- [man 1] neil, times have really changedover the last couple years, and i don't only mean our age difference,but also in the bikes. - [neil] yeah, that's true. you may haveseen my recent video where i rode a proflex 957 to see how far bikes have comein the last 20 years. well, today we're putting it to the clockto see exactly how far they've come. - well, so again, i'm racing you. - yep. 997 retro bike against amodern cross-country bike. ♪ [music] ♪ - today's retro ride is a 1997 klein
pulse, 26 inch wheels, alloy frame.according to the klein catalog, it's got a full-on, trademarked, racegeometry that gives it a nimble but aggressive ride in the most demandingconditions. the gradient chain stays... - shut up, granddad. i've neverheard you get so excited about a bike before. i've got this canyon. it's a grandcanyon, full carbon fibre frame, 29 inch wheels, rockshox sram fork, andit's got electronic shifting. - how many gears you've got?- 11. - i've got 24.- yeah, but you're stuck in the stone age. - what ball ends you got?
- none.- rubbish. - back in 1995, i actually startedracing on a bike not too dissimilar to this.back when there was just mountain bikes, no cross-country, no downhill, justwhatever. aw, the good old days. - yadi, yadi, ya. you finishedreminiscing yet? you said you wanted to race. so let's get down to it. - all right, let's do it. - before we go, don't forget tostart your computer. - hey, grandad. get a lot of dustfor your lungs. come on.
- cheeky bugger. - these gradient chain stays aren't quiteas much of a pleasure as i'd hoped on the climbs. luckily, i've got a full-on geometry helpme get some time back on the descent. - well, i think the results speakfor themselves, really. clearly the canyon's a lot faster. i mean, we're still waiting for neil. anyway, formore great videos on gmbn, why don't you click just up there for thetop 10 most important bikes of all time. and if you click down there, you'll get toour modern versus retro with the proflex.
- i'm beat. you know what? the thingabout nostalgia is it's not what it used to be, though. anyway, if youwant to see more videos... - no, wait, i've done that already.but i've left the subscribe part for you. - just click there to subscribe.it's free. - and, if you enjoyed me beatingneil, regularly happens apparently, then give us the thumb up like. - or down. no, don't give us thumbsdown, actually. - don't, none of that thumbs down.just thumb up like.