I Teamed Up With A Pro Racer For This Enduro!

[@streetpigeonmtb]

One of the best race vlogs I've watched. Knowing you a wee bit and seeing you push yourself like that was awesome Andrew. Great dynamic on team Deviate ❤👌

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Jamie 😊 You know I was riding out of my skin then 😜

[@streetpigeonmtb]

@McTrailRider hell yeah Andrew. Full commitment 👏 🤘

[@MTBScotland]

Looks like Matthew give you a right good push for those stages. You were flying on them.

[@McTrailRider]

He really did! I definitely upped my game to keep with him.

[@DieterVanHolder]

Woah man... That speed, that volume of descent and the sheer skill demonstrated by you and your mate are absolutely mind blowing. Way beyond what I will ever be capable of. But also not what I desire from riding bikes. Mental man. Absolutely mental.

[@McTrailRider]

I will take all of that as a compliment 😊 glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@andrewlorimer5189]

Well done for hanging in, mate. New bake pad required😅

[@bigstoozeradventures]

Mind blawing stuff Andrew. I could never imagine anyone being faster than you 🤯. Quote; "Some very fit ladies". Yes I just had to pause the video at that point to calm down because my heart was racing. And then it increased even more so I restarted the action. Top video. Loved it. Cheers. Stoozer. 👍🏻

[@McTrailRider]

Haha, they were very pretty tbf😍

[@kevinw1129]

That looked bloody awesome Andrew. Good for you for hanging in there with the kid. Shit he’s fast. And those rear tyre flicks around the hairpins! Unreal!👏👏

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Kevin 😊

[@dazbbgful]

Looks absolutely awesome. Respect mate for a cracking effort following Matthew the machine 👏👏

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks dude, much appreciated.

[@adriankelly_edinburgh]

The fact that you're posting this means you ultimately survived the experience! This looked ace, though, Andrew. Some of it reminded me a lot of the lower stages of the Mega-avalanche from videos I've watched over the years. I'm heading to the Mont Blanc area with the lad in 6 weeks but ropes will be involved this time, not bikes.

[@McTrailRider]

Still very much alive Adrian👍 Enjoy your climbing, it’s such a good area for that👌

[@bernardplaisted9139]

Holy hell you boys flying lovely vid and good memories of TS years ago 🤙🤙

[@McTrailRider]

One of us was flying, and the other was hanging😜

[@darrylhausman-pk8cq]

Very very enjoyable video, Andrew , you were flying . Cannot wait for the next installment .Good luck and keep it up

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@A_AAA232]

awesome video Andrew, good to see some Enduro racing - you guys flew down the trails, Matthew is well fast! great effort on day 1 looking forward to seeing the rest of it, cheers

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks! 👍 More to come!

[@craigwilson3803]

THAT WAS BLOODY AMAZING ANDY, AND WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers Craig 👍

[@rickyhill5263]

Awesome, the young gun is certainly quick 🤘

[@Daffy0208]

The absolute focus of the pro racer "F*ckin hel! Oh! Some very pretty ladies!". 😂 Never change. ❤

[@McTrailRider]

I may have adhd🤦🏼‍♂️😜

[@Mark_Page_MTB]

That's absolutely incredible. So good to watch ☺

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aaone]

An absolutely superb vid! Well done fella 👏🏼

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nickadams8952]

Big Kudos Andrew. You were really blowing and giving it your all. Trails look great.

[@McTrailRider]

More so than usual, for sure.

[@seanoneil277]

I'm only halfway through and I have to stop and say -- hell yeah Andrew, that's some great riding. The youngster is fast, skilled, fit and rides like a bunny rabbit and speedway/drift racer combined. You are punching it on those climbs, he rides for a living and then some. The "up up up up" encouragement is very cool of him, you might've been feeling demoralized but hey Andrew he's young fit fast and a professional. One thing I notice seeing where he pulls away, apart from sheer downhill pitches, is that he's in very early on every turn and rise/drop feature. And he weights/unweights very smoothly, deceptively smoothly, even though he also is a flicker with drifty berm whacks. It reminded me almost instantly of the section in Steve Jones's "Fundamentals" DVD where he talks about sight lines, taking in obstacles visually, and doing it early enough that you are comfortably "done and dusted" with the necessary technique by the time you have got there. It's already in the past, where your conscious activity is concerned. Whenever I've been behind a fast pro that's how it felt to me. They were "finished with" a turn or big obstacle by the time they hit it. They aren't responding to it. They're so "done with it" by the time they get there, they can play on the feature. Jackson Goldstone's Val di Sole run in the semi was like that. And you are doing some fine riding following that speedy young lad here.

[@McTrailRider]

Great observations mate! I largely agree with what you're saying. I learnt so much following Matthew over the three days, and my biking improved faster than I could handle. A lot of it is down to reading the trail fast and simply speeding up the thought process to deal with the physical speed. Jackson had such a composed and clinical style, I could watch him ride all day. Matthew is very similar👌

[@seanoneil277]

@@McTrailRider I bet you took your riding to a new level after those 3 days. I've only had runs, or parts of runs, behind pros. But seeing their info processing speed is almost more impressive than watching their skills in bike handling. Those trails on Day 1 were a lot like the alpine trails near me. Steep narrow and exposed. Not easy to leave the brakes alone. Good front tire contact feel can be tough when things are steep & fast! Thanks for sharing this one.

[@gerardmccabe5798]

Great video looking forward to day 2and 3 . Peaks and troughs thought over the run you were holding your own

[@McTrailRider]

I looked like I was holding my own, but Matthew was very much holding back for me. I’m happy with my performance though.

[@01FozzyS]

Was wondering when you'd race again and this answered my question! It's been awhile since you raced. Well done both of you,Andrew!

[@McTrailRider]

Yeah, I’ve not raced for a while, and I wasn’t going to either. So glad I did though

[@Jfree68]

Fun format for a race. Well done. Cheers

[@McTrailRider]

The format is great, sharing the buzz with each other on the down 👌

[@MrAndrew2509]

Great riding Andy, those trails are mint. Brilliant video.

[@McTrailRider]

Great natural trails for racing on👌

[@Extremegaz25]

Great effort guys, that looked fun, and tough.

[@McTrailRider]

Both of those things👍

[@HighsandFlows]

That looked fast which means it must have been very fast! Think my heart rate hit 180 just watching

[@McTrailRider]

It certainly felt fast! Sorry about the heart rate 😜

[@TubbyMTB]

Fast as fook !! You’ve been on fire dude ever since your Atherton training day at DYFI 👍🏽

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks buddy, I’d say my speed increased when I got the Claymore more than Dyfi. My jumping improved quite a bit at Dyfi though.

[@jonathanspackman9290]

Amazing scenes and beautiful trails. Looks like you are riding so well!

[@McTrailRider]

Awesome place to ride 👌

[@Thepoeticmtbr_The_poetic_mtbr]

Fantastic Mr mcT, absolutely loved that 👏 and by the sound of things so did you 👍

[@McTrailRider]

I very much did 👍

[@MartyFaeScotland]

Beautiful man!... living that dream!...

[@McTrailRider]

No doubt!

[@rhettetherington1351]

Wow! Fantastic video. You were both flying.👍

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers dude, it was easy for one of us 😜

[@kyled121]

Well done, looked awesome Blinking fast!!!!

[@McTrailRider]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@markking8274]

Wow!! Some damn fine riding!! Damn, that kid is fast.

[@McTrailRider]

He sure is fast! 💨

[@triciamcintyre4947]

Nice video, would love to give the trails a shot on my MTB 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚴

[@McTrailRider]

They are all available to ride outside of the enduro as far as I’m aware.

[@easty-stage-4-fighter.]

Brilliant, great vid, great trails proper speed, well done .

[@McTrailRider]

The speeds were scary 🙈

[@bridgefootcottage]

Superb - so fast. I would have ended up on a helicopter evac if I had tried to keep up 😅

[@McTrailRider]

Felt close to it myself.

[@roberttobin194]

Wow your boy was booking there but there were parts where you were faster than him! Overall I'd say you were very well matched. Bummer about the timing chip

[@McTrailRider]

Glad it looked that way, but if Matt went for it, I’d not see him till the finish.

[@Mockle07]

Mega video Sir, looks like a fantastic event too. Will there be any further videos of the following two days? (Apologies if you referred to that in the video)

[@McTrailRider]

5pm today for day 2👍

[@Mockle07]

@@McTrailRider legend! 👊🏻

[@mauriceperry2165]

Great video and excellent trails.

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mpom4990]

Most impressive!

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks dude 😊

[@MichelleLaird-d5n]

Hi Andrew, loving the videos, I am having problems with my new go pro on my bell super air chin mount, which mount do you use or is it best to get a chest mount, any advice welcome

[@McTrailRider]

I use the r3pro mounts if they are available for my helmet. If not, I use a Gnartec universal one.

[@MichelleLaird-d5n]

@@McTrailRider thanks, that’s the one I bought so I will work on angles

[@bumtin]

That's just mental! 🤟

[@McTrailRider]

Haha, I’ll take that as a compliment 👍

[@anthonycrainie5271]

Top riding lad 👏👏👏

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Anthony

[@leeteemtb9587]

Your best vlog ever ❤

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you feel that way👍

[@MTBWNC]

The gloves! CLASSIC😂

[@McTrailRider]

I was expecting more comments on the gloves tbh. I love them 🤘

[@ChippyTim]

Brilliant video

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks dude👍

[@allanbuchan6947]

Well done mate , that looked hard . Never heard you swear as much .😆

[@McTrailRider]

I swear more when I’m scared 😜

[@Axr24have]

Looks like fun! If not a little dusty. 😊

[@McTrailRider]

Just a little dusty😜

[@mitchwarren1600]

Very entertaining

[@McTrailRider]

Good to hear Mitch.

[@MudmanDH]

Trails looks like heaven

[@McTrailRider]

Fantastic trails for sure 👌

[@TheTacticalathlete]

Hell yeah!!!

[@McTrailRider]

Cheers

[@danielgrafik]

This was cool! And that kid is faaaaaast as f....!

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@craigbaillie2115]

So is the over all time of a stage based on the leaders starting time and the followers finishing time? Not quite grasping how a duo enduro works

[@McTrailRider]

So only one person has the timing chip and it’s manually scanned at each end. The person scanning at each end will only scan if both riders are together. You can see the person waiting to scan until I get there at the end of some of the stages.

[@ltrtg13]

On the third stage on day 1. Was that a special effect added to the video. Or your eyes at the top of that climb?

[@McTrailRider]

That was an effect to accurately represent my vision at the time 😜

[@jamieroe5292]

Loved this 👌

[@McTrailRider]

Excellent! I loved making it👍

[@brianbathgate4944]

Matthew was only faster than you on the straights - so he must be heavier 😂 Mon the old boys! 😂

[@McTrailRider]

That’s the only rational conclusion that I can come too😜

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

🚴👌 great stuff Buddy 😜 👌

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@carrotman2871]

:)

[@McTrailRider]

👍

[@camperp195]

So jealous,awesome stuff,trails are on another level 👍

[@McTrailRider]

Trails were spot on all day👌