Skidmarx - Ibis Video

Jun 27, 2012 at 11:10
Jun 27, 2012
by Tyler Maine
 
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Skidmarx from Ibis Cycles on Vimeo.



Earlier this Spring, with rain falling in France and mud season in full swing in Jackson Hole, Brian Lopes invited Anne Caroline Chausson and Andrew Whiteford to ride some tacky but not muddy Southern California trails. Check out Anne-Caro hanging with the boys.
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106 Comments

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flag zoomzoomchicken (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:50)
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXw6znXPfy4 is what I think of this video.
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flag weezyb (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:12)
 Well played sir...well played indeed.
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flag schilly (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:59)
 @zoomzoomchicken best comment I have seen in a while
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flag freeride-forever (Jun 27, 2012 at 21:16) (Below Threshold) show comment
 LMAO. Indeed. Not to mention slow, boring, lame, dull. Guess that's what happens when you let Brian Lopes go first.
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flag ridenz (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:23)
 Getting old that one..... or maybe just in NZ?
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flag ToddMtb (Jun 28, 2012 at 3:32)
 Ha..Nice zoomzoom....perhaps they've lost there Mojo.......
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flag PoMiT (Jun 30, 2012 at 8:01)
 At the same trail www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAcaSiTB3CY&feature=player_embedded
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flag jdgrimes (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:11)
 WTF! there are 2 major problems with this video..... 1- they are exposing a trail and its name...which could potentially threaten it's existence. NOT COOL! 2- they skipped all the major features on the trail....if your gonna blow up a trail.....at least have the balls to hit all the features on it.
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flag bighitmaster (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:17) (Below Threshold) show comment
 Why you hating man.
What did they not hit? From what I could see they hit everything.
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flag SkylineYakuzaDude42 (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:18)
 And this trail is illegal. I got in trouble for riding it once, and so if the cops know so many people ride this, they will close this down for sure
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flag kev1n (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:55)
 poachin
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flag socal-dh (Jun 27, 2012 at 18:14)
 I totally agree jdgrimes, every time I go there, there are more and more people it BLOWS! For one, they missed all the drops and secondly they honestly made the trail look kinda lame. I think Danny Hart did the trail much more justice. Skyline, I ride that trail pretty often and have never taken any heat from anyone except for a park ranger who does not want you doing the upper section above Skidz.
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flag qpcr8tiv (Jun 27, 2012 at 20:19)
 This trail is on plenty of vids. Just not exposed like this.

Ride it like the locals... www.pinkbike.com/video/254015
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flag suicidedownhiller (Jun 27, 2012 at 20:25)
 Not a great thing for this trail, doesn't need the publicity that's for sure...
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flag samminett (Jun 27, 2012 at 21:11) (Below Threshold) show comment
 @jdgrimes, i think brian lopes has more balls tha any of us here f**k whit so dont go saying shit that u knows wrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=85V1Xewv20k
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flag iggys Plus (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:00)
 It's not about whether or not Lopes has balls or not... he's still a tool that disrespects other peoples riding style. Anyone that talks shit on Rdog's whips can go fuck themselves- especially after watching this. As far as trail poaching goes- Special Ed just did the same thing to our trail up in the 831. People just don't give a fuck anymore.
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flag iggys Plus (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:08)
 No disrespect to Anne-Caro obviously - she' shreds hard as
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flag ktmracing14 (Jun 28, 2012 at 8:14)
 www.pinkbike.com/video/243716 these guys filmed there too and actually hit all the big stuff and didnt expose it..
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flag SkylineYakuzaDude42 (Jun 28, 2012 at 13:14)
 socal, I actually got in trouble for doing the last half
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flag belgae1970 (Jun 28, 2012 at 21:08)
 haha, with all the fuss made over this secret trail, my curiosity was aroused. There are enough clues to it's location in this thread to find it's location without truly knowing its name. Now not to worry, I won't divulge any more myself and likely will never ride it since it's at least 100 miles away and well I likely lack the balls to ride most of the features anyway.
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flag whatyousaid (Jun 27, 2012 at 18:08)
 this trail is hardly a secret....theres info and vids all over the web....but I agree they dont have to advertise the trail name if its in jeopardy of getting shut down I think people are just hating because they hit it up on 6 inch travel bikes without full face helmets and DH racing suits, HA!
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flag ridenz (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:26)
 Legend, this is the only comment I agree with in this whole thing.
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flag Z-WAAAAAZ (Jun 27, 2012 at 23:00)
 you guys dont even get it. they skipped all the big stuff too while publicizing the trail. theres a vid of the guys who built it riding it on 5-6 inch bikes in half shells and they ripped everything. just thought i'd straighten that out
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flag ridenz (Jun 28, 2012 at 2:26)
 So some people are more skilled than others. What is your point? This trio is only as good as their weakest link for filming purposes. And if there is a vid of the guys who built it, they obviously don't mind the publicity! 2 more things- they are wearing half shells aaand their bikes are only 6.5", not much bigger
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flag larryssman7 (Jun 29, 2012 at 12:22)
 i can ride like this on my schwinn
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flag RoyBot (Jun 28, 2012 at 7:33)
 I've been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to grow up in so cal surfing, skating, snowboarding and riding bikes. The sad part of it is no matter what sport I was doing there was always the "Its OURS" "Locals Only" mentality groups. You guys cry about everyone finding about the SECRET trail? Why? First off there aren't enough mountbikers let alone freeride/dh mountain bikers in SO CAL to BLOW up the trail. It would take the entire population of So Cal Freeride/DH'ers to happen to come out on the same day to make it un-ridable. Stop with the sense of entilement "It's our secret trail" REALLY? What a lame attitude to have. The only way I could ever seeing not wanting to share info on a trail is if it was illegal and bringing attention would cause problems.
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flag Z-WAAAAAZ (Jun 28, 2012 at 10:27)
 this trail is illegal and bringing too much attention to it will cause problems....
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flag mtbgod (Jun 28, 2012 at 10:42)
 i now some trails that where took down because they where illegal and lots of people where riding that would suck if that happened at this trail
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flag CFOxtrot (Jun 28, 2012 at 12:19)
 Increased use of any resource will require maintenance and at a certain density, rules for use. Just because you can't see why people like to protect their local spots, it doesn't mean they're being unreasonable. Too bad we're in 2012 where everyone feels the need to brag about every detail of their life on twitter and facebook and pinkbike, thereby ensuring that trails will get hammered and ragged faster than otherwise, trail user conflicts will ramp up, and MTB foes will have more ammunition to point fingers and accuse. Living in the moment is fine when your activity doesn't affect others. Unfortunately, publicizing a trail or further promoting a trail will always affect others. So it's a good idea to consider the long-term impacts of publicizing, tweeting, facebooking, youtubing, vimeo-ing, GoPro-ing, PB-ing or posting in any forum. The need to brag is a strange thing. Apparently it's very strong among MTBers.
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flag N3Rd5 (Jun 29, 2012 at 0:26)
 Only the top 20% of this trail is on government land and can technically be "shut down" by police/forestry service. The lower 80% is owned privately. The only reason people keep saying it will be shut down is because the homeowners association in that neighborhood is all pissy about so many trucks going in and out, parking on their streets, etc... If people would just take the time to consider how they might be affecting others (the homeowners) there would probably be no major issue with foresty or police so long as people arent getting hurt up there. Which brings me to my next point, and probably the real reason many of the locals (myself included) are upset with the publicity. The trail has been ridden to hell, which i think is great! The more the marrier, but everyone (especially us locals) needs to do their part to keep the trail at least decently maintained. Anyone who has ridden recently can tell you that the breaking bumps are like some u might find on a motocross track, there are ruts deeper than the mauritius trench (for those of you who are not geography buffs thats the deepest place on earth), and the birms have become more dilapidated than the slums of gotham city. So I say to the locals, next time you go ride skidz, bring a shovel and just fix one corner, or rut, or smooth one section out. To our guests, we are happy to share our awesome trail with you but do your part too, something small works, just move a large rock off the path, or clear a little brush. If each person does something every time, then we can have all an amazing trail and awesome pro riders right in our backyard.
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flag microfiz (Jun 29, 2012 at 6:08)
 Best comment yet.
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flag dirtyslim69 (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:11)
 I hope by age 40 I can ride like that, cuz right now I'm not even close!
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flag k2dan (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:22)
 its not that bad at 40 ,you can still have fun and rip the trails,stay young in your heart
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flag dirtyslim69 (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:19)
 Why I getting negative. I'm 27 and I'm saying Brian lopes is a bad ass rider and I wish I can get the skills and knowledge he has gained over his years of riding. And at age 40 my goal is to be that good!
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flag kameraguy (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:22)
 There is someone neg prop happy, sucks because you can't tell who did it. PB should remove neg props. Prop it or leave it!!
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flag ridenz (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:27)
 This is why FB has no dislike! ^
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flag k2dan (Jun 28, 2012 at 3:10)
 dirtyslim69 sry if you got neg prov wasnt me and i didnt take your comment in a bad way ,am pretty sure at 40 you ll be fine and fit dont stop riding cheers
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flag dirtyslim69 (Jun 29, 2012 at 21:24)
 LOL like Kameraguy said, someone was neg prop happy LOL.
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flag ridenz (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:30)
 I can't beleive all these yanks, why are you being so anal about everything? Stop bitching and ride your bikes. #NegPropKing
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flag KOOL-HERK (Jun 28, 2012 at 0:02)
 Well said my man!
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flag duplex (Jun 27, 2012 at 20:37)
 gwin made it look much cooler
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flag thomaswildchild (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:08)
 meh....
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flag judgerider348 (Jun 27, 2012 at 20:02)
 Ohhh meh yourself Thomas. You know you love it
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flag Its-That-Guy (Jun 27, 2012 at 18:24)
 I love how my HD rides, and its allways great to see lopes ripping some trails.
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flag ridenz (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:25) (Below Threshold) show comment
 GAAAAYYYY
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flag microfiz (Jun 28, 2012 at 20:17)
 Wow... what's with all the hate? I didn't know the title was the name of a trail until you guys started posting up. If I was a trail builder, I'd be stoked to know that Lopes liked the trail enough to hit it.
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flag monstertiki (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:02)
 Screw you skidmarx! This place owes me a new wheel and a pedal... I think this place is located somewhere on the fully loop.
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flag socalsteve (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:35)
 I think it's right next to that hill climb that no one can do. Right by the start... I think it's on Harbor.
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flag DirtBound (Jun 28, 2012 at 23:28)
 Oh yeah cause a few more people riding the trail is going to ruin it for anyone else... Get over your selves you selfish pricks... Props to the guys helping people out with directions to some of the best trails in so cal. It's always good to see riders on the trails no matter what. What are you gonna do? Kick them off? Think again...
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flag ISOtuned (Jun 29, 2012 at 14:32)
 Since I have personally met the trail crew ( and have phone numbers ) and asked them to ride something I did not build , I think everyone should do the same, if you don't know the hometown heroes who sweated their ass off for us. Maybe you should since it's their time on their dime which allows us to have this gem. Just my two cents .
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flag DirtBound (Jun 28, 2012 at 13:14)
 This video is better than any of the crappy at home edits I've seen from any of you tools, Brian lopes is a far more skilled rider than any of you, don't worry about your trail, it won't get blocked off because some one made a video with it. Stop sitting at your comps all day and go ride and build...... chumps.....
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flag n4st (Jun 29, 2012 at 22:38)
 All the people saying "it doesn't matter if more people know about it!" are WRONG because the trail ends on private property and the neighborhood completely HATES DHillers riding through there. Also up top! the rangers driving on the road hate bikers and they tell us to get off. giving directions is what you do if you want one of the best trails around to get shut down!
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flag DBomberMan (Jun 27, 2012 at 18:08)
 Lame vid. No bueno on exposing and poaching trails. And if you are gonna do it, atleast make a decent vid. Not familiar with the trail and its not local to me...but if it were I wouldnt be to happy : /. Step your game up IBIS, you are better than this!
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flag socal-dh (Jun 27, 2012 at 18:16)
 I agree, I'm a local to the trail and they made it look way lamer than it actually is. It's one of the better freeride trails in southern California and it definitely doesn't look that way from the vid.
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flag freeride-forever (Jun 27, 2012 at 21:04)
 Ibis is better than this? They sponsor Brian Lopes, so how good could they be?
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flag prurient-possum (Jun 27, 2012 at 23:32)
 ^^wut. pretty sure brian lopes is a pretty good rider. unless you're thinking of like, another brian lopes... or something... in which case, I apologize.
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flag freeride-forever (Jul 2, 2012 at 21:35)
 Yeah well I'm pretty sure the Brian Lopes I'm talking about is a douche. "Pretty good" relative to what/who? If he were such a good rider he wouldn't have been so quick to shit all over freeriding as if it instilled a fear that he hasn't felt since he saw someone with bigger muscles than him. That is, assuming he even believes such a person exists. I did say in my previous comment that the Lopes I was talking about is sponsored by Ibis, so how many Brian Lopes' do they sponsor? The one I'm talking about is the one I just described. I'd agree that he's a good racer. A good racer isn't necessarily a good rider. Lots of people can lift weights & ride a bike fast down a hill. Pretty good riders are dudes like Gee Atherton & Cedric Gracia who would rather take part in something like Rampage rather than shit on it because it scares them. They not only take part in it but they do well at it. They also don't shit all over anything that doesn't revolve around them. Furthermore, I never said I sought to cast a negative light on Ibis due to his performance on his bike. It's his behavior off the bike that caused that. His racing performance at 40 years old is impressive & respectable, I guess, but that's about all I know of about him that is. People that know him better may know better things. Self glorification/absorption are not virtues.
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flag Helms7 (Jun 28, 2012 at 22:12)
 real friends let other friends ride trails..besides were all here just ride right??
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flag Helms7 (Jun 28, 2012 at 22:13)
 to*
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flag jwbradley141 (Jun 28, 2012 at 19:40)
 if you've never ridden here, its because no has felt that your worthy enough to ride it. be that as it may, these fools need a new brake sponsor, they sound disgusting
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flag Rang (Jun 28, 2012 at 3:41)
 Woah! So much seppo negativity. Here's to not ever posting a video on a US trail again.
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flag dirtjumperalexb (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:02)
 Skidz is sick but Brian put his style all over it
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flag bodomterror (Jun 29, 2012 at 15:35)
 What whiners! people are numbering their complaints! what the hell. Just go ride. Start new trails if only for emergency replacements of existing ones.
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flag DirtBound (Jun 28, 2012 at 22:13)
 Shut up all you tools.... who cares who rides what trails, its all government property anyways you can't enforce it .... Come at me bro... lol.
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flag fonz660r (Jun 28, 2012 at 6:57)
 Oooooooooo Noooooooo. Lmao The secret is out. It's in. Elsinore!!!!!! Lol. By the way. No such as a secret trail. So stop bitching and ride!!!!!
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flag mtb4rms (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:08)
 This trail is one of my favorites... It's so fun!!!!!!
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flag jase (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:44)
 Hey Bra, do you know the name of this trail as i have just moved to Laguna Beach and would love to hit it. Thanks.
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flag SkylineYakuzaDude42 (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:20)
 Skidmarx, you ninny
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flag bullit76 (Jun 27, 2012 at 18:50)
 It's called poopmarx
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flag jrocksdh (Jun 29, 2012 at 23:06)
 Def a pattern developing here...full page spreads of another socal secret spot in decline wearing the brightest kits possible... whoops.
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flag kinkmister (Jun 28, 2012 at 1:05)
 I don't know why you guys are hatin on Lopes, he's obviously a very talented rider, which Ibis saw in him. He has made huge changes to the Ibis line up with his extensive knowledge in bikes. For bein a 40 year old and still able to shred, I give him a ton of credit. But thats just the way I see it. While the video was crappy, it showed what the HD is capable of, and should have shown much more.
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flag Liam-Bosse (Jun 29, 2012 at 13:54)
 I actually thought it was a great video... dunno what everyones complaining about.
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flag JoshGreen (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:29)
 ACC is legend.
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flag SeanC1 (Jun 27, 2012 at 20:51)
 I wanna know what kind of bottle cage Lopes has on his down tube if the bottle never falls out while he's shredding. Cage must be tiiiiiiiiiight!!!
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flag Arin (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:48)
 Kids:that's Brian Lopes,a legend.
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flag SkylineYakuzaDude42 (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:23)
 Yes!
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flag vanderwattnoah (Jun 28, 2012 at 22:09)
 were is this trail located
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flag aubbietrekrules (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:01)
 Loving the Ibis.... Brian you the man!
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flag RESER10 (Jun 28, 2012 at 13:20)
 HA! GAYYYY!!
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flag joalst (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:01)
 Definitely a step up from the last video! Love this trail
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flag taletotell (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:49)
 Loving the style and the type of riding.
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flag kaimbell90 (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:57)
 They hit none of the ladder drops or new kickers, skipping most features of the trail, and they exposed the name and location. Thanks guys.
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flag ridenz (Jun 27, 2012 at 22:27)
 Thanks for telling everyone again, I didn't quite get it the first 9 times
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flag CFOxtrot (Jun 28, 2012 at 12:41)
 Did they intentionally ride slowly & cautiously?
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flag B-Red (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:17)
 Why on earth is Lopes wearing a jacket at this time of year?
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flag kameraguy (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:28)
 "Earlier this Spring"...
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flag N3Rd5 (Jun 29, 2012 at 0:04)
 its been 75+ degrees here all through winter and into spring, he definitely didnt need a jacket haha probly wishing he didnt have it when he finished.
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flag Broso (Jun 27, 2012 at 21:20)
 Booooooo! for not representing how great of a trail this is after blowing it up on Pinkbike... YouTube some of the DH gopro vid's much better view of this trail.
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flag Dcostamx (Jun 27, 2012 at 20:35)
 what happened to skids being a locals spot... might as well never ride it again. since it will prob be cut off soon after this vid
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flag briandiener (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:00)
 great now the world will no... more than before. fuck
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flag AgentSmirnoff (Jun 27, 2012 at 18:18)
 Here's the French surrendering to yet something else; freeride. Do the features for the sake of the biking community!
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flag proraptor (Jun 28, 2012 at 16:31)
 Cmon! might as well just posted directions and a trailmap.....WTF!
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flag richierocket (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:08)
 Yawn...
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flag SkylineYakuzaDude42 (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:23)
 It's better if you have ridden the trail, as i have
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flag ktmracing14 (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:45)
 boring!..... stopped watching after 30 seconds
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flag richierocket (Jun 30, 2012 at 0:59)
 Made me sleepy...
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flag dichiee (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:00)
 Nice!
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flag jase (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:41) (Below Threshold) show comment
 Does anybody know what the name of this trail in Laguna Beach is? I've gotta ride it as i never done it. Please help me find it.
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flag jason745 (Jun 27, 2012 at 16:59)
 1. It's not in Laguna Beach 2. It's typically frowned upon to ask the name or location of trails in videos posted on mtb sites. So, cut it out.
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flag jase (Jun 27, 2012 at 17:12)
 I can respect that.
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flag surgesunday (Jun 27, 2012 at 21:30) (Below Threshold) show comment
 It's in Lake Elsinore not Laguna!
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flag zoomzoomchicken (Jun 28, 2012 at 12:33) (Below Threshold) show comment
 if anyone wants directions on how to get to this trail just message me i have been there Smile
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flag n4st (Jun 28, 2012 at 14:32)
 dont give directions
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flag surgesunday (Jun 28, 2012 at 22:03)
 Yeah same here. if anyone wants directions on how to get to this trail just message me. It's pretty easy
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flag bodomterror (Jun 29, 2012 at 15:38)
 Haha it shouldn't be frowned upon! riders dont even acknowledge other riders most of the time these days- how is anyone going to learn?
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