Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, with Pros. - Ep. 12: Gold Hill w/ Lachlan Morton
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2020
- Lachlan Morton does it all. Whether its in racing in the World Tour Pro-Peloton, getting results in the fabled off-road juggernaut events: DK200, Leadville, and Mid-South, or setting solo-records on his "free-time" by Everesting, riding the Kokopelli Trail and traversing Britain by bike - Lachlan approaches cycling with a passion that is unparalleled. A thirst for adventure, supreme mental fortitude, and appreciation for feeling alive fuels the 28-year old Australian pro, who currently rides for EF Pro Cycling.
After self-isolation for 2 weeks (and 2 weeks after the trip too) - we met up with Lachlan just 1 day prior to his departure for the late-start of the post-COVID-19 Pro Cycling Tour in Europe. Episode 12, takes us to Colorado, where Lachlan has been training for a chat about the "new / alternative" approach to riding. We hope you enjoy.
About the Series: "Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros." The concept is simple, we wanted to get to know our favorite Pro cyclists and what better way to conduct a natural interview than on the bike, taking them out of their comfort zone just a bit by doing in with NO GEARS (and no brakes sometimes).
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Music Credit: 'Cloud Vision' by Bay Ledges: / bayledges - กีฬา
Just when I thought these couldn't get any better, enter Lachlan Morton.
DKlein- just throwing it out there
His pedal stroke looked so smooth descending.
Ascending too
Lachy is quietly building his legend. Yet, during the interview he said nothing about being a multiple record holder. That's classy. Hopefully the pro racing world will allow more unconventional riders like him to make a decent living. Thank you for making my day!
5:40 the homie's double take: "are they riding fixed?!"
The best bike series on TH-cam. 👍
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@@statebicycle When this clusterf##k is all over, y'all come to China and tear it up. Riding fixed, on the great wall, with Pros.
Lachlan seems like such a solid dude. Watching stuff like this and the EF channel has definitely got me out and about doing way more *dumb shit* on my bike during lockdown... ta!
Such a solid dude.
YES to that. Put fat(ter) tyres on my steel road bike (32mm would accept) and hit the trails in the woods absolutely love it
Can't agree more about when you link two places together to make a loop. Something so satisfying about that.
**chef kiss**
man of the moment
Amen.
I found myself smiling ear to ear watching them descend. Lachlan always makes being on a bike look so fun.
Same - we can't stop watching!
His form is so fucking perfect that when he's at that low of a cadence it just looks like slow motion. The only way I knew it wasn't was because he was talking.
I was literally rewatching the Gus episode last night and was wondering why you guys haven't done one of these with Lachlan, so what a treat to wake up to this today! Lachlan is my cycling spirit animal, and I'm glad you chose one of the best climbs in Boulder to do the interview on!
These 2 eps might be the best 2... but then again, they're all good :D
I love Lachlan's training philosophy. Its not about winning and hating training and doing set workouts. Have fun on bike! Enjoy the bike. Keep the love of riding part of you.
I feel like taylor phinney would be a good rider for these!
This is the one I was waiting for
YES YES YES - US TOO!
Soo amazing. Jaw dropping how easy they ride fixed downhill on such steep grade. Also climbing on 49/18 gear ratio is impressive. I ride my thunderbird state bike with 36/13 on single track mtb trails in Aspen, but not fixed. Can’t be fixed on jumps, or rocky downhills. Good job guys!
This is wonderful. I like to think I am comfortable descending big hills fixed (UK, Welsh Marches). But... I would not have the bottle or confidence to do so on a loose surface. That is another level.
I can spin briefly at 175-180 on a big drop, but not with power... just letting the legs go.
These guys are anpther level.
Also (now aged 60) I cannot sustain these fast descents on fixed and have to brake every now and then to get the legs down under 140 before speedong up again.
But as anove... These guys are absolutely on it. And... Chatting while climbing.
Chatting while climbing!
Hat!
(As we say on the UK).
I'm so glad these are back. Vicarious traveling in covid times.
What a great video. Never expected to get such a blast from a film clip. And some life philosophies to think about. Thank you.
Lachlan inspires me. As do these videos. I actually expect my singlespeed to arrive today.
lachlan being a wizard is my new favorite trope in cycling
Warlock.
I looked up “send it” in the dictionary and there was Lachlan Morton.
Lachlan makes me smile. Great video!
:D "Smiles for Miles"
Class video + edit. 0:16:30 onwards is a joy, makes you feel like you are actually on the bike drafting them.
The Morton brothers are always rad. Scott or bhard interviewing makes it even better! Great job!
I love this series. Great job SBC!
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LOL!! the descending is hilarious!! Great 👍 job guys!!
Linking sections of trail together rides are so gratifying!
Lachlan for President!
Great stuff and good music as always!
Glad you dig it! Thanks for watching :D
So relaxing man this ep inspired me to convert my bike into fixie😅💞
Lachlan is so rad - great video.
These videos are so awesome
Lachlan Morton is Bad Ass.
‘A fitness defiency’
this is the coolest series ever! :D
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Ive been for a few months! Great production value, great interviews, beautiful bikes and roads and even a few cools songs that I made sure to save! :D
keep the good work!
Getting Lachlan on your already amazing series - talk about a smart move 🧐💭
Thank you - glad we pulled it off. We got him literally 1 day before he had to go to Europe on 2 days' notice!
10:40 - 10:58 That's the GD truth right there - if we all had a little more of that, we'd all be better people. Another truth bomb at 19:01. This guy has it figured out.
Finally another episode and with favorite cyclist 🚴♀️ 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Great stuff guys impressive !
Here's how I roll:
Singlespeed is just as challenging up grades yet allows you to rest knees on down hills.
I'll run a 16-17 or 18 fixed cog on one hub side & Single speed 17 or 18 cog on the other side - on a 'flip-flop hub'.
Bring a 15mm wrench to swap over.
Go out fixed at outset or uphills then swap to Singlespeed upon return leg or descending.
Literally my favourite videos on yt 🙌🏼
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@@statebicycle Hell yea! You had better believe it
Laughing at the guy on the mountain bike behind them just spinning away.
My knees hurt from just watching this.
The last 4 minutes may be the happiest on TH-cam
This was great
Love this
Just a more technical question: I also ride fixed uphill sometimes, and when I'm on a heavier ratio I usually get some slightly intimidating creaky sound from the chain that feels like it's tractioning a bit too much. Is it an indication that is getting close to failure?
Haha this ride is brutal for me on a 39x25! These guys are freaks. Rode Rist Canyon last week and to think Lachlan rode the top bit 42 times in 7 hours and change is mind boggling. Reading about it doesn't make it sink in.
It would be interesting to see Lachy in the Red Hook Crit! I think he’ll love it & the atmosphere that those races give.
Excelent video 🇲🇽 ✌️
A marriage made in heaven, at long last
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love Lachlan so much
He's pretty special :D
Austyn Gillette of Peloton
Legend!
I really like this guy.
Does anyone know the name of the intro song? Awesome song, awesome series 👍🏼
Crazy cadence down hill!
No choice
who does the editing and filming ?!! It's 10/10
anyone know the song that started playing when they began the descent?
Y'all went down Lickskillet on fixed gears?! You wildin'
Scott likes to say he's "Insane in the Membrane"
yaaaass
That really slowed down the pace, and they really worked. EF guy downhill was smooth, only his legs were moving, the other guy was bouncing.
Does anyone know what the Tattoo is on Lachlans left arm? I swear I recognize it but I just can't place it.
Likskillet on a fixie.. Another level right there
real cool, thanks for the inspiration, PS looks like you could drop your seat about 12mm to stop that bounce and have a fraction more power seated
Read this comment thought omg bore off but then saw how much his butt was jiggling up and down on the high cadence and totally agree boi needs to sort that out
Compare it to L’s totally still pelvis
Triangle for sure
What brakes are on the Undefeated?
Sound mixing, seriously, the sequences are all like 10db over the talking. I like to be able to watch in a single volume gear.
god damn those descent are buttery smooth
Best downhill yet!
Holy cadence!
Dropping an MTB'er on fixie, nice!
Finalmente un account dove non si vedono biciclette con i freni a disco.
Great video
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ITS BACK!
YOU KNOW WE HAD TO DO IT TO 'EM
Take A BIG Care .
best series on youtube .... you guys should get Peter Sagan to do this or try to lol
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he could easily do this
Possibly one of my top 10 videos featuring a World Tour rider trying to levitate a stick.
everything thats right about riding your bike
That's what we're about.
seriously though, how do you reclip?
They have brakes.
This bike was really easy to assemble th-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
I believed that stick had a genuine shot at moving, because if anyone can levitate a stick, it's Lachlan Morton.
No le puedes dejar subtítulos en español estuvo muy vacano tu vídeo
Anyone know what handlebar bag Lachy has on?
D-klein
"hey it's eric marcotte" hahahahahahaha
Anyone know the song when they're descending?
Matt Chang listed in the description
16:05 Man I just got a major Dale Earnhardt Sr vibe... Maybe his stick levatating powers actually conjured The Intimidator instead. :O
those are som really cool descends thou, are there anything like that in europe? ie hilly gravel roads?
We're sure there are many! Maybe we need to shoot Season 4 there :D
Tssss 👌🏽👌🏽
IT looks so easy
GEAR RATIO? please?
Is this the official TH-cam channel for the company because if it is you guys still haven’t contact me about my order. Never have I ever had to wait this long for a purchase from your site.
Nice. If only. Me to.
Dante young next?
I likke
@Chris2activ is y’all gotta search up with his sick ass tricks
I thought fixed gear bikes didn't have brakes?
thought it was gonna be another everest tbh
Get Seabase !!
Is this a legit jersey which Lachlan wears or has he cut the arms of the jersey which seems to be a size or two too large for him?
Pretty sure he’s wearing a T-shirt, not a jersey.
@@alexramaekers11 We will never know whether it is a fashion statement or an improvised move because he had no real Team EF jersey around. :)
Rapha made some technical shirts for EF last year that the guys all wore for the alternative race calendar.
Going uphill with contant elevation is possible, but unluckily in my city there is no such thing. All it’s left available is double downhill with super steep hillclimb
Petrocelli meets Bob Dylan. Peace ✌🏻