Mountain Biking Down Under! | Blake's Australia Vlog

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  • Vlog it! Blake's trip to Australia was full of action and loads of good times that would have been difficult to fit into the videos we had planned while out there... so here's his Vlog from the trip!
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  • @mitchamus
    @mitchamus 4 роки тому +112

    "Are we gonna see kangaroos??? "
    nek minit
    - one comes through the windscreen.

  • @UrsHaerle
    @UrsHaerle 4 роки тому +171

    Jack: It‘s a wallaby.
    Blake: Wannabe what?
    😂😂

  • @loamranger5385
    @loamranger5385 4 роки тому +87

    GMBN meets 4WD Action, 2 of my favorite channels in one episode, Legends!!!

  • @Rnegade944
    @Rnegade944 4 роки тому +161

    I didn't know Graham Cahill could shred!!! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE - And watching this on Australia Day! WOOHOO

    • @angusharvey670
      @angusharvey670 4 роки тому +4

      Rob Homes wait what he’s from 4wd action??

    • @jyeberry3699
      @jyeberry3699 4 роки тому +6

      The crossover I knew I needed until I did

    • @Skatelifecrisis_
      @Skatelifecrisis_ 4 роки тому

      Was thinking the same thing haha. What a beast.

    • @morganjames4534
      @morganjames4534 4 роки тому +4

      So i'm not the only one to make that connection ...

    • @cyclingjase
      @cyclingjase 4 роки тому

      I picked him too.

  • @ethanmiller4524
    @ethanmiller4524 4 роки тому +187

    You gotta be kidding me you're taking a water bottle I would be taking a 3 L Camelbak

  • @samstephensmtb
    @samstephensmtb 4 роки тому +89

    When I heard they were going to Australia, I was kind of thinking that they’d go to the Vic alps and tassie. They gotta come back to do this stuff

  • @Marshallaw14
    @Marshallaw14 4 роки тому +32

    I don't get how he is so chill with all those flies on his face. Been in Australia for 10years and I'm still not used to them

    • @A.D.D.O.C.D.T
      @A.D.D.O.C.D.T 4 роки тому +2

      Born here and spent 7 year in the outback.
      Man I haaaaaaaate flies !

    • @seamus136
      @seamus136 4 роки тому +8

      Blake grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe. I expect him to have that chill in his blood :))

    • @cooperquinn8897
      @cooperquinn8897 4 роки тому

      I’ve lived in Australia since I was born (13yrs) and never really bothered me (probably cause I live in tassie)

  • @chriscollins260
    @chriscollins260 4 роки тому +124

    Mate, don't worry about the kangaroos. It's the drop bears you need to watch out for ;)

    • @nickwooden2103
      @nickwooden2103 4 роки тому +10

      Blake looks slightly like a drop bear, he is definitely as loud

    • @chriscollins260
      @chriscollins260 4 роки тому +7

      @@nickwooden2103 thankfully not as dangerous!

    • @nickwooden2103
      @nickwooden2103 4 роки тому +9

      @@chriscollins260 drop bears are the most dangerous and aggressive animals in the world so i would hope not

    • @chriscollins260
      @chriscollins260 4 роки тому +6

      @@nickwooden2103 I'm so shocked most people outside of Australia don't know this.

    • @nickwooden2103
      @nickwooden2103 4 роки тому +7

      @@chriscollins260 probably because they are so illusive and hard to get a pic of. Most people that see them end up dead

  • @ryanhumbley3327
    @ryanhumbley3327 4 роки тому +69

    It’s Australia Day now🇦🇺🇦🇺 Happy Australia Day to all my Australia brothers that like mob rideing

  • @ryanshiel2982
    @ryanshiel2982 4 роки тому +8

    Graham Cahill (EcoMuse) is an absolute legend didn’t expect to see him on this channel.

  • @jamievanderkemp4657
    @jamievanderkemp4657 4 роки тому +11

    Happy Australia Day everyone

  • @jase5005
    @jase5005 3 роки тому +8

    pom: we have to drive so far 3-4 hours just to get there
    Aussie: yeah just down the road... bit of a hike. it'll be right

    • @KarlEller
      @KarlEller 3 роки тому +2

      Especially when they're in WA. 3-4 hour drive is just around the corner.

  • @sunzu9837
    @sunzu9837 4 роки тому +11

    Blake acted like a kid when he thought the chair was a kangaroo he’s the best

  • @thetrailtrawler2602
    @thetrailtrawler2602 4 роки тому +3

    Blakes energy is so good

  • @taobricemtb4071
    @taobricemtb4071 4 роки тому +3

    Yes blake the sky walker drop at linga longa is so sick

  • @donchristie420
    @donchristie420 4 роки тому +51

    Blake was sentenced in UK to go to Australia for awhile, the judge didn’t understand the laugh 🤔

    • @samwheelhouse9769
      @samwheelhouse9769 4 роки тому

      Not laughing I’m just extremely happy he finally came over here

  • @TrailswithTaylor
    @TrailswithTaylor 4 роки тому +25

    Australia looks like a SICK place to ride! THERES A KANGAROO JACK! Oh it was a chair... 😂 I’ve gotta get there and film there myself one day! Sweet vid guys. 👍

    • @JamesSmith-ll3rk
      @JamesSmith-ll3rk 4 роки тому +2

      Trails with Taylor I cracked up at that too 😂😂

    • @lukashuemer
      @lukashuemer 4 роки тому +1

      Not when you see a drop bear

    • @TrailswithTaylor
      @TrailswithTaylor 4 роки тому

      Lukas Huemer nah I’ve already been attacked by heaps of those, as well as dragons and unicorns! Drop bears aren’t as scary. 😂

  • @mikirower
    @mikirower 4 роки тому +5

    I love blake's excitment, so much energy

  • @spammaster2740
    @spammaster2740 4 роки тому +9

    "It's really hot, it's 30 degrees".
    *Laughs in litoral*.

    • @D4WeeMaN
      @D4WeeMaN 4 роки тому +1

      Nunca sabrán lo que es estar afuera al mediodía en Santa Fé.

    • @spammaster2740
      @spammaster2740 4 роки тому

      @@D4WeeMaN HERMANO LITORALEÑO!

  • @nicjames8659
    @nicjames8659 4 роки тому

    Graham Cahill from 4wd action can shred.. I’m loving this😍

  • @beauknows1677
    @beauknows1677 4 роки тому

    One thing i will never forget about my trips to Au, is the flies. They are persistent as anythin. That and that moon dust that covers everything lol

  • @masonmtbkid232
    @masonmtbkid232 4 роки тому +58

    Ooooooo I live in Australia
    Hi gmbn 👋

    • @Spectalim
      @Spectalim 4 роки тому +5

      Me too

    • @Rnegade944
      @Rnegade944 4 роки тому +3

      Yep Yep! Adelaide Hills for me

    • @camclifford2088
      @camclifford2088 4 роки тому +1

      Rob Homes adelaide somerton beachhhhh

    • @jaydenc7167
      @jaydenc7167 4 роки тому +1

      Rob Homes same

    • @guk894
      @guk894 4 роки тому

      Northern beaches :)

  • @westcoastaerialimagery4690
    @westcoastaerialimagery4690 Рік тому

    Smashing back an export, truly a man of culture

  • @clayadams556
    @clayadams556 4 роки тому +14

    When you posted this it’s Australia Day 🤟🏻

  • @johnmiko4170
    @johnmiko4170 4 роки тому

    Brilliant video guys, loved seeing Sam Hill and couldn't believe that Graham Cahill was on too, bit of a legend in the Aussie 4x4 industry - bloody good mountain biker too!

  • @Olivertaylormtb
    @Olivertaylormtb Рік тому

    Blake it is awesome seeing you in my part of Australia! Next time you come there’s some fresh new loops and trails out in Collie, Western Australia. Also some great riding spots in Queensland.

  • @davewatt8840
    @davewatt8840 4 роки тому +2

    Great Vid Blake keep them coming you crazy guy, once weather better come to Scotland and have a blast, 👍👍

  • @willshawyer7280
    @willshawyer7280 4 роки тому +2

    Welcome to astraya Blake! Enjoy our trails!

  • @2k_allday978
    @2k_allday978 4 роки тому +5

    Australia is Awesome

  • @jackcarter6480
    @jackcarter6480 4 роки тому +6

    Blake '"Where're the kangaroos at?"
    Me "All the kangas have been run over"

  • @tristanjury5548
    @tristanjury5548 3 роки тому +2

    I'm just happy finally a famous UA-camr visits WA. It's funny how at the start of the vid he He goes to Beelu national Park because Im going there this weekend.

    • @nathanc6611
      @nathanc6611 3 роки тому

      What are you talking about?? Graham Cahill lives there!

  • @ashleymorgan4738
    @ashleymorgan4738 4 роки тому

    As someone who's born and bred Aussie i find it funny that the roo's we see in our backyard everyday and we feed are a wonder to some people

  • @ClubmanGT1971
    @ClubmanGT1971 2 роки тому

    Great to see you over here mate 👍. Please come back! The You Yangs in Geelong are awesome.

  • @Ren-yb4op
    @Ren-yb4op 4 роки тому

    It’s amazing to see you out here enjoying it! Just a shame you didn’t get more riding in. There are so many good trails around from mundaring to the back of byford, dwellingup, Wellington Mills, goat farm. I was hoping to see you guys shred more of Western Australia’s spots. Glad you enjoyed it though!

  • @nimbloce
    @nimbloce 4 роки тому +29

    I’m waiting for the : Blake’s vlog in Tasmania. Video

  • @gamblore5148
    @gamblore5148 4 роки тому

    Blake riding my home trails!!! Mate, 30 degrees is a good day for riding if it is summer - I rode when it was 37 the other week.

  • @mollydavis7622
    @mollydavis7622 4 роки тому +2

    Hey you guys need to come back and head to Derby in Tasmania, it's basically a whole town for riding

  • @jamesdevins-is8vv
    @jamesdevins-is8vv Рік тому

    Blake is my hero!! Love all the videos!

  • @CalvinJamesSkinner
    @CalvinJamesSkinner 4 роки тому

    So rad to see you boys riding down under

  • @bradrickard2705
    @bradrickard2705 4 роки тому

    Blake you are so lucky mate Graham is a legend in Australia

  • @evrnire8474
    @evrnire8474 4 роки тому +2

    Yewww! 🤙 Bout to ride *Flowtown* at *Falls Creek,* VIC tomorrow with my mates, so cool to see GMBN come over here 🇦🇺
    Honestly I’ve lived here my whole life (18 yrs) and never been to WA (or NT or Tassie)

    • @thatstokedguy6618
      @thatstokedguy6618 4 роки тому

      Evrnire84 Have a blast! We finally got some rain! Trails are running sweet!

  • @The44kGaming
    @The44kGaming 4 роки тому

    That's just amazing... Love these kind of videos!

  • @allisonmapley-hicks7256
    @allisonmapley-hicks7256 4 роки тому +1

    Yeah shredding down under🤙🤘

  • @willjones7132
    @willjones7132 3 роки тому

    Cool to see a presenter having such a great time!

  • @ashtonzanella9835
    @ashtonzanella9835 4 роки тому +3

    Me being a massive fan and living in Australia

  • @KM-mi5ob
    @KM-mi5ob 4 роки тому

    These are my home trails, i mustve just missed you the day you were out. So crazy to see you shredding them

  • @jeffyap4740
    @jeffyap4740 4 роки тому +1

    Would've been nice to have met my favourite GMBN presenter on the trails I ride! Hope you guys come back!

  • @the_spanner_ch7mp
    @the_spanner_ch7mp 4 роки тому

    That looked full on Blake no time to rest but worth it 👊
    Great VLOG Blake and GMBN

  • @zachabaker8851
    @zachabaker8851 4 роки тому +1

    Omg my favourite yt channel came to perth, my home town. Ive literally been to every place that they went to in this vlog! So cool

  • @sawyercharge6331
    @sawyercharge6331 4 роки тому +2

    Finally gmbn in AUSTRALIA YEAHHHHH

  • @Merica735
    @Merica735 4 роки тому

    Blake you were acting like a kid it was awsome!! "Jumping rats" and so excited to see a kangaroo!!! Hahaha

  • @kimbogreen69
    @kimbogreen69 4 роки тому +1

    Next time get Sam take you to Mundaz, the Valley and Kelmscott. Maybe his local byford also. Cool vid Blake.
    Go the pea gravel. Yeeeew

  • @George-je1fs
    @George-je1fs 3 роки тому

    We do actually have wallabies here in UK. I came across an entire field of them once in the 90s while fishing with my dad

  • @nathanmoorcroft5590
    @nathanmoorcroft5590 3 роки тому +1

    "Are we going to see one of those hopping rats, those Kangaroos?"
    1 moment Later
    "THERE'S A KANGAROO JACK!!!!!!!!! THERE!!!!!!!!!"

  • @allisonmapley-hicks7256
    @allisonmapley-hicks7256 4 роки тому +2

    Aussie rocks

  • @m77hw04_media
    @m77hw04_media 4 роки тому

    Hey GMBN, Blake should fly to the other side of Australia to Sydney because we have some SICK trails here waiting for him
    Love the show, keep it up

  • @paigemtb8142
    @paigemtb8142 4 роки тому +1

    This is SO COOL! Awesome vid guys!

  • @Calebjir
    @Calebjir 4 роки тому +12

    Derby, Tasmania is hands down the best mountain biking spot in Australia.

  • @magpieman4006
    @magpieman4006 4 роки тому +1

    Have fun Australia is great

  • @robdengil
    @robdengil 4 роки тому +2

    Very cool to see you on the trails we ride every weekend. Come back anytime.

  • @cooperquinn8897
    @cooperquinn8897 4 роки тому

    9:23 love how he’s running the bike rack on the canam maverick x3 lol

  • @Alexthelion2
    @Alexthelion2 4 роки тому

    If you have a trip to sydney you need to have have a go of the manly dam loop to warm up. Unfortunately for the bushfires on the east coast.

  • @jonmh1390
    @jonmh1390 4 роки тому

    Love this kind of videos. I miss Blake's Pro Diary, Pro interviews and all this stuff

  • @nedwoolfe3567
    @nedwoolfe3567 4 роки тому +2

    Hey blake I recommend coming to Tasmania there is some pretty sick trails here like blue derby and the new St. Helens trails!

    • @rainey06au
      @rainey06au 4 роки тому

      Tassie would have ticked a lot of boxes for GMBN! Next time lads!

  • @OZZYANK
    @OZZYANK 3 роки тому

    This made me realize how much I don't miss flies since leaving Australia

  • @TheMTBGrind
    @TheMTBGrind 2 роки тому

    If you ever get the chance, you've got to get to Tasmania in Australia! Unbelievable trails!

  • @Drummavore
    @Drummavore 4 роки тому

    graham cahill yeah! love that aussie 4wd nut!
    Great content y'all, keep it up!

  • @jaspercheetham9705
    @jaspercheetham9705 4 роки тому

    watched the Sam Vs ATV first and never new Blake was behind the cam. Hope you enjoyed Australia mate.

  • @Tom-nn9ey
    @Tom-nn9ey 4 роки тому +2

    Keep up the good work gmbn

  • @jamesb2447
    @jamesb2447 4 роки тому

    OMG i live in australian near byford in western Australia, at 2:24 I go mountain biking up in the bush were that hill is in the background. That house with the red roof was a vet some years ago. We had a fire in that area and it nearly got burnt down. When he said he saw a kangaroo i was not surprised because there are sometimes 60 in that one paddock

  • @sebastien1966
    @sebastien1966 4 роки тому +4

    Love you vids keep up the great work

  • @2k_allday978
    @2k_allday978 4 роки тому +2

    Know that was nuts!!
    -Blake Samson
    2020

    • @mtblife2101
      @mtblife2101 4 роки тому

      Will_ MTB that’s what she said

  • @drfishynoooo9960
    @drfishynoooo9960 4 роки тому +1

    Hit up the east coast:
    Thredbo, Buller, Bright, Falls Creek, Mt Beauty, Red Hill and of course Tassie.

    • @Luca-ft1kv
      @Luca-ft1kv 4 роки тому +1

      Mike B ik that’s what I thought. So many awesome parks they missed out on

    • @drfishynoooo9960
      @drfishynoooo9960 4 роки тому

      @@Luca-ft1kv hopefully they plan another trip. Impossible to visit 'straya and not go to tassie at the very least

  • @ivanperica3731
    @ivanperica3731 4 роки тому

    Australia riding is lit!

  • @DerrenWeekes
    @DerrenWeekes 4 роки тому

    That video is really smooth! Seems smoother than the normal content - 60fps really pays off on this one.

  • @calvinbrillus6507
    @calvinbrillus6507 3 роки тому

    haha cant believe blakes hanging out with graham cahil, a couple of my favourite content creators. small world indeed

  • @jordonmooremtb3268
    @jordonmooremtb3268 4 роки тому

    loved it . the best video on this channel to date .

  • @samwheelhouse9769
    @samwheelhouse9769 4 роки тому +9

    Holy crap Blake went to mt Gunjin in Perth 😁😁😁😁

  • @billyp1460
    @billyp1460 4 роки тому +1

    Why does no-one go to cairns?
    Cairns is an awesome place with double black diamonds and flowy trails.
    Check it out some time!

  • @zypher2001
    @zypher2001 3 роки тому +1

    Hahaha its insane seeing blake at kalamunda on trails that ive ridden before!

  • @JimmyRed1234
    @JimmyRed1234 4 роки тому

    Released on Australia day well done! 🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @nate_wil
    @nate_wil 4 роки тому

    Please tell me you're coming to the east coast sometime Blake.
    There's SOOO much good riding over here.

  • @WEB-NEWS24
    @WEB-NEWS24 4 роки тому +2

    I love how the first thing he said when he arrived was "where the kangaroos at"

  • @2k_allday978
    @2k_allday978 4 роки тому

    Blake Rocks!

  • @funkyduck4743
    @funkyduck4743 4 роки тому +2

    10:50 It's like ... goosebumps
    ''Shows guns''
    Ok Blake :D

  • @donjuansunday1135
    @donjuansunday1135 4 роки тому +1

    The heck is that Graham Cahill of 4wd Action Australia at 14:47 ? Dang !

  • @flv1333
    @flv1333 4 роки тому

    Love these kinds of Vlogs!

  • @lexflodstrom253
    @lexflodstrom253 4 роки тому

    Hi Blake, your awesome 🤟🏻 you Should have come down to Lysterfield bike park in Victoria they have some pretty gnarly bike tracks and even have a track used for the Common wealth games. When you come down under again keep that in mind 😄🤙🏼

  • @jaymansfield3297
    @jaymansfield3297 4 роки тому +1

    good job I have ridden Lancaster and I live near the city
    shame i didn't see u

  • @slippy9916
    @slippy9916 4 роки тому

    Hay that was Fred the white bird from the 70's show Barretta 👍 👍 👍

  • @ZEKE161
    @ZEKE161 4 роки тому +2

    "Having to see one of those hopping things would be a best thing ever." I think kangaroos should be officially named as hopping things. Blake should do a wildlife animal tv-series. That would be the best thing ever!

  • @harrisonsamuel2178
    @harrisonsamuel2178 3 роки тому

    You gotta ride in South East QLD as well blake.... get back and give that a shot

  • @KenGilbert-yn4qz
    @KenGilbert-yn4qz 5 місяців тому

    Blake - Swing by Brisvegas. Heaps of trails, jumps, bigger jumps (Boomers on the Gold Coast) and can even get you a Roo and a loverly cup-o-tea (no scones though - cant get the clotted cream). Welcome to Australian pea gravel.

  • @fridaystudios.
    @fridaystudios. 4 роки тому

    Blake next time you come to WA you should stay at mine. My family have a farm near Bunbury. I love mountain biking and I was so excited to hear that you were in wa

  • @darrenlane3451
    @darrenlane3451 4 роки тому

    On my local trail on the Sunshine Coast QLD Australia I was riding and herd a russel then I looked up and there was a 6 foot red kangaroo and I was stunned

  • @harrylathangue1629
    @harrylathangue1629 4 роки тому

    great video, actually from Perth and rode the trails you did a couple days ago.

  • @gussiciliano1428
    @gussiciliano1428 4 роки тому +1

    Graham is actually good at that riding bikes

  • @Lopypo
    @Lopypo 4 роки тому

    I am in Australia too. It’s a great place but hot in summer.

  • @darcyphillips70
    @darcyphillips70 4 роки тому

    Them flies really fancy Blake, they’re feelin’ his love... hence their attraction to him

  • @olliebenham5463
    @olliebenham5463 4 роки тому +1

    So sick keep up the great videos