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@SarnaitsetsegUkhaan 5 күн бұрын
❤🎉😊gssab
@edwardj3070 7 күн бұрын
Voluntary misery still looks miserable
@TheVantasticLife 5 күн бұрын
Hahahahaha!! It was definitely rough at times.
@joshhas99problems 7 күн бұрын
I never would have thought that log drop up near the top was rollable! I was scared for you the first time ya hit it lol
@TheVantasticLife 5 күн бұрын
So true. The more we ride the more we find that a lot of things we thought needed to be dropped are actually rollable. We're riding in Moab right now and finding this to be true all of the place.
@timparker533 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing the video. I’ve started riding this trail but am far from mastering it. I’m noticing both you are landing very hard off the jumps. I don’t know if a suspension adjustment or technique change could help. I’ve got several GoPro videos on my page of me descending Thrillium at a decent speed clearing a few of the jumps but not up to full speed and clearing all the jumps. I’m 55 on a Specialized Enduro. Might go up today. 👍
@TheVantasticLife 7 күн бұрын
Hey Tim! Awesome man!! I'm pretty sure we cased all of the jumps on that first time down Thrillium! Hahaha! When we shot this video we didn't have the jumping skills to clear those jumps blind, and we didn't have time to re-ride it, but it sure would be a fun trail to get good at. We've also had a lot of jump coaching since then, so I'd love to re-ride the trail! Have a blast man!!
@DeeOxsmall 14 күн бұрын
I love broadway it’s so fun
@TheVantasticLife 14 күн бұрын
Us too! So fun!!
@DeeOxsmall 14 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLifeI went and rode yesterday
@TheVantasticLife 14 күн бұрын
@@DeeOxsmall Sweet! We are jealous!
@Isi_disi 16 күн бұрын
Very good😁👍
@TheVantasticLife 16 күн бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@YongPark-g3h 16 күн бұрын
Hey next time make sure to try Upper Murphy's. It's new flowy jump trail. Trail speed is even faster than Thrillium I think.
@TheVantasticLife 16 күн бұрын
Sounds awesome! Thanks for the recommendation! 👊🏼
@joshhas99problems 7 күн бұрын
This is a good suggestion, very good trail!
@gofy8481 16 күн бұрын
Check out Avatars boxes and racks. Better than OWL, although I like most of OWLs stuff. I saw them both at Van Expo, if you saw them both you would see that AVATAR are better built, better hardware, and just cleaner.
@dom_says 17 күн бұрын
Hey there, great review! For Emily specifically - I too ride an Evil Wreckoning LS which is my only (non-e) bike right now. I realize the Druid V2 wasn't dialed how you want it - but I'm looking to build up a Druid V2 for myself as well. I'm curious if you think with a 160 (Zeb/38) fork & mullet and a little beefier tires - do you think it would rival the Wrecker as a one bike quiver killer for aggressive trail riding and occasional park days? (3-4 times a year). Or would it be suited best with 150 on a 36/lyrik as a compliment to the Wrecker in the stable?
@TheVantasticLife 17 күн бұрын
Yes! That is in fact exactly how I would choose to build up one if I get one. I think from my ride it would be a great all around bike and we have talked to several Druid owners who say it handles fine on the occasional park day as is. I bet with that 160 it would be plenty! Let us know if you build one up!
@dom_says 14 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife Thanks so much! My frameset arrives tomorrow and I'll be building it up over the next couple months. For now I plan to keep it on 130/150 as intended to give some variance between that and my Wrecker.
@isaactourand2562 2 сағат бұрын
I have a druid V2 that I've built up to be a quiver killer. I've got a 160 Zeb on there, and swapped in a DHX2. I've kept it 29" front and rear. Running a kryptotal up front and zynotal in the rear. I absolutely cannot say enough good things about it. I came from a Trek Slash and was worried about the shorter travel but the bike just eats anything I throw at it. Nice to have something a little more nimble that can still handle the chunk.
@TheVantasticLife 48 минут бұрын
@@isaactourand2562You’re making me want to buy one 😳
@roost603 18 күн бұрын
Solid review. I too noticed more frequent pedal strikes on my V2. Took some adjusting but far less frequent now. Brakes are trash as was mentioned. I swapped brakes, shock, fork, and wheels pretty early on.
@TheVantasticLife 18 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info! What shock, fork, and wheels did you go with, and what did you notice when you upgraded? I'm super curious about what this bike would feel like when upgraded like that!
@roost603 17 күн бұрын
@TheVantasticLife Hayes Dominion brakes, EXT Arma shock, Fox 38 fork, and SC reserve wheels. Hayes Dominions are some of the best brakes on the market right now - I have them on two other bikes and enjoy them as much as the Saints on my DH bike. Different feel obviously. EXT is definitely a luxury upgrade but I much prefer coil over air. I've spent a lot of time on a Fox coil (2 different bikes) before upgrading to EXT and personally find the performance improvements to be worth the $ but again, this is very much a luxury item. My desire to upgrade to a 38 was based entirely on wanting to build a short-travel race bike that I could beat the pants off-of. It's overkill in most applications but for park laps and racing I've found it to provide the extra support I'm looking for (I don't care about weight). A Zeb would likely be a good choice too but I have Fox on all of my bikes and am familiar with setting them up exactly how I prefer. As for wheels, I'm keen on carbon for how stiff they are. Not to mention how resilient they are compared to alloy wheels. They don't dent, get flat spots, and rarely come out of true. IMO Santa Cruz offers the best lifetime warranty on their Reserve wheels and to me that is a huge selling point. Over the last ~10 years of riding exclusively carbon wheels, I've cracked ONE. The crack occurred at a bike park on a Sunday. I submitted the warranty claim from the parking lot and had a brand new wheel in my driveway that Wednesday. The Druid certainly didn't require ANY of these upgrades - all personal preference. The only upgrade I would highly recommend is the brakes if you're someone who rides on the more aggressive side. Even upgrading from a 180mm front rotor to a 200mm+ rotor would make a huge difference at a fairly low cost. Your trails look amazing by the way! I'm over in NH and dream of coming out to WA to ride.
@TheVantasticLife 17 күн бұрын
@@roost603 INCREDIBLE reply!!! Thanks so much for all the detail!!! Do you ever wish you had a bigger bike (like the Dreadnaught) on park days?
@roost603 17 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife you got it! As for a bigger bike, I have a full DH rig and an enduro as well (Transition TR11 and a Patrol). That said, I’ve had plenty of park days on the Druid and it has been more than capable.
@tallpaull9367 18 күн бұрын
have you tried a Stumpy Evo by chance?
@TheVantasticLife 18 күн бұрын
Oh man! We haven't. But the new Stumpjumper is HIGH on our list, and we've been looking for a place to demo it. If we can get our hands on one I'll get the review up quickly! This guy did a pretty good comparison of the Druid v2 and new Stumpjumper kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXm8gJqCgLl7d9Esi=NSjM51LmBUrqCxyQ
@tallpaull9367 18 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife I have a 2023-2024 Evo Mullet (w/ upgrades) and it's really good. The Druid was on my radar but I scored such a good deal on the Stumpy, couldn't pass it up.
@TheVantasticLife 18 күн бұрын
@@tallpaull9367 Nice! I also bought a 2023 bike because the deals were too good to pass up (RM Altitude).
@tallpaull9367 18 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife Also, I recently installed a Vorsprung Smashpot coil in my Fox 36 and It's really good. You may want to try it or the Vorsprung Secus
@TheVantasticLife 17 күн бұрын
@@tallpaull9367 Thanks for the idea! I'd love to try that!
@grantwilliams2912 19 күн бұрын
Great insight (I am looking buy the mullet version) Interesting to hear the fork, eg poss go 160mm I wonder if the longer fork would detract from tech climbing ability?
@TheVantasticLife 18 күн бұрын
Hey Grant, thanks for the comment! I bet lengthening the fork would lessen the climbing position a bit. You could always get the air spring for 160mm, try it, and then go back to 150mm if you didn't like the climbing with the longer fork. You can also reach out to Forbidden to ask them what they've found. We talked to a few people in Cumberland that had the Druid v2 with a 160mm fork, but didn't think to ask them about the difference in climbing ability. Cheers!
@grantwilliams2912 16 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife Thank you for the reply.. In response, I’ve emailed Forbidden about the fork item. There seems to be quite a few people who use a 160 fork on the v2, so I am leaning towards that build
@TheVantasticLife 16 күн бұрын
Sweet! Let me know if you get it and what you think.
@DustyTrailsMTB 20 күн бұрын
Great video guys! Those trails looked gnarly and you just cruised through them! I'm sad I didn't get back to Cumberland this year! Also. I want this bike.
@TheVantasticLife 20 күн бұрын
Thanks Dusty! We can't wait to get back to Cumberland next year! Meet ya there? :-) Also, it was hard to not buy this bike when it was just on sale 😳😳
@hacky_sackin 20 күн бұрын
This was so fun to watch!!! Thanks for posting! Stay safe out there! 🚵
@TheVantasticLife 20 күн бұрын
Thank you! Will do! Cheers!
@djshores6767 20 күн бұрын
body cam
@TheVantasticLife 20 күн бұрын
Sorry. Is this a question?
@djshores6767 20 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife no i was telling the previous comment you were useing a body camera
@rawk3882 20 күн бұрын
Chin mount camera?
@TheVantasticLife 20 күн бұрын
Yep. I'm using an upper chin mount with an Insta360 X4. Let me know if you want the chin mount lin.
@w.baillie2923 21 күн бұрын
1:58- you are one of those people
@TheVantasticLife 21 күн бұрын
Not sure what you are asking here, but thanks for the comment.
@w.baillie2923 19 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife how you lube your chain. Just slop in on Vs one drip per link- nice and tidy.
@w.baillie2923 19 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife the joke of MTB maintenance.
@TheVantasticLife 19 күн бұрын
@@w.baillie2923 hey, sorry, still not sure what you’re talking about.
@jg7587 22 күн бұрын
what trail is this?? I don’t know any of the good mtb routes in capitol forest
@TheVantasticLife 21 күн бұрын
Hey! That's Scoby in Capitol Forest. www.trailforks.com/trails/scoby/
@jg7587 21 күн бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife awesome! Thanks man I’ll be checking it out sometime today. retired from motocross a little over a year ago, but decided to get into mtb so I went and picked up a bike now I’m excited to go get a lil shreddy 🤘
@TheVantasticLife 21 күн бұрын
@@jg7587 Sweet! It’s a really fun trail! Get it!
@geraldh.6686 24 күн бұрын
Wow, the guy in front of me is an idiot. Skidding all over the trail for no reason with the trail builder
@spencercruttenden6325 25 күн бұрын
the short answer, nope, not even in the top 10
@TheVantasticLife 25 күн бұрын
I love your comment, but WANT TO HEAR what you think are the top trails! Let's go! :-)
@myotherusernamerules 18 күн бұрын
what are the top 10, or even the top 3?
@TheVantasticLife 18 күн бұрын
@@myotherusernamerules Right! 🖐
@joseangelrosa Ай бұрын
The toilet paper expands when a few drops of water is added and works great! Also, the bag goes under the toilet sit part so the bag stays in place.
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Holy smokes! Valuable information! We wish we’d known this for the last few years! We know several people that use this toilet the same way as us. Hahaha!! I guess we could use pictures on the lid.
@SnowPowerz Ай бұрын
Sometimes the algorithm actually does recommend something worth watching!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Cheers! We appreciate you!
@swimteamlifestyle7337 Ай бұрын
Very informative! I learned a lot!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Awesome!! Thanks for letting us know!
@Tr_Fast Ай бұрын
Hell yah
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Cheers!
@simpledude5974 Ай бұрын
The trenches i see.
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
SO BIG!!!
@Cronicbarbarian Ай бұрын
Imagine doing that with no suspension 🥴
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
You would be a BOSSSSS!!!
@Cronicbarbarian Ай бұрын
How long is that ride? Looks pretty high up in the mountains. I bet it's even more fun wet ☺️
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Here's the Trailforks. It was 20 miles over 3 shuttles. www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/63391220/
@kennethHorning-Alvia Ай бұрын
dang
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Cheers!
@kennethHorning-Alvia Ай бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife i cant beleve how people dont die on these trails everyday
@federicomarmolejo1952 Ай бұрын
Nice video!!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Thanks! Cheers!
@eduardomontiel1920 Ай бұрын
Que rico
@daelynlane6794 Ай бұрын
Looks wild out there
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Totally! And super fun!
@dionecartwright2682 Ай бұрын
Chage your gear last one is 0 and the first is 3
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Great idea!
@kw2764 Ай бұрын
Congrats to those elderlies and the younger ones. Fantastic!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@shawnconnolly8393 Ай бұрын
That was a scary crash. Get better project workouts come in handy for crash resilience, though!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Totally agree! On both!
@shawnconnolly8393 Ай бұрын
That was the worst flight itinerary, but such a good trip!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Hahaahahah!!!
@shawnconnolly8393 Ай бұрын
Cool bike, cool locale!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Thanks dude!
@shawnconnolly8393 Ай бұрын
I love that part of this country
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
It's so cool that they built all those trails!
@shawnconnolly8393 Ай бұрын
whoo! I felt like total crap that whole ride, but it's such a good trail I couldn't miss it!
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
I so want to go back and ride that trail again!!
@almirbijedic488 Ай бұрын
Hey guys! How is it getting to these trails from Medellin? Are there organised shuttles or is it easy to reach uphill?
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Hey! We had a whole Colombia trip organized by activexpedition.com, which was an amazing 6 days of riding in different locations with different local guides! But if you're looking to just put together a shuttle day in Medellin... contact Leo at instagram.com/sueltelemountainadventures/. I'm sure you could pedal this, but it would be a BEAST!!! Let us know if you need any more info. This is well worth doing!
@almirbijedic488 Ай бұрын
@@TheVantasticLife Thank you!
@alexharm9612 Ай бұрын
Where was that pizza place?
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
That's www.anticaforma.com/ in Moab. Excellent Italian style pizza! Cheers!
@larpylarpster Ай бұрын
Gross
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Definitely keeps you on your toes!
@mtbtube1948 Ай бұрын
Just stumbled onto your channel...Great video!! no the wind noise wasn't bad, I can hear you and the bike (which I like) over the wind.
@TheVantasticLife Ай бұрын
Thanks! We appreciate the comment!
@danilorodriguez6098 2 ай бұрын
Bugs good protein 😅
@TheVantasticLife 2 ай бұрын
Heck yeah they are! You're my kinda people! Haha
@johnmcguire5594 2 ай бұрын
No thank you for the head cam rides little bit above my level grandpa doesn’t ride that fast anymore but I love to watch it. I want to be 70 in a week and a half. Where does the time go? God bless.
@TheVantasticLife 2 ай бұрын
Happy early birthday! Thanks for the comment and watching!
@donhill3594 2 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed your vid, recently returned from the the eastern Sierra myself. I hiked O. valley -> Whitey 20 years ago. Wish you included your mom and Steve's experience more. As I get older I'm interested in how well those who are older experience long hiking adventures. Cheers. Hike On!
@TheVantasticLife 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment! Nice work with your own hiking! We wanted to make this video, but didn't want my Mom and Steve to feel like they had to be on the camera all the time. Neither of them had any issues that we didn't get on camera. They are both amazing and super fit people that are hopefully inspiring other 68+ year olds!
@Crazy_Chriz 2 ай бұрын
dug out trails like that look awesome
@TheVantasticLife 2 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@Arykperry 2 ай бұрын
You’re going way too slow. If you’d get off the brakes you’d be able to ride on the berm an stay above the rut but your nowhere near the ballpark of speed at this point
@TheVantasticLife 2 ай бұрын
Ok. Good tip!
@Mountjoy1689-i9c 2 ай бұрын
Lets see you pedal back up.
@TheVantasticLife 2 ай бұрын
Do you think that would make a good video? ;-)