There's A Whole Other Side To Glentress
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- Опубликовано: 15 янв 2023
- Strava Link (borrowed from Brian) - / strava
I originally planned to ride the "standard" trails at Glentress to try and stay reasonably dry, but James, Jack and Brian said that they had a good off piste loop planned out.
Who was I to turn down joining them, sampling some of the best Glentress has to offer.
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Thunderstruck and careless whisper my two favourite trails there. Great video Andrew.
Looks like a lot of fun, as ever. Great vid Andy!
Thanks 👍
Great vid Andrew as ever!
Wow..thanks Andrew , that looked like a blast . You were flying !!
Thanks dude
Great ride Andrew. I discovered the joys of Glentress off piste with Jamie from Street Pigeon this summer and got to ride some of the same trails. So much more than I was expecting after having just ridden the trail center previously.
some sweet trails through the woods there, nice riding, looked like you guys had a top day out on the bikes! cheers
Good day had by all I’d say👍
Enjoyed the virtual ride-a-long Andy. Most importantly, your closing remarks about the off-piste trails and them being a stepping stone to the Golfie is very on-point. 👍
Good to hear mate, it was Jack that said it to me, and I thought he was pretty spot on 👍
Cracking video bud!! Those trails looked sweeeeeeet!!!!
Now that's got me wanting to return and explore GT again. Nice one mate, and trails looked better than I expected. I've also been running the racing line compound with cushcores for a while..100kg in kit and running almost identical pressures. Unfortunately the rears do not last long at all, but I suppose that's the trade-off, with the softer stickier compound and running lower pressure, too. Anyway, thanks for getting me motivated to get out in the cold slop again!
Great video! Bike sounding (as well as looking) awesome too 👌
Agreed on both accounts 👍
Great trails, footage and advice to develop on those 👊
Cheers Kevin
Wow bro that was amazing. Great trails those dude. Looked sweet. Nice ridin chaps 👍
Glad you enjoyed
Love riding the off piste there as you say good first warm up day at Glentress before the Golfie
Nice, good choice 👍
Great stuff Buddy 😜 enjoyed the video 👌🚴
Glad you enjoyed it
Wooohoo that looks amazing. Another fantastic spot (and closer to home) I‘ve got to add to my bucket list. Love what it looks like and you seem to have had a lot of fun! Can‘t wait to try it for myself. I see there is your Dirtlej back in action :) what kind of layers do you typically wear underneath? I found mine to be generally perfect thanks to the various venting options except my arms can get quite sweaty when I wear base layer + mid.
Superb 👍🤜
like how there is already a traffic jam at 30 seconds. good vid boyee!
Haha, didn’t take long 😜
Heading for Glentress on the way to Fort Bill at the end of May. Haven’t been in many years and can’t wait. I’d love to explore the off-piste but I think we’ll probably stick to the trail centre stuff.
Can’t go too far wrong either way👍
Another great video Andrew. Looks like a top day out. Are these trails easy to find or on trailforks? Cheers👍
You can follow the Strava link in the description, and go from there 👍
Wow great video. I know the main trail centre well, so how do I get to where you lads were?
“Thunderstruck” is my favourite trail in Glentress
I almost couldn’t believe how good it was!
@@McTrailRider I’m surprised You never done it before Andrew
Mine too. I literally drive from Blackpool to do Thunderstruck, the rest is a bonus. 👌🏼😎
Sweet. Love the ‘Tress. Something for everyone. So important to have safe places for people to get into the sport, improve, have fun; without scary-Mary off-piste. BPW does it right. It’s such a good model. The new Glentress should build in uplift, to the mast….
And there’s the dark side to play with, too.
Thankfully Glentress is getting some more work done right now, that will bring it a bit more up to date. Something that in my opinion, it really needs.
7:28 Those turns though!
They were fantastic fun, but a bit short lived. Would have loved more of them.
i can tell by your breathing in the first 20 seconds whether I'm going to continue watching )))
That’s an unusual qualifier 🤔
Brilliant video as always. It’s made me virtually make up my mind to head up there at weekend again as I’ve never done Zoro!
Could you please tell me a couple of things?
1) how long ago was this filmed. (And running so well)
2) Whats the last trail you did called?
Finally…
Please do a Golfie video too. I’ve never been there. :)
This was filmed on the 7th of January. Strava link is in the description.
Last trail was called “Janet’s Brae”
I’ve got loads of videos from the Golfie, a couple very recently too👍
@@McTrailRider brilliant, thanks pal. I watch on the smart TV App so don’t see the description as a rule. Apologies for asking questions you have already made great efforts to cover. 😳
Jan 7th is great news. I assumed after all this rain those trails would be rivers!! 💪🏼😎
The last trail is called Daves trail, its on trail forks
POV footage’s color looking good! Is that the new DJI action 3?
All the chest shots are 👍
Nice one Andrew. Did you say you do have thw cushcore in on the new tyres with those low psi (19/21)? Also, are you running front and rear specific michis? Cheers!
No, Cushcore has been removed, but the pressures have only went up 1psi each since.
Front and rear specific👍
@@McTrailRiderHow much do you weigh if you don’t mind me asking?
@@TimH123 90kgs
really enjoy a day on the off piste at GT , wish they would put normal parking meters in though , stupid app !! ;)
Thunderstruck is a sweet trail to ride.
Absolutely, a genuine surprise for me too 👍
Pfff... high speed :) I love the track at 10:42 myself (Careless Whisper?)
Correct 👍
Andy, great vid as always. I agree GT is not as challenging as Golfie, but all trails offer something different. Where in Skulduggery? Have done a number of the trails on the dark side of GT but havn't done it before and can't see it on Trailforks. 🤙
It’s also known as Jailbreak and that’s what it’s listed on Trailforks as. After finishing Thunderstruck and climbing up to do Careless Whisper, if you carried on uphill, it’s on your right. Was closed on my last two trips.
Stewart has described it pretty well. You can also follow the Strava link in the description.
What chest cam you rocking jock ?
Brilliant footage as usual! I notice you’re running an Ohlins TTX shock. Just got one and wondered what you think of it and if 29% sag seems the right spring?
How much rear travel is on the bike ? I have a trek rail with one on the rear travel is only 150mm so best off with about 23% otherwise I would blow through travel pretty easy
What weight are you and what spring rate u got on ?
I opted for a spring rate that ended up being slightly too firm, leaving me with about 26% sag. I wasn’t happy about that initially, but I’m actually really happy with how it behaves.
@@user-pd8px7rx4l I have a 140mm rear with 29%. Can add some preload but not ridden it yet as waiting on some linkage parts.
@@user-pd8px7rx4l I’m 73kg with gear and on a 457lb spring as per the Ohlins spring calculator for my Orbea Rise.
I noticed your running action 3 on chest mount could you give me your low light settings I'm on 4k 24fps auto exposure and wb iso min 100 but I set max to 6400 it brighten things up but lost all stability are you around 800 max? Cheers
I’m actually running 12800 iso, as the image isn’t anywhere near as noisy as the GoPro.
The main thing you probably need to do though, is make sure hdr mode is off. HDR really doesn’t like low light.
@McTrail Rider ok I didn't think I would be able to go that high I was running 6400 on go pro so stayed the same with this il give 12800 a go see how I get on I'm at +0.0 ev and auto exposure is that same?
@@realboysmtb2020 ev comp 0.3 or 0.7 for me. Auto exposure 👍
@McTrail Rider goodman I'm out on Sunday so will be interesting to see how if its better I know some f these cameras have focus and stability issues but overall I think it's a better camera feels better built and doesnt switch off on its own lol and I love the magnetic attachment thanks for replying Andrew keep er lit.
@@McTrailRider sorry -0.3 and 7 or plus?
Would love to know how the claymore compares to the stumpjumper evo. Currently riding an SJ evo been looking at the claymore as a second "bigger" bike.
I couldn’t tell you tbh, I have ridden the Stumpy for very long.
I’d assume that the Claymore can hold better speed through the chunky stuff, due to the high pivot. It also has better stand over height, with more insertion length for the dropper post.
It’s also more expensive though, depending on the build of course.
Guess I'll have to get one and see 😉 I already lied the idea of the bike, but honestly, watching your videos was the final nail in the coffin lol
@@SCRAPSTrash that’s awesome mate!! I honestly think you’ll love it, and I think you’ll have more pride of ownership compared to a stumpjumper.
Here’s a wee discount code for you
MCTRAIL5 This will getting you money off on Deviate’s website for frames and frames plus shocks👍
Thank you 🙏 can't wait to see the build come true
The chest cam looks rapid!
Yeah, the chest cam is really good for that 👍
Looks like even more fun than Aberfoyle?
Very different to Aberfoyle. I reckon most people would Peter the trails in this video, but if you love technical and very challenging riding, you’d prefer Aberfoyle.
Seems to me that fatbikes would handle this stuff better. Great video man!
I wouldn’t know, never ridden one🤔
Ever since I went tubeless I have not put more than 18PSI in the front or the rear.
I assume your lighter than 90kgs then. Also, I think I just got used to the pressures that I run for the mountains, which is higher because of all the square edged hits.
@@McTrailRider
Yeah good point
Is that a DJI Osmo Action 3 I spied on ya wee chesty laddie??? I recently switched over as my GoPro died and the Osmo was a better deal!!
what goggles do you use out of choice ? KYLE OF LOCH ALSH RESIDENT.
I just can't drive past golfie to go glentress 😂😂
Most people can’t to be fair, but there are definitely some trails worth your time at Glentress.
First🎉
Well in 😜
@@McTrailRider 👍🏻