MUST WATCH: Brandon Semenuk - ''Vice Versa'' - Video

Feb 9, 2016
by Revel Co  

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291 Comments
  • 390 6
 Well shit. Hands down best car Ad I've ever seen. Side note, that bike rack got one hell of a shake down too. Must be sturdy
  • 37 0
 My bike managed to unlock itself on the freeway a few days ago, I got super lucky and it still hung by a strap 5cm above the ground until I stopped... So I wouldn't drive like that with a bike strapped on my roof Mad
  • 152 1
 Now that's a worthy Super Bowl commercial
  • 31 14
 I see this as more money going into the bike industry from another source. If Subaru wants to pay money to get an ad like this, I am all for it. Not the best video but i'm not complaining.
  • 6 0
 Looks like the Thule, I have three of those but I wouldn't clamp to the chain ring. He was clamped to the downtube when power sliding. Side note, the clamp doesn't work well if it can't clamp completely around the downtube. Almost lost a Knolly Podium doing 100 down the hiway. Like @jissse it hung on but my door is trashed, bike was good to go!
  • 2 0
 @jissse I had that happen before. Bike swung down and broke my side mirror. Bike was fine though!
  • 6 9
 1:13 That guy almost hit that tree holy cow
  • 17 0
 Respect: www.pinkbike.com/photo/13150263
  • 1 0
 lmao yeah that looks like the Big Mouth Thule... I have a little bit more confidence with my rack now :p
  • 9 0
 Had 2 sworks demos on the roof of my genesis coupe with a Yakima rack. Doing 130km/hr on mountain roads for about 8 hours. Zero problems. Go Yakima!
  • 8 0
 freeride rallysaurus rex
  • 17 0
 I used to just envy his riding, now I have to envy his driving.....why live?
  • 9 0
 Turns out it was really a Thule ad
  • 1 0
 Sportworks bob ratchet is the only way to go if you're going to get a roof mounted bike rack... ( Now owned by Thule )
  • 5 0
 1:13 I hit a tree just watching that.
  • 1 3
 i know someone who did 200 km/h with the bike on top and no problem at all, and was a DH bike
  • 14 0
 Candide Thovex – quattro - This is by far the best car commercial ever. Just watch it
  • 2 0
 And I'm terrified of driving over speed bumps with my Thule rack.
  • 1 0
 really? what model do you use?
i use this one without a problem www.pinkbike.com/photo/11214564

to be fair a rotate the crank so that is against the leg of the rack and use the bunge cord just to be shure that if i wand to go a lithe faster on the motorway or a back road it will no go any where
  • 2 1
 www.licmotorsports.com/blog/2014/01/30/dreaded-subaru-head-gasket-issue
  • 1 1
 I lost my bike off the top of my car whilst drifting an onramp. Had my fatbike eject off the back of my tray mount rack while rallying my suv through a dirt parking lot. Can't say i trust my racks much and now triple check them and add backup ratchet straps. Luckily nothing was damaged
  • 5 1
 yeah bud thats old news; anyone who knows anything about subarus knows ejs devour headgaskets and spin bearing and destroy ringlands for fun.

luckily this crosstrek featured in the ad has an FB series engine, which supposedly has done away with these reliability issues
  • 2 0
 Subaru please consider training and adding this gravity genius to your ralley team asap.
  • 9 0
 Bike thoughts on the top of the car:
-"Sh*t sh*t sh*t sh*t ! "
  • 1 1
 This is exactly why Brandon Semenuk is valuable to his sponsors- he can even make Subaru look like the raddest thing ever! -- Not something I would have previously considered. I now know I would watch anything he and Rupert see fit to drop - even a car commercial.
  • 4 1
 @nsteele: You have been living under a rock if that was the first video you've seen that can "even make Subaru look like the raddest thing ever."
  • 7 0
 Semenuk had been racing amateur rally in open classes across North America in his Impreza for a while now. That's his race rig half apart in the beginning of the video.
  • 1 1
 mehhh!
  • 1 0
 @nsteele Isn't a Subaru already the raddest thing ever?
  • 1 0
 My Yakima Cobra has been put through the wringer with out a single hitch.
  • 2 0
 @nsteele Subaru is the raddest thing ever, with the exception of bikes
  • 1 0
 What Subaru is that? It looks like the old STi hatch but with the new ones lights and face but not really and it has no intercooler scoop. Is it the new XV?
  • 1 0
 Subie Crosstrek. Obviously a little jazzed up though.
  • 250 30
 too many videos are being deemed "must watch" IMO nowadays
  • 122 7
 Especially when it's an advert.
  • 43 4
 Just thinking the same thing. Brandon Semenuk on a bike and it's immediately "must watch"? Or is that label sold to any advertiser willing to pay a certain price tag?
  • 69 12
 The last one was January 20th, your tolerance for the phrase "must watch" is pretty low.
  • 73 6
 More Semenuk. Less car.
  • 10 17
flag Gnarlydrops2219 (Feb 9, 2016 at 7:56) (Below Threshold)
 bout to go hoon my subaru and then ride my bike so there for I'm semenuk ?
  • 9 6
 Must be filmed in Colorado.... All he needs is a Yeti on top and a "Native" sticker and he'd be a true hipster...
  • 39 8
 brandon semenuk shredding loam and you guys are complaining that theres a 'must watch' label?
  • 6 21
flag cuban-b (Feb 9, 2016 at 9:05) (Below Threshold)
 Yay look another video where he's knee deep in loam. Aren't there other trails in bc?
  • 3 2
 First half... definitely not must watch material.
  • 11 10
 @pinkbike how much were you paid to post this on the front page with 'MUST WATCH' written ??
  • 5 3
 its a good thing he gets paid to ride bikes...............
  • 9 1
 I'm guessing a commercial like this pays about $2,000 - $20,000 depending in how many countries they air it. Super stoked for Brandon he got booked for a commercial like this one. Professional feerider mountainbikers are probably one of the most underpaid athletes looking at how much risks they take. If anyone deserves to be in commercials like these it would be freeride mountainbikers, and not for example motocross riders who make millions of US Dolllars per year.
  • 6 0
 I couldn't disagree more with the people moaning about this being a must watch.... As someone who loves making films as much as I love riding bikes the combo of Semenuk and Rupert Walker is like 2 Gods have combined. I really think we're lucky as a sport to have such talent on both sides of the lens and even though this is an advert anyone can see how well made it is. Really hope they continue to work together for many years to come.
  • 5 0
 Eh no different than any other vid being displayed on the front page. I'll watch it regardless. That was such a sick edit even if it was just an advert. Soooo did anyone else notice that exit line he took off that berm about 3/4ths too early? good god that was wild.
  • 8 1
 I actually enjoyed the car scenes as much as the riding. Fight me.
  • 6 7
 FUCK CARS.
  • 2 0
 @CRAFTY-P : I disagree, if you don't live near any trails a car is the perfect way to get there
  • 87 2
 I'm curious how many of those shiny new Trek's went flying off the roof on those corners?
  • 55 0
 It could equally be a commercial for a Thule or whatever.
  • 24 3
 Ya great video, bad rack. I like a good rack.
  • 50 1
 My Kuat is the second favorite rack I get to use, right behind the wife's.
  • 2 0
 @ 1:46 the bike was flopping like a fish.. I'm pretty sure side arm racks are more stable
  • 3 0
 I have a pair of Thule roof racks that I really like. They are the type that clamps the front tire. That said, I would never drive like that when they are loaded. My Kuat hitch rack though? Will totally slide around on some gravel when I'm using that.
  • 1 0
 More of endorsement for the rack then car or bike
  • 1 0
 Probably pretty well. Mine was well used by the previous owner and it took some serious and continuous rocking to do anything from when I owned it. The bolts will come loose and strip a bit but it never toppled over.
  • 3 0
 1Up USA or bust
  • 107 51
 Great, another thing to get the WRX guys driving even faster on the local fire roads. I'm on the other side of that blind turn you turd. In my tacoma, running the shuttle home, with a cold beer in my hand, driving 10mph. Chill out. /hating
  • 164 11
 Man, just goes to show that literally no matter what you film in the mtb world, it will cause soemone to get butthurt on PB.
  • 69 6
 Grow some huevos dude a get that tacoma sideways with the Subaru, & by the way that's a crosstrek not a wrx
  • 67 16
 A crosstrek! Woah! I take it back then!
  • 18 3
 I frequently drift my tacoma on backroads. its the funnest. especially after a good shuttle.
  • 8 4
 *Juevos
  • 53 2
 Haha, hypocritical much? Drinking and driving isn't dangerous too?
  • 50 1
 Great, another drunk Tacoma driver swerving all over the road holding up traffic.
  • 3 3
 Traffic in Canada? Dang. You guys should come to Atlanta or L.A., two worst cities for traffic in America! Makes me want to move to Canada, but apparently we're in the same boat!
  • 4 0
 @dannygoesmtb L.A is suprisingly not bad if you know the sneaky routes. Try driving downtown vancouver rush hour. only 3 good bridges out.
  • 4 0
 Tacoma is the best!
  • 2 1
 aww yea, I hate the new ones though. I'm glad I got my 14 and didn't wait for the 15's or 16's.
  • 11 1
 Disclaimer said it was a closed course. If Subaru handed me a brand new car on a road all to myself with instructions to floor it I would happily oblige.
  • 1 0
 @makripper that sounds like atl, not a single detour.so all 8 million people stuck all together at once!
  • 1 0
 @dannygoesmtb yes sir. ATL blows. Dece airport tho
  • 5 0
 Have you not seen the Tacoma commercials with the MX bikes and stuff?
  • 43 0
 And another car that seems to be able to drive itself back to the bottom of the trail. I have to find out where to get one of those!
  • 11 2
 It's called a tesla
  • 3 0
 Just leave the handbrake off, it'll find a way.
  • 41 9
 Must Watch - Must Pay Bills. I get it and it's OK. Not a Must Watch for content tho.
  • 38 17
 This looks more like a car commercial than MTB. Still epic because Semenuk bitches!!!!
  • 110 3
 It is a car commercial...
  • 9 60
flag macie5k (Feb 9, 2016 at 7:09) (Below Threshold)
 nothing special just car commercial with some xc
  • 2 3
 hahahahahahaha thanks @jorgeoicata for this ^^ legend
  • 4 3
 hahaha @macie5k you made my day
  • 17 0
 looks like a quality roof rack
  • 15 0
 I like the colour matching of the frame to the car. Nice attention to detail.
  • 15 0
 That was a f*cking awesome commercial... Wink
  • 24 15
 I'm sick of these constant videos we get of pro drivers shown sliding out and destroying fire roads. If the industry keeps promoting such things pretty soon they'll take away our fire roads!
  • 11 3
 Which industry? Automotive?
  • 17 1
 If your edit doesn't have a roosting brown pow shot you might as well consider it garbage.
  • 6 0
 Gotta keep the road crews employed! Don't you know we've got a recession on?
  • 1 1
 Shovel ready jobs...i mean, we gta pay back the union thugs (usa)
  • 9 2
 What deems something worthy of a MUST WATCH? I enjoyed that, but it seems clear that a company like Subaru or Trek can easily pull strings for a label like "must watch". I have seen way better edits by amateur film makers here on PB. Either way, I guess its their website and they should be able to do whatever they want anyhow. Respect to Semenuk always
  • 15 4
 Subarus and bikes AND semenuk all in one. Cannot beat that.
  • 9 1
 Well he could have wedged the car keys in between a nice big pair of boobies at the end.
  • 1 0
 Yea, cars, bikes and no boobs... Oh right, car commercial lol.
  • 8 0
 Would be interesting to see what damage was done to the bike with the clamping around the frame and all that shaking about on the fire road. My guess is the the bike, likely does not look shiny and new where it was clamped.
  • 1 0
 Fork mount rack ftw
  • 1 0
 That was my point, fork mount might have worked better. Look at 0;18 or 1:27 rack with clamp around downtube. With hard the bike is shaking around, that must have been some damage to at least the point if not the frame itself. Not certain if it's alu or carbon, either way not good.
  • 8 1
 I can vouch that a crosstek with CVT is not very fun to drive, damn miracle the driver got it to drift at all on those corners. Give me a WRX with a manual transmission any day. Also, in my part of the woods, most MTB guys are pickup truck guys with tailgate pads.
  • 2 1
 Yeah, I thought CVTs were for Vespas...
  • 6 1
 still waiting for an xv sti, FA20F under the hood, six speed manual in my hand and gas pedal to the floor
  • 2 0
 Yep, I had the same experience. Test drove a few crosstreks, they absolutely need a bigger motor..In the least, the 2.5i that the legacy runs..
  • 1 0
 Yeah, the Crosstrek would be my next car if they had at least the same turbo 4 in the Forester. I will say that the Outback I bought for my wife and our new twins with the CVT is amazing. Slow, but one really well built car.
  • 2 0
 I've got a '14 legacy. Agree for The price it seems sold. The 2.5i is adequate.. The cvt is awesome at certain things. Mainly for icy highway driving and coming down from top of the mountain on icy days. No brakes needed just adjust the cvt.. I didn't even use the paddles much until it snowed, and the highways got icy, now I completely appreciate the cvt.
  • 1 1
 was the crosstrek in the video that Brandon was driving a manual or CVT?
  • 3 0
 The transmission doesn't matter - Semenuk is an accomplished rally driver. He can do things you can't.
  • 3 0
 The XV in that video sounded a lot like a WRX. Im thinkin' it might have a motor swap. Which is a really fun idea since the XV is based on an Impreza platform anyway. Hmmm
  • 3 0
 yeah i heard the rumble too, which implies an EJ, but i just assumed it was bad overdubs as per usual on commercials and films
  • 2 0
 @devanish - it's a CVT. You can see him using the paddle shifters, which implies a clutchless system.
  • 1 0
 Cheers! I finally picked up on that the third time I watched the video. I'm interested in buying one of these, but not interested in CVT, prefer a manual, and Subaru is the only manufacturer left to produce a manual AWD SUV.
  • 9 0
 Rupert Walker is a straight bad ass
  • 8 0
 So ....

You go up with the car

You go down with the bike

And... the car come back home alone ?
  • 4 1
 technology these days
  • 15 0
 He has loads of them- if you find his local trails there's about 50 brand new Subarus parked at the top.
  • 2 0
 If you pay attention,it's the same in most bike movies...that and 10 second climbs that lead to 15 minute descents!
  • 9 1
 Sound design and editing on point as usual from Revel Co!
  • 5 1
 And that is how you bring the sport to the next level; we can only grow with exposure and financial backing from larger external entities. Thanks Brandon.
  • 3 0
 I have a Crosstrek, and it's one of the slowest cars I've ever driven. I hope that's a new model they have coming out, even my wife talks about how little power it has when trying to merge. Smile
  • 5 1
 I was hoping for a legitimate biking video, but it's cool that he can get in such big commercials. They should have hucked the car off of a twenty foot drop! LOL.
  • 4 1
 I don't know what to point out here, the rally wheels and tires on the crosstrek, the fact that the bike rack wouldn't last long like that, nor would the bike. Or the fact that Semenuk almost creams a tree multiple times
  • 4 0
 Brandon Semenuk rallying a Subaru with a Trek bike on the roof. What's not to love about this video?
  • 5 0
 does anyone else feel bad for that roof rack?
  • 5 0
 no, just the bike thats on it.
  • 8 3
 MUST WATCH: You won't believe what happens next!
  • 3 0
 WHO shapes this lines and build these jump ?? I guess Brandon participates a bit but he has to have a massive build crew !! their trails are always so mindblowing !!
  • 4 0
 This is a great commercial to show people why I always carry my bike INSIDE my car.
  • 2 1
 I used to love Subaru... until I had a lemon and Subaru Canada gave me the royal FU experience in customer service. I've been screwed by companies before, but those guys were the lowest of the low... so here I am, 4 yrs later keeping my promise to take every opportunity I can to discourage people from buying one of their cars. (and let's be honest, they work like crazy but are fuglier than sin)
  • 2 1
 I did to - awesome car until the turbo blew. $3k later the engine seized. Now I own a Tacoma and I couldnt be happier.
  • 4 0
 Should be a comercial for THULE, taking some serius Gee's
  • 2 0
 Semenuk edits/riding all ways the next level....the best car commercial i ever seen...i think mirra RIP was driving the same model
  • 2 1
 He was driving a WRX.
  • 1 0
 @nyhc00 He's driving a Crosstrek
  • 2 0
 I was referring to Dave Mirra, I realized my mistake afterwards.
  • 2 1
 Dayum. I wonder how many bikes he lost off the roof while driving?

I've done a few shuttles in a buddies Subaru a few years back, I was shocked at how well it drove up the Mount 7 shuttle road.
  • 3 0
 Always been curious to see how semenuk would go in a World Cup race. Dudes got Mad bike handling skills.
  • 1 1
 Anyone else notice the rally spec gravel tires on the Subaru?! Not sure about the rest of the world but here only mum's and baby boomers drive Subaru XV's, I should know my mum owns one. Needs a turbo charged version at least. Nice to see some real MTB-ing in a car ad instead leisurely XC riding.
  • 1 0
 I noticed those wheels right away (see my name) and then heard the motor. No N/A boxer motor sounds like that. Im thinkin it had a motor swap as well. That video made me want an XV for a motor swap!
  • 1 0
 Yeah probs had a sport/race exhaust set up at the very least. There should be a WRXV version, would sell like hotcakes!
  • 1 2
 I was going to buy a new Subaru. When I test drove it the steering wheel shook like a SOB. The salesman tried to tell me thats how all Subaru's drive. Im guessing his teenage kid drove it into a curb. No sale made that day. BTW, Semenuk is a beast
  • 1 0
 Yeah my WRX has that "numb" feeling on center. Ask Matt Farah on thesmokingtire, he says every subaru has that feeling until you "Load" it up in the corners. Kinda sucks, but if that steering wheel was shaking that bad it must be rotor related (mine are pretty warped).
  • 1 0
 Stiffer steering rack bushing fix that pretty quick. Getting a front caster kit also makes a huge difference. It's a shame that they build the cars that way on purpose to please the ninnies. But thankfully it's easy to fix.
  • 1 0
 1. his car on the top of mountain.
2. BS ride his bike down the hill.
3. So how is BS gonna back to his car? hitchhike?? Smile
  • 2 1
 Cool Video, although I'm not sure who would cover the warranty of the new bike when it gets ripped off the roof as you hoon it round a forest!
  • 2 0
 Congrats on to him, he finally broke into doing ads for Subaru. Its an ad for a Subaru CrossTrak!
  • 2 1
 I like how bike rack swing arm contact point moves when he was driving. Contact points change from :27 to 1:48.

Its in the details film editors!
  • 4 5
 Well executed (aesthetically) though it may be, still feels like a pretty crude attempt by Suburu's marketing department to try and appeal to an action sports audience.

I was about to add that it's almost insulting, but judging by the comments already left, it'd seem I'm alone in thinking this.
  • 7 1
 I think its a pretty solid attempt by subaru, its not like Semenuk is a factory rally driver or anything.. so someone from subaru had to find out/already knew Semenuk was into rallying their cars and figured he would be a good candidate for this commercial.

It's not any different then the ad for mitsubishi that Cam Zink and Cam McCaul did awhile back, except this had more riding/show cased the car's abilities more.
  • 3 0
 Isn't he sponsored by Subaru for rallying?
  • 1 0
 That Scoob bears more than a passing resemblance to the Volvo C30 Polestar:
image.tsn.ua/media/images2/original/Aug2013/383827889.jpg
  • 2 1
 his style is unbeliebavle.. I would watch it all day long. Brandon should post a video every week, just some random riding,no pressure, I´d love to watch it!
  • 2 1
 Look up Life Behind Bars on YouTube. It's a couple seasons of Brandons life.
  • 2 1
 I´ve seen them all and not just once haha, miss those series so bad Frown
  • 3 0
 they'll better make a sti hatchback
  • 2 0
 can't wait for women-specific-bicycle-friendly cars. make it purple subaru!
  • 1 0
 Dope, what an epic piece of content and so rad to see MTB getting cross over from other industries. Thumbs up for more! P.S. anyone know the name of the song?
  • 2 0
 *click* favorite

Appeals to both sides of me. As a biker and as a subaru owner. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT!?
  • 1 0
 trying to analyze his riding lowing the video down to 0.5 ... Fck! even in slomo it was breathtaking... i had to watch it 3 times...
  • 1 0
 And stop bitching about it being a commercial - if they approached any of you with an offer you'd be stoked out of your mind. #haters
  • 1 0
 Does anyone else think/hope we're on the verge of having a Subaru or some other vehicle in a Mountain Biker (e.g. Semenuk) edition? Our sport is getting huuuugge!!!
  • 1 0
 Brandon is such a sick rider! So smooth and always impresses tup I'm liking the driving a lot too. My next vehicle will be a Subie for sure Big Grin
  • 1 1
 Hey guys, I have made a mountain bike edit for 2015/16. Would love it if you checked it out and told me what you think Smile
Here's the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWToJ737zK4ï»
  • 3 2
 What shoes does he wear? Maybe I'll develop some of his riding skills this way
  • 4 2
 I bought the Jeans.. Didn't help... Gutted!
  • 4 1
 The riding skills only comes from the Brandon Semenuk signature boxers. Everything else is pointless.
  • 3 1
 Thanks... Order Placed.... Now how do I sign up for the next CrankWorx..?
  • 1 0
 No but seriously, what are those shoes?
  • 1 0
 Etnies something--not sure if that helps
  • 3 1
 Whats this?? Semenuk on an enduro bike....
  • 1 0
 Has anyone thought of his seat? That is just unreal! I wonder how many times he has sat on it???
  • 1 0
 I think they lost that bike at least couple of times with those slides.I wonder if Brandon was driving all the time.
  • 1 0
 My family and i love watching your videos,You are a living bike legend good luck with your career!!!!
  • 1 0
 brandon would you just stop leaving your vehicles on top the mountain wtf man
  • 3 1
 Who doesn't drive like that to get to the trails quicker....?
  • 2 0
 *Do not atembt* pfffs, i am not attempting it ... am doing it !
  • 1 0
 Poor bike on the roof rack. Then, again, it's just about to get thrashed on the down anyway.
  • 3 1
 Such a well crafted piece. Thank you Rupert & Brandon!
  • 2 0
 nice riding and driving. damn.
  • 3 1
 super cool driving... car and bike!!! Nice edit too!
  • 1 0
 The push back up to get the car won't be that exciting! Great vid Semenuk and Rupert kill it!
  • 4 2
 life is a market....BUY SOMETHING Smile
  • 2 0
 Still can't beat a good old landy defender!
  • 1 2
 Can Pinkbike please get their videos together on the mobile platform. Why the hell do these videos play in low definition and don't give you an option to watch in HD? Such a pain in the a**!
  • 2 2
 WRX now comes with a lift kit?

The WRX looks so pedestrian now. Far cry from the original WRX commercials with the bug eyes back in the early 2000s.
  • 1 0
 It's an Impreza xv cosstrek. Not wrx cuz no turbo. It is lifted compared to a standard Impreza and wrx, and I think they put slightly larger stock tires
  • 1 1
 Thanks for the correction. I assumed it was a WRX because Subaru has pushed the rally angle with it before. I just looked up the XV Crosstrek and the reviews aren't good, I guess it's for people that need a SUV but don't want to buy a SUV? Color me confused.
  • 1 0
 That's correct. The problem with it is that there isn't a lot of cargo space for a car that's meant for off road, snow, road trips. It's like if vw made a lifted gti
  • 2 0
 The car in that video have gravel-spec rally wheels on it, and it sounds like it actually has a turbo motor. Not stock for sure.
  • 1 0
 i want to buy a car now? just kidding, no commercial is that good, but this is close!
  • 4 1
 Rad, loved it...
  • 2 1
 I wonder if Subaru gave any thought to Trek trying to sue them when making this commercial?
  • 1 0
 Subaru, who's parent company is Fuji Heavy Industries, probably couldn't care less.
  • 1 0
 Lol: This is hilarious, my set-up is quite similar. www.tumblr.com/dashboard
  • 2 0
 The music ruined it. It's not a Michael Bay film.
  • 2 0
 My bike seats are more comfortable than the seats in my Subaru.
  • 1 0
 It's like parts from revel in chaos put into a car commercial. But nice life/dream tho.
  • 2 1
 The XV Crosstrek is by far the coolest car I have ever seen. Can be used as a family car... But has rally capabilities.
  • 1 0
 Semenuk prolly only rode that hard because he was pissed at trek for making him ride a slash
  • 1 0
 Just be honest and post it as a advrtisment/commercial, and not as a video.
  • 2 0
 That's how I feel every time I drive to my local trails in my van.
  • 1 0
 Experienced driver. Closed course. Do not attempt. Aye, but if no one attempts who are considered experienced?
  • 2 0
 hell did you see the yield on the bike rack?!
  • 1 0
 This was so well done. Semenuk killed it as always, and the video was insanely well done! Love the transitions
  • 1 0
 Well heck... if you don't ride to the top - you don't deserve to go down. Agree, best car ad I've seen in a while.
  • 1 0
 ruperand brandon you guys are masterminds.. that was awesome, hell yeah a must watch.
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 Golf R FTW It's like a WRX, only it doesn't feel like the interior was supplied by Tyco.
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 Kudos to Rocket Rally for the shop shots.
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 ur a bus
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 Subaru - I always loved you, now even more !!!
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 :42 How Semenuk felt about rampage judging
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 www.licmotorsports.com/blog/2014/01/30/dreaded-subaru-head-gasket-issue
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 You'll notice in that article that they make a point of saying the head gasket issues occured on older EJ series motors, ending in 2011. That XV has a different motor entirely.
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 Baby blue hatchback? Really? I probably would've chosen the impreza with a trunk
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 Hope he's got a lift back up to the top.
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 Love it !!!!
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 The brand of that bike rack should get more credit Smile
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 Trek Slash?
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 remedy? looked pretty enduro
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 And It was Subaru.blue! :O
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 Uhhhhh, that's not how shuttling works.
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 Theres is no way id drive like that with my bike on the roof! No chance!
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 My '88 GL-10 is faster, because I put an STI sticker on it.
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 One smokes trails and the other burns oil!!!
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 Nope, still don't want to buy a trek.
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 But slightly makes me wanna buy a Subaru
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 LIAR!! everyone would like to have a trek when you watch Semenuk riding, even more when it's enduro
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 f*ck super bowl ads, this is advertising!
  • 3 1
 That bike rack tho.
  • 3 2
 I don't know. That Subaru looks like a Session to me...
  • 1 0
 I liked the Chevy he drove on UnReal WAY better....
  • 2 1
 Semenuk on subaru? Hell yeah!
  • 2 1
 Semenuk is fast on 2 and 4 wheels, with or without engine, whats next ?
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 electric monocycle
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 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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 Yes Brandon is gone ENDURO!!! Sick add !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Smile
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 Don't leave your car like that Brandon - you'll get robbed!
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 Semenuk - not2bad!
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 Super Bowl commercial worthy? I think so.
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 Candide Thovex – quattro - This is by far the best car commercial. Just watch it
  • 1 0
 I'll buy two if it gives me Semenuk skills.
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 Not must watch material sorry
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 Now i understand why Suddenly people in my bike MTB club drive a Subaru !
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 Dude causes a lot of trail erosion, #learn to ride.
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 sick riding. car? ok. I'll take it!
  • 2 1
 When bikes are life but subies are love....
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 Okay that's pretty damned good. Good on.
  • 1 0
 I want to see that on my tv!
  • 1 0
 Semenuk on a single crown trailbike? Never seen that before
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 What kind of air pressure is he running in his car? Is his momma driving?
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 Never disappoints. So much talent.
  • 1 0
 If The Dark Knight was a movie about bikes.
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 How to make Subarus more Braaaaaapstustustu?
Add a little Semenuk.
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 At least he's not sponsored by CSmart.
  • 1 0
 So Semenuk just got a new Subaru? lol
  • 1 0
 Semenuk can drive anything with wheels, so sick!
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 Glad i was not huffing up the dirt road that day! Smile great vid!!!!
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 Uuuggh!!! Makes me want to ride fast again!
  • 1 1
 the car shots just got in the way
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 I guess id sellout too.
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 what bike is that
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 Riding is awesome, but it's a Subaru Crosstrek & not even a 5 speed.
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 nothing like promoting speeding on roads where a cyclist could certainly be around the next corner.
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 No comments yet about Semenuk's bare calves?
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 Just test drove a bunch of Subaru's, and none of them had power and handling like that. Must have been a WRX, because all the rest are slow as shit out of the hole, which is why we kept our Toyota Venza.
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 As a long time Subaru owner, I have to agree. The non-turbos just dont have enough power.
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 Subaru's N/A engines have their work cut out for them, what with having to drive all four wheels and the added weight of AWD just makes them underpowered and heavy on the gas.
  • 1 0
 Yup, again I'll keep my AWD Venza. Six cylinders are better than four, and also those Subaru automatic-transmissions suck.
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 Steeze Louise!!!
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 That is one pretty awful looking car!
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 Why no Impreza?
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 Yakima ?
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 Go home pinkbike, you're drunk.

How the hell is this a "must watch"?!
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 Shhhrrreeedddd!
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 One shot was more of a must watch, be ashamed pinkbike, be very ashamed
  • 1 1
 Il titolo e italiano
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 Dear lord I've wanted this car for 3 years now...now i really want it.
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 do you even drift bro?
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 No a must watch at all..
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 So Bad , So Cheesy , such a bad message .
  • 3 5
 Subaru
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 .B.S. is not driving!
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 yeah it's not sure that he is here .... but he's morer than capable of :p just watch olddd footage of him , he rocked already .. one of my all time favorite vids www.26in.fr/videos/brandon-semenuk-sur-2-et-4-r-1.html
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 He's certainly capable www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAjc2tyy3yk
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