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@@BikeFixIT Yeahhhhhh Buddy! You as well my friend. Keep making those bike repair vids. I am an avid believer that people need to know how to work on their own bikes! Great job!

@@RockSlagRally Hey Brothah! I do not recall any kitty litter at Lake Leatherwood. It does have huge features on some trails. They have an excellent shuttle service if you are in to that. The climbs are longer and so are the descents. Every feature has a ride around. Some of the trails are fast and flow with others having some sweet chunk! Lake Leatherwood is a big favorite and probably Fadi’s number one. Don’t hesitate to hit it up. It may have just got some weather and Lake Leatherwood does NOT do water well. Give it a few days to dry out after a rain. Otherwise you will end up with donuts for tires! Be sure to take a friend. For one thing, it’s better with a ride buddy, but also can be remote for the just in case scenarios.

@@shaunfoster7033 yeah that’s the combo-trail. Starts out as chunky and then transforms into flow, speed, berms, and little table tops. I’m gonna go back and kick that trails boo-tay! 😏👍 Heading over to Mt. Fitzgerald to get Coyote Cave with Fadi this morning.

@@mikewatson8776 Fitz ain’t free! Gotta work for it over there. Have fun.

😁👍Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing that. I finally got up the courage do the stunt and today was the day… The plan is to do it after the rebuild and get my revenge on Captain Fantastic as well! Curse you Captain Fantastic!

@@mikewatson8776 I think the rework is only going to clean up the intersection where junk drawer and traverse meet, not a full rework of all the trails. That area is confusing if you’re unfamiliar with it since they removed the truck.

@@jml141 gotcha… yeah that intersection is a bit confusing at this point, but the trail builders in NWA are second to none. I hope the truck gets reset so I can triumph the truck! 🚵

Outstanding! I feel that I represent mountain bikers on the trail so I make sure to go out of my way to make other trail users feel welcome, appreciated, and I has this bizarre gift of improve and often come up with something funny to say to them that makes them laugh. I want other trail users to think well of us out there. We are all representatives of the sports we love! I hope to see you out there!!! 😏👍

I'm trying! I'm trying! :)

Thank you! Absolutely! I love Arkansas like I have never loved another place to ride, and I have been all over the United States. Arkansas rocks!

Don't misunderstand my intentions... :) I moved across the United States to live and retire in NWA because of the mountain biking. You are absolutely CORRECT! I can't and will not argue that. NWA is leading the edge and tip of the spear in providing a mecca of riding for all ages and all skill levels within a concentrated arena. The volume of trails here is insane and actually a part of community development! The mountain bike vibe here is one of my biggest draws here. Take a trip out to St. George Utah, Moab Utah, the Pacific Northwest, Colorado and even California. Singletracks that drop 5,000 feet in 7 to 10 miles. All amazing stuff. Maybe you are right, maybe this is the MTB Capitol on the planet. There are concentrations of trails in other parts of the world as well. They all provide a stiff competition. But there is nothing like the combination in NWA.

@@mikewatson8776 Look, You stated pretty strongly that NWA was NOT the MTB capital of the world. I didn't say it was. You obviously feel pretty strongly that it isn't. I'm just wondering where you think it is. What are Your criteria? I've ridden in Moab and Park City and Trestle and Breckenridge and Sun Valley and Killington and Ashville, etc. All have great qualities and I'm sure lots of people would say that any one of these is the MTB cap. of the world...but they all have issues. Even the ubiquitous Whistler is only ridable a few months out of the year...and it ain't cheap when it Is open! I just got home from Colorado. Pretty lame. So many trails, so few open to EMTBs. Same with Utah. Same with Pisgah. Every place has an area where it lacks. NWA too (lack of elevation), but NWA took the initiative and "called it". They own it.

Picking a mountain bike capital of the world is totally subjective. If I were to choose a Mountain Bike Capital of the world I would choose Moab. I have ridden the Kokopelli trail at least 7 times, the Whole Enchilada, Captain Ahab, and dozens more. And then there is Sedona, have you ridden Sedona Arizona? I’m certainly not going to choose a location based on their acceptance of eBikes, and I am absolutely not going to get into a debate with you about eBikes. Bentonville has self proclaimed itself as the Mountain Bike Capital of the world. What a fantastic war to wage to win that claim! As BKXC stated. When there is a war to claim the Mountain Bike Capital of the world title, the mountain bikers win! Bike on! 😏👍

Thanks for the reply!!! We felt we did most of the climbing the direction we went, which I would say was South to North, or Clockwise, if you included Cody Monster. North to South I would say Honey Badger would have more flow and the tech would be more rollable as you would have gravity on your side.

Hah Hah! Yeah, it was a great day with some very cool folks!

@@verndavidson3746 watching the vid it seems less Black Diamond. It’s definitely a Blue Trail and I would go back!

Wait What? Do you KNOW these guys! :-)