Only on STW eh?
Wrong. We haven't gone completely off on a tangent for once!
He seems to leaning very far forward for a steep descent.
Nope, as before I would mince down it and probably end up the same way as the guy in the video!
Looks to me like he decided he wasn't going to make it after the first step & goes to put a foot down. From that point onwards, there was no way he was going to manage it, but also wasn't in a great position to stop gracefully.
That's the kind of thing that i do - shame he didn't fall to the opposite side though.
I would probably think about riding down it for 5 mins, get to the top a few times and stop, then just carry on the ride annoyed with myself for not having a go.
Aye, he lacked the commitment. Once you've started down something like that, you can't have a rest like this kid's trying to. I learnt that one the hard way!
Could I ride it? Yeah, probably
Funny, this is my favourite post
"He seems to be leaning very far forward for a steep descent"
WTF is that supposed to mean?
Id bet £50 that knowone on here could get down that, without bailing!
For the "one foot" guy it has a two foot step down onto another rock which at the same time you have to slide your back wheel down to the side to straighten up for the next big ****in rock!
stick to your trail centres!
best tag.......tj mcbackpeddle........pi55ing myself at that...... 😆
Possibly - have ridden down similar things in the past successfully. My first attempt would probably end up like his. Hard to say from that angle as everything looks different once your up on the bike.
Another 'could you ride this'
Yes. Whilst noshing bingo and fingering my bum riding backwards.
more importantly..is that Frank Skinner making a cameo appearance at the end of the vid?
drop that to flat. easy.
sheeeeeit. my mum could do it.
Felix - you prepared to reimburse travelling expenses too? 😉
Any video of you trying it ton?
Id bet £50 that knowone on here could get down that, without bailing!For the "one foot" guy it has a two foot step down onto another rock which at the same time you have to slide your back wheel down to the side to straighten up for the next big ****in rock!
I'll take you up on that £50 bet. Not saying that i could ride it, but I daresay there's a few on here that ride it.
Go ride Laggan black.
Stop with that TJ the black at laggan as nothing difficult in it... Nothing there is no trajectory to choose, it's all perfectly and easily doable. Even by an average rider like me.
No probs Lobby ,Ton knows where it is, tell your chums to dust off their pads and lets see some vids up!
Ride Off!
Are you saying that no one's ever ridden it and that it's unrideable?
Cause the chap in the video had a good attempt at it.
I was willing to take you up on the bet that 'no one on here' could ride it ie. STW. GW has already thrown down the gauntlet 😉
Can we have a queue of people willing to ride it for Felix's money?
1 guy rode it on the night.
gonna post up the clip when i get it.
i can't say i'd have cleared it, but i'd have given it a go.
there are a few, although very short, tricky, technical bits of riding round here (lots of rocky outcrops).
if someone if willing to pay for the flight I'll have a go 😀
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what TJ is referring to at Laggan?
That's one bit of it yes. The rest is a tiny bit more technical, much rockier but nothing technical as it's just a matter of point and go.
lobby its not unrideable ,but the chap in the video is the shagmeister aka "awesome dawson" have you taken the time to check out his videos on vimeo, he carries his bollocks around in a wheelbarrow, surely that says somthing about the "Nuns Chuff"
plus i will be expecting it to be ridden on a 5" xc bike.
he is a tough little ****, and he will have a go at pretty much anything.
😆
Woody - Member
Is THIS what TJ is referring to at Laggan?
Respect- especially for the tiny run in 😀
I don't have a 5" XC bike, never will. 😕
Woody, these guys make it look a bit harder 
Could you ride this? No, think I'd be too busy laughing at the fat lad
That lad really does need as much armour as he can get 😯
straight forward rocky chute, doing them all day on a DH track yesterday......next
Woody That bit - airs rock is the easy black bit at laggan. The stuff on the main black trail is harder - steep rock with steps - not just slick rock at 45 degrees like airs rock. Some of it cannot be rolled IIRC
top marks for effort, his entry speed looked a bit much tho.
I'd try it but not wi'out pads - watch how his right leg gets scraped over the rock 😳
?"He seems to be leaning very far forward for a steep descent"
>WTF is that supposed to mean?
I think he means that for steep descents the approach is to get your weight back as far back as possible.
Hope this helps 😀
Oh, and they're very sweary these Northern lads aren't they.
Arguments aside - Laggan looks the mutts 😉
BOOM
I bet I could ride it!!! Yorkshire Lad, your turn next!!!
Laggon Black is a ACE route but it is childs play compared to some of Tons vids... Totem Gully and Nuns Chuff are pretty tech. If anyone fancys a go I'll be glad to take you to test your metal.... Funny thread Ton. Get yourself out next week.... 😈
Some of it cannot be rolled IIRC
Absolutely everything on Laggan black can be rolled.
Ignoring all the politics above ...
If I had a go I'd certainly end up at the bottom well before my bike.
I'd struggle I'm sure, managed Laggan Black ok, quite easy compared to the Corriyarick Pass we rode to get there.
It's better as a climb.
At the moment I definitely couldn't ride this as been off my bike for a while until recently and my skills have deserted me 🙂 When I was riding regularly I think I could have ridden it or come close. There are lots of people who would find this relatively easy though, for example most people who have ever raced downhill would clean it first time - have you seen what some of those guys ride??
i want to see ton attempt it. Surely you must have at least one bike in your fleet that is suitable? 🙂
😆It's better as a climb.
[i]Funny, this is my favourite post
"He seems to be leaning very far forward for a steep descent"
WTF is that supposed to mean?[/i]
Exactly what it says, he was on a steep rocky descent going slow and had his weight forward. It's not a good idea.
excellent advice!
Shag i hope your taking all this in?!
knob
Hey GW thats not very nice!
Have a look back at the post it does'nt say "can anyone here tell this guy how to ride a mountain bike properly" 😆
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I love the responses here, tonnes of people with big brass balls. You must have legs like tree trunks lugging those things around.
Trouble is you can't tell who's joking and who isn't. Some of the ones that look like joke "Yeah I could do it on a shopping bike" responses are probably real 🙁
Im always surprised by how good everyone else is, I consider myself to be a pretty good/fast rider but the last two years student champs DH races Ive competed in Ive come around 200th! (on a hardtail 😉 not that Im making excuses) Dont underestimate the abilities of others, theres always someone who is better than you.
Wot no vids yet!
put the free beer away and go to bed............ 😉
Are you on Dougs 50th do?
deffo....you?
I know for a fact i'd epicly **** it up and lose a kidney.
I was shite when i rode some ae forest.