A wet DYFI. Is it worth driving 16 hours for?

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  • Опубліковано 10 лис 2024

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  • @PerryHughes
    @PerryHughes Місяць тому +15

    Any video with Rachel Atherton is a good video, legend.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      She was a good sport about it.😊

    • @jokermtb
      @jokermtb Місяць тому

      good sport playing along here!

  • @klaassmeele4661
    @klaassmeele4661 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for entertaining us with your adventures, you’ve provoked an ongoing discussion in this household about when we’re going to get over to Europe and challenge ourselves a bit more. , Dyfi is definitely on my to do list !

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      It is always tough as many reasons to do the trip in the future and not now. We had quite a few things happen this year that made a trip unlikely. We finally saw a window and booked flights a few weeks before leaving. Very happy with my decision now.

  • @paulbygrave6859
    @paulbygrave6859 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks Lance glad that I'm not the only one over thinking some of those tracks

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      That is how I ride. I almost never crash when I evaluate things well. I crash on random things I have either not looked at or ridden many times before.

  • @kenhughey4996
    @kenhughey4996 Місяць тому

    Loved the whole series Lance! Huge thanks for sharing your exploits!

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Glad you enjoyed it. Will have to think up something new back in NZ

  • @johnmorrison27
    @johnmorrison27 Місяць тому +3

    It’s been a brilliant series Lance, loved every minute it, must have been difficult at times safe trip back 👍👍

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Thanks, back home now and next Saturday is video with the guys

  • @jonnyseller
    @jonnyseller Місяць тому +1

    Thanks Lance for taking us on the journey. Great videos finished off with Dyvi. One to remember for a long time.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Yes DYFI was a great way to finish the trip. Left feeling very satisfied.

  • @daveandmerlin
    @daveandmerlin Місяць тому +1

    Another brilliant and enjoyable video Lance and fair play to you Dyfi ain't no joke and you rode the bottom of race track very well ....loads of people push and crash that bit .....myself included !. Fantastic riding mate . Thank you for giving us some great videos of your time over here and looking forward to seeing you back .

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Thanks so much. I would like to do more riding in the UK sometime. Was hoping more people would offer to show me around but I guess I am not that bigger celebrity yet.😂😂😂

  • @seniorsone5066
    @seniorsone5066 Місяць тому

    Have absolutely enjoyed these vids of your trip, watched every minute 👌.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks, looking forward to some Rotorua rides soon.

  • @5492sparky
    @5492sparky Місяць тому +1

    This one popped up as a suggestion Mate so watched it. Great vid. Have subscribed 👍

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Glad to have you on the team. Back in NZ now but have some playlists from my Europe trip.

  • @pmacfto
    @pmacfto Місяць тому +1

    Great riding and I appreciate the effort to keep the lens clear - danger wipes I think some people call them! Dyfi looks super fast like Bike Park Wales but certainly more gravity focused! Glad you are enjoying Scotland too - my local trails are Central Scotland but travel all over to ride anywhere good!

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      I lost count of how many wipes I must have done. I normally do them with the seat up but didn't have that option so a little bit sketchy. I wish I had my own bike in Scotland. Would definitely have ridden more.

  • @MurriM10
    @MurriM10 Місяць тому +1

    Dyfi bike park looks like fun, really enjoyed the series Lance, thanks for sharing.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Thanks for watching and giving feedback. It is always appreciated.😄

  • @stevemendelson4711
    @stevemendelson4711 Місяць тому +1

    Look so epic!! Good on you.

  • @MTB_Trekker
    @MTB_Trekker Місяць тому +1

    This really has been a fantastic series, Lance. I've thoroughly enjoyed every vid in it! Would love to show you around the Peak District if you ever come this way again, plenty to go at! Thanks for the flowers, too! 😊

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      That would be really great. Not sure when, but you never know. When I initially thought about the trip I imagined riding with lots of locals who follow the channel. The difficulty was communicating this in advance. I have had some great offers like yours but sadly after I have already left. Hopefully next time I can sort my act out better.😄

    • @MTB_Trekker
      @MTB_Trekker Місяць тому +1

      @bestdayevermtb2 welcome anytime buddy. 😊

  • @michaeledwards5241
    @michaeledwards5241 Місяць тому +1

    Awesome Lance. You deserve a lot more recognition 👍👍

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Thanks, although I already find it hard to go to the supermarket without mobs of people wanting my autograph and selfies.😂😂😂

    • @michaeledwards5241
      @michaeledwards5241 Місяць тому +1

      @@bestdayevermtb2 I wouldn’t expect anything less 😂

  • @doctorpc4x4
    @doctorpc4x4 Місяць тому +3

    That was pretty dam decent of Mach10 Cycles to make that offer. If nly that had heard of ebokes in Wales. Water in your face or across out lens yeah definitly better for us. THat second wall you showed us had your name all over it you would have nailed it. They gave you plenty of catch face on that rough track for you. Soooooo Mrs BDE is reseptive to you stayng in Wales from nother 8 weeks to get those jumps sorted.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Would love to spend a lot more time there, as lots of features I could do with more time.

  • @peterhaworth6859
    @peterhaworth6859 Місяць тому +1

    Great video Lance.ive really enjoyed latching on to your channel and your UK series, your a natural at this youtube thing fella! ( I bet you wish your purchased a mudguard off that young fella? I couldn’t imagine not having one in the UK slop😂)

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Would have loved a mudhugger. Didn't really think about it till I arrived at DYFI.😂

  • @EMTBNZ
    @EMTBNZ Місяць тому

    Really enjoyed the whole series Lance. Great edit. Glad you made it back in one piece. They were some gnarly trails in Wales 🙌😎🤙

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      Was glad to survive that day. Would have been easy to crash there.

    • @EMTBNZ
      @EMTBNZ Місяць тому +1

      @@bestdayevermtb2 yeah it looked so sketchy on some of those features, like the drift down the off camber rock. Ye haaah

  • @mrsportybloke1336
    @mrsportybloke1336 Місяць тому +1

    They look really good tracks, even though I live in England, I never been to them. I should make an effort. Well done on getting all the jumps dialled at the endLance.👌

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      Definitely a great day out. Everyone was very friendly. The thing I like about vehicle uplifts over chairlifts is you get to talk and meet people. I did try riding with some people but when I wanted to do the harder trails they didn't want to join me and when I did do the harder trails I couldn't keep up with the fast boys.

  • @bullit4x
    @bullit4x Місяць тому +2

    DYFI is one of 3 spots I’ve ridden that can hold water and still have grip being completely soaked. It’s the welsh sorcery and the Atherton magic. Love that place.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      I was expecting it to be slippery but felt quite confident with grip.

    • @chrzzzzz
      @chrzzzzz Місяць тому

      what were the other two? Rotorua and ??

    • @bullit4x
      @bullit4x Місяць тому

      @@chrzzzzz one is my local trail’s where I’m from and the other is Pacific Northwest.

  • @kristanoakley7626
    @kristanoakley7626 Місяць тому

    Awesome job Lance, riding some tough old tracks blind, in the wet and on someone else’s bike👊.
    Thought we might get to see you walk some of those features at the bottom of Racetrack - I’ve come a cropper into the safety net there more than once.
    Your riding looks to have progressed through this series, faster with more confidence. Pretty hard not to improve after so much time on big mountains👌
    Thanks for these Euro vids, really enjoyed them all - seeing so many familiar tracks through a kiwi’s eyes👌

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Thanks so much for watching the videos. The funny thing is I have got good at steep techy rocky tracks but have forgotten how to jump. Spent 5 hours yesterday sessioning the local jump tracks to get my eye in again. Would loved to have followed someone down those trails at DYFI, it is a bit nerve racking not knowing what is coming.

  • @MtbingNdjbing
    @MtbingNdjbing Місяць тому +1

    Those trails looked flowy and fun. Yup some steepies in there.😁

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      There were a couple of triple blacks I didn't do. I was warned they would be almost unrideable when wet and didn't want to fall on a big rock slab.🤔

    • @MtbingNdjbing
      @MtbingNdjbing Місяць тому +1

      Haha yea i saw how carefull you were being. On your own aswell. Real bad conditions risky as.👌🤙

  • @jokermtb
    @jokermtb Місяць тому +1

    you were riding like Danny Hart on his GT!
    those jumps where the face is taller than I am, are definitely not my thing!

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Some of those big lips, I was worried about just getting up to the top let alone clearing the jump.😄

  • @bikemad
    @bikemad Місяць тому +1

    Lance well done riding dyfi on yr own respect! Which gloves were yu using 1st half of vid?

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      I ride with Leatt gloves. I change them so the lens wipes stay effective. That ride I literally wiped the lens filmed a tiny bit then repeated.

  • @francofranco9396
    @francofranco9396 Місяць тому +1

    hey Lance hope its going good, just wwant to say that i saw you today at woodhill at side of fries. did not want to say anything because then it would've been weird, love to content

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      Would not be weird at all. I had a great day with loads of people coming up and saying hi. Next time, come over for a chat.😊

  • @sketchy1792
    @sketchy1792 Місяць тому

    yes

  • @anthonybrown7959
    @anthonybrown7959 Місяць тому +1

    Looks like a fun day out.
    Have you thought about doing Hamsterley forest as there are some fantastic trails.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      That was my last ride. Back in NZ now. Maybe next time.

    • @anthonybrown7959
      @anthonybrown7959 Місяць тому

      Glad you were able to visit the UK.
      Temperature are a little wetter and colder than in NZ I imagine lol.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      @@anthonybrown7959 To be honest August in Scotland felt like August in NZ

  • @chrisreid3907
    @chrisreid3907 Місяць тому +2

    Rachel....So personable!

  • @stuwbafc
    @stuwbafc Місяць тому

    Brilliant video I’d like to do dyfi when I get a pair of big boy pants only a couple of hours drive for me too

  • @jeanmarc_in_Hudson
    @jeanmarc_in_Hudson Місяць тому +1

    7 to 9 hour drive… 😳 Looks like a very nice park, does it ever dry up. On the long downs, do you always use the same foot forward or do you switch? Nice video & super nice series thanks! 👍

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      I could have stayed in Scotland as plenty of riding there but I have wanted to go to DYFI for a long time. I was going to leave it but then thought, this may turn out to be my only chance in life to go so got in the car and started driving. Same foot forwards unless pedaling.

  • @gerhardwolmarans9041
    @gerhardwolmarans9041 Місяць тому +1

    Hope you got a selfie with the local!

  • @Magnazan
    @Magnazan Місяць тому +2

    Pretty standard day in Wales if I'm honest.

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      At least I got the authentic experience 😂

  • @jasemaxable
    @jasemaxable Місяць тому +1

    How was the gt to ride......????

  • @chrzzzzz
    @chrzzzzz Місяць тому +1

    What does it cost in NZ dollars to ride Dyfi?

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      About $100, slightly cheaper on Thursday and Friday. Note they don't open Mon/Tue/Wed.

  • @lemonadejars
    @lemonadejars Місяць тому +1

    Is Dyfi ever dry?

    • @Bobario1
      @Bobario1 Місяць тому

      Is Wales ever dry?

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому +1

      I did meet a guy who had been 6 times, and it was wet every time.

    • @lemonadejars
      @lemonadejars Місяць тому +1

      @@bestdayevermtb2 I don’t think I’ve seen a dry video since it opened. Looks amazing nonetheless!

  • @drTeddyJo
    @drTeddyJo Місяць тому +2

    If you know Wales , you would know it’s normal lol

  • @k0obies
    @k0obies Місяць тому +1

    haha all ones to ask, he ended up talking to rachel atherton. damn

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      I asked her if she would mind me filming her and she was good about it.

    • @k0obies
      @k0obies Місяць тому

      @bestdayevermtb2 yeah all the athertons are great. Least that's one thing you can tick off meeting one of the athertons 😁

    • @bestdayevermtb2
      @bestdayevermtb2  Місяць тому

      @@k0obies Met 2. Dan also.

  • @Luanmtb321
    @Luanmtb321 Місяць тому +1

    Hi lance