Video: Tom Isted's Welcome to the GT Wing Project Edit

Jan 29, 2019 at 13:21
by GT Bicycles  

Newly named GT Bicycles Wingman Tom Isted is the type of rider that puts it all out there in the air, and he knows that you don't need a DH bike to send the big stuff. So, press play and engage full send mode to see why Tom is the newest member of the GT Wing Project family.


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bigquotesI started riding BMX from 10 and was competing from the age of 18. After watching my first FMB contest in person at FISE Montpellier I thought to myself ‘that looks like fun’. As ramps in BMX haven’t really changed for 10 years, I felt like it was time for a change. The idea of riding bigger course really appealed to me and two years later, here we are. [This edit] was filmed at Woody’s bike park in Cornwall mainly to just show that you don’t need a DH bike to ride big stuff, 100mm is plenty!Tom Isted

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Welcome to the Wing Project, Tom!


Location: Woody's Bike Park, Cornwall
Filmer/Editor: Ryan Hallett
Follow Tom on instagram @tom_isted
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49 Comments
  • 12 1
 He's not wrong about travel. It deadens sections that don't need 200mm each end, and can make you lazy. You get out what you put in, and what you get from hardtails, and short travel bikes is profound. Nice edit!
  • 14 6
 100mm is indeed plenty. For a video edit - at a relatively smooth bike park - for one day.

I'll await the 14 day tour of the Alps 'big stuff' including national DH tracks on the same 100mm rig?

Seriously though, decent shredit....!
  • 7 3
 One day? Every day. You could ride that other stuff on trail bikes if you're good enough
  • 8 5
 @shredright: ah yeah man, 100%, that's why no bikes bigger than trail bikes are used for any rough stuff at any professional level....

.....Wait.

I've got no issue with the edit or the riding, it was just a bit of a silly statement to tack on the end of it. I'm sure every WC downhill team are now sat round a table like, "Oh sh1t son! How did we never realise big stuff didn't require 200mm+. Best rethink our strategy!!"
  • 7 4
 What's silly is your misinterpretation of things. Did he mention full time DH racing??
  • 6 6
 @shredright: OK, cool, we'll go and tell all the lads in the Fest series they're doing it wrong? Or Enduro riders that they should be fine on less travel? Sorry if I've offended you bro, the only silly part here is an inability to see that sometimes a blanket statement can sound a bit weird.
  • 4 3
 There you go again, bringing more into this that has no relevance. Are you being pedantic, or just a bit dim? You don't have to answer, as it was flippin rhetorical
  • 2 0
 @Kirky86: Just ask him, Loose Fest with enduro bike Big Grin www.pinkbike.com/video/451275

But I think that everybody should ride what they like to ride. In some case a trail bike will be enought to have fun, and sometimes a DH bike would suit better.
In his case, a DH bike isn't clearly needed, but some people would use a DH bike to have more confidence Smile
  • 3 1
 @Voxran: Precisely. It's done quite regularly by others too. I'm certain the comment was just meant as a bit of a joke, as nobody is silly enough to claim small bikes are categorically "plenty" for stuff that a majority of people would use a big bike for (as is implied by the comment itself). My reply was also just a flippant response meant in similar type of very loose humour, just seems to have triggered some people that want to walk their ego with their keyboards and take stuff a bit too seriously ????.
  • 4 4
 Yeah you were triggered and did take it a bit too seriously. Mr serious. Mr dry humour. Chin up. its still legal to ride any bike ya like!
  • 1 3
 @shredright: next time I'll be sure to state "no backsies" and you can think up your own retort. Nice try son. *washes hands of this shit-show and moves on*
  • 1 6
flag shredright (Jan 30, 2019 at 12:03) (Below Threshold)
 Oh fuck off you uptight prick. You're full of it!
  • 3 3
 @shredright: "Yeah you were triggered and did take it a bit too seriously. Mr serious." Hilarious haha.
  • 4 1
 @shredright: You guys realize he's on the Slopestyle bike and not the trail bike right? Ever had a look at the dimensions on slope courses now? A lot bigger then all that stuff.. None of that should take away from the video though this dudes dope af.
  • 1 0
 @yellowpurple: fully man. I cant, nor wouldn't want to take anything away from the riding, t'was shit hot! I was just treating the statement as a blanket description of "not needing a DH bike to ride big stuff" as a tad incorrect lol. Slopestyle isn't "big stuff" in the same respect. That's why Pilgrim got away with riding a hardtail the entire time haha.
  • 1 0
 @yellowpurple: Did i say the guy in the video is riding a trail bike? No! And yeah, slopestyle courses are BIG.
  • 6 1
 @Kirky86: @shredright put your handbags down ladies.
  • 1 0
 Trigger warning, OMG trigger warning!!!!
  • 1 0
 @shredright: haha didn't mean to tag you!
  • 1 0
 He's riding a national route, no roots,no rocks, no shit to bounce you off the trail....
  • 2 0
 @Voxran: Yeah man.. thanks for the link. Good memories seeing my outstanding "formfollowsfunction-vehicle" on the campsite, looks nice from this angle.. that's all what i asked me watching this live with my beer in hands ;-) ! What's up this year, can't wait to go there for the 4th time :-) ?!? LOOSEFEST-XL, singlecrown involved!
  • 9 0
 All I know is that I need that trail in my city!! I would pay t ride that!! I would pay a lot!!
  • 3 0
 Just thought the same ... i would even be happy if a trail like that would be within a 4 hour drive from my home, but no chance ????
  • 3 6
 Or just spend the time to build something like it, and its free!
  • 3 0
 @FendlerMTB: and it's also highly illegal in a lot of places. we built some hits at our local trails and the police were the only ones protecting us from facing felonies for digging.... so, not exactly free.
  • 1 0
 @FendlerMTB: in germany you can even get penalised when you build trails on your own land, because public safety
  • 10 5
 Text from the main page link; "It's not often we you someone throw a casual decade in a bike park."

This is either missing punctuation or words. "It's not often when you see someone throw....." or "It's not often we, you, or someone throws a casual decade...".

I'm so bad at English, and usually in rush too.
  • 7 0
 Killer riding. That track looks like so much fun.

I hope this is a 26" distortion v2 that the public can buy. I loved my old distortion.
  • 2 0
 Yup. Most fun bike i used to have. Still looking for something similar....
  • 2 0
 @counterpoint: Spot rollik 607 is the closest thing I've found. Super fun bike.
  • 3 0
 omg PB please stop with the kooky clickbait! how the F is this a trail bike edit lol...please Id love to see this guy do an all day ride on his trail bike looool, wouldn't be pretty anyways sick riding
  • 5 0
 That is THE... SMOOTHEST... decade I've ever seen!
  • 3 1
 Dare I say.. with the speed an style He's attacking that line.. Although He might not have as many tricks, His style kinda reminds me of Semanuck......
  • 3 0
 @nojzilla: thought the same
  • 1 0
 Yep. Maybe I don't watch much SS, but never seen that trick at 50s before...
  • 1 0
 @Otago: a Decade is an old 80's flatland back wheel bmx trick, Jerry Gally (maybe the standard riders Kirt Schitd or Rick Molinterno where first?) took it to mini ramp tech in the mid 90's an then it was taken to Dirt Jumps, by who I have no idea??
  • 6 4
 I knew he´s gonna send sick tricks from the point I saw that dirtbag style of grabbing bars
  • 3 0
 Woodys is sick.
  • 2 0
 I need one of these tracks in my back yard.
  • 1 2
 Testify to the crowds of riders who believe that they need 140mm+ and jumbo tires just to ride your average trail system. Great riding in the video, fast, poppy riding is always stylish.
  • 1 0
 I was there the day that was filmed the drone buzzing over my head put me off and I nearly fell off.
  • 1 0
 cool, so GT has another great rider in their stable. nice edit, some style points made there Tom !
  • 1 0
 Are those high-top vans or 5 10s? They're sick!
  • 2 0
 Go on Ted! Silky smooth
  • 2 0
 jesus...
  • 2 0
 Woodys bike park????
  • 2 0
 yes it sure is woodys
  • 2 0
 @simonbok: brilliant place I'm going back in the summer
  • 1 0
 Wow. that was awesome.







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