If you're a fan of the 7 Stanes, you can check out my Newcastleton vid at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZSzZpWul8h8qbM
@jstoner90294 жыл бұрын
"Its a vicious cycle" - beautiful. More jet-wash action please.
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Cheers. I'm thinking about putting it on a t-shirt. I actually made a bike wash a while ago. Used it a couple of times at the trails and it's a little belter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKvZkmmpasiIeqM
@johnjd8314 жыл бұрын
I've not rode glentress for a few years, this has just put it back on the radar again for a visit.... great job buddy 🤘🏼
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Cheers, John. Much appreciated.
@mikejenkinson5103 жыл бұрын
Percussion...lolol........Great video geez.....We're hopefully going up there soon....Cheers
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mike. Did you make it to GT? I'm definitely long overdue a return trip.
@damodbfilms14124 жыл бұрын
"Dry roots mean dry pants" made me chuckle. Great job
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Incidentally, I rode Gisburn yesterday. There were loads of wet roots and, surprisingly, wet shorts, too.
@bobthebimbler4 жыл бұрын
Slick editing of a great ride. Just starting to learn the art and you have given me some great ideas. No sleep tonight then!!
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Bob. Good luck. Check out DaVinci Resolve if you haven't already. It's a great editing package.
@garrypatrickson80752 жыл бұрын
This has helped me plan my way round im off to glentress know 👋 👋
@kevinrosie29992 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable comentary. Looking forward to riding this route now. Big thumbs up.
@MeantforDescent2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@stewartleese50522 жыл бұрын
Great video
@lauragould71454 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying your videos! Great commentary, detail and humour ☺️
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Laura. Much appreciated. New one coming this weekend.
@jonnoedge1673 жыл бұрын
Went to Glentress today to do Spooky Wood... Absolutely loved it... Well worth th drive :)
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it, Jonno. It's a lot of fun. My legs are always toast by the time I get to the start of it, but it's a blast to ride.
@gazbuck73 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video and very informative. I need to check this place out. 🤙🏼
@ethanpower18244 жыл бұрын
Dude, you are hilarious!!! Keep up the good work.
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ethan, but I'm sure most people would probably use the word odd. ;) Glad you enjoyed the vid. Chris.
@jonnynogood862 жыл бұрын
Great video, broke my shoulder a few years ago at glentress so defo agree about going too hard on Super G...
@sidneylol4 жыл бұрын
What can I say. After having watched your bike park Wales run before this and getting excited and then watching this I'm just about hitting the roof with excitement to run down Glentress again but with my son this time and also get the opportunity and the time to ride BPW, which i thought wouldn be too much for a blue/red runner like myself. Soooo! Thank you so much for the perfect guided tour and the jokes also lol I really do appreciate you putting together these most awsome videos.
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Stu. I really appreciate it. I love Glentress, it's amazing, but BPW is on another level. Everyone's friendly, nobody's there to judge how you ride and the uplifts mean you've got plenty of time to ride the fun parts, which is all of it. Your arms will give out before your legs do.
@NicoCkling4 жыл бұрын
Nice video !!!!
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Cool channel. Subbed.
@i8l8944 жыл бұрын
I went here a few weeks ago and you made the climb up hill look soo easy 😂😂😂
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
I always think it would be easier if I could get someone else to do it for me. ;)
@dukekaboom41054 жыл бұрын
Vicious cycle, great name for a bike 😎
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I'm working on a t-shirt design with that slogan on it.
@batnp4 жыл бұрын
Love the wit in your vids! Keep it up man
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man. I'm glad you like them. More on the way.
@engineeroutdoors86974 жыл бұрын
Love the video mate. Viscous cycle haha
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
@assimokiran2223 жыл бұрын
Great video with some good laughs. It’s not easy to keep ones attention these days with the plethora of repetitive MTB home videos, but you’ve got the knack. Stay monotone 🤙🏾
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.
@garyalexander32814 жыл бұрын
Great video, haven't been in Glentress this year, planning on visiting when snow clears 👍
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gary. I'd definitely wait. It snowed the day after my last visit and I saw a post from someone who had ridden in it and was missing some skin.
@garyalexander32814 жыл бұрын
@@MeantforDescent Yes I'm happy to wait, rather keep my skin where it is!
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
@@garyalexander3281 I managed to fall off in good conditions. I don't think I can be trusted in the snow. ;)
@garyalexander32814 жыл бұрын
@@MeantforDescent Likewise, last time I came off it was bright, sunny, dry ground and ideal conditions! 😂
@dickheadcentral69743 жыл бұрын
Great video, subscribed 👌.. Either choosing Newcastleton or glentress tomorrow... Fully enjoyed hamsterley today 👍.
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Really glad you enjoyed it. Both are excellent, but Glentress is my favourite.
@gazbuck73 Жыл бұрын
Great video and insight into the glentress trails. I’m heading up there in a few weeks time and would love if you have this trail recorded in STRAVA? As I could use for when I’m up there 🙏🏼
@MeantforDescent Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Unfortunately no Strava, and you might find the trails are a bit different now. I understand that quite a lot of work has been undertaken recently which includes some new trails. Not sure when they're due to open, but the photos look great.
@streetpigeonmtb4 жыл бұрын
Great video mate. Despite living in Peebles I still haven't created a guide to the red. You beat me to it! I only really enjoy the red from Hit Squad Hill. The other stuff is too pedally for a modern enduro bike, I always just feel over-biked. It's actually it's most fun on an XC hardtail. You can really maintain a lot of speed and there is enough there to keep it interesting. Keep it up mate 👍
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. I'd love to live in the Tweed Valley; there's just so much to ride. Great channel, btw.
@streetpigeonmtb4 жыл бұрын
@@MeantforDescent thanks mate. Yeah, I grew up in this area, left, then came back! So many trails and a nice place to raise the kids as well. I just need to make sure I explore a bit more. You can end up spending all your time here and get blinkered to other good places. Keep up the good work mate 👍
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Likewise.
@jones10683 жыл бұрын
Nice I did the red trail in Ae forest yesterday.
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
I did it before lock down, but didn't realise there were so many diversions in place. Looking forward to going back when it's all open.
@finnmatthew24374 жыл бұрын
great video, i really want to go here
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Finn. You should. It's arguably one of the best trail centres I've ridden. Just love it.
@thepainterdude14 жыл бұрын
another good video enjoyed this
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul. I really appreciate it. I love Glentress, but I guess that pretty much everyone else does as well. ;)
@zootmanmtb77394 жыл бұрын
Great content man 👍👍👍
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
@orbitz9023 жыл бұрын
I did that today for the first time it was amazing 🤩!!
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
No doubt it won't be long before you're back. GT is great.
@pezanson28094 жыл бұрын
Great vid, Kylie Minogue definitely !
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Excellent taste, sir.
@jones10683 жыл бұрын
You should be so lucky lucky lucky lucky!
@fazzini38684 жыл бұрын
"...short but entertaining...much like the delightful Kylie Minogue..." Cracking vid. Just found your channel. Its all good stuff. Is your bike a Vitus Sommet?
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Hi Simon. Thanks for your kind words. Very much appreciated. Yes it's a Sommet. Love riding it.
@jthomson29164 жыл бұрын
Brittany spears was a better ride lol
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
It's a good job Carson Daly and Fred Durst aren't in earshot. ;)
@jthomson29164 жыл бұрын
Meant for Descent lol. Have you done all the trails
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
No, not all of them. I've ridden the red, blue, parts of the black and some off piste, too. I should probably get back there and make some more videos.
@blankblank57744 жыл бұрын
Vicious Cycle lol
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, apologies for that. In retrospect, it probably should have been accompanied by a rim shot and a boo. ;)
@patrickhouton87603 жыл бұрын
Brilliant vid mate, the red route looks awesome. Just wondering if i'd be able to ride it. How much is it a progression from say, Llandegla blue trails ? I'm not the most skillful mtber on the planet and wouldn't want to get out of my depth.
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Patrick. Not having ridden Llandegla I can't really answer that question. I can say that the red grade technical features at Glentress are all rollable, so you don't need to leave the ground, and there are also sometimes easier routes around them. I would expect the trail to be narrower, rougher and sometimes steeper, too, but if you take it easy and walk anything that looks more challenging before you ride it, you'll most likely have a great time.
@psychonaut038 Жыл бұрын
How long will it take to ride the red trail route?
@GidsterBMX3 жыл бұрын
Nice vid man, what's the tune at 4:20?
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Cheers. It's the instrumental version of Stays the Same by Gloria Tells. I found it on Epidemic Sound.
@prodbyconscious3 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Are the green/blue trails pretty forgiving for someone who hasn’t done much trail riding? Got a bit of experience riding bike and not bad basic skills. Just don’t want to try ones that are too much too soon… it’s about 23 miles away from where I stay so hoping to get out here.
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
The blue trail is a nice, relaxed ride. From memory it's pretty short, though. I think the green sections are accessed from other trail sections, so not a trail in its own right, but I might be wrong about that.
@prodbyconscious3 жыл бұрын
@@MeantforDescent appreciate the info on that mate. I’ll be sure to get myself out there ASAP. Look forward to getting to grips on some of the easier ones then pushing. Are there any serious drops on the red trails? Just wouldn’t want to push the forks too far
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
@@prodbyconscious there isn't anything you can't roll, and I'm pretty sure all the drops can be ridden around, too.
@prodbyconscious3 жыл бұрын
@@MeantforDescent nice man, once again appreciate the info! Can’t wait to get out there soon
@trailsfromthedarkside64604 жыл бұрын
Another top vid dude. Only ever done the black run at GT. Red looks awesome. If you ever fancy checking off Ae, Mabie or Dalbeattie, hit me up, there on my doorstep, l’d happily show you round. Ride Safe. 🤙🏴
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Man, I was at Ae yesterday. Had a blow out on Omega Man and it was a nightmare.
@trailsfromthedarkside64604 жыл бұрын
Meant for Descent bollox. I was off yesterday as well. Yup. Had the same thing happen too me. Coming off one off the drops on the way down. Back wheel exploded. Instant flat. Apart from that hope you enjoyed it. If your back north off the wall anytime soon. Geez a shout. Mabie and Dalbeattie can be fun too.
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
@@trailsfromthedarkside6460 Honestly, it was a day from hell. That was a brand new Minion DHF. It had only been on the bike for a few hours and it's a write off. Plus, the trail was diverted, so it was mainly climbing and climbing sandwiched between two two hour drives. I listened to Wish You Were Here on repeat for the whole drive home.
@trailsfromthedarkside64604 жыл бұрын
Meant for Descent aw dude. That proper sucks. Ae’s been diverted long before covid. I thought they wouldve fixed the fkn thing by now. Takes a lot of the fun sections away. Mabie had a small diversion last time we were there but not too bad. Dalbeattie is still good to go, and its a great ride. Super rocky tech. One of my last vids was from Dalbeattie. Hitting Hammers on Friday though. So fingers crossed for that. Noticed your channels blowing up recently. Congrats dude, well deserved.
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
@@trailsfromthedarkside6460 Thanks, man. I've definitely ridden Mabie, but it's been a long time. Not sure about Dalbeattie. I'll have to check your vid. Hammers is a blast though. Polty's through to Nitrous is amazing.
@BenjaminMazs4 жыл бұрын
9:13 hahahaha
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
She's a gem.
@BenjaminMazs4 жыл бұрын
@@MeantforDescent she is indeed! I just discovered your videos this morning man, they are great. Really well put together! Looking forward to more 👍🏻
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I really appreciate it. I'm working on the next one right now. Not a trail vid, more of a workshop project, but that'll be out this week.
@mickliddane42993 жыл бұрын
Are all these trails mapped up or do you know where you are going and are all the trails interlocked
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mick. Yes, all of the trails are mapped and you should be able to download that map here: www.glentressforest.com/images/7stanesglentressinnerleithen.pdf The trails are also way marked, so there are posts along the route to tell you where to go. However, if you want to jump from the red trail to blue trail, for example, you'll need the map to tell you how you can do that.
@mickliddane42993 жыл бұрын
@@MeantforDescent you been a big help . And to your other reply I will be taking My time as I will be riding alone as no one to ride with but all this had been a massive help and watching your videos had given me more a ideas of how to go on
@MeantforDescent3 жыл бұрын
Stay safe, Mick, and enjoy the trails.
@brodiegthomson13504 жыл бұрын
How long did it take you to complete all the trails?
@MeantforDescent4 жыл бұрын
Hi, George. Around an hour and a half at a leisurely pace, but it'll take longer if you ride via Matrix. I'm sure it can be done a lot faster, though. Thanks, Chris.