Surviving The Gnarliest MTB Trails In Finland's Capital City! 🤘🏼 Tour de Gnar Helsinki 🇫🇮

[@Antonismi]

Mate your finnish is phenomenal!

[@SamStanf]

Kiitos! 😆 still practicing every day!

[@ungh8365]

26:00 That right there is some sweet sweet cycling infrastructure

[@SamStanf]

Aye Helsinki does a fairly good job of it's cyclepaths etc, you can get around most of the city without having to ride on the road 🚴 Of course it helps that so much of the city is forested! 🌲

Oh man, was planning just such a video for this fall. You beat me to it, but you also probably made better video than I would. Would you be up showing me around some of this stuff in the near future?

[@SamStanf]

It would've been cool to see your twist on it! 🤩 Absolutely let's go check them out! 🤙I'll DM you ✌ And you've gotta join us on the next TdG in 2024 🔥

[@helmutdschulnigg5798]

This was such a pleasure to watch! Thanks a lot! Many gnarly features, great vibes and riding! :) I like the approach to ride technical stuff together and every rider gives probs to the other who conquers the obstacles. It reminds of my riding at the moment where i try to practice technical trail sections. Its really fun and you feel happy when you conquer your fears. (: RIDE ON! Greets from Salzburg/Austria

[@SamStanf]

Thanks a lot dude! 😁 yeah it's a great group of guys who love to encourage each other to progress 💪 I know you folks have some suuuuper gnarly stuff in Austria 🤩

[@kruvisalat]

Great riders, all of you! This video makes me want to gather the boys and cross the pond to Helsinki. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@SamStanf]

Thanks a lot! ❤ Welcome to come and visit the city and the trails! 🌲 I can give you a map or show you around!

[@JaakkoKallio]

Very Nice Sam! One of the best mtb vids in 2023.

[@SamStanf]

Very high praise! Thanks a lot! 🙏

[@hermaeusmora4874]

Pirunkallio has got to be one of my favourite spots in Helsinki. Glad to see other people enjoying it as well. Ride on, bro! 🤙

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude! ✌ aye I don't ride there as much as I should, I'm sure there's potential for a few more lines!

[@hermaeusmora4874]

@@SamStanf Roughly 350m South-West from where you started filming at Pirunkallio is a massive rock-roller. It's extremely steep and roughly halfway in, there's a sizable root you gotta clear

[@ThomasDiFrancesco-Schäfer]

Hei, great stuff, it was fun to watch. Thanx for for the impressions of Helsinki. Your soundtrack is really cool and fits perfect. Best Regards from Germany🤟

[@SamStanf]

Hey really glad to hear you enjoyed it and liked the soundtrack! Greetings to Germany 🇩🇪 👋🏼

[@ollikolehmainen3506]

Very nice video and sountrack. Keep it rolling 🍻👊

[@SamStanf]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@bryjdmsi]

First video I've seen of riding where the bikes folk are on here made sense. I see a lot of people on fancy kit when im out with the dog and it makes no sense because its so flat around here. Especially after living 15 minutes drive from the likes of Innerleithen/Glentress and being a a short ride from the Pentlands which I've ridden more on shitty hardtails than bikes that are actually suitable for them 😂. Looks fun and if I didnt rely on my hands for a living it would definitely be putting me in the mood to go out exploring.

[@SamStanf]

Yeah there's a popular saying "All the gear but no idea" - applies to biking quite often too! I used to live in Edinburgh and ride those places a lot, especially Bonaly in the Pentlands almost every evening! 🤘

[@addebbb]

23:20 Vappu is actually Labour Day in finnish, not the start of summer holiday. Sick riding!

[@SamStanf]

Ahh thanks for the compliment and then clarification! 📝😁

[@gunarstreikals2099]

Thank you for video, cool to see what kind of riding you have in Helsinki. Greetings from Tallinn )

[@SamStanf]

Thanks dude! Have you ever ridden over here? 😁 I've ridden in Tallinn once before on my dirtjump bike, at Tondiraba pumptrack and Katleri jumps! 🤘

[@basticf]

Great video and awesome locations, greetings from chile

[@SamStanf]

Thank you very much! I bet you have some amazing riding over there in Chile! 🤩

[@SometimesClimbing]

Awesome! I am still learning to use my hardtail. but I feel plenty inspired to seek out for some trails here in Switzerland :) Love Helsinki too!

[@SamStanf]

Hey greetings over there in Switzerland! I bet there's some wicked trails 🏔🤩

[@jasong728]

I really needed this video. So good 👍 you and your buds created a fun watch . Met you last year at Peloton . Been living Helsinki 1.5yrs, from West Vancouver, BC and riding north shore all my life. Dont know anybody here. Is there helsinki mtn bike/freeride meetup rides posted up anywhere, like a bike shop or online ?

[@SamStanf]

Hey Jason thanks for your kind words 😁 and aye I remember back in Peloton! If you drop me a message on instagram (@samuel_j_s) then I can give you more info on FB and WhatsApp groups etc - let's hook you up! 🤘

[@jasong728]

@@SamStanf right on 👊👍 , thanks.

[@saminiemelaaaa]

Helsinki Slab City! Awesome edit, awesome trails. Seemed like a super fun day out. More than a few home trails there, haven't had the guts to hit Kapteeni on my own yet. But have been following the build/cleanup closely. Definitely interested joining the next round 😀

[@SamStanf]

Thanks for the kind words and stoked you recognised the trails! ✌ welcome to join in next time!

[@deathfalcon602]

Ha! Lovely video. Iv been rippin' down Captain Roller and surrounding area as its my backyard. Sick.of riding by myself, would love to bump into you guys out here!

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude - glad you enjoyed it! 🤙 Aye summer is here now so we're out and about more often - will keep an eye open for ya!

[@RamsayMacFarlane]

Awesome!!! 🤘 Great watch and good to see a thriving slab scene 👌 I need to get on the tour de gnar bandwagon! 👊

[@SamStanf]

Thanks dude! 😁 would be wicked to see a Scotland TdG with all your wee shredders 🤩

[@PhenoV]

Nice riding, seen some this stuff in person and it's sooo steep. Talking about gnar I've always wondered if some crazy person has done the drop in Taivaskallio from the top of the bunker that's closest to Panuntie to the steep downhill 🤔😅

[@SamStanf]

Thanks! And aye a few folk have sent that one - it's quite a technical entrance 💪

[@dajjunn]

Nice video and cool riding!

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude 🤘

[@mrmelkkis50]

great edit Sam, keep these coming!

[@SamStanf]

Thanks mate! ✌any suggestions where to ride next?

[@mrmelkkis50]

Similar edit in EKP, Espoon Keskus Puisto?

[@SamStanf]

@@mrmelkkis50 definitely keen for that! Only ridden there a few times, so need to come back over on some scouting missions 🌲🔍

[@glaabaglooba]

How about the slabs in Kivikko, down towards the BMX track? Nice video man. Edit and music spot on. The tree hit was gnarly, luckily it looked like mostly the bar the took the hit

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude glad you enjoyed it! 😁 aye I know the section you're describing - unfortunately we didn't have time to head out there, but I'd like to include it on next year's ride! There's also a couple of new lines I'd like to build out there ⛏ and aye he took a bit of hand and shoulder damage in that crash, but it could have been a lot worse! 😅

[@pyhtiorides]

Brilliance! Thanks for creating this!

[@SamStanf]

My pleasure dude! Glad you had a good time watching it! 😎

[@jcdubout6791]

Love this kind of tracks and your forest 🤩 This is real mountain bike!

[@SamStanf]

Thanks dude! Aye we’re super lucky to have such amazing trails in the city centre! 🫶🏼

[@flare.productions]

Such a sick video! I know a few spicy and lowkey spots from Espoo if needed someday!

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude! 🙏 absolutely would be keen to check those out! I've only ridden a small amount in Espoon keskuspuisto 🔍

[@kaitsu1984]

Cool dude! You missed this one in Kaitalahti 60.173727, 25.018883. :)

[@SamStanf]

Thanks! I'll have to go check that feature out! What's it like? 🔍

[@kaitsu1984]

@@SamStanf It's like a 15m, 45 degree smooth piece of rock. The same area has a bunch of nice trails and stuff too. Plenty of things to discover if you haven't been there before.

[@ototso9281]

Damn, it seems like I need to go to helsingin keskuspuisto more. Plenty of cool stuff there I havent even heard about!

[@SamStanf]

@@ototso9281 yeah man I can highly recommend checking it out! 🤙🏼

[@ana_rude]

Great and a really entertaining film, cheers!

[@SamStanf]

Glad you enjoyed it dude 😁

[@stanmustard7292]

Nice edit...and very relatable for me. Love the steep rock slabs, we have some here in eastern Washington, USA.

[@SamStanf]

Thanks mate glad you liked it! Greetings from Europe 👋 we'd love to check out the riding in the US! Your hills are a bit bigger than we have here in Finland 😆

[@petkusmodestas]

Nice one for coordinates

[@nkmtb]

Awesome tour, nice rolls and fantastic editing. I've been meaning to do a similar tour here in Turku for a few years. Perhaps next year then.

[@SamStanf]

Kiitos for the compliments! 🤙 I've heard there's some good riding in Turku! So far I've only ridden Hirvensalo bunkkeri and Pattila jump park! 🔥

[@VanjaHadzic]

Those slippery conditions 😮 🙌🏼

[@SamStanf]

Yeah certainly made for some sketchy moments! 🍂 how's the riding there in Sweden/Bosnia? 🔥

[@VanjaHadzic]

@@SamStanf Sweden is super slippery 😅 But we practicing, not my cup of tea. Haven’t been in Bosnia this year, but conditions should be prime right now 👌🏽 Check out Kupres here on KZbin for some Bosnian trail. And Ivo Jaric latest video for some super fun enduro trails in Zagreb ( Croatia 🇭🇷) 👌🏽

[@SamStanf]

@@VanjaHadzic Wow looks like amaing riding in both those place! 🤩 gotta start planning my next riding holiday! ✈

[@PuhutaanPyöräilystä]

Really well crafted video you got here 🎉. I'm impressed

[@SamStanf]

Thanks a lot! I'm stoked you enjoyed it 😁

[@andreasturku8332]

Great vid!

[@SamStanf]

Thank you kindly 😁

[@Lucarasanen]

You got a really awesome trails there, cool edit dude 🤘🤘

[@SamStanf]

Aye we're super lucky to have such fun trails in the city! 🏙

[@scandiflixmedia]

Really sweet!

[@SamStanf]

Thanks guys - glad you like it! 🤘🤘

[@ShreddingBliss]

Awesome edit, epic riding vibes, well done sir!

[@SamStanf]

Thanks dude! When I first moved to Finland I was stoked to find your vids too 🤩

[@ShreddingBliss]

🤩@@SamStanf it's quite the process, isn't it? The first videos take forever. Then you find a groove. Then each video gets a bit better. Than you don't feel like editing anymore. And everytime you go to make a new edit you have that crushing feeling with all that overwhelming amount of footage. So kudos for keeping on chipping away at it!

[@SamStanf]

Aye at times it felt like a chore for the basic stuff, but learning new techniques in Davinci Resolve was super fun, and I had such a great time cos it felt great when reliving it all again!

[@jcsn2161]

Good weather, environment and place i envy you man... 🤣🤣

[@SamStanf]

Thanks yeah wish the weather was always like that 😅 but aye great trails and riding scene here for sure! 🤘

[@termis44]

Very nice! If there's any room for future tours like this, I'd love to join. ✌🏼

[@SamStanf]

Absolutely dude, you'd be most welcome! 💖

[@vutmaejor]

Vappu roller is nothong when you come wartch "tarppe roll" in Tornikeskus. 35m pure funny 😘

[@SamStanf]

Yeah so I've heard 🔥 I meant to come check it out, but so far this summer my baby is getting all my time ❤

[@taneliharkonen2463]

Such good stuff!! Have bee eyeing out the squam-ish slab for the summer as I discivered some nuthead had built and rode it 😅 Havent had the backup company on rides and the hole in my head to try it yet, but now seeing you guys going for it I have to do the same some dry day 💪 But how did you guy skip our Latokartano woods in Hallainvuori all together? Its right between/next to Länsi-Herttoniemi and Viikinmäki. I mean sure u had a long day still, but just an idea for the next time 💪 Maybe an East-ride and go from viikki towards Vuosaari and visit Mustavuori and Porvarinlahti etc. maybe? 😊

[@SamStanf]

Aye dude go for it! I think you'll be all good, just keep good brake and speed control on that top section 🔥 the G-out itself is pretty smooth 🌊 Gutted we missed that spot! I haven't heard of anything there - definitely keen to check it out now 😁 and yes I was thinking there must be some features to check out on that east side of the city! Need to go an explore and plan a route 🔍

[@StoneFarm3r]

It was a great day and the edit turned out sweet!🤘🔥

[@SamStanf]

So glad you liked it man ❤

[@wheeliegeezer]

What a great day it was! Sick edit too 🤟

[@SamStanf]

So much fun - and you did a great job ticking off some new features! 🔥

[@juusohell8088]

Mahtavan meno!

[@SamStanf]

Kiitos kiitos 🙏🏼

[@romanp8197]

Super👍

[@SamStanf]

Thanks mate! 😁

[@Frorideism]

Booy that's a decent looking trail moustache you got going 🤌

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude yeah it keeps things warm in the Finnish winters 🥶

[@Mr-t-GWS]

Im am visiting Helsinki any recommendations on a decent mountain bike to rent? 👍

[@SamStanf]

Check out Larunpyörä for some demo-model Santa Cruz's, or Peloton Cycling Eatery for some Canyons!

[@stasacab]

Shit no, scary! Vappu is a holiday that celebrates labor rights... or what is left of them.

[@SamStanf]

Ah yes that's it! 🧰

[@nilsnilsnilsify]

Finland looks a lot like BC!

[@SamStanf]

Indeed! 😁 I've often described it to people as "BC without the elevation"! And the people are nice like Canucks too ♥

[@Glocktologist]

”The tree broke my fall. I’m good.”

[@SamStanf]

@@Glocktologist top banter after a heavy crash 💥😆

[@sambolo]

Epic content💪🏻

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude glad you enjoyed it! 🤙

[@bimalgurung8812]

nice...

[@SamStanf]

Much appreciated 😁

[@tebebiketok4950]

Good riders making hard spots look way too easy.

[@SamStanf]

Thanks dude aye those guys are shredders 🔥

[@joonasvinnari6532]

Kova!

[@SamStanf]

The man himself! Thanks 😁👊

[@kahvikone]

This is a sport I'm never trying without a fullface helmet.

[@SamStanf]

Yah they have their advantages and disadvantages! For me, the advantage is that I gain confidence and probably ride more securely, the disadvantage is that I don't like the limited visibility. So I tend to just wear a full face in the bike park and a trail lid everywhere else!

[@nikkiforainen]

so fucking cool

[@SamStanf]

Cheers dude much appreciated! ❤

[@HannyDart]

I think its fair to call Helsinki Slab City :D

[@SamStanf]

Aye that would be a great name for it! 👌

[@benoosthuizen4961]

More like Slabsinki !😂

[@theadventuresofgreybeard8004]

Pay Yoann for you views.

[@SamStanf]

If I made any money from it 😅 on the topic, Yoann actually shared it on his insta story and said he was stoked to have started a trend! Legend! 🤩