Grimpossible Qualifier with Megs Braap
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So it's been over a year since I've raced and I decided to break that streak by entering in Graham Jarvis' Grimpossible Challenge! It was an extremely tough course to race on, especially after the two days of torrential rain we had just before the race.
Most of this footage is just me getting stuck and pushing my bike, because that's basically how the whole race went. It's one thing to be able to ride this sort of terrain for fun, but to do it in a race situation with a bunch of other racers on the course is a different story. The hardest part for me is getting around other riders on the hills. I exhausted myself right off the get go by pushing and pushing and pushing on the first hill, and then after that, I was basically hooped. It did end up recovering a little bit and redeeming myself on a few epic hills though! I ended up getting 14th place out of 25 riders and was really glad I entered. It was definitely intimidating but I ended up having a ton of fun.
Anyways, I added a commentary to the video because I felt that it made it more interesting to watch. I hope you all enjoy it :).
If it’s steep on GoPro, it’s even steeper in real life. Great video Megs!
CoosBrooke Thanks man! The terrain was nuts!! I’m glad to hear that the camera actually gave it a little justice!
Great Job! Fatigue is horrible when riding. It's made me train more the last few months just so I can enjoy my riding in the woods rather that be out of breath blowing bogies everywhere haha
Takes me back to my enduro racing days. Heavy breathing, snotty nose, extreme muscle fatigue... You finished and that's awesome!
The slo-mo snot was the best haha you're a riot. Awesome riding, i was out of breath just watching it!
Loved this vid Megs. Loved the honesty, loved the reality, loved the commentary. Nice one 👍
Nick Bennett Thanks Nick! I’m always happy to keep it real and honest. I’m glad you liked it!
Best parts when she says sorry lol. you got to be most polite racer out there.
I couldn't even imagine trying to climb one of those hills. Good job completing the race! I doubt i'd even last 5 minutes lol.
You are such a phenomenal rider and an even funnier person! Laughed at your jokes and loved watching you take on some tough terrain. Thank you for such an awesome video!
Lauren Santilena Thanks so much Lauren! That means a lot!
Managing your exhaustion is a big part of why I finish in the last 1/3 of my races and they are not even hard lol.
Fitness, technique and good decisions go a long way in this type of riding. It kicks my butt and I love it.
Awesome!!! Glad you posted that. It was great seeing what it looked like from a rider perspective on the course. We spent several days setting the course up, and could not even ride a lot of what we marked, so I really wanted to see what it looked like - from sitting on a bike, not walking... You did great! 14th out of 25 total riders, and very respectable lap times. Great Job Megan! Great Commentary too!!
that guy that play saxophone in France that dint turn into a billboard in that Awesome movie -- endless summer !
That’s one tough course Miss Braap! Your ability to ride through that is incredible. Keep it up and thanks for posting so much entertaining material. I have whiled many hours away enjoying watching you ride.
What a cool track. I am pretty sure if you had a bike with lower seat height (suspension tuned to be lower, forks stick through, seat lowered and linkage arm changed so it is lower) you would kick some ass there cuz you could do enduro-turns in steep hills much more easier.
It is crazy how a "dwarf" like u can hop around in this terrain anyways. x,D
Keep up doing that cool videos!
Well done Megan! I really enjoyed the struggle. Keep on keepin' on.
- Marcel Irnie
In a mixture of joy and excitement for the struggle this vid almost made me cry. Greetings from a Mexican fan Megs, keep it up!
Well done Megs...and thanks for recording it for us! ATB for 2019!
You are sooooo coooool, Meg! Love to hear you laughing even when getting stuck, others would just swear! And riding a qualifier together with Graham J. should make you so proud! Some years ago both Graham and Johnny Walker where taking part in the Battle of Vikings here in Sweden. It was really interesting to see the two of them riding the same circuit as all the amateurs. If I remember right, both Graham and Johnny did 7 laps, while most amateurs where glad to finish a single one. They are simply out of this world... But you are getting there! ;-)
Whoever laid this course out is a madman, (hopefully they had to ride it as well)
Love your vids! Especially that you show how hard riding really is and how easy it is to make mistakes. Losing your momentum through obstacles is the worst!
Hi Megs just a shout out from South Africa, my wife recently started riding enduro with myself and my son, you are an inspiration too us.
dale steven robertson Hey Dale! It’s so rad that you get to ride with your family! I’m glad you guys enjoy my vids :). Thanks for the support!
Nice to be Meg. Everyone wants to help you. Even G-Force Jarvis.
It does my heart good to know I'm not the only one breathing heavy when doing that stuff. lol. That's some seriously hard work! Great job!
the snot part ... omg ... had me cracking!
I will say this again..Megs, you are amazing!! I never see any girls out riding where we ride, it's rocky and technical. But, nothing near what you rode and finished. And, you are competing against guys that have 6 inch longer legs. I love your videos, great attitude, and riding smart and safe.
Win or lose, doesn't matter just enjoy the ride and looks like you got some good exercise which is always a bonus. Now crack open a bottle and reward yourself with a few cold ones
I'm breath'n hard watching...slinging snott with Gram Jarvis! How cool is that! Good luck with the race.
Awesome! Good commentary had me laughing.
Loved it!! Hahah that WAS snot that flew out of my nose! You did awesome! Thanks for the ride along!
haha "good job that rock was there to break your fall" as you bounce off a rock! :D Well done on getting through!
Great video n commentary Meg n glad u had fun!
always an inspiration. I can't help but notice you immediately got the expected thumbs down. One of tese days that person's obsession with knocking you will just fade. In the meantime it's a positive that you can always count on that one viewer lol.GJ giving you a hand, AND knowing who you are, does it get better than that?
Gwynne Fitzsimmons Thanks Gwynne! I smile every time I get that instant dislike because I know there is someone with a burning hate for me that is subscribed and clearly has the notifications for my channel turned on. Like you said, I can always count on that one view! 😂😂😂
@@megs_braap I was wondering the same thing, who could have possibly given that a thumbs down???
You will never be criticized by someone doing more than you or someone finding success in themselves. You will only be criticized by someone doing less than than you or having little success in their life.
at 5 minute mark you sound like Rocky the flying squirrel as to why there's a log there. Tough looking ride.
For those of you new to watching Megs she is 5'3 120lbs, her bike weighs twice as much as her and she can STILL muscle it up thise snotty hills. She's just rad man...
Megs, great narrative and wisdom being shared with others! Nice slo-mo, snot study! One of the most important things in life is to use your brain... I saw you doing that... at times strategy can take you much further in life (up the hill) than brute force! Of course there is a need for both brains and brawn, but the difference is the brain can sustain it's output far longer than we can physically with our brawn. Clearly getting through some obstacles requires lots of brawn and if you don't have that when you need it, you just can't succeed either. That's why racing is so demanding, but great for development of our character and techniques. Just make sure you have fun too, because life passes by so quickly. I've learned that riding full-size motorcycles is often times more difficult just because of the weight of the bike. In part we think of the bike as being so powerful, but at the end of the day they are limited by their tractive force and when we need to interject and push them up the hill or get them through tough obstacles, we fail apart in the energy department. What I've concluded is that we often speak of weight to horsepower ratio of a bike, but we should also consider our personal weight to power ratio with respect to the weight of the bike when it needs to be muscled through obstacles. I have also concluded that the absolute weight of a bike is so important even if you have less power because ultimately if you can pick the bike up and move it around you don't need all the power on the bike to get through things.
I have a small electric motorcycle that allows me to explore technical places that I've never seen before and it brings with it a lot more confidence then a big bike. Of course the range on my eMoto is not so great as a gas powered bike, but I find myself exploring for the duration of my energy level in a day and it is rewarding to know that I can travel places that I probably would be totally stressed out trying to ride my full-size Moto. I speak of this because yesterday I rode in the rain on technical trails that very few people know exist nor had I ever seen. Today I'm pooped and totally fulfilled!
What type of Emoto bike do you have? Great idea. i've been considering doing some off-season training on an E bike locally
@@WADZUP my bike is from Hi-Power Cycles in California. They call it a typhoon. It's a design conversion based off the motoped. It was originally designed to have a pit bike motor, but these guys adapted Hub motor as a mid Drive. At the time I bought it almost three years ago I was not aware of many other choices. At this time I would say it's worth considering getting a Sur Ron eMoto. motorcycle. It's a lot cheaper ($4k) but it has 19 inch motorcycle wheels instead of downhill mountain bike based Wheels like my bike. Check it out my playlist,
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I put the peg kit on from motoped so I could get rid of the crappy pedals that came with it. The Sur Ron crank/pedals are also crappy from what I learned watching some of these videos. You would never want to Pedal these bikes unless you were on pavement for legality reasons. Perhaps if I put on Moto wheels and much better Fork my bike would be better. In some respects it's like riding a downhill mountain bike, but it's much heavier. I don't ride it as hard as a moto, but maybe somebody else would tend to do so. I like to use it to casually Explore and scope out new Trail opportunities.
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I've said it before and I will say it again. Megan ROCKS. 👍👍
Great riding Megs!
Well Done Megs, And Good Luck For The Grimpossible !! Greetings From New Zealand :-)
Great job I can say first hand that course was insane! Can’t believe anyone could do more than 1 lap lol
Meg's you rock! Well done
great work !!!! sounds like they should have put people out at 3 min time intervals , nothing worse than trying to pick around people who get stuck on everything !
You made a believer out of me. You are for real, thats very Gnarly terrain. Very nice
jeffdmax Thanks man!
Congrats on qualifying megs
Wow...I was just wiped out from just watching that. Good job!
Top effort Meg, nice to see you rockin a Welsh flag on your bike👍
Keep it up 👍👍💪💪you are awesome
Great job! Now you know what to work on and that is invaluable wisdom for your next attempt!
O.M.G. Graham Jarvis has touched your bike.
The wife was worried that I was listening to women breathing heavy on the internet. I told her not to sweat it, there’s snot coming out of her nose and she’s fully clothed on a motorcycle! 🤣
Very impressive riding. That terrain looks so hard! Amazing skills
HAHAHAH OMG MEGS! "yep, that was definitely snot that came out of my nose" - Megs Braap 2019
Brilliant intro! Had me laughing. Excellent riding as always!
Wow with the legend himself
That looks like tons of fun.... said no man ever.
Well done Megs! Very impressive, I would definitely chicken out quick haha 😂
And horray for Graham Jarvis! 👍🏼😄
You Rock. I felt the exact same way when I ran King Of The Motos!!!
Great job kiddo . Your videos are always entertaining. Cheers 🇨🇦👍
Your a beast! Good luck at grimpossible!
That was Awesome! Best video yet !!! Great effort too!!!
Congrats from Deep Cove BC
Crazy track, Great riding!
Your so cool I love your video's rideing is a work out on its own
There will never be a time when I can do even half of that.
LMBO... let's see... Riding dirt bike in woods and wondering why in the heck a log is there, humm let me think that over, BAHHHH.. LOL..
next time give a head up on when you might be reviewing bodily fluids... I was in the middle of a Dbl Quarter pounder from Micky D's... LOL.
Thanks loved it Megs.. like all your vids, awesome and for those that don't ride these hills... its exhausting but a blast.
Cool vid
gnarly golf course.
Sweet :) Awesome video love the commentary lol
Nice ride, looked like a lot of fun and frustration!!!
That is so COOL! Don't wash your bike, Gram J touched it. I hope to meet and ride with some day. We have rocky place here in SoCal I would love to show you, Cougar Buttes. You will love it. If your ever in SoCal look me up. Keep up the great Vids.
Thanks for sharing that insanity. I’ll remember that next time I’m stuck on McNutt and cussing the impossible!
I dream to find a woman like you 😞 keep it up your a trophy 🏆!!!
You are a real FIGHTER for sure !!!
Nicely done! This is basically me on every trail ride - super easy ones compared to this lol
Great video
So impressive! Go get it Megs!
When ur arms are so pumped u can barely pull in the brake or clutch let alone drag and push a bike up a crazy steep hill ur badass I wouldn’t make it up any of that stuff lol
Amazing Ride👍👍👍
Thank you!
Great riding in angry looking terrain. 👍
Why is it you don't run a fan?
Shercos have one standard on the Factory models and they never boil over...
Super inspiring.
Ya need front wheel drive on your rig :)..I like the high line where hopefully nobody goes. Works in skiing.
I did my first race ever last year, it was a hard enduro in Idaho. I'm 59 and I was breathing just as hard
Need to invest in a thermo fan, nice video!
Megs!!!! Snot.... thought was shades, and heavy breathing... yup! xo
You = Awesome
Shit it looks like you did a hell of a great job of it
Wow that looked gnarly, good job!
That looked awsome! So much fun
Man, you must be one buff girl!......strong for sure!!...nice riding!
Quality Megs that is all lol
Damn, girl, you have balls. My usual advice formstuff like that is find a way round or go home
CRAZY!!! I probably would have died out there lol 😜😳
how did you end up in the same race with graham Jarvis? or the same country/state dam I envy you
i would learn to do this but there are no good spots near where i live and the best suited bike i have for it is a 1979 ts 185
Friend that got me into riding always used to say its not a good ride till your bike is boiling over.
That was sick...keep up the good work!
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hey, where was this BTW? what course was it. LOOOOVE your channel!
O. M. G. that race really looks difficult, I would love to be in one of those races some day, well some day...
Megs u rock👍👍
You need to try out a Christini AWD Bike ;)