One Of The Hardest Mtb Routes Across The Cairngorms

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10 ай бұрын

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This one was a big one! I had been wanting to go from the Braemar area over to Aviemore or vice versa for some time, but certain logistical constraints (other people needed and ideally a vehicle at the other end) held it of for a while.
Thankfully Ben from Deviate Cycles was free for a few days and was up for an adventure. We were also joined by Iain, Ben's friend and old physics teacher, and finally Louise fromwww.headintheskymtb.com/
This route was more full on than most would choose in the first place, add to that, the less than ideally weather conditions, and you've got yourself a proper Scottish mtb adventure!
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Пікірлер: 96

@jimmacgregor4122 2 ай бұрын

You can only admire the skill - and the bravery - cracking video.

@deepwoodguy2 10 ай бұрын

Howdy....USA here.......after watching you and your friends chat with King Charles...utube algorithm brought up 3 news channels showing your meeting....2 from the UK and one from Australia.......news heard round the world.......good job..........👍👍

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Seems that the king is quite a big deal! Thanks for sticking around mate, really appreciate it👍

@jennyleverington7680 10 ай бұрын

Im a 60 year old women and just came across your video's. Youre bloody crazy and amazing! I Watched these last 2 videos with my eye popping, my mouth wide open in shock and fear, my heart was in my mouth. I'm never going to experience scotland like that, but with you about i dont need too, i felt i was with you. It was great. Thanks for the ride❤🎉

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@Walking-Wanderers 9 ай бұрын

Wow. Enjoyed that crazy ride. Thrilling even from our couch. -Bear, Yak, Unicorn.

@Shooterthecat1 10 ай бұрын

Excellent scenery and camera work!!

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@scotlandmyhome7484 10 ай бұрын

Respect 👊 that’s some route you guys did & that decent off Braeriach after a long run just to get there makes it even more impressive! ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Was definitely a big effort day. The last descent would have been bit easier on fresher legs😜

@ez182 10 ай бұрын

Love the channel mate, keep it up! 👍🏼

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, will do.

@Lottie628 9 ай бұрын

Been binge watching your videos which are thrillingly brilliant. Well done

@McTrailRider 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic! I’m pleased you’re enjoying them😊

@DizRidesMtb 10 ай бұрын

Awesomeness bro . Great ridin by you all . Cheers dude. Always luvin the vids 😎

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

🤙

@deedontworry 10 ай бұрын

Love these type of rides! 🔥🤘

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

You and me both

@kisilvan 10 ай бұрын

Chapeau to you. Getting down the last bit on Braeriach. Hard enough walking it. Great vid

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

It was way tough than I had given it credit for.

@chrismarshall5743 10 ай бұрын

I'm so impressed by your riding your skill level is amazing

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Chris, been working on the skills for a very long time, so it’s nice to be getting somewhere with it.

@A_AAA232 10 ай бұрын

that was some route! big skills on some of those rock sections, shame the weather didn't hold out but still some awesome riding, cheers

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Gutted about the weather tbh, the views should have been incredible.

@SargeFG 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely savage trail, added to the bucket list

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Be prepared mate, it's a biggy

@estimateparagon 10 ай бұрын

After watching your videos for the last year or so, I ordered my Highlander II today. Great video

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

That’s awesome mate! I am certain that you’ve made a great choice and will be genuinely delighted with your bike👍😊

@rhettetherington1351 10 ай бұрын

Incredible riding by all of you. What an epic day!

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Louise certainly proved her skills on this one. The rest of us knew each others level, but Louise was left in a tough position of having to prove her skills on some seriously tough terrain. She crushed it though💪💪

@rhettetherington1351 10 ай бұрын

@@McTrailRider You all crushed it. I can only dream of that skill level.

@kyled121 10 ай бұрын

I came down that route after a nasty fall on Braeriach. It wasn't easy just walking it! Well done!

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Oh, not a great place to have any kind of issues, glad you got down alright.

@gethappycyclingcampingoutdoors 10 ай бұрын

AWESOME, great video great riding.

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Cheers dude!

@stu.c 10 ай бұрын

Andrew, your love of an unrelenting chunky descent is the equal of my mate's love of a shitty, muddy, rooty, techy climb. I can't fathom either, but as always I'll applaud you both for it...😅

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

😂😂 my love for the chunk could be classed as an abusive relationship to be honest😜

@Mugtree 10 ай бұрын

OMG Andrew absolutely epic. That there is my kind of day and riding. It looked absolutely mental. Fair play to you all. Oddly I have a wee route planned for next Easter Braemar to Aviemore - mmmmm. Thank you again for your amazing videos

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

May still be a it too much snow at that time, but you never know👍

@Mugtree 10 ай бұрын

@@McTrailRider fingers crossed I’ll be lucky but plenty of options. Had that last year when I wanted to do Ben Macdui on my way from Aviemore to Braemar. Had to go round instead 🤷‍♂️

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

@@Mugtree thankfully there’s plenty of lower options too 👍 I’m sure you’ll find a decent route. Give me a shout before you come up mate, could be keen to join you if you want.

@Mugtree 10 ай бұрын

@@McTrailRider thank you Andrew will do 👍. Hoping to do Cairngorms Torridon, Skye and Nevis 🥵👍

@andyraven6219 10 ай бұрын

I remember Ian guiding Brian Kennedy on Ben's Mont Blanc bike enduro, back in 2017. A great rider.

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

I’ll need to rewatch those videos to see Iain👍

@theamateuradventurer 10 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@Codeset08 10 ай бұрын

Ben making those steps look easy 😯 Shame the sun didn't stay out for you all.

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Ben is just ridiculous on stuff like this. Next videos are sunny ones thankfully.

@ArdGeal 10 ай бұрын

Ropey as F in bits lol!!! Great effort by all! (Don't fancy the HAB bits like)

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

True that!

@darrylhausman-pk8cq 10 ай бұрын

You've outdone yourself , Andrew Excellent vid , fantastic views & by the high number of F Bombs dropped by yourself , very exciting . Best MTB site I've viewed

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

The f bombs were higher than usual must say😳 Still a good gauge of the ride as you say though👍 Glad your enjoying the videos👍

@sheadleeful 10 ай бұрын

Gloves are the best!😁

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

I’ve heard rumours of the benefits of gloves😜

@taffycymroukmtb9073 10 ай бұрын

😎 great stuff Buddy enjoy the video 👍🚴🚴🚴👌

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@jpdisenyo 10 ай бұрын

no gloves = hard as the Cairngorms granite. good video 🙂

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Could have done with gloves on this occasion, it was bloody cold at one point 🥶

@heywood165 9 ай бұрын

Don’t worry dude, I watched your videos before you met someone famous and I’ll keep watching them long after. Next time you’re in the English Lake District, give me a shout and we can hit some ebike trails. Keep up the good work! Oh yeah. Sorry my comment is late, I’m about 2 weeks behind KZfaq as I’m too busy riding/working most of the time.

@McTrailRider 9 ай бұрын

I’m grateful for this comment dude 😊 Been a bit mad recently, so it’s great to get regular comments from regular viewers👍

@heywood165 9 ай бұрын

@@McTrailRider Don’t be mad, just adjust your expectations. You’ll get sporadic views for a few months then things will level out. You’re bound to pick up subscribers, but don’t expect it to change your life too much, just accept any good sponsors that come along! 👍🏻

@Isabeltao2121 6 ай бұрын

Tremendo!! :))

@starrgazer1000 10 ай бұрын

Was the bike you were using custom made as it is hard to credit that such a fantastic bike as yours can take so much punishment and hard wear. Also have you ever had a serious puncture or split tyre en route anywhere. One would have thought that really would be dangerous with rough treks such as yours. Best of luck in all you do. Also your memories will be with you forever. I mentioned in an earlier comment that a friend of mine now deceased was a Television engineer with Redifusion in the fifties and sixties and he was the chief of TV maintenance. He often visited Buckingham Palace to service the television in the Royal apartments. He was working on it when a boy popped in to see what he was doing and that boy was Prince Charles. Wilton Smith the TV repair man was an old friend of mine. The sister of Charles, Anne also appeared in the room but lost interest quickly and left. Charles stayed to chat to Wilton as he was as a young boy fascinated with the workings of the television set. The televisions usually had to be serviced twice a year as a couple of valves were often in need of replacement which were always failing. The horizontal hold and the vertical hold were always giving trouble. This was about 1957. Best wishes in all you do and as HM said don't fall off. Peter Starr London

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

My bike has all the parts that I chose to put on it rather than a standard build, but the frame is the same that anyone else can buy. They are really good bikes, and can take all the abuse we can through at them. Had plenty of punctures before, mainly in Spain, but the modern tyres are also very impressive. I did read your comment on my other video, but couldn’t respond to everyone as it all got a bit out of hand😮 Cool story though, cool to hear that Charles was an inquisitive person, even from a young age.

@starrgazer1000 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your courteous comment. Sorry you had so many negative comments from people. Don't take it personally dear boy. Trolls are a creepy lot. People hate what they don't understand. Best wishes Peter Starr@@McTrailRider

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

@@starrgazer1000 it’s to be expected with that many views on any video, and especially involving the king, as many feel passionate about him for good or bad.

@rogereheadbyrne4790 10 ай бұрын

What a Journey!Thankyou Andrew!Watching Vicariously wishing I had your skillset! My bike has 180 mil travel both ends but I would've shaken my teeth out on that one! Haha very impressive ride mate!

@cb6866 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that Andrew....rest , bud I've not heard you that tired before . It was intense though , shit !

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been worse, but not by much😜

@collettmcdouall8814 10 ай бұрын

WOW!! 😀

@Adlemtbadv 10 ай бұрын

So chunky you could carve it 😮

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

😂

@fuckinellitsraymo 10 ай бұрын

Having done this route and many more in the area, I'm surprised you never got any pinch flats.

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

You and me both! Was running the lightest casing tyres too.

@mitchwarren1600 10 ай бұрын

Another great route for me to actually come and do . Is that the same Ian McKenner from the original Deviate location?

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

It is indeed the same Iain👍 Super nice guy!

@bennysh 10 ай бұрын

Welcome to another episode of the favorite "bike abuse" 😅 wow this is real *mountain* biking!

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

My bikes certainly don’t get an easy life 😂 They deal well with it though💪💪

@Ruffest 10 ай бұрын

How can you say full fryup without fruit pudding? 😂

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Don’t think I’ve ever said those two together tbh

@RicardoPetrazzi 10 ай бұрын

Das ist cool, ja? 🤘🤘

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

oh Ya

@leetori1 10 ай бұрын

Skills

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Cheers

@cityproofdad 10 ай бұрын

whats you dji action settings for this view??

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

Ultrawide 4k 30fps Dlog m colour profile

@cityproofdad 10 ай бұрын

@@McTrailRider rocksteady or +and is a chest mount i quess

@McTrailRider 10 ай бұрын

@@cityproofdad standard rocksteady and mounted on the chin bar of my helmet. My criticism of the camera is that for chest mounting, rocksteady isn’t enough, but rocksteady+ crops in way too much.

@cityproofdad 10 ай бұрын

@@McTrailRider true but is helmet heavy ill rather