Taking On The Craziest Downhill Race Track EVER! (Canadian Open DH)

It’s so awesome to finally be back racing Downhill and what a crazy first day of practice on this insane new trail in Whistler Bike Park on the new 1199 Steve Smith Trail.
How do I get on? Well watch the full video and find out. Make sure you like it, comment below and subscribe so you stay tuned for more videos.

[@azzhatmax8537]

Amazing track. That’s what a DH World Cup track should look like. Awesome run fella

[@LewisBuchanan]

I agree, thanks

[@SilverbackOrangutan71]

Somebody would have had to scrape my body that track! Wow just wow!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Haha’ it’s a crazy feature packed track

[@JaggedTusk]

That rock drop into left hander is gnarly as fuck. This is track is so sick!

[@LewisBuchanan]

It’s crazy huh

[@Matthew-no8th]

@@LewisBuchanan Did you hit that blind??

[@LewisBuchanan]

Yeah!

[@BenSch100]

@@LewisBuchanan Crazy!! Just watched it and it looked gnarly as hell!

[@Chip_in]

Good to see you back racing Lewis this track is proper gnarly...yeow ⛳

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@michaelsimon3059]

Whistler did Stevie Smith proud with this one. Kudos to you for hitting all the features straight away

[@mudrabbit84]

i just wish Canada is an hour away from my place. so love watching whistler bike park dh trails!. Good ride sir! another insane tracks wew! be safe always and stay awesome! greetings from Philippines!

[@scoobie2711]

Hats off to you fella, epic control on this mad track, I would need step ladders strapped to my back to get down those features, that’s the mad Scotsman coming out in you, very well done 👌👌

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks haha

[@JB50713]

That one drop into the left turn! Wow scary. Insane really. Lol

[@jonb71]

Hey... Thanks for the great video, it gives a real insight and perspective of how great the track and features are. Well done.

[@LewisBuchanan]

That was my goal! Thanks

[@marknewsome9563]

Oh my, that was some gnarly action, nice one Lewis, all the best in Canada!

[@TheWoodButcher88]

Loving the yalla!!

[@spikewillow4552]

Thats a Fookin BEAST of a track ! Nice one dude 🤘🤘🤘

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@SecretSpots]

Sick riding on what could be considered one of the gnarliest DH tracks , Looking forward to more! That bike sounds nice and quiet and dialed too btw.

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks a bunch

[@colbybryant4880]

Absolutely mad! Respect brother!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@muzza191282]

Quality content, nice scoop early on this, look forward to the race outcome….!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks!

[@alanblurr1265]

WOW! Really do not think shows how rough it is, but after watching the race definitely shows it better!

[@RobertFullStop]

That's a gnarly track, Jesus! Don't know what your injury is, but glad it's not interfering with your practice. Sick helmet too mate.

[@serenity-gg9hs]

love that you are back racing, missed that from you

[@LewisBuchanan]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@EMTBLIFE14]

4:23 good lord. That was a serious pop off, you ripped that one 👏🏻

[@LewisBuchanan]

🙌🏽

[@THESTIG-cc7fq]

Fantastic run even with the track having other riders on it, you made those jumps and drop offs look so easy ,😁.That huge drop off that rock into the left hander the compression on that looked huge 😁 but you smahed it. l'm sure the other riders watching you do those narly drops all thought WoW 😁😁.

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks!

[@kevt776]

Fair play man, impressive first run hitttin all the features straight of the bat 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 i doff my cap.

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks!

[@lamefart8831]

Sick! Some sections looked way steeper than VDS! What a beast of a track and amazing riding as always.🔥🔥🔥

[@LewisBuchanan]

Yup! Crazy

[@Captain.Dingus]

to give some perspective of how much the go-pro effect comes in here; that last pitch out of the sharkfin is so steep it is difficult to walk up. it drops away for much that when you're coming into the sharkfin it is a completely blind takeoff that looks like it airs into the valley below. and that isnt even close to the steepest section of this track haha

[@Roanne-fe3xv]

what a DH World Cup track shou

[@garykirkham4253]

Smoother second run Lew 👌good luck Bro 👊

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@squidface666]

that track is gnarly as!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Oh yup

[@PeteMac69]

Not even GoPro can smooth that madness out! Amazing riding as always🤘

[@LewisBuchanan]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@juliandlamb]

You’d have to be pretty pleased with those runs, you seemed to get some really good lines.

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@LukaPerkov]

Fair play clearing and linking up all the features on your first run. Your bike is soo silent. The track looks amazing!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks!

[@alecHur6608]

@@LewisBuchananwhat is your bike?

[@LewisBuchanan]

Raaw Yalla

[@TubbyMTB]

Jeez that looks mental 😮

[@LewisBuchanan]

Tough track

[@-kaster--kaster-6090]

4:20 the way you dropped into that was insane you picked up so much speed ! 😯

[@LewisBuchanan]

I know right haha

[@huckleberrythinz4617]

Gread vid i think you should do more DH lewis.thanks for the upload.ATB

[@LewisBuchanan]

Cheers

[@johannes5820]

looks like a piece of cake for you

[@LewisBuchanan]

It’s super tough to get smooth

[@x155342]

If it looks steep on camera then in real life its unbelievably steep. The track looks gnarly. You did well holding that, 4:22, hats off.

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@ciaranmcmahon3024]

epic content !

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@mad3arber]

First run was spicy...had it looking better on the second! Properly mental tho fair play bro

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@fabbike1805]

👍pour connaitre le spot a fonds il faut le ridé au moins 100 fois . Tes bases enduros sont très bonne on le vois dans ton ride ...ton bike juste magnifique !!! bon séjour Lewis

[@LewisBuchanan]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@joonesyy8]

W content 👏👏

[@LewisBuchanan]

Big up

[@lezbig535]

Guid effort man. That is gnarly as. A proper tribute to Chainsaw. RE: arm pump I’ve been on revgrips on renthal 800mm carbon bars and mate, not a bit of arm pump. Like about 15 runs on a normal, not that brutal type of course though, DH and not a bit of it. Just a suggestion. Jack Moir said he didn’t get the feeling off the grips but I just got used to them pretty quickly.

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks

[@IsfjordenBASE]

Sick track and sick bike! Have you considered running a Ochain? It seems to be all the rage these days.

[@LewisBuchanan]

I’d like to try one yes! Thanks

[@kingdeano2540]

It appears that everyone loves that helmet apart from the UCI 🤦 . That track is gnarly AF! The difference between you pros and us weekend warriors is night and day!

[@LewisBuchanan]

🙌🏽

[@matt.mcmillan]

Thumbnail is sick😂

[@LewisBuchanan]

😂

[@soundoftheburn]

Respect!☠

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks!

[@JLawMTB]

That track is gnarly! Insane riding mate. Just got some Delium Versatiles Reinforced casing myself! What kind of tire pressures did you end up running?

[@LewisBuchanan]

Nice! 26 rear, 23 front psi

[@streetpigeonmtb]

I'm only half way through but had to comment... How do you sit down with kahunas that big?! 🙈😆 That chute down the rock into that tight left is ridiculous!!!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Haha gnarly eh

[@roryblack6242]

great video! But, what gopro do you use?

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks. I’m using a Dji osmo action 3

[@danieljay8009]

The rain we got today is definitely going to change the track, will be interesting to see how the riders adapt

[@danieljay8009]

I guess the race was Sunday oop

[@LewisBuchanan]

True true

[@oldkayakdude]

All the riders comments from last week and the race indicated this track is harder than most tracks on the WC. Wondering now if Whistler will host a round finally?

[@LewisBuchanan]

This I felt was tougher than val di sole and fort William etc. Had all the rough bits between the biggest features and it was long. Good to see. It’s how World Cup tracks should be.

[@wizz2n78]

💪

[@LewisBuchanan]

🙌🏽

[@JM-ne4dr]

I’ve been thinking about getting magura mt5 or Hayes dominion a4. I haven’t ridden either. Do you have any suggestions?

[@LewisBuchanan]

Hayes dominion a4 are mega! Great lever feel, adjustability is awesome and modulation and bite point is 🫶🏼

[@lezbig535]

Mt7 raceline are awesome if bled correctly. I’m 90kg on a big bike and they are like anchors.

[@unaaigomezz]

what camera is that video looks insane

[@LewisBuchanan]

Dji

[@edgarfranchini7109]

👏🏻👍

[@LewisBuchanan]

🙌🏽

[@Atzinberg34]

Ooga Booga Track fr

[@LewisBuchanan]

Ayeeee

[@pkvillager]

@04:22 OMG what happened to gopro effect making that look less steep?! I thought you were going to die it looked straight down!

[@LewisBuchanan]

It was mega steep

[@jimmeridda]

Too bad the upcoming Loudenvielle course isn't like this..

[@LewisBuchanan]

Right 😂

[@maskims_blanchos]

bro's cardio left the chat

[@LewisBuchanan]

1000%

[@shredthetrack6858]

4:23 whaaat😅 so scarry. You are so wild! Dang ppl dont be thrifty with the likes!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks!

[@bat_fastard4525]

Fooking gangster hitting it all first run…well, at all to be fair!

[@LewisBuchanan]

Thanks haha

[@theo_yt7201]

Why do people stop in the middle of the track like move out the way so you don’t have to slow down

[@LewisBuchanan]

🤷🏼‍♂️

[@kelank12]

It went together easily in less than an hour. kzbin.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.

[@LewisBuchanan]

Pnw components

[@chrismade123]

gopro effekt off😮😅

[@LewisBuchanan]

😂

[@trentvlak]

That's going to be a no from me dog.

[@LewisBuchanan]

😂

[@ZephixGames]

As someone who has done two blacks in their life i cannot belive people clall this a practice run

[@LewisBuchanan]

Haha

[@josephpsmithe]

Can’t believe you use clip ins….

[@LewisBuchanan]

👌🏾

[@NateHordern]

+bros going down hill but getting puffed in 1 min 💀 get of the vapes

[@LewisBuchanan]

Lol

[@dam8087]

Trails sick as fuck

[@LewisBuchanan]

Oh yup

[@juanbejarano390]

bro min 1:03 i was next to you chating in the lane . 🤘🤘 what is your IG ?

[@LewisBuchanan]

Sick! @lewbuchanan