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@ksaber8420 3 күн бұрын

Great going! Here is to 2025!

@smv9338 3 күн бұрын

cheers buddy!

@thedarkhorse_ Ай бұрын

Great finding new tracks that are local 🤘

@smv9338 Ай бұрын

yes, these days even driving up to FOD & S Wales takes the best part of 2 hours.

@thedarkhorse_ Ай бұрын

8:55 oh no! Neap Tide needed after that

@smv9338 Ай бұрын

any excuse for a pint of Neap Tide!!!

@douas_nima Ай бұрын

Nice video mate

@smv9338 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@thedarkhorse_ 2 ай бұрын

Looks pretty cool there! Nicer in the summer 😅 7:14 🐒🐵

@smv9338 2 ай бұрын

gotta look after those primates!

@thedarkhorse_ 2 ай бұрын

@@smv9338 🦧🦍

@thedarkhorse_ 2 ай бұрын

Is it nice looking back seeing the progress you've made?

@smv9338 2 ай бұрын

For sure.

@CWS88 2 ай бұрын

Look into the Spanish side, some great stuff over there

@smv9338 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I did visit Spanish Side for the first time this year, liked what I found but think I only scratched the surface!

@cornish_boy6235 2 ай бұрын

Tried to do some bits a few weekends ago but the only things I found looked either crazy or unridable. Went right at he very start of the blue and there just wasn’t anywhere to gain speed to plough through.

@smv9338 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment - yes those ones are tight & awkward for sure. One day I'll do a vlog showing how to find all the best of the off-piste tracks at Haldon.

@Duckduckshotgun-dy2en 2 ай бұрын

Love these trails, it’s a shame they haven’t built more official trails. There is so much opportunity in those woods!

@smv9338 2 ай бұрын

So true!

@thedarkhorse_ 3 ай бұрын

Nice features!

@smv9338 3 ай бұрын

wish it was in my back garden!

@Duckduckshotgun-dy2en 3 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure the stunt park is for training dogs on but I may be wrong. I have ridden it anyway

@thedarkhorse_ 4 ай бұрын

Seems pretty nice there 👍

@smv9338 3 ай бұрын

appreciate the comment - yep nice woods.💚💚

@thedarkhorse_ 4 ай бұрын

9:06 🍺✅

@smv9338 3 ай бұрын

non-alcoholic obvs!!

@thedarkhorse_ 4 ай бұрын

Sketchy!

@smv9338 3 ай бұрын

in the loose, very!

@thedarkhorse_ 4 ай бұрын

Third time's the charm 😂 - nice footage 👍

@benbmtb6482 4 ай бұрын

Nice!! That's funny, I just saw this and realised it was you that parked next to me in the car park (I'm in the black camper van) 😅

@smv9338 4 ай бұрын

Crazy! Nice van BTW!

@Rubblechops 4 ай бұрын

Nope. Can still hear the squeak!

@smv9338 4 ай бұрын

After recleaning & regreasing all the pivots & removing the shock today the squeak was still there. Eventually traced it to some grit stuck in the lower linkage assembly - should be squeak free now. Was driving me crazy.

@smv9338 4 ай бұрын

Anyone know why this area is called Spanish Side?

@Rubblechops 4 ай бұрын

I guess that's what they call 'steepside'. Not been over there yet

@smv9338 4 ай бұрын

Yes they call that area 'Steepside'. Deffo worth a visit although currently the only tracks reinstated are this one with the 3-way split, most of Ants in Ya Pants, & the bottom half of Slingshot. Will be great once Supernaut, Linpot, Rocking in the Free World, & the actual Steepside track are back.

@AverageDad2022 4 ай бұрын

Fair play those corners looked loose

@smv9338 4 ай бұрын

Anyone know the name of this track?

@Rubblechops 4 ай бұрын

The stunt park is so crap. Wish we could have turned the pitch and putt the other side of Topsham Rd into a mini dirt track. Now it's just a boring wildlife park consisting off shitty long grass with bugger all biodiversity

@smv9338 4 ай бұрын

I gotta say I loved the Stunt Park, but it's definitely a one & done type of place to visit. A mini dirt track would be awesome. I think there are some dirt jumps somewhere north of the Stunt Park, but I've not been there.

@thedarkhorse_ 4 ай бұрын

Nice :)

@smv9338 5 ай бұрын

As Raf remarked during this trip "Mountain Biking is the only sport where you can get away with looking like you've sh*t yourself. Which is of great comfort to me."

@benbmtb6482 5 ай бұрын

Enjoying the vids mate, I'm often out exploring Dartmoor and it's cool to see the trails you've found! Strava heat maps is very useful for finding stuff like this. Rode this bit a few years ago and it's a pretty steep! :)

@smv9338 5 ай бұрын

congrats if you rode it clean!

@benbmtb6482 5 ай бұрын

@smv9338 ha! Not sure I did

@thedarkhorse_ 6 ай бұрын

Well done on that big rock 🤟 (shoutout to the cameraman)

@smv9338 6 ай бұрын

You sure pick up some speed coming down it!

@AverageDad2022 6 ай бұрын

🤘🤘🤘

@smv9338 6 ай бұрын

Hey - when & where did you meet Brendog?

@smv9338 6 ай бұрын

Not sure we were there for an hour, & not much power either🤣

@thedarkhorse_ 6 ай бұрын

Gutted to hear you got stuck in a rut as a toddler 😢

@N_Bucko 6 ай бұрын

Amazing, I assumed all the trails were demolished with the tree felling over winter. I can’t wait to head back now, cheers

@smv9338 6 ай бұрын

No worries dude - enjoy!

@ksaber8420 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Great views! Great video!

@smv9338 7 ай бұрын

thanks for the comment buddy!

@AverageDad2022 7 ай бұрын

Glad ypu looked istead of just sending it 😵

@smv9338 7 ай бұрын

Me too!!

@thedarkhorse_ 7 ай бұрын

Anything's a rock roll if you're brave enough 👀

@smv9338 7 ай бұрын

that would be the last rock roll you ever did!

@shlep444 7 ай бұрын

seems sad to be honest. like a playground that no longer has any kids

@smv9338 7 ай бұрын

thanks for the comment - good analogy.

@thedarkhorse_ 8 ай бұрын

If mountain bikers can, mountain bikers will 🤘

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

yeah boy!

@thedarkhorse_ 8 ай бұрын

5:47 Nature lover leaps from moving bike to hug tree 🌳🥰

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

Gotta love the nature!

@noobsender2124 8 ай бұрын

Where are the jumps located there? I did my first ride there yesterday but didn't see that trail cheers bud

@smv9338 5 ай бұрын

sorry dude only just this - I'm rubbish at checking for comments. As you enter the site facing the cliff drop turn right & just keep going along the fire road to the right for as long as you can almost to the end of the woods.

@Rubblechops 8 ай бұрын

Looks like not enough riding being done on the trails and they are full of sketchy dry leaves. Wondered if the soil underneath is more grippy?

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

I'm sure it is!!

@mikewelshmtb2556 8 ай бұрын

You can roll the first drop. There is a rock sticking out on the right of the drop put your front tyre there. Second drop is sketchy. If you land off line your doomed 😂 (I know😉) the catch Bern by the tree stops you surprisingly well. It's a scary line. I've ridden it a lot now and it still freaks me out.

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I saw the rock you mention & that was my plan B if I wasn't in good shape for dropping it - but I never managed to get that far 🤣

@mikewelshmtb2556 8 ай бұрын

Need to get up there and start clearing trails. Looks so weird no its open and not under the trees 😱😱

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

I spent a good hour clearing brash away from a couple of the trails, the entrances & exits to & from the fire roads are going to take a bit of work. They are not due to finish logging until mid-May though.

@mikewelshmtb2556 8 ай бұрын

@@smv9338 ah. Leave it until after that. Might be a good winter project. We went up a few weeks ago for a look around reckon we can open up a load more lines at steepside.

@Rubblechops 8 ай бұрын

Wow. I hard they've made a mess up there. Was that all that's left?

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

Steep Side, Rocking in the Free World & Supernaut pretty much trashed. Bottom of Slingshot still there, as well as a couple of steep ones I don't know the names of. Mostly just needs brash removing. The other side of the woods the tracks are all pretty much still there, & I see someone has dug in a couple of fresh loamers 🤘🤣

@thedarkhorse_ 8 ай бұрын

I hope the title isn't true :(

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

😔😪

@thedarkhorse_ 8 ай бұрын

Finally some sun ☀great to see you out making the most of it :)

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

bring on the dry weather!!

@waycon 8 ай бұрын

Ha my locals. as a rule, as you look down the hill the trails tend to go right most/easier to left harder there is also a few more tails around there .

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

Great place to have as your local! Those hard tracks are definitely hard!!

@benb7432 8 ай бұрын

Nice! I think I recognise this, is it in Haldon?

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

yes, you got it!

@benb7432 8 ай бұрын

Wow this looks so cool. I'd love to ride here if I can find it.

@smv9338 8 ай бұрын

definitely worth a visit!

@crazybaker1 9 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍 for sharing your thoughts on the elite. Currently, I have just ordered one, but it's really interesting what other people think about it, ok the full fat not even in the same level, fat weight is the one heavy weight 😀 laters Steve

@smv9338 9 ай бұрын

It's a great looking bike for sure (unless you don't like tan wall tyres!), the frame looks great. I love the position of the lights on the top tube, looks like a spaceship! Your back will certainly thank you every time you lift it over a fence! Are you going for the range extender as well?

@smv9338 9 ай бұрын

meant to say "your back will certainly thank you for choosing the E-lyte instead of the full fat every time you lift it over a fence"

@crazybaker1 9 ай бұрын

@smv9338 the range extender comes in the price, the seller has just emailed me just to say that once the paint protection film is finished they will send out, I am well stoked 😀 I just sent a Canyon Strive on Limited back 😀 video is on my other channel, the package 📦 which was open on delivery and the bottom was out, the ebike was damaged as well 😀 I should know by now buy from UK shops not overseas 😀 if I was doing car jumping then I would buy a motorbike for the job 🤣 luckily for me I will off set the cost against tax, as I pay for making youtube videos 😀 this country 😀 laters Steve

@smv9338 9 ай бұрын

@@crazybaker1 gonna be a new bike day to remember!

@smv9338 9 ай бұрын

I meant to say, both of these bikes were great. Motor was very quiet on both. Both handled well. The Fox suspension was smooth. Great frame geometry. I hated the tan wall tyres on the Elyte though. Both had Burgtec pedals, which I had heard good things about, but my feet slipped off twice. My DMR pedals have way more grip for sure.

@mikewelshmtb2556 9 ай бұрын

I have a full fat orbea wild. I would never go back to an analogue bike now

@smv9338 9 ай бұрын

I can definitely see the advantages of eebs - way more runs, nice planted feel - how much does your wild Weigh in at?

@mikewelshmtb2556 9 ай бұрын

@@smv9338 about 24kg. For me, I don't think SL's are quite there yet.....nearly, but not quite. It rides so well. I am trying out an m-team rise on Saturday at the orbea open day just out of interest. Eeb's, ride longer, further. You start thinking about what's challenging you can climb. If your short on time you can do a turbo session😂. Makes winter riding not such a slog. Yes they are a bit heavier but I feel the positives far outweigh the negatives

@smv9338 9 ай бұрын

@@mikewelshmtb2556 makes sense. Pretty sure that is the conventional wisdom presently. Be interested in what you make of the Rise.

@Rubblechops 9 ай бұрын

I tried the 150 e-lyte this morning. Not sure I fancied the 140 with those tyres on the off piste rooty bits! My first emtb ride. Not sure I'll be shelling out 10k for one though!

@smv9338 9 ай бұрын

yep - those tyres were not the best for grip!

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