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Actually I take that back. Looking at this vid and the other one you posted its only as objects get really close on the sides. That is when its more noticeable. Keep up the great work man.

​@@Oper8or Thanks for paying attention! I published this without any notification. I had to upload both and look at them on a bigger screen. Just trying to see what makes it look most realistic.

@@AppalachainMTB I was tinkering with my front fork after our conversation and removed two tokens out of it. Now I'm getting almost all of my travel but oddly enough I've had to reduce the amount of pressure to get the right sag. I guess losing a few pounds makes a world of difference.

@@Oper8or It's also about how the progression changes with that volume change and possibly your volume change as well. ;) Congrats on that as well. Glad you're finding what's working!

Yes, it's a chinmounts.com/ . The chinmount on my helmet has outlasted my last helmet that I crashed and trashed. The crash in this video ripped off the chin mount, but didn't break it. They are 3D printed and are super solid. They made a very quality product.

@Oper8or - Walden's is pretty incredible. It's every bit as tough in places as Windrock. Crazy to me that it's a public park as the features are big and some are scary. I'm glad my videos can bring some motivation. This is the first time I sent big since my crash. I was happy that I could still hit these features and gain some confidence back.

@@AppalachainMTB I know you hadnt talked about how you were doing after that. I was wondering but its great to see you back on it. BTW that was the first time I have EVER seen you make an adjustment on video. Now we know you are the go to guy for everything related to adjusting shocks. Sarcasm is my most annoying quality

@@Oper8or Awesome! What's hilarious really is that I often adjust both shocks when they are too bouncy. That's what you saw. I remember specifically that I was hitting the bigger jumps and so I turned up my LSC by two clicks and it worked for the jumps I was on.

That's the awesome nature of POV. It shows what's there, but it's not good for scale. How was the dirt today?

@williamkenopke3900 - Thanks! I enjoy sharing what I'm doing.

I think it's awesome. I was doing a last run or 15 at Vee hollow them I saw this comment come in. :)

I agree I probably would get more subscribers. Crazy thing is I never expected to get more than just a handful of subscribers. Not sure if I'll start making shorts or different format of this content in the near term. It's something I've thought about.

@TonightWeGrill Doing jumps in general with a heavier bike is only a little different than a non e-bike. Heavier bikes don't move as easy in the air. Going downhill, gravity is very much on your side. The best example I have is all the jumps on Devil's Racetrack in this video are super easy on an acoustic bike and an ebike. The biggest difference is when I have to jump as hard as I can on my ebike to gap the bridge at the end. It's much easier to get height on my acoustic bike.

@mtbknox Good to ride with you and your crew as well. I agree we need another outing to Windrock or Kanuga.

Thanks, most of that is simply more and more repetition. I start with whatever the manufacturer recommendation is for front and rear. Then for the rear I keep it at the firmest end of the recommendation. For my rear shock I keep it at 22% sag. Because I have high speed rebound, low speed rebound and general compression, I've left the high and low speed settings in the middle, but adjust the general rebound. Half the time I'm in 1/2 lock out which makes the back end very firm in jumps. I'm doing chunky tech I open it up to keep it under control. For my front shock I generally keep it right in the middle of there recommendation. I think this is 25% but I could be wrong. I start with the manufacturer recommendation. Then I pick a location that I can session 20 or so times and start making adjustments one setting and one click at a time till I can tell if it's better or worse. It takes a lot of time. Then I make note of my pressures and just keep it there.

@@AppalachainMTB Thank you. That is pretty much the procedure I use but I tinker with the settings and jacked up my low speed on the fork and now the rear rebound is to fast. I know I can slow it down but if I do then I use up way too much of the travel because I'm fat and have the highest amount of pressure in the shock, plus two tokens. Thank you for sharing that with me. I'll just keep tracking what I change and see if I can find a happy spot for general riding.

WR is always an adventure. I feel like I'm at the edge of what I can do on the new trails I try. I kept forgetting to turn my camera on when I was riding other trails there. I'm with you WR is it's own adventure that makes any other place that rates things Blue or Black seem so much more tame. You have me by just a couple years, but I'm with you. I don't want to end up back in the hospital again. Broke some bones in my ankle a year ago. Just starting to full get over my concussion and shoulder sprain from two months ago.

@Oper8or there is a lot to be said about the adrenaline rush of a near OTB moment. Because you asked in the last video - Best Trails: Uncle Chucks - rooty, steep and loamy. There is a fun hip if you manage your speed right. Flying Squirrell - there are a bunch of tables and some whoops you can double that are just fun to play on. Lots of line choices and room to make mistakes. Good Trails: The Yeti - it's fresh cut. There are soft berms and it gets super greasy with just a little bit of rain. After a few more weeks of being bedded in, it'll probably move to the Best list. Easy Street - All around Green trail, however there are multiple lines you can take and make fun with a few pedal strokes. Worst Trail: Joy Ride - it's the longest trail on the mountain and it feels like you have to pedal the whole way. There are a few switchbacks that are very flat with no berms. I avoid this. The only reason I ride it from time to time is only to have it on video. You'll notice I only do it once or twice if I ride it during a trip.

You bring up a very good point. I hated my first run down Black Mamba, but my next run down it I really liked it. I also hated Green Mamba because the bottom part didn't have any features, yet it was the trail I chose for my very last run (forgot to turn on my camera). I struggle with my favorite vs worst trails. Going to Windrock or Vee Hollow often on one pass down I love a trail the next, I choose not to hit it. What I'm really saying here is that I'm too subjective to have an opinion on a trail that lasts longer than the trail is long. Earlier this year I wanted to focus on flow and big jumps, so my favorite trails would be something without that. Now, I've really enjoyed the gnarr especially at Beech during this adventure. Best of luck at Baker!

@@AppalachainMTB Completely understand. I personally would like to hear you opinion on the trails though. I mean even just general comments on them or why you made that choice. Not asking you to explain yourself. Please dont think that. I just like to know what causes someone to pick A or B and avoid C, etc.

@@Oper8or I see what you're getting at. Beech Mountain this trip - Black Bear - worst trail for me. Too rooty and the obstacles weren't much fun and I left too much of my chainring on some of the rocks. I never went down on the trail, but wasn't feeling it. Best Trails - These are because I was liking the flow and the huge shark fins - Indigo (top of the mountain) Canebrake(lower mountain trail) - awesome mix of flow and berms Hellbender - killer run out flow section to finish the run. Honorable mention was Black Mamba - big drop I wasn't ready to hit, but thought about. The drop I did hit was super well built. The tech was challenging and still fun. You can take it all the way down or 1/2 way down and then I could go over to Canebrake for some more flow.

@shaneridesmtb Hope your hand is healing well. I'd love to do another day at Beech. It's got a lot of options on each of the trails would be worth another trip up. I have a trip planned to ride Sugar the last weekend in July. When you're ready to hit them, let me know. It would be good to do some trails with you.

Much appreciated!!

@FloridaE-bikeAdventures - I just passed my year mark being on a full suspension bike. I rode a full rigid bike through my growing up years and into my early thirties. After taking a break for 15 or more years, I'm back riding. For sure most of the trails here are for intermediate riders. This is an incredible place to ride, from the well groomed trails to the more gnarly obstacles. Just gear up as there will be crashes. I had two good ones on this trip, but, I got right back up and kept going for the whole day.

@Oper8or You're most welcome. I'm looking forward to them opening all the trails in a few weeks.

I think there is a time and place for all the modes on an ebike.

@virginiascurti5036 - I think it's tradition to 'borrow' those common names. I was hoping to see an Evergreen up there as I think that name is amusing for a green trail.

@Oper8or I really appreciate your comment. Thanks!! That hill is stout. I'm was so pumped to finally gap the bridge on this outing. I'm with you, gopro effect doesn't give the full experience.

@@AppalachainMTB I've pedaled that hill a number of times on 27.5's and its brutal. Moved to 29's and it got a bit easier but I noticed the extra cut through areas in your video and they must be really steep. Thank you for sharing the vid !!

@@Oper8or That's the push line that I'm going up. It's really tough as it's at the limit of what I can go up. It's steep and usually if it's too wet or too dry, I can't get enough traction. That bottom section that I enter it only cuts off like a minute of the climb, but then I don't have to worry about passing people on the trail.

I'm with you there. The other part to consider is that because not all trails are open there are fewer people up there and you can get a lot more runs in even if it's on just a few trails.

@bubbastank3108 - you are correct. one black and one blue open. After talking with the trail teams today, they are 90% done with the rest of the trails. They will open them soon. I'd expect the whole mountain to be open before the end of June.

Thanks, gonna ride it in July

@@bubbastank3108 You're most welcome. Hopefully I'll see you out there.

I'll take it - thank you!

@deleteduser3455 - it is an ebike. I've done a few upgrades to it. It's a Specialized Levo.

@baciuvictor2737 - I'm not following please expound.

@grifftatum was good to meet you as well. Hope your trip is going well and you get some good wildlife encounters at Cade's Cove.

@Oper8or It's a bit different this year. Ober ripped out the ski lift they were using last year. So there is no ski lift to the top. They are using side by sides and driving up the slope. Ober's main focus is to put in the new ski lift, so only 4 trails are open (technically 5). The staff are super nice and helpful. The trails are short and fun. The ride to the top of the mountain is either dusty and short or a bit muddy but still short.

@@AppalachainMTB Do you know how often the side by sides run and how many runs you can get down the mountain? I hope there are enough to cover it when there are more people wanting to ride.

@@Oper8or My best in one day this season including breaks was 7 hours at Ober. 33 runs. The SbS hold 5 bikes. Generally they wait till they are full, unless no one else in view coming down the hill. So you may be the only one in the SbS or it may have 5 other people sardined together. The wait is MUCH less than taking the chair lift. They staff are all awesome and don' t hold to a schedule of when they shuttle up. They have the advantage of common sense. Seems like the mindset is: 'Looks like we should roll up . Lets keep the customers from waiting too long.'

@@AppalachainMTB Thank you for the info! Sounds like they are doing a great job of making the trips up. More chances for me to break something. lol

@@Oper8or You're most welcome. Agreed, the staff is doing incredible with what they have. Hopefully I'll see you up there.

So very well stated about TBI. I'm 6 weeks on now and I've been very cautious to keep healing. The first time I watched this was the day after my crash. I don't remember anything from the footage. My helmet didn't have a crack in it and just looked like it had a bit of dust on it. The visor wasn't damage. I hit right on the opening above my left eye. I wear a full face helmet and am so very glad I did. My GoPro was still attached just fine and obviously recording. I'm glad you found value in this video. I can joke about it now thanks to the good crew I was riding with.

Thanks! The crazy part is that it's less sketchy gapping it than landing it and figuring out what to do.

Jarrods and Windrock are proper downhill locations to be sure. Ober is catering to the 'lets see what mountain biking is about' crowd. I'd love a Jarrods competing right in this area. Would be so epic.

@@AppalachainMTB thats fine, but the park shouldnt be marketing itself as something that its not. It was marketed as Tennessees first ski lift style bikepark, but the trails look more tame then stuff you can find at state parks. Also go check out RideBHM. It deserves way more attention.

What's the plans on opening the rest of the trails?

@@larryhamel7880 Ober is focusing on getting their new ski lift installed. The rest of the trails have the new ski lift poles in them. So they have to re-route all the trails once that's done. The only trail that doesn't have a pole in it is Hellbender, but there still isn't an expected time to open. Long answer longer - not likely this year.

@@larryhamel7880 no plans for this year. There is a chance Hellbender may open in a few months, but that's not certain. No other trails are likely to open as Ober is focused on installing the new lift and the poles are being put in on the existing bike trails.

Uncle Chucks doesn't have any drops. It's steep with a few roots in places and when it's slick it's much more fun so choose a day after it rained hard. I wouldn't give it a green rating - 'aqua marine' possibly.

@@AppalachainMTB right on I just hope they utilize their terrain and build some really good trails for “experts” being that most of the trails are for beginners. If they do that they will attract a lot of mountain bikers and it could become an epic destination. It just seems to me the park appeals to more tourists that have either little experience or haven’t rode a downhill park before. Regardless I just wish there was more singletrack in the pigeon forge/ Gatlinburg area…. They have a world full of untapped potential to lure mountain bikers of all levels.

@@Couffee Agreed. We need more single track in this area to be sure.

This is a work in progress. Their focus is to install a new ski lift this summer. Due to that work the bike trails are taking a back seat. On their website Ober says only these 5 trails will be open with no expectation for the others -obermountain.com/downhill-mountain-biking/

I'm on a Specialized Levo. It's awesome on these trails. It a bit heavy for the asphalt jump lines.

They opened 30 minutes late and a few of the crew were still on the trails. Correct, less than half the trails are open. Around 3pm, the other riders on the mountain called it quits and I had it to myself. That was awesome.

@Cowboyvr173 - Good question. I'm using a Chinmounts.com branded camera mount for my GoPro.

It was supposed to open on Monday. I haven't been able to check and confirm. I'd be surprised if it wasn't open today

@@AppalachainMTB hell yeah! Just in time for my birthday

Thanks!

@renzi5800 I'm glad they help out. I want everyone to get out and enjoy these awesome parks.

Agreed. Too bad it's not closer.

That's the problem with YT... all these great places that are just out of reach

It was awesome to ride with you as well!. The trip was incredible. We're looking to schedule another one for sure!

That's what my boys told me after sending this line. Can't wait to try it myself.

@mmodtomic7119 Solid question. When its' a personal conversation or has nothing to do with biking, I mute it.

@Bridgerunner05 So very true. I'm not a fan. Wish I could be back on my bike today.

@bullit4x The trails were really dusty. The chain needed a bit of lube and we were back to 100%

@@AppalachainMTB you scored some really nice weather for the trip. I did the same thing when I was there. Just hung out @ drop the hammer, boneyard and fire line. I could ride those bits all day. Literally did. Can’t wait to go back with my e-bike. One more month till my local is open (beech mountain). So fired up to have a lift take my fat ass to the top. Hahaha

@@bullit4x It's crazy how nice the weather has been. Yeah, those trails are easily some of the best in the area. I can't wait for Ober Mountain in Gatliburg to open for the season so I can get lifted to the top as well.

@@AppalachainMTB hopefully you can make it up here. Not sure if I mentioned it but I’m one of the bike patrollers/ EMT / trail crew. I get a few passes a season. So I could throw one your way.

@@bullit4x I think that would be incredible. Will keep you posted on the healing.

@bermchasin Thank you!

@bermchasin - That's a good question. If I could remember that part of the day . . . .

@shaneridesmtb Much appreciated! I fully agree, 100% safe isn't my style. Can't wait till I'm okayed to be back out.

@@AppalachainMTB heal up fast!

@@shaneridesmtb Thanks brother!