Fabien Barel: Mojo Trail Diaries

by Stu Thomson
Nov 12, 2010 at 20:41

Fabien Barel, Ben Cathro and Rob Breakwell take on 2 days of epic riding and brutal conditions in Wales.

Enjoy watching them suffer, while having oh so much fun!




The opportunity to film with a double World Champion doesn't come around too often, so regardless of this opportunity coming to me for 2 days in one of the wettest weeks of the year I was pretty determined to make this work.

The latest installment of the Mojo Suspension Trail Diaries came about when I received a call from Chris Porter at Mojo Suspension informing me that his top sponsored athlete, Fabien Barel was to be hitting the shores of the UK for a few days and he'd like me to put another All Mountain edit together.... sweet!



So a plan was hatched and I found myself sat in the van accompanied by Ben Cathro heading to North Wales for an attempt at producing a video of Barel and others on an All Mountain adventure up Snowdon (the highest peak in England and Wales).

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52 Comments

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flag brule Mod Plus (Nov 12, 2010 at 20:46)
 Chicken vs. Chick in hahaha!

Great edit Stu, these guys shredded the trail and I was so stoked on the scenery!
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flag UncleCliffy (Nov 12, 2010 at 23:33)
 Barel = Legend.
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flag MTBcut Plus (Nov 13, 2010 at 0:03)
 Thanks Ty,

Despite the weather this shoot was so much fun... Fabien is a funny dude!
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flag drewstinky (Nov 13, 2010 at 3:19)
 i bet that hurt at 8:24
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flag WAKIdesigns (Nov 13, 2010 at 3:49)
 It's good that he didn't had some tongue slip with sheep instad of chick...
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flag mongoose-rider (Nov 13, 2010 at 8:09)
 nice video......mynydd where? was the second place?
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flag dhmatt123 (Nov 13, 2010 at 9:45)
 machen , near cwmcarn
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flag GabrielDugas (Nov 13, 2010 at 10:12)
 haha thumbs up for mr Barel french song at the end :p
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flag bkbroiler (Nov 14, 2010 at 18:47)
 Great vid, looks like a hoot....not all the usual merketing, nice.
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flag duir (Nov 14, 2010 at 2:24)
 It's so great to see a vid that's not teenage dirt jumpers in jeans or teenage downhillers doing endless tailwhips (yawn). Ben and Fabien are two world class downhillers but in reality are just people that love to ride. It also shows where bikes are at the moment with the 5" bike that is light enough to ride up a mountain and then descend like a mini-DH machine. That kind of riding is exactly where the sport is in the UK right now and a huge majority of mountain bikers are not dirt jumpers or downhillers but just "mountain bikers". Nice.
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flag davidstuartkelly (Nov 14, 2010 at 14:24)
 You hit the nail on the head, i agree wholeheartidly. Just excellent "RIDING" full stop...
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flag aadm (Nov 14, 2010 at 3:38)
 I agree with the comments above -- great filming, I usually get bored after only 2-3 minutes of the backflips and other sort of big tricks but this video was 10' and I enjoyed until the end ! And then Barel is really one of the coolest guys on the circuit, so relaxed and at ease, I was actually amazed at the comment that was made on him "He's a climbing genius" -- you'd never expect it referred to a DH world champion ! It shows how much technique and fitness goes into being a real DH champ. "Chicken between my legs" -- that's gonna be our motto !
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flag musclemilk (Nov 14, 2010 at 14:47)
 sorry but duir has got things wrong slagging off teenagers for whipping ect ok some do a little to many but .... riding is about being free and having fun so a whip or 2 doesnt hurt
and thats where the pros come from teenagers getting skills in the woods then taking it to the track ! and thats where its fun .... then as you get older you start taking things more seriously ....
so dont slag off kids for riding its just what we love to do !!
sweet vid also mate .... just saw his comment and it got to me !
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flag klink (Nov 12, 2010 at 22:04)
 this is why mr. barel is one of my favourite riders of all time.
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flag betsie Plus (Nov 13, 2010 at 10:07)
 Fab is a legend, wicked video (again).
I remember testing a Mondraker Dune earlier this year, by far the best trail bike I have ever ridden (like my 6 point but better in almost every way!), climbed like a mountain goad and descended like a full on Dh rig.
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flag lubotk (Nov 13, 2010 at 12:35)
 Great! Finally a professional video, which doesn't show only dh'ers and giant drops and dj's!
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flag davidstuartkelly (Nov 13, 2010 at 13:13)
 Lubotk, i agree. As much as i love watching downhill etc, you cant beat that type of riding.
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flag farmergilles (Nov 15, 2010 at 0:18)
 I wish I have been there.... the trail looks so good. that is the knid of diarie that give you smile for the rest of the week.
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flag Gajible (Nov 12, 2010 at 21:13)
 "A massive good fun" Best quote ever!
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flag DirtbagMatt (Nov 13, 2010 at 1:10)
 Fabien is the man! I hope I get to ride and hang out with him someday.
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flag mattinsanfran (Nov 23, 2010 at 14:27)
 Cant wait to hit those trails over Christmas, its been years since I have ridden there.
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flag lewis75 (Nov 13, 2010 at 13:15)
 Barel for President of the whole effing world!!!!
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flag nicofleming (Nov 13, 2010 at 15:17)
 SCOTTISH PEOPLE ROOCK x
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flag vsong (Nov 13, 2010 at 0:36)
 Barel always brings the entertainment! Great edit!
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flag TimPav (Nov 15, 2010 at 22:53)
 "..good bunch of people,amazing adventure,just facing things together!!" thats real fun
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flag trialstars (Nov 14, 2010 at 5:49)
 Anyone know what rise the renthals on Fabien's bike are? 20/38mm?

Oh and great vid, 10/10Smile)
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flag Tr011 (Nov 13, 2010 at 21:30)
 that yawn at the start was very contagis
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flag Tom-D (Nov 13, 2010 at 1:43)
 God this video got me so stoked to go out riding even in the shitty weather, plus Fabien is a legend plain and simple.
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flag pjelinek (Nov 13, 2010 at 10:33)
 was this filmed before or after Barel's injury. He looks to be back if that was recent.
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flag whitetux (Nov 14, 2010 at 1:06)
 it was filmed after he was injured
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flag dhmatt123 (Nov 14, 2010 at 9:23)
 last week .
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flag yannml (Nov 13, 2010 at 8:19)
 Fabien Barel is back, stronger than ever ! Ready to win a World cup, like usual when he has beeing injured Big Grin
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flag davidstuartkelly (Nov 13, 2010 at 1:57)
 Excellent video, fabien is so chilled. Just like our shitty weather..So Tom-d eloquently states..
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flag Tom-D (Nov 13, 2010 at 3:24)
 Why thankyou sir.
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flag WAKIdesigns (Nov 13, 2010 at 3:48)
 A C'mon your weather is great! I live in Sweden and I have this desire to go for riding to Norway finaly, but everytime I can do it with my schedule, the weather gets bad and I'm not going. BUT! If I consider myself going for riding to Scotland or Wales that is not a issue anymore: I'm sure it will be raining!
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flag dhmatt123 (Nov 13, 2010 at 9:46)
 Machen trail , the second one in the video , they are felling the trees and the track will be gone !
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flag machen (Nov 19, 2010 at 2:18)
 orsome seeing mojo riding my trails
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flag FrostJismGinge (Nov 14, 2010 at 22:47)
 so stoked to see fabien riding again,
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flag Erikstion (Nov 13, 2010 at 8:26)
 Boha der anfang mim rose radl...des krass!
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flag Cata1yst (Nov 15, 2010 at 20:47)
 One of the best videos on here. Top notch stuff.
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flag yannml (Nov 13, 2010 at 8:34)
 Arf, du poulet ou de la poulette Big Grin
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flag benhallas96 (Nov 13, 2010 at 1:34)
 Great British Trails ! Big Grin
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flag nesquick (Nov 14, 2010 at 1:49)
 can you somebody tell me somethink about urge helmmets?
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flag nesquick (Nov 14, 2010 at 2:06)
 ej i wanted to write ,,somethinG,, where to buy atc.......
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flag brule Mod Plus (Nov 14, 2010 at 9:34)
 http://www.pinkbike.com/news/urge-helmets-2011.html

Here is a story on 2 lids that we featured this past summer.
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flag Fader18 (Nov 13, 2010 at 9:40)
 whats the intro song called?
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flag cardronapumpandjumptrack (Nov 14, 2010 at 12:55)
 ben is loose as a goose
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flag jibking1212 (Nov 13, 2010 at 9:41)
 soo epic!!
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flag jamespayne (Nov 13, 2010 at 13:19)
 lovin the UPHILL........LOL......................DH FTW!
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