Video: Trail Ninja - Elba Island

 Yep you're right.. respect to the Elba people. This was our second trip to Elba in 6 months, so we had a heads up on what we wanted to try to do there, but as you say the island is littered with good singletrack to go explore... and yes theres a bit of hike-a-bike, but isnt there always to get to some great descents?

 Lighten up dude ffs, its just a bit of fun. I love the trail ninja, always good trails and extremely entertaining banta. keep em coming.

 Maybe it's just me then. I just don't find racial stereotyping funny.

 I do. I think its hilarious.

 Please, it's national stereotyping, not racial stereotyping. The difference is just a word but they are a million miles apart. Of course national stereotyping could be seen as unnecessary, but really this is me taking the p!ss out of my own nation's (British) perceived eagerness to get worked up about conflict that happened 70 years ago. Yep cheap laughs I know. My (OK John Cleese's) jokes, or my fun film, don't suggest that my German friends are in any way aligned to the german military of the 1930's. Watch again, the humour is in taking the p1ss out of us Brits and our seeming inability to "forgive and forget", the same ironic national identity that is so eager to cling onto the 1966 football World Cup result etc. My German mates (they've been on more than 1 trip with me) in this film are portrayed as nothing but positive and friendly, it's me that loses it and makes daft references. It's self-mocking at best. Hurl abuse at me for p1ss-taking the Brits but dont suggest I'm knocking my European mates. Europe is great, I just thought it could be a fun kind of tongue in cheek take on the state of the "European union" as it crumbles around our ears. And yes, I have moved on. In fact I was never 'back' there in the first place. Hope that helps put it in perspective. I promise never to reference another war in any of my episodes. Even the forthcoming one on Afghanistan. :-0

 Why you feel the need to explain yourself is beyond me. You have done nothing wrong, you cant say fucking shit these days with out offending some one its ludicrous. Free speech will be a myth before you know it and its just not right. What you said was meant as a joke and should be taken by one. There are loads of Germans on here and no doubt they have seen it and said nothing. Keep up the great vids man I enjoy them and look forward to them.

 Yep that damn lifts does you no favours at all really.

 I think it comes down to an absence of law-suits. So long as everyone respects the trail and each other then why not eh?

 He damn sure wasn't riding a 29er...

 he had a donkey with long legs though. Does that count?

 Yep, tons of good fun stuff to ride there. And it being Europe means you can ride with whoever you want, whatever the nationality.. Holger and Karen are great riders and a lot of fun to make a fun (silly) film with.