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What Happens When You Turn Up To A Race On A Giant Bike?

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Conor has never had a bike that truly fits his giant stature, so we built him his own monster bike with enormous 36 inch wheels. Dubbed ‘El Alto’, the bike proved a bit of a handful, but Conor thinks he has now found its calling. He went to Battle of the Beach, a 40km race over sand, singletrack and forest roads, to see what happens when you turn up to a race on a giant bike!
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@gcn 2 года назад

What did you make of El Alto's performance? What challenge would you like to see it take on next?

@ardaijokertrkaratas8546 2 года назад

İ think el alto needs a dropper post

@bimblingalong 2 года назад

with those wheels, surely a cobbled race somewhere?

@RoyalDudeness 2 года назад

Paris-Roubaix

@apm9507 2 года назад

Gravel bike races in the USA please! Rebecca's Private Idaho Baked Potato race would be epic!

@apm9507 2 года назад

The original route of Rebecca’s Private Idaho and stunner showcase of our awesome mountain vistas and remote landscape. We start at Festival Meadows in Sun Valley with a neutral rollout as flat-to-rolling pavement gives way to the biggest climb of the day: Trail Creek Summit. Dropping into the Big Lost River Basin you’ll loop through Wildhorse Canyon, where washboard gravel gets your attention before you head toward Copper Basin, a lovely valley of sagebrush and willow-rimmed creeks, hemmed in by the great White Knob and Pioneer mountain ranges, the most beautiful and challenging part of the course. All of the areas you ride through today are the historical land of the Shoshone-Bannock people. With the Copper Basin loop completed, all riders except those competing in the Para-Cycling category will reverse tracks and head back via an adventurous five-mile diversion Rebecca dubbed El Diablito. A ripping 2,000-foot descent from Trail Creek Summit returns you to civilization in Sun Valley, where your tribe awaits with warm hugs and cold drinks during Rebecca's Private Idaho Festival Day at the final Festival Meadows finish arch.

@jeremypritchard569 2 года назад

Great stuff Conor. I have the same tactics in Zwift races. Get to the front, take a photo, then gradually drift backwards and usually finish 6-8 mins behind the leaders so I feared for your plan when you said it before the race .

@gcn 2 года назад

It was a great shot though wasn't it Jeremy?! Worth it for that split second at the front!

@conordunne1 2 года назад

It's a tried and tested method 😂 thanks for watching Jeremy!!

@jeremypritchard569 2 года назад

@@gcn yeah, epic!

@jlh6334 2 года назад

Haha lol

@alexj.3206 2 года назад

😂

@alinapopescu872 2 года назад

Any video of Conor's is something to watch! A fine, fine person, honest and fun and humble and real. 113th out of over a thousand? That's victory, really. Well done, Conor!

@LednacekZ 2 года назад

113th is not bad. where the other 112 also ex-pro cyclists?

@gcn 2 года назад

Thanks Alina!

@conordunne1 2 года назад

Thanks so much Alina, that's super kind of you! This was such a fun one to film... Can't wait for the next spin on el Alto. Enjoy the riding, Conor

@alinapopescu872 2 года назад

@@conordunne1 Thank YOU for taking the time to drop a line here. I especially liked that you talked to El Alto, I do the same with my bike. And I think it did very well in this one. Looking forward to the next Conor - El Alto adventure!

@davidbhumgara 2 года назад

love how when Conor hits the front and everyone just looks and you can see them all saying to themselves... "what the hell is that!" and then swarming him to get the draft.... :)

@andyheilmann1656 Год назад

That 5 second clip is one of the most inspiring things gcn has ever made

@-P-Z- 2 года назад

3:53 love the moment EVERYONE decided to draft at once. No wonder given an opportunity like Connor and El Alto

@gabeh.4297 2 года назад

National champs armband + massive bike, you'd have to be a fool to not hop on that wheel lol.

@tommyphillips8547 2 года назад

Imagine catching a draft on Connor and El Alto's wheel, you wouldn't have to do anything!

@bergerniklas6647 2 года назад

You'd be constantly breaking. Maybe even stop and change the break pads if you draft too long...

@Goodman-4525 2 года назад

Some say the hole in the atmosphere can pull you into the wheels

@inz_uzi 2 года назад

I've also heard it was really difficult to get enough of oxygen in this low pressure pocket.

@ryanparker4996 2 года назад

@@Goodman-4525 yeah this bike should come installed with one of those signs you get in railway platforms, warning you not to get too close

@WeirdNeville 2 года назад

Little geezer behind him having the ride of his life!!

@conordunne1 2 года назад

Thanks for watching all.. So nice reading all your kind comments and I have passed them onto El Alto, who is proper chuffed! Next up were thinking a cobbled attempt as many of you have suggested in the comments here... Arenberg perhaps?? 😇 Thanks all, Conor

@gcn 2 года назад

Can't wait to see it :D

@alexseguin5245 2 года назад

You should attempt the "Tour des Stations" like Oli did last year! Mountains are gonna be nothing but a bump in the road riding El Alto! XD

@Meyers1793 2 года назад

Conor how tall are you?

@AndroidCyclist 2 года назад

I'm 6'7" and it is great to see somebody taller than me. I have loved cycling since I was a kid. Thank you for the inspiration to keep improving.

@googlepixel9pro 2 года назад

Great bike, looks amazing. Is there a build video of it?. Cant seem to find it if there is.

@ElGrovo 2 года назад

This gives such old school GCN vibes, I love the music, I love the team that did this, Kudos Connor.

@gcn 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Dev!

@conordunne1 2 года назад

Thanks so much Dev, was a big team effort on this video! So much fun to film and a great event. Thanks for watching, Conor

@alternator7893 2 года назад

I’m surprised this comment doesn’t have more likes, it really does give me GCN nostalgia vibes.

@johns3106 2 года назад

As a fellow “tall guy”, it does my heart good to see a bike that’s properly proportioned for a fellow giant!

@grumbazor 2 года назад

i am 2m and I NEED THIS BIKE!!!

@ViveSemelBeneVivere 2 года назад

I love the way Conor talks to his El Alto, they're obviously very close, and El Alto is a great beach bike, it's probably high-tide proof too!

@darrengarvie8832 2 года назад

One of Connor's finest 5 seconds out in front of a race on a bike the is built for him 😁

@gcn 2 года назад

He was very pleased with himself!

@conordunne1 2 года назад

😂😂 Thanks for watching Darren! I'll try and up my training for next time...

@TheSamwhyte 2 года назад

Conor’s water bottle on that bike looks like a teenie tiny sippy cup! 😂

@gcn 2 года назад

It was actually a 5 gallon jug!

@lukewalker1051 2 года назад

His saddle too.

@shaunmccormack6980 2 года назад

Could fit 30 bottles into that frame!

@h31sman 2 года назад

Conor blasting to the front on el alto should be part of the GCN show opening from now on. It’s iconic 😂

@lukewalker1051 2 года назад

Truly is, he said he wanted to do it and he did it. Not easy in that field of animals. Hats off. PS. kind of reminded me of a chariot race for some reason. Epic.

@simonpointner 2 года назад

When he is pushing/riding it alone it looks somewhat normal. But in comparison its looking really cool.

@OneTrueCat 2 года назад

The group shots are like when video games just scale up an entire model to make tougher npcs. "just make the whole thing bigger, including the mount!" 😹

@sergioluis1999 2 года назад

Epic 5 second. 5 seconds of glory for all tall people out there. Cool shot from the camera man too ;)

@conordunne1 2 года назад

Haha thanks so much Sergio!!! And yeah I was pretty impressed with our cameraman for that shot!!

@garysladek9110 2 года назад

As an alto cyclist myself, you have done me proud Conner. Great effort, love that bike, cheers and thanks.

@BTcycle 2 года назад

El alto makes the water bottle look like a shot glass.

@1000750 2 года назад

8:45 look at that fork flex, tire getting close to the frame 😂

@theplutolounge 2 года назад

I gotta say, this was one of Conor's best videos as his personality really shined. This was fun to watch!

@gcn 2 года назад

We had a lot of fun with this one!

@seang8785 2 года назад

It's like getting off a big horse, you know, a big horse..... 😂😂 I know nothing about horses but I'm pretty sure you don't tip them over! Love the vid well done Connor

@gcn 2 года назад

🤣

@davehollingworth5537 2 года назад

"for that moment..... we were winning" LOL. Conor you're always a winner with me! Thanks big man.

@Acewilder15 2 года назад

I'm loving GCN. Been a fan for 5 years now. Love the content and personalities you guys have. You seriously brighten many of our lives with every video. Keep up the quality content.

@gcn 2 года назад

Thanks! Always great to hear!!

@Jamescooper0427 2 года назад

Way to go Connor! I’ve been waiting all week to see the moment of glory as El Alto leads the pack down the beach, and the video did not disappoint. I think we can all admit we too have longed to be out front, if only for a moment. Now if only GCN will start selling El Alto on the web store?

@gcn 2 года назад

It'll depend on the success of Endurallgroad sales! 😂

@johnpayne2465 2 года назад

Love this beast of a bike! Oh, and Connor too.

@matgfunk 2 года назад

That's the wheel I would be trying to get on, massive draft potential lol.

@James1980- 2 года назад

Connor I was alongside you when you attacked off the front. It was a moment of brilliance. So flippin funny. One of my favourite moments of the race. My only regret is not jumping on your wheel!

@gcn 2 года назад

Haha, what a moment, we can assure you Connor enjoyed it too until he realised he doesn’t have the legs he once did 😆

@conordunne219 2 года назад

Haha nice one James!!! It was so much fun ha! Hope I didn't hold you up when I came back through the bunch like a lead balloon.... 🤣

@James1980- 2 года назад

@@conordunne219 😂

@888johnmac 2 года назад

just missed out on top 10% .. not bad , i suspect Connor & El Alto will do some training & be back next year ... and lol at the train of riders drafting them down the beach

@SebastianGil 2 года назад

That's one of the best, if not the best, Conor's video. Not too shabby.

@candywonka81 2 года назад

loving Connor's conversations with El Alto 😅

@gcn 2 года назад

😂

@bubblesezblonde 2 года назад

Always love the El Alto escapades....so nice to see Amy in the clip! Okies, I admit I've watched this a few times but the modest Conner did not point out how at 6:38 he seemed to pull at least three other riders in his wake? An epic feat of athleticism.

@teckendrums 2 года назад

looks like a normal bike for him. great!

@gcn 2 года назад

It is perfectly proportioned!

@musicman53 2 года назад

You cracked me up all the way through Connor, and you struck one for the rest of us also-rans around the world who have also proudly led a race for 5 seconds at least once in our lives. In my case it was in a 10k fun run in Dunedin NZ 45 years ago, just after the start obviously, but I did then actually throw up and went on to a very mediocre finish way down the field. Great memories!

@gr8dvd 2 года назад

"proudly led a race for 5 seconds" Congrats…. but to avoid nausea, think Photoshop 😀

@grahamcollins6810 2 года назад

Wonderful to watch Conor. Love the way you talk to El Alto (thought it was just me who talked to my bike!)

@bxnny6657 2 года назад

i love Conors mentality of just wanting to be at the 1st place once.

@pretzelhunt 2 года назад

..well everyone made the drive out and all... LOL

@darrengreen7906 2 года назад

Conor has just experienced, a very common feeling for me during mass start Zwift races... getting to the front in the first 5km then blowing up and being dropped 😁

@apm9507 2 года назад

There was a team drafting behind El Alto!

@neilgj6305 2 года назад

There was a small group of 199 people drafting El Alto :-)

@apm9507 2 года назад

@@neilgj6305 Good point! Connor and El Alto pulled over a thousand cyclists behind them. No wonder Connor is tired!

@AJ-em2rb 2 года назад

would installing a drop seat help with the dismounting problem? is installing a drop seat even a possibility on El Alto?

@theh2ohammer372 2 года назад

the most epic 5 seconds! Conner you should put a dropper post on there. Also good job commentating on GCN+

@lukewalker1051 2 года назад

Finally, Conor riding a proportional wheel bike. Great content. Conor, you have a fantastic personality, between you and Simon for top spot on GCN. Loved the double snickers comment. Maybe I should try that...nah, wouldn't help me.

@DonnyDonnMendoza 2 года назад

Some say that those who were drafting behind Conor & El Alto had a draft equivalent to 2 x Zwift’s Aero + drafting bonus combined. (But in all seriousness this is an amazing video; S-Tier as always)

@JeffersonPunk 2 года назад

Great video but a disappointing lack of the El Alto song!

@conordunne1 2 года назад

It seemed to have mysteriously disappeared from the GCN back catalogue 😂😂 don't worry I'm working on bringing it back! Thanks for watching, Conor

@markuskarl3331 2 года назад

I love the humor of Connor to humanize bis Bike and speakes to "him" as a good old friend! 👍

@KaushikNSanji 2 года назад

Connor should have used this bike for the GCN City challenge with Manon, would have been more fun than the super bike.

@bobrong9645 2 года назад

For you maybe, but certainly not for him if he had to struggle to stop at all these red lights.

@peterkariuki5140 2 года назад

"At that moment we were winning". You made my day Conor 🤣🤣. Please don't dethrone Ollie, we all know his record

@kevin._.farren 2 года назад

Pure comedy every time El Alto makes an appearance.

@gcn 2 года назад

A true superbike!

@LUMIGOCHA 2 года назад

Amazing, Conor. I enjoyed every bit. Perhaps trying a tandem bike next? In a race or maybe a tandem war between GTN, GCN and GMBN? That would be fun.

@biamarconchi 2 года назад

As a 1.96m tall person, you have certainly made me proud.

@lesliereissner4711 2 года назад

Conor and El Alto--what a team!

@janekennet 2 года назад

I can’t remember laughing so much at a GCN video. Connor really makes me laugh. 🤣

@gcn 2 года назад

Haha, Awesome 😆

@tateo486 2 года назад

Fancy a double snickers now

@ThisIsJoe07 2 года назад

I don’t think I’ve realised how tall you really are man! That bike fits you as well as my large frame normal bike fits me at 1.83m tall. Epic video, love your work, well done!

@DrewKime 2 года назад

8:02 "Getting back on it was like doing the high jump." Connor, chap, that's what it feels like for us non-giant riders _all the time._

@ianstewart8301 2 года назад

Conor has really come into his own as a presenter!

@lukewalker1051 2 года назад

A natural in front of the camera. His goodness as a person comes through the lens. The camera doesn't lie.

@MrJwhittaker93 2 года назад

Well done Conor. Love you man, your awesome. Proper make me chuckle you do!

@LouieBaLLz 2 года назад

You made us tall people proud...for 5 seconds.🤦🤣

@Jrichards30 2 года назад

Great film and awesome to follow the journey

@a.sarmiento5116 2 года назад

Cannot believe it😱 that bike looks big for you Conner! Or for once you look small in that bike!😆 Epic race💢💥✌

@davidroberts6766 Год назад

I watched the GCN+ special on the making of El Alto…..at 6.04m, 135kilos, I can honestly say, you are my dream bike el alto!

@Randimal762 2 года назад

Blowing up at the start was totally worth that 5 seconds of footage!

@charthepirate 2 года назад

Connor going ham on the giant bike is simultaneously the most gracefully and funniest thing I’ve seen

@marioouellet2875 2 года назад

Heroic and inspiring, Connor. For all the tall people out there.

@dafiltafish 2 года назад

this thing is amazing! so is Connor.

@richcrompton6891 2 года назад

Featuring El Alto, but Conor is the true star. Great video and I hope we will see many more tall adventures 😊

@pim962 2 года назад

I absolutely love the water bottle! That really put the size of the bike into perspective

@danhasnedl_CZ 2 года назад

great bike. Conor's descent abilities are setting it back.

@orfescuhoratiu 2 года назад

greatest 5 seconds ! good job , spectacular sprint !

@aszalai86 2 года назад

That shot of Connor&El Alto pulling to the front of the bunch is GCN’s #1 epic moment for me.

@aszalai86 2 года назад

Also, everyone pulling into the draft just killed me XD

@jamese4729 2 года назад

I really enjoyed that Conor had the Tadej Pogacar tuft of hair sticking out of his helmet. Time to return to the pro peloton!

@kivriel2660 2 года назад

The bike looks really good … if standing alone. Great vid!

@JoeBManco 2 года назад

I love watching Conor ride this bike. The guy is a comedian at heart.

@walshman70 2 года назад

Excellent! Well done. As a fellow tall rider I am loving this experiment. Would love to see you take on a proper mixed surface gravel event of some sort

@kstethespokes1051 2 года назад

That debrief was too funny!

@ohiobobcats8 2 года назад

Love every minute of this. So fun to watch. Well done Connor. Well done GCN.

@gcn 2 года назад

Haha that’s great, glad you enjoyed :)

@anthonyharris483 2 года назад

"Quite unaerodynamic" 🤣🤣

@recumbentrocks2929 2 года назад

Wow! 113th is amazing! Think of how much prep the other guys would have put in, you should be well proud of that effort.

@charlesdietz9007 2 года назад

Love watching other tall riders. Thank you, Conor for being a tall representative. One question though, where do you get your shoes? I wear a 50 / 51 and I can not find anything in that size.

@MartijnGizmo 2 года назад

I've had success with Giro and North Wave for big sizes.

@sydneydowd8969 2 года назад

seconding giro - had an ex partner who swore by em and wore 50s.

@bdennisv 2 года назад

You got to love bold people! I glad you had fun racing there. I road my Red Line 29er for 15 years on a mountain trails - I don’t need an other bike)

@mikefule330 2 года назад

36 inch is a popular size for long distance and cross country unicycles. With a Foss tube to save weight and improve response, it's a lovely size to ride. The difference compared to a 29er is "night and day".

@martinmckowen1588 2 года назад

Looks like a dropper post might be just the ticket for getting on and off.

@xtrailz 2 года назад

If only they had El Alto bikes when storming the beach in Saving Private Ryan - I think they would captured the beach much sooner.

@pretzelhunt 2 года назад

"Looch at how eet transzheisns so smovely fromz zee ahtsphault to zee sandz! Retreatzen, schnell!"

@judymcneill4174 2 года назад

Hey Connor. May I suggest that you and El Alto do Flanders Gravel in July. Cobbles, climbs and good beer at the end!

@Michael-lw9mo 2 года назад

that 5sek shot you pulled at the front came out amazing. totally worth it!

@scpowered 2 года назад

No shame in 113 of 1000+! Great work! 🎉

@paulangelosarmiento7898 2 года назад

Conor is my favorite GCN presenter!

@chancevonfreund1156 2 года назад

I'm going to keep my 26 mountain bike. Very cool video got me thinking and that's hard to do! 🚲 Thank you.

@Jason-nc8hm 2 года назад

I feel like Connor got his excuses from Ollie🤣

@urszuladonigiewicz 2 года назад

Burn 🔥 🔥 🔥

@gcn 2 года назад

😂

@derrick_builds 2 года назад

Looks like a win for a DirtySixer. keep up the good work.

@TheNeelonRokk 2 года назад

Maybe pigs can fly? O you big, silly lad. Pigs have been to space already. 🤣 And also, we want more of this.

@cb6866 2 года назад

Aw Doooooood....The theme music? Thanks Conor...you are a legend .....Peace

@EJGilb 2 года назад

Fantastic sound selection in this vid, particularly during Connor's recap 😆

@awenduro 2 года назад

I don't like cycling but this was fascinating to watch. Nice job.

@kirstenspencer3630 2 года назад

Looks like a fun race. I have been in starts like that ( mass pandemonium ) lucky to survive without broken spokes. Even if the wheels have a lot of mass there is is a " flywheel effect " that can be be used to maintain momentum and keep in the saddle. Thanks for sharing, stay safe.....

@ercmadden 2 года назад

I’m in love with el alto. That thing is just the right amount of ridiculous.

@Welther47 2 года назад

Cool! That's the 36" oracle unicycle Nightrider tyre. It's a great cycle! The main disadvantage, as I see it, is that it's a heavy wheel. But I hope it's the lite version.

@jimmyzhao2673 2 года назад

6:36 all the competitors were doing double takes. The bike with the giant wheels.

@SVent1981 2 года назад

I guess maybe one disadvantage would be mtb tracks. The tracks are designed for typical bicycle a size and tire. In tighter spaces it has disadvantages.

@frankling9840 2 года назад

Bloody brilliant video... Connor you're a legend and a great sport for giving it a solid go, and I mean who doesn't love dropping a watt bomb..... then paying for it.