Build trails like this and you'll be the best in the world 🇺🇸 50 STATE SHRED: VERMONT
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Meanwhile, up the road from the Kingdom Trails...
Vermont has a TON of great riding and I was seriously torn as to where I would be going this time around. As I left Maine I saw that the Kingdom Trails were nearby. I've heard so much about it that I felt it was my obligation to ride those fabled trails.
And then I got there and I really couldn't figure out what would be a great ride. It was uppy downy blue squarey stuff all over again! I considered hitting up a bike shop to ask for help but the one I passed had a lot of people inside and out without masks, no thanks. Trailforks has a 30 mile ride that's supposed to be good, no thanks.
And then I saw my savior, two double black diamond trails off the top of Burke Mountain. My prayers to the dirt gods were answered!
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“...... I’m not doing it!, I’m not doing it, not this time.” 🤣🤣 that was hilarious, most of us, if not all of us have been there. You are riding a trail you don’t know and get hung up on something then look down & go,”... hell no I’m not doing that” not that you can’t but, that you lost your momentum, you didn’t see it coming and where your got hung is not a good place to start again to do it. I like your videos for that honesty.
Thanks for being honest about trails, I have been to places that were hyped up and was so disappointed. Big props to you for getting up and down these trails on your own. Im the worse at directions and still get lost in trails that I have ridden for years. Make sure to hit me when you get back to So Cal so we can do another ride I have a few places I want to take you.
50 States Shred Redemption, that should be your next adventure, give some states a second chance.
NY deserves a second look, I’ve only been to Ellicottville, but I’m sure there are many more places to go. Still waiting for PA though
Fabiana Panetta NY AND DE DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE!
I thought the Delaware ride was pretty good, I honestly didn’t know Delaware was that rocky.
SC definitely deserves another look, didn’t pick a good trail to sample
Oh HA, commented before I got to the part where he addressed that!
Really love watching as many of these as possible. Thx! Quick point though: you regularly mention how you wish the MTB community would ”organize” like the golf community to build more and better facilities and terrain, etc...but also are bummed by the charges for parking, park passes, etc (mentioned in this vid a few times). I’m sure you are aware, but good to point out I’d think, that fees like those are what helps to make the best trails, terrain, facilities, etc possible. Golf is an expensive sport/activity/hobby (much more so than MTB riding). I always like to support the fees and fully appreciate and understand why they are there, and usually happy to contribute, as long as the $ is put to good use. Keep loading videos and I’ll keep watching (especially when I can’t ride as much in the winter, here in Colorado)...thx again!!!
Would have been nice if you did more of the actual Kingdom Trails. The new sector with Black Bear and Stormin' Norman is quite fun!
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@Tatum Cairo glad I could help :)
Would have been nice if you made your viewers aware KT is only allowing specific counties in New England and no other state to ride the trails. They only have a few parking areas because you have to sign in and tell them which county you’re coming from so they can track what’s going on. If you park in undesignated areas, you will cause even more problems as we have already lost almost 100 miles of trails due to riders being so disrespectful to land owners.
I usually love your videos usually, but Vermont is a magical place and You've done it a bit of a disservice. Kingdom trails aren't really that confusing - You pay to access the trails because the KT is a joint effort by cooperating landowners...honestly, a MARVEL for the MTB community.
Almost COMPLETELY dismissing over 100 miles of trail because you didn't want to do some "uppy downy blue trails" as some misguided effort to "make sure you guys don't waste your time if you go to a trail" is 100% garbage. Completely bypassing the trails based on some quick research isn't "Making sure" - nor is it really that "honest". You didn't ride it! As for the dirtbike mountain bikers - it was some people who weren't very nice to some horse riders, who happened to be landowners. Bad move.
Thirdly, complaining about paying 40 bucks to camp in a tiny town that hardly makes any money is weak, man. We're in the middle of a pandemic and their revenues have likely been slashed to the bone.
[edit]: Finished the full video and glad to see you DID ride a TINY portion of the KT, glad you did. The beginning was just a bit...misleading.
I love how you dont edit out the parts where you cant do certain parts in your trail ride.. Makes it more relatable.. ride safe..
That’s awesome you found Burke mountain. Rude awakening was named DH before Ritchie Rude filmed a raw 100 edit on that trail. Kingdom is so large you really do need a local guide to find the sweet goodness of the area but you on your own found some of my favorite trails in the world. You have a knack for finding the good stuff when it’s around.
I wouldn’t say you’re a trail snob, you like what you like. It just bums me out to hear you always first blame the trail builders. You most likely have very little knowledge of the relationship between builders and land owners in a area. Builders almost always want to build cool stuff but it isn’t always allowed or can be agreed upon. Enjoying the trail vids though!
"Diabolical Disneyland" hahaha classic. Thanks for another great video.
That would be a better tittle for the video hahaha
Brian, I need to know where that little bolt came from. Give us an update when you find out.
I had surgery on Monday and these videos have kept me from going insane the past few days. Keep up the amazing work.
Been there, hope you have a quick recovery.
@@j.w.matney8390 Thank you ❤️
Kingdom can be a lot of fun, but it's super hard to do a self guided especially for a first time - the stuff around Burke mountain is more fun as it's rowdy - a climb up Burke and the stuff around Moose Alley is always good. Most of the good darling hill trails are now closed - for me it's just a solid place to bring friends of different abilities enjoy a big day out, nice scenery and have some beers by a river and enjoy a trip back in time with limited cell phone service.
I appreciate the honesty and would rather hear negative feedback on crappy trails than always being positive and wasting our time guiding us towards crappy trails. My favorite was your unwillingness to do uppy downy blue trails. I completely agree. Those trails bore the shit out of me.
Except he wrote off the entire KT as crappy because he didn't want to do a few uppy downy trails. Lame.
Malarky I just heard a rumor that KT wasn't allowing out of state folks to ride. Does anyone know if that's true?
@@malarky6455 He didn't say it was crappy... In no way does it mean the blue trails are crappy. That's just you interpreting it negatively. Everyone has their preference.
@@BrickBike all of Vermont has a 14 day quarantine or 7 days and then a Neg test. How Brian got around this or ignored i'm not sure. the whole traveling state to state is fairly irresponsible imo especially some of the major outbreak areas he has been through.
bscjake give him a fucking break. He’s a a very healthy person and the least likely to get the virus to spread it around.
"not enough speed or not enough skill".... That's right in my wheel house Brian haha
Nice video! Black bear in east haven (kingdom trails) is very good too. You climb up and have a flowy descent!
I have to say I'm not a dedicated subscriber, but stoked to see my favorite home trails on the channel. Props to riding upper Burke in the rain as well, even when Jbar is dry, it's wet.. haha
😎👍🏽 shout out to New England!
And I would definitely prefer less complaining and more stoke 🙏🏾 (by brian)
Dude your New England MTB videos are top notch. What happened to the one with the Enduro trails in NH?
Yeah im definitely a fan of Projectnortheast videos. They inspire 🙌🏽😎🤙🏾
@@Bushwackerinpa I had to put that one away for a little while. Although I asked for permission to post, the backlash from locals made it unbearable for the people in charge of maintaining the trails and they asked to put it away for the time being. The trail crew are people I respect very much so I respected their wishes. There are changes coming to that area, and the locals will just have to suck it up. Part of the problem when you build illegal trails on federal land is eventually you won't have control over them and what happens to them...
You should go to killington for some downhill trails
So, let’s see... you went into Vermont without adhering to Vermont’s 14-day quarantine restriction for out-of-state visitors. Not cool. Did you, or did you not pay for a pass at the KTA office? Since you said you didn’t want to go in, I’ll assume not. Not cool. And then you go on about “assholes” who don’t respect what the locals and landowners have built. Got a mirror, Brian?
We are not from Vermont, but love KT. When we go there... when next we can... we buy passes. We don’t piss and moan about camping fees or hotel rates. We respect the landowners’ contributions. It’s no wonder why some of them have had enough with assholes who don’t seem to comprehend that the rules apply to everybody who visits.
Yea..but BKXC is super famous. He likes to talk about it also. Famous people get special treatment....hhahahaha
Looks like Brian has been spending time in places with case loads of covid similar to vt allowing him travel into the state. Amazing how you can find negativity in this mans pursuit to ride mountain bike trails. Classic Karen of the internet.
Mike Kolacz yeah. Rob sounds like a bitch for sure. So a person passing through the State is supposed to magically stay somewhere for two weeks. I think not. Good for Rich Rob. Mr perfect
This was an awesome series idea. Love seeing the varying terrain between the states. Can't wait for you to make it to PA!
PA ALL DAY!!!
I hope he rides a trail system that is not a ski lift bike park in PA to give us some ideas
@@TheLettich17 I have family just South of Pittsburg ( I'm from IN.) I like, Frick Park, North Park and Alameada. Morraine state park has a very rocky tech trail ( bdl blk). Jakes rocks was good too.
My favorite Pa areas that I have ridden is - Mt Penn/neversink- roaring creek- glen park-- honorable mention birdsboro preserve, blue mountain bike park, swatara. Haven’t been to Pittsburgh’s trails, or Jakes rocks. Raystown is all hype, fun at first but just turns.
That Upper J-Trail looked like it had the minerals to test your testicular heft! Clipped in, filthy wet greasy roots and rockage! Well played sir, well played!
The chair lift wasn’t open,was it?
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Wait why did I ask thatyou would have rode on on the chair lift if it was open!
nice trails...tip...let the shifter/brake levers a bit more loose that they can rotate by an crash...but not by use with your hand...save me a lot work money ;)
Wow Brian, I hope you have good health insurance 😬
I love these sort of trails, natural, twisting through dark forest. Slippery roots and rock look pretty tricky though. Not everyone wants wide, smooth as concrete bike park trails which is what lots of people build these days :(
My mom had 77 acres in VT when she passed away. I tried hard to maintain the mortgage on her house and property but paying for a home in Texas and the Vermont house was too much on the ol' budget, and I didn't like the winters up there one bit when I lived there so I couldn't justify keeping it. Lately I wish I would have
The reason I keep coming back to your videos is because not only do you have incredible content but youre also a great guy and I'm proud to support you!
When you come to Connecticut you should ride Waldo state park or Huntington state park
You didn't research New England enough!
I am dying to hear from you what is a better choice than Kingdom and Highland for NH&VT
@@cochransj NH is much more than just Highland. I though the point of this channel was to find the best trails in the world. The lack of effort in New England makes me feel like he was getting lazy and just did the obvious.
@@mattmooers279 Yes it is more, but really what do you think in NH is better to pick for one video. Disclaimer: I live in NH and know all the networks -- well most of them.
We do need some better trail building syndication in CT. Not organized enough but a lot of people ride the upsy downsie stuff for fitness and enjoyment. You can build skillls for the big mountins.
@@cochransj What's going on in NoCo right now is pretty fantastic. Both sides of the valley and Gorham too. Not sure it's better than Highland but it's certainly not heavily filmed like Highland is and wold be a nice change of cinematic scenery. Especially if he could have hooked up with the Project North East guys for some big mountain backcountry.
It's always so strange to me to see rides in the wet weather, seems fun though but out here is the desert riding right after a rain is usually a big no go. It usually screws up the trails here unless everyone waits a day or two.
You missed stumphouse mountain bike park in Walhalla, SC. That's the place to go for the flow jump trail and then on your way there, stop at Paris Mtn, outside of Greenville, for about 11miles of good rocky riding
Few good descents depending on direction.
Great Choice on Burke Mountain, its right up your alley. J bar and Rude awakening are some of the best in the state.
As for Kitchell, eh MEh. Even with the recent closures of what were the best trails are Darling Hill (Tap'n Die, Tody's, Troll Stroll) Kitchell is still over so quickly. Darling Hill is fairly easy, but there is fun flow to be had there and I think the reason why its so popular is in great New England area, and even locally in Vermont is because prior to machine building trails, Darling hill basically had hand built flow trails with out having to resort to machine work due to its Sand soil. With that said you can a ton of DH in on Darling Hill it just comes are shorter burst.
Moose Haven is great as well, and has long flowly style trails. Not as long as Burke's 2k but pretty long.
If you like Upper Burke Mountain, the next closest thing in the state is probably Perry Hill but its different flavor of GNAR, also Cochrans in Richmond as well.
My offer still stands if you ever come back to Vermont, and want to ride some hand built steep loam trails more akin to the PNW just shorter in length, Id love to show you around.
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Yep could have picked basically any other black trail on the map and been more interesting.. Black Bear/Stormin Norman, skydive/Farm Junk... at least give the place a shot instead of doing .1mi berm trail with jumps he can't do
Wow! That's some amazing stuff right there! Totally get being hesitant with how wet everything is!
As much as I admire Brian’s perseverance in keeping going with the 50 state shred whilst the world struggles with the largest pandemic since 1920, I do find it’s all now rather rushed and much less interesting than before the virus. It was great to hear from the locals who perhaps built the trails or at least knew the stories behind them, and where they go. Now though, it just feels a bit half arsed and “get it done”. Hopefully as has been said, a redemption tour can happen once the world is back in order and folk can be social.
It's still a cool catalog so when we're in one of the states we have an idea of where to go and what it's like
It's better than not doing it.. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
42 dollars?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!!?!??!?!?!??!
For Pennsylvania, I highly recommend riding in Pittsburgh. The best places are frick park (Right outside of downtown), or Alameda park(30 minutes north of the city).
This was very pretty scenery and some rad looking trails! 🤙🏽
not going to bikeshop because they don't wear masks ....YOU ARE KILLING ME SMALLS!!!!
just letting you know BKXC, youtube hasn't told me in months that you've posted a video. only noticed when my wife was watching on the other day. subbed and all notifications.
Been waiting to see if you would check out KT Brian but like other TH-camrs who come here did it in the worst way possible. Glad to see you enjoyed Rude Awakening and J Bar but missed all the classics with Dead Moose Alley, Sidewinder, Window Maker, Pines and others. The new East Haven network of KT is amazing and Burke does run the lower lift for the main bike park and shuttles to the summit on weekends, and is way easier to lap then. Hope you come back and find a local to show you around it is confusing if you are doing it solo for the first time!
Pine's is closed.....
@@Bushwackerinpa oh damn I thought it was maybe spared from everything that got shut down last year. That's a bummer.
Avoiding the uppy downy blue squarey stuff? Opting for double black DH? I thought your name was bkXC, not bkDH.
Seriously though, great content. Keep up the good work.
What we have here is a c!se of people all yell'n at the same time that want to be relevant as to their opinion... of trailage. Brian, don't sweat the yeller's. You're an accomplished WORLD MTB CYCLING TRAVELER. I've seen you go down trailage that makes my B hind pucker. Your on the spot opinion of anything you're going over is second to none.
I come for the commentary of the moment... it just doesn't get any better than that!
North dakota has a 150 mile trail called the Maah Daah Hey its probably only as difficult as blue at its worst but the views are decent
I love you adventures completed by bicycle. Literally your videos are amazing.
Price bike brother
Could not agree more about Kingdom Trails being confusing, wish this video existed before I went last month. I would have hit the mountain instead. Although, Sidewinder was crazy fun but short.
“I didn’t want to go into the bike shop didn’t want to get sick, nobody was wearing masks!” Bro! Aren’t you double jabbed & boosted? So you’re protected, right?
24:28 are those thumbs or stairs?
Name biccle bike
I know you probably have a million You Gotta Go To...! but, you gotta go to Richmond VT. Honestly, way better than Kingdom. An old friend has machine built most of it, now with his son, and the area has gotten behind it in a big way. You earn your turns, big climbs, big downs, no up/down nonsense like KT. I can connect you with him if you like, he rides hard, as does his son.
@BKXC 1. Gimbal noise 2. No more Whoop strap? 3. Those wet rocky trails were excellent
Awesome job Brian! I love this series!
Dude..i literally got back to ri from up there in KT 2 days ago.. coulda showed you the wayyssss. Gotta shuttle to the top of burke mtn and ride the DH trail- 5mile downhill run. Tons of great flow trails in kt. Hence why it was supposed to be an EWS stop earlier this month
How was your 14 day mandatory quarantine in Vermont? Guys in bike shop might feel comfortable not wearing a mask because out of state travelers aren't supposed to be there...
$42 for camping? You should look more into dispersed camping! Never pay for it if you don't have to! Then you can use that shower you said you never use lol
Living in MA I can get to KT in a couple hours. Would I fly there to ride? Probably not. New England is pretty boney overall so KT can be a fun diversion where you can really pedal on some flowy trails and put some miles up. I don’t ride Burke when I go though I may try in the future. It does tend to rain a lot and gets greasy as hell as you can see.
Don’t feel bad Brian, I think I crashed in that same spot on lower J Bar......glad you stuck with the mountain. The rest is “good” but the mountain is where the gnar gets mixed in with the good. Be safe.
lol hating on uppy downy blue trails? its called kingdom flow for a reason. not sure of your into bike park stuff or singletrack? update: at this point in the video you just finished your first day of riding... and didnt even ride anything? WTF???
I don't even really mountain bike and i watch all of your videos... Rad stuff man!!!!
So what has better trail riding?
Kansas or South Carolina? There’s more in Kansas that I would recommend and I’m sure there’s more in South Carolina that others would recommend.
Never taken the SAT's? Are you one of the "send it bro's"?
Aw man, you should have skipped Burke. Far better riding out in Vermont
Looks like a derailleur limit screw, if that helps. You should start checking your bike for loose bolts. Thats an awesome bike bro but they all need tlc. Love your videos, except the soap box stuff. Lol
Really cool trails. This must be really cool when its dry., looks really tough in the wet.
There is a ton of riding in VT. Explore the VMBA.org website to see the local trail networks across the state. I hope you don't just do the one stop in Burke. There is some good climbing and technical riding in the NW part as well. I am glad to see you enjoy some technical riding. You can always come back in the future to explore.
To be honest the whole beginning part of this video was almost too coincidental, you stayed one campsite over from the one i stayed at when I stayed at Burke Mt's campground, and you also went on Burnham the opposite direction that I came up it,haha. The trails at Burke Mountain are nothing compared to the rest of the KT trail systems. When you venture out farther into the trail systems the climbs are more than worth it for the flowyness and well built rock, wood, and other features on your way down. If you ever re-visit these trails I highly recommend you pop back into the other KT trails and even ask some local to help you out because it is soooooo worth it.
Hey noticed your not sporting the Fat Paws anymore. Started using them after your build love those things just curious why you switched? If none of my business feel free to tell me that. lol
Noooo!!!!! you should have gone to killington bike park!!
You could always call local bike shops ask where to ride or where to park or anything......
The rain coming a few hours too early is just an average day in Vermont. Some days it's not even in the forecast and you get a torrential downpour out of nowhere. It just materializes in the mountains, all of the evaporating water from our rivers and lakes just accumulating with nowhere to go but down. It's fascinating, and beautiful, but not the best when you want to ride for the five months without mud or snow.
Seems every bike park claims to be the best in the world and camp grounds are charging rates like they are a five star motel.
If you get a eMTB the climbs aren't so bad.
Were you really avoiding bike shops because of no masks? What a false sense of security. You’ll be fine.
this trail system is off the chains. VT could rank top 5 in US from what I'm seeing
I from malaysia & like mtb.enjoy you video so much...
Hey Brian I love your videos.What camera are you using its super smooth man😊
We ride upsy downzy. We ski on ice and don’t complain. Cant wait to see connecticut. Jank. Sometimes you gotta make the best of what is local to you.
Props to you for climbing that entrance road
Rude awakening one of the best Megadeth album hahah just kidding, awesome trail
KT is definitely worth a visit. Ironically, Kitchel was my least favorite trail.
Burke is hero dirt 6/7 days, does not dry up, even in the rain its sooo sticky
some of the best flow is north america, cant believe you didnt grab the lift and btw there is a shuttle for the top! lmao
Love those Fig Bars! Also been my go to trail snack recently.
2 self guided in a row, we're letting Brian down, need to show him some more trails.
If want knarly trails like that, just go to bolton, and don't complain when its too techinical fro you to ride!
I am glad you were able to find a parking spot. 😎
good lord that trail is gnarly af
Kitchel was cool, short but sweet
Maybe get a mudguard for these types of rides, and fuck this political add spam.
Looks like a winter in California....
What you you might not riealize how sketchy that trail is during the wet. I raced enduro on after it poured, and it was almost like skiings on ice.
Again. Kingdom is good but there is soooooo much good riding in VT. Reach out to some locals, or Phil!
I'm exhausted I am riding these nadgery knots and mossy chunks along with you this is a great film
did you ever figure out where that little bolt came from? it kind of looks like a derailleur restriction bolt... kind of
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There was more of a chance of you potentially bring C19 to the state than contracting it while in VT.
Brian watching this makes my ass twitch like a rabbits nose after sliding off breaking my hand on rocks 🙈
If a hard trail is a bunch of rocks, inclines, and turns, I've been only able to do "hard" trails
We spent 3 weeks in NH and VT. no masks. They don't have cases like the cities. It was nice!