Riding Mt Prevost: The Most Legendary Trails on Vancouver Island!

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  • Опубликовано: 3 фев 2025

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  • @NOBLWheels
    @NOBLWheels 2 года назад +237

    Thanks for visiting Phil! Still can't believe you hit most of that stuff blind, you're a mad man!

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +36

      Thanks for convincing me to swing by the island. Prevost alone was one of the coolest experiences I've had on a bike!

    • @jinavl
      @jinavl 2 года назад +3

      @@SkillsWithPhil next time your in Asheville you should do a group ride like the old days..youve got a lot of fans out here that would love to shred some pisgah with ya..great video like always my guy🤙🤙🤙

    • @AlexGifford5150
      @AlexGifford5150 2 года назад +3

      Hey Trevor, curious what hydration pack you have! Thanks!

    • @JustaSteak
      @JustaSteak 2 года назад

      @@jinavl know

  • @mahalomydude
    @mahalomydude 2 года назад +71

    DUDE. That was insane to watch.

  • @enzo39
    @enzo39 2 года назад +2

    20:17 "What are you, ahhh" - Have to love the blind trail riding commentary

  • @doubletrackdodger2512
    @doubletrackdodger2512 2 года назад +76

    17:52 that mid air “whoops…” was hilarious this guys skills are almost incomprehensible lol

    • @drewole
      @drewole 2 года назад +2

      Oh man that made me giggle. Same when the rolled the road gap.

    • @cLab2022
      @cLab2022 2 года назад +1

      Seriously. I know he just creates content for the fun and because he enjoys it, but I think Phil is very underrated. I wonder how many people in the mountain bike community on sites like Instagram actually know of him. I have never seen a clip of his shared as a reel for example.

  • @10laws2liveby
    @10laws2liveby 2 года назад +97

    I am so envious, you men are courageous. Im on the edge of my chair as the riders now a day do things we couldn't even imagine could be done on a bike. We had some tough bikes in my day, but no suspension and only Benedick brakes in the 1940s. It was the sudden stops that killed or broke us.I wonder if I would have had the guts to ride like you guys even with the kind of bikes you have.

    • @iamdamo
      @iamdamo 2 года назад +17

      The good news is if you sent it back then, you would have definitely sent it now!

    • @thecremeegg
      @thecremeegg 2 года назад +1

      @@iamdamo Totally!

    • @freethommy
      @freethommy 2 года назад +3

      You start small. All these jumps also exist in much much smaller versions. So they are a challenge for me. Some of the much much smaller ones I still don't do. Guys like Phil, however, are sick to death. I think that's clear.

    • @axelgranzini6797
      @axelgranzini6797 2 года назад +1

      These guys are professionals!

  • @kainpwnsu
    @kainpwnsu 2 года назад +1

    I'm in the market for wheels. I found I somehow I subscribed your channel so I got back in there and BOOM this is the first video is see in your feed. NOBL WHEELS, YOU SAY? Trevor just got a Black Friday customer. The system works!

  • @d4bl0w
    @d4bl0w 2 года назад +1

    Max seems like a really chilled laid back guy who shreds hard :) I like him.

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад

      Max is pretty awesome, his camera work is pretty on point too!

  • @bluebuck1979
    @bluebuck1979 Год назад +1

    had no idea that you ripped that hard Phil. Time in tune in on the regular. Super cool vid. Thought about heading down there this weekend. I'm up in Cumberland...but geez, that's over my head I think. Got me very amped for what's in my own backyard though!

  • @jaydalton
    @jaydalton 2 года назад +9

    Wasn't expecting the jump line to be so legit! You laauuunched that one at 17:54 haha

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +3

      As you know the camera underplays the jumps too! That second to last jump was gnarly. I was not planning on hitting those jumps, but it just felt right at the time.

    • @Madsmechanic
      @Madsmechanic 2 года назад

      @@SkillsWithPhil You know they nuts when you hold your breath.

  • @igotmystimmy9241
    @igotmystimmy9241 2 года назад +34

    watching you hit that creek gap blind is insane, you are wild Phil

  • @BCpov
    @BCpov 2 года назад +26

    "What is this?" *sends it* "WHOAAA! HAHA!"
    Glad the NOBL guys took you to Prevost 😅

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +6

      That place is honestly terrifying and so fun at the same time!

  • @johnnyz6089
    @johnnyz6089 2 года назад +76

    Great riding. Even more impressive considering you can’t ride year round on the east coast. You don’t take long to get back to 100% 😂 Love it.

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +25

      Being off the bike just makes me more hungry too ride when i can. Breaks keep things fresh :)

    • @robertm5642
      @robertm5642 2 года назад

      @@SkillsWithPhil you're not wrong there man. Im on my bike all the time and im constanstly knackered lol

  • @MTB_Trekker
    @MTB_Trekker 2 года назад +26

    Doesn't matter where you ride and even if it's the first time you've ridden the trail, you fly bro! Phenomenal stuff, with a laugh. ✌🏻

  • @kazenokami5133
    @kazenokami5133 2 года назад +27

    This is for sure (some of) the gnarliest and versatile riding I have seen this year..Holy fuck dude. Love it :D! Those "BMX-jumps" looked so huge..

  • @CarlHerbst
    @CarlHerbst 2 года назад +18

    Thanks for your attention to detail with 4K processing, even though I only watch on a 4K display maybe a 1/3 of the time, its bitrate really does make such a massive difference in the viewing experience when it comes to mtb videos, even in a window on a monitor or a phone.
    🙏

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +9

      Back in the older RUclips days, we'd upscale 1080p to 4k just for the better bit rate. It's amazing how much of a different it makes.

    • @CarlHerbst
      @CarlHerbst 2 года назад

      @@SkillsWithPhil I still recommend people do that if they're not willing to shoot and edit in 4K, drives me wild seeing otherwise good mtb content ruined but shitty 1080 bitrates!

  • @chojintigeroid4704
    @chojintigeroid4704 2 года назад +2

    🎶F is for friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me, N is for any trail anytime at all, out here in the green forestryyyyyyyy 🎶🎶

  • @pauld1848
    @pauld1848 2 года назад +5

    One of your better videos/rides. I really enjoyed living vicariously through this one!

  • @NextLevelRiding
    @NextLevelRiding Год назад

    They are my local trails and now I know how good a rider you are! Nice work Phil!

  • @nickhedley803
    @nickhedley803 2 года назад +1

    Your flow and style is insanely cool man. I just recently got a new bike and I’ve been bingeing your videos to try and learn a thing or two. Big love from New Zealand!

  • @bikingwithryan5968
    @bikingwithryan5968 2 года назад +7

    Those trails are so fast! You were sending it like crazy especially after a long winter👍

  • @AZMTB
    @AZMTB 2 года назад +6

    Phil... you need to move there. The way you slayed those trails was INSANE.

  • @phil-alive
    @phil-alive 2 года назад +1

    That’s beautiful! Just a nice ride. No rockets, no air raids, no murders. You are happy person! Love your stuff! Hello🇺🇦

  • @araml.3138
    @araml.3138 2 года назад +1

    This is one of my favorite vids for a long time, it looked awesome out there. Great hangtime on the jumps man hahaha.

  • @indorider
    @indorider 2 года назад +1

    I've watched your vids for a couple of years. This is my fave by far. So glad you went back to that BMX jump section. That shit was killer!

  • @bowenbottorff1283
    @bowenbottorff1283 11 месяцев назад

    To answer your tree question:
    What you had in your hand was Douglas Fir. Doug fir only grows from coastal northern california, Oregon Washington and halfway up coastal British Columbia but provides 70% of the worlds building and construction Lumber. The coastal forests around the Pacific Northwest are also filled with red and yellow cedar and Hemlock and occasionally some Sitka Spruce. Hardwoods in the boggy wet areas would be mainly Alder and Maple. Once you get towards Kamloops youll see a lot of Ponderosa Pine.
    As a born and raised PNW resident and mountain biker, I learned a whole new appreciation for the forests once I started working the logging industry. Plus I get to find the sickest spots to build trails that I otherwise wouldnt have ever known about 🤙

  • @xeokym223
    @xeokym223 2 года назад +1

    I wish I was as good as you, you pick such weird lines, but they work!

  • @CP-qx2ff
    @CP-qx2ff 2 года назад

    Glad you got the chance to hit these trails. The Whistler videos were really good, but this one was excellent.

  • @MrHawkis
    @MrHawkis 2 года назад +1

    Really enjoyable video Phil! It always amazes me how top-tier riders like yourself ride these trails with such ease. Awesome riding and I just love the stoke factor, great video! 🤙

  • @JustJake77
    @JustJake77 2 года назад +3

    As an islander..... Nice seeing Prevost on your channel. Prevost ain't no joke.

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +2

      It's always fun getting to experience new places. I'd heard so much about the island but finally experiencing it, i get why is so many incredible riders originate from there. And you aren't kidding, Prevost was quite the introduction!

  • @Sck519
    @Sck519 2 года назад +13

    I'd love to see a Yoann, Remy and Steve colab while you are in Canada

    • @JacquiPenar
      @JacquiPenar 2 года назад +1

      hell yea. that would be the dream🤘

  • @frits8986
    @frits8986 2 года назад

    This channel just keeps getting better and better, so cool.

  • @hansmuller4176
    @hansmuller4176 2 года назад +1

    I just love how Phil is giggling when he crashes... Absolute legend!

  • @radbradmtb6915
    @radbradmtb6915 2 года назад +3

    21:45
    Phil: "Wait, where are we goin'?"
    "Uhhhh, down."
    🤣

  • @31069daniel
    @31069daniel 2 года назад

    You were definitely feeling the flow through that jump line section. It was like you weren’t so sure about it, but it was just feeling right and you kept it up till that one deep landing. So fun to watch.

  • @paulc7551
    @paulc7551 2 года назад +1

    I need some time to adapt...then absolutely rip everything that comes up on the trail..epic again Phil.

  • @MTBingAndrew
    @MTBingAndrew 2 года назад

    Something we rarely see is 3rd person video of your riding.
    Watching pops into orbit is amazing but seeing your body position and movements behind your riding… that’s something I’d pay for. Especially with slow motion explanation.

  • @psyguy37
    @psyguy37 2 года назад

    Stoked to see you ride Prevost. That mountain would be right up your alley.

  • @emeliebenton1091
    @emeliebenton1091 2 года назад +1

    Hey phill awesome job in these trails ur amazing!😁😁😁
    Edit 1: ur biking is awesome but I have to say that the way u in courage your friends is a whole lot more amazing. Keep up the awesome work👍👍🚲🚲😁😁

  • @thedevilwearsrapha
    @thedevilwearsrapha 2 года назад

    This was fantastic. So good, Phil! Loved all of it!

  • @bradyyardley8472
    @bradyyardley8472 2 года назад +1

    Epic first minute of upload and the video looks so sick already YEW

  • @yeahboiproductions7065
    @yeahboiproductions7065 2 года назад +1

    So cool man. That's some decent hang time on those jumps you hit dude. Linking a load like that for the first time, what a buzz dude. The skill's with Phil for sure! (Yeah sorry that was a bit corny)

  • @oskarstaudte
    @oskarstaudte 2 года назад

    Man Phil your videos never disappoint, this one was particularely good. Insane riding

  • @_dylankiefer
    @_dylankiefer 2 года назад

    What a phenomenal video to wake up to on my birthday! Great riding Phil with some other awesome riders, hope I can make it out to BC someday.

  • @joseledesma4776
    @joseledesma4776 2 года назад +1

    Wow, I cannot believe I watched this from start to finish. So envious and so much fun every time there's gap, haha.

  • @TheDustAutumn
    @TheDustAutumn 2 года назад

    This whole video is absolutely terrifying tbh. Great riding Phil, you're a beast!

  • @grizz4608
    @grizz4608 2 года назад

    The BC gnar humbles many people humanizes riders. Amazing riding as always Phil you’re slot of fun to watch

  • @JJ_MTB_15
    @JJ_MTB_15 2 года назад

    Place looks awesome. Solid footage, one of your most unique videos in awhile

  • @utopia2112
    @utopia2112 Год назад

    Been bingeing on Phil videos and this one made me way more nervous (and I live in the PNW). The sound of the gravel in that soil kept making me think something was going to give way under him at the worst moment. However, Our Hero again prevailed with good humor and grace. #ohmeoflittlefaith

  • @cutlaps
    @cutlaps 2 года назад +1

    The airtime on those box style boosters was wild. My stomach flipped watching.

  • @alexrubin-rattet2150
    @alexrubin-rattet2150 2 года назад +1

    This place looks unreal. Great job getting comfortable so quickly and finding the flow on those large features

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +1

      Took a bit to hone into the terrain and even then still wish i had more time. The first 5 mins of lap one i felt like bamby on ice!

    • @alexrubin-rattet2150
      @alexrubin-rattet2150 2 года назад

      @@SkillsWithPhil can only imagine, hardly resembles the northeast 😆

  • @Graeleaf
    @Graeleaf 2 года назад +1

    Wicked sick dirt in the woods! Thank you for the great video!🤘

  • @jack_mtb2
    @jack_mtb2 2 года назад +1

    I don't know why but Phil in BC and the west coast of Canada just makes so much sense

  • @DrShredder
    @DrShredder 2 года назад

    Wow, one of your best videos yet. Insane dude

  • @jmart4005
    @jmart4005 2 года назад

    Came here from the Portal Trail video. Great videos, great rider! 👍

  • @michaelboer-panak4107
    @michaelboer-panak4107 2 года назад +1

    This is some impressive shit! When it looks gnarly on camera you know it’s insanely gnarly in person.

  • @ManNomad
    @ManNomad 2 года назад +1

    Amazing footage. Sick trails.

  • @DailyDoseOfWisdom4
    @DailyDoseOfWisdom4 2 года назад +3

    Bro, you are my favourite rider ever. U inspired me to ride. U are the bestttt

  • @pavlokurilyuk4286
    @pavlokurilyuk4286 2 года назад

    Nice work on the last drop! Next stop - RB Rampage!

  • @SkinnySkinch
    @SkinnySkinch 2 года назад

    I just started mountain biking recently to get some cardio in on days I can't ride my dirt bike and this shit that ya'll do absolutely blows my mind. Holy shit

  • @EricLancheres
    @EricLancheres 2 года назад +2

    16:09 I love how you accidentally... JUMPED A ROAD

  • @topspot4834
    @topspot4834 2 года назад +1

    Kid not, had this playing at .75 playback speed ... Phil sounded like he was drunk, but that's all that gave it away after watching for 3 minutes. Still thought he was flying at 25% less speed. LEGEND 🔥✌️

  • @MarcusGarfunkel
    @MarcusGarfunkel 2 года назад

    I am watching this on my iPhone, so I can’t fully appreciate being able to choose the 2160p setting. Thanks for the focus on quality 😍

  • @canadianoversee-r5937
    @canadianoversee-r5937 2 года назад

    Great Video.. Ill have to check it out the next time I'm on the Island. Love my NOBL wheelset

  • @liammcbrien254
    @liammcbrien254 2 года назад +1

    Best Mtb video ever I want to see this place again

  • @ondrejhofman5592
    @ondrejhofman5592 2 года назад

    Your riding is so fun to watch! Simply amazing !!!

  • @kainpwnsu
    @kainpwnsu 2 года назад

    I suspect you had trouble acclimating to the trail because the soil composition has a different feel. I'm used to riding clay and sand in Utah. Suddenly hitting spongy and a little more grippy loam in BC requires a couple of hours to figure out. Adding water on top just compounds the issue with the variable trail conditions. You picked it up pretty fast! I'm envious and want to ride this trail.

  • @Squidsonbikeswithhats3958
    @Squidsonbikeswithhats3958 2 года назад

    Hands down one of your best videos !!!!

  • @JohnDoe-fu4qd
    @JohnDoe-fu4qd 2 года назад

    This is an iconic place. Epic video and your riding was fire.

  • @kdris12hihi
    @kdris12hihi 2 года назад +1

    "Which way are we going?"
    "Uhhhh down..."
    I seriously LOLed.

  • @Mish913
    @Mish913 2 года назад

    Great job Phil! The video really doesn't do Prevost or your skill justice, a lot of those trails you were on are crazy steep!

  • @Newbieriderr
    @Newbieriderr 2 года назад

    oooohhhh prolly one of your best vids so farrrr. damnn

  • @bananaguns9892
    @bananaguns9892 2 года назад +2

    Sick riding Phil!

  • @rileyparrish184
    @rileyparrish184 2 года назад

    This really should be the most subscribed to mtb channel on RUclips

  • @Blaine382
    @Blaine382 2 года назад

    That was awesome! Hitting most of that blind is unreal!

  • @1975normal
    @1975normal Год назад

    Phil I really like watching you ride.
    It inspires me to be better. I’ve got a long way to go

  • @goatio007
    @goatio007 2 года назад

    Another quality video!!
    Thanks Phil

  • @TheDonkDonk420
    @TheDonkDonk420 2 года назад

    another banger of a video by Phil once again!

  • @OverTheHillMTB
    @OverTheHillMTB 2 года назад +1

    flipping awesome vid, after i hit the blue comment button, watching it again! need to see another you and Nate Hills chasing each other video...go to Europe together and ride for a week...please!

  • @rbutube2618
    @rbutube2618 Год назад

    1:37 "I'm a fish out of water",, I think that with a lot of these videos with these narrow down hill courses. I wish I new about this when I was physically able 😂

  • @slide_drexler
    @slide_drexler 2 года назад

    Phil's bottle cage is awesome. it held the bottle while he was
    hitting those big jumps.👍

  • @MikeTriz
    @MikeTriz 2 года назад +1

    What a BEAST! Amazing rider and great content!

  • @CarlosRamirez-hj8yh
    @CarlosRamirez-hj8yh 2 года назад +1

    God I love the way you ride and watching your videos! Great content as always

  • @MythBiggzzzz
    @MythBiggzzzz 2 года назад

    This is awesome that you came to Van Island and road our local trails

    • @SkillsWithPhil
      @SkillsWithPhil  2 года назад +1

      It was such a good time, I definitely have to go back!

    • @MythBiggzzzz
      @MythBiggzzzz 2 года назад

      @@SkillsWithPhil when you do one must check out the other places like Dumont or South Benson to ride Chainsaw Ridge

  • @fiberlockabatement592
    @fiberlockabatement592 2 года назад

    Superb riding boys, what a pleasure to watch!

  • @wesleytrinkle5153
    @wesleytrinkle5153 2 года назад

    Gnarly jumps mate, you really know how to shred!

  • @artboytidwell
    @artboytidwell 2 года назад

    Dream trails and killer riding... Phil is the King.

  • @4mudski
    @4mudski 2 года назад +1

    Man you guys make it look so easy!!

  • @sjb1781
    @sjb1781 2 года назад

    Good to see some actual footage of you riding rather than the POV stuff. Be good to see more as you can learn more about your body positions etc

  • @Lukaslikesbikes
    @Lukaslikesbikes 2 года назад +1

    Love the content keep it up man 😁

  • @grizz4608
    @grizz4608 2 года назад

    Duuuuuude you hit those jumps! Everytime you giggle I giggle lol

  • @calebm.5698
    @calebm.5698 2 года назад

    Those have to be the gnarliest jumps I’ve ever seen. Unbelievable balls to hit those like that, they had to be 10 ft tall take offs and nearly vertical.

  • @scblurlt1962
    @scblurlt1962 2 года назад

    Thanks for that amazing video , trails look absolutely stunning

  • @jonnyseller
    @jonnyseller 2 года назад +1

    Great video Phil.

  • @zachariahelias6946
    @zachariahelias6946 2 года назад

    HI Phil, I really like your videos can't stop watching them.

  • @oliverbourne9599
    @oliverbourne9599 2 года назад +2

    No worries Phil .... the better informed of us know they 'forgot' to tell you they were running a 'Shorty' front and back right there 😅😅

  • @DanielDillon11
    @DanielDillon11 2 года назад

    Those trails look the absolute dream!!!! I wish I was close enough to ride them

  • @aliksanderj9729
    @aliksanderj9729 2 года назад

    😂😂 welcome to Bc! As someone who completely ruined my knee just normally biking here, I feel that

  • @veronicaisl
    @veronicaisl 2 года назад

    Looks like you’re ready for your EWS 100 race mate. Freaking fast 💨

  • @fnglass4314
    @fnglass4314 2 года назад +1

    You're a legend Phil!

  • @adventureswithtom8516
    @adventureswithtom8516 2 года назад +7

    Those trails look sketchy even on GoPro... can't imagine what they must be like in person!