Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, with Pros. - Ep. 12: Gold Hill w/ Lachlan Morton
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Lachlan Morton does it all. Whether its in racing in the World Tour Pro-Peloton, getting results in the fabled off-road juggernaut events: DK200, Leadville, and Mid-South, or setting solo-records on his "free-time" by Everesting, riding the Kokopelli Trail and traversing Britain by bike - Lachlan approaches cycling with a passion that is unparalleled. A thirst for adventure, supreme mental fortitude, and appreciation for feeling alive fuels the 28-year old Australian pro, who currently rides for EF Pro Cycling.
After self-isolation for 2 weeks (and 2 weeks after the trip too) - we met up with Lachlan just 1 day prior to his departure for the late-start of the post-COVID-19 Pro Cycling Tour in Europe. Episode 12, takes us to Colorado, where Lachlan has been training for a chat about the "new / alternative" approach to riding. We hope you enjoy.
About the Series: "Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros." The concept is simple, we wanted to get to know our favorite Pro cyclists and what better way to conduct a natural interview than on the bike, taking them out of their comfort zone just a bit by doing in with NO GEARS (and no brakes sometimes).
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Check out the ride on Strava:
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Music Credit: 'Cloud Vision' by Bay Ledges: / bayledges
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Just when I thought these couldn't get any better, enter Lachlan Morton.
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
@sirmixalot3332
4 жыл бұрын
DKlein- just throwing it out there
His pedal stroke looked so smooth descending.
@mc540flip
4 жыл бұрын
Ascending too
Lachy is quietly building his legend. Yet, during the interview he said nothing about being a multiple record holder. That's classy. Hopefully the pro racing world will allow more unconventional riders like him to make a decent living. Thank you for making my day!
5:40 the homie's double take: "are they riding fixed?!"
man of the moment
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Amen.
The best bike series on KZread. 👍
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4 жыл бұрын
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@ChinaCycling
4 жыл бұрын
@@statebicycle When this clusterf##k is all over, y'all come to China and tear it up. Riding fixed, on the great wall, with Pros.
I love Lachlan's training philosophy. Its not about winning and hating training and doing set workouts. Have fun on bike! Enjoy the bike. Keep the love of riding part of you.
Can't agree more about when you link two places together to make a loop. Something so satisfying about that.
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
**chef kiss**
Lachlan seems like such a solid dude. Watching stuff like this and the EF channel has definitely got me out and about doing way more *dumb shit* on my bike during lockdown... ta!
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Such a solid dude.
@hibillhotmailcom
3 жыл бұрын
YES to that. Put fat(ter) tyres on my steel road bike (32mm would accept) and hit the trails in the woods absolutely love it
I was literally rewatching the Gus episode last night and was wondering why you guys haven't done one of these with Lachlan, so what a treat to wake up to this today! Lachlan is my cycling spirit animal, and I'm glad you chose one of the best climbs in Boulder to do the interview on!
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
These 2 eps might be the best 2... but then again, they're all good :D
I found myself smiling ear to ear watching them descend. Lachlan always makes being on a bike look so fun.
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Same - we can't stop watching!
I feel like taylor phinney would be a good rider for these!
This is wonderful. I like to think I am comfortable descending big hills fixed (UK, Welsh Marches). But... I would not have the bottle or confidence to do so on a loose surface. That is another level. I can spin briefly at 175-180 on a big drop, but not with power... just letting the legs go. These guys are anpther level. Also (now aged 60) I cannot sustain these fast descents on fixed and have to brake every now and then to get the legs down under 140 before speedong up again. But as anove... These guys are absolutely on it. And... Chatting while climbing. Chatting while climbing! Hat! (As we say on the UK).
This is the one I was waiting for
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
YES YES YES - US TOO!
I'm so glad these are back. Vicarious traveling in covid times.
What a great video. Never expected to get such a blast from a film clip. And some life philosophies to think about. Thank you.
Soo amazing. Jaw dropping how easy they ride fixed downhill on such steep grade. Also climbing on 49/18 gear ratio is impressive. I ride my thunderbird state bike with 36/13 on single track mtb trails in Aspen, but not fixed. Can’t be fixed on jumps, or rocky downhills. Good job guys!
His form is so fucking perfect that when he's at that low of a cadence it just looks like slow motion. The only way I knew it wasn't was because he was talking.
I looked up “send it” in the dictionary and there was Lachlan Morton.
lachlan being a wizard is my new favorite trope in cycling
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Warlock.
The Morton brothers are always rad. Scott or bhard interviewing makes it even better! Great job!
Class video + edit. 0:16:30 onwards is a joy, makes you feel like you are actually on the bike drafting them.
Linking sections of trail together rides are so gratifying!
Lachlan inspires me. As do these videos. I actually expect my singlespeed to arrive today.
Lachlan makes me smile. Great video!
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
:D "Smiles for Miles"
I love this series. Great job SBC!
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4 жыл бұрын
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LOL!! the descending is hilarious!! Great 👍 job guys!!
Lachlan for President!
Great stuff guys impressive ! Here's how I roll: Singlespeed is just as challenging up grades yet allows you to rest knees on down hills. I'll run a 16-17 or 18 fixed cog on one hub side & Single speed 17 or 18 cog on the other side - on a 'flip-flop hub'. Bring a 15mm wrench to swap over. Go out fixed at outset or uphills then swap to Singlespeed upon return leg or descending.
These videos are so awesome
So relaxing man this ep inspired me to convert my bike into fixie😅💞
‘A fitness defiency’
this is the coolest series ever! :D
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4 жыл бұрын
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@jesuisFORTIO
4 жыл бұрын
Ive been for a few months! Great production value, great interviews, beautiful bikes and roads and even a few cools songs that I made sure to save! :D keep the good work!
Lachlan Morton is Bad Ass.
Great stuff and good music as always!
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you dig it! Thanks for watching :D
Lachlan is so rad - great video.
This was great
Finally another episode and with favorite cyclist 🚴♀️ 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
The last 4 minutes may be the happiest on KZread
Literally my favourite videos on yt 🙌🏼
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4 жыл бұрын
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@michaelfreeman2399
4 жыл бұрын
@@statebicycle Hell yea! You had better believe it
Haha this ride is brutal for me on a 39x25! These guys are freaks. Rode Rist Canyon last week and to think Lachlan rode the top bit 42 times in 7 hours and change is mind boggling. Reading about it doesn't make it sink in.
Love this
love Lachlan so much
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
He's pretty special :D
Getting Lachlan on your already amazing series - talk about a smart move 🧐💭
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you - glad we pulled it off. We got him literally 1 day before he had to go to Europe on 2 days' notice!
Excelent video 🇲🇽 ✌️
It would be interesting to see Lachy in the Red Hook Crit! I think he’ll love it & the atmosphere that those races give.
10:40 - 10:58 That's the GD truth right there - if we all had a little more of that, we'd all be better people. Another truth bomb at 19:01. This guy has it figured out.
Just a more technical question: I also ride fixed uphill sometimes, and when I'm on a heavier ratio I usually get some slightly intimidating creaky sound from the chain that feels like it's tractioning a bit too much. Is it an indication that is getting close to failure?
My knees hurt from just watching this.
A marriage made in heaven, at long last
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4 жыл бұрын
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Legend!
Austyn Gillette of Peloton
Laughing at the guy on the mountain bike behind them just spinning away.
I really like this guy.
anyone know the song that started playing when they began the descent?
Does anyone know the name of the intro song? Awesome song, awesome series 👍🏼
Does anyone know what the Tattoo is on Lachlans left arm? I swear I recognize it but I just can't place it.
yaaaass
That really slowed down the pace, and they really worked. EF guy downhill was smooth, only his legs were moving, the other guy was bouncing.
who does the editing and filming ?!! It's 10/10
Finalmente un account dove non si vedono biciclette con i freni a disco.
ITS BACK!
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
YOU KNOW WE HAD TO DO IT TO 'EM
Crazy cadence down hill!
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
No choice
What brakes are on the Undefeated?
real cool, thanks for the inspiration, PS looks like you could drop your seat about 12mm to stop that bounce and have a fraction more power seated
@hibillhotmailcom
3 жыл бұрын
Read this comment thought omg bore off but then saw how much his butt was jiggling up and down on the high cadence and totally agree boi needs to sort that out
@hibillhotmailcom
3 жыл бұрын
Compare it to L’s totally still pelvis
Triangle for sure
Great video
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
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Likskillet on a fixie.. Another level right there
Y'all went down Lickskillet on fixed gears?! You wildin'
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Scott likes to say he's "Insane in the Membrane"
Dropping an MTB'er on fixie, nice!
Take A BIG Care .
Holy cadence!
best series on youtube .... you guys should get Peter Sagan to do this or try to lol
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4 жыл бұрын
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@Bayo106
3 жыл бұрын
he could easily do this
I believed that stick had a genuine shot at moving, because if anyone can levitate a stick, it's Lachlan Morton.
god damn those descent are buttery smooth
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Best downhill yet!
everything thats right about riding your bike
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
That's what we're about.
Possibly one of my top 10 videos featuring a World Tour rider trying to levitate a stick.
seriously though, how do you reclip?
@KerenWang
3 жыл бұрын
They have brakes.
Anyone know what handlebar bag Lachy has on?
@mattchang828
4 жыл бұрын
D-klein
IT looks so easy
Sound mixing, seriously, the sequences are all like 10db over the talking. I like to be able to watch in a single volume gear.
"hey it's eric marcotte" hahahahahahaha
Anyone know the song when they're descending?
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
Matt Chang listed in the description
No le puedes dejar subtítulos en español estuvo muy vacano tu vídeo
Nice. If only. Me to.
16:05 Man I just got a major Dale Earnhardt Sr vibe... Maybe his stick levatating powers actually conjured The Intimidator instead. :O
Tssss 👌🏽👌🏽
I likke
GEAR RATIO? please?
I thought fixed gear bikes didn't have brakes?
Get Seabase !!
Dante young next?
Is this the official KZread channel for the company because if it is you guys still haven’t contact me about my order. Never have I ever had to wait this long for a purchase from your site.
This bike was really easy to assemble kzread.infoUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
thought it was gonna be another everest tbh
those are som really cool descends thou, are there anything like that in europe? ie hilly gravel roads?
@statebicycle
4 жыл бұрын
We're sure there are many! Maybe we need to shoot Season 4 there :D
Going uphill with contant elevation is possible, but unluckily in my city there is no such thing. All it’s left available is double downhill with super steep hillclimb
@Chris2activ is y’all gotta search up with his sick ass tricks
Petrocelli meets Bob Dylan. Peace ✌🏻
Lachlan isn't breaking a sweat literally