The Craziest Ways To Use A Mountain Bike! | Dirt Shed Show 498

One-wheeling is cool. I don't care what anyone says. I'm flabbergasted. Oh, I see how this show is going. That's as pointless as unicycling. Welcome to the Dirt Shed Show. We're Rich Payne. And Martin Ashton. Richard, how are you? I'm very well, thanks. How are you? Good. I'm quite excited about our chat today. Go on. Because we're talking about mountain bikers- Cool. Who use mountain bikes and mountain bike trails differently. People who just don't see it quite like us. So thinking outside the box kind of stuff, are we? Really, really outside the box. Oh, really? Now there's a box. Yeah. I was taken on to this idea because I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, and I come across this guy, Brock Johnson. Brock? American? Yeah, he's American. He's a snowboarder, but he's obviously got a bit tired of missing out on his boarding in the summer months in San Fran, where I think he obviously lives by the looks of the things he's riding. So he's decided to start sort of surf riding on his bike. Boy, does he send it. We were saying it's a little bit like Mike Hucker type stuff, but this is next level. The speed, he's going down these San Fran hills. But Hucker stands both feet on the bars. Well, yeah. I mean, it's a different style, but he's going down a trail. He's flat out, isn't he? I mean, Rich, what do you think of this type of riding? Yeah, that's cool, isn't it? Would you take that on? We could have a crack at it, but I don't really get it. You don't get it? Why would you do it down a trail? This is going to be a funny show. I don't know why. If you knew what was coming, Rich. Okay, so you're not that into it. Well, I mean, it's quite impressive. That's cool. Some of the flat out stuff, that's hard work, but why? Another way that I quite like how you can approach mountain biking trails in a slight different way, one of my favorites over the years has been Shibby Time on his one-wheeler. Oh, I see how this show is going. One-wheeling is cool. I don't care what anyone says. I think it's mountain biking. What? Yeah, I do. Look at it. Mountain bike, I mean too, biking. Look at this action. Look, this is Shibby Time and Alien Rides, who's another one-wheel fan. I love it. I like the idea of it. Shibby sends it over some massive jumps, man. Again, I mean, yeah. Look at that guy go. What? I love it. I can kind of, I get it. It's a man in the air. It's just a man. Yes, I don't get it. So good. I've met Shibby Time. He's wicked. Mike Lee, he is his name. He's actually not called Shibby Time at all, but that's his Instagram. Look at this guy. I really love it. I want to see Blake or you have a go at one-wheeling. We've got to do a vid with Shibby. We really have to. I've seen a guy sit around that. You would roll at that. Your big, muscly hands going down the trail, just like two pairs of hands. No, one pair of hands. I'm getting excited. Next up, right, we're staying on the one-wheel. Oh, come on. Oh, come on, Rich. Hang in there. This is another way to use mountain bikes, unicycling. Oh, that's so right. This is nuts, right? Because initially, you'll watch this and think, yeah, okay, but look what this guy's doing in Moab. Holy moly. Okay, the toilet bowl. That's quite famous. No, I'm waiting for it. All the way, that, it really defies gravity for one. I will give it to you. That's the most impressive one so far. Really? Yes, to me. That one's fair play. That's what you've liked so far the most, the unicycling. Yes, and that shows where we're at, doesn't it? Oh, my God. I know that'll be really steep and really hard. It's obviously on something fixed, but still. If you knew what was coming next, Rich. No, Mart. Why are we doing this? Next up, another way to use mountain biking to practice your dexterity while you're out on your trails, Teton Juggler. Look at this, heading down the trails, throwing some balls. Look at this one. Look at this last one. He does a drop-off. Go for the next one, Rich. It's absolutely nuts. That just riding down the trail is amazing. I think this second one is absolutely incredible. Watch, look. Are you kidding? That was insane. All I got in my head is a hot fuzz quote when he goes on about crusty jugglers. Oh, my God. That is a big, fat, bushy beard. That is so good. A great big bushy beard. Oh, man. Again, as far as a skill goes, it's impressive. It's a perfectly good way of a mountain bike trail and just getting- Can you imagine the balls you've got to have to go to Bike Park Wales and just out of the car park, going to the first trail, start juggling? You've got to have three. Three balls. That was quite clever from Joe. That was a good one. I liked that, buddy. That was one of Joe's best quick moves. All right, great. Juggling, good one. I love juggling. I can see. Congrats. What about wheelies? Wheelies are great. Wheelies have almost turned into a whole scene, like a movement on their own. That is a great example. Look at that. 12 o'clock boys right here. Five-speed into a stoppie. That is pretty cool. Of course, Jake 100 has got a huge crew in London. He goes back into the manny. Yes, he's a great rider. Jake 100 has got a huge crew in London. Rob Warner, he was out with him in London recently on one of their bike storms, which is their group rides. Said he absolutely loved it. I mean, look at this stuff he's doing. This is great. I mean, that is a mountain bike. That is technically a mountain bike. Yes, this I like a lot more. I think it's because I know what he's doing, so I can appreciate how hard it is. Whereas the other guy was balancing on a wheel, zipping. Man, he's bouncing wheels across oil balance. That's as pointless as unicycling. I can't believe the things you like. You just admitted that unicycling was pointless. No. No, that's what you just said. I didn't say that. That's as pointless as unicycling. Pointless, pointless, pointless, pointless. What about we change gears a little bit, right? In fact, let's remove all the gears, we had our man at the top there riding his bike like a board. Well, how about we just start turning bikes into boards with the snow go? Look at this thing. Is that a bike? Is that mountain biking? Is that mountain biking, Rich? It's not. It's not skiing. It's not snowboarding. It's just annoying and getting in the way. It's a really clever bike. That's the kind of person you'd go skiing. That is a really clever bike. You can clip into it into basically any kind of good snowshoe. You can just clip straight in. You don't need special cleats. It's got articulated sliders on the back there so you can do all the turns. It's got Fox suspension at the front. That is rad. I can see you and Blake having a good time on that and size. That's the kind of person that when you're skiing, you'd be like, look at that, it's getting in the way. You think it's useless and pointless. What about this last guy then? He's found a point to his bike. He's looked at mountain biking all the way and he's turned his bicycle into a mower. That of all of them, I think is the best one because it's useful. Oh my God, you're joking. That one there is actually no because I could actually hop on that and go, oh wicked, I can now mow the lawn and ride my bike. Of all of them, that's the best one. It's got some clever engineering and ingenuity. This one wins. I mean, he loves the mower. He loves the mower. Let us know in the comment section down below, what's your favorite weird use of a mountain bike? Have you got a weird use of a mountain bike or have you got anything to say about some of the weird uses we've just looked at? I'd really like to hear from you in the comments down below. I'll be in there. Obviously, you'll recognize me because I'll have a special badge next to my name. Yes, because you are a GMBN member, aren't you? I'm a trail boss. You are. Always have been, always will be. We'll talk about that in a minute. Right, let's head over to news with Tom. What's up, everybody? Plenty of launches over the course of the week, so hold on to your hats. Let's get started. After the show last week, the latest Santa Cruz Hightower dropped. It's really a lot like the Bronson that was dropped a few weeks ago, but with two 29-inch wheels rather than mixed. Since the last iteration, there's minor geometry changes and that leverage curve changes with the shock movement too. Again, no cable ports on the frame, which retails at $3,499 US, but builds are available between $4,799 and $10,899 US. Also launched last week, the alloy version of the new Specialized Stumpjumper sharing many updates as the carbon version with some slight geometry tweaks for the material. However, you do get swap box included and cable ports. Interestingly, that big genie shock Specialized developed for this frame's linear suspension curve is present on the frame only and mid-spec build option. Top and bottom spec get different rear suspension units. Also, what do you think about the alloy version of a bike being released separately almost three months after the more expensive carbon versions? Let us know down in the comments. Last bike for you this week, the Orbea Oiz has received some updates. It's truly lightweight with a frame weight for a size medium of 1.74 kilos and a full race spec build coming in under 10 kilos, including pedals, water bottle, and computer mount. Integrated bar stems from in-house component brand OC are available and include squid lock with that integrated lockout and dropper for this ultra clean cockpit. Six new colors available, three in OMX, three in OMR. Of course, with more options via the Myo customization tools, you can now even customize that new linkage. All right, getting some looks. I've got to wrap things up. Cavans have dropped the VHP G2, a high pivot electric pinion gearbox equipped enduro bike. Cascade have got a brake adjuster out and E13 sidekick hubs have just released, both of which I haven't had long enough to read up on to understand. Definitely go to the tech channel for more on those. Ceramic Speed are releasing a special edition cage for their 20th anniversary. Brett Reeder and Braden Barrett-Hay have released their own platform called Book Yourself to hire pro mountain bikers for coaching and more. See you next week. This week's sickest thing has to be this new video part from Eric Fedko and Red Bull called Riding Bikes Above the Forest. It's cool getting to see Eric finally do one of these big productions because he's got the sickest style and the dude deserves it. I like how this showcases his skate park heritage, but mainly I'm just here for the bangers. My favorite clips have to be that 360 downside whip to Superman Seat Grab Indianair because it's so nose, like proper down whip and then he kicks it so hard, like so extended. Just pause for a second and think how mentally crazily scary and techless that is. Imagine if he missed the grab. That 360 tailwhip drop, just because it's absolutely massive and he's already called it bolts at 270. So sick. That's my sickest thing this week. Time to go back to the shed. Thanks, guys. We mentioned YouTube memberships early on. We've got our two tiers. First one is Trail Crew, of course, where you get your loyalty badges next to your name and you'll be able to see that in the comments and in live chat and you get custom emojis. I love the custom emojis. I know you do. You get those in comments and live chat too and you get discount on our merch in the GMBN store. Yes, all banging stuff, but if you want to go a step further and be like this guy, you can become a trail boss where you'll be open to members, only polls, priority replies and comments, plus a one-of-a-kind, very special, unique, never seen before, custom GMBN bottle. That's if you stay a boss for 12 months. I'm getting that bottle. 12 months time, you could have that, dude, and you could have it too. Yes, we really love your support. Obviously, it's really important to us because we are an independent company these days and we love to see your support and it's like you do in the GMBN store. We've got some new merch over there. Yes, we do. Tell us about this, Rich. You look splendid. Oh, thank you. Resplendent. Wow. Yes, I was wearing this on the last show we did together. It's the new GMBN bikepacking t-shirt range, various different colors, but do you know what? Who doesn't love bikepacking? It's actually really fun. Now, you can show that by wearing one of our t-shirts available now over in the GMBN store. Hey, do you know what? You get a discount on that if you are a YouTube member. Just saying. We do love your support, so thank you if you are a member. If you aren't, have a think about it. Have a think about your life. Go on. Next up is hacks and bodges. Hacks and bodges. Hacks and bodges. Hacks and bodges. Hacks and bodges. Hacks and bodges. That was amazing. That was good. That was. We all got into that. I liked that. Did you get into it back there? Did you? Will you admit to it? First hack this week is from Jeffrey. Love this. This is such a bodge. He wants to use his pickup to take his bike out. Use a duvet as your bike rack on your pickup. Perfect. Well done, Jeffrey. It makes sense. A bit of recycling. Looks kind of cool. It's got a funky pattern. I love it. Why not? That's a good one, but what have we got next, Mark? Lynn Chandler next. This one's intriguing because basically, she's made a double bike mount for a small rubber dinghy. I believe it's called a rib. A rib. Or a tender. Yes, or a tender. Okay. See what I did there. Well done, Richard. What I want to know about this one is where are you going? Also, those are both e-bikes. That's quite front heavy, that little one. I guess that's sitting in the back. That's cool. It looks like there's just enough space for two people. There's two bikes. I just want to know the backstory, Lynn. That's what I want to know. It's a great hack. It's neatly done. I like that. I do like that a lot. This last one looks mental. What the heck's going on here? Oh, man. If a story tells a thousand words. This is from Eric Tixman. Basically, he's hacked a, I'm presuming that's a gun. I mean, it's a hefty gun as well. It's a gun rack, isn't it? What's he carrying in there? He's going hunting on his bike and he's hacked his whole hunting system onto his bike. It's a fat bike, big bag in the middle. The only way that could be better is if he could fire the gun from the position between his legs. Kapow. Love it. Have you ever fired a gun? I haven't. Yes, many. Yes, I have. You said many times. I was going to say many times. Right. We got to pick a winner out of that, Rich. Is it going to be the gunslinger or are you going to go with the dinghy ribber or are you going to go with the duvet cover? Well, the duvet one's a bit too simple for my liking. I quite like simple, but fair enough. No comment. The gun one is mildly terrifying, so it narrows it down to the ribdinger. The ribdinger. Well done, Lynn Chandler. You have won yourself a GMBN race top. Congratulations. If you've got a hack or a bodge and you can see how simple it could be, but it could be helpful, then get it into the uploader, which is in the description down below, and be involved in next week's show with either your hack or your bodge. Fantastic. Should we talk about some things that we liked this week? Oh, yes. I tell you what, I saw a really cool tool from Red Side Tools. Look at this. It's this little magnetic piece. You can put it on your car or a metal post or whatever, and basically, you can lean your bike against things. It holds the grip. It's a very clever idea. No? I might be on one this week. I apologize. That looks like a solution for a problem that doesn't really exist. I love it when you're on one. It's literally like- Well, I guess you could just remove it and still lean the bike. Exactly. Yes, most grips- Who leans a bar like that anyway? It's got a rubber on it. Yes, why wouldn't you just lean? If you put the bar where- I mean, it's cool. You made something, but- Can I try and win your belief in me back with this clip from Cole Bernier? No, it's Cole Bernier on his Bowhead Reach. He's in Whistler. It's his film called- He does shred. Gucci. I don't know why he's calling it Gucci, but he does shred on that bike. He doesn't only shred on that bike. He makes it look sick. Yes, I like that. I tell you what, I've been riding with him and he made me look like a muppet. Oh, that's cool though. It was fun, yes. Next up, we have a robot, don't we? We really like this. He's literally a robot. Emil Johansson. We were talking about which bit of this tiny little clip we like best, and we couldn't really work out what you'd call it. It's a gnarly 360- Turned down, isn't it? Turned down. But like super clicked. But unturned down. Yes, I quite like the flat drop 360 knack tire grab. This is mental. I think I said that. I think that's correct. Todd would have to correct me. Like you said at the start there, he is- He's a robot. A robot. Absolutely. It's clinical. It's mega impressive, to be fair. Let us know what you think, what your favorite trick was. That's from the film Anytime, of course. Right, it's time for the caption contest, Rich, and I am fuming this has never happened before. Never. Do you know what I am? What? I'm very British. I'm flabbergasted. We gave you this photo last week, right? Steve Jones. What? This has never happened before. Ever. We didn't get one caption. You lot didn't write nothing to us. My name's Martin. I like to throw the stump mug when someone gives me a caption. Now I can't do it. I want to throw it so bad. I mean, there were nearly 200 comments on that video. Not one was about Steve, and I could think of so much I'd like to say about Steve. We had so many great comments. It's brilliant. It was all about the show, but come on, right? We need a couple of captions. Throw the mug anyway, Mark. This is this week's caption contest photo. Please, please give me a hashtag caption contest comment down below. Tell us what your caption is in that comment, and you could win yourself one of these stump mugs. When you win it, I get to throw the mug. Okay? Glad we've got that sorted. Go for it. Give it a throw. Jeez, that was so loud, that one. So fun. Do you want to go? Can I have a go? Because it actually bounced back. Now, I'm going to move that aside. Try and catch the handle. That's the one. Oh, is it? Well, if you throw it and then you get it there, it really bounces. Oh, my Lord. You could be winning one of these, but only if we get those captions. Get involved. The bite bombs. I like this when they send them in. I'm going to kick things off with Sebastian Jessen. I want to show you my Canyon Hardtail SRAM GX 2x10. Front mechs ain't dead. XT brakes, RockShox Sid 100 mil travel. I mean, hey. Man, that's bold. Two by up front. Nice. It's a done thing. Nice. Nice or more? Sorry. It's nice, Sebastian. It's nice. This next one is mad. It's from JC. He was looking for a 90s vintage bike to restore, put some new parts on, and so on. Found this rock hopper in pristine conditions. That's a super nice, isn't it? That's a mad super nice. Originally, it's from Switzerland as well. Yes. It looks so clean. Right. Okay. This next one is from Michael Sidenmark. Hey, guys. My Specialized Enduro S-Works photograph just before I went to the trails for shreddings. Greetings from Sweden. I like that because I like the foreground foliage. I like the bike. Yes. Very nice. It's a super nice for me. Nice one. Thank you for sending that in. Right. Next up, we've got Ben Wild with his Trek 9.8 XT. It is really lovely shot, actually. I like the way all the apples on the ground there, dappled behind it. Yes. Nice bit of cider country there. I was going to say, cider nice. It's a cider nice. Eddie Drayton next. Eddie Drayton with the Nukeproof Stout Scout. Yes. This is built up for Ryle's 12th birthday. It says it's his first adult-sized bike from Leeds Urban Bike Park. Look at that. It's very, very nice. That's cool. It's your first adult-sized. He's 12 with a Stout Edition one as well. That's a super nice. Of course it is. We apologize. Now, don't forget, we do love to see your bikes. Send them in. The uploader is linked in the description down below. Keep them coming. It can be a bike of any shape, size, travel, color. We want to see them all, don't we? Send them in. We want to see them all. Thank you very much for watching this week. You've got lots of things to talk about in the comments down below. One thing you definitely got to do is give us a caption, all right? I swear I'm going to lose myself. We will see you next week on the Dirt Shed Show. Thanks for watching.