E-Scooter Vs Bike! | City Centre Selfie Challenge

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2 жыл бұрын

What is the quickest way to get around a city to snap selfies at famous landmarks: e-scooter or superbike? This is certainly a challenge for the 21st century as Hank and Manon race around the beautiful city of Bath to see which method of travel is fastest. Who do you think will win?
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@waynehollard 2 жыл бұрын

Hank: "it's cost me about £10" Manon: "that's not cheap" (while sat on a £10k bike) 😂

@itainteasy 2 жыл бұрын

If you ride the scooter 5 miles every day, a 10k bike is covered in 2.7 years. Totally worth it for an every day rider... But the real kicker is a comparable scooter to what the ride shares provide would only cost you 600-800 dollars, that's covered after 80 rides.

@24pavlo 2 жыл бұрын

@@itainteasy They also offer monthly subscription for £40. So the bike would be covered in 20 years as long as you don't need to maintain it.

@itainteasy 2 жыл бұрын

@@24pavlo that's kinda backwards, but you could own a scooter in a year that doesn't shut down when you turn a corner into a safety zone. In the US they even offer a service where you get to keep and charge the scooter at home for a slightly smaller fee, but they still have the no parking/no riding GPS. they make it seem like you can leave it just anywhere, but then you realize there are entire neighborhoods that won't let you leave the scooter at all... it's electronically blocked and you will receive a hefty fee for abandoning the scooter there, after you already rode into them. Sure owning your own scooter is pretty lame feeling, I don't feel this way about a bike... but the economics and true easy of use is in favor of owning one.

@JoshuaRPearce_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@itainteasy Privately owned electronic scooters are still only allowed to be used on private land in the UK. They still aren't legal for use on public roads, cycle paths etc. yet as far as I know.

@itainteasy 2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaRPearce_ I believe you are correct, but it's not a prohibition on electric motor vehicles, you simply need pedals, so everything from pedal assist to super73's & Honda U Be's are allowed (probably some bike paths say no e-bikes). There are e-bikes like the u be that are comparable in price, but probably not in stock in the US or UK. Does seem backwards, I drive a car in Los Angeles, it's clear what scooters are privately owned, and who is riding for hire, and it's the ones for hire who I worry about causing accidents following pedestrian cross walks, those who have unmarked scooters all seem to be aware they follow traffic laws like a bike. Although they are following traffic laws they look like lame grown up razor scooter kids compared to a super73, or even a pedal assist bike rented from the city.

@jackmason557 2 жыл бұрын

Talking about escooter danger at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="367">6:07</a> and run a zebra crossing with a pedestrian waiting to cross 😂 the irony

@chrisdanish84 2 жыл бұрын

I chat to a chap on an e-scooter at the lights each night on my commute home. He used to be a keen cyclist before a bad accident meant that he could no longer cycle. It's a great way for him to get in and out of work in Bath without being sat in traffic. It's not the same but we are all doing the same thing. Be kind to our fellow road users! Still burn him off the line tho ;)

@chirpy999 2 жыл бұрын

They are illegal

@chrisdanish84 2 жыл бұрын

@@chirpy999 Hey Dave, this is part of a trial in Bath that is legal. You have to snap your driving licence and scooter are insured. Give it a Google, it's a great initiative.

@chirpy999 2 жыл бұрын

Squirrell ok , I am in the sticks , they are not round here, and I see folks zooming along the pavements, accidents waiting to happen

@chrisdanish84 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave, Not a problem, happy to help. Mr. Squirrel

@eartharrow6772 2 жыл бұрын

More powah baybe

@jimmcewen8994 2 жыл бұрын

Discussing escooter safety whilst filtering and not stopping at a zebra crossing 😬 whoops!

@penrar 2 жыл бұрын

Good eye, I spotted that too!

@arthor675somthing 2 жыл бұрын

If it's the one I'm thinking of, he didn't need to stop as the pedestrian had yet to step onto the crossing. But that could of changed in the last couple of years

@markyycz 2 жыл бұрын

He and the person filming, from a motorcycle I guess, actually overtook a car that had stopped to allow a person to use the crossing. Absolutely criminal behaviour.

@ellie-jay2217 2 жыл бұрын

@@markyycz I bet your fun at partys

@markyycz 2 жыл бұрын

@@ellie-jay2217 Ask your mum :)

@johnbowlerwell7301 2 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="367">6:07</a> Hank (and his camera vehicle) ride straight over a zebra crossing whilst someone is waiting to cross, in the middle of a piece-to-camera about safety! You couldn't make it up.

@nycLPplayer 2 жыл бұрын

Love the whole team but Manon has been an absolutely amazing addition

@Banky33764 2 жыл бұрын

Watching Manon ride aggressively always makes me wanna get the eff outside - getting a little chilly here in Canada 🇨🇦

@kishascape 2 жыл бұрын

Harden up.

@ramsaycobbler8499 2 жыл бұрын

Calgary soon otw

@alexseguin5245 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect weather for riding right now! Air is fresh and cool.

@2kgaming61 2 жыл бұрын

I know this comment is 7 months late but I can agree I live in Canada to and it was chilly 🥶 in cannafa

@stihldavebergen3469 2 жыл бұрын

Manon was on an F12, that e-scooter didn't stand a chance.

@256shadesofgrey 2 жыл бұрын

Advantage of scooter: can abandon anywhere without worrying about it being stolen. Advantage of bike: literally everything else.

@toozydude2 2 жыл бұрын

what about not having to push and getting sweaty?

@timroden6617 2 жыл бұрын

My son had his scooter stolen. We found it in 2 ft of water in a lake.

@nk-dw2hm 2 жыл бұрын

@@timroden6617 they're more talking about rentals

@pistonburner6448 2 жыл бұрын

@Scartoons Did you know that you can actually buy e-scooters too? When used often they're far cheaper to buy than use rental scooters. No restrictions either, and you can pop it in your car too, even take it with you on holidays (in countries where it's allowed).

@pistonburner6448 2 жыл бұрын

A bike has no chance to beat an e-scooter in everyday use: -No sweat. E-scooter is actually the most comfortable thing other than a car in really hot weather! -No uncomfortable position, more relaxing, no impotence problems -You can pop it in your car boot easily, unlike a bike (I'm talking about bought e-scooters, not rented). It's a fantastic companion for a car, really handy! -You can take it anywhere, through shops and malls and easier to take through walking-only zones, don't have to leave it locked if you don't want to -No need spend time and go through the hassle of putting your bike in storage or get it out of there every time. Just take it inside.

@GG-lm7rq 2 жыл бұрын

Did Hank really overtake a car that stopped at a pedestrians crossing when he was talking about E-Scooters being less dangerous than bikes? ;D

@filipski595 2 жыл бұрын

he overtook the car while it was moving and before getting to the crossing :) and remember that he follows the moped that has a cameraman on it, so you can safely say that the car behind them stopped for the crossing.

@albsamuel9154 2 жыл бұрын

Gg is right that car stopped to allow pedestrians cross!!

@struancochrane753 2 жыл бұрын

He did, outrageous, that pedestrian could have had a shock when she appeared passed the white car! Plod may have a word.

@mikemelbrooks 2 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't overtake on the zigzag lines at a crossing. Bad Hank

@getouttamyrowboat5658 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he did, I noticed that the second he did it. If the granny that wanted to cross had gone just a few seconds earlier he would of clipped the poor woman. Plus it's illegal to pass the lead vehicle at a zebra crossing so the fact he's following a camera scooter just means there was 2 illegal manoeuvres done there.

@jedisdad2265 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! And the chemistry between Manon and Hank is fantastic

@jonfairway8235 2 жыл бұрын

Love how Hank just ignored the lady on the zebra crossing that all the cars were stopped for at 6.06 and over took on the crossings zigzag area which is a legal breach just as he was saying the word dangerous !!! "You MUST NOT overtake the moving vehicle nearest the crossing or the vehicle nearest the crossing which has stopped to give way to pedestrians. In queuing traffic, you should keep the crossing clear."

@oliviant2235 2 жыл бұрын

It would’ve been nice to have Connor in this video. He would’ve given us a brief history summary of each landmark 😃

@stevew5211 2 жыл бұрын

And had some ice cream

@galenkehler 2 жыл бұрын

Only if it had pictures of wangs drawn on it...

@mateagoston8145 2 жыл бұрын

Then the challenge would have taken him 3 hours, not 32 or 36 minutes...

@Pionirish 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think they make scooters that large

@tinjerkovic6287 Жыл бұрын

MYSTIC MAC 🇮🇪🦍🍀

@temporalsoliton 2 жыл бұрын

Hank-"I don't think it has any carbon on it actually". Egg heads the world over - *snicker* *giggle*

@areyouseriousrightnow7916 2 жыл бұрын

love your videos keep up the good work

@AlbertArt 10 ай бұрын

I was wondering about this and searched it. You guys really have a video for everything.

@mrsmith4662 2 жыл бұрын

What a superb challenge and show. These comparisons are really inventive and fun, plus good tourist publicity for Bath (now I'd like to visit there again). Keep it up guys. Thanks.

@jhcycling3098 2 жыл бұрын

I’d take my road bike through short cuts and e-scooter wouldn’t have a slightest chance! ;)

@apm9507 2 жыл бұрын

Taking an e-scooter on the same trails or paths that my fat tire bike is on would be comedic.

@HangTimeSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Stop fooling yourself. I been riding a folding e bike when I work in the city and park for free. I beat everyone with a regular bike. No one knew that my folding bike was an E bike until I told them 2 months later. They knew I was a roadie. E scooter can keep up some are even alot faster. They have big wheel scooter that go up to 50mph. They can manage through traffic better than a bike carrier. Guys that know me know I'm fast on a road bike from riding on weekends but I'm 58 so word spread to try to beat me to free parking after work. I work in construction with many competitive young fit people. This video has a low end scooter and someone that didn't typically ride them or know about the zones. Anyone with one of the high power scooter and rides it regularly can smoke a professional racer or a bike courier through the city.

@chrishemming9976 2 жыл бұрын

Not very fast when it’s been seized by the police and crushed tho 🤣

@HangTimeSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrishemming9976 how often does that happen to an adult. The the stuff cops do to the youth who don't know the cops can't just take people personal property without an opportunity to reclaim it and if crushed the city would have to pay for another one plus damages. People who think like you make taxes high paying for mistakes made by cops with same mindset. At most they can give a citation. Still don't change the fact the average roadie like us can't keep up with them even on an E bike. That fact hurts your ego. That's why you want it crushed. Cops who chase someone on that scooter can lose their job if that person dies in accident and cost city millions of dollars. This video is to boost the ego of cyclist. Nothing more and not based on facts of what is actually going on in the streets

@HangTimeSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

@@apm9507 how many ride a fat tire bike on a commute in a city? And they have fat tire e scooter.

@filipski595 2 жыл бұрын

Haha I got add for 'Scooty' mobility scooters for elderly xD xD

@fakeaccount663 2 жыл бұрын

i've seen an E-scooter have a transformative effect on a work colleagues quality of life but i have to say i don't like how the rentable ones are just littered everywhere as they in London.

@Dr.Schlitz 2 жыл бұрын

In Washington, DC you now have to lock e-scooters to bike racks or other specified fixtures at the end of a ride, and you have to submit a photo through the app showing you locked the scooter in an approved location.

@cjohnson3836 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dr.Schlitz So now a private business is taking public infrastructure from cyclists? If that isn't the most American thing ever...

@nk-dw2hm 2 жыл бұрын

@@cjohnson3836 the roads and everything that cyclists use are public infrastructure also, it's not like we're paying a special bike tax for our paths. In many places the companies have their own racks and you must return the scooter/bike to one of that company's racks. That prevents bike public/private bike racks from being used and keeps them from being scattered everywhere, kind of a win win except it limits the usefulness

@pistonburner6448 2 жыл бұрын

@@cjohnson3836 Well that was totally illogical. How is 'private business' any factor in this, are you some kind of rabid socialist? Where did you get your bike, a socialist collective that has nothing at all to do with private business? OMG are you some capitalist pig with your _privately owned_ bike? How does where you get your mode of transportation affect whether or not it's ok to use bike racks? What does it matter if it's rented or bought, it's people using them in any case. Seriously I just don't get how some people are so badly indoctrinated by socialist lunacy.

@pistonburner6448 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have actually leased a proper, far better e-scooter. I can't stand those poor quality (and dirty) rental scooters. With my own e-scooter no restrictions either. I chose monthly leasing because it was available where I live and I wanted to first see how this thing works, how handy it is. For me it's been great: now I don't need to use my very impractical bicycle at all and I just use my car or e-scooter or both (e-scooter in car's trunk and then continue the last bit on the scooter). I might soon end my lease and buy one, but actually the lease is so cheap that I'm in no hurry, and I want to see how it lasts after several more months.

@ConsciousBreaks 2 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="81">1:21</a> Manon's eyeroll 😂 Let's have Si vs 4 e scooters.

@rothotborski 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment so far :)))

@stewarthinsley6995 2 жыл бұрын

Hank, when you took a selfie of the nice view, you should've took the gamble and gone to the finish. I'm sure all the locations would've been in the picture somewhere 😂😂 Hack/Bodge 👍

@JohnLumapaskeith 2 жыл бұрын

Hack!

@thelonesculler 2 жыл бұрын

*Insert Si screaming "BODGE"*

@kill3r000 2 жыл бұрын

Any video with Mannon is always a very nice video! Mannoooon ftw 🏅🚲

@gregridesbikes1905 2 жыл бұрын

I spent a few days in Gothenburg riding around on e-scooters. I have to say, they were brilliant, especially considering I didn't have access to a bike. It helped that the Swedes have plenty of infrastructure for these kinds of things.

@MiBackpacking 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a bigger fan of cycling but I think anyway we can get people out of cars and onto other forms of transportation is a major plus! Awesome video guys 🎉

@JuCarlos-ex8ip Жыл бұрын

Cycling señor is the best

@miekevandermerwe7853 2 жыл бұрын

Love this challenge!

@michaelwarren6602 2 жыл бұрын

You both took a selfie with the River Avon. Not the Kent and Avon canal 🤣

@craig2100 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant race. Well done.

@clintnieves 2 жыл бұрын

great video Hank and Manon. Manon the cycling commuter, who would've thought

@Karpakurva 2 жыл бұрын

I simply love this woman! 💞

@LTFC77 2 жыл бұрын

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="360">6:00</a> straight across the zebra crossing 🤣

@carolynheaney715 2 жыл бұрын

I knew Manon would win and the bike is way cooler - come on!

@BoyFromMa 10 ай бұрын

4 minutes difference in exchange of not having to arrive to my destination all exhausted and soaked in sweat? I'm sold.

@Cycleops70 2 жыл бұрын

I use a bike or a scooter depending on the need. I also use an electric unicycle, which is immensely practical. It's so portable I can ride up to the shops, step off, pull the handle up & just walk in. Everything has its place, & if it means less car use, then that can only be a good thing.

@arnoldhau1 2 жыл бұрын

Electric unicycle sounds cool... is it hard to ride?

@Cycleops70 2 жыл бұрын

@@arnoldhau1 Initially it takes quite a bit of practice. It's a bit like learning to ride a bike for the first time. The more you think about it, the harder it is. It's more of a subconscious muscle memory learning. Once you get over that, it's really easy & feels very natural, like you're connected to it.

@jannik3157 2 жыл бұрын

Electric unicycle sounds really awesome, i didnt know something like this existet 😅

@matthewlewis2072 2 жыл бұрын

"...an electric unicycle, which is immensely practical" No, it's not

@Cycleops70 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewlewis2072 Do you ride one?

@backfireisback 2 жыл бұрын

For this kind of travel you really need a dutch city bike, nothing can beat that.

@MrWoezoe 2 жыл бұрын

Combined preferably with Dutch cycling infrastructure 😂

@richardp5971 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWoezoe And Dutch hills....

@wyzo 2 жыл бұрын

Hank got dizzy...going to Alexandra park and “arriving ” at Henrietta? 😂

@bakerhalI 2 жыл бұрын

No way I'd park a Pinarello F12 in front of a shady bar or leave it there when I've had enough that it's safer to Uber home instead of ride... or just abandon it when I run into mates and plans for the day change. I ride a Bianchi and eScooters... living in Rome, each has it's place.

@fireinthenight9028 2 жыл бұрын

I would take this bike and attach it to my backpack. if the shopkeeper wouldn't like that . I politely apologise and find another place where I can do the damn thing. many times that worked.

@tofadeisastart 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the GCN headquarters on that map at 27 seconds. The circus

@LSD04 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t think so

@rotation-y2n 2 жыл бұрын

U really think gcn can afford a place on the circus 😂

@luizeduardocunha2769 Жыл бұрын

This is a beast !!!

@davemeise2192 2 жыл бұрын

That's a cool video. We have recently received a bunch of those e-scooters as a pilot project here in Vernon BC, Canada. I see them used all over the place in town. They seem very popular and many people can be heard laughing while riding them so it must be enjoyable. When I'm not in a car I'm using an ebike to get around so haven't tried them yet. I hope they are popular enough for the city administrators to decide to keep them around. They are a good transportation option.

@bikeracersl 2 жыл бұрын

Bikes every time! Go Manon!

@shellypalumbo5297 2 жыл бұрын

Hysterical!!😂

@knarf_on_a_bike 2 жыл бұрын

Manon - looking like a bike messenger! (except for that "stopping at the red light" part)

@mattprobinson 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing Manon win so convincingly doesn’t make me feel any better about being overtaken on Bathwick Hill by one of those e-scooters. Neither of you made it to the canal, that was the river! Great to see so many local landmarks.

@joel4590 2 жыл бұрын

“Do you know running?” “O… running” Great effort Hank👍🏻

@jasonmcgrody9472 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video for two reasons. One, Bath is beautiful and the city was the winner here. And, two, because the presentation was low key. I love manic Hank but it's nice to see a video with the presentation in a conversational tone.

@sheemaw3465 Жыл бұрын

Worth it!

@colinlittlewood9613 2 жыл бұрын

Given the distances and times, I think running would have actually been the fast option here.

@azero79 2 жыл бұрын

what's running?

@The1trueDave 2 жыл бұрын

I think I would struggle to run 7.5k in 32 min to be honest, and that's not including 'selfie time'! Or would it be more like Hank's 5k if you were able to take short cuts? That would be more doable...

@256shadesofgrey 2 жыл бұрын

Faster? Maybe, if you are fit enough to actually run 5km. But whether you're fit or not, you'd be sweaty and barely alive by the time you finish.

@pistonburner6448 2 жыл бұрын

I think helicopter would've been the fast option.

@JuCarlos-ex8ip Жыл бұрын

Are u crazy amigo , a road bike is 3 times faster than running, you drinking 🍻 to much cervesa señor

@amc5966 2 жыл бұрын

I think the £500 escooter performed well against a 10k bike. I like the escooters. They just need to come up with a safe way for them to be used.

@manlykscorpa 2 жыл бұрын

They wouldn't be able to make a SAFE way for people to use them. People would need to be safe on them anyway. They can put all the safety measures and insurance out there. But if someone is dangerous on an escooter and doesn't know how to ride they can still hurt themselves. Its all down to rider's capabilities. Cos even with regulations for cars there's still 100s of accidents

2 жыл бұрын

even a £100 bike can beat a scooter.

@JaredJames-bm9fp 2 жыл бұрын

Cheaper and healthier while better on your health and environment.

@SproutyPottedPlant Жыл бұрын

@ incorrect.

@SproutyPottedPlant Жыл бұрын

@@JaredJames-bm9fp the non-electric adult kick scooter also exists, it’s so fast down hill and light enough to kick, walk or carry up hill! Watch out for the plastic wheels ones, rubbish in the wet but pneumatic wheels exist too 😊

@EntropyOCD 2 жыл бұрын

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="414">6:54</a> Picture Purrfect! Define Cuttie Pie for me. GCN is undoubtedly the best channel on KZfaq!

@Dunnooooo123 2 жыл бұрын

Did anyone see the guy at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="198">3:18</a> gesturing at hank after he cycled past? And Hank tactically blocking him out of frame. LOL.

@garrettturbett593 2 жыл бұрын

Great contradiction of what Simon was saying a couple of weeks ago about escooter use in Bath - no reduction in car usage so the escooter journeys are people who used to previously walk, cycle or use public transport; all of which are cleaner than escooters.

@ConsciousBreaks 2 жыл бұрын

That has always been my main argument to people who use escooters. You have to consider what mode of transport is *displaced* when people switch to escooters. In my experience, it's always people who would have/could have walked, biked, or taken the bus/train.

@sfetriathlon2432 2 жыл бұрын

@@ConsciousBreaks yep. Nobody is getting out of their Range Rover to ride an escooter.

@Scooby2606 2 жыл бұрын

Are you really saying a diesel bus is cleaner than an e scooter?

@sfetriathlon2432 2 жыл бұрын

@@Scooby2606 are all buses diesel? And if they are, do they need to be nowadays? First West of England in Bath have a fleet of electric buses. So 40+ people on one e-bus or 40+ scooters 🤷‍♂️

@Scooby2606 2 жыл бұрын

@@sfetriathlon2432 Hopefully we'll see a lot more electric buses, but that will take time and a lot of investment. In the mean time I'd rather sit behind an e-scooter at the traffic lights then an IC bus. Not saying e-scooters are the answer at all. I've never used one as the wheels look to small to me, hit a pothole and you're coming off.

@paullinnitt5450 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Hank, should have stopped at the crossing at 6.10!

@mattc825 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful city! Fit girl. Fun scooter!

@aliancemd 2 жыл бұрын

Considering that statistically cars are unused 90% of the time, this is a great way of not contributing to the problem more, without worrying about it being stolen, maintenance, place to leave it, etc. I also like how UK is implementing it - you don't get manually derestricted scooters flying between people, through a park. Hank's 36m trip sounded expensive though

@azraphel 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering how much he spent :/

@JohnBaxendale 2 жыл бұрын

Probably not as expensive as a Pinarello ;)

@Khalil.8611 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnBaxendale doesn't have to be a Pinarello

@aliancemd 2 жыл бұрын

@@azraphel He says at the end that it was almost 10 Pounds(almost 12 Euros).

@KenSmith-bv4si 2 жыл бұрын

Manon, do you have your sram red setup in "sequential" or "compensating"?

@rikkiola 2 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="360">6:00</a> Hank, and camera bike, literally overtook a car slowing down for a pedestrian crossing with zero visibility/checks of who was about to cross, then ploughed straight across it. Zero cool

@ellie-jay2217 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man just watch the video and enjoy it. Your comment is 'zero cool' we all make mistakes....do you feel better now for pointing it out in KZfaq?

@laurel5432 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping it would be a personal no limits scooter, as these can go faster and anywhere, but I'm still surprised a rentable one was nearly a match! Good video.

@jimmcewen8994 2 жыл бұрын

Personal e scooters are illegal unless ridden on private land! For the very reason you mention in your comment!

@laurel5432 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmcewen8994 wow really, never knew that, thanks for replying

@fireinthenight9028 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmcewen8994 well , I see more people fly by their own escooters here in London than owned by gov.

@jimmcewen8994 2 жыл бұрын

@@fireinthenight9028 absolutely and I don't agree with the law. However it's because people chip them so they go faster that currently they're illegal in public spaces. Read a report about the Met confiscating thousands of them.

@fireinthenight9028 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmcewen8994 I get it. you're able to use these escooters as long as are speed restricted but often people want to go faster , so they hack them . which from the road user perspective this kind of scooter is illegal. right? it's something like building a moped from a normal bike. Just need to comply with some set of rules to be accessible as road friendly.

@LloydRandall 2 жыл бұрын

interesting route!!

@markward6387 2 жыл бұрын

How pissed off was the motorbike and BMW and old woman at the zebra hank Haha

@boomchakalaka3715 2 жыл бұрын

Another great zwift video riddled with long adverts for E-Scooters.

@lisapet160 2 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="191">3:11</a> Yes. But there was a study about scooter's use in Paris that shows that trips of scooters, if not taken for fun and amusement (most of the trips), replaced mostly short walking trips and the frequency of car and public transportation per capita was practically not affected. Short conclusion: same traffic jams and pollution, more nutcases on sidewalks and designated bike and pedestrian pathways.

@jimmarshall807 2 жыл бұрын

Closer than I thought it would be. I don't imagine than anyone considering commuting on a top-spec Pinarello would considered an e-scooter or vice versa, and I doubt most people would get close to either Hank or Manon's time!

@EntropyOCD 2 жыл бұрын

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="490">8:10</a> Handsomeness rivaling all of BTS combined? Love GCN!

@Acrata49 2 жыл бұрын

Good and Groovy.

@jamesmann3556 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the following is a specific personal response of a Bath resident and in a convoluted way supports cycling… Although the concept of this video is very good and something I’ve considered it’s slightly flawed (I’m Bath anyway!). That’s because the actual quandary most face is not, “shall I take my scooter or bike sightseeing in a world heritage site?”, but in fact “how can I get from my home to point B without turning up hot and sweaty”. Taking the latter, with the majority in Bath don’t live in the E-scooter area so unless they’re an avid, all weather cyclist will probably just drive. It would be interesting to see this video redone in Bristol as their E scooter area is much larger and could be a “day of chores/commute” instead. The worst/most dangerous place in Bath to ride the scooters is along the top of Victoria park as it picks up the “slow zone” of the inner park. Cars don’t appreciate it when the scooter in front of then suddenly slows down to 10kph 🙈

@leonardoar1458 2 жыл бұрын

In NY (and some other cities in the US) we have e-mopeds that you use just like the scooters. Love them! So much better than the scooters especially because you park them like cars so they arent strewn all over the place making it impossible to walk, but are so easy to park between cars it is never an issue. They cap at 25ish miles an hour and are super convenient and fun!

@Awol991 2 жыл бұрын

As to the accidents. Walking drunk out of the bar, "I can't drive, but look a handy e-scooter that will get me home safe."

@stevek8829 2 жыл бұрын

In the US they can get you operating a bicycle, scooter or even a canoe while over the same limit as for a motor vehicle, currently 0.08%.

@filippopogacar 2 жыл бұрын

I’m addicted to Manon’s selfie

@ErasmoValladares 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Hank have fun in a ride. The bike was going to win all the way, but scooter looks pretty fun. I would stick with a bike.

@tomrachellesfirstdance7843 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I am getting old but the scooters round Birmingham are always rode on the pavements and they are so quick proper dangerous I think in city centres. They are to slow to use on the road but way to quick for pavements. I am suprised hank wasn't in lycra though for aero benefits 😂

@andyfairchild2383 2 жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with the Voi Scooters in Bristol, use them a lot for short trips, to the shops etc.. Don’t have to lug my Brompton down six flights of stairs and don’t have to either lock it up 😬 or carry it round the shops. Anything further I’ll use the bike, ‘cos it’s quicker and I’m more comfortable in traffic on a bike. It’s a good balance and I’m still not using a car 👍

@spdnik2568 2 жыл бұрын

I think this is a key benefit of the scooter and bike rentals, security of the bike becomes a non-issue. Especially when combined with other forms of public transport, trains buses etc. it would’ve been interesting to compare the energy used as well. Clearly Hank had to run a bit but the rest of the time he wasn’t expending a lot. And for arriving at work not needing a shower etc can be important too.

@pistonburner6448 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I got a proper Micro scooter which are a million times better than those rental ones. It's made by a European company too, not Chinese. When you use them often proper scooters are cheaper than rentals. No restrictions either. Far better to ride than rentals. E-scooters absolutely murder bicycles in practicality: even in the summer and with hills there's no sweat, a million times more comfortable, as you said no need to go get a bike from a bike storage or alternatively carrying an e-scooter is easy. I do have to lock my e-scooter but I live in a country and town where I actually feel safe enough to not even lock it most of the time. And what's really great is I can just pop it in my car and take it anywhere! I've even managed to make my runs far better by dropping off the scooter at the end of my running route, drive on to the start of my running route, then after running I just scoot back to my car. That way I don't always have to do loops or back-and-forth-routes and am far more flexible. I took my scooter to Italy on holiday this summer and it was the perfect way to cover ground in the heat and long walking distances, especially when I could so often only get parking miles from the destination.

@bubblesezblonde 2 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="327">5:27</a>~Pricekess! This is why we all love Hank. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="811">13:31</a> There is NO way I would try that on a scooter...impressive. I'm with Manon per scooters. They just aren't cool. Plus here in KC, the scooter companies place the damn things anywhere they want and idiots park them in bike racks which are rare enough as 'tis. I did think that Manon would win by a lot more time. Thanks for the laugh.

@Kit2KatBar 2 жыл бұрын

i know e-Scooters are still not legal in the UK, but this feels a little unfair with all the slow zones lololol. great vid tho. Hopefully things get sorted out with e-scooters and you guys can try this again with a bit more level playing field! maybe add a third person on an ebike? lolol

@kc0lif 2 жыл бұрын

nice video manon.

@markhaneklaus282 2 жыл бұрын

The cobbles made hank Sounding like the Joker beaten up by Batwoman

@Sarahbethcycles 2 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="329">5:29</a> cobbbllllllessssss.... priceless

@toshitominaga3911 2 жыл бұрын

Ride Brompton or road bike nearly every day. Rode a scooter for a few months just early in the AM. They are very unstable and you will be more prone to injury. Wet surfaces especially treacherous. Hope that helps..

@PuhutaanPyöräilystä 2 жыл бұрын

Those scooters are really making traffic dangerous around where I live. Kids zooming with full speed to blind corners all the time.

@Anwyn93 2 жыл бұрын

That's not the scooters it's the morons riding them and the shit parents letting them do so

@mathewrose2951 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Qatar, they're selling unrestricted e-scooters capable of 80 kph for only 2000 pounds. I've already seen one boy in hospital for three months after taking one onto gravel at that speed. I trust the EU/UK will have sense about not allowing sales of derestricted versions.

@EntropyOCD 2 жыл бұрын

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="502">8:22</a> Photogenic to the Max!

@HiopX 2 жыл бұрын

where I live there are largely two categories of scooter users 1) people who want to be mobile in a city without a car, but don't want to be labeled a "cyclist" 2) bored tens

@gefloigle 2 жыл бұрын

No scooter of any kind has a chance against the Dragon Lady™!

@davidbierbaum4881 2 жыл бұрын

I (or more specifically, my feet and lower back) don't like standing for long periods of time, so for me, the e-scooter loses as the commuting tool of choice. Especially on the cobb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bbles... 😖

@B-Rad-K 2 жыл бұрын

Really like the idea of not having to lock it up, just log out and leave it.

@Pinyoo81 2 жыл бұрын

Wnen I'm on my bike, drivers are more eager to pass than when its Mannon riding in front... 😅

@eartharrow6772 2 жыл бұрын

To be a stickler plastic are hydrocarbons so there is carbon in pretty much everything, also I'll not mention the energy used to recharge them/ mine for the batteries

@xtrailz 2 жыл бұрын

Can you share your route? i'd like to visit Bath sometime and see these landmarks

@jonwallacedesign2010 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid guys - but that's the River Avon... not a canal and there is no cathedral in Bath... Its an abbey ;)

@boriss.861 2 жыл бұрын

Hank and the GCN Elves was the e-scooter controlled by GPS restricting or turning off it's motor in certain areas, and if so how easy do you think it would be for someone to hack the software? May be I missed that bit?

@evanr1940 2 жыл бұрын

I'd pick the e-scooter to ride with Hank. no way I could keep up with Manon on a bike

@John-cw6yr 2 жыл бұрын

If you done that challenge in Glasgow you would have been sitting without the bike and scooter at the end

@davidfreeman3132 2 жыл бұрын

Hank, You spoke a lot about safety on e-scooters then at 6.00 minutes you overtook a car on the zigzags approaching a zebra crossing so didn't see the lady waiting to cross. Silly mistake to make that could have caused an accident.

@skyrider828 2 жыл бұрын

Yes really bad. The sort of thing that gets cyclists hated. Not good at all GCN. Expect better of you. Amazed you didn't even edit that out. Very poor.

@Akibatai00 2 жыл бұрын

It's a win for planet earth because you guys got around by NOT being in a damn car.

@u.e.u.e. 2 жыл бұрын

Manon will win the photo contest anyway - no matter of the means of transportation! 😃👍

@Kingjay814 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh as someone who owns an e-bike (Orbea Gain), a standard bike (Cannondale Badboy), and a personal e-scooter, I gotta say that I LOVE mobbing around my e-scooter. It's a completely different experience having your own personal scooter that's not restricted than a rental. I was in Washington DC a month ago. I preferred the bike rentals because restricted areas made it painfully heavy dead weight. Also another thing to worry about is securing it. My bikes aren't cheap (especially the Orbea) so if I took those anywhere I have to pray that they don't get stolen. Those rental scooters you drop them off and you're done. That counts for a lot imo.

@scchua4203 2 жыл бұрын

Very Top Gear challenge. Manon is much better looking than Clarkson! LOL! I did think that Manon would win. Of course!

@torist043 2 жыл бұрын

I commute on my cyclocross bike, it works all year around even in snow (in Sweden we usually get snowy winters). E-scooters might be good for shorter commutes but I have 17km one way so I prefer real bike also for that reason.