Mountain Biking in Downieville - Trail Guide
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- The perfect Saturday in Downieville, California. You can't buy anything else this fun for $20. Rode down Second Divide on the first shuttle and then Third Divide on the next run.
Ride guide on my blog: bk-xc.com/downi...
Demoed the 2016 Santa Cruz Hightower CC 27.5+ from Yuba Expeditions. Here's my video about the bike: • 2016 Santa Cruz Highto...
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Looks like an awesome destination. I think it's great that you include footage of features that you do not clean. It keeps you human and relatable. Keep up the great work.
Downieville is a real fun place to go! Yep, I keep it as real as I can (yesterday's video was all my crashes from 2016).
Dville is a gem of a trail network.
Definitely!
Great video man! The Downieville series of trails are some of my all time favorites! Also, a little tip, if you pause your video at around 8:06, and look to your left, there's a power station or something there. Go into that fenced area, and head past the equipment, and the little building. Up about 100ft further, there's a rocky swimming hole that has a mini waterfall that can be used as a water slide, and it's absolutely beautiful!. It's a wonderful place to eat a snack and cool down between runs. Check it out when/if you go there next :) Cheers!
Oh wow!! That's awesome
I just went there last Friday for the first time. Watched your video first though. It was epic! I even met another TH-camr out there. The climbing towards the end was brutal and I experienced my first ever cramp, but all in all it was a fantastic day. Checking out more of your videos. Thanks!
Awesome! Glad you got out there!
I showed this video to my wife AFTER I went down it. Can't wait to hit it again this summer! Great video! Gets me pumped up!
Hahaha, awesome!
Rode here last Tuesday. Such a great day! Still snow at the top and the waterfall crossing was running pretty good, so had to walk it. Two shuttles with Downieville Outfitters, classy operation. Thanks for the vid, they helped immensely.
Oh wow, glad this video could help!
This riding series is great. Watching all your videos. Awesome job!
Thanks, I appreciate the love! Many more to come!
I went to your blog for the first time today. Very nice and clean...huge props bud. You are starting your own brand and it's pretty great!
Thanks man, gotta keep branching out!
Love your infectious, sunny commentary as you ride. I'm getting a lot of great nuggets out of it, too, like the Trailforks app. Thanks for the inspiring vids!!
Thanks, man, I'm glad you're enjoying them! Tell a friend. I'll keep making 'em if you keep watching.
This is the first video of yours I found, just searching for Downieville. Our front desk girl just got into road biking, and I was showing her your videos. Turns out you know he boyfriend, Brian Giles from the college newspaper! Small world!!!
Hahaha, YES! What a small world, that's crazy!
that looks so amazing! overall it doesn't look terribly rough, not like I was expecting.
It's great! Only a couple really rough sections. I rode it again after Spain and it felt really flat in comparison.
Well I live in Omaha Nebraska and everything is rough to me lol. Im so jealous you're living the dream!
Thanks man!
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I love the raw sound with no music
Yeah, me too. The audio is a HUGE part of doing it right! Certain bikes are silent as well and it really adds to the experience.
Awesome video! I've added Downieville to my bucket list!
Ahh looks so nice, you're so lucky having trails like that nearby. Jelly, yes.
+Just a Mountainbiker Defnitely! I'm always grateful.
Dude, what an epic video! Love it. I don't think I have ever subscribed so fast.
+Sam Lathrop Haha, that's great. Thanks man!
Dang Bro, I just watched this after watching B1ker's video. The trail and views are pretty sick!! The Early Days, video are still pretty great. Keep killing it Bro. and LIVE-LIFE-LOUD!!!
It's a damn great place to ride!
Loved your video! We were there on that trail day, little boy in the stroller on second divide😁. What a beautiful day for a ride and volunteering to maintain the trails.
That's awesome!
Just subscribed. Very nice to see a fellow Northern Californian making these videos! Inspiring.
Thanks Rob!!
Killer trails! D'Ville has amazing scenery too!
+Edd Arell Definitely!
Just gotta say that these videos are great! Keep up the good work mate.
+CrazyBarbarian Thanks, dude! I appreciate the love.
Wow! This is on my bucket list.
It's so much fun, man!
Fun looking trails! The first part is a lot like Mill Creek Canyon, the top area. All the pine trees and the way the trails look. You can shuttle from Mill Creek up to Guardsman Pass at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon. I think you would enjoy it. The whole ride along the crest trail into Mill Creek Canyon looks a lot like this. There are open areas along the crest trail where you get some good views. The single track guy has a good video of it.
Nice, I'll have to get there!
I'm late to the party! That place is going on the list. Looks like a damn fine time.
It is!!
Dang never saw this video!
Love riding out there. Used to live in Quincy not far away. Downieville is some of my favorite also. Now I live in Davis so I usually just go to Rockville Hills. I miss the Sierra Forrest.
This looks like such a fun ride!
It was a great one!
Finally did this!! Freakn awesome..thanks for the vids Brian.. It was a shock to the system, Butcher was a chunk fest and third divide....strap your seatbelts on!!
Haha glad to hear it Tony!
Lol just got back from my cabin in Downieville there opening a Santa Cruz bikes if you go again tell us and show the town it’s amazing 👍
Nice!
Do you wear a full face helmet when mountain biking Downieville? I am planning to ride the trails there but don't know if I should take one.
If you travel anywhere for a holiday you have to go to Australia Perth Margaret river it is a pine track it is the boom of all tracks.
Nice! Perth is WAY out there! I've heard Blue Derby in Tasmania is amazing too.
been watching your videos for a while.. just subscribe.. so many trail ideas.. Keep it up!
Awesome!
Another fine MTB vid. I hope you have an opportunity to ride The Northeast Kingdom in Vermont some day. Since you like Downieville and Tahoe I think you would dig the Kingdom. Check it out in the web. Lots of local rippers to give you the dollar tour. Ride on man.
I hope so too!! Thanks bud
That was some nice climbing at 6:15.
Thanks dude!
@bkxc have you always ridden with cleats? Are you always clipped in? It seems like you unclip without issue. It would be awesome if could do a short video on clipping in and out, lessons you learned, etc.
Yep, the key is multi-release cleats. They come out really easily.
5:38 was someone there trying to pan for gold? If so I'm guessing that's not allowed. Also awesome stuff this ones on my list tower to town ride definitely looks amazing I'm guessing its an all day event. Cheers Brian
My bike and me somehow managed to survive a cliff fall on second divide this weekend. Be safe out there!
Whewwww! Always something ready to get you out there!
what is the name of that map app? I drove through last year and saw all the nice dh bikes. I had no time to stop and ask questions. but it inspired me. I have watched a couple of videos and looked around for a decent deal on a dh bike. I got an 05 specialized big hit comp. built it up. and I now feel like I cannot utilize this bikes potential anywhere in yuba/Sutter county. I am going to downyville soon and would like to take my bike down some aggressive trails. could you give me some advise.
I use Trailforks, it's great! Yuba Expeditions, the bike shop / shuttle company in Downieville is shut down until next year, but that's who I would ask for help!
Nice video man, I just visited Downieville about a month ago. I hit the trail too hard being my first time on a downhill trail, good thing I had the Bronson CC that is one hell of a bike! I got into some crazy crashes, If you see them you certainly won't be disappointed. I will be watching your channel to see more trails around Bay Area. Good luck and keep up the good work!
+Sohaib Younus Hahaha, I'm imagining the crashes now. Thanks for the kind words, see you on the trail!
Hahaha, oh man you are a good sport to have that many crashes and still be psyched to ride!
+BK-XC lol yeah. as long as I keep learning I don't mind. I crashes 4 times on the first run and only once on the second run, so I am satisfied with my progress lol
Hahaha! You'll be down to 0 in no time.
+BK-XC I wish it worked that way lol
Great videos! Downieville/Sierra Buttes is on the destination bucket list. Are any of the trails in this vid portions of the Classic race course(s)?
Thanks Keith! I think the classic goes down First Divide and I went down Second. But definitely some overlap!
So is it like $20 per shuttle? How long would you say each ride is?
Nice footage. I loves me some Downieville What camera & mount system are you using? It's quite stabile
Thanks man, I can't wait to go back! Thinking I'll try Pauley Creek next time. Here's a link to all my gear: bit.ly/bkxcgear
Great looking trails
Some of the best!
You may not like to watch videos on places you're going to ride but I call it studying. I want all the recon I can get! PS I'm bringing my pan... I'm going to find that gold!
Dude, I cannot wait to hear what you think.
Awesome video! It's so smooth, how did you film it? It looks like a chest mount but the camera stays stationary when the bike moves from side to side, and the video doesn't seem to get affected by the bumps. How?
Video gear link in the description!
I missed that the first time, thanks!!
It looks like so much fun ☺
As close to a perfect day as you can get!
Ever run into any all mountain hard tails on the trails ? I have never seen one up close I know they have slack head angles and 160mm forks.
+Roger Armendariz I haven't seen many hardtails out in the wild.
Great videos!!! Every Time i watch your reviews i get excited to go out ride my bike and dream about visiting all these places your riding in the U.S. Hopefully that in the future you could show us other angles also like the landscape of the trail park. Might i suggest getting a drone like the phantom.
Thanks Kevin! I have a drone but it's just hard to get it out there while riding. I want to get some more diverse footage but it's a tough tradeoff.
Kevin Jingco
Hey BK-XC, just came across your review postings and I'm a fan! You're having fun and it shows. Come on out to Western Colorado and have some fun in the Grand Valley. Keep up the fine work. Can you call it work?
Haha, it's damn fun work! I hope you stick around. I'm planning on hitting Colorado next month!
I'm planning on doing just that. Stay in touch, I'll buy you a beer at The Hot Tomato.
Sweet! I'll be posting my "in the moment" travels on Instagram, so you can keep up with where I'm at and we can get in touch when I'm there.
So i'm preparing for a little bit of an epic ride in about a month up in Boulder, it's 66 miles, 6,600 feet of climbing. takes about 8 hours. I'll have a friend or two with me. But other than that I have never done a big ride like that. The only thing I'm worried about is the water situation. What d you think i should do? also any tips on how I can put the route INTO my garmin 800 would be great. thanks and keep making great videos!
Awesome, man! For water I would check out Aquamira drops: amzn.to/29V4keP They are super compact, follow the instructions, mix the two chemicals and put them into your water and in about 15 minutes you're good to drink.
As for the route, create it in Strava: www.strava.com/routes/new and once you save it you can click "export" and it will give you instructions on how to add it to your GPS.
Thanks for the love, dude! That ride will be epic!
I hope so! Thanks!
Excellent video, thanks! D´ville´s fun, but have you ridden around Lake Tahoe? Start with Toads, Armstrong Connector-Corral, or Cold Creek-Star Lake, then branch out. I haven´t been back to DV since I started riding there.
+Doug Mann Yup! My favorite is shuttling from Spooner and down Van Sickle. Also up Van Sickle and then down Star Lake. Can't wait to get there this summer!
Looks awesome! Does anyone know what the riding season is here? I'm heading out to California next April/May and trying to find somewhere that won't be under 3 feet of snow!
This year the snow probably won't be gone for quite a long time. But who knows, next year might be dry and May might be a possibility.
please tell me you havent worn that usa tank top more than once
Is it possible to do all these trails on a hard tail Trek Pro Caliber 9.9 - Carbon 29er ? I have very legit technical MTB skills. NO fear, but I am just wondering... If did Tahoe - Flume, Armstrong Pass, and Corral all on a previous hardtail (inferior Diamond back aluminum) Would I have any reason to worry about any sections shown in the video?
Just rent a full suspension bike at Yuba Expeditions. I'm sure people do it on a hardtail, I would not.
This falls under Rule #9. Just because you CAN - doesn't mean you SHOULD. Got it.
Brian, what stabilizer do you use? Also, your audio is great while riding. How do you achieve this?
Hey dude! Not sure if this video has it, but if you check the description of my newer videos I have a video gear link!
awesome seeing that humming bird fly in front of you at 2:46
Yeah!!
What do you recommend in So Cal? Lots of good trail vids so far
Nice so peaceful
Thanks!
Nice work bro keep up the good videos!!
Thanks, man, I appreciate it!
Sweet video man. Planning to come check this place out. Do they close the trails for the winter? I'm hoping to come out in the next several weeks.
It's a great place to ride. It does depend on the weather, and snow shuts the season down around mid November.
Do you think I'll be able to have fun on my hardtail here? I live about an hour and a half away and it seems smooth enough for the most part.
If you ride other gnarly stuff on your hardtail I don't see this being any different!
sick video! love it.....getting me pumped up!
Nice, that means I'm doing my job!
Cool video man . Wish we had them trails in the uk. Debating Hightower or bronson myself coming from a Capra.
+Guvzor Thanks, man! Not a fan of the Capra?
I had 2 cracked frames, Bos forks went faulty and waited 3 month for bos to fix. So when the 3rd frame cracked I got a refund. Was on the original Capra pro. 170mm bit over kill in 90% places I ride in uk as I like to climb to get the good downs.
Damn, 170mm is overkill but you still cracked three frames! Hightower is quite fun, but it was a little too easy. Bronson is still #1 after riding a lot of bikes.
I just found your video while researching the DD trails and love it. I've just started mountain biking and have camped in the Pack Saddle area every year for many years. My wife and I want to try the trails down to Downieville but are beginners and my wife rides a hard tail. We used to ride dirt bikes in the area many years ago. Is the main route down to D'ville doable for beginners if we take our time?
Anything's possible if you take your time! There'd be a lot of stuff you'd have to walk around and it might end up taking you 4 or so hours to get down if you're going slow.
Thanks for letting me know. Most of your video looks like it would be a blast, short of a couple rocky sections. We can ride, just not fast lol. I'm glad you put the time into perspective, because I'll have a friend take us up and then pick us up in Downieville later. We camp at Sardine Lake every summer for a little over a week so we're right there.
the link to your ride guide is broken
Thinking of going once the spring comes around you guys know how long it takes to get down once you get shuttle up?
Depends all on your ability. I can do it in about 90 minutes with no stops but I think it's more like 2.5 hours for most people.
BKXC sounds like a good time looking forward to going its about 3 hour drive from modesto keep up the good work! Thanks for taking the time of replying!
It's worth the drive, lots of fun! My video on the Intense ACV is also in Downieville if you want to check out some more footage
what bike are you on ? you dont always say what bike you rented or whatever
What camera are you using? And what kind of camera mount is that? It's super stable!!
Thanks man! Check out my link in the description for "my video gear"
+BK-XC got it! Thanks man! Subscribed ✔
Awesome, welcome aboard!
What can you say about the durability of the 27.5 plus tires?
I only rode this for a day, so all I can say is that I didn't get any flats!
I’m just starting out trail riding w/ my fat bike and was wondering if Downieville has starter trails??
Thanks
Dave
No, it does not, this is the basic route, and then you can add in more extreme stuff
BKXC ....... Thanks for the info. I’ll keep biking Auburn for now.
Dave
2 new vids are brilliant. Thanks for doing them as always. Was wondering how far you have to travel to Downieville from your home? Magical place. Des P
Thanks for the good vibes, as always! It's a 2.5 hour drive from my house. So I left around 5:15 am and had plenty of time for the first shuttle at 8:30. It really is magical.
What is the name of this river and it’s beautiful river
Great Videos...
Keep up the good work👍👍
Thanks so much!
Great Vid, nice commentary too!
Thanks so much!
I can never make it up that part at 3:39 also
Gotta try this! About 2 hours from my house. At 5:25 I'm expecting an Ewok (StarWars!) to come out! Hahahahaha
Do it!! Its a great trail
Thanks for posting the video! You seem like you would be awesome to ride with and maybe be friends with. Ride on!!! and keep the rubber side down lol.
Mahoney out
Thanks Matt!
2:47 that bird was trying to showboat... peep dis Brian!
Hahaha
what type of mount camera are you using?
+William Nita Check out the "my video gear" link in the description. Working on a blog post with more detail and eventually a video!
Great vid man! Keep it up
+Taylor Roy Thanks! Appreciate the love.
New SC Colours are out! What do you think?
+Tim Lever I think they're looking good!
it would be grate if you made an intro with the bikes description .. :)
Yeah, I agree, but these videos get so long that I try to separate the talk about the trail from the talk about the bike. So I did an entire video on the bike here: th-cam.com/video/VzHvAYT-iUs/w-d-xo.html
Simply awesome, i guess that place gets out the downhiller inner you jeje
Haha yeah buddy!
Amazing!!!!!
Thanks!
nice video!
the sad part is I'm too far from trails like this one
Thanks, man! It's worth making the trip!
have you been to Moab?
+sundayduffer Yesh! But it was 5 years ago when I was just starting. I've heard it's gotten better and better. Thinking about Outerbike in the Fall.
WHEN WILL DOWNIEVILLE BUILD A TRAM TO TAKE RIDERS DIRECTLY TO THE BUTTES? Maybe there isn't enough parking or year-round activity to justify the cost. But Man o man what a view.
That'd be pretty neat!
Yo how many bikes do u have?
All of 'em! I rented this one.
The price went down .it used to be $25 years ago when coyote adventure used to shuttle . .
Oh wow, how often does the price ever go DOWN for something?!
Rite !! That's what I'm saying . can't wait to get back down there on that trail
It's a BLAST
Love the commentary but more that it is more a regular rider and not pro level fast with no mistakes.
Thanks Sterling!
how catastrophic is a non intentional lefty at 4:54 & 5:55 .. i see you on lots of steep angle mountain trails.. anyone ever go off/over?
I'm sure people have been launched off with varying results. Definitely makes the ride more exciting, but I would hate to make some dumb little mistake and get my neck broken.
hey dude there is some thing wrong with your videos keep pausing when i watch your videos on 1080p 😥
+Rafed Hossini Ah, maybe your computer or internet. Take it down to 720p and try it again.
no i have brand new make pro and my internet is decent its weird i watch a lot of youtube video on 1080p 🤔 ...
lol that guy with chainsaw, i was scary for minute :)...i should stop watching horror movie..
Hahaha!
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These are the videos I miss that you use to make. Trail guides. I still like watching your vids, but it seems like you've gone away from your core videos. This and bike reviews.
Man, your bike is super quiet.
Yeah buddy
Get a new vidio
Shuttles...?! What ever happened to climbing the mountain and being rewarded by the downhill...?! Or those "trail bikes" not able to do that anymore... Tooooo funny.