STAR WARS NO BRAKES // Mountain Biking Black Canyon Trail , Wilson, WY
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Today I had the pleasure of being guided down one of the COOLEST trails I have ridden in a while by the locals that ride it regularly.
The only problem was.... I COULDN'T SEE S#@T!!! The trail we are riding today is Black Canyon, and we rode on a particularly dry and dusty day towards the end of the season, which meant the trail was sufficiently sketchy with rutted trail and clapped out berms.
Did we let this stop us? NO WAY!!
Towards the bottom of the trail the dust turns to dirt as we enter what felt like Endor forest and I was on a speeder bike blazing through it. There is actually a section referred to by the locals as 'STAR WARS NO BRAKES" simply because it is a PRIME slice of track that winds with nothing that warrants braking.... which means you can reach approximately warp speed - just don't get caught off guard by the creek crossings!!
This ride is an absolute blast with a little bit of everything on it, which in my opinion makes it a perfect example of what I look for when sampling singletrack.
So strap in and let's go for a SHRED down Black Canyon!!
LFRHGS
-Alexander
I expected you to sing, "Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind."
I went to a local trail for the time this past weekend. So fun! Your videos got me curious and now im addicted to riding my mtb.
Fighting the war on dust man.
you know it! I think I lost this day...
The Singletrack Sampler I see you have not ridden New Mexico - angelfire area - yet then
Looks like your confidence is all the way back! Haulin' the mail.
That looked like so much fun! I got my first case of hand pump this past weekend when I went to Big Bear and did Downhill for the first time! Was geeked out on it the whole weekend! Love your videos and your enthusiasm, it's awesome to see someone else with the same amount of passion for it...I'm just getting started and already have a trail bucket list going! If you ever come through Lake Havasu (Arizona) we've got some fun little trails to ride.
Oh a DH park will absolutely do that to ya! Thank you so much for the kind words, hard not to be stoked when riding, ya know? :D
So cool that you are just getting rolling on your mtb adventure, and man you have a great time ahead of you!!
Love the sound of baked on dust on the brakes lol.
hahaha it's soooooo bad
We've had similar conditions here in BC for most of the summer but now we are having some much needed rain. Should clear up for the coming weekend tho. Horray for tacky dirt again!!
Sweet trail. Like the Vermont plates on the cars. That's where I live. Now if there were trails like that here. LOL.
Looks like a blast to ride. Not having to much fun.
Perfect timing. As soon as I get home from school
Time for a nice relaxing...... well INTENSE break!
Totally sweet riding Bro! Thank you! 🤘🤘🤘
Love this videos title haha. Another great one Alex!
Thanks Ed!!
This was the first trail I ever rode. I've been hooked on riding ever since.
That’s awesome riding a black first time
The force is strong with this one :)
I would ride that trail back to back! the second time would be so sweet! looked so fun.
Oh absolutely, I would ride it back to back to back to back to back... you get the idea!
Waay fun!! That was sweet!
The dust was gnarly but my 2 favorite parts for me was the Speeder Bike (Return of the Jedi) session between 4:40 to 5:20 & 6:30 to 7:40. Sooo fast!!! Live-Life-Loud!!!
Nice shredding!
Awesome ride man! Those brakes were almost as annoying as people that don't spell brakes properly!! LOL
Hey now! I've definitely done that before...
OMG that is such a huge pet peeve of mine too. COME ON PEOPLE! It's "BRAKES" not "breaks". lol
Ohhhh i havve thee best *BREAKS* ever >:D
lol
JM Rides Trail fine, now let's go to Starbucks, upload some vids and take a Coffee Brake!! Happy?? 😁😁
at every video like that i get jealous
I really wish you could of had star wars music playing while you were going through those tall trees lol
I know right!!??
You've got to take your road trip to California and come check out the trails and scenery around the Lake Tahoe area! When are you going to come over here?
I definitely will do that sometime in the future
can't really see the trail, but the views to the left and right are always dope! Not that that'll help you see though haha
Hey mr. Sampler Alex man. Everyone knows that your unparalleled knowledge in mountain biking can only be rivaled by your endless will to share it with others. So I have two questions:
1. How much of your suspension travel do you actually use?
2. Will a 2x 130mm front and rear 29er be a jack of all trades (going to work through the city, shredding trails and travelling)?
I appreciate that Yan :D
1. all 160 some of the time, but I could definitely get away with 135-150mm
2. I think those dimensions sound very capable indeed.
Love the channel, great content and motivation to get out and find new trails! If you ever come to STL, castlewood state park isn't too bad. You should check it out some time. Housing would be available lol
Thanks for the offer Brennan! I've been motto'ing in STL before and it was pretty cool!
+The Singletrack Sampler sweet man, maybe one day I'll see you on a trail. I plan on going traveling more
Riding blind reminds me of my buddy Matt Gilman. He's a blind bike trials rider with some serious skills.
What?? No way that's possible
The Singletrack Sampler yeah dude. He doesn't post videos regularly but still does motivational shows. Great inspiration and lucky I got to ride with him a couple times.
m.ruclips.net/video/VV56DLx5QZ8/видео.html
Don't think this works for trail riding though sadly
Nice video. Star Wars No Brakes looked fantastic.
I got my first video recorded. I discovered, though, that my GoPro stopped recording on a couple of segments. I *think* it's because the camera has voice activation, which was on, and misinterpreted some things I said as commands to stop recording. I have since turned off that feature and hopefully I'll not have that problem again. on the plus side, the segments that were not recorded were boring parts of the ride anyway. No big loss (I don't think).
Alex, when are you going to come to AZ, dude? I think you and I need to meet up, have a drink (not alcohol for me), and go on a ride. Seriously, you should consider southern AZ on your west coast tour.
Man that's a bummer!! But at least you have figured it out now! I'm definitely considering AZ for my winter plans, but I just don't know yet!
I'm in AZ too, would definitely like to see Alex out this way!
If you make it here in the winter, you definitely want to make southern AZ your destination. Northern AZ is like most of the rest of the country and actually has seasons. It gets way cold up there. Southern AZ stays pretty warm all the way into December.
As for the glitch in recording, the way I look at it is that this is my inaugural video. Like SpaceX on their first few launches, I'm not going to land the first few perfectly. It's all good and I'm sure I'll get better over time. I've got the fun parts down, for sure. It was the ascent up the trail that got missed, and that's not really all that fun to watch anyway. Most of it would have probably been edited out.
Sounded like you were being chased by a rafter of turkeys!
So much dust. How did you not crash from how dry it was?
9:53 it appears that Alex was riding with the Griffins ha ha ha
(family guy)
lolol this is so true even though I didn't know it until the end!
Sounds like your brakepads are making the "I'm dying here" noise again. That didn't take long.
Yea.... I think it's about that time already again lol
Hell yeah! 👍 👍
you got mighty quiet there in the woods mate...concentrating much? :-)
Oh you know it!! I always wonder how many split second decisions we have to make in a row when going that fast....
but the shot of adrenaline is just enough to take the edge off hey
at 135 the evil got dusted and you were blind see after 7mins the dust was gone was the trail more moist
What model of Evil bike is that dude riding?
Great trails !! Griffin, if you watch Alex's videos... love your Evil Following. What size fork are you running ?
Yea it was a pretty dope bike! I'm pretty sure it was a 140... but I could be wrong :D
Thanks Alex. I am looking to buy the Following MB soon. I hear great reviews and rider feedback on it !
Alex, speaking of no brakes, you need new pads my dude. Doesn't sound like a contamination issue, sounds like they are toast. At least the rears.
Doesn't help the dust when the guy in front of you is locking up the rear break on every corner.
There honestly wasn't any other option with how steep and loose the trail was
john Cast Yep, dude in red has just become "that guy"
Ride it don't slide it
Dude you rip, your vids just keep getting fast ha ha
Getting back in the groove of things ;)
Trails never get that dusty in the U.K, how far away is the van life dream ? 👍🏻
Oh we know - your trails stay nice and wet ;)
Still a ways away my friend, but actively working towards it!
What are your gloves? They look sick
What fanny pack is griffin wearing?
I think the guy in front of you was a good rider, but it's hard to say. :-) I noticed you hung back after it got really bad. Never good when you can't see the trail!
He was absolutely a great rider, wait until you see the next vid ;)
Bring it!! :-)
Yo Alex great vid keep up good work and plz take a look at cube bikes !
I'm not sure we get those here in the states
#cubevangelist
Niceee
Where's your home base at Alex?
Wherever Sheila (my car) is parked :D
Hype train choooooo chooooo
Yewwwwwww!
GOGGLES
hhahahahaha, is that what he said? :-) ooohhhh! you stupidddd! that's RAD! no pain, no gain.
And i was about to go ride...
In 10 minutes you mean? ;)
leaving now i promise!
Your brake levers aren't at the same angle.
nope, one is bent from a crash XD
Shorter videos are the best !!! More than 12' too long
Stoked you enjoyed it!
SO DUSTY! I'd love to ride in those conditions, it's completely different in the UK.. checkout my channel I'm trying to do a similar thing but showing UK riding 🤘
Pinned!
Yea boy!