Video: Searching for Slop on a British Road Trip

34 Comments

JeffWeed (Dec 30, 2021 at 7:22)

You guys are ripping!!! Love the hardtail shots, too!

eteyber (Dec 30, 2021 at 9:04)

More HT content!!

liammoynihan (Jan 3, 2022 at 6:01)

@eteyber: Yeh Euan is absolutely pinned on that Hardtail!

Fishmongatti (Dec 30, 2021 at 4:54)

Aberfeldy featuring again, great place to ride

700-pirate (Dec 30, 2021 at 8:31)

Euan Thomson killing it on that hardtail too.

liammoynihan (Jan 3, 2022 at 6:06)

@700-pirate: Aberfeldy is some spot and Euan is some boy! haha

Meganstuart1 FL (Jan 4, 2022 at 16:17)

@the-dudes: I’m still waiting for ya boys to come and ride at Contin!

700-pirate (Jan 5, 2022 at 6:11)

@Meganstuart1: Contin is fun!

700-pirate (Dec 30, 2021 at 3:30)

Great series. Makes you want to get out and ride!

RadBikeBro (Dec 30, 2021 at 5:26)

Completely agree, nice to see some mountain biking that actually resembles what you actually do!

pen9-wy (Dec 31, 2021 at 5:25)

@RadBikeBro: to be honest I dont want to watch MTBing that resembles what I actually do. Id rather be out doing it.
Id rather watch some exciting or aspirational stuff.

Better playing football on a Sunday morning than watching Sunday morning football. If your watching football - watch EPL

liammoynihan (Jan 3, 2022 at 6:02)

Thanks!

liammoynihan (Jan 3, 2022 at 6:05)

@pen9-wy: I'd say the way Lachlan went round a few of those turns was Champions League stuff even if some of the other bits were just Championship. haha! Agree though always better to do than watch but if watching the video can make folk keen to ride then I'm happy!

RadBikeBro (Jan 4, 2022 at 0:32)

@pen9-wy: - can I go out for a sloppy bike ride in under 10 minutes? No. Can I watch someone else ride awesome trails and get stoked to ride in that time? Yes. It doesn't have to be either-or.

Conanangus (Dec 30, 2021 at 9:52)

Big props to the builders, they’ve put in a solid shift!

biking-viking-rcm (Dec 30, 2021 at 12:53)

Bet they didn't have to look far for slop.

laBoeuf (Dec 30, 2021 at 16:19)

e-biker ate all the snacks hahahaha

robstead888 (Dec 30, 2021 at 10:48)

Never searching a long time to find slop in the UK

gotohe11carolina FL (Dec 30, 2021 at 5:48)

I really want the one wheel shuttle vehicle now

seraph (Dec 30, 2021 at 10:28)

If they were searching for slop, I'd say they found it.

DizzyNinja (Dec 30, 2021 at 10:58)

I thought this was gonna be a pub crawl

Primo123 (Dec 30, 2021 at 12:10)

How would you set up your bike differently to handle slop like this?

Raywill (Dec 30, 2021 at 13:27)

Dirty Dan's

IH8Speedbumps (Dec 30, 2021 at 8:15)

I can't help but think that I was always told not to ride when it's wet and muddy because it destroys the trail...
or am I just being uppity?

gmcc (Dec 30, 2021 at 8:38)

in some places that may be true but you can ride in in any conditions in the UK. we wouldnt get to ride otherwise

Serpentras (Dec 30, 2021 at 9:06)

Must be something from the USA. I never ever heard that in , France , Spain, Germany, Italy and ofc UK

Conanangus (Dec 30, 2021 at 9:54)

Trial closure can help trials last longer and not get damaged, although it massively depends on the type of trail and how it’s built. From my experience the closing of trials in bad weather in the USA and Canada is much more prevalent as trail governance is much more established.

konadan (Dec 30, 2021 at 10:28)

You're listening to the wrong messages. Trails only get better when treated like this, unless you live in the southwest US. I think a good rule of thumb is this: If it rains a lot where you are, it's a go.

thenotoriousmic (Dec 30, 2021 at 15:13)

That’s an American thing where tyre ruts bake hard after the trails dry leaving semi permanent damage. We just keep riding stuff until all the dirt has washed away leaving big ruts and rocks everywhere.

klerric (Jan 10, 2022 at 7:58)

Mint....

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markcorrigan FL (Dec 30, 2021 at 14:21)

Far too many goggles and half-shells for my liking. I’m out

Lemmyschild (Dec 31, 2021 at 8:14)

Yeah man! I hate long boarders too, and kooks who inline skate, and skiers, an basically anyone who isn't cool, and rides the same stuff and dresses like me! Right on.

liammoynihan (Jan 1, 2022 at 7:26)

I just need to know if you are the real Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell in character) with that username? If so big fan. If not big disappointment. haha!

markcorrigan FL (Jan 1, 2022 at 11:03)

@the-dudes: the real Mark Corrigan from Croydon