He calls himself Dangerous Dave because he is a huge Michael Jackson fan and 'Dangerous ' is his favorite album. This also explains why he wears one glove... Chamoon!
You know riding with someone else in front of you while you record these is kinda genius cause you simultaneously get the first-person and third-person perspective all in one video. Its double the enjoyment in half the time!
I'm not even a mountain biker, but this has recently been my favorite channel, for some reason these are very relaxing to watch for me. Only improvement I wish for is 60fps video, just for that extra smoothness.
I do agree that 60 frames would be nicer, but it's limited by the technology, GoPro's can't film in 60fps and keep the same quality of footage, as well as other settings being downgraded.
it actually just makes it annoying to load at a decent quality on RUclips, plus, 60fps ain't the right amount for the dark north shore woods, just makes the video more grainy
@@KavsLockedOut go tell gopro not to drop FPS in lower light condition to keep the image good, that’s how it works on that camera… and that’s what he’s using I think
I'm also not a mountain biker, though I am from the PNW and love hiking in these areas. I love watching for the scenery, the beautifully engineered trails, and the incredible mountain biking skills!
@@johnsmithiii5862 Way to twist their positive comment meant as a compliment and turn it into something negative. They were talking about their incredible skill level, not their weight.
There's something about your giggles that just fills me with joy. It's wonderful to see/hear someone enjoy something so genuinely. Thank you for sharing this with us
Just watched the first of your videos today, and my goodness this is incredible and insane. I’m not sure what I am more impressed with…your ability as a rider or the technical skill of whoever created that trail down that mountain. I mean, it’s not like it’s short little bit. Someone put in a ton of time to create the ride, put in the wood trail parts and just ensure you had all those challenges. I never knew anything like that existed. So amazing to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Great riding guys Gopro doesnt show how crazy steep the upper sections of Boundary and Lower Ladies are. Still trying to figure out some of those corners so great to watch your lines thanks for the great content.
For some unknown reason RUclips suggested I watch you. Oh my word! My heart was in my mouth! Whoever's waiting for you at home muse be so pleased to see you walk in. x
Typically run heavy duty tires with lower air pressure for this type of riding. Also run a tubeless setup which uses special tires/rims and sealant instead of a tube so you don't get as many flats.
I have accidentally gotten lost and walked a bike trail once. Didn't even know biking downhill was a thing at the time. Ended up falling in the mud because some places were too narrow to walk on.
Techie + Savage = Techage….af bro! Lol 😂 Love your lines and the humor, and I see you’re a person of ethics. Keep it up Dave! You’re crushing it bro! ✌🏼 🤙🏼
I've got a pet peeve which is people suddenly stopping on paths or in hallways. Watching this video makes me wonder if I got it from my days following people on bike trails.
pretty i sure i got this pet peeve from my days in college, when i would get trapped behind professors who would stop to chat on the paths around campus, blocking the way, and since poison ivy grew everywhere, going off the paths was just asking for a rash. Like MOVE, i got classes to get to, and this is the only damn path that leads from the Mathematics building to the Biology Lab Building, without my needing to take a 35 minute detour!
I've gotten really hooked on these types of videos! Would also love some footage from you, when you guys are travelling to the trails and so on, vlog style! We're invested in you as well now!
i could cry if i see those guys riding, i live in flatland belgium, had to buy a full suspension ebike to have some speed, now i can drive up the hill and downhill for like 3 min. my life is awesome.
Boundary is the best trail on Fromme. I first rode it solo on a nasty rainy winter day and if i started with 9 lives I had 1 left by the time I got to the bottom. That double down ladder to creek crossing is a dice roll in the wet. Never been on lower ladies cause im always crossing back to lower expresso/digger to exit. Will have to check it out.
It's worth it! The crux move (for me at least) is that 90 degree after the root waterfall (where they both got hung up). Still don't clean it consistently.
I want to edit the handle bars and front tire out of your videos and replace them with the front of a Star Wars Speeder Bike lol. Really enjoy your videos🤘🏻
So...somehow the utoob algorithm brought me here a couple weeks ago, and I'm stoked about it! I honestly can't comprehend how the bikes don't just crumble on these trails. If anyone who's actually in the community could enlighten me...how many years does it take riders to get to this skill level? Unbelievably impressive.
Living on the Shore (or another of the meccas on the West Coast) certainly helps. Each rider is different- I thought I had a substantial skill base built up before moving out here, but that turned out to mostly just be fitness- many of these features were intimidating at first. A year or so of riding 3-4 times a week brought my skills a LONG way and now, three years in, the three trails featured here are in my top five favorites on Fromme and now I'm happy riding them on a older 120 mm trial bike, my hardtail, or on my enduro bike. That being said, I've seen a lot of riders progress faster (I'm cautious and methodical in my growth), but I also know many long-time riders who are happy sticking to more moderate trails and/or flow trails instead.
Standing around in a mountain pass! xD Not even in the side which still is not the safest place but in the damn middle of the trail. Reminds me of people who lay around in the blind spots of downhill skiing trails,
Dave what grips do you have on the McSight? My current grips are too skinny for my hands and I've been thinking about upgrading to maybe rev-grips but wondering what you use first, thanks!
I use Deity Knuckledusters. They're a medium-large grip in my opinion. Good cushion. Grippy in the dry. I've used them for several years now, although I might try to find something with a softer compound for the wet winter months.
Is it possible to take the Norco sight in the Bikepark? I don't ride bikepark often. (90% trails 10% park) I'm just looking for a bike which I can throw on everything and don't have to be scared something breaks. Or should I go for a bigger Enduro? I have ridden the sight once and I really liked it.
I only ride park 1-3 times a year and the Sight handles it just fine. I put a 170mm fork on which I like better overall, but it's a 'nice to have' not a 'must have'. As for a bigger bike, I think it really depends on your trails and riding style, but I find the Sight hits the sweet spot for 90% or more of my riding.
Hey Dave- what's your ratio of back braking to front braking (when and IF you ever even need to brake! LOL!!!) I've been taking steeper stuff and pretty much always just back brake...Any tips or thoughts? btw- AWESOME CHANNEL!!!
Thanks! As for braking, it's hard to say exactly. This isn't very helpful advice, but I'd say as much front as I can get without locking up and losing traction. Weight distribution is heavily biased towards the front so that's where a lot of your braking power is going to come from.
do you recommend I use cleats for downhill? Do you think they help with stability/being able to control your bike better? and do you use heavier or lighter bikes when riding downhill? I've been told that enduro bikes are heavier than cross country bikes and I want to know if my struggles in the mountains on a GT Bruno was a weight issue as well or exclusively a skill issue.
Love it! I hope there will be a day in the future where lightly lubricating freewheels (so they sound like microscopic chainsaws) will go out of fashion. I get it, if you're Greg Minnaar you need an edge... But, unless you're an elite pro please start using grease (or some heavier lubricant to mute the noise). The world will enjoy not be annoyed by the brolicious buzz of the mountain bike dude.
These were greased from the factory, but it wears off. I'm going to regrease them next I work on my bike, but it's not a high priority. The sound doesn't really matter to me, I just want quick, reliable engagement.
He calls himself Dangerous Dave because he is a huge Michael Jackson fan and 'Dangerous ' is his favorite album. This also explains why he wears one glove... Chamoon!
I'm just going to start calling him Thriller.
Are you the Steve Perry from Journey? Didn't know you were into MTN biking😄 I love that doing ' oh sherry' 👌
Lol what.....Your kidding right...
@@Seedthedrummer Don't stop believin'
What an amazing trail. You just cant 'Beat it'
You know riding with someone else in front of you while you record these is kinda genius cause you simultaneously get the first-person and third-person perspective all in one video. Its double the enjoyment in half the time!
Same! It really helps curb the go pro effect that most videos have trouble with!
I'm not even a mountain biker, but this has recently been my favorite channel, for some reason these are very relaxing to watch for me. Only improvement I wish for is 60fps video, just for that extra smoothness.
I do agree that 60 frames would be nicer, but it's limited by the technology, GoPro's can't film in 60fps and keep the same quality of footage, as well as other settings being downgraded.
it actually just makes it annoying to load at a decent quality on RUclips, plus, 60fps ain't the right amount for the dark north shore woods, just makes the video more grainy
@@TheMTBRider96 bro what thats not how fps works?
@@KavsLockedOut go tell gopro not to drop FPS in lower light condition to keep the image good, that’s how it works on that camera… and that’s what he’s using I think
I'm also not a mountain biker, though I am from the PNW and love hiking in these areas. I love watching for the scenery, the beautifully engineered trails, and the incredible mountain biking skills!
I love the giggles, guffaws, and laughs!!! It humanizes these insanely amazing and talented bikers.
You have trouble seeing profesional mountain bikers as normal humans? Are you overweight?
@@johnsmithiii5862 omg I just laughed so hard
@@johnsmithiii5862 no I don’t think that’s what he meant and how would being overweight cause someone to have that opinion.
@@johnsmithiii5862 damn, I think they meant that their talent seems inhuman and they meant it as a compliment
@@johnsmithiii5862 Way to twist their positive comment meant as a compliment and turn it into something negative. They were talking about their incredible skill level, not their weight.
There's something about your giggles that just fills me with joy. It's wonderful to see/hear someone enjoy something so genuinely. Thank you for sharing this with us
ME TOO!!!!
Me: *cries anytime I ride over a one inch bump in the car*
This guy: Hehe, bike trail go brrrrrrr
I know right. Like how is his only commentary laughter? I'm watching this at home on my couch and every 5 seconds there's an 'oh shit' or 'holy f*ck.'
I live vicariously through you because Im waaay too old and fat to be doing this. But it looks like a blast! Scary but thrilling.
Whomever built the wood rails is an expert.
Can you closely inspect them sometime? It would be cool to see how they are made and anchored.
you can thank Karen for that beautiful woodwork
Whoever*
Whoever*, whomever would be used before 'the woods were built for'
I like how's there no music to these videos, you can really hear his bones cry out in agony 😆
old man comment
@@technologicalwaste7612 Woman
@@susanolson3611 You are probably the only woman in this comment section.
@@technologicalwaste7612 I thought his name said Jesters "widow" , oops! 😁
And his hard breathing
Quote: "I don't like following you."
Proceeds to get so close we can see Nick's hemorrhoids.
That's pretty darn close! 😆
Right! If the douche wanted to be in front why didn’t he lol 😂
Damn ddave, you're up like 35k subscribers in a couple months, you must have pleased the trail gods with all that skinny work!
It's nuts! Praise the algorithm haha.
Awesome video! Thanks Dave!! 👍
The “karma” thing made me literally lol! Is it just me, or has Nic upped his skinny game?
This is hands down the coolest sport ever created by human beings. Even watching the videos has made me addicted.
Just watched the first of your videos today, and my goodness this is incredible and insane. I’m not sure what I am more impressed with…your ability as a rider or the technical skill of whoever created that trail down that mountain. I mean, it’s not like it’s short little bit. Someone put in a ton of time to create the ride, put in the wood trail parts and just ensure you had all those challenges. I never knew anything like that existed. So amazing to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Great riding guys Gopro doesnt show how crazy steep the upper sections of Boundary and Lower Ladies are. Still trying to figure out some of those corners so great to watch your lines thanks for the great content.
ive ridden this mountain before and lemme tell you, its hella steep
For some unknown reason RUclips suggested I watch you. Oh my word! My heart was in my mouth! Whoever's waiting for you at home muse be so pleased to see you walk in. x
Your smooth riding style + the industry nine hub sound = asmr
I wish there were more trails like this
So I've never mountain biked before but do you have to run with a low tire pressure to get more grip and avoid the tubes from popping?
Typically run heavy duty tires with lower air pressure for this type of riding. Also run a tubeless setup which uses special tires/rims and sealant instead of a tube so you don't get as many flats.
@@ddangerousddave Thats really cool! Thanks for explaining it :)
@@ddangerousddave Really good to know. I was wondering the same thing. Also, as another person asked... 60FPS when?
@@ddangerousddave
Thanx
My knee pain won't allow me to ride bikes so I'm living these very fun experiences through you Dave thank you😆
I love watching these, but since I don't bike, I always think about how much fun these would be to hike.
I pray for those hiking these trails when I blast thru in my next life.
Until a biker guts you at 20mph 😆
To clarify, I have never, nor will I ever walk a bike trail. 😅
That but also how long it would take, you would just see these guys zooming and your dragging your feet down rock, slopes for an hour
I have accidentally gotten lost and walked a bike trail once. Didn't even know biking downhill was a thing at the time. Ended up falling in the mud because some places were too narrow to walk on.
Techie + Savage = Techage….af bro! Lol 😂
Love your lines and the humor, and I see you’re a person of ethics. Keep it up Dave! You’re crushing it bro! ✌🏼 🤙🏼
Definitely some moves above my pay grade but that looks really fun. You guys are really good on logs and skinnies.
I've got a pet peeve which is people suddenly stopping on paths or in hallways.
Watching this video makes me wonder if I got it from my days following people on bike trails.
pretty i sure i got this pet peeve from my days in college, when i would get trapped behind professors who would stop to chat on the paths around campus, blocking the way, and since poison ivy grew everywhere, going off the paths was just asking for a rash.
Like MOVE, i got classes to get to, and this is the only damn path that leads from the Mathematics building to the Biology Lab Building, without my needing to take a 35 minute detour!
I've gotten really hooked on these types of videos! Would also love some footage from you, when you guys are travelling to the trails and so on, vlog style! We're invested in you as well now!
Thanks! I would love to make some different style videos one day, but they're tough to squeeze in working full time and having a family :)
i could cry if i see those guys riding, i live in flatland belgium, had to buy a full suspension ebike to have some speed, now i can drive up the hill and downhill for like 3 min. my life is awesome.
This is some of the most awesome precise riding I've seen so far. Really really cool!
I dig the skinny tech trails!! You two are kill'n it! They look like Digger trails! Dude is a big inspiration to my style of trail work!
Boundary is the best trail on Fromme. I first rode it solo on a nasty rainy winter day and if i started with 9 lives I had 1 left by the time I got to the bottom. That double down ladder to creek crossing is a dice roll in the wet. Never been on lower ladies cause im always crossing back to lower expresso/digger to exit. Will have to check it out.
It's worth it! The crux move (for me at least) is that 90 degree after the root waterfall (where they both got hung up). Still don't clean it consistently.
O M G !!! Cannot wait for VR to become everyday and be there virtually. What you do is amazing. Thanks for sharing (from Chile)
Dude, ur going to get me into a new hobby, lovin it
Congratulations to you both and keep up the riding.
This is one of those channels that just helps you turn your brain off in bliss and joy.
I got exhausted watching this trail and I wasn’t even riding it, damn crazy!!!
man your bike riding skill is increadible
Some of the hardest trails on Fromme right there. And no I don't ride them. Nice going gents.
Absolutely brutal and beautiful trails!
I love how easy they make it look
I feel like I'm living vicariously through you Dave 😅.
Awesome ride dude. You and your boy have some serious skillz. Great job. Jim
Trails on a whole different scale to here in the UK! You boys have so much skill, I am quite jealous.
Has anyone given this man credit for no clickbait?
Very nice trail! And so cool that there are so long 😁😎
Your subs are going crazy!!!👌👍✌🏼💪
1 glove but riding those Knuckle Dusters so it's all gooood. Love those grips myself ! :) sick riding as usual.
This looks so fun😍🥳 but I'm so clumsy lol...I'd be riding my bike into trees or steering off the path🤦♀️
Whatever shock-mounting you use to keep your camera from jerking around is amazing!
Y'all need to come up with some whistles or something to signal when you're stopping lmao
This seems like a great example of "just because you can doesn't mean you should".
im obsessed with these videos
The way I can always recognize you when your in a video, is by the insane laughter every few seconds.
I want to edit the handle bars and front tire out of your videos and replace them with the front of a Star Wars Speeder Bike lol. Really enjoy your videos🤘🏻
What wheel size do you ride? You seem to hop over the rocks so easily!
5:25 That dog gets some good walks!
Haven’t watched it yet but I already know it’s gonna be great!
Thank you from Manhattan. Fitting as 212nd comment. Checking out Norco Sight site now. 10:47 Good Border Collie
So...somehow the utoob algorithm brought me here a couple weeks ago, and I'm stoked about it! I honestly can't comprehend how the bikes don't just crumble on these trails. If anyone who's actually in the community could enlighten me...how many years does it take riders to get to this skill level? Unbelievably impressive.
Living on the Shore (or another of the meccas on the West Coast) certainly helps.
Each rider is different- I thought I had a substantial skill base built up before moving out here, but that turned out to mostly just be fitness- many of these features were intimidating at first. A year or so of riding 3-4 times a week brought my skills a LONG way and now, three years in, the three trails featured here are in my top five favorites on Fromme and now I'm happy riding them on a older 120 mm trial bike, my hardtail, or on my enduro bike.
That being said, I've seen a lot of riders progress faster (I'm cautious and methodical in my growth), but I also know many long-time riders who are happy sticking to more moderate trails and/or flow trails instead.
your videos are so satisfying to watch
Glad you like them!
I came for the riding, stay for the chuckles!
Your laugh is so distinctive I could pick you out of a Forrest!😂
That trail is the definition of technical.
One glove gang
Gang? Pretty sure I was the only one with one glove :p
I just got into these mtn bike videos and I only watch yours because you laugh.
Your trials skills are really good
What an understatement!
I think @VanCan is ready to challenge you on the skinnies speed run for the next GoPro best line contest!
You guys are awesome! Those skinnies at the end are as skinny as they get...like 2.5" wide in places....just barley as wide as the tire itself! WOW.
Standing around in a mountain pass! xD Not even in the side which still is not the safest place but in the damn middle of the trail. Reminds me of people who lay around in the blind spots of downhill skiing trails,
Great ride! Isn’t the other guy from VanCan?
Dave what grips do you have on the McSight? My current grips are too skinny for my hands and I've been thinking about upgrading to maybe rev-grips but wondering what you use first, thanks!
I use Deity Knuckledusters. They're a medium-large grip in my opinion. Good cushion. Grippy in the dry. I've used them for several years now, although I might try to find something with a softer compound for the wet winter months.
@@ddangerousddave awesome! Thanks for letting me know!
Awesome footage keep Shredding 💥💥💥
Thank you!
RIP Dave’s 2nd glove 🙏🙏🙏
Dangerous Dave on a solo ride: Hahaha!
Dangerous Dave on a ride with a friend: AAAAA! AAAAAAAAA!
Your derailleur sounds particularly quiet. No chain slap or anything. Is it just not being picked up in the audio?
Great video, as usual! 👌👌👌
Really cool, like the video's. Gotta respect the 69k subscribers
Channel is going off!
That laugh gets me every time
masterpiecely built and ridden 😉🤙
This skills on this lad, insane
Those are pretty wide-looking handlebars. I guess they have to be wide for control, but do the handgrips ever hit passing trees?
Unreal. Wow. What skill!
Is it possible to take the Norco sight in the Bikepark? I don't ride bikepark often. (90% trails 10% park) I'm just looking for a bike which I can throw on everything and don't have to be scared something breaks. Or should I go for a bigger Enduro? I have ridden the sight once and I really liked it.
I only ride park 1-3 times a year and the Sight handles it just fine. I put a 170mm fork on which I like better overall, but it's a 'nice to have' not a 'must have'. As for a bigger bike, I think it really depends on your trails and riding style, but I find the Sight hits the sweet spot for 90% or more of my riding.
My heart: This seems fun
My brain: You can´t even ride a bycicle on tarmac without breaking your neck
"Wanted to call you but I was too busy trying not to die" xD
When the slow person leads the line
In Western North Cakalacky it is a lot bof up hill!
it would be cool to know when ur pedalling, when ur braking etc. as well. love the videos bro cheers
Hey Dave- what's your ratio of back braking to front braking (when and IF you ever even need to brake! LOL!!!) I've been taking steeper stuff and pretty much always just back brake...Any tips or thoughts? btw- AWESOME CHANNEL!!!
Thanks! As for braking, it's hard to say exactly. This isn't very helpful advice, but I'd say as much front as I can get without locking up and losing traction. Weight distribution is heavily biased towards the front so that's where a lot of your braking power is going to come from.
It's all on fire now, but nice to see it before it burndown.
Uhhh...no it's not lol
Sweet line for sure.
do you recommend I use cleats for downhill? Do you think they help with stability/being able to control your bike better?
and do you use heavier or lighter bikes when riding downhill? I've been told that enduro bikes are heavier than cross country bikes and I want to know if my struggles in the mountains on a GT Bruno was a weight issue as well or exclusively a skill issue.
You guys are a bunch of badasses!
I could get down much faster...because I'd have tumbled in the first metre and rolled down the mountainside the rest of the way...
Awesome stuff!
Dude your videos are awesome
Love it!
I hope there will be a day in the future where lightly lubricating freewheels (so they sound like microscopic chainsaws) will go out of fashion. I get it, if you're Greg Minnaar you need an edge... But, unless you're an elite pro please start using grease (or some heavier lubricant to mute the noise). The world will enjoy not be annoyed by the brolicious buzz of the mountain bike dude.
These were greased from the factory, but it wears off. I'm going to regrease them next I work on my bike, but it's not a high priority. The sound doesn't really matter to me, I just want quick, reliable engagement.
@@ddangerousddave I kinda like it, makes the bike sound sorta electronic.
how do you go about doing those drops without the bike bouncing back up? is it something with the brakes or is it just technique?
If your bike is "springing" you up after a bump, you need stronger damping in your suspension.
@@coast2coast00 i'll look into that, thank you!
damn dave blowing up, i remeber like 2 months ago he was at 4k, on the "beyond expert" trail video
It's nuts! I was thinking about giving up on RUclips and then this happened.
It was that video that showed up in my algorithm. Now I'm hooked. I'm an outsider fer sher, and know nothing about any of this, but this dood rules.
I love "Beyond Expert"!
Yes it is!
I love how this dude just laughs over stuff that would’ve turned my marlin 6 into 200 different pieces
They surprisingly can take much more than you’d think
Could you do a video explaining some techniques?