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Bikes and trails have changed too. On my Epic and Stumpjumper from early 2000's (Before you were born! hahah!) they were of benefit. When I was in the Alps and getting trail tips and guiding from Emily Horridge (Name drop!) they were dropping out of favour. Bikes were getting bigger and my Stumpjumper was doing well to even keep up. Current bikes have flats and I prefer them too. I still feel attached.

Wheel went left but the handle right😢

I’ve been pretty much though the same process

I’m just lazy. No special footwear. I just ride with whatever I happen to be wearing. I’ve even ridden in sandals. I would forget my clipless shoes.

Awesome video mate! I personally used to only ride flat pedals (which was strange considering I race XC), and one afternoon decided to give clips a go and haven't looked back since. For me my riding improved extremely quickly leaving me with more confidence on the technical descents and jumps, and being easier to go uphill. Also when I switched, my XC race results improved like crazy so I don't think I'll even think about flats ever again! But obviously if you're not racing then just riding what you feel comfortable on is the way to go

I would definitely hold onto the pedals and shoes, you can always swap back if you feel like giving it another go! Being able to ride both is pretty useful 🙂

Awesome video its a bit of a coincidence cause I recently had a close call with my clips on a tight trail and now I'm planning on riding flats for the week to see if i want to switch back. Can't wait for your south island trip there's gonna be some great videos if you ever visit Nelson I'd love to show you around the local trails!

Hey thats mean you rode with dads army. Must of been awsum was wondering if you would bump into them at some point.👌👍🤙😎

And easy to do tricks 😁 i rather be free on the bike than stuck to the bike.

I think you should be careful on steep hills and it's raining and you break because more the chances increase to injury

Did bro really use his front brakes😂 if so....he needs to relearn some stuff, NOT TO MENTION USING FRINT BRAKES ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE IS CRAZY

And that is why you wear a full face and eye protection. Especially in those conditions

You did almost wipe into the tree back there.😎

Your first problem riding in the wet 😁. Did they lighten your bike any more.😎

Sick vidio🔥🔥🔥

I chickened out of that school roller drop it's definitely worse in real life. There's new tracks here, a grade 5 cliffhanger and a grade 6 maverick if you are interested

Hey man do you use the padded chesty. Cos i use the gopro plastic shield harness and thats really vibraty if you know what i mean. So does the padded chesty absorb some of the bad movement out as you are filming. I notice you and some others dont shake as much. Wondering if that may be what i need

Going to miss that rowdy neighbor 😢

Was this on the wednesday late nite.i was out there when it rained haha.was fun tho.the tracks were running a bit slow.👌

I saw u here last weekend!!!

But yea that sucks they are tree felling back there. Its gona mess things up a bit. Im still going to ride some trails there its algdz. Plenty more parks to ride around north. Nice riding and funny small fall.slow mo.😁

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next time i go to the park im definitely hitting track the ripper

These looked mad.nice job.👌

That was some insane terrain mate.😁

I would like to get those top jumps done cant do the step down but want to try 1 of those gaps at the bottom 2

Hey i seen you rode parihaka. If you watch the northland mtb boys they show you all the tracks. Plus i saw how unmaintained they were thats shocking.😁

You should make full vid on backyard

Nice vid

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Your old one

How much could I buy your bike for

Last day of the holidays was like 5 weeks ago lol

Are all those trails down over the back of the forest.👌

Oh no did you go out today.😁

Nice

Clips are good 👍🏼

Awesome vid the fall at 2:46 was quite funny but it looks like you're getting pretty good at clipping out, I just installed my new pair of clipless pedals yesterday and tried them out a little a bit. It's too wet for a ride at the moment but so far just trying them in the garage they're feeling a lot better than the crankbrothers ones.

Yea i hope you got your wheel fixed up that was pretty bad riding with loose spokes your wheel couldve easily folded at any time.👌🤙😎

Haha i think av8a is the scariest i wouldnt do it on my hardtail tho. Yea im not into those kinda trails yet some of the features are cool. I like flowy jump lines. Cool vid tho.👌🤙😎

That looks seriously intense.😎👌

You are so fast down those trails! Shimano make a beginner cleat which make it easier to get clipped out, could be worth a look!

I saw you at woodhill today

What is your gopro set to as in fps and view.

What day were you out here mate. Im heading out to woodhill within a couple weeks.

Awesome video when I started riding clips it was terrifying and I also had trouble with my left foot not unclipping. I just ordered a new pair from a different brand after riding some crank brothers ones for 4 months. Good luck and hope you don't have too many falls!

Flying bro!

No matter how good a corner looks clay in the wet 🙅‍♂️

Great video, yikes on the fall! That clay can be like ice. So yeah, good luck on the next one

Do u go to school