Walmart is Building Mountain Bike Trails!?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- The Walmart family has made a lot of money and has started building mountain bike trails in Bentonville, Arkansas. But are they any good? We go to find out!
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I live less than 10 miles away from the trail
My friend goes to slaughter pen for races he does that track easy
I’m the GM at Dairy Queen right by that sonic you ate would love to ride with you and I got y’all on a free meal! Next time let me know!
I’m surprised the trails didint fall apart within the first day
Just so you know Soiltac is water and glue
Glad y’all had a great time! hmu if your back in the area.
Same goes to you in bc!
Thanks for the tips on jumping!
Your a sick rider Coop
Bruh ur awesome at mtb
Man, I cant wxplain how jealous I am. You have such amazing trails, right in front of your door
Being able to do mountain biking as a physical activity in school would be my dream come true
DJ DAVIE D ikr
My jr high and high school have a mtn bike team
I used to take kids riding as a job, loved it
The problem is that most children would end up breaking bones so...
Depending on which state ur in theres a program called NICA where its student athlete mountain biking and schools have teams.
“You might be wondering, at 17 years old, shouldn’t Cooper be in school right now?”
Literally not what I was thinking 😂
Nah, he'll work at one of the Walmarts.
He could make money just towing in out of towers. Thats honest work right there.
My 11yo is homeschooled too. His PE is fencing and cycling.
@JAMISEN MELTON No? Well if the kid gets hurt he might get in trouble for letting a kid get hurt but he's recording everything.
Walmart: builds trails
Also walmart: bikes not suitable for trails or jumps.
I knew someone was going to say that
bob jalockowitz viathon bikes owned by Walmart actually makes decent bikes
Eric Dmochowski bit better than just decent ive seen
bob jalockowitz there looking to give back money to customers they steal from through lawsuits of injuries on their poor equipment
I'm glad, Walmart needs to stay in their lane more and stop destroying industries.
I’m from Bentonville; you only have to pedal hard on the jump lines if you’re not maintaining adequate corner speed. THAT is the “cheat” I tell every new rider to the area; corner speed is everything here or yes, you will be sprinting all day
That is absolutely true....which is what makes it double jeopardy in some places with our loose over hard conditions! To be fair, there is not even a comparison to someplace like Whistler, which he cited, simply because that's LIFT ASSIST bike park action, with even the shortest runs being 1,200 ft. Eric is comparing it to something that's not even an option here, and if all of the trails were built to "coast down, and no pedal" he would have likely complained even more about how fast the descents are over with, right? He did diagram how the trails are built to extend the runs, which is accurate. I mean...if you didn't pedal on Fire Line or Cease...you would come to a dead stop, much less not be able to clear the features.
My guess is that the next video may have more of the same comments about Coler. If he had gone to Eureka for LLW and GPP, then it would be a little bit more of a fair comparison to what he's used to back home. Even with that...we're still not on the same page elevation wise.
It looks like they were seeking out the best sections, but I think one of the biggest allures of our area is how you can go on a XC ride and experience everything....rollers, berms, kickers, optional jumps, and mild elevation change, which makes for pleasant and fun riding overall. THAT is our strength, and to me the runs like Boo Boo, Cease, etc...are great, but that's only a part of what the overall picture offers. To me...the simple fact that NOTHING here requires a DH bike, says all people need to know about gravity riding here! Agree?
You guys are lucky for having such a nice MTB network. Whatever the guy said about charging to jump, I don't see a problem.I think it makes the riders stronger 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@Capicua718 .... Agreed. When you are required to put in the pedal power, it helps develop your overall power output, and aerobic threshold. You definitely have to work a bit to keep speed on several of our lines, but what would people rather have....a minute or two long route with pedaling, or a straight down line that lasts 15-30 seconds where you don't have to pedal? It's really that simple, and I for one like having the climbs be commensurate with the descents, and with our limited elevation change, you can only do that by using that method. It also makes the trails more sustainable. There are some lines in the area that require less pedaling if that's a deal breaker for folks. They just have to stick to those. :-)
True
Wow I live in Bentonville too
Walmart bikes = bad
Walmart Bike Trail = good
Not wrong
Dog with hat gang is everywhere
@A H these aren’t bmx trails
I live in Bentonville, so I can add some insight. If someone walks into Walmart and asks for a mountain bike, they give you directions to Phat Tire, the best of the local bike shops
A H go back to the skatepark and fight with the skaters and scooter riders you bmx scrub
As soon as I saw the step up I said to myself “Whistler”
Same here. And that Whistler step up crash never gets old. :)
Me too
11:04 Trust me Cooper, that’s far healthier then American public school food
Agreed
Great video! Informative and fun to watch, definitely gonna check out more videos from you
Hey Creezy I'm a fan
The real hero: Coooooop!
Yeah! Thank you for the tour Cooper!
Saw y'all while I was walking the dog. I didn't recognize you at the time but it clicked when I saw the BCPOV on the Strava leaderboards. Always cool to see the local trails getting exposure. Seems like they are building new ones faster then I can ride them sometimes.
oh man, i loved Bentonville! one of the first places i plan on going when i'm back on the bike and healthy again!
Hey well soon Bobo, i feel for you!
Why can’t Tesco’s build trails then 😂
Haha yeah or Morrison’s 😂 the Waitrose ones would be well posh
Sainsburys would be really average
whats tescos
ASDA should😂 UK Walmart
Gaming Bot_64 a store in the UK
as Walmart bikes are clearly built to top notch perfection I’m guessing the trails should be great...
The Walton grandkids are avid mountain bikers. They're the ones behind all of it with all of their resources. The mountain biking scene in Bentonville is great.
@@absolutemadman3993 you should. As the video showed, the trails are great and integrated into the town very well. Now as far as the mountain bikes that are sold in Walmart stores, I would suggest investing in a better built bike.
who needs brakes!!!
“You’re probably wondering: Shouldn’t a 17 year old be in school right now?” *Me: Uh we don’t do that here*
It’s so cool seeing trails I’ve ridden and filmed on so many times in the past! That first step-up to a drop is no joke 😁 Great job! Can’t wait to see your take on Coler Mountain jumps. I got in over my head on Cease and Desist and separated my shoulder last summer🙁 Nice job!
Oof that hits close to home! I had no idea how serious that trail was, and a local MTB veteran recommended it, so me being the newb I was/am, full sent it. On the second jump or so I did a over the bars 180° in the air and didn't bail. 😂 Landed like a pancake flat on my back and somehow walked away with just some gnarly scratches. I was sooo lucky, and was able to keep riding (not on C&D ofc). That was my first real wake up call, and I can't imagine what would've happened had I landed on my head💀
Easy to build trail with a crap load of elevation . Little elevation and you better get creative. I have been following the pro trail builders on those projects and I feel they are some of the best in the business. Those trail crews worked their tails off. Great vid. Thanks.
Easy to build trail with machines and a ton of money. I'm surprised they didn't just pave them all. I've been seeing all the videos of Bentonville trails and it is not inspiring. It truly is the Walmart of MTB trails.
It's really amazing the way yuka and you have improved your skills at jumping on your bikes.
Congratulations!!!
9:48 have you hit it?
Cooper: i will here in a second
g-d dam the ball on this kid XD
Did u here how awkward his laugh after it was tho😂😂
Lol! I went over the bars on that log(6:27) front tire went off on the last 2 feet. 😂 I got distracted by a deer!! 🦌 😂
I actually live in Bentonville; it was really insane to see them ride all the trails I ride. Right now in summer they have new slaughter pin trails built, easy to shred.
Thanks people of walmart!
I wish we had some of that trails in Brazil, where I used to live, maybe 80% of my friends at that time could spend their times riding bikes ( we always used to ride bikes, that was our favorite stuff to do ) and not selling or using drugs... When you hear someone saying - Sport can change life. You better trust it.
Him: does crazy jumps
Me: falls over while standing with my bike... 🚲😂😜
How tf do you fall over while standing on your bike? 😂
@@XG-OFFICIAL-59 wel u stand and fall over cuz ur balance is shitty af
He didn t do any crazy stuff
The slope style was all built by us locals back in the day ...Walmart has never touched it
I wish I could get homeschooled so I can ride my mtb for sport, I barely get anytime after school for mtb cause of all the homework 😭😭😭
I'm home schooled:)
I dont do homework and i had a 2.8 out of a 4.0 scale
Haha you sad wow who cares kid
Assault Loner You record Fortnite gameplay on a phone lmao
10:45 best example of the gopro effect I have ever seen, 10:27 full gopro effect without other third person POV
HAHA!! Great video Eric! That step up was pulled from a defunct skate park in Joplin, MO...and it is clearly not made for bicycles. You both did exactly what most people do...buck their way on, and barely make it!
I wondered when you would make it to my backyard trails!!! I hope you also made the short drive over the Eureka Springs to ride there during your visit, because that has more gravity trails that don't require quite the pedaling intensity. But...in general, you nailed it, you have to be fit just to keep the speed needed to clear our jump lines, and your next video at Coler will iillustrate that well if you ride "Cease and Desist" from top to bottom. Hitting "Drop the Hammer" with max heart rate is a LOT different than sitting up on top of it at resting heart rate, composed, and then clearing the biggest tables at the bottom completely winded....is even harder.
Nice job on all of the trails you rode. I REALLY WISH you would have ridden in Blowing Springs Park proper, to get a real look at the Karst shelf topography, and some of the prettier sections of trail with some good rock tech, but you did a great job of highlighting the trails you did ride.
Aren't "gravity trails" called downhill trails?
@@jonathantierney7301 .... I'm just going by what people traditionally think of as a "downhill trail," which for most people is something closer to the gnar that you see on the World Cup, or larger national DH races, like Windrock for example. Those include difficult rock gardens, steep sections, some berms, jumps, and usually a few substantial ladder drops and rock drops.
Flow trails are what most associate with something like A Line at Whistler, where it's intended to be pretty wide, usually not a lot of rock features that force technical riding, and mostly big berms and jumps that require a certain speed to clear them, based on the size of the features.
Years ago, a trail in Slaughter Pen called Medusa had a flow trail that had table top jumps, a wall ride, and several berms. You could ride it just as fast on a hard tail as a DH bike. BUT...people referred to it as the "Medusa Downhill Trail." This was prior to the takeoff of TH-cam, so people would load up and travel to the area with their triple tree bikes ready for some intense challenges, ride down it once, and then have to push their bikes back up the return trail to ride it again. Many would keep searching the system looking for the "downhill" trail thinking they were in the wrong spot! They would show up at the LBS's UNHAPPY to say the least.
So, because of that, I seldomly refer to anything around here as a "downhill" trail. We have a few within a few hours' drive that are closer to meeting that description, and one new system at the Buffalo Outdoor Center in particular, that has a lot of those components.
We now have a HUGE mix of trail types in Bentonville/Bella Vista proper, but it gets even more diverse if you include the 2 hour radius around it.
I live in southwest Missouri and I never knew this, Thanks !
4:29 - YEAAAAH YUUUUUUKAAAAA!!!! 5:23 - YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH EEERIIIIIIIICCC!!!!!! :-) Coopers gots some skillz!
9:46 Have you hit it? I will here in a second. Nervously laughs😂🤣
i was given a full suspension MTB from Wallyworld many years ago. it had a sticker on the top tube that said, "NOT MADE FOR OFF ROAD USE"... needless to say, i bough an American Made Yeti
In before this video gets to 1 million views......great work!
Haha, thanks!
Love the vid...can you going ridding at oak mountain state park in Hoover, Alabama
I can vouch riding in bentonville has made me a much better rider, not only am I just sending stuff now the rock lips vs dirt lips is so natural to me now.
Amazing video! I have made 3 videos on BENTONVILLE, and one more in the making ( I think we almost ran into you guys) yet I don know how I haven’t thought of that title! So amazing! Keep an eye out on my channel for my bentonville video “ teaching my dad how to ride mtb jumps - bentonville NWA “
I watched your coler video! Keep sending it buddy!
Thanks for sharing your travels. That place looks so cool.
woman hits step up in worst possible way: 'she really is a superstar on a bike'
man hits step up in worst possible way: ...
If they make it, who the fuck cares whether it's the 'right' way. This channel is built on pushing comfort limits and overcoming fear. Which is a great thing that doesn't need nerds like you to pipe up with your gatekeeping bullshit
I lived there for 2 years and yes, you have to pedal like hell unless you are a very good jumper.
Can’t even begin to explain how much I loved this video, it’s my second one I’ve seen from you and it was truly an amazing video. From how well it’s shot edited and how you treated the local kid. You sir have gained yourself a subscriber for life.
It's ironic because if you even looked at those trails on a Walmart bike it would snap in half
I want to live in Bentonville. Ride life everyday.
Fred Vaughn you want to live in Fayetteville bentonville sucks besides the bike trails.
Please move there!
I actually live in Bentonville it's really cool and fun here. Good location too.
Nice work on the step up! I'm always really impressed with how fast Yuka is progressing.
Yuka has no fear! Haha!
A grou friends and I were able to visit Bentonville last October. Some of the best trails I’ve seen yet. The trip we made to Lake Leatherwood’s shuttles downhill trails were the highlight of the trip.
Those trails are a dream come true. Those $400,000 per mile looks to me like a tax gimmick for Walmart
Who’s waiting for the
RIDING MY WALMART $150 BIKE AT WALMART TRAILS
Walmart employees get their bonuses, and buy HIGH end MTB's. So, a Walmart bike has a little different connotation here! :-)
Willbros yeah I was talking about the fad of people buying cheap Walmart bikes to take to bike parks for TH-cam videos...
@@thetrailtrawler2602 .... Oh I know, and nothing personal was meant by my comment. I think the most famous one was Skills with Phil just ABUSING a dept. store bike! Others have done it as well, but we all know how it's going to end. HOWEVER....
While people make fun of Walmart bikes, I believe there is value there. How many kids get Walmart bikes for X-mas from parents or relatives, and then get hooked? It doesn't take long to see the limitation of a $100.00 bicycle, but think of how many people get their first taste of cycling on a Walmart bike?
We have a LBS here, Mojo Cycling, and they will work on Walmart bikes. What happens commonly is, the owners quickly realize that the parts and labor add up to more than the value of the bicycle, and with some brief discussion about it, many parents will opt to purchase a nicer bike if it's something their kids are really into. For adults, it affords them the opportunity to get out on the trails and see if they like cycling at all, before they spend more money on it. Think about it...for what you can do on a MTB initially, a Walmart bike is going to be adequate for a few rides anyway, and you would spend close to $100.00 just for a day's rental.
Willbros oh I totally agree they have their place in the market and if it brings people to riding bikes it’s money well spent!
Looks like the trails were built for Walmart bikes.
This is my new favorite TH-cam channel, and I don’t even mountain bike.
Great video, Eric! I will definitely look at Walmart a little differently now.
Great video Eric! And man, I can’t agree more about the trail speed vs pedaling! You have to pedal like no other! Can’t wait to see the next video!
I heard you mention it in the Joey podcast! 🙂 I tried to find a video where someone clears all the jumps on black Bird but could only find one and they were skipping some to make it work!
Hopefully the massage the trail a bit 🙂
new walmart trail center rule: you can only ride it with Walmart bikes and Hurt yourself in consequence
Even through I don't ride bikes this video taught me something.
Pretty cool, the way the trails aren’t limited to just one zone, love it!!! Little slippy looking on the wood and rock section, but it appears you all got used to the conditions! Cheers Eric!!
I'm so happy that someone shouts out arkensas for ones, it's just one of the loneliest states thanks
"Okay, let's go." is the new just do it
Alejandro Matos I am making new bike videos of you want to check them out
i used to live in bentonville!! i can literally see my house from here!
I like bikes alot but i never been to trails and skate parks with my bike just outside and mountain biking looks REALLY fun
Its been 6 months. Have you been mountain biking yet? I'm about to go mountain biking for the first time this weekend
gives me a whole different view on wal mart the brand. They should use this to their advantage and actually use this in their marketing showing the public they actually do give back to their communities. I mean how many other companies are doing this ? Not any I know of!
The only non bike brand I know of that is building bike trails at this scale!
The sunglasses on the original Walmart guy gave me jordan boostmaster vibes
Haha, totally 😄
mountain bike trails in the middle of the town.. thats insane.. and a the side of the road!
Here’s the thing about Yuka: she knows that sometimes you’re painting a portrait, and other times you’re painting a barn. She wasn’t afraid to paint a barn on that first step-up.
what’s the difference, if you don’t mind explaining?
WashiestDrop198 go check out a painting of a portrait, like the Mona Lisa for example. Then go check out a barn. Report back if you need further clarification.
Daryl MacLeod why not just tell them what you mean
They have some in La Ventana, BCS, Mex, where the heiress visits sometimes. The trails were technical and fun but not very fast and minimal features. Wouldn't ride again but glad I did. She owns a MTB shop there too.
Damn, love the little trails on the sides of the roads. I always imagine there being little road-side trails and thought it would be amazing, had no idea those existed anywhere.
I've always called them sidewalks 😂😂
Jonathan Tierney lol me too
Absolutely love the Bentonville/Fayetteville area. As much as I hate Walmart as a company, they do a lot for the area to make it better. Plus it's on the border of the Ozarks, so there's lots of MTB/hiking/kayaking/fishing/etc to do out there.
The Walton family foundation helped build Denver's "Ruby Hill Bike Park". The largest urban mtb/bmx park in the country. (so far)
Scott Black so much Falde info here
@@connorsletta1876 I've ridden them so.....
Scott Black I live in Denver and know of a larger Urban bike park within the metro area. Might interest you to know ruby hill was built and maintained by Denver parks and rec.
@@connorsletta1876 My good friend Sean works there. I've been in the Bicycle industry 28 years. Regardless, It's on the sign by the parking lot. With a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, among others. "Public/Private Partnership.
@@connorsletta1876 Winter Park (Owned by Denver) Trail Crew built it. Also, Boulder is a Suburb.
Wow perfect amazing Eric and yuka ..
I love being homeschooled!
They ride better than I do but to be fair I almost lost both my legs and my arm due to an ied, and still recovering from a brain injury. I’m barely going to start relearning how to ride a bike. It’s going to be hard but fun can’t wait
This is way underrated, this needs to be shared way more to show how much appreciation we have for what Walmart did for the community
Do you know what, you're actually a good TH-camr, im subscribing!
This place sounds like a spacer's choice colony.
I work for walmart in caldwell texas.I would love to ride that some day
This is the trail i like. No BS rocks, roots, boulders that require 32” tires with triple shocks marketing crud. Done with bumpy trails to literally shake the shit out of you.
Awesome, I would love to live in that town
Yeah I’m from Bentonville it’s basically mtb trail heaven
If you’re gonna continue to go west come to Sweetwater bike park
wow wish they (ASDA UK walmart) did that in UK
You guys are so nice and that’s how you get so many friends
This is awesome
as you were going up to the step up i was saying out loud "come on Eric" and then you did it "YES"
Looks like your gonna be coming threw my city
Great video! I had no idea Wal Mart built riding trails. Cool Stuff!
This video was amazing! Cooper was awesome as well. Its always great to see you ride with a local. What an amazing gym class for that young man. haha
You should go to berm peak
I'm sure Cooper's parents know their soon if a very gifted athlete with mountain biking. That's probably more than likely why they home school him and have him focus on that more.
Aww passed up some good riding in Alabama
$500k per mile of trail? 😳 That falls right in line with some charities using the cardboard signs placed on countertops of businesses-the ones that have the half-circle cutouts in them to hold quarters. I’m not going to call out a particular organization, but after researching the charity that my business was raising funds for, it was brought to my attention that for every quarter collected, only ONE CENT was put back into the charity for research and assistance for the afflicted. It sounds like the Walmart trails follow a similar model.
Mo and Hannah was just there. Wait this video is old. Damn I'm dragging behind.
U should make a vid with Seth bike hacks
Not all of that Walton Foundation money went to MTB trails. It also paid for a big chunk of the Razorback Greenway - a 37-plus mile paved trail that runs through several cities in the region.
Haha me and my friend talked to you guys at cat mountain the other day! I had no idea you were so big on TH-cam!
Hope you had a good ride! We did!
They've now produced something more then "the people of walmart"
I race BMX. You said soiltac and my face lit up. It's the gold of dirt. It's so amazing
"did you see me get bucked?" uh no!: he says lol (when he got bucked you even transcribed it.. and made a remark right after he landed) regardless neat trail..
p.s is it hard to get speed or just like casing haha??
Lol let’s his girlfriend go first... yes now I know I can do it because she didn’t die!
love your videos bro. Sr suntour suspensio y wtb tires stop supporting you? :(
There’s so many trails here, I have to ride 9km to my closest trail and it’s only 50m long
What app/website did you use for those trails? I can't find the same detailed information that you kept quoting. I found a map with "Green, Blue, Black" but it doesn't have any of the details like you did. And it is missing half the trails.
where are you guys headed next?
I got yelled at for riding through the splash park at the beginning of the video even though it was like 90 degrees out lol