Best SoCal Trail You've Never Ridden: The Luge | Mountain Biking Southern California
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Take a ride with me on one of the most famous and best trails in Southern California as we explore the loop and witness the worst crash I've ever had on my bike.
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If you guys have suggestions on trail guide locations you want to see, let me know below. I'll add them to my list. Thank you all for tuning and being a part of something new and exciting!
Theres a park called Benelli park in san Dimas! Been there yet?
@@tizben I have and it's on my list! I did the loop there from MTB Projects, but I bet there's some more singletrack hidden in there somewhere.
Shuttles on old san juan!
@@tonyresta1170 YUP - good one!
There's a place in San Diego called Teds... Probably some of the best DH in San Diego area you should try it
SoCal mountain bikers be like "yeah so you just park here, then climb 37 miles up 20% grade and you'll be at the trail head"
actually tho lmao
That’s why they’re all riding ebikes.
This is more fun at night
Full moon rides
With a whole crew
Trail party
I love how he says “I’m just not gonna be jamming it” then goes as fast as he was going when he fell.
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I had the same response watching the video just now.
Lol your slow mo riding after you crashed is my normal speed 😂
Haha 😉
FR!!!
Oh man. Went back into the archives. So good to hear you say “Thanks for letting me bring your maps to life”.
Oldie but goodie. ❤️
The guy comes over checks your bike, first! That's what we all do, "Is the bike ok!"
So true.
Great video, glad you were able to finish up the ride. Rock on 🤘
Thanks! And appreciate you tuning in! ;)
love the Luge! good job getting out of there not broken.. keep it up!
Thanks !! 🤘🏼
Glad to see you're already back at it. And that after a wipeout like that you're first and raw reaction is "man down" and not a flurry of cursing lol! Kudos for the rebound
Haha I thought about that later. Kind of an old thing to say when I’m basically by myself. Thanks for watching Putty. 😉
Dope videos dude! I been watching these every night haha
Glad you like them!
STTL is an awesome trail system.
Glad you fell on the inside of that corner as you cooked it and walked away relatively unscathed other than the ego.
I remember riding this trail back in the day when visiting family and vendors and brought my Yeti 575 just in case. Luck was on my side and happen to snatch the money shot overlooking Orange and the beach. Went to Cook's for recovery fuel and was given a t-shirt as souvenir. Definitely underrated trail and forever in my cherished memories as I come from flatland SoFlo. Great ride and hope to see more of these vids from you. Subbed
Awesome Man! Glad you’re all good and let me know when you come back out to Greer 😄👍🏼
Good stuff!
your extremely lucky that trail has alot of cliffs , glad to you made it, and that helmet saved your life . the bar is Cooks Corner and is a landmark totally awsome . ill keep watching.
Agreed and welcome to the channel Ronnie!
Thanks for the great guide. We used it to ride this weekend and the trail was a blast.
Great to hear!
looks fun! Just getting back into MTB after 15 years and never done this trail. Thanks for sharing.
Good stuff Harold.
Proud of you Brother! You dusted yourself off and got back on the horse. I’m glad you are complete. BTW; Awesome riding! Get Some. Be safe.
Thanks Daniel!! Appreciate that buddy.
Headed to the Luge tomorrow morning for my maiden voyage. Thanks for posting 👍🏻
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Great Trails, great video!!!
Thanks!
Bro good to see you survived that. Hope you heal up soon!
Thanks! I'm already back on the trails!
Glad you’re ok. Love that “appreciation station” tune!
Thanks Edward! It’s from The Legend of Zelda. 😉
Legend of Zelda is one of the greatest games of all time.....
Looks like fun, thanks for sharing
nice one dude.. love the LUUUGGGGE.
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Whew!!! Glad your okay. Awesome riding!! 😎
Thanks 👍
That trail looks awesome! Makes me wanna go!
Greetings from Norway!
Hey Eirik! Thanks for tuning in! It’s a lot of fun.
Great video! This is in my backyard and it is a great trail at the end of a long day.
Couldn't agree more!
glad you're ok. This one is a fun one for sure. Was up there few weeks ago and witnessed a poor dude pretty beat up from his face dive. Face all bloody, looked like his shoulder was out of whack and he was dazed and confused.
One thing about The Luge is as soon as you take it for granted for just a second it bites back. Thanks!!
Just found your awesome channel. Super rad videos. I wanna come and ride in southern cali at some point. Cheers
Thanks for being a part of it! You should!
Glad your OK man! i just rode there this past Saturday, such a good loop.
Thanks Ryan! Yup - it's a damn good time. ;)
Bro hope you are ok. Man that trail looks fun as hell. would love to try it one day. Love the videos. Keep safe my friend.
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that wipe out was nuts! epic ride
Thanks Caleb!
14:06 haha you had a near death experience and your bud Bryan is running wild in the background going YAHOO!!!!
Haha yup!
Almost every time I’ve wiped out it was wondering thoughts, if not that simply too much speed for situation. Glad your good.
Thank you Kim!
I finally rode this trail today . The ride up was tough, but the down was awesome. Beautiful scenery and made it one piece. Lol . Thank you for all your videos .
Great to hear!
Did that ride last weekend for the first time, awesome views, awesome ride!
It’s a classic!! Thanks for watching Glenn.
That's one of those that just happens whether you made a mistake or not. Looked like you got to high on the berm and well you know... Heal up man you'll be back up to speed soon. Excellent vid I'm looking forward to more
Appreciate that - I've watched it a few times and yeah, I can now see where things went wrong even before they went down. Thanks for being a part of the channel!
I fell on that trail this summer. Not paying enough attention...that’s where it gets you. I like doing the whiting ranch to luge loop. Good vid
Thanks Mathew - try connecting the Whiting loop to this one. Pretty long ride, but fun payoff.
Awesome video! Another place I want to try. Think you should leave that helmet at the flag with spider man.
Thanks Gill - not a bad idea! I already threw it out though. Oh well..
Just up the street from my parents house. Will definitely be riding it when I head up there for the holidays!
Perfect timing. 👍🏼
Awsome vid. Speedy recovery
Thanks - already back in the trails. 😉
GlAD YOUR OK,BROKE MY COLLARBONE IN SEPT AT SKYPARK AND STILL GETTIN MY CONFIDENCE BACK,LOVE YOUR BLOGS,KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!
Thanks and hope you’re doing better man! 🤘🏼
This is definitely going to be my list. A bit far from LA though..thanks for the beautiful video.
It’s a good one. 😉✔️
Great video and quality crash!
Haha quality crash. I’ll take it. 😉👊
Great video, great trails.
Regards from Tijuana, BC.
Thanks Ivan!
I love the luge! Amazing trail.. never went down on the luge and it's such a fast trail. I would probably explode if I crashed down it myself.
It's such a fun rip!
I fell exactly where you fell 2 days ago lol luckily it wasn't so bad. cheers!
That's a tough lil spot there!
Love the Luge, sometimes she bites. Nice work getting back after it.
Thanks 👍
Good times. My daughter and I were visiting Mission Viejo from Canada, for some early season riding. We went out one day found a trail, and rode up (the Luge). Got a good laugh from our American friends when we were told this was a great downhill!!!. Great memories of riding in Calif.
Haha wow - you guys might have been the first to ride up that thing. Thanks for sharing! ✔️
Love your videos . The luge is one of my favorite trails here in Oc
Mine too!
That was a bad over the bars. I'm glad you were wearing a GOOD helmet. Stay safe out there.
Will do and thanks!
Very cool to see an OC based MTB Channel. There are a few cool spots in South San Clemente. Dog Park and the Talega trail to name a few. Beautiful house by the way. Looks like either Orange or Los Alamitos craftsman style.
Thanks for tuning in OCoutdoors - and thanks for the kind words on the house. Love the porch on cool nights. ;)
Wow... you guys were absolutely flying down that trail.
Hey Tony glad to see your alright man, I went down on Friday at Marshall Canyon It sucks to go down. Awesome video by the way, way to get back on the saddle to finish up the ride.
Thanks David! Dealing with crashes is all part of it I guess. Hope you’re alright bud!
Ya man doing good thanks!!
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Glad you're ok. Your slomo style is my speed style lol
Haha 👊
Damn, you were haulin arse! Tough crash but like you said, you were lucky. Could have been much worse. Couple of bruises and some tweaked fingers, not bad considering how fast you were riding and what could have happened. So glad you were ok. I got a knot in my gut when you crashed. It's never cool, but that being said, it's part of riding. Actually its a bigger part of riding than we care to admit. Consequences and fear are what define the edge between thrill and glory.
Thanks again for bringing the trail to life. Heal up and ride smart but not scared in the coming weeks.
As always, thanks again for taking the time to watch! And I totally agree...I was damn lucky on this one even though I got pretty beat up. Could have been MUCH worse! ;)
I love that U.S. and Marine Flags. Awesome video!
Thanks Rufin!
@@TheOutsiderMTB I wish for your speedy recovery so I can see more of your inspiring trail riding experience. I am new to mountain biking and I just started 6 months ago and after watching your video it motivated me to go to Sedona and Phoenix to hit the trail there by my self and it was awesome! I am a retired U.S Marines and that is why I love the see that flag up there. Again, thank you very much!
When I started this channel I did not expect to hear feedback like this. This made my day. Thanks for being a part of the channel. I love hearing that you've been motivated to get out there and experience new trails and areas. Also, thank you for your service!
You were going so fast. Glad you're all good. I always wear my full face helmet just in case.
Thanks! Not a bad idea...
I wear my Fox Proframe all the time now. I push myself to progress on the bike and hence a crash is inevitable. The new lightweight full face helmets like the Proframe and the TLD Stages breath so well.
@@CalvinYuMTB I actually have a Pro Frame I use at the bike parks. Good point Calvin.
Great video 13:14 crash, It easily could have been much worst. The good thing was if there is such a thing is, You didn't panic during or after. Ps: With all that exposure on either side. You didn't get lucky, you got blessed buddy, Great vid.
Very true and thanks!
Glad to see you’re OK that’s my biggest fear on the luge is going down and not having anybody around 😯
Thanks! I was also worried about not moving my bike out of the way fast enough. Not much room to get off of the trail in a situation like this on The Luge.
you were sending it. good run.
Thanks Eshu!
Great video!!!
Thanks for watching! Stick around. 👍🏼
The Outsider MTB will do. New rider. Just pick up a ibis HD4 09.
Nice! Good choice!
My first time on the Luge today and I crashed in the exact same spot you did Outsider. All I was thinking after my crashed was I did the exact same thing the Outsider did.
Hahah we’ve both been there bud. Cheers.
I'm going to ride this in March. I will intentionally crash at this spot in honor of the Outsider.
Thanks for the description on how to get there and where to park. Thats what a few of these videos are missing. Gonna drive up there on Sunday weather permitting.
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nevermind i just got to the part where you crashed. ouch. ill try something easier like the fullerton loop lol
Crashes are such confidence deflators. I crashed hard 3 weeks ago in Mt Pinos. It was raining up there that day. Sprained my left index and middle finger. Haven’t ridden since. But will be back on Sunday.
Totally agree. Gotta get back on that horse. There you go Mike! Thanks for tuning in. ;)
nice Trail
Your "slomo" is my regular speed 😂
Rode it once and it was awesome! On my xc I went about 4-10mph max the way down... but next time... NEXT TIME I’ll bring a trail bike 🤪
There you go. ✔️
Appreciate Station got you the thumbs up. 👍🏾 lol
You’ve got to take it in out there. Thx - plenty more of those in the vids as well. 👊✔️
Trail looked hard
Sorry to see the big crash, but as well stated, you did very well considering, that was a big one. You were really flying through that trail, which btw, looks amazing. Last time I was in socal I rode around simi valley, but this looks like a must do for next time.
That spot with the flags I have indeed seen in about a million ig posts.
The Luge really is amazing. And yes, I'm super lucky to walk away with minor injuries. Next time you're in Cali head down to the OC area for sure. Laguna and Trabuco areas are so fun. I'm down to link up and take you on some rides if you're down, as well.
@@TheOutsiderMTB Don't have any plans yet, but I'll let you know if anything.
That was a cool crash, and nice trail. Keep it up, whisky is better after a crash, well it's better for anything in life.
Thanks Idol - I have to agree with you on that. Pretty much makes any situation a little more enjoyable. Haha...
those zelda sound clips though🤩
Glad you like them!
Hey just found your channel, nice work, sorry about the crash. I was just down there last weekend and saw this trail on Trailforks with a big popularity rating and 46 videos of it, holy crap, now I wish I had ridden it. Oh well, next time. Didn't see your video on there though, found this channel through instagram, ha ha. Does anyone really use the Micky Mouse Project anymore.
Welcome to the channel! Yup - this trail is one of the most popular is SoCal. You didn’t see my vid on Trailforks because I just uploaded it a few hours ago. Thanks for tuning in!
Holy crap, that was quite a tumble!
You said it man. Harsh.
Falling builds character .
True.
That's my beloved Marine Corps Flag right underneath Old Glory @10:35
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Thanks!
The hardest part of this trail is the climb off Santiago to the dirt. Love the Luge!
So steep - always feels good to feel the tires hit the dirt after that climb. Haha - agreed.
Your definition of not jamming it is completely different from mine lol. You immediately started sending it.
Haha
Whenever I have a wreck, I find it helpful (in terms of mental impact) to go up and do the same section. This helps me immediately concur the thing that just kicked my butt. Obviously, I don't do this in cases where I will likely wreck again. More so, when I know I shouldn't have wrecked.
Agreed. That's why I wanted to push through and finish the ride properly. I was too banged up to do the full start over though. Good point CC!
I totally get the whole crashing and confidence thing….. Even if you have been riding for a LONG time it still happens. Always better to be confident and cautious.
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Really good went there yesterday I managed the uphill not the downhill I wasn't going that fast curves are scary also breaked with my front wheel and went over my bars
Careful!
Not hero dirt yet, still raining and for the next week to/:
What settings were you using on this? Looks amazing man! Great video
Thanks! This was back when I was using a gimbal. I'm now using the hero 8 at 24fps in superview.
Rode with my full suspension XC bike. It was tough and technical.
Yup. This one will test you.
You can see Brian going around the corner as you were checking your fingers at 14:09.
The luge is so fun
Great vid. Just found your channel. Come visit us in San Diego! What camera are you using? Good motion control. Is that a Jeffsey you are riding?
San Diego sounds great. I'm using a hero 4 mounted in an EVO SS gimbal chest mount. And yes it's a Jeffsy FC Pro 2018. Check my bike check on it - it's a keeper: ruclips.net/video/dF69e8yjSl8/видео.html
appreciate the directions im too dumm to figure out rides using trailforks
The visuals through video are always super helpful. That’s what this channel’s all about. Thanks for tuning in! 👌🏼
wow, really nice video- subscribed. and never heard about 'hero dirt'- pretty funny. think they allow e-mtbs in Trabuco Canyon ? i was told OC rangers can be sort of touchy about e-mtbs...if so, i'll have to ride this Frankenbike up here in la
Awesome - thanks for being a part of the channel! They do allow e-bikes up there. In the vid when I'm talking to Brian, the guy that rides through is on an e-bike. ;)
@@TheOutsiderMTB hey thanks! Hope to run into you out on the trails some time, esp up here
Technically, ebikes aren’t allowed. But no one is enforcing it on that trail. 😉
@@jasonbennett2813 thanks. 2020...now we worry about 'rona, not rangers
anyone know why they took out the small canyon gap at the top of the luge?
What suspension are you running? Your bike was nice and quite down that bumpy trail. Sorry about your crash those suck. Hopefully you bounce back mentally and physically quickly
Hey Kurt - I've got a FOX 34 FLOAT PERFORMANCE ELITE 27" FORK and FOX FLOAT DPS PERFORMANCE ELITE 27" in the back. Check out my YT Jeffsy bike check with more details if you like: ruclips.net/video/dF69e8yjSl8/видео.html Thanks for watching.
After that crash, I was just waiting for someone else to fly around that blind curve into the bike. I should probably carry an airhorn or something in my pocket / camelbak for a situation like this.
Hey just found your chanel glad to see that you are ok. What front tire you running? Just curious that might be something to look into I love my minnon 29-2.5. Weight does not matter to me and my Foes mixer!! FOES FORLIFE!!
Hey Danny - thanks for being a part of the channel. Welcome! I'm running on 27s with a Minion DHF 2.3 on the front right now, but am about to swap out for a WTB Vigilante 2.5 front and WTD Trail Boss 2.4 in the back. Mixing things up a bit. Looking forward to some more traction and stability. I'll see how it goes. Good to know!
Glad the the crash wasn't serious. I took a crash there a few years ago.. so bad that I lost my show off the edge of the exposure... couldn't find it so I rode down with one shoe. :(
Wow! It's a great reminder not to ever take a trail for granted. Losing a shoe off the edge is one I haven't heard before. Holy cow Carlos!
Do you think a Trek Roscoe 8 hardtail will hold up on this? Love the vid btw!
Sure why not?!
I've ridden this a couple times with my 29er hardtail. Bumpy for sure, but manageable. Just don't try to keep up with your buddies with full suspension bikes like I did; took a turn too fast and ate it pretty badly. Totally my fault.
glad your ok bro,..could you tell me direction and wer should we park and begin the trail,..coming from san diego!
Cooke's Corner usually, but not sure right now if it's allowed or not. If that's not open then look for a spot on the side of Santiago Road - the road you climb to get to the entrance. I have other vid's from here if you want another look.
Coming from san diego..could you send link on how to go der
@@daviddyogi8279 All the info is below the video in the links.
What kind of bike rack do you use? I have the same exact car as you haha
It was a Thule from a few years back. Forgot the exact name. I’ve since bought a new Tacoma so now I use the tailgate pad. 👊🏼
nice vid! Did Joplin then down to Old Camp to Luge... nice trails!
I want to do that one as well. A bit longer, but I hear it's a great ride.
Is this a good trail for a hardtail with good front suspension?
Personal preference I guess. Going to be a rough ride. 😉