PentlandYeti

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@jambo276 6 күн бұрын

I've just found your channel mate having come across this video 👌🏻. I go up there a lot on my emtb(cheater 😂) and always looking for new tracks to try. I like the look of some of these, will be trying them out in the spring. Keep it up 👍🏻

@PentlandYeti 6 күн бұрын

@jambo276 Thanks mate 👍🏼 No shame in an ebike... I've just bought one myself 😁 It's amazing what they can do! Might see you on the trails at some point 🙌🏼

@jambo276 5 күн бұрын

@PentlandYeti No shame at all mate. I've put 2.5k miles on it, easily 60% of that up the hills which I couldn't have done on a normal bike, not a chance. Enjoy it bud, they're awesome 👍🏻

@ThangHua-i5j 2 ай бұрын

Ive been looking at a medium size nukeproof mega 297 because i like a more playful bike, i was just wondering if it was ok to manual and maneuver through tight sections?

@PentlandYeti 2 ай бұрын

@ThangHua-i5j I'm on the large and I think it's easy enough to lift the front and definitely good in tight trails so I think the medium would be even better.

@marcinlacfik8813 8 ай бұрын

Very tight.

@paolocarlos80 8 ай бұрын

Super fun trail, did it last night ...superb

@PentlandYeti 8 ай бұрын

Nice one! I think because it's a bit more of a mellow gradient, it feels like you can carry speed without the risk of killing yourself. Definitely one of the valley's more flowy trails 👍

@bigstoozeradventures 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Cracking trails. The Dogs seemed to love it. Well ridden. Cheers. Stoozer. 👍🏻

@PentlandYeti 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Stoozer!

@bigstoozeradventures 9 ай бұрын

My pleasure. @@PentlandYeti

@howardjones8629 10 ай бұрын

Great trails at Cademuir, am riding them in about an hour or so 😁

@PentlandYeti 10 ай бұрын

Trails are running well just now. Enjoy! 🤘🏻

@marcinbialek11441 Жыл бұрын

Hey How tall are you ? I’m 6 soo L or XL it’s better for me ?

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

I'm 175cm (or 5'9"). According to the Nukeproof size chart, both L and XL would fit you so I guess it would come down to your personal preference.

@bike-czech Жыл бұрын

btw, @PentlandYeti, what are you thoughts on smaller wheel on the back comparing to full 29er Bird Aeris? Any noticeable difference?

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

It's definitely noticable when the trails are very steep because the back tyre doesn't hit my arse any more 😆 I really like the way the mullet handles.

@yesplease1000 Жыл бұрын

where is this trail?

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

This is at Bonaly, on the White Hill in the Pentland Hills.

@bike-czech Жыл бұрын

Do you feel any handling differences between alloy and carbon? That might attributed to stiffness and lighter frame?

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

The carbon frame does feel a little stiffer but it's very hard to tell when you've changed bikes because it could be the design of the frame. I doubt there is much difference to be honest but it would be interesting to try the alloy version of the Nukeproof Mega as a direct comparison.

@bike-czech Жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti fair, I do own AM9 and owned few other bikes before and rear end of AM9 is not particularly stiff.

@bike-czech Жыл бұрын

Epic bike and epic trails!

@chuckmorrismtb Жыл бұрын

Looks mint mate

@rokbukejlovic Жыл бұрын

do you think this bike will work fine with progressive coil shock?

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Yeah I think it'll work well with most coil shocks. I think Nukeproof designed it that way because it was available as a frame and shock with quite a few different brands of coil. EXT, Push, Fast shock etc.

@MTBScotland Жыл бұрын

looks like they have taken what could be a nice wee decent and just filled it in with loose rubble.

@rickykealey3938 Жыл бұрын

Love that trail! Glassie is such a brilliant place

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's great. Long climb from the bottom though! It was my first time there and there's still a few trails I didn't do so I'll definitely head back soon.

@muddymongoosemtb9873 Жыл бұрын

Well ridden mate. Looks like a fantastic trail I need to check out. 😀🤙🤙🤙

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 🙌🏼 Always helps when conditions are as good as that.

@garyalexander3281 Жыл бұрын

Looked like a tight squeeze between the trees in bits,enjoy seeing the other trails at the Golfie that aren't the main ones, cheers for sharing 😁🤙

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. You can tell it's tight when all the bark has been scraped off the trees by handlebars 😆

@garyalexander3281 Жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti Made me go back and look see what you mean 😂

@paolocarlos80 Жыл бұрын

Really great trail, the rock gardens at the end are so cool...

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Yeah there's been a lot of work gone into it. Trail builders have done a great job 👌🏼

@howardjones8629 Жыл бұрын

Used to ride Golfie and ran out of "talent" on a snowy Aussie Rules years ago...have been avoiding riding there until i saw this. Tried it today along with some other old favourites and have smiles for miles 😊. Cheers for giving me the kick up the ar5e I needed 😄

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Glad you got back to the Golfie 🙌🏼 The trails are running really well just now 👌🏼 Funnily enough, I rode Aussie Rules for the first time on the same day as this vid. I enjoyed it but it would definitely be a hard trail in the wet... and there's no way I'd be doing it in the snow! 😆

@rustybaws5313 Жыл бұрын

I want to buy an ebike so I can cycle up it

@rustybaws5313 Жыл бұрын

Have you considered buying an ebike to pedal up it non stop?

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Yeah, an ebike would get up this no bother. I would like one but don't have the budget just now. One day for sure.

@breytex Жыл бұрын

Nice video, thanks. Better than the official videos of switch-backs :D

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍🏼😁

@peterhaworth6859 Жыл бұрын

Lovely bike

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏼

@Ross_BikeWrap Жыл бұрын

Hey, great vid - I have a 425 spring for the Fenix if you want to try it before ordering a spring up mate. I went to 350 (too light a spring) and about to try a 400lb on sat. Anyway, if you wanna borrow the 425 to see what its like, PM me on my insta mate

@muddymongoosemtb9873 Жыл бұрын

I reckon the Robin shat on your bike because you changed from a Bird 🐦! 🤣 Typical scraping it on its first outing. Interesting video mate and good riding too.

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate . I hadn't considered the robin was out for vengeance! 😂

@muddymongoosemtb9873 Жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti 🤣🤣

@bigstoozeradventures Жыл бұрын

Love the Pentlands. Never done this one so will give it ago. Nice share. Cheers. Stoozer - new sub. 👍🤠

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Cheers Stoozer! 🙌

@yourmtblocal Жыл бұрын

Nice mate nice! Flat white looked loose but fun!

@benabbot2099 Жыл бұрын

Looks good! 👌🏼

@PentlandYeti Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Give me a shout on [email protected] about the bike 👍🏼

@bennash4848 2 жыл бұрын

great video, love watching these more than others... real riding ..subscribed. How long is the climb from the car park to the top? i'm gonna be heading there a few times over the next year so just wandering...

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! 🙏🏼 I think if you budget one hour to get to the very top if you're going at a steady pace and chatting. 45 minutes to the top would be a fast time for me. There's so many good trails there you'll love it!

@bennash4848 2 жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti ah that's brilliant... Actually shorter than I thought.. was supposed to do the ews this year but had to cancel because of work.. thanks dude!

@garyclifton2180 2 жыл бұрын

Not a fit guy here after my Cancer and 61 but this looks fun how do you not slip on snow is it the tyers the pressure in them are they tube Ur tubeless

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

The snow that was there wasn't very deep and the ground underneath was dry so there was actually quite a bit of grip. I would always recommend good enduro tyres set up tubeless for the Golfie though 👍🏼

@muddymongoosemtb9873 2 жыл бұрын

Looked like a cool day out at the Golfie in more ways than one! Kendal Mint Cake looks pretty tricky. Nice riding 👌 🤙😁

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Ground conditions were great which is just as well coz Kendal Mint Cake would be a bit sketchy in the wet.

@davidwright6749 2 жыл бұрын

A nice pint of Cleveland Brown or Pentland Yeti now

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, good to hear from you David. Hope you enjoyed that beer as much as I did!

@gabrielmarias972 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Looks really amazing trip! You will say May its good month to ride there? Also i saw one of your buddies ride a Transition Spur, i consider this bike, will be fine for this trip? Will like to see any video of the Spur in action there:) Thanks!

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. May is definitely a good month to go. It was warm but not too hot. We had rain on one night but none through the day which was lucky because the island can be quite wet in places. My friend is riding a Transition Sentinel. He's got a coil shock on it and he loves it. He's a lot quicker than me too!

@auldmtbgeezer3016 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Brilliant edit. 3 of us heading on 6th February, so may be a bit different conditions. Looks epic . Curious what you’d recommend for tyres in those trails, given we will be riding in cooler/damper conditions. Cheers

@howardjones8629 2 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for the access to Black Hill from the road a number of times, as the OS doesn't seem to be right. So over that gate and then keep to the right? Nice one

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't seem to be on any maps for some reason. Over the gate and once you're across the little field and at the tree line, it's a really obvious land rover path so you can't go wrong 👍🏼

@ab_mtb 2 жыл бұрын

Well ridden mate, looked a long but cracking day out

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Conditions were superb so it was a great day out. If only the weather was always like that in Scotland!

@boringuserhandle 2 жыл бұрын

I love Thorni! We got similarly nice conditions recently.

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Its' great isn't it! Loads of great trails in a really small area.

@kevinwood8021 2 жыл бұрын

Never been down yet but thanks for showing the trails to us👊

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

It's well worth a visit 🤘🏼

@Ross_BikeWrap 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate :)

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Hope you're enjoying the new bike 👍🏼

@Ross_BikeWrap 2 жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti Took a bit of getting used to but loving it now. Will need to get a wee day out in Valley with you soon.

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ross_BikeWrap👍🏼 Give us a shout some time you're heading to the Tweed Valley. I work shifts but if I'm not working I should be able to make it

@duffymoon5912 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. You’re better than you give yourself credit for.

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I was a bit nervous heading here in my own but the track is so well built it gave me a bit of confidence 🙌🏼

@garyalexander3281 2 жыл бұрын

Conditions looked rough and wet, would particulary like to try careless whisper, havent been to Glentress in ages thanks for sharing! 😁🤙

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Careless Whisper is a great trail... Even better when it's dry though!

@arnopr 2 жыл бұрын

"Awhh, it's wet!" :-D 4:48 - 7:71 looks like a fun way to experience traversing terrain and covering distance on less established tracks in the Pentlands, it's pushing me towards getting an XC hardtail rather than a gravel bike :-)

@arnopr 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Trying to decide what flavour of bike to get to enjoy the Pentlands after moving close (Bilston), perhaps you can advise. Athletic and want to go fast covering lots of distance ranging around the Pentlands on hour-long to day-long rides, including the less travelled (by me anyway) reaches, e.g. stretching out south. Both for fitness, to explore, and enjoy being out. Not specifically looking to tackle gnarly trails, tricky technical terrain etc. so already veering away from trail hardtails like Vitus Sentier, and even the recent slew of XC bikes with slacker than traditional geometry. Considering a Giant XTC SLR 29, which is more traditional XC geo (apparently), thinking it'll give me more speed. But if I can tackle the terrain I want to tackle with a gravel bike like this, that's tempting, as I'd enjoy more direct feel without suspension, lighter weight, faster, more aggressive riding. Also gearing will allow me to go faster on smooth paths whereas even upgrading front chain ring to max clearance on XC bike (e.g. 36T on the Giant XTC SLR 29) may frustrate due to spinning out. A concern on the gravel bike side is max tyre clearance typically not that big. For comparison, I ride a 700C x 38mm on a Koga World Traveller frame with Alfine 8 hub gear & belt drive. Can tackle some easy trails fine, but uphill on the main rocky path from Castlelaw, forget it (maybe problem as much geometry as tyres). What do you reckon?

@arnopr 2 жыл бұрын

For example, what about the terrain you tackle between 4:54 and 8:47 in your Pentlands mtb Vlog Black Hill video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpm7XnaFrMl4qLc Would that be doable on your gravel bike, out of bounds entirely, awkward, or simply a lot slower?

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

By the sounds of it, a gravel bike would be your best option. Most all the trails in the Pentlands can be done on a gravel bike but the efficiency of them when on tarmac or hardpack farm/forest roads makes them a much better choice if you're doing higher milage days or exploring. I chose the Whyte Friston because the geometry was a little slacker and longer than others which suited me as it was more similar to the mtb geometry I was used to. It has good trye clearance too. I put a smaller chainring on the front (40t or 38t I think) to get me up the steeper Pentlands trails and it works well for me. As for the Black Hill summit singletrack... you could do that on a gravel bike but it would be quite challenging.

@arnopr 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful, thanks, appreciate the insights and advice!

@Ross_BikeWrap 2 жыл бұрын

Nice riding :)

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Always feels like you're going fast until you watch the footage back 😆 Trails were in prime condition though.

@Ross_BikeWrap 2 жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti yeah I usually resemble Peppa Pig on a tricycle when I watch it back lol

@SketchyCrewGlasgowMTB 2 жыл бұрын

those berms look amazing 👌

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

They really are! TVTA have done a great job.

@muddymongoosemtb9873 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate. Those trails look really tough. Great to see you nail Route 33 on your second attempt learning from your first run the best lines to pick. 🤙🤙🤙Very cool. 😁

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. It's not a place to go for flow trails that's for sure, but the trails are nice and techy so it's a good place to practice line choice and session sections, especially as the climb isn't to long.

@muddymongoosemtb9873 2 жыл бұрын

Great riding as always mate.👌🤙. Right Turn Clyde looks just my cup of tea, I’ll have to give that a go when I return. Thanks for sharing.👍🤙😁

@PentlandYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, much appreciated 👍🏼. Of the trails that are left after the storm, Right Side Clyde is probably my favourite. You won't be disappointed 🤘🏼

@nahualaventura6230 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing… what size frame 16.5?

@PentlandYeti 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. I'm 5'9" and I'm riding the 16.5. The fit is great for me so I think the Stanton size guide is spot on..

@scotswelder 3 жыл бұрын

Love watching your videos well shot and explained. I am a “newbie” on the MTB but as I’m from Edinburgh I have taken to the Pentlands on my day off and love it. I usually start at Bonaly Primary school and head up to the Torduff then Clubidean reservoirs then head up to the top of Maidens Cleugh before descending to the Glencorse Reservoir, I then head up past the Loganlea res’ before going through the valley and ending up at the gate before the steep road hill, I hang a right at the bottom past Harlaw res’ and then continue back to Bonaly to complete my loop. I feel as a beginner it marries with my capabilities with a few steep climbs and a few nice decents. Could you recommend any other routes that would suit my level? I use OS maps to check terrain etc but you can’t beat local knowledge Many thanks 👍

@PentlandYeti 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the feedback. Glad you're discovered mountain biking up there because it's a great way to explore the hills. That route you described I would call the 'classic' Pentlands route and it's a great route to do, especially through winter as the paths are hardpacked. If you take the steep singletrack on your right after the stream crossing in the valley after Loganlea, there's a really good descent which takes you to Blacksprings on the South side of Harlaw Res. There's nothing too technical or steep but it's a great descent 👍🏼

@scotswelder 3 жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti Thanks Bro👍 I think I know where you mean, is the turning on right before wooden bridge? I’ll probably struggle going up but I’ll keep trying till I manage it (took me 3 goes to climb up hill to Maidens Cleugh without getting off). Keep up the good work pal 👍

@scotswelder 3 жыл бұрын

@@PentlandYeti Well I “tried” the Blackhill full summit climb ( far more pushing than cycling!! and a few superlatives shouted at the Hill) I am not going to lie, the 2 descents were a huge challenge and probably way beyond my skill level at the moment, the first one was single track rut through the heather with some deep troughs as you know to catch you out. The 2nd from the Stile was also scary with plenty of rocks and dips to catch you out, thankfully I managed to stay on the bike. My respect for yourself has now gone COSMIC! as you make it look easy, which it certainly isn’t and I definitely realised yesterday that I am 53yrs old and not 23. I think the biggest error I made yesterday was cycling from home (Lower Granton Road,Edinburgh) up to the Pentlands which probably sapped some much needed energy from me. I usually drive up and park on Bonaly Rd and I will definitely be reverting back to this in the future. Keep up the excellent work pal and keep posting the videos (maybe mention in the last few seconds “John, this is maybe not for you” 😂 that way I won’t become deluded)

@PentlandYeti 3 жыл бұрын

@@scotswelder 🤣 Good effort John! I'm glad you tried it. Cycling from town would make that a big day! You're right, there's some big ruts which can catch you out. Don't be disheartened though, I'm currently away on a biking holiday with a few guys the same as you and they're faster than me. 🤘🏼

@muddymongoosemtb9873 3 жыл бұрын

Great video mate. Well done on those climbs they looked tough. Worth it for the descents though. Great views too.👌😁🤙🤙

@PentlandYeti 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. Yeah, I kind of regretted even attempting that climb about half way up 😆 but you're right, the descent definitely was worth it 🤘🏼

@paulkelly1448 3 жыл бұрын

Really good video, we are going there next month. We won't be going anywhere near the black!!

@PentlandYeti 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don't blame you for not trying the black, it even looks terrifying 😨. You'll have a great time on the red though... and it's nice not having to do any pedalling uphill 👍🏼

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