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Mal MtB
Australia
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2016
50+ yrs old and riding enduro through greater Sydney and beyond.
I know you don't have time for raw footage, so time goes into the edit.
I'm an ex XC rider now loving Enduro. Progression is my focus, with what's between my ears being my biggest hurdle. I ride a 2021 Norco Sight C2 and my current mission is to grow into this bike.
My mates and I sometimes malfunction on the trail, our technique can resemble mal-practice and we aren't good enough mechanics to ensure our bikes aren't maladjusted. We're having fun, crankin trails, crackin' beers and generally keeping rubber side down. Join me for the journey and subscribe.
Inspired in part by the channels
*DMMTB - The more you send the quicker you arrive
*JBJ MtB - Community keeps it all worthwhile
*MTB McPhee. Exploring what's local to you is a joy.
*Ridey Rodney / NAM Rider. - Comebacks are freakin hard!
*Cutlaps - Quality not quantity.
I know you don't have time for raw footage, so time goes into the edit.
I'm an ex XC rider now loving Enduro. Progression is my focus, with what's between my ears being my biggest hurdle. I ride a 2021 Norco Sight C2 and my current mission is to grow into this bike.
My mates and I sometimes malfunction on the trail, our technique can resemble mal-practice and we aren't good enough mechanics to ensure our bikes aren't maladjusted. We're having fun, crankin trails, crackin' beers and generally keeping rubber side down. Join me for the journey and subscribe.
Inspired in part by the channels
*DMMTB - The more you send the quicker you arrive
*JBJ MtB - Community keeps it all worthwhile
*MTB McPhee. Exploring what's local to you is a joy.
*Ridey Rodney / NAM Rider. - Comebacks are freakin hard!
*Cutlaps - Quality not quantity.
Nowra Black - As Good As It Gets?
Fangarang, Redbelly, Nowra and the Fundayz Crew. A day of black diamond trails supported by Ultimate Cycles Nowra. Was this as good as it gets - as good as I get? I cleared my biggest ever gap, I cleared some of the most challenging features I've ever attempted. What ever your comparable achievement is - do look back and think - is that as good as I get. Is there a period many years ago that you believe was your best ever?
Can the 'best ever' come back, can it be experienced again? Will there be another 'as good as it gets'? Is it all downhill from here, and not in a good way?
Have your say in the comments.
Special note to Huck Yeah Mtb who pretty much ended his year this day, broken foot and all. Thanks to the trail builders for their time to provide randos like me and trail of excellence. And thank you to Stacey for the hours of shuttling.
Check out the channel, there's a stack of great videos to explore.
Can the 'best ever' come back, can it be experienced again? Will there be another 'as good as it gets'? Is it all downhill from here, and not in a good way?
Have your say in the comments.
Special note to Huck Yeah Mtb who pretty much ended his year this day, broken foot and all. Thanks to the trail builders for their time to provide randos like me and trail of excellence. And thank you to Stacey for the hours of shuttling.
Check out the channel, there's a stack of great videos to explore.
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Some sick features 👌👌 Good to see others using FCP 🙃
Cheers RawMan, FCP? I only know it by Fangarang as the builders introduced it to me. What does FCP stand for? Regardless of what you call it, its a sick trail and you're lucky to have it as a local 🤟🏻
@@malmtb haha sorry! FCP = Final Cut Pro 😁
@ ha sorry, no one EVER comments on the software. Its all I've ever used but like my bike - its more capable than me Thanks
What gave FCP away?
@@malmtb the opened window and dock @ 0:28 Just a geek thing 😄
A great video Carl. It shows perfectly how our spur brings about feelings of happiness, even if it is sometimes painful. Great jumps and beautifully ridden. The place looked really great and I really enjoyed the level. Get well soon mate with the broken foot and get well soon mate. Ride on and have a great week ✌🤙
Huckster is already back on the bike and charging through his local black trails. To 'ride on' is my only plan - so Im making it happen 🤟🏻. Thanks Christoph
This outro has some deep Doogie Howser journal entry vibes about it. You will be back, and better.
Ha, that is not a reference I expected, nor aimed for. Well just like Doogie, that actor went in to do much better shows. There is a better 'as good as it gets' to come. Looking forward to sharing a trail when Im back to it, thanks Rod
Banging vid Carl. Loved getting to see what I missed that day. Fangarang - you will be my bitch one day 😅 I'm sure you'll still get a kick out of responsible sendys with all the boys in the future🤘
Sendys or not, being on trail with the crew is as good as it gets 👍. Cheers Huckster 🤟🏻
If we were talking about “as good as it gets” performance wise .. my Twenties but that’s not what I Judge mtb riding on, I judge that on the people I ride with and how we push and encourage and banter with one another. So is now the best it gets? If it is than I’m happy, the crew I have around me now cannot get better and if it can well… Look out Leatty McfunDayz 😂❤
You're right Kook, the crew is the joy. We'll send something soon enough though 🤟🏻
Every day breathing is as good as it gets mate. Great video!
True Vk, simple things are the best 👍. Everything else is a complication. Keep breathin my man 🤘🏻
In terms of pure performance, your best may very well be in the past, but for fun, friendships, thrills, adventure and personal growth, the best is yet to come. Proof? Every adventure adds to the memory bank, and it's the combination of all of those experiences that add up to who we are. Best is where you are now my friend, even if it doesn't feel that way right now. Keep on adding to the bank 🤟
Cheers Shan - I agree, there's no other way to do it 🤘
Great account of the day Carl. Fantastic editing of what was a great day! Lets hope you can come back stronger and equal the level or even go past your "As good as it gets" to create another "As good as it gets"!
Cheers Dave, it took many rides and half as many stacks to get to this point. The road back has begun 🤟🏻
You bloody champion. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2023 - and recovering, I totally get your head space. It's so simple, fitness is the key to absolutely EVERYTHING! Better sleep, fitness. Better sex, fitness. Weight loss, fitness. Better mental state, fitness. Better mountain biking, fitness! As we say at karate, "pain is just weakness leaving the body" :-)
Thanks Pescado, Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of this is that it is so simple. There's few excuses just the challenge of doing it - to which the reasons you've listed are key. Glad you are recovering, all healing vibes to you. Given this, tonight's video may hit you in the tight place too - Is your best behind you?
Great vid, just contemplating Narooma, Mogo or back to Derby (did Beechworth early 2024 and have done Derby a few months back) - Newcastle is my local. I'm also on a Sight C2 - loving it!
Seems we share an outlook and a chariot 👍. I have a Mogo video up that may assist you decisions but they are only half an hour apart - maybe it doesn't have to be a choice IMO, neither are a patch on Derby which in my experience is untouchable for sheer MtB adventure glory 🤟🏻
Congrats Carl! Nice to see you back 😊. Happy new year and More videos on 2025🎉
Cheers Wen, hope tour recovery continues well too. Riding Mt Annan Jan 3 if you're able to join 🤟
Nice work mate! Let the good times roll in 2025!!! Thanks for the shout out and support.
Cheers Luke - the only way is up at this point 🤘🏽. Looking fwd to a great 2025
Back on wheels! 🎉🎉🎉 Feels good, doesn't it!? Time for a pedal up to the pub for a schnitty, eh 😅
Yeah! Feels good to be back, let's celebrate! 🤟
Great to see you riding again 🔥🔥 I'm 4 weeks post surgery....can't wait to get back on the bike 😁
Recovery is a long road. Be patient. Incrementally you'll be back quicker than you expect Speedy recovery Duck 🤟
Awesome to see you back on the bike mate. Not long now till your first trail ride. Thanks for the shoutout, the collaboration and for introducing me to the Fundays crew. Many great rides already done, and many more yet to happen im sure. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and the family 🎉
Cheers Shane, its been a great year. We'll share more trails next year 👍🏼
Ah nicely said Carl, good to see you back on the bike. I have to agree this year has been one of the best riding years of my life - I’ve met so many good like minded new mates, improved my own riding but really frothing off of others and their improvements (aka you and Narooma and the Pumpkin) Catch up soon mate and a merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎉
Cheers Nick, thankyou! Apart from one major misadventure, it has been an awesome year! We shall roll soon enough 🤟
Woohoo, it's so great to see you back on the bike 😊
Cheers - it's great to be back! Thanks Kylie
Great video Carl, it's great to see you back on the bike🤩🙌. Congrats on the monetization mate, you've earned it. I really appreciate your words about me in the video😁. Thank you for the cooperation and sharing once around the world, it's amazing🙏🙌🤘. I'm looking forward to your videos in 2025 and wish you continued good health and a great recovery back on the trails😁🤘. Keep up the good work and a happy new year buddy✌
Thanks Christoph. This TH-cam thing is an amazing journey
I thought I watched this a week ago 🤔
Yeah, you were one of the 33 that did. Some back end tech issues meant I took it down. Im stoked you watched it twice, thanks Steve
@malmtb glad you're on the mend mate, I will be following your journey with interest.... we've all been there.
Good to see you back on the bike Carl! Physio will help immensely! Listen to your body and don't push too hard at the start!
Cheers thank you. The long road back begins 🤟
Great guide for us interstaters! Cheers for the video. We're targeting it next year :D
By then the trails I showed behind the cyclone fencing may be open. 🤟
@ thanks mate!
@@malmtb great!
With risk comes great reward ❤ it will take you a bit to feel comfortable on the bike again but you got this
Cheers Kylie, you're right. It will take a while, longer than hoped, less than feared, but eventually the trails will open up again. Thanks 🤟
If you weren’t filming for TH-cam or out with mates egging you on, would you ride any of these drops etc.?
Filming and being with mates are often encouraging factors. Riding solo - Im often more introspective and if I have to stop and look, Im probably a no. But riding solo does get a bit old pretty quick. Plus as you know, crashing when alone SUX
@@malmtb I reckon it sux crashing at any time and it also sux riding trails with all the protective gear on in the heat of an Australian summer. Much prefer my water sports in summer.
@ hard to argue with any of that 🤟
Haha 😂 analog bikes are fine here, you've just gotta get fitter mate! Great vid though🤙
Yeah. True dat. Mogo is reason 438 for me to get fitter
Love the video mate. I'm sure if I had a crash like that I'd be questioning whether I continue. I've been lucky so far, but it's only a matter of time. I'm 52 as well and I'm riding for the mental health, it gives me an outlet some fun in my life. So much time I've spent looking after kids, so it's nice to now be a little selfish and do some fun for me. Love your videos, thinking of you as you recover.
Thanks Steve, recovery feels like a long road, especially when you're in the middle of it. Agree, its the mental health support that drives me to return.
lucky
Sure was 🤟. Dave and I are still the only two You Tubers to be invited to ride Snake Run. Very lucky!
One of your best Carl,spot on with everything,we love what we do 🚴🏿 and can’t wait till you’re back on the trails doing what you know you love too!
Cheers Noel. Cant wait to get back out there amongst it
I think mountain biking is a large risk regardless of skill or ability. The risk increases when you step outside the comfort zones. However getting in a vehicle is equality risky due to so many variables. Atleast with mtb you have some control over your outcomes. I rarely step outside my skill level, I generally have my worst crashes on the smallest features or most simple shit. Doing what you enjoy in life should be all that is important. Life is short.
Well said John 🤟
Great message, 46 years old. Just broke my arm a week ago. 11 screws and plates. More motivated than ever to ride again. ✊️
Thankyou. Happiness is on two wheels. Ride safe 🤟
I relate to so much of this. I hope the recovery is going well and that I’ll see you out on the trails some time
Thanks Rupert. Soon enough - see you out there 🤟
I'm 5-months into recovery after a catastrophic shoulder injury, where I tore all 4-rotator cuff tendons from the the bone along with my long head bicep tendon. Caused by a motorcycle accident on the road. All I could think about for the last 3-months is getting back on an MTB and an Enduro bike. I got back on the MTB after 4-months and breathed a sigh of relief knowing that I was going to be able to ride again. However, I'm not getting back on an Enduro Motorcycle for another 6-months out of fear of injuring my shoulder again. Thankfully my wife understands that I'll never give up riding, it's my passion.
Sounds like a freaking hard road. Im stoked to hear you've recovered to feel grips in your palms and wind on your face. I've tasted that relief before - it is sweet 🤟. All of this becomes easier with family that understands your passion. Keep recovering, thanks for the message Roche 👊
Awesome mate, Some tough questions and great answers. Some of those comments were scary though....to think those sorts of accidents can happen makes you question riding sometimes, but im here when you're ready to get back out there
Cheers Todd. A recovery ride at Wylde is on the cards - in due course 🤟
@@malmtb Im ready when you good sir
Thanks for sharing this mate. I've just crashed on my collarbone that already had a plate on it (from an old mtb crash) and I've bent the plate 😵💫...waiting on surgeon's opinion on whether to operate....I'm 45 and will be back on the bike as soon as I can!! Getting hurt sux though!l
Sending all the good vibes and crossed fingers I can that surgery is not required and there is no lasting issues. Bending the plate is probably my worst nightmare, and would be a bridge too far for my fam.
@@malmtb Thanks mate! I thought exactly the same about bending the plate, but having now done it, it hasn't been too bad. I'm going to have surgery in a week to get all straightened out, then we'll be in a race to get back on the bike 🤣🤣
@@Duck_Duck_Carve In not sure why, but you've made me smile. The recklessness of racing back to the bike? The ho hum of more surgery? Or the good fortune that the first two are where you're at. Mtbers are wired differently. Good luck with the surgery 👊. All healing vibes and power to you
@@malmtb I guess if you don't laugh you cry!! I think it actually helps to have been through this before...it sux now, but my body will heal and the injury will soon be a distant memory. I'll be looking forward to your updates 🙌
I picked up mountain biking about a month and a half ago after a bit of a rough year and had a pretty gnarly arm fracture that required surgery just a couple days ago. This video was a good reminder that the mental health benefits I've gotten out of riding even just a few weeks were very well worth it and I'm motivated to keep riding after I get the green light from my doctor (which probably won't be this year anymore). Thank you
If new to the sport, technique is king. Get lesson if need be, I've had some and will seek more because my crash is pure bad technique and the most reliable way to avoid this happening again is.... well you know where I'm going. It doesn't take long to find the benefits of riding - Welcome Jess!
@@malmtb Oh I definitely could benefit from some lessons but honestly up until now I've only done some flow trails and getting some cardio in at some hilly paved parks nearby. The crash happened after I changed out my fork and was dialing in my rebound, my front wheel washed out on some mud on a trail in my neighborhood I'd ridden countless times without issue since I've started and before I realized it I was on the ground. This experience was definitely an good lesson in expecting the unexpected and that it doesn't matter if you're doing big jumps, gnarly dh trails or like me going 15kmh on a flat surface, if you're unlucky you can get pretty hurt.
@ Cant help bad luck but you can form good habits while everything is so new. My biggest challenge is UNlearning 30years of retro technique. Dont form anything you'll have unlearn 🤟
But you can keep those skinnies. Too many crashes on them for me. Although, best not to ride with me. There's ALS in my genes, so I have no fear at all on 2 wheels. Best to clock out in a blazing glory than trapped in by own body.
Such a weird combo - fly till you burn but no skinnys. LOL. But I do agree, trapped in your own body is terrifying.
@@malmtb Yeah, I don't know why skinnies do that to me. I've never been any good at them.
@ like me with jumps
Buddy, nice one. I ride and build for the same reasons. Oh, and those views.
Thanks Red. In regards top an upcoming project, roughly where are you located/ where do you build?
@@malmtb I'm in Lake Macquarie. I build and maintain my local trails.
Broke many things racing downhill in my youth, lost a friend as well...RIP... I ride for a very different reason these days, I'm not aiming for the adrenaline, not trying to take additional risks - it helps a lot... Just being in the forest on the bike is good enough for me...40ft gap jumps add nothing to the experience since my 20s so why bother? I feel like many adults picking up mountain biking later in life run the risk of developing that "for the stoke" attitude... It just isn't worth it.
And you have answered the question - stoke without risk is possible 👍🏼. Im not suggesting that stoke arrives only with 20ft gaps, stoke arrives at whatever level your at, and as you've illustrated, it can arrive with or without risk. This is what will keep me riding into my 70's 🤟
Hi Mal , Mike here 58 from the Nowra area . Love the video's and have ridden many trails in them . Love Thredbo's Canon ball . Anything Blue and Black , Flow and teck . We never get old . Hope to see you out there one day . I have ridden with a few guys in your video's . Cheers mate .
Sound like we roll in similar circles. Definitely, when I get back out there it'll be great to share a trail. Thanks Mike, appreciate the feedback 🤟
Mate, I'm gonna say this is the best Mtb YT video I've ever watched, for lots of reasons, but mainly because i relate to everything in it. 👍
OMG. High praise indeed. Thankyou! I'm so glad it landed with you Carl. I feel fortunate to have Mtb and this community in my life - Im glad you too 🤟
A really great video Carl, you nailed it mate. The 3 reasons why we do this are spot on. I really enjoyed watching the video and even though I'm on the other side of this ball, the thought behind the sport, the community and the joy is the same and that makes me happy. Thanks for the video and get well soon mate🙌✌
Thanks Christoph. The amazing thing about a sport rooted in local trails - is the universality of why we love it. Cheers mate. Hope your recovery continues strongly
@@malmtb Healing is progressing well😁, thank you🙏. I hope you are also recovering well🙌
52 years old here. I'm going to go down and get hurt. Its inevitable. I'm trying harder and harder stuff. Getting more confident. I have no intentions of stopping I just enjoy it too much and it keeps me moving. Just like fishing, hiking, camping, and hunting. This is an awesome video and I'm sharing it with my family so maybe they will understand.
If it helps a non rider understand why the risks are worth it - I am stoked🤘🏽. As for inevitability - if you're on a progression ladder, its kind of addictive and Im not getting in your way about that. But taking time to minimise all risks before hitting a feature is key. Not every trail needs to be conquered on your first visit. Leaving something to come back to keeps your list of 'must visit' venues long which is a healthy mtb asset 👍🏼. Thank you, Im glad this video landed well with you
So obviously going to go back now that you have given 100% reasons for doing so, just need to get a stationary bike or join a gym and maintain your fitness, that was and still is the biggest regret now that I'm back flogging my Ellsworth, cheers Mal 👍
Im yet to do anything about my fitness. I cant yet reach forward to a handle bar Fitness is going to be a very long road. 🥹. My fear is that you are completely right so I see an ebike in my near future 🤷🏼♂️
@@malmtb an e-bike you say? I know a guy 😉
@@shanmtb I know you do!
@malmtb I have a recumbent exercise bike, no leaning forward just a chair to sit back on, just a thought 🤔
@@jordankokolis Well there goes that excuse. I have some Market place searching to do then.
Wow! Just Wow! That video got me deep in the feels - Great video mate, miss sending it with you. Soon :)
Cheers Nick. Few weeks yet, but we will
Good to see you on the mend mate. Great video on the highs and lows.
Cheers Jason. I hope I captured some of what it is that makes the play worth what we pay 😎
It said it all mate! There's nothing like it. And it's why we keep doing it despite the setbacks and challenges it throws our way. Rage against 🤘
Can’t wait to have you both back 😊
When the reward is higher than the cost - its an investment 👍🏼. Get well Shane, cant wait to see your take on your recovery journey 🤟
I'm not crying you're crying! 🥹 You grabbed me right in the feels with this one. Cant wait to share a pedal again soon! ❤
Thanks Shan for your help with this one. The video itself is an example of our great community. And yes - ant wait to share a trail and a beer again 🍻
Hey Carl love your work. As the same age of 52 your videos have been an inspiration for myself to get back out there, lose some weight, enjoy life and realise life is not yet over and has a lot to offer. Injuries are just a minor hiccup to enjoying a great life. Keep up the videos
Thanks heaps, I love that you've been inspired, and yes - I cant wait to get back out there. Cheers Brett If you're in Sydney, a recovery ride is order I believe 🤘🏽
Wow, what an inspiring video! Only those who have been through this and made it back to the trails are the true MTB lovers🤟
True dat Wen. Only that which requires sacrifice is valuable 🤘🏽
Great video mate, very uplifting and motivational. One of your best for sure. Be good to see you back on the trails soon.
It'll be great to be back on the trails. Bit stir crazy at the moment 🤘🏽. Thanks Luke
Hi Carl, rode Mogo the other weekend and heading back in a few weeks with Bubs. Your video was a great motivation and very helpful for planning the trip. Thanks - hope to see you out on the tracks soon.
Excellent Adrian. Im glad the vid helped. There's a lot to Mogo and easy to waste a chunk of daylight sorting through a plan 🤟. Dont discount Narooma half an hour down the road too. Ride well 🤘🏽