Ambitions, Featuring Emily Batty - Video

Nov 30, 2015 at 7:01
by Liam Murphy  

MENTIONS: @trek / @EmilyBatty


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87 Comments
  • 102 3
 Guessing there won't be too much complaining from Pinkbikers about featuring an XC rider here.
  • 27 9
 Nobody likes a sausage fest. Plus she's easy on the eyes.
  • 10 1
 Need more Emily Batty....lots more
  • 60 3
 As a young father having the pleasure of raising a daughter (5 weeks old) Emily embodies the free spirit, and enthusiasm i wish to instill in my own. Great roll model, the passion is just so real!
  • 8 0
 Enjoy the process. I have 7yr old twin girls who are starting to rip singletrack, riding with them and seeing the fun they have with it is as gratifying as it gets. Getting run bikes for them at age 2 definitely helped. I will be showing them this video asap.
  • 8 0
 She is also genuinely very nice. A true role model for young athletes girls AND boys.
  • 4 0
 Yeah awesome i have twin 17 month old girls who have been on push bikes since 6 months with the help of extra wheels
  • 4 0
 Rule #18: teach your kids to ride before they can walk lol
  • 50 0
 Our top sportswomen don't get enough coverage. Our top XC racers don't get enough coverage. This hits the nail on the head for me. Yes, Emily Batty is really really ridiculously good-looking, and that's probably why many of us pressed play. But look how fast she is! Look how humble,look how driven. A stunning role-model for the sport.
  • 19 0
 Good vid! I enjoy that they left the advertising until the end and just told the story.
  • 10 0
 I've got a 3 day old daughter at home and I'm so looking forwards to seeing her ride her first bike! Great video!
  • 9 1
 Middle finger braking looks so funny!
  • 3 3
 I wonder if she does this for a reason...
  • 3 0
 So she can shift gears.
  • 3 1
 but you can shift gears with your thumbs.

If I had to guess, it eases her grips on the bars. a lot of grip strength comes from the middle and ring finger, right? So you can't be ham-fisted if one of those fingers is on the brakes.

just a guess though.
  • 12 1
 Clear sign for those standing in her way or wanting to get fresh with her.
  • 4 0
 Probably cause she has small hands - I remember doing this myself when I was a wee BMX racer.
  • 6 3
 It doesn't matter what finger she puts on the brake because she hardly uses it anyway. Bottom line, she's faster than 90% of us guys.
  • 1 0
 I have a friend who races rode bikes who damaged the ligaments in his finger and cant squeeze it. Could be due to an injury.
  • 1 0
 On both hands? Na.

I seen Missy G doing the same on her DH run this year. Must be a woman thing.
  • 2 1
 I brake with my middle fingers purely because I have short index fingers and it doesn't feel natural to brake using them.
  • 2 0
 If its a reach issue, couldn't you just adjust the lever in? depends on brakes of course, but don't most brakes have that feature now? whether you need a tool or not.

Not saying its wrong. Just curious.
  • 13 5
 Thankful it was the better batty.
  • 16 2
 Less angry, more successful.
  • 3 0
 Ouch!
  • 6 3
 Pretty sure she'll be writing a ten page blog post about your comment alone.
  • 2 4
 Here's hoping she sees this comment and gets a clue!
  • 5 2
 You should get to know the other Batty.
  • 5 0
 Awesome trail network near Brooklin, Ontario. Also, classic '401 closure problems' for those who know ha
  • 7 0
 damn she's fast..
  • 4 0
 Can't wait for more of that. I love the behind the scenes looks at people who are at or damn near the top of the heap. Good stuff!
  • 4 0
 Met her and her husband Adam this summer while out riding. Total class acts. Go get 'em in 2016 guys!
  • 14 1
 I think you shattered all the guys hearts here by revealing she has a husband.
  • 4 0
 Its easy to make assumptions about her. Then I saw her race in Canmore... wish I was only that fast!
  • 3 0
 "stop throwing manure at us!" - pretty sure her older kid brothers weren't using the word manure... Making your little sister eat "manure" .. that part rings true.
  • 5 0
 Her Dad and brothers are speedy also! I was part of the weeknight rides back in the day and they were all hammerheads .... Terry V.
  • 2 0
 Good video, I have a 9 and a 10 year old daughter that I am very close on pulling the trigger on a high end 26" XC bike for each of them. I cant wait for the day that I will be having to be the one to catch up to them!
  • 4 0
 I hope this is a series that goes for a while, it's great!
  • 6 2
 Me gusta... the riding bit was awesome. Everything was awesome.
  • 2 0
 It's so nice to see the "background", how it all started Smile Great video I hope she make more. PS: This portable was so cool xD
  • 3 1
 Wow....never followed XC and have never heard of hear. First thought is wowza, second man she is fast and now I hear that she is from Ontario. Speechless.
  • 2 0
 I want to see more videos of girls shredding like this! Really nicely done Liam!
  • 3 0
 Looks, skill, local. There is hope for ontario man. Get more girls riding!
  • 1 0
 nope, no hope for Ontario . . . Wink
  • 2 0
 Ya, I lived in your paradise for a year. Rode okanogan and north shore, rusty muffler,upper oil can, espresso(to name a few)beauty.we dont have trails to match, but perhaps Ont will get a good bike comunity.....ours is pretty weak still in comparison...
  • 4 0
 Pretty sick company car!
  • 3 0
 No jokes about leg shaving XC racers here.
  • 3 0
 She rips, no dropper required!
  • 2 0
 the thought alone of doing just that with the seat up makes me very uncomfortable....XC respect!
  • 1 0
 and that 100mm, negative drop stem!
  • 3 0
 Handled that cat like a pro.
  • 2 0
 It's nice to finally meet my father in law
  • 2 1
 Nice shots of the Dagmar DH trails in Uxbridge, There are some massive jumps there
  • 3 0
 Boy she rips.
  • 2 0
 And then Charles Bronson ate him....
  • 2 2
 Hey Farmer Batty, your daughter is hot! She also happens to be a great athlete as well, obviously very intelligent too, so good job on raising her. You must be proud!
  • 2 0
 And She's a farm girl; YEEHAAAA!!!
  • 1 0
 does anybody know where these trails are? I'll be visiting Brooklin soon and wanna shred!
  • 1 0
 What a ripper! Next time I'm home in Richmond hill I expect you to take me out for some local shredding!
  • 1 0
 Did anyone else notice that she brakes with her middle finger??
  • 2 0
 music at the intro?
  • 4 3
 Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice!
  • 1 0
 She is so light on the bike! Like how?
  • 5 0
 Weighing 106# is a start...
  • 2 0
 I'm buying a portable.
  • 1 0
 top fuel sales increased by 10.2% Wink
*I may have my figures wrong*
  • 1 0
 This is the best video of Pinkbike ever... Smile
  • 7 7
 please behave male pinkbike users...
  • 23 0
 What I do behind my laptop is none of your business Bennnnny.
  • 15 0
 Oh you meant in the comment section......argh....how do I remove a comment?
  • 7 0
 I think you left out an 'n', or three.
  • 16 0
 A pretty woman who knows how to properly ride a bike and driving a Porsche, how are we supposed to behave ? Don't forget we're apes !
  • 1 1
 Anyone know the song at 6:00?
  • 1 0
 Unf...
  • 1 0
 Have mercy!
  • 1 2
 Pinning it on pinner tires with the seat all the way up. No thanks!
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