому

You are hilarious

@budbud2509 3 роки тому

I nearly fell off my chair when u said ( 3.32 ) 6,000 mtrs of climbing ( Ive done 5,500 mtrs on the Etape and thats painful ) Thankfully u corrected in the end to feet ....... well done though !!

@martinlong8739 3 роки тому

"Can you do it for £100?" "Well I was going to ask £50 but if you want to pay £100"

@user-ot1dv6ri4f Рік тому

exactly what I thought. Absolutely no attempt to negotiate, not really a 100 pound bike but okay

@ondank 2 роки тому

Manon is simultaneously incredibly relatable whilst also doing something I 100% couldn't do. Also its the most british athlete thing ever to go "lets do a challenge of a 100 miles" and then spend the entire time counting it down/up in KMs.

@itsmark3824 3 роки тому

Manon: "Can you do it for £100?" Seller: "Go on then."

@stephendid 3 роки тому

Well she did spend an extra £50+ on new tyres.

@marcuspartridge11 3 роки тому

Totally thought the same thing!

@filipski595 3 роки тому

this bike is wort way more then £50 or even a £100, with all the original part, also good looking vintage bike, probably when properly serviced with consumable parts replaced could cost couple hundred quid.

@jamesbarber6375 3 роки тому

Haha I said the same thing as well. WTF was that pile of dead bikes like an elephant graveyard in the corner?

@kkuo326 3 роки тому

I must have missed it. Was there a price tag on the bike?

@bobtheshorkie1987 3 роки тому

Budget cycling. Or as I call it: cycling.

@ianfisher7423 3 роки тому

exactly sir..I think it's so amusing how the majority of cyclists are obsessed with the lightest weight and most over priced bits of two wheeled tupperware.

@julz19 3 роки тому

@@ianfisher7423 my bike is on the cheap side.. Like starter edition cheap, and I've experienced riding one of the intermediate priced bikes.. They're light and low fun to ride, you get what you pay for, until you go over board with higher $$$

@shushuyu 3 роки тому

@@ianfisher7423 some people do go extreme trying to shave the minuscule amount of weight which i think are pointless. i think it's dumb too but having a lighter bike overall really does make a difference. for instance if i was to compare my fuji absolute to my diverge comp that's 4 pounds lighter. i can really tell the difference. it's not the short ride that makes less weight worth it it's the longer ones. replace the current wheels with a set of carbon wheels really does shave my time and i used to commute to work. i can never be more proud of my choice. things can be expensive but i think the most important thing is not to lie to yourself or buy things in vain. you have to know what it is that you're paying money for and why you're spending that much. some cyclist that i've come across buy things just to brag about it and they barely put any miles on their bike. a while back when i got my road bike i dropped in to the local bike shop and they were surprised how much miles i've put on it by the wear and tear. they were like, "you put more miles than those doods over there combined bro!". there will always be those types of "cyclist" with too much money.

@ViveSemelBeneVivere 3 роки тому

Or as I call it: 'cling. On for dear life.

@rea50 3 роки тому

Yeah, that's the point, we don't need expensive bikes to ride for fun or just going to work everyday, here in Brazil a lot of people use heavy one speed bikes mainly in up country, the problem I see is people thinking that a ride in neighborhood must he a international competition

@the1andonly 3 роки тому

This is actually a very nice bike, never mind the weight. This thing is 40 years old and will easily outlast anything sold by the bike industry today. I ride stuff like that and 100 miles is easily doable. Great video 👍

@no1toolmkr 9 місяців тому

I agree, fix that bike up, new wheelset, bottom bracket, and better brakes. it's go forever.

@bensmith4563 5 місяців тому

I couldn't ride a bike 100 miles in a week

@solarius5331 3 роки тому

4:40 Manon is like a goddess of cycling with the background

@callumclark3358 3 роки тому

When you offered him £100 for that he must have thought all his birthdays had come at once!

@gcn 3 роки тому

Hahahaha!

@kentcyclist5330 3 роки тому

I was thinking exactly that! That fella would have taken half that, I reckon! In fairness, my garage looked like his backyard until I had it all cleared out recently...

@colombianflag717 3 роки тому

Some vintage bikes have more value than some moderns bikes

@callumclark3358 3 роки тому

@@colombianflag717 I ride one. I wouldn't part with it for £100, but I know I double its value every time I replace the drive chain.

@Toto8opus 3 роки тому

Looks like for that price the chap wouldn't care too much if the brake levers were inverted though, would he? The right one serves the front wheel while the left one activates the brake on the rear wheel.

@samalbrow9329 3 роки тому

15:54 “This is a fake smile, I’m dying inside”

@teuast 3 роки тому

#relatable

@andrewhtf 3 роки тому

Ditto

@humstrumbangtwang 3 роки тому

That could be on the next GCN clothing range!

@druidsandhorses3971 3 роки тому

@@humstrumbangtwang I would totally buy that jersey.

@hongxianglin6703 3 роки тому

@@druidsandhorses3971 Go to gcn website and buy it

@jamescoogan8963 3 роки тому

I initially thought that Manon had been robbed paying £100 for the bike but then I saw how much these actually go for! She got a bargain!

@adventure_hannah3841 Рік тому

I absolutely love this video! My friends and I love riding but we're all broke college students. Most of us ride old steel bikes with downtube shifters, and the furthest we've ridden has been 73 miles. It's fun just to get out, get fit, and for a budget our bikes do the job!

@gordonmurray3153 Рік тому

Don't you find though, that after a few days of riding like 100miles a day, it actually gets a lot easier? As a teenager in the 1970s I used to cycle to the youth hostels in the Scottish highlands, after 10 to 14 days I'd be racing buses, with paniers fully loaded, feeling ready for the Tour De France! 😜

@ashscott6068 3 роки тому

"Can you do it for a hundred pounds?" That guy was probably asking twenty for that bike

@jackryan2135 3 роки тому

yea, 100 is ridicules for that.

@nguyenvanduc2512 3 роки тому

Agree

@frodo5882 3 роки тому

Really? In Berlin that bike would easily be worth 150 euros

@bobbyv384 3 роки тому

In the U.S. that would not be a $130 bike (100 pounds). Since everything works and its a classic steel road bike I'd say maybe 75-100 US dollars at best. Manon doesn't have very good bargaining skills. She should have paid 80 pounds and used the extra money for at least 1 tire.

@bleuify7 3 роки тому

the extra 80 is for his screen time

@lazrab1 3 роки тому

GCN: Can you ride 100 miles on a £100 bike? my wallet: What else would we ride?

@PorkchopSandviches 3 роки тому

Haha I've ridden 100 miles on an 80 dollar bike, didn't really have a choice

@erniemartinez9078 3 роки тому

Sam Clement I’ve done a little over 900 miles on my $120.00 1989 trek 1100 8 gears it used have down tube gears.till I rubbed my fingers with front wheel it took me a little over two years

@clutcha200cc8 3 роки тому

Same XD

@stuartwhelan233 3 роки тому

Absolutely

@kirakaffee9976 3 роки тому

of course you can, I could too, but not that fast! give me 2 days, maybe? 😁 pulling it off in 7 hours despite the route includes lots of evil mountains like she did.... just wow.

@tonyhall395 3 роки тому

I ride my steel bikes every day, I’m so happy for you that you got to enjoy the feel of steel, brilliant bike, brilliant ride and a brilliant woman. Thank you from all us steelies for showing what can be done for a few quid 😎😎

@acewilliams7917 3 роки тому

Steel all the way brother!!!

@Eightball69 3 роки тому

There's steel and then there's gas pipe. Reynolds 531 this ain't!

@ShadowWizard123 2 роки тому

I ride a mid-80s Schwinn touring bike that I absolutely adore. Not much can damage a steel bike.

@stiqsify 2 роки тому

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.....I ride steel...because I'm cheap

@kristijanzikic1970 Рік тому

Right. Riding 24kg Traverse touring bike, steel. Wouldn't change it honestly.

@davewatt8840 2 роки тому

I had a bike like this when I was in my early teens, now in my mid 50s brings back memories bike like this. Well done Manon 👏

@robertharrison8762 3 роки тому

When a successful pro rider tells you they have never ridden 100miles solo it makes a lowly junior feel a little less bad

@brysonszy6306 3 роки тому

@@pinkwool4671 Useless miles don't matter. But if your friend can get KOMs so easily he should join local races since it means he's the strongest in the area. Hey, maybe he gets scouted for a team, get introduced to the pro scene gradually.

@DoubleCCast 3 роки тому

Well she's more of a track rider

@lukeh3020 3 роки тому

@@pinkwool4671 What an absolute load of tripe. She was a track cyclist - why would she ever need/want to ride 100 miles?

@GeorgeHomerHarley 3 роки тому

Shes not a pro....lol

@afewspokesloose2699 3 роки тому

@@lukeh3020 Australia used to be winning TP gold off the back of 30,000km road base

@jackseph03 3 роки тому

"I'll have pizza for breakfast any day of the week". I think I'm in love.

@888johnmac 3 роки тому

lol , same here

@fepatton 3 роки тому

Seriously!

@matthiaskettner6686 3 роки тому

I was in love before already lol

@TheTrakker 3 роки тому

That is one beautiful bicycle. I love the older bikes. There's something very classic about that one. Such a lovely rider as well.

@RomainLussier 3 роки тому

GCN really has become Top Gear 2.0 for me. Well done Manon on that great achievement! Any plans on doing a Columbia Special? :D

@Sebuah 3 роки тому

with the heaviest bike... ... in the world

@stopdropandroll Рік тому

TONIGHT! Si wears a hat. Ollie wears a hat. And I wear a hat.

@jonahngai9955 3 роки тому

12:18 there’s a guy on a super bike who’s struggling to follow manon 😂the power of GCN’s presenter

@888johnmac 3 роки тому

lol , i noticed that when she was cycling through the park

@trackie1957 3 роки тому

It’s a lot of fun to blow by people on Colnagos while riding a junky bike.

@dainiusvysniauskas2049 3 роки тому

"struggling" More like barely pedalling :D

@davidbarthel5664 3 роки тому

The most impressive thing is that she gets up at 5:15 and is all ready in the car at 5:25! Getting out of the house 10 Minutes after waking up I'd probably put my shoes on my head while I stand in front of a wall wondering why my door won't open.

@owenhunt 3 роки тому

She's a well drilled lady. I'm devestating 9000+ squats in four days and I am literally too feeble to crawl out of bed before 10AM.

@billinhouston3291 3 роки тому

Same here!

@whywhatwhenwherewow 3 роки тому

I'm the opposite. I pretty much have to be able to get ready in 10 minutes or less because otherwise there's no way I would routinely be out the door on time.

@disgruntledtoons 3 роки тому

If you take care of everything that can be taken care of the night before, so that you only need to dress and grab your packed breakfast out of the refrigerator, you can be up and away in ten minutes. If you have to fix your breakfast, take a shower, check up on Facebook, etc., then you'll be taking longer.

@ralphdurham6484 3 роки тому

Well when you are young you just roll out of the bed looking great. Me on the other hand, at 69, not so much.....

@danielmagana5125 3 роки тому

Lady you are a true cyclist, who loves to be on the road, you deserve a lots of recognition, been riding a dinosaur with great attitude, and highly energetic is not a simple thing. Congratulations once again. (I laugh a lot every time you apply the brakes, since you mentioned that sound like an instrument) Cheers from NYC

@doncommando 2 роки тому

Those brakes just needed toe adjustment! But you have definitely motivated me to do a century ride in my old bike 😍

@brandonp2756 3 роки тому

“This is a fake smile. Im dying inside.” I felt that in my soul. PS Sorry Si, you’ve been replaced as my favorite presenter.

@NecksBacksAndRailwayTracks 2 роки тому

My favourite bit of GCN ever

@andrewince8824 2 роки тому

As a retail worker I felt that. I felt it in my soul.

@chisler26 3 роки тому

“Never used downtube shifters”, god I feel old!

@dirkgross1603 3 роки тому

My first "real" bike in high school around 1978 was a Nishiki 10 speed, and my friends had Fuji 12 speeds. After no more prep than riding around town we took of on a 60 mile ride (each way)to my friend's sister college town in the full bike kit of the day, blue jeans, tennis shoes and t shirts. No water bottles, you just stopped at gas stations for snacks and drinks. I can relate to her comments about dying later in the ride, and like her when we arrived we just rolled over in the grass at the park in town. 40+ years later with current bike tech and kit, I do 60 miles without thinking about it any day of the week.

@billinhouston3291 3 роки тому

I feel lucky to have had a variety of experience. And old. :)

@dtshifter 3 роки тому

None of my bicycles have more than 9 speeds, all of my bikes either have down tube shifters, bar end shifters or are track bikes with no shifting. I only have rim brakes and buy inexpensive tires. My bikes can do any hill and keep up with almost anyone. Just because the year changes doesn't make a bike obsolete :-)

@jfichl 3 роки тому

Yepp, I still remember downtube shifters and 18mm tyres - but that bike was old when I was young...

@danny3man 3 роки тому

Well she's just 23... and at my 30s she makes me feel old too...

@badger67 3 роки тому

As a wise old cyclist once told me, "It's not about the bike".

@mike969696 3 роки тому

@badger67 3 роки тому

@Will Reese e-bike rider by any chance?

@badger67 3 роки тому

@Will Reese when I started riding with the cyclists touring club in Snowdonia way back in 83 at the age of 16, my bike was a steel everything 5 speed cottered off the peg jobbie from Sun cycles that my Dad's mate got me. The wheels were changed for cheap alloys so the breaking was improved. Later on I bought Suntour VX gears and a double chainset. I rode that for nearly a year before I bought a Bob Jackson 531c campag record gruppo with tubulars. It was like riding a razor blade 🤣🤣🤣

@222tipz 3 роки тому

@@badger67 Do you still ride now?

@badger67 3 роки тому

@@222tipz Oh yes, but nowhere near the 16,000 miles on average I rode back in the day. I've got a GT Aggressor 14" frame with the retro 1991 Deore XT gruppo and had it since 2007. It's kitted out for road riding these days (no suspention forks). It's great for throwing the back streets where I live, just like a BMX. How you doing?

@alimaleki217 3 роки тому

I have a feeling that Manon has paid someone to take that bike apart with a blowtorch! I’d like to see a video of Manon riding the same route on her regular bike!

@stevemeng2554 3 роки тому

Love this kinds of cheap bike challenges.... More relatable to us mere mortals

@manonrides 3 роки тому

Thanks 😊

@BogdanEmilBunica 3 роки тому

I could not relate to the Dura Ace pedals and the expensive Fizik saddle. :> She multiplied the price of the bike by a factor of at least 4. :-) But it is a fun video, if you don't take the "cheap" word too seriously.

@aaronhunt3156 3 роки тому

12:28 Manon dropping that guy on a 20kg bike up a hill...

@alanhannush396 2 роки тому

I would have been thrilled with that butted frame steel bike in the 70's, we did 100 miles a day on welded steel bikes that were probubly twice the weight of that one. admitadly we walked up steep hills and even clincher breaks are much better now than in the 70's. I was so surprised when I got stuck in the rain on my newer bike and the breaks worked at all. The new equipment is a blessing to ride. Thanks for showing off what we would have considered state of the art bike in the stone age.

@tomcruz3774 3 роки тому

"This is a fake smile. I'm dying inside" Same, but like everyday

@ursoulspure 3 роки тому

That flat was worth it just to see that vintage bike shop. Reminds me a lot of my Peugeot Carbolite bike from the 80s. Never rode it with the stock wheels instead put on some 2nd hand Pave wheels with first a 7 speed cassette and then a 9 speed. That Peugeot helped me ride my 1st metric century. Way to go!

@kimsosson4739 3 роки тому

Hats off 👍🏻 That was tough. I'm 40 now and in my early 20's I've lost my passion for riding. Got rid of all my stuff. In my early 30's, it was tickling me again. But I didn't want to invest alot as I didn't know if it was just a temporary thing. My father in law had a very old Schauff from the 80's somewhere in the shed: steel frame, 6 speed, gears on the frame. I did some basic works and I had A LOT of fun with the bike. It reignited my passion and after a while I purchased a proper 'modern times' roadbike.

@dafiltafish 3 роки тому

Watching this video brings memories of hurting lungs, light-headedness, and fighting the urge to puke after 20km. Manon is tough as nails.

@richchilds8173 Рік тому

Manon is a great presenter. She has knowledge, ability, and is so modest. She has a great way of putting things into layman's terms, and she's not afraid to admit she is spoiled by her modern high end machinery, yet willing to slum it up for "science". I love her voice, and lets face it, she's pretty easy on the eyes as well. I look forward to all her videos, keep up the great work Manon!

@milepost1445 3 роки тому

Love these occasional reminders of what's possible, as I have long suffered from bike envy. A good friend, Gary, older than me by at least a decade, decided to "try" randonneuring on a second-hand steel Astro Daimler that he picked up for $50. He advanced through a full series 200, 300, 400 and 600km on the old thing, and was still faster than most of us. Just a legend. While some bikes are better at various things it is always a good reminder, thinking of Gary, that the bike sometimes just doesn't matter.

@shapattu1949 3 роки тому

yep, i recently got a reynolds 708 raleigh royal tourer tremendous bike.

@dgillies5420 3 роки тому

It's the motor, the bike matters not. On our vintage ride our fastest passes all the $5000 bikes going uphill on a 5-speed hetchins ...

@gcvrsa Рік тому

To be fair, it is an Austro-Daimler, not a dime store bike. I remember going to my local racing bike shop as a kid and fawning over the A-Ds.

@samuelsullivan9546 Рік тому

I did my first four centuries on an Austro-Daimler. It went as fast as I could go and climbed as well as I could.

@s0nofp2l 3 роки тому

Manon is definitely my favourite presenter. Totally down to earth, passionate about cycling and putting out consistently great videos. I also feel a connection because I too will complain all the way round and then say "that was a great day on the bike" when I get to the end. Oh and Breakfast Pizza :D

@lasseborg7632 3 роки тому

12:26 imagine being out riding, feeling good about yourself, when you suddenly get dropped by a woman, allready 60km in, riding a super heavy steel bike. Ouch!

@farikkun1841 3 роки тому

unless he watch gcn and know the presenter is mostly ex-athlete :D

@joergahlswede3059 3 роки тому

Yeah, it's me. ;-)

@stevek8829 3 роки тому

And wearing a waitress uniform on her way to work.

@sdearing6375 2 роки тому

why? such a sexist comment

@benanderson8294 3 роки тому

It's funny you guys did this, because this is my goal! Picked up a $200 bike 6 weeks ago after not riding since I was 12. Just did my first 50 mile ride, working up to 100!! Wanted to see how much I can get out of the cheap bike. It's a fun challenge 🙂

@SpoonWithSoup Рік тому

Did you finally complete that 100 mile ride?

@chriszhang5152 3 роки тому

Yes! I just returned from a 2 day, 200 mile solo camping trip on $80 CAD bike with all my gear strapped to it. Anything is possible as long as you love it!

@owneroftheuniverse 3 роки тому

“And this is hardly even a hill”...we have very different definitions of what hills are.

@zaydansari4408 3 роки тому

And different definitions for “cheap”... yes $100 is cheap but when someone tells me “torture test on a cheap bike” I think of the abandoned bikes in rivers and train station alleywaysz

@shawnpitman876 3 роки тому

@@zaydansari4408 Sorry but you're just WRONG. This IS a cheap bike, the ones you are talking about likely cost MORE to put on the road after doing all the repairs they likely need to be properly road worthy.

@damn2635 3 роки тому

@@zaydansari4408 £100 (pounds) not $(dollars). Its technicaly more expensive then.

@florianmeier3186 3 роки тому

@@damn2635 Well, but it is a fair prize for this kind of bike and compared to a new bike which survives 100 Miles it is still cheap.

@mattmatthews5414 3 роки тому

Shawn Pitman you’re right, but you don’t need to yell.

@havefunandbikestuff 2 роки тому

I did this before on an old univega I owned. Smart going pacing yourself, and cooling off as needed. and getting nutrition as needed. She's my favorite gcn presenter and a hero in my book for taking on this challenge! Props girl, BIG time!

@davidrogers7292 3 роки тому

Recovering from an over the bars mtnb ride, I've turned on GCN daily and turned the pedals clipped in for the first time today- day 21. Ya"ll keep me and all the house bound folks, especially, fired up and feeling connected to cycling. The whole team "takes the first pull," in every show. The drone shots and your rides around the English countryside are the scenic tours for us yanks. THANKS

@BixbyConsequence 3 роки тому

When putting a years-unused bike into service (yours or someone else's), full rubber refresh is often needed. Rubber hardens and cracks with age, hence the blowout and difficult braking from hard pads. Give these safety issues priority and *then* move on to comfort with saddle, pedals and bar tape. I still love the look of old steel bikes. The sweeping forks are a thing of beauty.

@ralphdurham6484 3 роки тому

Correct. the brakes would probably work better with new pads.

@cliffordslocombe8286 3 роки тому

@@ralphdurham6484 Lucky it wasn't wet with those chrome rims though - unstoppable! They probably account for a lot of the weight too.

@ralphdurham6484 3 роки тому

@@cliffordslocombe8286 Been there, done that.

@user-yd3st4fi3q 3 роки тому

@@cliffordslocombe8286 Man, I was about to write about the rims... and then fell on your comment. If you want to see what true brakeless is, try to brake with steel rims on the wet. (Major reason why I didn't bother having perfect brakes when I was younger!) Plus, those rims are usually non-hooked. This means a) have lower pressure if you have a lot of descending (and be carefull), or risk a blowout and b) Goodbye Folding Tyres!

@dgillies5420 3 роки тому

Agreed, i almost died when my 1972 ALAN (acquired 2005) was found to have dried-out campag pads ... on a 15% downgrade, I picked up speed without limits! Thank heavens it was only 500 ft!

@sshum00 3 роки тому

I love these vloggy style videos and challenges that seem to be more accessible to people. Keep rocking it GCN, genuinely genuinely love you guys. Your videos bring me so much joy.

@gcn 3 роки тому

Thanks, Shelby! Great to hear how much you're enjoying our videos! Thanks so much for the support!

@ovash1 3 роки тому

Great job! In the late 70's I rode around on my shiny new Peugeot, and in the early 2000's I rode around on an old late 70's Peugeot. I love those bicycles, but even I wouldn't attempt 100 miles on my reasonably well maintained, "relic", bikes, 50 miles was my max. Great job. Congratulations, you're a better man than I am. ( so to speak)

@amjan Рік тому

I actually just got an older bike and I love the shifters on the low tube!! It makes me change gears only when I really need it. And doing it itself feels more dignifying, I love it :)

@jlukshooting 3 роки тому

now I feel old: "down tube shifters which I've never used before " I'm putting together my first modern road bike, first time having anything other than down tube shifters LOL

@BinarySecond 3 роки тому

What year were you born??

@jlukshooting 3 роки тому

@@BinarySecond '69

@BinarySecond 3 роки тому

@@jlukshooting damn, I've never even seen tube shifters in the wild

@jlukshooting 3 роки тому

@@BinarySecond you don't want to. They were a pain, a right sod to just change one cog at a time, easily caught with your knee when climbing. Horrid things imo.

@discomikeyboy2012 3 роки тому

@@jlukshooting Indexed ones made the shifting much easier.

@steconway9199 3 роки тому

everyone should be made to ride a bike like this just to realise how good bikes are today.....

@Wookey. 3 роки тому

My first bike was an awful lot like that one. Except I only had 10 gears, not 12! Those brake extension things were always lethal.

@colombianflag717 3 роки тому

Jajaja very true.

@bobbyv384 3 роки тому

Yep. A neighbor recently gave me an old steel Fuji mountain bike. It's sooo heavy! The gearing is not very good and although I tinkered with the saddle height it never fit right even though its my size frame. Even my old entry level Giant Boulder feels like a bike from heaven compared to the Fuji.

@jerrysmith7166 3 роки тому

how lite they are any way lol

@jasbir710 3 роки тому

I climb hills on single gear cycle which cost $80 dollars did my 100km on it many times you really don't have an option when money is issue

@settlers33 3 роки тому

Loved this! Your awesome to listen and that makes a great UKpostsr.

@bunkerman99 3 роки тому

Pretty impressive. I learned to race on down tube shifters. The Campy derailleurs and shifters virtually never wear out and once you get used to them it's just a flick and a perfect shift most every time. You did real well

@gcn 3 роки тому

Thanks!

@bunkerman99 3 роки тому

@@gcn Just a thought but why not strip that bike down and make it a nasty weather, muddy conditions single speed bike. Think in terms of Pre WW2 race bikes. Just for fun.

@samjuniordimok 3 роки тому

Congratulations Manon on your 100mile cycle... That was epic. Cheers.

@gcn 3 роки тому

Thanks!

@jeremie8730 3 роки тому

I would love to see more of these cheap challenges. The experience feels so real, the human reaction is genuine, Manon's complaining and grimacing (and probably her butt and back pains) adds to such a charming presenter. More of this please. No, not Dan. He'd die.

@iwritechecksatthegrocerystore 3 роки тому

Zach Gallardo did one like this a while back on a $100 Walmart fixed gear. You can see the video on his channel.

@TalesfromtheGreenway 3 роки тому

I love this girl she's so entertaining, best GCN presenter ever!

@sweetlite5314 2 роки тому

Congrats Manon!! I LOVED this,.....what a great idea to take us along for the ride!!

@Teofago 3 роки тому

In the next episode: Oli rides 100 miles on a £100 recumbent bike IN KETOSIS!

@navarrouk3487 3 роки тому

Theo Phagus that is what I call suffer!

@richcrompton6891 3 роки тому

Doing a double trenching...

@jeremysantiago3929 3 роки тому

you'll be dead from that

@wohololao 3 роки тому

And Hank on a Penny-Farthing

@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1 3 роки тому

Whilst Everesting and breaking the hour record

@mathewadams2929 3 роки тому

"Do i have any gears left? Nope." I felt this in my soul.

@naldyano 3 роки тому

Stones Poi Aren’t we all? Lol

@ralphdurham6484 3 роки тому

I have a 10 gear cluster and a triple chain ring. I always check for another low gear....

@TheEssexSpurs 3 роки тому

I'm an overweight 58 year old who has been to the gym for the first time today in 35 years.I do a lot of cycling but WANT a 100 miler under my belt.Watching videos like your inspire me.Thank you.

@stevek8829 3 роки тому

A lot of cycling and very overweight don't mix.

@TheEssexSpurs 3 роки тому

@@stevek8829 why is that? i can cycle 20 miles with no side effects.I can walk for mles without getting out of breath.I just have to lose two stone not thirty.

@srowley85 9 місяців тому

This brings back nice memories of riding bikes like this in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. Tracking gears and descending, as you point out, are quite different than what we’ve become used to on modern bikes. I rode my first 100 miler on a similar bike in 1976. It didn’t have nearly as much climbing, but it had stiff headwinds and rain. I remember being quite sore for several days afterwards.

@satvik200994 3 роки тому

"This is a fake smile. I'm dying inside!" Sooooo relatable!

@simonsaville9962 3 роки тому

Had to wipe away a nostalgic tear when I heard the brakes 'squealing like a stuck pig'!

@Dang_Near_Fed_Up 3 роки тому

If you rode in the 70's you know that "singing" brakes were normal.

@tjsogmc 3 роки тому

That's how you knew you still had brake pads left.

@ptocknell 3 роки тому

Great video! Well done Manon! Super impressive and what a way to grind it out! You are a beast!

@Sergio_Math 3 роки тому

Manon is the best thing that ever happened to Global Cycling Network since Cycling.

@tomjackson175 3 роки тому

Thank you for doing this video Manon. At age 45, I am on a budget and trying to get into road cycling. I started last year on a commuter bike and nearly killed myself on all of the rolling hills around Baltimore/DC. Not all of us can afford a top-of-the-line aero bike, and it’s really nice to see someone struggle on a heavy bike like many of us do. I would like to see more videos about budget cycling culture and how to overcome those obstacles. In the meantime, I am slowly putting away a little money for a Trek Emonda. And kudos for attempting those descents on questionable brakes Manon. I don’t think I would have been so brave.

@lafterthefact6939 3 роки тому

Near death experiences on the hills around Balt-DC forced me to Zwift. Budget friendly too as your bike weight doesn’t matter. Not the same as IRL, but still better than nothing.

@afixmaster744 3 роки тому

Keep riding...you'll gradually struggle less, bike weight notwithstanding. Some of my favorite rides are 15 to 40 years old.

@bobbyv384 3 роки тому

Tom - the cool thing is when you do get your Emonda (great bike btw!) you'll FLY!!! Your legs will be so used to hammering a heavy bike around. You'll be in cyclist heaven, and riders around you will not only be envious of your bike but your performances as well. Good luck!

@ralphdurham6484 3 роки тому

There are some pretty good steel road bikes around for that price range. Weight compared to today's carbon is greater. Probably around 25 pounds. Get a good saddle, replace the tires, biggest that will fit, and brake pads and clean it up. I trained for a century ride on a 74 ten speed with a milk crate on the rear rack.

@swifty0000007 3 роки тому

Had an old heavyweight bike as my winter bike. When I got on my racing bike the difference was worth 2 gears.

@XCPainter 3 роки тому

Definitely made myself quite a challenge like that... in 2015 I rode my 1982 Motobecane Super Mirage (Downtube shifters only, 45 lb bike) 120 miles and over 10,000 ft climbing and it was well below freezing, ice on roads, and included an 8 mile, river rock strewn ravine section on the route. Learned breathing that much cool air REALLY hurts after the ride...

@markmyers8775 3 роки тому

Heavy and not built for climbing is the kind of bike I have ridden most of my life! Great video! Hats off to you on an amazing century ride!

@GRAHAMAUS 3 роки тому

Haha, "will you do it for £100?". He was only looking for £30 ;-)

@KaijuAlert 3 роки тому

That garden full of bikes for sale looked seriously dodgy. I wonder who had their Triumph Tempest nicked 😂

@joepiol5105 3 роки тому

I noticed that Manon passed up a newer, better looking bike (probably made outside of GB) and decided on buying the (apparently oversized) British-made Triumph.

@blorg8206 3 роки тому

@@joepiol5105 If you mean the blue bike, Dawes is a British brand too, although they moved production to Asia in 1990. That bike though it much much newer, it has STI shifters. It's a touring bike (note the canti bosses, although the front brakes seem to be hanging off). They are best known for the tourers and actually have a very good reputation in the UK for that, that is a Horizon which is not the higher end one but bottom line it would go for a good bit more than £100, I'd say double that at least, specialist tourers tend to be pricey and hold their value more anyway.

@paulim8703 3 роки тому

I thought exactly that - looks like the sort of place the police discover 1000 nicked bikes! I wonder if in any of the 2000 comments here there's someone complaining they want their bike back!

@GreatJoey91 3 роки тому

Fantastic effort Manon 👏 a tough solo century, even if it wasn't on a vintage bike. By the way, that bike is a thing of beauty and an absolute bargain 🤙

@Steveo5541 3 роки тому

Awesome video! Just getting back into riding and am loving this channel.

@anftrew3775 3 роки тому

Years ago, when bikes like that were common, we used to do 100+ mile rides on things like that for our Sunday ride out.

@colombianflag717 3 роки тому

Very true

@PeteMidg 3 роки тому

.... And when we got home, me dad would thrash us to sleep wi' 'is belt! (Apologies to Monty Python)

@dong.campbell5380 3 роки тому

The Atala cost me $130 in 1973. A $10 upgrade would give me Campy derailleurs and hubs, but 10 bucks was a splurge when I was making $1.60 an hour bagging groceries. 2 x 5 gearing, no indexing. Like her, we didn’t shift as much. Buddy clocked me at 55 mph on the downhill when I rode next to his motorcycle. Did that twice. That was back when I was a Man of Steel. These days I need my (carbon) fiber. Thank you Cervelo and Ridley. Kudos for the 100 miles of history. Great job.

@harri8535 3 роки тому

@@PeteMidg Luxury!

@joeshmoe7967 2 роки тому

@@dong.campbell5380 I remember hitting near 60MPH on a long steep downhill. T-Shirt ,shorts, no helmet in '77, on school outing ride no less!! Imagine a school ride today where, they would let you ride ahead, smoke 50MPH+, LOL! I am now almost 60, still love to rip down a hill, 40 my fastest lately. I need to tune up my old 10 speed I got used at 13. Probably should replace the wobbly rear rim before I relive the old speed record. - Cheers

@deivicruz5898 3 роки тому

gettit!!!! I F'n love it when you all do vintage bike videos! Makes my heart skip cause that is my life! No carbon fiber anything!

@gspiggity 3 роки тому

good job, I'm looking at getting a cheap second hander myself to get started, so thanks for doing the hard yards!

@Active-Cyclist 3 роки тому

Thank you for this video. I completed 63 miles on a 1985 Trek road bike with all original equipment last year. My experience was similar with the downtube shifting, old brake pads, and the difficulty braking on the levers (mine did not have the top bar levers). It is reassuring when a pro has an experience I can share in my rookie riding experience. My true century ride, not metric, will be on a brand new road bike and I expect the 100 miles to feel like the 100 k.

@throx 3 роки тому

Any gears left? Nope... Grind away. : Me up every single climb.

@dalebarnell4564 3 роки тому

Low gear is within you Grasshopper.

@123moof 3 роки тому

Love my 24/42 low gear. Any slower than that will do is better done walking.

@throx 3 роки тому

If I could get a 10/52 on my road bike setup, we might have something!

@garrettpittman7374 3 роки тому

Me af 😂😂

@KenFingerlove 3 роки тому

I'm riding 34/25 around some fairly steep stuff I used to do in my youth on a 39/23 - years of a 34/28 have spoiled me :D

@JayRob31145 3 роки тому

Absolutely LOVE everything Manon does, this was the best one yet! 100 miles on an old steel bike is a challenge indeed. But it made it, and so did she. Hold on to Manon, GCN, 23K+ hits in 4 hours is impressive by any measure. And hold on to your old Triumph, Manon, it has character and it matches yours.

@richardhorton4813 3 роки тому

That bike is definitely a keeper

@stevemawer848 3 роки тому

Matches her character? But it's old, slow and heavy - where's the match?

@JayRob31145 3 роки тому

@@stevemawer848 They are both nice to look at, graceful and have a timeless appeal!

@rothotborski 2 роки тому

Reminds me of my first drop bar bike when i was about 13 or 14 ...an Alpina costed about 80 pounds as a new and had the same brake levers and some weird white plastic grip on the bar. liked this very much...maybe I'd get some old steel frame bike somewhere, this really inspired me, well done...

@georgpiehslinger963 2 роки тому

Well, a similar bike was the ride of my youth. It took me through large parts of Austria (not Großglockner!!!) and I loved the under bar- breakhandles, were quite special in those times. Great video, great tour, congrats!

@SquareWheelMedia 3 роки тому

You just know that he originally wanted less than £100 as he snapped her hand off really quickly 😂

@santiandres5177 3 роки тому

Came here to say this. Suckaaa

@pittviper6320 3 роки тому

His eyes lit up when he was offered £100!!

@nsjohnston 3 роки тому

That's a £35-£50 bike all day long.

@chrissr318 3 роки тому

unless it 2020 then he could sell it for $200

@MrUniverse 3 роки тому

It's probably an antique. So...

@redrocker1055 3 роки тому

Kinda mean giving her this challenge during the pandemic. you can't even buy a picture of a bike for a 100 bucks in 2020.

@gosdra1 3 роки тому

You totally can in NL, but it might only last 100 miles before having to change chain/cassette/chainring haha

@andor_yoko 3 роки тому

@@gosdra1 in the Netherlands second hand bike prices have gone up a lot as well. All budget race/mountainbikes are basically sold out in every shop.

@robgruhl3439 3 роки тому

In seattle the bike mechanics are booked so far out they’re not taking customers aside from super quick fixes.

@whywhatwhenwherewow 3 роки тому

@Adam Pagenkopf even vintage bikes around me have been affected. I wanted to get back into cycling and was amazed at how much worse prices were across the board compared to 6 months ago when I had been casually looking with no real intent to buy. I ended up with an early '80s schwinn traveler in pretty good condition for $140, but a year ago nobody would have paid more than $100 for it and I saw people online discussing whether to pick one up in similarly good condition at $85. Still in absolute terms ($ instead of % increase) it wasn't too bad of a hit for a more or less immediately rideable road bike and I figure I can always pick up a better bike when the market cools off.

@billinhouston3291 3 роки тому

@James Smith You had a cardboard box to live in? Luxury!

@richardyoung3074 3 роки тому

Looks like my first propa bike (never did 100 miles on it though). Great job Manon. Peak district in the sunshine, a rare and beautiful thing.

@zaneclone 3 роки тому

Haha...! Old bikes and climbing.... memories of 26" wheels, 3 speed Sturmey Archer and Pen y Pass lol... Super effort Manon... :)

@conteudoanimal 3 роки тому

Manon I just watch GCN with you ... you are brillant presenter !!! Keep the excellent job GIRL !

@stevegraham3041 3 роки тому

I seen a old boy riding the NC500 the other day on a old 3 speed with rod brakes instead of cable fully loaded

@edgardocapinpin1974 3 роки тому

You really have a big and strong heart my dear. I was getting tired too when I heard you breathing so hard but I am very proud you, you made to the top my idol

@gianniskritikos695 3 роки тому

Well done!!! From a philosophical view this challenge is the difference of the generations. They had to try hard to made thinks happen, we just have a superbike life. It will be interesting to do the same route with your superbike and show us the differences. Enjoy!!! Thanks

@markl2815 3 роки тому

I’ve become a bit sceptical of the “modern format” GCN recently but this one was excellent and well done to Manon. Bloody good effort, excellent entertainment etc Thanks

@NZWozza 3 роки тому

I thought Hank had a monopoly on suffering?

@katiel7166 3 роки тому

Maybe it's catching?

@kakarot2430 3 роки тому

They are Suffer Duo. It started when both of them registered on Rad Race

@NZWozza 3 роки тому

I think ‘The Brick’ was patient zero

@planepower8523 3 роки тому

Manon, what a true Champ!!! excellent presentation too! :)

@jesuisFORTIO 3 роки тому

that was one hell of a ride! amazing video! edit: thats probably the biggest ride that old gem ever saw, i say keep it!

@arials101 3 роки тому

1:01 should never have got on an old bike with sidewalls looking like that. I'm surprised this video didn't come with a bit of 'consumer advice' about what to look out for safety-wise when buying a bike like this. Someone could be watching this thinking that blowout was unpredictable when actually it was entirely preventable.

@Alex-to8es 3 роки тому

Exactly, I brought a bike very similar to this and a couple of weeks in exactly the same happened, these could be the original tyres, or at least 20-30 years old, they have no business being ridden any more they aren't safe. That said if they are steel rims, then in the rain they aren't safe at all either. In the rain your braking distance goes up 5 fold, and on a hill you won't be able to stop at all. That is really the problem with bikes like this, while the frame is still good and the gears okay, the wheels and tyres often aren't very safe at all.

@KeithHeinrich 3 роки тому

On my vintage bikes, always new wheels, tires, brake pads. I like to stop on my terms.

@marcuspartridge11 3 роки тому

I'm pretty sure that piece of metal sticking out was the tire bead!

@ucanskixc568 3 роки тому

@@marcuspartridge11 I agree it was part of the tire bead.

@dirkgross1603 3 роки тому

I agree. I gave away my 1990 Diamondback road bike to a community group wanting bikes for folks needing them for work transportation. It was in perfect shape after a thorough cleaning/degreasing but the tires were original and dry rotted. They held air but no way I was giving it to someone in that condition. I swapped on some nearly new continentals I had on my wife's old Terry Classic bike and I felt good knowing whoever got it was going to be safe using it.

@ih82w888 3 роки тому

12:27 guy is like: "dang a girl on 100yo bike dropped me", feels...

@ralphdurham6484 3 роки тому

Yes, I thought I liked fast women, then trying to keep up nearly killed this old geezer....

@lanazlan18 3 роки тому

"This is a fake smile im dying inside" 😂 nice ride Manon 👍🏼

@judosteffer 3 роки тому

Really enjoyed this one, goes to show it can be done on a cheap (but quality old school) bike! Well done for doing this

@WernerSchroeder 3 роки тому

I remember having a bike with similar brakes, even down to the sound. Did a lot of solo rides on my noisy bike as a teenager. Well done Manon.

@chrisplatten2293 3 роки тому

The Tempest came with a leather insert in the brake blocks that was supposed to help stopping in the wet. I rode one to school daily, whatever the weather mid 80's. The insert did help, but oh boy did they squeal.

@Through_Sams_cam 3 роки тому

"it weighs a ton, probably more than me". Manon, you look quite thin for a ton. jokes apart, really good video. keep it up.

@surlyogre1476 3 роки тому

The bike certainly doesn't weigh more than Manon , that was just hyperbole, but for sure it's older than she is...the tires/tyres themselves looked to be older than Ms. Manon... should have changed them out before the ride.

@Through_Sams_cam 3 роки тому

@@surlyogre1476 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@paulwomack5866 3 роки тому

I did a century, on a 531 frame, triple chain set tourer. Decent bike. The start was 15 miles from my home town, and I cycled to (and from) the start. A friend came with me. On a Dawes shadow. He'd done a 10k pool-based swim the day before. He's AWESOME.

@noelduarte9533 3 роки тому

fantastic video! Manon you rocked the 100 miles, it's good to see a pro-cyclist take on a challenge like that with a bike that most very-low budget cyclist use, you Rock!