Riding Berm Peak at Night was more difficult and foolish than I thought
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- This has been a long time coming. Anyone who watches this channel knows I love night riding, but until now I have never attempted to ride Berm Peak at night. This is due to a variety of reasons, most of which should be pretty obvious. Bike lights are designed for singletrack-not wallrides and whale tails. Tonight, we throw caution to the wind and give it a shot on my backyard mountain bike trails.
Also tonight, we’ll test out some new lights from Outbound Lighting. I met the owner of the company at Sedona Mountain Bike Festival, holding down the booth all by himself. Tom is not only an entrepreneur, but an engineer, so we can be sure Outbound’s marketing department isn’t getting in the way of the important stuff. These lights were remarkably simple, free of gimmicks, very well thought out, and very bright. They also turn on and off with simple taps of the power button instead of confounding combinations that so many other manufacturers insist on. Best of all, they’re really fairly priced for what you’re getting. So I’m going to run these long term and see how they work out!
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I just like seeing videos where Seth is actually riding again. I get he's a dad now and cant afford another broken collar bone but it's always nice to see.
I agree with you it kinda reminds of the older vids
@@Tryppin he could if he wants.
@@Tryppin Spoken like a man without a child to provide for
I miss just the group rides he did in the beginning of his NC time. Get up on check out trails with buddies!
@@styl__ having a child doesn't mean you need to abandon all of your hobbies lmao, you can have a balance of parenthood and investing in yourself
What stands out to me that I feel sometimes goes unnoticed, is how far cameras (action cameras especially) have progressed. Amazes me how high quality and smooth the footage is with just two lights at night.
I was going to mention the great video quality for night
They are really bright lights though, so that helps.
That's the benefit of manually setting exposure. Don't leave that shit on auto if you can help it.
Its probably because the camera and light are mounted at the same point. Either the helmet or body? {just guessing btw}
Seth: Let's make a super sketchy trail system in my backyard!
Also Seth: What if we made it even sketchier?
A little bit different, but kinda the same
I can 100% say that Seth has taught me everything I know about Bikes and trails
Let’s not go that far
At least 5% of bike knowledge is Park Tool exclusive, so just… okay? XP
Love my outbound lighting setup. Have never had a situation where I didn’t have enough light.
One pro tip for you Seth, not sure if he mentioned it. They have a clip available for the underside of the bar light that your cables/hoses go into so they don’t bounce in front of the light. Noticed you didn’t have it.
I just noticed that over the weekend, and it’s pretty genius
@@BermPeakExpress it’s a must have in my opinion. Wish it was included with the light but well worth it either way.
@@BermPeakExpress I second this person. Outbound light is the best bike light I’ve ever used and I will never use another light especially for my road bike their road addition with the sharp cut off line like a car headlight is a complete game changer for riding where you might blind oncoming traffic or pedestrians
@@Aidanburns13 yeah we don’t include it with every light because we’ve found only ~20% of customer bikes need it (just the ones that need it tend to really need it…), so we don’t want to make every light more expensive for 80% of them to end up in the landfill, working on a more eco-friendly solution long term!
@@tomplace4487 Totally understable, keep killing it!
Plus 1 for Outbound Lighting… the Hangover helmet light with the Trail EVO bar light is the best combo out there … I’ve met and ridden with Tom (owner/engineer of Outbound) in Pisgah - he absolutely shreds
Just looked at their website. Honestly für 240 bucks the mounting system of the flood light looks a little bit weak/plasticy to me. Lupine offers an metal brace for mounting...
@@austenitferrit8248 they redid their mount last year / it’s solid. Worth mentioning, you probably don’t want a fully rigid, unmovable mount. in case of a crash, you’d rather the mount give way before the energy of the impact transfer to the light itself or the bars causing worse damage to more expensive parts
Imagine how cool some long exposure photos of Seth riding some obstacles with his lights on would look. It might be a cool idea for a t-shirt graphic too
This is a great idea 💡 👆🏽
Testament to how good a rider Seth is
He doesn't give himself enough credit. To ride like this, especially after such a bad injury, he's got it nailed on the bike and in his head.
It helps that it's his own trail and he rides it constantly.
I really like how "raw" this video was when he was riding I found it very relaxing you can hear the wheels and the wind
No joke Outbound lighting is the absolute best there is. They're also some of the nicest people you will ever meet.
Night riding is so much fun I like the eerie feeling in the middle of the desert hearing the owls and seeing the night hawks flying around. Seeing the eyes glowing back at you is also creepy but cool to see.
Woow, that sounds pretty cool
Outbound lights are THE lights.
I love my Outbound lights.
I've been using them for 3 years. In the winter months, I run them 2-3 times per week for around 2 hours each session.
Great lights.
The amazing part of this is that Seth has ridden these trails a thousand times and in the dark its like he is riding for the first time.
I feel like Seth doing this at night is how it actually feels for anyones first time at berm peak. The lights sorta get rid of that GoPro effect. Full sends from Seth!!
You’re the gold standard for everyman MTB content, Seth. Been a fan since the beginning. You keep getting better. Proud of what you’ve accomplished, my man. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
I've been following outbound lighting for a year or so now. They really seem to be the best quality, brightest, best company around. I bet they blow up with orders after this video!
Thanks for sharing the sketch!
Holy moly that even got my heart up! the most involved video I think Seth has ever put out. Having the tunnel vision from the dark really pulls you in...
I've been wanting the Outbound Trail Evo setup for a long time!!!!
Thrilled to see some love for Outbound Lighting. Been using their older style Road and Trail lights for a few years now, great stuff. Good fun to run both of those lights AND the Hangover; feels like daytime.
God the Amount of Balls of steel you have Seth is making me shred the Trails in nights with To thrills down my soul!
I’ve been running that same OB Lighting combo for the past season and a half and I’m a huge fan! Great battery life, lights up my trails perfectly! As a matter of fact, I’ve scored a good amount of PRs at night with these lights. And their customer service is spot on! I had to get a part replaced, and they were so cool about everything, sending me a replacement for free. Needless to say, I’m a satisfied customer. I’m interested to see your long-term review on these lights.
You posted a night riding video at night. Brilliant!
I have a set of Outbound mtb lights (and a road light as well) and they're honestly the best investment I've made for extending my riding into late fall when the weather is crispy and perfect but gets dark early. The owner/designer Matt is a sharp dude, a huuuuuge MTB enthusiast, and is easy to talk to. I recommend these lights to everyone who asks about lights, and most of my friends have them because of seeing mine in person. They're definitely a step up in price compared to the basic generic stuff you can find online, but they rival/beat the best stuff on the market regardless of price.
With 3 years of use on Outbound products, I'm a huge fan. I'm surprised Seth hasn't found these sooner.
Two is one. One is none.
A man of culture and taste i see.
Gotta say I’m glad I bought some outbound lights before this video dropped cause there’s no way they will be in stock now xD
Finally! A full-fledged video with night riding. I ride at night myself, although not so good, but I understand what it's about, my feelings are aggravated, the feeling of speed multiplies by 2 and you just get incredibly high from what is happening. Thanks!
Seth has bigger balls than I do, but I would love to do that. I dig night riding and have a bit of an obsession with lights. I look forward to updates on this set of lights and I look forward to another night ride video.
Great job, glad he did not crash.
Been watching your videos for around 4 years now, Always makes my day seeing you uploaded!
It would actually be pretty cool if you added lights along the runs. It would double the ride time in the fall and early spring.
Last Fall and Winter were my first season of Outbound lighting on my bars. They are great. Just the fact that you can film with a GoPro which aren't great in low lighting, proves how good these light s are! Great video Seth!
I love night riding! Makes your home trails feel brand new! Look like great lights!
didn’t think my day could get any better, get to miss school for a week because of covid now i can watch a berm peak video
Dude I’m in your same situation lol
That’s what I’m doing
same
Yep. Except school = work
same - except it sucks not to see your friends
I love seeing the progress!
Love my outbound lights. Have been running them for 4+ years.
Great video! Outbound lighting is hands down the best lights on the market!
That night ride was super engaging. Really felt like we were going down the mountain with you.
Keep up the great work!
Seth, great idea! Hang some solar powered LED flood lights at each feature. Add an extension to the power switch so you can hang them high but turn them on/off as needed. Really miss you building out more features. Maybe something after the Maim Frame?
Always a good time with you Seth! Cheers!
This is probably one of my favorite videos recently. The videography gives me Skills with Phil vibes and I am 100% here for it. Awesome video
Que the exited seth noises. I loved hearing such exitement and the rush of adrenaline coming out of Seth! That's the Seth I started watching a while ago. Welcome back mate!
In-freakin-sane!! But SO entertaining! You are a MONSTER!! You had my heart racing and my palms sweaty! Well done! I've done a fair bit of night riding but could not imagine doing something as crazy as that. Hat's of to you sir!
Love the Halloween vibes in May
I am a big fan of Outbound lights. I am running the Hangover on my helmet, and the EVO on my bars. Great setup.
Thank you Seth! Awesome video, really cool to hear a more raw voice from you being you were genuinely amped up throughout
I used to LOVE night riding!
I ran 2 floods on the handlebars for a wider beam and a spot. But the BIGGEST game changer is a flood under the lower tube. It shines down where your front wheel is and shines forward on jumps. It allows you to run your flood lights slightly higher as well. Game. Changer.
I love this challenge! I'm no mountain biker but I still really enjoy your videos.
I like how Seth is being real and honest about his fears and telling us if he is scared or not
Outbound for the win. They have been our go to lights for years.
Good to see that Outbound Lighting is getting some spotlight.
I've had the Evo combo since they first introduced it. Lights are great. The company also has some of the best customer service I've ever experienced.
I literally added those lights to my wishlist last night, haha. Perfect timing for a real live review, thanks!
You're an excellent presenter dude. I love the way those lights look.
Thank GOD , BACK TO THE RIDING VIDEOS!!!! WHOO WHOOO!!! Love it man!!!!
You can almost feel the humidity in this video lol. Especially in that closing shot of Seth.
That combo is my favorite light up! Though in my neck of the woods I also need a big net over my face too.
Im so glad to see you riding more!
You legend! Amazing the enjoyment you completed it
As much as I enjoy the Berm Peak videos, my favourite videos have always been the ones where he goes on riding adventures with the boys like Alex and Phil.
This video reminds me of those good old days lol
Man that was insane. I love night riding, I live in Malaysia and I night ride in the jungle. I’ve had a few close encounters with wild boars and the odd snake but I’d take them on any day rather than do those sketchy jumps at night. Jeez they came up quick. Lights looked awesome though. I use MagicShine lights which are pretty good but separate batteries which can be a pain. So I might try out these if they’re available over here. Great job Seth. Keep up the awesome work.
Really nice video Seth! Keep up the good work! Have a really nice day!😊
I live down in Tasmania, Australia and I've been running some Serfas lights for a few years that weren't too expensive. 1600 lumen for the flood and 1000 for the helmet.
Great for winter when it gets dark at 5pm and you can't ride after work otherwise.
Enjoyed the video, wouldn't do crazy features like that though hahaha
Tassie's the best! Maydena + Derby = 😄
I highly recommend trying this with just a head mounted light. It always seems like more light is better, but the head mount is always naturally pointing where you want to look (and go). I've found that if you have both, the handlebar mounted one can actually distract you in weird ways.
Ive done the same! all about the helmet light only! I will add, that it sucks if you get distracted and look away from the trail tho
I mounted 2 lights on my bars and one on top of the helmet and found I kept crashing. Best I can assume it's that there were no shadows which washed out ground and rock features, so I rode straight into and over obstacles I'd normally avoid easily.
@@davidhamm2613 you’re actually onto something there: any helmet light will make trails look flat, because the light is above your eye-line and thus produces no shadows from objects sticking up out of the trail, so rock gardens look smooth, which makes them harder to read in general, especially at speed. That’s why having a super wide handlebar beam pattern is helpful (so it covers everything regardless of where your bars are pointing) by casting shadows out that you can look down into, which make the terrain look 3D. Helmet lights are good to point down trail at speed and around tight corners, but having them overpowered and down-angled wash out all the definition you get from a bar-mounted light, which makes it harder to read the trail. Narrow beams with harsh edges (really sharp circular spots in particular) can be even more distracting, particularly on the bars, which is why it’s really important to have wide, even illumination from the bars.
That was awesome Seth! You rock! 😎
It's a stormy night in south Louisiana and I'm out on the back porch with a beer... Perfect time to watch this video 😂
Been rocking the Outbound Lighting for a year now. Love their stuff!
man your videos are just such a treat
Excellent stuff! Can't wait to see you ride Berm Park Dark.
As a person who rides at night often....I appreciated this effort and video. Gonna have to take a solid look at those lights for myself.
Best video!!!! That’s the best night ride first person view video I ever saw.
Dude that last clip is probably some of the best biking I've ever seen you put to video..
I just wanna say as a day one Seth fan its amazing to get this old school feel again. The oohhs and ahas are back the champion grunts just love to see you smashing trails again bro love the content as always keep it up!!!!!!!
This is so freakin awesome!!!! I got the same lights and as I sit here typing this I'm setting them and going to ride them the very first time in Bentonville!!! I'm so stoked to get out there! It's 11:30 pm here and I'm shaking with excitement!! My wife and I drove down here from SE. Wi. yesterday and I could not wait to do this Now!! YEEEEWW LET'S GOOOO
Pumped to see you night riding! I ride almost exclusively at night cause of my crap work schedule, and swear by my outbound lighting.i especially love the cable manager hooks to keep the shadows from projecting.
Thank God you know those trails so well. That looked intimidating.
That was FANTASTIC!!!
Love night rides and the challenge it can bring to riding, really makes Berm Peak look amazing and fun and from a different perspective.
This is a top berm peak video. An instant classic!
Love the videos Seth!
I think for the first time in a video we the audience got a small inkling of the experience of riding with the full run from 10:50. The motion blur and tunnel vision caused by the lighting really showed how much speed you carry, how quickly you pick up speed in some parts and how little time you have to react. Kudos for doing all that.
Your videos are always top notch
Seth is just next level with these vids. Ppl who don't agree are just MID. Seth, u are the all-time G.O.A.T. Congrats for everything and thanks for bringing such a legend into the bike community.
This videos music was ON POINT.. from the spooky dark woods vibes, to the chill outro..
Man that had my blood pressure rising. Good stuff as always. Thanks bro.🤣🍺
I sold the car and have 100% committed to biking as my mode of commuting. Constantly searching for a light for my tourer for 3-seasons and my MTB for winter. Looks like you've pointed me in the right direction. Thanks for the Pro Tip!
As a patroller at a year round bike park I sadly have to do this every night on every trail to "sweep" the trails each and every winters day.
After 4 years it's still terrifying so good on you
Haven't watched this yet, but just want to say, me and my friends used to do night rides constantly, more than daytime rides. And I loved every minute of it. I found I rode better and had more fun. With a great light on the trail it helped me focus on things in the distance and not worry about what was under the wheels. I always got into a flow state much easier on night rides.
I love watching Seth’s videos that are so cool 😎
Oh man am I glad I picked up my Outbound Lights before this came out. They’re gonna BLOW UP after this!
Yea...my 3 piece collar bone twitched a little bit thinking about landing in a rock garden at night. Instantly reminded of when he super boosted himself OTB into his decorative, trail border, rock landscaping. Ugh! Ballsy!!!😎
I loved the ghost sounds you were making Seth ;) really went well with the spooky esthetic
This is the light set up me and my friends have been using for a while now. We all love them.
I did the Outbound demo in Sedona and those things are serious. It was rainy and bad conditions but those lights made it almost as good as daylight…maybe just a little more exciting.
I was there too! Love my Outbound Lighting setup!
Great job, Seth!!!
I honestly was surprised to see you do the teeter totter after saying you were gonna save it for someone else. Keep up the great content Seth. You’re the most straight forward RUclipsr when it comes to product reviews
Hey at least there is less people sitting at the bottom of jumps
The camera never captures the scale of how sketchy things are in reality! Super impressed!
Youre fing nuts in all the right ways hahaha, Fav vid yet and I have been here a while!
We have been using Outbound lights for over 3 years. They are far superior.
It's seems madnesses to me riding berm peak during the day. To do it at night takes it to a whole new level. Great video Seth, especially with how difficult it is to light a night scene that will produce a decent image.
Night riding is my absolute favorite! Me and my buddies go on evening rides once a week at 6pm on Tuesday. It's like a tradition of ours. During the winter and fall months those rides are completely dark, but we all have great lights (I don't have Outbound yet but plan to for this upcoming season; one of my friends rides with them and they're legit nice and bright). The darkness really spices things up, making features you've ridden many times feel completely different!