The Final Boss Descent | Madeira

The final film from Madeira. I shot this on the last day of the trip. I had crashed a few days before, and we had the main film shoot wrapped, but I couldn't leave the island knowing this mega descent was out there still unridden by me.
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00:00 - 00:54 intro/trepidation
00:54 - 08:30 top section - very narrow, steep roads
08:30 - 17:03 middle section - wider roads, more urban
17:03 - 24:00 bottom section - riding through the capital, Funchal
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[@Gk9311]

Madeira is truly a paradise. All around stunning views.

[@jeffersonkim3748]

Could almost feel the Portuguese sea breeze on my face while sitting comfortably at home in Korea. Amazing ride Safa!

[@jeffersonkim3748]

@@user-in1dp2fq9o Well It's not related to the colonization at all. I lived abroad for most of my school years and my parents gave me this English name. I just happened to be in Korea now. The name that I set for this account is really up to me on what I choose to use for my online platform..

[@donteven5619]

Basically a codename cuz you don't want people to know your real name. That is the best way to hide a name in an online platform.

[@alfonsodonotsi6691]

I love this videos, no music, no editing. Just a guy and his bike.

[@davidfereira5354]

Yeah. The simplicity makes it really beautiful and humble. He's a solid guy for what he just did and he sounds so modest. His parents raised him well.

[@quarkonium3795]

Damn, if Safa says "that was stressful" after a descent and is constantly avoiding crossing into the other lane and alternating brakes you know it's bad. Probably the only thing worse than descending that road is having to climb it

[@babybirdhome]

It’s insane! I thought the same thing - very little did the camera reflect just how steep that decent had to have been. He decended more than _one vertical mile_ in less than 24 minutes! That’s like going from Denver, Colorado to the beach in California altitude-wise. Your ears would pop so much on that ride!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

OMG, I was reaching for the brakes as you got down into the built up areas. Total respect and you lived to tell the tail.

[@antsmands]

OMG, I have not been on the edge of my seat like this since I watched you on Las Flores! Man you got nerves of steel and the skills to run through town at that speed and survive to post the tale!

[@georgekanyoni8029]

This place is so beautiful. WOW! I can't get enough of it.

[@R0b3ert]

13:20 The red light, is red light for you as well...

[@JoaoLima-no7mn]

Got to congratulate you! I'm actually from Madeira and that's a really difficult path to do, even for cars, because you can't be too soft or too eager on the breaks and seeing you complete it was amazing! Be sure to ride safe and get more of these cool runs!

[@JoeGunawanfotosiamo]

Holy cow this run was mesmerizing, exhilarating, and downright stressful at times. I swear there were more jump scares than a horror film. Amazing run Safa, glad you got down safe, with speed!

[@monsters8730]

i clamped my hands at my desk throughout the whole descent

[@fixolas7761]

U need to follow trafic laws, that red light u bypassed on the cronstruction work could be dangerous

[@i.u.5320]

respect! that was insane!... first speedbumb in funchal caught me offguard 😵‍💫

[@saxophobe]

Beautiful run in a beautiful place! Portugal is gorgeous! Now I have a reason to get back there! 😎

[@thangarajmj5814]

I was on the edge of my seat for the narrow roads. Incredible.

[@rickyrocket6441]

Heart stopping, heart pounding. Grande cajones

[@ghiffarimuhammad4644]

breath taking view, mad skill, the descend god showed us how it's done!!!! damn, I've got chills on my spine and adrenaline rush on the same time, you've done it again Sir!!!

[@MattExzy]

No way.. that was 24 minutes? I get to the end and check how long that was, that felt like it was over in an instant, what a run.

[@absu77]

Exelente video amigo.. Un maestro del descenso 🚴‍♀️saludos desde Colombia

[@Jarek.]

Epic 👍Made me speechless 😶 But some actions are beyond my liking 😤

[@jkotsche7035]

agreed!!

[@AtakanCOBAN54]

Wowww excellent Brian. Ride on dude.

[@Valdas-Gomes]

Sometimes we forget how beautiful our Island is love the video

[@SAFABrian]

Amazing place. Every day our minds were blown.

[@mymmoonsun9596]

Amazing!

[@jediknight3206]

SAFA that was an awesome decent. Hardcore going down hill at those speeds. My heart was racing. Enjoyed the views. Happy you made it downhill in one peace. Ride safely and be well. Thank you

[@damienbayle1632]

oh woww it's therapeutic to watch

[@sahmed-gogetter4850]

Man, I have been watching the clips lately a lot but this one by far the most dangerous one... steep curves but also heavy chaotic traffic! Be safe..

[@rogereheadbyrne4790]

🇬🇧Great Riding SAFA! What a video! Your bike sounds Superb! 👌. 🤘😎🤘

[@cularu1]

Crazy ride. How many red lights did you pass?

[@henriquepereira4495]

My man just ignores traffic laws 😅 Savage

[@jamestony3012]

That was fun and super nice i love it.

[@yaniselui7135]

I feel like watching a thriller movie. So glad that u are still alive🫣

[@Sama-Entertainment]

wow amazing

[@dawNz1g]

it was fun to see you riding down the road i do everyday to go to work :D

[@Thirtyeight45]

Its nice to see that Brian is now slowing down at every curves. Maybe he got some lessons

[@davidgeissler8620]

You are just badass love watching you ride bro stay safe

[@garethskwarczek]

18:46 = brown bib shorts moment

[@lazarosnikolaidis256]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[@petrub27]

It's camera lens distortion

[@twgq]

Ha ha and the rotor isn´t any more straight..

[@mikeggg1979]

Brian these POV’s are excellent my man! Keep doing this. Love seeing it from your perspective

[@Cycling.in.Romania]

Outstanding landscape, lovely road, perfect run ❤❤❤ we have some roads over here if you are in this neck of the woods, alpine roads 😁

[@strandero]

Legend!

[@rodulfomartinus311]

It is amazing to see but very scary to watch you ride this one knowing that at any moment things can go totally wrong lol.

[@frankreyes4]

Fantastic work. And I’m glad my freewheel noise is incidental,(and doesn’t sound like a maimed animal).

[@JordiMoll]

Excellent video. Theonly thing that I don´t like is the freehub sound. The views, the road and the bike looks amazing. Big hug from Mallorca, Spain.

[@Ih8GoogleandApple]

Watching this made me miss Latigo rd descent in Malibu and La Honda descent in Redwood City

[@a1white]

That free-hub noise would drive me insane 😂

[@madyogi6164]

As always, cool to see! Imagine this road as wide as there in USA! Here in Europe, mountain regions have lots of cool roads, but they're pretty narrow. You won't make it to 60 mph. Not very likely. Well, maybe with a death wish...

[@gerardocardona259]

I've been in Madeira some weeks ago. I was telling myself "there's no way I can descend on the streets of funchal on a bike", man you blow my mind!

[@stevenmeyer9674]

This was like a scary movie.

[@KahelGaming]

nice bike there🤟❤️

[@kroeff_san]

Epic! ❤‍🔥

[@KleineJoop]

Crazy

[@v8berenguer372]

Yeah.... The camera don't do justice to how steep that road is... You should do the descent from Encumeada to São Vicente . It's also a blast. 👍

[@mAF1A29]

I just imagine how good and hard is climbing all of that road

[@user-vc1ug4oz9v]

Nice view down the road! Wonder how the wind noise was barely picked up.

[@Gardyy_1]

insane

[@mohamednafsan2847]

Soooooper beautiful place also with cleaning.... One day I'll come for ride

[@mohanadbasuoni6191]

Hey SAFA! Great video as usual! Does the brakes sounds like that cause they are cold or they just broke lol

[@retovogler103]

Casually taking a sip of water. 😅👌🏻

[@elfinkenshi6437]

Now I want to get there on that island and walk around it

[@maremare9515]

Hi Safa . . . 👑

[@noelstephenryan4837]

Great run, what I would like to know is how did you get up to the start.

[@SonnyDarvishzadeh]

it's crazy that houses' doors open up to a street with cars going 50km/h

[@SAFABrian]

I didn't even think of that 😂

[@Pettotheworld]

I like how he drink the water with relax while he speeding 50+kmh

[@gabkoost]

You can't even imagine the amount of insults drivers must have sent your way during this descent.

[@afonsonoite9995]

But he deserves it

[@calvinlomax9546]

Not long spent a week driving round most of Maderia, personally I have to say that's one very brave cyclist,those roads are steep and twisty

[@dinobarros3364]

We don't insult cyclists here.

[@gabkoost]

@@dinobarros3364 yeah sure. Islanders are different from continental people and you cheer and send roses when cyclists overtake cars on narrow roads at 60km stepping on continuous lines and burning red lights.

[@Blueian742]

@@gabkoost you calling me a continental people 🤨😆

[@davidpedracosta6057]

How do you go over street bumps at 60 KM/h I thought I was badass for doing the downhill forest tracks but this is on another level. Beautiful scenery of our beautiful island.

[@user-sr5lp6qb5p]

Amazing view , I love❤ down the hill! This place like , Wuling 3000 meters ⛰️武嶺 in Taiwan, my country🥹🚴😅

[@d.schwahn8080]

👍 Crazy

[@1_Luv_coffee]

I feel like you've seen more places of Madeira than I have, I am born there

[@dhanyrafael]

SAFA is like me - he hates the red lights. :))

[@neelsahay5227]

4:58 what a lovely place to ride 2up w your partner!

[@tarabiketayoPH]

feels like your brake is rubbing against the pad.

[@whychooseone]

This is where I need to be

[@ohyesitsme]

Totally MAD but inspiring. Now let us see you ride up it 😋

[@lawret3303]

Sir! Your videos are excellent! It's almost like being there in person for us viewers! One question ... have you ever gotten a speeding ticket while riding your bike?

[@SAFABrian]

nope

[@CallousSonnallous]

Always wanted to cycle down the plateau to the sea... never knew how I'd get my bike back up to go a second time though! Plus my bike is in the U.K XD

[@liquidSpin]

Well, now I know Shimano's new RT-CL900's still warp under prolonged heat~ I have the same rotors and they have been fine for my slow ass haha SAFA needs motocross disc brakes! But to be fair Shimano's new rotors held up way better than the previous model as you can clearly see in SAFA's video here!

[@monsters8730]

I was wondering if that was rotor rub I was hearing, or if the crank or front derailleur was misaligned. now, I know.

[@RtenorioF]

What SAFA needs is still under development (carbon brake rotors and special calipers)...

[@rades174]

Red lights? No, thank you. Safe distance? No, thank you. Full speed downhill? YES ! 😅

[@ChanningWang]

How do you got to the top? climbing up?

[@Pierre3513]

It looks faster on film but great decent, beautiful scenery……

[@lo2088]

Nice one, but Madeiras final boss descend is perhaps the boca da corrida-Estreito de câmara de lobos road 🫡

[@tiagoocnarb5051]

I live on the island of Madeira. and I think you risked too much. the roads here are very narrow for the movement that has in addition to having many irregularities. and that red one you passed, you were lucky there wasn't a policeman because it's normal for them to be on the works and here they are not very friendly with cyclists.

[@valtersantos8619]

I’m from here!

[@Sport84883]

You should visit La Palma in the Canary Islands Spain.

[@skcollect]

What a thrill. Anyone counted the traffic violations? :D

[@WalkingRabbit]

Nice ride! Why do you have subtitles turned off?

[@SAFABrian]

I don't, I think KZbin has a hard time creating them with my voice coupled with all the wind etc

[@deciomartins7789]

👍

[@Frankenpedaleur]

Have you never been in Chiang Mai, Thailand? The El Dorado for cyclists. The local mountain, Doi Suthep, would be great for you. Wide road and smooth bends. The highest spot of Thailand, Doi Inthanon, has a 40km decent, but they closed the downhill for cyclist now. Or you just risk a fine and do it 😆😁

[@baruchbrodersen9990]

Nerve-wracking

[@ayowser01]

I hope you serviced your hub after this 😀

[@avanteferroviaria3763]

City of Madeira should save this video. flying SAFA

[@gabkoost]

I am pretty sure that with all the tension in Portugal between drivers and cyclists, this video is the absolute last thing Madeira wants to see go around.

[@felariccardi9829]

hey friend how can I make the thumbnails of your videos? any advice?

[@Moctify]

Where can I get that gps device? Thank you 😅

[@crisscross7176]

may i ask what hubs are you using? thanks!

[@SAFABrian]

DT Swiss 180

[@crisscross7176]

@@SAFABrian thanks and ride safe!

[@kexiru3743]

olha o vermeeeeelho

[@angelo0698]

would like a silent hubs though

[@davideabreu6999]

dont cross red lights

[@Onlyou-hc8cl]

what is your bikecomp type

[@Scottcharliemurphey]

This is bananas! How many attempts before you fucking bomb a descent like this?

[@SAFABrian]

I'm not riding up there again!

[@flamah10n]

14:36 hOLY FUCK! JUMP SCARE!

[@user-iv6vf6if4p]

Nice roads for Z1

[@SAFABrian]

made me laugh

[@user-iv6vf6if4p]

@@SAFABrian 😁

[@user-biki-hiro]

アメリカの景色が観れて楽しいです👍

[@rheu373]

Not america😅

[@IbnTariq007]

What's this chain noise @1:04 ? Is this caused by new chain?

[@miutzyh]

It's the freehubs.

[@IbnTariq007]

Really like the noise of it, is it because freehubs are brand-new or expensive ones?