Video: Rob Warner Takes Danny Hart on his First eMTB Ride & Trains with Adam Brayton & Elliott Heap

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Cord1 (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:45)

Self appointed internet Covid police, and the anti-ebike crowd are gonna have a field day in these comments.

jgottya1 (Mar 1, 2021 at 21:35)

LOL.. Rob and the lads are great!! Whatever they are doing is still safer than a few large states in my country. Florida it looks like masks are against the law. Between Sam, Brendog, Rob, Josh and Peaty, you lads got my vote for the best mountain bike media ever made, sans some of the early north shore xtreme boys. Cheers!!

rich-2000 (Mar 2, 2021 at 1:08)

I’m sure everyone in this video was tested beforehand in the same way tv production continues. And I’m sure travelling to film in the north is essential. Crack on I say.

melonhead1145 (Mar 2, 2021 at 5:54)

@Richt2000: Technically riding is their job, so they can travel to ride.

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o-dubhshlaine FL (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:05)

Hart with a battery = pacemaker?

joaquin21ap (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:09)

Iron Man?

boblikebikes (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:12)

its a cube aswell

Xc2dh1 (Mar 1, 2021 at 17:41)

Iron Balls.

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fatduke FL (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:16)

Only here to see all the holier than thou thalt shalt not ride as a professional in covid times comments.

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conoat (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:48)

right! where is that moron @mtb_scotland!? he should be here any minute to wag his haggis encrusted finger!

Bigwill13 (Mar 1, 2021 at 13:18)

@conoat: I’m so sorry I feckin down voted you by accident! This is funny as shiz

jgottya1 (Mar 1, 2021 at 21:36)

@conoat: LMFAO !!

Bobisntmyuncle (Mar 2, 2021 at 3:43) (Below Threshold)

@conoat: HAHAHA.... probably gone to try and create another referendum with nicola sturgeon

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bilbobaggyshorts (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:52)

Hey Rob
Make it c$unt
Great camera work ????????

therevfryslim (Mar 2, 2021 at 4:24)

glad im not the only one who saw this. reminds me of the UNTc t shirts from MBUK back in the day

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twopoint6khz (Mar 1, 2021 at 12:57)

If you need an e-bike to ride the Borrowdale bash, you must be about 50. Oh, right...

fatduke FL (Mar 1, 2021 at 13:05)

I've seen e-bikes up black sail pass and Borrowdale, it's going to be a common sight so get used to it. I'd actually say I prefer to see them out in the wild rather than in a trail centre.

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notsofastoverfifty (Mar 1, 2021 at 23:19)

Q. How old must you be if you don't need an eMTB to ride it but do ride it on an eMTB because it's fun?

A. Old enough to know you're not out to try to prove anything to anyone, it's just a hobby!

:-)

johnnyboy11000 (Mar 1, 2021 at 23:51)

The lake District is a place where I can really see the point of eMTBs. Loads of potentially mint routes which you normally wouldn't consider due to remoteness or needing elite athlete levels of fitness to undertake.
Still not sold on them for local trails/bike parks which is where I see the majority of them.

andypandyuk (Mar 2, 2021 at 0:50)

@notsofastoverfifty: Yeah, I think a lot of these anti E-Biker brigade are missing the point. You ride them because they are fun. There is nothing to prove riding bikes, but some people seem to think they are in a competition with everyone all the time. If you are really that good, you should be sponsored. I know loads of people who are super fit who ride them, it has nothing to do with age.

Small-Tales-Epic-Trails (Mar 2, 2021 at 7:51)

@johnnyboy11000: nah, as a lakes local I disagree. There’s a lot of hike a bike and shouldering and I wouldn’t want to carry one. And what o you do when the battery runs out on a mega long ride. You don’t have to have elite fitness to consider any route here, unless you’re massively fat and unfit. I’d say the best place for them are places DH spots so you can ride up forest roads instead of getting an uplift.

johnnyboy11000 (Mar 2, 2021 at 10:09)

@Small-Tales-Epic-Trails: yeah I agree with you about carrying it like. I didn't say you needed elite fitness to ride anywhere in the lakes though.

secondbestbike (Mar 2, 2021 at 12:54)

@Small-Tales-Epic-Trails: Almost died carrying mine over Nan Bield. Rest of the ride made up for it. Some big soggy slogs up the dales, so much more palatable with the motor. Just need to get to know the best routes. I agree, exploring more fun than trail centres. The climbs are almost as good as the downs - and I'd never say that on my analogue.

Johnmackie (Mar 10, 2021 at 3:14)

@johnnyboy11000: Do you see the majority of them there because that’s where you spent most of your time perhaps? I mainly ride natural trails and funnily enough that’s where I see most ebikes.

slow-af-rider (Mar 2, 2021 at 1:23)

Pro athletes ride bikes and go to the gym because its their job.

If we started filming people in construction building houses and post it on youtube are we gonna moan at them for being "together" and travelling to construction sites?

No.

Common sense people.... common sense...

chrisoutspoken (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:17)

Them boyz more likely to catch pneumonia than covid!

darkmuncan (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:54)

Stay on the dock Danny!

rabbitsmokinintheferns (Mar 1, 2021 at 12:12)

What the hell is a hot egg?

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Bigwill13 (Mar 1, 2021 at 13:32)

An egg that is hot.

rabbitsmokinintheferns (Mar 2, 2021 at 5:02)

@Bigwill13: Chicken, fish, ostrich, human? Boiled, fried, steamed, dropped in lava? Never seen such a large round egg before. Dinosaur?

Bigwill13 (Mar 15, 2021 at 10:21)

@rabbitsmokinintheferns: definitely a dog egg

rabbitsmokinintheferns (Mar 15, 2021 at 11:08)

@Bigwill13: Great Dane!. I watched his latest this morning and he mentioned it again. Looks like a neat device that I've never heard of and can't find out anything about. Must not be part of my space time continuum.

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chrisoutspoken (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:16)

Dudes........E bikes are the future!Just go buy one ffs????You can keep your analogue bike to wash every now and then like me!

johannesfrank (Mar 2, 2021 at 0:46)

The gym really is Warners right elemnt. Like a fish in a desert...? Erm, water?

yamaha0249 (Mar 1, 2021 at 21:14)

Love it! Keep it comin rob!

plxmtb (Mar 1, 2021 at 22:06)

this is exactly why you should always approach eccentric strangers you see in the woods -- his name might be rob.

zoobab2 (Mar 2, 2021 at 5:01)

Danny Hart win in Champéry 2011, by Rob Warner, best comments ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KZV7zfMGTg

nsmithbmx (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:30)

Is it ever not raining over there?

twopoint6khz (Mar 1, 2021 at 12:53)

I rode those same trails yesterday in glorious sunshine, so yeah... sometimes

zeeman FL (Mar 1, 2021 at 14:34)

How about that grid casing... Bring a tube.

Pager72 FL (Mar 2, 2021 at 12:48)

Ace lads :-)

Coldspringer (Mar 3, 2021 at 18:40)

Keswick + Redcar = speed

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broadyvrs FL (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:42)

@mtb-scotland comments are incoming, brace yourselves .

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loamfarmer (Mar 1, 2021 at 23:19)

All these Pros who are constantly breaking lockdown restrictions to hop boarders to go and ride and shoot videos are setting a really bad example.

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johnnyboy11000 (Mar 1, 2021 at 23:55)

They are pros mate, it's part of their job. I and many others travel across the country for work during lockdown too. Admittedly I didn't have as much fun as them though.

CM999 (Mar 2, 2021 at 3:02)

@johnnyboy11000: they are not pro film makers. 2 are pro bike riders free to travel for training purposes. The other is a commentator. If they count as pro film makers then everyone with a go pro and a YouTube account is a pro film makers

jimmythehat (Mar 2, 2021 at 3:13)

@johnnyboy11000: no job allows breaking of rules, fact

johnnyboy11000 (Mar 2, 2021 at 3:39)

@CM999: I might be wrong but I assume that the people doing the actual filming will be professional to some degree? It's a bit of a grey area really, they are paid to promote MTB brands. There's not much for Rob to commentate on at the minute and it's not as if they can realistically work from home. I get what you're saying re. the rules but are they more likely to put people at risk than I am going from the north east to a busy site/office on the other side of the country?

timbarnes (Mar 2, 2021 at 4:11)

Agree. I'm sure it's technically fine as they're 'doing their job', but to the rest of us stuck with riding from home (in the UK at least) I find it a bit rude. Doesn't inspire me to buy into the brands they're pushing.

loamfarmer (Mar 2, 2021 at 23:05)

@johnnyboy11000: What happens when they have a crash and the Ambulance has to come out. Then they are in hospital? What about logistically how do they get home? Someone has to break lock down to come and collect their vehicle from the other end of the country.

My personal opinion here is they should be towing the line like everyone else and I would absolutely not be buying into brands pushing their items with riders breaking lockdown. I really sets a bad example.

What did Boris say let me think? STAY HOME!!

johnnyboy11000 (Mar 3, 2021 at 5:08)

@loamfarmer: well statistically I am far more likely to end up in hospital doing what I do, than a few professional riders who are in familiar terrain. And every one of your 'what-ifs' would equally apply to me also. But I do it because, like them, I cannot reasonably be expected to work from home. Read the gov.uk guidelines, this is allowed even for non-essential workers.

Fair enough if it puts you off buying their brands but this kind of reaction is a bit overblown IMHO.

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brajal FL (Mar 1, 2021 at 15:15)

whart a fkig waste of time... horrible bikes and jokes. Cmon Rob u can do better that fkin retard gym moods and e-bikes pleesse

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Stianmtb (Mar 1, 2021 at 12:07)

Electric shit.

Chuckolicious (Mar 1, 2021 at 13:18)

Just created an account today to type that. Virtue signal points awarded!

thegoodflow (Mar 1, 2021 at 21:26) (Below Threshold)

Hey Chuck your mom is so fat she rides an e-bike

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cirque4 (Mar 1, 2021 at 10:34)

Really wondering why we see so much ebike content on a mountain biking website. Maybe "Pinkebike"?

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kindern FL (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:06)

maybe cos ebikes are mountain bikes

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Chuckolicious (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:07)

Really wondering how some people are incapable of grasping the concept of an EMTB filter. You really have to be dumber than a box of rocks.

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cirque4 (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:17) (Below Threshold)

@Chuckolicious: I may be slow, but i'm faster than you.

fullfacemike (Mar 1, 2021 at 11:24)

E-bikes are the only thing paying the bills in this industry right now.

Chuckolicious (Mar 1, 2021 at 13:16)

@cirque4: Maybe. Then again, maybe not. Don't be so sure of yourself, Blacque Jacque Shellacque. :-D

boozed (Mar 1, 2021 at 16:14)

@fullfacemike: That's an interesting way to look at it and I think you might be right. By comparison the Porsche Cayenne, hideous monstrosity and maligned by purists, generates bucketloads of money that Porsche can plough into R&D for its sports cars.

platnum (Mar 1, 2021 at 17:11)

@cirque4: only if you’re on an e-mtb.