Self-funded and self-built, the opening session of the 50to01 x Revolution Bike Park line was a proud moment for all involved, so get planning a trip to be hitting this line come spring time. Revolution bike park is going above and beyond, opening up opportunities in the UK like never before...
I can't wait to roll down the middle of that line staring at the giant jumps and shaking my head in disbelief before trying the smallest gap and casing like a high powered lawyer.
@Racer951: serious. I remember going to whistler and hitting crab apple for the first time...huuuuuge compared to what they look like in the videos with kids back flipping them...
@nvranka: Yeah...I rode up and just sort of cased the first one on Crabapple and the braking bumps down the back were like a cliff drop that wanted to rip my hands off the bars. Hah
@vicrider: Ok, let me translate - "Mental, it's been sounds all through January and middle of February we get a snow day, it's all just about riding though, give or take." My experience growing up in Aus where no-one pronounces the entirety of words is proving useful.
@vicrider: From a Northern Monkey - "Mental, its bin (been) sound all through January and middle of February we've got a snow day...still just about rideable......give or take".
You think that's bad, if you ever get the chance to ride at Danny Harts descend bike park you get lads from all over the country. Manchester, Newcastle, deepest darkest Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales. Its like something out of Star Wars.
@Owaind: I think spring is that 5 minutes of blue sky you see once? I think that is it. Spent most of November in Wales (Corris) Didn't get a chance to ride, but did a lot of hiking and can I say, holy crap, your trails are steep. Also I saw two (mostly) sunny days. They day I got there. And the day I left. Technically, I think the day I got there it was only sunny in England (Birmingham). Beautiful place though. itching to go back with time to ride. Reminded me a lot of western Washington state, where I grew up, but somehow both more wild and more pastoral.
That trail should be called The 1 Percent because that is a f*cking pro only line. Not just a Double Black. I can ride double black, but 99% of us are just rolling that whole thing. Crabapple Hits didn't look as hard as some of those lips.
Haven't been able to watch the vid yet (shitty airline wifi), but I will say crabapple is intimidating but doable for far more than the 1%
Biggest problem for a lot of guys is they don't always have a buddy to follow and show them the right speed...never hit jumps like that for the first time without following someone (unless you're a stud jumper)
@nvranka: As you get better at jumping you can more often than not work out the correct speed to hit a jump. As long as you hit the first one well you're set the the rest to come.
These a way bigger in real life and they're made out of crushed stone from a nearby slate quarry. Make a right mess of you if you fucked up. Be like landing on razor blades.
Gloves, why you wear no gloves...? I've noticed the UK boys and PNW / Canada boys hardly ever wear gloves, why the hell is that? Looks cold as f@ck. Video is Mental, just Mental.
I could listen to Ratboy all day long! I can understand maybe every 5th word, but it makes me chuckle...
Try rolling a J with gloves on... Or simply remembering to put them back on after rolling and smoking said J and riding all smiles & stoke. My theory on the PNW boys at least
I find I can't grip the bars with bare hands if i'm sweaty or wet. gloves improve grip in my experience. hand cream plus rain plus bare hands... that is a recipe for disaster
It comes from dirt jumping. When you get into seriously into dirt jumping, and you're riding at the same spot day after day, you start to notice how much little differences affect your riding. Riding bare handed offers more control. It's easier to express something like a tabletop the way you want, where the grips are constantly rotating through your hands. Your inside hand is upside down pushing, and your outside hand isn't really gripping, just guiding and lifting with the grip only really touching your thumb and index finger.
Riding dirt jumps without gloves is easy to get away with, you just pat your hands in the dirt to take care of sweat between runs. For mountain biking, gloves are usually a better option because you don't want to stop and dry your hands off all the time. The control issue is why glove manufacturers put such an emphasis on single layer, thin palm gloves without stitching to get in the way of feel.
I didn't have to understand him to get stoked watching him. Stay stoked rat and keep riding, ya'll at 50to01 are the best, it's like Christmas every time a video comes out.
@loosedoglewis you hear the people shout! They want a 50:1 playlist for our sins! and biketrips, bike jams, beer seshes on bikes and bikes bikes bikes bike!!! Sound ahoy!
Hell no! I'm the same age man. Mind you I'm not sure if pluck up the plums for this but people like tony hawk, Kelly slater, Brian foster all show you can still be at the top of your game into your 40s. Hit it! Haha
@gavlaa: it's tricky! I can jump and have hit stuff almost as big, it's just the prospect of sending the biggest stuff I ever hit at my age! It's gonna eat me thou this trail, I ride revs a fair bit and it being open is gonna get too tempting! Probably should hit BMBP moto first to get a brothers eye in !
@usmbc-co-uk: yeah I know what you mean I think we're bit old for this shit. im not far off age wise and this is like hitting the biggest stuff I've ever his all at once with bigger stuff thrown in. What's worse that it's by going to get bigger... when do you call it a day?
You mean Pikey, which is a derogatory name for a gypsy or traveler. Please don't use it again. The UK has more accents than you or even I, could imagine. The language was born here and before the industrial revolution, regional accents developed in every village and valley of the British Isles, hence all the crazy lingo you hear from this random little island. English accents in the new world were not hindered by such geographical barriers, hence why the differences between parts of the USA, Canada and Australasia are more subtle and easier to understand. There's more to it, but that's a big part of it. Josh is from the northwest of England. That's all and his accent is bang on for that part of the world.
Why do you think @Fifty50Grip? Did you not read what I said or is this 'fake news' to you? His accent is very' Northwest English' as stated in my initial reply, or a variation of Manchurian, as in someone from the greater Manchester area, which is a city close to where Josh is from. Hey, it's true what they say...you learn something new every day if you open your eyes and ears.
Fair play to the guys that can hit this line and get through it.
You think that's bad, if you ever get the chance to ride at Danny Harts descend bike park you get lads from all over the country. Manchester, Newcastle, deepest darkest Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales. Its like something out of Star Wars.
Biggest problem for a lot of guys is they don't always have a buddy to follow and show them the right speed...never hit jumps like that for the first time without following someone (unless you're a stud jumper)
I wish we had more of them around here...
Snow summit and mammoth are a joke as far as dialed proper jump lines are concerned
When I see Bryce land's riding buddies casing jumps, I know that's a bar set high. Hah
Lipped jumps can be sketch!
I could listen to Ratboy all day long! I can understand maybe every 5th word, but it makes me chuckle...
"Zoiks...and...away." WHACK
Why so bent out of shape?
I mean the man does sound like a "Pikey"(gypsy), what do you call that accent then Sir?