Great vid! The blue lines of Chatel are pretty much destroyed in this end of season, I'm not nearly as fast as you but that's reassuring to see that the pros also feel it in their hands haha
if you go back to Chatel, Black shore & air voltage are some of the most unique trails in the area, got to check them out. There is also some crazy gaps into the berms down the bottom of serpentine. they cut off the steep rooty track i always forget the name of and black shore but are defo worth the time it takes to find them.
Black shore is awesome. You might well have done it, as it's the wooden features through the trees just after the big north shore drop you did at 11.30. I would love to be able to hit Air Voltage, but out-with my current confidence zone! You would be fine having done Hardline, and Air Voltage has loads of mad looking northshore drops etc.
Sick riding as ever mate. Being a barely intermediate standard rider there was no way I was hitting the big drop at 11:35, but I figured it would be fun to try and clear the chicken ramp on the smaller one next to it and land on the dirt... ... ...and sure enough the landing was fine, but then I nearly nutted the stem hitting the following compression at full pelt, suspension bottomed out, tyres squirming etc., never felt anything like it! Really got to keep your wits about you for sure. Not sure when I'll make it back to Morzine, we are doing Meribel next year, but when I do I'm hoping to tick the river gap off at least!
Really cool spot, amazing ride as always! Nice with that section repeating for warm up, and trying to get fast as can (Im new to DH, doing this all the time till I go home :-) 😂)
Lewis. Have you been to La Fenasosa bike park? If not, you need to go, 90% built by Nico Vink, lines you would love. And to get there from the U.K. on last visit in January it cost me £150 more than a weekend in Bike Park Wales (including flights, hire car, full board accommodation, uplifts etc) I’m going again in 7 weeks and can’t wait!
Just get your name down for a Athers 200 frame; won’t be your next frame due to wait list, but it’ll be built for you when it arrives. Otherwise a V10 🎉
Châtel and Pleney tracks are so destroyed right now that some blues are ranging from red to black 😂 I'm in Les Gets right now and each time I went to Châtel I came back high af because of the speed the tracks put you into. The most dangerous thing I noticed is the holes at the end of some fast steep berms, which is the part where you decompress to change direction and that can be mortal xd
Love your vids man 😊! I would say if you want a nw enduro/freerider the spindrift is the best option but you already have one 😅. As an new dh I’ll think the commercial supreme v5 is the best 🎉!
@LewisBuchanan Atherton bikes are built to be used and can be built to fit you and are not like mass produced bikes. They look and feel sooo nice! I like the unpainted bare carbon and titanium look. They do a nice painted grey titanium as well or black painted titanium.
Hey were you planning on doing a video with your thoughts on the Raaw? I've been on the fence about one for a while and would love to hear how you like it.
@@LewisBuchanan well fair enough! Seems to be one benefit to be sponsered by Onlyfans that you don`t neet to decide on one bike. And i guess there are a lot of horses out there who want to be ridden. ;-)
That blue with the step-up, looks like how the French catagorise their ski slopes! Let's build a run with red features on it, then call it a blue! I was on my board, going down a cruisey blue between off piste areas once, when all of a sudden it just dropped away at what looked like a 60+ degree angle - which I was fine with but not with the thought of a whole load upper beginners suddenly finding themselves on it!
@@LewisBuchanan if you watch a run by Jackson Goldstone he is very vocal when he hits a jump, wooo, whuuup etc etc, No one ever done that before he did, now every person I see uploading a run are doing it, I find it very strange and it makes my toes curl with cringe but it’s normally the same little rich white kids that use the very annoying phrase “yeah boy” at every opportunity. 😂😂😂 No harm in it I suppose, maybe I’m the weirdo for getting cringes over it 👍
One thing I learnt riding chatel was the blue runs are like black in the UK, hanging on for dear life going down serpentine 😂
Yes haha! It’s crazy grading system but hey 🤷🏼♂️
Great vid! The blue lines of Chatel are pretty much destroyed in this end of season, I'm not nearly as fast as you but that's reassuring to see that the pros also feel it in their hands haha
My hands = done 😂
if you go back to Chatel, Black shore & air voltage are some of the most unique trails in the area, got to check them out. There is also some crazy gaps into the berms down the bottom of serpentine. they cut off the steep rooty track i always forget the name of and black shore but are defo worth the time it takes to find them.
Thanks Jake!
Black shore is awesome. You might well have done it, as it's the wooden features through the trees just after the big north shore drop you did at 11.30. I would love to be able to hit Air Voltage, but out-with my current confidence zone! You would be fine having done Hardline, and Air Voltage has loads of mad looking northshore drops etc.
Next year I’ll hit that stuff for sure
Sick riding as ever mate. Being a barely intermediate standard rider there was no way I was hitting the big drop at 11:35, but I figured it would be fun to try and clear the chicken ramp on the smaller one next to it and land on the dirt...
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...and sure enough the landing was fine, but then I nearly nutted the stem hitting the following compression at full pelt, suspension bottomed out, tyres squirming etc., never felt anything like it! Really got to keep your wits about you for sure.
Not sure when I'll make it back to Morzine, we are doing Meribel next year, but when I do I'm hoping to tick the river gap off at least!
Nice one 🤜🏽🤛🏽
Such a sweet bike park, mate! Gotta get out there. Sick 🚀
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You should get that new scott gambler tuned 900 that bike is sick. Nice trails man hope i can ride them soon too.
They do look nice! Thanks
We did 6 days riding there a few weeks ago and loved it. Amazing place to ride and loved Chatel
Sick
Wow,sick riding.That track looks like you could get going to fast really quickly, and end up in a tree.Peace and stay safe lads.
Thanksn
Really cool spot, amazing ride as always! Nice with that section repeating for warm up, and trying to get fast as can (Im new to DH, doing this all the time till I go home :-) 😂)
Thanks
Lewis. Have you been to La Fenasosa bike park? If not, you need to go, 90% built by Nico Vink, lines you would love.
And to get there from the U.K. on last visit in January it cost me £150 more than a weekend in Bike Park Wales (including flights, hire car, full board accommodation, uplifts etc)
I’m going again in 7 weeks and can’t wait!
I’d love to go! Thanks for the recommendation
@@LewisBuchanan You’ll love it. 👍🏽
I love these type of vids, what camera are you using ? Quality and sound is on point 👌🏼
Thanks! This is a Dji osmo action 4! It’s incredible
Just get your name down for a Athers 200 frame; won’t be your next frame due to wait list, but it’ll be built for you when it arrives. Otherwise a V10 🎉
Been looking at them 👀
Châtel and Pleney tracks are so destroyed right now that some blues are ranging from red to black 😂 I'm in Les Gets right now and each time I went to Châtel I came back high af because of the speed the tracks put you into. The most dangerous thing I noticed is the holes at the end of some fast steep berms, which is the part where you decompress to change direction and that can be mortal xd
Pretty wild! End of season riding is always the toughest eh
That's some pretty good training if you don't die haha
I went in June trails were so mint then... build up a POLE... would be sick to see.. ❤ great videos dude..
Thanks 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
5:04 when you realize that you did an involuntary barspin, did a quite few myself 😂
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Love your vids man 😊! I would say if you want a nw enduro/freerider the spindrift is the best option but you already have one 😅. As an new dh I’ll think the commercial supreme v5 is the best 🎉!
Thanks!!!
Raaw Madonna - ultimate Enduro bike. Run it in full coil.
Yeah boy
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DJI + this POV looks so good! What mount is that under your visor?
Thanks! The mount is a ninja mount with Dji osmo action 4
Commencal suprerme V5 ohlins edition.
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Get a custom trek it would be a fire setup with the helmet
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It would be nice to see you ride the new rose scrub this bike defenitly looks interesting !
That would be sick
Top vink , jumpe the roler out of the Brm then it's easy to clear the First big one
Yeah I figured that haha. We didn’t have much time to scope all that out properly. But next time 🙏🏽
Lewis is so incredible at biking he has got so good
Thanks 🙏🏽
Atherton am 200. Very nice bike!
Recommend a lot! Thanks
@LewisBuchanan Atherton bikes are built to be used and can be built to fit you and are not like mass produced bikes. They look and feel sooo nice! I like the unpainted bare carbon and titanium look. They do a nice painted grey titanium as well or black painted titanium.
Sick! I’ll have a look
@@LewisBuchanan they do an enduro version as well. That's on my santa list 😂
Options eh
Hey were you planning on doing a video with your thoughts on the Raaw? I've been on the fence about one for a while and would love to hear how you like it.
I will do a video shortly yeah! It’s probably the nicest bike I’ve ever rode. Rides so well. I’d seriously recommend getting one
@@LewisBuchanan great to hear, looking forward to it!
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top vid mate😄
Thanks!
I like the Mondraker Summum Carbon R downhill bike... looks nice anyway 😋
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That was epic ⛳
Cheers
Your sighting lap speed is my full send mode.
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When cornering where should i be looking?
I’d say a few bike lengths in front of you. Not too far but not looking at your front wheel.
5:00 another reason why enduro racers should have triple crowns!!
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Naaa, the Raaw is fine! Or are you looking for a new Enduro Rig? If so maybe try the Madonna ;-)
I’m moving on from the Raaw. It’s been fun!
@@LewisBuchanan well fair enough! Seems to be one benefit to be sponsered by Onlyfans that you don`t neet to decide on one bike. And i guess there are a lot of horses out there who want to be ridden. ;-)
you missed the last jump before the roadgap
That blue with the step-up, looks like how the French catagorise their ski slopes!
Let's build a run with red features on it, then call it a blue!
I was on my board, going down a cruisey blue between off piste areas once, when all of a sudden it just dropped away at what looked like a 60+ degree angle - which I was fine with but not with the thought of a whole load upper beginners suddenly finding themselves on it!
Haha that’s crazy
try get a devinci chainsaw because there cool AF. defo not a fast bike though haha
Sick I’ll take a look! Cheers
you do reboul line next to the car park at the bottom?
No idea what that part is?
Oh. I think it was closed when we where there :(
@@LewisBuchanan Ah that's unfortunate, definitely worth checking out if you ever get the opportunity again, great vid though man!
Thanks! Yeah I’ll for sure check it next year. Cheers for the recommendation
abselutley died on vink a couple weeks back. front wheel cracked and so bent it wont pass through the forks
Damn! Hope ya alright
that's not wind, you're in a thermal. It's hot air being sucked in 360* around and rising. Can feel very confusing
Interesting
Deviate Claymore for the next rig 👌
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Specialized demo
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How about getting the world champs winning Atherton DH bike next?
Does look nice
lived there for 6 years, chatel bikepark never broke my bike once
ThTs wild
The grading in chatel is fucking mental, the blues ain’t blues
Haha I thought that too 😂 wild!
So imagine what Air Voltage is like think it is triple black!@@LewisBuchanan
this is what happens without Delium Tyres😂
Haha
Chatel is the best bikepark in france
It’s insane
All the sheep copying JG vocal whoops over the jumps 😂
Eh?
@@LewisBuchanan if you watch a run by Jackson Goldstone he is very vocal when he hits a jump, wooo, whuuup etc etc, No one ever done that before he did, now every person I see uploading a run are doing it, I find it very strange and it makes my toes curl with cringe but it’s normally the same little rich white kids that use the very annoying phrase “yeah boy” at every opportunity. 😂😂😂 No harm in it I suppose, maybe I’m the weirdo for getting cringes over it 👍
Yeah…I mean honestly I pay no attention to any of those videos 😂 I was doing this like 3-4 years ago 😂 anyway 👍🏽. I think it’s just people having fun