New Bike Day! Deviate Claymore

[@streetpigeonmtb]

What the AF? That was really intense. If I can ever learn to ride as well you in the mountains I'll be more than happy. Great riding both of you 🙌💯

[@McTrailRider]

Intense is a good word to describe this ride. If you’d ridden as much of the mountains as I have, you’d be at a similar level mate👍

[@michaelfleming4015]

Gotta say, in addition to a great video and an awesome bike, that guy you’re riding with, his skills are over the top! Few people could manage those freaking boulders like he did.

[@johndarch5439]

Great video. The drone shots certainly show how well the suspension is working.

[@McTrailRider]

True, I do love watching the suspension do is thing.

[@michaelfleming4015]

The drone shots were outstanding and that Claymore looks Sweet! You need a bike with that capability to be successful on a trail like that. I’ve never ridden a high pivot bike, but I totally understand how it works and its ability to reducing impacts with gnarliness. Thanks for another great video and advertising Scotland.

[@essexhertsmtb]

Your drone shots are amazing - really show the knar level way more than POV. Superb!

[@abstraddic0442]

Woa !!! Damn Great as usual, yeah the drone definitely did some justice, looks like a serious beast. keep pushing bro.. 🤙 👍👍👍 Liked & shared !!

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks dude, it was nice to have the drone out with us to get an alternative perspective.

[@alanblurr1265]

@@McTrailRider Still looks less steep than really is, but good job managing to ride most of it! Would be nice if had some way to get bikes to the top easier & I am working on how that could be done? Never really though there was a need for super long dropper seat post, but for that sort off descent there definitely is?

[@nigelcopestake3618]

A bit of a wild ride. Drone footage really gives a good impression on how steep the trails are. Excellent video 📹

[@tomwilcox174]

Awesome riding from both of you, good to see you pushing your limits Andy! Ben's switchback hopping skills are to die for!

[@cb6866]

WOW .....Andrew , that was awesome . The backdrop , the drone shots showing you guys riding that insanely steep , craggy stuff ? Mannnnnnn. Thanks for sharing..Peace

[@McTrailRider]

Glad you enjoyed it dude.

[@blackmac1970]

Wow. Top class riding from both of you. Not a chance I would ride that.

[@470danadidas]

Wowza! The drone really showed how crazily steep some sections were. Big respect and great video.

[@badjuju4535]

the drone coverage puts your content a cut above most, yes, u have the advantage of the epic wide open Scottish Highlands, but still a fantastic perspective to watch! great ride, great riding, keep it coming!

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks buddy. I feel the done fits so perfectly with what I do, almost like it was tailor made👌

[@scotlandmyhome7484]

Proper MTB again 👍 great video ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks buddy

[@alistairsavoury1074]

One of yer best! Outstanding shots from drone and body cams, on a clearly mega ride. Not sure I'd have the chops to tackle that level, and like you showed, there's no shame in walking sections like these. I recently walked down some our drops, just because I didn't just feel the mojo was there on that afternoon and no regrets. You've really reinforced the Claymore as a great weapon too.....but I was already convinced after your EWS outing. Nuf respect to you both!

[@brianbathgate4944]

Wow! Take a bow man! The route, the biking, the bike, the footage. Phenomenal!

[@frederickmerle6412]

Beautiful machine and a real contender for the new Hope HB916 which has almost identical geometry travel and features. I opted for the Hope as the factory is not too far from me and I wanted a frame made in the UK. Great to see these British companies bringing out the exact bikes we want to ride, whilst billed as Enduro they coincidently make fantastic all day in the Mountains bikes at a reasonable weight.

[@A_AAA232]

holy smokes Andrew that was some trail! great riding by both of you, sick bike, mental video! cheers

[@motivationmonster]

Looks like a fantastic bike. Great riding too. Drone footage was A1. Nice!

[@harrogateflyer]

Great Video, great riding, great bike, top entertainment Andy, well done both!

[@Mugtree]

Incredible video and the Claymore especially in green🥰. The ride looks amazing. Your videos are definitely mu happy place

[@McTrailRider]

The green is so nice, and classy looking 👌

[@Mugtree]

@@McTrailRider so agree. I’m sure you will love yours when it arrives. Can’t wait to see it

[@steve_gooner0014]

Well that looked like hard work both up and down. The bikes look great, wish I had somewhere locally to ride that justified buying one.

[@McTrailRider]

It’s a lot of bike to be fair, which isn’t going to suit everyone everywhere.

[@edwarddieppe9453]

Properly awesome! Nice riding. The claymore’s looking good 👌

[@waynephilbert]

Expert riding from you and Ben. That Claymore is the goods! Great video to watch, and some of those features look terrifying!

[@NBMBC40]

Fair play to you both great trails skills from Ben, Claymore looks sweet

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Nathan

[@peterbeer4746]

Nice looking bike I do like the green with the ohlins very nice, looked like the bikes handled that trail pretty well, drone shots showed how hard the front suspension was working, nice one 👍👍

[@rhettetherington1351]

Wow! Stunning scenery , Stunning bike . Absolutely amazing riding from both of you.

[@greencroft]

Can't believe you haven't taken any stick for leaving your race number on! But what a great video with great riding of great bikes in what looks a great but terrifying spot. I bought a Highlander off the back of watching what you did with your one and love it - so capable, so much more capable than its rider!

[@camperp195]

Love the colour! Fantastic content as usual 👍

[@McTrailRider]

The colours are pretty cool👍

[@HallMarc_Trails]

Superb mate, love the bike, crazy riding haha, nice work 😃👍

[@andrewtobin3830]

Thank God you bailed out on that steep bit. It looked insane. It’s good to know that you’re at your limit. Also it makes me feel less crap myself too. Bike seems nice.

[@paulgroves671]

Superb video, great audio. So rocky I got arm pump just watching!

[@jsrides2065]

Awesome video mate luv the drone footage 🚵‍♂️💨💨💨

[@craigsteele8178]

Sick riding! I need to visit Scotland to ride that trail. Great riding!

[@McTrailRider]

Yes you do👍

[@williamfowler5260]

Kind of puts Sam Pilgrims 'stairsets of doom' into perspective 🤣 Fair play guys, arm pump must've been horrendous up there!

[@jimbobjamber9276]

Fantastic video Andrew. Great riding by both of you. But, you capture the majesty of the mountains perfectly. Hats off to the walkists too, the mountain looks like a bit of a calf burner! 🤙🤙

[@McTrailRider]

Calf burner indeed, the going was slow on the way up 😮‍💨

[@nathanpowelldesign]

Brutal mate, absolutely brutal. Bikes look nice too 👍.

[@lidiabiel3804]

omg! Great video !!! how i miss the trail like this...respect guys :)

[@PuffinPass]

So much staircase on that, my arms would be toast a quarter of the way down. Great vid, really shows the bikes suspension putting in work.

[@McTrailRider]

A lot of steps involved 😜

[@spartanmtb2640]

20 degrees....too hot 🤣 epic ride

[@cybereye2]

Health to enjoy your new bike when it arrives

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Brian

[@gerardmccabe5798]

Loved it those are burly machines indeed and the scenery was epic

[@collinmcballin]

Wow!!! Spectacular video! Great job guys... Hoping to make this my next bike

[@McTrailRider]

You won’t be disappointed mate, it’s some machine!

[@collinmcballin]

@@McTrailRider just contacted some shops today. Looks like an order is getting placed tomorrow!

[@collinmcballin]

@@McTrailRider just following through, my frame showed up Monday! Waiting on a few more parts. This build is going to be off the charts! Cheers guys! Go follow YoshimuraCycling for updates SO EXCITED!!

[@mr.kneeslider]

just ordered mine! can't wait!

[@andrewcrookes5775]

No duff you don't get that at a bike park😲. Thoroughly enjoyed this and quite frankly crazy 😂

[@ridermtb]

Well that looks like a bucket list challenge trail!

[@McTrailRider]

Very much a challenge.

[@sheadleeful]

Nice work! You need to come and visit the Pacific North West.

[@cleggycyclist]

Well worth carrying the drone up for that one!

[@trailtrackermtb]

Wow that was unbelievable fantastic video, wish I had the ability to ride terrain like that 👏👏

[@McTrailRider]

Me too 😂 Ben certainly had it dialled 🤘

[@bridgefootcottage]

Epic indeed - look forward to seeing new bike day

[@McTrailRider]

Looking forward to myself

[@Mark_Page_MTB]

Yes, that certainly is Mountain Biking! Quality video and the bike looks mint😊

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Mark

[@mtbguides_Rich]

Riding on the nose there, good job 👍

[@Axr24have]

Another great vid! I would be interested in a ‘running commentary’ for the Claymore from a reliability / maintenance perspective. Where I am, the Forbidden Druid is the high pivot option built locally.

[@McTrailRider]

It uses the same, or very similar hardware to the Highlander, which has been extremely reliable for me over the past two years. The Forbidden is a really nice bike to be fair, but I’ve heard of people having a few issues with them, mainly with the idler cog.

[@yetti423]

That looked intense...good ride!

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks buddy

[@yetti423]

@@McTrailRider welcome

[@curtismiller9019]

How does the Claymore compare to the Guide when descending? Loved the way the guide descended; like no other bike I’ve ridden. Didn’t get the same feeling from the Highlander.

[@DrFaroon]

The BRG colour scheme is mint.

[@McTrailRider]

Can’t go wrong with that colour imo

[@Yoda-em5mt]

Just found your channel i,m half scottish live in aus and am so jealous of your terrain looks so cool bet your calves were burning on all those stairs, well filmed . Be interested to know about the rest of the ride ie total distance the climbs time taken heart rate , just subed look forward to more thumbs up from down under .

[@JasonChambersPhoto]

All that time in the Alps has turned Ben into a super tech wizard. 😀

[@kitten-inside]

Nice "hills" you got there. Please never stop calling them that. 😆

[@TrailTrackerSwitzerland]

The drone shots are great, but I reckon it looks way steeper and scarier in POV. Until you get to minute 13, when it looks completely ridiculous!!!! What a trail 💪 Nice bike as well!

[@McTrailRider]

Yeah, it’s weird, the different cameras worked in different scenarios, but not all. Neither done the steepness full justice unfortunately.

[@TheRicardoSanchez]

Well that was nice and flowy eh

[@McTrailRider]

😄😄

[@ninolenherr6516]

Loved it!

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Nino

[@kevinw1129]

Great drone shots. I’ve walked that hill. I’ve no idea how you rode down!😱

[@McTrailRider]

It’s a hell of a steep climb up to the bealach isn’t it 😬

[@kevinw1129]

@@McTrailRider Yep! The day I did it it was lashing with rain and blowing a gale!🤣

[@rog86]

Insane drone footage there! You got yourself on the Landward tv show yet?! They would love this!

[@DizRidesMtb]

This vid is y i luv ya channel dude. INSANE trails bro n some beautiful views n Brilliant ridin mate. Those bikes look mint ps can ya get us a huge discount on 1 lol o.j.That boy got skills eh 👏👏👏👊

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks dude, I don’t I can get you a discount of any king right now, I’m pretty sure they’ll sell very quickly.

[@nilokillian]

460 mm reach so the frame isn't for those with 170 height. Basically you don't have M size as your M is actually L.

[@DownhillDesireMTB]

you lucky boy! lol i can only dream of riding a bike like that! very well deserved though👍

[@McTrailRider]

It’s taken a while to get to this stage to be fair.

[@DownhillDesireMTB]

@@McTrailRider yea, being a fledgling youtuber myself I know just how much work effort and determination it must have taken you to get there!! well deserved I say!!

[@jzdyrko]

@McTrail Rider Do u know the weight of the Claymore build?

[@drox75]

Jesus, what a descent and a great advertisement for the new bike. As someone of questionable skills that would scare the shit out of me 😂

[@christopherknight1982]

Hi bud can you recommend a decent full suspension bike for 2k and same for the wife. On a budget so buying 2 bikes isn’t cheap. Videos are awesome 😎

[@ToddNZMTB]

that was McSpicy

[@Paulmtb]

Deviate should make a hardcore Hardtail

[@caroldave4037]

eeeeeeeeeeeeepic.....balls of granite yous lads...👌

[@thomchambers6469]

That drone footage is unbelievable! What great filming - is there someone controlling it or is it just set to follow you?

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks. The drone does all the work itself👍 It’s a Skydio 2, unfortunately no longer available to the public😢

[@sja9836]

Hi Andrew really like this vid! What size frame did you order? Keep it up mate!!

[@McTrailRider]

Large for me at 6”1’, 490mm reach on it.

[@bernardplaisted9139]

Wow That is all 🤙🤙😬

[@McTrailRider]

Thanks Bernard

[@iwasbored1216]

Can I borrow your old frame for like a couple hundred years?

[@ashleyscarth8363]

deviete make lovely 🏍 shame they Don,t make one out steel

[@McTrailRider]

True, but they couldn’t make those particular shapes and lines in steel though.

[@themightyduck6455]

Think Deviate have done well here. Now make 2 very capable good bikes for slightly different types of riding

[@McTrailRider]

Looking forward to when they have even more models for more disciplines 😜

[@MTBScotland]

Jesus Christ Andrew !

[@McTrailRider]

I just go by Andrew these days 😜

[@MTBScotland]

@@McTrailRider "groan"