@@theziggyg Cheers mate and Merry Christmas to you too.

@@trevorbright9493 cheers mate. Mahana was the flow trail 🤙

@@EMTBNZ yeah it was a good day, bugger you and Haz couldn’t make it. Couldn’t do that run any faster, Mark was on it 🥵

Cheers, and yes Electric Bike Rotorua are bloody legends🙌. Thanks for coming 🤙

@@claytonprice7833 cheers Clayton, thanks for helping out as always. And merry Christmas to you too if I don’t see you beforehand.

@@SaundyB not a problem, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for coming.

@@caseynking a bit of a mystery… 🤔😂. Yes, the OG lines are still there and rideable👍. Normally only ride it once or twice a year when conditions are right. Been lucky with the weather so have been down 3 or 4 times already this summer. My favourite trail to test myself on 🙌.

It’s for babies after that new Riverhead trail you guys have been riding.

@@bestdayevermtb2 🙌😎Just wait for a week of dry weather before and you guys will do it no worries…🤞

@@EMTBNZ cheers mate, you guys did it with ease 🤙

@ I don’t know about easy but we did it. The audio sounds great too👌🤙

@EMTBNZ Nah, you guys did great!! Cheers, I think I’ll Mount the mic in the middle next time and further from my mouth. Still trial and error at this stage.

Haha yeah, what is this “eco” mode you speak of… 😂

@@EMTBNZ yeah cheers haha. I actually have a couple in my gear bag. I just hate the naff of having to carry a chain breaker 😂. To be fair I’ve only snapped two chains ever, surprisingly they were both new 🤷🏻‍♂️.

@@theziggyg yeah, only the second chain I’ve ever snapped, managed to bend a link somehow 🤷🏻‍♂️. It was only a week old 😕

@@seniorsone5066I’d never broken one for like ever and then it started! I’ve Snapped a few now 😂

Correct 👍, yeah, that was the last ride before it had its 2W make over, runs like a new one now 👌. You’ll note how much quieter it is on the 2W vid last week.

Cheers mate, yeah, everything is flat, small and grade 3 flow in GoPro land 😂

@@KevenBennett-v8o nice!!! 👍. Absolutely!! 👍 I didn’t pre-ride all the trails in the first round and it showed 😕.

They were!! I’m sure they’ll breeze down it, with captain exclaiming “it’s for babies” 😂

@@Dabiddc Cheers mate 🤙

@@DavidPeake1 cheers 🤙. I see Merryn and Ezra did well too 👍

@ yeah they did great. Merryn was nervous about kutties, but she got down it mint on race day.

In BC there's lots of videos of unsanctioned (illegal) trails, the start and end of said trails are usually hidden or camouflaged and no-one gets their knickers in a twist.

@@enriquetimmytea4681 To be fair we normally don’t name the trails either. But, yeah it’s a touchy subject around here.

@@rc7196 Hi mate, my Ransom was a 2022. There is a Bosch mounting kit you need to buy. NOTE the Ransom frame does not come factory pre-drilled to mount it like the Genius. Yes I have pictures but can’t post them in here.

@@GraysMTBNZ sorry mate no sign on this one

@@seniorsone5066 okay what’s your Strava name 😅

@ 👀🙄😂

@@seniorsone5066 Tony Watson ?

@ 😉

@@SaundyB cheers mate, yeah the little tickle up has done wonders for it. Worth a look for sure 🤙

Awesome video, solid riding! Heard the Rotorua trails trust got some donation $$ so paid Rob Metz to do a Tumeke tickle up! Legend!

@exrobotdies cheers!! Yes, they are legends 🫡, they did such a good job. Almost a grade 3 flow trail 😂

Awesome Tony making it look easy & carrying some mean pace down there. That shortcut looks good right on the pinch climb. 👌😎🤙

Cheers mate, yeah that short cut makes hot x a good short option down.

@@LouSkuntAs thanks mate for your watch and comment it all helps, Oh and your concern, appreciate it 👍. As for the part about riding outside my ability on carpet court and hurting myself quite the contrary actually. I had done it when that trail was first built and raced it in the triple crown I believe it was. Back then the trees were smaller and you could see the up-ramp as you were coming down the chute. Given the trail has been closed for some 3 years and the trees now obscure the jump as you’re coming down I thought it wise to just roll it first time to make sure there wasn’t any big changes after the reopening. I felt that would be the safer approach as opposed to what you’re suggesting and hitting a high speed obscured jump blind. But hey each to their own aye 🤙

@seniorsone5066 first thing is I never said for you to hit it, that's absolutely stupid. But a better approach may have been to put your bike to the side and walked down. And you also completely disregarded what I mentioned about others. I'm not familiar with that track, but if I'm not wrong, a predominant amount of tracks in that part of the forest is where people ride their downhill bikes being given what's on that hill. It doesn't take much for a local pinner or young kid to come ripping down there and not see you and collect you. Put your arrogance and ego aside and use more common sense.

@@LouSkuntAs I don’t normally engage in this type of thing, but the irony was just too much to go past. You accuse me of being egotistical and arrogant. This is based off of me relying to your comment with facts and context of which by your own admission said you are not familiar with that trial. And to the best of my knowledge you weren’t present either. I strongly believe if you did know the trail and were there you wouldn’t be making these comments. Let me help you, that chute is very long, steep, narrow and surrounded by scrubby vegetation, the GoPro does not do it justice. If I was to do as you suggest and walk down it and then try to climb back up I would most certainly be putting myself and others at risk. I welcome you to go back a rewatch the footage, taking note that the reason I was “floundering” was because I had pulled of the jump line onto the right side which was loose. This was in the interest of the safety of the others behind me, not only in my riding group as I wasn’t sure if they were going to hit it or in case a local “pinner” came down they could hit it without issue. Also note the others did the same thing, at no time was anyone stationary on the main line of the trail. So, I’m not sure what you call it when someone makes statements on something they’re not familiar with and weren’t there and yet gets upset when someone replies that knows and was there. Just putting it out there. I’m actually more intrigued with the fact of you calling me a liar, or should I be more concerned that you must have access to my private messages and conversations…. Cheers,

@seniorsone5066 me mentioning you to walk down the side of the line was an example of what could of been done to mitigate problems occurring. Seeming your smart enough, I'm sure there would be alternative ways. Weather you were stationary or not it still poses a risk, assuming you weren't intending on hitting the jump in the first place means proper evaluation would be a good start. Just cause you can get into a trail doesn't suggest that you should be riding it. I claim you are talking nonsense cause I myself who have built illegals, along with a large group of friends would never ask someone to film and publicly post their work. It's usually general etiquette to not do so. I call arrogance cause people are trying to educate you in what's right and wrong, and you have the audacity to try claim what you are doing is fine, which is clearly not true. And ego cause you claim that we are boosting your video to gain more recognition. Be respectful to the opportunity you have to ride what's there. We are pretty lucky.

This trail police thing is tiring. No one's out there telling you how and where you can ride, but because he's posted a video you think you now have that right. I am familiar with the trail in question, and with the width of the trail and way he rode it, he would not have put anyone in jeopardy. If anyone came down they would easily be able to see if there was an obstacle in the middle of the run in to the jump.

The only people that know this video has anything contentious in it are the ones who know of and have ridden this trail! Like yourself. So by you saying that, you've actually made it contentious. Do you see the irony there? He doesn't even remotely mention the location or hints on how to find this, or any other info that could jeopardise it. Go ride the shuttles and listen to dozens of people telling out of towners how to find these. There was nothing contentious about this video until you and a couple of others chimed in and pointed it out! 😂

Streisand effect!

Hey where is this? I want to ride them trails !! 😂

@christopherhurst4224 😅

@@DorreanBruz EXACTAMUNDO! "The Streisand effect is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead increases public awareness of the information"

Yeah was a bit of an adventure that’s for sure 😂.

😂🤣

You reside in the Himalayas?... 😂. You should know my uncanny ability to make the easy look difficult 😅

He doesn't say where it is or how to find it. I'm not sure how this would get anyone in trouble. The only ones who know about it are the people who have ridden it, like you and I. So maybe if WE don't bring it up in the comments it'll remain a fairly innocuous video!

@@Gmork-The-Nothing l don’t normally reply to these comments. But you are bang on mate. I don’t post with reckless abandonment, I never show an identifying feature to give away its exact location including entry or exit. I don’t publish my Stava with these rides. And the irony is most of these trails exact locations and names can be found on a popular app if you know how to get them up. Lastly, I often get told about these trails and asked to film them. I’m acutely aware of people’s different stand points on these trails and try to keep some balance on what I post. Cheers.

Came here to say the same thing. These trails shouldn’t be on the internet and if you don’t understand why you shouldn’t be riding them.

Get a grip mate

​​​​@@handaymanCan you point out anything about this video that would result in any issues? I'm genuinely asking, because I can't see it, but maybe I'm missing something. Furthermore, it's actually you guys that post comments like these that are highlighting the fact they're illegitimate trails. Anyone else who didn't already know about the trail wouldn't have a clue. I reiterate... He has not posted the location, or any hints whatsoever about where this is or how to find it. I can only assume YOU know because YOU have ridden it. Am I right? Therefore, maybe just don't bring attention to it with these comments. Sorry but it's just a bit hilarious as all the locals and even shuttle drivers are keen as mustard to give away the names and locations of these trails and often you can find out by simply talking to strangers on the shuttles. But he can't post a video of it, with zero identifying information? It doesn't sit with me.

Yeah I had a bit of an issue post production and could only export at 1080p and not the usual 4K 😕

@ Oh true, no I didn’t notice that. I was referring to the pace you were going. 🤙

@ haha cheers mate, maybe lower res makes me look faster 😂

@ 🤣 We all know you are fast, nothing to do with res 🙌😎🤙 Great video.

Really hoping to make it to the last ride on the 14th, looks like a great day😊

@@lindsayweirdwild was a fun run with these guys 👍

@@sillywillie6484 cheers mate. Thanks for asking. He actually came for his first ride back with us on Thursday evening just been. He’s doing really well. He only has peripheral out of the damaged eye, it’s not likely he will regain useful vision out of it. He has an operation planned for February to rebuild his eye socket.

😂. I was just trying to keep up with my handlebars… I think you summed it up best with “ you make that look pretty”. Was good to whiteness poetry in motion.

Nice Tony, you guys were flying down there! Cool train 😎🤙

@@GraysMTBNZ yep, the one and only 🤙

@ I always second guess that feature looks blind when you’re coming on to it 😅

@@GraysMTBNZabsolutely, the good o’l GoPro shrinks it from this side…

@@bestdayevermtb2 😂. I tried but then I would’ve only been left with a short… 😅

Nice one Tony. That is ridiculous even in the dry let alone in the wet. 😎🙌🤙🔥🔥

@@EMTBNZ yeah it was challenging to say the least… 😂

@@seniorsone5066 Yeah 100% 🔥👌🙌🤙