Weighing The Lightest & Fastest Hill Climb Bikes In The UK

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We sent our GCN mechanic Owen to the British National Hill Climb Championships 2023 in the Lake District to take a look at and weigh some of the coolest bikes at the event, including winner Andrew Feather’s super lightweight Cannondale. There are loads of rim brakes, track tubular tyres and all sorts of other weight saving tech and features on these UCI illegal bikes!
00:00 Intro
00:56 Andrew Feather’s Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71
03:37 Custom Build Open Mould Frame
05:23 Cannondale SuperSix EVO Black Inc
07:06 Ed Laverack’s Factor O2 VAM
07:47 Swift Carbon Ultravox
09:36 Cannondale CAAD12
10:28 Planet X Mondo
11:32 Time Alpe d’Huez
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@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

What bike would you choose for a hill climb? 🚲⛰

@onedelacruz3660 8 ай бұрын

Factor?

@Shadowboost 8 ай бұрын

Cervelo RCA

@Jari1973 8 ай бұрын

The lightest 😁

@lennartschmidt5385 8 ай бұрын

My Trek Emonda ALR😅

@OGillo2001 8 ай бұрын

Raleigh Grifter

@jeremyedwards3612 8 ай бұрын

Not come across owen before. Top job. Loved the low tones, 'attenborough style', whilst describing these HC bikes in their natural habitat. Great content. Thanks GCN

@mrflaxtv81 8 ай бұрын

Agree. Could do with less tubs and wild imho...

@jkotvis 8 ай бұрын

He’s great. I really enjoy listening to his way of explaining.

@justincouch6964 8 ай бұрын

Owen has been appearing over on the GMBN channels a fair bit since Doddy departed.

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

We keep Owen locked up and only let him loose for special occasions 👀 - Great to hear that you like Owen, maybe we'll drag him out more often!

@abdisaeed6883 8 ай бұрын

Caad12 7.8kg against sub 6kg. Whoever you are I salute you.

@KILLTHEREDDITOR 8 ай бұрын

I salute him for getting a 7.8kg bike for £600 Practically impossible these days to get an Ultegra bike below $800 used. People seem to think too highly of their old bikes

@reinholdachleitner2069 8 ай бұрын

If you have strong legs it will be fine.💯👌🏻

@reinholdachleitner2069 8 ай бұрын

@@KILLTHEREDDITORI think the CAAD 12 is the star of the show with its Alloy frame and Mavic wheels.Beautiful for £800.💯👌🏻

@lj2811 8 ай бұрын

Thank you sir 🙏🏽

@wotexpat9367 8 ай бұрын

Starship Enterprise was NCC-1701 (A, B, C, D, E). NCC-1703 was the USS Hood.😃

@chrisstrider 8 ай бұрын

That has to be peak geek 😊 I congratulate you sir

@GilbertTang 8 ай бұрын

Comment of the week.

@andrewmorton6032 8 ай бұрын

Came here to comment the same. Glad I’m not the only one. 😅

@xtrailz 8 ай бұрын

If this comment doesn't appear on Comments of the Week, I will be very disappointed

@noptimized 8 ай бұрын

Ollie is almost unrecognizable in that orange beanie.

@robbchastain3036 8 ай бұрын

And then Owen removed it to do the hair flex. 😀

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

Hahahaha Lack of aero chat, that can't be Ollie 👀

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

Our Mystery Man 😎

@BTcycle 8 ай бұрын

Great job on reporting the geeky tech, Owen.

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

Giving Ollie a run for his nerdy money 🤓

@Robc1987 8 ай бұрын

Agreed, excellent job really enjoyed Owen’s presenting.

@davidide1525 8 ай бұрын

Great tech presenter, let’s have more from him :)

@crapilanofridge7745 8 ай бұрын

Nicely presented Owen. Thank you.

@robbchastain3036 8 ай бұрын

Maybe that's the T-shirt we need, "I ride UCI illegal." 😀

@dakalla 8 ай бұрын

I'm also keeping a Cannondale Caad12 with sram red/force22 for hillclimbs or a PRs. Weight is 6.8kg with clincher carbon wheels, as my frame itself weighs just 1070g in size 54 and fork if i correctly remember 340g it is very competitive to many carbon bikes out there. For general riding it feels too stiff though, as i got used to a bmc teammachine.

@reinholdachleitner2069 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video and presentation for a weight weenie viewer,the Planet X and Time Alp d Heuz are super.Safe riding.💯🚴‍♀️

@marfitagonzales7259 5 ай бұрын

Bonito lugar, buena video 🚴‍♂️. Éxitos

@OMCBOONE 8 ай бұрын

Feather's bike also had disc brakes. I think he said first time winning on discs.

@digbysirchickentf2315 8 ай бұрын

And tyres at less than 60psi apparently , or was that supposed to be sarcastic?

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

Disc brakes are fast then 👀

@PtWhiteBelt 8 ай бұрын

And he left a few grams on the table by running those specific rotors. Some odd choices there.

@alexjquispetorres4909 6 ай бұрын

Wow excellent!

@arcboutant 8 ай бұрын

Yeah!!! I use a single skin carbon saddle too and find it so comfortable.

@jaib666 8 ай бұрын

I've got the CAAD12 beat, got myself a Canyon Ultimate AL for £280 with Campy Athena and Zonda wheels.

@chrisstrider 8 ай бұрын

Innovation is alive and well in hill climbing 😊 Thanks Owen are you GCNs northern corespondent?

@benaaasaaas 8 ай бұрын

He's a GMBN presenter

@Tarmaccyclocross 8 ай бұрын

Only a tit would ride a disc brake bike on a hill climb

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

Owen moves around the channels and spreads his techy know-how when needed 🙌We'll make sure we get him back for more content soon

@Aniqa101 8 ай бұрын

Can recommend the footage of "The Struggle" by PeakTorque which was released yesterday!

@jascollinscork 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant report Owen... a natural in front of 🎥 👍🏻 fairplay for stepping into the breach of the Deserters😂 but I would have liked to have seen weight of the 2 or 3 bikes you missed... although maybe a good reason for that?

@yosmanbalza5691 6 ай бұрын

Gran trabajo 👌

@JustJosh07 8 ай бұрын

This is like Ollie V2. Love it

@caritoBraga-zl8mr 3 ай бұрын

Excelente video

@eddiewards123 8 ай бұрын

I'd love to know where Feather gets his anti-gravity mod. Absolute machine.

@milagrosdiaz7855 3 ай бұрын

Excelente 👏

@elizabethdelgadotoledo7952 4 ай бұрын

Good job 😌

@ambarperez444 3 ай бұрын

Excelente ❤

@mlee6050 8 ай бұрын

Carbon saddle is way more comfortable than gel, I'm looking to remove padding in my cycle shorts too

@lissyestefanycarballomoren4719 4 ай бұрын

Esas bicis son bellas....y la habilidad con la que las.manejan

@danielalongapardo9138 4 ай бұрын

Very good

@nazarethzuanare1062 5 ай бұрын

Nice bikes ❤️

@jorgeluismendeztantalean-ps3vi 5 ай бұрын

Me encanta el ciclismo. Es lo Maximo

@deedsmusic7 5 ай бұрын

Excelente 👌

@ignispaws 7 ай бұрын

On the swift carbon ultravox: that's not the Enterprise, that is the USS Hood.

@larrylem3582 8 ай бұрын

What is the course profile? How long, what's the average gradient?

@babybopkidsrock5713 8 ай бұрын

Excellent presenter!

@Boopop1024 8 ай бұрын

Hello Owen, nice to meet you :)

@andrewmorton6032 8 ай бұрын

Not the Enterprise, registration is the USS Hood

@romanzanier 8 ай бұрын

what are the wheels on the caad?

@badannyrey4296 6 ай бұрын

Me encanta muy anatómica y dinámica elegante

@miguelcujia1177 3 ай бұрын

Exelente vici

@TryHardIndustries 8 ай бұрын

Isn't that the USS Hood? Not the Enterprise

@cra_55 8 ай бұрын

They were poking fun at him for his fondness of curly handlebar stuff over on GMBN, so it's cool to see Owen here

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

We welcomed him with open arms 🤗

@michaelsklivas9606 8 ай бұрын

Those hubs with brass inserts look very interesting! I was unable to find any info on the company making them, are they called "Coal"?

@JMise 8 ай бұрын

They are Cole DSA2 hubs.

@thomashansen4988 8 ай бұрын

That hair😮😮😮 genius

@paulsanchez4397 3 ай бұрын

Una excelente bicicleta

@sandranolazco625 4 ай бұрын

Interesante mundo de las bici

@KarenPerezcachique-tl5oj 6 ай бұрын

Excelente

@mrteefoursix3440 8 ай бұрын

I can´t understand why Andrew Feather not riding a complete tricked out bike. I mean he is riding to win. He has no bar tape but there are so many parts on the bike where he could save weight. Even the wheels are not really light. There are 930g wheels from different brands with carbon spokes. Sub 6kg disk brake bikes are no problem these day even with 28mm tyres. There is a bike shop in Austria which has built an Orbea Orca with 5,5kg and still room to save weight.

@matkrek 8 ай бұрын

Sponsor obligations to Cannondale, only reason

@StopTheRot 8 ай бұрын

He did win though…

@tamazoid 8 ай бұрын

Andrew Feather also just wants to give us mere mortals a chance 😂

@dakalla 8 ай бұрын

He rides the things he gets from his sponsors. Cannondale, Hunt, Schmolke. But yes, he could have lost 25g with all the frame screws he left in.

@williamshapiama3879 6 ай бұрын

Me encanta las bicicletas

@Qu.Z. 8 ай бұрын

Why do you need disc brakes for hill climb? You can save weight just using rim brakes. And maybe flat bar.

@matkrek 8 ай бұрын

You don’t unless you are sponsored by Cannondale and want to push a $20 000 bike

@fr6652 8 ай бұрын

7:41 👀 #434 great ride

@AbnerRios-cq2qn 4 ай бұрын

Buena presentación

@MarjorieLirielApazaReyes-pb7nc 4 ай бұрын

Muy bien 👍

@sintiarominadelaguilaijuma3143 4 ай бұрын

Buen reportero excelente

@CesarandresRinconesMarti-wx2og 3 ай бұрын

Genialidad

@cityproofdad 8 ай бұрын

that gizzer should take anna cipka place periot😂😂 his excelent

@elguiye_20k 5 ай бұрын

Perfectos

@eduardportaiserrano2887 8 ай бұрын

Why front and rear lights in each bike ? Is it a kind of rule when hillclimbing ??

@SteeR.DianderasB.-qx8wv 4 ай бұрын

Genial 👍

@HarweyRengifo-fg8vl 4 ай бұрын

Linda bicicleta

@ShowMeThePony 8 ай бұрын

Isn’t it ironic that when you truly want a light bike you run rim brakes on low profile rims and skinny tires. 🤔 PS: would have loved to see some downtube shifters too 😊

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

It's almost like for a bike that you don't go down hill on you don't need good brakes 😉

@emccrapple2503 8 ай бұрын

I don't think you understand irony.

@stevemawer848 7 ай бұрын

@@emccrapple2503 They prefer carbony to irony.

@larisonjohnson 8 ай бұрын

Andrew’s 2023 bike looks very nice and expensive, compared to his 2022, which was a 300 Grams lighter Frankenbike still using traditional lights. 😂 Gotta run those discs I guess. It would have been interesting to see if he could have gone sub 5 with the rim brake Cannondale and a few of this year’s other upgrades. But a win is a win. Chapeau Andrew!

@matkrek 8 ай бұрын

Sponsor obligations

@katerineshapiama272 6 ай бұрын

Buen video

@Camino-al-Exito19 3 ай бұрын

El ciclismo en buen deporte

@AndryNieves 6 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@D_isco_D_ancer 8 ай бұрын

No handlebar tape? Yea this bike is for a one off race not really for riding. I love that chainring.

@davidcarino6500 8 ай бұрын

Nothing like that here in the states!! Help promote the sport.

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

Hill climbing is a very British sport, if it's not made it over to the US why not start your own local race? Pick a hill and call up the local clubs - it's a hoot we promise!

@Alexandra08680 5 ай бұрын

Good 😊

@artemisxo6734 8 ай бұрын

wow some of those people are running smaller chainrings than my mtb, commuter, or even the small ring on my gravel bike

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

Hahahaha crazy isn't it! When climbing is all you're worried about spinning is winning 🙌kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJ6ClMpkmLO-nJs.html

@noobcyclist1017 8 ай бұрын

I didnt know ollie has a brother🔥🔥🔥

@Alan_Hans__ 8 ай бұрын

I would like to have seen flat bar handlebars, (more) dyneema spokes and 650B tyres there. IMHO you can get the power down better with flat bars and you can't get much lighter than dyneema spokes and if you are doing a dedicated climb then 650B wheels/tyres give you both lower weight and lower gearing.

@stevemawer848 7 ай бұрын

Flat bars prevent you getting your hands and arms into an aero position - why do you think Feather uses "proper" bars?

@Alan_Hans__ 7 ай бұрын

You may not have noticed that Andrew Feather spends a fair portion of time out of the saddle in an entirely non aero position. There is also a couple of shots of riders standing out of the saddle. There's also shots of the drops that have been chopped off as a weight saving measure. If you've seen any footage of the event like on Peak Torque's channel you'll see that no-one uses the drops, an aero tuck isn't a thing and standing up out of the saddle is virtually the norm.

@jani724 8 ай бұрын

Do you have to run front and rear brakes on hillclimb?

@wearejames1 8 ай бұрын

I think you have to run front and rear brakes unless you are on a fixed wheel bike, when you can just run a front brake. Who would be mad enough to do a hill climb on fixed wheel bike??😂🙄

@stevemawer848 7 ай бұрын

@@wearejames1 If the gradient doesn't vary too much a fixie would be fine. And lighter. How do you think I rode home from the track every Wednesday - Sussex roads have lumps in them?

@raptorcita5035 3 ай бұрын

Que Bello🤗

@kuri8015 8 ай бұрын

Owen. The other GCN presenters should be worried.

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

We think we should get Ollie and Owen in the same room... the ultimate bike nerd off

@gonzalezgaraypablo 8 ай бұрын

Owen has Matt Stephens's hair kind of vibe. Could he be the new "The Wig"?

@EderNilsonValco-fn5bp 3 ай бұрын

Estupendo

@ffraniel 8 ай бұрын

I've been riding road bikes over a decade but i have to admit some of the terminology you used i've never heard before so i've got a few questions; When you say 'tubs' do you mean tubular on the wheels? Or are you using that to refer to the whole wheel and tyre? Then, on the second bike you mention 'rear' block, is that just the rear cassette? Never heard anything on a bike referred to as a 'block' so i am just guessing. Also, on the white bike with the custom paint job what's a 'narrow-wide' setup? I assume the gear positioning? What are the advantages of that to a hill climbing specialist?

@quwers 8 ай бұрын

Tubs as in Tubular tyres, although you need specific rims to glue them on. A block is an old word for a cassette. Most common would be a straight through 13-19 block. Narrow wide is the chainring. The teeth alternate between widths meaning the chain is retained without falling off.

@draconianTL 7 ай бұрын

@@quwers thank you for the glossary! I assumed some of the meaning but thanks for taking the time to inform.

@DeHa-pn6qp 7 ай бұрын

Next year, check out the heaviest bikes in the contest!

@stevesnailfish 8 ай бұрын

Get this bloke in for a video again....Good style.

@paulhiggins9492 8 ай бұрын

Why two brakes, and why does lowering the pressure loose weight.

@The2808erik 8 ай бұрын

SRAM Red 22 or 10 speed is the best mechanical rim brake group set ever made.

@OGLobster 8 ай бұрын

Double tap sucks imo

@The2808erik 8 ай бұрын

@@OGLobster I disagree, it's better and more simple than the Shimano system, shorter lever throw than Shimano as well.

@OGLobster 8 ай бұрын

@@The2808erik to each their own. I havent met a single rider who prefers double tap.

@carlosflanders518 8 ай бұрын

@@OGLobster Much prefer doubletap myself

@ricknewmansanchezlinares5997 6 ай бұрын

Buen deporte

@jaunedroite 8 ай бұрын

The LEDs as lights on Andrew Feather's bike are ridiculous. Are they obliged to run lights for the events, but the rules don't say that they have to be actual proper lights?

@stevemawer848 7 ай бұрын

Silly rules allow silly bending.

@cyclingcalifornia510 8 ай бұрын

It seems like they look at funny details but then why keep the front derailleur hanger and all the unused bolts on the tubes?

@peelovesbeca 7 ай бұрын

Feathers cable ties could be smaller

@Alimukz 8 ай бұрын

Wonder why he left the FD mount on, that was really bothering me lol

@stevemawer848 7 ай бұрын

Didn't bother him, though - he flew up the hill!

@wilmannoriega 5 ай бұрын

Hermoso

@albertomiragil850 8 ай бұрын

Those pirates being pirates... Putting smolcke , when spanish brans like darimo are lighter than all of them .

@maribellacansaya4245 3 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@MTBScotland 8 ай бұрын

Pretty cool to get Tom Holland's dad to do the video

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

We think Feather would even beat spider man up this climb 🕸

@jrh1704 8 ай бұрын

After all the weights from this video and others... I guess most peoples bikes weigh more than they'd like to admit, myself included. Getting sub 17lbs with a full off the shelf group-set (Not 1x), and without sacrificing things like saddle comfort, bar tape and bottle cages is tough. You could easily spend 1k in carbon parts (Saddle, bars, stem, seat post) but damn....

@gcntech 8 ай бұрын

It's very easy to get carried away with finding the lightest parts possible 🙌 It's not always the most important part of the bike, for most rides comfort and aero dynamics will equal more speed!