What I learned from crashing on big jumps at Whistler Bike Park
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- In another video, we talked about how mountain biking can relieve stress. This is only true when you're using mountain biking as an escape-not when it's the actual CAUSE of the stress.
This week’s video takes place at Whistler Bike Park, and is a story about how your mental state can get you hurt on a mountain bike. In my case, feeling relaxed and happy makes me ride great. Feeling pressured and preoccupied to ride certain things almost always leads to injury. This is why so many people crash on their “last lap”. The park patrol medic even called it “the Witching hour”.
In this video, delays on getting footage led to preoccupation, and then to poor riding. Sound familiar?
There’s also a lesson about practice. I haven’t ridden big jumps since last summer, yet I jumped into a bigger trail than I had ever ridden after just a few days at Whistler. As someone with a history of riding poorly under pressure, this was not a smart idea.
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seth: does huge jumps
Me: drops of the curb
Seth: i cant ride
Me: im a professional mountain biker
I can so relate lol
Haha
Lol, best comment.
Same
This is me after riding down three stairs.
"Skill is only for rent" is the best thing I've heard on TH-cam today.
Can you break it down for me? I didn't understand.
@@hene6539 skill is not forever you have to train yourself to get skill but if you not more riding you lost your skill day a day.
Craig R81 noice comment
idk.... "Scary red triangle"
That and remaining %100 present and in the moment, if your detracted in mind and lose focus that also is sure way to fail, being able to understand that challenge that your attempting self talk and break things down especially when first attempt ing goes a long way too success thank goodness for these tutorials all of my improvements in this skill needed in mtb I've pick up off the internet I could ve hired pro help and would have benefited from there feed back but so far I haven't needed too, 2 years ago I couldn't 3 years ago I couldn't even jump today I'm just started doing double black runs
whenever someone says "ok let's go for the last run"
I never do it. something always happens
That's why you say "Let's do a couple more," then just decide you don't want to do the second one when the time comes.
@@DanHoopes211 doesnt work like that Mr dan. the battle goes on in your head then
Yup was freestyle skiing in Canada this January and had been out for 7 hours that day practicing 30ft jumps and stuff, went for “one last lap” that evening and smashed my collarbone
on skis too
Never fails!
hank hill: "i sell propane and propane accessories"
dirt merchant:"i sell dirt and dirt accessoeries"
That was my joke on the new office build :(
I've been looking through comment, thank God someone else watches king of the hill
69th like
Everybody: full suspension $3000 bucks bike, full body armor
Those two guys: 120mm hardtail in havana shirt
It’s not the arrow, but the hunter
Can you please put a timestamp
@@jackandeson6302 8:00
Dirt Merchant is no joke and you guys killed it! And the Shredtam boys are mental!
Hard-tails for life! Its the rider not the bike and that's what we found out riding them in the World Famous Whistler Bike Park! definitely never riding clipless pedals again...
actually No Joke is a different trail! just kidding nick!
@@ShredTamVisuals What it feels like to ride clipless? Im scared to do it.
@@rcromehobbies9242 it feels like a broken ankle
"Skill is only for rent." Honest words to live by. Muscle memory and such over time degrades, it won't take long to get it back, but when it's gone you won't know until it's too late.
You can get super fucked up super fast if your not careful
whatever happened to "it's like riding a bike...."?
Holy shit facts
Literally what happened to me this past weekend. Just got back into it and picked up a Process 153 after not riding for 4 years. Went down a jump trail and ate it over the handlebars on a kicker... tore my bicep and separated my shoulder!
Always take the time to relearn before you assume you remember how!
And this is so important to remember.
I could have avoided some accidents if I had just warmed up first
Never in a million years did I think I'd be hitting jumps this big, yet here we are... So friggin stoked on the progression we made this week alone! 🤘
You're really a different rider before you conquered your demon @ the Ribbon Trail rock roll, Alex! It's awesome seeing you hit that pro line with humongous features. Live free. Ride hard. Get stoked! 🤙
Alex, you've come a looooong way! Congrats on hitting the big stuff so well!
I was not sure you were still riding your bike! Are you going to post videos more often?
where the videos at? your fans want to know. more more more!
🤘🤘🤘
"Flinn broke his ankle a few bikes ahead of me" Flinn smiling while his ankle is broken 😂
Shock
@@TacticalBe It wasn't shock that's Flynn.. My son is as tough as nails as he overcame an unfathomable accident/secs from dying with only one lung left and coma for a month at age 2. Nothing affects him physically.. That's why he rides Hardtail because it's Old School and a challenge. Shred Tam Visuals check them on Insta & TH-cam.. Passion for riding is what it's all about..
Conor if it was shock he wouldn’t be smiling 🤦🏼♂️
That's the look of a man that knows it was worth it.
@@TacticalBe morphine
You should make a vid with every crash you ever filmed
5 hrs video😂
pleasssssse
that would be awesome
Ya that would be great
How about doing something different. It's called mountain biking. Generation of fools
Seth my guy dont feel any pressure to get a video out for us we are all willing to wait for a video
I agree. His videos are very good quality and well edited. This takes time. I would rather wait for a little bit longer and get a great video.
Truuuuu
TH-cam doesnt tho, which is f-ed up
@@morwine953 lol what
Every vid u send it further and higher... does this mean the next vid is going to be crab apple hits?!?
Hopefully
Last year, he said he wanted to hit it next time he came
He is getting too old. Reflexes are not what they once were, concentration is not what it once was and healing time is WAY longer. This just reality that old guys want to deny.
We all crash every now and then kinda harsh
Hope so
Based on the thumbnail i conclude that seth is dummy thicc
Nah, other people are just thin.
Gay
@@robertknoxyus9007 STFU he is *THICC*
No... he’s just compressed 😂
No.
Anyone else watched this more than once
You’re supposed to, Seth too good
Yep
Yep
we used to have a deal when we were riding, that no one was allowed to say stuff like "I'm almost done" or "last run". As soon as you break your own confidence or decide youre done, youre done. No extra filming, no extra runs. Thats it.
You don't have to put so much pressure on yourself to get the footage, sometimes it just doesn't work. Believe me, we would all happily miss a video one week if it meant a happy and intact Seth!
Nice job on the sends, buddy! It's amazing how much you've been able to clean on such a short visit!
thanks for showing us around!
Rule number one of mountain biking
NEVER SAY ONE LAST LAP!
It’s a bastard I always get smashed up on the last lap
Been to the hospital twice bc I thought one last lap will be good...you're damn right!
yeah! always call it "2nd to last"... or just end it after a good run
I’ve learned to just finish on a sweet lap
Specially on sunset.
Seth: "Heck, embrios could clear the stuff on dirt merchant!"
single-celled organism: *hold my beer*
Dat Seb that’s kinda a nerdy but funny joke
@@garethtrenholm5847 i guess lol
lmao
Seth: “and something I learned is I’m my worst e-
*clip plays
Me watching:
Your your worst what Seth? Your your worst what.
THANK YOU! that cut was really buggin me
So what can we learn from this?
*JUST SEND IT!*
@Potato Man *just sendd it*
😂
Same thing with skiing. If you hesitate you’ll get anxious and just feel bad. Then when you crash you feel exhausted not courageous and it messes you up even more
@@smeggytesters8585 yep same with snowboarding aswell. I think the backflip or the rodeo is the breakthrough for corks and shit for most people, and it's not even hard
Iiro Ovaskainen I really want to try snowboarding some time soon!
Props to the guy that actually stopped when you fell
Edit: jeez these likes were at 128
69 likes nice
301
One more guys
Big respect ✊
468
I think it only took couple brewskies at lunch to provide needed courage 😂
"One last lap"
Or how I ended in a helicopter with a broken collarbone.
The silver lining is that you got to ride in a helicopter on someone else's dime (insurance, I hope?).
Funny, the comment right underneath you said the same damn thing. I know about 3 peeps with titanium collarbones now from riding as well 🤷
“At some point we ended up at one of those scary red triangles... Dwayne Johnson” 😂 😆 1:55
Madness Overdose that’s the name of the trail
Madness Overdose its kinda sketch I’ve done it a couple timeso
Itsyehippo Ferrante I just thought it was a little funny
The Johnson Rock The Dwayne
Itsyehippo HD it’s not that sketchy I rode it when I was 11
Dude I totally feel you the line “I felt like a passenger on my own bike.” Stuck with me. I know this is a bike channel and I am a mountain biker but last February I was skiing and crashed at 36 mph of a jump being careless and racing a friend. I couldn’t ride my skis the same for the rest of the season out of fear and the loss of skill after my month recovery, anyway this was just my long dumb story about how that line meant something to me
Mister Beaver it was one bad crash due to stupidity and lack of education that ruined by progression. My quick release kit on my front wheel let go when I hit a jump, landed and my front tire had left the groove, ate dirt really hard and had a massive bruise on my chest from where my handle bars smashed into me. I ended up winding myself on my handle bars when my front wheel slipped out and getting launched, bike landed on and I just layed there sounding like a wheezing sea lion, good times
@@staticalphabetsoup637 I'm def using "wheezing sea lion" in the future thank you XD
+Seth's Bike Hacks It's ok if the video is not that good or delayed as long as you dont get hurt.
I have no clue why I watch these considering Louisiana has a grand total of no elevation
Ever been to Ohio?
You aren’t the only one...
Illinois
8 months late, but I agree being from Louisiana. The closest thing I've found is Bentonville Arkansas, they have a ton of fantastic trails. I'm in North LA so a 6 hour drive isnt too shabby for a weekend trip to check them out soon. Look up Slaughter Hill Trails in Bentonville
Sorry, I meant Slaughter Pen trails in Bentonville. Also i wasnt aware at the time, but Hot Springs also has some fantastic trails. Northwoods Trail. They feature many XC type trails as well as downhill, flow, and a bike park. I was there last weekend and it was fantastic!
"Skill is only for rent".
A great reminder, thanks.
Regards from S Africa
Clive
Clive Greenall I live in S.A to
Where do you ride
so basically when your not riding well have a good lunch and a couple beers then go send it.
Skill is only for rent, courage comes in cans.
Not riding well can have bad consequences if you have ever broken bones or torn ligaments you would know it's not very fun lying around healing up for weeks on end , switch off for a moment and you could pay a heavy price so know your limits and bale and go home fight another day
A lot of beers
Yup, does it for me everytime
Alex: absolutely destroys himself on a jump
Also Alex: I gotta hit it again but just a little faster
That's the spirit
Funny how I was just watching all your jump videos!
I think we all learned a very valuable lesson: never ever EVER take one more lap
Alex is progressing at a ridiculous rate. Stay safe! I'm glad he's wearing a neck brace.
I'll say I've watched Alex on these videos for the last three years and seen him go from a real chicken shot Novice to a skilled and competent rider, I feel like I've followed that same trajectory but I don't have the advantage of bike shuttle s and world class mtb park , these are great progression based clips , I think he is honesty and candid with his thoughts very helpful
“...skill is only for rent” -Seth
Quote of the millenium.
“The next morning I woke up....but was still asleep”
Seth’s bike hacks 2019
Assuming you had a couple of beers during that lunch between calling it quits and going back out 😉
levanich beers Would be bad since he’s riding a bike -_-
@@BooneTheKing helps with the fear which makes you a better rider if u have the skillset but can get u in some bad accidents if u dont have it
I learned the older you get the less you bounce well
Seth this is probably the most important video you have ever made. "Skill is only for rent" and injury is what happens when you overdraw.
Dude my slave died of malnutrition this reminds me of him.
Joergen Sorry for your loss
not trying to be rude but IMO to die doing what you love is better then the many other ways to leave this world like being king hit by some drunk guy.
Crazy how ur name is Joergen but u post fortnite ur fake to pewdiepie and his dog
At least he died doing what he love.
Nice video Seth! Enjoy your time at Whistler! It sure is one of the best places to be! 👍🏻if you agree!
Never been but want to go
6:56 I'm actually my own worst yeah yeah
Next time on Seth's Bike hacks the dangers of saying "one more run"... see 8:27 into video. btw-another great video, keep sending it!!!!
Best quote I've heard in awhile
"skill is only for rent"
I'm totally stealing that
Dude, the skill for rent quote was so good. I audibly went "YES!" when I heard it. I draw and a lot of people always complain about lack of talent to me, and what not. I always am at a lack for words when explaining how practicing and consistency makes a good artist (Not some magical innate talent) without sounding bitchy and dry. I really love that quote, explains what I have been trying to say for a long while.
some people learn faster than others, that's about it
You were probably dealing with a mild TBI after that crash, hence the cloudyness on day 2.
Nobody talking about the hardtail guys? That is such a hard trail to be doing on a hardtail, mad respect!!
just dumb, the way his ankle broke was such a small impact. watch the footage again. he likely weakened it by hitting those huge jumps throughout the day until it failed with like 1ft of air. he's lucky it failed there.. one of those bigger jumps could have been more broken bones.
Me: Riding, does stupid things, crashing, scratching up my body...
Later that day, this shows up..
🤔 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
5:33 "Everything's ok dad. Here, I give you kisses."
This is a great video. After seeing two people stretchered out the last two weekends and countless arm slings, this is super valuable for people to hear. Sometimes you just gotta let go of that ego and hang up the towel for the day so you can ride the next. Keep'em coming!
Wow I just came back from your Instagram story of you talking about uploading and boom, the notification pops up
Jimmynius same 😂
"Skill is only for rent" - that is definitely true. There's always a lesson that can be learned on your videos. Thumbs up!
OMG!! I’m in a video twice!! So stoked! You made my day again! Love ya Seth!
Imagine doing this everyday i feel like your leg will get. A decent work out my brain: i want to do this now
Sorry about the crash, but damn seth THICC
Message of the story “full send or no send”
Great comment, liked
I’m a skateboarder and I’ve never tried MTB in my life, but I’m addicted to your videos and really want to rent a bike and try it out. Your videos are just so good and well made and interesting. I wish we had a channel like yours in skateboarding!
Sorry for the late reply but i used to be into skateboarding too, but i got my first DH bike and never looked back. I got my first real mountain bike in August 2019 and im progressing so fast. Its my wish to be a Downhill racer and i think im on track to be one.
@@TheDHJunkie do you feel like coming from skating helped w/ your mtb progression? I'm hoping my ability to skate stairs and transition helps w/ doing mtb jumps when I get my bike. I know it will help w/ the mental aspect of mtb but i wonder if it'll transfer physically too
@@einnorw not really no, the hardest part of mountain biking is fear management. I guess skateboarding might help with that a bit
@@einnorw learning how to fall without getting injured is the biggest bonus from skating
"Skill is for rent" I'm taking that with me every time I go out from now on. The amount of times I wiped out in places where no one should is getting out of hand.
Doggo: *licks cuts* “I shall heal your wounds”
"Skill is only for rent" what a great quote! Thanks for interesting video:)
This is fantastic advice. I once was an avid rider and got back I to MTB last year. Thanks to your videos, I decided to admit ignorance and forget everything I thought I knew about manuals, hops, and jumps and start all over. I've only put 2 days of practice in at the local cycling park jump tracks. I'm still on the intermediate track but jumping and landing better than before even on these speed bumps. I'm dedicating one week to each track before moving up to the next. I very much appreciate your hop and jump videos. This one is a good capstone.
We just went to Valmont today and those are the biggest jumps I’ve done, Valmont is such a cool place👍🏼 amazing video btw!
You should do a video about how any bike can be riden on any trail
what
Wtf
Your English is... uhhh how could I say this... like from a second grader?
@@agsechogd6406 maybe he is an awoken intellectual being of the 5th dimension who came to pay us a visit
Tf
I love these you have inspired me to get into mountain biking
Seth: This weeks video is doomed
The three million people watching this video: *bet*
“That is a big boi jump”
Alex-2019
When you say “last run” it always seems to end up in injury, it’s happened to me, on bmx, and my friend countless times on downhill. I’m not a very superstitious guy, but it usually seems to end bad. So me and my friends just say bonus run
Lol
Even though I have never been to Whistler I still think Dirt Merchant is my favorite trail
Hi Seth I love biking but I just can’t overcome my fear of heights what would you suggest
Just close your eyes and sent it.
I mean. Heights as in falling down is kinda.. Well unsure how extreme yours are. Anyways I had those. Not panicy but had. I'm still not the one to dangle his legs at a cliff but im not afraid of height, don't get dizzy etc. That was after I went climbing in a hall with my cousin once. I didn't look down the first few walls. Then way down, 13meters,my feet touched the ground later than expected and then I looked down and after a while the fear was gone. I had to go to the German army. I sure had respect for gaps in between rocks but we were in the mountains and I had no feeling about it. We abseiled at least 20metres. No problem I was even so enthusiastic, I jumped down special forces style as you'd expect a black clothed figure crashing into a window. Only that I damn near hit my head in a gap in the wall. But it was fun really
Seth: i learned an important lesson myself.. that im actually my own wors-
Alex: YEAH!
Seth: LETS FUCKING SEND IT
I have the same exact feeling right now, I crashed twice really hard at my dirt jumps and I just can't ride then like I used to a few weeks ago.
Hubert M same thing has happened to me for various sports. Realize it’s all mental and with time your confidence will come back.
The fact that you can be at the trail, someone can call you, and you can say "I'm riding Dwayne Johnson" is amazing to me
9:08
use , and . to skip frame by frame
massive RIP for that ankle
@9:00
How do you call for help? How do you know who to call? Are there signs at bottom of the lift, advising you to make note of a phone number? Do cell phones work all over the mountain?
How long does it take for help to arrive?
How do they get you down the mountain? I am guessing that they have to walk you to the nearest fire road where they have a motor vehicle?
What became of Flynn's bicycle? Does the rescue team take it down the mountain for you? Do they hold it for you until you are able to return for it?
What fees are involved in them rescuing you?
What fees are involved in them transporting you to a hospital?
What fees are involved in them storing your bicycle?
How far away is the hospital?
If the injured person does not have a friend to drive his car for him, is he allowed to leave his car there? Or will they tow it? Is the parking free, or is there a daily fee?
I am just curious as to how many other issues an injured rider will have to deal with, on top of broken bones?
Has Flynn recovered?
Is he riding, again?
Thank you.
Its like flying a plane ......Most likely time to crash is on take off (1st lap) or Landing ( 1 more lap ). Your super tired on the last lap and not warmed up on the take off.
Cool video!
Do any of yall snowboard? Iv'e been snowboarding my whole life and think it's the coolest thing ever, but MTB comes in a close second, I never gotten to this level tho. But it looks so damm fun, and way more dangerous xD
How would you (anyone) say it compares if you done both?
Thx Seth I love your channel you inspired me to mountain bike and your very funny.
Keep Shredding Seth
props to the guy on the hardtail both of them
Pro tip, 2 beers will losen you right up... start sending again!
get Dimond back to give flin a new bike instead of the hardtail
marlon whitehead 😂😂😂
Hey Seth if u ever injure ur self don’t feel the need to keep on going and get a vid up let ur body heel up and feel better great vid btw
Seriously, it's videos about riding bikes, hardly earth-shattering (or even important in any way) stuff. Don't get me wrong, I like them and watch them, but really could not care less about if and when they come out. Nothing here is worth getting hurt over.
Seth “ya I can’t ride” he’s casing huge jumps
Never Say One more... Same thing happened to me but on a dirt bike.. :(
Umm do you recommend sitting down or standing up on the bike?😅
Dude, gotta say- i freaking love your videos. I am by definition a casual rider. Christ, I just bought an ebike even. But I ride every weekend. We’ll never meet at whistler and I’ll never go down a black diamond but I love watching you and Alex chew them up. Good stuff.
Seth your currently my favourite TH-camr and you’ve inspired to start riding mountain bikes. Cheers for the great vids and keep up the great work
I have the same bike as one of your guys, the orange trek slasher 9.
I love your videos you inspired me to go and ride trails ty
That I’m actually my one yeah
Your concerns about not getting a video out or not clearing a certain trail at a time are hilarious. You are riding your whole life and now making it for a living. You already won, not to mention riding whistler everytime you want. Enjoy little things Seth, some of your bad days would be my best !
Wow your jump progression is amazing good job 👍🏻
This is one of Seth's most glorious videos. The perfectly done bait and switch near the end had me nonstop laughing. Thought it was going to really be a sad, morose video about a failed week of filming. But then...
*nope*
Seth, thank you for demonstrating real leadership by making videos that remind us Mountain Bikers the importance of being responsible. What a great way to give back. NICE!!
-Sam✌🏽
excellent point! these vids show the reality of victory over adversity. i like watching the super-edited success after success, but it's a much needed point to recognize there are spills on the road to great skills.
0:45
At this point sperm cells are already complaining about how many basic people they have dated
Glad you made it out with just scrapes and bruises! That trail is the best!!
What I learned from Seth’s bike hacks
*everything*
I was just watching some of your old videos when I got the notification!!!
When they go up for a jump does angling their handlebars in a weird direction have a purpose or is it just for show
Show. Its fun af to do
one 86 boi I personally feel more stable when I do that, hitting a big jump straight feels like I’m drifting off course and moving my bike in the air keeps me in control
Wiping also helps u clear jumps
they whip it out so that they can bring it back in exactly where they want it. If they just keep it straight then they could drift off in either direction in midair so its about control and just style sometimes
Nick Selgrath they whip it for style and to clear the jump as ur jumping a shorter distance , I can see what u mean like
Slow down the rebound in the rear shock so you don't get bucked on the jumps.
7:18, that's stoke