Video: A Lesson in Shredding By Andreu Lacondeguy by pinkbikeaudience

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aug7hallak (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:03)

Love this song

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bliznyuk (Jul 5, 2015 at 0:38) (Below Threshold)

what a comment. just 3 words too!

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stefanfresh (Jul 5, 2015 at 2:50) (Below Threshold)

Is this still enduro...?

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MattFreerider95 (Jul 5, 2015 at 10:27)

darude - sandstorm??

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jimeg (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:38)

That little strong man just redefined foot out - flat out. The people want more!

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yoobee (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:36)

I'd really like to see him competing in a Worldcup race! And the Tues of course

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LuccsPB FL (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:48)

thinking the same while watching the vid

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jimeg (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:56)

It would probably be a let down. He is obviously a trail slayer, but that doesn't automatically translate to speed at the World Cup level.

goytay (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:04)

same here!!

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laubry (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:08)

@jimeg Well he originally comes from DH Racing. Maybe with a little bit of practice...

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loam33 (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:23)

yeah, although i was just thinking if i was one of the best freeride guys in the world, how cool would it be to pick the absolute least peddly world cup dh track and have a go at it just for fun.. maybe a top 20? maybe a top 10, you would just wish it for andreu, cause he's the steeziest around.

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Kevh19 (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:32)

I'd love to see it just to see him trick some of the jumps

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bkchef2000 (Jul 4, 2015 at 19:23)

Agreed, wouldn't it be interesting. The freeride guys seem to hesitate less on jumps, drops and other features, think it would be interesting to put the best freeride riders against a team of World Cup DH guys and put them on a course similar to today's or Lourdes. If Cedric and Gee can compete at a high level at rampage, I could see a guy like andreau get down on a DH course...

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shoprat (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:14)

The speed difference is huge. Look at a guy like Fairclough. Huge shredder...pretty far from the podium though. I'm not taking anything away from a talent like Lacondeguy, he's a beast. It's just a different skill set.

zshipowick (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:26)

A few years back Thomas Vanderham raced a few world cups and qualified. I'd imagine there are a handful of top freeride guys who could qualify at the moment but the reality is that they get paid to produce content not results, so any resources they have are going towards shredding in front of a lens not getting stressed about racing.

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fercho25 (Jul 4, 2015 at 21:22)

Really fast guys are actually kind of boring to watch. Bikes going sideways and skiding over turns might look cool but that really does not mean a good race result. Watch todays minaar run and see how his bike does not wigle one bit or gwin chainless run is another great example.

bikesandfun (Jul 4, 2015 at 23:05)

^ Agreed

TopperharleyPT1 (Jul 4, 2015 at 23:57)

They'd struggle to qualify. But it would be cool to see!

cunning-linguist (Jul 5, 2015 at 0:11)

Exactly my thoughts, him an semenuk... Wanna see just how they'd place!!!

hiketobike (Jul 5, 2015 at 0:20)

i think he'd lose time on the jumps because he'd boost not scrub them

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sevenup FL (Jul 5, 2015 at 2:34)

Only in your dreams Andreu can have a top 20 in World Cup. All this World cup guys work every day since long time to just beating the clock. Andreu is a total shredder, but that was different speed compare to the WC riders.

chyu (Jul 5, 2015 at 2:41)

Don't forget Gee's 2nd place at Rampage 2010. And Andreu's forth place run at 2013.

zede (Jul 5, 2015 at 2:58)

I think he tried once and he didn't even qualify

zede (Jul 5, 2015 at 3:04)

here it is
www.rootsandrain.com/rider12533/andreu-lacondeguy/results

blitz66 (Jul 5, 2015 at 3:26)

don't forget that this probably took a lot of takes... 1 run takes a different kind of speed

nikifor88 FL (Jul 5, 2015 at 3:37)

he competed as junior, in schladming i guess, and he did a nohander in the middle of the run... earthed 3 i pressume

cikudh (Jul 5, 2015 at 3:41)

freerider and DH racer will have chance head to head in Crankworx Air DH or normal DH race .. I guess so ...

LuccsPB FL (Jul 5, 2015 at 7:24) (Below Threshold)

Come on man,2006!If you see this vid his riding is actually very tecnical and sooooo fast.He has everything to make good results!Fairclough is one of the fastests and he's a freerider...

loopie (Jul 5, 2015 at 11:10)

There should be a "pre-show" on a WC DH course(with a few extra temporary stunts built in???)...no WC riders, just the best Freerider/Video hucksters/tricksters...run one, run all...timed run. Would be a blast to watch!

zede (Jul 5, 2015 at 12:00)

please no, there are already lots of bro-edits released every weeks

thustlewhumber FL (Jul 5, 2015 at 16:49)

I absolutely love Lacondeguy, however, riding that loose doesn't always translate into speed. George Brannigan is a perfect example of someone who can absolutely shred, but it seems to be almost too much when it comes to winning a WC. That doesn't mean I wouldn't root for him tho...

thenotoriousmic (Jul 5, 2015 at 17:41)

Fairclough who's won countless races including world cups?

ARE13 (Jul 5, 2015 at 19:50)

Well You have to give a guy some respect. Seeing that much of unique moto and slope styling in riding is hard to match. Besides if you see a rider whos not afraid to take a foot off "where necessary" You never think about World Cups. As long as I know he always says "He just wants to ride and enjoy some jumps and tricks". He is clearly one of the best slopestyle riders around and got more steeze and style than anyone really. Plus the airtime and magnitude the troughs in.

Somebody like that pushes the boundaries of freeriding cause he does what he loves best. I think that Andreu should stay real to his roots and show the word what really can be done in mountain biking sport. Difference between seconds should be secondary.

The rampage run man put in was impressive...so much speed and style. Tricks he pulls in Fest series is way out of your normal imagination of throwing a dh bike around. Just a good interview to look and understand that pull that guy off dirt line is a crime. As a said give a man some respect!

ARE13 (Jul 5, 2015 at 19:51)

And here goes the interview...

mpora.com/videos/AAdqjf9mpkoe#ss87653J9shIyfd5.97

AMGoran (Jul 6, 2015 at 6:19)

He looks pretty fast tho

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Potc (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:19)

This is proper. No brostep music slowmo shit sections, just smashing it down the hill. Feral is the perfect word to describe that riding. RAW as FUCK

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loam33 (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:30)

loving when freeride pros do trail edits, you see a completely different style compared to dh racers. their goal on every nook and cranny is for the pure joy of getting rad. Andreu’s finesse is jaw dropping.

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jfeust (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:11)

Y'all are praising the video, and it is awesome, but is no one else bothered that the video is sped up slightly. I mean, the dude is fast, but you can clearly tell that parts are sped up.

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ianmp (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:43)

1:06, some segments are totally sped up, come on. you can't trust which parts are normal speed

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jimeg (Jul 4, 2015 at 23:42)

Hadn't noticed the speed up until you mentioned it. Feeling a bit betrayed by the video now...

zgr7 (Jul 5, 2015 at 4:03)

It's not sped up. That's the camera movement causing some tearing and because of that you think it's faster than usual. Just some shutter and optics voodoo.

DMCM (Jul 7, 2015 at 8:51)

watch the dust and rocks rolling away from back wheel, totally un-natural looking. Nearly entire second half of video is sped up! fail..

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FabioPT (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:08)

I find that taking away music from a riding video and sticking with the original audio ends up giving it another dimension, making me feel like I'm on the trail too.

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AviMoore (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:15)

Woah, a video of Lacondeguy riding a trail without 50ft+ senders? Thats a first, and damn his style is really fun to watch for some reason.

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nosoeawe (Jul 4, 2015 at 19:46) (Below Threshold)

Yeah it wasn't interrupted by constant buffering nonsense. Too bad World Cup coverage isn't on this level!

jespinal (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:38)

I WISH that La MOLINA bikepark(where this was recorded) looked as half as good as it looks in this video, hey how cool it is to have a crew fix the trails for you, I've been going for a while now and the trails there are under really poor mantenaince

kanasasa (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:56)

Maybe rider makes it look smoother

jespinal (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:11)

Maybe I just came from there 2 hours ago and I rode the same tracks and you can see them freshly packed in the video, while in reality there's holes that's at least 1/3 of a 26 wheel

DragRider (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:48)

i can tell you it's an old footage

zalox32 (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:19)

i don't know, but every time on videos trails look smoother and jumps smaller, and yourself slower D: xD

Guiomtb (Jul 4, 2015 at 22:39)

Jespinal I fully agree with you

lenmerderdenfer (Jul 4, 2015 at 22:50)

He's on YT's Aluminum bike too!

core89 (Jul 5, 2015 at 1:53)

man,jespinal.I know when they filmed and the track was in normal conditions with holes,rocks, he didn't take any crew to fix the trail for the edit,trust me.

MARCUSO (Jul 5, 2015 at 22:18)

WOW even the dust blows and rocks roll faster than normal..in some spots I wonder if they could speed up the video when he really competes.... Just saying.

ghill28 (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:30)

More of this. MUCH more of this. No music. No spastic panning and zooming. No slo-mo crap. Just riding and the sounds of hubs spinning and tires slicing. The riding needs to look fast, not the camera work.

j10ripper (Jul 5, 2015 at 14:34)

If racing is what Andreu wanted to do, and I'm saying if, cas it seems like he's pretty damn happy doing what he is. He could most definitely have good results. Dude is a beast that can accomplish anything he puts his mine to. 2014 Rampage said "i'm getting first or last" he killed it. Although it would have extremely interesting if AGGY was in finals. Alls I'm saying is Andreu could kill it in racing if that was is focus, but fortunately he's a freerider!

Lexatron14 (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:47)

Makes me realize how tired I am of slow-mo...

verskis (Jul 7, 2015 at 4:33)

But this sped up video is even worse than slomo. We want true speed!

Lopi (Jul 11, 2015 at 14:58)

This is true speed, trust me

verskis (Jul 14, 2015 at 7:59)

Lopi, watch all the stones rolling and dust flying at unnatural speed. There were also some birds or large insects flying past the camera at about Mach 3.

Lopi (Aug 7, 2015 at 3:44)

I was there and i see the same speed. I usually ride with him and Lluis and they hate the video cheats.

Garpur44 (Jul 7, 2015 at 3:47)

He's not a racer, he's a shredder! I'd rather be shredding laps with the boys than keeping myself in tip top condition for 4 mins every couple of weeks! Lacondeguy is one of the best shredders of all time, his rampage win was off the scale and he got under - scored the year before imo

tommyhough (Jul 4, 2015 at 21:57)

Trail builders and maintenance crews the world over are thankful there's only one Lacondeguy.

blinkpike (Jul 4, 2015 at 22:26)

Well, we would be, if there weren't so many wanna-be kids around.

NorcoRida244 (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:59)

I always wonder if guys like him were to enter into some races agents world cup riders. I just wonder where they would place in a race. I only wonder this because that riding was big dirty fast!!!!!

wingnutbert (Jul 5, 2015 at 11:49)

Really enjoyed the au natural sound track. Good camera positioning, clean shooting, nice edit. Well done. Take notes, camera kids..... K.I.S.S. rule, rules!

pmorgan (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:47)

And on 26" wheels how is this possible?

rakeothon (Jul 4, 2015 at 21:33)

I'd think he'd be on the YT Tues 27.5...

anchoricex (Jul 5, 2015 at 10:23)

i know zink rides a yt tues with a custom rear triangle so he can fit 26" wheels, wouldn't be surprised if andreus got the same deal

Lopi (Jul 11, 2015 at 15:00)

Andreu has a stock tues with 26' wheels, no tunings or shit

hokiedoc2010 (Jul 4, 2015 at 19:45)

so what we learn here is that to shred trails like this, you must be short, and made of rubber...

b4uwereborn (Jul 5, 2015 at 10:43)

Nice to see him shreddin', would love to hang with him and the rest of the Fest Crew for a few days. Even if I just sat and watched, it would be ace!

freeriderayward (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:15)

Why can't you fave some videos

apioqm (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:42)

Because the video is embedded from YouTube. You can only add Pinkbike videos to your favorites.

mtbakerpow (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:23)

push it to the limit....i forgot the rest of the song

p-dub-4 (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:27)

Such a great rider.

DragRider (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:43)

the moment when Gwin says a payer to God, no doubt I will be glad to see him at the world cup !

pintoproof (Jul 5, 2015 at 15:00)

reminds me of brandon semenuk.... oh right... i know why, the shredint alent ahh there it is...

steezer (Jul 6, 2015 at 4:20)

Wish he'd do a course preview with Claudio in tow... Imagine the commentary!

Bdusty1 (Jul 6, 2015 at 14:05)

Um. yeah freakin awesome, haha. I thought his fest jam was comin up.???????

azitamiller (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:20)

Only one word can describe this. SHRED

SG-Imageworks (Jul 4, 2015 at 19:47)

His mechanic probably hates him at times dude rides his bike like a beastt

toddmurray1 (Jul 5, 2015 at 16:13)

$20 for his bike @YTIndustries

Reeko79 (Jul 6, 2015 at 5:10)

can go MUCH faster than HIM!!!!!!!!!
In my car on the highway :-/

donpinpon29 (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:39)

Porn

ryantheodore11 (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:42)

Wow..He is good.

digthehills (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:22)

And add to favourites , click......

Cody01 (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:17)

Nice clean fast riding. Love the switchback sections, really shows his speed.

WasatchEnduro (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:53)

Yeah I ride like that.

AllMountin (Jul 4, 2015 at 21:09)

1:47 RIP berm.

freeride-forever (Jul 4, 2015 at 21:35)

That looked fun. Snappy & steezy.

stixxx47 (Jul 4, 2015 at 21:50)

K where's the add to fav's button !

BangDalish (Jul 4, 2015 at 22:38)

Cole Trickle!

CalSonic (Jul 5, 2015 at 5:58)

The definition of steeze.

panchocampbell (Jul 5, 2015 at 7:21)

he's a fuckin rockstar of our sport, nuff said...

jeremyclark (Jul 5, 2015 at 14:31)

gnarliest dude in our sport!

djimenez (Jul 5, 2015 at 16:20)

name of the song is called Tire Splash

Azamac (Jul 5, 2015 at 19:57)

sickest style and skill in the game!!

Kevh19 (Jul 5, 2015 at 21:19)

Still my favourite rider hands down

Gfromars (Jul 6, 2015 at 4:09)

A sick video needs a sick music yeah!

elmoe01 (Jul 6, 2015 at 15:36)

Watching it is very hypnotic.

r95biker (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:33)

Out of curiosity how tall is Andreu Lacondeguy?

topherdagopher FL (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:33)

Think his schlong is about 5'4"

amanjzamani (Jul 5, 2015 at 3:27)

I call him THE inked SHREDDER

blkmrkt22 (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:53)

This little Espñol is just gonna rip rampage apart again...

pb-kg (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:06)

Honest question - why doesn't he race WC DH?

kusa (Jul 5, 2015 at 3:25)

He did long time ago also as his brother. But they decided to move into free/ride/style...

greghawaii (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:33)

Que Rapido mano Viva Espana.

Kalemsm1 (Jul 4, 2015 at 18:37)

Just super sick. Love the no soundtrack trend.

juzam888 (Jul 4, 2015 at 19:18)

how come he never race on UCI DH men elite ???

blinkpike (Jul 4, 2015 at 22:28)

Because this style is more fun than fast.

LipBomb (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:12)

Pinned!

beeboo (Jul 4, 2015 at 21:55)

What a BEAST! Andrew can slay any trail! After seeing this I wonder how he would have done at this weekends World Cup race?

rrsport (Jul 4, 2015 at 22:39)

I would love to see what he could do at a world cup

treesmoker (Jul 5, 2015 at 19:32)

He might possibly qualify, but he'd be well outside of what you'd get to see on the live stream.

manolillommm (Jul 4, 2015 at 23:30)

That tiny beast...

nickkk (Jul 5, 2015 at 5:10)

Not. Hanging. About.

Rubberelli (Jul 5, 2015 at 7:40)

Done proper!

gnarbar (Jul 5, 2015 at 20:30)

pure

sammyyytaylor (Jul 6, 2015 at 4:29)

Bae - 'I'm home alone'

bighitfsr04 (Jul 6, 2015 at 13:05)

#letandreurace

singletrack29er (Jul 6, 2015 at 13:18)

Absolutely slaying

Steezwhip (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:57)

I now this has nothing to do with riding but... VAMOS CHILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copa AMERICA WINNERS 2015!!!!!!

preach (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:58)

Tell me again why clipped in is the way to ride?

calebscott (Jul 6, 2015 at 15:56)

So you dont take your foot off on every corner

kanasasa (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:59)

those little steezy sideways me likes...

norrisordie (Jul 4, 2015 at 23:23)

fucking monstor

musicformybumhole (Jul 5, 2015 at 4:04)

Mind blowing. Get him entered up!

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kiwifamilyman (Jul 5, 2015 at 11:44)

Is he on 29er?....just kiding ,that was faster than Greg Minnaar's run.....

kresscross69420 (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:36)

VOY

pedaldragger (Jul 4, 2015 at 17:21)

......And here we have Greg Minnar's stunt double...........

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ReverseKanga (Jul 4, 2015 at 20:00)

Greg Minnaar is 6"3 and a totally different style of rider. Like polar opposite in style.

Both styles are awesome and I'm sure both riders have shit things with more talent than me just not a good comparison.

pedaldragger (Jul 5, 2015 at 0:23)

F..ing joke... is this so serious that we all have to be pc ..... If that is the case then this sport is f...ed carry on then

ReverseKanga (Jul 5, 2015 at 0:35)

If by pc you mean politically correct then you have again poorly represented whatever point you were trying to make. PC doesnt mean what you think it means. I like Minnar and I like Lacondeguy. All I'm saying is a man would be remiss to think they share any resemblance physically or stylistically. Anyway you need to chill out. Peace.

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kcollins (Jul 5, 2015 at 4:20)

I guarantee he would finish in the top 10 if he was put into a WC race

treesmoker (Jul 5, 2015 at 19:33)

More like top 100.

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mtnbiker831 (Jul 4, 2015 at 16:57)

Part, if not all of this video is sped up. Eh.