Video: Wild French Freeriding in 'Menhir'

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steelpolish (Dec 13, 2018 at 19:01)

Obelix could totally carry that.. In fact, I reckon he can carry two at a time.

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Mightycor (Dec 13, 2018 at 20:30)

Well done sir!

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oronaut (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:59)

Where is *?

Every freeride video needs a dog!

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teedubya (Dec 14, 2018 at 3:35)

As long as the sky doesn't fall on his head.

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gapos999 (Dec 14, 2018 at 6:44)

This video was only possible thanks to his kind help!

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TheLocalSpokesman (Dec 13, 2018 at 21:52)

100% have to say I read the title and thought "big deal. I've ridden steep rollers" - But that is NEXT LEVEL steep. Heinously close to being unrideable (beyond that point it's a freefall/huck I guess). Second thought: Someone who can back flip and front flip a DH bike is more qualified than me to decide what is difficult and what isn't

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todayisthegreatest (Dec 13, 2018 at 21:58)

watch rough af 3

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rjrx (Dec 13, 2018 at 17:10)

That was nucking futs...high level work going on there.

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colincolin (Dec 13, 2018 at 18:12)

Actually that was hucking ruts

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scott-townes (Dec 13, 2018 at 18:24)

Vinnie T put up some pictures of them working on it on the ol facebooks a bit ago... the video does it justice.

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mmiloou (Dec 13, 2018 at 20:56)

maybe I'm too much of a roadie but wouldn't you think someone who can frontflip doubles be ok riding down a rock? Not to say it's easy but risk/speed wise he seems to be doing crazier stuff imo

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Grunk (Dec 13, 2018 at 22:17)

Agreed. I'd like to think I could work up to hitting that roll. Any type of flip..not a chance.

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Gmang (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:37)

He looked okay with it to me.... I think the clip where he stopped was showcasing the fact that he had to work up to it as @Grunk noted. Everyone's a bit different in their hangups. I am okay with dropping and not so much with boosting. This guy looks right at home boosting doubles and throwing backies but had to work up to the slab roll.

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WAKIdesigns (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:44)

I think it had to do with how scenic this stuff is and when you build it, it's another experience. If you pump out jump after jump after jump it's a different thing. I know folks who front flip doubles and they would be totally intimidated by it. If you think about it, if you loose your balance on the edge, and this is no easy edge to roll over, you're in for a long tumble and you can mess yourself up properly. Ask rock climbers how nice it is to tumble down such face before the rope stops them.

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niebs12 (Dec 14, 2018 at 1:04)

@Gmang: well said brotha

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stalkinghorse (Dec 14, 2018 at 7:57)

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I could honestly imagine myself rolling that rock; never flipping a gap jump.

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WAKIdesigns (Dec 14, 2018 at 8:14)

@stalkinghorse: ya, me too, but then I know that the speed at the bottom will be insane and there’s no good way to brake. I rolled at least three different 45deg slabs of this size and it’s not a good time in my books. Especially when despite best intentions and mental prep, my finger starts dragging the front brake in some involuntary unconscious panic mode... This here is steeper than 45deg...

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BeardlessMarinRider (Dec 15, 2018 at 4:03)

As someone else said above, I think the guy himself is pretty qualified to say what is crazy or not having the full range of crazy covered

Video always makes things look easy and when things work they always look easy too. It looks like a heck of a lot of scoping and building went it to it which is itself an unknown

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bunjiman82 (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:07)

Beautiful camera work, loved the ethereal light and the faces lit by the torch fire. You don't see many vids making as much of a feature of the prep as the riding! Instant fave

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jmcdaniels (Dec 13, 2018 at 23:46)

Just goes to show how anyone growing up riding the shore has a warped perception about what is an appropriate level of steepness

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fullbug (Dec 13, 2018 at 19:18)

how do you say “rough af” in French?

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krashDH85 (Dec 13, 2018 at 20:19)

baguette

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ZebraDylan (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:00)

or "Omelette du fromage"

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Fribour (Dec 14, 2018 at 1:36)

Sacrebleu af

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mcguirevisuals (Dec 13, 2018 at 17:29)

Holy shit, really nice video and some nice cinematography.

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BikesNBites (Dec 13, 2018 at 18:24)

We had this.... 'this' being land we could build on.
RCF aka "The Farm" --- it was the bomb. FreeRide stunts out the waazoo.

RiveChase Farm in VA --- property was a money pit so the family sold it but man, it was fun while it lasted.

sadly, new land owner bulldozed everything we built. we had wood features all over the place, 300+ foot long elevated skinny, gaps, drops, doubles, you name it, we built it. even had a fire pit jump for those who were more daring

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newbermuda (Dec 13, 2018 at 18:53)

Ok

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mkotowski1 (Dec 14, 2018 at 6:42)

So what is the liability on doing this on your land I kinda want to

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loopie (Dec 13, 2018 at 17:38)

Very nice...especially the wood/rock A-frame..beauty line!

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CRAFTY-P (Dec 13, 2018 at 17:03)

Benwah balls.

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krin-nsk (Dec 13, 2018 at 23:17)

Freakin cool!

May I ask a qiestion. What was the purpose of using the blowlamp? Wood gets prone to weather or smth else?

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winko (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:16)

Looks like wood of spruce and that thing wet is like ice...

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Gmang (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:44)

@winko nailed it. Also the slats are all saw cut so a smooth surface and adds too the slickness. I like to hand split slats but it's tough to find the right wood and it can take a lot more time.

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AnyBike (Dec 13, 2018 at 23:31)

So nice really makes me want to go trail building!!! I noticed for a while now videos from youtube don't have the option to like them, I'd throw a thumbs up for sure if it was an option!

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Kramz (Dec 14, 2018 at 11:37)

Solid video. I miss west coast Canadian freeride so much. It was like some goons got together, and figured out how to work a camera.

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Robbyc1979 (Dec 13, 2018 at 18:53)

That video F$&@:ing sick!!! Awesome trails sick riding.

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matzx (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:14)

VOD, also, awesome trail, love to ride it, building something similar, just without that rock

keep diggin bro!

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chickendog (Dec 15, 2018 at 18:03)

I am not as intimidated by the rock roll as I am big gaps , depends on what you spend most of your time riding ,

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ovadebarz (Dec 16, 2018 at 13:08)

this guy needs a wild card to Rampage

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sullbikes (Dec 13, 2018 at 23:06)

Wicked building and edit. Great job guys!

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tylernicol (Dec 13, 2018 at 17:17)

tres bien

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dookiehill (Dec 13, 2018 at 18:51)

Great video. I didn't expect the drop at the bottom of the rock.

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inshane-himself (Dec 13, 2018 at 21:35)

amazing! you killed it

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Andrew9696 (Dec 13, 2018 at 22:02)

Maybe it looks steeper in person?

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Gmang (Dec 14, 2018 at 0:45)

It always does right?

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dixieponch (Dec 13, 2018 at 22:45)

Top du top !

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paulvonperth (Dec 13, 2018 at 23:07)

Skills to pay the bills - makes it look sooo EASY..! :O

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krin-nsk (Dec 13, 2018 at 23:20)

The tech-ish part is to calculate the speed at the top of the boulder

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Inertiaman (Dec 13, 2018 at 23:40)

Ca va.

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Sarin (Dec 14, 2018 at 1:32)

Akrigg do it whitout ramp

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vggg (Dec 14, 2018 at 8:09)

And without scraping it clean of the moss !

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Cocorico (Dec 14, 2018 at 5:10)

Rrrrrrrooooohhhh ce morceau de caillou quoi !!!!Terrible !

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jamesbrant (Dec 13, 2018 at 22:24)

cool rock.

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freeridelifestyle FL (Dec 14, 2018 at 3:51)

Continuez ainsi Benoit.

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vggg (Dec 14, 2018 at 8:10)

Would've been impressive had the moss not been scraped from the rock.

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oldmanhucking (Dec 14, 2018 at 8:30)

Fantastic stuff!

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owenbfoster FL (Dec 14, 2018 at 9:07)

So sick

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macdanglers (Dec 14, 2018 at 16:04)

so fucking sick