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Happy Trails MTB
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Hey guys! My name is Marc and I'm a passionate mountain biker and bike industry guy. I've worked in, and managed several shops including Specialized, Norco, Trek, and Cannondale dealers. I currently ride a 2020 Specialized Stumpjumper Downieville, and a 2016 Trek Stache (although not usually at the same time!).
Join me as I explore mountain bike trails near and far with (usually) my cattle dog, Maverick. Our backyard (literally) trail system is Patapsco Valley State Park outside of Baltimore, but we also love the Frederick watershed, aka "The Shed". When time permits we love to travel to Stokesville to ride the awesome trails of the George Washington National Forest, and our other favorite area is Brevard, NC.
My mission is to provide fun content, with great tips and tricks, along with some laughs. I'll be uploading 2 to 3 videos per month to start, and then, who knows.
Thanks for watching, and stay ROWDY my friends!
Join me as I explore mountain bike trails near and far with (usually) my cattle dog, Maverick. Our backyard (literally) trail system is Patapsco Valley State Park outside of Baltimore, but we also love the Frederick watershed, aka "The Shed". When time permits we love to travel to Stokesville to ride the awesome trails of the George Washington National Forest, and our other favorite area is Brevard, NC.
My mission is to provide fun content, with great tips and tricks, along with some laughs. I'll be uploading 2 to 3 videos per month to start, and then, who knows.
Thanks for watching, and stay ROWDY my friends!
Dad squad rips Brew Thru at Bryce Bike Park while the kids are at Take Aim's Gravity Camp!
Chris and I rip Brew Thru as I follow him down Brew Thru. We had a blast riding while our daughters honed their skills at Take Aim's Gravity Camp at Bryce Bike Park in Bayse Virginia.
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8 year old Baddie on Brew Thru at Bryce during Take Aim's Gravity Camp
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This weekend, we were at Bryce Bike park for the Take Aim Gravity Camp. Trail kid Reagan had a great 3 days, but in this video we follow Cara, one of her Baddie teammates down Brew Thru. Enjoy.
Hoe at the Frederick Watershed
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Today we tackle double black diamond trail "HOE" at the shed. It's steep, chunky, and tons of fun!
Screw-Bomb at Bryce Bike park on the Stumpy Evo Expert!
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While the kids were at Little Bryce Baddies practice, the Dads did a takeover of our own!
Gin N Juice at Bryce Bike Park on my Stumpjumper Evo Expert Mullet
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Me and my Mate Thomas, did party laps on Gin N Juice to nail down some lines, jumps, etc. Really fun trail!
I finally ride DD at the Frederick Watershed, but will I survive the gaps?!
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This ride starts with DD, where I managed 3 of 5 gaps. Not bad for the first effort!. Then we ventured over to Waynes, which is always a blast. Finally, we tackled New Albatross, and wow it delivers. @greenstonetrailcraft knocked this one out of the park. That and the jump line before the field. What a rad warmup. I was stoked to meet with and ride 3 rad dudes. Jan, Roger, Blake, and Dustin. Re...
Can these morning routines help me win the day?
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Today, let's talk about how I've adopted some of @hubermanlab daily routines (particularly morning routines) that help me win the day. They help me with cognition, productivity, and energy. These tips not only get your day started but encourage lasting energy all day. Try it, you'll be surprised!
My 10 year old daughter tackles classic Pisgah! Thrift Cove climb to Lower Black descent.
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While not her most epic ride, this is a true classic Pisgah ride. We were able to ride right from our campsite at Davidson River Campground and do the loop in about an hour. Of course no ride is complete without Maverick the trail dog!
Pisgah's New Butter trail is absolutely amazing! Flow for days with a little spice mixed in.
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My trip to Pisgah concluded with one of the most insane rides to date. This is a new professionally built trail (I believe from Elevated Trail Design??). And it is a must ride. Questions? Ask in the comments!
Medivac at Bryce Bike Park, plus Reagan’s rowdy run down Brew Thru
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Lots of carnage during Downduro weekend! On a brighter note, we finished the weekend with Reagan riding Brew Thru really well!
Downduro race 2 (Screwdriver) with the now official Little Bryce Baddies!
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The Little Bryce Baddies is now an official team! Thanks Thomas, Mike, Harlan, Lynn, and everyone who made this possible. Reagan loves her team, and is always looking forward to the next!
2024 Cacapon Enduro, Stage 5 Upper Thunderstruck and the race conclusion!
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Thanks for watching me race the 2024 Cacapon Enduro!
2024 WV Enduro series at Cacapon, POV stage 4, Lower Thunderstruck
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Lower Thunderstruck which held up really well in the wet. Such a fun (but pedally) stage.
2024 WV Enduro Series Race 1 at Cacapon, Stage 3 Giddy up!
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This run was good enough for 3rd fastest in 50 men.
2024 WV Enduro Series race 1 at Cacapon. POV of stage 1, Ziler N. Masters 50+
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2024 WV Enduro Series race 1 at Cacapon. POV of stage 1, Ziler N. Masters 50
Little Bryce Baddies slay Downduro race 1 at Bryce Bike Park
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Little Bryce Baddies slay Downduro race 1 at Bryce Bike Park
Windy Ridge is awesome, but how do you get there?
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Windy Ridge is awesome, but how do you get there?
Upper Thunderstruck @ Cacapon State Park, WV
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Upper Thunderstruck @ Cacapon State Park, WV
10 year old tackles Lower Thunderstruck at Cacapon!
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10 year old tackles Lower Thunderstruck at Cacapon!
10 year old girl tackles Reddish Knob. Does a trip to the ER ensue?!?!
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10 year old girl tackles Reddish Knob. Does a trip to the ER ensue?!?!
2024 Moonshiners enduro, will I repeat last years performance or quit before it even starts?
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2024 Moonshiners enduro, will I repeat last years performance or quit before it even starts?
Kids MTB takeover at the Frederick Watershed!
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Kids MTB takeover at the Frederick Watershed!
First snow in 2 years, of course we ride, plunge, and sled!
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First snow in 2 years, of course we ride, plunge, and sled!
SRAM GX Transmission cage replacement. #stumpjumper #stumpjumperevo #sram #sramgxttype
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SRAM GX Transmission cage replacement. #stumpjumper #stumpjumperevo #sram #sramgxttype
9 Year old girl takes over cranksgiving2023Cranksgiving in the Valley!
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9 Year old girl takes over cranksgiving2023Cranksgiving in the Valley!
Stokesville weekend! 9 Year old tackles Narrowback in the George Washington National Forrest!
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Stokesville weekend! 9 Year old tackles Narrowback in the George Washington National Forrest!
Why we upgraded to the 2023 Jayco Jayflight 174BH with STX and overlander packages!
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Why we upgraded to the 2023 Jayco Jayflight 174BH with STX and overlander packages!
9 year old girl rides Big Bear W. Virginia Crack trail (advanced!) with friends. These kids rip!
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9 year old girl rides Big Bear W. Virginia Crack trail (advanced!) with friends. These kids rip!
2023 BikeDoctor Sheduro ALL 5 stages from a Masters Open Class perspective!
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2023 BikeDoctor Sheduro ALL 5 stages from a Masters Open Class perspective!
Bryce Bike Park Screwdriver to Car Bomb on my Stumpjumper Evo
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Bryce Bike Park Screwdriver to Car Bomb on my Stumpjumper Evo
Nice 🤯 rode this last winter I’m 13
@1:28 guy falling not even on the trail, and you just scooting past him looooooool
@@blaine142 I felt like I was in the twilight zone for a minute 😂
@@happytrailsmtb8011 😂
How much was it?
@@rkashsggeggr6285 about $22k
That’s actually pretty reasonable. Waiting until the fall to grab one so I can get the best deal.
@@rkashsggeggr6285 totally. We’re really happy with the quality too. Newer campers have a shit reputation, but this one has been great. We’ve spent about 18 nights in it so far this year.
@@happytrailsmtb8011 Have you used it in freezing temps yet? Or off grid camping?
@@rkashsggeggr6285 maybe in the mid 30’s, but that’s about it. It was fine. Yes on off grid. I bought a 20 gallon camco portable waste tank to manage the black/gray tanks. I had a Honda 2000 generator, but sold it for a Bluetti battery inverter. It was NOT up to the task, so I now use a Predator 3500 and it easily runs everything including the AC.
That’s a full queen not a short queen. I have the same trailer.
@@CodyStafford-b4f oh wow, thanks. Didn’t know. Still loving our little Jayco!
For your peace of mind, I'm the patroller who responded to the patient, he is going to be ok!
@@NoPlansGarage thanks! It turns out we have friends in Annapolis that know the family well. Scary stuff. Thanks for what you do.
How is it holding up 11 months later?
Great question. I’ve had to replace 1 cage on the derailleur ($125) due to bending it badly in the rocks. Took 5 minutes. The flat top chains are incredibly durable. The original chain still has life left in it. I’d have been through 1 to 2 Eagle chains in that time frame. Otherwise it’s been flawless, and shifts so good.
@@happytrailsmtb8011 Sounds good, thanks!
I need me some pisgha ASAP 🤙🏾
Would you mind posting a link to the route you took?
My Strava cutoff at some point. Let me see what I can share
strava.app.link/lfrH3b5oKKb
The jumps are well-designed and look pretty safe. Good job on the jumps. The rest of the trail seemed the bigger challenge... chonky.
For sure! The 3rd jump on DD almost got me! Next up, the jumps on alba. Maybe this year.
Hell Yeah Dude!!! Full SenD!!! 🍻
Thanks man!!
Hey now you don't need an eeb to go from Windy to the Shed😂 . We went from Windy >Chick-fil-A>boundary line laps!
I gotta go back. Great place to practice!
so a green trail
The trail looks cool, sadly as someone who has had multiple knee surgeries I will not be retuning to the Brevard area until they become less hostile toward ebikes. I can rip the downhills, but my knees won't take the long climbs and with options like Jared's place, Snowshoe, Wind rock, and Bentonville I can't see myself returning until they get with the times. It is sad to see such an awesome place to ride excluding the fastest growing section of the bike industry.
I’m with you! I don’t understand the policies either. Make it make sense, especially with the SL e-bikes that are virtually indistinguishable from regular bikes.
They're proud they've kept ebikes out. They say they don't need/want the usership. But the horses don't make an imprint on the trails... They have explanations, but none of it was convincing.
I agree, I just don’t want to spend my day climbing. I’d rather get more laps in and climbing sucks 😂
I'm confused which route you took -- Long Branch to Lower Butter?
I’m not great with Pisgah navigation, but we left the fish hatchery, and rode up gravel singletrack next to the river for a bit, and ended up going up Searcy to Parkay to new butter DH (per Strava, not sure what the actual names are). Some of what we rode was brand new, but it was all new to me.
nice vid :) if you don't mind - what type and how much travel is the bike your daughter riding?
Thank you. It’s a Canyon Neuron. 130 rear, 140 fork. Pretty nice spec, SLX drivetrain, Fox34 rhythm, Fox float, 150mm one up dropper, and Hayes Dominion 4 piston brakes.
Thanks so much. What a great design. No tools.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for providing some awesome footage there!!!
Yeaaaaaah Marc, nice meeting you for 20 seconds at the end of this stage. Your right, these conditions were a lot short of optimal… made it extra; interesting if you will. I also said I was going to just throw my bike out afterwards lol
Great meeting you Blaine! Nice 3rd you got. They made a big deal of the e-bike class, then 1 by 1 none of you stuck around, lol!
@@happytrailsmtb8011 hahaha I had full intentions of actually staying until the awards, but my friends left and I had some stuff going on at home I had to attend to. Didn’t think anybody cared about us battery powered boys 😂
Great run brother 🤙🏾🔥🔥🔥.
I thought that trailer was closer to 4000lbs. What is the tongue weight?
I forgot the numbers and just consulted the Jayco website. 325# “dry” tongue weight. I have the optional 30lb propane bottle, and standard battery too.
Where are the other riders ?
With the enduro format racers go one at a time in 1 minute intervals, so it’s really a race against time!
100%. If GoPro was listening we would have missed all that rad footage :)
Awesome riding!! Congrats to all the girls out there killin' it!! 🙌(So glad the GoPro didnt power off, lol)! 😄😂
Ha, tell me about it!
I’m thinking about registering for the race this weekend. This will be my first enduro race, and at 64 I’ll be in the masters group.
That’s mighty impressive! Have you ridden the trails? A couple of stages are pretty spicy! Like many enduros the climbing is tough too!
@@happytrailsmtb8011 never been there. I’ve ridden plenty of techy descents on my enduro rig, just not at a race pace. I’m mostly thinking about how wet it’s going to be, they’re showing rain 4 days this week.
I had a ST sworks, its a great trail bike , i love it, congrats nice trail , beautyfull bike
I brought the GX Transmission AXS groupset for my SJ Evo which is currently Mechanical GX, I just don't know can I use the existing bottom bracket? Or do I need new spacers or a new BB? I can't find anything about this!
Honestly, I thought transmission came with a BB, but I recently went through my old drive train and my original BB wasn’t there, so I’m thinking they (LBS) installed the new crank on the existing BB
@@happytrailsmtb8011 I think you're right, the kit actually comes with the correct spacers, the BB are identical, it's just the "WIDE" BB comes with differenct spacers, which again come with the groupset crank
Parking: NOT at the Legion please. 1115 Prospect Rd. takes you to the Windy Ridge Trails lot. Glad you enjoyed the jump lines on the back section. There are also jump lines right next to the lot, and lots of good XC you missed throughout. We are working on signage. Most is on Trail Forks. Come on back another time to get much more fun out of the trail system. Glad you liked what you did! Signed, one of the trail liaisons
Thanks for the info. Yup, I made the video because I didn’t see where to park and Waze took me to the legion. I hope this helps spread the word on where you should park. I look forward to going back.
How you liking it now?
Great question. Absolutely love it. Shorter cranks are awesome, and the way it shifts is amazing. Another fascinating thing is the damn chain shows virtually no wear. I have destroyed one derailleur cage, and the new one was $125, but it’s a super simple 3 minute install.
@happytrailsmtb8011 sweet. Might going transmission. Thanks for the insight.
@@XCBen not sure I’d go from AXS to transmission, but the jump from mechanical to transmission is amazing.
@happytrailsmtb8011 that would be the move. Also would be going from Shimano to Sram. Probably more fitting since I was born in Germany.
Looking good out there 🤙🏾
Thanks brother! So much fun out there.
It was nice of you stick around for that guy who crashed in front of you! Crazy you still got third!!!
Thanks, I appreciate it!!
Not sure, but the damn thing just spins right on.
what would you say the torque on that is?
I just rode this trail for the first time, yesterday. It was my favorite one!! Thanks for sharing
Glad to hear. Cacapon is a blast for sure!
Great video - thanks for sharing, very helpful.
Did you raise your seat height after going to shorter cranks?
Honestly, not initially. Several months later, I recabled the dropper and adjusted then. Much better!
Dude that was easy. To bad I can’t afford it 😅🤙🏾🔥
It’s convenient when you break shit like I like too 😂.
@@happytrailsmtb8011 that’s why I need it 😂
Specialized bikes will always underperform when you put Trek wheels on them😆👍
Agreed. It has Reserves now in a mullet setup.
😎👍
So you bought the girl truck. Kind of discounts your advice
Nice video brother how she like that new bike thinking to get my son one
She loves it. It gives her a ton more confidence which is worth its weight in gold. It is heavy though, and that’s the only downside.
Similar bike where can I get the pedals and Handle bar grips to match ?
Mine are Deity. I purchased with the bike at Dirt Rooster (my local bike shop).
The guys at Dirt Rooster are great people!
They sure are!
Love this!!
So cool Brother! Can’t wait to my daughter is older to do adventures with her. 🥰
Haha! carbon sucker!
Nice! A kitchen spatula works as a good back up for a squeegee…
That’s a great hack!
What a ride!! Way to inspire Reagan, Mav and Marc!
Thanks brotha! We sure do love it there.
It was fun watching you both ride. Kudos for her first epic ride on one of the most beautiful places to ride in my books 🤙🏾🔥💯
Thanks brother! Was a great weekend!
What an impressive young lady! Wow! Great riding!! I wish my nieces rode bikes! Mav is awesome too!
Thank you so much!
🥰 so cool hope my little one can ride like that one day 🥰
Thank you brotha!
My morning coffee could not have been better!!! Friggin’ awesome!