This Van Is A Cyclist's Dream | We Drove To The Global Bike Festival!

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When Ollie found out he was going to the Global Bike Festival in Saalbach Austria, he decided that instead of flying, he would tick an item off of his bucket list! With the help of CLJ Leisure, Ollie managed to get the ultimate bike van, which he drove all the way to Saalbach in Austria! He takes you along on the journey with him, as well as giving you a tour of the Cyclist's Dream Van!
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@gcntech 2 года назад

What do you make of the van? Would you like to see Ollie take on his own project?

@mikeainsworth4504 2 года назад

The van is superb- does anyone have a spare £150k they would wish to donate to my retirement fund. I would love to see Ollie and the team do a conversion on a smaller van (VW Caddy etc) for transporting bikes etc to events (races, Sportives) with toolkits, cleaning etc.

@Kimberly_Sparkles 2 года назад

I personally love the whole #vanlife thing, so yes, I would. I would be partial to extended travel capacity.

@jennifercash1093 2 года назад

would be great to see some sort of conversion project! maybe not something quite this luxe, but something more affordable for us normal people would be ace!

@scotchsoda3165 2 года назад

Build a bike van that includes an Expresso Maker, and roof hammock, so Conner can sleep like a banana!

@nobbycycles 2 года назад

I've got a converted VW T5 camper & I have to say I don't spend a lot of time on VanEnvy but good lord that is bloody amazing. Ollie you can ride as many Dogmas as you like but for the first time I genuinely was jealous of you here pal

@martinfriend6464 2 года назад

I’ve combined having a camper and road cycling for the last 30 years and it really is the ideal combination. I book onto a sportive, find a campsite within a few miles of the start and that’s me for a weekend away. Love it.

@woozertoo 2 года назад

I wouldn't mind riding and living in that van DOWN BY THE RIVER

@JMcLeodKC711 2 года назад

Matt Foley does Zwift ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oQvUv-uti68.html

@Gunwoo 2 года назад

ensure you have a surplus of government cheese 🫡

@Riktamorty 2 года назад

Chris Farley? 👀

@herculesrockefeller8969 2 года назад

Did you fall on the coffee table and destroy it?

@woozertoo 2 года назад

@@herculesrockefeller8969 face first, too.

@chrisridesbicycles 2 года назад

Love how Ollie looks like 130cm tall on the wide angle. Can we please have the playlist of the „80s bangers“. That‘s exactly my style when I have to push through my intervals.

@jasonryan9747 2 года назад

I'm on so

@gcntech 2 года назад

Haha!

@tomplazonic 2 года назад

Should do a gcn special with four hosts bringing their bikes along on a road trip to ride Norway with that van!

@gcntech 2 года назад

Would be very cool!

@lesflynn4455 2 года назад

Raw footage, arguments, bitching, farts and all.

@Shomi_brat 2 года назад

Imagine this: you and your friends,a couple of bikes and a month long journey in this van along the coastline of the Iberian Peninsula.From Girona all the way to San Sebastian.That would be super cool.

@jrn4141 2 года назад

That is some dream trip

@chiefrocker12 2 года назад

I'm imagining.

@boonsterboom3470 2 года назад

One month? I love my friends, but one week is enough. Cabin fever would be severe after 4 weeks in a van. Spectacular van nonetheless

@glowiever 2 года назад

yeah, just rent the van though. 150k pounds for that? nuh uh.

@Shomi_brat 2 года назад

@@glowiever Yep! Or do a van conversion yourself,far more cheaper.

@skiwelly2080 2 года назад

I love how excited you get Ollie. That van is incredible

@lukedurkin1254 2 года назад

80s bangers and jazz funk! I need this playlist!

@philsmith9701 2 года назад

Oh that van, what a sweet ride! I once heard at a tandem rally "the best accessory for a tandem is a minivan!" Well, I use an old campervan as basecamp for relay team running and weekend biking and I think it's true, that if you can travel with bikes and bunks aboard and inside from the weather it makes attending weekend events so much more pleasant. That's such a deluxe and functional setup! I'd love to see Ollie and the GCN Tech crew do a van build. No matter your budget they are always filled with design compromises for competing functions and comfort all in a tiny box. It's great to watch a van build and would love to see where you all take it!

@ianstewart8301 2 года назад

Wow! Just incredible

@rsturba 2 года назад

This is what I have been looking for on YT for days, its mainly MTB (which I still love) setups but I'm excited to see this one

@gcntech 2 года назад

What is MTB? 😕

@rsturba 2 года назад

@@gcntech 🤣 bikes that are allergic to tarmac 😎

@andreemurray7039 2 года назад

Who needs a house with a van like that totally awesome 👌

@whatwelearned 2 года назад

"This bed is easily big enough for me" *immediately hits head*

@gcntech 2 года назад

There was no way we were cutting that bit! 🤣

@Kimberly_Sparkles 2 года назад

@@gcntech y’all ignored multiple takes without it, didn’t ya?

@cb6866 2 года назад

Thanks Ollie..looks great....Peace

@Syn741 2 года назад

you guys should get a van similar to this and have a road trip as a group. then head to different cycling spots around the country. sounds really fun

@neilk22 2 года назад

The conversion that Matt Jones did to his VW kombi through “Van Haven” was more practical IMO. Combining accommodation and bike transport objectives sound great, but feel the accommodation aspect adds too much cost to the build and that really finding places to camp and use the facility vs a comfortable bnb or hotel is not that great

@DoNuT_1985 2 года назад

Really cool stuff. I'd be all in for renting one of those because even a lower-spec version of it gives you all the freedom you need. Just drive to a beautiful place and repeat on the next day, especially if bikepacking isn't your kind of thing.

@stefanosinguaroli7615 2 года назад

Great van for any type of outdoor vacation 🔝👍🏻

@friedrichborggrefe41 2 года назад

Very good music choice, classic music is the absolute best

@tonyBobb5209 2 года назад

This is a lovely bit of kit. We have a VW Transporter T6.1 that was customer built Cambridge Campers last year, it really is a game changer when exploring the outdoors. My family and I are off on our holiday's this August to the French Alpes. My 6 year olf daughter was blown away not only by the VW Crafter but by the storage for the bikes and cleaning kit. Great content. Keep up the great work GCN 👍🏼

@greyguy.960 2 года назад

Yeah, I just wrote a similar comment as saying the VW transporter is a better opinion. im looking at transported at the moment only 45 to 55k new fully kitted out and around 14k up to second hand. 150 k of this one seems ridiculously steep when you get someone to build a similar van of 60 k.

@gcntech 2 года назад

Sounds amazing Tony!

@gullsrus 2 года назад

amazing van. I would retire very happy with this and my bike.

@jakeydelacakey7698 2 года назад

I laughed out loud at "If you want to drop your kids off at the pool"

@LarsRR 2 года назад

I was contemplating a van like this but went with buying the raw van, have it build up to have 5 seats, a complete workshop in the back that can comfortably carry 4 bikes without removing wheels, I can warm up on the bike on a turbo in the back with in ceiling AC, get power from a large battery pack charged either by wire or photovoltaic etc. It has an emergency toilet and an emergency bed, for when I can’t find a hotel. All that has cost less than half of what this costs, and for the remaining money, I can sleep in a nice hotel for the next 6 years ever night 😂. I am not a van life guy, just saying it didn’t make much sense to me personally.

@arthur4466 2 года назад

Hey Lars, can you share your van build? It sounds great

@jellebaas7433 2 года назад

Loved the tyre review!

@JoshuaTootell 2 года назад

I bought a retired ambulance and made that my "doing activities" van. I can easily fit two mountain bikes and a curly bar bike under my bed I built. Pretty unique. Also annoying because everyone wants to talk to me about it when I just want to be left alone.

@J.S.A. 2 года назад

This is literally the dream. Remote working, sell the house - live in a van. Cycle van touring for eternity.... though with fuel where it's at, a long range elec version is the ultimate dream.... when such a beast exists I may get one. Might have to get divorced as well though....

@maximusaugustus6823 2 года назад

Marriage is overrated and a bad deal for men.

@glennoc8585 Год назад

@@maximusaugustus6823 marriage or partnering with someone? It's great being single until we get old and nobody to look out for you. That's the scariest part of the liner life

@CM9999999999 Год назад

I agree, we bought a proper motor home for half this price that has everything this does except the outside shower

@LeesChannel Год назад

Here's the good news, if you get divorced you'll be doing quite a lot of living out of an automobile, you don't need a camper van.

@eilisniaisi5954 4 месяца назад

@@maximusaugustus6823a bad deal for men ? They’re literally babysat by most women but ok 🤣

@dncsmedia 2 года назад

20,000 likes? Your halfway on day one! Can’t wait for the project! 🚲🚲🙌🏼🤙🏼✌🏼❤️

@notmyrealname6272 2 года назад

If I won the lottery I’d buy this for certain. Wow.

@scottbelongie9051 2 года назад

OMG what a beautiful van perfect traveler for us cyclists

@alainpfammatter8224 2 года назад

This van is amazing. I need one 🤩😍

@leewilliams3153 2 года назад

Stunning. I’m currently in the process of converting my little Berlingo into a day camper. Wish I could afford something similar to that VW.

@ashturner4391 2 года назад

I loved my Berlingo, was the best cycling and camping car I’ve ever had!

@gcntech 2 года назад

Sounds awesome Lee!

@wanderalmeida9584 2 года назад

Excellent.

@Kaicepsen 2 года назад

Would love to see a van build

@kinollos 2 года назад

I saw it parked near Schattberg X-press - it's a real beast

@zukzworld 2 года назад

Wow! Simply wow! ❤️🍻

@rogervansimpsen1657 2 года назад

Bikerdream on wheels....awsome....👊🏻🍻

@shelllavin6988 2 года назад

Lovely bikes and van

@taylorhorner1065 2 года назад

If only my life were this well organized lol. What a dream!

@cardiaccyclist7477 2 года назад

Did Ollie really just whack his head on the side of the van immediately after claiming that it could accomodate his 6'1" frame? 😆

@jeremynorth 2 года назад

Yes and he was lying diagonally which isn't the width. More GCN BS to get sponsors on board

@cardiaccyclist7477 2 года назад

@@jeremynorth Interesting point of view, that was not really what I was getting at though. I am perfectly happy with a bit of commercial content when I get to watch channels for free.

@gcntech 2 года назад

😂

@Michaelsmith21588 2 года назад

@@jeremynorth lol yes

@webster169 2 года назад

Forget Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s etc, lottery win and this is my first purchase, love it!!!

@anthonydcarpenter 2 года назад

Definitely want to see a GCN Tech van project with sustainability as a key design challenge 👍

@T1MVK 2 года назад

I hope you do a build video. That would be cool.

@1980jamesm 2 года назад

You really dont need to spend £150k. thats insane.

@LeesChannel Год назад

I've seen them north of 1M

@TheKillerman3333 2 года назад

that van is what i need sometime

@nrvous67 2 года назад

Awesome

@mikemcgeehan4321 2 года назад

Great van!

@yijuntey 2 года назад

Ollie is litearlly living my dream, but tbh everyone at GCN is

@rosseverest9543 2 года назад

Haha I love how your so excited about it Ollie was a good video would be great to have a van like this! It’s awesome

@jimcappa6815 2 года назад

THIS is the VW Cresta van, and today I’m going to show you it’s quirks and features, and then, we’ll get it out on the road and take it for a drive!

@oliverbridgewood3929 2 года назад

love doug! 😂

@SimonH72 2 года назад

Ths soooo needs to be more than an 11 min video! GCN+ Road Trip film please…👍🏻👍🏻🚚🚚

@yashkeough4216 2 года назад

So cool. GCN Team van / truck… that would be cool.

@GreenAlien2023 2 года назад

The GCN build should be "best bike van you can make for £20k"

@brianrichards350 2 года назад

Let's make it a real challange...5000 E.

@BodyKnight 2 года назад

Blake completely relearned his welding skills while building his rig, so, that's a priceless thing that this van won't provide you.

@chrisbaum998 2 года назад

Ollie, GCN needs to have to offer this van as a unboxing give away!!!

@apm9507 2 года назад

We bought our four bedroom and two bathroom home with 2/3 acres of land almost the same price.

@feedbackzaloop 2 года назад

Can you go to a global bike festival with that or hold such festival on your land though? It still looks like a great investment at a price of city apartment, should we talk Europe or US

@outdoorswithrichard 2 года назад

Nice van YES! £150.000 NAAAAAAA! Depreciating asset!

@fatbloaterdave 2 года назад

Those rails on the bike rack that slide out look exactly like the Rails you put on a rack mounted server.

@ethangodridge6833 2 года назад

When my grandfather retires, I may be doing my own van modification. Also I found the dropping my kids off saying funny as me and my dad say the same thing (perhaps a South Yorkshire saying as we are both from the county😂).

@JMcLeodKC711 2 года назад

I would love to see you guys do a team car conversion. How about a classic Mini capable of carrying 4 bikes?

@stevemawer848 2 года назад

Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake woiuld be cooler.

@LeesChannel Год назад

I'd like to see a Mini capable of carrying 4 people

@melaniamonicacraciun9900 2 года назад

Two bicycles included...plus the groceries, the essentials drinks . .seems fair enough to me

@chrispyy606060606 2 года назад

That thing is sweet. Sadly I’ll likely end up using our old minivan, a bike rack and a tent

@melaniamonicacraciun9900 2 года назад

Amazing looks suuuuper wow guys

@JoeOaken 2 года назад

would love a camper. I'd have to make one though would be nicer to have a more personal build. hope gcn make their own!

@zeveroarerules Год назад

Damn, go for it :)

@MikeSmith-qu5ew 2 года назад

I have a cottage like that with a view of a lake, and the cottage ends up being just a lot of stuff you have to fix and that prevents you from having fun so the only things missing is a two people to one to drive and the other to manage all the stuff in the van… so you could ride

@wissel3173 2 года назад

What a Dream of a Van

@geeman1754 2 года назад

"drop off the kids at the pool" you made me spurt my coffee out my nose. lol

@gcntech 2 года назад

🤣

@jascollinscork 2 года назад

Smashing van TBF so great video review!! BUT TMI regarding the lavatory 🤭😬 just wondering are there any bloopers regarding opening the door 🤔😂

@metpham Год назад

yes please team van build

@scottbagley7513 Год назад

Wow I want one ☝️👍🏻👍🏻

@melvano4014 2 года назад

My wife talked me into one of these. I hemmed and hawed for about 10 seconds. We pick it up Thursday.

@Gaaaaaaaaaaad 2 года назад

Love it

@simonlotion1223 2 года назад

Where's the toilet? Is it the grey thing on the wall? Stunning van & great vid.

@aleq 2 года назад

It is my dream to own one and drive across the country to ride lots of cool routes.

@barryfrancis7899 2 года назад

You need to do a van build like Blake has done. It I'll be good to see his finished van when it happens? 😊

@Kingkongolee 2 года назад

I just awarded the 11,111th like of this video to you. Well earned ;)

@TheEpieikeia 2 года назад

A thoroughly well-thought luxury van! Would've liked to hear the top-end speakers blast some of your iconic Epidemic Sound tracks! Btw, I'm quite sure Dan wouldn't endorse Ollie's drinking Morettis, a rather bland Italian beer FYI...! 🙃

@phila9288 2 года назад

I was literally just thiking to myself, it wounds me that GCN is longer present by just Matt Si and Dan the original trio i started watching, I get really stubborn. But you know this guy has been putting out some really great content and is doing a bang up job. Then you make great use of the word ain't 👍 and then I lost my shit when you played night on bald mountain 😱. You are officially killing it as a GCN presenter! 🤘👏

@gcntech 2 года назад

Thanks Phil!

@Cyclediction 11 месяцев назад

Almost reached the 20k. Van Project incoming. :D

@kakarot2430 2 года назад

Oh my God, I am in love for the first sight

@kakarot2430 2 года назад

I am not even a car guy

@leonbroekx 2 года назад

I want to see such a build video as long as it's not a commercial for a company that does that. It must be diy.

@douglaspate9314 2 года назад

It was only 3 months ago I thought of buying a van and converting to be able to travel round Europe and take part of cycling events... though NOT converting to this extent. UNBELIEVABLE!

@Goggles1 2 года назад

My twin bro & I bought an ex citylink van with 320K Miles on it for £1700 in 2016. Filled it with all our belongings, booked the ferry, crossed our fingers and drove to Southern Spain where we now live. It got us here and has been a real asset moving olive wood and rocks and all kinds. At the start of the pandemic we converted it to a camper with garage specifically for cycling. Then we federated with Andalucía ciclismo, entered races and drove around Córdoba, Malaga, Granada, as well as a week of racing in Mallorca all last year. It's been amazing. We did most of the work ourselves except a local carpenter fitted the kitchen with marine pine cupboards and worktops. We don't yet have a leisure battery or solar but it's a work in progress. We got lucky its a straight van very well cared for and restricted to 70mph from new so never thrashed. This £150K beast is just amazing but for the £4k I have in my van.. I'd keep mine and take the rest in cash. 🤪

@keiranmarley4052 2 года назад

1:50 "fully off the grid... with wi-fi" lol

@J.S.A. 2 года назад

"so 6ft 1 me is fine..." instantly bangs head. :D :D

@RyTyme 3 месяца назад

Really close to 20k

@michaelsantiago1504 2 года назад

GCN BIKE VAN🔥🔥🔥

@markanderson7412 2 года назад

Yep get a full budget conversion done Or 2? One mechanic and a duel sleeper But you could have a bed fold out of the wall in the mechanic van also Alex did garage?

@francisboundy5170 2 года назад

Pretty happy with my self build then that has everything except the leather seats and pressure washer for 20% of the cost!

@arvindmahendran 2 года назад

Do a team car or estate car conversion to a perfect family car/off grid vehicle with space for a roof tent and bikes and dogs and all the cool stuff

@kamucho 2 года назад

Van conversion = yes Team car conversion = yes Ollie vlog driving his van to iconic mountain climbs and then riding them in the alps for a month = yes

@francescomorganti1 2 года назад

birra Moretti is the best thing in this Van. ciao dall'Italia

@oliverbergen6505 2 года назад

Great Van ...expensiv but perfect for a biker....!!!

@Stevenafoe 2 года назад

Yes, do a conversion: mini van to mini cyclists van ;-). As basic as possible, but ‘luxurious’ as well. That’s a challenge.

@PaulTomblin 2 года назад

Put a roof rack with a couple of racing surfskis on it, and I’m in!

@jinnij.caiman 2 года назад

Team Van build!!!!!

@mrcraigshaw 2 года назад

Cye and the crew at CJL are brilliant - great vid and great van 👍🏻

@sethfrankel3542 2 года назад

I kinda chuckle when hearing Ollie’s over-the-top description of this van…as if it’s the most tricked out, outrageous adventure van around. My goodness, compared to the ridiculous adventure, high-clearance, off-road and massive vans in North America, that little VW is a golly cute lil’ thang. ;)

@stevemawer848 2 года назад

And ideally suited to the cute lil' roads of Europe.

@rupedog 2 года назад

Great van...maybe... some design issues/improvements imo.... like why have 4 seats around the table... make the front seats swivel, then just have 2 others. And closing the roof blind closes the air extractor? Blocking the side door when using the sink, the main bed being open by the back doors, etc. Could be improved imo. Amazing to have an indoor shower though.

@vernefits1953 2 года назад

kitchen is very cool

@bigdarbs19 2 года назад

Somebody is making a lot of money if that is £150,000! Have a look at the new horseboxes that have a far higher spec, much more equipment, slide out living areas and are three times the size that cost less than £150,000.