HUMBLED: Nino Schurter vs. Mike Levy on Crazy XC Climbs & Descents

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  • @TheyForcedMyHandLE
    @TheyForcedMyHandLE 5 років тому +193

    The improvements in Nino's riding just over this short segment is absolutely remarkable. Imagine the results if he had a whole week with Levy!

  • @jaroslavkeprt1151
    @jaroslavkeprt1151 4 роки тому +123

    Nino building the rocks trap and laughing all the time about it, made my day.

    • @JackMott
      @JackMott 9 місяців тому

      He woulda made it too, lol

  • @flyingnorseman
    @flyingnorseman 5 років тому +219

    You had him. Its only altitude sickness. Just keep telling yourself that.

  • @stevethebutcher1776
    @stevethebutcher1776 5 років тому +141

    After years of riding and racing dh and 4x (and writing about it for dirt magazine) I fancied a change of scene and tried my hand at xc racing. I was blown away by the skill level of the majority lycra clad brigade (both up and downhill).
    Loved this edit.
    Massive fan of Nino and Mike.
    Cheers.
    Steve 'the butcher'

    • @MilatovichFamily
      @MilatovichFamily 5 років тому +3

      Steve 'the butcher' you should also try enduro racing. We are the tough one, mix of both dh and xc.

    • @stevethebutcher1776
      @stevethebutcher1776 5 років тому +3

      I do race enduro (but in the e bike class)!!!
      Does that count?!?!

    • @pinkbike
      @pinkbike  5 років тому +2

      🙌

    • @MaQuGo119
      @MaQuGo119 5 років тому +1

      What is 4x?

    • @lamefart
      @lamefart 5 років тому +4

      @@MaQuGo119 type it in the search bar...

  • @Belchenradler-biketouren
    @Belchenradler-biketouren 5 років тому +51

    Nino's not just a master - he's a true legend of mountain biking. Go Nino!

  • @pinkbike
    @pinkbike  5 років тому +23

    Who do you want to see Mike Levy be Humbled by next? Let us know 👇

  • @drfishynoooo9960
    @drfishynoooo9960 5 років тому +150

    I laughed just reading the title.
    Hope you survive Mr Levy.

  • @IgorTurko
    @IgorTurko 5 років тому +15

    Probably the best video with Nino in English at least. Nino this is how we want to see you, with jokes and relaxed. Good luck in 2020.

    • @amblincork
      @amblincork 5 років тому

      Yes I was thinking it is a much more relaxed Nino than we see in interviews before and after races - nice to see him relaxed

  • @kawirider338
    @kawirider338 5 років тому +70

    This just goes to show that it’s 90% rider and 10% bike. A good XC bike is so much more capable descending than the average rider believes it to be.

    • @kawirider338
      @kawirider338 5 років тому +12

      Mathis Richards I said “good XC bike” (sorry Pole)

    • @mr.d7429
      @mr.d7429 5 років тому +3

      I agreed, the new Spark is completely underrated, it’s a very capable bike

    • @georgmtb9671
      @georgmtb9671 4 роки тому +1

      @Trump TheTerrorist if you would have decent technical abilities the tires shouldn't be the main problem. I mean beefy Enduro tires are obviously more grippy.

    • @SnootchieBootchies27
      @SnootchieBootchies27 4 роки тому +1

      My full rigid singlespeed freaks everyone out but it's way more capable on the downhills than people think.

  • @brentperez4700
    @brentperez4700 4 роки тому +24

    Hmm... was especially impressed with his descending skills... what about the 450 watts flame thrower during the VO2 Max intervals?

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 4 роки тому +1

      He's stronger than my dad's EMTB oh my god

  • @hiro111
    @hiro111 4 роки тому +28

    "Gee Nino, you're like real real good at going downhill on a mountain bike". Jesus Christ, Levy.

  • @polishguywithhardtospellna8227
    @polishguywithhardtospellna8227 5 років тому +36

    Spoiler alert:
    Nino got his ass handed to him

  • @Cybervogi
    @Cybervogi 5 років тому +17

    Soooo good!! I looove this series! Nino is such a machine. Some of the top legs in the cycling sport.

  • @jorgscz9175
    @jorgscz9175 4 роки тому +24

    "I can't do this I have a 90 mm stem"

  • @abhinavsixfaces
    @abhinavsixfaces 5 років тому +226

    My parents think I'm watching porn...mike breath quietly next time please...

  • @zeuszuki6698
    @zeuszuki6698 5 років тому +12

    People would be surprised at how capable an effective a quality 100mm travel Xc bike actually is.

    • @blakebeyett6471
      @blakebeyett6471 5 років тому

      zeus zuki yep exactly. It’s a good do it all bike for mountain biking and the road/tarmac.

    • @ManuelMartinez09
      @ManuelMartinez09 5 років тому +6

      And some of us (proudly) do that stuff with no rear suspension or dropper post...
      Respect for those who ride with me and show so many skills
      This video is a perfect lesson

  • @ramirozambosco
    @ramirozambosco 5 років тому +126

    Has anyone counted how many times he said 'Nino'?

  • @mrhovil5466
    @mrhovil5466 5 років тому +8

    8:50 Balls of steel

  • @todduncyclist7974
    @todduncyclist7974 5 років тому +17

    I really like this Mike Levy character, good personality.

  • @wjhohn
    @wjhohn 5 років тому +11

    I think we all want to see Nino do a DH World Cup. Nino on a downhill bike might be pretty interesting!

  • @FalcoBikes
    @FalcoBikes 4 роки тому +7

    It's funny how US mtb media generally portrays XC racing as a less manly sport...

  • @alvindiazmarquez
    @alvindiazmarquez 4 роки тому +5

    Hey, what shorts does Nino have on? They're pretty cool! Kind of mix of lycra/baggy!

    • @johannwinkler2183
      @johannwinkler2183 4 роки тому +1

      alvin diaz I think they are from odlo

    • @ingemarvanwietendaele
      @ingemarvanwietendaele 4 роки тому +1

      yeah, i'd like to know that too. Been looking on the ODLO shop, but can't find those :/

    • @thincan007
      @thincan007 4 роки тому

      Dis anyone find them yet? Been looking for them on odlo and scott page without luck

    • @ingemarvanwietendaele
      @ingemarvanwietendaele 4 роки тому

      I asked Odlo (brand of the shorts) and apparently it’s only for their PRO riders. Not available in the shop 😕

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 4 роки тому

      They're custom

  • @MaQuGo119
    @MaQuGo119 4 роки тому +4

    Whats his name again?

  • @takegoodcareoftheforestdew5339
    @takegoodcareoftheforestdew5339 5 років тому +4

    Fascinating, eye-opening, and hilarious to boot. Thanks for that. Very entertaining.

  • @wesleyfraser3058
    @wesleyfraser3058 5 років тому +2

    Love the leaking rear tire at 3-3:30. I guess even the pros have mechanicals. Lucky for them those are off camera.

  • @CragCatDad
    @CragCatDad Рік тому +1

    New to mtb, learned about Nino and found this vid after searching more of him. This episode was hilarious😂

  • @binkzera2777
    @binkzera2777 5 років тому +11

    420 to 450 watts as VO2 max. That’s insane, he’s only 1.73 meters tall.

    • @lfzawadzkyz
      @lfzawadzkyz 5 років тому +2

      And weigths around 65kg

  • @johannessusewind8519
    @johannessusewind8519 5 років тому +3

    Which shorts is nino wearing ?

  • @jmd8270
    @jmd8270 3 роки тому

    more of this @pinkbike please

  • @giusvad6337
    @giusvad6337 5 років тому

    Grande Nino ci hai fatto ricordare il mitico Frischnecht vincitore della prima marathon mondiale nel 2003 al monte Bar in ticino. Io l'ho disputata e il percorso era magnifico.

  • @DanArnets1492
    @DanArnets1492 5 років тому +1

    Where is that exactly? I want to check the percentage with Google Earth! I tried to find the mountain with the huge cross but Google was of no help.

    • @d.m7788
      @d.m7788 5 років тому

      monte bar near lugano

  • @Svenmpa
    @Svenmpa 5 років тому

    The XCO-courses of today (world cup) are no joke. The men and women elite are not just physical beasts, they can also handle an MTB bike rather excellent.
    Don't know exactly how steap and gnarly that descent was, but generally you can go bloody hard downhill on an XC bike. You just have to absorb more with your body. And of course you can't descend hard for a very long time without getting rather tired.

  • @saptarshisutradhar9379
    @saptarshisutradhar9379 Рік тому +1

    This guy is a legend..

  • @MrWarlls
    @MrWarlls 4 роки тому +2

    2:31, the chain is not on the top of the cassette. It's not suprising he has so much difficulty to climb up.

  • @Jose-hq5gv
    @Jose-hq5gv 5 років тому +14

    9:00 then are they actually very good downhillers?

    • @benasquith26
      @benasquith26 5 років тому +10

      They ride with their seat so high up to, they need more credit

    • @pinkbike
      @pinkbike  5 років тому +16

      XC riders have some serious descending skills

    • @lamefart
      @lamefart 5 років тому +5

      They? Most of the top tier XC riders are but not all and Nino is arguably the best descender on an XC bike...
      Most XCO tracks nowadays are bonkers. You would see 6 foot drops and gnarly rock gardens that you would only see in some enduro tracks. Well given that enduro tracks became borderline dh tracks now...

    • @Jose-hq5gv
      @Jose-hq5gv 5 років тому

      To clear up any confusion when big man was saying he knows very good downhills who wouldn’t take that line on an xc bike I’m saying how good are those very good downhillers? Because very good downhillers seem to ride anything on any bike fearlessly...

    • @Jose-hq5gv
      @Jose-hq5gv 5 років тому

      Brave Fart ok that’s not the point I was making

  • @theupgradeshop1493
    @theupgradeshop1493 4 роки тому

    Where in the world is this place???

  • @MaQuGo119
    @MaQuGo119 2 роки тому

    How many grains of rice are 200 feet?

  • @bibiranzi8114
    @bibiranzi8114 5 років тому

    Sempre bello vedere come guidi la bici. Per noi N°1 !!!!!!!!!!

  • @WattWireNet
    @WattWireNet 5 років тому

    Good effort sort of hang'n with a world champion! I'm sure the camera did not do justice to the how steep those hills were, not to mention the altitude.

  • @RNicknackpaddywhack
    @RNicknackpaddywhack 5 років тому +14

    Pre-hydrate my man!

  • @christiantorres6118
    @christiantorres6118 3 роки тому

    This was so funny!!! Great job

  • @TheFullKanani
    @TheFullKanani 5 років тому +1

    Great video. Interesting to see how well he descended. I bet Kate Courtney could podium in a DH World Cup.

    • @williamboler8709
      @williamboler8709 5 років тому +2

      Podium is a little much. After a season, maybe. As intense as xc is, dh has much higher speeds and bigger features. I don't think any xc rider would go podium immediately. Sam Hill took a season to start really winning Enduro, so the skills are different enough

    • @amblincork
      @amblincork 5 років тому +1

      As an amateur trail/hill runner it is surprising how many good runners are not so good on steep downhills or at least they dont run dowhill as fast as might be assumed they would. I assume downhill cycling is a pretty specialized sport and requires particular skills and talent. Yolanda Neff has done some downhill races I think but I dont know what her results were.

  • @Jake-jx7hs
    @Jake-jx7hs 3 роки тому +3

    And people say xc isn’t hard or knarly 😂 it’s so sick

  • @gustavfourie5099
    @gustavfourie5099 5 років тому

    What tires are Nino running, looks like an ardent on the front but i can't se the rear

  • @anthonywalters7434
    @anthonywalters7434 4 роки тому

    As someone who had a 90mm stem on their bike for two years steep bits are so sketchy. I swapped to a 50mm stem and it was 100x better

  • @garybrown9719
    @garybrown9719 3 роки тому

    That was hilarious adding more rocks to the trail

  • @dadventuretv2538
    @dadventuretv2538 5 років тому +4

    Lol. Great vid. Welcome to the 90s mountain biking Mike. 90 mm stem. Hmmfff. Try 130s and smaller wheels and even worse geo. Beh kids today, get off my lawn. Lol. One pointer- on the gnarly downs bend your arms and legs more at the elbows and knees to flow with the bike more. You were so stiff. Without bike suspension your body has to become the suspension and you have to ride much more actively. Anyway, love these vids and what you guys do. Keep it up.

  • @ANTheWhizkid
    @ANTheWhizkid 4 роки тому +1

    "No breaks in between the intervals!"

  • @timberkay3005
    @timberkay3005 5 років тому +1

    What shorts is Nino wearing?

  • @HeretiCflow
    @HeretiCflow 5 років тому +4

    I LOVE "humbled".

  • @soulsurfer8797
    @soulsurfer8797 4 роки тому

    Nice video and Nino’s a beast. You should try one finger breaking to descend better. It gives you greater control of the bars, better response time, and ensures you can place the wheel more precisely😉

  • @henrydecastro1804
    @henrydecastro1804 5 років тому +3

    Mike's saddle's too high😁

  • @liquidSpin
    @liquidSpin 4 роки тому

    A lot of people don't know or realize that Nino can do DH, Enduro as well as his preferred racing style in XC. There's a possibility that Nino once he's finished with XC will crossover to Enduro.

  • @MaGrath_Gibbons
    @MaGrath_Gibbons 5 років тому +6

    I want to see nino on a dirt jumper

  • @w.o.w2801
    @w.o.w2801 4 роки тому

    Cool, thanks!

  • @letterzx
    @letterzx 5 років тому +2

    That hill must be steeper than it looks. I thought levy was the pinkbike climbing guy?

  • @Arkainebe
    @Arkainebe 5 років тому +1

    Don't you just hate the GoPro effect?
    I know the climb and descent were brutal, but you don't see it.
    I've videoed myself on some rough sections and it always looks as if you can ride down on a road bike.

    • @amblincork
      @amblincork 5 років тому +1

      I do mainly trail /Hill running and pics from races on steep hills never covey how steep the climbs are - slightly irritating ! LOL !

  • @3dflyer87
    @3dflyer87 5 років тому +2

    Nino is SO rad!!!!

  • @MAGAmaniac1000
    @MAGAmaniac1000 5 років тому

    Nino definitely the greatest XC 🚵‍♀️ the sport has come across. Such a positive role model for cycling

  • @jonienglish3231
    @jonienglish3231 5 років тому

    Make a Video of the Silver Scott and Nino Scott

  • @gcavy1
    @gcavy1 5 років тому +2

    time for Nino to switch to EWS and give those boys a run for their money!

  • @MCK75
    @MCK75 5 років тому +2

    Nino the machine ,saw any clips with nino ,he is sooo fast and ruff,no matter where ,but in uphill he will kill every fkn goat ,with his race bike faster then somebody on a enduro bike

  • @danl5632
    @danl5632 5 років тому +1

    XC racers are tough.

  • @raymondo162
    @raymondo162 10 місяців тому

    7:15: i'm surprised the donkeys aren't laughing at you. they quite often do a good laugh

  • @nanezferrer3565
    @nanezferrer3565 5 років тому

    whats the bike of Nino ??

    • @nl3712
      @nl3712 5 років тому

      Nanez ferrer scott

  • @norbertgani2646
    @norbertgani2646 3 роки тому

    Nino Schurter vs...Mathieu Van der Poel...☝️

  • @jaybeezus5393
    @jaybeezus5393 4 роки тому

    the grease on his cassette though. 4:40...

  • @jameswarner8038
    @jameswarner8038 5 років тому

    What tyres for Nino?

    • @DougMayer
      @DougMayer 5 років тому

      Maxxis Aspen, which by itself is insane, they have only the faintest whiff of tread. I can't ride 'em, need Ikons or knobbier.

  • @alexienc
    @alexienc 5 років тому

    Nice ride with Nino, i wish I can ride with him too,thanks

  • @voltecrules624
    @voltecrules624 4 роки тому

    Great video.

  • @Squidsonbikeswithhats3958
    @Squidsonbikeswithhats3958 5 років тому

    great series!!

  • @whirving
    @whirving 5 років тому +1

    I think Levy is too used to letting the suspension do all the work for him. Still a good rider, but that needs to be a skill, to ride w/o suspension and take on technical sections so you don't freeze.

  • @kiwijohn01
    @kiwijohn01 4 роки тому

    What a great job you guys have!!! Well jealous...

  • @jonathancattaert7730
    @jonathancattaert7730 5 років тому

    Puncture on nino's bike @3:02 ?

    • @Montblanc1986
      @Montblanc1986 5 років тому

      He runs a 2.4 and pretty low pressure

    • @bartzalewski
      @bartzalewski 5 років тому

      you can see it at 1:54 too. but sealant rarely handles a side wall puncture well and that looks like a lot of white ooze ... maybe it's gum or something else

  • @c.g.b.6307
    @c.g.b.6307 5 років тому

    Nino, best off Mountain Biker..‼️👍🍀

  • @ltrtg13
    @ltrtg13 3 роки тому

    When Mike rode the downhill section. I thought he was going over the bar. He didn't look comfortable at all.

  • @masonrudolph7249
    @masonrudolph7249 5 років тому +8

    Mike Levy Humbled: by his wife

  • @WildOutdoorLiving
    @WildOutdoorLiving 5 років тому +4

    And here I thought Levy liked techy climbs

  • @CWBmtb
    @CWBmtb 5 років тому +1

    Pls get N1NO on a DH rig

  • @cioxide
    @cioxide 5 років тому

    5 min intervals it is hurting. This is true cross country.

  • @cwsmith17
    @cwsmith17 5 років тому

    I watched Nino all last season on Red Bull Tv and he is a beast

  • @lachlan_bakewell
    @lachlan_bakewell 4 роки тому +1

    Nino humbles everyone.

  • @ln663
    @ln663 5 років тому

    Nino: No breaks between intervals
    Mike: Oh, sh*t

  • @freshturns_snowboarding
    @freshturns_snowboarding 5 років тому +7

    "I know plenty of downhillers who wouldn't ride the line that you took, on a pure cross country bike." . . . Yeah maybe but SAM PILGRIM would shred it on a hardtail soooo...

    • @taurtearl
      @taurtearl 5 років тому +3

      Sam is the kind of guy who would send it on a carbon road bike, or any completely unsuitable bike with or without a Fox 40 on the front.

    • @diviscadilek1764
      @diviscadilek1764 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, there's a reason he has a missing tooth...

  • @MattGlynn
    @MattGlynn 4 роки тому

    awesome guy. xc is just crazy. far to much hard work

  • @420fittness
    @420fittness 5 років тому +3

    Say Nino more 😂

  • @mauromoser
    @mauromoser 5 років тому +1

    Ow choice the location?
    Mr. Lewy (Monte BAR)

  • @canmtb4676
    @canmtb4676 5 років тому

    Simply amazing Nino !

  • @Dovakhin94
    @Dovakhin94 5 років тому +1

    Wait a second......is Nino using a dropper post???????

    • @erwanrc8117
      @erwanrc8117 4 роки тому

      Yep, he's usually don't use one in races but he always as one when he makes "fun trip" with his friends or so

  • @alexmason7103
    @alexmason7103 5 років тому +2

    Wow Mike looks really good in those rainbow stripes

  • @PaddyMcQueen
    @PaddyMcQueen 4 роки тому +1

    Home sweet Home Ticino!

  • @dropdbass
    @dropdbass 5 років тому

    Nino is a living legend.

  • @JackMott
    @JackMott 9 місяців тому

    Imagine you are an old retired person going to visit this sacred cross on the mountain, and when you get there a world champion in spandex is sabotaging some fred while he tries to ride a bike up a bunch of rocks, haha

  • @VincentJGoh
    @VincentJGoh 5 років тому

    So Nino is the greatest of a generation, but can you imagine that sometimes Mathieu van der Poel sometimes decides, "it's go time," and friggin' DROPS him? Like, how? How is that possible?

  • @MrNotBarney
    @MrNotBarney 5 років тому +1

    It's not an interval if you only do one...

  • @ashleyscarth8363
    @ashleyscarth8363 5 років тому

    Should have rode on the Polo stamina 140💪

  • @jeffreydzialo
    @jeffreydzialo 5 років тому +1

    Nino is hilarious.

  • @pabloromar7413
    @pabloromar7413 5 років тому

    Un régale 👍

  • @IanH-yf1go
    @IanH-yf1go 5 років тому

    You guys should make nino do a enduro or dh “race”

  • @SeanAnthony2025
    @SeanAnthony2025 4 роки тому

    Nino: "That's the place you need to save a bit"
    Me: What!? Where? Here?!!!