MTB Trail Review it was first time for me and my son for a bike park. We had an amazing time. We learned and improved so much our riding after only one day at the park. Can’t wait to come back and try the other ones!
Good vid as usual Chris,,its cool to see how comfortable you have become in the air since I first started watching..BTW..bike sounds like it has some lower bracket issues. May need a service my friend!
Thanks Brandon! I tried to take it apart and clean it, but it's a press fit and I don't have the tools. I have an appointment coming up to get it taken care of!
@@sunglassrob7752 I have no doubt!...its been driving me nuts for a couple vids now..I figured if he was my riding buddy I would have shamed him into fixing it by now so I had to say something! lol Nobody said life as a you tube star was going to be easy Chris! lmao
Possibly. It really is a different kind of riding. I think I would be lying if I said that I enjoyed it more than Skypark, but it's fun to ride something different, especially when it's lift served. When Skypark is super wet and a lot of the wood features are closed, I would probably prefer to go here.
Among other things, yes. Since making this video, I've replaced the bottom bracket and crank, and gone over the entire bike with a torque wrench. It still makes a little noise, but it's not screaming at me any more.
I think I like Skypark and Summit better, but it was definitely worth the drive. It was definitely something different, which was kind of refreshing, and we were able to get 3 times the runs we would get at Summit.
What's your son's age/level? There's not much of a difference between the blues and greens. If he is comfortable riding loose conditions and steeper sections at your local trails, he would probably be fine.
@@EricHollanderAcu A hardtail will be fine. If he can ride all of Hodges, he would most likely be fine on the steeper sections, as there are not many that are mandatory. It's just really loose. If he's comfortable riding sand, he'll probably be fine. There were some people there that were definitely beginners when we went, and they were getting down the mountain. If you go, I would just take it slow until he's used to the terrain.
Great review. Just rode Snow Valley today and your comments are really on point!
Thanks! What did you think of park? I kind of want to try and go to all three parks over a long weekend to compare them.
MTB Trail Review it was first time for me and my son for a bike park. We had an amazing time. We learned and improved so much our riding after only one day at the park. Can’t wait to come back and try the other ones!
this is probably the best review video of this bike park
Thanks! We tried to give it the most honest review possible.
@@MTBTrailReview it was great, very accurate, I recently went there and had a blast...keep up the great work
@@TumorWarriorMedia Will do, thank you!
I did the same thing on gun smoke, that trail is sooooooo underrated
Yeah. It's super gnarly!
Gonna check it out with a friend in two weeks!
Nice! It's super fun.
Good vid as usual Chris,,its cool to see how comfortable you have become in the air since I first started watching..BTW..bike sounds like it has some lower bracket issues. May need a service my friend!
Thanks Brandon! I tried to take it apart and clean it, but it's a press fit and I don't have the tools. I have an appointment coming up to get it taken care of!
If it helps the creak is annoying and person too! (Love you Chris).
@@sunglassrob7752 It's going to the shop tomorrow!
@@sunglassrob7752 I have no doubt!...its been driving me nuts for a couple vids now..I figured if he was my riding buddy I would have shamed him into fixing it by now so I had to say something! lol Nobody said life as a you tube star was going to be easy Chris! lmao
This place has a lot of potential
Agreed! I hope they keep building.
Do you think the dust might be a deterrent with Sky Park being only a few minutes up the road?
Possibly. It really is a different kind of riding. I think I would be lying if I said that I enjoyed it more than Skypark, but it's fun to ride something different, especially when it's lift served. When Skypark is super wet and a lot of the wood features are closed, I would probably prefer to go here.
Looks like a chill spot. Is it as dusty as it looks?
Yes. Maybe even dustier then it looks. That said, we will be going back, because it was a lot of fun!
Sick trail
It's fun!
Is that the linkages I hear creaking?
Among other things, yes. Since making this video, I've replaced the bottom bracket and crank, and gone over the entire bike with a torque wrench. It still makes a little noise, but it's not screaming at me any more.
Dust making the pivots sound louuuud
Yeah. I just got a new bottom bracket, so that should help with the noise.
Is it worth the drive from San Diego? Or better to just hit up summit or sky park?
I think I like Skypark and Summit better, but it was definitely worth the drive. It was definitely something different, which was kind of refreshing, and we were able to get 3 times the runs we would get at Summit.
Mega 👌🏼🔥
Hey, I'm thinking to taking my son there. Do you think the green and blue trails are reasonably kid friendly, and fun?
What's your son's age/level? There's not much of a difference between the blues and greens. If he is comfortable riding loose conditions and steeper sections at your local trails, he would probably be fine.
MTB Trail Review He’s 10 and has a pretty decent hard tail. He enjoys Lake Hodges. Prefers downhill to climbing.
@@EricHollanderAcu A hardtail will be fine. If he can ride all of Hodges, he would most likely be fine on the steeper sections, as there are not many that are mandatory. It's just really loose. If he's comfortable riding sand, he'll probably be fine. There were some people there that were definitely beginners when we went, and they were getting down the mountain. If you go, I would just take it slow until he's used to the terrain.
@@MTBTrailReview Thanks! If he can ride Turtle at Snow Summit do you think that's about the level over there? I know its much looser from what I hear.
@@EricHollanderAcu I think he would probably be okay, then. And yeah, much looser than Turtle.
I am going tomorrow which trail would you recommend for a intermediate rider?
You should be fine as long as you stay off of Gun Smoke. Give yourself a couple of runs to get used to the dirt, too.
What was your tire pressures in this dirt?
I was running about 28 front and rear.
How many runs did you guys get in?
12 runs top to bottom! It was an awesome day, and almost no lift lines.
I think the most we ever got at snow summit was 6 or 7. 12 is a big big day! How many feet if descending was that?
Sunglass Rob According to my Strava it was about 10,700 feet of descending
@@sunglassrob7752 We were talking about that a lot. Way more runs at Snow Valley. It was just under 11,000 feet.
Dirt reminds me of mammoth.
I haven't been to Mammoth, but I've a few others say the same thing.