How Hard Can You Shred A Road Bike? | Road Racing Bike Taken Off Road

Blake's got hold of a Canyon Endurace, which, fortunately, can fit up to 35mm tyres! After kitting it out with a set of 35 Vittoria Terrano Mixed it's ready to take on some terrain the designers didn't anticipate... the most hardpack, gnarly and rough trails that the Forest of Dean has to offer! This is going to be a wild ride...

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Modifying The Road Bike
03:28 - Practice Laps On The Road Bike
04:48 - Jumping The Road Bike
07:43 - Can The Road Bike Climb Off Road?
08:57 - The Differences Between Road & Mountain
10:26 - Let's Ride Some Road Bike Downhill!

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Would you ever consider riding a road bike on trails like these? What would you like to see Blake attempt on the Endurace next?

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[TheCrashingPigeon]

Now we need Gmbn on roadbikes vs gcn on mtbs

[DavidSinanan]

Pure talent and technical skill. Beautiful insansity.

[MG-pwjp]

Blake you are by far the craziest GMBN person I have seen. absolutely fearless! thanks for being so crazy! 🤣🤣😅

[egazzz]

magical seat. you dropped it and in the next shot it was up again 😅

[Drivertakeabreak]

I had pro XC friends in the 2000s that I would ride with. They consistently road their road bikes on pretty gnarly, rocky trails. "Underbiking" before it was a thing. I joined them a few times, then realized I wasn't getting my road bike for free like they were and got a MTB.

[SonnyDarvishzadeh]

Canyon: "these bikes are also suitable for gravel paths and off-road trails where a short loss of tyre contact with the ground due to small stairs or steps at a height of 15 to 20 cm can occur."
Blake: "I'll hold my own beer while jumping 2 meters in the air"

[dcv]

As a mountain biker with a gravel bike, I enjoyed watching this! It's AWESOME! 😎🤘💯

[wmkm]

Road bikers: if a road bike can take that kind of punishment it's too heavy.

[jjjones]

''You wouldn't ride a mtb on the road...'' My bank account would like a word with you.

[jjjones]

All this video shows me is that blake is superhuman 😂

[bryanpascual]

Mtb can be ridden on and off road. Road bikes are strictly for the road.
Blake: hold my Canyon

[Reger]

Blake still managed to send that black run faster than i could with a full sus. Mega this guy.

[mattdubya]

This brings back the memories of taking my Trek X01 CX bike out in Panorama, BC. Wasn't so bad, but I definitely got fatigued MUCH faster than riding my SC Hightower.

[wojluk]

Man, that was insane show. But, this would be not possible without your tremendous skills. Ordinary man probably kill or hurt itself more than dozen times.
Anyway you encourage me to shred some trails in my neighborhood with my no suspension 90's cromoly MTB. I will ventre, its geomety is closer to road bikes than current gravel bikes.
Cheers

[jqk]

This reminds me of a few weeks ago where i was riding my '98 fully rigid mtb on a group ride. We went from gravel to tree root single track. Definitely tested my usage of the right lines, was a different type of fun!

[stefanorossignoli]

Yeah man!!! Probably this bike is better on the trail than my first mtb (1988) but I had fun too!!!

[WildTreksAustralia]

well, hand the bike to Sam P and you will know...

[rubenmoralesforte]

This was awesome! I took a road bike down some singletrack (not as gnarly as this) last year in Portland. It was so fun. I did put flat bars there for control, but the feeling was exhilarating.

[johnsonjae]

I grew up mountain biking on a Trek Antelope. This brought back so many memories, but really highlights why bicycles have become so specialized. A rigid bike can do it all, but at great cost to the rider. Modern bikes have really improved the experience.

[RalphBrooker-gniv]

Good luck with your ‘farmers’! 🍇
Superb skills.