The Ultimate Gym: Training in Les Vosges with Rémy Absalon and Elliot Trabac - Video

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Newfoundland-MTB (Dec 13, 2017 at 4:27)

Nice seeing a bit of climbing and pedaling in a vid.......even if it's just for a second.

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shaborider (Dec 13, 2017 at 8:23)

Please local riders post some footage on Trailforks. I keep visiting Les Vosges twice per year and always have to discover trails - sometimes without any success. Merci!

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Skinnyman (Dec 13, 2017 at 9:23)

I have met Nico Lau together with the VeloVert photographer by accident two years ago when looking for trails over there and they told me they're shooting for an article about Vosges-local pros. I told them that there is an absolute zero info about the trails online and they said that this series of articles will fix that. Well, I could not find those articles afterwards on VeloVert... Maybe you could try googling for them in French :-) So +1 to your comment!

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nickymac (Dec 13, 2017 at 9:41)

Have a look at the area around the village of "Mollau", we posted some enduro trails and it should be enough for a couple of riding days

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Superfli (Dec 13, 2017 at 10:40)

I did the French enduro rd earlier this year. Map is on strava, but will upload to trail forks. Excellent trails!

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Superfli (Dec 13, 2017 at 11:41)

Have a look for Coupe de France, they will be there soon (2 days/routes)

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cliffdroper (Dec 14, 2017 at 1:34)

What you could also do, is buy one of the french IGN maps in their "Club Vosgiens" edition.
www.club-vosgien.eu/cartes-de-randonnee-au-125-000-index-2.html
90% of these trails (that are not specifically built for biking obviously) are perfect for biking. Check the altitude lines on the map and if a given trail is singletrack or rather gravel road, and just start connecting as much of them as you wish. You'll end up with a pretty dense network of nice mtb trails. Bare in mind you might come across pedestrians (or even horses).

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shaborider (Dec 14, 2017 at 12:37)

@Sean-Louis: That look very nice, I'll come check it out once snow is gone.

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SebIsen (Dec 15, 2017 at 5:24)

For the moment the trails are not on trailforks because most are illegal and we work to formalize them.
But in France it's long and complex.
If you need a bike guide www.siaventure.fr/enduro-pilotage

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shaborider (Dec 15, 2017 at 6:27)

@SebIsen: Yes I know, I live in île-de-France and bicycles are basically banned from the forests. I found trails by luck by meeting local build crews.

I'm hope that gouv is not using the Trailforks to close down illegal trails

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brigadier (Dec 29, 2017 at 5:22)

delete

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juicebanger FL (Dec 13, 2017 at 10:04)

Brain farted and read Las Vegas. Temporary confusion ensued. Recovered now.

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Mic173 (Dec 14, 2017 at 1:10)

That was a nice vid, ShapeRideShoot...you rock. Looks like I really have to go there next season. Sweet. And not that far away from the area where I live, near Wuppertal.

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korev FL (Dec 13, 2017 at 3:58)

Great video. I love riding there. Does anyone know where it was filmed?

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jurassicrider (Dec 13, 2017 at 5:43)

This scott genius is a really sexy bike

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mrjanky08 (Dec 13, 2017 at 7:43)

Awesome riding, great locale, but I wonder if they ever came across the Lost Battalion...

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cxfahrer (Dec 13, 2017 at 8:47)

Durolux on Scott Genius?
How does that work - Genius, Twinloc cables and Suntour...?
And why add an extra 500gr with that heavy stout (and cheap: 270€ at RCZ!!!)fork on that super light carbon frame?

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funkzander (Dec 13, 2017 at 14:45)

its called sponsoring

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Batkamano (Dec 13, 2017 at 4:54)

Not much clearance on this bike...

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BIKE-TROLL (Dec 13, 2017 at 5:38)

Well, if you ride like them, you don't need it.

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graeme187 (Dec 13, 2017 at 6:37)

Anyone know of any Enduro type Guiding companies in Les Vosges?

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SCOTT-Sports (Dec 13, 2017 at 6:41)

Rémy has one! Check out www.irwego.com - you'll be glad you did!

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graeme187 (Dec 13, 2017 at 6:45)

@SCOTT-Sports: Sweet, thank you - I'm heading to the Vosges on a family holiday next year, planning to get some bike days in. Can I hire bikes while there too?

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EnduroManiac (Dec 13, 2017 at 6:59)

@graeme187: Or www.guideon.fr headed by Gwen Fouché. Rémi and him used to work together. They are both great dudes anyway, so you can't make a wrong choice there. The Vosges mountains are an amazing terrain for MTB.

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graeme187 (Dec 13, 2017 at 7:10)

@EnduroManiac: Thank you!! Great stuff

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funkzander (Dec 13, 2017 at 14:43)

frenchmen know how to ride! beautiful trails

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GnarAZ (Dec 13, 2017 at 20:51)

Clicked for a’Remy’