A Mountain Bike For £100?! | GMBN Cheap Bike Challenge

It’s the GMBN presenter challenge that you’ve all been waiting for. With just £100 to spend on a cheap second-hand mountain bike, what did the presenters buy? Which MTB was the best value for money, and which will survive the tough challenges we set?

We sent Neil, Blake and Doddy to the Forest of Dean with their cheap bikes to find out. It’s nearly Christmas and we wanted to find out just how much bike you can buy for £100. (Although we suspect that Blake spent far more than that)

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[vivianmason]

Get three identical frames, and the same amount of money each to spend on building the bike out from used / cheap parts.

[positivelynegative]

8:10 If I was walking through the woods and heard that i would probably have assumed it was a drunk leprechaun getting lucky

[josephw]

“Time to get these beautiful beasts out onto the trail, and the bikes, too...” 6:41 😂

[SteffanHarries]

Blake's laugh in the downhill challenge is MANIC 😂

[coletaylor]

Can we appreciate how hard Neil went on that fully rigid bike

[linussjostrand]

4:51 "Two fingers weren't effective... I might have to go four fingers" Neil....

[wydra-]

*Guy walks in with an envelope for the challenge*

Jeremy Clarkson: "What is this, a crossover episode?"

[Thekalllllllll]

Part 2 suggestion: Spend 100£ on upgrading those bikes and do the same challenges again :D

[rhythmm]

Blake in the race: he protec
He attac
But most importantly he sounds like he on crac

[jameslakeman]

Follow on vid should be spend £100 on upgrades for each, followed by a game of BIKE

[nicolailund-jensen]

18:24 "Did you give up because that bike is so ugly anyway" 😂- One of the best GMBN episodes so far! Including more of your personalities makes it so much more fun to watch

[ignae]

these videos are great because they make me realize that my low-end bike (Specialized Rockhopper) is not to blame in most cases. You can shred most bikes, it's just a matter of skill.

[benwright]

Neil's pedals are more expensive than the bike, all of them nearly are 😂

[JodyHwd]

A very clear demonstration of how TopGear / TGT should do things. No forced banter, no planned 'mishaps' and genuine hysterics from the presenters ! Excellent Video. Top Marks

[Niftynexuss]

When your helmet is more expensive than your bike :D

[rupedog]

How about...'how cheap can a pro go'... so for example Doddy or one of the guys sets a time on a decent route/ track on a modern top spec bike...then a pro racer tries the same track on progressively cheaper/crapier bikes until they cannot still beat the non-pro's time on the modern bike. Hence the segment name...good idea? Can be applied to all formats, dh, xc, trials, enduro/trail....so cud have a series of vids...

[zion]

I love how top gear/ grand tour ish this is

[owengenrich]

Top gear challenges will be the future of this channel

[eskips]

8:55 LOL Blake and his stand up comedy skills. Brilliant.

[sixstanger]

I got into mountain biking on a $80 steel 26" hardtail from Wal-Mart. Rode it til I broke it.

While they're definitely cheap and you get what you pay for, they're IMO the best option for someone unsure of whether they'll like biking or not.
Plus, the 26er had narrower tires than my 29er, a shorter gear range and less responsive suspension. Sounds terrible, but it definitely forces you learn good bike control on the trail.