Countryfile BBC 1 7pm "Matt Baker tries his had at extreme mountainbiking in the South Pennines".
What's extreme mountainbiking?
you'll find out at 7pm, same as everyone else.
you'll find out at 7pm, same as everyone else.
Heh....genuine lol.
😀 Can't wait!
What's extreme mountainbiking?
I think he's a bit of a biker isn't he? so maybe something that actually resembles some good MTB, not the forest roads you normally see on TV
There was a photo of him and Chris Akrigg knocking around recently...
ooh clashes with F1 highlights !
Do you think he's going to bring the gnaaaAAAAARRRR?
😉
Met him once. He's a decent guy.
He used to be a National level gymnast so he should have good balance and co-ordination. Although I;m not sure the BBC insurance would let him do.
South Pennines
extreme MTBing?
Mary Townley loop would seem countryfiley. Not extreme, if only epic
Lee quarry?
Ive no idea
Is it like extreme ironing?
Mary Townley loop would seem countryfiley. Not extreme, if only epic
Lee quarry?
They did that a couple of years ago now, MTBs open gates for horses apparently.
[i]Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison head to the South Pennines, where old rivals Yorkshire and Lancashire collide. It is also home to the Pennine Way, which runs through the backbone of England. Ellie takes in part of the Pennine Way with local poet Simon Armitage. Meanwhile, Matt uses two wheels for some extreme mountain biking.[/i]
My moneys on Lee Quarry as it's very close to the Pennine Way and the Lancashire/Yorkshire border!
[i]Met him once. He's a decent guy[/i]
Well he's bound to be, he's a Durham lad! 😆
Well he's bound to be, he's a Durham lad!
Exactly!
Likes his bevy as well.
Are you from Winston, Winston?
Nah mate. I'm a North Durham, "Chesta" lad originally.
Been in exile in various places for 10 years now.
I think he's a bit of a biker isn't he
Not when they did a feature on gawton about two years ago. He threw himself at it though..
[i]Been in exile in various places for 10 years now.[/i]
I know the feeling, I'm exiled in North Yorkshire, not bad though, only 35/40 mins from the Dales or Moors.
Last week Matt mentioned jumping a few rocks and drops.
He's a good all round sporty person, so should be good viewing.
I usually watch for the cute ickle lambs - awww.
Chris akrigg mentioned it on Twitter earlier in the week, and Charge bikes have mentioned it just now
Last time the BBC did some "extreme mountain biking" round this neck of the woods it involved riding (walking/pushing) up Winnats Pass (yes, the road climb) then going down the Broken Road. A round trip of approximately two miles.
Gnarl to the max, that one. 🙄
Yeah, it's with Chris akrigg so probably more "extreme" than the average stw'er will ever get...
And speaking as another exiled Durham chap, I'd agree that matt seems like a top bloke.
Aye, just saw a little clip at the start with Matt Baker doing not too bad on a Trek, then what looked like a recovered Akrigg doing some flying.
And yep, he does seem a sound feller- almost made David Cameron cry that time, that was good.
Please tell me that wasn't it. A pint of tea!
Drinking pints of tea, yep about as extreme as most of the collective on here manage from behind the safety of their desks......
KY jelly on Countryfile 😯
There's more to come, you impatient sods!
here we go. with Chris Akrigg
EDIT: damn I thought it was starting. good thing love a bit of dandilion
Baby Robins?
Back to the footie then....
Drinking pints of tea, yep about as extreme as most of the collective on here manage from behind the safety of their desks......
Tea, on here ?? Nah. More likely to be a fullcaffhalfcaffdecaffskinnylattefairtradeespresso... hand ground in the latest designer bean grinder. 😀
I bet he says "Oh my word" at some point...
oh adams farm. brill
I usually watch for the cute ickle lambs - awww.
I hope you've been watching, then, otherwise you just missed a good one.
Lambs are awesome!
Now witches. Does it get any better?
I will answer that question after seeing the extreme biking
Should we objectify a presenter while we're waiting?
Have i missed it?
Sure I saw someone fall off a bike and subsequently a cliff - are the One Show now looking for a new presenter?
just about to begin? its the weather....
How come it's acceptable for the weather forecasters to be dressed casually for the countyfile weather? He had a suit on 50 minutes ago.
better fit my mudguards...
...oh wait
That New Holland was cool. Mmmmm self steering 🙂
Oh good a wet commute all week, and for the [s]race[/s] sportive on the weekend 😐
Holly Crap!!!!!!
That was some fall.
Good article.
Wet [s]racing strava times[/s] commute for me too.
That wasn't worth sitting through the whole of [s]blue peter[/s] Countryfile for.
that's it?
Well that was 'extremely' tenuous, Mat's bike time must have totalled 2 minutes on screen. Nasty leg injury though.
Hmm, beaten to it, not as good as I was hoping for. Once again showing mountain biking as being elitist and dangerous. Bit of a missed opportunity for the area, particularly given the amount of time whinging on about wind turbines.
Luckily I switch it on right near the end thinking I'd have missed it.
There was nothing that wasn't covered in [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/chris-akrigg-not-if-but-when ]this thread[/url] about 10 months ago!
Did I missing anything?
Aye- and since that thread was broadcast on the BBC it's hard to see why they'd bother eh .
You missed how to ride up a rock step.
The fall made me feel sick (having broken my tibia in a crash), the pilot is my uncle (who also collected Richard Hammond, which is why he went on to make the show to raise profile of air ambulance charity).
Bad fall that it was funny though when his mate shouted down you ok, cool calm reply Ambulance 😀 gave me a chuckle.
It may have been brief but I found ir very encourageing, knew he had taken a tumble but did not know it was that serious. fell of my bike and broke my femur about 4 weeks ago, seeing him back on his bike has given me a bit of a lift. Those xrays were very close to mine, long pins with bolts holding them inside the bone. It will be a long time before I'm one leg spinning on the turbo but I have it all set up and ready to go. A slight nod from the doc in the bikes direction and I'll be pedalling away for as long as possible. Hope you all had a good ride today, wish I had been with you.
Hope you can make as good progress as Chris Akrigg mt. It must be hard to wait for your body to heal.
I thought it was quite a good feature.
thanks for the good wishes. told the ambulance person on the phone that there was no way I was getting put on a helicopter without my lovely bike being looked after. Learned a lot of leasons on the day about bikes rides off road on my own.
I was really lucky.
I thought it wasn't bad. These MTBing features on regular tv are usually much much worse with over-use of the word Extreme and Awesome, like on the Gadget Show for instance.
I wasn't sure how extreme it was going to be, but when Chris Akrigg turned up I though Fair enough, he is normally does do extreme mountain biking.
is it balm cakes up there 😆
My word that accident was horrendous, I too felt sick and as mantioned above how cool and calm was Chris?
Made up - watched 2 good looking chaps ride mtbs and my favourite sheep of all time, the Herdwick with lamb, going to sleep well tonight.
I know the feeling, I'm exiled in North Yorkshire, not bad though, only 35/40 mins from the Dales or Moors.
Try being exiled at the top end of the Midlands with people who make a great deal about there northerness because they are denying their true nature.
I know the feeling, I'm exiled in North Yorkshire, not bad though, only 35/40 mins from the Dales or Moors.
Nowt wrong with North Yorkshire. which part??
here guys there is a recent video of him back on his bike...pretty cool to see after the accident
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Good to see.
I take it someone has taken pity on Matt Baker after his last mtb feature on CF and bought him a decent bike?
anyone know who Chris uses as a physio?
Best bet is to ask him on Twitter: [url= https://twitter.com/#!/chrisakrigg ]@chrisakrigg[/url]
That new clip is fantastic... Found myself welling up a wee bit on the teocali bit
who was asking about the physio, he is on this new video which was on pinkbike today!
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Had to skip all the way to the end for a shoddy couple of minutes wasted from my life and that's saying something.