I ONLY NEED 6 SECONDS at Moab Rocks Day 3

[@sydandmacky]

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[@Rocketpax]

Macky, the only dude that saves enough energy to coach his competitors on the lead group. Not trying to win on anything less than cycling performance or any sort of "gotcha" is pretty rad.

[@gwithiansteve]

I never thought it was possible to ride that hard for so long, clearing technical climbs when you're well in the red👍, also loved the positional comments it really added tension/excitement to the video, well done.

[@jonathanperillo1795]

I’ve been eating and eating and eating, so when I finally race, I will win!

[@danielhartwig3150]

Awesome performance Macky. Congratulations!!! And you are such a gentleman on the trail. Respect!!!

[@jjccarpentry]

Was on the edge of my seat for that one, nice work, I've really been enjoying these stage race videos!

[@mikesheetz9134]

Looking forward to seeing you at Iceman!

[@theamateurcyclist3873]

best videos on youtube. i am watching all mtb videos on youtube and i can say that you guys are my favorite, thank you for all the hard work .

[@hardtailparty]

Well done! That was incredibly exciting to watch. You guys are animals.

[@jacobb3839]

Hi Syd and Macky I am a high school Mtb racer in Northern California I love your guys videos

[@waynecallister2236]

Great video, awesome race! I have ridden these trails and it just blows me away how fast Macky flies down them!

[@ianlamberts1199]

Great job macky ur like samurai cutting the trails to pieces so smooth

[@ljekatt]

Congratulations! The amazing performance aside, I can’t even begin to understand how you could keep track of the trail at some parts. Got lost just sitting here in my sofa 😳

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

Brilliant ride Macky! You definitely got my heart and adrenaline up just watching your attacks and approaches to both the terrain and other racers! Absolutely stellar! Keep doing what you do! Cheers!

[@tylerhasabike5043]

Long time supporter of you guys! Awesome to see what the channel has evolved into. These stage race series are so great to watch. Informative and awesome POV racing action. Thanks for sharing!

[@Mikemalone7873]

Thanks for taking us on the ride! The suspense was incredible. I felt like my lungs were going to burst just watching!

[@bendu88]

Exciting video to watch! The pace was insane.

[@4lkaplan]

Thank you for creating videos like this! Excellent appreciation to get a virtual feel for real racing! Can you share with us your bike set up? I just moved up to a 34 chainring up front. Excited to get closer to the front of the pack or at least see if I can hang.

[@jackiegammon2065]

WOW! Very fun ending to a great race Macky!! Also a great race for Dad as well! Thanks for sharing all of this and hope to see all 4 of you racing in April; I'll be here watching!

[@matthewoppermann3726]

Super impressed. To even be able to find the trail in many spots was very difficult. And you guys are flying while doing so. Some of those ledges would have had me in the fetal position!!! Just a brutal course for the body and the bike. Incredible job Macky!!

[@Crucifiedego]

Love this channel... But just want to say... My God (both of) your level of sportsmanship is just freaking astounding. Really blows me away. Hoping so much more for you both and for this channel.

[@djiembefola]

Awesome effort, skillful riding and super video quality; a winning combination! Congrats on pushing to sty with the leaders on climbs; it makes a difference!

[@PumpkinVillage]

Congrats on the race and good luck in the future race. You looked strong and fast. Nice team work. Another outstanding production. Take care, Al

[@streddaz]

Well done Macky! Awesome effort and great sportsmanship.

[@thim8009]

Super job, I don't think I could keep up on my ebike!

[@mikieson]

ALRIGHT!! Good job to you and the other competitors ... RAD!!!

[@arenjanian8295]

Great to see the stage races all the way through.

[@BMad-we6qf]

Great job Jim!

[@JimCockerham]

Wow! Incredible race Macky. I love these videos.

[@marcgv]

Congratulations!

[@curtislee6242]

Well done Macky. Awesome event.

[@samsonitte]

Great race Macky

[@abuckcat]

Awesome job Macky

[@sberwind]

On the edge of my seat watching you Hooting and hollering Amazing You’re an incredible cyclist athlete Loved this sooooo Best support team Syd - loved seeing you there cheering him on giving him water those rocks looked so scary

[@markyrooney]

What a race: strength, skills and suspense. Enjoyed every min, thx for sharing. Awesome.

[@rgvmarciano]

Wow, awesome job! Thanks for the pilot seat, Macky!

[@melissa7122]

Awesome race and videos Syd and Macky!

[@SoloSteve24]

Awesome work Macky! Look forward to seeing you at the 2022 event.

[@chikatikah3838]

Man you’ve been doing a hell of a lot of racing. Good shit!

[@1pho3nixmatt]

Really dug deep on that one, super impressive.

[@mikecarter6758]

Congrats team! Will look up some of those trails for our next trip to Moab.

[@fa1coner]

Great job Macky et al!

[@JGooden762]

That dude was an absolute BULLET on that last climb and descent...well fought Macky!

[@Kevin-ex2yb]

Great series, awesome racing. Love it!!

[@ChrisLeadley]

These types of vlogs are great, showing the races in a day by day way. Not sure if you would want to as it may be secret, but it would be great to have more info on the bikes and the set up you're running, and the race nutrition, before, during, and after, unless it is all tacos!

[@D1onys1s]

With Moab Rocks coming up this weekend I've been watching these on repeat, not sure if watching Macky ride it all so easily is going to help, or just lull me into a false sense of security.

[@TheSimong69]

what a fantastic vlog ..good one macky.

[@zbw427]

Great Series

[@butlergl]

Way to go Macky. You are a true winner!

[@polarisb518]

Well Done !!!

[@belindasherlin4688]

Awesome job Macky !

[@BMad-we6qf]

Nice job Mackey!

[@deezJ155]

Great job Macky!

[@johnwhitton716]

each time I watch you race the speed you go is amazing. I was hoping the O-seal guy would get a flat :)

[@ceciliarauth6113]

I'm Keiran Eagen's aunt. His mom, my sister Cathy, sent me this video to watch. Looks like a very bumpy ride!😳🤯😬👍👏👏👏

[@athenavisel5652]

Thank you so much for the doing that for little Sydney! You should have seen her face when she saw it!

[@sydandmacky]

Yay ❤️❤️❤️

[@Leo_Inclan]

I started watching day 2 this morning before heading out. Came back home a while ago and started it again. It finished and I was thinking "woh, I hope day 3 goes live soon... there it is!" Right on time!

[@mikekobylasz3490]

On form dude !!! 💪🏼

[@fernandopezoa1565]

Nice job Macky!!

[@davidtt8372]

Nice race strategy. I was thinking the same thing you said at the end. You're probably a 2-3% increase in your FTP to winning this race. Completely doable in 6 months. Get it.

[@willbros1499]

Awesome race and equally amazing recap! Definitely "more awesome" on this one! When you were leading, I kept waiting for that invariable "Moab Moment" when you have no idea where the trail goes, and you end up having to stop, go back, and get back on the lines. That I saw, that never happened when you were leading or trailing, which makes me think "course knowledge" had to play at least some part, because that seems almost impossible at top speed! I didn't keep count, but there were multiple times when you had to time a hop just right to avoid smashing a wheel or going OTB, but you never wavered on the precision tech stuff, which is obviously where your enduro training paid off! I still can't get over how fast you guys were smashing those rocks on short travel XC bikes. Impressive! BTW...how many of those "Orange Seal" team members are there anyway? A host of them competed here in the OZ Off-Road Epic that you did here a few years back, and they had their team van running around for the week leading up to, and the week after.

[@sydandmacky]

Yeah, I know the day 2 and 3 stages fairly well and day 1 okay. Definitely helped with not losing the trail. I think there were 5 of the Durango guys at Moab Rocks and all 5 finished in the top 10. It's a super strong team and they're super cool guys!

[@PeterTvonK]

This was awesome!

[@graffix11us]

Way to go Macky, hard earned podium spot!

[@itwasanewdayyesterday2586]

its awesome you POV a full race and have your nav!

[@nicktapias3425]

Looks like a prototype RKT? Bottle bosses on the top tube would make it an epic endurance bike.

[@levimtb140]

Great Job! Awesome videos!

[@sydandmacky]

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[@mtbguides_Rich]

Awesome effort great vid 👍

[@karlstine2065]

You have more in you than you think. Next year will be your year.

[@michiganstate149]

Congrats on you Iceman finish. Exciting seeing you near the finish! Hopefully a video coming on that?

[@sydandmacky]

Yup, a week from Friday!

[@mustclime5311]

great video! good job

[@rollingthunder9851]

Can you share which bike this was on, set up, remote non-remote, etc.? Thank you!

[@waltersparks5271]

Can we see bike and components .Don't know how it handles such harsh trails

[@halfgeek1394]

I think it’s the new Jet9 they helped make the video for this Spring. XTR by the looks of it, 130/120 travel?

[@shonerowley]

I'm curious on your tire choice for this event? Lots of climbing but techy decent?

[@nateh7674]

I think the best part was watching the camera man zoom after Macky.

[@mrpui6200]

Great attitude and effort Mackey! Congrats.

[@jacobrasmussen5150]

Dope vid 👌

[@cayennepeppa707]

great job!! really nice job. loved how raw this video was. curious, Macky, how much does weightlifting help your training?? Obviously, you're not training for size and bulk, but am curious how you train for strength for your type of cross-country style of racing??? vs enduro??? Thanks. Again, great job!!

[@sydandmacky]

Lots of focus on posterior chain (glutes, hamstring, lats) to be able to properly control the bike and put in hard efforts when pedaling. I think it helps a lot in making me faster, safer and more confident in the descents and technical climbs.

[@cayennepeppa707]

@@sydandmacky Awesome! Thanks, S & M. Wait... can I type that?

[@bruceswanson3708]

Congratulations on your race. I watched the whole thing. Was very cool. Is that a gps in your bars? Did you use it to help navigate? I saw the markings but was amazed you could find all the turns at that speed.

[@sydandmacky]

I did have the courses loaded on my cycling computer, but didn't end up needing them. It was easier to follow in person than it seemed!

[@santius4469]

Hi, what is that bike that you were racing that day? not a rkt or jet 9

[@roneysilveira7606]

Crazy…..crazy……very crazy: 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tmhudg]

Really enjoyed this series and congrats on a great race! The video is fabulous! How come my simple GoPro video doesn't come out like that? I get pixelating and artifacts at 1/10 of the speed you are going. Can you let us know how you get such clear video? Is it the encoding? bitrate? What's the trick?

[@sydandmacky]

We use the "action" setting when recording, downsize to 1080p when recording and export at 50 bitrate. But depending on where you are, it could be the terrain. GoPros deal with simple terrain (snow, rock expenses, etc) and good light very well (that's why all the GoPro promos are skiing with blue skies). They don't deal with leaves on the ground (fall) or low light (dense woods) well at all...

[@kevinlanchester42]

Great performance Macky. Couldn't help thinking, where are the others when you were pushing at the front, hoping you were gapping them. What was the margin over third in the end.?

[@sydandmacky]

Third was just over 2 minutes behind me.

[@bennysh]

Amazing views! (the race was good too ;))

[@davidoverson5504]

What is that lever on top of the bar on the right side? Is that a shock lockout?

[@sydandmacky]

Correct

[@greggr1591]

Eating Wins Races and Hard Work Pays Off. In 6 months The Boss will be even better 👍🏻

[@Whitewater11]

I would have gotten lost over and over again on that course

[@chrisbailey2861]

Who was literally running behind Macky to get that footage at the bottle swap? I was out of breath watching the clip. Lol. They did a great job!!!

[@sydandmacky]

That one the race videographer, Ben 😁

[@nuding4923]

Huge respect for going this hard with a chest mount limiting your breathing. You were leading most of the race ?

[@tamserenity]

How did you know where you were going!! I couldn't follow. I would have been lost for sure.

[@sydandmacky]

Moab's tricky, especially when you first go. Fortunately I'd ridden these trails quite a few times so had a good idea of where I was going and have spent a lot of time in Moab and have lots of practice following the dotted lines...

[@shonerowley]

I'm curious on your tire choice for this event? Lots of climbing but techy decent?

[@athenavisel5652]

HI!

[@shonerowley]

@@athenavisel5652 Ha, hey you! What's a girl like you hanging out in a place like this?

[@sydandmacky]

@Shone - I ran a Vittoria Barzo 2.35 Front and a Mezcal 2.25 Rear, both Race casing.

[@Magoo71]

Hey Mackey, Can you give the GoPro settings you use for filming a Mt bike ride or race?

[@sydandmacky]

We use the default "action" settings on the Hero 9

[@larrymegugorac6637]

@@sydandmacky Thanks you guys!…should get my first bike in about 23 years tomorrow. My first eBike!….It will hard to sleep tonight just like when nI was a little kid at Christmas….and now I’m 70…one of your dad’s 76? Raced his first race in 10 or so years and that inspired me! Train to race the Sea Otter next year!…eBike race for ol farts! …Thanks again

[@quintonguo8780]

I only need six seconds. I'm sure Syd knows that.

[@snowbound322000]

Ata boi!!!!

[@chiccorocker]

Nice one, that was a good race. Told ya it would help to ask the other guys what they eat, didn't I? ;)

[@meatmotorendurance]

How much do team tactics play into MTB racing?

[@sydandmacky]

Not much fortunately since there were lots of those Durango guys 😁

[@sapinva]

What's up with the clone riders?

[@sydandmacky]

It's a team from Durango. Obviously they're super strong (I believe there were at least 4 of them in the top 10).

[@sapinva]

​@@sydandmacky Thought it was Team Sky for a minute there. Not a good look for mountain biking imho. But 2nd is all the more impressive, it being 4 against 1.

[@blakef.8566]

The trail looks kind of hard to follow

[@charlesnichols7682]

How about a ten tooth gear on that rear cog. Just a thought.

[@sydandmacky]

Yup, that's what I'm running.

[@waltersparks7124]

Been following s while interested in Dad I'm 79 mtber how about info on bike

[@remozaina4901]

Congratulation by italian biker

[@Magoo71]

Plus I cannot figure out if you race eBikes or Analog bikes...???

[@sydandmacky]

Haha these are analog!

[@Magoo71]

@@sydandmacky That's what I thought...But I could have sworn I heard talk about power and battery levels...maybe it was your GoPro settings? ;-). I shuld get my Apollo today...it's out for delivery now! Gotta learn about my new ride as well as trying to figure out all the aspects of using my new GoPro/chest mount combo. What can you tell me about putting the GP on your helmet? Prolly still better for a chest mount ...that way low hanging trees won't wipe the camera off your head!

[@sydandmacky]

We did helmet mounted for a while and it's super stable (the head is an amazing gimbal), but people seem to prefer the chest footage.

[@Magoo71]

@@sydandmacky Thanks Mackey! I have already bought the GoPro one as it seems to be highly recommended. Man on that Moab Stage race...you were incredible....I cannot imagine how you know./knew where to go....I saw trail marking the majority of the time but a lot of times I had no idea where you were going next but you sure did! Like a lot of folks say....you and Sid are fun to watch. I get a kick on how you two would rather sleep in the van's pop up tent than in the house with the rest of your fam...!!??!!