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Sorry but as others have said this fails rule 1.
Presumably his sponsors are happy with these antics and how badly it reflects on them. At least by not buying his sponsors products I am not contributing to the cost of doing this.
He is really good on camera, isn’t he? As is Olly Wilkins.
He is. I'm loving all the mix of Ollie, Bren, Sam Reynolds, the Jones and Deaks. Always a good bit of bantz. 😂
Best bit was him getting bollocked by his lady, I guess he’s doesn’t take her to Rampage.
To be fair, that would be a pretty rubbish trip for her, before you consider the risk. 10 (?) days in a motel in the desert, with him up the hill from down til dusk, coming back dusty and knackered and straight to bed.
If he needs video views then he should be doing it another way. How about a series where he teaches people to do the basics like bunnyhop or wheelie.
Shame he’s knocking that house down.
If you've seen any of his other lockdown vids you'll see he's been doing it a while, a little piece at a time
That is commensurate with his abilities, same as me going out and riding my local trails, same as my neighbour walking the local hills, he’s not pushing himself out of HIS zone
That's a bit of a logic fail imo. The risk of accident maybe deminished to the same as me riding down a trail because of his rad skills but that doesn't mean the consequence is the same. My likely outcome is a busted wrist, His outcome at the same level of likelihood as mine is going to take a lot more fixing.
Making videos intended to go viral whilst breaking lockdown rules about mixing households and trashing something (even if it's yours and even if you know you don't care) is not a great look.
Not to blokes in their 50s no. But you are not his market to appeal to
As I understand it, the reason Brendan is still racing DH as some 10 years ago his team told him that there was absolutely no expectation for him to make race podiums and to carry on enjoying being himself. He would’ve had to be as disciplined as Gee to stay race relevant.
Without that team guidance he might have faded off into obscurity but what we have as a result is much much much better I reckon 🙂
I'm annoyed that society/mtb riding public have made that a more viable career path, not at him for doing it. I think I am in the minority with this view though.
He's clearly a good rider and good on camera both of which have given him a very unique and interesting career and I wish him the best of luck with it.
Kerr on the other hand has gone right down in my estimation in 2020.
Kerr on the other hand has gone right down in my estimation in 2020.
He'll be gutted to hear that, I'm sure.
He’ll be gutted to hear that, I’m sure.
Unlikely, and again he can do as he pleases with his career.
I am in the demographic that can actually afford a Pivot though, and personally, my opinion of that brand has gone down due to his actions.
Which actions? I've not seen him much.
Probably best coming up short, making it and landing on a moving bit of OSB could have been worse. Very marketable bunch compared to 50to01 although they’ve got better merch.
If I only I had half his ability.
Honestly, not sure why all the negatives, this jump looks big and scary, but for Brendan it's controlled and minimal risk, anyone who's done a step up knows you fall off if you lose all your speed, and in 99% of those situations, get a slow hit fall over, worst case a sore sack, if he was doing a massive 50 foot gap jump or DH gap then i'd be more worried for him, pushing it and gaining speed on the way down is a recipe for hospital!
I'd say there were more middle aged men on roadbikes injured worse at the weekend riding road bikes on icy roads at 20+ mph!
Brendan is indeed doing his job which he is entitled to do during lockdown.
by the very nature of his work it represents risk which whilst can be limited by his own actions still present a high risk but building a sketchy ramp and continuing with this onslaught of unwatchable tomfoolery he's massively increasing the likelihood of doing himself in .
I know his race career hasn't been what he might of hoped for results wise but there has to be other ways for pro riders to get there viewing figures from YouTube without giving the rest of the world the opinion were all a bunch of dicks.
Were all entitled to an opinion some think meh! Let him do it but I'm working in construction so can't work from home and when on the scaffolding tom as usual I'll remain clipped in using the lift rather than climbing up the outside of the scaffolding.
For what it's worth I like the old dog and used to work with him when he first started out riding orange but he's still got absolutely zero common sense .
I know he's not the only one
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Not sure how I feel about this video.
I mean after seeing what he can do at Rampage, he can't jump over a house?
Brilliant video I'm fairly sure Brendan doing this in lockdown is much more in his comfort zone than Danny nose endoing down the Black slab in Elgol in september. Fair play to them both very entertaining and I doubt there will be a load of 14 year olds trying to emulate either.
The level of keyboard outrage in the last few days has been something else on here what with the 4 or 5 EWS pros chatting either side of a cycle lane near Peebles and Brendog sliding off his bungalow to a raised garden.
As the NHS is constantly under pressure, at least every winter, you could argue that no one should ever be doing anything which potentially increases their workload.
Maybe if the NHS was actually funded properly and we didn't have a culture of wanting to send the poorly paid nurses "back home" then our health service wouldn't be struggling so much.
I’m annoyed that society/mtb riding public have made that a more viable career path,
I totally understand this perspective, although don't forget that this is also strategiesed by the brand's themselves. Grass roots athletes can be far more relatable that an almost anonymous single race run. With a shredit, consumers get to "meet" the athlete and aspire to be them. Yes often it would be foolish to recreate what we see them doing but by generating viewer "Stoke" they generate brand excitement far more than a 31st place DH WC finish.
I'm honestly more into Bernard Kerr nose manualling In-and-Out-Burger in squamish and stoppy landing A-line jumps than any of his race runs.
That is commensurate with his abilities
I think we managed to glean that it's just a bit beyond his abilities actually.
Guess he needs to keep the clicks coming.
I think this.
I enjoyed that. They come across very well on the video and also the other learning to jump video. I wouldn't have even cleared the pile of rubbish on the run up.
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Shame he’s knocking that house down.
It's his parents' house, so I suspect it's not down to Brendan 😉
There are some right dull twerps on this forum, aren't there. Guess it's like life really.
Made me chuckle
Liked that one. I really enjoy the matt Jones vids more though.
Course Oli broke his ankle recently jumping off that cliff.
I guess they always did stuff like that, it's just they tend to #vlogit lately.
Real shame for Oli as he already has ankle issues I think.
Love a Brendog/Wilkins video though.
Two amazingly stylish riders.
This is nothing!
I joined the Surrey Hills FB group.
What a mistake!
It's just endless videos from morons imitating this sort of thing. Wheel spinning cars, skids on their bikes and bantz with The Lads. Everyone can be a Jackass these days!
Literally zero posts about what tyres, planes on runways or retirement advice.
LAME.
It was Bren’s parents house, he bought it from them.
Olly Wilkins talks about his ankle and other professional riders and the whole lockdown injury thing here. It’s at the beginning before Rob Warner, but I’d advise listening to the whole thing, it’s quite funny.
You lot do know he is active on here
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Posts under a rhyming pseudonym i think
Met him, had a chat about line choice at an enduro i did some work on when he lived down south,
Did he win? 🙂
No, 3rd
Apparently some bell end gave him some duff line choice recommmedations
Nice guy, and his brothers alright as well. Did some hit it with a brick maintenance to get his bike rideable and blamed brendog