RIDING THE LONGEST FLOW TRAIL IN SWITZERLAND!!! (OVER 140 BERMS)

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2020
  • This was so much fun!!! It is one day before practice begins here in Zermatt. I managed to get out to shakedown the bike and see how I felt. What better way to ease in to it than dropping in on a 6km flow trail. Lots of berms, little jumps and just a really nice warm up before the racing starts this weekend.
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  • @dasanoneia4730
    @dasanoneia4730 Před 3 lety +87

    "Wow that trail is what dreams are made of" in my Sam Pilgrim voice

  • @jonathanangieri153
    @jonathanangieri153 Před 3 lety +4

    Good luck this weekend! I’m rooting for ya! Can’t wait to see the race vlogs

  • @nightworxx5183
    @nightworxx5183 Před 3 lety

    This is beautiful, Zermatt is a blast...waiting to see the race vlogs. Enjoy your time there and good luck !

  • @doonhilla
    @doonhilla Před 3 lety +14

    Even though i suck at cornering that still looks a blast. Good luck for the first round!

  • @Tc-hb8vp
    @Tc-hb8vp Před 3 lety

    That was awesome, good luck with the racing, I'm looking forward to seeing all the coming vids.

  • @robhole3273
    @robhole3273 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes Lewis, thanks, great vid mate!
    That trail's a work of art!
    Anyways, I hope you have a great race day.
    You definitely have the skills,
    I hope it all comes together for you bro!👊
    Just watched the GMBN course preview, and it looks tuff in the dry.
    So the rain will make it interesting.
    Have a good one, take care !👍

  • @Moomin420
    @Moomin420 Před 3 lety

    Another track added to the bucket list! Looks insane! Good luck for tomorrow man!

  • @aminkhorasany_4676
    @aminkhorasany_4676 Před 3 lety

    Honestly my new fav channel keep posting! 🤘🏻

  • @psychonaut038
    @psychonaut038 Před 3 lety +57

    No variation, after 20 curves it becomes boring. 😂

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety +9

      Haha bit repetitive but so fun honestly

    • @DM-hw4cr
      @DM-hw4cr Před 3 lety +1

      Huh?

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 Před 3 lety +2

      Get up for the jumps, but most of the time it’s sit down and relax.
      Can be fun to!

    • @classenpeter
      @classenpeter Před 3 lety

      psychonaut038 it was a little monotonous but worth doing once / the rest of Zermatt delivers the goods and is worth going to more than once

    • @psychonaut038
      @psychonaut038 Před 3 lety +1

      @@classenpeter I have never been to a real mountain. So it will all be good for me haha.

  • @melwalshmtb9121
    @melwalshmtb9121 Před 3 lety +1

    That looks genuinely awesome! Great video mate

  • @5492sparky
    @5492sparky Před 3 lety

    Yep, that's a like from me. Great trail. Good luck for the weekend Lewis. 👍🤜

  • @kaltonian
    @kaltonian Před 3 lety +1

    Yeah i have rode it and it's awesome, i done 3 runs one on a road bike & one on my hardtail and then when fully memorised the course the final run on my full suspension and each run was packed with such happiness that i will always remember it.
    It's a great trail

  • @jam030675
    @jam030675 Před 3 lety

    Super smooth as always and good luck Lewis

  • @davewatt8840
    @davewatt8840 Před 3 lety

    Fantastic vid what a trail and amazing riding top stuff 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @tomek6481
    @tomek6481 Před 3 lety

    Good luck with the race, nice chill track, like a silence before the storm 🤘🏻

  • @sw1neymtb89
    @sw1neymtb89 Před 3 lety +1

    Sometimes it's just good to cruise and chill. Good luck for the weekend 🤘

  • @Mark1Stelios
    @Mark1Stelios Před 3 lety

    Awesome, and good luck.

  • @JustamanGaming1
    @JustamanGaming1 Před 3 lety

    Dude, this makes for yet another reason to go to Switzerland, epic flow!

  • @TAZMON20
    @TAZMON20 Před 3 lety

    Rock "n" Roll, a top 50 finish in Zermatt, huge congratulations 👏 🍻🍻

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Terrible result, but thanks! video coming Tuesday from practice!

    • @TAZMON20
      @TAZMON20 Před 3 lety

      @@LewisBuchanan don't pull yourself down, prototype bike and your first competitive ride for a long time, stay strong and positive.

  • @muzza191282
    @muzza191282 Před 3 lety +1

    Positive vibes and huge good luck, one of Scotland’s most committed enduro riders. Recent vid of the Druid on For Bill was epic, can wait to see how those skills stack up on the world stage today!

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Thanks

    • @muzza191282
      @muzza191282 Před 3 lety

      Lewis Buchanan 6th Brit 42nd overall, cracking result, looking forward to rest of season! hope there’s some footage incoming from today....!

  • @jro341
    @jro341 Před 3 lety

    Awesome trail. Thanks for the video!

  • @Nosloveingneko
    @Nosloveingneko Před 3 lety

    That looks like one hell of a warmup trail! Also a fantastic trail to learn how to properly corner.

  • @MrBlairJ
    @MrBlairJ Před 3 lety

    Have fun good sir! Shred hard for all of us stuck at home!!

  • @MrCaveeno
    @MrCaveeno Před 3 lety

    Good luck Lewis, you’ll do great mate. Bring it home for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @isaacmiser2680
    @isaacmiser2680 Před rokem

    Love this trail--it's a lot funner than it looks on camera

  • @dkipu266
    @dkipu266 Před 3 lety +2

    So fast...I am so accustomed to trails that have random large rocks, roots and quick turns with rocks in the path and tight trees on each side of a narrowing trail that this speed leaves me on edge. Nice video!

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Thanks!

    • @dudeonbike800
      @dudeonbike800 Před 10 měsíci

      And that would be why this trail is called a “flow trail.” (Albeit pretty lame.)
      You ride chunk & tech stuff, we get it. But no one’s throwing boulders in the exits of flow trail berms in some attempt to make them technical. If it’s not challenging, you’re going too slow!
      “Weird how this pump track has no observed trials sections!” 😂😂

  • @azonicds
    @azonicds Před 3 lety

    Wishing you well on this weekends race!
    Cheering for you and the Swedish guys!

  • @NathansBiking
    @NathansBiking Před 3 lety

    Good luck ! Have fun 👍🏻💪🏼

  • @francomcsherrypostalteammt2196

    Good luck mate full send !! 🤘

  • @davidbermudez5387
    @davidbermudez5387 Před 3 lety

    Wow it looks really awesome!

  • @vincentrevesz4363
    @vincentrevesz4363 Před 3 lety

    I’m here before 100k subs man this video was great

  • @jasonlewis6914
    @jasonlewis6914 Před 3 lety +10

    Honesty I think flow trails are the best. Because they are so much fun. Even better on a hardtail 👊

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Hell yeah

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s what every guy with a hardtail as his only bike says 😂
      BUT: you’re absolutely right, I’d rather go this track down on my hardtail!
      Seems like it would get pretty boring after a while on my enduro.
      Especially since I switched to a coil shock, which absorbs the energy in those berms even more.

    • @jasonlewis6914
      @jasonlewis6914 Před 3 lety

      @@rolux4853 haha. I just sold my full suspension. It was pretty much brand new. Just wasn't riding it. So just have my hardtail. Be I can do almost everything with it. I run xtr it's so so fast 👊

    • @triciamcintyre4947
      @triciamcintyre4947 Před 3 lety

      Would be excellent on my hardtail (from Halfords)🚴👍

    • @jasonlewis6914
      @jasonlewis6914 Před 3 lety

      @@rolux4853 haha. I just sold my full suspension. I just wanted to keep my hardtail because it's faster and more efficient. and climbing ability is on a different level then full suspension.

  • @HugRunner
    @HugRunner Před 3 lety

    Really nice and cool trail, must have been quite a lot of work to make it. Such nice views as well. I would have loved to _run_ _up_ that trail. Now that would be a good and tough warm up :D

  • @VLFreeride
    @VLFreeride Před 3 lety

    What a great flow trail. I definitely have to go there and test it out!
    Cheers Vincent

  • @dodeye69
    @dodeye69 Před 3 lety

    Holy shit man looks mint 🤙good luck with the comp man

  • @dash0173
    @dash0173 Před 3 lety +34

    "give the video a like right now if you'd like to ride this trail" haha jokes on you, I liked the video before it even finished buffering

  • @blueage1560
    @blueage1560 Před 3 lety

    Good luck on the race, that track looked almost relaxing.

  • @RAFSmartSam
    @RAFSmartSam Před 3 lety

    Top mate i can feel a top 5 coming on sunday good luck stay safe.

  • @velofiends8849
    @velofiends8849 Před 3 lety

    Big thanx for acknowledging the ladies.

  • @louisspichtig8363
    @louisspichtig8363 Před 2 lety

    I have rode that trail and it is just dreamy!

  • @lamefart
    @lamefart Před 3 lety +1

    WTF. 🤯
    Loved that "Aaron Gwin" sounding hubs..

  • @br1200
    @br1200 Před 3 lety

    Good luck with the race man 🤙

  • @dillenpalace9385
    @dillenpalace9385 Před 3 lety

    whats good !!im from glasgow i live and work in zermatt driving the pistenbully in the snowpark,i hit these trails all the time ....never ending man lol.good luck with the race!!

  • @streetpigeonmtb
    @streetpigeonmtb Před 3 lety +7

    Good luck mate! Looking forward to seeing how you get on 🤙

  • @exomtb9298
    @exomtb9298 Před 3 lety

    Good luck for racing this weekend🤘🏼

  • @czlenson888
    @czlenson888 Před 3 lety

    Petzen - just the best flow trail ever ... It changed my thinking about flow trails.

  • @hastingshastings2059
    @hastingshastings2059 Před 3 lety

    Thats so nice when it gets into the trees, that hub is screaming. No pedalling is sweet

  • @mcleanization1540
    @mcleanization1540 Před 3 lety +2

    This is my kind of trail, nice and smooth and flowing

  • @zaneturner8423
    @zaneturner8423 Před 3 lety

    It looks like a really fun trail..... nice and flowy

  • @rosie_______
    @rosie_______ Před 3 lety +23

    Sick track
    Your free hub sounds amazing bro 😱
    I’ve been waiting a long hour for the video and i’m happy i did
    Btw i thought about what 140 berms was like and i realised that my longest local has 7 berms 🤣

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety +2

      Haha mad!

    • @alanblurr1265
      @alanblurr1265 Před 3 lety

      @@LewisBuchanan Looking good, have built quite a few berms, but ground I have built on is flat so
      Not same flow, so have just added a trampoline!

    • @fakecisawesome
      @fakecisawesome Před 3 lety +1

      What's a berm?

    • @alanblurr1265
      @alanblurr1265 Před 3 lety

      @@fakecisawesome Banked corner, but hipped corners are more fun!

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Thanks

  • @sandbox390
    @sandbox390 Před 3 lety

    Dude I want that bike so bad. Can't wait to see it get a release.

  • @daveandmerlin
    @daveandmerlin Před 3 lety

    Good luck for the race my man but what a boring tiring trail ! Good for a warm up and that's it.

  • @JustamanGaming1
    @JustamanGaming1 Před 3 lety +2

    I would like to say "hell yeah" but I want to stay within the CZcams community parameters
    So, I will safely say "get stoked"!
    Awesome flow
    I'm going the Switzerland baby!

  • @RicardoPetrazzi
    @RicardoPetrazzi Před 3 lety

    I'm less than 2mins in, so far I'm thinking, this is cool....would love to ride this trail as it looks possible for a novice like myself! Long, flowy, and fun! I have to also say, I wish we had something like this in Scotland.

  • @awakemf3312
    @awakemf3312 Před 3 lety +4

    The Forest also looks beautiful!

  • @johnwatt5375
    @johnwatt5375 Před 3 lety

    Good luck m8 👍👍

  • @markbyrne3218
    @markbyrne3218 Před 3 lety

    Good luck lad hope ya do well and get a result 🍀🍀😷

  • @artysa.blackwood4261
    @artysa.blackwood4261 Před 3 lety

    What a chill trail men, infinite flow.

  • @mickfahrt8373
    @mickfahrt8373 Před 3 lety

    First of all: Very nice Video, riding and Trail :D
    And i would be very interested in seeing you riding a dirt jump bike whether on dirt jumps or a skatepark ;)

  • @qfx125
    @qfx125 Před 3 lety

    I would love to ride that trail looks class

  • @tylerbacklund9315
    @tylerbacklund9315 Před 3 lety

    This track looks absolutely amazing. I hope to someday be able to ride that but I'm all the way over in America 🤷‍♂️

  • @Julian.133
    @Julian.133 Před 3 lety

    After this your the berms expert 🤣🤣

  • @MrAndrew2509
    @MrAndrew2509 Před 3 lety

    Good luck, I love the Alps 🤟 just pretend your riding at Yair man 🤣🤣🤞👍

  • @joshwheatley8292
    @joshwheatley8292 Před 3 lety

    Good luck!

  • @arny1896
    @arny1896 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice bro 👍✌

  • @jerryx2000
    @jerryx2000 Před 3 lety +1

    This videos is the benchmark of over biking. Fox 38 🙈🙈🙈

  • @SevenStanesMBT
    @SevenStanesMBT Před 3 lety

    Good luck dude

  • @jurgentrockenbau9321
    @jurgentrockenbau9321 Před 3 lety

    INSANE!!!

  • @dunneryak
    @dunneryak Před 3 lety

    Lovely.....

  • @LiveToRideMTB
    @LiveToRideMTB Před 3 lety

    Whaaa need to ride this one while I’m here dude

  • @jacobosterhaus6772
    @jacobosterhaus6772 Před 3 lety +2

    Sick vid

  • @dem2ruffnicetune
    @dem2ruffnicetune Před 3 lety

    nice, want to ride that flow 🤘 following you down that would be immense with you on full tilt 😎

  • @davt8615
    @davt8615 Před 3 lety

    Epic

  • @charliemtbaustralia5308

    Sickkk

  • @ChefIan73
    @ChefIan73 Před 3 lety

    Looks like a blast! Got a trail like that here in Northern California. Flow trail in the Soquel Demonstration Forest. It definitely makes you earn your turns though. There’s a 6 mile climb to the start of the trails. Then you get 4+ miles of DH flow through the redwood forest. But there’s a 4 mile climb back to the car waiting for you at the bottom of the DH 😐

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Nice!!!

    • @dudeonbike800
      @dudeonbike800 Před 10 měsíci

      I was gonna mention Soquel Demo, which puts this “flow” to shame. Given the Swiss usual attention to detail & perfection, I’m pretty disappointed.
      I didn’t realize just how good we’ve had it until seeing this.
      Ridden Talon Show yet???

  • @alanmorton8459
    @alanmorton8459 Před 3 lety

    Sweet!!!!! think that's all i need to say!!

  • @NBMBC40
    @NBMBC40 Před 3 lety

    Looks like great chilled fun, good luck in practice tomorrow and even more in the race, how much travel does the new bike have now?

  • @quligw
    @quligw Před 3 lety

    Good luck this weekend- keep my fantasy league going;)

  • @vlacula
    @vlacula Před 3 lety +2

    thanks for telling me this kind of trail exists...

  • @colingardiner5349
    @colingardiner5349 Před 3 lety

    All the best this weekend Lewis! Lovely flow trail.

  • @JuanCarlos-ki4sv
    @JuanCarlos-ki4sv Před 3 lety

    Crazy track dude I would like to ride it!!

  • @FlyingMeta
    @FlyingMeta Před 3 lety

    sick as always but can we start having 60fps already?

  • @adrianq4753
    @adrianq4753 Před 3 lety +4

    What hubs are you running cause they are loud and sound goood 🤙🏾🤙🏾

  • @doRiTOdUsT1342
    @doRiTOdUsT1342 Před 8 měsíci

    This was the first flow trail i ever went on. I have since fallen in love with mountain biking.

  • @kitedwards8129
    @kitedwards8129 Před 3 lety

    glorious mate! whats your av speed going down there? ive only ridden road for a few years, this has totally got me wanting a hardtail!

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Hmm maybe 30-35kph! That’s good ya are in to riding now

  • @thechaingang8003
    @thechaingang8003 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing Video! There is a similar trail in Austria as well, it's called the Teäre Line and it's located in Sölden. You should definetly check that one out as well if you enjoyed the Swiss trail :D

  • @VictorSantos-pb7md
    @VictorSantos-pb7md Před 3 lety

    Curious question Mr. Lewis, with a mullet setup using the ziggy link. How does the big perform on the uphill, I know 69er/mullet with out a ziggy link has more geo changes and makes it the worse for uphill. I was just wondering if the ziggy link solves this problem with a slight correction in geometry to accommodate a 27.5 rear. I just want to make sure, if I want to add a ziggy link on my purchase.

  • @roughster1615
    @roughster1615 Před 3 lety

    Sunnega in Zermatt. I’ve rode a few times, it’s awesome!

  • @monkeytonker4637
    @monkeytonker4637 Před 3 lety +2

    Relaxing to watch

  • @Flyers2929
    @Flyers2929 Před 3 lety

    It almost looks boring! But man, I'd love to try it!

  • @GallantLee
    @GallantLee Před 3 lety

    That looks insane fun to ride! Though did they choose an “easier” trail to reduce injuries etc due to Covid? Or it just happens to be?

    • @GallantLee
      @GallantLee Před 3 lety

      Apex thanks for that info. I meant for EWS, what was their reasoning for choosing this track? It’s not very gnarly at all as you’ve mentioned.

    • @GallantLee
      @GallantLee Před 3 lety

      Apex oh! That makes sense now!

  • @dukeofmtb
    @dukeofmtb Před 3 lety

    Wow! If you suck at cornering on berms, this will definitely fix that. Living in SE Michigan can be so frustrating. It's so difficult to progress in an area that doesn't even have some of the most basic features. 😥

  • @joeshone1326
    @joeshone1326 Před 2 lety

    I've rode a flow trail in Austria called petzen that was 11.5km long, fair to say I was all bermerd out by the end of the day 😂

  • @mrsmartypants_1
    @mrsmartypants_1 Před 3 lety

    Ha ha. Very nice. That might be one trail where I’d prefer an Onyx Vesper rear hub (totally silent) compared to my Industry Nine Hydra (swarm of killer bees) hub.

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety

      Thanks

    • @DM-hw4cr
      @DM-hw4cr Před 3 lety

      My friends Onyx freehub locked up on him last week that's not good

    • @mrsmartypants_1
      @mrsmartypants_1 Před 3 lety

      Daniel May: That’s not good 😜. How old was it? Did he ever service it? If so is it possible who ever serviced it last used an incompatible or contaminated lubricant? I’ve never had an Onyx but they have a very good reputation.

    • @DM-hw4cr
      @DM-hw4cr Před 3 lety

      @@mrsmartypants_1 about 2 months old never serviced could have been a bad one

    • @mrsmartypants_1
      @mrsmartypants_1 Před 3 lety

      Daniel May: Interesting. Thx.

  • @peterides9568
    @peterides9568 Před 3 lety

    I need to bring my Blue Pig here.

  • @russellranger5637
    @russellranger5637 Před 3 lety

    That’s a great trail! Are you going to record your race?

  • @robinrai4973
    @robinrai4973 Před 3 lety +3

    The longest trail I've been down is a small hill

  • @FatBoy0409
    @FatBoy0409 Před 3 lety

    Trail looks amazing! What tyres are you running?

    • @FatBoy0409
      @FatBoy0409 Před 3 lety

      Should've waited 30 more seconds into the video to get this answer...

    • @LewisBuchanan
      @LewisBuchanan  Před 3 lety +1

      Haha! Assegai front and rear

  • @tissaenduroadventures7425

    "It is supposed to rain" and right you were..... 😬

  • @theocho8689
    @theocho8689 Před 3 lety

    I had fun on that trail until I crashed on the last leg and fractured my right shoulder. That was the end of my riding in Zermatt. Hopefully I'll be able to get back there and hit it again. Fun fact, my visit to the doctor in town was cheaper than my two day bike pass. Lol!