Thanks! 🙏

South wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Thanks James! Some awesome trails you’ve got at Deri!

Yes, really good work! It’s a great place to loop out.

Well worth a visit!

Thanks! We’ve actually not been to Dyfi yet, but can’t see an issue hitting big jumps and features on this as long as you are landing smooth. However, it probably won’t be as durable as a proper enduro or downhill bike!

Just to add, we’ve hit some pretty big stuff on 130mm travel bikes and hard tails, a lot of people are over-biked nowadays and it’s surprising what can be done on bikes like these!

$$, Just update the parts you want too

This was the size large demo bike we had available to test. Would have been nice to test the PL Carbon Pro, however, likely more riders will be buying the PL Carbon we tried out.

@@HopkinsBros Indeed. There are so many tests of the Pro out there. But most of the people seem to aim for the PC Carbon, so it kinda makes more sense to test that one too, rather only focusing on the Pro.

Thanks 😂. To be fair it was not the bike’s fault. Pedal jammed under a root and I was clipped in! Couldn’t get off the pedals in time

@@jbonexc1725 Yes sounds about right! We have been on the WNR a few times. Should be fine for the local stuff yeah! Plenty in stock at Don Skenes, we borrowed their test bike

Maybe Skenes could arrange a test ride on a north cardiff trails group ride? Hopefully a medium as I'm only 5ft 7" lol

Cheers 🤘

Yeah it is!

@@HopkinsBros In the quarry trail ? That hop on / off looks new

Close to the quarry but surrounding area has been felled :(

Good video boys

@ Thanks 🙏

Sorry for the late reply! Hope you had an awesome time there 🤘

Thanks for the sub!

Only more deadly. Its changing from skill to luck at this point. Bit it will come back anyways but safer.

Thanks 🙏

Bike is a Specialized Levo Comp (S2), shocks are completely stock! All my friends think the bike is way too small but I enjoy a smaller bike 🤣

That's the way! MV is a good place to learn. It's rare you'll get a whole line perfect, so don't stress if you land a couple of jumps weird. Just try and stay relaxed and it'll come with practice. Weirdly you don't have to pull or lean as much on the big stuff as the lips are so tall. It's usually the smaller jumps that require a pop!

@@HopkinsBros cheers, I appreciate your advice 🤟

Pretty easy to find if you know the general location. There are often a few riders about who you can ask for the jump line location. There were a few trail builders, but Leon Margerison, Rex Aitken, Chris Smith are three of the main builders. I’m sure they won’t mind if you hit them up on Instagram and ask. :)

Hit it as fast as you can, when you’re running in to it from the berm, you have to be fully brakeless. You are going so fast, you should just need to stay neutral on the bike. Do not pull up hard 😂. You will die. First time I hit it, pulled on the tunnel jump and completely overshot the landing. The fourth jump is quite kicky now so just stay relaxed on it, just don’t lean forward or back too much, and don’t brake in the air, you will dive

@@HopkinsBros Nice one, thanks for the advice! will circle back to this comment whenever we have been and gone! Hopefully with good news! Great channel!

@@CHMTB-IRL Thanks 🤘

Thanks 🤘

😂 Nothing wrong with that… we also wear riding trousers and jerseys because we constantly rip our clothes otherwise. Probably all the crashing 😅

Unfortunately not :(. It’s been knocked down

@@HopkinsBros cheers, i guess all the others still there? how many are there would u say?

@@FlyingMeta I’m not actually sure, I need to take a look myself sometime! Not been in a good while

Thanks! Still bad but got a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday

I know how to fix them, not how to ride them 🤣. We both crash all the time

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It’s just a few short trails, so much less riding than fod but it is a good laugh. There’s a car park at the top of Rudry common or you can park by Van Road Trails and ride up

Thanks for your comment! Glad you enjoyed the video and we appreciate the support 🤘

@@HopkinsBros I’m putting the word out there Gareth see you up the Prince next Wednesday

We used a GoPro Max 360 camera, fixed to helmet with GoPro sticky mount. Settings are super view FOV, with max stabilisation which locks the horizon.

Makes sense, thanks for your input! 👍 Yes, it was a big one for sure 😅

No it’s not, as you arrive at Cwmcarn Forest Drive (by the bottom car park), you turn left before the hill to the visitor’s centre. There is a steep road on the right that turns into a fire break. Follow the firebreak up and turn left at the split, it runs off that firebreak