Sam Hill: Built to Last - Video

Nov 7, 2016 at 14:52
by Nukeproof  
Sam Hill- Built to Last

by Nukeproofinternational
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Old School natural trails + Flat Pedals = 2.16mins of Sam hill enjoying his Nukeproof Mega 275. Thank you to Supernatural, Dolceaqua for the guiding and uplifts.

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109 Comments
  • 103 36
 Music was absolutely positively terrible
  • 20 4
 The tune at the beginning was quite nice though
  • 53 13
 You can't fail with Sick of it All! 30 years Newyork hardcore!
  • 14 5
 But hardcore just doesn't match this video. Hectically cut scenes of Val di Sole carnage would fit, or keep the pictures of these Enduro tracks and play straight forward rock along the lines of Foo Fighters. - Either combination is fine for me, but this was a mismatch.
  • 10 3
 SOIA FTW. If you haven't seen them live put it on ya bucket list.
  • 10 1
 They should have done it raw, so it could be the same as every other MTB video
  • 3 2
 Good music just didn't match the video really.
  • 11 1
 @kerberos: Pretty sure the music was matched to Sam not the riding...he's doesn't seem like a Foo Fighters guy to me.
  • 5 2
 @Miller16SD: def matched to Sam Hill but terrible for the riding.... Great video, love Sam Hill. Music choice for riding, def needs improvement.
  • 6 0
 @Miller16SD:

Ding ding ding! Sam Hill is all about the punk.
  • 1 0
 @fartymarty: I have, opera house t.o. 30th anniversary. Meh....
  • 1 0
 @fartymarty: NYHC!
  • 2 0
 @fartymarty: Hell yeah. Still remember seeing them at the old Manly Vale Hotel in Sydney in early 90s - think tiny band room like a bunker, black ceiling so low you could touch it, SOIA loud enough to strip paint and the the place a seething mass of punters literally climbing the walls. Shit I'm old.
  • 1 0
 Sick of it All taught me all my best dance moves www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fvu951up_0
  • 48 5
 Amazing video of proper trail riding and when you look closely you can see how much skill he has and things for you to try and achieve out on the trails. A refreshing change from 90ft canyon gaps and 7 mile manuals (which will never be of use to me - yet still good to watch too!)

Also, I realise the flat pedal thing is a nice gimmick (all celebs should have one), but he must be bored as fook about being known as Sam Flat Pedal Hill. He certainly looked bored holding the pedals lol!

Good job though Nukeproof on this vid!
  • 36 2
 Sam always looks bored. Even when he was throwing massive hucks back in the day.
  • 39 1
 Let's all pitch in and hire the anthill guys to do a proper edit for him again.
m.pinkbike.com/video/122458
  • 6 0
 m.youtube.com/watch?v=KmvOwYbugag
  • 6 0
 @theedon: woah vanderham has a fork change mid filming, fox to marz. i never noticed that lol
  • 4 1
 @theedon: is this what you were looking for? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wSG3m4VNlo
  • 3 0
 @webhead: lol, this isn't the youtube clip you are looking for
  • 4 8
flag farmageddon (Nov 8, 2016 at 10:09) (Below Threshold)
 Take a light shot at free ride all you like but all i learned from this is how to beat up a little bike for the sake of staying with the marketable trend.. I would rather see him on a real bike shredding myself.. It was nice of them to thank the guide for the shuttling though. Wouldn't want to think they were DHing on a pedal bike ..If word got out it was all a facade..
  • 3 0
 @farmageddon: he's probably riding the set up he will ride for EWS.... notice the pack and the full face. Definitely not a combo you'd normally have, but something you want to ride in if that's your race kit
  • 2 0
 the good ole days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMNENmsoNMk
  • 48 6
 Sam Hill is a great rider. That was a terrible video.
  • 16 1
 agreed - those slo-mo skids with the leg out and music made me sad. I thought "awesome, a new Sam Hill video, wonder what he's been up to" and then the disappointment settled in.
  • 6 0
 Get Rankin back behind the camera. And get Sam back in a Troy Lee helmet and kit. Those are the videos I want to see
  • 24 1
 I'm gonna buy a Sam Hill D3 and give it to him.
  • 20 1
 I reckon he should get into downhill at some stage would probably do really well at it.
  • 20 1
 Weak video. Strong rider.
  • 12 1
 Was this filmed with a cell phone? Or a sony action cam? Or a plush teddy bear hidden-babysitter-cam?

For all the free quality video that guys put on this site, its kind of shameless to see such a cheap edit from sponsored post.
  • 6 0
 agreed. The Don deserves better videos
  • 7 0
 was filmed on a potato.
  • 25 11
 Finally some decent music in an edit! Sick of it all rules
  • 11 0
 I was just thinking how old school this video is, then the those words actually came out in the lyrics. I'll shut up and finish watching.
  • 7 0
 I agree with the posts that state the video didn't do him justice as a rider. But you know what? I've watched him ride stuff in person that others beat their brains out trying to clean and he made it look boring. He's just technically such a fluid rider, it doesn't translate to video.

That shot where he hit the same turn 3 different ways was a good example. He is literally the sneakiest line picker sniping lines without effort that others lose time on

Also agree that Sick of It All is awesome, but didn't mesh.with the vid. I think that's more the videos fault though.
  • 2 0
 Yup. It's a very nuanced style of riding compared to others where it *looks* fast. He matches transitions perfectly, doesn't look wild or out of control, jumps the exact amount needed to keep speed and low. I don't think people really see how skilled he is, just his wins (which came from that skill). Watching him hit that wild stepdown in F1rst was pretty eye opening to how perfect he hits things.
  • 1 0
 Have you seen the Steve Peat movie? Come back to me when you have and tell me Sam Hill doesn't look fast. He bloody quads two doubles at about 500mph.
  • 4 0
 @sicmoto: We aren't saying he doesn't look fast, since we've both seen him multiple times in person. What we are saying, is many don't see the subtle nuances that make him so fast. A lot of riders are some what wild and this looks raged and faster than it may be. Whereas guys like Gwin, Minnar, Hill, seem to look more composed and relaxed, and unless you see the rate they travel at, it's hard to see just how quick they are because they are smooth, not hitting holes, perfectly landing transitions, not jumping too high, etc. This equates to consistent speed as is evident by the careers of riders who ride so clean. You can also see it in riders like Smith, who got smoother and smoother as their results climbed.

I've never seen a rider ride as clean in ragged spots as Hill, and I've been to multiple world cups to watch.
  • 1 0
 @atrokz: Yep!
  • 2 0
 @atrokz: Yea fair enough, the illusion of loose being fast. Bruni is getting to that point also.
  • 13 6
 There's zero complaints when you get to hear Sick Of It All in an edit. Stop whining about the music you soft little sissies.
  • 7 2
 According to yesterdays posts, I think you'll find Sam Hill in the region of - Full Enduro - Badass Enduro - Enduro Enduro - Flats Enduro - DH Enduro - Enduro - ( all without a cliche craft beer in sight)
  • 6 0
 I can't wait till someone has some Pig Destroyer as a soundtrack to a video...
  • 6 1
 That was like watching John Travolta dancing in Pulp Fiction after having grown up watching Saturday Night Fever.
  • 2 0
 Good to see this type of vid. Shame the editor used 2 clips of the same part of trail from the same angle. Clip at 14 secs was enough and the best, so should have just left the other
  • 6 1
 sam makes the term full enduro badass.
  • 5 0
 1:24... Looked like Sam was having a sneaky piss in a doorway...
  • 5 0
 Is it just me or this edit is terrible af?
  • 3 0
 After rewatching this this three or four times I now like this clip a whole lot more. The trails are steep as hell and he isn't easing into them at all.
  • 3 2
 In comparison to Hill's on the edge style at his peak where he'd often absolutely destroy the entire WC DH field. There's no other words to describe this new style of riding other than "mincing". Infact I'm pretty sure I saw him down at Glentress the other week. Well it was someone uninspiring on a Nukeproof wearing a leatt anyway.

This new video brings me much sadness.
  • 2 0
 Go home Gary, you're drunk.
  • 1 0
 That was a gritty song that matched the natural gnar Sam was ripping it on. You all want to see buff trails with a dude pulling a 720 off a gap. Yeah ive seen that. This was Raw gritty nasty and I liked it. Thank god almost all videos are the exact same shite. To please the masses. Thanks for making something a bit different.
  • 1 0
 I'd like to remember Sam in his DH guise ..the guy made people wanna ride hard and loose..he was a breath of fresh air. Dude had some insane line choices(deemed),mostly invisible to others ..his competitors used to wait on the gnar sections to see Sam's lines..
Having fun now, good for him
  • 4 0
 those brakes sound horrible
  • 6 4
 If 'Those Blake's is the name of the band then... Agreed!
  • 3 0
 ^ 'Those Brakes'. Stoopid autocorrect.
  • 4 0
 Sam Hill the swiss knife of mountain biking.
  • 13 0
 Sam Hill is a fcukin machete!
  • 5 1
 The dude is just so f*ckn cool!
  • 3 0
 I'll miss him on the DH scene but enduro looks perfect for him, great to see him happy and doing what he wants
  • 1 0
 he is still racing some WC DH races IIRC.
  • 4 0
 Sam hill deserves better edits than this
  • 2 0
 It's weird to see negative comments about Sick of It All. It totally makes sense that Sam Hill would be a fan. Give em a listen people. Inspiriing band - inspiring rider.
  • 3 0
 Nice to hear the music I grew up on in bike videos. Sick Of It All NYHC. More hardcore metal punk in bike vids please!!!
  • 2 0
 hopefully one day my bank account will allow a mega 275 into my possession.
  • 4 1
 We need you back in downhill...
  • 1 0
 Pics his way thru that rocky terrain like it was a flow trail. Only problem with the tune was it wasn't long enough. raw 1000 on his home tracks
  • 3 0
 SOIA!!! Finally some good music in a video. Refreshing
  • 2 0
 Predicting that handguards will be the new must-have-do-you-even-enduro-bro-item, in 3, 2, 1...
  • 1 0
 Form is temporary but class is permanent! DH hasn't been god for Sam recently but the guy has got some serious skills on an mtb. Hero, legend.
  • 2 0
 Who's the guy in front of him?
  • 2 0
 Its Elliott Heap infront of him
  • 6 6
 Love Sam Hill! Love his riding skills! Hate music like that!!! Silence is better so you can hear the bike hitting the trail!
  • 4 3
 How can you hate Sick of It All? They kick ass.
  • 1 2
 @fartymarty: Their music sounds like a cat being tortured, with a man screaming and playing drums to drown out the noise
  • 2 1
 Legend, but still weird to see him without a bad ass custom painted Troy Lee Helmet.
  • 1 2
 Because he's not sponsored by TLD. CRC Nukeproof is sponsored by Leatt this year. CMIIW.
  • 2 0
 this vid does not do sam justice... must of been filmed with a "fo pro."
  • 4 3
 many complaints about music, hard music is not for pussies, same as mtbiking,
  • 2 0
 Give this man a DH-Bike!!!
  • 1 0
 Man! That just it, he looks like he wanted too progress going bigger, but the bike was holding him back, is this just his new strategy? This bloke is re finding the old.
  • 1 0
 Huge Sam Hill fan but damn that video looks low budget. Color correction... look it up : )
  • 1 0
 i though he was riding very fast and in control for loose natural trails with very little "dirt".
  • 2 0
 italy?
  • 3 0
 Yes, Dolceaqua
  • 2 0
 Yay ! Sam Hill !!!!
  • 1 0
 more like BUILT TO BLAST!
  • 2 1
 Sam Hill, The Legend! Straight up riding, that's all. #ride100percent
  • 1 0
 Would love to see him ride the Mega 290
  • 1 0
 I can watch that in silent. Fast and loose
  • 1 0
 Is it just me or is that bike super ugly?
  • 1 0
 Wiggle must have cut their budget for this one.
  • 1 0
 best rider
  • 1 0
 bark busters!?
  • 1 0
 finger fenders
  • 2 2
 For a moment I thought he was clipped in... NOT!
  • 1 0
 Cool pre-turn reel Smile
  • 1 0
 Sam SkHill
  • 1 1
 Sam Hill + YT + TLD + Deity = EWS Boss
  • 1 0
 What in the Sam Hill....
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