Vero sandler inspires me every day, such a unique rider with a hell of a lot of talent and a really inspiring attitude to both chilled out riding, and also to full on sends and progression! She takes some big hits in her stride, has bucketloads of style and just seems to have a great time every time she rides, and that’s awesome to see!
I tell you what was inspiring, sat here with my eldest daughter who saw people she could relate to all over the screen for a change. She's been glued to it. Sam is a legend for getting the girls involved. We're a brilliantly inclusive sport, so we need to do it more.
Darkfest and Audi 9's are the mountain biking events I look forward to the most throughout the year. No pressure of competition, just fun, personal achievement and comradery! Love it!
And social media money making… Oh do I Long for those NWD Freeride days! Maybe it’s me missing my youth, but in my opinion MTB culture peaked back then! Not the tech of course, but the culture! I remember drinking with pros like Peaty, the night before the downhill race! Some of the dudes where still hammered during their race runs but got onto the podium! Nowadays it’s doping and competition instead of friendship and having fun, which bothers me quiet a lot to be honest..
I’m not kidding I’m enjoying watching the women in free riding so much currently, especially vero sandler - one of the most exciting free riders currently! Those jumps are obscenely big and I’m so happy that women are finally getting the platform to show how hard they can send big jumps and how fast they can progress! The future of freeride is a bright one and we have dark fest and the people who ride it to thank for it
The most amazing content on GMBN. The visuals, edit and music are perfect!!! I would be proud of this work So cool to see the girls there and achieving milestones and having a blast!!!
Darkfest is so great because it's just a big jump session with friends!!! That's what riding is all about; pushing your limits, growing as a person, and meeting awesome new people just like you. Love it!
YES!! LOVE watching the ladies take the stage! awesome video, beautifully shot, so inspiring. i'm 60 yr old female just getting on a hardtail, so i won't be doing this but it fills me with glee, thank you!
Every video & edit ive seen from Darkfest is just pure joy! Whether on RUclips or Insta.. The absolutely insane sends, the edits, the soundtracks, the scenery, the sheer f..king joy! All of it.. And particularly the girls, the rate of progression from the girls in freeride in just the last year is off the charts, & their insane level of stoke is just awesome! .. With this, Audi 9s, & the Redbull Formation female progression session held at the same grounds as Rampage, it's only a matter of time until woman compete in Rampage.. And when they do, Robyn Goomes is sure to get the McGazza Spirit Award, because her shredding, her gusto, & her sheer joy in riding, & stoke for everyone around her, is just so awesome to watch!
1st off its ****ing SWEET to see the ladies stepping up their game! 2nd this is such a well edited piece, by far one of the best GMBN has put out to date, not just the content but the flow of the cuts, the music, and the story of progression. PURE STOKE! This is why I started riding again 12 years ago in my mid 30's after stopping in my early 20's to raise my family. Heading to whistler with my crew this years in hopes of clearing Dirt Merchant at age 46 in search of the same stoke seen in this video! TOP NOTCH VID!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely the best darkest video yet, so good to see the riders and have some insight into the event itself! These women are sending it so hard ! Amazing to see.thanks guys.
This is probably the best video that I have ever seen on your channel, and I watch more or less everything that you upload! Amazing video, so cinematic, you can fell the great vibes from the event. Amazing work
These guy’s AND girls are amazing! Seems like wherever you are in the world MTB riders are like one big supportive family. A very ‘feel good’ video this one, some might even shed a tear of joy 🤘🏽🥲
Man.... didn't even know this was a thing and Stellenbosch is basically my backyard at the moment - I'm hitting some vineyard trails tomorrow myself! Greetings and blessings from Cape Town - South Africa! 🔥🔥
Absolutely love how the girls are pushing in all extreme sports. Obviously in freeride and MTB in general. But also in e.g. skiing. Thinking of Hedvig Wessel or Elisabeth Gerritzen on the Freeride World Tour. Mathilde Gremaud in Slopestyle and Big Air or also on this years Audi Nines the girls in skiing and snowboarding were pushing and was really exciting to see them throwing triplecork 1260s (Reira Iwabuchi and Laurie Blouin) etc. The times when watching these sports the womens run were used as a TV-break are definitely over...!
So jealous of the youngster's and the bikes we have now. I built jumps in the 80s trying to get bigger and bigger but did nothing but destroy bikes and myself couple times I have the bike now but not the joints so I just have to go small now and go home.
This has nothing to do with jumping, but I can't find anything on it .... Why do bicycles let you turn the wheel 360% and beond ripping out your front brake cable I mean every dirt bike I have ever rode has a point where you cannot turn the wheel any more it would be very easy to weld on some turning stops, is it built in obsolescence or something like that? If there is a good reason, please let me know. I am about to tig weld my own stops on my bike.
What do you think of this event? Has it inspired you to go ride some jumps? Let us know 👇
Vero sandler inspires me every day, such a unique rider with a hell of a lot of talent and a really inspiring attitude to both chilled out riding, and also to full on sends and progression! She takes some big hits in her stride, has bucketloads of style and just seems to have a great time every time she rides, and that’s awesome to see!
I tell you what was inspiring, sat here with my eldest daughter who saw people she could relate to all over the screen for a change. She's been glued to it. Sam is a legend for getting the girls involved. We're a brilliantly inclusive sport, so we need to do it more.
Oh yes, I have a goal of going there someday. 😃
How about reviewing & shredding on a step through? A.K.A. A woman's bike?
The female riders are amazing, OMG 🤩🤩🤩
Darkfest and Audi 9's are the mountain biking events I look forward to the most throughout the year. No pressure of competition, just fun, personal achievement and comradery! Love it!
@LeeSmith what you said.
100%! There is such a great feeling of community at these events!
Heck yes!
And social media money making…
Oh do I Long for those NWD Freeride days!
Maybe it’s me missing my youth, but in my opinion MTB culture peaked back then!
Not the tech of course, but the culture!
I remember drinking with pros like Peaty, the night before the downhill race!
Some of the dudes where still hammered during their race runs but got onto the podium!
Nowadays it’s doping and competition instead of friendship and having fun, which bothers me quiet a lot to be honest..
If I just think about the Winterberg UCI worldcup and Masters of Dirt.
Wow that was insane!
I wish I could relive those days :)
The shot at the end.
The supermans with the reflection in the water......
Breathtaking.
same. Great shots and edits, but this shot was stunning. 👍👍👍
And it's cool that the girls were there this year. 😎 ✌
Pure beauty, GMAN MTB! 😍
I’m not kidding I’m enjoying watching the women in free riding so much currently, especially vero sandler - one of the most exciting free riders currently! Those jumps are obscenely big and I’m so happy that women are finally getting the platform to show how hard they can send big jumps and how fast they can progress! The future of freeride is a bright one and we have dark fest and the people who ride it to thank for it
There is such a huge amount of talent displayed by female riders currently! It's so exciting to see an increasingly diverse sport! 👍
The most amazing content on GMBN.
The visuals, edit and music are perfect!!!
I would be proud of this work
So cool to see the girls there and achieving milestones and having a blast!!!
It's great to hear that amazing feedback!
That's bonkers, those women are totally awesome! Those jumps are huge!
SO HUGE! 🚀
What a freakin’ excellent video. Content, theme, cinematography, commentary. More, more, more please
This brought me so much joy. Thank you GMBN and Mr. Reynolds, but most of all, the amazing lady riders. Inspiring.
That's great! Thanks so much for your support! It means a lot to us!
That was epic.
Insane skill set unleashed on an insane scale in a stunning location.
Living the dream.....
So true! How could you not want to go! 👊
The ladies are killin it!!!!!!
Yea! They are all SENDING IT! 🚀
Best event in the world with the best rider's in the world.... epic!!
Wow amazing to see everyone so happy. The whole video just pulsed with pure joy. Put a big smile on my face, ☺😊😄
That's amazing Ben! Thanks so much for the support!
super stylish and sending it huge, so good to see everyone loving it, mountain biking is soo mega rad
Ah, those butter-smooth landings! Wow!
Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines! #KeepBiking
Darkfest is so great because it's just a big jump session with friends!!! That's what riding is all about; pushing your limits, growing as a person, and meeting awesome new people just like you. Love it!
So true! Mountain biking is all about fun with friends! 👊
YES!! LOVE watching the ladies take the stage! awesome video, beautifully shot, so inspiring. i'm 60 yr old female just getting on a hardtail, so i won't be doing this but it fills me with glee, thank you!
Awesome, enjoy your rides always.
Very nice, it's so awesome seeing women ride jumps like these. Such a positive vibe over there I love it.
The positivity and sense of community looked amazing at Darkfest! It's great to showcase how talented female riders are!
Every video & edit ive seen from Darkfest is just pure joy! Whether on RUclips or Insta.. The absolutely insane sends, the edits, the soundtracks, the scenery, the sheer f..king joy! All of it.. And particularly the girls, the rate of progression from the girls in freeride in just the last year is off the charts, & their insane level of stoke is just awesome! .. With this, Audi 9s, & the Redbull Formation female progression session held at the same grounds as Rampage, it's only a matter of time until woman compete in Rampage.. And when they do, Robyn Goomes is sure to get the McGazza Spirit Award, because her shredding, her gusto, & her sheer joy in riding, & stoke for everyone around her, is just so awesome to watch!
What an amazing video! It is SO cool to see the women out there making it happen and to see everyone encouraging each other.
Thanks for the support! We 100% agree! 🤘
Awesome! For everyone! Some reactions are priceless!
1st off its ****ing SWEET to see the ladies stepping up their game! 2nd this is such a well edited piece, by far one of the best GMBN has put out to date, not just the content but the flow of the cuts, the music, and the story of progression. PURE STOKE! This is why I started riding again 12 years ago in my mid 30's after stopping in my early 20's to raise my family. Heading to whistler with my crew this years in hopes of clearing Dirt Merchant at age 46 in search of the same stoke seen in this video! TOP NOTCH VID!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an epic vid 🤙 serious talent!
Thanks!! Talent for days! 🤙
Those girls can shed. So sick. Great vid
100%! They are some incredibly steezy riders! Thanks for the support!
INCREDIBLE footage! Thank you all for this.
Definitely the best darkest video yet, so good to see the riders and have some insight into the event itself! These women are sending it so hard ! Amazing to see.thanks guys.
I could listen to Veronique talk about the sport for days. She is a fantastic ambassador and speaks impeccably. British English FTW!
Pretty sure she's kiwi originally haha
Absolutely stunning edit, the vibe really showed through and some of the camera work and editing was next level.
This is the best edit you made so far 🤟 crazy riding, amazing footage 🔥
Thank you for the amazing feedback on this video! 🙌
OMG so inspiring , this athletes are made of a different paste ... huge respect
Hell yer glad to see the lady's smashing it alongside the lads. 👌
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Just incredible filming! The camera work showing a 360 as she mentions it, panning effortlessly to the sun as she describes it.
13:47 🤤
Best GMBN Vid so far! 100% on fire!!!
Thanks so much, Aaron!
This is probably the best video that I have ever seen on your channel, and I watch more or less everything that you upload! Amazing video, so cinematic, you can fell the great vibes from the event. Amazing work
This video is so freaking awesome. The vibe at this event, damn would be so cool to be there. Everyone just sending it, epic 🤘🏼
These guy’s AND girls are amazing! Seems like wherever you are in the world MTB riders are like one big supportive family. A very ‘feel good’ video this one, some might even shed a tear of joy 🤘🏽🥲
Yea mountain biking is the best big family, it's always good to see riders being supportive of each other 🤘👊
Amazing stuff... Living there best life.
100% 🤘
Amazing!!!!
Just epic, also perfect edit and music. Best vid this year so far?
Best Dark Fest EVER!
Beautiful video. These ladies are beasts and a true inspiration to other women in the biking sports.
Wow girls! You all fucking rock!!!
So inspiring to see....I am so psyched for you all!
Keep sending!
We couldn't agree more! 🤘
Sick edit! One of the best I've seen for a while. So good to see everyone chillin' and havin' a good time. 🤘😎🤘
Such an awesome event!👌🏻
It's pretty interesting to get a different camera perspective than Sam's chest and drone shots. It really shows how badass the jumps are there!
cameraman is like a GOD! i love this style
Great camera work and editing, really well put together film.
The whole Film Crew and the Awesome and Charming Starz of the Show ,,, GMBN you really did a great one this time 🚴
So good to see the girls on dark fest. 🤙😎
More from the girls.
Dark fest get's better and better every year. 👍
Amazing amazing ladies, you are incredible! The support and stoke for one another is 🔥🔥🔥💕
Awesome!!!
Amazing!
Amazing send and fantastic Outro..🤙🏻🇮🇳
Out of this world!!!
🚀
That was so sick!
These girls are killing it 👏
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Not me realizing this was in my home town and being completely shocked seeing the South African flag. So awesome!!
Lekker my bru 🤘🏽🇿🇦👌🏽
It was such a sick location for some gnarly jumps! 🤘
Great vid.
Veronique was the girl to hire when gmbn had a female presenter. I bet she was busy, bur how awesome could have been?
She's so chilled and humble
Massive respects to these awesome women
// spectacular place, big jumps and a beautiful group of mountain bikers. 🧡🚴🤙 .
My home country too 🤘
WOW!
I have to just say, South Africa looks epic on camera! Great riding too! 😅
South Africa looks immense! 🙌
@@gmbn it is! 😅👍🏼
"Not a sport for girls" - I cant hear that shit anymore! We need more of those videos😁 Awesome riding, great cutting, goosebumbs => Good job GMBN!
Thanks, Jacques! We really want to show how mountain biking is for everyone! Thanks so much for the support! MTB is an amazing sport!
These jumps are massive.
Man.... didn't even know this was a thing and Stellenbosch is basically my backyard at the moment - I'm hitting some vineyard trails tomorrow myself! Greetings and blessings from Cape Town - South Africa! 🔥🔥
Girls are amazing!
sick one!
WOW just WOW
Glad you enjoyed Adam! 🙌
Wowwwww🤘🤘
Sick vid
AAAAAAAmazing!!!
🤔🧐AMAZING ATHELETES 😳🥳🎉🎊👏
🔥🔥🔥
Those chicks rock. As a female rider I am totally inspired to pull off bigger jumps than I ever imagined I might be able too.
Awesome.
The insanely fast progression of female freeriders is the most exciting thing happening in all of sports IMO
Racking up the air miles!
Absolutely minted
I was there!
Were is south africa is this trek?
Awesome to see the girls pushing the sport further and further! 👏🤯🤘❤️🌈🌎
Wow
Thats so sick, lovin' the girls hitting those insane jumps. What was the trick at 13:30 ?
Absolutely love how the girls are pushing in all extreme sports. Obviously in freeride and MTB in general. But also in e.g. skiing. Thinking of Hedvig Wessel or Elisabeth Gerritzen on the Freeride World Tour. Mathilde Gremaud in Slopestyle and Big Air or also on this years Audi Nines the girls in skiing and snowboarding were pushing and was really exciting to see them throwing triplecork 1260s (Reira Iwabuchi and Laurie Blouin) etc.
The times when watching these sports the womens run were used as a TV-break are definitely over...!
Insane. What a girls)
So jealous of the youngster's and the bikes we have now. I built jumps in the 80s trying to get bigger and bigger but did nothing but destroy bikes and myself couple times I have the bike now but not the joints so I just have to go small now and go home.
Whether man or woman, you're all nuts. And I love it.
Haha! Couldn't agree more! 😂
Great to see more media exposure of the women in the sport
Agreed! It's amazing to see the ridding ability of pro female riders! 🔥
Some bad-ass ladies right there!
The word i looked for.
Bad ass girls. 😎 💪🤙
So cool to see theses girls at dark fest. ✌
They can certainly shred hard! They racked up the air miles at Darkfest! 🙌 🤙
What type of bikes are these? The front end looks nothing like i have ever seen before.
😎
Putting faces with names really makes it real.
I was the poor sod that was working my ass off at sky view manner to help get you guys a place to stay lol the bunker and all lol
Thank god for Sam Reynolds.
This has nothing to do with jumping, but I can't find anything on it .... Why do bicycles let you turn the wheel 360% and beond ripping out your front brake cable I mean every dirt bike I have ever rode has a point where you cannot turn the wheel any more it would be very easy to weld on some turning stops, is it built in obsolescence or something like that? If there is a good reason, please let me know. I am about to tig weld my own stops on my bike.
Should have a parachute flying that high!
That would be a good idea! 😂
The girls may not have cojones but they've definitely got balls. Amazing 👍
Funny to see the guys having to prove themselves infront of the girls ;)
Haha! Yeah, the guys must have felt quite intimidated by the sends going on in this video!
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