Riding The Hardest Trail We Could Find On An XC bike!

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  • GMBN’s XC whippet Rich Payne has been tasked with the EPIC challenge of riding a triple black diamond DH run on his Orbea XC bike! Has Rich bitten off more than he can chew or will our multitalented rider beat the infamous Dyfi trails!? 🎬
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  • @uwanallen1893
    @uwanallen1893 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    The sketchiest part about this video was the helmet choice 😬😅

    • @timjacob991
      @timjacob991 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Burn🔥

    • @saddleweary5760
      @saddleweary5760 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I don't know man, knee pad choice was pretty sketch also 😀

    • @uwanallen1893
      @uwanallen1893 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@saddleweary5760 😂

    • @markgeorge2200
      @markgeorge2200 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I mean he has Goggles so it's not too bad I guess.

    • @johnnykramolis7469
      @johnnykramolis7469 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Do you mean its color? Between purple and pink? 😁

  • @JayBirdPhotos
    @JayBirdPhotos ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Rich is absolutely nuts... no full face helmet, no gloves, no pads on the knees or elbows, and doing it clipped in!

    • @IsaacHaupt
      @IsaacHaupt ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Seriously I get that the bike needed to be xc, but the kit didn't need to be.

    • @Magoo71
      @Magoo71 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Seems to be a fad lately that a lot of TH-camrs think it's cool to ride gloveless....when your hands are the first thing you stick out when you crash....I value the use of my hands better than these brainless riders do...

    • @madrapperdave
      @madrapperdave ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Some of us jus tcall this 'mountain biking'. With you on the gloves though... nuts. I think Rich is bungign it on though. I'm sure he can ride this stuff no trouble and is just addign drama for the vid.

    • @bigbarrelbr
      @bigbarrelbr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This trail is far from even being a double black in BC... In fact the unique session not duable was exactly the one he skip.

    • @marianmariuszb
      @marianmariuszb ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's invitation for sponsor.

  • @wjcbbike4
    @wjcbbike4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    Get Blake down there on his hardcore hardtail

    • @Fauz11ukman
      @Fauz11ukman ปีที่แล้ว +22

      *his gravel

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's got to be done at some point! 👍

    • @alecfotsch3533
      @alecfotsch3533 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I think it's geometry not travel that is holding him back.

    • @joelhenderson3723
      @joelhenderson3723 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gmbn Of the features you skipped, would you have attempted any of them if there were more appropriate tires fitted to the bike?

    • @lwdemons
      @lwdemons ปีที่แล้ว

      Blake on his fatbike

  • @bobbyhempel1513
    @bobbyhempel1513 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    The limits of a good xc bike are your skill level and tire choice.

    • @litenantjv
      @litenantjv ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said

    • @bigbarrelbr
      @bigbarrelbr ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it can do almost everything, not that fast, but it cans...however there is no space for forgiveness, wrong jump or drop, can easily break the frame

    • @litenantjv
      @litenantjv ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@bigbarrelbrabsolutely

    • @ssmtb
      @ssmtb ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed, IMO the video would be more interesting with burlier tiers, to test the bikes geo limitations and less the limitations by choice of tires.

  • @dukeofspeed2072
    @dukeofspeed2072 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    It reminds me of how mountainbiking used to be 15-20 years ago

    • @spencercolson5661
      @spencercolson5661 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This still has better geo than those

    • @tupolev141
      @tupolev141 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's why people start to take gravel bikes out on XC trails. MTBs are too capable to be enough of a challenge for some.

    • @flowstateofmind
      @flowstateofmind ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tupolev141 hmm 🤔

    • @-T90Vladimir
      @-T90Vladimir ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tupolev141 I can confirm. Got a trail hardtail for when I want to have comfortable fun, and a ridig 26 steel machine from the 90's for when I want a challenge.

  • @MaadReapeR
    @MaadReapeR ปีที่แล้ว +71

    At the beginning I was like: "yeah, I would do it on my HT", but later it was more like: "I'm not sure if I could do it on my feet"

    • @Rodolfowei12345
      @Rodolfowei12345 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the camera confuses a lot....when you're there does not look at all as through a video

    • @zanewaldie-rusic4809
      @zanewaldie-rusic4809 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing aha, even that first drop would be painful on a hardtail

    • @bikemike1118
      @bikemike1118 ปีที่แล้ว

      The additional rear damping helps only a little bit as you wouldn’t stay in the saddle anyway and your legs (and knees) have way more „travel“ than these few millimeters on the rear wheel. And: a hardtail doesn’t give you the hassle with worn out pivots and constant damper maintenance. LONG LIVE THE HT !

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, it looks way bigger in person as well! 😅

    • @mscustomlures
      @mscustomlures ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gmbn that's what she said 🤣

  • @field.palmer
    @field.palmer ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I would definitely like more XC content

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We love making XC content, so stay tuned! 👍

  • @pierrebroccoli.9396
    @pierrebroccoli.9396 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    XC bikes - light enough to carry down the track 😂
    Yeah best to be safe.

  • @themarauder6108
    @themarauder6108 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Doesn't matter what bike you have, it's how you ride it that matters. I ride a cheap hardtail down trails that it's not designed to go down and while it's extremely uncomfortable for me, the bike takes the hits and carries on.

    • @GodFearingg
      @GodFearingg ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly, this clown was taking about how incapable the bike was through out the whole video

    • @themarauder6108
      @themarauder6108 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@GodFearingg , It's a full suspension bike that he's riding and it's perfectly capable of handling everything but severe drops. I've got 100mm suspension travel on the front fork on my bike and i've taken it over rougher terrain than what he was riding over in this video.

    • @marklouieadame
      @marklouieadame ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@themarauder6108 marketing they want you to buy ht, xc and dh bike the best choice is one ht and one suspension bike thats it

    • @Ronald.1Rigas
      @Ronald.1Rigas 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ✊ 😑

  • @devincook3278
    @devincook3278 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Love the XC videos! Keep ‘em coming!

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Will do! 🤘

  • @sigiroy1
    @sigiroy1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this video. Shows everyday XC challenges and also proves that even pros just say no regularly acknowledging limits.

  • @bartek.igielski
    @bartek.igielski ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The most hardcore thing about this challenge is that he is not using enduro/fullface helmet and don't have any body protection, even something as basic as gloves, knee pads and long sleeve.

    • @malex6964
      @malex6964 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah they also ride without a fullface helmet in bikeparks, which I would not recommend at all, new teeth are damn expensive.

    • @bartek.igielski
      @bartek.igielski ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@malex6964 Most likely due to sound caputre reasons, it's not that easy to speak loud and clear in FF.

    • @MarvinWestmaas
      @MarvinWestmaas ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bartek.igielski Not just sound, it's also less appealing to many people to look at helmets instead of a face of a person.

    • @andymoss4285
      @andymoss4285 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess it’s like anything, if you know your skill level and the consequences, and have the experience… and he knew when it was too risky and wasn’t going to take on anything he wasn’t sure about. Doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen but you know when something ain’t right. The spidey senses do tingle from time to time

    • @MarvinWestmaas
      @MarvinWestmaas ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andymoss4285 The problem with people's spidey sense is that it's not reliable. To often I only acknowledged that tingly feeling in my neck as omnious for what I was about to do, thinking it were normal nerves. I'm assuming this is true for most of us, excuse me if you actually got bitten by some lab spider ;)
      My local mtb track is described as an very easy entry level XC training lap ( it's not even 2km but you can ride as many laps as you want and they do get taxing quickly if you go at it ). There is a sign you need a helmet. There are international signs with poles with mtb track and helmet designations. Still people ride without helmet, and every so often someone's skull meets a tree because while classified as a great place to introduce your kids to riding the moment you hit the gas it gets a lot harder and especially people who choose to ride without helmets seem prone to not knowing what speed they should approach blind corners at.
      I know this doesn't apply to the video, I fully think he's capable of riding a dutch Omoefiets down while wearing light xc gear. But I also think that's not true for such a large part of the population we should assume he's the exception ;)

  • @trailrunnah8886
    @trailrunnah8886 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's funny, his XC bike has the same travel as my trail bike that I bought in 2013. More alarming than the bike choice was the near lack of safety gear.

  • @simondrew7346
    @simondrew7346 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I’m an old bugger, when I started riding in the 90s we were all on fully rigid, steep angled bikes with narrow tires, narrow bars, long stems etc…and we rode down everything, the terrain never changes but bikes have got much much better.

    • @Rodolfowei12345
      @Rodolfowei12345 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      To be fair it does.... during last decades doable trails did change quite a bit....if he, a pro or ex pro cyclist is steping down on a really capable bike... on the old days most likely that trail would have been not done or just walked down...

  • @mellissanash7517
    @mellissanash7517 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Would love to see a short travel trail bike(120-130mm) vs a long travel xc bike(120-130mm) on the same trails to see which is better. Like one modern xc trail and one AM/enduro trail. Even better if HT cause more HT content would be sweet.

    • @nl3712
      @nl3712 ปีที่แล้ว

      This ^

  • @albaniansk8er
    @albaniansk8er ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You gotta love how the camera makes triple black diamond trails look like gravel roads 😂

  • @YoramPomer
    @YoramPomer ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Same thought as many comments before me - Body armor protection!!! Specially if you tell us all the time how crazy it is to go down this trail with a XC bike.

  • @elguamo2003
    @elguamo2003 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Enjoyed the video. As someone that rides a H/T on black and double black tech in Colorado I envy the full suspension you had. A couple of mods make a huge difference though, a 203 rotor on front and a dropper post. Oh yeah, I also have it setup as a 1x10. Makes those 3000ft. Climbs almost as much fun as the downhill.

  • @valdodevirus
    @valdodevirus 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Full suspension with 120mm travel - it’s a decent bike for trails overall.
    Just put a dropper seat post, and perhaps other tires.

  • @Thealchemist233
    @Thealchemist233 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I definately like more XC content. I am more Enduro myself but I do like these videos :) Keep up the good work Rich!

  • @Mary-db7ls
    @Mary-db7ls ปีที่แล้ว

    Love seeing you guys walk around features too, haha! New video idea, please show us how to look cool walking around features and sliding down trails we can't ride.

  • @nvire5202
    @nvire5202 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    People like to underestimate XC bikes, these bikes are very capable now and I ride a down country bike with 120mm suspension front and rear, and I ride in the French Alps and I don't have any issues tbh, even riding on steep, technical trails

    • @TWIZZeditzz
      @TWIZZeditzz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well my bike has 110mm suspension front and rear, CABLE disc brakes and 26'' tires. I manage to ride double black diamond trails (Theres no triple's near by)

    • @nvire5202
      @nvire5202 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TWIZZeditzz what bike is it?

    • @TWIZZeditzz
      @TWIZZeditzz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nvire5202 Its a giant yukon fx 2014, when I said 110mm travel turns out its 100mm front and rear

  • @indianadave8881
    @indianadave8881 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I ended up on a double black diamond on my 2008 Gary Fisher Procaliber. It's only 80mm rear and 100mm front travle XC bike. Definitely saw the advantages of a trail bike, or all mountainbike.. First drop caught me off guard and without a dropper and I could barely get back far enough to not go over the.bars.
    Couple more drops and jumps used up all my travel.
    I did add a dropper, and will be switching to a shorter stem, to make the occasional jump trail a little more manageable.

  • @ShiftyXC
    @ShiftyXC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a kind of video I am waiting for man! Not a weird tyre test video. You are great!

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the support! We're glad you enjoyed this one! 👊

  • @MtbOverload
    @MtbOverload ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Why didn’t you ride it on a hardtail 😂

    • @albioncia
      @albioncia ปีที่แล้ว +10

      or better yet a gravel bike

    • @mtbmadman187
      @mtbmadman187 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I do enjoy the hardtail

    • @huntii
      @huntii ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A little travel is better then no travel

    • @nicolasmalmsten457
      @nicolasmalmsten457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@huntii than* (sorry)

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe next time! 😉

  • @soccerchamp0511
    @soccerchamp0511 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks, Rich. This makes me feel better about saying "no". Sometimes it's ok to just hike-a-bike.

  • @stevenh766
    @stevenh766 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sweet. Now ride the same on a mid-90's 26'er. The trails were pretty similar then, you just have to add more roots and rocks :D

    • @laurynasjagelo5075
      @laurynasjagelo5075 ปีที่แล้ว

      might as well go on a Penny-farthing. Why stop there?

  • @doxielain2231
    @doxielain2231 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did last year at the dh bike park on a trails bike, and was just bounced around and beaten up. This year I' on an enduro bike, and I can do so much more now. You can do it, it's just a lot more difficult.

  • @myusername570
    @myusername570 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Feel like this bike would do absolutely fine if it had bigger rotors and a different tire

    • @pituife
      @pituife ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, 120mm susp was fine and tires are easy to switch. The only downside are the light brakes, but with gripper tires you also break better, so could compensate

    • @joesmith-sv4dc
      @joesmith-sv4dc ปีที่แล้ว

      Seat post height.

    • @myusername570
      @myusername570 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pituife brakes aren't bad to change either, but a combo of tires and brakes would be huge.
      I'm a bigger dude and went from 180s to 200s on my Hightower and it was an amazing difference. The brake job was half an hour of my times and 400 for rotors, mount kit and new pads

    • @vehicle-stuff
      @vehicle-stuff ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tires are first. Like with cars. First you change the tires. Then if your tires exceed the brakes. Then you go to brakes. This track is not long, so you will not have a problem with overheating, so the brakes might be ok. All in all only brakes will not help.
      They could do that for an experiment if they want. First change tires, then brakes, then.... the bike. Otherwise I do not see a straight person doing this without atleast some proper tires.

    • @JackMott
      @JackMott 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      grippier tires just melt the brakes faster @@pituife

  • @tobylestrange4081
    @tobylestrange4081 ปีที่แล้ว

    really love this video! Thanks guys ❤

  • @jdwells7233
    @jdwells7233 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Placed second on a Ripley AF at the 2021 national championship downhill at Winter Park. Mind you it was in the 60 to 64 age bracket but still placed second

  • @X41N3
    @X41N3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That XC bike looks amazing though. I want it. I don't think I would go for these kinds of trails but good job on staying in one piece.

  • @Milessongs
    @Milessongs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was FANTASTIC, Rich! Don't know why you chose to avoid ELBOW PADS, and KNEE PADS, and even GLOVES! (Well, we know you ride with naked hands, anyway.) But - very cool that you actually bailed for safety on those few sections. There's a vital lesson in that as well! Cheers!

  • @ultimateoutdoors4659
    @ultimateoutdoors4659 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks tough. How about some vids of veteran mountain bikers 60+ doing trails, downhill or X country? Ive recently started mountain biking at 67, but most vids I see on TH-cam show young riders! My most recent X country trail I did was in the Peak District - bit pedestrian compared to Richs efforts but still enjoyable! .

  • @lucdury442
    @lucdury442 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi guys, that was fun to watch. An episode about the Black hole in Maribor Slovenië would also be something I would like to see here on the channel;-). Stay awesome!!

  • @rogertitcombe1870
    @rogertitcombe1870 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'd be in A&E after the first part 😂, nice stuff 😉

  • @chrisridesbicycles
    @chrisridesbicycles ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Payner you are a beast! I looked much worse at Lake Garda on a 190mm Enduro. Double kudos for riding XC style without kneepads and nothing and for choosing a helmet matching the flowers.

  • @SneakerKoenig
    @SneakerKoenig ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whenever i watch the XCO i am Like "man this Downhill Sektion Looks like the black singeltrail in my local bikepark"

  • @the_spanner_ch7mp
    @the_spanner_ch7mp ปีที่แล้ว

    Now Rich calls Martyn Ashton a wild man on the trails well Rich you were the wild man today 😂
    Great video that shows just how gnarly and steep some features are that you don't get to see/realise when you see them riding straight through the sections.
    Great stuff #gmbn 🤘

  • @IsaacHaupt
    @IsaacHaupt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would be interesting to see how the skills not the bike make a difference. Always cool to know that you can do a trail under biked, but most riders that have the skill to do that already know it. New riders would benefit from understanding how the skills change when the bike changes on the type of track.

  • @SubversionGarage
    @SubversionGarage ปีที่แล้ว +9

    People do trails like this on hard tails every day

    • @markbils4179
      @markbils4179 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi hard tail down a triple black diamond that's nuts but epic 👍👍👍👍

    • @AndrewOliverHome
      @AndrewOliverHome ปีที่แล้ว

      A harcore hardtail with the right tyres, a slacker head angle and bigger rotors but not an XC hardtail.

    • @markbils4179
      @markbils4179 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndrewOliverHome yeah did see rich tyre's looked my like road tyre's balls of steal lol

  • @samallen9017
    @samallen9017 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I find it so funny how helmets are matched to bikes and not the terrain that's being ridden. 🤣

    • @quitemountainous2528
      @quitemountainous2528 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same with body armour, clearly needed on this trail

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's a great point! It's all about looking the part! 😅

  • @rengamz
    @rengamz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    O my Rich, no padding, gloves ang trail helmet only. Confidence right there!

  • @briannyob7799
    @briannyob7799 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A big limiting factor would be the tires. Not saying it would super easy with an Assegai and a DHR2 but it would help a lot

  • @chhadmi
    @chhadmi ปีที่แล้ว

    you looked pretty relaxed haha, great vid thanks

  • @jmendez73
    @jmendez73 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Rich, could you manage to ride the complete trail if you replaced the tires? Like trail ready tires Vittoria Mazza…

  • @mtblover
    @mtblover ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm 221st.........🙄🤦🤷‍♂️
    Some interesting lines. I'm sure if you only had that one bike you would do more of that track because you would be more comfortable with what that bike can handle. Great job in any case.

  • @TheyForcedMyHandLE
    @TheyForcedMyHandLE ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like the Mont Sainte Anne XC course was harder than this "triple black". (I know trail ratings are relative to the area though)

    • @malcolmhatfield1330
      @malcolmhatfield1330 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was just thinking that nothing here looks much gnarlier than most World Cup XCO courses these days

  • @RoyalDudeness
    @RoyalDudeness ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had 120/130mm of travel on my first Enduro bike 20 years ago. Nobody's taught it wasn't enough! I rode on 2.3" tyres and the guys at the local bike shop always asked me what the hell I am actually doing and why do I need such fat tyres

  • @EvergreenOG
    @EvergreenOG ปีที่แล้ว

    New to Mtb-Ing damn your fast…really enjoy you content

  • @SafwanRahmanofficial
    @SafwanRahmanofficial ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got a friend that rode Specialized Epic 29 comp 2011 on a downhill trail. No dropper, Standard 100mm fork. It's all about the rider. And we called him Legend 😂

    • @avitucasavi03
      @avitucasavi03 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got a friend too who rode a similar bike and won a DH race beating other riders who were on their enduro and DH bikes. Absolute legends!! 🤣

  • @artixsweden
    @artixsweden ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful bike 👌😃

  • @b11rianmorales31
    @b11rianmorales31 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi GCN! Can u make a video of using a Hardtail XC on a triple black diamond. Love your vids!!

  • @Seppster58
    @Seppster58 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice to see what the limits are to an XC bike. I am still feeling out what my new XC can do in various terrains. Love to see Rich push the limits and show us what these can do.

    • @bobbyhempel1513
      @bobbyhempel1513 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only thing limiting your xc bike is your skill level

    • @coerce
      @coerce ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bobbyhempel1513 that’s true to an extent

    • @bobbyhempel1513
      @bobbyhempel1513 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coerce yeah but then you just come to how strong is the frame and that's the same with any bike.

  • @TheDustAutumn
    @TheDustAutumn ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sam Pilgrim riding trails on dumpster bikes meanwhile these guys are acting like a 7k bike is not good enough lmao

  • @damianix4680
    @damianix4680 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think you should ride on a hardtail xc thats would be pretty fun;)

  • @TWIZZeditzz
    @TWIZZeditzz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does this remind anyone of the trail 'Fox Fast' Located in fox creek bike park SA, Australia

  • @numbers7905
    @numbers7905 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you have been able to ride those sections on that bike if it was fitted with trail/enduro tires and 4=piston brakes?

  • @mellissanash7517
    @mellissanash7517 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought the hardest mtb trails were the pro line then orange then triple black. Or is it different in the UK?

  • @Aquarium1992
    @Aquarium1992 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna see you guys ride MOAB and cliffs of moher. Along with maybe white line 😀

  • @KompletterGeist
    @KompletterGeist 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Having seen what Sam Pilgrim is riding on a gravel bike, I think the big drop at 5:00 is not beyond th limits of the bike but rather beyond the limit of the rider :D

  • @usernamefromhell
    @usernamefromhell 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    120mm, full sus, 29er, with a dropper post? Yeah, that thing can go down damn near anything. The lack of protective gear worries me way more than the bike.

  • @alachon205
    @alachon205 ปีที่แล้ว

    i ride trails with an xc just because that was what i could afford at the time. A 2012 specializeed epic to be exact, but its been a bit upgraded. brakes dropper and so on.

  • @rottieshepcalibre9156
    @rottieshepcalibre9156 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i think Rich was playing it safe because its his own personal bike... i reckon he could do all that trail with no problems at all

  • @sergeantmtb
    @sergeantmtb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn Go-Pro effect making it seem not as steep as it is until you are standing below a feature. Landing that first drop on the loose 😱😬

    • @sergeantmtb
      @sergeantmtb ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, agree with above. Love the XC content. Keep it coming 🤙

  • @ManuelMartinez09
    @ManuelMartinez09 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes people, MTB is also about XC bikes and doing sketchy lines with it (also with no dropper post)

  • @RobMcLarty
    @RobMcLarty ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun video! Trail seems like a BC blue 😄

  • @markbils4179
    @markbils4179 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that track looks epic rich sweet as...

  • @edgarsnezinu1439
    @edgarsnezinu1439 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you so skilled like you any bike is good lol

  • @aussieapple7729
    @aussieapple7729 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Xc bikes are the best especially xc hard tails

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว

      100%! Lightweight and fun!

  • @jpk38000
    @jpk38000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Come on. Dhf 2.3 front and noby nic 2.25 rear go well with this Tr version of the orbea oiz. Grip and breaking capability would have been COMPLETELY different and ... simply much more adapted. You're gifted , You may have done all the track with that (and some knee and elbow protection of course). This is my tough terrain config ( but I admit I don't have the skills to do that tough)

  • @adventure_hannah3841
    @adventure_hannah3841 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hahaha, 5:27, the cut to him riding it on an enduro bike, but also in a full face, body armor, gloves, and knee pads. Cut back to him present day in a tee-shirt, shorts, and practically a road helmet 😅

  • @nomadic_dad
    @nomadic_dad ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't even attempted that trail on my Enduro bike yet and saw several people injured there this weekend who were wearing full face helmets and knee pads (that are needed to get in as a regular punter) on Enduro and Downhill bikes 🤯 Total respect for doing it on a XC bike but theres no way anyone other than a pro should try similar at Dyfi and not sure anyone should without a full face and some protection 😮

  • @pedrito5477
    @pedrito5477 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:46 Oh ohhh we are going to die today!!! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @not-fishing4730
    @not-fishing4730 ปีที่แล้ว

    !Enough with the complaints, I've driven a black diamond without scouting, with a X-country, mid 2000 's rocky mountain element, at 61 and I'm a Roadie! Of course I did fall badly....

  • @benbrindle8165
    @benbrindle8165 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Remember when a trail bike was a 26” 120 mm bike… and that was the weapon for this type of trail :D xc bikes today are more capable than trail from 15 years ago. Although, I’d say it’s on its way to being a down country bike like.

  • @victorrosario4109
    @victorrosario4109 ปีที่แล้ว

    One word CRAZY.

  • @Biking_with_Akiva
    @Biking_with_Akiva ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you didn’t break yourself or the bike 🤙🏾

  • @joeabbott8285
    @joeabbott8285 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wonder, with the technician skill of a talented skill of a gmbn presenter, the minimum bike would be to fully ride the trail?
    I’d scale up xc

    • @nichootin
      @nichootin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      would be really interesting to se the same run on these different bike to get an idea of what you need at minimum to get down

    • @pony_club7243
      @pony_club7243 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nichootin I’ve seen an old boy (absolute shredder like) get down on a hardtail

  • @christianisaacjones
    @christianisaacjones ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Next episode: winning cross country race on downhill bike

  • @billmccaffrey1977
    @billmccaffrey1977 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rich, just shows how much bikes and trails have advanced together over the years. In the early '90s bikes were fairly simple and trails were mostly single track with a few creek crossings and maybe a small log to pop over. Today, there are specialized bikes with complex suspension and geometry to match a complex variety of trails and trail features. I can't imagine where things will be in another 10 years. In fact that would make for a good video - a bit of history with a vision for the future.

  • @Prnc_95
    @Prnc_95 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rich needs to record that song immediately and make it into an album 😂

  • @diplomaticcommunity4738
    @diplomaticcommunity4738 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty sure my DH would eat this up but that’s crazy on that bike. Looks like tough terrain.

  • @Itsnotgoodatall
    @Itsnotgoodatall ปีที่แล้ว

    Fair play to him riding the slab track on an XC bike, defo the hardest track on the main line at Dyfi but overall we were all so disappointed in it. Race line was ok but it’s just a bit shit and there is so many better places to ride

  • @chaotictattoo
    @chaotictattoo ปีที่แล้ว

    Come to Pennsylvania. You can find harder trails than this that some of us ride hardtails on.

  • @flowstateofmind
    @flowstateofmind ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that's some klunking

  • @jeroenberger9064
    @jeroenberger9064 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He should have tried all the features tho.. The Orbea Oiz must be an amazing machine

  • @martinsero685
    @martinsero685 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo bravissimo ⭐️👏🤠

  • @Alex-ek3ic
    @Alex-ek3ic ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sam Pilgrim would do a proper test for this XC bike

  • @dwiesch
    @dwiesch ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Singing "ain't no tripple black damond tought enough for the orbea" after walking several sections of the trail. Lol. Apperently it is to tough, cuz I doubt that it was Rich's skill that kept him back from riding it.

    • @Palios33
      @Palios33 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was Rich's decision though

  • @nicolaunionsspezialfiliall3962
    @nicolaunionsspezialfiliall3962 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next ride an EWS on an xc bike pls, that would be amasing!

  • @guglio7350
    @guglio7350 ปีที่แล้ว

    he is a proper rider, so even with a steel no suspension bike he can definitively nail it.

  • @johnnykramolis7469
    @johnnykramolis7469 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was cool Rich. And now you should do XC track on a downhill bike 😁.

    • @nico6305
      @nico6305 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can go down hill with a xc bike with some skills. But you will barely be able to go up hill with a dh bike, even with horse's legs. Dh bike are made to be bring up hill by some ski lift.

    • @johnnykramolis7469
      @johnnykramolis7469 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nico6305 I know and that is exactly what I meant.

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That would be funny to watch but very painful for Rich! 😂

    • @johnnykramolis7469
      @johnnykramolis7469 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gmbn Thats for sure.

  • @rom1doimin
    @rom1doimin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should borrow Alex and Ollie's Eurobike and try it again! 😉😅

  • @caldeoreaginkarlr.4065
    @caldeoreaginkarlr.4065 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can’t wait for gmbn to try berm peak

  • @RoadieNation
    @RoadieNation ปีที่แล้ว

    So many people are going to attempt this, next time wear proper protective gear. I will NOT be riding that trail on my XC, I love life. Thanks for the awesome video!

  • @beauharvey8138
    @beauharvey8138 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Luckily xc bikes are light and easy to carry down the trail

  • @mitchb0986
    @mitchb0986 ปีที่แล้ว

    GMBN: we need someone to go down the gnarliest track we know, on the toughest bike for it.
    Rich: HOLD MY CROCS!

  • @rosleyoutdoors
    @rosleyoutdoors ปีที่แล้ว

    In my world we called that bike a super bike it can do anything...😂😂😂 and it is unreachable dream bike for me so that's crazy how you describe it 😂I feel like I am using a wooden bike right now😭😭😭

  • @pokegrim5240
    @pokegrim5240 ปีที่แล้ว

    I sent the blacks at degla on a specialized rockhopper, anything is possible 👌🏻💯