It's always great when the camera crew troll Ollie by only filming him pushing the bike. Looking forward to seeing Andrew Feather conquering the climb.
Its giving the viewer what they want to see. Showing the lows and the highs makes for a more balanced engaging video. I am always try to show the less enjoyable parts of my travels as it makes for a more interesting watch.
Well Ollie, now its time to travel to Hawaii and give Mauna Kea (from Hilo) a try. 68 km of pure climbing. I have done it, its not the gradients - its the length, the many hours of climbing and the altitude going from 0 meters above sea level to 4200 meters. Lets go!
@@1269Dondude Mauna Loa erupted and the road to the observatory is closed. I wanted to ride Loa and called the observatory. They said the road is blocked by about 1 mile of rocky lava 20-30’ high. Apparently, Mauna Kea is not affected by the lava.
Well done, Ollie! I'm one of the "lucky" Strava riders that has completed this devastating climb. I did it in Aug 2015 on a 15Kg 26" MTB with rim brakes. I have had the KOM for ~3 years, must have been the lowest speed KOM ever (a ridiculously slow pace, 3,7 km/h). The video of the full descent is on UA-cam (I have not yet uploaded the ascent videos). Cheers!
I live in Bulgaria. Here we have the highest dam in the Balkans. Kalin dam. The climb is around 15km and 12% avg. Very similar surface to this one. Your video reminded me of my climb to Kalin. I also did it with slightly modified MTB. What is different however, is the rewarding view on the top. It is staggering. You are welcome to visit, I can take you there ;)
We've a local hill which on Strava comes out to a 4.8% grade, and I feel like a champion every time I complete it. It takes about 2 minutes or less. I can't even imagine doing this!
When you have lots of climbs that long, they can't be done at Z5. You get the right gearing if you have a lot of local climbing and most can do ~5% climbs in upper z2/3 because nobody is holding z5 for +30min😅 I used to only have access to short 5% climbs. I had enough gear to clear them quickly but not enough gear to ride them if they were 5-20x as long🙃
@@alvaroneto6893 It would really be interesting to see how a mountain bike would fare against these guys. The gearing is definitely suited and I think the added traction would do wonders on those cobbles. The question is, does Rich have the fitness to compete with Feather for example. Interesting idea for a video for sure.
I would love @gcn and @gmbn to see a challenge on these types of climbs between a hardtail (or rigid) mountain bike and a road bike. I'd be interested if the gearing, the tire widths and the positioning on the bike plays any difference.
The struggle here is actually quite motivating, usually any films with hills just show someone cruising up talking about the view and that's good and all but to know everyone isn't always amazing is reassuring
Great Video! You all rock! Especially when it's a real video of you all struggling with something. Keeps everyone humble. P.S. @2:10min had me laughing so hard I spit water everywhere. That dead stare. Yep. You're probably right!! Great work!
It would be awesome if GCN came to the U.S. to do the mount Washington Hill climb race in New Hampshire. It's around 7.6 miles at an average of 12%. The record is held by Tommy D I think he did it around 57 minutes. Would be cool to see you guys torture yourselves to do it. If you want a challenge its a good one. Great Vid Ollie!
"It's just not the bike for the job...." "I just don't have the right gears..." "You can't weave across the road" "It looks like it was last tarmaced in roman times..." Or just perhaps "I'm not strong enough to ride this all the way..... yet." RULE #5 :D Great efforts though, never give up.
I used to live in a house on a pretty extreme gradient like the ones you encounter at 6:45. It was awesome to commute by bike. in the morning, fly downhill and arrive at work with a smile on my face. In the afternoon, exercise is guaranteed, as well as enough sweat that you HAVE to take a shower. That guarantees a fresh mind for the evening aswell. It's awesome, can't recommend it enough for anybody who likes a challenge.
very low gearing, 1x very small chainring ( 22t or 24t ?), rim brakes for lightness going uphill but not for going downhill, carbon everything. No aero stuff, not needed here.
@@gcn Gearing that's better for low speed stability and torque, lighter frame, possibly longer too, I'm not an expert, but I'm sure a custom bike made for each of them would make a world of difference. And I wouldn't have it be competitive, have each one do the climb they already did in their own videos on a new bike and maybe have the others do it on their bikes or on whatever the person who's redoing the climb was riding at the time. Not fair to give the others the best option the first time round, right?
Thank you Ollie - it's both reasuring and inspiring to see you walking. As an amateur cyclist I often end up walking up hills - at present (living in beautiful, hilly Wales), it's the thing that stops me cycling, and that's after miles and miles of happy cycling in Yorkshire. I can't imagine doing anything this steep. I'll get on my bike again and keep trying.
I'm in Santorini on holiday right now, there is a road from the town of Kamari up to some ancient town ruins. It has about 20 hairpin bends and is also cobbled, so it's quite like Paris-Roubaix cobbled sections but up hill.
I'd like to put a word in for the humble triple. A 22-tooth little ring on this climb would've been a gift. In fact, I wonder if I wouldn't have beaten him on my 26" mountain bike with it's 22-32 granny gear and knobby 2" tyres
Fantastic video. Ollie, how well do you think you'd have done on a gravel bike with super low gears? Can't imagine doing that on a road bike. Maybe some SPD mountain bike shoes as well, for the impossible-to-ride walking bits. Doing that penguin walk with road bike cleats on a slope that steep must have been a killer.
@@GCNuser123 Sooner you than me. My language would have been even worse that yours. Good look with it for the re-match - next time make sure you don't take a knife to a gun fight!
even on a gravel bike with wider softer rubber and a dinner plate on the rear, its the sustained & relentless walls/efforts that kill you. Can't wait to see you & Feather back at this beast to suffer again for us! 😁
Actually I disagree, but when I climb I do it for fun and on an mtb with leisure pace. 32tx52t with 27.5'' rear on a 2.4'' Maxxis DHR 3C maxgrip; pressures between 23 and 28psi depending on surface. To keep it leisurely, I watch the watts at 80% of my FTP. A lot of enduro trails have climbs like this in the woods on lose surfaces, at least here in Austria. Usually keep talking about bike gear with my mates during the climb, we focus more on the descends :)
I'm looking forward to a GCN Tech project video where Ollie modifies a regular road bike to the maximum gearing possible. Road link, MTB cassette, gravel chainrings, etc.
I remember trying this many years ago with 34/28 and it was completely impossible, especially the road surface makes it unrideable with a normal bike. I turned around half way or so
My Travel-MTB has a 40-30-22 175mm cranc and 11-42 cassette at 27,5"/2,35 tyres so i achieve nice 1,17m per turn. Makes it increadibly easier t oclimb stuff like this!
I have 2x10 36-22 front and 10-42 rear. So on slowest gear yesterday made 2.8 km/h and the ratio 22/42 is 0.52. easily climbed where i walked before on stone road😅
#AskGCN Dr Ollie, how does cadence affect local and system aerodynamics? Is higher cadence more draggy or less? At what RPM does aero efficiency increase/decrease? Does one cadence generate more turbulence to offset drag on the rear half of the bike?
7:26. The cleat killer comment, I wonder would it be worth changing to MTB SPD pedals and the most aero MTB/Cross shoes for these types of climbs. The recess setting of the cleat saves that and it will be a comfier walk. Cause let’s face it, Ollie did a lot of walking in this video.
Its like my Nan always used to say: "There are no steep climbs, only badly specced gear ratios" I'd want 22-38 on a hardtail MTB to take on that sucker!
Suspension and flat handlebars are not our of the question, either. He brought a knife to a gunfight. Thanks for the entertainment, Ollie! I hope your knees are okay.
Road cyclist snobs got a stigma against using superior gear ranges because they think fine tuning gearing is more important. Fools think they're all pro athletes.
Easy solution for that! 20" sporty bike with a triple or double crankset, outer sprockets (minibike or folding. Like a very British Moulton...). Khs folding bikes or... my Atala Tender have that :P A good enough gear range (mine is 28-34... which low might compare to some 22-40 or more, on a 28" bike - but the smaller wheels add to the lightness of rotating mass to be pushed up) Schwalbe Kojak tyres - 35mm but so racy still, you'd probably do with most of the cobbled section even. From the... Western Italian Alps that's pretty much all mates :D Thank me later lol Ps. If intrigued, check the Mottarone Graziella competition and how they do it with 20" bikes, either modified or not. Cheers :)
'If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends! If we get 10,000 likes, we’ll come back with Andrew Feather and let Ollie ride an e-bike!' - GCN
This is insane! This reminds me of “The Death Ride”, tour of the California Alps! 245 kilometers, 15,000 foot elevation gain, plus the descent but your ride looks just as brutal if not harder. This is what you ride on a mountain bike off road, not typically on tarmac, insane!
"Gearing and attitude"! Scenery reminds me of the Mortirolo, your struggle reminds me of my attempt at the Zoncolan. Didn't walk on either but they weren't +20%. Go back and give it another go with lower gears!
I think I'd rather take my chances on the rabid t-rex. 😅 I've got a better chance of outsmarting the sick dino versus a 0% chance of making it up that mountain on a bike! 😂 Awesome vid, Ollie and the gcn film crew. Waiting for part 2 of this, hoping Feather the legend can give it a good crack 🎉
I rode today in texas. It was 94 degrees with a 70% humidity. With my elbow messed up. It was worth the torture to myself. I rode 30miles and didn't get muscle cramps til the last 2 miles going back home. When your calf muscles lock partially and twitch. Thankfully I had drinks and so on with me. I ride solo. It's a ATB so I use it for everything. 100mm hardtail trek. Cause the roads here in texas will eat road tires for breakfast lunch and dinner.
If you want another insanely difficult climb you can complete on a road bike, with relatively normal gears, try the llanos de las animas, in the Canary Islands.
My driveway is 25%. Regular road gearing is futile when it gets that steep! Wide tires help, too. Definitely go back with better gearing and I'm sure it'll be more fun.
When Ollie commented about the house being built...when they studies the effects of the Mediterranean diet and heart health the good resultat were especially distinct with people living in the mountains, so presumably because the daily strength training of going anywhere and diary produce of the sheep and goats that typically graze there.
buongiorno, if it doesn't seem steep enough, I suggest you try to climb from Plemo, the arrival point is the same but the departure is located in the village of Plemo
I'd ride that road with my gravel bike in road setup(same 11-40 cassette 2x) with 48mm road tires. Have him do this route again on a endurance road bike(32-35mm gravel slicks) with gravel gearing. It be interesting to see how much more he could do with proper gearing.
This route is childs play when compared to Mount Jerai road...its so steep even 4 x 4 has trouble clumbing...its 12km from base to top..please come to Malaysia and take the challenge
First he broke his back, then he broke the bleep machine, and now he want to break Feather!! Ollie, leave Feather out of this one. We don't want him broken! Take Si instead 😂
you need something like my gravel thing, but take the 46t off and fit a 30T for it's 50-11T rear, that with the 700x42 conti speeds should make it workable
Can’t wait to see the second attempt. Next time try an old rim brake climbing bike like a super six evo hi mod or a specialized tarmac SL2 with mountain bike gears. Or a cross country mountain bike. Like the new canyon lux World Cup. Then I bet you could do it! Good luck
Which other hellish climbs would you love to see us attempt? 🥵 Let us know in the comments below! 👇
Cheddar Gorge
Kuragari Pass: Japan’s Steepest Road!
The last TT of the 2023 Giro!
Serra do Rio do Rastro - Brazil
Come out with me on a Saturday night and then try climbing my stairs 😃
Absolutely loving Ollie’s new hiking special.
Global Hiking Network?? 😂
@@gcn GHN 💀
@@gcn I think 🤔 Alex would’ve done that Road and averaged 16mph all the way to the top 😁🤣
🙄😂😂😂
😅😂🤣
It's always great when the camera crew troll Ollie by only filming him pushing the bike. Looking forward to seeing Andrew Feather conquering the climb.
I’m rubbish but not this rubbish!
100%
Its giving the viewer what they want to see. Showing the lows and the highs makes for a more balanced engaging video. I am always try to show the less enjoyable parts of my travels as it makes for a more interesting watch.
I would want Andrew Feather to be able to choose his gearing. He is a star and knows exactly how to tackle climbs
@@douglaspate9314 We know he can make it on his own bike, it'll be more fun to see him try it on a regular bike.
Well Ollie, now its time to travel to Hawaii and give Mauna Kea (from Hilo) a try. 68 km of pure climbing. I have done it, its not the gradients - its the length, the many hours of climbing and the altitude going from 0 meters above sea level to 4200 meters. Lets go!
Some guy from Quebec did it ua-cam.com/video/o_Ssarp4CGw/v-deo.html Would love to see Ollie and Feather and there!
Haven’t rode it myself, but drove it from Hilo. It’s a relentless up hill slog and like you said the altitude is a huge factor at the end
I’m planning to do that one. It erupted this year so waiting
@@1269Dondude Mauna Loa erupted and the road to the observatory is closed. I wanted to ride Loa and called the observatory. They said the road is blocked by about 1 mile of rocky lava 20-30’ high. Apparently, Mauna Kea is not affected by the lava.
Is it a calm road?
Well done, Ollie! I'm one of the "lucky" Strava riders that has completed this devastating climb. I did it in Aug 2015 on a 15Kg 26" MTB with rim brakes. I have had the KOM for ~3 years, must have been the lowest speed KOM ever (a ridiculously slow pace, 3,7 km/h). The video of the full descent is on UA-cam (I have not yet uploaded the ascent videos). Cheers!
Do you remember your cogs chainring sizes for the MTB?
@@davidburch3863 I used just my lowest gear: 22x34 (22 front, 34 rear)
Where can I find the descent video? Your channel seems empty, is it uploaded somewhere else?
@@-T90Vladimir part #1 ua-cam.com/video/lfODMf4-q3c/v-deo.html
@@-T90Vladimir part #2 ua-cam.com/video/DuO-Rm92rhg/v-deo.html
I live in Bulgaria. Here we have the highest dam in the Balkans. Kalin dam. The climb is around 15km and 12% avg. Very similar surface to this one. Your video reminded me of my climb to Kalin. I also did it with slightly modified MTB. What is different however, is the rewarding view on the top. It is staggering. You are welcome to visit, I can take you there ;)
That road is so beautifully scenic. Would be fun to just walk it. Nice to know places like this exist.
You should’ve let guys from GMBN conquer this climb - they got way better fitting rubber and gearing for such roads
+1
Yea but with an MTB it‘s not a challlenge 😴
@@Pusche 40% is still a challenge🤦
With the lower gear ratios of MTB’s? Really? U can’t compare those with a RB.
(…and we’d more than likely get an uplift for something like this anyway)
We've a local hill which on Strava comes out to a 4.8% grade, and I feel like a champion every time I complete it. It takes about 2 minutes or less. I can't even imagine doing this!
When you have lots of climbs that long, they can't be done at Z5. You get the right gearing if you have a lot of local climbing and most can do ~5% climbs in upper z2/3 because nobody is holding z5 for +30min😅 I used to only have access to short 5% climbs. I had enough gear to clear them quickly but not enough gear to ride them if they were 5-20x as long🙃
Any hill is tough if you ride it hard enough!
Dang it, I must feel like Primoz Roglic or Eddy Merckx with the regular 12-15%ers in my town 🥵
I freaking love Ollie! Great commentary, relatable to most of us as cyclists, but still such a stud taking on these climbs.
“Can’t you film the bits where I pedal, I mean I’m rubbish but not this rubbish. “ 😂😂😂 best quote ever
Damn!!! Get Andrew Feather, Si, Hank and Connor out here for a race up the hill, should be a show and a half
We're only allowed to try and kill one presenter at a time 😅
@@gcn C'mon, you'd still have Manon left.
Throw in Rich Payne with an Eagle geared mountain bike and you'll have GCN's most watched video of the year.
@@alvaroneto6893 They already tried to kill Rich earlier this year at El Pueblo.
@@alvaroneto6893 It would really be interesting to see how a mountain bike would fare against these guys. The gearing is definitely suited and I think the added traction would do wonders on those cobbles. The question is, does Rich have the fitness to compete with Feather for example. Interesting idea for a video for sure.
So... it's been 10 months, the video has 27 thousand likes. Where is the sequel with Feather? Come on GCN, we crave this content!
I would love @gcn and @gmbn to see a challenge on these types of climbs between a hardtail (or rigid) mountain bike and a road bike. I'd be interested if the gearing, the tire widths and the positioning on the bike plays any difference.
We will be heading back with some thicker rubber for sure.. not sure the GMBN crew will want to join us for this one 👀
@@gcn Maybe not only going together with @gmbn but also switch riders. Giving more mutual respect and understanding
The struggle here is actually quite motivating, usually any films with hills just show someone cruising up talking about the view and that's good and all but to know everyone isn't always amazing is reassuring
Great Video! You all rock! Especially when it's a real video of you all struggling with something. Keeps everyone humble.
P.S. @2:10min had me laughing so hard I spit water everywhere. That dead stare. Yep. You're probably right!!
Great work!
I give all the GCN likes. Y'alll do a great job and gave fun in the process. I want to see you return to this climb on the right bike!
Thanks Greg! Maybe we will!
It would be awesome if GCN came to the U.S. to do the mount Washington Hill climb race in New Hampshire. It's around 7.6 miles at an average of 12%. The record is held by Tommy D I think he did it around 57 minutes. Would be cool to see you guys torture yourselves to do it. If you want a challenge its a good one. Great Vid Ollie!
Oooo where do we sign up! What presenters should we send? 🥵
@@gcn Simon
if the gradient is clearly visible on camera or video you know in real life it is way worse , so props to the climb as a true killer.
True! We always think the Angliru looks so flat when the peloton go up 😉
I'd really like you to post the gear ratios you have when you do these climbs. I know most of the time you have much harder gears than me.
Nice aero climbing wheels, the CX coefficient is always key when going up these 20%+ inclines.
"It's just not the bike for the job...."
"I just don't have the right gears..."
"You can't weave across the road"
"It looks like it was last tarmaced in roman times..."
Or just perhaps "I'm not strong enough to ride this all the way..... yet."
RULE #5 :D
Great efforts though, never give up.
This was tremendous. I love how down to earth Ollie is.
Haha see what you did there
I used to live in a house on a pretty extreme gradient like the ones you encounter at 6:45. It was awesome to commute by bike. in the morning, fly downhill and arrive at work with a smile on my face. In the afternoon, exercise is guaranteed, as well as enough sweat that you HAVE to take a shower. That guarantees a fresh mind for the evening aswell. It's awesome, can't recommend it enough for anybody who likes a challenge.
I'd love to see Ollie, Hank and Si attempt their hardest climbs on custom tuned bikes with parts specifically chosen for climbing.
That could get very competitive 😂 How would you customise a bike to be able to ride this climb?
with only parts and bikes they are given 1 hour to pick from a salvage yard
Mountain bike gears. And driver mod I’d put Chris Froome on my team 😂
very low gearing, 1x very small chainring ( 22t or 24t ?), rim brakes for lightness going uphill but not for going downhill, carbon everything. No aero stuff, not needed here.
@@gcn Gearing that's better for low speed stability and torque, lighter frame, possibly longer too, I'm not an expert, but I'm sure a custom bike made for each of them would make a world of difference. And I wouldn't have it be competitive, have each one do the climb they already did in their own videos on a new bike and maybe have the others do it on their bikes or on whatever the person who's redoing the climb was riding at the time. Not fair to give the others the best option the first time round, right?
Today I rode a climb of 20% gradient. I was going so slow that my Garmin thought I wasn't moving 😅
Happened to me on Rocacorba
@@timothybryant2558 awesome 😆
@@hornetluca like 3 times too 🤣🤣
It's happened to the best of us!
Thank you Ollie - it's both reasuring and inspiring to see you walking. As an amateur cyclist I often end up walking up hills - at present (living in beautiful, hilly Wales), it's the thing that stops me cycling, and that's after miles and miles of happy cycling in Yorkshire. I can't imagine doing anything this steep. I'll get on my bike again and keep trying.
I dunno, I think Wales and Yorkshire have their fair share of horrendous climbs! 😅
I put a 46t cassette on my road bike and am a happy older rider now on our steep hills in Switzerland now.
Definitely want to see Andrew Feather do this 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💨💨
I'm in Santorini on holiday right now, there is a road from the town of Kamari up to some ancient town ruins. It has about 20 hairpin bends and is also cobbled, so it's quite like Paris-Roubaix cobbled sections but up hill.
Fantastic video as always, proud of Ollie, always willing to give it a go , roll on doing it again with Andrew Feather x
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it
@@gcn love watching Ollie strive to be the best x
Thunder Mountain trail Bryce canyon, UT. Epic ride.
Thanks for the love Ollie.
Good video, i would love to see Andrew feather attempt it. I do wonder if he’ll do it without falling off
One for the future maybe!
@gcn Whats up with part 2?
I'd like to put a word in for the humble triple. A 22-tooth little ring on this climb would've been a gift. In fact, I wonder if I wouldn't have beaten him on my 26" mountain bike with it's 22-32 granny gear and knobby 2" tyres
Roman roads are still in pristine condition 🙂
Well, it's always a pleasure to watch Dr. Bridgewood push an expensive bike up an impossibly steep road.
He loves it 😉
@@gcn He wouldn't do it so often if he didn't enjoy it so much 🤪
Fantastic video. Ollie, how well do you think you'd have done on a gravel bike with super low gears? Can't imagine doing that on a road bike. Maybe some SPD mountain bike shoes as well, for the impossible-to-ride walking bits. Doing that penguin walk with road bike cleats on a slope that steep must have been a killer.
only one way to find out unfortunately! 😬😬😂😂
@@GCNuser123 Sooner you than me. My language would have been even worse that yours. Good look with it for the re-match - next time make sure you don't take a knife to a gun fight!
Was looking forward to watching you go down it as well..
even on a gravel bike with wider softer rubber and a dinner plate on the rear, its the sustained & relentless walls/efforts that kill you. Can't wait to see you & Feather back at this beast to suffer again for us! 😁
Actually I disagree, but when I climb I do it for fun and on an mtb with leisure pace. 32tx52t with 27.5'' rear on a 2.4'' Maxxis DHR 3C maxgrip; pressures between 23 and 28psi depending on surface.
To keep it leisurely, I watch the watts at 80% of my FTP. A lot of enduro trails have climbs like this in the woods on lose surfaces, at least here in Austria. Usually keep talking about bike gear with my mates during the climb, we focus more on the descends :)
Looks like those 10k likes as already been hit 👀 We've got feather on speed dial 📞
I don’t recall a single video where they had to beep Ollie out as much as this one… 🤣🤣🤣🍻
Loved watching this with my feet up and a cup of tea.
I'm looking forward to a GCN Tech project video where Ollie modifies a regular road bike to the maximum gearing possible. Road link, MTB cassette, gravel chainrings, etc.
Great suggestion!
Watching Ollie suffer is one of the best treats that GCN has to offer. Dude! you are a freaking treasure!
You're welcome!
00:50 to 01:15 I love the transition from poetic Italian to direct tell-it-like it is Yorkshire. Classic 😂
Alan and Ollie are great together - even if it's just the audio.
Hahaha get yourself a presenter that can do both! 😂
@@andrewmcalister3462 I watch GCN Italia and Alan and Giorgione are brilliantly Italian
11:02
Yes yes yes what a great video
I’d love to see that!
Stefans bleep record on GCN had now been smashed by Ollie! 😂
So in Italy we have a lot of fun in term of climbing 😅😅
I remember trying this many years ago with 34/28 and it was completely impossible, especially the road surface makes it unrideable with a normal bike. I turned around half way or so
That is why no one will remember your name
@@LR6092 I don't think yours either!c
@Francis Begbie you allready know my name. I am your father
We don't think we would even like to ride downhill `😂
My Travel-MTB has a 40-30-22 175mm cranc and 11-42 cassette at 27,5"/2,35 tyres so i achieve nice 1,17m per turn. Makes it increadibly easier t oclimb stuff like this!
I have 2x10 36-22 front and 10-42 rear. So on slowest gear yesterday made 2.8 km/h and the ratio 22/42 is 0.52. easily climbed where i walked before on stone road😅
#AskGCN Dr Ollie, how does cadence affect local and system aerodynamics? Is higher cadence more draggy or less? At what RPM does aero efficiency increase/decrease? Does one cadence generate more turbulence to offset drag on the rear half of the bike?
"And I've got a specialized bike and- NO I HAVEN'T" that was a laugh, i spit out my water 😂😂
7:26. The cleat killer comment, I wonder would it be worth changing to MTB SPD pedals and the most aero MTB/Cross shoes for these types of climbs. The recess setting of the cleat saves that and it will be a comfier walk. Cause let’s face it, Ollie did a lot of walking in this video.
Be easier to get clipped back in on a re-start too.
Its like my Nan always used to say: "There are no steep climbs, only badly specced gear ratios" I'd want 22-38 on a hardtail MTB to take on that sucker!
Did your Nan have a climb like this on her way to school every day?
@@gcn She was more of a theorist when it came to cycling
Welcome to another episode of "Ollie can't put a small enough chainring and meets the consequences"
Suspension and flat handlebars are not our of the question, either. He brought a knife to a gunfight. Thanks for the entertainment, Ollie! I hope your knees are okay.
Road cyclist snobs got a stigma against using superior gear ranges because they think fine tuning gearing is more important. Fools think they're all pro athletes.
Lol spot on. Everybody talks about a bigger cassette when the answer is invariably just put a teeny tiny little chain ring on.
And low pressure 2.2+ inch 29er tyres
I believe that my '96 Single Track 930 has gearing and tires better suited to this ride than his road bike.
Fantastic that you guys made a video about this ridiculous climb
That really was mountain bike territory ! Would like to hear power numbers for your efforts !
I WANT NEED TO SEE AN UP-HILL / CLIMBING 🚲 DE-SIGN AT EURO-BIKE THIS JUNE.
Fantastic!
Next either try with an MTB. Or GRX groupset, with 34/42t reduction.
or even 52 in the rear
Easy solution for that!
20" sporty bike with a triple or double crankset, outer sprockets (minibike or folding. Like a very British Moulton...). Khs folding bikes or... my Atala Tender have that :P
A good enough gear range (mine is 28-34... which low might compare to some 22-40 or more, on a 28" bike - but the smaller wheels add to the lightness of rotating mass to be pushed up)
Schwalbe Kojak tyres - 35mm but so racy still, you'd probably do with most of the cobbled section even.
From the... Western Italian Alps that's pretty much all mates :D Thank me later lol
Ps. If intrigued, check the Mottarone Graziella competition and how they do it with 20" bikes, either modified or not. Cheers :)
Oli needs to try it again with a GRX groupset and bigger casette ❤
And a waxed chain
hahaha great 🤦♂️
We'll be back don't you worry! 👀
@@gcn love this!! Can’t wait 😝
You are the Man! Ollie!!!! Climb, Climb, Climb and then Climb some more!!!
'If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends! If we get 10,000 likes, we’ll come back with Andrew Feather and let Ollie ride an e-bike!' - GCN
LOL mate, this video got 10,000 likes within the first 14 hrs
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Just googled this. Steepist street in USA is Canton Avenue in Pittsburgh which is 37 %
Ollie: this is killing me!
Andrew Feather: hold my beer real quick. Let me teach this kid a lesson.
Hahahah... We'll save the beers for after 😉
Well I for one absolutely loved and ate up every bit of his absolute unenjoyment of this challenge. Fantastic.
Loving the genuine unscripted Ollie in this video - even if he did outbleep Stefan on the Zoncolan.
Have you run the maths on those bleeps? 👀
This is insane! This reminds me of “The Death Ride”, tour of the California Alps! 245 kilometers, 15,000 foot elevation gain, plus the descent but your ride looks just as brutal if not harder. This is what you ride on a mountain bike off road, not typically on tarmac, insane!
We have "Tanjakan Demit" (Devil Climb) in Ciomas, Bogor, Indonesia, with 43% inclination. You should try it. 😂😂😂
That sounds pretty nasty!
@@gcn Nasty indeed! Combined with generally hot ~40°C tropical climate, with cliff at one side, One should proceed with caution.
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"Gearing and attitude"! Scenery reminds me of the Mortirolo, your struggle reminds me of my attempt at the Zoncolan. Didn't walk on either but they weren't +20%. Go back and give it another go with lower gears!
I think I'd rather take my chances on the rabid t-rex. 😅 I've got a better chance of outsmarting the sick dino versus a 0% chance of making it up that mountain on a bike! 😂 Awesome vid, Ollie and the gcn film crew. Waiting for part 2 of this, hoping Feather the legend can give it a good crack 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it!
I rode today in texas. It was 94 degrees with a 70% humidity. With my elbow messed up. It was worth the torture to myself. I rode 30miles and didn't get muscle cramps til the last 2 miles going back home. When your calf muscles lock partially and twitch. Thankfully I had drinks and so on with me. I ride solo. It's a ATB so I use it for everything. 100mm hardtail trek. Cause the roads here in texas will eat road tires for breakfast lunch and dinner.
More of this kind of Ollie content please. Also more of ollie on the mtb trails too please.
This is the best video I’ve seen from GCN 😂 Ollie is epic and he was super funny! You could tell he was upset but he made it super fun and I loved it
If you want another insanely difficult climb you can complete on a road bike, with relatively normal gears, try the llanos de las animas, in the Canary Islands.
Nice suggestion!
My driveway is 25%. Regular road gearing is futile when it gets that steep! Wide tires help, too. Definitely go back with better gearing and I'm sure it'll be more fun.
Ollie's killing it
I think it's killing Ollie actually 😅
Love the music choice for this sequence 1:50!
3:06 do you or the to rex have rabies in this example
Ollie himself obv😂 to have that kind of imagination
Try it on a mtb with a 30 tooth chainring maybe even smaller and a 50 tooth dinner plate cassette you might stand an Earthly chance then.
MTB shoes and cleats would be more suitable.
Umm, an MTB too? 😂
@@dapodix Haha, definitely 😁
Hardtail mtb with a rigid fork, 29er tires on low pressure, 28T chainwheel and a 11-51 cassette - geterdone...
Edit, and plimsoles for the walking...
Love this Video...
Great Job....
Thank you so much! 😀
My legs actually started aching just watching this… omg. That climb is beyond challenging!
You don't fancy it then? 😉
When Ollie commented about the house being built...when they studies the effects of the Mediterranean diet and heart health the good resultat were especially distinct with people living in the mountains, so presumably because the daily strength training of going anywhere and diary produce of the sheep and goats that typically graze there.
Can't wait to get to the eventual episode of Ollie just peddling straight up the Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
Challenge
Climbing videos are my favorite. Keep them coming!
Hats off to camera crew🙌🏽
Bit of a worry when Ollie starts off- on the flat section- in his lowest gear, oh dear !!!
Ollie you are real value for money. Brilliant vlog.
buongiorno, if it doesn't seem steep enough, I suggest you try to climb from Plemo, the arrival point is the same but the departure is located in the village of Plemo
I'd ride that road with my gravel bike in road setup(same 11-40 cassette 2x) with 48mm road tires. Have him do this route again on a endurance road bike(32-35mm gravel slicks) with gravel gearing. It be interesting to see how much more he could do with proper gearing.
Give Feather a brompton for his 2nd try to show that it was the rider and not the bike that wasn't fit for the job here lol
Fantastic Ollie. I wish I was as much of a slouch as you are. If I were it would be the best shape of my life
This route is childs play when compared to Mount Jerai road...its so steep even 4 x 4 has trouble clumbing...its 12km from base to top..please come to Malaysia and take the challenge
First he broke his back, then he broke the bleep machine, and now he want to break Feather!!
Ollie, leave Feather out of this one. We don't want him broken!
Take Si instead 😂
Was waiting for the twig to pass by at any moment! Still waiting tough! Good job good Sir! MBN is ready join you on this one i guess!
you need something like my gravel thing, but take the 46t off and fit a 30T for it's 50-11T rear, that with the 700x42 conti speeds should make it workable
The ABSOLUTE BEST vid ever!!!!!!! Laughed so much I was crying.
Can’t wait to see the second attempt. Next time try an old rim brake climbing bike like a super six evo hi mod or a specialized tarmac SL2 with mountain bike gears. Or a cross country mountain bike. Like the new canyon lux World Cup. Then I bet you could do it! Good luck
try "strada delle longhe" in Mezzocorona (TN) Italy or "strada per la val di Dona" Campestrin - Rifugio Dona (TN) Italy
Love these Ollie videos. Now lets bring on Steve Jones and his Husky!! Feather vs Jones. Now there's a thought.
Looking forward to you bringing Feather along ;-P