How to Mountain Bike Safer, Smarter and Better | Managing the Risk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- Mountain Biking can be very dangerous. In that video I wanted to share with you some risk awareness and on how I manage the risk as a professional rider. Competitive Cyclist (bit.ly/2VItcyb) sponsored that video to allow me to share some safety tips and I have a 15% discount code (REMY15) for your first order (exclusions may apply).
To help me go through some basic safety advices, Mike Conway joins me to share his knowledge as a member of the Search and Rescue team of Whistler. He is physio (backinactionphysiotherapy.com) and a volunteer to help all of us when we need. For that reason Competitive Cyclist gave him a 500USD gift card to purchase some parts on their website.
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Thanks for watching! and thank you to SORCA (sorca.ca) for the trail network in beautiful Squamish.
For more infos about playing safely in the outdoors check out: www.adventuresmart.ca
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See you on the trails or on TH-cam!
Filmed and edited by Alexandre Chapellier (@alchapi)
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crazy motherf, i like
I got injured in 2018 September which put me out for 5 months. My first instinct was to call for help with my phone. But this is a very good video if I were to travel to ride. Well done! I never thought about these
I luckily never injoured my self very Bad so far but it's good that you Made this Video and now i know what to do.
Nice one Rémy!
Thanks Remy & Mike for increasing awareness to help reduce the number and severity of SAR incidents in relation to mountain biking in the sea to sky corridor, which is one of the busiest regions in B.C. for SAR incidents. For more info about where and how to file a “trip plan”, check out AdventureSmart.ca and our provincial sector “BC AdventureSmart”.
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Truly wonder who put a dislike to this video and why...
I really like how you're not following the ''send it bro'' side of things, it's actually really professionnal. I would really like to see some tutorials or tips about trail riding, there is already thousands of videos about it but still.
It's coming. I'm stoked to share my experience with the community. I feel very lucky to be in that position and that's a way for me to give back.
Yoann should definitely watch this one 😂
Such a great vid. At 46 years of age risk VS. reward ways heavily on my mind when I push my skills.
I long for the day when I’ll need to consider the wind in a riding decision.
Me: “OK, everyone, stand back. I’m about to attempt to bunny hop this stick.”
My assistant: “Dude, wait! Let me check the windspeed first.”
Stupid comment
"Not very many people talk about this subject". Exactly why I finally subscribed!
Not enough people talk about this, thanks for making this video. I always carry a small first aid kit when riding.
Thanks for being responsible!
Thanks for being 'AdventureSmart'!
I always find if your having an off day it’s time to just enjoy the time being outside. To many times I will try to push limits on a off day and it never works out as planned. Now if I have an off day it’s just to be out and enjoy the ride. Always check my bike over before a ride.
Very true, and that's a nice way to frame it: when you're having an off day, you haven't missed an opportunity to set a new personal-best, you've gained an opportunity to enjoy the scenery and notice things you normally overlook!
This - very much. Every time I am not feeling right and I ignore my instinct, I end up being sorry for the bone headed decision afterwards. You know when you are not on your game and the hard part is to listen and just enjoy a more chilled ride instead of trying stuff that will not work out.
Also a big thanks to Rémy for this video. Risk mitigation is an important part of our sport no matter the skill levels.
Excellent point. I've made this point when mentoring my nephew out on the trail. Ride smart,... always do warmup riding first and never forget to evaluate how your riding at that particular time and place before sending anything risky. Some days are better than others. And on the 'other' days, resist the urge to 'just send it'. 'You won't be coming back next week to clean with a broken back!'
(My shoulder surgeon is not cheap......lol.)
So important that a Pro rider brings attention to ‘safety first’ approach when riding.
Congratulations, Remy for putting the time and effort on a video like this. It’s worth every second!
Alejandro Rivera We couldn’t agree more! Safety first is our goal as well and thankfully we have a crew of awesome educators and ambassadors at BC AdventureSmart who work full time at increasing awareness to help reduce the # of incidents and the severity of them. Tips and resources available everyday, like this post about alerting SAR if you’re injured or need help from a mountain bike incident.
#bcadventuresmart
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BC Search and Rescue Association HUGE thanks to you for the pure love work you do!!! I arrived to Squamish recently and will make sure to learn and understand how to be safer and (hopefully not needed) get in touch with you in case of emergency.
Thank you so much!
What a great idea! Nothing like showing the non-Pros what goes into considering a risk before going for it instead of the "Send it, bro" mentality. Thanks so much for doing this. I think you're starting a thing here that has a HUGE potential. This goes in the category of giving back. Merci!
It's also a good idea to visualise yourself making the moves and successfully riding the feature before you do it. Only do it when you can visualise it perfectly.
Hey Remy, just wanted to say I appreciate this informative content. Very insightful and useful to riding.
Fantastic content Rémy. Bravo. All adventure sports need more honest talk like this.
Remy thanks so much for your time putting these videos together! They are really helpful and informative! Also great watching you and your friends riding with such great skill !
This was a great vid. Some really interesting comments on how you manage risk and things riders need to consider before "sending it". Keep up the great work.
Those tyres are unlike anything I have heard. So satisfying!
Love those hubs
That drop looks insane, nice riding Remy, I like your approach, keep them coming dude.
Very pro Remy. Nice risk assessment "how to" and complete control over the bike going down that slab. Liking the additional 3rd person footage instead of just chesty pov. Thanks for this!
Really great video, thank you. I hope you get many many more views and shares because if there was ever a video that deserved it, it is this one.
Really well explained Remy and the riding was SOLID! Great little tip about having the compass on the phone👌 Thanks
This is great, real mature, sensible talk about managing risk. Thanks for making this video.
Great video, Remy. Thanks! Important information about safety and preparation. I think this is the second video of yours that I've seen where you cover preparation for doing features. Shows that there is much more to "sending it" than just going for it.
Mike Ko thanks a lot
Thanks for sharing this type of content. I think it's important that riders are conscious of the dangers and try to mitigate them where possible.
It's a great video and very useful for me to see what you took into account in your risk assessments. Thank you.
Very good video and many thanks for those usefull advices.
Maaan, these trails are the dream! Probably too big for me, but that landscape looks epic!
Thank you for this video Remy! :)
When I'm riding an unknown trail and it seems like there is a bigger feature I always stop and look at it and walk it first. There are so many people out there who are just riding stuff they don't know without knowing what to come up - I really can't understand that mind setting.
So thanks for the video, I think everyone who just sends dangerous trails blind and faster as he can control it should watch that!
Great video Remy. Thank you!
This was super helpful, thanks!
Another brilliant video dude 👍😎
With the DVO suspension love it
Dvo is sweet eh
Thank you for explaining this important lesson!
OMG, I wish I could ride like you!!! So fun too watch
Very informative video I ride solo a lot and this video was great thank you
Great job on how to handle and minimize risks. Also, it is a good idea to download trailforks offline version for the areas you will ride in as you can locate yourself on the map even with no signal. Keep up the great work!
Excellent stuff here RM. You're absolutely Killin it with your content lately, not than any earlier content was anything short of great. THIS is one of, if not THE most important subject.
Outstanding! You're beginning to separate yourself from all the others with this type of content.
🤙💪👍. Subbed now
Awesome thanks!
very helpful, and great riding skills!
Straight baller, cheers Remy!!
GREAT video Remy! Merci 👍
Really cool video. What's maybe missing are a few words about protective gear(gloves, glasses, vests, knee- and elbow pads)
Analyze! And keep progressing! Great advice.
Such a great vid.
Great information thank you
Heureusement, je n’ai jamais eu de chutes graves (quelque unes très impressionnantes mais miraculeusement je n’étais pas blessé). C’est une très bonne idée de parler de ce côté « gestion » des risques en vtt qui est plutôt délaissé sur TH-cam. En plus, des conseils qui viennent d’un pro c’est vraiment de l’or. Continue comme ça, c’est excellent 👌🏻
PS : je sais que c’est vraiment beaucoup de boulot mais des sous titres en français seraient vraiment la bienvenue parce que je pense qu’il y a quand même beaucoup de frenchies sur ta chaîne et c’est difficile de tout comprendre (surtout pour des jeunes de 16 ans comme moi ^^)
Great topic. Great video. Thanks Remy.
Thank you! Plenty more like that coming.
Bravo Remy, I really enjoy this kind of content, I think is the best way to make people think before they ride and when they ride, after all it's a dangerous sport if you take it too lightly. Also, every day I see guys riding enduro bikes that are not set up correctly on their weight and riding style, maybe you should do a video for that. You're getting better every time with the explanations and the pro tips, so congrats again and keep up the good work! Ciao from Italy!
claudio riotti thanks a lot
👍 Nice work Remy 👍
perfect on point remy. 🤙🏼🎱
Tes vidéos sont vraiment top, c'est toujours un plaisir de les regarder !! Continu +++
Je suis d'accord, il faut vraiment prendre en compte tous les paramètres. J'ai eu la mauvaise idée d'aller rouler après une nuit quasiment blanche, résultat gros crash suite à un t-bog non rattrapé, bilan fracture de la jambe et de la main..
such good video please more like this iam beginner MTB and i always wonder how ppl know speed for big jumps / drops
I second Trailforks, it's badass, intuitive, and even has a button that says "CALL 9-1-1". Unfortunately it doesn't have segments, but that's what Strava is for.
Great riding and equally good at explaining, watched all you're videos this week after finding the channel.
Could you please do some more advanced riding tecnique videos? Maybe about the attack positions, weighting of the bike, loading of the suspension etc. in different circumstances. I'm very interested in tecnique but everything on TH-cam/online is beginner how-to's and not very advanced and/or in depth.
Thanks and greetings from Sweden!
Remy: This video should be essential viewing for those who want to spend more time enjoying the trails instead of recovering in a hospital bed. I’ll puzzled why risk management and assessment is rarely covered by MTB presenters. PS Your impressive riding skills are only exceeded by your excellent english grammar. (no easy task)
Thank you Carl! Appreciate your feedback. English not being my first language it can be super tricky sometimes. I hope people will enjoy that video and understand why it is necessary.
We agree! Risk management and personal preparedness is all covered in the campaign we started 15 years ago in BC, it's called 'AdventureSmart'. They increase awareness to help educate, inform and engage with mtb'ers and other enthusiasts about the importance of planning your trip plan, filing a trip plan, having the proper training for your sport and taking the essentials, in addition to adding season and sport specific gear. Check them out, they also have FREE programs to share with you and your community, for children to adults, they've got it all covered. Based on our provincial success with this program, it went national in 2009, we're very proud of our provincial crew at BC AdventureSmart.
www.adventuresmart.ca/land/surviveoutside.htm
Great content
Great video. Though most of my injuries and mishaps occur on "green" trails.
This is like mountain bike science 👌
Sick riding and great info!
Thank you
thanks for these vid's,
Ce qui est bien c'est que pour une fois je comprends l'anglais !😉
A part ça.....bon sang, je découvre tes vidéos...t'envoies du bois comme on dit!!!👏👏👏
Amazing braking control, Remy! That huck off that huge Guaranga drop...🤯 Jeez..
Is this during that time when crazy Barelli rode there with his city bike? 🤣
Yes that was a few weeks before
I would love a set of the doors gear shock spring and forks look awesome
Great video, definitely a topic that's not discussed enough. My tip; always take some long zip ties with you, they're obviously useful for lots of stuff on a bike. But also, in an emergency where someone has cut an artery and it's obvious that significant blood loss is occurring. In an emergency, they can be used as a tourniquet [to stop blood loss] and/or alongside something straight and strong as a splint [for a suspected broken bone]. Don't ask me how I know, but do put some in your backpack.
One thing that I wonder about with TH-cam specifically, is people don't always comprehend the skill level and experience of the person that's uploading videos. They see them doing a cool trick/drop/something moderately to very dangerous. Then because they've got a similar bike, are wearing a helmet/protection they think they can copy them. They don't always get to see the preparation/planning/rehearsing and aborted attempts that went before that cool looking thing took place either.
When I was a kid, we saw dangerous things being done in movies, but we understood that it was a stunt man doing it, so we [mostly] didn't try to copy it, because they had all the skills and experience and we didn't. This equalisation of today's online media, where there's no longer this top down hierarchy where the experts produce it and the public consumes it. Does makes me wonder if it could possibly leave some people thinking: 'it's only on TH-cam, therefore I can copy what person X has done in that video.' And it's probably amplified with the kudos gained from uploading something that looks quite dangerous as well.
Thanks for the tip and great feedback. Yes by definition a pro rider is paid to ride so he/she is more skilled and experience than 99% of the population. I like to remind on videos so people undertake that if I do something it does not mean that it is easy.
That crash sounded pretty insane. Bet he got paid to fall for the video ;)
amazing jump etc
Düde, you rids so crazy!
Insane drop.
Nicee vid keep it up!
Great video..Awesome to get a good perspective like this! What clear glasses are you riding!!? 🔥👊🏼
Smith Wildcat but I have some new ones for next year... you will see soon.
Rémy Métailler Nice!! 👊🏼 I saw that answered my ? A few times before mine. So I appreciate the response! I’m digging that Fly Racing gear man!
@@jpollock1548 Yes it is good stuff!
Absolute Pro
Sei il numero 1 Remy!
Dai cazzo!!!
oh man this guy!
maybe a how to about your body position in different terain
I need one of those Toe Peck pumps 😬
Topeak. Follow the link in my last video!
really insightful video. any tips on body position? how much weight should be on my hands/grips when cornering and avoiding front wash outs?
Balance is the most important
I like your videos, will you upload the same videos but with the DH bike?
It would be spectacula
I could for sure!
That drop was sick next time on a city bike right
Aha
Good one! Lolol
Yo Remy, is adjusting fork PSI something that you're doing based on terrain frequently? Also, what kind of mud guard are you running (don't see it in the description)? Thank you for the detailed video, and happy New Year!
Hey I run a Mud Hugger. I have a base setting for suspension, then adjust it depending what I do if I push a bit or I just ride.
New subscriber here.. Thanks for the tip.. I love downhill mountain bike but not faster as you 🤣🤣 maybe soon
Welcome
Making a video about safety and Yoann rips through on a city bike and sends it... classic. I was hoping to see that drop off the side of the roll @1:52 that Yoann pointed out in his video. On a more practical note, having wilderness first aid training has been really important for me, I've unfortunately had to use it a few times.
Totally. Check my Instagram. There is a video of that drop.
letsgoridebikes Training, such as wilderness first aid, in addition to season and sport specific training, are key components to being prepared for those un foreseen emergencies.
- Obtain the knowledge and skills you need before heading out.
- Know and stay within your limits.
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Excellent video! Very useful to ride without Injury! Off topic question: what's the make of that mud guard? That's.
Hey it s a Mudhugger!
@@remymetailler thanks a lot man! Any plans on coming back to Peru?
@@juancamtb Maybe in 2021!
@@remymetailler great!! Hope to see you on the trail!!!!
Great video! At 21:10 - Do you also consider a change in altitude when running an air shock or fork? How much altitude change necessitates concern for this? Thanks.
Good question. Not around Squamish, it's more the temperature that changes how the oil is.
Great video! What do you think is the reason some riders(like the one who crashed) are getting bucked off that lip in Gouranga? or on a similar feature? Are they not braking correctly/letting the bike roll and adjusting wait accordingly to the speed?
Well the main thing is skills. Going slow on that feature is no problem, but the extra speed is where the skills factor really kick in.
HI Remy, what are those glasses your wearing in the video? I'd love to get some of those..Thanks
They are Smith Wildcat. Wait a few weeks, you'll see something new..
Around 18:30 I notice you popped up your rear wheel entering that drop. Is there a benefit to doing that? It certainly looks cool!
18:40 really
hi Remy, tell me what model of glasses you have?
Scout Scout Smith Wildcat
One of the biggest risks out there riding out of your comfort zone with other riders that have more skills.
were good video :-P
what is your philosophy on following a skilled rider on a trail you've never ridden before? How does risk management factor into trusting the rider you're following?
It all depends on you and the rider ahead of you. To me it's case by case. My first time down a jump line I would walk it first then follow someone I trust who has done it before if I can. If no one has jump it yet, I would analyze it by myself, then observe other riders. The more you analyze, the better.
Speaking of safety... where can I find those clear glasses your wearing?
These are Smith Wild Cat
Thanks!! I’ll check them out
What is Remy’s bike? That is a slick looking one!
Mr. D it is a Cube Stereo 170
Rémy Métailler thx man, my next new bike will be the commencal meta am 29, Scott ransom 920 or cube stereo 170!
Somebody share this with Sam Pilgrim please??? JK
Risk management vs risk acceptance?
Risk is part of the sport. To me it is is how you manage it, and how much risks you want to take.
My friend broke his collarbone while trying to capture a cool vid for social media...
That's quite a frequent reason for unnecessary risks - trying to impress
totally. For some people trying to impress is important though. Lots of people send it for the recognition..
Risk Assessment Questionnaire:
1. How good is your insurance? - This will impact how much more painful your injury will be financially.
2. How fat are you? - This will impact how hard you land and how likely you are to fall because of being top-heavy.
3. How durable is your bike? - This will depict whether or not your bike can handle your weight.
4. Did you drink alcohol before riding? - This will impact how well you assess risk in the first place.
5. If you were out of work for 6 months because of an injury, would your family survive? - This will impact whether or not your spouse divorces you.
A bit extreme, but some good points on here...
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I see no sense in such a risky ride on these rocks :-)
Remy what bike are you riding?
Cube Stereo 170
Thanks!! Keep up the great content.
How much did your bike weight
15.7 kilos
Oh hardcore 👍
Anyone else paused and went to look in your phone’s compass app?
B
Rémy je debute en VTT et il y a une semaine j ai fait une chute grave jsp comment je peut reprendre le vtt
En prenant ton temps pour guerir et ensuite analiser pour liniter les risques.
@@remymetailler woaw merci beaucoup de ton commentaire qui ma franchement bien motivée c super que tu nous répondes