This Is The Cheapest Way To Start Cycling

Cycling is often seen as an expensive sport, but it doesn't have to cost a fortune to get started on two wheels. In this video, Simon visits a local community bike project to explore how you can find a reliable second-hand ride for as little as £80. Join us as we team up with Calvin from Park Tool to fix up some budget beauties and prove that the joy of cycling is accessible to everyone! Chapters: 00:00 - Is Cycling Too Expensive? 01:21 - What Is A Community Bike Project? 02:00 - Meet The Frome Community Bike Project 03:50 - Exploring The Bike Archive 04:41 - Bike 1: The ‘Fold-It’ Folder 06:01 - Bike 2: The Pink Mountain Bike 07:07 - Shifter Magic With Calvin From Park Tool 08:58 - Bike 3: The Blue Road Bike 11:18 - Why Choose Second-Hand? 12:21 - Final Thoughts & Maintenance Tips Useful Links: GCN Tech Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/techuploader Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing 👉 https://gcntech.co/subscribe Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast Join the GCN Club on Zwift and ride with us! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNClubRides Do you have a community bike project or a local charity shop in your town where you find cycling gems? Or perhaps you’ve recently fixed up a second-hand bike yourself? Let us know your best budget cycling tips and stories in the comments below! 👇 Watch more on GCN Tech... 📹 https://youtu.be/8CUgKsgQgPU 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcntech.co/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch the latest GCN Tech Show 👉 https://gcntech.co/GCNTechShow 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Almost Baked - John Runefelt Filter (Instrumental Version) - Nic Hanson In a Minute - John Runefelt Just in Time - John Runefelt Moonlit - Ryan James Car Movie (Instrumental Version) - Nic Hanson One in a Million - Ryan James Carr Seasons Change - Ryan James Carr Short Circuit - Ryan James Carr #gcntech #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #biketech 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Tech is the only channel you need for all things bike tech – past, present and future. Simply put, we’re obsessed with tech: we seek out and showcase the best in bikes, components, tech, accessories, upgrades and more from races and events, tech shows and product launches across the globe to bring you the best in road bike technology. We’ve got great maintenance videos to help you get the most from your bike; pro-bike tours from all the biggest races; special features and the weekly GCN Tech Show! Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Vision Wheels: http://gcn.eu/Vision Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Gtehcniq: https://gcn.eu/Gtechniq Core Body Temperature: https://gcn.eu/corebodytemp Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels CeramicSpeed: https://gcn.eu/GCNCeramicSpeed HJC Sports: https://gcn.eu/hjcsports Shimano: https://gcn.eu/shimano Cyclowax: https://gcntech.co/cyclowax Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gcn GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@GCNTraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Racing - https://youtube.com/@gmbnracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn