CRAZY MTB HANDLEBAR CUTTING CHALLENGE - HOW NARROW CAN THEY GO?

Crazy MTB handlebar cutting challenge - How narrow can they go? After each trick, jump or urban freeride line I have to cut my dirt jump bike handlebars down by 1 inch until I can't ride anymore, how long can I keep the craziness going?
This Boxing day special is sure to get you stoked to continue sitting on the sofa because I have a ridiculous video for you today with the crazy MTB handlebar cutting challenge and the rules are simple. After each tricks, freeride line or jump I do I have to cut my handlebars down by 1 inch until the point where I just can't ride anymore but how long will this go on for? To get the game started I get out my MTB hopper portable kicker ramp and do some tricks with my ever narrowing bars. From here we move to the local skatepark to get more technical before moving onto the huge stair set of doom and all the other treats the university has on offer! This video is filled with urban MTB freeride lines and stupidity and is all taken place on my custom Haibike dirt jump bike!! Do you have any crazy ideas? Then let me know :)
I hope you enjoy the video!
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Welcome to my channel, I'm a professional Freeride Mountain biker and former FMB world champion(2013).
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[@tubularap]

14:40 - "It's not really biking anymore ... it's science." - Sam Pilgrim 2021

[@aurelienheinrich]

Could be printed on a t-shirt , or hoodies. Seriously.

[@MaQuGo119]

Amen.

[@MFV12]

Dude you are mad in a positive way. It is so fun to watch your crazy stuff! Thanx keep it going Sam!

[@mmmmmmmfancy]

Sick name bro

[@MFV12]

@@mmmmmmmfancy First Time in years someone is writing about that. Cool

[@olivermiddleditch2335]

youve gotta love that hes using a concrete cutting wheel too. awesome and classic pilgy as we know him

[@sventobergte845]

i work in a hardware store and this was the first thing i noticed!

[@Dangerous_Beans]

Same here :-D

[@kellyphillips3447]

Glad I wasn’t the only one lol

[@krinkedsurface]

I saw that too 🤣🤣🤣 I love this dude

[@SteveGaron]

"There are some things that are not worth it, just for a clip... This isn't one of those things, I'm gonna flip it right now" 🤪 😂 By far my favorite quote!

[@siikiisiikii5572]

yes, that waS PURE fun

[@mauricebruns1028]

“Might have cut it too far”, he says - when there is virtually no bar left 😄😄🤣

[@SamPilgrim]

😂👍

[@Ben126LP]

@@SamPilgrim Remembered me of Jeremy Clarkson

[@RiderBlitz1.0]

@@SamPilgrim can you please tell me why all dirt jumper has only rear brake?

[@crazycjk]

Loved it! Now do a stairset of doom challenge where you raise the seat 1" every time!!! Might need an extra long seatpost!

[@cheesierglint02]

YES

[@mattirondog549]

That’s fantastic. I alway knew handle bars were a money grab by the big bike industry.

[@jd32k]

😆

[@romanp.5236]

I have just read the title and I already know it's gonna be a great day! looooove it !

[@willjones7132]

Crack a Mony is always hilarious. Can't believe you are shredding with fixie style bars from '08, and then riding bar-less around a pump track! More brakeless would be cool to see, after doing it for a few years I have great respect for it, as well as knowing how good and free it feels to ride that way, especially doing manuals(as long as you stay away from large hills!), shoe's don't last though. Always a good day when the two best comedy riders post; no substitutes for Sam Pilgrim and Ronnie Mac.

[@BananaMonstaaaa]

I would actually love to see Sam's impersonation of a salty bike messenger

[@dvs620]

Sam: Nearly dies going off a curb with tiny bars. Also Sam: Immediately sends it down a Stairset of Doom with those same bars.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

My brain after the 5th or so cut: „Damn, that‘s still wider than we had in the early 90s and no brakes is also not far off“. 😂 What about a 90s challenge. With how many sets of barends can you still ride?

[@ronniefnd]

That's what I was thinking. Late 80's early 90's is was about how narrow you could run now it's how wide you can possibly get.

[@TeejTubeU]

So, so true. My 1992 Diamond Back Topanga was about the same as the worst we're seeing here. Narrow and no rise.

[@Anybloke]

I still use stubby bar ends on my commuter.

[@radiocontrolled9181]

@@Anybloke Even i on my mountain bike. Short ones, I find them very useful.

[@Aphisics]

I allways see lads with bikes and angle grinders, They must be doing this challenge too!

[@joski9030]

Ah I see what you did there 😂

[@jonriordan649]

Ahhhh! I kept wincing at the start of every trick, expecting those tiny bars to slam into your ribs on landing. Great job, again, of not dying!

[@ManWalksDogs]

Especially once he'd ditched the Pilgrips and had the potential to gore himself on exposed, roughly cut metal tubing...😬

[@aurelienheinrich]

Empiric knowledge by the word. Some people think they are under biked, with all the restrictions ut implies, some other over biked think that their bikes allow them so much more room for progress than they actually can. And then there is Sam, always putting things into perspective, with his humour and going the absurd way. Not only the pure skill of the rider but also the level of fun can indeed trigger some magical moments. Thank you Sam for reminding us about that, practice and fun. To the skyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, and uuuuuuuuup SAM !!

[@alfieturner9356]

Had me in stitches Sam. Good effort filming and posting today as well. Good laugh on Boxing Day. Quality riding as well 👍

[@johnlittle6271]

Pissed myself all the way through this. You can ride better than the majority of us with cut down bars. Amazing. Hilarious as always, good work.

[@theamateurbunch5006]

You should do a video called "How much can you shred on a bikepacking trip" You load up you ebike (or perhaps a Haibike touring ebike) with all kinds of bags and then see how much you can shred along the way. Im shure Haibike is keen on the idea since they just sponsored a bikepacking video on GCN. You could get some fun footage jumping around on a fully loaded bike. Stairways of doom in slomo speaks for itself.

[@rick4677]

santa stole his ebike ☹️😖😔😔

[@david94549]

Wheelies with a tent on a pannier rack is the dream

[@jro341]

Always bring a smile to our faces. Cheers.

[@TallGuyTrails]

I was 100% concerned for your safety this entire video! 😆

[@lukie4ever]

Using the wrong disc lol

[@paulwhitaker5578]

Sweet! Do a how wide can you go video next! I wanna see some 12 ft wide barspins

[@jonroder7806]

I got your merch to Christmas I’m soooo happy 😃

[@calmryze]

this is why we love sam... he's just so funny and ridicolous in a good way:))

[@Spider.vintage]

this was just incredible sam, fair play dude 100% respect

[@matthewholohan2806]

that’s ridiculous Sam. Great video, Aston and I were laughing so much

[@wayneyates700]

And there's most of us lesser biking mortals still struggle with 740mm- 780mm bar's 🤣🤣. Funny n very Sam scientific approach 👍

[@Benjbike]

How can you be this funny man it's incredible, I laughed from beginning to end 😂👍

[@Bag_of_Milk-d5o]

I love your videos Sam. Oh and nice joke, "when you said lets cut it down another inch, this should be inch-resting" 😂😂

[@SamuelHedberg-jt9kd]

Man i got to bed a bit down and sad, Then I thought. The best way to feel happier is to watch Sam pilgrim, Couldn’t have been more right! Keep shredding:)

[@butters_147]

It's cool, Santa sounds German. 👍😉 Also, the "bull-horn" spin @ 10:26/17:04 is pretty crazy! 💪🤙😂 Merry Crimbo from Canada Pilgrim boys! A day late and a dollar short. 🥸

[@jakob_boerkay]

thank you sam for always givin us the best day !

[@RandysRides]

Back in the 90's, it was a thing to have narrow bars with horns.....supposedly it was easier to go through trees. lol. That fad didn't last long, though... as there was little control, and the horns would actually catch trees and wipe you out.

[@Alptraumkrieger811]

I remember this! What an amazing time xD

[@grisz1144]

Ten gość nie przestaje mnie zaskakiwać :D Po prostu Sam Pielgrzym!

[@omahamtb6580]

You're doing flips and bar spins with almost no bars and I'm over here barely clearing small dirt jumps. 🤘

[@MikeWalls7829]

"Am I gonna hit my wheel on this? No" very nice analysis in a half second, that's why you're still alive!

[@sjv6598]

As Mr T would say, you crazy fool 😂

[@rhandymarquez3495]

You're my best funny rider that I've ever met on MTB

[@MikeWalls7829]

Welcome to 90s bar lengths

[@ciaswillman]

Sam you are a unit. Love every single video you do. ❤

[@lucasm7635]

I say next vid Sam should get a huge seat post and raise the seat up every trick until the maximum height, it gets scary fast

[@SamPilgrim]

😂😂

[@str8downdnb_mod360]

Do it sam, seatpost of death :)

[@WhatisAPaladin]

3:13 Hahah the two old mates walking the dog, seeing a backflip made me laugh.

[@freddyja5342]

Let‘s do this as a „game of bike“, so every looser have to cut his bar

[@dionfowler5592]

You inspired me to be a mountain bike and I learnt a lot off you I can now do loads of tricks and stunts and the mtb hoppers hel me so much so keep going

[@kwadkrazy6078]

That's such a waste, Sam, kids in Africa could have eaten those handlebars :/

[@juanj8468]

Love the santa skit hahah keep up the great work

[@doudoubleg]

9:30 has me cracking up. "They love it so much" he says, as the security guard watches him pull out a grinder.

[@bigbird2451]

I used to cut my bars down pretty short for x ups and bar spins. Then years later I built up a '56 Schwinn with Hannebrink forks and Profile oversized cranks. Then I just welded three inches back on each side and have a sweet cruiser. Thank you Atom Labs for making steel bars!

[@MikeSmith-of1rr]

Your content makes me so happy 😁

[@crazyhandgrows6432]

Those Monster breaks always put a smile on my face.

[@zano_mtb]

You inspire me to Send It! Thanks for the awesome videos and the positivity

[@chrishibbeler4064]

Merry Christmas Sam, you absolutely made my day!!!

[@TerminusCodex]

I keep laughing out loud every time I see those tiny little handlebars! You're the boss!

[@aGhost0o]

Its closer to christmas than it is boxing day right now but that was still epic! The santa skit had me on the floor.

[@pchykins6680]

positive madness all the way! I just love this guy!

[@Bear0280]

Love it as always, cheers for the laughs and for shredding the Nar

[@driftsmoke877]

Sam you are nuts in a good way. Thanks you changed my life and bicycle skills. Louie shout out to you to you're an amazing biker to!

[@C4H8]

Sam when my mom walks in: 13:53🤣🤣🤣

[@dicmow]

Best content on KZbin hands down. LMAO the hole time 🤣

[@joshuambean]

I don't even know what to say anymore. Just, legend!! So funny.

[@herbwhitmore4482]

Once again youve outdone yourself Sam !

[@joemtbjumper777]

You are absolutly amazing man and always have me smiling especially on this one love your videos and content and would love some more trail riding love watching you ride the sketchy stuff so controlled with larger bars of course lol

[@Si_Fi]

You are an aplsuate leggg.. THE BEST!

[@christopherwilson7497]

Wow can't believe you managed all them tricks with cutting an inch off everytime dude you are fearless very cool content on Boxing day thank you.

[@intothewoods831]

Sick video my guy. Keep up the great content

[@dylanmaree4985]

This redefines great content! 🙌

[@russiangrlfriend6329]

10:07 Blasting past that guy in the parking lot yelling “FIRING!” 😭

[@camerononeel7054]

Sam is the sickest and raddest dude on KZbin.

[@joski9030]

I remember when it was all the rage on a bmx to have your bars cut down the grips on the bend I used to charge £5 for kids to come my dads garage and cut bars down the days of Dirty Harry brake levers one dirt front tyre and a street tyre on the back.

[@RHC_NYC]

Always entertaining. Always good vibes. Ride on, dude.

[@BenjySparky]

Sam Today is gonna be EPIC! Love the channel and content! I'm here for the algorithm! Peace

[@commanderfpv800]

Santa‘s accent cracks me up 😂 🎄🥳

[@johnrowe1088]

Happy Christmas and a happy new year I love your crazy video’s in a good way so have a good one pil

[@cevikmetalcovers]

Sam is taking the problem of weight weenies the good way :) No tires, no tubes, no handlebar, no brakes, no transmission... Still riding amazing bikes :) I think you should nail unicycle back flip to complete the circle !

[@jon-paulgrainger1303]

Always thought about this cheers Sam. All best for 22 dude.

[@Dario__]

Sam pilgrims channel is all about. You can have fun and go full shred on anything no excuses!!!

[@MarreroBuilt]

I love watching your videos. You put a smile on my face every time.

[@onesadtech]

Not gonna lie, you really got me with the "there's some things not worth doing for a clip" bit. 😂👌 Good stuff man.

[@insanepolarbear]

6:47 thats actually a clean edit, damn!

[@ernestjohnson4436]

Sam my guy you have balls of steel. And I hope you have plenty more handle bars

[@waynemandryk6479]

This video is the best...I couldn't stop laughing! Good job mate

[@henriquecabral2435]

I love you brother, best mtb youtuber fooo shuuu!

[@TrIpMo1981]

Super fun experiment Sam, haha

[@boggybigpants9462]

Lol what a great idea …..love it 👍🇬🇧

[@iantowers6972]

Cutting the bars with a stone cutting disc too Sam fella!!🤣🤣👍🤙

[@w19ely85]

This is how we used to roll back in the 90's. Upsets me when I think back on how many mid school BMX bars I ruined back in the day

[@quellerie]

So entertaining! Looking forward to what you get up to in 2022.

[@timothyperry-mills4207]

I love how a crowd slowly forms at the skatepark to watch the tricks

[@devinlehman316]

I cant believe you went down the stairs at the end! I was scared for you! So good! Haha

[@ianschriefer1042]

LOL, Happy Holidays Sam, Lewi and the rest of your loved ones

[@alilovesyang5998]

Legend…… Merry Xmas ….. Every vid is Awsome!!!

[@Keith_Mikell]

This was great. Sam pilgrim sig bars hacked like a piece of meat! Love it!

[@Colololp]

Always taking it to the extreme 😂. The bars literally couldn't have been any shorter. That was so much fun to watch.

[@JimmydaMTBer]

you should do a challenge where after each trick you take a part of your bike off. for example you can take the back tier off then a grip and so on until you can't do a trick.

[@jonathangodfrey1]

Great Boxing Day special dude

[@steveharry9891]

Quote of 2021......let's go before,it gets silly ,,,,,after back flipping a bike with 8inch handle bars ...then provide to ride a pump track with no handle bars .!!!!....fantastic sam ......and very very funny 😄 😆 🤣

[@TheSynthisis]

Glad to see a "crack a Monty o'clock" again. Thank you for the laughs and "no fucking ways" on this one.

[@Wheelsanstuff]

Two things, is Santa Swedish? Second, no one else would do that flip, and thats why you are THE man.

[@CJTheReal]

Dude I remember suggesting this back in your spoke cutting challenge, I'm so stoked that you decided to do it!

[@kianmz8420]

Thankyou Sam, I love the videos, I've been watching your videos ever since you did that game of bike with Ryan Taylor on the mini rocker bike much love, keep up the insane videos I appreciate it 💙💯💥

[@jeffo9599]

Why does santa sound like Marvin the Martian? 😂😂 gold 🤘

[@toolazytoo]

Ha ha, the Essex Uni security are in holiday mood as well