How to ride an xc bike (video content)

Just seen this great little video of Thomas Vanderham and Wade Simmons riding their XC race bikes:

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Is-Your-XC-Bike-This-Fun-to-Ride.html

Can’t wait to ride tomorrow now! 😀

Great video – great minds obviously think alike!!! Now, 26 or 29? 😉

very good.

I thought that’s how everyone on STW already rides? 😕

I liked that! More ‘normal’ riding than most of the videos these guys make 🙂

DrP

I thought that’s how everyone on STW already rides?

apparently not

this is the majority

I’m afraid to say, ^that^ made me laugh out loud at about 62 seconds!
Am I a bad person? Good effort though….

DrP

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What a fantastic video, the Mabie’s one that is!It reminds me so much of me! 😀
Thanks for the laugh! I needed it! 🙂
A definitely, must watch video!

Funny, is that for real?

Thanks for the laugh! I needed it!

what i wonder is so funny 😕

First vid, mega, want to go out and play.
Second vid, absolute class. Crying. Made me want to stay in and watch funny films. Brilliant. The music is so complimentary. Reminded me of a Clouseau caper.

So XC frame, wide riser bars, long travel forks and grippy tyres… Damn I was so ahead of my time in 2002 ::DDD

Genius!

The second vid that is 🙂 Enjoyed the first but the second out classes it by miles.

Never mind WWGHD….it’s What Would Simon Ralli Do (WWSRD)…if that’s his name of course 🙂

I can’t see any footage of anyone riding an xc race bike?

I know cameras flatten stuff out horribly and I have never been to Mabie but really what was the problem? The N Shore ramp fair enough but the topples towards the end??

Good vid though and the music was right choice.

They should try it on something like that.

Feeble kenevil

Ah, Wade is the man! Here’s the first vid where he came to prominence in my eyes:

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/2832/

Here’s one along similar lines at Glentress.

I did not watch the second video for my first post. I don’t know who made it, but he/she deserves to be shot, in front of his/hers family for choosing such an horrible music.

Nice Vid. Kinda makes you think if all those UK riders who bought a Fox Lyrik 36mm 160 Van RLT Dual Flow FIT really needed it…..

Ok, so my mission for this year is definitely to learn to manual & bunnyhop & jump properly. Sadly at the moment I reckon I’m nearer the second video end of the spectrum, rather than the Wade Simmons end of things! The Shift clip’s Me First & The Gimme Gimme’s soundtrack was up there with the soundtrack of that Mabie video IMHO. 😀