Video: White Balance

Nov 29, 2012
by Hoshi Yoshida  
Views: 44,887    Faves: 313    Comments: 13


His ride: Nicolai Argon FR, Gates Carbondrive, Rohloff 14 gearhub and a SR Suntour Durolux fork.

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  • 31 3
 so basically when he built his bike he wanted to go as far away from the norm as possible when it came to speccing it up?????
  • 6 0
 I was surprised he wasn't riding a Koxx.
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 song?
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 That bike is awesomely specd for winter ! I wish my credit card had no limit
  • 3 0
 sooo fresh. love it!
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 4:00, face rock?
  • 17 1
 the xx, intro....where have you been?
  • 7 7
 The most impressive part is how you are able to go up steep hills in the woods without skidding, on a singlespeed bike, after a snowstorm. Second best is the log ride. Everything was pretty amazing though.
  • 4 0
 14 speed internal. Like a gear box in the hub.
  • 3 0
 The drivetrain makes good sense. The belt is softer in the cold then a chain making it easier to crank and no seizing. The internal hub gearbox is to keep him in the right gear enabling him to have loads of grip.
  • 3 0
 Hardcore hardtail riding.
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 Nevertheless, his unrelenting ability to maintain friction is still amazing to me. The gear-hub is a very good idea. The fat that the belt requires the frame to be split is a huge drawback though. That and the fact that there isn't really anything you can do about a FS bike with chainstay growth/reduction.
  • 2 0
 There is a ton of ways to get around the chain growth issue, as well as the splitting the frame issue. Very easily actually.
  • 13 2
 people need to find new songs for videos... countless people have used this one at the start Blank Stare
  • 5 0
 but the rest is nice!
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 Yep, I hit mute and put on my own music as soon as I realized where the music was going.
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 What is this song?
  • 11 0
 dude got some skill & good the thing about snow is it's easier to shovel than dirt.
  • 9 2
 Can this video be sub-categorized as a German shizer bike-porn because of the frozen chocolate bar antics? Strange humour they have there...
  • 3 0
 however strange it was he was eating my trail snack of choice so i have to give him thumbs up for good taste at least....
  • 1 0
 but how did he keep his mars bar soft that's the real conundrum, when i take mine out in conditions like that it goes rock solid and you have to snap it when you bite it
  • 6 0
 Thats why he sat on it
  • 4 0
 Either that or he was waiting for it to hatch... :p
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 dont wanna sound like a moany git, but i can't find the point when he sits on his mars bar....its not the moment before he eats it thats for sure.
  • 1 0
 Haha, after looking at it closer, I think its just a slight goof in the editing or whatever. At 2:22 he definitely sets the bar down where he's going to sit, but in the very next shot when he's sitting down its no longer there.
  • 3 0
 ??? Na! buddy he puts the mars bar on the table next to his drink. then sits in the space he made for his ass, then eats his strangely warm mars bar....lol, my wife has just ask what i'm huffin and puffing about......i'm too embarrassed to tell her its about whether or not some german dude sat on a mars bar or not.....think we need to kill this thread
  • 6 0
 I like this video. It's refreshingly different and it's now impossible to use equipment or weather as an excuse for not riding.
  • 11 4
 eh
  • 1 0
 Anyone remember last winter when Europe had record snow fall and cold temps and the Western US had a record warm winter and a complete lack of snow? If this vid and it being 60 F and sunny right now in SLC is any inclination of things to come we will be riding dry trails all winter.....we need the water though!
  • 1 0
 we had winter in february only, rideable as summer
  • 2 0
 Wow, I've never seen snow that was so grippy, ! The log ride is a no go, with an inch of snow... Good vid. and great skills. But not doable in the realty of Quebec winter. -15C this morning....
  • 2 0
 I was really struck by the use of sound in this edit - the snow shovel on the rocks, the crunch of the tires on snow, the obnoxious squeak of the brakes. Beautiful. Well done.
  • 5 0
 Really impressive to see that kind of performance.
  • 1 0
 Great rider, good to see others riding in the snow, i've been doing it for years, I'm using scwalbe 2.3 ice spikers and they are insane on ice, not so good in deep snow, but then again nothing is, I might have to start bringing a shovel.
  • 4 0
 Just watching him climb those steps broke me
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flag WAKIdesigns (Nov 29, 2012 at 13:35) (Below Threshold)
 Yea, it's mind blowing, but shhhh... can you hear the silence? No one talks of benefits of clipless pedals for climbing...
  • 4 0
 Notice he is also 6 time trials world champion...
  • 8 0
 He was on flat pedals
  • 5 0
 WAKI, you just got owned.
  • 2 0
 Only suicidal trials riders would ride clipped.
  • 3 0
 This dude = trials, up hill, downhill all this on the snow with a hardtail, no gear. Could this get better? A backflip? Haha
  • 2 0
 14 speed internally geared hub. But still quite impressive
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 Normally VODs make me want to ride, this one just makes me coldFrown Its nothing to do with the riding, its just that winter is finally starting to set in here in Eastern Ontario and the sight of snow makes me shiver
  • 2 0
 Winter is great. You live in Canada, you are not allowed to think otherwise.
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 I lived in Winnipeg for 10 years, I hate winter:p
  • 4 0
 A toothed belt instead of a chain!
  • 2 0
 What a mad man! Some of the best all around riding I've seen on this site. Sweet build actually. New innovating tech seems to be performing well.
  • 4 0
 sr suntour fork taking care of business!
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 Good video THAT looks like a amazing riding spot, sure would like to know there it is? but you would have better time to have ridden
with out the snow but with snow thats amazing skills !!
  • 1 0
 Stickiest tires ever!! That was awesome, every time I ride rock faces granite or not.. etc in the snow I eat it hard at least once.
  • 2 0
 They probably just didn't put it in the video.
  • 2 0
 Did this guy come straight from The Land of Misfit Toys (not an insult)? Nothing made sense but he was totally amazing!
  • 3 1
 totally hardcore. hardtail + snow!
  • 3 0
 agreed!!
  • 3 1
 Removing the snow is cheatin!!!
  • 2 0
 @ 3:34 I have to learn how to do that!
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 Shovel is constantly bouncing his head :-)
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 This guy definitely has some serious skills, i mean, riding with snow is way harder than it looks!
  • 2 0
 Great edit, great rider, yay trials
  • 1 0
 So was this filmed in Germany? Trails look amazing...though not necessarily my preferred riding conditions!
  • 2 0
 Riding in a winter wonderlaaaannnnd! -CF-
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 For some weird reason I can't wait for the snow to fall... if we get any snow at all that is...
  • 2 0
 Nicolai bikes yeah buddy
  • 1 0
 Is this the guy who ran a hardtail gates drive bike on the megavalanche?
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 The Megavalanche guy is Frank "Schneidi" Schneider. He is well known for general shredding in germany.
www.pinkbike.com/video/245116
vimeo.com/47226448
vimeo.com/16619131
  • 1 0
 a mars a day helps you work, rest and play.
  • 4 3
 Wait till he hears about trials bikes
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 6 time world champion (trials)
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 if i ever need my protein bar thawed im calling this guy
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 gross
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 This must be how all Russian cyclists commute to work everyday.
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 Man? What kind of chain was that ? ... anyways it was awesome XD
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 Carbon fiber belt by Gates made in USA
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 Looks like I know what I'm doing when the snow comes Smile
  • 1 0
 Definitely added to my favorite video!
  • 1 0
 looks like some great climbing there too
  • 1 0
 Seriously class act, wish I had those skills
  • 1 0
 he have a balance!! great.
  • 1 0
 That ride was in words of the trailer park boys "hard as F**k"
  • 1 0
 awesome video man....living it through you...nice!
  • 2 0
 real,real real mtb'ing
  • 1 0
 agreed.
You have heard of "hero dirt" riding conditions, that is "hero snow". Can't wait to ride the white stuff now. Bring it on!!!
  • 1 0
 The song is Intro by The XX
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 cannot view on my Android device.
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 Sucks for you, mine worked fine.
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 EPIC riding skills and what a sweet area to ride !!
  • 1 0
 Is it just me that thinks the fish eye lens soon becomes annoying?
  • 1 0
 Thought it had a good vibe!
  • 1 0
 that was amazing! completly changed my view of belt driven bikes.
  • 1 0
 Brilliant vid....brilliant bike....amazin ridin skills! GOOD JOB WELL DONE
  • 1 0
 i like what i'm seeing
  • 1 0
 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 super sick and slick
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 Nice
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 what a great skill
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 strongman on a bike .
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 Classic bike edit song.
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 Whats the name of the first song?
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 All the tunes are named at the end of the vid mate
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 wow great edit and style
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 That's the job
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