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@@RoblovesMTBs That’s crazy to ride Fade to Blue in the wet, would be even more of a challenge trying to find traction in those rock sections! Good to know that the east coast has some challenging tech too similar to some of the most challenging in the Midwest!

@@pyromonic694 I hope you get out to Spirit, easily one of the best bike parks in the Midwest and they’re always building and expanding. I’ve heard riders from the PNW describe the terrain as a mini Squamish with the challenging rock slabs. Don’t have the raw elevation but some of the double black diamonds here can get rowdy!

@@robonbikes Haha I promise it wasn’t me, can’t fit a spray can in the hip pack or weigh myself down with an unnecessary 150 grams 🤣 Thanks Rob, keeping the bike running smooth and quiet has been some work, creaks just seem to appear after riding Spirit. First time riding carbon wheels was awesome, they felt great on that sweet Piedmont hero dirt!

Thanks man, carbon wheels with a warranty are the way to go, first time riding carbon wheels and they feel amazing and soak up a lot of harshness from the trail. Still lighter too even though I went with the heaviest, burliest rims.

The trails in the first part of the video were all hard double black diamond trails, and in the second half the trails were blue and single black diamond medium difficulty trails.

@ thanks for reply!

Thanks! Both actually, the gnarlier trails in Piedmont in the first part were filmed with a chin mount on my full face helmet, and the trails in Brewer Park in the second half were filmed with a chest mount.

@@valerie_gain 🤔

@@valerie_gain Wrong ani-mal, Val 🐆

@@valerie_gain It’s real lol, this is an easy green rated trail at Spirit Mountain too

@@rileygoesoutside Thanks Riley, its been a bit of work tracking down and fixing all those creaks on the bike that seem to appear after riding at Spirit Mountain! You were right about carbon wheels, they definitely have an amazing on trail ride feel!

Thanks, I'm hoping to get one more weekend ride in Duluth near the end of November! I am very impressed with the Convergence rims, had been researching them for awhile and the timing was right after breaking yet another aluminum rim. Rudy has built a ton of fun features at Piedmont and Brewer Park! I did not ride the incredible new trail Zenith recently built in this video, but search "Spirit Mountain Dreamland" for some videos of it, it's incredible!

Thanks Harry, I had a 2014 Trek Marlin 6. That bike was a lot of fun, but I haven't ridden it in years because I destroyed the rear alloy wheel (go figure).

@@AndrewGehn sad. You know it's an easy fix right. I bought mine used I think it's an '17. I lose track. Still love it.

Thanks Randy, seeing your great experiences with you carbon Reserve wheels was definitely a factor in making the upgrade! After constantly damaging or having to true alloy wheels, it was time to make the upgrade to carbon rims that have a lifetime warranty. They feel and ride incredible on the trails, hopefully we can get one more ride in at Piedmont together!

Start small and lots of practice over time, just like skateboarding!

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@@valerie_gain It’s a lot of fun to ride here when I’m back visiting

The original Duluth in Minnesota, not Georgia

@ thanks! Lots of Duluths out there. Was hoping it was GA

Homebrew is always a great ride, especially now after the improvements. They were one the eastern section, kind of by the Superior Hiking Trail I think.

That was a great ride with you that day, sessioning and filming all the new features Rudy built! Really hope we can get one more Piedmont ride this season!

Can't believe how many features Rudy has built on Homebrew recently! The mini excavator was still parked up there last time too so he's probably still building!

Yeah it’s on my list for next year. I have a big list! 😁

True Battle Creek History Lesson

That loghopping attempt was the definition of madness

@@user-fg1bg3bb4j There are definitely fun and challenging parts either direction, but the majority of my favorite downhills are riding N to S. The S to N then back ride is one of the few rides I use my camelbak for that reason.

@@Tkolbo_ Race you to the dessert table. Randy is inspirational, would love to be still riding double black diamonds on a regular bike then!

@@valerie_gain When Duluth rates a trail as a double black diamond, it certainly is! 🤙🏻

@@robonbikes One of the best trails around and one of the gnarliest in Minnesota! Been riding it on the 130 mm Fuel a lot recently and it’s extra rowdy; 120 mm Tallboy would be even more so! Randy is sending it at 66!

This is one of the best trails in Minnesota for downhill technical rock riding, can’t get enough of it!

@AndrewGehn Minnesota has trails like that badass , I'm in Missouri we have trails similar to that there a good time .

Duluth has the best terrain in the state and is like a slice of Squamish terrain. Howler Bike Park in MO is on my ride list!

@AndrewGehn on your way down to howler on 44 outside of st.louis stop off to chubb trail and zombie trail you'll like those as well .

@AndrewGehn ill have to add dulth to my list as well thank ya .

Been an awesome year riding with you Randy, your riding is progressing at 66 YO! Piedmont and Spirit have been a blast, looking forward to more rides there!

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Thanks Harry! You would hate this trail, one of the rockiest ones around!

@@AndrewGehn still. I would have to try it at least once 😜

@@Dialed1 Such a rad day, we all missed you and Sam! Winona has great terrain by Midwest standards, need to get back here in the spring! Know exactly how you feel watching your guys group ride at Lebanon Hills in the fall two years ago while I was off the bike recovering…heal up!

It’s a really cool area, and there’s about the same amount of elevation as Spirit Mountain, just without the chairlift 🤣 Definitely want to ride here in the spring again to ride some longer descents before the bike parks up north open

Always a great time riding with you and the others! Such a fun day exploring these new trails with the crew, Winona is the real deal! Really looking forward to yours and Evan’s videos on this day and riding with you again next spring!

Winona has some amazing terrain to work with, rode here for the first time 4 years ago and knew there was potential. It’s a great trail system and I’m definitely planning on riding there again next year!

Thanks Rob, wish that you, Jeremy, and Sam could’ve all made it, that would be an incredible day! Winona has some awesome terrain, good flow and technical singletrack, with descents around 450 feet which is similar to Spirit Mountain! I will definitely be back next spring, maybe we can ride there

Haha you know it's a bad one when almost the entire saddle is in frame, that was actually my best attempt at that jump too trying to follow TKolbo...Fall is by far the best time of year to ride, always try to spend as much time as possible outdoors biking and hiking before winter.

Such a great day and great crew to ride new trails with, wish Jeremy and Sam could have been there...Winona has some awesome terrain, I'll definitely be back to ride early season and see what they continue to build. Looking forward to your edit on this day, you shot a ton of footage to work with!

Memorial Park in Red Wing used to be my local trails so I'm a huge fan of the driftless trails, glad to see Winona is building out the awesome terrain they have! I need to get back to La Crosse, it's been several years since I rode there and I really enjoyed the War Eagle trail. Quarry trail was a ton of fun, wish I had fresher legs for that awesome technical climb instead of attempting it at the very end of the ride, Winona has some elevation!

Thanks Randy, great crew to ride new trails with! Winona was a ton of fun, their riding season opens much earlier than ours up north so I'd like to go back in the spring and get some early season downhill laps! The leaves added to the sketchiness, especially on Horse and Quarry trails that already had loose rock and roots everywhere!

I'm guessing you aren't a geologist Harry? Flow trails are fun but I do enjoy the challenge of rocky terrain. Stay far away from Split Rock Wilds...

@@robonbikes It was peak fall colors down south that day, lucked out on the colors again! It was an awesome day riding new trails with everyone, Winona has great terrain in the river bluffs. Thanks, I’ll be back there in the spring since they open earlier than the Range, you need to ride here!

@@Tkolbo_ Yeah it does, was looking at some familiar trails to compare it to and it’s almost the exact same vertical as Smorgasbord at Spirit Mountain! Awesome day riding with everyone exploring these great new trails in the driftless river bluffs!

Surprisingly the leaves weren’t bad at all!

@@Tkolbo_I suppose the leaves were dry and that helped with any sketchiness?

@@Randy_Johnson 100%. There were other trains that the leaves covered all the rocks and such…that was very sketchy lol

@@Randy_Johnson Winona has some really awesome terrain up in the River Bluffs! This trail has almost the same vertical descent as Smorgasbord at Spirit, took several minutes to complete a full pull descent! The leaves were dry and weren’t horrible on this trail, but there was definitely some sketchy moments on other trails this day!

@@AndrewGehn Sounds amazing! Such a fun day and somehow the weather keeps holding out. We’ve had incredible riding weather this entire riding season.

@@harrygrimley4352 Thanks Harry, Winona was great with some longer descents up in the River Bluffs. Beautiful area, highly recommend riding here!

@@robonbikes You’ve ridden a lot of these now, checking off those northern trails! 3 clips are at Split Rock Wilds.

@@painterabc123 🤙🏻🤙🏻

@@daytch9485 Yeah I was surprised the builders left it on. Just rode here recently after a few years and they had removed the bark

Dorian was riding amazing, these are some of the most difficult trails in Minnesota and he rode them entirely without knowing what was on them!