INTO THE GNAR Episode 5 down one of the gnarliest trail in the world, aka: TRESPASSER!!!
Every year, people try to find it and when they do, they try to ride it, Yoann Barelli shows you how to approach this beast and gives you few tips on how to judge if your are ready to shred it !!
What seemed to be an educational video at the beginning became something hilarious, the typical Barelli's way.
Riding down Gargamel with this animal. Yoann: This trail has so much FLOW yooohoooo ahahahha ahhha (more giggles fading in the forest as he's disapearing) Us thinking: What is the meaning of Flow???? i'ts freaking steep as SH*T, we might (try to)walk my bike down here
I've struggled with this trail for years and I feel like the video unpacks some of the more difficult features in a way that makes sense. Unfortunately it's all the shit that he just blasts over/through that I find the hardest. So many awkward little moves on that trail between all the big features that will that knock your dick in the dirt. Barelli is good for the sport of mountain biking.
I've been wanting to ride this trail for a while but never actually do it when I am in whistler. That said I'll leave this here, Jinya on his chromag hardtail riding the ol' trespasser. Obviously not smashing like Yoann but stupid smooth (and on 26").
I love this series. Yoann is freakin' awesome. Fasten your seatbelts and grab a coffee. Yoann, you forgot the coffee. One needs it to enjoy the next 25 minute show. Keep up the awesome work. I will NEVER ride these trails but it is still extremely educational and interesting to watch. Thank you
OMG that just made my day! I will never!! ride Trespasser, but Yoann, you do it with style, and you always make me laugh and remind me why I love mountain biking as much as I do. Cheers!!!
Watched this with my 8 and 11 year olds rippers. Think they are Yoann's biggest fans now. They wouldn't stop laughing while I was dropping in my Depends.
bloody great vid Yoann. Reminds me of some of my local tough riding but your vid is how that stuff feels to me....which means your trail is BONKERS cos we all know how much a wide angle makes it look flatter :'-)
the only thing that kept me from thinking that this 'trail' is a figment of his imagination was the fact that I've seen other stoopid-dangerous 'trails' before, so I know that people ride shit like that. Also, I was laughing at the soundtrack continuously through most of the video.
Somebody should show this to little 'mv' in Cali. He could use it as 'evidence'.
Shared this with a friend who has no interest in mountain biking, but loves watching POV videos. He watches more videos than I do. He is now a huge Yoann Barelli fan.
How much crazier has this gotten over time? I saw one video from 2014 where that first rooty steep bit looked mostly covered with dirt, now it looks like my worst nightmare.
A lot of riders run their brake levers flat or close to it for two reasons.
1- When you are hanging off the back of the bike down a super steep section your levers are in a better position rather than having to roll your wrists up and forward to reach them 2- When you are landing drops and jumps the force goes through your palm and up through your forearm rather than through your thumb making you more stable and less likely to blow off the bars or break a thumb.
@Patrick9-32: You right. On your second point, to be more clear this puts different pressure on your wrist and helps with soreness at least in my experience. It also allows your body to be a better and stronger position when on those gnarly descents or flow.
I race XC and run my brakes pretty high. We're not braking on the climbs and running your brakes higher up allows for a more linear position(ie confident) when your ass is behind the seat.
@mihauek: Even when standing while braking you often have to compensate by moving your hips back with your bike as it slows down. I'm not saying you should run your brakes at a 0 degrees, but 20-35 deg from the top can give a rider a lot of confidence on the descents or any standing section where your hips are further back than when seated.
Try it. After 15-20min of awkwardness you'll notice a difference and can dial in the brake lever position.
@mihauek: a good combo is to move them higher, but move the resting position of the lever closer to the bar. It is less uncomfortable that way because your knuckles can stay flexed even when your weight/forearm is farther forward. Obviously this requires powerful and well-tuned brakes but once they're dialed in it makes for really nice hand position
Me: There are zero line choices.
Yoann: This trail has so much FLOW yooohoooo ahahahha ahhha (more giggles fading in the forest as he's disapearing)
Us thinking: What is the meaning of Flow???? i'ts freaking steep as SH*T, we might (try to)walk my bike down here
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When I eventually get to Whistler, forgive me if I "accidentally forget" to make time to do this run!!
Best of luck with the rest of the EWS season
Hugs to Jaxon and to your family
Very fun video, gnarly root lines, I see a few walks in there for this guy.
Singing = 0%
But still impressive to combine that on this trail...
Very impressive riding and filming (walking the track x times)
A lot of riders run their brake levers flat or close to it for two reasons.
1- When you are hanging off the back of the bike down a super steep section your levers are in a better position rather than having to roll your wrists up and forward to reach them
2- When you are landing drops and jumps the force goes through your palm and up through your forearm rather than through your thumb making you more stable and less likely to blow off the bars or break a thumb.
It feels f*ckin weird though.
I race XC and run my brakes pretty high. We're not braking on the climbs and running your brakes higher up allows for a more linear position(ie confident) when your ass is behind the seat.
Try it. After 15-20min of awkwardness you'll notice a difference and can dial in the brake lever position.
gnarliest in the world? Nah