Riding my Downhill Bike and Upgrading it to Make me Faster

Back where it all started with me, on a downhill bike! I came up on the Mountain Bike scene in 2013 with my Whistler Bike Park videos, and today I'm riding some steep trails in Squamish!
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[@remymetailler]

Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss any videos. Thank you for the support!

[@jamn2148]

Ive watch every video u put out and been a follower for a while now. Good job on all the videos.. learned alot

[@jasonharris3873]

Front cam through the forest was so fast it looked like Star Wars speeders. 😂.

[@jay42b]

Everybody: holy, its too damn fast. Remy: ok, i've finished my warm up lap. Come on bro 😅

[@hillsandtreesmtb6343]

Exactly what we said when we saw it. 😂 It's a gnarly trail that very steep and loose. He makes it look easy.

[@scrutch666]

The faster and better i get the more im impressed by you pro’s . The consequences going up exponentially. But its awesome feeling when it works out. I reached this level now where its more a mental game and im not willing to even try to go into your zone. You are special

[@remymetailler]

Thanks!

[@mtbextreme01]

remy's too fast as it is! we need to make his bike slower! 🤣

[@remymetailler]

I wish I was faster though

[@jaydalton]

That trail with the triple looks so fun. Your speed is unreal

[@gisho9]

Jesus just watching that chesty POV is making my hands sweat 😂. Insane Remy.

[@remymetailler]

Under my visor, not chesty

[@zionite24]

You already ride at terminal velocity! lol how can you get faster?

[@robiveevee840]

Great analytical video & your riding is superb , nice job !

[@Ganiscol]

Excuse me, what did you say while riding? All I could hear myself saying the whole time was "The trees are too close! Way too close!!" 😅

[@tomalbert3299]

Loving that silence! And finally back to low engagement hubs. 😁

[@remymetailler]

Right?!

[@PerseusMcZeus]

"Does the most insane run" Him : "Ok guys i have done my warm ups" Me : WHAT !

[@thebdceigal]

Remy’s warm-up lap is like the most terrifying lap of my life.

[@Boogermonster22]

POVs of Remy riding all look like they’re on 2X

[@MTB_Life]

You should do a video at the wood lot!

[@janlade6454]

I’m sold on the performance when braking under heavy impacts in downhill but otherwise don’t see an issue at all with pedal kickpack You mentioned using the sidekick hub on your trail bike. Can you review on that? :)

[@remymetailler]

My previous video was with the Sidekick Hub on my Spindrift. I don't talk about it as it was before it got released but I love it. Carries more speed, more control.

[@biglake61]

what trail is this? seems fast and fun!

[@jaybartlett2561]

Everyone: this trail can’t possibly be ridden any faster Remy: hold my baguette 😂

[@chrisfontaine6221]

I am sold, I Guess my V10 is getting a new set of wheels for next season lol on another note I never feel safe in the little spine protectors with out shoulders, I still use an old 661 Pressure suit (can still find them cheap new on Ebay) my bike flew out a berm on Mt Washington a month or so ago, my should caught the brunt of the impact on the top edge of the hardened berm, I hit good enough it spun me around pretty good... I would have been in the hospital getting shoulder & collar bone surgery if I had the spine/chest only, But thanks to the proper protection I was just bruised up pretty good, and was able to go back up the next weekend, I'm looking into Leatt's chest protectors I haven't decided bewtween hard or soft, but will probably go with a hard shell. PS this is the last weekend of DH biking on Mount Washington, Vancouver Island and sunday is supposed to be some good weather :D Cheers to you Remy

[@sandy_knight]

I usually consider DH bikes to be the Dakar T1 class of MTB and enduro bikes equivalent to WRC cars.

[@MTBJaySwitzerland]

Hey Remy, how is the High Roller III? It seems that you were riding one in the front from the tread pattern. I am really hesitating to get one instead of a Shorty for the winter and maybe keeping it next spring/summer...

[@remymetailler]

I rode it front and back. Loved it especially on the loose terrain. It performs really well, but to me it's definetly a better tire when it's soft, regardless if it's wet or dry. For my regular rides I'll still go Assegai and DHRii

[@hillsandtreesmtb6343]

Hell ya !! Can't get enough of this trail. Definitely blown out now compared to the start of the season. Hopefully it get some love soon 🙏. I'm still working on the big jump on pickled thumb. It's BIG

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

Chicken head Remy approves! haha

[@Fordtruck4sale]

I don't know if you need to hear this Remy, but you're fast enough. 😂

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Complains about soil condition, manages to slay that bit of trail like I would never dream of 😅👌

[@darrinkulyk9560]

Since I Got My CF Demo8 I Don't Even Ride My Enduro Anymore 😎

[@jacob_wilson_236]

Race downhill just as a video to see how far you get.

[@ManeMtb]

Awesome riding - like always 💪 But...something feels really off with POV footage, its not smooth 🧐 Maybe youre too fast for camera haha

[@remymetailler]

Noted!

[@ManeMtb]

@@remymetailler omg reply from the goat himself 🫠

[@SilverbackOrangutan71]

Coming back to downhill or Urban Downhill?

[@remymetailler]

Maybe Urban?

[@rinky_dinky]

the only thing doing downhill nowadays is my cardio

[@joostbranderhorst2622]

Mad man, that speed is insane. Big respect!

[@uwe_bike]

I love silent hubs like the Onyx ones. But they're so expensive... And by the way - you're faster than allowed!! 😆

[@thisis.Le0T]

can you give us some Details about your Suspension Setup on the dh rig? (psi,rebound,spacer, etc)

[@remymetailler]

I'll do a bike check in a few weeks

[@darkddd9570]

Во 🇷🇺👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@gogovitch66]

Haha, that clutch 😅 I was guilty of that a couple of times too.. classic 😄 The sidekick seems cool though 😍

[@hajun._08]

😍😍

[@rojors]

So much fun to watch. may i know how much pressure on the suspension?

[@wistyTw]

what are that grips its beautiful silver

[@chibani_gl]

This new free-wheel is impressively silent. It made me think of the difference between a gas and an electric car 😄

[@henrikgistvall4402]

Insane fast, looks almost vertical in some places.

[@sylasgentner6267]

remys's warm up= what we can dream of about our prime

[@DerAllerechteSHARKY]

this is no hate so please everyone stay calm, but for a head to head comparision, you should have used the same tires or equally used ones and not brandnew ones? because the new ones have more grip and change the result..

[@jason.b4328]

That the content il like remy! Nice one🙏🏼

[@marcmetailler4625]

Quel pilotage ! Bravo 🎉.❤

[@OpeKoney]

Remy in a full face? Take my views.

[@shawnwarspawn7818]

Love your videos brother!

[@moimoi2454]

"my warm up lap" 🤪 mais lol le rythme !! meme les arbres ils se poussent quand t arrives !!

[@Epiliptik]

A quand une chaine secondaire en Français :) ?

[@ZhengZL69]

a

[@jodanlith3746]

Love it when you break out the DH rig!

[@remymetailler]

same! so special to me.

[@alexgizowski2149]

3rd!

[@EMTB17]

I do appreciate the sound of angry bees coming from my rear hub but that silent hub is 🔥

[@jayakumar1167]

Cycle brand name

[@BrawndoDrinker]

Kinda funny that a low engagement hub does kinda the same thing!

[@blahkaymtb5127]

Remy would you say now is the best you have ever been at riding your bike?

[@remymetailler]

Yes in term of technique and style

[@colingardiner5349]

Hi Remy, how much difference in rolling speed is down to the change of rear tire too? DHR to High Roller?

[@remymetailler]

Hard to tell honestly

[@SSkysTheLLimit]

It feels like the GoPro is not stabilizing the footage like it should, and the frame rate is really low for some reason… dunno if that last part is just my terrible computer though. Amazing riding, however.

[@remymetailler]

It must be your computer as this is filmed in 30FPS. The light is just particulary harsh. I thought the GoPro did a great job though?

[@one-rv2bx]

Wu-Tang

[@edumonteromtb]

are high rollers better than assegais for those conditions?

[@remymetailler]

Tough to say. They probably float a bit less.

[@pedrocamiz9397]

Pour toi un DH ou un enduro

[@hguitars8093]

What chest protector are you using?

[@remymetailler]

It's a O'neal Split Lite

[@jacibrbt2597]

La pour le coup je comprends pas!!! J'adore tes videos, je les regardent ttes, j'adore ton style et pour moi t'es un des meilleurs pilote du moment, mais la je comprends pas le discours. Soit je comprend mal soit tu explique mal ce que tu vends. Je suppose que ces nouvelles jantes ont bcp d'autres avantages mais je trouve pas que d'avoir un corps de roue libre a 3 points d'engagement comme sur une jante décathlon soit si bien que ça, sinon tout le monde ferait ça au lieu justement de les multiplié comme i9, Hope ou autres. Les avantages que tu expliques et décrit sont tous remplie par un o'chain que quasi tout le monde utilise en cdm de dh et qui en plus lui est réglable selon la piste, les relances etc..!!

[@remymetailler]

Je pense que tu as mal compris. Le nouveaux moyeux agit comme un O chain, mais l'idee est que ca evite de monter un O chain, plus leger, plus fiable et directement a l'axe de roue arriere pour etre encore plus efficace. Ca permet vraiment de limiter le kick back et tu peux ajuster 12, 15 ou 18 degres, sans outils. Sur le terrain tu ressent vraiment les avantages. C'etait un systeme diffile a innover et e13 a pris les devant sur la concurrence.

[@tallpaull9367]

need some Schwalbe Radial tires for those condition ; )

[@remymetailler]

I was riding the new High Roller III from Maxxis. Made for it!

[@tallpaull9367]

@@remymetailler Have your tried the Schwalbe Radial? Or only allowed to talk about Maxxis?

[@SpencerBaum]

​@@tallpaull9367he's sponsored by maxxis... So what do you think lol. Also sponsored by e13, so take everything said in this video with a grain of salt

[@ej4796]

Hey Remy, what road bike do you ride?

[@remymetailler]

I got a Specialized Tarmac SL 8 Pro and SL 7 expert

[@remymetaillerraw]

I can't get enough of these laps. More to come on the channel!