Steve Jones stopped to have coffee with his old friend Albi of Molinio MTB, but they were interrupted by the familiar rumble of a 50cc engine. Claudio aka ‘The Cowboy’ decided to pull over his Piaggio APE (more commonly referred to as a tuk-tuk) and take a closer look at Steve’s eMTB. After admiring each other’s vehicles Steve decides that it’s the perfect time to put the age-old question to the test. Is an electric mountain bike faster than an ape?
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 – Intro
0:42 – Meeting ‘The Cowboy’, Claudio
4:18 – The Race Begins
6:27 – Half Way Point
7:41 – Winner!
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37 Comments
Great
Which goes to show that an suv 900 w ridden by olie Wilkins could have been a better match. good video though.
Just missed out of buying one of them.
Brilliant video, doubt you could make that in this country 🤣 with the H&S police
Ape piaggio with 100cc Polini race😂😂 Is not 50cc🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Claudio n1
That village is on Real
I don’t comment very often but this was brilliant 😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Never mess with a local ! 😂
The slow motions and the framing are nice , please don't overdo it 🙂 keep it as a gimmick!
Another Cracking video mate…
Imagine how crazy was that guy when he was young! 🤭 Respect!
Can't beat the locals. 🤷🏼♂
Epic
This video!.. the comedy.. the production value.. actual perfection 😅👏 bravo guys! Keep up the amazing work! Side note, neither of you look (or act) your age, keep being a great inspiration to us all!
As an italian I would like to thank you Steve for bring true italian vibes to the channel! Too funny!
That was brilliant. What a surprise race I loved. It gave me some more of these types of challenges so good Steve 👍🏽 yes man
next time use the same road going up and down, no twisty and narrow "shortcuts" that reduce the speed
Perfect! That´s the kind of modern Top Gear the BBC needs 🙂
Fantastico 🤣🤙🏼🤙🏼💪🏼🇮🇹💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🤙🏼
It's one of the best videos I have seen in a while. What a local legend
Brilliant 😂
M8re please.
Brilliant more please
EMBN meets TopGear but way better! More please.
Made me chuckle this one 🙂
Claudio è UNICO!!! 😍❤️🔝
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I can only imagine the echo of that 2 stroke blasting up the stone roadways, the locals must have gone loco, might as well run up with a chainsaw at full bore. Brilliant video
Mental & totally mad
😂 absolutely brilliant video. 😂👏👏
Oh what a funny video I love it!!! For sure is the best coffee you ever paid 😅😅
😂 loved it!!
Great entertainment Steve, what characters there are in this world! Such nice people we have in and around the mtb/emtb scene!
Bleddy Aces Steve! A true taste of continental character and epic cinematography. Whomever is your director of photography, keep them. Simply beautiful to watch each episode, no matter the subject. Ta.
Fantastico. Molini di triora the best.
is that a bit of the 420 at 4.44
Steve you great !!!! Loved it 😍!!