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  • Hot Laps is back and this time we have MTB legend Sam Hill tackling our timed stage in Squamish.
    2x EWS Champ, 2x Downhill World Cup Overall and 3x Downhill World Champ this is one of the most impressive Hot Laps we've seen yet!
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  • @pinkbike
    @pinkbike  Pƙed 5 lety +35

    Who do you think we should do a Hot Lap with next? Let us know 👇

  • @ThePedro8-25-78
    @ThePedro8-25-78 Pƙed 5 lety +194

    That’s the most Sam Hill has ever talked on film ever......EVER!!!

  • @peglor
    @peglor Pƙed 5 lety +127

    Dog's gone for the low line... :-D

  • @Br3ndo1891
    @Br3ndo1891 Pƙed 4 lety +8

    This bloke makes me proud to be an Aussie, down to earth, humble and absolutely magic to watch ride. Mountain biking is exploding here so I hope we can keep producing legends like Sam 🇩đŸ‡ș❀

  • @Flyers2929
    @Flyers2929 Pƙed 5 lety +35

    I can feel the gforces of his cornering through the camera. Ridiculous how good this man is at cornering

  • @downhillupside
    @downhillupside Pƙed 5 lety +218

    No Strava lines. Take a lesson from this guy, Strava warriors.

    • @zippycentral
      @zippycentral Pƙed 5 lety +1

      Christopher Vidito .clearly as he was stopping mid segment to point at some forest items he realised a top 10 time wasn’t gonna happen.

    • @keesterstash
      @keesterstash Pƙed 5 lety +2

      Yes, no Strava lines, Hill lettin' it be known.

    • @downhillupside
      @downhillupside Pƙed 5 lety

      @@eriksaunders6087 Just did. It was excellent. More Miranda Miller, please. :D

    • @living4adrenaline
      @living4adrenaline Pƙed 4 lety

      I dunno, there some perty fast riders on Strava round here.

    • @nerminc.1713
      @nerminc.1713 Pƙed 4 lety

      What's a strava line?

  • @BockaufBiken
    @BockaufBiken Pƙed 5 lety +51

    So relaxing watching the master do what he does best!

  • @renearrieta5204
    @renearrieta5204 Pƙed 5 lety +28

    Oh! So that's how reality looks for Sam Hill! At first I thought the video was faster than normal, then I realized it wasn't the video... It's just that Sam Hill lives on a different dimension.

  • @averagejoerider6352
    @averagejoerider6352 Pƙed 5 lety +9

    "dog's going for the low line" hahaha love the comedy!

  • @reubendoyle4161
    @reubendoyle4161 Pƙed 5 lety +23

    I find it hilarious how sam explains how to ride the trail, hes like 'Yeah you just do it'😂

  • @Mububban23
    @Mububban23 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    He is like Yoda on a mountain bike. Simply amazing.
    And in his home town of Western Australia, nobody knows who the hell he is. Nobody outside the MTB community knows we have a multiple time world champion, which is strange because we Aussies normally love all our successful sports stars. People in other countries would know more about him than his own home state citizens.

    • @rabitoblanco
      @rabitoblanco Pƙed 3 lety

      I wondered about the people passing them on the trails, if they had any clue!

  • @TwoGuysOneVan
    @TwoGuysOneVan Pƙed 5 lety +82

    I've never been the biggest Sam Hill fan to be honest. It's not that I dislike him. Just never really caught Sam-Fever- But one thing I do REALLY like about him... Is his "no fuss" attitude. He's never seeking the spot-like through trying to be funny, hardcore, entertaining... He just throws down with insane speed and awesomeness... And lets that do the talking for him...

    • @ogasi1798
      @ogasi1798 Pƙed 5 lety +16

      how can you not be a sam hill fan? i do not understand.

    • @gaetanmermetgrandfille
      @gaetanmermetgrandfille Pƙed 5 lety +10

      that's pretty much sam hill fever man. I wasn't the biggest fan too. But once I saw Maribor 2008.. I knew he was not a legend but the legend.

    • @TwoGuysOneVan
      @TwoGuysOneVan Pƙed 5 lety +4

      The world is a strange and confusing place man... It's almost like... People are different and like different things. :D

    • @ogasi1798
      @ogasi1798 Pƙed 5 lety

      Woah, internet strawman retort but no real answer to the question. How very unpredictable, cough.
      Rather than argue like petulant children i will wish you a good weekend.

    • @geemail369
      @geemail369 Pƙed 5 lety +4

      "work hard in silence, let success make the noise"

  • @tristanderrick5490
    @tristanderrick5490 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    The peak of pinkbike content.

  • @schuletrip
    @schuletrip Pƙed 5 lety +35

    Just had to check if my playback speed had jumped up X2.

  • @devonsmith668
    @devonsmith668 Pƙed 5 lety +10

    This is amazing. More of this pinkbike!

  • @a.wolfgang6423
    @a.wolfgang6423 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    Just love the sound of the tyres smashing the Rooth and the ground

  • @SiriusCFD
    @SiriusCFD Pƙed 5 lety +42

    "Pretty grippy." - he attempted to lie. --- "No. It's not grippy." HAHHAHAHAHHAHA I'm dying @ 4:24

    • @finncable5466
      @finncable5466 Pƙed 5 lety +10

      Its more that its grippy for him with his level of skills and what he is used to ridig.

    • @aidan8594
      @aidan8594 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      it was paul the punter too haha

    • @bggalvan4973
      @bggalvan4973 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@aidan8594 lol hahaha just noticed it

  • @nudelsalat8234
    @nudelsalat8234 Pƙed 4 lety +10

    In my eyes he's the best mtbiker ever lived

  • @chasepalpatine170
    @chasepalpatine170 Pƙed 5 lety +5

    Super powers on a bike. Nice ride, Sam.

  • @Twentykixx
    @Twentykixx Pƙed 5 lety +7

    Smoooth as Golden. Sam, you make it all look butter smooth at warp speed! You shred bruh!

  • @BurritoMaster24
    @BurritoMaster24 Pƙed 5 lety +8

    watching sam hills hot lap i couldn't believe the speed. i was looking through my settings to see if i had the speed turned to 1.5 on youtube. it wasn't sam hill is just super human!

  • @stuartwoodburn2653
    @stuartwoodburn2653 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    I love watching Sam Hill ride it is like the bike has a brain and Sam is just on it, Sam Hill and the bike are one. Great thanks.

  • @gaetanmermetgrandfille
    @gaetanmermetgrandfille Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Once you get to see Sam's cam you're just admiring how fluid he is, how he can roll from insides to edges like no problem and just overcraft through mine fields without losing speed. Wow. I wish I could roll like that.

  • @matic5096
    @matic5096 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    that scared me just watching it :D crazy how commited and smooth he is on the bike. Just awesome to see hes point of view

  • @StankFernatra
    @StankFernatra Pƙed 5 lety +2

    That was great. The first time I saw Sam was in Dirt Magazine, in 2002, or so. Good to see he's been doing so well. Thanks for picking his brain and for posting this. Good stuff.

  • @raymondchapman2075
    @raymondchapman2075 Pƙed 5 lety +34

    Nobody rides a bike like Sam Hill. He's like some kind of bike grand wizard.
    Pretty sure I seen him overtake Luke Skywalker on a speeder at one point.

    • @oliveszz547
      @oliveszz547 Pƙed 4 lety

      Raymond Chapman that’s gay

    • @jonc.5310
      @jonc.5310 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Grand wizard is the title for the head of the KKK.

  • @flstc93
    @flstc93 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    you can tell its sam hill coming by sound that suspension makes

  • @michellemoore9840
    @michellemoore9840 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    Great video, great rider!

  • @d0u6s
    @d0u6s Pƙed 5 lety +9

    It's tough to get my dad saying, "what the sam hill" ... out of my head ✔

  • @maddingo
    @maddingo Pƙed 5 lety +1

    impressive... that looked a great run.. nice.

  • @veronicaisl
    @veronicaisl Pƙed 5 lety +9

    Sam: try to carry some speed...
    Me: fck that’s a lot of speed lol
    Sam Hill “Goat”

  • @gavindean
    @gavindean Pƙed 5 lety +2

    The master at work

  • @jayireland2526
    @jayireland2526 Pƙed 5 lety +13

    Sams so smooth he doesn’t need a gimbal or hero 7 stabilisation

  • @tonebanderas
    @tonebanderas Pƙed 5 lety +1

    a master at work

  • @c0xa1n34
    @c0xa1n34 Pƙed 5 lety +3

    "Just gotta roll down this rock and fit through them trees."

  • @jirim7051
    @jirim7051 Pƙed 4 lety

    Nice trail.Sam is legend!

  • @ericmountainbiker
    @ericmountainbiker Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Sam Hill is a class act.

  • @mrsubaru5367
    @mrsubaru5367 Pƙed 3 lety

    That is a sweet ride

  • @jackyoung5950
    @jackyoung5950 Pƙed 5 lety +54

    27.5 wheels, probably a smaller frame than recommended and flat pedals. Proving that 29ers, big frames and clips don't make you faster haha

    • @seanlarsen8900
      @seanlarsen8900 Pƙed 5 lety +14

      I think at most it is proof that Sam Hill doesn't need/want those things to still compete (dominate) at an elite level. Not sure it generalizes to everyone though. Always a treat to hear his insights!

    • @jamesmceachen6001
      @jamesmceachen6001 Pƙed 5 lety +20

      or you could just run what size frame, wheel size, and pedals you have fun with... just a thought

    • @jaysealenduro5618
      @jaysealenduro5618 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      I agree about the wheels but clipless vs flats it really depends on you but clipless has more advantage

    • @seanlarsen8900
      @seanlarsen8900 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      Clearly what Sam is running is working well enough for him. I ride a Sentinel which has 29 inch hoops and run clipless pedal. Don't think I've had less fun on other set ups. Do what you like and if he is winning why swap it?

    • @daveandmerlin
      @daveandmerlin Pƙed 5 lety

      JACKYOUNG imagine how much faster he would be with a long , slack 29er ! Still use flat pedals though

  • @duncanleckie5639
    @duncanleckie5639 Pƙed 5 lety +3

    He should make training videos, everyone with mtb would buy it đŸ€Łso fast and smooth 👌
    Actually scratch that Sam Hill & Yoann Barelli the banter alone would be hilarious

  • @ageng.raditya
    @ageng.raditya Pƙed 5 lety

    Ooohhh, the RAW Sound

  • @caseyjones466
    @caseyjones466 Pƙed 5 lety +14

    There are mutants among us. Sam Hill is the chief one.

  • @bigwave7207
    @bigwave7207 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Sam Hill is a BEAST

  • @mtbwithshane5699
    @mtbwithshane5699 Pƙed 3 lety

    So sick!

  • @RomiesStudio
    @RomiesStudio Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Sam: Just gotta slow up a bit to fit through those trees down there... Also Sam: Whooshhhhh

  • @gcavy1
    @gcavy1 Pƙed 5 lety

    that GoPro footage just makes this look crazy dangerous...Trees,roots,rocks everywhere!

  • @AltitudeAerials
    @AltitudeAerials Pƙed 5 lety +11

    750mm bars. Out come the saws for the die hard "oh we need 800mm bars for stability" crowd đŸ€Ł

  • @gubourn
    @gubourn Pƙed 4 lety

    Love my power saddle

  • @twr2632
    @twr2632 Pƙed 4 lety

    Watch Sam ride make me feel woefully inadequate. Damn the man can ride.

  • @tylerpolk3199
    @tylerpolk3199 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Sam hill is a machine

  • @kylemarsh4897
    @kylemarsh4897 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Legend. Would love to see what Jesse Melamed could do on some of his local (NS, Squam or Whis) trails.....assuming he doesn't own all of the KOMs already.

    • @pinkbike
      @pinkbike  Pƙed 5 lety

      Remi currently has the KOM on our test track! We'll need to get Jesse down soon...

  • @samuraishampoo3649
    @samuraishampoo3649 Pƙed 5 lety

    Christmas came early this year!

  • @gamehunter788
    @gamehunter788 Pƙed 5 lety

    Legend

  • @Reloaded44
    @Reloaded44 Pƙed 5 lety +4

    Holy shit I had vertigo watching his lap, and he said it was slow. đŸ˜Č

  • @rhettcorbett3346
    @rhettcorbett3346 Pƙed 3 lety

    He usually lets his riding do the talking. Lol. No gloves & flat pedals. Eats corners for breakfast. He is a cornering machine. Sam Hill & Chris Kovarik Aussie DH LEGENDS.

  • @macarronewitchis
    @macarronewitchis Pƙed 5 lety +1

    The speed up POV tho!

  • @TLDT
    @TLDT Pƙed 3 lety

    It's hilarious to me how he always looks so calm even after blasting through a trail. Breathing slightly heavier, haha

  • @captainudo9564
    @captainudo9564 Pƙed 5 lety

    Very polite!

  • @alexanderzaitidis8607
    @alexanderzaitidis8607 Pƙed 5 lety

    What tyres are they? They sound so well dampened!

  • @glp6667
    @glp6667 Pƙed 5 lety

    So good ride and si little charisma

  • @AntonisMoutsios
    @AntonisMoutsios Pƙed 4 lety

    1:37 nooooooooooooo the disc :O hahahah

  • @Tri473
    @Tri473 Pƙed 5 lety

    dope handguards

  • @tarmacsurfers
    @tarmacsurfers Pƙed 5 lety

    Those dutty dawgs 😝

  • @dragos2978
    @dragos2978 Pƙed 4 lety

    Hi, Sam's bike is a mega 290 or 275?

  • @scruzhcklr
    @scruzhcklr Pƙed 5 lety

    Nothing about Sam is "enduro bro" and I love it. Really refreshing to see. Can Pinkbike chime in as to the average gradient of that trail? I have a feeling that it isn't as flat as it looks.

    • @pinkbike
      @pinkbike  Pƙed 5 lety

      Definitely not the steepest trail around but some of the rock slabs and chutes are pretty steep!

  • @chorgus
    @chorgus Pƙed 5 lety

    Man I would love to have Sam Hill cheer me on while riding

  • @oldfart5580
    @oldfart5580 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hey Sam, I love watching your flcks . Are you doing much in the way of new flicks ?

  • @samuelepaparusso3293
    @samuelepaparusso3293 Pƙed 5 lety

    Hahah look at 3:44... His Face!! Ahaha LEGEND. THE MAESTRO!

  • @blueage1560
    @blueage1560 Pƙed 5 lety +8

    That is the most anyone has ever seen Sam talk

  • @BikingBadwithTC
    @BikingBadwithTC Pƙed 4 lety

    Anyone know what brakes he’s using in this video?

  • @Twisted_Biscuit
    @Twisted_Biscuit Pƙed 4 lety

    It's quite comical to see all the comments thinking he really is that fast. The video was no doubt sped up at the end with the gopro. If you listen to his breathing you can hear that it's clearly sped up. No person breathes that fast, not even while hyperventilating. Also unless the gravity was doubled physics doesn't allow for those type of movements. He takes 3 pedals and is moving at mach 5 at the start. Not trying to take anything away from Sam Hill's skills, but there was no need to speed the video up pinkbke... And lastly to prove it was sped up, he started at 6:25 and ended at 8:36 which is 2 minutes 11 seconds, yet his time was 3:23. That means the video was sped up around 1.5 times.

  • @JD2ndcity
    @JD2ndcity Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Sick video đŸ€˜đŸ»

  • @pirseman
    @pirseman Pƙed 4 lety +1

    You can clearly see that hes a beast when he does hotlap without a full face helmet

  • @ProjectFreewheel
    @ProjectFreewheel Pƙed 4 lety

    Definitely watching out for them holes

  • @living4adrenaline
    @living4adrenaline Pƙed 4 lety

    No full helmet, no gloves. Smacked my chin with a fully on last Sunday, not wearing it scares me.
    Love how he comments on the dogs line, lol. Hand guards are actually a great idea.

  • @sargil100
    @sargil100 Pƙed 5 lety

    Eli Tomac! Ryan Villopoto! Justin Barcia! It would be good and you know it!

  • @ageng.raditya
    @ageng.raditya Pƙed 4 lety +2

    When you think you're in the inside, Sam will overtake your inside inside

  • @ErichVonCartmann
    @ErichVonCartmann Pƙed 5 lety +1

    SAMMMM HILLLLLLL!

  • @timmygriffin
    @timmygriffin Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Sam is a comedian haha

  • @okedom
    @okedom Pƙed 5 lety

    Nice trail, which one is it?

    • @okedom
      @okedom Pƙed 5 lety

      Oh and hot lap with Remy Metailler

    • @hobmarg
      @hobmarg Pƙed 5 lety

      Credit Line at Alice Lake in Squamish

  • @iannorris7237
    @iannorris7237 Pƙed rokem

    Dogs going the low line

  • @sportlich.aktiv79
    @sportlich.aktiv79 Pƙed 5 lety

    When Sam hill says slow down he is not going slower he is going at a normal human speed 😂

  • @SavedbyHim
    @SavedbyHim Pƙed 3 lety

    Why is the POV footage sped up??

  • @pytek23
    @pytek23 Pƙed 5 lety

    What helmet is he wearing?

  • @patryka11
    @patryka11 Pƙed 5 lety

    What is the Sam's saddle?

  • @jackadler5941
    @jackadler5941 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    Sam is freakin fast. Was that Paul the Punter on the camera?

  • @elrat1234
    @elrat1234 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    6:44 things get serious'd

  • @Kero_81
    @Kero_81 Pƙed 5 lety

    was the pov shot with a hero 7?

    • @euanmarshall4357
      @euanmarshall4357 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      Kero81 no, when he is at the bottom of the trail it shows him wearing a hero session on his chest

    • @PaulThePunter
      @PaulThePunter Pƙed 5 lety +2

      It was a hero session 5 in 1080 with the stabilization on.

    • @Kero_81
      @Kero_81 Pƙed 5 lety

      Oh okay, thank you Guys. Is it just me or does the POV looks like Stopmotion?!

  • @GH-lv6xm
    @GH-lv6xm Pƙed 4 lety

    Ducking hell it sounds like rolling thunder when Sam rides pedal to the metal

  • @kiltymacbagpipe
    @kiltymacbagpipe Pƙed 3 lety

    The branding on his outfit is subtle and tasteful.

  • @doctajuice
    @doctajuice Pƙed 4 lety

    The sound of both rebound valves working.....

  • @blossem90
    @blossem90 Pƙed 5 lety +3

    Dogs gone for the low line.....

  • @fabiovaldesaraneda2012
    @fabiovaldesaraneda2012 Pƙed 5 lety

    Sam 🙏

  • @jsonracer
    @jsonracer Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Serious question with disclaimer: I’m fairly new to this. All the coaching I’ve ever gotten has constantly stressed “get low, get lower!” , “flatten your back!” But it doesn’t seem to be what SH is doing here. What am I missing here?

    • @SoCalianSD1
      @SoCalianSD1 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      If you bend your knees too much it puts your knees too far in front of your pedals/ bottom bracket. When that happens, your weight balance is thrown off. Concentrate on less bend in the knees and more bend at the hips. Like you're doing a dead lift.
      Watch how "lee likes bikes" teaches people to ride.
      Hope this helps.

    • @jsonracer
      @jsonracer Pƙed 5 lety +1

      SoCalianSD1 thanks, will try!

    • @SoCalianSD1
      @SoCalianSD1 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      @@jsonracer Heres a video that really helped me out with my bike position. Cheers!
      czcams.com/video/-GAaheigvgg/video.html

    • @hugor.b.6351
      @hugor.b.6351 Pƙed 5 lety

      i think that when you get good enought to doesn't need coach, you can make some changes and go over the basics good rules (like in every things in life that needs practice). Sam's way is not for normal people get another example jajaja keep it up bro !

  • @pearlsstuff2861
    @pearlsstuff2861 Pƙed 3 lety

    6:18 technique đŸ˜‚đŸ€Ł

  • @AncientGreek
    @AncientGreek Pƙed 5 lety

    Tell us the secret trick adjustments

  • @SnowMongoose
    @SnowMongoose Pƙed 4 lety

    Encountering pros with cameras while glacially pick my way down the trail... MTB hell

  • @Mike_Laing214
    @Mike_Laing214 Pƙed 5 lety

    Technique

  • @jameswilson2815
    @jameswilson2815 Pƙed rokem

    That was insane. Although I couldn't understand a thing he said. You know us Americans.

  • @alphagoat2035
    @alphagoat2035 Pƙed 3 lety

    that fork looks soooo supple