2021 Swiss Epic Stage 3 | XC Race POV

[@danwilliams783]

Ben, Great ride on this big effort. Truely EPIC! I like these long vids because I watch when I'm on the trainer at home - keeps me going!

[@bengoyette]

Thanks Dan. Great job on the trainer! Keep on going

[@learningeveryday1538]

@ 1:22:08 It was very kind for both of you the help another rider after her falling on the side of the trail especially on a race. Most these days, it has been non-existent for other riders to stop to aid help to another. I know this as other riders have passed me when I have crashed badly on a trail. I know not all riders are like that. It is very nice to see that there's still kind people out there...love all your quality videos!

[@bengoyette]

Thanks. Yeah, we're all there to have fun, so there's really no point in leaving someone potentially injured behind. In the next stage, we help the medical moto guy who crashed 😆

[@peterwilson1831]

i felt bad, i had said to her 'rider up' that we were behind and she panicked a bit and moved over to the outside edge of the trail to let us pass but it was just a layer of moss so when she put her foot down there was nothing there, it gave way and she rolled down the bank. thankfully it was moss and ferns, it was as soft a crash as you could ask for. i still felt bad.

[@Nagavisions]

Hi Guys, you truly have become my motorbike accident recovery trainers! I add my iPad front of my stationary training bike and I try to keep up with you two. This race is my favourite and I did it in two sequences, yesterday 40Km and today the rest 35km! I still have 5 weeks crouches and then I can start to learn how to walk again. I will defenitely buy mtb and start riding my area roads and tracks. I live in Amed, North Coast of Bali, Indonesia. I also been filming many years Tour de Timor MTB race in Timor-Leste, which been the most amazing riding in my life. Hopefully that race come back to the government sports agenda, as it has been down since 2018. Keep up riding and keep up filming your rides!!! Thank you! Matur Suksema!

[@bengoyette]

Inspiring recovery story Matur! I hope you're doing well. Motorbike accidents are no joke, I hope you're back on two feet and two wheels soon.

[@bambangsuseno8764]

Hi, Ben, it's nice to see you again. In Indonesia, especially around the southern slope of Mt. Merapi, one of the most active volcanoes in the world and which lies in The Special Territory of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We have some, if not many, gravel single tracks that we are accustomed to going through riding our mountain bikes. Warm greetings ("Salam hangat" in Indonesian language) from The Special Territory of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 🖐

[@jamesstevens2362]

I like that the people walking along these tracks are paying attention to their surroundings and move aside to give you room. Riding trails around where I live (Melbourne, Australia) you either have to give walkers a wide gap or shout at them loudly to move, because the’ll have ear buds in and be staring at their phones.

[@rider65]

No, they appear to be idiots, wrapped in their own bubble

[@carlosmesateijeiro9719]

Love Switzerland, paradise of mtb. Following your chanel since years from Spain. Greetings!

[@bengoyette]

Thanks 👋

[@neilleach5249]

Thank you. Stay safe out there.

[@organdonor1962]

OMG thanks for sharing, you two had a great race

[@bengoyette]

Thanks Michael! Glad you liked it.

[@dirtrider6198]

Thanks for the video Ben. It's really good to know what awaits. The varying levels of fitness and experience was I treating. I really appreciate your sharing the experience.

[@bengoyette]

Good luck this year!

[@MrTloster]

tough stage! Especially the climb after the last feeding point. Thanks for the great footage.

[@bengoyette]

Thanks! Yeah that was a brutal climb. I’m glad it was on stage 3 and not the 4th or 5th

[@MrTloster]

@@bengoyette By the way, what combination of cassette and chainring did you use in the Alps?

[@jamesstevens2362]

Wow, that trail down just after the peak was something else! That’s not mountain biking, that’s mountain goating! 🐐

[@sidneiclaudino8341]

Muito legal essa prova aqui é do Brasil .

[@SoGoMTB]

Amazing

[@peterwilson1831]

"Activate Super-draft". 10 seconds later "Disengage!!"

[@mziepilime4390]

Hi Ben, thank you so much for the great content. this is an awesome POV - I'll be doing Swiss Epic this year and this is great motivation for my training. I've been watching these videos while on the IDT. Just to find out, what groupset setup were you running? I see a lot of guys were pushing to the summit of the Scaletta Pass

[@bengoyette]

Hey Mzie, thanks! I was running the SRAM XX1, 32T chainring and 52T cassette. I think that was the perfect gearing for me. It’s really steep. Good luck this year!

[@peterwilson1831]

Ben advised me to go smaller on my chainring and i didn't listen. I paid for it. I was 34 x 50 and Ben was 32 x 52. I just didn't expect their to be sustained climbs quite so steep (20%+). Don't be me, listen to Ben.

[@lucasm.fajardo7978]

Hi Ben! As usual, thanks for sharing your videos. You had very good grip, what pressure did you have in the wheels and what is your weight? Thanks!

[@bengoyette]

I actually don't know what pressure exactly, as we didn't have a gauge with us. So I was setting the pressure by feel based on how the sidewall would flex. I'm guessing between 21.5 PSI and 22.5.

[@unchewable1]

This is great stuff man I have been curious on running a camera for my bike packing adventures or local rides for club members how are you powering these?

[@bengoyette]

I used one of those “lipstick” portable power bank

[@flurin6278]

again, love it! Great content! May I ask, what tire-width are you running? These days 2.4 seems to be the trend. It looks like yours are more like 2.25/35? Mind sharing what size you ran and why?

[@bengoyette]

I was running the Kenda Regolith Pro 2.2 SCT. The Kenda tires are generally true to size, so that might be equivalent to a 2.3 of another brand. It was a very appropriate thread pattern for the damp alpine terrain. The taller spaced-out knobs worked really well in the dirt, it was rolling fast on tarmac, and the strong casing offered more protection in the rocky sections.

[@tommyduke7104]

Hey Ben, great footage as usual. Talk about that major bottleneck. Did it upset your rythum at all?

[@bengoyette]

Where we had to dismount? No, it just gave us some additional rest.

[@omulsisoarele]

Hey guys !!! What cam' use for clip ?

[@bengoyette]

GoPro HERO9 Black

[@Cookboy3857]

Nice

[@ToddNZMTB]

01:52:15 stop for a Vegemite sandwich ;)

[@roman.r7593]

2.40 В переди байкер в красном хвостом крутит! Ему бы сиденье опустить

[@bengoyette]

true