EWS Official Video: Tweedlove Track Ride, Round 3, Scotland

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mattmuk961 (May 28, 2015 at 17:52)

doesn't even sound out of breath....

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gapos999 (May 29, 2015 at 1:00)

I don't thimk he was commenting while riding, its a post ride edit I suppose

mrpilsen (May 29, 2015 at 7:35)

very composed indeed, Richard just launched the zenduro trend!

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jclnv (May 28, 2015 at 18:57)

Schurter or Fumic would destroy the Enduro bros on this course.

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sevensixtwo (May 28, 2015 at 19:41)

Lots of pedaling here.

headshot FL (May 28, 2015 at 22:34)

Someone should have told them to enter...

ZTom (May 29, 2015 at 1:52)

They might have been good, but the XC World Cup is in Albstadt, Germany, this weekend.

skill7 (May 29, 2015 at 2:24)

They might do well on this stage, but they would get destroyed on all the other stages. This is the least technical stage of them all.

steveoreo (May 29, 2015 at 3:22)

Don't forget schurter actually joined ews in 2013 in finale with brendan fairclough, he can simply whip with hardtail.

steveoreo (May 29, 2015 at 3:24)

Check this out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcIhFktHNo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

sevensixtwo (May 29, 2015 at 21:19)

Yeah, at the pro level everybody is pretty badass on any bike. There are a few tour-level roadies here in NorCal that rip on mtb.

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OldEnoughToKnowBetter (May 29, 2015 at 1:28)

Everyone is an expert when they're 3000km away.

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Aengis (May 28, 2015 at 18:52)

I like Claudio as well. But, this guy did a good job narrating too.

Silliker269 (May 28, 2015 at 22:16)

Yeah good stuff there , keep em coming Cuny !

headshot FL (May 28, 2015 at 22:35)

Claudio actually narrates while he is riding, not back in the studio.

cool3 FL (May 29, 2015 at 7:48)

RC commented the former EWS preview while riding, actually… I think I like it better ("Claudio style").

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pancakeflatted (May 28, 2015 at 23:48)

A good one, Cuny. I prefer the post-ride voiceover...otherwise it's often just a bunch of gibberish in between breaths.

cool3 FL (May 29, 2015 at 7:50)

Allow me to disagree. I do prefer the "raw" comments on the bike, which give a better feeling of the difficulty of the course and the rider's impressions "on the spot".

forkbrayker FL (May 29, 2015 at 0:52)

i'm here, and stage 8 is as flat as it looks,but its a fast trail, stage 6 is also pretty flat and all about the pedalling. stage 5 and 7 are steeper + Gnarlier. but this day is about the legs + fitness.
the previous day is about the skills, they could have chosen harder trails for the first day but there's nothing easy about them either

nick1957 (May 29, 2015 at 4:57)

PEDALLING

Auggie99 (May 28, 2015 at 21:25)

pretty impressive to see him ride it this fast on his first try. Had some questionable line choices but pretty fun to watch him slap through the roots and rip through the corners while holding good speed. Certainly stressful to go fast not knowing what waits around a bend.

Downhiller9696 (May 28, 2015 at 22:31)

Cunny does such a good job at racing and bringing use coverage of the enduro !

Rooster-x (May 29, 2015 at 0:31)

I want to see him come down Boner or Repeat Offender (Golfie Trails) those trails rip and I think they are included in the EWS stages

kevcar43 (May 29, 2015 at 11:55)

Boner=stage 3 repeat offender =stage4 absolutely mint

iamloz (May 29, 2015 at 15:46)

I don't think Boner is included but Water World is. Water World is the new trail cut for theEWS and runs alongside Boner. It's a belter of a trail and steep enough for anyone who is peddle shy.

iamloz (May 29, 2015 at 15:48)

And I agree; both trails are mint

singletrack29er (May 28, 2015 at 19:21)

That was all one stage?

Furious-Styles (May 29, 2015 at 0:03)

Yes, but it was edited so you didn't see it all. Particularly the short very steep climb in the middle which is what would have made him feel sick.

singletrack29er (May 29, 2015 at 4:54)

That's awesome, it went through so many different looking sections of forest I wasn't sure! Should be an awesome race

mikkel FL (May 29, 2015 at 11:14)

liked the WRC style to it, almost like hearing the co-driver...fits with style of the rest of the EWS-video...keep em coming...

AllMountin (May 30, 2015 at 3:07)

Wow, no comments on the cut lines? This POV really opened my eyes to the difference in DH taping(if it's not taped, it's a valid line choice) and XC style taping(the tape shows you where the trail goes, but you still need to follow the line laid out). This is taped in the XC style and those turns were never meant to be cut and straight lined. I'd go so far as to call it cheating, but hey, everyone's doing it, right? A beautiful strip of singletrack forever f*cked because of one EWS round.

portable (May 28, 2015 at 18:12)

ENDURO OVERLOAD!!!

Roguee (May 28, 2015 at 18:18)

track rides, when track previews are not enduro enough.

LCW1 (May 28, 2015 at 18:47)

Too much Cunny.... Not enough trail sound

Paco77 FL (May 29, 2015 at 6:11)

Another great vid! Keep it up Cunny!

trauty (May 29, 2015 at 10:46)

too much xc pedalling in it.

gavallan (May 29, 2015 at 13:40)

This is by far away and the longest and one of the less technical stages. The other stages are much steeper and very tech.

trauty (May 29, 2015 at 16:43)

I know pal. been at Golfie few times, I mean glentress area is generally too pedally compared to Golfie area#

orkusmg (May 29, 2015 at 23:05)

Ireland was waaaayyyyy better...

nhlpat (May 28, 2015 at 21:15)

i dig it

poah (May 29, 2015 at 8:20)

could have used a more exciting stage to promote the event.

PAmtbiker (May 29, 2015 at 9:16)

This needs more Claudio Caluori...

sevensixtwo (May 28, 2015 at 19:43)

I haven't seen the other stages, but I'd ride Racing Ralphs on this one.

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AGR97 (May 28, 2015 at 23:18)

I'm here and no. No you wouldn't

pancakeflatted (May 28, 2015 at 23:49)

I'm sure it's like everything else captured by a camera...looks easy but when you're there it's steep and gnarly.

dusse123 (May 29, 2015 at 2:13)

We came down this much later on in the evening and things were alot more sloppy. Good luck with your racing ralphs.

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cravks (May 29, 2015 at 1:22)

Such tracks should not be on EWS... We want some gnar!

dusse123 (May 29, 2015 at 2:15)

Ummmmm... Plenty of that elsewhere over the weekend, so many damned fun tracks.

Medacus (May 29, 2015 at 5:15)

Hahaha, another uneducated rider!

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dughead123 (May 28, 2015 at 19:19)

I'm not sure how much longer I can endure Enduro.

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pancakeflatted (May 28, 2015 at 23:51)

it's not going anywhere...and thank god. via I now have a bike that does everything I need it to. and without enduro...I wouldn't.

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DirtyDee (May 29, 2015 at 2:11) (Below Threshold)

All mountain bikes existed before the Enduro race format existed so you don't really have a point there mate.

pancakeflatted (May 29, 2015 at 2:19)

sure do have a point. i too had a fully rigid mountain bike in the late 1980s and lots of different bikes in between. and none of them could go both up and down as well as my current ride--a 650b 150 mil SC Bronson with pike rct3 and came creek double barrel air that descends almost as well as my first intense dh and climbs better than my current 29er hardtail. all while weighing 27 lbs. this technology is inspired and driven by the "trend" of enduro.

that's my point.

pancakeflatted (May 29, 2015 at 2:20)

wait...yer responding to the op. my bad.

pancakeflatted (May 29, 2015 at 2:20)

or were u...?

DirtyDee (May 29, 2015 at 2:51)

I was responding to you. My point is these developments in bikes were happening regardless of "Enduro" as a race format or as the new latest thing in MTB. Bikes like yours would have still existed without the E-word.

nick1957 (May 29, 2015 at 5:01)

AM bikes were HEAVY mate

forkbrayker FL (May 29, 2015 at 5:37)

@dirtydee, maybe so, maybe not. i think you could argue that heavy bikes that were the worst of both worlds forced a change to try and make em better and we would have had todays enduro bikes in due course, but i think it would have taken a lot longer...as in 5+ years from now, if Enduro racing hadn't caught the hearts and souls of the majority of bikers. its forced companies to look up and say..."wow! we can make some big money outta this but we better make the bikes damned good first!!!" I'm totally with Pancake here, Other than Fortwilliam i am way faster on my enduro bike on the DH trails than on my Dh bike....and i can go have an adventure on it , i can rip some xc loops for an hour, i can climb 6000ft in a day on it = 6000ft of descending!!!!!,
endurobike day = 5 hours of actual riding, DHbike day = 30 mins of actual riding.

DirtyDee (May 29, 2015 at 9:04)

@nick1957 AM bikes ARE enduro bikes just with the terminology changed. Which is exactly my point. That's like saying DH bikes from 5-10 years ago were heavier, of course they were because technology pushes change, which in our sport generally moves towards lighter weight for frames and parts.
@forkbrayker Yes I see your point it may have pushed some developments on slightly quicker (not sure on 5+ years) but everyone is making out that Enduro created these bikes when in fact they are just the next step in continued progression of the kind of bikes which have been about for 10 years or more.

I'm not even sure what we're arguing here. I guess I'm just done with everyone sucking on the cock of Enduro! I'm away out on my bike, but I'm not enduro-ing as I don't have 650 wheels or any fluoro kit - guess I'm just plain old regular mountain biking..

pancakeflatted (May 29, 2015 at 11:52)

well...since we're all done arguing...you might consider 650b...it's a huge difference man! : )

dughead123 (May 29, 2015 at 13:59)

too easy. just too easy

expatrider (May 28, 2015 at 21:09)

So when Cunny says there's 419m of drop over 5.1k is he actually taking the piss out of enduro? I mean that's not even steep by XC standards. FFS......

recipher (May 29, 2015 at 0:05)

It's not a steep stage, though there are some steeper sections. It's a bit of a mix - very rough and rooty in some places, lots of tight corners, bit of a fireroad drag towards the end, finishing with a muddy slide through the trees.

There are 8 stages, and 1 (bottom half), 2, 3, 4 (to some extent), 5 and 7 are steep. 6 and 8 are longer and a mix of technical and some pedalling sections.

Medacus (May 29, 2015 at 5:14)

I bet you would shit yourself on some of the steep sections, they didn't class it as one of the most difficult Enduro events last year for no reason

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Centz9 FL (May 28, 2015 at 17:36)

Not Claudio = not good

But it was actually pretty good!