Gotta love a dude who takes bike tinkering to the next level

He’d make a great GCN presenter👍

From Cycling track World and Olympic Champion to innovator, inventor, and cycling commentator... Rob Hayles is a creative genius and a modern day Renaissance man. A down-to-earth and humble chap to boot. One of my all time favorite GCN videos!

This dude is just great! And I'd say the biggest proof, that he trusts his own repaired parts, is that he let's his own daughter ride the repaired fifespoke. I really hope he comes up in another video :)

Absolute racing legend and a bit of a visionary. Jon, you should get him in as a special guest for a Tech show or two. Would be interesting to hear his opinions on some of the current tech. Great show.

What a legend. A proper thinking man ahead of his time, and pushing what was acceptable. Glad to see im not the only one mucking about with carbon in my spare time!

Would've loved Dan interviewing him for this episode! 😂

This was one of the very best gcn interviews I've watched ever. What passion and such a creative guy.

That helmet alone is a work of art, and a lot of the other pieces, too. Wonderful.

I absolutely love Jon´s "nerdy" attitude and his genuine interest in both this video and the corsa corsa bike shop, it´s like watching a child in a candy shop, never change man

I've always liked Robs commentary and no nonsense attitude towards things, I can see you are both cut from the same cloth and get on really well. Can we see more of this on GCN. Great video Jon

Awesome. Saw him at his last race up Long Hill and could tell he was still in love with everything about the sport.

great to see someone who lives through his passion of cycling , and has become a craftsman in his own right ,

That's definitely one of my favourite GCN videos to date. Please get him on the show again.

Rob is the man! Bring him back for more

Best GCN video in ages, proper cycling tech - no bullshit.

Awesome video. I could listen to him talk for days if he had invited me to his shop. I love that he makes his gear and has kept his bikes. Love it!

Just so interesting and unbelievable . I've just watched a video where Rob won the National 25mile TT championship in Nottinghamshire about 1998 I think near me where myself and my dad rode to watch and riding to the finish to see the results Rob passed us like he was riding a motorbike . And I was on my fixed training bike with dad sat behind me telling me to go on, go on and I / we could hear him catching us but couldn't believe how fast he passed us . I've never forgotten that day and when I think back about it I always SMILE for several reasons . Thanks for the memories ❤

That was brilliant. Please, please do more stuff with Rob. Anything he's involved with will be fantastic 👍

Rob Hayles.... one of Britain's cycling legends

This could be the start of a new series about retired pro's who are still doing it in cycling one way or another. I understand that people like Colin Lewis is still alive and hosting courses around the Med. Must be lots like him that would make an interesting 20 minutes to viewers old and young.

Love it.. "How did you get into cycling?".."Me dad, he was a wrestler" 😐

So so so so interesting! Amazing passion for riding your own creations from literally scratch with such details! My favorite bit is the velodrome mavic 5 spoke wheels still flying like in it’s glory

Wow, your best video yet Jon. What a star Rob Hayles is. Love the way he has taken "recycling" to another level. Sorry about the pun.

Love Robs attitude to carbon. Why throw away when you can repair or repurpose? Now I just need to build a shed like that for my experiments. Great vid

What an outstanding person Rob is. Awesome video.

Love custom home hand layed carbon! And yes the cycling inspired bug ! Its real....the love we have for a bike as kids will always be in us!

Mr. Hayles would make a great presenter for GCN, especially segments related to Track cycling.

Been lucky enough to meet and casually chat with Mr Hayles and he just the coolest guy ever , so easy to talk to , just a normal chap who loves bikes . Many egotistical club riders could learn a lot from this man

I had a wheel repaired by Rob last year . Fantastic job done and it was great to see his workshop and have a chat too. He’s a top man and knows his stuff.

Had the pleasure seeing and meeting Rob back in adelaide at AIS Delmonti many many years ago. Enjoy listening to him commenting 🚴🏻‍♂️

If there's one thing that makes me smile, it's how excited Jon gets over this stuff. I'd say it's that sense of "childlike wonder," but I don't think I ever wondered at something that hard even when I was a child.

I remember him racing a Castle Combe road race in the mid 90’s with a disc on the back and he lapped the field

NOT ONLY A GREAT CYCLIST BUT ENGINEER AS WELL AND I LOVE ALL HIS STUFF !!!

Rob Hayles needs to do more live cycling commentary. From what little I've heard, he's highly entertaining, and absolutely hilarious!

Jon, this video was great to watch on a rainy Sunday morning. Thank you. The only other thing I could have asked for was his carbon-fiber-working methods he has developed over the years.

Thanks GCN for a great look at Rob Hayles... Love the video

This is gold dust! They both know their stuff, but imagine the pub bollox they'd be talking if they had a couple of pints too. That would be worth watching!

Like eavesdropping on a couple of mates catching up after years apart. Thanks for the invite.

This is by far the best video of 2019 so far.

I remember Rob was right on the cusp between steel and carbon. A true pioneer!!

What a legend.

Interesting Guy and great video as always, good to hear childhood bicycle memories. Hats off to you Rob fingers in lots of pies, a talented man in many areas. All the best Andy

One of the best vids I’ve seen for a while great watch & “watch”. Rob is pure gold. His stories about his projects are fascinating loved it.

Best GCN video I have seen.

Absolutely love this video. Two leg-ends of the British Cycling scene talking dirty about bespoke, hand made bike bits! Fan-flippin-tastic! Love the custom SRAM lever, thanks JC and RH!

I had a Peugeot CFX-10 based road bike in the early 80’s that had a Kashimax saddle. Was very comfortable. What a fantastic shed!

One of my favorite GCN interviews yet

Very talented guy. Thanks for doing this video!

What a cracking bloke and pretty clever too in an unassuming way. Great production.

Great video!

Genius.... Pure Genius.... 👏 How is there any dislikes ti this??? 😡

My favorite bit of the video? That gorgeous stonework and brickwork, the Adirondack chair, the soccer goal... Can we revisit Rob, maybe have a chat with his stonemason and his groundskeeper? Seriously though, I'd love to hear an update from Rob on modern tech - I just put the same SRAM groupset he's shown on his wife's bike on my own trusty steed. Second hand parts, a few years out of date, maybe, but still the most sophisticated (and expensive) bit of kit I've ever ridden on. And the Mavic 5 spokes on the other bike, beautiful - I've got some very functional Spinergy Rev X 4 spokes on my bike now which were second hand from a local racer, and have seen me through some pucker inducing local brick roads at full gas. Again, maybe not your first choice, but the price was right and mine are the later revision with the rivets to stop (delay?) delamination... Unrelated but I had the same lathe. China-brand, red team edition, but the same nonetheless. Very useful for one-off work on small parts - I gave it to my brother to "make room" for a larger lathe that required its own cabinet / floor space, but I hardly make use of the big lathe. Many jobs that I used the small lathe for, I now do with a hacksaw and file. One step forward, two steps back. You'd be amazed at how many jobs in the home shop involve cutting a small piece of tubing, clean and square. Bigger lathe, more effort to change the chuck, the tooling, etc.

The best GCN video I've seen.

This is amaezing, I really wish to start a project like this, good job. Cheers from Argentina

Remember doing a crit with him and he had stuck about 25mm of an mtb bar ends to the tops of his STI levers for a Spinachi effect grip. Mighty engine

Very good, Love seeing guys who tinker with bike stuff.👍🏻

Top notch interview. Rob Hayles is blessed with many talents and mad skills.

Awesome video, glad i stumbled across this - Rob Hayles' is amazing - TY!!

All the details in this shop are amazing. Notably, the hexagonal worksurface on the bench and the NERF gun!

Superb that, a great little set up to use and create some real gems from a product we all bin once damaged 👍

Love these videos Jon! More of these kinds of videos.

Loved that video. Nice one, Jon. Rob is a cool guy - his stuff is awesome.

Guys, this is one of your top greatest videoes. Now you should really visit Mike Burrows to a talk about hes fantastic inventing skils. Not only the lotus, but also hes HPV race bikes etc.

He’s the undefeated King of Hack/Bodge

Fantastic! A bike nut through and through

Can u guys get this guy on GCN more often? Pay him in carbon scraps - this dude is captivating - get him on!

Wow.what a great guy.a real passion for his work.jon,you looked blown away with what he's doing/done.make more videos with Rob please.Bet he's got loads to talk about.keep up the great vids.loved this one.

What an absolutely brilliant video. So interesting with two guys so obviously into,the sport, it’s heritage as well as its development and technology. I think the presenter really added to it as Rob must have picked up on his genuine interest. I loved the five spoke segment but the whole film was fascinating. Superb, one of the best cycling clips i’ve seen. @ Rob Hayles, please bring out a decent carbon ‘ass saver’ that you can firmly attach to the the saddle rails (some nice mini titanium bolts?!) . I sure there’s a niche market out out there. I’ll order one. @GCN, can we have part two going through his garage?

What a legend and what a great way to utilise your passion and expand on your skill set. Idol!

Very interesting tour thanks.

I like this guy. He's a man after my own heat. I love working with carbon fiber.

What a Legend.. great stuff JC..

Great episode !!!

this fella has it knocked ! that's my dream life , right there!

Absolutely awesome video. Hats off to Rob - legend!

What a cool guy, talented on so many levels!!!

Awesome vid what a pioneer !!

Not normally a jewellery kind of guy, but this stuff is cool as hell... The craftsmanship... Cool as hell bikes as well, and a cool as hell bloke come to that!

21'22" I loved every second of that...Thankyou Jon and Rob

Great video, what a legend, very impressive work!

Fantastic love the old school stuff. Great guy!

Nicely done John!

Fantastic video.compelling to watch. Good on ya Rob

Love the retro bmx helmet and the Kuwahara E.T bike. More Rob on GCN plz!

Rob, what a top bloke!

Uffff lots of talents

Twank ? .... 🤣 My new word to say in the States. Great show with a legend cyclist. 👍👍

Rob is living the dream. BTW I almost cut my finger off trying to make a ring out of a pair of titanium handlebars.

I want his workshop when I grow up 😎

Absolutely love the skinned BMX helmet so retro but with a modern twist

Excellent Video, Excellent! I loved his book too. Yes, he would be a great presenter with you on GCN.

"Never sacrifice looks for speed". Couldn't agree more. Pretties first, performance second :)

Awesome video and what a great man cave and items produced by Rob 😎

It makes me wish I still had my old Redline BMX and Kuwahara Cruiser....

AAaaaaand Jon goes full geek! But it is nice to see someone who just went for it, even when his contemporaries were giving him hell for it.

fantastic and interesting guy to listen to thanks Rob and GCN

Loved this. How about an episode with a top gear style build off? Rob vs GCN.

Awesome vid! I raced bmx on a Kuwahara as a kid!!!

Gutted.... I’ve been to Rob’s house too and never got to see this stuff! Best GCN video ever!