We Did A Triathlon Using eBay & This Is What Happened!

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Жыл бұрын

Last year we did a Triathlon on a budget, and we did the whole thing for a little over £300, but was that actually the cheapest tri possible? Probably not. So this year, we upped the ante, and lowered the budget, for GTN’s cheapest triathlon attempt no.2... eBay + £100? Could we do it?
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@gtn Жыл бұрын

What should we do for our next challenge? Let us know 👇

@MrTigerlilly68 Жыл бұрын

Please do a Winther triathlon xc skiing MTB bike and running

@MrTigerlilly68 Жыл бұрын

Or swap out MTB for skates 😃

@jimmystevenson4709 Жыл бұрын

Triathlon with just the gear you can find in your neighbors garage/shed.

@noladiorez8305 Жыл бұрын

Per your own suggestion. Upgrade the bikes and see how far you get with them!

@TriDaddy Жыл бұрын

Similar to how Super league has divided into teams.. and how the mixed team relay has become popular.. I’d like to see a competition between the three of you to coach the fastest coed relay triathlon. Must recruit your athletes off the street(must be strangers) they can not have prior race experience in that discipline.. 30-60 days to train.. all equipment must be borrowed from their friends/family (except helmet). Would be a fun way to introduce people to our sport! Would show that anyone could do this with minimal investment and become hooked!

@DigininjaRobin Жыл бұрын

Imagine being another racer: "I thought I was doing well, then someone in budgie smugglers flew past me on an upright bike ringing his bell and grinning like a fool. I think I might try cross stitch instead."

@MrSonicCharge Жыл бұрын

"Mark, where's your shoes?" 🤣 Legendary

@str8shooter-talk116 Жыл бұрын

All the boys were missing were some mustaches! Way to go GTN! I’m sure everyone around you had a great laugh and such a fun time watching y’all! What a great group!!

@jobanski Жыл бұрын

There were so many hilarious things about this video I don’t know where to start! But Mark’s outfit! 😂 I think he should get some sort of end of the year award for that!

@rgh622 Жыл бұрын

Oh man, this is Gold! You all deserve a million views for this spectacle. I was thoroughly entertained during my morning coffee. Additionally, Heather, you make triathloning look good!

@ngdawgs1 Жыл бұрын

Y’all definitely stepped up your game since the last on a budget Tri ! 😂🤣 Impressive that IronMark still won after forgetting his shoes 😭.

@1812Stevie Жыл бұрын

Such great content! Maybe do a historical Tri where all your kit has to come from the first 5 years of triathlon. Or make a race and try the most illegal bike styles like recumbents or fairings to see what advantage they really offer.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Noted!

@sander8581 Жыл бұрын

10:11 He totally slapped his ass don't lie to me

@P8qzxnxfP85xZ2H3wDRV Жыл бұрын

Mark and Heather's outfits were fire!!!!!!

@emmag00 Жыл бұрын

Hands down my favourite GTN video ever! 🙌😁

@gtn Жыл бұрын

High praise - thanks! 🙌

@stokecityfc28 Жыл бұрын

This is great. Love the "Top gear" take on triathlon. Keep up the good work.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thanks, what would you like to see us do next?

@ryantully6597 Жыл бұрын

@@gtn maybe increasing distances on budget? obviously cost would go up for registration, but the gear premise would be similar

@tomrankin4530 Жыл бұрын

That was so much fun to watch! I smiled through the entire video. I would love to see you upgrade those old bikes and then have a go at another triathlon.

@danielnz0962 Жыл бұрын

This was such a great video! You can tell all three of you had an absolute blast out there. Love seeing the three of you have fun together!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

We had so much fun!

@HenningColin Жыл бұрын

I love these sort of "Top Gear Challenge" videos. Amazing format and so entertaining!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@piezoelectric627 Жыл бұрын

I really love this channel, I’m training for my first Triathlon and some of your tips have being priceless, not to mention the entertainment and the British understanding lessons.

@alansmith2593 Жыл бұрын

Ha amazing 🙂 With triathlon getting un inclusively expensive and I now just do home made long distances triathlons as they’re a price of a bike to enter official ones ! And my wetsuit is a surfing wetsuit as they’re more hardwearing, it’s so refreshing to see you guys do a more affordable and inclusive approach to swim bike run like it use to be

@2wheelsrbest327 Жыл бұрын

That's interesting Alan. Only ever did Sprints back in the era of Spencer Smith, great fella and it was expensive enough then so it's awful to read that it's even more expensive now. In my time it was considered by many to be a middle-class sport, so I guess even more so now.

@nikilragav Жыл бұрын

Explain the surfing suit?

@fabianbinder3681 7 ай бұрын

@@nikilragavwetsuits for swimming are especially designed to make people swim faster. They can be prohibitively expensive. Wetsuits for surfing are designed to keep you warm. They can be really cheap even new, e.g. Decathlon has a house brand that offers good value. Or you buy them dirt cheap used.

@andyheilmann1656 Жыл бұрын

I love the outfits! Me and my friends are all swimmers and we wore speedos for all our first triathlons

@SBoots29 Жыл бұрын

Fun video. Now take it down from you tube before my wife has a chance to view it. I got some new bike parts coming. They are needed you know. LOL Great video.

@allancox4694 Жыл бұрын

Absolute gold! I'm planning my first triathlon next year having only just got back into running after 10 years of no exercise. Watch out for the vintage triathletes sporting vintage gear! Thanks for being such great sports and opening the sport up to newbies!!

@jenjen391 Жыл бұрын

Where are your shoes???! Hahahaha! What a fun bunch. Thanks for the great segment GTN!

@sethgriffiths6539 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, absolutely brilliant, more like this please. The retro triathlete looks were hilarious and I'm sure more could be explored.... e.g. an upgrades series of racing on a similar incremental budget???

@daiphillips7171 Жыл бұрын

Cracking video, me and the wife were in stitches. We'd love to see you take on an extreme triathlon like The Double Brutal. We also love the lighter hearted stuff like this, maybe a video where you have to get, triathlon gear from the 90's or early 00's with a budget of under £400 for everything 🤷‍♂️. Anyway keep up the good work, always great content 👍🏻

@EddieTse Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding us that expensive gears are not a must to enjoy triathlons.

@phillwhitlam6999 Жыл бұрын

An absolutely fabulous episode. Nearly split my sides with laughing 😂 A great advert though for triathlons and the fun you can have . Well done guys 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏃

@madshansson20 Жыл бұрын

More content like this, please. It is absolutely amazing.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Noted! What would you like to see us do next?

@danielcarrillosantamaria6067 Жыл бұрын

The way I started in triathlon, Just to prove people wrong… I always thought the most important thing was to have fun and enjoy

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@nickvandam1214 Жыл бұрын

next they should do an all retro 1980s triathlon

@gtn Жыл бұрын

We'll see what we can do!

@gerardochaparro Жыл бұрын

Heather looks absolutely fantastic with the retro looks!! What a great video (as usual!) team! 🙌🏼

@Dabbtrabb Жыл бұрын

The guy who had the most fun was behind the camera!!!!

@Wowletmetrythis Жыл бұрын

I love the CGI work 😅

@adrianmayhew6835 Жыл бұрын

Vinatage Speedo with a pic of Robin Brew at the 94 euro on the tag - showing my age 👍😂😂😂

@medhatriad Жыл бұрын

This was so much fun to watch! Great to see you guys just mucking about

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thank - we had a lot of fun here!

@kateshephard4920 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. What good sports you all are! Enjoyed that, thanks all!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@dakilamoty5812 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome guys. Love GTN

@stevenagel6096 Жыл бұрын

That shadowy shot of Heather at the 35 sec mark is such an good shot!

@sunny5142 Жыл бұрын

Looks like she's running from a T-Rex in the jungle of Jurassic World. 😆

@emberchord Жыл бұрын

Omg they censored James speedo. I am crying that is too funny

@hurricane7800 Жыл бұрын

Well….. Being a student I bought most of my non-critical gear on eBay. Helmet and bike were new, running shoes I had as well as my training swimsuits. The rest were all in “worn once” condition or were things like paddles that don’t need to be perfect 😁

@alisontriathlonlover Жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you all on this challenge 😄👏 was very fun to watch! Alison , big fan of the channel

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😁

@lindelystables Жыл бұрын

Seriously guys n girls, this shows why you're the best show on youtube. Thanks for the laughs! :)

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@toon_8552 Жыл бұрын

Loved it, great video. Looking forward to what’s next.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

What should we do? 🤔

@mosanna20 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who noticed the floating crotch photoshop? 🤣🤣🤣.... just added to the hilarity. Great video. 👍

@BastiM3435 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Video! Had a good laugh 🤣🤣🤣 way to go GTN👍

@oanna.m3125 2 ай бұрын

This is so good! Had so much fun watching it 😂

@weekendsongs32 Жыл бұрын

These are the most entertaining videos. Love your videos on how to do this and that. It’s nice that you these videos also.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Kegofwhoopass Жыл бұрын

Haha hilarious video! The smiles at the end just prove that Triathlon is for everyone no matter the cost.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

We had an amazing time - triathlon was the winner!

@Kegofwhoopass Жыл бұрын

@@gtn you could have doubled or tripled Mark’s budget but he still would have worn that Speedo, haha!

@Nat-DAVID Жыл бұрын

So much fun i really was smilling while watching this video so thx a lot!!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - we had a great time!

@Aeronwor Жыл бұрын

I'm supprised James survived on that saddle, some of those old saddles break in, others break you.

@melw2389 Жыл бұрын

Love this video. Thank you!

@daveogilbee Жыл бұрын

Is it safe to say James got the "Captain Slow" award?

@sallywright2520 Жыл бұрын

This was so funny! And you were still passing some serious competitors!

@mda05rnr Жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the most enjoyable GTN videos in the catalogue - 5 *s. I'd really love to know the times, but sorry James: DNF for littering! Rules are rules 😆 The fashion sets you all up perfectly for the Spirit of 78 triathlon! Can't wait to see the video...

@GarrettGehringerSchoolUploads Жыл бұрын

The watches they were wearing were more than their entire kit. Lol

@ondrejmitas3325 Жыл бұрын

So great and the fun was so inspiring. This is what triathlon is all about! I would be curious which race it was, and approximate registration, nutrition, and transport costs, which end up being the last hurdle a lot of people can’t clear. If then it all totals to less than 200 i think that’s still really impressive and accessible.

@OperationDarkside 2 ай бұрын

James has the running style of a super hero. Felt like captain america chasing a bad guy.

@rmjames83 Жыл бұрын

Oh geez!! Well done!! You guys crack me up…& u probably cracked up a few others on course too!!! You just reinforced my passionate HATRED for toe clips Mark!!!

@aguszg Жыл бұрын

One of the Funniest Videos on the Global Network. I would like the GCN crew to do something similar.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

We'll have a word! They have raced on budget bikes and roped in Mark too, check it out 👉 gtn.io/-d

@jimjamthebananaman1 Жыл бұрын

Mark looks like something from a 90s ITU race 😅

@Jameslindley123 Жыл бұрын

Disgusting lake at Cotswolds this year. I’m new to tri and really didn’t have a nice experience with it!! Won’t put me off though! Good job blurring some of the suits though GTN 🤣 very entertaining video!

@Microbit0 9 ай бұрын

Hahaha "got a bell" 😂 best line ever

@omarnegronsantiago9283 Жыл бұрын

Heather looking Holly lawarenceesque!

@jonathanmartinrehabandrun9004 Жыл бұрын

I remember racing in kit like Mark's back in the late 1990s although my bike was also steel it was at least a racing bike with a whole 10 gears I think. Still racing on a budget yet able to be competitive in my age group having been to the European age group champs on a 3rd hand Boardman bike bought for £500 (with a few upgrades).

@taylorevans1642 Жыл бұрын

Dude in a Speedo and a crop top ding dinging as he passes me on a tt bike lol

@jamiefuhrman403 Жыл бұрын

What a fun video and way to highlight that at its core, this sport is accessible to all!

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Right!

@ChrisLoew Жыл бұрын

I forget his name but a famous Tri guy took a beach cruiser and flip flops to a race once and did well. All about the fitness.

@fatrunner 11 ай бұрын

This was hilarious, top content!!

@nickvandam1214 Жыл бұрын

my favorite video so far!

@XMan-mi6gs Жыл бұрын

Lol this was funny to see! Good job all.

@alanshrimpton6787 Жыл бұрын

That was enjoyable. Thanks gang.

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

@Jett125 Жыл бұрын

Oh my god! I thought James looked bad then along came mark! Lol heather. You somehow pulled that off! Bonus points just for that. Penalty for mark!

@andrewmcalister3462 Жыл бұрын

How many newbie triathletes could you outfit for the price of 1 pair of Zipp 858's? Love that you guys had such fun doing this video.

@valejul Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the laughs.

@mcworks6822 Жыл бұрын

Heather looks amazing!🔥

@MH-hr6tu Жыл бұрын

Good to see Quinn being involved.

@MarkMcLenaghan Жыл бұрын

It would be fun to see what you could do with what you suggested. Upgrade the bikes and kit and run the same race to see the improvements.

@jamesthomas914 Жыл бұрын

this is great, bet it was way more fun than in top spec gear...good laugh

@coachjohn Жыл бұрын

That looked like a blast. I might have to challenge my tri club to do this.

@innesdunbar Жыл бұрын

Loved that!

@Ditypo Жыл бұрын

you forgot the triathlon entry fee!

@IvyK44 Ай бұрын

The goggles with earplugs 😂😂😂

@drj7352 Жыл бұрын

Smashed it!

@robertnastasi8643 Жыл бұрын

Come to sunny Florida. Stay for a couple of months and do the Fort De Soto series and put a twist on each race

@ATLaracheClub Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@martinkroutil Жыл бұрын

Nice one guys :).

@joshspencer6240 Жыл бұрын

I talked my neighbor into trying his first tri using his existing gear which wasn't much better. We've got another neighbor who is a PTO ranked pro who offered to loan a full aero helmet for the day in the spirit of James' kit but alas we couldn't convince our newbie to wear it on race day 😂😂😂

@cyklopPL Жыл бұрын

That was fun!

@KimJongSkill492 Жыл бұрын

That crop top is so cute!

@francishechanova3611 Жыл бұрын

Good content.. really funny.. 😄😄😄

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@kcchiok Жыл бұрын

The bike of these three are just killing the scene of the event 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Alex-kr7zr Жыл бұрын

Would love to see some episodes on how to compete on a budget. Especially triathletes spend fortunes on their gear. Is suspect most brings only marginal gains. But how much is a reasonable budget for competing?

@mathieunorry Жыл бұрын

When is GTN going to host its own triathlon , it would be hugely popular

@MrTigerlilly68 Жыл бұрын

Love how your swimsuits all match. Where did you get the Speedo vintage suits?

@xosece 5 ай бұрын

this one made me laugh hard. Heather is the best and will always be. Also Mark did great as he usually does! And James of course. The clothes were.... xDDDDD Imho the bikes were also...xDDD gosh. I'd add some aerobars into the budget to use on those bikes so they could improve

@cappaculla Жыл бұрын

I can see the video trickery trying to hide something 🤣🤣

@georgeharris7578 Жыл бұрын

Epic guys!

@goingtothefifty Жыл бұрын

looks like my first triathlon, upgrade the bike tires, cut the handle bar narrower for aero and youre set

@mcworks6822 Жыл бұрын

This is so fun to watch!😅

@gtn Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jobanski Жыл бұрын

I like how mark’s bib is slightly smaller than his speedo! 😂

@mikew6840 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant and hilarious stuff - you guys are great sports! When I started triathlon in the eighties / early nineties, most of the average age groupers were using very average commuter bikes, kind of miss those days when the playing fields were a tad more level and bikes cost less than cars 🤣

@manilamartin1001 Жыл бұрын

this was so cool. I usually can only afford ultramarathons because triathlons are expensive to join. Very killer kits. Don't feel bad about your bike. I ride a Rocky Mountain hardtail. We ride what we got.