Is Cheating Faster? We Broke The UCI MTB Rules To Find Out!
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2 жыл бұрынThe UCI are the governing body in charge of setting the rules for all sorts of cycling racing, from cyclocross and road to 4x and downhill. From strict guidelines on how much coffee can be consumed before a competition to the banning of skin suits and other aerodynamic advantages, there are some stringent rules, but are they limiting our sport? Neil and Blake broke some rules at Bikepark Wales in order to find out!
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@darcyphillips70 2 жыл бұрын
“Drugs? I’ve just bought £200 quids worth” 😂🤣😂
@dylanslater919 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@ccallure 2 жыл бұрын
Soooo good 🤣
@BogartBikes 2 жыл бұрын
😅
@garybc 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@anggrimunki 2 жыл бұрын
Blake is mental without drugs, can you imagine how off tap he'd be with performance enhancing drugs? (or even just some molly lol)
@rarelycomments 2 жыл бұрын
I remember this argument back in the day (before the ban) "The science is real - skin suits are faster" "Yeah but i'm still not wearing one" 😂
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
They haven't exactly become a fashion trend 😅
@zon3ful 2 жыл бұрын
When mountain biking rises to the level of road racing, everyone will have skin suits. Performance is king.
@mrvwbug4423 2 жыл бұрын
XC racers do wear skin suits haha
@dogwomble 2 жыл бұрын
@@gmbn Maybe after this video, Blake might be successful in making then a top fashion item :)
@thingswelike 2 жыл бұрын
What they've managed to do with the current clothing is pretty good though - definitely tight and aero, but still looks acceptable.
@Seppster58 2 жыл бұрын
Blake is one of the reasons I love this channel so much. Who would ever thought of that suit for aerodynamics?? Great experiment for sure. Nice chuckle to start 2022.
@jasper_of_puppets 2 жыл бұрын
GMBN did this exact experiment years ago already
@JoshuaTootell 2 жыл бұрын
Everybody had thought about it. That's why DH kit is as tight fitting as legally possible.
@Alan-75 2 жыл бұрын
Blake's a legend, that morph suit, i laughed my arse off.
@Andy-co6pn 2 жыл бұрын
No need for a seat and dropper post on your bike now 😉
@strider7008 2 жыл бұрын
He looks like the lego astronaut
@Catcrumbs 2 жыл бұрын
7:52 Ironic that Neil justifies banning skinsuits on the basis of enhancing the marketability of the sport, when the late 90s/early 00s skinsuit era represented the peak of mainstream exposure and outside sponsorship in the sport for a long time.
@stuart7523 2 жыл бұрын
Roadies are wrong'uns and I've just bought £200 worth of drugs 😂😂
@jeffgil4669 2 жыл бұрын
Yeh but I'm sure he didn't buy them for the express purpose of cheating in a bike race
@ruycosio6765 2 жыл бұрын
Neil: Today we are cheating Blake: Drugs!, I’ve just bought £200 quids worth
@AcLaMaDoR 2 жыл бұрын
Blake's ready to blast the gear
@joshuacoulton2412 2 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard at that
@bugboy152000 2 жыл бұрын
Blake is always ready to make it interesting in the name of #GMBN and science. But mostly science.
@computerbob06 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, cheating is faster! One of our local Strava KOM's was set on a 125cc scooter! A question though. I don't race, so was wondering if it's okay to cut corners on single tracks, so long as it's inside the tape (where there is tape)?
@brixsteezy4486 2 жыл бұрын
😂👌
@mcsweeneys3383 2 жыл бұрын
Isn't called a"french line" when you cut corners inside the tape? 😉
@AndresCoronadoGtz 2 жыл бұрын
All KOM's in my area are set by faulty GPS devices.
@sageambrosek5206 2 жыл бұрын
Yes but it might not be faster. You can usually carry more momentum if you hit the berm instead of cutting.
@petermcinnes6987 2 жыл бұрын
Is that you Richie?
@chrisridesbicycles 2 жыл бұрын
Blake looks like fresh from the 90s speed record attempts on ski slopes.
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
It's definitely inspired by skiing in the old days! 😅
@MrEtienne6657 2 жыл бұрын
#ericbarone
@montyswoodworkscrafts2232 2 жыл бұрын
John Tomac the legend that used to run a Tioga disc drive, remember seeing him racing XC with at Strathpuffer back in the 90’s and always thought it was so cool
@fuzziebear8825 2 жыл бұрын
Blakes been Tango'd
@mathisonnivens731 2 жыл бұрын
Blake always takes things over the top and I love it! 😂
@MrMartinSchou 2 жыл бұрын
To be honest, a lot of the rules the UCI impose on sports are holding back bicycles outside of sports. The ban on recumbents being a huge one.
@peglor 2 жыл бұрын
Recumbents are kind of lethal for anyone ahead of you in a peleton as you're heading chainring first into every crash with all you weight braced against the chainring (Or you get neutered if you clip out and your body keeps going forward after the bike stops. Recumbents are also lethal anywhere there's traffic as you're completely below the sight lines from any car you're near and it's not like drivers look where they're going particularly carefully in the first place. Allowing them for triathlons, time trials and hillclimbs (They'd be useless on hillclimbs unless the gradient was very gentle though) where drafting isn't allowed, would be a good way to get them in and see how people like them. Unbunched recumbents are almost certainly still slower than a tight peleton over 100's of km though if there are people who rode tour stages on recumbents and beat the times the pro's did that would be very cool. Recumbent also give no option to hop over kerbs or other obstacles you suddenly find in your way, and this is, I think, the fundamental reason the UCI has banned them, along with a lot of the dodgier aero positions.
@jackandeson6302 2 жыл бұрын
@@peglor bro I think he was being sarcastic about the UCI holding mountain bikers back by not allowing recumbents
@peglor 2 жыл бұрын
@@jackandeson6302 He never mentioned mountain bikes at all.
@JoshuaTootell 2 жыл бұрын
Friend of mine won a series of ultra endurance races on a recumbent after breaking his wrists. AFTER winning the series, his bike was banned. Each race had like 10,000' of climbing. There was also a silly rule about road bikes not having disc brakes because they were dangerous.
@MrLeovdmeer 2 жыл бұрын
Blake is so funny!! keep it up guys
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support!!
@DjDolHaus86 2 жыл бұрын
24s at the back and 26s at the front clad in Tioga Factory DH tyres that only just cleared the frame. Those were the days
@dylan-5287 2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit when Blake first showed up with the mods I laughed hard.
@gordonhenderson1287 2 жыл бұрын
'today we are cheating responsibly' ........ Classic 🤙
@auxsabotsrouges718 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant vide guis keep it up!!!
@peterwor 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Very entertaining, I can relate to Blake...😂
@speedpilot 2 жыл бұрын
wow this video was soooo good. I which you did more downhill-race related stuff :)
@freya6753 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite videos yet 😂😂 cheers lads
@MarcNotenboom 2 жыл бұрын
Nice episode! Thnx
@sergion1406 2 жыл бұрын
Just wow dope episode i love it
@omarbani3010 2 жыл бұрын
Neil: Cheating the UCI rules blake: D R U G S I just brought 200 quids worth
@alainpfammatter8224 2 жыл бұрын
Great fun video 👌
@dorkysaur 2 жыл бұрын
Blake is hilarious love this man no homo. ✌🏻😂🤙🏻
@andrewcrockford6151 2 жыл бұрын
Blake in a morph suite i laughed so hard i nearly peed myself
@kaedeschulz5422 2 жыл бұрын
Nice Ragley mate! I got a yellow Enduro HT too but sadly not a Ragley.
@andrewcrockford6151 2 жыл бұрын
@@kaedeschulz5422 I do love a ragley and nearly all hardtails more fun
@kaedeschulz5422 2 жыл бұрын
@@andrewcrockford6151 Yea on trails that most ppl have close by a hardtail is Much more fun.
@dannybeck4339 2 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice Tom Cardy and Kara Beal creeping in shot at 7.28 🤣
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Good Spot!! Its a great little feature 😂
@migatron1 2 жыл бұрын
Ngl, Neil's bike looks pretty sick with that disc wheel!
@willijam1223 2 жыл бұрын
Love ur channel
@DHOBSESSIONS 2 жыл бұрын
u gotta love the GMBN comedy...lol
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Only the best! 😂😅
@ibh2022 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Neil used to be a professional DH racer, he's never mentioned it before 🤣
@mrvwbug4423 2 жыл бұрын
It's been mentioned before, he's done both pro DH and enduro
@kaedeschulz5422 2 жыл бұрын
Yea it's awesome that GMBN has professionals on board!
@kdote398 2 жыл бұрын
@@mrvwbug4423 i believe this was sarcasm
@chris4536 2 жыл бұрын
Whoosh
@koko-lores 2 жыл бұрын
Guess what, there are rumours that Dan from GCN has ridden for the Cervelo Test Team before he started drinking several bottles of mineral water.
@matgfunk 2 жыл бұрын
0:40 had me in stitches lol
@rogerjoesbury9410 2 жыл бұрын
Subtitles please for the deaf thank you, for your goooood vid s.
@bwhsh8r 2 жыл бұрын
Tioga disc drive would be a disc wheel for mountain biking lol (although the concept wasn’t intended for aero) Spinergy had their 4 spoke aero mountain wheels though.
@the_spanner_ch7mp 2 жыл бұрын
🤣 great video Blake and Neil 👊 I knew if anyone was going to use a skin suit (well morph suit ) it would be Blake 🤣🤣🤣
@kaedeschulz5422 2 жыл бұрын
Nice hardtail mate! What exactly is this bike?
@the_spanner_ch7mp 2 жыл бұрын
@@kaedeschulz5422 Nukeproof Scout
@kaedeschulz5422 2 жыл бұрын
@@the_spanner_ch7mp Awesome man! :D
@the_spanner_ch7mp 2 жыл бұрын
@@kaedeschulz5422 cheers dude 🤘
@kaedeschulz5422 2 жыл бұрын
@@the_spanner_ch7mp Can't wait till i get my Enduro HT! Currently gathering parts using a 2021 octane one sour frame
@darrenclarke161 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid gents 😂👏👏
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Darren!!🤟
@MrTrekvrx 2 жыл бұрын
It's like you forgot about the Toga disk drive wheel of the 90s that where out at the same time as the rev x rocks and god dam i wanted a set of them
@TheGarnh8r 2 жыл бұрын
Come on - there is more rolling resistance when wet than dry
@martinbkildal 2 жыл бұрын
What helmets are you using in this video?
@jimbo4203 2 жыл бұрын
The rule should be, dont put screws in your competition's tires !
@mrrichards6007 2 жыл бұрын
Was that guy in the orange jump suite on the Swiss bobsled team?
@OneTwoFive0 2 жыл бұрын
Just attach a throttle hub motor to the back wheel, pretty sure that’ll make accelerating after corners faster
@Michael-Martell 2 жыл бұрын
I’m not good enough to break the rules, I can make much bigger improvements to my riding through fitness and practice than by breaking rules. Lol if I was at a point where breaking rules changed my performance by a bigger margin than just additional practice , I’d be pretty happy with myself!
@nissenalf 2 жыл бұрын
Neils bike looks like a speedway machine with that disc cover!
@oliveratwell3852 2 жыл бұрын
What trail where they on?
@Twin-cr7mo 2 жыл бұрын
The Flying Zimbo might be onto something with the saran wrapping your bike on muddy days.
@TorrentUK 2 жыл бұрын
'the roadies...they're the wrong uns' 🤣😂
@GameplayerSolCley 2 жыл бұрын
13:11 is what I have fun whit... Yes! 80´s MTB
@davidcarter1313 2 жыл бұрын
Neil will soon be marketing a new line of "F***" wheels.
@iffy_too4289 2 жыл бұрын
When the video isnt an blatant ploy to sell you shit this channel actually makes some enjoyable content.
@kaedeschulz5422 2 жыл бұрын
For tech nerds like me the video's about new products aren't bad either. When you don't care about tech it's a different story off course.
@DrewskiTheLegend 2 жыл бұрын
Surprised they didn’t do the Tomac style drops, but I wouldn’t want to take a big squish drop bar bike on big trails like that.
@ikeoliverio 2 жыл бұрын
Bro im a fan form philippines
@walterlafleur8961 2 жыл бұрын
The helmet peak makes sense. From an analytical standpoint, no peak will certainly be faster. it may be an incredibly small amount, but it is there. Since the sport is highly competitive, peaks just wouldn't be an option. That would suck for riders
@1PotatoeMasher1 2 жыл бұрын
Blake looks like an astronaut so I expect he flys like a rocket ship!
@mjsrcs3725 2 жыл бұрын
Oh guys I was there last year was awesome 👌
@50whatnomadtravelnursemtb5 2 жыл бұрын
say hello to John Tomac and the Tiagra "disc" wheels
@rich75233 2 жыл бұрын
"they all cheat?"..."well all the roadies basically" 😂
@Mr3xA Жыл бұрын
Every rule has it's story.......i would like to hear those haha
@daveybmtb 2 жыл бұрын
Bit of a 2 finger salute to Richie Rude?😂
@devan2462 2 жыл бұрын
Tests are spaced by three weeks???
@edh7492 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing racers in World Cup races with skin suits helmets with no peak etc around 2000. The glory years before rules made things lame in loads of sports not just mtb…
@allowedstar8986 2 жыл бұрын
What time was that clock counting. To slow for a second to fast for a minute
@Visoris 2 жыл бұрын
I love that at 8:03 when talking about the skin suits not being marketable, the background guy in orange nods in your direction and they start to laugh.
@doubleyellows6742 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that doesn't happen, dude in orange doesn't nod in their direction and his buddy with earphones in is already laughing at something.
@taufikabidin412 2 жыл бұрын
When will GMBN try recumbents and fairings? Why not add fairings to your upright bikes?
@leftaroundabout 2 жыл бұрын
A fairing around the front wheel could actually make a quite significant difference, keep those knobby tyres out of the headwind. But I don't think it's that easy to build one that withstands the shaking and doesn't add too much unsprung mass. But actually, I think I'll give it a try: what do I have that 3D printer for! If it doesn't help with aero, it'll still serve as a mudguard...
@koko-lores 2 жыл бұрын
Spikes make you faster in situations where races are cancelled due to UCI's extreme whether protocol.
@jevgeniardassov 2 жыл бұрын
Whhere is Blakes aero rear triangle???
@jackcat3533 2 жыл бұрын
most of these rules are for safety not speed 😂 love it though
@JohnMorawietz 2 жыл бұрын
skin type suit, faster huh, I can imagine it covered with sponsors tags and racing stripes.
@nizam_mr 2 жыл бұрын
'Cheating responsibly' - Neil 2022 😂
@stealfwayne 2 жыл бұрын
The Tango Orange Man (look it up if you don't know) can sure ride a bike.
@madjh8 2 жыл бұрын
Ffffffff ... I use bar ends ... and I will never change in my 26 ride and classic ride, the bars are narrow (I use 560 to 620mm) and you need more position to climb. It is simply more confortable. And nobody told me that they are baned in races ... 😵
@Quertreiber199 2 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know why you have to have a peak on the helmet? I just know it from Motocross where it makes sense because of the dirt flying around from other riders but that's not really the reason in cycling or is it?!
@dustenthedude6429 2 жыл бұрын
I would think it’s because it slows the impact a little when you smash your face into the ground. Maybe idk though
@HeretiCflow 2 жыл бұрын
No drop bars, no spikes, no caffeine overdose... Missed opportunity.
@Michael_11 2 жыл бұрын
This is frustrating, by doing the times on different days you just null and void the whole experiment... why not get changed and take the stuff off the bike and do another run on the same day?
@craigluscombe3310 2 жыл бұрын
I remember John Tomac using a disk wheel.
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Mmm, Tioga Disc Drive! Used to make a hell of a sound those things 😍
@stuarta7931 2 жыл бұрын
Are 26 inch wheels banned or something?
@YukiTsunoda7 2 жыл бұрын
*Homer Simpson fade away into bushes*
@MrJwhittaker93 2 жыл бұрын
Blake definitely smoked his 200 quids worth before showing up in that morph suit.
@Ydegaard 2 жыл бұрын
Blake reminds me of stupid sexy Flanders from that one time the Simpsons went skiing and Flanders wore a skinsuit
@pikie777 2 жыл бұрын
Got any drugs left over Blake 🤣🤣🤣
@k0k0w 2 жыл бұрын
Is that tinky winky shredding?
@thewaywardgrape3838 2 жыл бұрын
Blake: I just bought £200 worth of.... Me: Yup. That's devil lettuce lol
@peglor 2 жыл бұрын
Should have hoovered some schneef instead. As an interesting side note, cannabis was specifically banned for DH racers but not for any other cycling discipline back in the '90s.
@thewaywardgrape3838 2 жыл бұрын
@@peglor Oh interesting. Perhaps so as they wouldn't be too out of it and risk injury I guess.
@peglor 2 жыл бұрын
@@thewaywardgrape3838 More because it helps keep them calm and smooth. I think it got banned in snooker for similar reasons.
@freya6753 2 жыл бұрын
6:50
@dhanjustinereyes4305 2 жыл бұрын
Look. Kenny is in GMBN.
@guidodezwaan 2 жыл бұрын
Haha Blake is a good comedian
@bobothericefarmer1878 2 жыл бұрын
Ye
@simonbeattie6042 2 жыл бұрын
I spend way to much on my mtb.. But hey,, dont we just love getting out there.. Soaked, cold, windy.. BRING IT 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
That's great Simon! We feel exactly the same! Just getting out riding and having fun is what we mountain bikers all live for! 👊
@simonbeattie6042 2 жыл бұрын
@@gmbn cool.. That I agree on.. Sometimes I want the bad weather.. Although sucks when it appears.. Happy riding all 🚲🚲🚲🚲
@replacement6386 2 жыл бұрын
I can't get over the fast as f***! Wheel xD brilliant
@cbyod 2 жыл бұрын
6:51 " oh ye bastard"?
@patrickroldan1336 2 жыл бұрын
the disc wheel attaché is always so dubious for me. imagine just rattling that off and the chainsuck oof
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
It's definitely not a permanent object! Good for an experimental run but that's about all it lasts for 😂
@TheMTBRider96 2 жыл бұрын
I’d say ask Richie if it was faster 😅
@shaunsstuff1249 2 жыл бұрын
The tight suit may be faster I wouldn't wear any thing like that, it looks terrible, well done Blake brave man just wearing that!
@Whitehawkvisionfilms 2 жыл бұрын
Flying Zimbo Rules! Next one should be The Gwai River Roller and you have to dress like an Appo ;-)
@nafsucof 2 жыл бұрын
that’s how we dressed in the 90s lol. my buddy at 16 was shaving his legs to try to go faster.
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
How times have changed! Thank you for the support!
@josimarsilva3238 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice vídeo. The 90`s downhill stile clothes remembering Philippe Perakis 😊. I want one rear disc wheel like this for my trail bike😍🥰
@samuelapol8514 2 жыл бұрын
Neil is running dork disk pro
@Andy-co6pn 2 жыл бұрын
Did you drink 8 cups of coffee before you started ?
@cadesketchking9447 2 жыл бұрын
I wanna see metal spike tires faster or nah
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