Nepali Trails with Sandman Titanium - First Details

by Scott Secco
Jan 17, 2012 at 22:58


Riding, adventure and surprise in Nepal with Sandman Bikes. This is the result of the first half of our biking adventure in Nepal. Special thanks to Mads from Himalayan Trails and my girlfriend Isabel Santolaria. During the expedition I had some problems and there they were helping me with all the changes I had to come across. Apart from the sponsors, thanks a lot to: Dawa Sherpa for some of the amazing shots in Sinsare Danda Ridge and Dorchi Sherpa for making my bike get to me on time. And, of course, to the porter that helped me carrying the equipment I needed at night to get a good sleep.

Music:
Fall Sky - Silver Wren on soundcloud.com
Astronaut - Johnny Ripper on soundcloud.com
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31 Comments

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flag djnik9 (Jan 18, 2012 at 1:12)
 great adventure my friend..keep the adventures growing this year..those are some big tires you got..
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flag Kmac17 (Jan 18, 2012 at 8:30)
 what size were those tires???
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flag RicardoES (Jan 18, 2012 at 10:49)
 3.8''
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flag samblagy (Jan 18, 2012 at 14:04)
 jesus...
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flag ukal (Jan 18, 2012 at 14:36)
 uhm...
"i needed a machine
i could trust"
and a joplin seatpost on the screen.

NO!!!
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flag Geodood (Jan 18, 2012 at 15:53)
 those tires must work pretty good, look at him rip on those snowy rocks!
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flag RicardoES (Jan 18, 2012 at 16:26)
 The tyres name is Surly Big Larry. This company makes tyres with dimensions up to 4.7...
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flag KevSong (Jan 18, 2012 at 19:55)
 its preeettey good for snow... or hydroplaning... if you can manage to do that
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flag macmalk (Jan 18, 2012 at 12:29)
 Finally a hardtail on Pinkbike! I mean in open space, not bunny hops. That is great as I thought I am the only one with hardtail Wink Awesome experience, I do envy you! Keep on rolling!
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flag gipman (Jan 20, 2012 at 14:09)
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flag wordupg (Jan 18, 2012 at 10:05)
 I almost did this myself, I was so gutted when I arrived in Kat without my bike. But the hiking was good enough. How many stair cases did you encounter? Don't think I would have liked to ridden them, they went on forever and knackered my knees....
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flag TitoTomasi (Jan 18, 2012 at 12:58)
 Beautifull!! Nice adventure and nice sharing!
I'm going for a three month mountain bike trip, by my own, from Lima peru to Colombia in two weeks!! Hope i can have such a nice sharing back home!
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flag nightmareterror (Jan 18, 2012 at 7:46)
 Great looking rig. I like the big tires and the inverted suspension fork! Ride on my friend!
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flag JP250 (Jan 18, 2012 at 21:55)
 I enjoy this sport in all of its popular forms: Dh, Xc, Dirt Jumping, Big Mountain. etc. But a video like this is what gets my lazy a$$ off the couch and on the saddle. This is what mountain biking is all about to me.
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flag Pikasam (Jan 18, 2012 at 8:48)
 The kids in Nepal are a riot - so curious!

This looks like an amazing trip. I don't know about biking there - I had enough trouble trekking!
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flag vineet (Jan 18, 2012 at 21:06)
 Nepal, India and Bhutan are full of wonderful trails!! Its really awesome
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flag psynide (Jan 18, 2012 at 23:34)
 you said it vineet !
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flag freakzoide (Jan 18, 2012 at 0:22)
 Who needs travel!? Smile
Great stuff man!
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flag shredderk (Jan 18, 2012 at 6:53)
 Insane, I think this is everyone's dream, really..
Also pretty sure he is rocking out travel, it's just inverted, MX style.
Can't wait for second instalment!
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flag filsdanvers (Jan 18, 2012 at 11:28)
 BIG tires, BIG adventure, BIG bike, love it.
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flag Ride-More (Jan 18, 2012 at 3:04)
 Now thats what I'm talkin bout.... Love it
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flag Finn34 (Jan 19, 2012 at 9:50)
 y can't we add it to favorites? Frown
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flag clymb (Jan 18, 2012 at 13:47)
 What can one say; Beautiful Beautiful...living the dream is right on!
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flag Daire (Jan 18, 2012 at 5:10)
 Really cool video, those trails look brilliant!
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flag rzadigi (Jan 18, 2012 at 7:05)
 that was sick! what an amazing experience!
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flag yourefatty (Jan 18, 2012 at 13:38)
 makes me wanna go on my own across the world adventure...who's in?!
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flag PatMan69 (Jan 19, 2012 at 8:43)
 Why has no-one made a titanium dual sus am/fr/dh bike????
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flag cambiodeforma (Jan 18, 2012 at 21:54)
 wanna move there now!!
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flag pvtluciano (Jan 18, 2012 at 3:56)
 awesome place!!!
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flag rismtb (Jan 18, 2012 at 13:59)
 It's all about PSI.
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flag dom69foco (Jan 18, 2012 at 1:51)
 living the dream!
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