Riding The Nevis Range | GMBN Epic Ride In Scotland

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5 жыл бұрын

The Nevis Range in Scotland is known for its amazing scenery and even better mountain biking. With that in mind, we sent Neil and Blake up into the hills to search out some epic riding.
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The two battle with strong winds (at least they kept the midgies at bay!) and long hike-a-bike sections before a long rocky descent back to the warm and dry.
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@gmbn 5 жыл бұрын

Where would you like to see Blake and Neil go for an epic ride? Let us know!

@emilyjcowen 5 жыл бұрын

Italian Dolomites- the Sella Ronda and area surrounding Selva di Val Gardena

@willbennett7107 5 жыл бұрын

Bradford

@coryevans6176 5 жыл бұрын

Would love to see them do something like this, but on a fat bike.

@willbennett7107 5 жыл бұрын

Cory Evans fat bikes are fucked up

@bozofn1526 5 жыл бұрын

go to a bike park with kids Walmart bikes

@Nick-pq6ij 4 жыл бұрын

The Epic rides should be 60 minute features! Then they'd truly be epic! My favourite GMBN vids are easily the epic rides...

@rumplestiltskin1350 5 жыл бұрын

Knew you guys where filming when we saw you near the ben nevis inn, not finished watching so lets see if you edit the misses out shouting "its blakey" haha great work guys love the content 🤙

@Jp-gw3tu 5 жыл бұрын

Saw them there too!!

@rumplestiltskin1350 5 жыл бұрын

Me and the doris at the end there.... we made it on gmbn!! #bucketlist

@neildonoghueMTB 5 жыл бұрын

We spent a bit of time at the Ben Nevis inn that week 😀

@solmackay 5 жыл бұрын

@@neildonoghueMTB Unrelated, but what trousers are they you've got on there lol?

@the_spanner_ch7mp 5 жыл бұрын

OH NO not another Blake and Neil EPIC ride................................................... LOVE IT we need more Looks amazing and is now added to my bucket list Awesome stuff Blake,Neil and #GMBN

@DaucatiFifa 4 жыл бұрын

i was watching this video after i got home from work (out all day in the sun doing treework so very tired), and it inspired me to get out on my bike for the first time in a while for an epic ride and i just got back home and turned on my pc to it still paused! thankyou legends

@tylerdurden4289 3 жыл бұрын

Have you been out on your bike since or was it a one off?

@awtyhrh 3 жыл бұрын

@@tylerdurden4289 I was extremely busy with work at the time of that comment, since then I have been out a lot, even just a quick cruise in the evening makes such a difference to how I feel... Bikes are the best

@awtyhrh 3 жыл бұрын

@@tylerdurden4289 also nice name haha I spent like 10 mins thinking " I recognise this guy". Then I made the connection haha

@tylerdurden4289 3 жыл бұрын

@@awtyhrh good you made the connection and keep riding... sir 😉

@Perigault 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely more like this. Thanks for another great film! Excellent work!

@dereksmith3632 5 жыл бұрын

Been riding in high heat, this vid was refreshing, and the views were wonderful.

@jkirk9697 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys, great video. Inspirational!

@jamesglezos 5 жыл бұрын

Music is awesome thanks so much film and edit crew!!

@brauljo 5 жыл бұрын

Well except for 4:29, real kill the edit crew moment. And 7:14 was a kill the cameraman moment

@erpo1977 5 жыл бұрын

I love these videos with Blake and Neil. Really cool adventure ride, definitely on my list of adv rides to do. Keep these videos going! 👌🏻👍🏻😎

@steamerAE 5 жыл бұрын

Great one, those epic ride videos are always my favourite one's.

@tinidavies6531 5 жыл бұрын

I miss Scotland so much (based on the south coast for work at the moment), and this was a perfect illustration of everything I missed! Blake’s appropriate happiness at the lack of the fanged clouds, the dreich weather, the epic mountains, the drainage ditches, awesome rock, even those fire road climbs from 10 under the Ben! Much as I hated them several laps in...

@ianrichardson62 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video lads!

@ocbyn 5 жыл бұрын

Great video lads. Props to the camera guy/gal. Still had to ride their gear too.

@kathyerickson9402 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! That looked crazy rough on the body! Thanks for sharing such a gorgeous ride!

@keefff1 5 жыл бұрын

I've walked that path down many times and not once did I think that it would be fun to ride.....respect guys 🤘

@TheGolfdaily 3 жыл бұрын

Great ride guys. Very much enjoyed watching it!

@MrAnimal1971 4 жыл бұрын

a mountain bike ride in Scotland is on my bucket list for sure!!!

@harleywalters5877 3 жыл бұрын

More of these and longer guys.... these are awesome. More road trip ones like your last one too.

@user-wf9mi3kt1j 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! You have an astonishing nature there in Scotland!

@georgewalden1419 3 жыл бұрын

Looks wicked

@dannypryordoyle2710 4 жыл бұрын

New subscriber. I absolutely love this channel. I am also a hiker/backpacker as well as an enthusiastic MTBiker and the trail etiquette expressed here makes me proud to be a GMBN fan. Thanks a bunch for these vids. Cheers - 🤘

@Jayneflakes 5 жыл бұрын

I love these epic rides in wild places, well done GMBN team. I would have loved to see you drag one of the GCN gravel bikers up there too.

@gmbn 5 жыл бұрын

Steve over on EMBN did that recently 👉 embn.me/EMTBvsGravel

@TheGrimshaw 5 жыл бұрын

Nice ride guys, its really Beautiful up there.

@yengsabio5315 Жыл бұрын

Superb mountainbiking skills demoed by Niel & Blake! As for me, practice, practice, practice! More of it, eh! Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines! #RideOn #KeepBiking

@thedudeabides3403 5 жыл бұрын

For me Niels always been the best presenter. I love Martyn too of course but I’ve never enjoyed Blakes hyper approach & In this vid Niels subtlety takes the edge off him so i could really enjoy it. Thanks.

@mikieson 5 жыл бұрын

You sound really boring like a couple of guys I've ridden with. Rode with them like 2x and never again.

@Pienimusta 5 жыл бұрын

Neil has some inner Finn inside him. Always cool and relaxed and says only what is needed =P

@wreed3395 5 жыл бұрын

Neil keeps it all grounded and even. Stoic and mature. A great balance on the presenter team.

@enuazeal 5 жыл бұрын

amazing ride

@Pienimusta 5 жыл бұрын

Will we get a bike check of that new Neuron CF? Epic Ride!

@beardedvikingmtber 5 жыл бұрын

Well done lads, quality content as usual 😂

@ankitkoch7253 3 жыл бұрын

Your contents are great shout out the whole team 💯💯 .

@avanthireireland4386 3 жыл бұрын

Love the videos

@n8_vel868 Жыл бұрын

I really wish I can explore and ride places that scenic. Riding in Louisiana in United States is not even close to the same universe of the trails you ride😂 It's flat with the best mtb trail here around 120ft in elevation. But I've always wanted to climb a mountain and ride down it, that's what a mountain bike is born for💪

@Squirrel_Rides 5 жыл бұрын

Dammit, you guys need to stop doing so many epic rides - my list is getting too long! Adding this to the next trip 😉

@vtecmossy 5 жыл бұрын

Looks epic fun

@davekelly8168 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff, makes me want to go out and ride..

@lukedamon3219 5 жыл бұрын

Same 😀

@gmbn 5 жыл бұрын

That's the plan Dave! Have fun 🤘👊

@ApexHerbivore 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

@mojo3398 5 жыл бұрын

i happened to be there in a hostel and i went up that hill before breakfast, came back and someone told me that was actually britains highest mountain. i got higher mountains in my literal backyard and that's only a smaller mountain area in my region :D but it was nice, enjoyed it, will come back one day. every scott was so nice and the nature is beautiful.

@Mr229357 5 жыл бұрын

Nice ride 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@chrispugh2450 5 жыл бұрын

wish i had the ability and fitness to even attempt the first climb !!!!. top effort boys!!!

@alanmcdade2459 4 жыл бұрын

I did a similar route in the late 80’s. I think we did more carrying and less riding but it was epic.

@therobot7254 3 жыл бұрын

I've been to the top of Ben Nevis 25 years ago when I was like 15 or something (hiking). Would be so cool to ride my bike there! Great video guys!

@geemail369 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't look like my type of recovery ride, but it sure makes the post-ride pints drop like flies! 👌🏻

@themeatnpotatoes 5 жыл бұрын

😟 I was hoping for some shots at the pub . Great vid as always though, looks epic

@felipeherray 5 жыл бұрын

Best mtb content on youtube

@gmbn 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@davidland8217 5 жыл бұрын

Great ride: love epic rides. I’d love to see if you could piece something together in Mallorca. Mountain biked there once and felt like there was a lot more the island wanted to give that we never found.

@joelrunyan1608 5 жыл бұрын

Makes me want to move to the UK

@philjoy6635 5 жыл бұрын

Nice canyon Blake

@ZOB4 3 жыл бұрын

9:30 - Fisheye lens has got Neil's front wheel looking positively minuscule.

@ronaldtartaglia4459 5 жыл бұрын

4:00 PREMIUM Neil at his best ..

@mtbjurmala5735 5 жыл бұрын

Simply great video. GMBN you'r still welcome in Latvia. Can you make video about MTB tricks you can progress in when you are over 30, 40 or even 50 y.o., please?

@willyd-adv 5 жыл бұрын

You guys should check out Grizzly Monroe Diarys, hes riding every single Munroe (mountain) in Scotland and is a badass

@cheeeks100 5 жыл бұрын

Didn't know Scotland had so many valleys and lakes

@dukekaboom5717 5 жыл бұрын

Good try !!!

@ewanminer6865 5 жыл бұрын

I just got my first full suspension bike it’s a Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt

@ronaldtartaglia4459 5 жыл бұрын

Swan, it took me 18 years. I love my full sus, however I bought a plus tired hard tail and I am surprised how often I use it.

@Aggressive_Splooge 5 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldtartaglia4459 I'm looking at both, full sus trail and a hardtail carbon with plus sized tires. What do you prefer?

@BIKEITSN 5 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to see a movie for filmmakers related to mtb. How to prepare for such an expedition, some useful tips, useful accessories. Because from my (little) experience I know that it is quite problematic. You make great cycling videos on trips like this one, so I think you've already gained a lot of experience on these topics :D

@doctajuice 5 жыл бұрын

The landscape and terrain in gb/Ireland is crazy beautiful. I've been but didn't have my bike. Would love to go back and actually ride sometime. Great video dudes!

@keaghanwillamson3271 5 жыл бұрын

I’m getting a 2017 giant stance the bike I’m riding now is a 2013 giant boulder the suspension doesn’t work and the brakes don’t work Love you guys

@ewanminer6865 5 жыл бұрын

Keaghan Willamson I was going to get the stance but instead I got a Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt

@andrewgreenwood8727 5 жыл бұрын

Magic !! Guys can you ride up & down "Scafell " in the lake District as you have been up " snowden & now Ben Nevis ' great vid !!!!!👍🏼🌲🌲🚵🌲🌲👌🏻

@yeti575lt 5 жыл бұрын

Blake needs a CushCore tire insert sistem to avoid that sidewall pinch flat and keep the lovely tubeless feeling.

@cameronlesley2428 5 жыл бұрын

@3:40 it’s cool to see both bikes rocking the same grips, looks epic fun and interesting

@rrobotman 5 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining to watch, I really enjoy these types of videos you guys make. From the terrain it looks like tire choice was a critical one. What tires and gearing did you both run and what was your feeling on how your choices performed?

@RESolberg 4 жыл бұрын

Watching these two ride together is great. I want to ride is Scotland now. Where do I sign up? Thanks for a good time.

@givemeakidney 5 жыл бұрын

Of all the routes to choose in this area. Oh what you've missed😭.

@Eltoca21 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! I wonder when those stone paths were built?

@Adwij 5 жыл бұрын

Did I actually just hear a Lethal bizzle POW reference on the GMBN channel haha

@greengonzonz 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, credit to the crew (or was it just one camera man? Lol) more epic rides please.

@rorydeanmedia2431 5 жыл бұрын

You should come to aberfoyle the tracks are awesome

@thomasbodegrim 5 жыл бұрын

Would be awesome if you could note in the description what bikes you're ridning!

@robertschaefer370 5 жыл бұрын

Blake’s on a canyon neuron - www.canyon.com/en-de/mountain-bikes/trail-bikes/neuron/ Neil’s on a nukeproof mega - nukeproof.com/products/mega-275-rs-2019/

@yorkchris10 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that I have experienced this place even if in a small way. Is there a hill in the Shetlands?

@gordonhenderson1194 5 жыл бұрын

Carn Dearg is pronounced like "Carn Dirrig", Gaelic never seems to read how you'd say it. Great content, and an absolute beast of a run.

@grigorbrowning 5 жыл бұрын

I'd go further and suggest that Dearg is pronounced almost with a 'j' in with the 'd'- so "Carn dJerag". And while I'm being a pedantic ass hat, Blake was pointing at Tower Ridge. Carn Dearg is behind his head... :-)

@brauljo 5 жыл бұрын

Well that's English too

@brauljo 5 жыл бұрын

@Pete is never wrong It's unphonetic

@brauljo 5 жыл бұрын

@Pete is never wrong Oh yeah I didn't mean that Carn Dearg was in English or of English origin. Goes to show its ambiguity as well.

@gordon1545 5 жыл бұрын

It's really Carn Jerack. You can get away with more of a 'g' sound at the end, but definitely not a 'd' sound at the start of Dearg, it's a 'j' sound.

@swissguy101 3 жыл бұрын

you guys should do this on a 26er

@olliebutler1026 5 жыл бұрын

I love you guys!! Please reply.( best youtubers ever)

@ronaldtartaglia4459 5 жыл бұрын

Dont beg for replies... it's repulsive

@LB-zb2bb 5 жыл бұрын

Would have liked to see you get too the top.

@mskaira302 5 жыл бұрын

i need to ride there. my soul is screaming at me

@flownfocusmtb1036 5 жыл бұрын

Wait, did we just see Blake riding on clipless pedals? 😱😉

@Mark_Tishman 3 жыл бұрын

Blake on 29 xc bike - someone pulled him out from his comfort zone.

@owenhough9443 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been skiing up Ben Nevis and have always wanted to go mountain biking there but always end up going other places.😔

@ghostofjakeblues 5 жыл бұрын

Have you been skiing up Ben Nevis, or have you been skiing at Nevis Range on Aonach Mor? Whilst it is possible to ski on Ben Nevis you'd have to walk up to ski down as there are no lifts.

@jamesshields4649 3 жыл бұрын

What's the odds you guys have a gpx file of this route? I would literally drive a night to be there for first light and ride this route. Looks awesome!

@sebastienvttiste7233 3 жыл бұрын

I did that trail running, yeah on MTB it must be harsh and not that fun I guess :D

@mounteverest4390 5 жыл бұрын

Ben Lomond would be sick my friends did it this week

@9P38lightning 3 жыл бұрын

Tells us how much ascent and how many miles.... Looks epic....!

@reeennneee 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Blake remember your van you bought like 3 years ago you posted on you channel

@feelfreemtb3474 5 жыл бұрын

Sam and Frodo...should have gone Mountainbiking into Mordor!

@TheDigitalMurder 5 жыл бұрын

my back yard, im 15 minutes from fort bill :)

@nickb8257 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid. What are those box things on the posts each side of the trail at 3:34?

@user-zj8cy9wi7r 4 жыл бұрын

USA in the Rockys

@Vera-be6yq 5 жыл бұрын

I think Blake and Neil traded bikes this time around. Blake generally rides Nukeproof and Neil seems to like Canyon.

@ringtoolDRIVER 5 жыл бұрын

Neil should strap his chest harness tighter or simply use a better chest mount, e.g. Stundman Chestmount.

@mickeytaker4255 4 жыл бұрын

Subbed! What uk trails would you guys recommend for a casual hardtail rider in the low 50's years of age? Not frightened of putting in the graft, did a 22 mile ride in the summer (my backside certainly remembered that the day after) ;) bike is a factory voodoo bokor 2018 (no mods)