Syd, Macky, you both did so much better than I could ever have done. I'm 43 and working my way from obese. Your videos make me want to get out and ride.
Very cool to see you both get back to competition mode. Macky, that rocky section, you handled it like a champ. Always helps when people get out of the way of progress! Syd, plenty to be proud of, coming back from injury. Very awesome to see you getting ahead of alot of folks. Looks like the start of a great race season for you both!
YES! Thank you Petreon members for enabling the rest of us to watch Sid & Macky race, train and ride. I race vicariously through the two of them. The baby at the end sums up how i would feel if i had to race hard like Sid & Macky. I POOP!
Macky - Smashed it Syd - Smashed it Just because you don't beat last year time doesn't mean much. More riders, less clear track, blah blah blah. The main thing is that you both did very well, rode nice, didn't crash and had a blast. Roll on day 2.
I can relate to Jim as I just turned 70 last September.....We're not old...just more experienced! Never let the old man in! He's just a bastard anyways! PS I just love your guys T-Shirts....They are soooo soft!
@16minutes: thats what I love about the racers mentality... no matter what pain you're in, the moment you see someone ahead you push yourself even harder to get them. Excellent video
Awesome job for all of you! To Syd's Dad, thanks for inspiring me to keep looking forward to mtn biking when I am 70+ (Just 55 currently). Watching you all descend Porcupine Rim makes me want to try and plan a return trip to Moab, it's been since 1994 since I visited there. Portal and Porcupine Rim were my favorites of the trails I rode while there.
One of the reasons I enjoy your channel is because you two are so nice. It is amazing how you manage to be nice in situations where heart rate is high and adrenaline is pumping as crazy. It's so cool that there are nice people among professionals and celebrities, after all. Now, regarding the race, I'm amazed how fast you can ride your xc bikes on terrain like that. Those descents at that speed... I am aware you're professionals, but still... And bikes are in one piece. Congratulations on your races. I know you wanted better results, but considering everything, I really applaud you. Good luck in next races
I'll be 70 in August, so the section of the climb from the cut off for Falcon Flow at around time 8:30 to the cutoff for Eagle/LPS at 8:40 is HEINOUS. I can do it without stopping, but I'm in my 50 tooth almost the entire time. Obviously, you were much faster than that! Ah, youth!
I just subscribed and started watching this most recent race series. As someone who is just getting into mountain biking in my 40s and has done a couple of 25 mi races this year, what I love about how you film is that it portrays a very real representation of racing. I like seeing the preparations, the start, the jostling for position, even Macky’s spot-on notes about racing etiquette. Watching this feels like watching a race I’ve been in, and I think it’s cool there’s a channel that talks about how hard it is, rather than just showing highlights like many do. Thanks for wearing a camera during your races, you guys are doing great! Rooting for you both!
keep up the race analysis, listening to yall talk about whats happening during the race is exactly what goes through many racers heads and makes us wanna get out and do it again!
Great job!!! Left Moab the day the race started to get the family back home after a great spring break….but it woulda been a blast to cheer you guys on! Going down porcupine that fast is amazing…both of you!
Syd and Macky riding great as usual (especially Syd, such a great, ongoing comeback from injuries) on a tremendously difficult course. However, for me, Jim is The King. I wanna be him when I grow up! Proud to be a patron, great job 👍🏻
Confirmed Macky is a stud. That section near the “notch” where he paused the video to talk about the etiquette of allowing a rider to pass looks super easy on GoPro, but is super gnarly. It’s near vertical, with loose sand over slippery rock. Nice work.
Syd and Macky, Im here at Sea Otter racing and watching your vids! You guys are such an inspiration, and always get me excited for cycling. You guys are doing awesome! Just continue to keep the rubber side down and enjoy racing and the results you want will come :)
Love these race videos! Alex, I’ve done some amateur races myself, and I always enjoy the “interesting” oxygen-deprived conversations with other racers. I’m sure I’ve asked some pretty goofy questions myself!
Syd you kicked ass and did amazing, you will be back in racing condition before you know it. Happy to just watch the video footage from all of you that’s way too scary for this girl that’s for sure. I can’t wait to hear how everyone does for the rest of the event. Syd I cracked up as you were passing “Thank you, have a great day”. 😂
"I POOPED" that is awesome hehehe... I wounder if Macky keep using visualization on his preparation for raises, specially since he said that he did not get many opportunities to train on the bike.
You guys always put together great content...love to watch it. I know it's not the main story but I thought the van transition from Taos to Moab at the beginning was really slick. Great stories and 'little's things like that transition make it even better to watch. Thanks for bringing us along!!!
....and the angle of Syd's cam wasn't ruined. :-) It was athletically modified. ;-) It's amazing you can keep the cams anywhere near on point. Great footage!!! :-)
Awesome coverage! Thanks for sharing that with us. As usual , Mackie's descending skills are inspiring, as is Syd's grit in continuing her comeback! Stoked for you! Kudos to Strongman Jim as well.
I'm always so inspired by you two! Not only are you incredible athletes, but you are a really solid and inspiring couple. The way you support each other and lift each other up while also encouraging each other to reach your goals is one of the main reasons I follow you guys. Great job on day 1 of the race and keep up the momentum!
I've ridden this trail soo many times, but never knew there was a race down it and I've never ridden it anywhere near as fast as this. Amazing riding on display here ! I can also relate to MTB racing when you want to pass someone and you are chomping at the bit waiting for the right opportunity.Sometimes you come up behind someone you are naturally faster than but they just don't wanna yield. Probably a good thing they stopped the race above the "Jackass Canyon" section or there would probably be a few serious injuries or even deaths.
I love the race coverage and everything you guys do to make it accessible for us. You should both be incredibly proud of yourselves. That being said, "I poop" really stole the show. 😂
That climb was brutal even to watch. I’m contemplating my first xc race while being on the wrong side of 45 and feel grateful it’s kind of flat around here.
Good job syd and macky love your riding skills alot enjoy watching you guys ride keep 👍 up with the good work you guys are doing awesome beautiful view
Wow Syd, you have the patience of a saint! Props to you for following the passing rule, you are amazing! I was interested in doing this race from your previous videos, but now not so sure. I can't even walk the slide without help, will have to practice the dab move next time out....
It's a really great race! I definitely recommend it. As for the notch, I think Macky might have been the only person in the entire race to ride it, so it's definitely okay to walk (or in my case, slide 😂) down it
Everyone did awesome! I wanted to cheer y'all on but being behind the camera lens mostly prevented that. I noticed that my jeep made a cameo appearance towards the top of Macky's climb when he was getting a water bottle. LOL. Can't wait to see the videos from Day 2 and Day 3. Continue to Be More Awesome!
Not gonna lie. I would be curled up in a fetal position if I had to ride that trail. Between the cliffs, crazy descents, obstacles, and danger everywhere I'd be terrified. Whenever I think about how tough the trails are here in Michigan I need to remind myself about how ridiculously crazy these trails are. Your skills are incredible!! Keep up the great work and videos.
That's one of my favorite destination trails. Still, I wouldn't do that climb. Brutal! So, my respects to both you all for a great race. You could tell that you guys are a step above when descending. Living in Los Alamos will only help with that. If you can bike down the LA trails and pajarito mtn, you can ride anywhere! Cheers!
I love the courtesy tips. Most XC riders will do the right thing, but we can’t expect them to know what the right thing unless we tell them. My first race, I sheepishly held half the field back for almost the entire lap. Just didn’t know better.
Wow, I feel so slow now haha. I rode WE from Kokopelli last October and just UPS>around where you stopped took me like 2.5 hours and 3.5 hours for Koko shuttle drop off to the bottom
@@sydandmacky You're not slow Syd. You are not where you want to be yet, but every video we see you getting stronger and stronger, and it's inspirational. Keep working on it, you will be there soon.
So the first time we rode Moab our ride guide used the term/ euphemism Exposure to let use know that it would be a long fatal drop over the side of the trail if you lost control and too far and over the edge. Like the popular saying goes, “Moab ain’t no joke”it’s the real deal.
Good effort by all 👌. Looked brutal on the hills and out of interest how many wheels do you go through in a year as that race sounded like the wheels were gonna give up with all the hard impacts.
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Syd, Macky, you both did so much better than I could ever have done. I'm 43 and working my way from obese. Your videos make me want to get out and ride.
You can do it!
Yow MTBing is a good and the most fun way to lose weight bro...
Keep riding and be safem
It never gets easier, you just go faster! You know what that means? You already have access to the peak experience. KEEP GOING!
Very cool to see you both get back to competition mode. Macky, that rocky section, you handled it like a champ. Always helps when people get out of the way of progress! Syd, plenty to be proud of, coming back from injury. Very awesome to see you getting ahead of alot of folks. Looks like the start of a great race season for you both!
Yo Syd's races are so hard, the amount of jean shorts she has to deal with just mad respect
Bahaha
😂😂😂
Right?! Syd’s got the patience of a saint.
YES! Thank you Petreon members for enabling the rest of us to watch Sid & Macky race, train and ride. I race vicariously through the two of them. The baby at the end sums up how i would feel if i had to race hard like Sid & Macky. I POOP!
Macky - Smashed it
Syd - Smashed it
Just because you don't beat last year time doesn't mean much. More riders, less clear track, blah blah blah. The main thing is that you both did very well, rode nice, didn't crash and had a blast. Roll on day 2.
I can relate to Jim as I just turned 70 last September.....We're not old...just more experienced! Never let the old man in! He's just a bastard anyways! PS I just love your guys T-Shirts....They are soooo soft!
@16minutes: thats what I love about the racers mentality... no matter what pain you're in, the moment you see someone ahead you push yourself even harder to get them. Excellent video
Awesome job for all of you! To Syd's Dad, thanks for inspiring me to keep looking forward to mtn biking when I am 70+ (Just 55 currently).
Watching you all descend Porcupine Rim makes me want to try and plan a return trip to Moab, it's been since 1994 since I visited there. Portal and Porcupine Rim were my favorites of the trails I rode while there.
One of the reasons I enjoy your channel is because you two are so nice. It is amazing how you manage to be nice in situations where heart rate is high and adrenaline is pumping as crazy. It's so cool that there are nice people among professionals and celebrities, after all. Now, regarding the race, I'm amazed how fast you can ride your xc bikes on terrain like that. Those descents at that speed... I am aware you're professionals, but still... And bikes are in one piece. Congratulations on your races. I know you wanted better results, but considering everything, I really applaud you. Good luck in next races
I'll be 70 in August, so the section of the climb from the cut off for Falcon Flow at around time 8:30 to the cutoff for Eagle/LPS at 8:40 is HEINOUS. I can do it without stopping, but I'm in my 50 tooth almost the entire time. Obviously, you were much faster than that!
Ah, youth!
I just subscribed and started watching this most recent race series. As someone who is just getting into mountain biking in my 40s and has done a couple of 25 mi races this year, what I love about how you film is that it portrays a very real representation of racing. I like seeing the preparations, the start, the jostling for position, even Macky’s spot-on notes about racing etiquette. Watching this feels like watching a race I’ve been in, and I think it’s cool there’s a channel that talks about how hard it is, rather than just showing highlights like many do. Thanks for wearing a camera during your races, you guys are doing great! Rooting for you both!
Of all the mtb videos available on you tube l enjoy yours the most!
Less than a minute in and I can already tell this is going to be an emotional roller coaster
Every time you guys upload a race I'm impressed with the skills and strength both of you put on display. Well done.
You were both flying. What you do on a bike is amazing. Just building as you go. Take care and stay safe, Al
keep up the race analysis, listening to yall talk about whats happening during the race is exactly what goes through many racers heads and makes us wanna get out and do it again!
It's always a pleasure to watch your race footage. Thank you so much for sharing.
Great job!!! Left Moab the day the race started to get the family back home after a great spring break….but it woulda been a blast to cheer you guys on! Going down porcupine that fast is amazing…both of you!
You guys are so much fun to watch! You all did amazing! Jim is my hero!
Syd and Macky riding great as usual (especially Syd, such a great, ongoing comeback from injuries) on a tremendously difficult course. However, for me, Jim is The King. I wanna be him when I grow up! Proud to be a patron, great job 👍🏻
You guys kicked butt, Macky you are bad ass dude. I enjoy watching you videos, thank you.
Confirmed Macky is a stud. That section near the “notch” where he paused the video to talk about the etiquette of allowing a rider to pass looks super easy on GoPro, but is super gnarly. It’s near vertical, with loose sand over slippery rock. Nice work.
Best MTB channel. You guys are amazing!
Absolutely incredible! You guys rock! Love watching & wish satellite tv would put these bike endurance races on the big screen! Just awesome!
Syd and Macky, Im here at Sea Otter racing and watching your vids! You guys are such an inspiration, and always get me excited for cycling. You guys are doing awesome! Just continue to keep the rubber side down and enjoy racing and the results you want will come :)
Been 30 years since I did Moab's Porcupine on a non-suspension bike. I certainly had forgotten how brutal that trail is. Great jobs Syd and Macky!
Love these race videos! Alex, I’ve done some amateur races myself, and I always enjoy the “interesting” oxygen-deprived conversations with other racers. I’m sure I’ve asked some pretty goofy questions myself!
Syd you kicked ass and did amazing, you will be back in racing condition before you know it. Happy to just watch the video footage from all of you that’s way too scary for this girl that’s for sure. I can’t wait to hear how everyone does for the rest of the event. Syd I cracked up as you were passing “Thank you, have a great day”. 😂
You can be very proud of your self Syd, you went such a far way with your recovery!!
Well Done !!!
Great inspiration for attitude, sportsmanship and character.
Thanks for sharing
Wow that looks brutal! I love how you support each other and stay positive! It's great to see people enjoying life, earned a new patreon member!
You both should be very proud of your performance. Congratulations
I am so impressed with both of you and your bikes! I can’t believe how controlled you are on these rough rocky trails. Great!
"I POOPED" that is awesome hehehe... I wounder if Macky keep using visualization on his preparation for raises, specially since he said that he did not get many opportunities to train on the bike.
You guys always put together great content...love to watch it. I know it's not the main story but I thought the van transition from Taos to Moab at the beginning was really slick. Great stories and 'little's things like that transition make it even better to watch.
Thanks for bringing us along!!!
....and the angle of Syd's cam wasn't ruined. :-) It was athletically modified. ;-) It's amazing you can keep the cams anywhere near on point. Great footage!!! :-)
Awesome coverage! Thanks for sharing that with us. As usual , Mackie's descending skills are inspiring, as is Syd's grit in continuing her comeback! Stoked for you! Kudos to Strongman Jim as well.
I'm always so inspired by you two! Not only are you incredible athletes, but you are a really solid and inspiring couple. The way you support each other and lift each other up while also encouraging each other to reach your goals is one of the main reasons I follow you guys. Great job on day 1 of the race and keep up the momentum!
I've ridden this trail soo many times, but never knew there was a race down it and I've never ridden it anywhere near as fast as this. Amazing riding on display here ! I can also relate to MTB racing when you want to pass someone and you are chomping at the bit waiting for the right opportunity.Sometimes you come up behind someone you are naturally faster than but they just don't wanna yield. Probably a good thing they stopped the race above the "Jackass Canyon" section or there would probably be a few serious injuries or even deaths.
I am an old new MTB rider , you two are an incredible team. I love your videos!
So great to see you guys getting so much love on vids like this. This is how you be more awesome.
Awesome footage. Well done both of you. Respect. Greetings from Belgium.
Watching both of you guys' cadence made me exhausted.
This is the best xc content out there!! Very inspiring watching the action on this race
I love the race coverage and everything you guys do to make it accessible for us. You should both be incredibly proud of yourselves.
That being said, "I poop" really stole the show. 😂
14:40
Such a sick shot. Stabilized chestie footage, but the riders shadow just makes the shot so epic
That was incredible to watch! Love how polite everyone is!
That climb was brutal even to watch. I’m contemplating my first xc race while being on the wrong side of 45 and feel grateful it’s kind of flat around here.
There’s no wrong side of 45😉
Nice job guys! Side note for those who don't know, Josh is a badass racer in his own right!
Yes he is!
What a cool dad
Amazing job Syd and Macky! Here's to a great 2022 season!
Wow! Cool video! After it, I feel the drive and excitement!
You guys are amazing.
Great job, guys! That climb looked PAINFUL!
Haha! "I poop"! That's usually my go to after a long ride.
I live in New mexico as well as you. I hope the fires around your area don't ruin things for you two.
Good job syd and macky love your riding skills alot enjoy watching you guys ride keep 👍 up with the good work you guys are doing awesome beautiful view
“I poop” haha excellent! That would be me talking if I rode Moab. Way to go Syd and Macky! (And crew)
Wow Syd, you have the patience of a saint! Props to you for following the passing rule, you are amazing! I was interested in doing this race from your previous videos, but now not so sure. I can't even walk the slide without help, will have to practice the dab move next time out....
It's a really great race! I definitely recommend it. As for the notch, I think Macky might have been the only person in the entire race to ride it, so it's definitely okay to walk (or in my case, slide 😂) down it
🥰🥰🥰
Oh my gosh that's the coolest thing I've seen. I def want to do a race now!
Keep it up Syd you're doing fantastic
Everyone did awesome! I wanted to cheer y'all on but being behind the camera lens mostly prevented that. I noticed that my jeep made a cameo appearance towards the top of Macky's climb when he was getting a water bottle. LOL. Can't wait to see the videos from Day 2 and Day 3. Continue to Be More Awesome!
Awesome effort great riding👍
Not gonna lie. I would be curled up in a fetal position if I had to ride that trail. Between the cliffs, crazy descents, obstacles, and danger everywhere I'd be terrified. Whenever I think about how tough the trails are here in Michigan I need to remind myself about how ridiculously crazy these trails are. Your skills are incredible!! Keep up the great work and videos.
I could only hope to be still riding at 70 , pretty impressive !
Love the race vlogs! Such a hard track, well done both of you
That's one of my favorite destination trails. Still, I wouldn't do that climb. Brutal! So, my respects to both you all for a great race. You could tell that you guys are a step above when descending. Living in Los Alamos will only help with that. If you can bike down the LA trails and pajarito mtn, you can ride anywhere! Cheers!
Great job 👏 to you both.
Good job guys! The effort you put out is impressive
The in front of Macky video looked super cool, looking forward to day 2 video
Cheer up Syd. I cried like that a few days ago. And the climb was only 1/4 mile long.
I love the courtesy tips. Most XC riders will do the right thing, but we can’t expect them to know what the right thing unless we tell them. My first race, I sheepishly held half the field back for almost the entire lap. Just didn’t know better.
So true!
Wow, I feel so slow now haha. I rode WE from Kokopelli last October and just UPS>around where you stopped took me like 2.5 hours and 3.5 hours for Koko shuttle drop off to the bottom
Awesome guys
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Well done great effort
Macky is a greyhound; a sight-hunter.
Y'all are so polite I usually yell rider!!!!!!
Great job!
That was incredible great job both of you 💪🏾💯
Great vid thanks for sharing.
Thank you PETREON members 👍👏🏻
You guys did great! I could never do that, well done!
the Snotch is no joke! doesn't look like it on video but that was very impressive.
Wow...
Great effort
Also, you have no idea how much I appreciate the metric measurements 😅
Great race (French rider) !
You gotta race to get into racing shape, so It was a Good Day Syd. DFL>DNF>DNS Please excuse the algebra ; -)
Syd. Be tough.
What's on your handlebars? On top of right side?
Rear shock lockout
love Syd
Well done! It's kind of frustrating (for me) that you are limited in where you can pass. It must get a bit frustrating for you.
There was good passing on most of the course but I got unlucky 🤷♀️ mostly my fault for being slow on the climbs
@@sydandmacky You're not slow Syd. You are not where you want to be yet, but every video we see you getting stronger and stronger, and it's inspirational. Keep working on it, you will be there soon.
Thanks, Patreons!
So the first time we rode Moab our ride guide used the term/ euphemism Exposure to let use know that it would be a long fatal drop over the side of the trail if you lost control and too far and over the edge. Like the popular saying goes, “Moab ain’t no joke”it’s the real deal.
Keep it up y'all! SHUT UP LEGS!
Good effort by all 👌. Looked brutal on the hills and out of interest how many wheels do you go through in a year as that race sounded like the wheels were gonna give up with all the hard impacts.
This was my (Macky) second time racing this race on the same set of wheels and they're still going strong!
@@sydandmacky that's impressive as I would of thought at least a couple of rear wheels a year 🤣.
Macky - what sweet sunglasses are those you have on while you were driving?
Goodr! bit.ly/33JuFwh
Great video. What bike are you guys riding?
Same story of my life "didn`t go fast enough on the climb, slow riders block the singletrack on the downhill" :D