Long time MTB rider still trying to learn new tricks. I won't be earning any KOM's (and don't even try), but I enjoy trying new challenging trails. I spend most my time in Sedona and the Phoenix AZ area. And while I won't be blowing down the trail, I try to provide video that shows the trail, the scenery, and the experience.
Excellent advice sir. Living in Sedona and being a beginner at mtbing, I'm finding many of the trails challenging. Getting out there is the most important thing. Remember to bring plenty of water, even in the winter months.
Hey Mike, Awesome video and this is really what is needed for so many of us, just good solid riding. The drone shots earned the subscription. Thanks for putting this one out! What four trails were you on at 0:40, 0:58, 1:15 and 1:37 please? After seeing your video, I'm now wanting to do them.
:40, 1:15 are Hiline, :58, 1:37 are Hangover. Just added for the narration, but not blue rides... both have some really technical areas... but very fun if you are a little more advanced. First time I rode both trails I did a bit of walking, but now they are my go-to whenever I hit sedona.
be careful folks. I dinged my brand new SUV doing this with my disc brake disc costing me hundreds of $$ to fix. please use a step up stool. I went to REI and learnt the proper way of loading using a 2-3 step stool.
Rode this trail for the first time today and… I walked the gulch 😂. The camera does not do it justice. Maybe a few more rides down saddle and I’ll get the guts to roll through it
I am 100% If u can't ride it learn to or DON'T but DO not modify a trail to make it easier for you the trail is the TRAIL ...I will remove these features if i see them it is irresponsible to adapt a trail that you can't fully do just so you can have flow....you do NO one any favors by making cheat lines just ruining a great feature !!1
This is the Skydio drone and it follows on it's own. It still requires that you frame the shot, move the drone to the right location, and occasionally stop to get the drone back on track. But not too bad for solo recording. It also requires quite a bit of editing to get any close up shots. And, as you can see, I'm still learning how to get the color correction right:)
Thanks for sharing. I don't quite understand your route. We are considering riding this trail soon. Did you park at Snowbowl and then ride North to the end of this section then back down south all the way 12 miles then back up to the parking lot?
My cuz and I hit Deadman's Gulch yesterday and nailed it. The line to the left is WAY more challenging than the Gulch. I think it really is a visual thing; it looks scary, but it's not. There are plenty of other drops and rollers on the west side of Hawes that are technically more difficult than the Gulch but they are wide open with any number of good lines and riders hit them successfully evruh dang day. The line pointed out in this video is probably the best, but if you roll on the right a bit there is another interesting line. All that being said, the Hawes Trail Alliance has been doing a lot of work on this feature and it looks like it might be starting to crumble.
be careful folks. I dinged my brand new SUV doing this with my disc brake disc costing me hundreds of $$ to fix. please use a step up stool. I went to REI and learnt the proper way of loading using a 2-3 step stool.
As a seasoned mtb'er since the 90's the extreme nature of the modern era leaves me feeling being an intermediate being grounded to what mtbing is suppose to be....thanks for posting "real world" Sedona MTB trails.....how busy are these trails during the weekdays?
Monday is probably the least crowded day. But most week days are alright. The area across the road from the high school is almost always calm once you get 10 minutes from the trailhead.
Fun video, but the reality is almost all trails in Sedona are intermediate. There are some great suggestions, but really you can point anywhere and ride blue/ green trails all day.
I rode "Goose" for the first time in 1997...with Mike and Morgan Harris, the two brothers who scouted and created the incredible route around Gooseberry Mesa. For 10 years, a friend and I rode the mesa twice each year, March and October... and often with Morgan. This year, 2022, in October, I rode again on the mesa. Your wonderful vid shows several of the hardest section on the South Rim. It was great fun watching you work out the lines. You made it look really fun... and it reminded me of the days when we did the same. Thank you!!!
That looks amazing! I went to Gold Canyon last weekend after watching your other video. I struggled a lot more than you did in your video 😂, but had an amazing time.
One of the least traveled MTB areas in the phx area. I love hitting it to avoid the crowds. A little skydio action ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s5xnv2-2HNo.html
@@MrBiketoad Amazing footage. Thanks for sharing this. I've been out at Gold Canyon a couple of times and love the challenges it offers. I have yet to make it thru HooDoo and Cajones without walking my bike in a few places :)
Hello Mike, are you still reading and doing MTB videos? Headed home to PHX to enjoy the fall MTB'n early Nov. Enjoyed the National video and have yet rode it. Where did you park for your ride? That said, I finally began riding an E Bike. It is a BLAST!
I just switched from the rear rack to a roof, and I didn't even think about the slightly higher roof of my Crosstrek. Thanks. I definitely wasn't going to buy that dumb tire step for 80+ bucks or carry around a "sissy ladder" 😂💀
