Hating on Skypark Bike Park - A mountain biking lesson 

LOL! He keeps using up all the coffee tho!

Ha! Humans are weird. 😆

Skypark packs it in. Max fun in a small space! 😆

Hey Andy, dang man...sorry to hear you're still not able to hit the trails. Glad I could help a little. Hope you can get in a spin soon. 👊🏽

My roommate is a jerk! He made me have to come clean with y'all! 😆 I feel you, man. I miss me some party laps on PWWR.

Thanks! LOL! I kind of have to now, huh?

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Yew!

Such a gem. Agreed. There are so many places I’d wanted to visit this year.

@@mtb_alan I can imagine. Hopefully next year haha, maybe the year after... cheers Alan.

Thanks 😊

Thanks!

So fun!

Thanks man! Yeah, I would love to ride Whistler. Ha! Id love to ride Snow Summit right now. 😆

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😆 Thanks! That means a lot. 👊🏾

Thank you!! 😁

Thanks! Will do!

Thanks Fred!

🎉 Thanks!

Hee hee! Thanks! Maybe I shoulda saved it for a Halloween vid. 😆

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Yew! Thanks. 🤘🏾

Hee hee! Thanks! 🤘🏾

Thanks Jonas! Good riding with ya!

LOL! Except I still kinna hate convertible helmets. 😆😬

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💯 Yeah...some dude decided the 55 bridge was too much for him or something and was backing up. The guy on the ground crashed trying not to run into him. 😬

Hella fun place!

Ha! Haven't we all. Thanks Colin!

Thanks for the kind words, Dean! 👊🏾

Thanks! Likewise!

Thanks Stephen! It's such a fun place!

We went on Saturday did you go up these last weekend?

Ha! Yeah...so true. That was definitely the day when I wasn't feeling stoke for Skypark. But I'm glad Editor Alan forced me to level with y'all and get my stoke back!

It’s so cool you can have a rational discussion with your alter egos... mine are alway arguing... calling each other names... it’s like a first grade classroom in my head😆

It’s easy for me to forget how fortunate I am. It’s rad that you’re dedicating time to your local trails! 👊🏾

Ha! Editor Alan does some good work, but man can he be a jerk. 😆

That's a good point. You definitely feel it when you case a jump on Neverland. Ah man...you got me thinking about Partywave Westridge....😭

Ha! I legit was hating on Skypark a couple weeks ago. Comin' off Summit early had me in a mood. But yeah...Skypark is so fun! Not sure when I'll be up again. Maybe on the weekend.

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Well put. Mindset is key.

It's worth the $50. Also, I think they have a reduced price late-day pass. I don't know the details though.

Easiest climb ever dude, my 5 year old climbs it like 4 times or so l.

What're you talking about? There were zero in-camera effects or post-production work in this video. 🤔

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Thanks!

🤔 Alan x Alan = Alan.

Who says I haven't been going? 😉

MTB ALAN 😯 I must be going on the wrong days lol

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Dang. Sorry to hear that. Hope it dries up for ya. 👊🏾

The reservation system is really just a formality. You can stay all day you’re basically just picking a rough time to arrive. I’ve always gotten there a bit later than my reservation, and people without reservations have been able to just sign up onsite and go in basically right away

Hey Ryan B. Much thanks for the response. Getting there late might be ok. But I'm guessing early is not allowed/overlooked. And I prefer to ride first thing in the morning. But that means I have to look for a Sunday reservation with availability. I'd more than likely camp across the street the night before as well. But oh well...

Ha! Well I was hatin' on Skypark for a minute to a buddy. But as so often is the case, it was all me. The time slot is for your arrival time, and you can stay however long from your time slot on. Hope that helps.

When you turn off of a lip to get rotation for a whip, 360, and other tricks that need rotation

"Carving off the lip" is what I do to get my awesome facial air. 😆 Seriously though, carving off the lip means turning just a bit as your headed up the lip so that your bike is offline as you get into the air. Once offline, you maneuver to get your front wheel back to straight. And depending on how you carved and how you bring your front wheel back to straight, you'll do a different "trick". Hope that helps!

Thanks for the suggestion.

Naw...he's too busy making all these episodes happen. 🤓

LOL! Kelly don't mess do she? 😆

Yeah...it's too bad about the fire danger. I do know that if you went less than a certain number of times, you can get some amount of refund.

Ha! Thanks. The guy on the ground was trying not to run into a guy who decided to stop on the 55 bridge and come back the wrong way.

Adobe Premiere Pro.

Ok thanks

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Hi Frank! That's rad. At Skypark, you'll be totally fine. At Snow Summit (Big Bear), you'll be good. I rode all the trails at Summit on my old Recluse (140/150), and it was older geometry. But as you suggest, the bike is the lesser of the limiting factor, and your skill level will act as your limiting factor. Fortunately, Snow Summit now has Blue Steel, so you can get the fun of smaller jumps and transfer over to Turtle. And you con't have to step into the high speed pace of Partywave and Westridge. Also have a look at the trails that come off the back side of the mountain, Fall Line and the combo of Pirates to Plumbers Plunge to Fern. Those are less travelled but still well-maintained and a lot of fun. They land you a little ways away from the bike park, but it's an easy and uncomplicated way back. Trailforks will help you out there. Yew! I'm looking forward to bike park season! 🤘🏾

@@mtb_alan Thanks for taking the time to answer my question, that was more then i was expecting , HAHA!, I feel better, i was thinking ive made the wrong choice of a bike, it'll be cool though because there is alot of trails here in so cal that my bike will be perfect for.

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I'm stoked we have Skypark. I'd def done the Session Jump. It was the jump I showed during the sessioning portion of the How to Jump episode.

@@mtb_alan Yep. I went back to that vid, and there it was! Don't know why I did not recognize it. It's on my mtb "to do" checklist.😯

Hee hee! I have footy of that drop in an older vid I think. Also some clips of Tony, BCPOV and Yuka doing it in another vid.

@@mtb_alan Sick dude! That thing is scary the first time you see it. What’s the name of the vid with it? Thanks!

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5q001Ez1yrc.html

@@mtb_alan Nice! Thanks Alan. Trip, that was actually the first MTB Alan video I saw. But man, GoPro’s really shrink stuff. The drop looked so small!

😆 I was legit hatin' on Skypark a couple weeks ago. Fell back in love tho.

Ha...well, I guess I didn't show the views from up there. It's legit in the sky.

I went there a while ago.

He's faster at editing. I'm faster at riding. 😁

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How does that work? You just got extra hate lying around you need to use up?

@@mtb_alan Hahahaha

Does it matter

You did it! Now go ride your bike! 🤘🏽