Can We Make A £500 Bike Faster Than A £10,000 Superbike?
We found the best bike we could for £450 and now - we're attempting to make it faster than a £10,000 superbike. Will a £200 budget be enough to do the trick? 00:00 Can we make a budget bike faster than a superbike? 00:20 Our £500 Boardman and top spec £10,000 Orbea 01:24 Baseline run on the Boardman 02:58 What modifications are we doing to the Boardman? 04:46 Baseline run on the Orbea 06:09 Bike modification issues… 07:18 Second Boardman run 08:35 Controlled-environment testing in wind tunnel 09:20 The results! 11:13 What’s the takeaway? Useful Links: GCN Tech Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/techuploader Everything Cycling. All In One Place 👉 https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast What upgrades would you make to a £450 bike? 🚀 Let us know in the comments! 💬 Watch more on GCN Tech... 📹 Don't Fall For Scams With Our Top Tips 👉 • Don't Fall For Scams With Our Top Tips | G... 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcntech.co/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch the latest GCN Tech Show 👉 https://gcntech.co/GCNTechShow 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Careful Steps - The Fly Guy Five Cash Register 10 - SFX Producer Easy Living - Ryan James Carr Epicness - Daniel Fridell Formula Uno - Forever Sunset Funk up the Magic - Andreas Dahlback Human Crowd Studio 27 - SFX Producer Make It Yellow - Andreas Dahlback Pretty Paper (Extended Version) (Instrumental Version) - Tilden Parc Right Down My Avenue - White Bones Should I Let Go_ - oomiee Shuffle Showdown - Aiyo Swoosh 02 Short - Jon Bjork Torch Swoosh 2 - SFX Producer #gcntech #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #biketech #superbike #budgetbike #budget #biketech #cyclingtech 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Tech is the only channel you need for all things bike tech – past, present and future. Simply put, we’re obsessed with tech: we seek out and showcase the best in bikes, components, tech, accessories, upgrades and more from races and events, tech shows and product launches across the globe to bring you the best in road bike technology. We’ve also got great maintenance videos to help you get the most from your bike; pro-bike tours from all the biggest races; special features and the weekly GCN Tech Show. We also take a deeper look into the future of cycling, apps, smart tech and virtual riding. Join us on the channel and the GCN App to submit your content, vote on the latest tech and keep abreast of exciting new trends. Thanks to our sponsors: Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak Camelbak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia SiS: https://gcn.eu/ScienceInSport Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Silca: https://gcn.eu/Silca MET Helmets: https://gcn.eu/methelmets Strava: https://gcn.eu/strava ShadowStand: https://gcn.eu/ShadowStand Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration AGU: https://gcn.eu/AGU Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - / @gcn GCN Racing - / @gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - / @gtn GCN Italia - / @gcnitalia GCN en Español - / @gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - / @gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - / @gcnenfrancais GCN Training - / @gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - / @gmbn GMBN Racing - / @gmbnracing GMBN Tech - / @gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - / @embn

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