Must Watch: Thomas Vanderham, Rémi Gauvin, & Carson Storch on the New Slayer in 'Oscillation'

Aug 17, 2019 at 13:30
by Rocky Mountain  

Back and forth, forward and back. Mastery on the bike comes from constant repetition. Whether it’s your hundredth time down a trail or you’re about to drop into a new one for the first time, steady, well-rehearsed motions are what will get you through. So ride fast and send it deep, because the Slayer is built for those who charge.

Thomas Vanderham

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Rémi Gauvin

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Carson Storch

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89 Comments

  • 83 0
 THIS IS SO SICK!!! cinematic GOLD! mad props! Totally rad!
  • 34 2
 They nailed the soundtrack which helps a lot
  • 17 0
 Almost every element of this video is near perfection: filming, drone operating, editing, color grading, shot compostition, the music choice... Rocky Mountain, the riders, and the film crew, you guys elevated the bars so so much!
  • 56 0
 This is so good! I want one!
  • 25 0
 Not until your broken bones are healed
  • 2 1
 Me Too!!!! I wish I could have the talent of your in your pinky, and the talent from Thomas's middle finger, and I would be an unstoppable beast!!! LOL
  • 27 1
 Currently selling my kidney so I can buy a slayer and try to ride like this
  • 14 1
 Most of us are living on life support machines since the rise of 650b carbon bikes.
  • 4 1
 @chyu: Don´t watch Repo Men!!!
  • 2 0
 @Germanmike: Agree, probably a shit film, just watch Repo Man instead! It's is still the best ever. "I know a life of crime has led me to this sorry fate, and yet, I blame society. Society made me what I am."
  • 24 0
 "Back and forth, forward and back. Mastery on the bike comes from constant repetition"

well that's where I've been going wrong then. i thought it was a few hours every Saturday or Sunday in between life duties.
  • 3 0
 Persist, perpetuate, prevail.
  • 21 1
 I work as a cam assistant on commercials and I am WETTING MYSELF at the progression of film making in our sport. The amount of time/planning/effort this must have taken is mighty impressive. big props Harrison and Liam!
  • 21 1
 Well that made me wanna buy a new Slayer.
  • 4 0
 It did do that. Indeed
  • 1 0
 Yep. Just got a pretty new bike and I want to replace it TODAY.
  • 12 0
 Holy. Masterpiece promo. Must be the best one I’ve seen. Wow
  • 12 0
 I saw Thomas Vanderham n I clicked, he has never ever disappointed
  • 10 0
 Storch on a dual crown slayer?
  • 19 0
 The new Slayer is compatible with a 200mm dual crown. Carson was running his at 180mm.
  • 4 0
 @RockyMountainBicycles: Does that mean that the Maiden is dead? Cause damn I love my Maiden...
  • 10 13
 @RenoLaw: We won't be producing the Maiden for 2020.
  • 4 0
 For a second when I saw that I thought it was 2004 again....when you could put any fork you wanted on any bike!
  • 4 0
 @RockyMountainBicycles: It's a sad day when Rocky doesn't produce a DH bike! What has this world come to?
Hell, you don't need to change it, it works great as it is, just make an all black frame (circa my '16 Unltd) and keep it available. You don't even have to make that many. And bring back the damn Flow DJ! Just a few simple steel tubes torched together, you already have the geometry, just make a few frames available to keep us loyalists happy! I promise they'll sell. You can even carry them over year to year if they don't.
  • 1 0
 @RockyMountainBicycles: Really, is this official ?
  • 8 2
 OMG, this is the best edit to come out in a long long time...

Overall rating: 1/10

Perfect use of slow motion 10/10
Perfect tunes 10/10
Perfect cinematography 10/10
Perfect Riding 10./10
Perfect Drone usage 10/10
Perfect Scenery 10/10
Absolutely crap length, needed to be at least 40 minutes long, scaling factor 10% of overall score Smile

So sick, reminded me of Follow me and old Silvia editing.
Awesome.
  • 8 1
 Vanderham still does it best idgaf
  • 7 0
 Yoooo. Outrageously sick you guys, everyone involved. Everything 10/10.
  • 5 0
 That was epic. Holy shit this video got me stoked. Well played!
  • 5 2
 Watch first time and get blown away. Then, second time mute soundtrack and listen with "Holy Diver" - Dio and really really get blown away!!! Props Rocky, major props.
  • 5 0
 Damn, I guess I need a Slayer now.
  • 6 1
 Where was Wade? Too busy riding his ebike?
  • 2 0
 He's a dairy farmer now, over in Switzerland.
  • 2 0
 Great promo. Cool idea if they switched terrain. Remi you go ride Utah, Caron rip some singletrack and well Thomas, you can ride everything.
  • 2 0
 The section of when the rider was in the forest chasm really reminds of Silvias video from like 2011-2012. www.pinkbike.com/video/250332 like 2:30's
  • 1 0
 Man, those silvia videos were awesome
  • 1 0
 "Designed for: All Mountain" - I'm confused. Didn't that use to mean meaty trail bike circa 140-150mm? This looks like freeride to me. Or what would the new freeride be?? Big Grin

Awesome vid and bike though
  • 1 0
 Think of it like this, you can ride all!!! the trails on the mountain with this bike!!!
  • 2 0
 Forgot best promo I ever seen, best bike video sequence period - lacking nothing (added bonus just like 'Follow Me' Vanderham riding trails not sending jumps)
  • 1 0
 this teaser vid gave me the best bike boner i have ever had. all 4 inches. ugh. everything was PERFECT. killer editing, video work, music, riding...everything.....................................................(_(_====D
  • 2 0
 that bit @ 1:50 might be one the coolest pieces of mtb footage i've ever seen
  • 3 0
 cinematography and riding were next level! Shit Rocky whats happening?? Big Grin
  • 2 1
 Great vid, I just wish they would stop using "must watch". The rebel in me thinks "I don't have to watch anything, f**k you!"
  • 3 0
 This was sweet! Congrats Liam and team.
  • 1 1
 Cool vid. Seems a lot like the GT Traitors video though where it appeared that the marketing team thought of a "cool" name for the video and then had to come up with goofy description to try and make it seem relevant.
  • 5 0
 Reverse! Thought of the video and then had to come up with a name Smile
  • 3 0
 Mtb porn right there.........
  • 3 0
 Insane work Liam and Harry!
  • 1 0
 Just picked up my new Slayer C70 from Shred. Can’t wait to get on it. Going to be hard to say goodbye to my old Slayer.
  • 3 2
 Cool you can run a triple clamp.Maybe one day they can rid themselves of the retched pressfit.
  • 2 0
 Mine will be here in a couple days..
  • 2 0
 Dialled! Such a great video guys!
  • 2 0
 This is up there for VOY, amazing
  • 5 5
 Pretty lame that their no option for air shock but two of them ride one ...i can say that I much prefer air over a coil and wish it would of been at least one option
  • 11 0
 The kinematics are fully compatible with both, we recommend the Fox Float X2 or the Rock Shox Super Deluxe.
  • 1 0
 Put that in your pipe and smoke it
  • 1 2
 @RockyMountainBicycles: suck tonhave to pay extra for a swap

Just think at least one model should of cane with a x2 since anyone on your team is gonna ride one anyway
  • 1 0
 @simonsdflk: shop’l sort ya whiner...probably do’r even-Steven
  • 2 0
 Fuck that was bad ass!!!!!
  • 3 0
 Crushed it!
  • 3 0
 Shivers and goosebumps!
  • 2 0
 sooo sick, best edit ive seen in a while
  • 1 0
 Sick video, however I would have loved to see it ridden at speed over some proper rough terrain..
  • 1 0
 That looks like an awesome bike!! I want to put my emerald on the front of one!
  • 1 0
 Nice job for sure. I'd say that's a proper weapon to Slay the mountain for sure! Doesn't hurt if you're also a pro!
  • 1 0
 Must watch.... Can't watch. Player not working?? The stills look pretty sick though
  • 2 0
 Hmm, that's weird. Seems to be working for everyone else - maybe some technical problem on your end?
  • 9 0
 Try closing all your porn tabs, computer is probably out of ram.
  • 1 0
 Awesome video! I could keep watching it over and over. The new Slayer with a dual crown looks amazing!!!!!
  • 1 0
 Rocky has been having some sick slayer edits
  • 1 0
 Wow that was so well done! One of my favorite videos ive seen recently.
  • 1 0
 It just got going and it finished ........
  • 1 0
 Wait 29er are not supposed to be playfull and flickable... Great video!!
  • 1 0
 And that edit got me way stoked!!!
  • 1 0
 I don't need one.... but f#ck me, I want one...
  • 1 0
 There is something of 'Lif Cycles'...
  • 1 0
 Deserves the "MUST WATCH:" on the title.
  • 2 0
 Watch this, Specialized!
  • 2 0
 Carson killing it.
  • 1 0
 Makes Me Wanna Riiiiiiiiiiiiiddddee!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 This video is friggin insane dude...must...stop...drool...
  • 1 0
 AMAZING!! LFG!!!!
  • 1 0
 Sick!!!’
  • 1 1
 What a MENTAL edit. Haven't seen anything this good in ages!!!
  • 1 0
 Forest Swords!!!
  • 1 0
 yea boys, this was rad!
  • 4 7
 www.pinkbike.com/news/must-watch-high-speed-raw-100-with-thomas-vanderham-on-vancouvers-north-shore.html

Old one looks faster
  • 1 0
 he running coil
  • 8 1
 it's obvious from watching that vid that the old bike was terrible and had way too much anti squat





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