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Welcome to this week's Dirt Shed Show. This week, we're talking about the side of mountain biking
that no one talks about, plus all the other regulars. Is it chamois cream?
It's not chamois cream. Welcome back, Martin. It's good to have you in the shed.
Blimey, we're straight into it. Yes. Oh, mate, it's great to be here actually. I've missed you
guys. Yes, I know. It's lovely having you back in the building. I've got us though.
Have you really missed me? Yes.
Because I've been watching the channel and it looks like you're quite busy.
Yes, we are having fun. We always have fun though.
Yes, we do. We do.
But first and foremost, what have you done to your face, mate?
I was hoping you wouldn't notice. Oh, man.
I wasn't going to say anything, but you did sort of-
This is the hidden side of mountain biking no one ever talks about. I was out hand-biking the
other day at Bike Park Wales. I'm hammering down Terry's belly faster than anyone's ever done it.
Come into a corner, it all compressed. As I hand-biked around, I punched myself in the face.
You haven't got much of a black eye. I think you've got away.
Well, it's gone down, mate. It was a nightmare. I did not expect
to get nearly knocked out. I rode down the rest of the trail like-
It was one eye. Yes, one eye. Oh, my God.
Probably more than likely to have another injury at that point.
Injuries, isn't it? Yes.
I mean, that's kind of, we get straight onto it. That's the kind of thing, isn't it? It's like the
hidden side of mountain biking that we don't talk about or we don't like to talk about.
I guess we're all aware of the risks of mountain biking or we've all been made aware at some point.
You know what? I think mountain biking and mountain bikers, we've got a certain maturity
when it comes to this stuff because we have all processed what we're doing when we're out on our
bikes. It's not like any of us go out and we think it's totally safe because mountain biking isn't.
We love it so much and we push ourselves and injuries do come, black eyes, crashes. Injuries
aren't always from crashes, right? Because your style of riding, you probably haven't crashed
as much as a free rider. I'll bet you broke your body.
Yes, I've just had overuse injuries quite a lot. They've been my most severe injuries
that have happened off the bike, like bad knees and stuff like that.
A bad knee? Yes, I've not been able to ride for
six months before because I've had a bad knee. That is a bad knee.
Just like tendon injuries? Yes.
And they're almost worse because I feel like when you break a wrist, I've broken a wrist,
it's six weeks and you can ride again. You're buzzing, but something like a tendon,
there's no x-rays, there's no broken, but you can have an MRI or something, but you just-
But that doesn't fix it either. No, it feels fine and then you get back on
the bike and it's sore, but yes, it's almost worse. I would absolutely agree. The worst injury,
the most problematic injury I've ever had is a tendon issue in my arm. That was last year and I
couldn't really do anything because obviously, I'm hand biking all the time. I just couldn't
ride and it was, I guess, it's the equivalent of a tendon in your knee. I've snapped the bones
in all sorts of places, but yes, they have got quite a predictable path to healing.
Adolf Silva at the moment, I'm watching him in absolute awe in his recovery after Red Bull
Rampage. It's really inspiring, isn't it? Yes, I guess that's the part of mountain
biking when it comes to injury we do all talk about. When it comes to Rampage, we're forever
saying, oh my God, this event, and then the worst happens and it's happened a few times.
Then you see someone like Adolf Silva, we basically had the same injury.
I had mine just over a decade ago. When I had my accident, I then laid in a bed for 12 weeks
and I was essentially waiting for my spine to heal, to fuse up and be a strong enough structure
for me to start sitting up. I hadn't sat up or anything. You just laid in a hospital bed for 12
weeks? Laid in a hospital bed. It's called conservative care. There was no healing of
the spinal cord to happen. I knew the prognosis of that. It was just a matter of waiting for the
bones to heal. It's one less thing and it means you're much more flexible if you don't have any
fixation, which is probably, I'm guessing that's what Adolf Silva has, as has had and
most people have because it's very quick. You basically bolt the spine back together with rods,
pretty brutal, but then it means it's really strong. You've got less flexibility, but it means
in what, weeks? He was out on a quad bike the other day. I'm watching this guy going, what is
going on? It's hard to even imagine from your standpoint. I am blown away because I just
couldn't have imagined if I roll back and think how what I went through. I just can't imagine
of having processed it and then also thought what I'm going to do tomorrow. He's out.
Because he's out so early, psychologically, it's almost like you don't have to process it as much.
He's processing it differently, that's for sure. It's incredible to watch and the progress. I've
got to look into it, but I don't know if the way that that kind of injury is handled now is
completely different. In terms of the fixating the injury, then it must be. It's something that's
done so quick and that is probably because it costs so much for someone to lay in a hospital
bed. Especially in the US, right? In the US, they tend to do that fixation
because it's just quicker. Get the guy solid, get them out of the hospital so they can start
the rehabilitation, which can take a lot longer at home, but they've got the time and it's not
costing them money, I guess. It's an amazing progression to see him moving so quickly.
Yes, if he's already doing that now, one wonders what he's going to be doing in a month's time.
How long was it before you were back on two wheels on the adapted downhill bike that you had?
Nearly a year, nearly a year. I felt like that was quick.
Yes, I thought so as well. Yes, I was really lucky as well.
Adolf Silva's in probably a heightened sense of this, but he's in the same sort of situation as
me. I had the industry in cycling and the people of cycling really come together when these things
happen. I experienced that firsthand, everyone looking after me, giving me opportunities,
giving me work, because obviously, suddenly, what the hell am I going to do with my life?
It's really, really difficult. In the cycling industry, I was really protected,
really looked after. I felt like I had every option at my disposal. If I went to someone
and said, I think I can ride a bike, I knew they were going to go, well, let me give you a bike,
let's go. It's not really reality. I guess Adolf's probably in a very similar situation
where he just knows that, fortunately, we know as well that his sponsors are all behind him.
They really want to support him through it, which is incredible. I actually, from the cycling
industry, probably wouldn't expect anything else because they've not really lost any traction in
terms of their athlete. He's probably even more watched and followed now. His stuff's probably
more clickable content than it was before, which is pretty wild. I guess now, since you've paved
the way, like we were saying earlier, but there wasn't an adapted bike for people like you when
you first did it. You're talking about electric motors were crap. There was an electric motor you
could put on an e-bike, well, turn it into an e-bike, but it was called the Ego. It was quite
powerful, but you bolt it on and it was very agricultural, but it worked. The way I got to it
is I rode a motorcycle first because you've got the throttle to power you along. Then we're like,
right, we need to get that on a pushbike. We put that motor on the bike. Then on the day of the
shoot, we just thought, that's not right. We basically had another bike there, another
version with no motor on it, and we just pushed me off the top. It's just a fantastic experience.
I mean, if anyone, I'm talking for a very small crowd here, but if anyone wants to try
bucket biking, I highly recommend it because it is hilarious.
But now there is a thing now. It wasn't a thing when you first did it and it's like-
Well, the bikes have just come on so much. I mean, now there's the Bowhead, the brand,
brought out these articulated bikes, which really changed the game. They have become this incredible,
oh, the potential in these bikes is just massive. It's massive in the sense that it can get you out
mountain biking. Us as mountain bikers, if we needed one of those bikes, we would think,
oh, that can get me back to my sport, which is great. The potential of those bikes
isn't that it can get people mountain biking alone, it's that it could turn someone who was
never a mountain biker, who's had a disability for life, and has never been able to get out into
green space or the great outdoors. Now that bike that is to us a mountain bike can be to them the
thing that helps them start enjoying trekking or just outdoor walking. It doesn't have to be as
extreme as we use it, but its power and its potential to just give that access is massive.
The amount of people that could benefit from those bikes, whether they turn into mountain bikers or
not, is in the millions. It's a really amazing time. That's why I've moved my focus from full
time here on GMBN to really pushing Rideable Now, which is coming out in January. It's all about
promoting and growing the adaptive side of mountain biking and beyond because to someone
like myself, it's really exciting. It's just full of potential and enjoyment. It's all really rich
fun things. To think what is Adolf Silva going to be doing on them bikes, I don't even know.
Can we even imagine? It's like the innovation now. He can almost skip a few steps, can't he?
The progress is going to be insane. I was thinking the other day, he's still Locos, the
trademark, right? I was watching that Matt Jones video the other day, one where he jumped through
the trucks, which I thought was like, I don't know what you thought. It was like, wow, that's next
level. It's not just mountain biking in that point. It's like you saying, full-on stunt
coordinating. There's multiple. It's not just you on the trail or you on the jump. It's you,
trucks, a towing vehicle. It's technology, isn't it? That is mass technology, algorithms,
stunt coordination. It wasn't like Matt needed a big handful of his talent to do it. He just
needed to go, it's going to work, and fair play. It's not for me. With that kind of thought
process, what is Adolf Silva going to think he can do to inspire his community? It seems like he's
the kind of guy who's going to do that. Are we going to see a bowhead going between two trucks?
Good God. Can you imagine? That would be insane. I can't imagine because I didn't
ever think a normal mountain bike would do it. You saw how many run-ins he had to do before
even it could be possible. I've got a bit of a conspiracy theory because I think Red Bull
have got a stunt coordinator agency or something. They've gone through the playbook of stunts and
gone, how can we distribute these stunt ideas through our athletes? Insert athlete here,
insert athlete. Yes, because basically, I feel like Godziak's train session,
Matt Jones' jump through, there was the motocross one where the guy jumped out of one truck and into
another one. They all feel like they're the same kind of like, it's basically maths. If you get
the speed and the distance and the angle right and trust the process. There's a lot of calculation to
it. There was so much guesswork in early free ride and stuff, wasn't there? You would
just pedal at a drop or pedal at a gap, whereas it's like there's no guesswork in this.
No. Yes, they've still got to do it. They've got to deliver. The riders still got the same
problem. The product they built around the rider in terms of these video products
have got so much more coming into them. They're rich in terms of their technology.
Whereas that video we were talking about the other day of Baz Keap back in the day.
Yes, the Walls Project. Yes, is that what it was called?
Yes, Walls, I think it was. This is Sebastian Keap pretty much. His idea was to basically ride
his tires on walls which shouldn't have tires ridden on them. We'd make a kicker ramp into a
multi-story building and then ride down it. Then they'd take the ramps away and there'd be a tire
mark five stories up. That's the art of it. That was his expression. It was like, I'm going to put
tires and that almost when you've removed the ramp is a piece of art. It's like, what? Wait,
what? That is a very different thing. Yes, it's a lot more raw, isn't it?
The process of just doing it was like, I'll try. There's no try in Matt Jones's truck.
No, it's like you have to do it. Yes, it's do or die.
Yes, the Yoda. What's the Yoda quote? I don't know.
You know the Yoda quote? What's the Yoda quote? Alex, do you know the Yoda quote?
A Yoda. Come on, what's the Yoda quote?
A Yoda quote around something. Do or do not, there is no try.
Do or do not, there is no try. Something like that.
It's not Yoda. I thought we've said
that on the Dirt Shed Show before. That's not Yoda.
Isn't it? No.
Try your must. Try your must.
Basically, what is crazy is the limits of where mountain biking can go now and-
Has it gone too far?
Adaptive mountain biking as well. Adaptive mountain biking is at its dawn.
It is about to kick off. I know some things that some adaptive riders are planning to do next year,
you won't believe it. I'm definitely going to be putting on rideable now, that's for sure.
It's going to be amazing. Some of that content will end up here too,
so it's not all about looking forward to it.
I think we're at an amazing point, but in terms of the sport itself of mountain biking,
it's in a place of, well, we were watching, I don't know if it was with you, but we were watching
Matt Jones try his truck jump through on Mavericks, his game.
It's me on a phone watching a guy play a game on his screen jumping a bike through trucks,
and the bike content and riding was good enough to watch based on riding that did happen.
Yes, but I hate to break it to you, that's not new though. People have watched people
play video games for years.
I know, my son watches people watch games. Oh, this is starting to make me feel old.
We're sidetracking.
Let us know in the comments down below, has mountain bike, hey,
Matt Jones' jump, was that too far? That was crazy. Let us know in the comments,
too much or not enough? Do you want more of it, more stunt coordination?
Also, the injuries, the stuff we don't talk about. If you had an injury, tell us how you come back
from it because it's inspiring for others to read about it, so let us know and we can all learn a
little bit. In the news this week, well, it's December.
In mountain biking, there is no news.
Let's talk more Black Friday. Yes, it's a bit quiet, isn't it?
No, but there is good news. The Black Friday in the GMBN store has been extended.
Yes.
It's not going to last forever, so don't be greedy. It's going to be extended up to 50%
off. You can follow the link in the description down below if you want to go to the GMBN shop,
all sorts of goodies. Remember, this will make you feel Christmassy,
use support in the store, buy in the merch. That actually helps us get the content made,
so it's a lovely little process, isn't it? Yes, we can produce more brilliant videos
for you to watch at home. The competition is also still running
from Topeak this week, so it is running just till the 5th of December, so make sure you get
your entries in soon. You can win two bundles. There's the e-booster digital bundle and also
the Turbo Faux full set. The competition link is down in the description below. Make
sure you get your entry in. It is now time for our favorite point of the week,
hacks. Hacks and bodges. Hacks and bodges. Hacks and bodges.
Singing? Love it. I know.
Have you been singing when I've not been here? No.
We only sing when you're here, Martin. We haven't got the harmony that you've got.
No, I've got a hell of a voice. Yes, I so haven't.
First up, we've got a great one from Laurie Carlton.
Laurie, what are you doing? He said he had some stubborn air in the
brake line. His rear brake went really spongy, so he tried a quick bleed. No luck. An air bubble
was hiding somewhere in the line and refused to come out. Thankfully, the bike had external routing,
which is rare these days, so I removed the handlebar along with the whole brake assembly,
hung it from the work stand, and the kink's gone. The bubble finally behaved. The bike is now ready
to ride. Man, I feel his pain there. I have had so many moments, especially since I've been on an
adaptive bike, where I just cannot get the brakes bled right. So much so that the last time I did
it, I was like, right, I want new brakes. Again, this is me being lucky in the industry. I drove
to Hope, which is like four hours from my house. I was like, lads, can you just put some new brakes
on? Because these, I'm not going to say the other brand, are rubbish. They did the whole bike for
me. No, just put brand new brakes on it. They've got braided hoses. It was so good. I was like,
that's the only way I can get it done. If they ever have a problem with them, I don't know what
I'm going to do. I can't really bleed brakes that well either. That's definitely a hack,
I think, though. We're supposed to be mountain bike experts. That's for the tech channel,
but I think that's a hack. That's a hack. Get them up high. Let gravity do the work.
What have you got next from Mark Madigan? We've got a bodge. We can say that right away.
He said he had a missing suspension bolt whilst riding Dartmoor on his Lapierre Zesty,
heard a loud banging noise, discovered that one of my rear suspension bolts was missing,
used a couple of cable ties to be able to finish the ride. You know that hidden side of mountain
biking we were talking about. This is how you find it. This is how you find those injuries,
by strapping your suspension linkage together with two zip ties. Even the point when the bolt
snaps must be pretty bad. You must have had bikes snap underneath you before. It's scary.
None of my sponsor's bikes have ever broken. What are you talking about?
Actually, I think I broke every single one. I broke quite a few Cannondales. I hate to say it.
I love Cannondales. They're not very trendy these days, but they were. I broke quite a
lot of them. That is how you find the hidden side of mountain biking, when the bike snaps.
Yes, when the bike snaps. Not fun. That's definitely a bodge, isn't it?
That's a big bodge. Big bodge. Zip tie rule, isn't it? At least to have a couple with you
every day. Then what is this monstrosity from Jeff Kindle?
Is that to keep the battery dry or warm? He says, I live in the Pacific Northwest
near Seattle. Winters can be cold and damp. I've discovered carrying my bike to the trail
I'd went temps in the low 40s Fahrenheit. His battery on his turbo lever will not turn on.
Specialized Tech said this was because the battery was reaching the cold limit traveling on the back
of the truck. He's fixed the problem with an ace bandage and then covered with a nylon snowshoe
hiking gaiter to block out the cold. Keeping it warm. What's minus 40 Fahrenheit or what's that?
It can't be colder than what we get. Alex, come on, Alex, you can do it.
Let's get Alex giving us the numbers. 40 Fahrenheit, it must be in the minus.
40 Fahrenheit is, I just can't work out if that's cold or not.
Is that zero? That's boiling. It's not that cold.
Yes, that idealized my windscreen this morning. I guess keeping it warm.
Alex probably has that every day in Wales, doesn't he?
At least. Mate, I'm in Wales and it's freezing at the moment. I guess that's a hack, isn't it?
Hey, it's a good bit of information if you should try this. If it is cold,
try and keep the battery warm. What was your favorite, Martin?
I think my favorite is- Missing suspension bolt,
brake bleeding, or the battery warm-up. I don't know what your view is on hacks
and botches, but sometimes the terrible ones are great. I feel like riding with
zip ties holding your suspension together is so bad, it's good.
The ones that shouldn't work are the best ones, I think. If it's obvious, I don't like it as much,
but if it's something where I'm like, that should work.
I feel like Laurie was bleeding brakes. That's good. It's good info.
I don't know if it's a winner. I feel like Mark.
Well done, Mark. You've won hacks and botches this week.
Message us on Facebook or Instagram to claim your prize.
Well done. That is great. Okay, time for some things we like this week.
Dude, kick us off. Well, it's mostly things I like to start
with because I always want to put a BMX clip in, but this one is amazing. I've put them in a few
times before, but Jason Watts riding this bowl with the loop in as well for the new-
The loop and the flip. The flip is unreal. Oh my God, the tire.
That's part of the new Fast and Loose BMX vid, which is now the full- I think it's about 45
minutes. Definitely worth a watch. What do they call that when it's going over
and over again? What's that called? I don't know.
On social media, Alex, do you know? Like a carousel or-
When it's a loop, it's looped. No, it's called something. Come on,
all the kids are watching. We've got to come up with a name. A boomerang.
A boomerang, right. It's a boomerang.
That's old. Hey, and isn't that a boomerang, the trick?
No, I think that's like a corked free transfer. You know when you talk about something so much,
you've ruined it? I feel like that's what I just did. That's what I feel like.
What have we got next, Martyn? Oh, no. G Atherton, this is his wind fell
video, right? This is mental. It's like a full-on building project.
On earth, that kid is something else. Well, speaking about injuries and the
limits of mountain- Injuries don't bother him.
Cannot be further removed from Matt Jones' video. There's no algorithms or maths going
into this. It's G, a drill, a cordless drill, and a chainsaw.
I saw him the other day. He's got an energy about him that's really amazing. He's one of
these people you meet, and the moment when you meet him face-to-face, any of you who have met
him would know. When you meet him face-to-face, you're like, oh, okay.
Yes, he's got a bit of an aura. He's built different. He physically
is built different. He's a machine. I used to call him the muscle with eyes because he's
just like, ugh. I saw him the other day. He just got back from Tibet or something that
morning. He was at an event where I saw him at this awards show. Then he was going off.
This video is coming out two days later. The amount of stuff he's doing, and it's this level.
It's not small-scale stuff. Someone tell him he's retired. He retired,
didn't he? Put his feet up,
have a drink, go on a beach. This is unreal.
His version of retirement. Last up from me, I've got a bit of a BMX mountain bike crossover.
I can take Chris Kyle all day long. Why not? Chris Kyle and Remy Morton in Tasmania,
both super-steezy guys. Amazing edit and amazing scenery as well. Tasmania looks absolutely
awesome. It's cool seeing mountain bike BMX blend as well.
Yes, I like this because I might be going to Tasmania next year.
Oh, really? Yes, I might be going there. That looks
incredible. They make it look incredible. It's so good.
I feel like Chris Kyle's quite rare in the BMX scene because he's one of those people who's
transitioned over to mountain bikes a bit and still makes it look good. Sometimes,
the BMX style doesn't transfer and it can look like, oh, what a shame.
He's trying to ride a mountain bike like BMX, but no, he looks really good.
Chris has got it down. That was our things we liked this week.
Oh, some great things. That was just one week in mountain biking. Not bad, not bad.
Right, next up, we're going to have a look at the caption contest.
The photo this week is a photo of me as part of our tire inserts video.
Hey, nice style. Yes, I know. That's a really bad style,
isn't it? Basically- Well, it's not the style I would say we're
used to seeing from you. No, so we basically were trying to put
a three PSI less in our tires every time until I bottomed out.
Instead, you did it in your arms? What? I don't know.
I was at seven PSI there. That's the reason I'm doing a safety pencil.
Because- That is safe.
The ultimate safe because I had seven PSI in my tire and then I had some very expensive
carbon Reynolds wheels on and Adam's trying to check how much my tire folds when I land.
The scientific method from Adam there. Yes.
Right, let's see. Let's see these comments. We've got some comments.
First one is from my perspective from Gustavo Ferrez.
Trust me, Adam, I used to be a professional before I started influencing.
Yes, right. I don't look very professional in that photo.
No. Next one is from Billy B and he says,
Adam, your next GMBA challenge, change the wheel before it hits the ground.
Hey, you know what? We could do one of those videos where you try and ride along next.
Like the roadies do, you ride along and you change the back wheel.
They don't change the back wheel. When you're going along. Yes, I've seen a
roadie do it. No, they adjust the mech up.
No, no, no. They took the wheel out. The roadie held on to the car.
I might be making this up but it feels like a video we could try.
I've seen it on the Tour de France. They come along with a team car and the mechanic
leans out the window and they change the limit screws on the rear derailleur.
Yes, but they're roadies. They're awful on bikes. We're really good on bikes. We
could do a video where you go along next to a vehicle and it'd be like an off-road burly video
or we just nick the GCM wagon and take it off-road, whatever. Then we drive along next
to it and take the wheel out and put it back in whilst we're going along. It's like a Red Bull
video. Amazing. Stunts. We could do that on your bowhead, maybe.
I am doing it. It sounds dangerous. Last up from Andy Meakin, 4728.
Caption contest, has anyone seen my contact lens? Contacts, but Adam might be looking for his.
I've got to be honest. It is not the best week of caption contest.
It's not the best photo, to be honest. The photo's quite hard. It's quite a
technical. You've got to really look into that one to find the message.
Yes. What is your favorite?
I feel like, well, because we are now going to get a definite guaranteed stunt video out of it,
I think, and we're going to basically have made content from this one caption,
I think we've got to give it to Billy B. Well done, Billy B.
Billy B, you're the winner. The winner's your details over on
Facebook or Instagram. You have won the prize this week. Here's this week's caption contest photo.
Good luck. Interesting one.
Make sure to leave your comments down below. Bike vault time.
Ready. I've been excited about doing the bike vault for weeks.
First up, we've got Paul McA's nuke-proof scout.
Oh, mate. That is Blake Samson's fave all day long.
Hi, guys. COVID purchase after binging GMBN and seeing the scout. Stock parts other than
the Ergon grips. Photos taken in Arthursea, Redhill, Victoria, Australia.
That's super nice from me. I've got to do a super nice just for this.
No, it's nice. Super nice.
Bloody hell, that's an artistic photo. What a shot.
I'm trying to figure out what the bike is. Built up the bike from a 23 frame that I bought as they
were closing. Love this 27.5 so much as shame about the Wragley, gone but not forgotten.
I mean, that's a cool photo from John. It's a cool photo, but you can't really
see much of the bike, can you? It's hard to give a super nice.
I mean, and we would say it's non-drive side, so that's can't get a super nice.
Amazing photo, John, but great photo. Rules are rules.
Yes, that's what they're there for. Well done. I like it.
Next up, we've got a Ghost from Thomas Zeichner. That's a really nice bike.
Yes, but I don't want to be picky, right? Seat slam.
Seat slam. It's in the smallest gear.
It doesn't look as it could look better. The fact that it could look better means it's
probably not a super nice, but it's definitely nice.
Standards high again now.
Yes, bringing the standards back up.
Next up from Anthony Dills, another hardtail and single-speed this one as well.
That looks really amazing. I really like that one.
That's a Revel El Jefe single-speed. I mean, that's pretty sick for me.
Super nice for me, yes.
Super nice.
Next up from Milo, we've got a Specialized Epic Evo here.
Oh, the green grips are really kicking me in the nuts, man.
It's got a green saddle as well on the red bike. It's a cool bike and it's a cool setting.
I feel like the green would be so good if there was just a little sprinkling of it somewhere else.
It's just so distracting. It's nice.
It's nice.
Nice bike, Milo. Next up, we've got this one from, is that an Intense?
How do you say that? Loan?
Loan.
That's Loan's Intense. It's new to him, 2021 Intense Tracer Pro.
He's absolutely loving it so far, riding in the Tweed Valley.
I feel like the graphics really date that, don't they?
Yes, I know. It looks really good, 2021. I think that's a pretty cool bike for me.
I've just come back from the Tweed Valley.
Would you like me to?
I'll do a super nice.
Love it.
Very cool bike. This is from William Mullins.
Is that his real mustache? Oh my God.
Wow.
That is amazing.
I mean, I don't even want to look at the bike. I just look at the tach.
Look at all the colors on the bike. If you zoom in, you've got purple hubs or brake rotors.
Yes, Rocky Mountain, isn't it? Where is he? 23. I don't know, but I'm giving a super nice.
It's just good content.
It's all there. The tach, the setting. Is this in the rules?
No, this is from Luke Nuttall. He's got three bikes, all non-drive side.
All of the seat slams. I almost want to give him a super nice for being so super nuts.
He's got an orange Alpine, a white 806, and a Wragley N-Bot.
All we can say about them is that they're nice.
Rules are rules, and no, you can't put three bikes in in the hope that one of them will get a super
nice. Are you for seats down?
I like seat up.
I like half mast. It's good.
I guess I don't mind, but when they're slammed down like that, I think it looks like they're
all about to go and do some street trials, which I don't mind, but it's not how the bike should be
presented. It'd be awful on the street trials.
Yes, I love it. That's a nice then, we reckon.
Nice. It's nice. They're all nice. They're all nice.
Good bike vault this week.
Is that it?
That is it.
Oh, no. I was just getting into it.
You'll have to wait for the next time, you know.
Oh, man. I'm not into after Christmas.
Right, so I'm going to take this moment, actually, because we're heading out now,
are we? We're heading out of the show.
No, we've got a few more bits.
Oh, okay. Well, I'll wait. I'll wait then.
We've got to say what's coming up on the channel this week.
Oh, yes. I forgot how this works.
I can remember now. I remember back in the day we used to do that.
Yes, go on. What have you got coming up?
On Thursday, we've got a video coming up with Ferg. He went to Derby Bike Park to ride with
Charlie Hatton.
Oh, nice.
Which will be a really cool video. Charlie's obviously a mega talented rider.
And then on Sunday, it's a video I did, actually, where I try
mountain bike's most controversial product.
What is?
The rear mudguard.
Oh, yes. Talk about cause some arguments.
You would never win that.
Get the angle right. Oh, my God.
Yes, super nice in a bike vault with a rear mudguard.
Yes.
So that is now the end of the show.
Can you remember what you wanted to say?
That's a good week. Yes. Well, what I wanted to do is, because I'm not going to be here
until after Christmas, have a great Christmas, you guys, and of course, everyone out there.
I'll see you after Christmas.
Yes, it's been good to have you back in the set, in the shed.
It's been great to be back. Yes, remember, look out for those videos coming up this week.
Do say goodbye.
Thanks for watching. Thanks for coming back, Martin. See you next week.
