Definitely agree with the comment above. Always good for getting ideas for trips. Dont mind the odd bit of promotional content.... got to fund this stuff somehow.
Been waiting a while for this. No offence to the rest of you guys on GMBN, but who needs fancy cameras and a crew! Just give two guys a couple of GoPros, a drone, a tent, and some beautiful trails to shred, and you get the best 29 minutes of sunday viewing! Cannot wait till the next adventure.
Hey Gmbn! This is a really cool ride. I enyoed watching. Thats what Mountain biking is all about. The beauty of nature, the fun of riding and the adventure. Please, we wanna see more of this. Cool video. Best regards from Germany!
Really good to see Coed Y Brenin getting some love on the channel! Ridden there since it first opened, really strange seeing trails I know so well on the channel, even the pub and campsite. Even had the bridge from my hometown featured on your journey up! Only problem is you've shown everyone one of my favourite bothies, guaranteed to be packed out every semi-decent weekend now. Pity you didn't mention how the place essentially started the UK Trail Centre phenomenon, that Orange trail is the original Red Bull trail from the 90's. The place is nearly 27 years old!! Glad you enjoyed it, more of this please.
Reminds me when I did some bikepacking up there in the summer. Rode from south wales to the coast then back home to Cheshire. Stayed in a few bothies inc. that one. That bothy was not a good experience as a group of 10 turned up at midnight, partied, then finally went to bed around 2.30 am. Later I thought perhaps I should have joined them, as no chance of sleep! They seemed quite nice people when I met them in the morning. It was a Friday night, and that bothy is not too far from civilisation compared to the others. Was an awesome trip. Got to ride the red while I was there. On my final day which was the best I rode over 120 miles and 7000 feet. Went from that bothy to Lake Bala, then home to warrington. Epic scenery! Never forget it.
So much great mountain biking in Snowdonia, it's an absolute gem. Coed Y Brenin, Coed Llandegla, Antur Stiniog, the Marin trail, Snowdon itself, all awesome. Just don't tell anyone.
I don't envy you brits(and zimbawians :D ) for being in british winter. HEre in Slovenia we have 1/2 meter of snow in the mountains and snow acts as an insulator, so it is not as cold as if it would be without snow. Great video guys, love it!
Awesome video as always. Blake's bro can shred! Little lesson there about not having any cash on you, always carry a bit. In the event of an emergency such as a major mechanical (blown rim for example) giving someone a bit of gas money for taking you back to your starting point is a good gesture. Possibly getting some food at an out of the way place. I have come across small convenient stores who don't take credit cards and luckily I had cash. As in Blake's case, paying an unexpected fee/toll.
Another thing I've found is the new plastic fivers and tenners you can just leave the emergency cash in a zip pocket in your shorts or jersey and they can go thru the washing machine as many times as you like!
Snowdonia. That sounds like fake name. Says the man who lives a few hours from Wagga Wagga. Very beautiful part of world you guys have there, and your access to this land is a amazing.
@@danielmosch5235 yeah, That's about 2 hours from home for me. I've never been there though... Might have to go check out Pomingalarna park trails(Another brilliant name!).
I love these videos, they've really inspired me to get back into mountain biking again as I've only been cycling 30 Km per day to and from work on a road bike for the last 17 years. As I've had to work from home for the last three months due to this COVID-19 issue I bought a new MBT a couple of weeks ago and I'm absolutely loving it. The forest is only 15 minutes away from my house and it's full of great trails including really nice flow trails.
This is 1:1 what I have my MTB for. I ride around, and search for stuff to ride. Sometimes I plan ahead, sometimes I just go where my bike takes me. Riding is the best thing in the world for me!
Enjoyable watch. Great idea to tour the MTB hotspots in the UK. A series touring would be great. Peak District, Lakes and trail centres like Dalby Forest and Gisburn would be really interesting to see.
You captured the spirit of UK Mountain Biking so well. Adventure and discovery on the wild trails, then followed up by trail centre ride. But it's always the wild rides that make the stories you'll be telling for the rest of your life.
Think this needs to be done at least every quarter. Fair play for all the effort put in to the cinematography side of this too. Looks great. Easily the best vlog done by GMBN 🔥🤘🏻
I suggest that you insert a little map with GPS route. Bike scarf saves you from losing heat. You lose so much heat from neck area. Keep up the good work. Epic rides are fun so make more video like this one. Cheers
Great idea, bit more effort to cut into the video, but a little map added in "post production" or occasionally switching to a map with a position on it during the vid would be great.
great video, really like you are doing this big ride on hardtails! nice to see, hardtails are getting away from the beginner/XC section. i'm having so much fun on my trail hardtail!
I so need to go to bed but had to watch this. Another brilliant video. I've ridden many of the trail centres in Wales but never managed to ride Coed y Brenin. Need more videos like this. Epic rides are the best. Nice to see Blake ate all his snack without dropping any crumbs. That Sam Pilgrim could learn some manners from Blake.
This is a great video, I reckon that most GMBN viewers can relate to rides like this, more of the same please, come to Exmoor it’s got some of the best riding the UK had to offer. 👍🏻
First of all where on earth do you live, southern hemisphere i suppose? Australia ?Secondly do you manage to ride during the day or are you forced to ride in the early morning and at night
ADP if his talking Degrees celcius, then he means Australia cuz it does get to like 44 degrees celcius and so people go riding in the arvo or early in the morning
@12:20 it should be common sense not to leave trash in such a beautiful place but that's why I love this channel. They made a point to show you Blake bringing the trash with him! 👌
@@Hazeder422 That bothy is not too far. Park in the car park and ride up with your sleeping bags and air matress. I stayed in there one night. Got some ppl arriving late though, did not go sleep until 3am when they finally settled down. But all good.
Sat at home broken achilles and shoulder, watching this and all Blakes videos so entertaining and compulsive watching but making me ache, ache, ache to get back on bike. Thanks love your channel
By far ! One of the best videos you guys have done !! Nice job and to see some proper old school Mountain biking going on awesome !! And to top it off your using hardtails 😃😃😃😃😃😃 Love it 😋👍
Mr Blake Samson, you are a real go pro hero! You go where no one would, you are a pro of course, and that footage you take is simply astonishing, such a magnificent camera work... And the action! And interaction between you and Ray! And the dialogs and commentary! And the sound! With the top quality edit, typical of this channel, that was the ultimate bedtime story. So inspiring! Thank you
This is the best comment I've read to date. Thank you very much for your kind words Agata! I thrive to film the best I can to get the best out of what we are riding and where we are riding. Thank you again for the positive comment and the time to write it.
@@Zimblake, thank you for taking the time to both reading and replying, in addition to producing the best content ever. Motivation, inspiration, knowledge - anything one can need in mtb or on an ordinary Monday - is there thanks to your genuine skill of sharing what you care for. Thrive on! 😁 🤟
@@willcawcutt5928 i don't know if you're being sarcastic but the reason you've never heard of snowfonya before is because it doesn't exist and i hope that it was just a bad spelling mistake
Awesome video guys, Snowdonia is a place we go to regularly and NEVER get board. There’s so much and it’s a mountain bikers dream playground. You’ve done it great justice fellas👍👍🚵♂️💨 please do more of these styles of videos and please post your routes if you can 🙏🏻😁
This really makes me miss my brother. He left this world in 93 but we had some great adventures together. I would love to do a trip like this with him.
Wow what a great super video, fantastic content as always Blake, it always comes with a smile too as you make it look like so much fun, Love the jeep tent and all the gear. These vids are really cool!
What an epic ride... more of this kind of video please 👍
Quality video lads, I’d prefer more like this adventure type stuff
Love this sort of thing as well. Maby worth doing it as a 2 episode thing as it's a bit long and there is plenty of content.
100th like
Channel exists to make the money by promoting their sponsors products. The videos we want are opposite of what makes them money.
@@TwoWheelWarrior well they both mentioned they were riding Nukeproof Scouts...
Definitely agree with the comment above. Always good for getting ideas for trips. Dont mind the odd bit of promotional content.... got to fund this stuff somehow.
"it's been cold. It's been freezing." - Dude in background coasts by in shorts. :D
He must be from Yorkshire.
Been waiting a while for this. No offence to the rest of you guys on GMBN, but who needs fancy cameras and a crew! Just give two guys a couple of GoPros, a drone, a tent, and some beautiful trails to shred, and you get the best 29 minutes of sunday viewing! Cannot wait till the next adventure.
There is no crew in this vid
@@johnnycruttenden9805 That's why he said "who needs fancy cameras and a crew"
No offence taken 🤣 Glad you liked it! 👍🤟
Agreed!
Yeah, I like the pickup transitions where they placed the camera on something and biked up to it to grab it and turn it into a selfie. Nice skillz.
Hey Gmbn!
This is a really cool ride. I enyoed watching. Thats what Mountain biking is all about. The beauty of nature, the fun of riding and the adventure.
Please, we wanna see more of this. Cool video.
Best regards from Germany!
I have been waiting for this. Real good video and cool to see you and your bro together on a vid. Beautiful scenery. Also your tent is sick 🤟🏻
Thanks dude. It was a rad adventure, Stoked you loved it.
@@Zimblake I have that same tent and it is awesome! Great video man, I can't wait to get out there an explore!
@@Zimblake just watched this video. What are you guys using for winter bike pants? Thanks.
Jason Fye what tent is it?
Snowdonia is simply beautiful
Obsolete ikr
I live here
Sooo many mountains
@@alasdairbachmtb273 I live here too. It's gone to over crowded now. I can't place some of the places where they are. Some of the hills look too low.
Really good to see Coed Y Brenin getting some love on the channel! Ridden there since it first opened, really strange seeing trails I know so well on the channel, even the pub and campsite. Even had the bridge from my hometown featured on your journey up! Only problem is you've shown everyone one of my favourite bothies, guaranteed to be packed out every semi-decent weekend now. Pity you didn't mention how the place essentially started the UK Trail Centre phenomenon, that Orange trail is the original Red Bull trail from the 90's. The place is nearly 27 years old!! Glad you enjoyed it, more of this please.
Niel.. where is that Campsite please?
Mid Winter Mountain biking with your lill brother in the Welsh mountains. There are good things in life. This is one of them.
For me, this is exactly what mountain biking is all about.
Reminds me when I did some bikepacking up there in the summer. Rode from south wales to the coast then back home to Cheshire. Stayed in a few bothies inc. that one. That bothy was not a good experience as a group of 10 turned up at midnight, partied, then finally went to bed around 2.30 am. Later I thought perhaps I should have joined them, as no chance of sleep! They seemed quite nice people when I met them in the morning. It was a Friday night, and that bothy is not too far from civilisation compared to the others. Was an awesome trip. Got to ride the red while I was there. On my final day which was the best I rode over 120 miles and 7000 feet. Went from that bothy to Lake Bala, then home to warrington. Epic scenery! Never forget it.
All Martyns tips on beating the winter blues and getting out on your bike, all you need is a Blake vid to make you wanna get out there
The camera work that went into this video is amazing!!! All the cool scene transitions make the flow super epic 😀 epic riding guys!!
The filmmaking job done here is worth some documentary movie award, let alone a better review than my gasps of enthusiasm!
Thanks 😊!!!
Beautiful place... we should go for biking holidays here. Thanks GMBN for pinpointing the trails and places for natural biking
Watching mountain biking videos is pretty much the only thing I can do since I live in Minnesota and there's is two feet of snow
So much great mountain biking in Snowdonia, it's an absolute gem. Coed Y Brenin, Coed Llandegla, Antur Stiniog, the Marin trail, Snowdon itself, all awesome. Just don't tell anyone.
llandegla is class
Hope Blake never leaves GMBN. He is just one nice guy.
I don't envy you brits(and zimbawians :D ) for being in british winter. HEre in Slovenia we have 1/2 meter of snow in the mountains and snow acts as an insulator, so it is not as cold as if it would be without snow. Great video guys, love it!
This area is my back yard. Thanks for painting it in such a beautiful way. 🏴🏴👍👍
Awesome video as always. Blake's bro can shred!
Little lesson there about not having any cash on you, always carry a bit. In the event of an emergency such as a major mechanical (blown rim for example) giving someone a bit of gas money for taking you back to your starting point is a good gesture. Possibly getting some food at an out of the way place. I have come across small convenient stores who don't take credit cards and luckily I had cash. As in Blake's case, paying an unexpected fee/toll.
Another thing I've found is the new plastic fivers and tenners you can just leave the emergency cash in a zip pocket in your shorts or jersey and they can go thru the washing machine as many times as you like!
This is what trail riding is about...great.
Snowdonia. That sounds like fake name.
Says the man who lives a few hours from Wagga Wagga.
Very beautiful part of world you guys have there, and your access to this land is a amazing.
All words are made up....
@@craigmunro6910 exactly.
🤣🤟
Wait u mean Wagga Wagga Australia?
@@danielmosch5235 yeah, That's about 2 hours from home for me. I've never been there though... Might have to go check out Pomingalarna park trails(Another brilliant name!).
This is what MTB is all about! All this fun and adventure on bikes that won't break the bank! More of these videos please.
I love these videos, they've really inspired me to get back into mountain biking again as I've only been cycling 30 Km per day to and from work on a road bike for the last 17 years. As I've had to work from home for the last three months due to this COVID-19 issue I bought a new MBT a couple of weeks ago and I'm absolutely loving it. The forest is only 15 minutes away from my house and it's full of great trails including really nice flow trails.
This is 1:1 what I have my MTB for.
I ride around, and search for stuff to ride. Sometimes I plan ahead, sometimes I just go where my bike takes me.
Riding is the best thing in the world for me!
Enjoyable watch. Great idea to tour the MTB hotspots in the UK.
A series touring would be great. Peak District, Lakes and trail centres like Dalby Forest and Gisburn would be really interesting to see.
If you do the Lakes a canoe would be better..... it's been raining since September.
You captured the spirit of UK Mountain Biking so well. Adventure and discovery on the wild trails, then followed up by trail centre ride. But it's always the wild rides that make the stories you'll be telling for the rest of your life.
Think this needs to be done at least every quarter. Fair play for all the effort put in to the cinematography side of this too. Looks great. Easily the best vlog done by GMBN 🔥🤘🏻
AAAAH kind words Stu. I love the filming and editing side with a little help from Nick my buddy.
0:40 - Mahalo my dude!
Blake looks like a happier more enthusiastic version of his brother
hahahaha I'll tell him that
Didn't knew Blake could do vlogs too, they content is superb! Felt like was riding together with them..
rocks from a river or stream can sometimes explode when heated by a fire.
I came to say this. No more rocks from the water please.
Yeah, my first thought too
Fuck me I never knew this... TH-cam may have saved me at some point down the line 😄
Thanks for the advice!
I hate you Blake, you make manualling look so easy! Seriously great video, more of the same please.
Just watched this again, forgot how much I enjoyed it the first time. Hopefully GMBN do more of these types of vids.
100 percent the best vid to be made on gmbn so far blake make your own you tube channel mate you make the best vids
Epic brothers trip!!!
12:22-12:26 setting a good example to all of us. If you carry it in, you can carry it out. Big fan of your work.
I suggest that you insert a little map with GPS route.
Bike scarf saves you from losing heat. You lose so much heat from neck area.
Keep up the good work. Epic rides are fun so make more video like this one. Cheers
Great idea, bit more effort to cut into the video, but a little map added in "post production" or occasionally switching to a map with a position on it during the vid would be great.
Laughing at your bro's misfortune is the best form of laughter. Great video Blake and Ray.
great video, really like you are doing this big ride on hardtails! nice to see, hardtails are getting away from the beginner/XC section. i'm having so much fun on my trail hardtail!
I so need to go to bed but had to watch this. Another brilliant video. I've ridden many of the trail centres in Wales but never managed to ride Coed y Brenin. Need more videos like this. Epic rides are the best. Nice to see Blake ate all his snack without dropping any crumbs. That Sam Pilgrim could learn some manners from Blake.
Nearly half an hour! Truly epic ride and epic video!
can't believe you never rode in snowdonia before Blake... its one of the best :D
Finally it’s here
Good to see two brothers enjoying themselves.
Love these types of videos, great camera work as well from Blake and Rey and really make me want to get out and get some adventuring done!
Stuart Clements glad you loved it dude.
This is a great video, I reckon that most GMBN viewers can relate to rides like this, more of the same please, come to Exmoor it’s got some of the best riding the UK had to offer. 👍🏻
1 degree.... Bugger that.. Mind you it was 44 c here..Bugger that too! Cool movie man..🤘🍻
First of all where on earth do you live, southern hemisphere i suppose? Australia ?Secondly do you manage to ride during the day or are you forced to ride in the early morning and at night
ADP if his talking Degrees celcius, then he means Australia cuz it does get to like 44 degrees celcius and so people go riding in the arvo or early in the morning
I really cannot think of a better way to spend a few days. Yes, more of this.
Hardtail trails in Wales! 😀
GuitarGirl best thing ever dude
It looks amazing, the scenery is epic! :) Regards from Aus!
Awesome video guys, more adventure tours like this has got be a must. ⛰️🏕️👍👍👍
Great trip and top video Blake!
Thanks Dan.
Only a filmmaker will appreciate the effort that must have gone into filming all these shots on your own! Too work Samsons!
Sorry EMBN, gotta watch this first 😂👍🏻
HAHAHA
haha that happens to me everytime
@12:20 it should be common sense not to leave trash in such a beautiful place but that's why I love this channel. They made a point to show you Blake bringing the trash with him! 👌
Wow, Nice.
What kind of trousers are you and your brother wearing? Maybe a winter trouser review??
I think, it is one of Fjallraven's hiking trousers (Barenst Pro maybe), but not sure.
I was wondering the same thing
Rey was wearing Madison DTE or 4 season trousers. I have some they are excellent.
I think these are the trousers: www.velobikes.co.uk/4894/products/madison-addict-mens-waterproof-trousers-olive-green.aspx
They looked nice but damn they pricey.
What an epic adventure... in winter... in Snowdonia. WOW!!! 😱
Awesome vid. Looks like fun there, very tiring indeed though. That roof tent is so cool though I must say
Yap, 10 out of 10. For editing, the brothers and the countryside. Have to go up north one time, definitly. Thx for 29min of absolute fun 👍🏼
Could we get a link to the route used? Looked fantastic
Awesome riding, we are jealous.
if you have never been to coed y brenin would recomend, even if it takesa while to get there and you have to stay overnight, its a great bike place
TomHolmez12 can you camp there overnight?
@@Hazeder422 That bothy is not too far. Park in the car park and ride up with your sleeping bags and air matress. I stayed in there one night. Got some ppl arriving late though, did not go sleep until 3am when they finally settled down. But all good.
Major agree, even if you're a beginner there something for you to shred
Maaaaan! This is what dreams are made of!!!
Amazing video
That's what a real fun ride it's all about.....a simple riders reality. Please....more of that in the close future!
Don't suppose you could share the route?
This..
You boys are so lucky. Challenging but beautiful brothers ride. Remember it forever. Thanks for sharing.
Been looking forward to this!
Sat at home broken achilles and shoulder, watching this and all Blakes videos so entertaining and compulsive watching but making me ache, ache, ache to get back on bike. Thanks love your channel
By far ! One of the best videos you guys have done !! Nice job and to see some proper old school Mountain biking going on awesome !! And to top it off your using hardtails 😃😃😃😃😃😃
Love it 😋👍
This has to be a contender for best GMBN video filmed in 2018
Love your videos! Keep it up!
Amazing Thanks! 😀
@@gmbn thanks for replying love watching your videos always puts me in Ina good mood
Best GMBN/GCN video ever. So epic!
Blake’s little secret don’t set a tent by a creek in the winter, it colder there.
And all the water noise, i'd be up 10 times for a wee!
hahaha very true. FREEZING
Mr Blake Samson, you are a real go pro hero! You go where no one would, you are a pro of course, and that footage you take is simply astonishing, such a magnificent camera work... And the action! And interaction between you and Ray! And the dialogs and commentary! And the sound! With the top quality edit, typical of this channel, that was the ultimate bedtime story. So inspiring! Thank you
This is the best comment I've read to date. Thank you very much for your kind words Agata! I thrive to film the best I can to get the best out of what we are riding and where we are riding.
Thank you again for the positive comment and the time to write it.
@@Zimblake, thank you for taking the time to both reading and replying, in addition to producing the best content ever. Motivation, inspiration, knowledge - anything one can need in mtb or on an ordinary Monday - is there thanks to your genuine skill of sharing what you care for. Thrive on! 😁 🤟
Blake I would love to see a what’s in my bag video please
23:45 slippery log of doom 😂hysterical😂Great video 👍🏼
Best video i have seen in a long time . Do you have a link to the campsite please .
I second this, would also like to know where the campsite is, looks nice.
I love watching videos like this specially with blake samson🤘🏻🤘🏻
I climbed snowfonya
really? never heard of snowfonya before
@@willcawcutt5928 i don't know if you're being sarcastic but the reason you've never heard of snowfonya before is because it doesn't exist and i hope that it was just a bad spelling mistake
@@ADP-ll1tj i'm being sarcastic i've been to snowdonia before
More of this type of video please GMBN. Great watch
You went right next to my house
Maybe you could share this camp site for me 😭😭 PLEASEEEEEE
Blake knows how to have a good time!
More....more....more....more!!!!
Awesome video guys, Snowdonia is a place we go to regularly and NEVER get board. There’s so much and it’s a mountain bikers dream playground. You’ve done it great justice fellas👍👍🚵♂️💨 please do more of these styles of videos and please post your routes if you can 🙏🏻😁
Phill Johnson beautiful place man. I’ve fallen in love with Snowdonia man and I’m for sure going back.
thank you GMBN, for riding the hard tail, I've been riding hard tail since childhood.
More bike park videos please Blake, get yaself round Cannock, follow that dog ;)
I'd forgotten how quickly it gets dark over there :-) RIding to the pub mid afternoon in the pitch dark.
EPIC ride gentlemen, epic music, epic video!! Us beautiful people definitely want more like this!!
love the way blake says popcorn
This is a sick video. I've walked Snowdon multiple times but cycling up and down it sounds great. Love you guys 😁
Two Rhodies on the road..... Living life's adventures... Awesome video Blake.
What an Awooosemness! sweet edit on a bitter ride, love it...
So lucky to have this on my door step.
4:15 Blakes laugh!!
Everything that’s great about the outdoors 👌
This really makes me miss my brother. He left this world in 93 but we had some great adventures together. I would love to do a trip like this with him.
Very Nice vidéo il love it 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😉
Beautiful adventure
More of this stuff, please.
Wow what a great super video, fantastic content as always Blake, it always comes with a smile too as you make it look like so much fun, Love the jeep tent and all the gear. These vids are really cool!
Lucky enough to have family living close by so I get to ride coed y brenin a few times a year, great place with great facilities