Video: A Bike and Boat Monster Hunt in Scotland

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JSolman (Jun 25, 2014 at 11:14)

ahhh the Explorer 200, what a vessel!

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markunit10 (Jun 25, 2014 at 11:16)

its a great pool toy

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codose (Jun 25, 2014 at 20:13)

King of the river floats!!

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markunit10 (Jun 25, 2014 at 21:47)

alcohol not included

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stopcomponents (Jun 26, 2014 at 4:14)

hahah i totally was laughing seeing the explorer 200, ive lost many many of those tubing down the valley outside nelson. at least they went for 200 and not the 100

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Hammm (Jun 26, 2014 at 4:22)

Don't forget the 'pro' from the Explorer Pro 200....

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DanMilner (Jun 26, 2014 at 12:24)

Yep the 200 every time. It was a gamble working out how big a dinghy we needed to carry the bike. The 200 won. If h=it had been the 100 a bike would probably be 300 meters deep at the bottom of the loch.

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unconvinced (Jun 25, 2014 at 11:16)

Thanks, but think i'll be booking a ticket to Vancouver island.

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bananowy (Jun 25, 2014 at 11:59)

This looks like sooo much fun! I may be weird, but I really like something about wet and cold places, e.g. I had a ton of fun in Iceland (not on the bike though). I'd love to visit Scotland some day.

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bikebarian (Jun 25, 2014 at 15:57)

Visit Scotland whenever you want. Flight tickets are cheap and taking with you your sports equipment does not cost much..only 30 pounds. But you will need to stay there minimum of one month to see some of the most beautiful trails in Scotland. I definitely recommend it

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DanMilner (Jun 26, 2014 at 12:24)

Do it. Its on my radar twice a year, every year.

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bananowy (Jun 27, 2014 at 0:23)

Thanks! I think I'll plan it for next summer. It helps that my gf likes the idea too

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PippoDH (Jun 25, 2014 at 12:15)

I would love to visit Scotland... Riding the West Highland Way and drinking beer all night long in a local pub with buddies, that's my dream.

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daddyurbs (Jun 25, 2014 at 23:26)

Stupid pubs in america have to stop serving alchol so damn early.By three oclock the partys just begun!!

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I-SmacK-I (Jun 26, 2014 at 6:24)

most pubs in scotland shut at 12/1 because of licensing laws and latest you can get a drink in the city is usually 3am

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daddyurbs (Jun 26, 2014 at 7:20)

Thats a load of crap,guess no ones drinking all night long in any pub in scotland.What about the after hour clubs i hear about orb is that germany only?

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landibambi (Jun 26, 2014 at 11:48)

I'm Scotland you shouldn't be able to stand after 12

) and there are 24 hour drinking permits alloud !!

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PippoDH (Jul 2, 2014 at 8:29)

Well even till 3 am it's ok, what I'm mainly looking for is the atmosphere you can find in British pubs. ;-)

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daddyurbs (Jul 3, 2014 at 15:51)

Cheers

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INRIhab (Jun 25, 2014 at 12:08)

Awesome! Looks like so much fun. I've done plenty of kayaking in Scotland myself, and although the weather is a bitch I've grown to love that beautiful country.

Can anybody tell me the name of the second song? "I've got a trillion million things to do before I can come home to you ..."

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xasty (Jun 26, 2014 at 12:01)

Dan, I can appreciate when you last mentioned that people's attention span after 5 minute plummets, but I think these Trail Ninja series vids need to be much longer, show more riding/trail information etc.etc.etc. These 5 minute edits don't really do it justice.

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DanMilner (Jun 26, 2014 at 12:28)

Ahh.. . I wish the powers that be would allow me to be so self indulgent! Even the 5 mins are scorned upon. Yep I'd love to do longer edits and show more of what goes on, but there you go. Apparently people dont like to watch more than that now, especially if its me and my ugly mug blabbing on to the camera..... Anyway, most of these episodes are filmed while I am shooting stills for magazine stories (yes I learnt to multi task).. so you can catch the real lowdown of what went on during these trips in those mags.. usually these stories appear in MBUK, Bike Germany, SoloBici.. and others... but thanks for asking for more!

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daddyurbs (Jun 25, 2014 at 23:24)

Much better than a road trip

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el-nombre FL (Jun 25, 2014 at 12:08)

Its not just any old explorer 200 rubbish though. Its the explorer 200 pro!

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Warburrito (Jun 25, 2014 at 12:54)

Does the hiking motto "leave no trace" apply to this adventure? I hope so cuz bigfoots been doing it for years.

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holt1 (Jul 1, 2014 at 21:45)

whats the name of the second song?

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katmai (Jun 26, 2014 at 9:54)

Get a packraft for even bigger adventures.

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DanMilner (Jun 26, 2014 at 12:30)

Packraft was on my radar.. looked at using one of those for the recent Argentina railroad adventure, as the original idea was that we might need one to cross the rivers if the old railway bridges were too derelict! Watch that episode here:
www.pinkbike.com/news/argentine-railroad-challenge-hans-rey-tibor-simai-trail-ninja-episode-13-2014.html

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chyu (Jun 25, 2014 at 19:45)

Matt Hunter

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DanMilner (Jun 26, 2014 at 12:31)

Matt's in my next months episode.. my take on our Afghanistan trip together last year... watch this space next month!