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Justin Niemi
Добавлен 21 авг 2013
Ride bikes, be happy 😊
I'm Justin Niemi, I am a mountain biker from the East Bay Area.
Most of my riding takes place in the greater Bay Area and Lake Tahoe.
I have decided to transition from IG and FB to RUclips in hope to create better content!
From this channel you should expect mainly GoPro POV videos.
If you're brand new to the channel, a long time friend or seeking answers to MTB questions feel free to message me! I'm available on most platforms with Instagram being the most active.
I'm Justin Niemi, I am a mountain biker from the East Bay Area.
Most of my riding takes place in the greater Bay Area and Lake Tahoe.
I have decided to transition from IG and FB to RUclips in hope to create better content!
From this channel you should expect mainly GoPro POV videos.
If you're brand new to the channel, a long time friend or seeking answers to MTB questions feel free to message me! I'm available on most platforms with Instagram being the most active.
CES Georgetown - Race VLOG
Awesome first time out here @ Georgetown for round 1 of the CA enduro series!
w/ 4k vert and 26 miles this course was brutal. Stages 1 & 2 were the most pedaly. 6 & 4 were the most chunky and fun. This is a great venue for an enduro race and I'm stoked with how the bike and body performed.
Ended up 11th in Expert Men 30-39.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Mace Mill
04:54 Trail 1
08:33 Trail 9
12:13 Halfway update
12:57 Iron Gates
17:11 Trail 8
w/ 4k vert and 26 miles this course was brutal. Stages 1 & 2 were the most pedaly. 6 & 4 were the most chunky and fun. This is a great venue for an enduro race and I'm stoked with how the bike and body performed.
Ended up 11th in Expert Men 30-39.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Mace Mill
04:54 Trail 1
08:33 Trail 9
12:13 Halfway update
12:57 Iron Gates
17:11 Trail 8
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Sea Otter DH Race Run
Просмотров 5852 месяца назад
My 2:15 walked me to the second step of the podium in Mens Expert 30 - 34. I was shooting for a 2:10 but after the crash in Friday's practice I was happy with a 2:15. Looking forward to coming back in the future and learning the course even more.
Sea Otter 2024 - Race VLOG
Просмотров 4273 месяца назад
First time racing at Sea Otter, I competed in both the DH and the slalom. Ended up just outside the bracket in slalom and finished in 9th, they took 8 from qualifying. In DH I was able to put down a clean run and ended up in 2nd with a 2:15. 00:00 Thursday Practice 02:48 Intro 03:10 Thursday Practice Lap 2 05:41 Day 1 Recap 06:24 Friday Practice 08:49 Crash in Friday Practice 12:56 Day 2 Recap ...
Marinduro 2024 - Race VLOG
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.3 месяца назад
First enduro race since Mammoth Bar 2021! The Marinduro was a great start to the season and it was a fun one, even with the sloppiness. Thank you to Mike’s Bikes for the support for the 2024 season and to Bay Area Bike Project for convincing us to come out and race 🤘🏻 Luckily I did get a chance to pre-ride what I believed to be the course on Tuesday and it definitely helped. I was able to keep ...
Pivot Shuttle AM vs Pivot Shuttle LT
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Had a great time in Arizona demo testing both bikes! The LT with a bit more enduro geometry and Shimano motor. or The AM, a bit more trail focused with the Bosch CX motor. Thank you to Pivot Cycles for letting us come out, ride these bikes and tour the factory!
National Trail - South Mountain MTB
Просмотров 8195 месяцев назад
Aboard the V3 Switchblade following Bryan from Pivot Cycles! This trail is called National and its endless chunk. I had a good time riding the V3 Switchblade and it's easy to see this bike is made for trails like this. It climbed well, maintained composure on the descents, while still feeling poppy and playful. Thank you to Pivot Cycles for letting us come out, ride the new switchblade and givi...
E-Bike Group Ride - Santa Cruz Heckler
Просмотров 7 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Stoked to finally get out and host an e-bike group ride! It was a great time covering 5k vert and 18 miles in the briones pilot zone. Less than a year ago all these trails were unsanctioned and now we have legal downhill MTB trails in EBRPD. This is a major win for us MTBers and it's important we continue to treat other trail users with respect so we can keep these trails sanctioned. If you wan...
Santa Cruz Heckler SL - 1st Ride & Impressions
Просмотров 11 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Finally getting to spend some time on the Heckler SL! For more info on this bike here's the link to the SC website with everything you'll need to know. www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/bikes/heckler-sl Overall, I had a great time getting to know the Fazua Ride 60 platform and getting accustom to the newer lighter e-bike market!
Head to Head - Giant Trance X Advanced Test - 29 SE vs 29 Pro 1
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Met up w/ my buddy Conner Wygaerts to test these bikes head to head. Today we are riding the Giant Trance X Advanced Pro 29 1 and the Pro SE models. We noticed the bikes were different right away by pedaling them on the flat. the carbon wheels of the 29 1 model made the ride snappier but harsher. The 29 SE felt more supple and composed throughout the trail. Overall Conner was able to get his ti...
MTB Skyline Napa - Lower Skyline | Buckeye
Просмотров 9939 месяцев назад
MTB Skyline Napa - Lower Skyline | Buckeye
Jackson Hole Bike Park - Dirty Hairy
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Jackson Hole Bike Park - Dirty Hairy
Teton Pass - Jackson Wyoming - Jimmy's Mom to Parallel
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Teton Pass - Jackson Wyoming - Jimmy's Mom to Parallel
Capitol Forest - North Slope - Scoby to Octagon
Просмотров 32311 месяцев назад
Capitol Forest - North Slope - Scoby to Octagon
Capitol Forest - North Slope - Down N' Rowdy (DNR)
Просмотров 79311 месяцев назад
Capitol Forest - North Slope - Down N' Rowdy (DNR)
North Slope - Capitol Forest - Mr Bones - Race Run
Просмотров 984Год назад
North Slope - Capitol Forest - Mr Bones - Race Run
Ripped that
I went for the LT. During my research I conclude that the Bosch is a bit more reliable and they have better post-sale, which is pretty nice. However, both have similar autonomy, very low failure ratio and both do the job to take you uphill. At the end of the day the most important for me is to have fun downhill. Thus the LT won. Nice bike btw!
Got a new bike and now also SRAM, I found the shimanos are more aggressive snd have better bite. SRAM feels very spongy. Any idea what I can do?
What trail is this?
i use ixs carve elbows and never had an issue with them slipping. Its mostly an ego thing. I see good riders wear no elbow or knee pads. But hey all it takes is one good smash and your elbows effed up or your knees. I like when people wear the chest protector over there jersey for looks 😅. Fashion on bikes.
is this stampede/boca by chance???
So malet sheas have stiff shoe sole ?
What psi do u pump it to
Really enjoying all these posts from local e-bike riders. Finding new places to ride is amazing. Thanks guys!
I don't see a big difference. 8 looks a little brighter, which might not be a good thing on sunny days. Upgrading to 12 is probably not worth it when looking at stabilization, unless there's another advantage that I'm not seeing.
Nice trails but very pedaly! 4 jparts XC, 1 part DH.
Nice dude.
Thanks dude! Happy to keep it upright & build momentum on the season 🤘🏻
@@justin_niemi Rubber side down!
Dustar!
Promo>SM 😣
Pedal pedal pedal pedal!!!! Goooood
If you won’t listen to others at least listen to yourself. 😂 my favorite was when I knew I had the speed for the triple and I said “you got this”
Sick did you win?
2nd place! Just barely too, should have yanked for the triple or pedaled harder 😂 next year
Yo! Good work, love watching these🤙🏻 You should’ve got the clip of me snaking Jason 🤣
😂 thanks bro! I don’t think I had hit record yet and I’m glad I didn’t. Great work in the DH can’t wait to ride with you @ CES this summer.
Great footage bro. The crashses...WOAH! Fantastic to see you get back up right away from both. 🤘🤘🤘
Thanks Vince! I’m stoked to finish out the weekend on a high note and definitely glad the crashes didn’t take me away from the fun. The slalom crash was so dumb 🤦🏻♂️ going for redemption next year
That crash made me flinch hard 😅 Lucky to walk away uninjured from that one! That course looks exhausting for a “DH” course lol
Stoked to just have a few abrasions and some soreness, I would have been bummed to have been taken out for the weekend. Once you get the flow of it, it gets way less pedaly and more fun! Definitely exhausting but super fun! Seems all the DH segments we have consist of a pedal or two 😉
Nice vid as always! What makes you decide between flats or clipless for races like this? Curious as it seems you ran flats.
Good eye! This year I’ve pledged to spend more time on the flats and I think it’ll benefit me by getting the practice in early. As this course wasn’t very steep and I wasn’t dropping a foot often I definitely could have ran flats confidently. I was thinking about switching on/off depending on the course this year but I plan to wear flats for every race!
That crash was gnarly. Nice recovery/race run.
Thank you Tom 🙏🏼
I love the 1st run commentary, Oh God, Oh god, Oh god.......LOL!
I was definitely on the struggle bus on day 1. Brand new bike, not set up for me (yet) and a course I had never set eyes on. Generating speed is huge here and I was not doing a good job. The reason for the oh gods was because I kept getting bucked and I believe it most was because of the suspension setup. Had it dialed in for day 2 tho!
@@justin_niemi I hear ya dude. Getting tossed does not help either.
Ripping! The Sea Otter DH course is definitely an interesting one. Unlike normal DH, this one takes getting creative with lines because even .01 sec counts when it comes to this DH. Your lines looked real good up to that last rhythm section where you lost a lot of speed. Even I screwed that up doing table to table, with speed I think it's a good line but it seems like the triple is the move, that section take a lot of balls to pick a fast line😂. I did the enduro so I only got 2 practice runs, so next yeah, I plan to do more and prefect the course a bit. Killing it Justin 🤙
Dang only 3 runs total on this course that would be hard to put down a good time! What did you end up with for time in the enduro stage of the DH course? Table to table would have been faster than what I did, but even the triple was faster. I watched a guy go down hard in practice and then I fell too so I was "content" with the safe line, still beat myself up after tho haha! Will you race the DH in the future?
@@justin_niemi I got 2:19. So not too bad for 2 practice runs. If you want to see it, I posted the raw run on my RUclips. Yeah for sure, If I didn't nose case the table to table, it would have been pretty fast. I feel you man, that looked gnarly! I'm glad your were okay. You did real well all things considered, it all looked smooth and controlled. Yes, next year I'm planning to do the Enduro and DH. I thought about signing up for the DH last minute this year, but I only had the air bnb till Friday... Next year!
I'll be in Nevada City for Dirt Daze in 2 weeks. What would you say is the best flow trail for a relative older newbie? TIA.
Hoot, Scott’s Flat, & talon show for sure!
Would have been great if you would have told us what trail you rode
Due to the sensitivity of the area and because this trail is unsanctioned I won’t release locations or trail names. When trails are 100% legal I have no problem doing so.
@@justin_niemi Then you shouldn't be riding them!
yes, if you can't tell us, then stay off them
What are some mods you’d recommend for the SE? It’s on sale for $4500 so I may get that. Thank you!
I got my AM and put a 38 170 on it and it plows amazingly. Next up, coil!
Sounds like that’s the best option! Did it loose any of its spritely characteristics with the extra weight?
@@justin_niemi nah man, this thing is amazing. It just made it that much more capable.
Been riding coil now for a month or so and it feels like butter. Amazing bike. I’m hitting gaps and drops I’ve never thought I would. Best purchase ever.
I was racing I got 10th for my fist endro
Nice work dude! You racing any others this year?
I ride a hard tail and Im about to purchase my first Santa Cruz...looking at a Bronson but I want to ride this thing as well. Im also in the Bay Area, so Im gonna go hit SC Corp and demo both, thanks so much for this its a great video and I learned alot
Thanks for commenting! I hope you love the upgrade. Sounds like it’ll be perfect for these Bay Area trails ✌🏻
My buddies motor keeps shutting off and won’t turn back on. Luckily it pedals pretty well with the motor off so some rides have turned into analog rides 😂 Not sure if he’s figured out the cause but a bit unreliable. He loves it otherwise. Bike rips and keeps up with my Kenevo Expert full fat on big rides.
Gosh, pedaling one of these off sounds like a nightmare 😳 stoked to hear he can keep up with the full powers when it’s running good tho! I assumed it would fall behind a bit even in rocket.
The LT with the Bosch motor
If only 🙏🏼
Great re-view. All in what i need for my decision - however; I think the battery capacity [range] is to less for me. Where did you shot the video? CAL?
Yeah the range is pretty good tbh it lasted just as long as the full power did with the 630Wh battery! Yup I’m in northern CA!
At Tamarancho sort of slower looking. Once you got on Hobo you were flying.
Yeah it was tough to generate speed on the flatter stuff with the wet trails and puddles. Stoked to put down some good times overall and turn it up a bit on hobo 🤘🏻
Thanks for recording and posting! Glad to hear it wasn't only me sucking wind on those pedaly stages. Nice lines- gave me some good ideas about gapping those greasy roots next year.
Oh yeah big mouth breather on some of those stages 😂 yeah I’d prefer to hop those icy roots vs try and ride over them! Sometimes it pays off but also it can be a bit spicy when you compress your suspension into a sloppy corner. Hope you had a good time out there ✌🏻
Nice dude
Thanks Jeff!
Good job man! Might participate year for fun. Hopefully dry!
You totally should! It would be a perfect first enduro for you 🤘🏻
I think carbon wheels for MTB is probably the worst investment. You will most definitely break them.
This place is my go to for an after work ride 🤘 perfect to pedal or shuttle
Rippin’ it🤌🏻
Fun looking trail man 🤙
Nice run. Where ya riding?
Great ride! Where is this trail in the bay? Thanks
take to in loose corner, love that you kept that in there
I was at Lime Ridge for the first time some time after the new year, forget exactly when. I almost ate a huge amount of shit off that big concrete pad which (when I was there) was about a meter-high drop, which I managed to just ride out on the wheelbase of my own e-bike. Erosion is a bitch. 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah it’s definitely getting a lot more traffic these days and almost no local up keep. If only WCOS would work with us we could do some trail days and butter this spot up 👌🏻
want see more test
Best vid I’ve seen to date my dude! Great analysis and riding to both ya boys 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Thanks dude, I appreciate the feedback from a legend like you 😚
Great review. Where are you riding? Look awesome.
I am in northern CA! Unfortunately these trails aren’t sanctioned so I can’t release the location.
Very Nice! Im adding this trail to the to-do list
its been raining the past few days, you should try Hawes. so much fun with Ebike
What is that noise.. almost rattling? Is that the Shimano noise a lot of people speak of? Sounds pretty loud.
Shimano ep8 rattles while coasting cause the clutch disengages and the Bosch motor has more a clunk sound
That AM sounds horrible.