Top 3.5 miles of GMR

[Cryoniczz11]

Where are u guys I want to do that!!!! Please tell me!!!!!

[snafu242]

Can someone tell me what GMR stands for and where it is? A google maps link of the top & bottom of the hill would be super helpful!

I haven't boarded in 5+ years but want to get back into it. Last spot I remember bombing was the straight away on Los Trancos Rd in Portola Valley. It's just shy of 1mi and you can reach 40+ mph near the top. There was also a great adjacent residential road (Buck Meadow Dr.) that had some smooth road to practice on.

Thanks in advance

[snafu242]

The Portola Valley hill I'm referring to is...

Start: Los Trancos Rd and Ramona Rd

End: Los Trancos Rd and Oak Forest Ct

[middlyman]

i don't mean to sound like i don't know what i'm doing cuz i've been boarding for a while now. but i dn't have a lot of money. i'd like to know do i have to keep dishing out cash for shoes or would learning to slide be of any value? is it a candidate for slowing down at these speeds? i can already slide, but not on my favorite DH board.

[lasvegas3986]

the fastest i ever went was 40 miles and i was scared for a moment

[livewoutlimit]

cameraman's bicycle needs new brakes.

[dmgcat]

You cut your own friend off.

[mrmotherwho1]

wow the brakes on your bike suck

[jdogthecat]

If you guys had to stop, how would you?

[BoredYouthCrew]

I'd hate to fall over the edge.

[acook053]

thats isanne!!!! but so sick!! i want a dh36 so bad so i can bomb some nice hills to.

[sublime88sublime]

wow, that was intense

[MagickMuffins]

twitch much?

[rodrigodda]

4:12 thats when I believe in God

[vhg119]

I ride my motorcycle at GMR a couple of times and it was crazy technical and dangerous, but you guys are NUTS!

[MrLongboarder94]

I love this run sooo much

[wdowa94]

i want to ride there on motocycle

[LesPaul4542]

Hey if you guys still ride this hill tell me when u go next. I just got a dh board n i live near gmr.

[Dougi3fr3sh801]

i would so do this shit if i had a full leather suit.

[japanisefishmarket]

thats fucking insane:P

you guys have some balls to do that shit

but that run was just incredibal

[myungsupah]

WOO GMR.. damn you guys bombed so well. haha that looksl ike so much fun. i needa get better first. i wanna join you guys.

[cesarb714]

youre gonna get hit by a car or a motorcycle speeding around the corner. Dont cross the the double yellow on a blind turn or you can have a bad accident one day. I ride my motorcycle up there all the time and you wont catch me crossing the yellow on a blid turn, thats just asking for it.

[MrLongboarder94]

@cesarb714 it was closed off when they did this

[bigmike784]

that looks like fun too bad i dont have the balls to go that fast, but i bought a dh board anyway.lol

[MrLongboarder94]

@bigmike784 GMRs a good hill to learn on

[aichrajib]

where is that? is it near bangalore?

[MPETE1976]

Damn downhill surfin' cube gleamers!

[pantsofperspls]

the guy filming is on a bike, it's his brakes that are squeaking. That's why you see him slowing down when you hear it. You can also hear him shift a few times.

[Taaaarail]

Absolutely fantastic! And thanks for no accompanying music! Great run!

[Talis64]

and whats that noise????

[bugattiboy253]

wheels against ground, and wind

[Digsqwak]

the squeeking noise is rubber on asphalt from footbraking.

[Talis64]

...no I think its the brakes from the speed bike.

[Talis64]

1:28......wobbles

[Ninjalongboarder]

All hail GMR!!! the one and the only. gotta love it. keep bombing and having fun out there (= sick run guys.

[mattattack28]

damn, scary wobble at 1:28, i'd probably be shitting bricks during that...

how fast do you think you were going at 2:59 when you footbraked? i'm really new to DH, never done GMR before... just curious about all of this. i want to make sure i can stop alright and that i don't smash into oncoming cars around blind corners

awesome run!!!

[scbombers]

AMAZING RUN

watch your lines tho at 4:10

[hurleysurfer121]

wow amazing run. my legs would burn out about half way. great conditioning!

[Permafade]

glendora mountain road. calif.

[BMWpower335i]

wow you fuck heads are stupid.

[scotty0907]

where is this?

[ComplexCarlo]

Name of riders??

[timothycroker]

where is that place?

[extrem1008]

wow close call at 4:12 - looks like incredible fun!

[ComplexCarlo]

OOOOOOOOOOOH So it was YOUR bike that was making those loud breaking sounds haha :D

[skerpskero]

does any one know if gmr is closed right now

[ssrudeboybss]

No its open

[ajn132]

lol at first i didn't realize he was filming on a bike and i just guessed that was his shoes squeaking.

[IORIOspreadtehSHRED]

fix your damn brakes

[marcell11111]

haha dick move at 4:18

[zadienne]

That shit is sick I wonder how he uses his foot to slow down like that.Does he have special shoes?

[azguitarist101]

no special shoes required.

it's actually this new invention called friction.

pretty intense huh

[fakinpwned]

rofl

[BurtonRMC]

intense

[c4t2f0]

so sick!!!

[WmGink]

daggers

[airwalk55bitch]

alright, finally some nuts with balls................hope to cross paths where ever the fuck your at!

[smcgeorge]

excellent video. where is this hill. I'm from Michigan and dream of long rides like that. I've already gps'd at 35 but only on piddly ass hills that are done in a minute or so. Usually straightaways.

[marlo916]

GMR aka glendora mountain road is in los angeles area. its been closed off from public use since forever i think... theres usually a lot of cars mountain racing up there tho.

[7145150]

My favorite time is at 2am where no one is preset (Touge Runs)

[ferrisnox]

Unless that road is closed, riding into the other lane is a game of Russian Roulette. What happens if you hit a nice gravel patch?

[jrogersbro]

The road was closed to motor vehicles when this was filmed. Walking the road insures that we are aware of the road conditions.

[BoredYouthCrew]

@ferrisnox

That's the sport man, it's a risk. If you love the sport, you are willing to take that risk.

[BoredYouthCrew]

@ferrisnox

With all proper safety gear of course.

[longded]

3.5 miles in well under 6 mins looks much faster than average speed in places!

you guys are crazy!

;]

[longboard4evr]

the guy in the red who almost crashed at 4:16 has great controle

[cHriSBlUntzz]

thanks for the quick reply. thanks

[cHriSBlUntzz]

how fast do they max out at there? and about average speed?

[jrogersbro]

Top speed is in low 40's. Average speed for most runs is around 30-35mph. If this run was truely 3.5 miles in 6.15 min., then that distance divided by the (6.15min/60min)hrs. gives an average of just over 34mph. I have heard the grade is between 4-7%.

[nakkelly11]

where is this at

[steviewanger]

dude at 4:16 i got soooo nervous

[JonCart2]

that was beautiful

[suttonaja]

Awesome stuff.... really want to skate that hill.

[daxwax1]

That was awesome! So lucky to have access to roads like that WITH NO TRAFFIC! Totally wicked.

[MrRobot]

NUTS!! the camera picked up some bugs the grill of a semi.

[pbguy]

is the person with the camera following with the board? how come there's no cars?

[Zvede]

GMR was closed off to cars for a while because of construction on the road and fires. The guy following behind was probably on a bike. Thats why you could hear brakes.

[DonlikeProductions]

The guy with the camera is wearing a helmet cam and is on a board

[evil1intexas]

Man that looked like fun. When I weighed 130 at 16 used to do that alot in Puerto Rico. There a shit load of hills there. I also used to do that on my modified 13 speed Shimano race bike. I'm 240 now so I got alot riding here. I miss those days.

[andy1200]

nice vid man that was bad ass

[gardensk8longboarder]

My legs would just die at about 1 mile in. Great video. They should do a sony Imax movie

[NikoPaisa87]

crazy guys

[kolan667]

you guys are fucking crazy

[holoholofreak]

you guys are fucking lucky to have those kind of hills around, ever heard of clairmont??? thats about the only big hill ive hit.

[DemonOfDownhill]

do i spy a rogers bros topmount?

[umulius71]

cool!

[MaxxSullivan666]

Is it true most of the wobbling is foot positioning, if youre in tune with the board..

it's how it is with me, but I dont get good hills like that, but semi good runs.

[jrogersbro]

When you see me wobble a bit it is from hitting ruts in the road. They ran a tracked vehicle up the road and left impressions in parts of the road.

[kyky550]

legit

[bigmacwalk14]

holy shit wen u sweved a cuple times scaared the shit out o me

[jrogersbro]

There are some ruts in the road from tracked equipment that ran up the road during one of the road repairs. They are hard to see and they can take you down if you hit them when leaning hard.

[paintbasstard]

I NEED TO SKATE THAT HILL!

[h2odkl]

Where are you guys???

[h2odkl]

DUDE I WANNA SKATE WITH YOU GUYS

[xtrmsnpr]

nice m8!!

at the end of road,was a problem ?

[deadkennedys909]

Yea, the road stops. Haha.

Just put that gate there so cars can't get up it.

Hey is that gate still there? Because I will close that so we have a day up there! Haha, and I will bring my super duty lock. = )

[jrogersbro]

Gate is there but locking it is not a good idea. I still ride the open road in a secretive fashion every now and then, but in a more conservative fashion. Get in touch if you are in town and want to ride.

[JacksonDealer101]

haha dude that was soooo chill. I would totally do that if I can just block out all the negative thoughts of crashings and controling wobbles. hehe am a big guy too so that would be intense for me, id have soooo much speed.

[brando19nz]

Question: Did you guys use a guy on the bike to film?? Is it the brakes squealing that I can hear??

[brando19nz]

haha and then I finished the video, and i saw the awesomeness that was your filming setup. Wicked.

[CPHLAX26]

how did someone give this less than a 5

[deadkennedys909]

I miss GMR, they need to close it again!

[lamp6666]

excellllenennnt

[oliverZOMBIE89]

sick tight!!!

[ian2332]

fucking amazing.