Apparently I’ve forgotten how to ride a bike! Portugal testing gone wrong

I’m so so so sorry about the language when I crashed but I really hate crashing and don’t do it often, and I have the editing skills of a potato so I couldn’t bleep it out!

But, huge success, I managed after 6 attempts to put the video on iMovie myself and uploaded myself, a miracle if I’m honest, so you guys might be in for a fun summer!!

I know it’s not my finest work, but I just wanted to see if I could upload before I go to Poland World Cup !

I’ve got 3 days in Lousa to learn how to go fast again!

Cheers for the support gang, I’ll try keep em coming if you show me the love

Xoxo!!!

What’s up, Jay? Here with the Portuguese mafia in Luca. We are going to do some World Cup testing. I’ve uh flown to uh flown to Luca uh a week before Poland World Cup and I’ve got one week slash 3 days to uh learn how to ride fast again before the World Cup. So, let’s see how it goes. Mr. Portugal here soon. Gono Pria. What’s up, boys? And um yeah, this one will be a miracle if it goes online because it’s just me, myself, and I to get this video on YouTube. But um yeah, let’s get into it. Jan, Gonzalo, Gonzalo, intro yourself, pal. Hey, my name is Gonzalo and I like fat [ __ ] That’s going in, mate. I don’t edit this. Okay, first lap in Portugal. I’m pretty nervous. Just built up the bike. Um, just go bloody slow the first lap. I’ll follow you over these jumps. Okay. Oh my god. And I did that wrong. Um, I’ll follow over these jumps. I’m not going to do like the fly of we just like roll first. Yeah, just cruise like first lap. I just need to get a feel for the dirt and [ __ ] But we got a pedal and stuff. Okay. Ah! Whoa! Whoa! Wow! Whoopsy daisy. Holy Lord, that’s rough. Oh. Oh, it’s actually kind of wet. Oh. [ __ ] Woo. Oh. Oh, I thought I was going to die there. Ah. Thanks for the [ __ ] warning, Gonzalo. Ah! Ah, that sucked, dude. I thought I going to bend my fork. Oh, that was horrible. Holy [ __ ] dude. Yeah, I’m good. I’m good, dude. I nose cased that like you can’t believe. I try to roll it. Oh my god. Let me just check if my bike’s fine, dude. Like the gnarliest nose case you’ve ever seen. I think I’m fine, though. I went and I was like, is it a roll? No. No. I’m going to be careful this run. I thought you were behind. I know. I just plopped off it and went straight into the back of the landing. I’m incredibly impressed these forks haven’t bent. I went like Right, kids. That’s a lesson in uh check the trail before you ride it. I can’t believe my bike’s fine. But we move. Okay, this first jump is a bit kicky but like nothing crazy. Okay, just roll first. I’ll check him watching now. He’s scared. I’m going to die. Oh, that’s sick actually. Oh, that’s slick on these rocks. Holy [ __ ] mother. It’s slick, dude. That’s not too bad. Oh, this is sick. That’s a cool section. Wonder. Yo, that’s hectic. Oh. What the hell, though, dude? The ground is made of bloody ice. What the [ __ ] hell, dude? What the [ __ ] is happening today? Ow. Ah, that sucked. I haven’t hit the deck in like Ow. What the [ __ ] man? I haven’t crashed since New Zealand. I crashed twice in one lap. What the [ __ ] is going on, man? Dude, I don’t know what is going on today. I literally haven’t crashed in months. And then I do this stupid stuff. It is slick and quite tricky. [ __ ] dude. I went like overcommitted on that little step down thing before the road and then like just faded too far and landed and popped over. Dude, I haven’t crashed since like New Zealand and I crashed twice in one run. I’m like, what the [ __ ] But it’s good. Oh, he learned his lesson. Dude, don’t hire Gonzalo as your bloody trail guide. He every drop I’m so sus of now. Where did he go? Guys, I’m not even going to bloody film this lap. I need to figure out where the hell I’m going. So, I might first lap again. I’m going to hope for some more success this time. I’ll do these jumps, but then we’re going to get to that one section, I’ll just slow down and look before that jump that I effed up. Yeah. Okay. Dude, I’m bloody scared riding now. Oh, you see, I’m just terrified of any drop now. I’ll see you next lap, squad. Okay, squad. And I tell you what, I came here to build some confidence for the World Cup and I’m feeling the least confident after those two laps. Follow you. Okay. The Widow Maker. Chill. Oh, see, forgot about that one. Oh, I am useless at remembering tracks. We’re out here. Oh, what? Who’s ringing? [ __ ] off. [ __ ] go. [ __ ] sake. Sorry, miss trying. Um, we’re out here in Ireland. It’s actually too hot. Let me turn this [ __ ] I got a spicy steak. Four [ __ ] months. Sun’s out about to go dog to Ror six around town. Then I’m going to go ride ebikes moto and then downhill. What? Yeah. Yeah, it’s already 12, bro. What? It’s It doesn’t get dark here till 9:00. I got all day. I go gym this morning. Um, okay, Ronan. We will see you in Poland, baby. Well, I’ll chat to you later, baby. Wait, I wasn’t. Wow, it’s gnarly. Wow. Oh my gosh. What better tail? Woo! That dirt is so freaking slippery. Wa! I did the fly off. I went way too far left as we’re going to conso following me and you’re going to see how effy at the minute. Um, yeah. I think it does this. I still hit this fly off super slow. I’m scared. Dude, it’s just a [ __ ] fly off, man. I got scared. I got scared. Come on, T. Leave the [ __ ] brakes alone. That was a bit better. Yeah, I thought I actually flattened. Woo! Yoohoo! That was getting better. It was better. I just I always see the fly off and I’m like, I don’t know, man. Okay. Come on, T. It’s rough. That very little section is so slippery. Like you just got to like open it well and then break it and just leave with the brakes. I get so panicky. Yeah, this section I suck at it. Yes. Chill. Wa! This is tail. First slop in 20 years. Yo, come on. Reap that corner. Reach that corner. Woo! Wow! That’s better on that now. Yeah, I’m just recording for you to say [ __ ] See Oh, wait. It’s this way. Oh, we’re going to have to flip it. Oh my god. Flip it. Can he Can he do it? Um, I just showed you there now because um it’s all about progress. You know, I might look [ __ ] right now, but we’re working. So, at the end of the week, we’re going to be flying. Any last words, Gonzalo? I have nothing to say to be fair. Um, let’s get Let’s get too huge. He’s on first lap, so he’s a little bit scared. Yeah, I need to find my just sends [ __ ] 90 footers and he crashed on a 2 m jump and it’s just like, yo. Oh, well, it happens. Yo. Oh, there come from a hot dog. Okay guys, that was first ride in Europe gone horribly wrong, but we were starting to work out the I don’t know the kinks by the end of it. Um, I’ll try to have this up online tonight if I can work out how to use iMovie. And give me a comment if you want me to carry on making videos throughout the summer. I got quite inspired by all of your comments during Darkfest about um how much you’re loving it. So, if you want, I’ve got a [ __ ] ruthlessly good calendar of fun and I’m going to try YouTube this year. So, comment and tell me if you reckon I should try or just quit while I’m ahead and let Matt Jones do the job. Otherwise, we’ll see you when I’m when I’m a little bit less crap at riding. Cheers, gang. Cheers, Gonzalo.