Your calm reaction on the bear is so good. He instinctly knew that you are a good rider and thats why he didnt came after you :-) As always awesome video to watch.
I appreciate the side views of you doing the features! Good way to get across what you are actually doing as sometimes the first person view misses a lot.
DD: I'm going to leave riding the sketchy log to younger, braver riders..... Proceeds to ride the hardest features backwards....like they were designed to be ridden that way. Anyone else seeing the DD talent meter one again rising another notch or two?! Take notes younger riders, trials riding IS a transferable mtb skill!
So cool seeing how little has changed on that trail over the years! I remember trying that line thru the stump at 7:30 at least 10 years ago and it looks pretty much the same now. I never managed to do the line tho, after wiggling thru and hunching over I felt pretty sketchy about that drop
Really enjoyed seeing you go through the different features, and I thought you are a mad lad for going through everything backwards, and then suddenly bear! Like you said when you found it, holy s-t, never seen one appear that close.
I rode that trail dozens of times when I lived nearby in 2004. Even then I never approached the control you showed us here. The Mikes Garage hollow tree looks about the same, but my handlebars for through back then! Thanks for the video, good to know the trail is still there. And still as rocky and rooty as it was.
In the uk we are unlikely to come across wild bears on the trails, but some time ago I bought a Timber! …it’s a ‘tinkerly’ bell that you can switch on or off by an easy friction lever, it’s a little annoying but I got mine to warn dog walkers… annoying or not, it’s got to be better than the sudden weight loss you might experience when finding that unexpected bear..? Fantastic ride, by the way.
That trail has changed a LOT since I rode it twenty years ago! Still recognised some elements, super fun! I recall a buddy falling off the log over the river. Side ropes definitely take the fun out of that bit!
Did that trail a few years ago. Loved it! I have none of your skills so was very glad for the ride arounds, lol! But even the “main” trail was a fun challenge!
Don't you worry Dave! I'm going to step up my skinny practice 1000% in the coming year. Next time you see me I'll be ready to ride at least ONE of the features you and Nick showed me! 😂
@@NickBainas Thanks for the info. I haven't ridden ARRTI in a long time. It was always the trail to hit when in the area. Hopefully I can check it out next time I'm up that way.
"for the sake of saving energy I'm going to head back. ... Lets see how many of these tricks i can do in reverse!" -Dave before finding a bear shitting in the woods
I can’t believe I was in Whistler same time as you… Riding RRTI was amazing fun, it never gets old. It would have been AWESOME meeting you in perso. Your Comensal appears to be good, do you miss the Sight?😄
got the whole playground to yourself, except for random bear. what a dream. its funny how many features are still around from the days of skinny handlebars lol.
“We’ll leave that for some younger, braver rider” Yeah Dave. Every time I watch you absolutely slay some back country triple black I think about what a coward you are!! 😝
So many bears this spring and summer. I was bluff charged twice this year by a female with cubs. Heavy snow and a slow spring concentrated the bears in the valley. Berry crops are out now and bears are following the berries uphill now. You did the right thing. Make noise and give the bear space and a way out. I’ve been riding RRTI for years. One of my favourite rides although I don’t ride it like you do.
Big balls for people who ride these trails. I would worry if there is up keep on the structures. This should be an Olympic sport. Mad skills and courage to do.
That bear was backing off till you started saying you were sorry!! It look like it was about to run away then you said soory and it started walking towards you lol
🤯 wow bro 🤯 Fist of fantastic ride 💪🏾💯 your bike control is outstanding. That's not all then cleared it in the opposite direction 🤯. I thought Woodwork and Bears was the name of the trail... Nope.. That scared me as a viewer great job handling that situation... Great call leaving the bike park... I'm definitely looking forward to the next adventure!!!!
Question on skinnies, do you drag your back brake at all for stability? I've heard conflicting info on this technique lol. Sweet riding as always - cheers!
I’m surprised you don’t run into more furry friends! I was in Whistler late (winter) season this year and was running on a well traveled paved path through one the residential areas… anyway, I come up and over this little hill and see two cubs and a mama. Black bears with a brown coat… odd. They took off up a tree. All three of them. I was like, DANG! This isn’t Hawaii! Hahaha
The first and last sections of this trail which you did not ride also have some fun features. You definitely got the gist of it though. If you want to ride some more valley bottom casual tech, check out Cut-Yer-Bars and peripherals Shits and Giggles, Suicycle and Hand of Doom. Only a couple features are more shit than giggle... You will enjoy, guaranteed.
Man.. you would have loved this trail back in the early days. It really has mellowed out in the last few years. This trail seems built for you I always wanted to be able to do that tree. But I didnt fit through it back in the day. With wide handlebars today there is no chance haha. It was meant for like 500mm bars or some ridiculous size like that haha Trials rides were early trail cutters. The emerald forest has trails cut uphill by trials guys. Amazing to see you ride it :)
I also remember when that bridge over the river had no hand rails and no on ramp. It was bruuuutal and.. it hurt to fall in both because it's cold and it's far... Hahaha Good memories.n
I live in OH. This a double black trail here. Lol. Old school stuff where the rider means way more than the rig. That is why I ride hiking trails. Riding trails not made for bikes is all we had for decades. Wheelie drop was a mandatory skill on 26." The trail was obviously designed originally for less than modern bar widths. Love that you just troll the XC riders by riding the features backwards. Dave Classic. Buy a clip-on fan for the bars. Reduces sweating.
Rode this amazing trail a month ago. Can't believe you're hitting this stuff backwards. How is bunnyhopping on the Meta? I noticed it's got longer chainstays than your Sight. I can do bunnyhops on a bmx but I can't do a proper one on my MTB and was wondering if I should get something with shorter chainstays (current is 445mm).
That bear's reaction would have scared the crap out of me. Normally a black bear will quickly attempt to escape an interaction with a human, at least where I am from. This guy started calmly walking right towards you!
I have ALWAYS wondered about bears with each video I've seen from you and now I see that they're still there...sometimes. Thankfully it was a black bear and not a grizzly.
Your calm reaction on the bear is so good. He instinctly knew that you are a good rider and thats why he didnt came after you :-) As always awesome video to watch.
Loll so bears only go after newbies like me ;( I better get good before I ever go upto Whistler Bike Park
@@Хохлычернозём are you good yet?
would only do this if i had a gun on me lol, this was just a roll of the dice
@@Хохлычернозём Are you alive buddy?
As ever Dave, your prodigious trial skills are a joy to watch.
And....a bear, because the track wasn't terrifying enough already. 😳
plot twist: its an average xc trail
the twist: dave is not an average xc rider
I appreciate the side views of you doing the features! Good way to get across what you are actually doing as sometimes the first person view misses a lot.
The fact that you can ride that stuff backwards is seriously crazy, I’d love to see how you ride street sometime, cheers man🤘
DD: I'm going to leave riding the sketchy log to younger, braver riders.....
Proceeds to ride the hardest features backwards....like they were designed to be ridden that way.
Anyone else seeing the DD talent meter one again rising another notch or two?!
Take notes younger riders, trials riding IS a transferable mtb skill!
So cool seeing how little has changed on that trail over the years! I remember trying that line thru the stump at 7:30 at least 10 years ago and it looks pretty much the same now. I never managed to do the line tho, after wiggling thru and hunching over I felt pretty sketchy about that drop
Joes garage, at one time there was a full tree but it had to get the chop.
Really enjoyed seeing you go through the different features, and I thought you are a mad lad for going through everything backwards, and then suddenly bear! Like you said when you found it, holy s-t, never seen one appear that close.
I’m here for the DD Laugh 😂
Makes my day every time.
I rode that trail dozens of times when I lived nearby in 2004. Even then I never approached the control you showed us here. The Mikes Garage hollow tree looks about the same, but my handlebars for through back then! Thanks for the video, good to know the trail is still there. And still as rocky and rooty as it was.
In the uk we are unlikely to come across wild bears on the trails, but some time ago I bought a Timber! …it’s a ‘tinkerly’ bell that you can switch on or off by an easy friction lever, it’s a little annoying but I got mine to warn dog walkers… annoying or not, it’s got to be better than the sudden weight loss you might experience when finding that unexpected bear..? Fantastic ride, by the way.
I guarantee that bear was like "oh. it's another one of those strange wheel creatures"
Have to say, this was super fun to watch - probably more than any bike park riding!
Wonder what was more impressive... Your skill or the bear encounter ! 🤣🤣
This is nuts, as always with Dave.
My favourite TH-cam series.
Love your dropping techniques.
Please, continue!
Your trials skills are so impressively smooth love the videos!!!!!!!
That trail has changed a LOT since I rode it twenty years ago! Still recognised some elements, super fun! I recall a buddy falling off the log over the river. Side ropes definitely take the fun out of that bit!
Imagine an XC race on that trail ! It would be carnage with riders trying that stuff at 90% max heart rate race pace haha.
You’re videos are always so entertaining and fun
I understand leaving the bike park to get into the woods. That is a lot of insane woodwork on that XC trail and you slayed it.
Glad you know your limits and wear a helmet. Good job with the bear. I look forward to watching more of your amazing skills.
Did that trail a few years ago. Loved it! I have none of your skills so was very glad for the ride arounds, lol! But even the “main” trail was a fun challenge!
very time I watch you vids I am so unbelievably impressed and entertained.
Same 🤩🤟
Don't you worry Dave! I'm going to step up my skinny practice 1000% in the coming year. Next time you see me I'll be ready to ride at least ONE of the features you and Nick showed me! 😂
What a sick mtb skills you have dave!🤘🏼the bear really scared me too!
Nice vid man the new bike seems to be going pretty sick
A River Runs Through It was one of the best trails in Whistler and just needs some love to bring it back.
Looks like he didn't ride the section they did revitalize. They even fixed the little flow/jump/drop section linking trail too.
@@NickBainas Thanks for the info. I haven't ridden ARRTI in a long time. It was always the trail to hit when in the area. Hopefully I can check it out next time I'm up that way.
"for the sake of saving energy I'm going to head back. ... Lets see how many of these tricks i can do in reverse!" -Dave before finding a bear shitting in the woods
Beautiful bridge across the river and a bear encounter, talk about a great video!
Love your footage Dave. Keep up the gnar gnar.
what a joy ! i love the balance ! i think i learn something here for sure!!
As a trials rider I would say you have a really nice skill. This trail seems like a lot of fun, build with love.
The fact that you got bored of whistler so you rode an "xc trail" instead made me laugh
What a Chad
Gread riding as always!
I can’t believe I was in Whistler same time as you… Riding RRTI was amazing fun, it never gets old. It would have been AWESOME meeting you in perso.
Your Comensal appears to be good, do you miss the Sight?😄
My dude, please look into higher framerates. You're really great at what you do and it would be great to see every small movement you make!
got the whole playground to yourself, except for random bear. what a dream. its funny how many features are still around from the days of skinny handlebars lol.
“We’ll leave that for some younger, braver rider”
Yeah Dave. Every time I watch you absolutely slay some back country triple black I think about what a coward you are!! 😝
Your balance and body control is awesome!
You have very good control of your bike!
So many bears this spring and summer. I was bluff charged twice this year by a female with cubs. Heavy snow and a slow spring concentrated the bears in the valley. Berry crops are out now and bears are following the berries uphill now. You did the right thing. Make noise and give the bear space and a way out. I’ve been riding RRTI for years. One of my favourite rides although I don’t ride it like you do.
Although Whistler is a bucket list ride,....everything afterwards was so much more "interesting" to me. Keep up the great content!
Big balls for people who ride these trails. I would worry if there is up keep on the structures. This should be an Olympic sport. Mad skills and courage to do.
Sick riding an bear prevention skills, respect!
Amazing man. Amazing tech and skills. Amazing Trail.
That bear was backing off till you started saying you were sorry!! It look like it was about to run away then you said soory and it started walking towards you lol
Great video! Earned a subscriber on this one! I'll get up to Whistler one day and try some of these trails that I always see on youtube.
🤯 wow bro 🤯 Fist of fantastic ride 💪🏾💯 your bike control is outstanding. That's not all then cleared it in the opposite direction 🤯. I thought Woodwork and Bears was the name of the trail... Nope.. That scared me as a viewer great job handling that situation... Great call leaving the bike park... I'm definitely looking forward to the next adventure!!!!
Thank you for showing this. All I ever get to see if whistler is the jump trails. I’m way to old for that.
First time watching you, really enjoyed the video & subscribed. I'd love to ride there. Like how you complimented the rider passing by too. Good guy 👊
Incredible! Your riding never fails to amaze.
Your videos are just so satisfying to watch... I'd keep watching for hours if I could hahahahahhahahaha
Holy cow dude! Well done on the bear encounter!
One of the only XC trails that leaves me as stoked as a DH run. Awesome trail.
Question on skinnies, do you drag your back brake at all for stability? I've heard conflicting info on this technique lol. Sweet riding as always - cheers!
I’m surprised you don’t run into more furry friends!
I was in Whistler late (winter) season this year and was running on a well traveled paved path through one the residential areas… anyway, I come up and over this little hill and see two cubs and a mama. Black bears with a brown coat… odd. They took off up a tree. All three of them. I was like, DANG! This isn’t Hawaii! Hahaha
Crazy skill. The bear avoidance move was good too 😃
DAVE you are like insane man haha
The first and last sections of this trail which you did not ride also have some fun features. You definitely got the gist of it though. If you want to ride some more valley bottom casual tech, check out Cut-Yer-Bars and peripherals Shits and Giggles, Suicycle and Hand of Doom. Only a couple features are more shit than giggle... You will enjoy, guaranteed.
Always with the mad technical skills. :)
That wooden bridge over the river was awesome.
Skills too good Dave!
Frigging sick!
Watching you ride this trail is infinitely more interesting than watching yet another bike park video.
Super sick place! Great riding
1. That trail is sick 2. The diving board looks mint
I enjoy your videos every time. Greetings from Switzerland.
Dave: good to know I’ve still got some skills
Me: this dude is flipping made of skill and I would kill to have half the skill and guts he does.
Great video, rode it 2010 on DH bikes, it was hard work. Looks like they have carried out a lot of work on it since then. 👍
Superb riding, this trail would be a blast on a muni!
Awesome video, think I’m gonna ride this trail myself!
Your riding is inspirational.
Great to watch them skills and bike control
Man.. you would have loved this trail back in the early days. It really has mellowed out in the last few years. This trail seems built for you
I always wanted to be able to do that tree. But I didnt fit through it back in the day. With wide handlebars today there is no chance haha. It was meant for like 500mm bars or some ridiculous size like that haha
Trials rides were early trail cutters. The emerald forest has trails cut uphill by trials guys.
Amazing to see you ride it :)
I also remember when that bridge over the river had no hand rails and no on ramp. It was bruuuutal and.. it hurt to fall in both because it's cold and it's far... Hahaha
Good memories.n
Is it real? fantastic! Thank you for sharing this great footage! Greetings from Canada and wish you have a wonderful day!👍👍👍👍
I live in OH. This a double black trail here. Lol. Old school stuff where the rider means way more than the rig. That is why I ride hiking trails. Riding trails not made for bikes is all we had for decades. Wheelie drop was a mandatory skill on 26." The trail was obviously designed originally for less than modern bar widths. Love that you just troll the XC riders by riding the features backwards. Dave Classic. Buy a clip-on fan for the bars. Reduces sweating.
Dude, you have some great skills. Have you’ve done Trials?
He's said before he started with them or something.
Amazing! Best park ditch decision ever! 👌
Good trail and cool skills 👌
Such a classic trail. So fun
This vid reminds me of a quote from Jacky Chan:
It's not the "best" style...it's not the only style...it's __my__ style." 😎
That looks like so much fun!
Lovely man! Respect
I agree with you, way better than a bike park 🤙
Rode this amazing trail a month ago. Can't believe you're hitting this stuff backwards. How is bunnyhopping on the Meta? I noticed it's got longer chainstays than your Sight. I can do bunnyhops on a bmx but I can't do a proper one on my MTB and was wondering if I should get something with shorter chainstays (current is 445mm).
That bear's reaction would have scared the crap out of me. Normally a black bear will quickly attempt to escape an interaction with a human, at least where I am from. This guy started calmly walking right towards you!
That bear was just stoked to see someone ride those features backwards.
Such a cool trail!
I have ALWAYS wondered about bears with each video I've seen from you and now I see that they're still there...sometimes. Thankfully it was a black bear and not a grizzly.
Try and hit south and mid Florida sometime! Not that it would be hard for you but you would have an awesome time at alafia
Looks like you startled the bear too (though they looked much less concerned, more curious
you can tell how old that trail is by how tight some sections are that bar widths nowadays cant even fit through. pretty neat
Making Canada proud with those bear apologies!
Great riding and the bear was healthy looking
He runs XC trails. : )
Dude, you are a damn good rider.
Just what the Dr ordered for Saturday morning
That. Was. Insane!
...ly good skills!
Amazing and sick at the same time.........!
Such an awesome trail
Canada track builders are on a different level