Snow Summit Mountain Biking - Miracle Mile. Full pull on this black diamond MTB trail. 

Heck yeah! Rad dudes! Thanks! Trying to get smoother on ol' Miracle Mile.

Thanks Preston! Oh dang! Didn’t know I was rollin’ with famous people! 🤩

Thanks Tony! Yeah man. Been missing you up there.

Thanks! Yeah...do it! 🤘🏽

MTB ALAN i have the Santa cruz bronson 2019 aluminium S + hi components ! And it performens way better in a tuff terreain ! Saveing my life many times ! 😎🇲🇽👍🔥

Love the Bronson!

Right on! Kudos for braving that trail on a short travel bike. Glad my vid helped. 🤘🏽

Bro! Good on ya for trying that trail on a hardtail. That's no joke. Respect. Also, like I told a buddy, "I always feel like I'm in a boxing match with Miracle Mile." But I'm working to make it more like a dance. 🤘🏽

Yo! Thanks! Yeah...dude was cool. He owned it. 😀

Hey! Stoked for you! Both Snow Summit and Skypark at Santa's Village are rad. Aliso is a lot of fun if you're good at navigating. I'm not and can get pretty lost in that place without a guide. 😆 Also consider Santiago Oaks in Irvine. If you do Santiago, know that you can park at Irvine Regional Park. Gimme a shout if you see me on the trail! 🤘🏽

Yeah...I am always a little on edge going into Miracle Mile, especially coming from all the rhythm and flow of Party Wave + Westridge. But this time, I started having more fun. I look forward to making it one of my go-to trails. And yeah...I'm looking forward to the new trail! I gotta get up there on Friday and get some laps with you.

Thanks!

Ha! I definitely didn’t feel fast trying to keep up with Tony and Scott. 😆

Thanks! I think that straight line approach I took is gonna for me since e Ike pretty sure I can that line a fair bit faster.

Yo Chris! Good gettin' some laps with you man! See you soon!

Thanks! 👊🏽

Ha! Thanks. I never pick the right line in that section. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Yew! 🤘🏽

Thanks! Do it! It’s a blast!

Yes you do. Just buy a pass and hit the gas, buddy! Yew! 🤘🏽

Yo! Skypark is a blast! Snow Summit is a high-speed blast! 🚀You should def go ride there. Hope you get a park in Charleston...or just spend more weekends in Big Bear. 😆

@@mtb_alan Good to know! Thanks for sharing! Hopefully soon! I hope so too! That might become too expensive haha! 😎

Oh dang! I hope you're all right.

Yo! You know it! Following Scott and Tony, I realized after rolling by that I could've hit it just fine. Next time!

Thanks Adam! I hope to get smooth and fast on that trail...maybe I'll race it one day. 🤔

You’re making me blush. 😆

Thanks! Ha! Yeah. We all gotta be situationally aware because we’re not always being situationally aware. 😆

Ha! Right on. 👊🏽

Thanks Sam!

Yew! 🤘🏽

Nice! Yeah...after following Scott and Tony and watching them hit the Miracle Mile ramp, I felt good about hitting it the next time I have a chance. Wanted to hit it last weekend, but the wind was pretty bad by the time I was up there. It actually looks about as easy if not easier...?

@@mtb_alan yeah, I agree. I think I just need someone to train me into the jump. I just need to get over the mental block knowing that I have hit bigger jumps.

Heck yeah! I know that feeling of getting away with it! Good stuff. 🤘🏽

Yikes!

Thanks! And hey...I get to improve all over again. 😆

Count Chunkula! Yeah...I feel like it's in around that section where most crashes happen.

@@mtb_alan It definitely caught me off guard, especially all the mid corner chunk.

Yew! 🤘🏽

Yo. Thanks! Once I have the bike suspension tuned, I pretty much use the same settings for everything: trail, bikepark, etc. I do increase my tire pressure by a couple pounds at Summit because I'm generally rolling into stuff a lot faster than when I'm at Skypark. The main suspension settings I change are in my meat suspension. That is to say, I ride a bit differently at Summit because everything is bigger and longer there...faster. So I'm more relaxed. Also, I rarely ride Turtle, aka braking-bump hell.

Hope that helps!

I started doing that PW to MM run recently. Starting to dig it.

Oh dang! Cali life is good. Expensive but good!

@@mtb_alan yea I know that one reason why I won't. But I can dream about those mtns being here I guess

Copy that. California allows Floridians to visit. 😆

@@mtb_alan well I am coming around there in September but for business so dont know if I'll be able to ride. Will see.

Make it happen! 🤘🏽

That's too bad. Which jumps on Miracle Mile?

Yo! I know a lot of people experience that. I train regularly and my training involves a lot of grip, so my hands normally feel all right. I do know that when my hands do hurt during a ride, it’s when I’m riding scared. Hope that helps! 🤘🏽

MTB ALAN thanks you should do a video on it 🤟🏼

Good idea. I’ve been considering it. 🤔

If you stick to the park trails, you should be good without a chain. 👍🏽

That’s rad! Going Green is a great warmup trail. Although the brand new trail Blue Steel might be a good warmup too. We’ll see. Other trails to try: Turtle is fun. There are also trails off the backside of the park, Fall Line and Pirates-Plumbers-Fern. Make sure to look up how to pedal back to the park if you rode those. Most intermediate riders are OK on Partywave to Westridge if you’re comfortable with jumps. Hope that helps! 🤘🏽 Happy Birthday!

@@mtb_alan Thanks Alan!

Yeah...bit different. I'm assuming you're talking about TMB DH.

@@mtb_alan yessir. Went into that last week for the first time going as fast as I could. As you probably guessed that wasn't the smartest thing I've done.

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That's an interesting question. The simple answer is that I ride my suspension plush and stiff. Let me explain. I recently reworked my suspension setup with the help of a coach (and Fox suspension tester). And I learned that it's better to have your suspension supportive (i.e. stiffer) on the lip of a jump but active (plush) when landing. It's better to have your suspension supportive in a turn and active through a rock garden. So you want your suspension to be both plush and stiff. "Plush" when you need to be moving through the travel and "stiff" when you want your bike to hold you up. So I don't think about it as "plush" or "stiff" but rather as active and supportive. But how the heck do you get both? That's what all the damping knobs are for. With the correct sag (air pressure) in the fork and shock, you use HSR/LSR, HSC/LSC to make it both active and supportive. Note, the right sag is a huge factor! I know that probably doesn't help, but the truth is, modern suspension is sophisticated. Suspension engineers work to make it so you don't have to choose between "stiff" and "plush". Learning how to set the right pressures and understanding how the damping circuits actually affect the ride takes some noodling.

@@mtb_alan man, I actually understood that, but yes it it hard with all the knobs lol. But I get it I guess I just have to mess around with them even more. To find that right spot I guess. Thanks for answering me back bro.

No problem. If you haven't already, start by making sure your sag is set correctly. From what I gathered from Kevin Aiello, my coach, it seems like most people are running have too little pressure in their shocks. As a note, there are manufacturer guidelines for air pressure and damping settings. These are a solid place to start. And keep in mind, that those settings assume proper positioning and weight distribution on the bike. For instance, if I'm riding tentative and positioned too far back on the bike, I find that the front skips around and the back feels harsh, but with a more aggressive stance, the bike settles down and cuts through like a hot knife through butter.

Fox Proframe. 🤘🏽

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Ha! Hope you’re all right. GoPro never does it justice. 😆

MTB ALAN Thanks man! been following your channel, I’m 42, you’re a great inspiration to us older guys; only regret, I wish I would’ve watched your video before I decided to drop in🤣

Nope. I hold my breath until the end to I have to go faster.

Ha yeah! A lot of people go up there to take a break. I guess I didn't need a break. 😁

Yup.

@@mtb_alan got my first dual suspension after watching all you videos. great content. cant wait to try one of those rides.

@@TalkToMeMax nice! 🤘🏾

Anything for speed.