To me, you're known as "that guy" that kept us engrossed in a year-long adventure during Covid. Thanks for taking us on your amazing adventure. I don't know if you realize what you have done for people. God Bless.
Pro tip...When you hear a strange hissing coming from a cave, you leave the area as quick as possible...It could be a ton of things and most of them bite... ;)
@BKXC A couple of things: first, thank you for riding our trails! Our state is blessed to have an amazing network, which you only scratched the surface of, by the way. There’s SO MUCH MORE you didn’t ride! Come back soon! Second, about that gate/off road fee…those fees don’t go to us. These trails are built and maintained by Hoosier Mountain Bike Association. Volunteers do much of this work! And a bonus number three…you met Steve Miller! (the guy on the Chromag). He is somewhat infamous in these parts for so many reasons LOL come back soon, my friend.
Griffin is nothing compared to Brown County. Griffin is over hyped, wouldn't travel more than an hour for that place. It's only saving grace is it's skill park for those who enjoy that stuff, which I don't. As a local trail system, overall it's great, but it's really not a travel destination of any real distance.
Man, I went there in July, I tried doing schooner and heard the exact same sound from that same cave. I got it on video and looking back at the video it was a skunk. Scared the crap out of me. It was a damp day and between that animal and the crazy rocks right before I said screw it and turned around and just went and did the other trails (it was the first trail of the day for me). Also, they were collecting the gate fee and you had to go to the main office and pay an additional $5 to ride the non beginner trails. I asked and the $5 goes to the local trail build association who maintains the trails.
Might be buzzards. We have a bunch of rocks that fell off the cliff that formed a "cave" and for 10 years buzzards (vultures) have been raising their young in there. They make a horrible hissing noise when you get close.
@@Cliftyman maybe for Brian, but when I was there I got got it on video. It was clearly a black with white striped mammal. Most likely a skunk, but could have been a badger.
Awesome to finally see Indiana featured. As someone from the northeastern part of the state who doesn't even ride mountain bikes (but loves watching your amazing videos), you've definitely inspired me to not only make the trip to check out Brown County but also give mountain biking a shot. Thanks, man! Can't wait for more great content!
@@MichianaMadman Fort Wayne. I'm just a roadie right now but am looking into trying some mountain biking. I'm not really sure of good places to go around here, though.
Next time you swing by Indiana check out O'Bannon Woods and the Adventure Hiking Trail. Someone described It as Schooner Trace & Bobcat had a baby for 26 miles. The rest of the trail system is old school roots and chunk with a little flow/jump. to reward you with the chunk.
Glad you made it to the best trails in my home state!! Hope you had a chance to check out nearby town of Nashville. Quaint town with eclectic/artsy shops and a cyclers cafe. (And nearby Bloomington is great as well) Good luck with the rest of the 50SS! Go Hoosiers!!
Great you got to ride our hype trails! I tried the old drop in to Schooner like 10 years ago when it was first built and it was limestone armor with a terribly placed tree... Decided after 4 failed attempts and scratching my fork that it was too rich for me. I'll have to go back and redeem myself now!
Brian, that bike park rocked, a lot of different types of trails, also extreme fun. I'm some happy you made it back to do Indiana. Have a great week, I will be following you the rest of the way. Be careful & be safe.
My state is getting the respect it deserves. People think it’s boring here because they don’t know about the hidden gems. (Brown County is definitely not hidden) :)
i was happy that you didnt clear all of schooner trace.. that trail had more walking for me than any other trail i have been on! thanks for making me feel human again :D
I’ve been shredding Weedpatch, Hesitation Point, BobCat, NorthTower Loop since I was a kid on a $150 mountain bike and I never thought they were Black, or Blue rated 😳 this whole time I doubted myself and how good I could get at riding.0.0 that really puts a new perspective on how hard and how good I could be at riding. Thank you BC
Awesome to see you riding my home state! I've been to Brown County a bunch of times, but never MTB'd there... Thanks for showing the trails, if I get better at MTB it would be awesome to try!
Brian you are absolutely killing it!..Not even a pandemic can stop you mate. I've been following and watching your progress from afar since the beginning of your channel. Your hard work and persistence is inspirational, you are making your Uncle Dennis proud.
BCSP is a huge favorite of mine, particularly Hobbs and Bobcat. And that weird sound? It was going on when I passed there too, and so eerie!! Glad you made it there. It's truly a gem!
DUDE.... Thank you for you videos.... During this awful past year with not being able to get out and ride as much this has been fantastic for me. I love being able able to ride at 18mph with the entirety of all of your videos..
Been waiting on this for weeks. My home trail system. Proudly busted my ankle on hobbs this spring... or something like that. Not even on a jump, coming out of a berm a little too hot
New sub here. I look forward to checking more of your channel out. I don't have a bike yet but plan on treating myself to one in November for my 50th bday. Currently have a bowflex c6 to get in shape. Keep them vids coming!
Hey man great video! Check out Frisco 20 loop on Frisco, CO. 8.5 mile, 3400ft decent! There is also at least 800 miles of riding within 25 miles of Breckenridge. It exists!
Getting rid of cash would be terrible. It would allow the government to track all of your purchases and possibly restrict some. It would also incentivize negative interest rates, hyper inflation, and further big bank and big government control and debt spending.
Tremendous trails at BC. We come from Palos to BC every October. And the newest weekend trip is Kickapoo State Park near Danville IL. Put that on your list next!!
@@nickanotheradventure Kickapoo is great! Been there twice. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lsPq0_CYQrE.html Looking forward to going back and trying trail 10 soon.
8:41 is where my wife clipped her left pedal and fell into that ravine. Was our first time ever mountain biking, had no idea how we got onto that trail
5:18 = where I broke my knee cap... I didn't have my gloves with me, landed that jump, right hand slid off my grip when I landed, weight on the bike was completely off balance, crashed on the left side and smashed my knee into a huge rock on the trail. Wasn't wearing my knee pads either. The lesson is gloves are a hell of a lot more important than you might think lol also probably wear knee pads too
Love it Brian! I’m an Indiana native and went to school at Indiana University in Bloomington. Not far from brown county. So cool to see Indiana through your lens and glad you enjoyed it. I haven’t ridden those trails since the late 90’s when I was in school and need to get back up there. Have really enjoyed following along. Stay well.
I had been away from mountain biking for over 10 years when I decided to buy myself a Gary Fisher Marlin for my 50th birthday, in 2010. Rode BCSP a couple of weeks later, and did my first XC race there the next year (on that same 30.5 pound Marlin). Absolutely love that place! There are some other good trail systems in Indiana, but Brown County is the bomb-diggity!
Man I miss home. Live in NY now, but my childhood was spent in Brown County and down the road in Yellowwood. Nice to see the vast trail network they have now.
I’m going there next weekend, this by far is the best video I’ve seen when it comes to planning out my ride and getting to know the trails for what to expect! Thank you for the upload🤙🏻🍻
My wife and I enjoy stopping to camp for a few days in Brown County SP on our way back to the east coast from Colorado. What is cool about Brown County is the fact you can ride right from your campsite! But I have to disagree about what you said about cash -- I like using cash to buy things!
After you're finished with 50SS I hope you put together some good weekend trips upper midwest, east coast, southeast, and so on plus a top 10 list. I've really enjoyed this I look forward to the next state
His lil bit at like 12:15 about all the mellow trails with super high consequence turns and bits I think is just an Indiana staple cause I live in central Indiana and have been to 3 bike parks around here and they all had the “this is a green (or maybe blue) trail with a 40 foot cliff on each corner” kinda vibe so idk but it’s very exciting especially if you find yourself going faster than you wanted to
Great video man! Great to see you riding my home trails!! Love love love Hobbs, Weedpatch, Bobcat! You've got to come back and shred again soon - I'll show you around - you bring your Ibis and I'll bring mine - and we'll kill these trails
Doctor Park has a super long downhill with only like a 5 min climb about 3/4 of the way down. Would highly recommend. Also, the Pipeline descent near Pikes Peak is pretty epic, but does have some significant climbing and requires 4x4 shuttle vehicles.
I live just a short drive north in Franklin, and have ridden 100s of miles in Brown County. Never get bored. Road Hobbs Hollow today till my chain broke. Pretty awesome, but not as much fun on an older cross country bike. My bike is not set up for jumping. LOL
Loved the Mn video! Obviously you're barely scratching the surface much of each state in this tour, but we would really enjoy a proper trip on the entire Duluth traverse system! Love the trails there!
One thing I noticed that helped me on Hobbs Hollow the last time I was there was to hit the lip of some of the tabletops on one side vs the middle. Some or them, especially the ones built into or before/after a turn, have a steeper/taller lip on one side, and if you’re comfortable hitting it that gives you a fair bit more air. You just have to treat it like a super mild hip jump. An example is 3:08
Thought you were going to get attacked by the bears, hearing the hissing out of the cave on the trails... Along with the extra tube, carry some bear spray... Awesome videos!!!!
