Riding Iceland with Jeff Kendall-Weed - Video
They say that the Huldufólk are little people who live in the rocks and the waters. Sometimes they are referred to simply as elves, but Huldufólk is the original term, and the Icelandic government will even consider the potential whereabouts of the Huldufólk when reviewing new building permits. Currently, 8-percent of the Icelandic population believes in the elves, while 54-percent don't deny the possibility of their existence.
Learning about this folklore meant only one thing: if we did indeed find trails in Iceland, we might find these little people as well. Or would we?
The Icelandic climate consists of mild winters and mild summers. The atmosphere among residents is also very mild, and the island very much has a "chilled out" island vibe going, similar to New Zealand. Warmth and friendliness were equally as abundant as the dark green moss.
Wind and grass, two things Iceland has in good surplus.
All rides begin with a full hydration pack. And when filling that pack, be sure to be upstream of the sheep!
Even far from the skinny ladder bridges of his hometown in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, Jeff still managed to jump onto the skinniest thing in sight.
Exploring the local sandstone is almost like riding a skatepark built for rubber tires with knobbies.
Mother nature did not intend for this to be a jump.
Floating along a rare section of packed clay, above a series of geothermals filled with bathing tourists.
If you're only going to have one trick, be sure it's one you can do anywhere.
This was an amazing trip, and it was made possible thanks to Ibis Cycles, Camelbak, Kitsbow Cycling Apparel, and Kali Protectives. Huge thanks to the following folks as well:
Produced by Jeff Kendall-Weed
Cinematography by Niklas Wallner
Original Music by Katie Weed
Music Production by Joe Weed/Highland Studios
Photography by Petur Thor
Icelandic Support: Rúnar Theodórsson
Guiding/Key Grip: Davíð Þór Sigurðsson
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Other than that he almost sold me that Ibis..... Amazing pop and playfull bike as it seems. I'm sure it's the bike and has nothing to do with his skills ....
reminds me of that witch story from my childhood books.
scary, bro.
Very special to be able to have your family be a part of what you do. Really enjoyed the video. Cheers!
And am pretty happy riding them, it's technically demanding, but hey, it makes us locals better riders in some ways.
So what kind of trails do you consider to being "real trails" ?