This Is Why I Don't Ride Downhill Bikes at Parks | Highland Mountain 

Might be my favorite part of the videos. One of the best POV talkers IMO.

I couldn’t agree more. Phil seems like a super cool dude.

That's actually a challenge in itself. And then he compliments himself when he saves a bail. Fuck he's good.

I know right! Most of the time I’m just trying to hold on and not hit a tree or a rock. I don’t have the ability to narrate what I’m doing at the same time, at least not coherently like Phil, lol. And lets be honest, I’m going waaay slower than him too, lol.

@@MichianaMadman having met him at seaotter 2019 I can confirm he is a really nice guy

Namaste bro i see you

Sappy

Hey that's me too.

I mean, that's how he always rode, at least for as long as I've been subbed (about 5 years). He's an animal that thirsts for speed and flow no matter the chunk or the curves!

Haha thats exactly what Hailey said! 😁

Shit was hilarious lol

I’ve gotten flat tires (and destroyed my rear wheel) the past two times I went to Killington, after I crashed and slid down on my back for 10 yards. Each time before my bad luck, I made a comment about how I want to ride some other trail network. Always bites me but I keep doing it, even though I enjoy Killington.

He was doing full on Mario kart shortcuts

That is so big in person. The features there are insane

Me: **reads comment** “Huh, I wonder when he is gonna fall” Him: **falls**

Yeah, he is an amazing rider. Stays calm when he knows he is about to fall and then rolls off it. I would probably freak out and end up breaking something.

Its a “bail”

Yea but that first bail was sick asf

dude, i thought i was going crazy

How did he actually. How?????

I didn’t give him a thumbs down, even though I ride a downhill bike at bike parks because i can’t afford an enduro lol

@@AmericanRustWorker3369 wut

FAX

I was just about to comment about that.

@@invisibleazn9330 same

@@invisibleazn9330 hey have you subbed NorCal Cycling ??

I remember that from eight years ago! Wow time flies

cause its hard ahahah

I remember that! Hope you had a good ride :)

@@SkillsWithPhil sure did, definitely not the most advanced riders but finally was able to clear all the features on cats paw and start to clear some jumps on Hellion

One of the big differences between Phil and Sam Pilgrim is that people respect and like Phil for his amiable personality. People follow Sam for his stupid antics for a laugh, I doubt they respect him in the same way.

@ricardo petrazi And also, Phil’s gt is easily recognisable

@@sharpbrothersmtb7519 Also Northern New England is small and local af.

@@RicardoPetrazzi don't respect Sam Pilgrim? He won FMB world tour! People definitely respect him!

:} you're funny

You need about $6,000 worth of bike and it helps…

@@crimescene25 It can be done on a $4000 CAD bike from 19/20 but not sure how much lower you could go than that.

@@Island-RC i ride a 2014 transition bandit i got on craigslist for $1,100 and fixed up. Has all the goods including drop axles, dt swiss rims, and a turbine 150mm dropper. I fckin love it so poppy and feels like a happy dog bounding through the woods lol!

@@crimescene25 I was more thinking something that had a brand new msrp is that price range bone stock. I have a bike from 99 I have 150$ into that I could still ride anything I would do on my newer bikes. It was still a nice bike in its day.

A nice carbon frame and $2,000 shocks make that a lot easier..

@@crimescene25 of course, but i guarantee he'd still be able to absolutely shred on a good entry level bike

@@datboi3577 yeah i actually shred a 2014 transition bandit 27.5 got it for $1,100 off craigs and fixed it up. In fairness though the msrp for its year was $3,600

Why wouldn't they encourage you to get the job especially since it should be an obvious choice if you built trails yourself. You have to listen to yourself and not others it change your life.

@@13LAIR-R I mean it's also cus it was an hour away and I was like 16 lmao

@@taintlessproductions aww well fair enough but my point still stands listen to yourself I wish I done it years ago

imo what really changed is that trail bikes dont really exist anymore. enduro bikes do bike park fine, and yes dh are better when its rough. and xc bikes can do all the trail stuff and light enduro lol.

@@kangsterizer trail bikes don't exist anymore? They definatly do, just ride a 180-160 enduro and a 130-150 trail bike back to back, you can definitely notice the difference, climb faster, more nimble, and are way more playfull (in general of course). And a xc bike does not have the geo to be as playfull or capeble as a trail bike, plus your welcome to ride enduro on it, just make sure to remember the times before that ride, when your wrists did not make weird clicking noises. For example my 150mm trail bike has a 455mm reach, 66° head angle, 425mm chainstay and a 1180mm wheelbase. 170mm enduro bikes in the same size would have some where close to a 490mm reach, 64° head angle, 440mm chainstay, and a 1250mm wheelbase. Those are very different numbers, that is without even going into suspension platforms and how trail bikes linkedge is usaly designed towards giving more feedback. And a xc bike is the same case, but in the other direction. The trail bike is the literal do it all bike, I'm not taking my enduro on a xc ride, but I would take my trail bike. And I would not take my xc bike on a enduro ride, but I would take my trail bike. Its the perfect bike for those that enjoy the more mellow downhills, or a realy pakyfull and responsive bike, or just realy love flow trails.

Downhill bikes are great if you ride bike parks a lot to keep the wear and tear off other bikes and the extra travel gives you more margin of error if something goes wrong. That being said, as a former downhill racer, i rarely recommend them unless it's going to be a second bike, or you plan to race downhill. They are fun on steep trails but are a lot of work on anything remotely flat. if you can only have one bike, enduro/trail bikes are the bees knees.

@@SkillsWithPhil 100%, if i had one bike i would only have a playfull trial bike, good enough for most things and about half of the bike park. id love a DH bike if i could have 3 other bikes first, otherwise i would go with a free ride/big enduro bike like the propain spindrift

​@@SkillsWithPhil Hi Phil...love your style & vids! I'm look'n for some advice on a big purchase I'm planning on make'n (Husqvarna - Extreme Cross 9). I've been out of the pedal world for over 10 years and currently ride an FE501S (Enduro/Dual Sport 249lbs Motorcycle) on black diamonds OHV trails. I found (put a deposit down) an EXC9 that should arrive this Oct., but that fact that you would "rarely recommend" a DH bike gives me reserve as you mention it's "a lot of work". Could you elaborated on that comment and try to relate it to the Husqvarna EXC9, an electric downhill bike w/ 200mils of travel, 630Wh battery, Magura brakes and an EP8 motor? I feel/want the motor to help keep me motivated, but plan on riding it everywhere and fear I'm making a costly mistake. www.husqvarna-bicycles.com/en-int/models/downhill/extreme-cross-9-2021.html (bonus advice would be to critique the EXC9 and it's stock setup as I'm not edumacated in good componentry vs bad componentry, brands, models, etc.) Thanks a million and stay safe ​@Skills With Phil!