BIGGEST surprise of the trip so far 🇺🇸 50 STATE SHRED: West Virginia
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
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After a victory for self-guiding in Virginia at Carvin's Cove, I felt like I needed to take things into my own hands again and find something gnarly. I had a decent amount of folks reach out to me with ideas for West Virginia, and as I researched at the maps of those rides I was feeling a little Blue Square Fever.
There will be a lot more squiggly wiggly blue square rides to come and I'm going to do my damndest to have fun on them, but if we're in The Mountain State then I'm going to find a mountain to ride. Something where the hikers pass you by and say "You guys are doing this on a mountain bike?"
And holy hell, I found that ride. If you guys from West Virginia have something BETTER than this then I'll eat my chamois. If you guys have 4 or 5 more rides as good as this, I will do a residency.
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WV resident here...always interesting to hear peoples prejudices about our state before they visit.
im from CT and now live in Los Angeles. Literally haven't heard anything negative about West Virginia. It's interesting for me too.
Lmao I live in PA
We hear all kinds of stories of trailer park shinanagans in WV.
Ditto
I live in Martinsburg, where all the rumors are true. Also if you have any good trail recommendations I’d love to hear them, I’m new to mtb
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I appreciate you guys emailing me with ride invites, but these videos were filmed weeks ago, not yesterday!
Oh ok
If you are still liking for a new name for your bike you could name it valkyrie for the bottle wings on the frame
Casual. I film my rides weeks into the future. It's how I know where I'm going to ride next.
Man, I missed you out there by one day. I did the whole North Fork Trail the next day. The second half of the trail and that downhill at the end you got to ride was definitely the best part!
So where are you right now?
I'd be singing "Country Roads" in my head the whole time I rode in West Virginia.
That’s what I was doing while watching the video
same as soon as i saw the title
I just learned Country roads was actually written about Virginia! It was inspired by a drive on 81 in VA!
Why did you remind me of that sonh
To do it West Virginian style you have to take a deep breath and yell the state name as loud as you possibly can. Watch the end of any WVU football game and you'll see (granted you probably can't this season).
Maybe the van won't have wheels on it when we get back, says the guy that lives in Vallejo CA LOL
Yeah, love the channel but why dis us country folks
I’m from WV living in Floriduh...He’s more likely to get things stolen here than in WV!
If anything, we’d help him find the stolen wheels.
He's been in California too long. We don't do things like that in WV.
A lot less likely to be a victim here than in Cali. And more people will help you when you need it. Don't let the appearance fool you
West Virginia is probably one of the most untapped outdoor states when it comes to potential.
I love how beautiful the state is.
Thanks to the beautiful Geometry, forest, and rivers I 100% believe it could be one of the best destinations for MTB parks and trail systems in the world.
It's potential is almost limitless and I believe almost anyone else who has visited there regularly would agree.
Amen to that!
If you can get past, the heroine and meth addicts laying around.
I love here and I love it
You are 100 percent right man. West Virginia is absolutely perfect for world class riding.
Some of the best rock climbing in the US
I can pass my history class with all the knowledge he gives us.
“Alright we’re on the trail again”
*Literally middle of overgrown woods*
That trail only sees a few dozen riders a year if that, and maybe fewer hikers. Add in the burned areas any several sections are in need of some trimming.
haha really.
@Mad Bro? the nice thing about all the empty land, we can build our own trails without anyone noticing :)
@Mad Bro? Too much land, not enough people? Sounds perfect for mountain biking.
North Fork is always an epic WV backcountry ride! For more backcountry goodness in West By God, I would recommend Slaty Fork, Huckleberry Trail at Spruce Knob, and the rad new Enduro lines at Snowshoe.
Second this --^
We went to the UCI race last year at Snowshoe and WV is an amazing place, nothing at all what I was expecting and the kindest people around...
yes snowshoe is my local downhill park and we make weekend trips it is amazing!
Biking is one of my greatest creations
God thank you for making it, thank you so much
Thanks god
God if that’s really you. Thank u for all u do for me 🤙🏽
Good lookin out brotha
You're right thank you
Funny how I tense up, squint, and jerk around in my chair while watching this video. As if "I" need to be careful. Great video!
Rugged and rocky is definitely WV. It is very underrated. If you get a chance to go back and check out more trails you can explore Davis, WV. Moon rocks, splash dam, table rock are just a start to some typical WV goodies. Slatyfork is also a rugged, rocky fun time. The folks at Elk River Touring do shuttles. The riding may be wild and painful sometimes but it sure is fun and beautiful.
“You guys should get some bikes” 😂
Almost heaven, West Virginia. Blue ridge mountains, Shanandoah river!!!!!
This was your best episode I've seen. That trail and having another good rider on the camera was sick!
If you’re still in WV, you missed out if you didn’t check out Big Bear Lake!
I backpacked this trail before I got really into mountain biking. I remember slogging uphill as a group of mountain bikers flew past us. I couldn't believe it was bikeable haha
It's easier to ride than hike
Biked Snowshoe many years ago in ‘99. A lot of fun. Great area. Almost died a couple of times coming down so fast. Might just do it again.
Very proud of my home state, glad you enjoyed it so much! Take me home...
I live there, and I never came to appreciate it until now, white water rafting, mountain biking, and snowboarding. Will all 3 seasons there’s not a lot off limits
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, down country roads
Take me home, down country roads
John Denver
What you hear every time you ride a new state: oh man, the number of amazing and better trails throughout the WV. Don’t be afraid to come back sometime. Keep up the good work!
Trails look like they need to clearance,and need more people riding there for how beautiful it is!
I just love the energy. I enjoy looking forward to watching new videos. Thank you, Brian.
DAN!!! miss you dan. good to see you. still riding so strong. brian, thanks for bringing him along.
That trail is extremely raw! Good stuff!
WOW, Dan sure is a strong and in shape Country boy--Guess you never know who you'll meet up and decide to ride with, doesnt look like he is a kid either, VERY impressive Dan
Bikers in West by God are tougher than anywhere else. Props to you guys making that trail look EZ.
Come back soon ! we do have tails that are maintained in WV and I could literally leave my key in the ignition on that ride. Your wheels are safe ;)
Very true we take those annoying locking lug nuts off in wv no need for them here
It’s cool to see you on my “local” trails in VA and WVA. We really have great resources with all the National Forests, wilderness areas, and national parks close to us.
You truly are living the dream. Keep it up bro. Love the videos love the history to each place and even the music at the end. Cant wait to see where you are next
“Jubilees tingled” I literally just spit out my coffee! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
YESS, so glad I found this. My family and I are heading to Davis in a couple days and I'm bringing my bike!!! Was looking for something gnarlier!!
The topography of the USA is incredible. Very lucky to be able to ride all these different terrains. Thanks for the uploads watching them has given me the confidence to set up my own channel and document my progress on an mtb. I’m heading to mega next year, you ever thought about doing that race?
As a West Virginian just wanna say thank you for giving us some credit for our state! Great video and nice ride! I will now need to go do that trail! The state in general has rough spots just like anywhere but once you get out and see all the natural beauty of the state it’s quite surreal!
Edit due to an autocorrect
that trail system was not only rough looking but grown up beyond repair...man..someone needs to weedwack lol..Good riding Brian!!
That looked like serious fun, Brian! Thank you for sharing.
I remember visiting WV almost 10 years ago and it was a great experience. I wasn't into MTB yet, though.
what a great trail. I loved every minute of that.Very impressive climbing, followed by silky smooth bike handling on the descent. This trail is up there with my #1 trail you have done, Razors Edge . Great job BK. Hope you took a couple days off to recharge after that lot!
Never been this early to a video! Really enjoy your vids man! Hope you have a good morning!
Glad you enjoyed your stop in WV😁👍
Soo many awesome trails in WV!! You didn’t even scratch the surface of what it has to offer...Tea Creek Mtn. Trail is one of my favorites.
Nice video! I just rode in West Virginia last weekend. It was amazing! I like the color of your bike!
That trail was intense! The hard work put in makes the pay-off at 9:44 all worth it. I live for that panorama! Great video.
On my latest road trip across the US, I was super excited to go through WV and it didn’t disappoint. I stayed in Charleston and it was a little run down but every single person I passed walking said hi. Getting lost in the mountains was a hoot. I definitely want to go and stay a week or so.
Great video and that view!!!
That was a crazy, rocky trail. Awesome riding!
Once you get to Ohio, you have to check out either Mohican or Vulture's Knob! Mohican is a 24 mile epic ride, and the Knob is 6.5 miles of some flow, some tech, and some of the strangest features you'll see on a trail!
That looks awesome! Great riding
I will be up there Sunday. Can't wait to check out the area.
Brutal trail, love it!
Stoked to see you finally hit up my home state. Don’t really have as much crazy jank on the west side of the state where I’m at but it’s still some fun riding.
I'm loving this 50 State Shred! Especially coming around to my area and the trails I've ridden. I'm looking forward to seeing what you ride in my home state of PA. Michaux State Forest is kind of a hidden gem. Tons of great chunky riding like North Fork. Vista and Glory H near Laurel Lake is some of the best!
That trail looks amazing great riding!
West Virginia is BEAUTIFUL!! WE'RE I Love when we go through there, actually fixing to be moving to New Jersey And hope to be riding here with my son a lot!
This video makes me so happy. As someone from WV thank you for showing off her beauty.
Great video!!!
I live on the Northwest side of the state and have noticed the foliage is a lot thicker this year, and trail maintenance is a little lacking due to less people being out from Covid. Welcome to the state. No you won't loose you wheels
Incredible video!
Great to see someone give respect to to the beautiful state I live in thank you
Glad you enjoyed N. Fk. Mtn. Trail. I've ridden parts of it as well, mostly on the south end. Obviously I need to try the descent on the north end! But hopefully now you see why some folks are so crazy about West Virginia. Hope you get back there to ride some time - try out the Gauley Mountain trails, or the Huckleberry Trail down from state hi-point Spruce Knob, or any of the legendary trails in the Davis area. Keep up the good work, and stay well.
so fun fact about West Virginia, part of the reason why you can get a cell signal is because there is a big space observatory and listening post out there, and cell service can interfere with the big satellite dishes that they use.
Thanks for this Brian! I'm actually going to be spending time around Seneca Rocks for a few weeks! Looking forward to checking this out in a few days :)
Yep, Good entertaining videos. Keep up the good work.
I visited Washington DC at the end of my boys week trip to the us in 2018, like you said, really cool place. I was in West Virginia and then Kentucky during that trip too, really amazing experience and fun to see the rural parts of America that don't get mentioned!
I hiked that trails years ago before getting into mountain biking. It's crazy to see that it's possible to ride it! Beautiful scenery and very rugged.
Funny the comments you got from the runners...my 1st time on this ridge was on MTB 8-9 yrs ago (I've backpacked it MANY times since as well), and a hiker said to us "How can you guys even bike on this! I can barely walk this trail!"
Lots of great trails in this vicinity in the Monongahela National Forest for sure, and neighboring George Washington National Forest on the West Virginia - Virginia border... Flagpole Knob / Reddish Knob area trails. Spruce Knob area trains in the MNF. Gorgeous wilderness areas in the east. Pretty much anywhere from 15 miles north of here all the way down to the Asheville NC / Smoky Mountains National Park area, follow the mountains from West Virginia / Virginia border all the way down to GSMNP and you will never be let down, it's incredible...
My thoughts on that overgrown trail "they're gonna come out covered in ticks and poison ivy". I'm impressed he was able to do that well on that super gnarly descent riding an XC bike, Giant Anthems usually aren't associated with descending rocky gnar like that :)
Dayum those trails were overgrown! Loved the adventure 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed riding in our state. WV has a ton of great mountain biking along with tons of anything outdoors you want to do. Hope you were able to drive down to Fayetteville and see the New River Gorge. Stay safe and have fun.
Great video, I can't believe how fast you can ride on those overgrown trails!!
WV...Rural, rugged, rocky, and beautiful. You should visit Snowshoe Resort to enjoy some awesome DH, freeride, and enduro world class trails.
Wow, I trucked all over United States buy never took the time to go biking. If I could have carried my bike , I would have. That was an epic trail, you are finding some beautiful trails, definitely double black in W.V. Have a safe week.
I live in a van 4 months out of the year and travel all around the country and ride bikes. West Virginia is one of the safest states in the country. There is also some great riding and North Fork is not typical of most riding in West Virginia, it is more closely related to our southern neighbor. Most of the soil in WV is loamy with lots of creeks and roots, and rocks..
I grew up in WV. people are nice and crime is pretty much the lowest in the whole east coast so your wheels would be fine. By the way, Greenbriar & Pocahontas counties are the best areas in WV to ride and the highest mountains in the state.
Back in the 90's when u was in my teens I used to race XC in the WVMBA. Every summer at the Elk River Touring Center I used to go to the annual fat tire festival which still to this day I haven't found another Fat Fire festival better than it was back then in West Virginia. It was a whole week long with daily guided group rides you could sign up for depends g on your skill level. They also had bicycle polo, bike toss, home brewing contest, naked night ride, camping, bike demos, WVMBA sanctioned race, whitewater rafting midweek, and last day ya loaded up the bikes on the old steam locomotive on the Cass scenic railroad and rode to the top of Bald Knob(2nd highest peak in WV) and rode back down. At the bottom we had a big barbeque which concluded the festival. I don't even know if they still have the West Virginia Fat Tire Festival anymore. That was more than 20yrs ago. By the way, props run is the funnest downhill trail in the state with multiple water crossing at the bottom. It's a 7 mile downhill.
Dude that was amazing!!! W Va is so beautiful anyway but rocks for MTB
Great idea to bike around the monuments!
I live here in WV and I can't wait to move out of here. FYI WV is still 20 years behind the rest of the states.
very cool. what a trail
To be fair, that's quite a lot of action for an XC bike (The Giant Anthem). It was never going to do as well on the downhill sections as a Ripmo, although it did look pretty handy on the way up and the flat stuff.
Just an FYI for anyone looking to ride this trail. PLEASE don’t underestimate the physical conditioning and technical skills needed to complete it. Whether you’re doing the full loop( North Fork Mtn. Trail) or the half loop(Better than Canaan) each has its own challenges so be prepared with plenty of water and food. If opting for the half loop be prepared for Landis Trail (about 1500ft of climbing in 1.5mi). Also, once on the ridge line definitely check out chimney rocks( one of the best views in WV, keep left at the fork where the blue arrow points right). Have fun and be safe!
Love seeing you ride in TN in my current town and in WV which is my home state! WV is soooo Beautiful! there is a lot of good riding south of where you are at the New river gorge as well. the whole state could be a giant MTB park with all the natural features around.
I 100% agree. I would love to see the state and the federal government really sink money into West Virginia's park system for mountain biking, bike backpacking, and at a particular enduro races would be spectacular there.
That state is absolutely an outdoorsman's paradise and I'd love to see its economy just come swinging back based on that. I say this is someone who's visited huge swaths of this country that I would bet that West Virginia is one of the most untapped outdoor economies in the country.
@Christine Taggart I think you'd be surprised how much people who moved there would gladly adapt to Appalachian outdoor lifestyle. It's pretty dang laid back just enjoying day to day life without getting overworked up about much of anything. WV likes it relaxed evenings near a fire with other people just having some good beer, homemade hooch, and good food.
I love WV and have to say that the sheer number of people it would take to change WV in any big way would be insane. WV and their people are very much who they are and culturally set in the ways they prefer to be. Even if the state obtained the ideal I layed out, a powerhouse of outdoor recreation, that's not the sort of economy that invites some massive number of people to immigrate from economic centers like DC Metro, NYC, or CA/CO.
@Christine Taggart I had no intention of offending in anyway.
I have studied the history and understand that since Columbus there is a litany of crimes committed against natives by European countries followed by the American nation with no real restitution made in any real way.
It's also unfortunately you believe the stereotype of Californians so strongly as Brian pretty clearly had nothing bad to say about the state WV if you watched the video.
As with any place on earth there are people who live there that aren't so nice. I experienced as much when I was in the state but the majority people living there are still decent people meaning no harm to anyone.
I hope you have a good week and weekend.
Will never forget the rocks and roots of WV! The downed trees are like yellow lights, you either stop or speed up...
epic ride boys...
Greendylion.. That's ya bikes new name! Lol
Thanks for showing us WV trails!
Stress less, ride more. Be good do better!
Dan is a machine!
Most authentic video ever.
Yeah buddy! Was just there a couple weeks ago myself
You are the XC KING!
Considering the year that’s in it, you are killing this trip man! You’re checking those states off like they were pringles. Enjoy it mate
Big props to your guide for having fallen, and continued to push himself repeatedly even after each fall. Well done, Bud!
Proud to call WV home! Plenty of steep and knarly trails around! Coopers Rock near Morgantown is a good place for 10+mi trail riding. A lot of mapped and named “trails” around here are just steep side-by-side paths, so be warned!
"Ghost"! Good name for that bike! Rock On brother man! 🤘😎😎🚴
@BKXC Snowshoe, Slatyfork, Davis/Canaan Valley, Kanawha State Forest, Valley Falls State Park, Richwood/Kennison Mtn, GW National Forest Trails (technically VA, but still the same topo!)...that's your WV residency opportunity!
Davis and Canaan has some of my favorite riding! Super fun trails!!
So much brush I was waiting for dinosaurs. I'm calling those rocks "tank jank" great views!
8:23 this is why I choose and I never leave home with out my watch! cool vid, you should come to pa next
Funny you mention naming bikes and GOT. I just named my new Commencal Meta AM 29 Signature "Oathkeeper", mainly cause I'm built like Breanne of Tarth, lol
"Dredging for ticks" were some words that came to mind at points in this video.
It is a great state to ride in. Love racing enduro there. Good people, great trails, and those views!
We did that little loop after racing nationals at Snowshoe. I want to get there to do the point-to-point with friends when that is a thing again.
Dan is a monster, king of chunk. We need more Dan.
This entire ride I was thinking “this man is going to be covered in ticks”
Liam Childs Righttt 😅 tick heaven
And spiders. They’re everywhere.
Poison oak?!
@@chriskoutroulis4531 Not so much in the east I don't believe! That's more of a western US thing, but nearly the same thing as Poison Ivy, just shaped more like Oak leaves. Not a lot of PI on this ridge.