What did you think of Hank's attempt at BMX? Let us know in the comments 👇
@daharkkjw3 жыл бұрын
Simply Epic! Loved this vid
@ramskrall3 жыл бұрын
Great vid loved it, it would be awesome to get the whole gcn there for a game of bike 👍👍
@elijahlimbaga6613 жыл бұрын
So you guys let hank do the BMX thing cause he is the shortest?
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
He’s got the right temperament for it.
@ModifiedNmax3 жыл бұрын
He’s gnarly.
@timbrooks96073 жыл бұрын
Should get Connor doing this, the size difference between him and the bike would be hilarious
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
Since you stand most of the time, he'd just look like he's on a scooter.
@Mrich7753 жыл бұрын
I'm 190cm and had to get a custom frame just to ride a class bike instead of a cruiser, bmx is def not tall people friendly haha
@woozertoo3 жыл бұрын
Why do I hear the circus theme song in me head, all of a sudden
@prestachuck28673 жыл бұрын
You’d be surprised. They actually do make bmx race frames and handlebars for riders Conor’s size. “Pro XXXL”. Seriously.
@Mrich7753 жыл бұрын
@@prestachuck2867 they def do but it's a custom order and a few weeks wait, thays the size I'm on.
@arthurbown-mazzoni3 жыл бұрын
7 years and a lot of videos after Dan promised us BMX content in the first GCN show, we finally have it! Yes!
@justinossa73493 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!!!
@shinobi1117823 жыл бұрын
why not have a GCN presenter challenge on this track
@joshbaxeleven3 жыл бұрын
Love this BMX guy on the channel. More of him!
@Calum_S3 жыл бұрын
Did Hank get lessons from Matt Stephens about how to clip in?
@gcn3 жыл бұрын
Someone had to take over the mantle 😂
@DarkpowderUK3 жыл бұрын
Matt of course was a pro bmx rider for a brief time (not a lot of people know that, but at least he had the courage to try cyclocross :D ) come on hank! Here's Matt on the CX bike.... kzfaq.info/sun/PLFNtuxbT54U3KN26RkKGODP-sCKRFXNzi
@jimvee45283 жыл бұрын
Years ago I took the kids to the closest BMX track. The guy running the pace said to pace myself because it was a 750' long track. I was like "I can ride 100 miles, no problem. 750' is a joke!" But, at 500', I didn't think I'd make it. Mad fun. Great video. More Tre!
@jelleverdijck7813 жыл бұрын
Finally a Cycling Channel that sees BMX as a cycling sport! Loved it! Thanks guys?!
@Ruben-cn9lq3 жыл бұрын
good video taste ngl, hyped to see more of this.
@tomrachellesfirstdance78433 жыл бұрын
Part 3 of GCN trying to kill hank
@gcn3 жыл бұрын
So far unsuccessful...
@mbal40523 жыл бұрын
@@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802 hanks a star, piss off
@robertstrobel73383 жыл бұрын
On this episode of Hank tries, we're here at Darkfest 2021
@ghazypangerang61183 жыл бұрын
@@gcn Get Hank to ride Rampage.
@williamnelson54883 жыл бұрын
One thing should be pointed out how much a family sport it is. Iam 54 years old been racing for 40 years, but the best thing was when I raced with my kids. One of my competitors races with his kids and grand kids, I absolutely love that about my sport.
@zerocooljpn3 жыл бұрын
man, I love these segments of not just road cycling, but seeing other disciplines and types of bikes. I also had a BMX when I was a kid, and I had completely forgotten how much fun it was, being my first bike and all. Definitely something fun to do with your kids, or let them do.
@peru41303 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this video. From a former BMX rider now doing MTB, then road and now gravel, THANKS SO MUCH for showing this perspective. AWESOME!! Regards from Lima, Peru.
@boudoir003 жыл бұрын
Hank, you have been promoted to being my favourite GCN presenter over the past few weeks. Keep it up, you are brilliant!
@shaldon083 жыл бұрын
great shout. I grew up on BMX bikes and racing around the tracks of east anglia in the mid eighties. The best memories. “Back in my day” the bikes were more everyday bikes - I used to ride a lot of miles as lived a fair way from my mates - with higher seat tubes, but that bike in this video looks built for purpose and fast.
@satori41833 жыл бұрын
"I never seen anyone just keep going round and round and round" 😂 well that's Hank the Tank for ya
@CliffeDuffield3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tre for good humour of letting that fall stay in.
@markbooth67453 жыл бұрын
Bmx is great, I went from bmx in the 80s to the road bike. And still like bmx now.🔥😃👍
@kevinv.m.943 жыл бұрын
It feels good after watching humble people sharing their joy on their passion. It's so contagious.
@joshwilliams68493 жыл бұрын
Hank is an absolute unit I always say it. Although Tre Whyte seems like a top bloke too. Good vid.
@hugh60253 жыл бұрын
@Vicki Peterson hank
@SteveSUX2BU3 жыл бұрын
@Vicki Peterson A place of residence.
@roonietunes73 жыл бұрын
Trey seems like a very cool guy!
@robbchastain30363 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tre and Hank, for this spin around the track and the BMX history lesson. And I will always be thankful that I was one of those kids in California on a Sting-Ray way back in the day, got mine for my birthday in San Francisco in '67. And that bike for me--and the BMX bikes which followed--provided years of thrills and chills and spills and now decades of fond memories, like fearlessly dropping down those steep streets--we lived on Twin Peaks--and slamming on the brakes at the bottom and then riding back up, either by myself or with friends, happily zig-zagging all the way and the only way when you're eight years old, lol.
@ChownieNaturalMrUniverse3 жыл бұрын
Yes, some BMX at last 😎. Please sir, can we have some more? Hank working up to his first BMX race would make a good series. We have some superb racers in this country who deserve more coverage.
@thomashanville72703 жыл бұрын
That’s a sick idea
@stefanobollani45033 жыл бұрын
Finally the 7 years long wait for the much anticipated bmx content has ended
@woozertoo3 жыл бұрын
It’s been decades since I’ve set foot upon a BMX bike as a kid-had no idea the pros clipped in!
@FreeMTrider3 жыл бұрын
all ages and genders have been clipping in since the '90s. Brian Lopes (MTB pro) and I believe Eric Rupe were the first to show up at a national clipped in. Either '93 or '94.
@keirfarnum68113 жыл бұрын
@@FreeMTrider Naw. It was a couple years earlier. Probably 90. In 93 I had already been using clipless pedals for at least 3 years racing MTB in Alaska. Unless you’re talking specifically about BMX? 🤷♂️ Before clipless, I was using traditional road cleats with double leather straps, but with MTB shoes (Mike Kloser’s old Alpinestars shoes). Which really forced me to become a good bike handler since I couldn’t get out of my pedals without reaching down to slap the straps. Interestingly, I’m still riding with those original Shimano SPD 747s; they somehow still work!
@FreeMTrider3 жыл бұрын
@@keirfarnum6811 referring to just BMX. I didn’t start riding MTB until ‘95 and everyone was clipped in of course. Interesting enough, way back in ‘79, my buddy was using just the road toe clip cage racing BMX. My dad raced road bikes so we had a few to modify and trimmed the top part of the clip off. I was only 11 years old and my friend was 13. It worked pretty good.
@racerx84107123 жыл бұрын
Last year, at the age of 43 I did a BMX clinic. It was incredible and fun but no joke as it was the hardest 40ish seconds of riding in my life! It's one of only a couple of cycling disciplines that really works the upper body and core. I was riding everyday that year (2019) and I made it about an hour and a half before my legs were like, "yeah right!" I think the next thing you should try is trials!
@Mortartown3 жыл бұрын
Another GCN video that makes me want to go get another bike! Thanks to Hank for his fearless experimenting! Love seeing people learn new things. And every time Hank takes a tumble with the clipless pedals makes me feel ok about the number of times I end up on my side with a bike still connected.
@thomaspeacock6363 жыл бұрын
I raced as a kid and again as in my 20s. its helped my handling skills obviously. The organizer of the track I raced at said once, "I am glad BMX is here because some kids do not play ball". I miss it sometimes. Good o to hank for doing it in SPDs his first time!
@leeghathaway3 жыл бұрын
Tre makes a really good observation about Hank just keeping going. I raced BMX for years but would always struggle to hold it together down the last straight. After building endurance through road riding, maintaining speed at the end of the race eventually became one of my strengths. Baggies and Lycra go hand in hand!
@jaygee4343 жыл бұрын
I think it's important that us roadies try different diserplines in cycling (and I don't mean just CX). Some of the skills I learnt from downhill mtb have without a shadow of aa doubt have helped with road biking Kudos to Hank for giving BMX a go
@KOMHuntTV3 жыл бұрын
Gutted that Hank didn’t get his dad on a BMX for this one 😜
@kyrunsparks58973 жыл бұрын
Same scott mate 😂 wish he did
@KOMHuntTV3 жыл бұрын
@@kyrunsparks5897 😂😂😂😂👌 maybe we need to find a couple of BMXs for your next appearance 👍
@harrimi3 жыл бұрын
Haha credit to Hank. He is up for anything.
@Kimberly_Sparkles3 жыл бұрын
True this.
@KOMHuntTV3 жыл бұрын
@@harrimi but will he take on Bullet Bale in a Walking KOM?
@willian.direction67403 жыл бұрын
Hank does Trials next.
@drb23233 жыл бұрын
Love to see y'all take Tre out on the road. He's a great personality.
@evanking9203 жыл бұрын
Hank is an outstanding athlete, and it is great to watch him do new cycling challanges.
@francisling31963 жыл бұрын
Great vid, Tray seems like a top bloke and real ambassador for BMX! Hank did good, let's be honest man on man race would have won with Tray's start 😅
@7passu3 жыл бұрын
I loved this one. I'd like to see the whole GCN crew on BMX race bikes and run a race. Best of 3 motos wins
@earthstick3 жыл бұрын
I just noticed yesterday I have a video of a crit race (the British Nationals) in Bath that Hank competed in. There is a moment where Hank is right up in the lead. He came forth I think, and the commentator keeps dropping his name over the PR. It was a really cold wet day and I got soaked watching.
@amfinc23 жыл бұрын
American freestyle bmxer here. Respect Hank, respect. 👍
@clintnieves3 жыл бұрын
Finally GCN features BMX
@wayneeskins38013 жыл бұрын
Great to see BMX on GCN. BMX is what got me into cycling back in the 80's, great video
@aleksa5253 жыл бұрын
11:33, I would expect that from Hank, not from him😅
@gcn3 жыл бұрын
😂
@sknkwrksowner3 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking! Can't use the lack of the gate as an excuse for it. Oddly, I never knew they clipped in for it. Always thought it was basic platforms. Learned something!
@callummclachlan47713 жыл бұрын
@@sknkwrksowner So did I. Wouldn't feel confident jumping while being clipped in.
@calvin29143 жыл бұрын
I race BMX, and I can confidently say his back tire lost grip. A combination of trying to sort of do his gate start on flat (damp?) ground and the lack of a gate. BMXers can put down alot of torque and when it doesn't grip properly or a drivetrain component breaks. it can result in an otb like 11:33. The reason why is that in order to start our intial momentum we through our bodyweight forward. If you go too far fowards, the grip on your rear tire can be reduced to a point where it slips.
@OrdinaryBlokeOnABike3 жыл бұрын
All of you GCN youngsters won’t have had the pleasure of watching a particular Blue Peter presenter of my youth but Hank truly is GCN’s answer to John Noakes 🤣
@prestachuck28673 жыл бұрын
I raced BMX during the 1970’s and early 1980’s...the sport’s golden era. I only ride road and gravel these days, but I still LOVE to watch BMX racing. I can still feel the hairs on my neck standing whenever the starting cadence begins...”Riders ready....Watch the lights!” Let’s do a Global BMX Racing Network! Please!
@rensvermeulen89143 жыл бұрын
I have done BMX since age 4,5 and I have to say Hank did very well for his first time. Good work making these video's and keep it up.
@markreams31923 жыл бұрын
Hey Hank. You look pretty good for the first time out! Maybe it’s time for your first BMX bike. The family like atmosphere at the track is unlike any discipline in cycling. You can race in full kit or jeans and a hoodie. Nobody really cares. What they care about is if you’re having fun. It’s one of the only sports where your 4 yr old can get in the gate with an Olympic gold medalist! Ages range from 3 yrs old to the 70’s come to the USA to a USA BMX national and do a video. It will be quite an experience!
@yvan22183 жыл бұрын
Next up: hank climbs the angliru on a bmx
@gcn3 жыл бұрын
We'll pitch it to him...
@yvan22183 жыл бұрын
@@gcn excited to see the 2000 watts sustained over the whole climb
@paulsymons5623 жыл бұрын
Francis Cade has done an Everest on a BMX. Just sayin'.... Trenching for Hank?
@8paolo963 жыл бұрын
he can't beat Alan from GCN italia going up the zoncolan on a graziella
@ramskrall3 жыл бұрын
All my spare time I was at this track in Patchway Bristol, loved it loads and it’s great that it still is going strong, race nights were awesome and would strongly recommend for anyone interested in the art of Bmxing, great vid👍👍👍👍
@ApertureBMX3 жыл бұрын
Hank did pretty well for his first attempt at a BMX track, and Tre is a heck of a choice for a mentor. Good stuff all round!
@nmartin8023 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Proud that Tre represented BMX so well 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@markharding77413 жыл бұрын
I was there when you filmed this got me in the back ground while talking on the last section lol
@Moishe5553 жыл бұрын
The last few videos have been very enjoyable, lot's of fun!
@crbondur3 жыл бұрын
We have a BMX track in a park close to my house. This video was so inspiring, my wife now wants to get out and give it a try. Surprise, surprise!
@TatamiDisco3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! BMX racing is what got me in to bikes when I was a child.
@user-kb7ij6ye8u3 жыл бұрын
love seeing the GCN dudes out of their element!! you should take the GMBN guys up a cat 1 climb sometime hahaha
@simonroebuck71453 жыл бұрын
Would like to see Tre as the Forth man in the team persuit, of Si Richardson on the time trial bike.
@KeepSmilingAdventures3 жыл бұрын
i just spent 7 days riding a dirt jump bike and i went to the bmx track as part of the learning experience and let me tell you they make it look way easier than it is and it is nackering
@mrpotatoheadie3 жыл бұрын
It's the acceleration and leg speed is insane
@Meelis13 жыл бұрын
Yes, and some of the tracks are straight scary.
@KeepSmilingAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Meelis558 the one in Bournemouth was certainly bigger than i had expected 😦😂
@dominicsorby79333 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this! Something a little different. Kudos GCN
@tomodell36713 жыл бұрын
I'm a die hard road cyclist but BMX racing really interests me. Is there a way to get I to it without investing in a bike, SPD pedals/shoes, helmet ?
@CafeDelMarv3 жыл бұрын
Most BMX clubs will have bikes and helmets to hire and coaching available too. Google for clubs in your area. Where are you based?
@1100andFortyEight3 жыл бұрын
There are about sixty tracks nationwide and as mentioned they will have club bikes and helmets for you to use.. www.britishcycling.org.uk/getintobmx
@tomodell36713 жыл бұрын
@@CafeDelMarv thanks. I'm in Kent. My closest track is the cyclopark in Gravesend so I'll see what's what.
@tomodell36713 жыл бұрын
@@CafeDelMarv thanks. I'll look into this
@CafeDelMarv3 жыл бұрын
Big track that. Raced it loads in the national series and British championships. Great cycling facilities there too.
@rzeckner3 жыл бұрын
Car manufacturers have crash-test dummies, GCN has Hank!
@natdlareg3 жыл бұрын
Challenges with Hank are always inspiring!
@diegoleiva72423 жыл бұрын
Wasn't expecting this at all! Amazing video. I've never even set foot on a BMX bike. The BMX guy is great, hope this isn't a one off!
@leorule48783 жыл бұрын
It would be a treat if we see u guys doing freestyle bmx
@thomashanville72703 жыл бұрын
That would be sick, teach him how to drop in n stuff
@add283 жыл бұрын
That was awesome! Mate, you can take any challenge at all - Hank the tank! In terms of the future challenges, you should definitely try Down Hill. Bigger frame and wheels, supper fun, dangerous and scary. Think about it, I know you would love it. Great episode, take care 👍
@heymanmotorsports493 жыл бұрын
Great job Hank. I’m decent at both and good at neither but my 2 loves are BMX and Roads! Great crossover vid guys. Keep it up. ❤️from Texas
@Windband13 жыл бұрын
Hank! Fair play mate! Well done. Super fun video and I appreciate you being a great sport and trying different things! Cheers mate.
@JamesMartin-gl8gg3 жыл бұрын
Well done Hank, hats off to you.
@lavefa3 жыл бұрын
Great to see GCN giving space to all cycling disciplines out there! 🙏💪👍🙌
@ltrtg133 жыл бұрын
Hank could try single speed mountain bike race or off road unicycle.
@8paolo963 жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone could get him on a unicycle saddle anymore
@DavidMackenzie3 жыл бұрын
Great to see Trey in action again. I remember photographing him at Burgess Park riding with Peckham BMX in 2013/14 when the whole site was being developed. It was great to watch the riders racing around that track. Although like Hank it scared the loving daylights out of me!
@andrexmillan3 жыл бұрын
Cool video guys! Always love to show how hard BMXr is. The only part I cannot see well explained is the elbow to elbow fights, which being a RUGBY player also, made me call BYCICLE RUGBY to BMXr
@jonathanmurphy11103 жыл бұрын
Join us next week for Hank does the mega avalanche
@ayatbaik3 жыл бұрын
gcn make it happen
@rensvermeulen89143 жыл бұрын
That would be mental bro😎🤟🏽
@fergusdenoon12553 жыл бұрын
Send more paramedics...
@keithchristner45223 жыл бұрын
And GMBN sends either Blake or Neil to Red Hook! Lol
@roonietunes73 жыл бұрын
Blake will get him sorted out!
@keithmccallum10543 жыл бұрын
When I saw the title of the video ,I knew Hank was going to be the one. "GCN give it to Hank he will do anything" LOL!
@SergioCristancho3 жыл бұрын
and hopefully this is GNC first step to keep promises and bring BMX ... who knows maybe a GBMX channel in the future... kudos on the video GCN
@averageroadie64873 жыл бұрын
I grew up racing BMX. But that was in the 80s. Back before they had these groomed smooth tracks. Ours were basically piles of dirt and paths cut into someone's field. I'd love to try one of these tracks one day.
@jonglass3 жыл бұрын
Next, the GBMX channel! ;-) When I was a kid in the 70s, BMX was my way into serious biking. I had a '68 Schwinn Stingray (5 speed) that I stripped everything off of, and switched to a bmx saddle, bars and wheels. Back then, though, we raced in dirt more like motocross. I don't know what Hank was riding on, but it looked a lot harder than the dirt we rode on. Wondering where the knee and elbow pads were. ouch.
@erikcarrigan88633 жыл бұрын
"Aerodynamics!" "Yeah, you don't need that on a bike."
@chefbomike34283 жыл бұрын
I’ve been riding bmx my whole life and been getting in to road bikes recently and I love it and your guys channel has helped a lot keep it up guys!
@gcn3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear, thanks for the support! We'd love to do more BMX in the future :)
@chefbomike34283 жыл бұрын
@@gcn let me know would love to do a collaboration with y’all
@DC44163 жыл бұрын
Big up Tre with the knowledge and the bants, great episode and good chemistry between these two!
@hobo_overland3 жыл бұрын
Fair play for trying it clipped in. I've ridden BMX all my life and ride MTB clipped in...and it scared me senseless the first time I BMXd clipped in.
@richcrompton68913 жыл бұрын
What a great little vid. Hank mate, you crushed it for a first attempt. Awesome! Get Trey to compete in the rad race!! That would be a good return event
@dreadsanddirt59663 жыл бұрын
For what it's worth, for any road riders out there looking at this who might be considering giving it a go: beginners aren't allowed to run clipped in. If the thought of riding around a track attached to the bike is intimidating, know that every other person in your shoes will have the same concerns and will also be on platform pedals.
@petinka7213 жыл бұрын
Hank as always made it great! Ollie next?
@chrisgilligan49683 жыл бұрын
It's only 10 seconds....but it's almost 30% slower!! lol It was all in the start....getting enough speed going down the ramp - Trey hardly pedaled through the circuit - just here and there. He was able to generate way more speed coming down the ramp, and has much better technique to not scrub that speed over the bumps. Great fun video....reminds me of my BMX racing days when I was a kid. My home track had a much longer start ramp, but also was a much longer track.
@LammersQuarter3 жыл бұрын
Props for trying and being sooner than GMBN. Roadies have a reputation for being stiff popstickles and a reputation doesn't fall from the sky. A beginners BMX course would help a lot of bikers when it comes to fundamental bike handling skills (safety). Almost everyone in holland knows how to pedal. But pedalling is not cycling. Lot's of accidents here in Holland because of this pedalling conditioning. It's litterally all they do. Trey wasn't even trying by the way.... And as a side note. Van der Poel does a lot of dirtjumping to get his MTB skills on point.
@MoggioMTB3 жыл бұрын
Love the BMX track on an old 26" mtb. Great for the skills and fitness and just fun.
@alexhutchinson24093 жыл бұрын
More of this! Great Video
@dirtjumper233 жыл бұрын
Would be cool to see Hank v Blake at BMX... so power and endurance v pumping and jumping skill!
@mxkstfmk3 жыл бұрын
Next stop "Hell Track"... Nice one Cru Jones!
@DevinWiles3 жыл бұрын
More and more skateboarders coming over to road cycling as their bodies age. Plus you've got those wild Palace / Rapha kits. I'd love to see a skater vs. roadie challenge.
@tomvidins3423 жыл бұрын
Tops vid! Not only do the top guys get >2000watts, they can get cadence of up to 250! But seriously, a great family sport! Kids love it, and race nights are a real fun atmosphere! GCN v GMBN v Tre challenge?
@Scott_M-H3 жыл бұрын
No way! I saw Hanks at exeter bmx track! such a sick vid guys :)
@RYTHMICRIOT3 жыл бұрын
Hank should've had "Thunder in Your Heart" playing and he could have pulled out a win.
@thomashanville72703 жыл бұрын
That would’ve been sick😂😂😂
@s14tat3 жыл бұрын
I knew hank would kill it on the bmx based on how fast he picked up mtb skills. Plus I thought he would do that lap in 1 minute. He was way fast for a first timer.
@aaronhill7599 Жыл бұрын
GCN needs to create a playlist called “Hank flirts with death and danger.” Throw the tandem world record attempt in there, the 10 caffeine trip, this one.
@AmaroqStarwind2 жыл бұрын
Modifications I'd make to my BMX bike... 1. Belt Drive 2. Oval Chainring 3. Ventilated No-Nose Saddle 4. Dropper Post 5. Gecko tape handlebars 6. Aero wheels
@rebellis133 жыл бұрын
Next is Hank doing artistic cycling.
@katiel71663 жыл бұрын
Hell yes. Get Viola Brand in as instructor.
@thomlarson6813 жыл бұрын
I agree! Viola Brand would be great. I’d love to see Hank doing a handstand on a bike!
@paulwright26243 жыл бұрын
Great video, have done a few laps of our local BMX track with the kids and it's great fun and hard work. Would love to see Hank race CX next - do it while it's muddy!
@garyclewlow13 жыл бұрын
Gloves gloves gloves!
@RyanAggabao3 жыл бұрын
Hank did pretty awesome! Would love to see more Tre Whyte showing more BMX fundamentals and maybe tackle a gravel or mountain trail!
@mrkeefor3 жыл бұрын
GBMXN coming soon? Not ridden a BMX for about 15 years. I had ACS zmags on mine sure not as strong but I liked the look.
@bettsdn3 жыл бұрын
FINALLY the quality BMX content Dan has been promising us since literally the first GCN video lol.
@billinhouston32913 жыл бұрын
Tre: "Nice and controlled" translation: Slow. Nice work, Hank. You aren't dead yet! Thanks for the help, Tre!
@willjones7132 Жыл бұрын
Would be cool to see a GCN presenter participate in am organized BMX race, Hank would do alright in the beginner category, might even win it.