please tell me you shredded this on the 4.5... b/c if you can ride like this, on a "short/mid" travel 29er... then everyone is over-gunned with their 160mm 27.5 bikes...
Holy s**t! Moab looks killer on everyone's videos. My take on MTB video length is anything from 3 - 15 mins. As long as the shredding is as awesome as this it's all well received. For a once a weeker like you, it'd be good to see at least 7 or 8 mins though, as we don't see you again for a full week.
Arnost Reckziegel There is nothing to understand from the logical perspective of the mind, Nate is one with his bike and everything around him, he is just reacting based on reflexes and intuition. Everyone with a little practice of awareness and the bike handling could do it as long as they don't fear that something could go wrong.
Every week you outdo yourself but this video in particular is the reason most of us ride, just a bunch of guys having a good time. The length, scenery, and content makes this one of the best so far. Keep it up!
It just kept getting gnarlier and gnarlier.. Insane there towards the end. Love the longer format. You guy's are certifiable for the way you ride. Straight too the loony bin for yalls.
OK. Loving the longer format. This ride really looked like some mates out for a ride, rather than some insane shredders doing their thing. Which was exactly what happened. Strange to see you left at the bottom of a boulder! Your Moab stuff is consistently the most sphincter-twitching MTB videos I watch. What you guys do is just beyond my comprehension, but thank you for sharing. TLDR - Good to see mates having fun on bikes, enjoyed the longer cut.
Your videos are fun to watch. Not too long, not too short. I like that you don't add music. I can hear how your bike is handling the terrain, when you use your brakes, etc. I wish I could ride like this. I just started riding again after 6 years off the bike. I have rheumatoid arthritis, but have gotten it under more control. I have a Scott Genius that I got and am riding again. I can't do what you do, however. Jumps and large bumps will hurt. I thought about doing videos on staying fit with chronic disease, but I don't feel I have the time.
That was awesome ! This guy in blue on Orbea got crazy skills ! You all got but he did a show. After watching this I dream about going there even more. Greetings from Poland !
That was sick. We were in a Moab a few weeks ago and rode Jacksons. I have to admit, that set of ledge switchbacks scared the shit out of me and was the only thing I didn't ride all week. The way you rode that was super smooth and I saw several lines I didn't notice at all when I was there. Very rad. Thanks.
love the longer video. I just found your Channel on Monday and have watch all of the videos. These videos have made excited to start riding again. thank you for the awesome videos.
I liked this video and the way it was cut with high lights from different parts of the trails. There's absolutely nothing like that in new zealand so I enjoyed to see some heavy rock trails. I do like your complete run forrest & downhill videos too
Rode this for the first time a few days ago. Can't believe how fast these guys are going through some of it. On that double switchback, I studied it a bit, then did the first section to the super tight turn, then walked through the next switchback where there is minimal clearance for the bars while riding through chunk. They just blasted through the whole thing! There were also exposed sections where I said, "No, don't even try it."
Nice one Nate. I'm liking the longer format. I know one might lean to shorter videos when you look your channel analytics (average watch time of 3 min), but there are still plenty of people out there that watch the whole thing. My race diaries are like 30 min long, but people really seem to dig then even if the view count is lower than the other vids.
Depends on the trail, but a little longer can sometimes be better with your videos.. I don't know that I can say that about anyone else on youtube. This type of terrain combined with incredible riding equals awesomeness.
Nate, morning from Dubai. Wow, both technical and challenging ride in Moab. Homeward bound on Monday and look forward to hitting Bugs Springs in Tucson next weekend. Blue skies from the sandbox. Jg
Perfect length video. Nice to see some of the tech up as well. Wish I had your skill and guts. Surprised your bike and wheels can hold up to the abuse. Keep the vids coming
Sick video. I think the longer format was dope. I'm a little late to watching cuz I was out of town but I still made sure to watch it as soon as I got some wifi and a free 10 mins.
Moab is beautiful narly terrain, a true Mt. Bikers paradise. you guys make it look so easy yet for us intermediate riders there be plenty of hike the bike sections and/or injuries! ha Ride on!
WOW !!! Such amazing ( terrifying sometimes..) place for a ride ! Really really love to put my tires here one day in my life... Thank you guys for that nice nice vidéo ! ;-)
If the content is this rich, longer is fine! Great stuff. I like how you seem to entertain yourself by taking a straight line no matter how many boulders there are in your way. And, of course I'd hate to see one of you fall off a cliff, but maybe, just once, into something like that little creek ... ?
Met Kyle on a Burro Pass shuttle ride. He was our shuttle driver! I knew he was a bad ass when I saw his name at the top of every strava segment on the trails we rode in Moab. The guy is a technical riding SOB!
Amazing scenery and trails. I'm doing mountainbiking videos myself - but still figuring out the best setup. Asides from that I have only totally different landscapes available at my door step :)
Brilliant episode, respectively trail. And always nice to see an Orbea Rallaon in action. On the other hand: When seeing how easily big rocks might flip sightways one should ask himself, if riding on exposed tracks above another track is acceptable: Danger of killing hikers on the path beneath by falling stones. I was nearly hit by one myself this year (pushing my bike uphill). Still it is so much fun on those kind of tracks.
I love how you guys just toyed around on the terrain. Was some nice variation from the usual charge. Which I also enjoy btw. .....ya fuckin sicky!.....
I did this ride, biffed twice, it is way worse in person, the camera doesn't do it justice, the drops that you take feel way way bigger, it is rough, you land on slippery rocks and have tight turns right after. It is a pretty nutty ride. These guys are legit.
I liked seeing some nuances of the trail. I want to hit it up. Odd Hike a bikes climbs etc. Good work- Also liked the deer creek run on my home course. Great work climbing the wall. Never made it myself :(
LOVE the longer length edits. Crazy riding, and the game of front wheel "rock flick" was hilarious. Shenanigans! It was like deja vu at the first, because it appeared to be the same start that you use to go to climb up to Captain Ahab. I don't think anyone in our group had ever even heard of Jackson's Trail, but it looked to be a longer descent than Capt Ahab and every bit as technical. How would you compare it to Porcupine Rim from UPS down, and Capt. Ahab? It looked KILLER, and much longer than "Dave's Trail" from one of your recent videos. At any rate, sick riding as always, and the extra length didn't lose my attention at all. SHRED ON SIR!!
Thanks for the reply. I'll have to put Jackson's and Portal Trail on the list for next visit for sure. A few of those spots looks REALLY hairy regarding exposure, with what appeared to be some pretty technical areas leading into them. Portal Trail looks to have quite a bit as well. There was one spot on Ahab, where the warning sign is, that made me a little queasy and our group all walked that short section. I'm not too proud to do that on the really bad exposed areas for the trade off of all of the incredible trail without it. Being "advanced" doesn't make a fear of heights go anywhere. My stomach turned the first time we rode out near the bluffs on Porc Rim, and it took me a while to feel comfortable. :-)
Another great edit (the extra length is good). But your making the rest of us look bad, dude! I couldn't even *walk* down most of that stuff, let alone ride it... 😂
Vow, this is absolutely crazy what you're doing! I can't believe you are still alive and heathy! Just wondering how many years of practice would it require to ride like you?
