The Blue Trail With The Unrideable Feature
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2021
- This trail is awesome for two reasons. First, it's a fast and fun trail with a mix of terrain and optional features. Second, it has one of the coolest stunts I've ever laid eyes on. For the past two summers, I've driven out to Calgary and made a point to stop in Revelstoke for a quick lap or two to break up the drive. On both trips, I've scoped out what I call the "Elephant Trunk," an elevated kinked skinny jump with no landing. As much as it hurts my soul to skip it, I just haven't been able to wrap my head around it. I'm fairly certain I could ride it in a trialsy way without too much difficulty, that is to slowly ride down it and pedal kick off the end, but I'm not sure it would do the line justice. Nor would I ever try that on a solo ride away from home. I'm not even sure I could get my bike up there by myself. Also, thank you for helping me reach 2,000 followers! Glad to have everyone along for the ride.
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This is the rare feature so insane that you know it was either designed by an absolute riding legend OR someone who has literally never ridden a bike before
It looks absolutely terrible. Which means I could see Sam Pilgrim put some decent forks on a free kids bike, declare "This is so death!" and proceed to 360 off of the thing.
@@ViktorSarge that is a very Sam pilgrim thing to do
...or it was designed by me after a long day of torturing guests in roller coaster tycoon 3
@@Bingle1 yes definitely
It's unfinished.
"One day someone will ride this stunt....but not me."
* Kickflips away *
They might even live to tell the tale
Lol
Lol I was scrolling through the comments and saw this comment just as he was saying that line!
Or, as Aragorn said "but it is not THIS day!"
same lol
ddangerous ddave: "I'm afraid of heights"
Also ddangerous ddave: Bombs down steep mountain trails, rock features and jumps at high speeds...
Huh, I thought he said "It's not that I am afraid of heights", I might've misheard it though!
@@Wischmopp95 That is what he said, NOT AFRAID. The wobble and the way it jumps off though? He had huge concerns.
He said "just go ahead and take a different way, cause I am afraid of heights" - 4:30
@@ferusskywalker9167 Oh shit, my bad. I heard differently.
to be fair going down is the fastest way to get from heights to not heights! that's the mental trick I always used to do the high dive at the pool as a kid lol.
Looks like a trap to impale yourself on that sharp jutting branch.
Clearly constructed by a cannibal forest tribe.
@airlockengage Those bikers all have concussions and broken bones so they're easy to prey on. Makes sense for a cannibal tribe I guess, for them it's like going to the supermarket in the meat's department
@@golfgrabu I love your morbid thought process
@@ariuszyleng2580 Tks, I'm hardwired that way
@airlockengage new Wrong Turn movie?
Love the almost inaudible whisper; ".... fuck that" hahaha
Yeah, I had to rewind to hear that.
Time stamp?
@@snowleopard064 4:08
It's funny how different people can be. I would not ride down a curvy mountain trail at 30mph but would gladly climb up on the beam and walk it. Thanks for taking us along!
That thing is hilarious. I don’t think the words “hell no” have ever come out of my mouth faster than when I first saw that on the trail a couple of years ago. 😂 The trail itself though is really the perfect blue trail, isn’t it? Just the right amount of doable wood features, optional jumps and rocks to bridge the gap between blue and light black. They know how to build em out there!
I was thinking as he was riding: "That's definitely still a blue trail - but it's a pretty dark blue trail..."
I’m a revy local and it’s one of the smoother trails on the mountain
@@corbinwoods8811 Looks awesome will have to come up from the north shore and check the riding out
easy...blindfolded manual.
Do it for the vine!
I've seen these. Bigfoot makes them and while you try to figure it out, he steals your bike.
That’s is a terrifying story😂
I feel like this was designed by someone who doesn’t ride themselves and watches too much RedBull TV
It’s literally either that or someone who’s been or on their way to being on RedBull TV
@Jordan Harris looking at the jump portion, the weathering, etc, i would say thats the case, and the S-curve is likely just the result of it getting wet, drying out, and getting wet again over time.
Or jackass
It's unfinished.
Everything about that just comes together beautifully…the sketchy ladder, the insane tightrope walk across, the s curve in the already hideous feature, the total lack of landing… clearly inspired by someone who hates bikers
"one day someone will ride this ... but not me" LMAO
It's not that it's unrideable, its that the landing was removed and the approach. I live in Revelstoke and we used to ride it all the time. Now the trail is called "Man Quads" and the local cycling association deactivated the big dubious features, and built new stuff thats also rad.
No idea what led me to this channel, but the algorithm must be doing something right cuz I've marathoned through a few videos and I loved them! Strangely mesmerizing and relaxing and exhilarating at the same time. I like seeing how you think things out and are careful and thoughtful while doing such an extreme sport. It teaches others to know their limits, which I think is good, but also has fun with it pointing out the really intense stuff. I'm suddenly very motivated by these videos. You've got a new subscriber!
Right!? These videos are just so fun
Are you me?
Dont even joke that the shitty youtube algorithm works
I've seen a few of dave's videos now and I gotta say I really respect his will to live. I was concerned at first, because most of this does look like a death wish, but he's not afraid of saying no to death when it calls. Good for you dave.
That looks like such a fun trail, I would definitely ride it except I'm on the other side of the world.
I’m also on the other side of the world but I’d “definitely” ride it too 😂
Kia ora.
"not super stoked on this ladder" me with every ladder
This is now on my to ride list. I would love to give that feature a go! Reminds me of all my favorite trails wraped up in one wreck your day event lol.
I want to, but don't want to at the same time lol. I might ride it trials style next time I'm there, but I'm too chicken to go full send.
@@ddangerousddave I very well may chicken out too lol. Need to find out though.
did you do it?
@@definitelynotclickbait8283 and now ? Did he ded or did he do ?
I like that you show yourself not doing a stunt, because I think it encourages thinking critically about your safety.
Maybe it's just a piece of art?🤔😜
4:35 I used to be afraid of heights, then I started rock climbing, went to Six Flags, then jumped off a 30 foot cliff. I am still afraid of heights, I'm just good at not thinking about it.
"unrideable"
it barely looks witnessable, im worried it'll fall apart under the weight if this vid gets too many views
These rides are so fast! It's like watching the speeders in the forest in "Return of the Jedi."
That tree next to the feature that has fallen over, is where they used to carve the notches for failed attempts and the body count.
So I want this featured on a blue trail...
- Sure thing, how hard and technical should the build be?
Yes.
You’re the Bob Ross of the mountain biking world. Your voice and approach to everything is so calm!
I love mountain biking videos there’s just something so rewarding about it, I love feeling wind in my hair. I personally love mountain biking because I can take what it is I’m going through and I can just leave it at the top of the mountain. For me the woods and trails are a place of freedom from my PTSD. I’m free there in those woods going around corners and focusing as I do technical bits that give me a little rush of joy. Of all the like ‘sports’ I’ve put myself through I think this the one I’d gladly keeping doing until I can’t anymore.
I am glad I am not the only one who is so scared of heights that I am scared just to be standing on something that’s a few feet off the ground.
Looks like this was part of a bigger construction back in better days and now most of it is missing.
Right, I wouldn't be surprised if this was unfinished. Otherwise, who is going to hit that??
@@MidWestMTB id hit that
@@MidWestMTB someone who wants to get hurt? Idk, i see no other outcome that that
@@daswienerle3018 fr who tf is gonna climb a sketchy ladder with a bike mount a bike on a wobbly skinny and somehow ride to the "jump" if you could call it that with enough speed to not die??
@@TheAdvisor6440 especially it u consider the non existent landing
Someone has ridden it, there’s chainring gouges at the top of the swoop
You’re a great rider Dave and I love the way you keep it sane.
the guy that built that has an amazing sense of humor
My man decides to walk on a plank little wider than tooth pick in the middle of nowhere. You sir are crazy . Awesome
That thing looks nuts! Looking forward to when you conquer it :)
4:35 "I am afraid of heights"
(Flies bike over giant boulders like they're nothing) :D
I feel you so hard on the heights man. Keep up the awesome work!
That’s crazy. Anyone find a video of this being ridden respond back
Lol, oh that’s so funny. Really enjoyed watching you inch out on that sketchy feature. No F…ing way…. I especially liked..”and there’s your landing”. Good stuff
This is such a demanding sport. To be a good rider you need much more than fitness, strength and endurance. You need those three plus great reactions, timing, spacial awareness, flight path negotiations a split second before... And on top of all that, more bottle than the vast majority of us could ever muster. This sport and riders like you definitely deserve more coverage. You're pushing the limits of human maneuverability. Big respect from me.
Holy crap that feature is insane! Great edit Dave.
Thanks a lot!
I bet it's a piece of art.
I only came here for your tree climbing skills ;)
What in the world!? Lmao, that's uh.....something. Enjoyed the POV, I'll have to go check out more of your channel!
Looks like it USED to be a feature that was used, but got 'dismantled' so you couldn't get up there easily.. they didn't just tear the whole thing down, just enough to make it 'not useable'.
The way you left with no regrets 😂😂😂
Just getting the bike set-up and prepped to get on looks like a challenge on it's own!
Super cool - thanks for sharing a great trail and really cool feature that I'd love to watch someone else ride! ;p
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm sure there are young folk out there who will give it a shot.
This makes me envious of your skill nice job dude
My friend Jim Bud rode that feature once. He was on a 2007 Kona Coiler Deluxe. He hit the kicker at the end and when he landed his feet almost blew off the pedals.
That's awesome! Happy to know it's been done. When was that? Was there a landing at the time?
@@ddangerousddave It was just last summer and there was not landing.
Where's the footage?
Your videos are so fun to watch
It feels as if I'm on the bike
✅👽🙏
Dude that trail looked like a blast. But one of these days your going to run right into the paws of a bear or mountain lion. Thing is going to think "wow forest grub hub really does deliver! " 😂
"Nope" had me rolling 😆😂
That this is insane, there gas to be footage of someone wrecking hard on this somewhere
Would love to have seen that in all it's glory "back in the day".
The solution: put BMX pegs on your non-drive side and grind it lmao
That stunt section was pure sketch! Nail it first time and still might end your day or days! The rest of the trail was super cool!!!
Yeah looking at this thing, I'm not sure what the trail builders were thinking. The rest of the trail looks pretty fun, but that feature is a whole new level of insanity.
The algorithm is recommending your channel my guy you will blow up soon!!! Great content
This trail looks like a dream
Love the vulnerability in this one, thanks for sharing that you‘re scared!
Aye Carumba. "That's gonna be a firm NO from me Dawg.....".
For being afraid of heights you sure manhandled that obstacle for quite a while, good job working through the fear brotha
That stunt was there for years, by itself, always unfinished, long before the trail was actually built.
some say it's been there for centuries
My uncle and his friends may have built it it. They were building crazy crap like that when they were in high school
My great grandfather conquered that stunt with his penny farthing.
@@GrnXnham Indeed. No one’s been able to conquer it before or since - so the legend goes! 😂
This man deserves a subscription
Great video!
Hauling ass! Nice sending on a gorgeous trail.
Looks like Trail Decorations" to me. Nice to look at.
0:50 yep I would definitely go off the cliff on that turn.
Legend has it, it was put there by aliens!
As someone who works on a roof on a daily basis it's always kind of funny to see people struggle with heights. I wouldn't ride that log either though
Yeah this guy bikes the scariest things and walking on that log was too much
Heights never bothered me in the slightest in my younger years. As I aged and realized I don't bounce like I used to...heights start affectin' me.
That looks like a fun trail and one that I could do. (I'm somewhat of a beginner) haha that crazy jump!
Yeaaaah, this is obviously a work in progress. I imagine the planks would just keep getting narrower and perhaps even the skinny at the end would have small planks, hence why the S-curve wouldn't be a problem. It would still be sketchy as anything, but not a total killer.
Nice riding and good judgement.
Legolas casually shows up at park...builds basic ramp for himself....leaves humans to be puzzled by it's complexity for years to come
I'm thinking it probably has a video camera on it and just like the squirrel that wants the bird seed only to either successfully get it or to fail multiple times..
I wonder if it was an experimental thing for an agility course for a trail dog...(and dogs ONLY) Haha!
That wood is beautiful
That is a healthy scare. Breaking your ankle in a middle of nowhere is no joke.
Sweet vid! Boulder mountain is amazing! When was this ride, this year?
There are a few abandoned crazy good feature trails on mt 7 in golden. Popped a few tyres on loose nails checking them out
I wish we had trails around here like this. None that I know of. Or I’d start riding tommarow!
I feel ya on that one.. ." oneday, but not me.!"
Me, sitting on my couch eating chips watching YT video, “well that didn’t seem too hard”
My normally low blood pressure goes up watching your videos, because I can imagine myself being killed repeatedly.
I’m thinking that unridable section is someone’s attempt at humor.
Dave: *flying down a mountain at ungodly speeds on a bike*
Also Dave: *Won't walk across wiggly board*
Me sitting on my couch: "Come on man"
"Super Dave Osborn" would have attempted this if he were still with us...👍 His bike equipped with genuine Saskatchewan sealskin bindings of course!!
"... I missed it"
rofl
I find it funny that, as someone who only saw these types of clips of rides in the past in really old meme compliation.
I find it funny that a ubisoft game has brought me to just watching these rides casually.
Shoutouts to Rider's Republic
Thank you for asking these. I love you for it. Ever need another grandma hit me up. Best thumper brownies in the Midwest!
Call Fabio! That guy would die a thousand deaths and come back from hell to try it again lol
Would be interesting to see that feature in it's original configuration. I am assuming it used to have a proper entrance ramp and probably some sort of landing or roll down at the finish. The old shool stuff (double black) on the Shore wasn't that different, with super skinny squirrel catcher enterences to stop most people (see Flying Circus).
Says "nope... to scared"...
Proceeds to jump off the thing
That's definitely more My skill level. Looks like awesome good fun
Gotta love how you comfortably state youre afraid of heights but effortlessly do trails and obstacles that could easily kill you with 1 simple error 😂
I want to call it the mammoth 🦣
Ooh I like it!
That feature, that's a hundred kinds of no right there 😂
Amazing trail. I would have needed to rest 3 times!
what was this filmed on and do you use any specific camera settings it looks great!
Afraid of falling off, so he jumps down from about the same height 😂
What camera do you use? Settings? Thanks a lot, it was a delight to watch
Aw man! I was totally waiting once he said, I'm afraid of heights, next clip was going to be him up there just sending it. lol
Good call on not doing that, fuuuuuck that.
That's a whole lotta "nope" for me 😂
Perfect feature for Tarzan! Holy mother of fff's 👀