Amazing video guys. Watching you talk about the difficulties and fears when facing new features, and about the way each of you (each of you in your own way) faces these challenges and find a way to overcome them, was fantastic! I fully identify with these fears on every mountain bike outing. Mindset is the word... Thanks Sage, thanks Dan.
Thanks Luis! I wasn't sure if this video would be something folks would be searching for but I think it is an important topic to cover. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@TrailSage I loved it. This topic is very much in line with the answer I gave you in my last video, about the 2 obstacles on that trail that are my "Achilles heel" and that I really want to go there and clean them out. If I didn't know how much work goes into making a video like this, I'd say you made the video in response to my previous comment. 😁😁
"Para sympathetic survival mode." Understanding how our mind and body work to try and keep us safe really helps in tackling our fears and commiting to the task at hand. Thanks, guys.
The skills are in there! So often we just need to find a way to quiet or minds and ride with confidence. But that is often a struggle that we can all relate to!
It’s too easy for mind to tell the body to STH up and work until the body is scared. It’s a whole different approach, and I like the way you describe it. Skills are in there!
Fantastic video Sage, that was really a lot of things where you have to leave the comfort zone and have your mind fully under control. Great pointing and awesome footage buddy. Thanks for your content and have a nice week. Ride on🤙
Thanks Christoph. I hope some riders will be able to take something away from this video. It's hard putting yourself out there and showing the struggle that we all have to deal with when riding.
Wow, those are some big boulders and technical stuff Sage! You and Dan did a great job riding us through the hurdles. The skinnies might just big the big stuff for me! Mindset yes is so important to get you through!
Great job on this Sage... Love the way you guys break is down. And take the time to stop and work on the features... Which deffo weren't easy in this vid!
Thanks Phil. I was worried the GoPro effect would make this video lame but I think the points we were making still stand. I appreciate you watching and commenting brotha!
Awesome video Sage! Great insight and video. Rider’s definitely have to be in the right mindset. Great tips, love the breathing..I need to better. Also having another experienced rider is huge.
Gotta fully commit! Any hesitation is a problem!! Totally can see that! 12 foot drop-sheesh! Mindset!! Awesome tips!! Falling isn't an option!! Very cool chat- I think mindset is everything! You guys are so right!! Bloopers! Slow down Sage!! Except when you're on the bike!! Haha!
AWESOME. I love a good mantra. When I'm in the latter stages of a running race is use the lyrics from a U2 song "in a little while this hurt will hurt no more, in a little while I'll be there..."
Sage, your video on on how to tackle technical trails, drops, slabs, and skinnies was fantastic! I appreciated how you discussed your approach and process when pushing your limits, and the advice you provided was both insightful and practical. Continue to inspire us, mate!
The art of the feature session. As a viewer it had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation rooting you guys on. Both educational and entertaining, your edit style is second to none and I hope you plan on doing more videos like this in the future👏🏼 Love the straight up shred content as well, keep up the great work Sage🤙🏼
Right on brotha, thank you for the kind words. Dan and I had a blast making this video and might try another one like this depending on how well this one does. I appreciate the support.
Great Video Sage. You and Dan give some good advice. I like the idea of you forcing yourself to breathe. I'm definitely guilty of holding my breathe when pushing my limits. Also Mt Penn looks like a blast. You guys are lucky to have such a technical playground locally. Might have to plan a trip there.
Great job on this video! I personally know how much editing it took to get our 3,189 tips down to 12 mins. LOL! Really a great subject though and one that I think all mountain bikers can relate to.
If only everyone knew how much we suck, lol. Thanks again for all your help on this one Dan. Everyone keeps telling me how good you are on camera... I would agree.
Just watching you ride some of those lines makes me nervous mate and I don't even ride! 😂 You guys are heroes! Thanks for sharing your tips for staying confident and getting through those technical areas Sage! 😎🤘
Right on, thanks Ben. FYI, I started a new running specific channel, check it out if you get some time. I'll probably do a formal announcement once all the videos are finally transferred. www.youtube.com/@trailsagerunning
This is a great video, Sage! Really enjoyed seeing Danny take on more of a co-presenter role in this. He's a natural on camera! Feature number 3 is no joke. Would love to track that one down and try it sometime! 🤙
Strangely enough feature number 3 is actually called "no joke", lol. And I agree, Dan is a natural on camera! Thanks for watching and commenting Nick and Katie.
Heck yeah Sage. Totally agree. There's a lot of things (that even you've seen me do) that I wasn't in the right mental for and you can tell. This sport is very heavy on the mental commitment. Gotta love it, great video man. Also I would absolutely not attempt that big rock roll to the uphill skinny, NOPE haha.
Wow Sage. Next level tech fat bike riding! Any skinny that requires pedalling is a huge nemesis for me. I definitely use the commitment point technique for slow tech stuff. When it comes to drops or jumps though, if I roll in, it means I've decided!
@@TrailSage Trust me, I always look first. I guess what I'm trying to say is if I commit to rolling in, I've already committed to doing the feature. My mental battles almost exclusively take place beforehand.
Ok, just watched. Loved it. As someone who just turned 50 and is still trying to push boundaries, this really resonated. I’m at a point where generally speaking I have the skill, but my mind is usually the limiting factor. Visualization is definitely an important part of the process. Also, watching friends ride features also tends to aid in the confidence part of the equation. Next for me is the road gap on albatross!
Great video! You ever ride Trail 15 at Mt. Gretna? Seems like a trail that is meant for your riding style. Cross Country rock tech flow the whole 5 mile trail
You might have invented a new term there Jay and I love it. I live for Cross Country Rock Tech, lol. Gretna is on the list for sure. It's just been a little too far for a local jam and to close to warrant a trip.
Obviously I am a runner and not a mountain biker, but mindset is so important in downhill trail running. One just has to focus on the "line" and not on "what if I trip/fall." That fear causes hesitation, which leads to mistakes.
Anywhere they are on sale, lol. I have a few Fox flannels, but they tend to be pricy so I wait for the off season. Other than that REI and Eddie Bauer also have some good stuff.
@TrailSage great to meet you today, too! I appreciate the sticker! Let me know the next time you're at Rocky Ridge! I'd love to join you guys for a ride sometime.
Your videos are getting better time and time again Sage! This was both entertaining and educating. Thanks for taking us through your decision making process on how you tackle those features. It's great to have a riding buddy who shares the challenge, who gives feedback and who's there when things go south. I would need to do a lot more sessioning, but I oftentimes ride alone, and I have to admit, I tend to stay within reach of my comfort zone then. It is always great to see you riding since you know how to handle your bike. But even watching this video I got sweaty hands, cause I too envision the consquences of not bailing in time. Anyway keep those great videos up Sage, it's a pleasure watching every time! ps: What I find most fascinating about our sport is the fact that oftentimes the big challenge of yesterday becomes routine ever after. And we - or at least I - go through those progression cycles every season. It's not that I start at zero, but it takes a few rides to get on par again and progress from there. It sure happens faster every year, but still I need to dig up those patterns of movement that were natural before. And since a lot of that "diggin" happens overnight, it's sometimes ok to let a feature uncleared if you don't feel it and return another day. Just make sure you're trying again.
Thank you so much Christian! I totally agree with you on all your points. I will also add, as I get older, injuries start to pile up and it gets harder and harder to find the same confidence to hit these big features. These tips help me get back into the proper mindset, but I still struggle to push myself over the edge sometimes.
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Amazing video guys. Watching you talk about the difficulties and fears when facing new features, and about the way each of you (each of you in your own way) faces these challenges and find a way to overcome them, was fantastic! I fully identify with these fears on every mountain bike outing. Mindset is the word...
Thanks Sage, thanks Dan.
Thanks Luis! I wasn't sure if this video would be something folks would be searching for but I think it is an important topic to cover. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@TrailSage I loved it. This topic is very much in line with the answer I gave you in my last video, about the 2 obstacles on that trail that are my "Achilles heel" and that I really want to go there and clean them out. If I didn't know how much work goes into making a video like this, I'd say you made the video in response to my previous comment. 😁😁
Go go go, Dan! Good idea to have mantras to keep your mind occupied
Sage's 3rd attempt at feature 3 had me cheering at the screen. Nice work guys! 💪💪
Right on, thanks Mark. We had a blast documenting these challenging features.
Agreed on that!
This is what's Biking all about! Pushing and helping each other to clean features and having fun together! Very nice one Sage!
Totally agree. Thanks for watching Dani!
Awesome video, gents.
Thank you so much!
8:51, wow that was smooth. Great explainer discussing being too much in your head!
Thanks Lawrence! It was a really fun video to make. I'm lucky to have this place as my local trail.
Amazing video, you just keep raising the bar. Love the interactions and chatting. 🫸🔥🫷👍
Thank you so much Felix. I'm lucky to have such a good riding buddy.
"Para sympathetic survival mode." Understanding how our mind and body work to try and keep us safe really helps in tackling our fears and commiting to the task at hand. Thanks, guys.
Spot on Stick! I struggle with this on every ride, but thankfully I have you and Dan to keep encouraging me, and push my limits.
The skills are in there! So often we just need to find a way to quiet or minds and ride with confidence. But that is often a struggle that we can all relate to!
It’s too easy for mind to tell the body to STH up and work until the body is scared. It’s a whole different approach, and I like the way you describe it. Skills are in there!
Great stuff Sage 👍 Good tips and interesting features 🤩👌
Thank you so much Ville!
Very high quality video and tips! This video is so timely for my current progression level. You definitely earned my subscription.
Right on Jake. Welcome aboard. Glad you found the video helpful.
Great advice and edit!! Good riding guys
Thanks Steve. I bet you recognized a few of those features ;)
Love the message! Mindset, the first thing you need to change to conquer anything 🤙 Awesome video, keep crushing it💯
Spot on Chris! I would argue it is just as important as proper technique. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Really struggled on some features on a ride today so this was really interesting to see. Great video guys!
Thank you so much David. Keep pushing brotha!
Fantastic video Sage, that was really a lot of things where you have to leave the comfort zone and have your mind fully under control. Great pointing and awesome footage buddy. Thanks for your content and have a nice week. Ride on🤙
Thanks Christoph. I hope some riders will be able to take something away from this video. It's hard putting yourself out there and showing the struggle that we all have to deal with when riding.
@@TrailSage 🙌🙏
Wow, those are some big boulders and technical stuff Sage! You and Dan did a great job riding us through the hurdles. The skinnies might just big the big stuff for me! Mindset yes is so important to get you through!
Thanks Gill. I think mindset in all activities plays a huge role. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
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Right on! Thanks for watching
Mt Penn is now on my list, great video.
Right on Skye. We got a little of everything here.
Thanks my Brother!! 👍👍🙏🙏
Right on! Thanks for watching
Great job on this Sage... Love the way you guys break is down. And take the time to stop and work on the features... Which deffo weren't easy in this vid!
Thanks Phil. I was worried the GoPro effect would make this video lame but I think the points we were making still stand. I appreciate you watching and commenting brotha!
@@TrailSage Naaa man. The "scale" of the features came across well. No worries on that front. :D
Awesome video Sage! Great insight and video. Rider’s definitely have to be in the right mindset. Great tips, love the breathing..I need to better. Also having another experienced rider is huge.
Thanks for the feedback Uzi. I agree with all your points. Keep pushing brotha!
Gotta fully commit! Any hesitation is a problem!! Totally can see that! 12 foot drop-sheesh! Mindset!! Awesome tips!! Falling isn't an option!! Very cool chat- I think mindset is everything! You guys are so right!! Bloopers! Slow down Sage!! Except when you're on the bike!! Haha!
It was a blast making this video. I'm glad our enjoyment came through. Thanks for watching and commenting Kirsten!
Amazing riding and way to commit on them techy lines brotha. Great tips that I will definitely be using on future rides!
Right on, thanks Omar!!!
I really enjoyed watching this lovely channel,with my breakfast fan debs xx...
Thank you so much Debs! We had a lot of fun making this video, glad you enjoyed it.
AWESOME. I love a good mantra. When I'm in the latter stages of a running race is use the lyrics from a U2 song "in a little while this hurt will hurt no more, in a little while I'll be there..."
Good stuff Neil. I have a few lyrics I like to play in my head as well. Thanks for watching brotha!
Sage, your video on on how to tackle technical trails, drops, slabs, and skinnies was fantastic! I appreciated how you discussed your approach and process when pushing your limits, and the advice you provided was both insightful and practical. Continue to inspire us, mate!
Thank you so much Mihai. I suppose some of these tips can also be applied to technical trail running too right?!?!
@@TrailSage yah, indeed!
Wow.
lol thx Dan!
The art of the feature session. As a viewer it had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation rooting you guys on. Both educational and entertaining, your edit style is second to none and I hope you plan on doing more videos like this in the future👏🏼 Love the straight up shred content as well, keep up the great work Sage🤙🏼
Right on brotha, thank you for the kind words. Dan and I had a blast making this video and might try another one like this depending on how well this one does. I appreciate the support.
Great Video Sage. You and Dan give some good advice. I like the idea of you forcing yourself to breathe. I'm definitely guilty of holding my breathe when pushing my limits. Also Mt Penn looks like a blast. You guys are lucky to have such a technical playground locally. Might have to plan a trip there.
You said it Johnny. We are so luck to have this as our local trail system. If you make the trip let me know. Thanks for watching!
Great job on this video! I personally know how much editing it took to get our 3,189 tips down to 12 mins. LOL! Really a great subject though and one that I think all mountain bikers can relate to.
If only everyone knew how much we suck, lol. Thanks again for all your help on this one Dan. Everyone keeps telling me how good you are on camera... I would agree.
Just watching you ride some of those lines makes me nervous mate and I don't even ride! 😂 You guys are heroes! Thanks for sharing your tips for staying confident and getting through those technical areas Sage! 😎🤘
Right on, thanks Ben. FYI, I started a new running specific channel, check it out if you get some time. I'll probably do a formal announcement once all the videos are finally transferred. www.youtube.com/@trailsagerunning
@@TrailSage that's wicked dude! Thanks for passing on the details for that. Don't want to miss any of your content. 😎🤘
This is a great video, Sage! Really enjoyed seeing Danny take on more of a co-presenter role in this. He's a natural on camera! Feature number 3 is no joke. Would love to track that one down and try it sometime! 🤙
Strangely enough feature number 3 is actually called "no joke", lol. And I agree, Dan is a natural on camera! Thanks for watching and commenting Nick and Katie.
@@TrailSage what the heck 😂 welp, makes sense!
Thanks for the kind words Nick & Katie! That section of Mt. Penn is a high consequence technical playground! Michaux tech has you ready though :)
Heck yeah Sage. Totally agree. There's a lot of things (that even you've seen me do) that I wasn't in the right mental for and you can tell. This sport is very heavy on the mental commitment. Gotta love it, great video man. Also I would absolutely not attempt that big rock roll to the uphill skinny, NOPE haha.
Ha! We are gonna up your skinny game the next time you visit Mt Penn. Thanks for watching and commenting Zane!
@@TrailSage are you sure you don't wanna just hit skyline jumps all day instead😂? Haha sounds good I'm in.
@@splooshmtb You better pencil in two days then, lol
Some sage advice here... Badum-tsh! :) Nice video, greetings from a fellow mtb youtuber from Finland!
Lol thx Janne. I'm not sure I'm that kind of a Sage. I'm more of a Sage brush or spice ;) Thanks for watching brotha!
Great video, Sage. Excellent work on those boulders. As usual the video does no justice to those features...
OMG right?!?! I was in the editing room and looking at this stuff thinking... I swear it looks much bigger in person, lol. Thanks for watching Sam.
Wow Sage. Next level tech fat bike riding! Any skinny that requires pedalling is a huge nemesis for me. I definitely use the commitment point technique for slow tech stuff. When it comes to drops or jumps though, if I roll in, it means I've decided!
Good stuff Darren. Sometimes just rolling in is a good thing, as long as you've looked at it first, lol.
@@TrailSage Trust me, I always look first. I guess what I'm trying to say is if I commit to rolling in, I've already committed to doing the feature. My mental battles almost exclusively take place beforehand.
@@TrailTrackerSwitzerland Right on Darren. Me too
100% how I approach anything hard if I know I have the skills I take a few run ups then fully commit jumps drops mainly not a skinny guy lol
I wasn't a skinny guy until recently either. There aren't that many around frankly. Thanks for watching Steven.
Haven’t watched yet, but a great topic!
Right on Marc. Let me know what you think once you have.
Ok, just watched. Loved it. As someone who just turned 50 and is still trying to push boundaries, this really resonated. I’m at a point where generally speaking I have the skill, but my mind is usually the limiting factor. Visualization is definitely an important part of the process. Also, watching friends ride features also tends to aid in the confidence part of the equation. Next for me is the road gap on albatross!
@@happytrailsmtb8011 Awesome!!! Thanks for the feedback Marc. Good luck with that road gap, I've seen a few videos and it looks big.
Great video! You ever ride Trail 15 at Mt. Gretna? Seems like a trail that is meant for your riding style. Cross Country rock tech flow the whole 5 mile trail
You might have invented a new term there Jay and I love it. I live for Cross Country Rock Tech, lol. Gretna is on the list for sure. It's just been a little too far for a local jam and to close to warrant a trip.
Nice! Only a few minutes in and all good stuff! This also applies to running too. Oh, and I see some James Nielsen inspired text pop ups... I like it
Obviously I am a runner and not a mountain biker, but mindset is so important in downhill trail running. One just has to focus on the "line" and not on "what if I trip/fall." That fear causes hesitation, which leads to mistakes.
Holy cow, Dan is tall (or you are short)! HAHA
Yeah, I think I'm going to try and implement more of this technique were appropriate.
@@UltraTrailSteven Spot on!!! I think there is a lot of crossover on this topic for sure!
@@UltraTrailSteven lol!!! It's a little of both.
Where are you buying the flannel shirts from? I wanna try them for fall and winter riding. Thanks!
Anywhere they are on sale, lol. I have a few Fox flannels, but they tend to be pricy so I wait for the off season. Other than that REI and Eddie Bauer also have some good stuff.
Great to meet you on the trails today Bill. Thanks for stopping over and saying hello.
@TrailSage great to meet you today, too! I appreciate the sticker! Let me know the next time you're at Rocky Ridge! I'd love to join you guys for a ride sometime.
What about pooping in the woods? Is there a right way and a wrong way?
That's an entirely different video Stuart, lol.
@@TrailSage looking forward to your next one!
Your videos are getting better time and time again Sage! This was both entertaining and educating. Thanks for taking us through your decision making process on how you tackle those features. It's great to have a riding buddy who shares the challenge, who gives feedback and who's there when things go south. I would need to do a lot more sessioning, but I oftentimes ride alone, and I have to admit, I tend to stay within reach of my comfort zone then. It is always great to see you riding since you know how to handle your bike. But even watching this video I got sweaty hands, cause I too envision the consquences of not bailing in time. Anyway keep those great videos up Sage, it's a pleasure watching every time!
ps: What I find most fascinating about our sport is the fact that oftentimes the big challenge of yesterday becomes routine ever after. And we - or at least I - go through those progression cycles every season. It's not that I start at zero, but it takes a few rides to get on par again and progress from there. It sure happens faster every year, but still I need to dig up those patterns of movement that were natural before. And since a lot of that "diggin" happens overnight, it's sometimes ok to let a feature uncleared if you don't feel it and return another day. Just make sure you're trying again.
Thank you so much Christian! I totally agree with you on all your points. I will also add, as I get older, injuries start to pile up and it gets harder and harder to find the same confidence to hit these big features. These tips help me get back into the proper mindset, but I still struggle to push myself over the edge sometimes.
Videos are getting better, right!? I thought this was one of his best. Lanky bias aside.