Non-motoring > Humph's home video...? Miscellaneous
Thread Author: BobbyG Replies: 16
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:07 
 Humph's home video...? - BobbyG
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZJ1N050sVo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Fantastic video! Must have got the adrenaline going
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:16 
 Humph's home video...? - Runfer D'Hills
I wish Bobby! Those guys aren't too shabby are they? That's in Rio I'm thinking ?
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:20 
 Humph's home video...? - BobbyG
Tyres look very thin, must give some amount of grip?
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:25 
 Humph's home video...? - Runfer D'Hills
You only really need wide knobblies on loose or gloop. Those guys were mainly on dry if not made surfaces. Narrower tyres are easier to turn and roll faster. You can have too much grip in some circumstances.

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New Wed 23 Jan 13 23:11 
 Humph's home video...? - BobbyG
I saw this originally on facebook. At a family wedding at the weekend I discovered a distant relative was some sort of champion downhill mountain biker thingy , from up Fort William way.


Ever been to the Clachaig Inn in Glencoe?
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:17 
 Humph's home video...? - Zero
Humph? no, I dont see the part where he spears his family jewels on the handlebar post as he goes A over T.
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:28 
 Humph's home video...? - Focusless
Amazing. Similar sort of thing here, which IIRC I (or someone) posted prviously although can't find it now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIe6hYAdw_I
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:47 
 Humph's home video...? - Runfer D'Hills
Yes I think you're right Focusless, I think you did post that before but definitely worth another watch ! In the Chilean vid ( which may be older of course ) it sounds like the guy did that on rim brakes ( couldn't get a proper look ) They'd have been totally shot by the end of that run. Brave or stupid, either way, he's good...
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 19:57 
 Humph's home video...? - Focusless
Had they been down the course previously? Obviously it would take me one, possibly 2, runs to get up to that speed...
:)
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 20:01 
 Humph's home video...? - Zero
I would guess they practised all the sections separately.
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 20:18 
 Humph's home video...? - Runfer D'Hills
Doesn't really compare but this vid was shot at one of our favourite haunts in Llandegla forest. ( not by me, just found it on youtube )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wYGtLkwPX8
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 20:39 
 Humph's home video...? - Bromptonaut
Now if I were doing that I'd wear a helmet.
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 20:43 
 Humph's home video...? - Runfer D'Hills
Well, maybe so ! This again isn't me, but this is pretty much the same unplanned somersault I did a week past Sunday...Still hurts !

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuoFc2VuM6U
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 21:49 
 Humph's home video...? - R.P.
Humph - have you considered one of those Go Pro cams ? I have one for the bike - superb quality pics - in fact I see a lot of broadcasters use them now.
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 21:56 
 Humph's home video...? - Runfer D'Hills
Hmmm now there's a thought ! We do get to some fairly obscure and beautiful places on our bikes right enough, it would maybe be good to do a bit of filming. I expect one can edit out the swearing?
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New Wed 23 Jan 13 21:49 
 Humph's home video...? - Focusless
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wYGtLkwPX8

Impressive! Looks like a bit of a brown cycling shorts moment for the leader at 1:28 when the back end nearly gets away from him - prompts a sympathetic chuckle from the cameraman.
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New Thu 24 Jan 13 05:25 
 Humph's home video...? - zookeeper
its the walk back up thats the hardest...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mq59ykPnAE
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