Furka Pass (east) - Switzerland raw runs [#3]

A cycling experience that will never be forgotten by either Taylor or myself. We showed up to the Furka Pass expecting to ride the more popular western side but the sunlight on the east facing side lured us over. Hear more about the ride with commentary here: • The World's Most Beaut...
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[@jianxi]

Just the sound of the gear shifting is so satisfying.

[@DS-um9hi]

I love these videos... No boring commentary, no obnoxious background music, no fancy graphics. Cycling and KZbin in its purest form. This is what YT was for back in the day.

[@grantone30629]

me too i love this video

[@sergiogonzalesYT]

+1

[@olafschwenn6881]

Right

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Less YT bs

[@calvincrane]

Yes you tube without the shock faces on every thumbnail appealing to 8 year olds giving clicks..

[@joepug]

It's pointless to say don't try this at home so I'll just say to every cyclist who watches this: learn what "target fixation" is and how to avoid it. These two (and all pros) are masters of not fixating on dangers in the road (especially oncoming cars) and finding the safe line in those situations. Good life advice too.

[@roadglide]

You mitigate dangers as best you can. Tire blow outs, carbon failures, animals , anomalies, etc. When it’s your time. It’s your time. Peace

[@patrick_3723]

Good shout, can still remember being coached in my XC days into not looking where you don't want to.. Still think about it now on any techy or sketchy riding

[@SingaporeUntold]

@@roadglide exactly this. There are times where things happen unexpected. Just last week i went around a blind bend and a truck was there taking over the whole path. Lucky there is a grass to go onto. My fault. If I can’t see ahead then i shouldn’t assume empty. My bike crash last year was an equipment failure and I flew off the bike, snapped the collar bone. Hell when i see the cliff in this vid, I’m tempt to fly off mentally so I don’t have to hear my wife’s nagging anymore 😂😂😂

[@roadglide]

@@SingaporeUntold 😂

[@Frank-cw2xy]

@@aaron___6014 I’ve never tried riding like this. I can also guarantee that I will never try riding like this after reading the comment.

[@alinleonard9544]

5:10 This is insane to make that overcom in the corner, (at almost 70km.h) These boys are risking their lives with these descents in tight turns.There is a saying, once it works, the second time, it works, but the third time, it can just go, and at such speeds, no one saves you, if some car was comming from the opposite direction it will be AMEN AND GO TO HEAVEN.

[@elioenaivazquez9425]

Al cielo?si la vida es un regalo de Dios,para que crees que quiera Dios gente irresponsable que no cuida su vida.Estos van derechito pero al panteón.Eclesiastes 9:10

[@ehcsk]

Yep. It happened to me in 1998. Last year I was finally able to drive downhill again... you are right, a car or anything comes, you are not able to stop. It didn't worth it. I was young, too brave... I lost so many years, and missed cycling. Be sure you are able stop in any circumstances

[@glpxt]

They can risk their own lives as much as they like. But at 12:28 they are risking other peoples lives. There is usually a reason why there is a 30 km/h speed limit in a village. But who cares, they blast through the village full speed, respect is for wimps. Reckless, not funny. And what for? Less than 10 Seconds later they finish their run anyway. Plain stupid.

[@hamstermomoco]

Well said, these selfish people really piss me off. Just to satisfy their own pleasure and put so many unnecessary people at risk along with them.

[@jacc88888]

@@glpxtAgree. Selfish

[@PierreAlainMaire]

Watching this in 4k in the morning has given me a smile for the day 😎 the image quality is amazing, well done for the superb ride !

[@SAFABrian]

Thanks

[@JoshuaTHawkins]

Absolutely stunning scenery! Loved how you could see down into the valley and even some of the lower hairpins as you descended.

[@iDarkXY]

5:11 wasn’t necessary to risk your life for that shot. Stunning scenery tho!

[@rych7852]

They're both dumb. And eventually dumb peoples luck runs out

[@affemitwaffedxc]

ye same with the redlight, stupid af

[@Randomspaghettitouched]

Blud doesn't know about drones

[@adamweb]

Jealous of all the amazing roads you get to ride! That scenery and lighting is so gorgeous it almost looks CG!

[@tool5150]

Yeah it almost looks real!🤦‍♂️

[@kashifnyc]

Wow! Just wow! I drove from Milan to Lucerne last fall and visited all the famous spots in the region. Roads are insane. The never ending tunnels … it’s just heavenly. To be honest at some spots I was scared driving on the mountains and these riders are fearless and a so freakishly good.

[@mtbmadman011]

That POV is insane ! Outstanding !

[@markhaneklaus282]

Such a beautiful scenery...the appearence of , sky,sun light and colors...wow , ,any time one gets winter blues it just disappeares...

[@hungryrefrigerator5784]

The view is stunning. Glad I stumbled upon the SAFA Brain channel because your videos take me on a journey to different locations through road biking. Watching the SAFA Brain videos puts me in a relaxing mood because I love seeing pro cyclists ride on the open road. Keep up the good work!

[@badman104]

Amazing Safa ! I really enjoy these videos 🚲

[@Robert_Kroeher]

only a few weeks and the pass will be open. Can't wait to get there

[@amged-al-omda]

Very pleasant. God bless you for practicing this sport You have brought back my enthusiasm, thank you

[@UpperEchelon8]

SAFA and Taylor make a Great Team. 🤩

[@alishokri455]

My palms are sweaty just watching this! That was amazing

[@valentinhernandez924]

Yo si estoy espantado muy rápidos y las curvas impresionantes

[@BalerianongBanu]

Perfect place to ride a bike🙂

[@danielh9269]

Amazing view and awesome descend! Thank you for sharing the video.

[@vinayakahegde2426]

Absolutely stunning!

[@marioescanuelas8167]

Well, that got my heart rate going! Thanks, Safa.

[@sinnaru6286]

The view on the 1st minute, amazing, i should definitely visit this country someday.

[@alik556]

the amount of trust one must have in their gear to hit these speeds... unreal.

[@InTheCity0908]

The footage is amazing. The view is just awsome.

[@Ms9VeLo3G]

Beautiful descent and congratulations to both of you for the progression but the landscape is spectacular.nice video, well fine👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🦾🫡

[@dmoore4520]

Not a second in this video that isn't completely gorgeous and picture-esque. Dope as hell man!

[@naldridge95]

This is about as perfect as cycling can get!

[@__marshie]

No cars would be perfection.

[@EuropeanBison.]

Peaceful video. Love this

[@AtakanCOBAN54]

Thank u Brian. Excellent dude. Congratulations. I continue to recommend and watch with pleasure. From Türkiye with hello dude.

[@OGillo2001]

Superb, descent and footage too, nice work lads

[@cyclingaroundbizerte]

Amazing, I love your videos it inspired me to get a bike and start Cycling. I m still slow 😅😅 but it's really fun

[@zaranski2009]

I would never get balls to do this in my bicycle which is pretty simple. Imagine the own wheel getting the bicycle in the downhill when there is not even fence on the road. I would love to fly and stop in those hard stones right below 😂👏 nice video by the way

[@MrLAMAJD]

Those new graphics in GTA 6 are amazing

[@xinienRandom]

I am enjoying the view here

[@user-uh6lm5wv6n]

I did this yesterday and GrimselPass the day before, both are utterly magnificent and just enormous to the eye. The peaks still have snow on them right now and my god is it something to behold, I stopped to take it all in and it is incomprehensible to the mind. Man its hard to not look at them when youre descending but I tell ya if you look for 2-3 secs too long youre a goner

[@ludovitkonecny6624]

just drove a very similar style but very short one yesterday, so let me tell you about fear. There is no fear, there is just pure joy and euphoria. You are so high on emotions and so focused on the bike that it becomes your limb extension. There is an enormous control over the bike so most of the situations are pretty safe. The rest is beyond your influence anyway

[@gabriel_g_dun56]

Add to my bucket list to visit there

[@markabellar4152]

I love the scenery.

[@mumenguvuze2093]

A moment of appreciation for the guy shooting the video ... amazing. .. And to the Swiss people , you are so lucky to live in such a beautiful country ... Cheers!!! For guys like me from Kenya , I can only envy you.

[@FaisalAhmadNoori]

Beautiful place, great performance ❤

[@naorifred3121]

Amazing 🎉 I wish to get there

[@motivationcloud9]

the sheer sound of gears changing and the sound of friction of the chain while he powers is surreal

[@elpina587]

Watching this on tv man this is bananas

[@gabrielflores3360]

This guy is living life on the edge

[@Cycling.in.Romania]

Perfect flow 🏆🏆🏆

[@fabiankroger4645]

Awesome view!

[@abrahamkhan4379]

Sound is Smooth like Butter 🫠

[@Jamess92]

That turn at 5:09 was pure suicide!

[@clairofan01]

yeah my first thought was wow thats moronic

[@DanTuber]

One of them will get killed one day. All it takes is for something to come out on the road like a stray dog and it's goodnight!

[@nickjohnson710]

And stones on the road, I can't imagine, the consequences! But awesome video lol

[@anonymous2851]

I would just drive slow and enjoy the view! It looks so peaceful

[@Hypersonicbiker]

Switzerland is heaven in the world. Thx for video.

[@adeildo5739]

Espetacular parabéns.

[@LuisRodriguez-br6et]

This is totally awesome guys 👍🏽👍🏽

[@peastfist1602]

That view straight out like elden ring 😍😍 , what a beautiful scenery

[@luispaulinocascante7911]

A wonderful video!

[@joergbeigang2412]

amazing how little traffic. Did the Furka a few years back, love this road

[@matthewjohnston3195]

Probably because motorists are afraid of meeting cyclists like this and being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

[@kiffeeify]

I did this twice with my tour bike! Its an amazing ride, also up on the other side :)

[@who_stole_my_username]

Wow what a ride! What a road! Amazing from top to bottom.

[@methylmike]

such high polish! the universe thanks you

[@methylmike]

y'all are nuts omg

[@netfatik]

Just pure amazing

[@ANKH123]

This is my bike way dream - just WOW! Best regards from Poland : )

[@user-uh6lm5wv6n]

12:37 exactly my reaction when I got to the bottom into Realp (the town at the bottom)...most satisfying euphoric feeling ever

[@berberalgerian647]

Lifetime goals

[@mikemike7915]

very beautiful sense

[@GO-jo1yk]

nice scenery, nice ride~

[@raddgaming9969]

awesome video best cycling i;ve ever watch on youtube.

[@orinkle]

Cameraman never die

[@irigarichard]

Brilliant!

[@jhcycling3098]

I would have done ”Mary Poppins” from first corner with these speeds.. and gone To The Moon! before crashing spectaculary on the hill.. crazy smooth ride! 🤩

[@gootrip]

Amazing 🫣👍

[@gryszu]

Amazing.

[@APdSR70]

I saw Darwin waiting after some of the blind bends

[@anonime_dancer]

beautiful

[@DanTuber]

What a beautiful country

[@forkrunner2313]

Insane!

[@LetsFlyBluebird]

This is so beautiful ,amazing mindblowing natural beauty❤️❤️❤️

[@abbashasan3446]

Amazing

[@Ndikumana994]

Beautiful nature 🥰😲😲

[@TesterAnimal1]

I did this descent last year. That lack of barriers. You’d fly and drop HUNDREDS of feet if you missed a hairpin. Have you done the Gavia to Ponte di Legno descent? If you like danger, that’s for you. Single track. No barriers, huge drops. Very easy to die on. I followed a couple of motorbikes down, so was well in control. Only felt scared later when I remembered it!

[@j.i__w.o.o.n]

👑Great safa👑

[@mcrew1979]

It's crazy to me that maybe six months ago I would watch these and find them terrifying and beyond anything I could ever do... Now I'm doing descents sometimes longer than this, though not quite as fast and with less dramatic dropoffs.

[@dqfu1729]

Thats the World in its own beauty. Wow:)

[@leedorney]

Nowt like Switzerland for scenery..getting balance points is what it's all about for me which varies with speed/turning angles..

[@zingarovskij]

Few, if none, have noticed the flash at @12:35 coming from the house on the right. Riding through at village at 65 kph warrants a ticket for speeding :-)

[@michaeldang8189]

I feel that the camera man is even more skillful with constant distant from the biker and super stable camera view.

[@florinho1994]

Gimble

[@gojantv]

와 기가맥히네요👍👍👍

[@rjacko7478]

Stay safe , Keep Living the Dream..

[@Andrewrtandrewrt]

Dangerous! That's beautiful road!

[@ndahimanajoel3284]

good job

[@ronieadlawan4956]

Oh... I believed the rider, and also I believed the road, that's amazing place... ✌️✌️✌️

[@avanti_sognatori]

Safa!!! Tu ed il tuo amico siete dei PAZZI! Bravissimi, ma pazzi!!! Sono mezzo morto di paura. 😱😱😱😱😱

[@videolivecontent]

Awesome!!!

[@tompurvis1261]

Driving this a few weeks ago, I was taken by the lack of barriers and centerline on the east side of the pass. It also appeared to not be as busy as the west side. I can tell you that I did not drive this fast in my car.

[@khursheed.fateh.786]

At first I was hesitant to click play but after a few seconds of play I was completely immersed in the scenes of video.

[@eudaenomic]

I understand the need and effect of throwing a knee out in the direction of turn, to reduce wind drag, sit on the seat. Place your knees together point toes forward with heels in. Hands under the handle bar head tucked down. I used a mirror over the front wheel I could see the road from. Hairpins I would begin early from the very outside to the center the to the outside mimicing the outer edge of the road.

[@robinrai4973]

holy cow I gotta go there on day

[@bikeep.official]

Very Cool!

[@ANSS2002]

Very good

[@timothyskattum950]

My mind is completely blown…. Brother Safa once again you inspire the soul of it all. This was brilliant!!!

[@linhho6713]

👍👍

[@ChristianEck-fg8bz]

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