Video: Bikes, Beers and Boats with Scotty Laughland & Holger Meyer
Words: SCOTT Sports
For the fourth instalment of Trail e-Xplorer, Holger Meyer embarks on a mammoth journey, driving his van from Germany to meet up with resident Scottish pinner and hidden trail guru, Scotty Laughland, for a six-day epic adventure showcasing the greatest trails on offer in Scotland. Both riding the lightweight downcountry SCOTT Lumen eRIDEs, Scotty and Holger leave no stone unturned, no coffee unenjoyed and no haggis uneaten on their quest to experience the crème de la crème of eMTB adventures in Scotland.
From Tweed Valley classics to boat-accessed trails on the Isle of Skye, this trip had it all.
A fabled area among riders, the Tweed Valley delivers when it comes to natural trail riding
The terrain in Dunkeld is almost Jurassic-like with tall and beautiful trees, big green ferns and vast sections of rock. It's an experience just being in these woods, never mind discovering them by bike.
Northeast of Ballater is Heartbreak Ridge. Remote, vast, and rocky, this is Scotland summed up in one ride.
e-bikes = more laps, and Tarland Trails delivers the kind of flow that you want to just keep riding.
From shaped berms one day, to the mighty expanse of Sgor Gaoith the next. How does one pronounce this? Watch the video to find out 
When you're blessed with stellar weather for four days riding in Scotland, there's a good chance it could rain on the fifth. Torridon providing a moody backdrop to an unforgettable day in the wilderness.
Hike-a-bike with an e-bike? No worries with the Lumen. The Isle of Skye - The crescendo to a killer week of riding in Scotland.
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Words: Scotty Laughland
Filming: Robert Grew
Editing: Scotty Laughland
Images: Finlay Anderson
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Been riding Torridon for over 20 years from hard tail to full sus, downhill bike and recently on the ebike. Awesome on all bikes.
(For the ebike haters, see you on the trails in 1 hour building new stuff, not gonna drive the 8 miles to the trail, EMTB all the way)
Torridon is 1 hours drive from my work, I am fit but not sure I would manage to ride there, do a lap and ride back to work. We have an amazing trail network here, many of them off steep climbs so EEBs are the best tool for the job if you want lots of laps, especially now the days are getting shorter.
I have EEB'd it out to trail building the last couple of days as I am on holiday and doing maintenance which has been great and feels better than driving, no way would I pedal the Amish out and get a full mornings digging in.
Collecting tools home today so have to drive unfortunately.
For the haters... Jackson Goldstone was fair shredding his eeb on that new trail. Many world cup racers train on their EEBs, means they don't need uplifts. Has to be a good thing for progressing the sport and riding locations.