Trail Features' Channel: th-cam.com/users/c0mpu73rb0y No Front Brakes Channel: th-cam.com/channels/2e9JrZHH6gVcAq2HSspKKw.html And yes, it's "piece" not "peice". 😂 Peace everybody!
The BEST part of this video is the lesson-session. I love hearing about what's freaking you out and screwing up your courage to do it. There are a million mtb videos of people sending it, but I loved seeing how each person on the ride overcame their fear. More of this, please! :)
You nailed it man....and that river gap!! Sweet....I really need to work on jumps...there is nowhere close to home.so difficult to session stuff....love watching you shred !!!
Walnut Creek has 13 miles of single track. Barton Creek has a ton of mileage. Pace Bend has a 9 mile loop. Or you can pedal around Lake Georgetown which is 27 miles.
Hey, I will be visiting whistler bike park in a few months time and I dont know anyone there that knows the trail. What I am asking is (if you are free) if we can meet and give a tour of the park. But if you are unavailable it’s fine, but I just dont know what trail to do and I am the only one in my family that has a deep passion for mtb. Whistler mountain is my dream mtb park so it would help if you come
You're gonna love it! Unfortunately I live about 14 hours away from Whistler, so meeting up would be tough. But I do have a big Whistler playlist on my channel that includes some videos on what to ride first when you get the Whistler. Check em out and hopefully they'll help. Just know that you pretty much can't go wrong at Whis!
It's alright, thanks anyways! But as I was scrolling through their website I noticed that there are bike tickets and bike passes, what are the difference between those 2 and which one should I choose
sounds like you are getting along with the bike, so far EvoLink, and Nicolai geometry g16 are on top of my list. for forks, MRP & Formula, DVO, BOS, but so much research to do. I can ride like you no problem with my fuel but the problem is the frame has flawed design and is too flexible, so have to rebuild it from time to time, a lastest fix was to swap out twisted seat stay. Maybe I should get I should get frame truing tools, definitely need a stiff frame, the Evo link looks quite stiff, any opinion yet? maybe I should just go for one of these, as my fuel frame is annoyingly bad. at least I got the old xc bikes rolling, in case my last fuel-ex-rideable fuel-ex fails, the rotor in the back keeps bending due to flex i nthe rear end, have to straighten it after almost every ride now, annoying it's Hope 160 floating rotor. The headset play: did you use Loctite on the stem bolts and let it cure? if not it's highly likely they loosen up. Cracks on tyres usually mean too much time in the sun, long-term exposure to sunlight can lead to cracks, but I I don't think you did that, but as you said manufacturing mishaps is likely, some of my Maxxis tyres had misaligned logos. I love hte attention to detail with Pole bikes, the sticker on the bottom of the downtube is a great idea, this is how it should be, info stated on the bike, I quite like it's a one peace rear triangle, this means stiffness. I look forward to future updates. I watched th-cam.com/video/g8lvejbXXns/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PeterTistaken and it looks promising.
It depends on the build, but the frame is 3.6 KG (SIZE M INCLUDING HARDWARE WO SHOCK) taken from polebicycles.com/evolink/evolink-140/ DUrability is my main concern, I rather go for heavier if it's stronger & last longer. 13-14kg or above or below, seen a review mentioning 14kg, but as I mentioned it depends on how you build it up, it depend's on how much carbon you put on it, with decent lightweight component's it should nto be too heavy, but for me Alloy cranks is a must. But I recommend carbon bars, Race Face Sixc served me well but Seen too many carbon cranks fail.
Johannes Nilsen thanks mate.. my Ion16 is about 15kg ish.... for tat weight.. surprisingly it didnt feel laggy at least until im totally drained out. Safe ride mate!
Nicolai are interesting too, but not checked the weight, I don't care much about it as long as it's strong, Hopefully, I can get a durable bike without major flaws, I think Evol ink and G16 will be a huge difference from what I ride now. Btu I want to research as much as I can.
That's the strange part because it's a relatively newly released tire (DHF 29 2.5 WT 3C) so it shouldn't be more than a year old. Oh well, it's replaced now!
It's not just you! haha While editing the video I kept thinking to myself "how the hell do I know where to go?". Between the lightly ridden trails and the speckled light, it's pretty tough to see which direction the trail is going, for sure.
That’s my running spot. There’s more on the other side of the main street you’re off of. Out of the 15-20 times I’ve run that 4 or 5 miles I’ve never once seen another runner or rider.
Long and slack for sure, I wouldn't say low by todays standards the BB height of the Evolink 140 is approximately 350mm (assuming a 740mm wheel diameter). Frankly I think thats a good thing.
'That will be a test of the wheels' - dude, come on, you have cleared the jumps on A-line which are like 20-30ft. Please, you could have cleared that, 7ft gap in your sleep mate 😁
I know the GoPro doesn't do the trail justice but is that feature they sessioned considered difficult by most non-pro mountain bikers? It really doesn't seem THAT bad - gah, wish I could ride these trails and find out myself!!!
The rock drop? Ya it's pretty sketchy in person. The drop is decent, the trees are close, the landing is loose and it's really hard to scrub enough speed off before the loose turn at the bottom. There's a lot going on that the camera doesn't capture unfortunately!
Nice and relaxed style of regular trail riders. That drop the Canadian wouldn't do looked at most 2 1/2 feet. It would be hard to fall blind folded and hurt yourself on that. Whats the deal? Canadians of my generation aren't wimps like that. Must be one of these new soft millennia type Canadians. Please continue to break him in and make Canada proud again. :-)
I'm the Canadian, not Eric haha. That set of drops looks a lot sketchier in person and Eric is out there riding with literally one hand and a rather precarious prosthetic, so with all due respect.... that dude is kicking all our asses -- including yours -- every time he swings a leg over his bike :) Go check out his channel to see more of this story! Search "No Front Brakes"
After riding the Santa Monica Mountains in SoCal for 30 years, then the past 7 in Austin...I basically hate it here. No long climbs where you can get into a rhythm, climbing up to the ridgelines with spectacular views. No switchbacks, no downhills, no speed. You are always pedaling here. But I'm not complaining, at least there's trails. Could be living in Oklahoma.
I just got out of the tire industry. Those cracks are tire age. All tires have a age limit. After that they are thrown away. Get that tire off your bike asap. Cut it off with tin snips. Pitch it. Maxxis over saturated the market and many are beyond usability.
I should have shown them on camera. They're quite deep! So deep that I was surprised that sealant wasn't pouring out of them. But hey, they held for the entire trip, so that was nice haha
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And yes, it's "piece" not "peice". 😂 Peace everybody!
Great vid dude. I ride a hard tail Kona 2007 Lava Dome
Thanks Weston! Those Kona ht's are rad.
Yeah they are. You can hit just about any piece of land with em and be just fine.
The BEST part of this video is the lesson-session. I love hearing about what's freaking you out and screwing up your courage to do it. There are a million mtb videos of people sending it, but I loved seeing how each person on the ride overcame their fear. More of this, please! :)
Thanks Kelly! I think you'll like my newest video then (me almost going over the bars while trying to learn how to boost a jump haha).
I'll check it out!
"Let's not die"
- The Loam Ranger, 2018
Yeah that sounds good!
I lived!!!! Haha
After three days of hauling 30lbs of camera gear around to film the Evolink video, I'm surprised how not dead I look in the video. 😂
Legs of steel!
This was uploaded on my birthday. Awesome video!
After some of the gnarly stuff at my race last weekend, I am super confident about hitting those ledges. Come back! I need more Canadian Courage! ©
That's awesome! Bring them skillz up to Canada and let's ride 😀
I'll do my best!
No Front Brakes hey dude.....I thought you would have hit them..... you would have nailed it !!!! Keep up the GNAR
Alistair Chappell I was in my head
I thought Canadian courage came in a 750ml bottle. ;)
I started mountain biking in the 80's in Austin. Almost all of the great trails we rode were closed in the mid '90's. This stuff looks really fun!
Nice! Ya there are some great trail networks in the Austin area.
This is in the heart of the good stuff and has been there since the 90's for sure. But yeah, development is always creeping in around it.
mattlikesbikes this looks like west lake area? Is it well known?
Love his nervous laugh 😂😂😂😂😂
Love the videos please keep posting.
Haha thanks man. Lots more vids to come!
Nice dude. It looked like you cased that jump pretty hard the first time but sent it proper at the end. Nicely done on the rock drops as well.
Yup, HUGE case the first round. Ive since majorly cased that poor back wheel a few more times. At least we know the wheel is strong! Haha
I hit this trail with my buds back in January too, wicked fun!
Nice! Yup it'll be one of the first places I go back to when I hit up Austin again.
Where are these trails? I can't seem to pinpoint the location
Do you have any advice on what type of mountain bike to buy for beginners? Loving the vids. Very addictive
Hah, "let's not die" is going to be my mountain bike motto from now on. I might some tees printed up...
"Live Free, Ride Hard, Don't Die"
We are sooooo polite...even with peer pressure!! Nice vid bro!!
Haha can't even help it.
Awesome edit dude..... well done on those drops!!! 🤘
Thanks! That runout was super intimidating.
You nailed it man....and that river gap!! Sweet....I really need to work on jumps...there is nowhere close to home.so difficult to session stuff....love watching you shred !!!
Well done! Next time you are sick of old man winter I'll show you around Kansas City trails.
Sounds good to me!
You summed up every Austin trail at 5:38
Yup, any kind of incline/decline and the rocks come out, every time!
Backed!
That one drop with the tree branch coming out at you looks sketchy. Great video dude!
Ya it was spicy! Thanks man
You should try out Lethbridge. I hear there’s some scenic trails there and it would be cool to see what they’re like
You should come back to Austin and see how much mtb has grown!
You new tag line needs to be "Let's Not Die!"
haha very true. I've definitely said that before during other video openings. I should put it on my tombstone! Oh wait...
How many eyeballs have been lost in this bush? That's gnarly as hell.
Well, it seems like I have to go to Austin... Great vid!
It was a fun place to ride!
Supposed to be a nice trail network in Waco as well.
10:00
I hit that kinda stuff going in with a manual, with snow on the ground 🤘. What year was his Devinci Spartan? 2015? Nice bike
Sweet man! Not sure what year that was.
Is it the GoPro that makes it sometimes impossible to see where the trail is?
It's easy to underestimate Texas trails, but most of them are just brutal. Fun, sure, but they definitely make you earn your stripes!
Do you really need rear suspension for mountain biking? I'm getting a new bike soon so I would like to know.
You don't *need* it, but it definitely is nice :)
I just move to Austin , where is the entrance to those trails?
Are the cracks on the sidewall of your tire? I have the same problem with my high roller 2, less than 100 miles on it.
They're very deep cracks that mostly go into the outer areas actually. Pretty sketchy!
Probably an old tyre that has been stored with a big flat spot for quite some time.
Great video again keep it up
Thanks Smit!
I am new in austin . Where can I Mt bike other than Brushy creek? few months here i need help . any groups ?
Walnut Creek has 13 miles of single track. Barton Creek has a ton of mileage. Pace Bend has a 9 mile loop. Or you can pedal around Lake Georgetown which is 27 miles.
Where on a map are these trails?! Me and a few friends are in Austin for the week from Saskatchewan and we would love to ride these trails!
Price Jenson unfortunately I can't share these ones. Maybe message No Front Brakes on Instagram and he'll spill the beans!
Hey, I will be visiting whistler bike park in a few months time and I dont know anyone there that knows the trail. What I am asking is (if you are free) if we can meet and give a tour of the park. But if you are unavailable it’s fine, but I just dont know what trail to do and I am the only one in my family that has a deep passion for mtb. Whistler mountain is my dream mtb park so it would help if you come
You're gonna love it! Unfortunately I live about 14 hours away from Whistler, so meeting up would be tough. But I do have a big Whistler playlist on my channel that includes some videos on what to ride first when you get the Whistler. Check em out and hopefully they'll help. Just know that you pretty much can't go wrong at Whis!
It's alright, thanks anyways! But as I was scrolling through their website I noticed that there are bike tickets and bike passes, what are the difference between those 2 and which one should I choose
Nice clif climbing area there as well.
Really? Nice.
sounds like you are getting along with the bike, so far EvoLink, and Nicolai geometry g16 are on top of my list. for forks, MRP & Formula, DVO, BOS, but so much research to do. I can ride like you no problem with my fuel but the problem is the frame has flawed design and is too flexible, so have to rebuild it from time to time, a lastest fix was to swap out twisted seat stay.
Maybe I should get I should get frame truing tools, definitely need a stiff frame, the Evo link looks quite stiff, any opinion yet?
maybe I should just go for one of these, as my fuel frame is annoyingly bad. at least I got the old xc bikes rolling, in case my last fuel-ex-rideable fuel-ex fails, the rotor in the back keeps bending due to flex i nthe rear end, have to straighten it after almost every ride now, annoying it's Hope 160 floating rotor.
The headset play: did you use Loctite on the stem bolts and let it cure? if not it's highly likely they loosen up.
Cracks on tyres usually mean too much time in the sun, long-term exposure to sunlight can lead to cracks, but I I don't think you did that, but as you said manufacturing mishaps is likely, some of my Maxxis tyres had misaligned logos.
I love hte attention to detail with Pole bikes, the sticker on the bottom of the downtube is a great idea, this is how it should be, info stated on the bike, I quite like it's a one peace rear triangle, this means stiffness.
I look forward to future updates.
I watched th-cam.com/video/g8lvejbXXns/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PeterTistaken and it looks promising.
I womder how much does the Pole bike weighs
It depends on the build, but the frame is 3.6 KG (SIZE M INCLUDING HARDWARE WO SHOCK) taken from polebicycles.com/evolink/evolink-140/ DUrability is my main concern, I rather go for heavier if it's stronger & last longer. 13-14kg or above or below, seen a review mentioning 14kg, but as I mentioned it depends on how you build it up, it depend's on how much carbon you put on it, with decent lightweight component's it should nto be too heavy, but for me Alloy cranks is a must. But I recommend carbon bars, Race Face Sixc served me well but Seen too many carbon cranks fail.
Johannes Nilsen thanks mate.. my Ion16 is about 15kg ish.... for tat weight.. surprisingly it didnt feel laggy at least until im totally drained out. Safe ride mate!
Nicolai are interesting too, but not checked the weight, I don't care much about it as long as it's strong, Hopefully, I can get a durable bike without major flaws, I think Evol ink and G16 will be a huge difference from what I ride now. Btu I want to research as much as I can.
Johannes Nilsen i can atest to ion16... g16 i dono..but g13 a pal is riding n it rocks he said... poisonous hobby mate!!
What is your bike?
This one right here: th-cam.com/video/3xuRQ-ZmBaI/w-d-xo.html
If the rubber cracks on "new" tires, that may be old rubber. Perhaps they were in storage for a year or three.
That's the strange part because it's a relatively newly released tire (DHF 29 2.5 WT 3C) so it shouldn't be more than a year old. Oh well, it's replaced now!
Just wondering what knee pad do u use?
Fox Launch Pro (not the newest model)
I had no idea what actual trail was in this video, just all blended in. Is that just me?
It's not just you! haha While editing the video I kept thinking to myself "how the hell do I know where to go?". Between the lightly ridden trails and the speckled light, it's pretty tough to see which direction the trail is going, for sure.
Anybody know where this is?
Did you figure it out??
What suspension do u run?
MRP Ribbon Air fork and RS Monarch Plus RC3 shock
Thank u
Sick!
Thanks Daniel!
Hahah beach cruiser from hell
I thought that was pretty awesome too haha
Where was this in Austin?
Good question! @No Front Brakes would be the man to ask about that.
That’s my running spot. There’s more on the other side of the main street you’re off of. Out of the 15-20 times I’ve run that 4 or 5 miles I’ve never once seen another runner or rider.
Nice! It's a great area with a ton of trail choices (I'd get lost in there in seconds without a guide haha).
18:48, guest appearance by H. Jon Benjamin
And don't worry I deleted the tell-all comment lol
Long and slack for sure, I wouldn't say low by todays standards the BB height of the Evolink 140 is approximately 350mm (assuming a 740mm wheel diameter). Frankly I think thats a good thing.
Perfect
Thanks Emmi!
I appreciate you keeping that riding spot a secret!
No worries! It was a rad spot that I wouldn't want to spoil for you guys.
Can we at least know what general area you are in? Like county, or municipality?
Austin, huzzah!
Rad video, but it's not really a secret spot.....I ride it all the time. That "Austin Downhill" section is a blast!
Ah I'm an Austin local who's gotten bored of the usual Walnut Creek and Barton Creek. Is this somewhere out in the hill country?
Wahooooo! 40600th subscriber!
The magic number! :D
'That will be a test of the wheels' - dude, come on, you have cleared the jumps on A-line which are like 20-30ft. Please, you could have cleared that, 7ft gap in your sleep mate 😁
Haha not when I don't see it coming! I got it the second time through though when I carried more speed through the corner.
I know the GoPro doesn't do the trail justice but is that feature they sessioned considered difficult by most non-pro mountain bikers? It really doesn't seem THAT bad - gah, wish I could ride these trails and find out myself!!!
The rock drop? Ya it's pretty sketchy in person. The drop is decent, the trees are close, the landing is loose and it's really hard to scrub enough speed off before the loose turn at the bottom. There's a lot going on that the camera doesn't capture unfortunately!
Dope, sounds like a hell of a trail! Keep on thrashing those trails my Canadian brotha!
Got a m8 who got bubbles appearing in between the tread on a DHRII ^^
13:12 & that's why you shouldn't ride an Anthem o_0
Damn! That's weird about the DHRII.
Haha he was killing it on that XC bike. I definitely had no excuse not to follow him off that drop 😂
*piece
*peace
Wa I’m Canadian 🤣
We're the nicest jerks in the world 😂
Lol
The Flannel, a Canadian Tradition.
Heck yes.
What do you mean by no front brakes they most ride with no front brakes
:) th-cam.com/channels/2e9JrZHH6gVcAq2HSspKKw.html
As long as Canadians have good trails, they can’t be the worst 😂😂
We can do no wrong! 😀
Oh bby look at me being all alone in the comment section.
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Nice and relaxed style of regular trail riders. That drop the Canadian wouldn't do looked at most 2 1/2 feet. It would be hard to fall blind folded and hurt yourself on that. Whats the deal? Canadians of my generation aren't wimps like that. Must be one of these new soft millennia type Canadians. Please continue to break him in and make Canada proud again. :-)
I'm the Canadian, not Eric haha. That set of drops looks a lot sketchier in person and Eric is out there riding with literally one hand and a rather precarious prosthetic, so with all due respect.... that dude is kicking all our asses -- including yours -- every time he swings a leg over his bike :) Go check out his channel to see more of this story! Search "No Front Brakes"
Well I couldn't tell from his riding. He had me. Now I understand the hesitation. It was meant tong in cheek, a little teasing that's all.
After riding the Santa Monica Mountains in SoCal for 30 years, then the past 7 in Austin...I basically hate it here. No long climbs where you can get into a rhythm, climbing up to the ridgelines with spectacular views. No switchbacks, no downhills, no speed. You are always pedaling here. But I'm not complaining, at least there's trails. Could be living in Oklahoma.
I just got out of the tire industry. Those cracks are tire age. All tires have a age limit. After that they are thrown away. Get that tire off your bike asap. Cut it off with tin snips. Pitch it. Maxxis over saturated the market and many are beyond usability.
That's the only thing I could figure. It's too bad!
Interesting, is there a production date like car tires? I mean, they cost about as much.
I don't care I am not Canadian I am Québecois tabarnak :P
Do not ride that tire
I took it off and replaced it as soon as I got home!
How can Canadians be the worst if Canada doesn't even exist?
I'm real, I swear!
front fender leg tats and beard. Bro doesn't even need a bike
Haha don't mess with Eric!
appreciate you keeping those trails private... it'd be too much work to keep them in shape otherwise
You bet. It's hard not to share but it's totally understandable!
Surrey to say....
Those cracks r dry rot
I should have shown them on camera. They're quite deep! So deep that I was surprised that sealant wasn't pouring out of them. But hey, they held for the entire trip, so that was nice haha
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