Da na na na na na na na, Thunder... and Lightning | Oak Mountain State Park | Birmingham, AL 

Thanks for the rec. I’ll check it out next time. Now I have a good reason to go back!

It’s not too bad is it? A lot more pedaling than you’d expect. Every time I go, I feel like the trail gets longer and more demanding 😂

@@_Aitch_ nah, not too bad, at all. For my first intro to a black diamond trail, it was fun. Tails is a newer one, in that area. Jump trail that you would like.

Definitely. I’m hearing people say storyteller, boulder ridge, and slingshot?

yoooo thanks!

Awesome thanks for the info. Glad I made some good choices. There’s definitely still some others I want to come back and do another time. And you’re right about that… doing that climb twice is brutal!

Haha someone had to say it

You too, Josh. Thanks for commenting bc I never caught your name. I was thinking about it as I left today. How’d the rest of the day go for you? Also, was that you in front of me on 1776 when I hit that tree?

@@_Aitch_ dude I thought someone crashed but couldn’t tell. I was coming down dong fang and when on 1776 I thought I heard something behind me make loud noise so I was def in front of you. Was worried I was slowing you down. You ok? What happened? You have Instagram? We can message on there. Rest of the day was great for me, hung out with Jarrod for awhile.

@@joshschaefer4001 yeh haha I’m all good. I took my eyes off the trail for a split second and clipped a tree with my bars. Just a little tumble. Nothing too bad haha. Jarrod seems like a cool dude. That’s the first time I’ve seen the legend in the flesh

Yea same here. Finally met the legend. Let me know when you want to hit pine mtn. Your jaw will drop

I went here a couple weeks before you told me to hit those (just a little behind on the videos). Next time I go I'll be sure to do them 🤘

Sorry I missed this. Typically, I think it's just a brand difference. I've heard that Shimano feels more like an on/off braking system while SRAM is more of a progressive braking feel. I find that to be true and consistent with the Shimano brakes on my Scott Spark and the SRAM brakes on my Specialized Enduro. If they are SRAM, then it's likely just how it is supposed to feel (soft and then grabbing at the bottom... this is how mine feel as well). I've never bled either set of brakes. I think I like the SRAM feel better. Just comes down to personal preference. LMK if that helps or not!

I didn’t know that. How was it? And what did they do to it?

@@_Aitch_ didn’t get a chance to go yet. We had some weather come thru and I changed my work schedule. Hopefully head out there this weekend

Oak mtn is one of the best spots. Used to live in Memphis for a couple years too!

I didn’t consider it. I just went with the trails I’d heard about most frequently. I’ll probably do it next time tbh seems like a popular trail.

Looks like you definitely can. I parked near the bottom of Jekyll and took terrace, peavine, and red road to get there. Then came back up the same way to do Hyde and Jekyll. Might be a bit longer of a route but I decided to do that so I could do Hyde and Jekyll easier at the end

@@_Aitch_ Red Road sucks no wonder you were gassed…. Good riding bro

No you have to get up Camp road to get to Lightning. To get to Thunder you have to go up Red Road.