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@TrevorWright-s4z 27 күн бұрын
Hey it’s me in the Hawaiian shirt good racing with you man
@woodlandwugui 27 күн бұрын
Had a blast racing with you dude!
@asherlito3801 27 күн бұрын
throw on some studs and extend the season at least 2 months until the snow is over 1 ft then give up
@ScottCarrier-bf5zv 29 күн бұрын
Good on you guys Looks cold but so much fun
@woodlandwugui 27 күн бұрын
It was so much fun, but honestly not that cold, a few layers and we were overheating tbh.
@philwilliamson3370 Ай бұрын
I use a Leatt vest and 100% brisker gloves in weather like this. Keeps me warm without overheating. Great video, always a treat to be able to ride in conditions like this.
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
ahhhh i just loooked up those gloves, they look decent and probably can still actually feel the controls haha. I have some wooly gloves that are windproof i like to use, but i didn't bring them this week. Having said that in those i get hot unless its truly -5 or so. That all said, we dont really get to ride much in this colder weather so probably not the best investment unless i decide to get a snowmobile....
@ScottCarrier-bf5zv Ай бұрын
Looks like a good time hopefully I meet up with you guys next season cheers
@rondaniels9974 Ай бұрын
Sorry I missed the ride. I was hoping to come out with the Steel City guys My son had been away for a couple of weeks and had some adventures (like having a passport stolen hours before his flight back!) so I stayed home to spend time with him Looks like a fun, if challenging, day! Still need to get you out to our 6 hour next year. 78% fewer bumps per km than the OCMC 6 hour.
@brenton900 Ай бұрын
I saw some videos about that race. Do you have an event link for it next year?
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
I totally understand, family first! Glad he made it back safely, having your passport stolen is an absolute nightmare, but atleast its not a PR card, that's even worse as the embassy want nothing to do with you. and long as i dont have to iron man a 6 hour! my soft frail body wouldnt survive!
@rondaniels9974 Ай бұрын
@@woodlandwugui Doing 6 hours is how we un-soft and un-frail our bodies (and learn to know our own pace and stick with it even if it means a certain New Zealander might get himself on video passing you). Embassy was actually great. Didn't open until Monday but they had a temp passport by the end of the day, once they Embassy opened.
@rondaniels9974 Ай бұрын
@@brenton900 No link yet, but it runs Thanksgiving Saturday each year
@mdsnrr Ай бұрын
It was great riding with you, Chris, and Lucas. We like Drury as a good warm-up before continuing on to Horseshoe or sometimes as a liitle bit of faster riding in the middle of a Horseshoe day. Unfortunately you didn't get to do some of the best parts of Drury. Mark turned back east before the more hilly western part of Drury during our initial loop and then on the eastern part we missed some of the optional rock piles that were covered in snow. Also when conditions are better, a higher speed on the sections you did do make them feel different with more of a slalomy feel in the twisty bits and more fun on the deeply whooped sections. We also skipped the first bit of the east section and did the whole thing in the opposite direction (CCW) from the way we usually run it. Those are some of the nice things about the SCORRA trails though: lots of variety and more alternate bits to explore so it's never boring and different seasons can make the same trails quite different to ride. The changes in scenery with the different seasons are nice too.
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
I did wonder why we skipped the first entrance to the trail! But I wasnt going to question it I figured your group knew best and I was happy to just follow along anyways. Not like we were out hunting for hardcore intensity, its just a nice trail ride to wrap up the end of the year! Does this place get horribly overgrown like baxter does in the summer?
@mdsnrr Ай бұрын
@@woodlandwugui That was the first time I've ridden with Mark Z and I was confused but it all worked out fine. Drury never seems to get overgrown like many of the other areas. In the spring, there are large areas in Drury carpeted in trilliums beside the trails. It's quite pretty.
@FonicsSuck Ай бұрын
We were at Orr Lake the other weekend and man it can be hard to get confident when all the hazards are covered in leaves haha 😅
@BakeBoat07 Ай бұрын
The yz250x is awesome, but it definitely needs a carb adjustment
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
definitely needs some tweaks its really odd how little mid and top power it has! I'm still not convinced I enjoy the geometry personally though, but it could just be because im so used to the beta.
@ryandenomme30 Ай бұрын
I'd love to see a walk around video of your bike, what you've done and recommend etc.
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
mmmm theres not a huge amount done. I got a ST base valve and shock piston put into the suspension, the bladder kit too for the shock. Which made a enormous difference, the stock suspension wasn't coping after a few years of improvement. Upped the rear sprocket to a 50 tooth Drew my own decals and slapped some white plastics on. Pull strap on the rear and front because im always fucking stuck because i cant ride for shit. Theyre both very useful and the s3 punk foot pegs as i caved the stock ones in on greens mountain a few years back. Slapped some mousse in for the cord and run the michelin enduro medium front and IRC ve33s on the rear. Thats about it! haha 🤣
@BakeBoat07 Ай бұрын
Lmao, my reaction to the sprocket 😂
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
GOT YOURSELF A NEW ONE YET? 🤣
@BakeBoat07 Ай бұрын
@woodlandwugui no lol I'm still trying to decide what to get
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
@@BakeBoat07 haha what you had seems fine, just get a steel version. bit heavier (probably cheaper) but will last much longer, and if you have cash burning a hole in your pocket, get the same but steel teeth with an aluminium core.
@ScottCarrier-bf5zv Ай бұрын
Absolutely hopefully we’ll meet out on the trail sometime. Thanks cheers.
@ScottCarrier-bf5zv Ай бұрын
Just downloaded the app for the OFTR trails apparently there’s trails just down the road from where I have my trailer in the Kawartha area thanks for the app tip cheers
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
happy riding man! shame the season is almost over but atleast you have it all now for next season :D
@BakeBoat07 Ай бұрын
I gotta come trail riding with you sometime. I never have anyone to go with lol
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
ya mun we running out of weeks lmfaooooo.
@ScottCarrier-bf5zv Ай бұрын
First year for me being an OFTR member just have to find all these trails
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
This isnt part of the OFTR sadly, its the ganaraska which is east of toronto. They have their own seperate pass which is why i dont come so often. For the OFTR trails just download the app and you'll have maps and markers for everything OFTR related! :D
@raglanrippers Ай бұрын
Gotta love the tech section we call it TOG
@woodlandwugui Ай бұрын
haha what does TOG stand for...?
@raglanrippers Ай бұрын
@ taste of ganny
@BigIronMoto 2 ай бұрын
Well done Lewis!
@tomlynch9706 2 ай бұрын
Super inspiring, getting little to no seat time over the last few years and feeling older. I want to at least try once! Well done thanks for sharing your experience.
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
you gotta try!!!! some of the classes have fewer tests to make it less intimidating too if youve not had much experience racing!
@DanielHelc 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, I have a brownish/grayish tint (Scott calls it silver for some reason) and it was ok. I saw you guys there, sorry I didn't stop for a chat, I was trying to catch and meet up with another group of folks.
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
i reckon thats closer to what fox was saying too, yellowy/browny tint. Can you still see in the woods? lol
@raglanrippers 2 ай бұрын
See ya at the land- 6hr
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
hellls yeah!
@TheKitchenTechnician 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful, flowing, single track! Hah! Yeah, nothing like the destroyed tracks at the Cord. Are you going to do the Cord again next year or have you had your fill?
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
Id love to do the cord, but with the baby coming, i dont think i can justify going away for a weekend to play. I'll def do it again in the future.
@FonicsSuck 2 ай бұрын
This track is 15 min from me. I rip it all the time. One of my favorites. I'd love to rip it with you one day.
@breathofadventure 2 ай бұрын
Great work on completing the cord! Love the ride along. Pretty convincing to buy a woods bike 😂
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
n+1 man, the woods/enduro bike will be a world of difference from your adv/ds bike!
@ericlessard4950 2 ай бұрын
Nice video :) I did it with a Beta too but a 200cc, loved it so much. I was on minute 10 (red sticker). And I'm a finisher haha So proud :)
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
sick!! nice one man, and you a pro?! so far forward in the minutes! I kinda wish I bought a beta 200 tbh, but ya know first dirt bike didnt really get it. Now I do :P
@ericlessard4950 2 ай бұрын
Vet Expert, 49 yo. It was a tougher race this year compared to other years in my opinion (Since 2015 in my case) A long run like this gets mental, you just have to not give up. When it's hard for yourself, it's hard for others too :)
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
@@ericlessard4950 Ive heard a few people say it was tougher this year than others, so that definitely makes me feel better about my body feeling like i was falling apart! You are right, its a mental game too to not give up and the advice to pace myself I think definitely helped as i've never attempted this amount of distance before. Found myself holding back, perhaps too much, but like you im proud to just finish :D
@tbex8606 2 ай бұрын
I gotta get a small bike again. Racing test one and two on the big bikes was exhausting lol
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
big like, ktm 790 adventure bike big, or 450 mx bike haha?
@tbex8606 2 ай бұрын
@@woodlandwugui T7
@grantlingley1385 2 ай бұрын
Congratulations on the little one coming and of course competing in the Cord! I thought your riding was just fine and heck you finished two days of serious riding! I don’t think I have ever ridden 140 kms in one day so two 8na row. Good on Ya!!! have wanted to do this for years! I will retire from Healthcare in 2026 so kind of planning to do it then! In any case, congratulations on all fronts. A fun video!
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was really rather a long way, but if you enter one of the vet classes they cut out greens, butt and weylands to make the day less brutal. So you definitely can get it done!
@jamesdenton3692 2 ай бұрын
Got a log on the first try, well done . I have talked to riders tried for more than five years before a finish.
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was glad to finish, was kinda super annoyed when i was stuck on the second day mind you. hahah
@isaachahn850 2 ай бұрын
getting your bike running again was a total sh*t show
@woodlandwugui 2 ай бұрын
FUCKIN STRESS MAN, if there wasnt the pressure to get going and it was a normal trail day, probably just laugh and take our time doing it. But the fact my minute had passed began really didn't help haha
@xochimil93 3 ай бұрын
awesome commentary! Congratulations on becoming a dad!
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! glad you enjoyed it!
@TheKitchenTechnician 3 ай бұрын
Nice work! Just under 700 starters and around four hundred finishers. From the feed back I got from other riders it was the most chewed up and rough course in many, many years. To get that little piece of wood is what you want. Congrats on both accounts!
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! yeah I had a few people tell me it was pretty gnarly, I was feeling pretty down after the first day because of how beat up i was from it, but the 2nd day was much smoother afterwards and I just wanted that peice of wood more than a 'fast time' haha
@loganguest3742 3 ай бұрын
Congrats Lewis! The go pro just does not do it justice. We took the same approach, slow and steady. Congrats on finishing.
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
next time, full send, right?!
@gronkvbs2795 3 ай бұрын
Congrats on being a dad. Man you were going so much faster than I was on the Kove 450 Rally. Watching your video is like fast forwarding compared to how fast I was going. I managed to complete the entire day one orange course but houred out. Second day I made it to Miserable Lake trail and bailed. I was so wasted. Good job buddy. 😎
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Thank you and to be fair, you were on a Kove Rally! That machine is designed to be pinned across a desert, not pottering through cord country haha. Its also quite a bit heavier than my bike! Next time I'll definitely try and ride faster as In hindsight riding at 70% meant i felt every bump and it was compounding the exhaustion. Gotta learn to skitter across the top like everyone else was.
@kiwi-moto 2 ай бұрын
Hey! I was back and forth with you on the Kove! Great riding - I followed your lines up obstacles a few times. - learnt a lot from your lines up obstacles choices 😊 I lost my GoPro on day 1 when I crashed in front of you at McCrumms , got it back from the sweeps. Saw you turn around at Burnt river on Day two.. good choice not doing miserable lake transit. It was brutal. Zip ties saved my camera on day 2 from becoming lost 😂
@gronkvbs2795 2 ай бұрын
@@kiwi-moto thanks I did my best. I accidentally started out with almost full tanks, nearly 380lbs of bike. It had TONS of traction tho! Hahaha. But it wore me right out. The vintage race on Friday also took a bit out of me. I managed 2nd in V100 on my XL175 and that wasn't easy. Lol.
@kiwi-moto 2 ай бұрын
@@gronkvbs2795 Nice! I was there too at the vintage.. The Yamaha IT 175 I was riding broke its chain on the second to last test. I need to get around to editing my video! I'm just too dang lazy these days.
@gronkvbs2795 2 ай бұрын
@@kiwi-moto was that you on row 1 with me? The It175 with the front disc brake conversion?
@Darkman79 3 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Amazing news! Upgraded to fatherhood - CONGRATS! and finished Canada's Toughest Race. Well done Lewis! you come a long way since i started riding with you - Cheers buddy
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Darko! your support when i started helped me massively improve!
@BakeBoat07 3 ай бұрын
Love the video! Congrats! I also went off to the side at that big mud hole on day 2, and it was crazy. I wish i had gummy tires, tho. I should never have done that on my really old tires, lol
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
haha yeah I remember you saying, i think you said you were the last to get through, and whilst i didn't know it was you going through, I think i saw you get through relatively easily, and decided to follow... terrible idea haha. I think if it was raining a gummy tyre would massively help, all my own errors it wouldn't have mattered what i was running. Next time id like to try a full gummy rather than an hybrid, but i was still very satisfied with the hybrid.
@raglanrippers 3 ай бұрын
All good brother, great vid! Congrats daddio!
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Thanks dude! Cya at the 6hr hopefully!
@viliamhalaska2729 3 ай бұрын
Congratulations man 🎉🎉🎉
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@DanielHelc 3 ай бұрын
I rode the second day stuff with RC trail ride and agree this trail system is super tough. I do want to com back as well to practice. One question unanswered by anyone is what suspension setting were they running. How the F you setup for this terrain? Btw, caring for babies is way harder than this ride. LOL
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
I had it at pretty much mid settings for my forks and the same soft for my shock. I usually crank it up on my forks to make it harder for sommerville/racing, but softened it a bit for day 1 because i knew greens was gonna be rough, and that felt 'fine'. The second day was like smooth butter though, compared to the first day! I do have a minor upgrade from stock, valve change in the forks and a bladder kit in my shock. And I dont doubt that, haha, gotta get the training in now to prepare for the chaos to come.
@philwilliamson3370 3 ай бұрын
Soft. Run your suspension soft to handle the constant chop over the 300km.
@DerianMcCrea 3 ай бұрын
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! THAT'S AMAZING NEWS BRO!!! WOW!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@DerianMcCrea 3 ай бұрын
BTW you should get into yoga man it would help buffer some of those injuries! :)
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Derian!
@DerianMcCrea 3 ай бұрын
YO wathc those tree branches daang that's dangerous i never thought of that being an obstacle.
@David-lq2xg 3 ай бұрын
silicone spray is the voodoo magic, good for plastics, electrical connectors and chains.
@raglanrippers 3 ай бұрын
You called it @ 9:09 and a couple of times before…wheelie it. Let s go for a rip
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
haha yeah just do a freaking wheelie! You doing the cord?
@raglanrippers 3 ай бұрын
@@woodlandwugui yes sir, I will see you there!
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
@@raglanrippers fuck yeah see you there man! what row are you on?
@raglanrippers 3 ай бұрын
@@woodlandwugui 48 I thinks
@raglanrippers 3 ай бұрын
You?
@ramsnrangers1152 3 ай бұрын
Gully definitely was an absolute mudder. Pretty sure my bike weighed an extra 50lbs after. Nice trail fix with the sticks.
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
haha 50lbs up for you, 5lbs down for me! neither feels good 🤣
@FonicsSuck 3 ай бұрын
Love this track! Really slick in the wet 😅
@insanegeniuses 3 ай бұрын
I rode here a couple of weeks ago, enjoyed it.
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
I absolutely love this tract, ill def come back again after the cord
@turkeybowlfilms 3 ай бұрын
Dope pivot turns
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
I almost managed them! Need to keep the throttle going so my rear gets over properly haha.
@turkeybowlfilms 3 ай бұрын
You got the hard part down though lol. Glad you fixed your rad
@ryanemmerson3642 3 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff, sucks your day got cut short. Was just here a couple weekends ago the 3 hill climbs on relentless are solid!
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
Was kinda gutted we didnt get to the other two, i really enjoy the one that is full of steps going up! but alas it was a learning experience to see what happens when you break a rad!
@PAYNO561 3 ай бұрын
Hey dude it was me that helped you up I still finished second anyway dude it was a pleasure to help a fellow British man lol
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
ahhh thanks so much man, and I'm so glad to hear you finished second!!! FELLOW BRIT EH! we'll slowly, probably, take over OO! haha :D
@PAYNO561 3 ай бұрын
@@woodlandwugui yeah I was born and raised in Manchester
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
@@PAYNO561 ahhh a Northerner! Southampton here, total shithole never wanna go back haha. You doing the cord?
@PAYNO561 3 ай бұрын
@@woodlandwugui yep Manchester also a shit hole lol I’m never going back lol not this year my cyclinder needs re niklesealing and my gear leave shaft is bent from Chloe’s kingdom but next year I will for sure
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
@@PAYNO561 haha, ive never actually been to Manchester tbf so i'll take your word on that haha. Ah damn, next year it is in that case! maybe see you at the 6hr if i decide to send that this year. That was a blast last year, i'll see if its announced.
@philashmore3925 3 ай бұрын
Yes first day was by far the hardest
@kiwi-moto 3 ай бұрын
Nice to see you've been working on the passing call 😄
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
NOBODY PAYS ATTENTION TO THE HORN
@FonicsSuck 3 ай бұрын
That sounds rough lol
@ryandenomme30 3 ай бұрын
Gotta admit I laughed out loud at “turns out I’m a delicate little flower”
@woodlandwugui 3 ай бұрын
😶🌫