November Ride

 Quick mash up from a few rides this November, testing the Go-Pro 10 Black.

Review: One UP - Aluminium Pedals

14 months of testing is done. The One Up Aluminium Pedals is a tad overhyped. While having a strong dna-potential it ultimately falls flat due to inferior grip. And i'm all about grip.

I had more than one direct hit into rocks and stones, and this pedal is surprisingly tough and durable. The axle spins just fine, even after the 14 months. The other thing i really did enjoy was the sheer size of the platform; 115mm x 105mm. Its quite thin as well. The mass ends up at a respectable weight: 383 grams.

So lets address the elephant in the room: Despite having 10 tough and long pins per side, the pins don't bite deep into your 5.10 shoes. Well definitely not deep enough, I had multiple occasions where my foot slipped and I lost grip, I know its due to the pins. Its such a shame really, as this could have been one outstanding pedal.

Claimed weight is 365 grams. Actual weight is 383g.

I had to use a grindstone to grind the pins into sharper entities. The grip was simply not up to the standard of former pedals i've had.

In the end, this pretty pedal ends up disappointing due to its lackluster grip. These pedals are outrun by (sadly discontinued) pedals sucks as LG2 and Predators.

Pros:

- Tough body and pins

-Thin

-Large

-Low weight

Cons:

-pins are too fat for optimal grip

Score: 4/6

On

...and Epstein didn’t kill himself

Happy new year

Let me help you out with 2018:

-Eat less sugar (its bad for you)
-Get of Facebook (this is bad for you as well)
-Push everything to get most out of life. Be it riding, climbing, reading, laughing, education, self-knowledge, cooking or fucking. PUSH.

You are welcome.

Just sayin'

The industry doesn't want you to maintain and ride your current bike for 5-8 years. With proper maintenance, a bike can last a long time. That cuts into revenue. So the "solution" is to make your parts outdated as quickly as possible so that you have to "upgrade".

A comfort zone is a nice place, but nothing grows there.

The sum of all Experience

A video from my favorite day in Whistler. Surprisingly few people know that the best stuff in Whistler, is outside the bikepark. Jan, Jakob and I, along with a group of 5 guides went deep into the forest outside the park.

Video is 6 minutes long. Expect a lot of "ooouuh" "ahh" and "Wow!"

For those who want to know, trails ridden in the vid: Top of the World, Khybers Pass, Middle of Nowhere, Kasmir, Kush, Legalize It, Bush Doctor.

Whistler Mobile Edit

Vids from my phone. Quick and dirty edit, check it out:

We meet again, Whistler.

Je fais le même rêve tous les soirs

GCS 16

The Mobile Edit

Found some footage on my phone, compiled it into a short vid, go check it out:

Bump the lamp

Some recent riding, High speed footage.

I'm on a brand new laptop, without my usual editing software, so the cut is a bit rough, anyway, check it out : )

58sec 120fps

More from Winterberg

Some more footage from Winterberg, Germany. I start of solo, but am following Tom in the last bit.

HD 60fps 1.37min

Eating

Riding a new line in Winterberg Bikepark. Its not quite done yet, but we sneaked in a run or two.

Its not a difficult line, by any stretch of the imagination, but the lower sections allows for some warp-speed, and that's certainly enjoyable ; )

Anyway, here we go:

1m39sec 60fps HD:

Its floating in my bloodstream now

Jan got a new cam; the new Go-Pro Black. So we went out and gave it a test. The 1080p 120fps feature is crazy.

1080p 60 fps, 48sec:

Oh, btw we are still here, we actually never really went away ; ) Bike, blood, distance, and purple rings, all pouring in.

The birth of All Mountain Next LITE!

Welcome to All Mountain Next LITE!

This is a scaled down version of my All Mountain Next Blog, this "LITE" version is updated whenever I want, with what I want. The number of updates is going to be fewer, but that lies in the word "LITE" I guess. There will still be an occasional review, a video, pics, and an opinion. I might go out of left field once in a while, unless I reserve that for an entire new project I'm working on. Anyway..Its going to be good, so stick around..

Cya! : )

The Death of All Mountain Next

This is the final post of All Mountain Next as you know it. Its been a fun and educative 7 year long run for me. But it ends here.

So I ended up with;

528 posts

780 comments

..during the 7-year-ish lifespan. And can proudly say that I had the biggest non-commercial mtb-blog in the country I live in.

And a few fun facts:
Amount of  FiveTen shoes torn to pieces during the life of this blog: 13

Visits to the ER: 2

Broken bones: 0

Broken honor: 2

Bikes owned during the life of this blog: 6

Bikes broken during the life of this blog: 3

Carbon frames broken during the life of this blog: 2

Pedals destroyed during the life of this blog: 4
Amount of countries I visited on my bike during the life of this blog: 8

Worst bike so far: Trek Fuel EX 8

Worst component so far: Crankbrothers Joplin
Amount of bears spotted from the lift:1
Amount of blowjobs spotted from the lift:1
Most famous mtb-person I've met and talked to: Brett Tippie

Most Visitors from: USA

Most popular post (views): Review: POC vs FOX vs 661 vs SCOTT

Most controversial post (hate mails): The problem with Fox...

My personal favorite post: The Anatomy of Intelligent Trail Design

I am spoiled in my own autonomy, and haunted by my own ambitions. So I end it here, and start to focus on other aspects of life. Thanks all! : )

Stay tuned...what who said that??

Bending the Barnum effect

I'm still here, believe me.

And this is where I am:

Stay tuned.

Breaking the 4th wall

So as a part of my shutting down of the All Mountain Next blog, I am going to answer some of the questions I get in my inbox. Many of them get asked again and again, so let me take some of the most popular ones here;

Anex4real asks:
What bikeparks do you recommend?
Well the obvious answer would be Whistler. It really IS amazing. But I have to admit that the lines in Geneva (Monnetier-Mornex, Jura Mountains), made the biggest positive impression. Some of that stuff still rank among the best lines Ive ever ridden. And yes, there is a lift - just bring a guide tho'.

Minddoctor asks:
What is your profit from the All Mountain Next blog?
None. I never wanted it to be commercial. I guess the monetary independence has always appealed to me.

K12 asks:
Will you continue the blog at some point?
Not really.

OnionRiver asks:
What mountain bike would you recommend?
Depends on what you want to do on that bike. But today we got some seriously capable All Mountain rigs, so I would probably recommend that.

PoWeRoNiCs asks:
Do you often crash?
Actually very rarely. I'm just very lucky I guess.

PoWeRoNiCs asks:
Whats your worst crash?
I slammed my head into a tree once, after doing a drop, and had pain in my neck for like 6-7 months. Then there was this other time where I tore an artery in my foot. Freak accident.

Zana89 asks:
Can you add me in Overwatch?
What?

AlexT asks:
Do you dislike hardtails?
No, I just really don't like them.

Achmad Bisri asks:
How old are you?
I have many ages.

SIXTH
Where is your Instagram?
I actually don't have an account, but I will consider making one.

Quick95 asks:
Can I haz 222mm on my goat?
What is this? but yes.

(everyone) asks:
Is X better than Y?
If its not on my blog in a review, I would rather not comment on it.

Nombre Hombre asks:
How many dicks do I need to suck for you to continue the blog:
Just one.