Video: Lewis Buchanan Follows Yoann Barelli on Gnarly Squamish Trails

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RossLo (Dec 4, 2021 at 6:43)

Great collaboration! Vids like this make you appreciate just how crazy these lines are! Yoann, Remy, and Steve make it look way too easy!

gunslingger (Dec 4, 2021 at 7:02)

funny we posted the same thing at the same time

RossLo (Dec 4, 2021 at 7:15)

@gunslingger: I watch their vids and think I can do that, just need to practice brake control

. I watch Lewis and holy shit this is hard! My man just did Red Bull Hardline!

Timo82 (Dec 5, 2021 at 20:49)

@RossLo: Hahaha same here!!!

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WelshClemo (Dec 4, 2021 at 8:59)

Being Welsh and spent a lot of time riding in Wales, Scotland and Canada - realised you need to know your rocks. Here is a quick guide:

Wales - all rocks are slate. Bit of grip when dry. No grip when wet. Sliperer than ice when covered with Autumn leaves
Scotland - not so much slate and lots of grippy granite but like Russian roulette to work out which one you’re on.
Canada - granite - this stuff rocks - you can stop on nearly vertical.

If in doubt - move to Canada

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tvan5 FL (Dec 4, 2021 at 10:13)

I wouldn't say Canada as much as Squamish lol. Not all of our rocks are like that... drive 45 mins to Whistler and a lot of the rocks there are totally different than Squamish.

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thenotoriousmic (Dec 4, 2021 at 10:51)

Wet limestone has entered the chat.

Alexsharpe (Dec 4, 2021 at 22:22)

northshore rocks r slippery

drjonnywonderboy (Dec 5, 2021 at 2:06)

@thenotoriousmic: we know a think about wet limestone in the UK

captaindingus (Dec 5, 2021 at 8:19)

@tvan5: there's even different rock types depending on what side of the valley you are riding in whistler. and then again completely different again in pemberton.

tvan5 FL (Dec 8, 2021 at 9:25)

@captaindingus yeah its amazing. even within the park there are noticeable differences in some of the rocks.

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gatogordo2 (Dec 4, 2021 at 11:20)

I am liking Yoann more and more thru the years. I appreciate the fact that he doesn't throw around some divk online store with a discount code. lives local,rides local,supports local. respect!

drlancefreeride FL (Dec 4, 2021 at 20:47)

I would love to know what brake pads Yoann is running. I would like to avoid those.

Such sick lines…these guys are beasts

malv173 (Dec 6, 2021 at 12:19)

His brake pads are actually silent. That is a gang of terrible violinists that follow him everywhere he rides.

thenotoriousmic (Dec 8, 2021 at 11:05)

Cold or wet metallic pads. They stop making noise when they get to temperature. All metallics are the same.

gunslingger (Dec 4, 2021 at 7:01)

nice work. crazy to see how tough it is when it isnt yoann steve or remy flowing that stuff like it is a green trail!!

stevev88 (Dec 4, 2021 at 22:00)

Haha I just hide my fear!

Randy-Verified (Dec 4, 2021 at 13:33)

Note to self: MOVE TO SQUAMISH.

eastonwest (Dec 6, 2021 at 12:54)

Better go quick! The area where all the slab trails are is slated for a housing development.

CyclingThe425 (Dec 5, 2021 at 10:15)

Riding his front wheel down that stuff. All front wheel tread, brakes, etc, on the slabs. VERY IMPRESSIVE! The various angles from the top, side and bottom really shows how gnarly those lines are. Nice video.

danstonQ (Dec 4, 2021 at 12:27)

The views with the mist are magical. Thanks for that bonus!

lastminutetech (Dec 4, 2021 at 21:31)

The steep into the left hander on Sauerkraut needs to be seen to be appreciated

bradwalton (Dec 5, 2021 at 21:07)

Absolutely. That is a gnarly line!

rpdale (Dec 4, 2021 at 23:34)

Nice Quasi hat.

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Blue76 (Dec 4, 2021 at 16:40)

Haha move to Squamish if you want tiny little descents. And hordes of dorks...I'll take my 6500' descents any day..

wake-n-rake (Dec 4, 2021 at 18:20)

heh heh. Living in Squamish, I do find it amusing that people move here and then just ride the same 'loamers' that you can find in most areas of the planet.

erbsforlife1 (Dec 5, 2021 at 8:23)

You live in the Himalayas or somethung?

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tenoch (Dec 4, 2021 at 9:17)

rose tattoos are so overrated