The Truth About Trail Bikes

Rich and James head out on an epic Alpine adventure starting in Morzine, traversing across Les Gets, and dropping into Samoëns. Watch as they take their trail bikes across bike park berms, scenic ridge lines, and technical singletracks to see how they perform. Are trail bikes truly the ultimate "one bike to rule them all" for mountain biking in the Alps?

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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Introduction & Route Overview
01:46 - Heading Up Le Pléney
03:29 - Les Gets Bike Park
05:38 - Bike Check: Propain Hugene & Tyee
07:48 - Ridge Ride to Col de Joux Plane
10:26 - Ridge Line Descent & Crash
12:54 - Samoëns Gondola & Final Descent
15:39 - Outro & Final Thoughts

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