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Who knows dude? It was pretty bad conditions for it. And I did loose a foot from my left pedal as I did the move . I think with awkward lines like that especially in a race you have to do and consider a few things . Probably the most important thing is to set up for it early. So you are psychologically ready for it and your easiest route into the line is committed. I was ready for this line 2 corners beforehand to ensure that I came out of the last left hander precisely where I needed to be so I wasn't carrying any indecision leading up to the root ball. Whilst this is how I tend to approach such lines in a race run it does have its negatives 1) it puts all your eggs in one basket. I have no idea if the line is still viable before I get there. For all i know it could be blown out or a new rock exposed /fallen on the trail 2) you need to be capable of concentrating on the line you are on and the line you are going to do in 2 corners time 😂 I've got 30 years of experience riding so , I've got a good idea of what I can and can't do. And can decide fairly readily mid-trail if conditions dont suit a line i can normally do ...... bikes got too much weight in mud sticking to it, tyres aren't gripping as much as I expect, I'm tiring quicker than expected, I'm more nervous than I should be .. I've already crashed and got mud on my grips etc. Sorry no short and easy answer there. And in this case I barely scraped it..... hence the jubilation in my voice when I cleared it . 😂

😂😂. Yeah that's why my non race videos have such terrible music.... to drown out the awkward sound of my breathes

It's usually a mix between me leading or my mate Steve. I would argue he's a better rider than me... certainly a lot smoother lines , but he won't mind me saying he despises any form of pedalling once the trail starts descending. I've not actually been back to Scolty since the storms , I know there's plenty of stuff back up and running but yeah... it won't ever be the same as before.

Cheers man. Cannae beat a guid moan , just gotta balance it up with a guid bit of joy too ❤

Haha absolutely as long as the good out weighs the bad happy days

Cheers dude.. it started off trying to be something and failing miserably as I couldn't find my groove. Then covid came and I changed things for the better but still struggled to make things seamless. It was at this time the trails started getting a hiding from all the new riders and dumbfuckery that comes with being new to a sport...... and still is the case. I wanted to have some edits to watch when I get old and decrepit, the problem is as I get old and decrepit I get more grumpy and opinionated 😂. There's a lot of resentment and uninclusive thoughts in my head which wouldn't fly very far before being jumped on ...... and rightfully so! Everyone's got a right to join in. I'm not about shutting folk off, but for me to carry on contributing to stuff that makes me annoyed is just weird and hypocritical. I've absolutely loved doing the race edits though, so depending on if Chris Ball pulls his finger out and there's a Scottish Series next year hopefully there will be more race edits. Cheers for your support ❤

Cheers man. You put in a guid fight too, well done on your podium 💪. I say We did pretty good for out-of-towners 🤠

Definetly man! Looks like you might of just skiffed that tree down the bottom on panic button. I managed to fully shoulder charge it. Feeling it now like 😂

Hope you didn't eat all the haribo 😋

@@clyneslines9596 haha I was standing there most of the day so they did get a hammering 😅

Cheers, I can assure ye I felt master blaster deep in my lungs legs and arms when I got to the bottom of it . Piecing it together into 1 run is a brutal affair for sure.

Do it man . Its genuinely superb. , everyday is an adventure . If you start planning it and have any questions just ask. 🙋‍♂️

Ha.. cheers, . yeah it was far from easy that second day.

Hey nick how ya doing . Yeah this is the last Dunkeld race..... by this organiser of course. Who know if any one else will take up the mantle for this venue . I'd be gobsmacked if no one did tbh. More a question of when rather than if . Would be great to see you if you came up.

Was brilliant mate. I know who I'm following next time we race !!!!

I saw some lines I missed in here! Some creative ones for sure

cheers, yeah its cool looking trail with the drop down to the Tay and the gorse bushes lining it

Absolutely flying mate, well done. I binned it at the drop in to rake & ruin 🤣🤣

'Ken what that means ...... we gotta go back out🤠

Thanks buddy. Hope to get back out there again one day

@@clyneslines9596 I did the Ben Jones Mt Blanc 7 day enduro a few years back its the high up open exposure that's hard to get yer head round.Keep up the good work man.

thanks, yeah its a pretty cool place, so much terrain hiding in them valleys...and yeah....if you aint got a shuttle, a gondola or an ebike, you'd better have strong resolve!!! hope you get back there at some point.

🤣👌 just divide by 3.28 simples

Let's face it the world needs more cat bums , it would be a much nicer and friendlier world for it 🤣. That gully was unreal , the perfect mix of fast and dangerous . The old lady was cool though, she told us to keep going and don't slow down . 🤘. Some places though barely scratched the surface of what's on offer there. Will be back again for sure. You getting out much in the wet weather ?

Cheers man, it's the wide open sections up top that give me the heebyjeebies. The thought of making a mistake and not having any trees or a gully to stop me from ending up at the bottom of a 3000ft valley 🤮🤣

@@clyneslines9596 Totally understandable, looks very extreme. You rode it very well.👌🤙

Hey bud, cheers 🙌 high praise from Scotland's top mtb vlogger 🤩 ( congrats and well deserved dude.) Not sure why, but I haven't credited any of the opening sections in any of these Aosta edits . Anathema " untouchable pt:1" from "weather systems" album In case you were wondering . Hope yer well buddy and enjoying the world. 🤩

Sorry dude. If it helps I'm pining too , especially as today's weather here is truly sucky, thankfully I'm not injured . Sorry to hear that you are. Don't let it get ye down., it will heal ( if you stop poking and fiddling with it 😂) waa that a riding injury ?

@@clyneslines9596 the weather looks pretty wet up your way . Windy down here in Southern England . Yes mate snapped it riding Dyfi bikepark...the place is savage ha . Bikepark is great but was really loving the off piste stuff on the opposite hills the day before ... highly recommend checking them out if your in North Wales .

@@daveandmerlin ach, bummer man. Weirdly we were originally meant to be going to Dyfi but couldn't face the 7+hr drive . Hope you get back riding soon dude.

@@clyneslines9596 thank you and looking forward to more of your ace videos.

Aye it was an absolute hoot. We only had 1 day booked as a favour as it was several weeks after the season had finished. Day 2 was a pedal tour up a remote valley nearby with outrageous views Day 3 was a single shuttle up to Pila then a pedal tour round there taking on a great ridge run and a stupendous 3000ft+ descent back to the valley floor . The Pila trails look sweet and well worth hitting when the park is open, but we just did natural stuff that day . I too am already figuring out when to go back . 🤩

@@clyneslines9596 sounds great ! I'm not a fan of Bikeparks but apparently there is a ridge ride that you access from the bikepark that is pretty special and a fair bit exposed in places . If you head back there next year I highly recommend La Thuile and just through the Tunnel on the French side a place called Les Houches.....some mega off piste stuff there ! Looking forward to more of your great videos.

@@daveandmerlin thanks man, they can be a bit hit and miss 🤣 depends on the mood I'm in. Predominantly they're made for me to look back on when I'm old and decrepit ..... which at 44yrs old is getting closer and closer 🤔. I think there's 2 ridge rums from Pila Park, one directly above it which was our original plan but git scuppered by snow, and one just east of the park which we did , and will be on the last edit . Thanks for the pointers for la thuille and French side of Mont blanc...... noted for next year 🤩 happy winter riding dude .

Near Inverness in a place called Aigas.

@@clyneslines9596 thanks might have to go see it

Nonsense, I thought you were going great guns . Who cares anyway, as long as you were having fun. Hope you survived the next day with a big sopping wet granite filled smile 😃

@@clyneslines9596 cannot say I was smiling the next day 😂 but definitely an experience!

@@AvengedCaitlin sure was. Good urbex edit from you BTW 👌

@@clyneslines9596 Cheers! They're very old, I should get back into video again!!

Cheers man, been a wee while since yer last video. How's the gap jumping going?. This weather has been unreal. I bet Braefoot is a combo of concrete and dust the now? Hope you've been getting out enjoying it. For your gap jumping , try bunny hopping off everything with a lip and aiming for the backside of anything with a transition . Does not have to be big at all. Literally a off a root into another root or stone, a foot or 2 apart. or even bunnyhopping off the flat road into the downside of a kerb ramp. Once you get comfortable with doing that you'll start trying to do longer "pops" and that's basically you doing natural feature gaps .... and the exact same bio-mechanics as gap jumping off of lipped jumps, just with more vigour for the bunnyhop. You observation of how that young rider was jumping is spot on , some jumps it's literally just speed, but the steeper the lip then you absolutely have to start working the bike under you with a subtle up'n'over manoeuvre... exact same as popping low bunny hops over small trail features.

Basically an in-between version of an American bunny hop and an English bunny hop. If you spend the next several rides grabbing every trail opportunity doing wee natural gaps you'll be confident in no time for "must clear" gaps..... and also be really tired 😅

m.th-cam.com/video/Y2CT524K49I/w-d-xo.html for which bunny hop you prefer

@@clyneslines9596 thanks for the advice mate, I really appreciate it! 😁👌 was at Braefoot on Tuesday my first time out on the bike for months, was great to get back out. It was very dusty but not too bad. I really must learn the American bunny hop, definitely seems to be the technique to help with jumping. Cheers mate. I look forward to seeing your next adventure. 😁🤙🤙🤙

Nae bother to me Craig , ye Ken where to find Lewis Buchanan's and whoever else's vids that don't contain shite from my Hardrive. 😉 I've said it umpteen times before and I'll say it again, these vids are not for anyone bar me to watch - it's for when I'm old and decrepit. Music is extremely personal, so I get that what I like might sound horrific to another person ...... but believe you me my heavy breathing makes for far worse listening than some yesteryear punk band. I ain't changing so there's not a lot of point in complaining about it. Out of interest what music would you prefer to stick your head above the parapet with ?

I listen to Village people, Erasure, Wham , Peter Andre and Abba. Dancing round the kitchen table so I do🤠🤠🤠

@@c7657 lol. Quality . Am no keen on Peter Andre, prefer Elton John, but cannae beat a bit of Erasure . Happy riding dude, best conditions in living memory out there. Go ride 🤗

@@clyneslines9596 ❤

Hey man, unfortunately I didn't realise this place was also a secret spot, I've been asked to remove it from the video, so it's no longer visible. Unfortunately I'll have to keep to my word and not tell you its whereabouts. Sorry dude.

Cheers man , i appreciate that. Though I'm not sure if "riding" & "style" can be used together with me..... 😆 more "China shop" & "bull" comes to mind . But I do have energy. Lol . Doing these vids was an easy choice to do , but fuck me, they are not easy to compile. The hardest thing was finding my own groove without being boring as hell or too awkward.... the first year videos definitely fall into both those categories,🤣 .....I'm not so sure I'm much better now, just trying to avoid being another cookie cutter riding channel. Using music I like helps with that but I like some pretty weird and ugly music , so need to try and keep that in check. The great thing there though is rediscovering all these tunes in my back catalogue that I haven't heard in decades. 😁 Thanks for the cheery comment . 👍 happy riding dude.

cheers man. enjoy.

Yeah it's steeper but it's only a 1/3 rd as long , but what makes it fecking hard is the much tighter corners than on darkside .

@@clyneslines9596 cheers, am up working in Aberdeen next month, hopefully get over and have a look on the way back… I heard that the forestry were going to be felling up there soon so really want to at least look down it before it goes!👌👌

@@mikkg05 Dallas getting the chop or glendevon?

@@clyneslines9596 I heard Dallas, I think I saw a comment on one of Dean Simons videos a couple of months back 👌

@@mikkg05 ach bummer, through the destruction always comes new growth though😃

Sweet, nice chatting to ya about your bike . Fair play to anyone that gets out of Frankenstein alive.🤣. I've ridden steeper and techier but thats 2 visits to Dallas and 100% failure rate on Frankenstein for me. Just something about those corners and the marbly surface that totally screws with my head 🤯

Hey man, extremely long time no see. Hope yer well.

All good cheers Mike and definitely need to get up your way but no joy yet. You’ve got some awesome trails up there.

@@nickyates4108 damn right ya do ... anytime man, gives a shout , spare room here for ya 😀

Ha..... cheers. I hope to tick one or the other for viewers.... to get both is a bonus 🤗. Glad you enjoy 😉 doubt there will be many fans of "glass casket" 🤣

Lol..... aye that was me, not many ugly gorillas riding ugly guerillas about. Glad you like dont send it , though I have a feeling there's a corner getting cut somewhere as alot of folk suddenly posting sub 1:15 times on it... a wee visit to check up on things is in order 🤔🤣 Hope yer enjoy this weather and dry trails🤩 . Might do an edit on Lundie and you might be in it , as I'm sure I had the camera rolling when we met .

@@clyneslines9596 no bother, look fwd to seeing it whether I’m in it or not 😁!

@@rickykealey3938 just checked footage... i made a booboo. .... lost a heap of footage to timelapse mode instead of film mode 🤦‍♂️

Aye easy to find ..... go past DDGnar , along forest Road follow it back down the hill, you'll pass 2cfallen trees, when it climbs again first passing place on left is where chicken jalfrezi is, next one is this new track , and 10ft to the right is a new entrance for the original conan's DH track . Won't take you 5 mins to get from DDGnar to this new one. Enjoy dude. Conditions are gonna be mint for next week or 2

@@clyneslines9596 Might try get up sometime soon man, first time I went was on the Moxie HT a year ago and I went up again about a month ago on the new full sus I’ve got and it was a treat, was loving Totem as well. DD gnar was brilliant in the dry but I can imagine it would be rather spicy in the wet😂 new trail looks mint, definitely some good trail builders up that neck of the woods like.