April's First Pro Line @ Whistler! // Dirt Merchant Progression Session
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Our original plan going into Whistler this year was to see if April could clean the entire run of the infamous A Line jump trail. Sadly since we went just before Crankworx kicked off, the trail was undergoing maintenance and was closed almost our entire time in Whistler. Instead of giving up on hitting a jump trail, we decided to see if April could possibly handle the Pro jump line..... Dirt Merchant!
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0:00 The Plan
0:50 Feeling It Out
2:24 Seeing The Big Drop & StepUp For The First Time
3:30 Aprils Thoughts / Feeling The Lip
4:49 Starting To Get Some Butterflies
5:17 Finding A Bit Of Flow
6:00 First Drop / Pro Feature
7:06 Session On The Big Ones!!
11:19 Putting It All Together / Full Run
15:12 The Fearless Mind 
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Such great progression April...Kyle you're such a great teacher.
Double thank you!
just wanted to write the same, your so right.
@Kyle you´re giving classes?
I was going to write this! :)
April committing to these features is such an inspiration of confidence! Makes me want to get over the features that scare me
You can do it, you can do it!!!
Let's Goooo April!!! What an incredible achievement; I'll never forget how incredible that felt to complete this legendary trail. So insanely stoked for you and definitely helped to have such a great coach 🤘
Thank you, it felt great and it’s probably my new favorite trail!
Just a couple years ago, I felt like April had a comparable skill level to myself when I was a kid riding bikes in the neighborhood. Now I watch these videos and her progression has passed me up at 35. Basically, it feels like she has had several decades worth of progression in just a few years. AMAZING. 🙇♂️ Huge props to both of you. What a journey to witness.
Thank you!
I have the most horrendous fear of getting bucked or going dead sailor on jumps not even a third the size of those; I was having panic attacks just watching these 😮
Well done April, what a sender!
haha yeah it can be scary the first time if you aren't ready for how the jump it built, luckily the trail is built super well and only a few caught be off guard.
How amazing April to watch you facing real nerves and real fear and then just conquer it. Your journey makes it real. It is quite something to watch both of you now and forget the health challenges Kyle went through. You are both a joy to watch.
Thank you so much!
I love hearing April go "I can do it, I can do it" at the end, it's basically how I talk to myself, and I keep telling myself that the bike can do it, the limiter is me :)
April, it's good to see your strategies to overcome your fear. Awesome! Nothing can hold you back if you are geared up to succeed and have the skills. And, as all your viewers are pointing out, you have the skills now. Fantastic to watch someone develop before our eyes!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the process and hope it will inspire others!
I absolutely love the interaction between the two of you! Kyle is an awesome coach and positive influence always encouraging April. The trust she has with Kyle is a beautiful thing to behold…Great video!!💯🫶👏🏽
Thank you so much!
Nice! Having someone tow you in for the proper speed really helps. I'm too old for this, but when someone conquers their, shall we say apprehension?, it's a win! Just apply that same attitude to whatever you're riding! You got this are the best words you can hear!
Yes the tow helps so much!
I have watched a lot of videos from whistler. I don't recall any that showed a pro-walk of any features like you did here. They may show the feature walking but not really talk about it. I feel like you picked a couple of these features apart pretty well and showed what a pre-ride pro-walk should be. Good Job
So glad you enjoyed the process!
You two are just the greatest thing! Seeing Kyle be SO patient, explain everything, but not in too much detail (so as not to overload the mind), and then just be such a great cheerleader for April is absolutely amazing. I wish I had a buddy or MTB friend that was as good as Kyle, yet SUCH a great teacher, calm and patient. It's such an inspiration to see these different videos of big jumps or drops and knowing how scary they are. It's one thing to WANT to do these, but a totally different thing to commit and do them! It takes MAJOR guts to do what April is doing in such a short amount of time.
Then seeing Kyle show April over and over how to accomplish it, and then seeing April struggle, but get better and better each time until she sends it! It's unreal and just wanted to thank the both of you for being such cool people and sharing all of this great content with us. I learn so much by watching you two and just hope I can ride as well as you two someday! April is really brave and it's so inspiring to see her do these difficult things that seem so easy to good riders. And Kyle is such a good rider, such a good guy and great teacher. You guys are crazy lucky to have each other and have such a great relationship. Best
Thank you!
Beautiful. Well done Kyle for being so supportive. April, your courage is admirable and also inspiring.
Thank you so much!
“Commit, commit. I can do it.” Nails it. Well done April!
Thank you!
Great job April!! Kyle is the perfect teacher, so patient and understanding.
Thank you!
Not sure if you guys realise what an inspiration you are. As a 50+ year old guy I get intimidated by jumps but April's progress shows us all what's possible. Can’t wait for the next video to drop. Respect and admiration to you both ❤
Great to hear, thank you!
Dang, April was flying! Wish I could jump that well. 👍👍
Kyle is great at assessing April’s ability and giving her confidence. I feel like that is a hangup I have. I think I can do things but I don’t have someone I trust re-assuring me. It goes a long way.
Holy shit April. I was scared watching this! I can’t believe how far you’ve come. You are truly an inspiration. AMAZING JOB!!!
…and I can’t forget Kyle. He is an incredible and patient teacher. Truly you deserve much credit Kyle.
Haha Thank you!
Good job, to both of you! To April for overcoming fears and to Kyle for being such a good teacher.
Thank you!
Wow, just wow! Thank Kyle but praise yourself too for committing April, love your vibe together!
Thanks so much!!
Man I felt that one, you can hear it in Aprils breathing as she pushes back the last time before nailing it, amazing job digging deep and it’s dope to see the trust as well. Nice work team, I’ve learned from this.
Great coaching and great riding April. The progression in your riding is inspiring.
Thanks so much!
I have to finally sayypu two are great and April is my new hero I am 58 and just got back into MTBing after nearly 20 years and watching Kyle teach and April learn has brought me further that I imagined soo thank you
1000 thumbs up. Watching her commit to the huge step up brought me back to my dirt bike riding days, pinning the throttle and commiting to the big triple.
Full commit! Thank you 😊
Love all of April's riding sound effects. 😁
Haha channeling my inner child
Just realized how important is to have someone pushing you calmly and staying ahead to match the pace and speed. Awesome stuff. Congrats to both of you, your gorgeous 😊
Glad you got something out of it, thank you!
Awesome job April! Love the little celebratory “woo” every time you clear a feature 🎉
Haha thanks!
April talking to herself probably saved a life or two!! LOL.- #selftalk is IMPORTANT!! Great video Kyle & April!! Thank you guys!
Haha thank you!
Once again Kyle you are doing a great job with April's progression you two keep up the good work I enjoy watching your videos ❤
Thanks so much!
As always, the most relatable videos on mtb. Always enjoy the human element.
Glad you enjoy it, thank you!
Amazing to see how far April has come! Very inspriational! And kudos to Kyle being patient with her and not pressuring her to do anything she's not comfortable doing. You guys are awesome!
Thank you!
I love hearing April's self talk while she was riding and approaching the bigger features. I beat myself up when I'm pushing my limits trying to hit new features (that are nowhere near the size of the features that April was hitting). Thanks for sharing the inside look.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a frick, April did sooo good! You have come a long way in few years, good job!
Thank you!
Brilliant work April. It's been fun watching your progression. Kyle you are such a great coach and person.
Thank you so much!
Great job, April! Yesterday I crashed really hard on a drop 1/3 the size of that big one. My hands were sweating just watching this. I woulda chickened out for sure 😂
Thank you! Sorry to hear that, I hope you're doing alright. Surprisingly I wasn't that scared of the drops, it was more the step up. But these drops are built so well and with following Kyle, it really eliminated a lot of fear I would have had.
big kudos April, that is awesome. What a joy it is to overcome our fears its awesome you get to challenge yourself. Kyle knows what your capable of and is a fantastic motivator
Thank you so much! It really is the best feeling when you overcome your fears!
Glad I was there to see April crush this 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for the support!!!
Haven't watched in a while, sorry, but April's progression is as banging as that Fox kit she was wearing. She made that look so easy.
I remember Seth and Alex doing a "first time" Dirt Merchant vid a few years ago. They made it look a way more difficult and I believe Seth came out with a nice hip bruise.
Thank you so much! I missed that video and will have to check it out, sounds like a good one haha
Are you kidding me?! You guys are killing it, those features look huuuggeee
Thank you so much! They are definitely bigger in real life!!!
That was the most nail biting video I've watched for a while. I kept putting myself in your shoes and thinking, there's no way I'd do that but you did it. You've come so much further than me and in a shorter time.
April is such a good rider keep up the good work..... Kyle does a great job teaching
Thank you!
Always fun seeing your vids. Great work! Amazing riding. Much respect.
Way to go April! Way to go Kyle for your coaching and patience.
You both are great to watch and an inspiration for progression
Thank you so much!
It's awesome to see the progression
Good stuff! Fun to watch April conquer a gnarly trail, Kyle always does a fantastic job coaching too, great job guys!
Thank you so much!
Awesome April has progressed so much, great coaching Kyle 👍
Yes! Thank you!
yes incredible progess. Awesome!
Her progression and the support and teamwork is awesome!!!
Your progression has been phenomenal! Great job, love the channel 😊
So great to see the progression on this trail. It's very helpful to see someone figuring it out from start to finish. Great riding April, and great instruction Kyle 👍
Glad it was helpful!
You two are so darn awesome! Great teaching leads to excellent results!
Wow!!!! So good!!! What a great teacher and student video! April nicely done on that progression to check off Dirt Merch!!! So sick!
Thank you!
big jumps, well done!!! April is flying high - what a progress!!!
Awesome, speechless, such great progresion April. Congrats both of you !
Love this video! Great progression!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Kyle, I’m so happy to see you healthy and living an amazing life. God bless you and April.
What a fun video. Aprils getting so good! 🤟🏻
So cool, to see the “commit” courage prevail!
Best Dirt Merchant video on RUclips for us normal mortals! Thank you for the effort put into the video and posting!! Much apprecaited..
Thank you!
Great job April! Fantastic coaching Kyle! Love to watch your progression as it make me more excited to work on my own skills. Keep encouraging and affirming each other. We should all strive to be so patient and kind to our spouses.
April you are doing so incredible!! Sweet
Great video and really inspiring.
Finally, I want to whistler now seeing how April doing this.
Keep on
So stoked to be watching you guys again! Great vid!
Thank you!
Wow April the progression! Good job!
Very timely video for me! Seemed to fail to transfer my jumping when trying new trails and you guys breaking down the process gave me a lot of insights. Thank you! It's nice to see April's progression as well!
That’s great to hear, thank you!
Loving April’s in ride commentary and positive self talk! 😊💪🏻
Thank you! 😊
April you are like 100000x better than me but your progression and confidence level of everything new is so relatable
I’m glad you find it relatable!
So freaking impressive!!!
Thank you 😊
Great riding both of you, awesome progression April
I love how ya'll progress through the run, and April keeps pushing. Kyles you are a great teacher! Great inspriation!
I can totally feel the emotion love these videos
Awesome April! That was great stuff!
MOST IMPRESSIVE
April you NAILED IT
That was GUTSY
Can't believe how you have progressed to this Standard.
BE PROUD 👌
Thank you! 😊
That was awesome, its really so much in the head and overcoming your fears
Very true!
Wow that’s some good progression, in a positive invironment , love it❤️
Thank you!
What a ride ! Thanks for taking us along for the ride👍
Thanks for watching!
As everyone has said, incredible progression!!
Thank you!
Cool to see April's progession! That was awesome!
Thank you!
Love these sessioning videos! So cool to see how you guys break down a new trail, systematically pull it apart, and conquer it.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
So inspiring! April you’re a legend!
Thank you!
That was just awesome to watch! So impressed with you April. This vid was very relatable for me as I often find myself riding with someone better who is trying to tow me in to new things. There is nothing like finally letting it go and hitting that feature you know you can do if you just have the mental toughness. So proud and happy for you girl!
Thank you!
Great video. I know you are proud of April. She did great on the jumps and did them with confidence,
It's always fun watching you two April and Kyle! I'm not an MBer and this is still great entertainment.
Thanks for watching even though you don’t ride 😊
Great video, very inspirational. April, you're a badass... good job. Thanks guys!
Thank you so much!
Awesome stuff April, I can only dream of doing DM! And Kyle, your patience and support are top notch!
Well done, That was awesome you should be proud of what you've accomplished
Thank you, we are!
WOW !! April is so good overcoming her fears and keep trying and succeeding although the feel of fear .. that's an awesome quality !!!
Thank you!
This really brought a smile to my face. It’s great to see you guys out there living it to the fullest. Have fun and be safe.
Thank you, glad it made you smile! 😊
Love watching you guys ride together. Excellent improvement April and great coaching Kyle. Really good following along with your journey and hearing all of the real conversation and feelings. Thanks for sharing the content!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sooooo epic, great work and run April. You guys are awesome. Getting back in at 55 and my wife not much of a rider at 45…See ya out there. You guys are motivation great team. Thank ya from Ventura So Cal…
Those trails look like they are built so well. Can’t wait to go next summer. Great work you two!
They are, makes them so much fun!
Great video - love hearing April's play by play on the descent :) you're badass April! Such a calculated rider too!
Thank you, I kind of feel like I sound like a kid and some of the thoughts they have haha
thats good ... they work and play well together 😊 clean fun .. nice
Thank you for this video!
This video is the single best representation of exactly what that felt like for me…the nervousness in her voice and positive self talk as she worked way through features brought me right back to that trail. I will say that I didn’t end up trying the drop, I bypassed both wood drops and continued on the double black line. Aside from those drops, my second run through looked and felt exactly like April’s. This video really makes me want to go back next year and get a clean run through the whole thing.
Awesome it got you excited to go back, I can't wait to go back too!
Damn April is a rock star! Impressive progression and always great coaching from Kyle. Keep the great videos coming.
Thank you!
Awesome instructor and awesome student. Love you guys! Awesome progression April! ❤
Thank you!
You guys made my day! Thank tou
that was an amazing watch. The step up especially looks huge but then so did everything! Loved seeing Dirt Merchant done like this!! Awesome work!
Thank you!
This is a contact sport, and practice is what shapes the monk. It's wonderful to witness both of you continually sharing your life journeys.