Wildest ride of the year // 2018 Aberfoyle Slip 'N' Slide

The annual event of the year! It's always a total riot at the Aberfoyle Slip and Slide, this year was no different.
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[@BenCathro]

I’m taking requests. What do you want to see next?

[@henryfarron7483]

Riding in Blair Atholl thats where i live

[@GarethL2008]

Ride a new trial. Give a guide how to ride a unseen track well/fast

[@dlogan14]

Mincers and Tatties downhill trail in Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow. Get on it with Ali Clarkson and his praying mantis fork!

[@mattholden3053]

Bike build

[@sladoid]

Watching you and the boys send it on your own home town trails is a lot of fun to watch.

[@sullenpuffin]

YES Cathro, that drone footage at the end was immense, great vid!

[@randyshart5160]

Yes!! More of that please!

[@Rory_Semple]

Really liked the style of this video. Rab’s introduction was brilliant!

[@BenCathro]

Rory Semple hooooold up!

[@mikesteed4168]

Rab's a hero on that cross bike!

[@rabwardell758]

Cheers matey!

[@hdjsui]

This video is why I love riding. All your bros out on the trails. Doesn’t matter if it’s sloppy cause everyone is stoked. The cyclo bike and Ronnie Mac also made this hilarious. Great riding ass well.

[@givemeakidney]

Is it even legal to have this much fun?

[@BenCathro]

It is in Scotland #LandOfTheFree/Whisky

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

8:33 what a star, skilled mtbiker AND a pro gymnast performing a handstand on a ride ha ha ha

[@bjorne46]

Great video Ben! Absolutely great drone shots as well. Also great riding everyone, especially the dude on the cyclocross.

[@MangoJim90]

Thank you so much, Ben. Glad to see so many people having fun!!

[@alistairsavoury1074]

I defo have to check some of these trails on my next visit to Scotland...Thanks Cathro Vision for highlighting what a cool country Scotland really is!

[@zeusdreadbeard8990]

Looks like a fantastic day. And those drone shots!

[@filipcernak9975]

brakes.exe aren't responding

[@ericm8811]

Hey Ben Cathro! Ultra thanks for this insightful video exploration of group struggling with traction, sanity and glory! Ride ride ride!

[@ianfurqueron5850]

That was an awesome video, Ben. Thanks! I used to do trail rides on my cross bike - nothing like that, tho. It's hard to explain to some folks how you have so much more control in the drops.

[@bernardplaisted9139]

A play ground for some, hell on wheels for others shame I missed it. Great vid captures what this wee gathering is all about. Love the drone footage 🤘

[@keithpotter5402]

Randy the goat is a great track.That log drop into right hander has always defeated me but need to go back and try again.Sweet video mate.

[@yowie7287]

Rab on that cyclocross bike, what a legend 😄

[@salvtec]

Stunning footage Ben, looks like a fantastic wee day out. 😁👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@naegears]

Noice. Those drone shot of folks heading down RtG are like a big (manky) marble run.

[@sguthrie]

"I've not seen breakdancing like that in a while" 😂 loved the drone shots for the last track. Great vid

[@randyshart5160]

That face/tree impact looked brutal, but the nose manual into it was pretty rad 🤘 Awesome video Cathro, more drone footage please!!

[@richpearson753]

Brilliant, a great watch as always Mr C 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@gavin8323]

Great to see the clips sessioning stuff, really does put it in perspective!

[@dlogan14]

Awesome ride. Great video. So many laughs. Please get more videos out Cathro, they are so entertaining.

[@stevieridesscotland7031]

Another absolute topper of a video, brilliant.

[@timlockwood7228]

Great film and great filming.

[@adambcvg]

And that is what it's all about. Great vid Ben

[@TheCarneg]

This is much great fun to watch. What a day out!

[@chris__maltby]

Great video, camera never does justice to how steep this place is!

[@jeremyporterfield1611]

Looks to have been a wild good ride - great capture top to bottom!

[@sidneylol]

Well worth the wait Mr Cathro. Fantastic vid Ben .....sorry, i mean....this vid is so sick man! Lol Spoiler alert from Ali Clarkson and was so looking forward to this one and you certainly didn’t disappoint mate. Thank you so much. Big thumbs UP!!!

[@paulherrmann4923]

Best Video I´ve seen in a while, the man with the cx bike is a wild one. sweet jesus

[@rabwardell758]

Haha! Cheers man!

[@niallclerkin4197]

Ben , you need to come over to Rostrevor Ireland you would love it over here . And if you ever do let me know we go for a spin . Keep up with the great videos Niall .

[@lux-3001]

A really cool video Ben! Loved the edit and loved the trails. Or should I say, I loved the never ending rut :)

[@preachey]

One of the seven, reporting in! Don't know how many times I've watched the past year's vids. I've been looking forwards to this one 😍

[@101jumpit]

Where the hell have ya been Cathro ? Excellent video !! :)

[@BenCathro]

M0ZEM Sleeping mostly.

[@RoamingWanders]

Cracking edit! The Drone and end trail footage was mint.

[@4xwednesdays287]

Some day! Glad Ron represented!

[@4xwednesdays287]

Also... inside to twat gap

[@pinned91]

finally a new cathro video. hurrah

[@ochilriders2133]

You should do like an insight into different riding areas such as dunkeld , inners, laggan, pitfichie and so forth that would be really cool

[@Jak32e]

Bout time!!! I've been waiting for a big Ben video for a while!

[@LongLiveEnduro]

Man I love your vids! Best MTB content here on YT!

[@maxtorque2277]

Classic "messing around on bikes with ya mates" day out! Be great to see more Gals involved though!

[@BenCathro]

Max Torque there were some but they are camera shy ☺️

[@maxtorque2277]

@@BenCathro Scots girls shy? Are you sure ;-)

[@SimonBarret]

What's a carnage!! 👌👍 I like your vids, fun and nice to whatch!

[@mattfromtinder1055]

Ronnie Mac on a MTB now? Sick! #rideredgethead

[@BenCathro]

Justin E You clearly haven’t seen my most disliked video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXaohKmKja2Kq9U

[@gavindean]

Great vid thanks for sharing!!

[@EricHenao]

What was the song at the end? Loving the vids. So different seeing the euro style of riding. USA Texas resident here and we never ride muddy trails. But now I wanna!!!

[@GavynPendleton]

this seems like the cathro version of redbull foxhunt

[@DAllan-lz3lg]

I think the camera didn’t do the tracks justice. You got Claudio’s job this World Cup DH series ...?! Hope to see your analysis videos again, they were superb.

[@BenCathro]

D. Allan Nope, couldn’t replace the legend.

[@MarinBareta]

Awesome video! Loved it 👌🤟

[@lifeontwowheels3964]

769 likes and 0 dislikes! Thast impressive ratio!! Keep up the amazing work!

[@BenCathro]

You only went and jinxed it 🤦‍♂️ You’re banned from commenting for the next 3 minutes. Let that be a lesson.

[@lifeontwowheels3964]

Ben Cathro shieeet maan. I learned my lesson!

[@TimFromWales]

8 of us Ben!

[@dillonhood4192]

Awesome video! What’s the song at the end?

[@caveboy9988]

The antethsis of mtb. I just we had local trails like this in northampton

[@bicycleremedies4391]

I've had flippin Cathro separation issues you've been gone so long. I've needed special counselling & mtb therapy on several occasions since the last video ! play what you want and ill stick me thumb up .

[@RideBikes_Walkplaces]

this was an epic video!

[@krazy8820]

KRAZY8 @ben Cathro how have you not qualified for the World Cup? You’ve been Scottish champ and series winner and you’ve beat the likes of Reece Wilson and Adam Brayton (I was rewatching the “not again” ep). hope you’re doing well!

[@rabwardell758]

Classic bants! I think the Stigmata was the best choice.... :-/

[@BenCathro]

Rab Wardell I think you’re 3 sandwiches short of a picnic 🧺😂

[@jonathankelly7369]

What's that tune at the end ? Sick edit Ben as usual !

[@henryfarron7483]

Great video do you think it would be cheaper to build a bike with entry level parts or buy a fully built one for a full suspension

[@BenCathro]

henry farron depends on the deals you find, direct sale brands tend to be cheapest.

[@henryfarron7483]

@@BenCathro thanks for the advice

[@Gyver51]

Hey Ben nice Video as always. You have ridden the fox X2 in the normal HT and now the dpx2 in LT. Will you stay with the dpx2 or is there a reason to change somehow to the x2? THX

[@daniellarsson3699]

Cant wait for the summer. Have just bought myself my first FS Enduro bike, a NS BIKES SNABB 150 plus 1. And im planning a trip to England this summer/fall. Where do you guys who are from England recommend i go visit ? We probably will stay in/near London but im gonna rent a car so anything awesome in a radious off say 100km around London is within limits.

[@BenCathro]

daniel larsson don’t know the trails down in England. Your best checking with people like Ben deakon or Will greenfield.

[@daniellarsson3699]

@@BenCathro Thank you for quick answer. I will do that. And hopefully maybe some off your viewers are from England and can give me some pointers to :)

[@greencroft]

Daniel Larsson - I am from down that way. If you want to stay near London, you should try Aston Hill, Rogate and definitely the Surrey Hills. If you can travel further, the Forest of Dean or on to Wales where the best stuff is (except for Scotland of course!).

[@daniellarsson3699]

​@@greencroft Yeah, Rogate and Chicksands have i looked at. Surrey hills did someone talk about at a Forum i made a post in, much natural trails there have i heard ? :) Yeah i will be renting a car to go and look at some historical sights aswell, so a few hours around London/Bristol (Havent decided yet where to live) is okey :) How long time with car from Birstol or London to Wales ? :P

[@greencroft]

@@daniellarsson3699 Surrey Hills is the place for natural trails but you need someone to direct you round or follow as they are hard to find without that. Re travel times, London to Bristol by car is about 2 hours. Wales is a big place but you can be into it 15 mins later and travel another 3 hours within it! Our place to Bike Park Wales (Merthyr Tydfil in S Wales) is about 3 hours. Bristol would be a great place to stay for your trip - it is a great city and easy on the train to London if you want to do that and good access to Wales for your biking.

[@michaelmezger4144]

Awesome video and ride! Do u know the Name of the Song at the end?

[@mtarnarov]

Legends!

[@armaximus]

So Rad!

[@blackblue7172]

Great vid Crashro, you’ve been hiding for a month, or did it take that long to recover from the concussion lol The added drone footage is ace, and makes a great finish 👍

[@cyclingjb4687]

Hi Ben, great vid! Quick question is your GoPro mounted to the top of your head? I've been mounting mine there but don't seem to be able to get the right angle and either cutting the bars out or the trail infront of me. Any tips? Thanks

[@HannyDart]

eii ive got an idea for the first cathro-vision video this year: a video about worldcup team- and riderchanges

[@BasqueEnduro]

Love this video style and love those f$$%#ng steep muddy trail

[@Ordinarysortaguy]

Is that a sony a6000? They're awesome cameras, got one recently and am wondering other than exposure settings if their are any notable settings you'd recommend for mtb photography and what lens you are using and how do you safely ride with it keeping it from risk of breaking?

[@BenCathro]

a6300, Sony 10/18 lens, Rode Micro, 100fps, 1/200 shutter, auto iso, f4, variable nd, Sony 10/18 lens, custom picture profile to remove green tinge and boost primary colours.

[@mcnab1383]

Great video Ben - not just the drone footage - the colours of the grass & bracken in the forest early on - is that just the 6300 or you upping it in editing?

[@BenCathro]

Custom picture profile in camera. No post processing on the a6300 clips.

[@mcnab1383]

I have just got an RX100 (mainly for the slow-motion - archery etc), and it is an amazing wee camera, but thinking about an a6300 for full video. The RX only does 5 mins of 4k and tends to overheat. I am only 10 miles from Pit - let me know if you want to get some 240 or 480fps shots sometime. I'll take the e-bike so I can keep up with you, on the flat and uphills at least.

[@m__r1100]

I think that's what you call a natural high....

[@MTBScotland]

Jes I can barely ride those trails in the dry. Kudos to rab

[@jjmann58]

I reckon I could eat my dinner off that table at 4.30

[@royrcf]

Are you reporting on the World Cup series this year?

[@sammclachlan1221]

#bencrashro go on

[@mattholden3053]

How do you get an invite ahah ?

[@BenCathro]

Matt Holden You wont know till you get one 😉

[@tjalanguyen6264]

DO YOU THINK YOULL EVER COME TO AUSTRALIA

[@davea8346]

I am one of the 7.

[@kroozctrl6284]

Cyclocross x Val di Sol. Make it happen Ben. lol

[@zecferguson9362]

So basically it's red bull fox Hunt with Ben

[@sladoid]

13:41 :O

[@RazgrizXVI]

Please tell me someone knows the name of the song at the end

[@samgriggs3935]

What was the song on the end segment?

[@danielcox9998]

Hello

[@benasquith26]

Haha Ronnie Mac is back

[@olrenison]

Ha! Love this shit 😂 👊

[@cortarelva]

And thats why you wear a helmet.

[@kitten-inside]

The CX bike has such thin tires, they find purchase on solid ground under the mud instead of sliding around. I do not envy his joints, though.

[@chrispictures]

Haha, Rab ya loon!

[@jcfilms2641]

I'm so early, cathro hasn't even started hearting comments yet

[@BenCathro]

JC Films nice try 😂

[@tjalanguyen6264]

POSSIBLY A CRASH REEL NO OFFENSE

[@GavynPendleton]

lol all seven of us

[@masonrudolph7249]

Ride in the wet without and socks

[@masonrudolph7249]

any*

[@themeatpopsicle]

DROP BARS NOT BOMBS

[@rogers8472]

Click bait dot com

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

9:04 he used his face for better grip ha ha ha cheater