Like the drone footage breaking up the video👍🏼

The real Blacks are Sketch & Waterfall. Hawk is mellow as hell.

are you on the YT decoy here?

Elevator is climbable

Sick, making s family trip down that way next week and looking for trails. One thai g that would make these type of videos even better would be to have a map with where each trail is in relation to each other. Easy enough to do on trailforks but then i keep gonng back and forth between trailforks and your video to see where they are. Thanks, will probably wing by Greer while passing theoigh ther way.

I really enjoy your videos and the way you dissect each trail. Ride this trail a lot. In fact, although I'm definitely not the fastest down Peralta, I am the LLegend on my Epic WC. :D

I ride Peralta all the time. Love that trail.

I really am in the market for E MTB enduro style. Can you do a review of the bike and talk about the pros and cons? Specifically with range, fatigue comparison to a normal mtb, even the basics of cleaning differences ! Please and thank you

Looks like some fun double track with some spicy sections but nothing to crazy or on the edge of being over exposed.

Where do you place the remote when your drone is on autopilot and following you ?

Took my full rigid down Peralta about a decade ago, and figured I should walk the sketch descents. No, I should have ridden them. Next time I went there, I just carefully descended. It was sketch but far easier to roll than to walk. Fun fact, 15 years ago, you could still drive a car on part of Peralta, (and under Serrano.)

Good stuff. That's one of the better trails out there in those parts.

Thanks for a trail update. It’s great to see you still riding so many of the lines we created. The other lines were made by trail users and ended up with lots of breaking bumps. I would like to challenge you to skip the rock jump on cactus and stay in the turns, the whole way. Try to ride the first turns you skip up top. Take it Slow at first and and find your line.

Wow, what an amazing day! I went to Santiago Oaks with my dad, and let me tell you, that climb was quite the workout-definitely not for beginners! 😂 My dad was on his e-bike while I was on my regular bike, so it made things a bit challenging. After reaching Cactus, we decided to take it easy and climbed Lower Bumble Bee, but we skipped Editions Ridge and Barnham Ridge because I was pretty wiped out. Instead, we found a nice double track and made our way back to my dad's truck. I think it’ll be a little while before I take on those trails again. Do you have any recommendations for beginner-friendly trails? I’d love to hear them! Also, I’ve been loving those videos you’ve been putting out lately-keep them coming!❤

Do you think it's possible to color code the trail names like you have in past to match the trail ratings, please? Would be cool to check out the trail systems in Ventura but also deeper portions of the Angeles & San Bernadino forests.

This is actually one of my favorite trails at oaks. Sad it gets no love

winter riding is awesome in socal.... always!

wow that trail looks so fun! Def seems like it would be hard to ride it on a weekend with the Hikers. Great video as always Tony. Great choice on the Mazda instead of the meatball sub.

Ebike makes peralta a lot more fun. That punchy climb isnt fun

10:14 - Yes. Please choose a low-traffic period to ride this. Even then expect hikers on the trail. Also an absolute NO on the weekend.

I think Peralta gets overlooked because it's a double track, and it has a climb in the middle. Even so, i think the trail is well worth adding to a loop along with Grasshopper to mix up the usual Hawk/Waterfall loop.

During the pilot project a few years ago they made it hiking only but that only lasted for a year. It's one of the more hiked trails at oaks and especially on weekends mostly hikers.

Peralta was my first ever black diamond! The gopro effect is super real! Hawk looks mega fun, will have to try that next time. Also I hit Yucca for the first time this weekend and that might be my favorite trail there! Would love for you to try out Gape Sale, Jedi Jumps and Nicholas Cage near me, there are my local trails.

where's san luah bizbo?

Every trail should have a dinner table at the end. 😊

Hey Tony, we might be in the Montana de Oro Morro bay area soon. Any tips for where in the area we might find the best choices for accomodation? The North Shore + Whistler is into the deep wet of Fall ..... need some sunny open air rides + hikes. Appreciate any advice

I feel like I need to move there! So purty!

A little late to viewing this video! Did you get hassled at all riding the ebike?

Ate shit at that first drop and messed up my shoulder, haven’t gone back since 🤠

11:52 I think I heard the firefighters had to in order to get the dozers up there n stuff

Good thing you caught those hikers at the top of hawk, the big groups always seem to be in the middle of a rock garden when I run into them 😂

Cool video. I Just did this place for the first time a few weeks ago and it was way cool. Deer looks pretty fun. I'll have to try it out.

It goes to show you that you can crash at any time . Looked like the rock kicked you off line . Loose off camber stuff and I’m already afraid ! LOL !! We are are the friends that were not on the ride with you . Glad you will bounce back fine ; that was a nasty one . Real mountain biking . Hang tough !😎

Somehow I already knew you were talking about Deer before I clicked on the video

I was pretty sad when I first went on Barnham Ridge and saw that they flattened it out. of course it would always change a little, but it was basically the same since I started riding in the 90s. I’m not sure why after 30+ years someone suddenly decided it needs to be flat. It’s a little disappointing.

I try not to go to S'Oaks without hitting Deer/Anaheim Hills. I've even done part of it a few times commuting between Irvine and Fullerton. It's a nice way to toss Weir Canyon into a S'Oaks ride.

Deer is my favorite trail at Oaks. I’m glad nobody else likes it.

Deer Trail is my favorite trail at Santiago Oaks. Fun and flowy.

I like the Hawk trail but I always case it on the doubles on Chutes Ridgeline. I just don’t carry enough speed off the jump and forget where they are😅

I just avoid Santiago Oaks all together, because the trails are poorly laid out. Too much steep climbing and then steep descending with lots of braking, like we see in this video. And then you have to climb out of each hole. The park is not rewarding at all. But if you're ebiking then you don't feel the pain.

Every time I ride deer there’s always people on it, but you’re right that nobody ever really posts or talks about out it The climb out sucks but if you have the endurance or an emtb you’re good. Climbing the rock garden up on Anaheim hills after deer, that’s a fun tech challenge !

Other people nailed it: every climb out of Deer is brutal and most likely not near where you parked. I also have had lots of bad experiences with huge goat heads on that trail that will even flat you out on tubeless if you’re running a thin tire. Other than that it’s pretty fun riding the less popular side of oaks

I heard that they will be building like a 1k new houses and that's the reason they started to clean up the road, and probably some section would be close in the future

We’re supposed to have a dry winter this year they said. Something called a “La Niña” opposite of the wet El Niño. So I guess won’t be all muddy. Should be a good winter with just little rain to keep it moist. Great vid. I need to hit up this spot. I’m only 5 mins away and finally got an e-bike to tackle these uphills 🙌🏼

Try Deer the other way too.

I rode there a few weeks ago and noticed they took out everything on the ridge.. So wack, that was one of my favorite sections of trail.. That place is so dry right now and the breaking bumps are terrible. Always still a good time though.

RIP Barham Ridge extra credits 😢 I thought the anticipated trail was going to be Peralta… LOL that trail doesn’t really get much mention as well.

Those jerseys look pretty heavy duty too! Nice! I haven’t been out that way to ride but should check it out sometime🤙🏼

I avoided Deer because of the climb out but now that I'm a dirty e-biker, I'm all over it.