How Much Faster Have Bikes Got In Just 10 Years?

Were you watching 10 years ago at the start of GCN? 👀 And what do you make of the progression of bikes over the last decade? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

I've never ridden a bike costing more than £1000 and I still love cycling. I'm sure that Canyon feels amazing. My reality is that home servicing and available economic parts are more important than marginal gains. I hope that the cycle industry will continue to make 9 speed mechanical, mechanical disc, threaded bottom brackets and external cable frames for many years to come.

My bike is 10 years old now. External routing, rim brakes, aluminium rims, 10 speed mechanical, 25mm tyres. Slim steel frame as well. Still love it 😊

I have to say, I bloody love Si. Always enjoy vids when it's just him doing a thing

I am 72 and riding an all campy DeRosa primato (steel) from 2001 and I still love it. Very quick and responsive. Still like a rocket descending. A true joy to ride!

I absolutely loved this video. It feels like the old GCN. Thank god Si has stayed here all this time. In a world of constant change, it's honestly relieving to have someone or thing that just stays the way it is.

Like you said: lower position on the Aeroad. That alone makes a huge difference and overplays the advancements.

Give the SL3 the same depth wheels, you'll see the gap shrink down to margin of f error.

This was a great trip down memory lane - especially the wd40. I've been subscribed since the start, but don't cycle as much anymore. Pulling out my dad's old titanium frame bike built by Argos Cycles in Bristol still puts the biggest smile on my face, especially when you fly past the modern bikes 😉 Ride what makes you feel happiest 🙏

Great video. Love it that Si just loves riding his bikes. Mine is a Scott CR1SL which I built up in 2006 with 10 speed campy Record. Weighs 6.2 kg and still feels great. I don't feel the need for electronics, discs, tubeless or aero. My other bikes are metal and love riding them too

Yup. I was there in the beginning and have enjoyed you guys tremendously over the years. I love that bike tech has improved. Although I still ride the same bike as I did 16 years ago, I am finally going to opt out for a new one later this year. However, it's going to be put together part by part and I'm going to build it up over time. I'd might as well make a dream bike. Love the shows. Keep it up, Simon and crew. It's been wonderful to grow older with you guys. As far as th

Been watching for a while Si, even met you once, and loved the montage peeling back the years of cycling history and advances. It’s beautiful to watch and nostalgic to remember. Thanks

Like many others, I suspect that a LOT of it is down to more drop on the Canyon and aero wheels. I would LOVE to see you setup the front end of the Specialized to mimic the drop / stack of the Canyon, and put some comparable aero wheels on it. Personally I guess that would be 80-85% of the difference...

I started riding on a steel road bike with 5 speed friction shifters. Moved up through 7, 8 and finally 9 speed rear mechs. My Serotta CSI (lugged steel baby!) from the mid 1990s saw a lot of use before a series of life events in 2015 took me off the bike. I stopped paying attention to changes in bike technology at the time, but did watch GCN a bit now and then. As I turned 61 last year I decided to get back on the bike and started looking at the changes. It's amazing what has changed in just the last 5-10 years. Some of the changes are good (lower gears and gravel bikes) but others I don't see the need for.

Great video Si and GCN. Very astute commentary, loved the knife analogy. And great empathy for us common folk riding the sub-$3k bikes, much appreciated! Modern bike design is now about accumulating numerous marginal gains, until the next paradigm shift!

I just went through TWO foot surgeries to correct some issues. Full right knee replacement is next in three months. I only race once a year at this point, and it's to 14,110'. Missing this year, obvi. Your video, the first one I've seen, is driving my broken, robot ass to excel to new levels. Your exuberant spirit and realistic banter warms my soul for a new season of training in 2024. Ill be 62 at racing age and wanna drop 30mins off my previous best climb. My passion will never wane, and your carefree joi de vie? Just brightened my current recovery! Thanks for being you! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

So Si has a more modern bike unceremoniously stuffed in the grubbiest corner of his loft than I ride as my best bike.

I’ve been a fan since the beginning. The content has definitely made me a better biker and mechanic. Hard to believe 10 years have gone by. My S-Works is now my full time Zwift bike. It’s just as sweet and fast as always.

Si's talking about a 2012 rim brake bike with 11s campag like it's a relic. Cut to my house, it's my pride and joy

That S-Works SL3 with Chorus is really something. I'd love such a bike.