That’s awesome! Your grandpa knows how to ride a bike

East Duluth. It runs between Lester Park on the east, and Amity St on the west. Most of it parallels East Skyline Parkway. If you’re riding it out and back a good spot to park is in Lester Park, where you’d take Lester River Trail up and connect to Hawk Ridge. Or, Snively Trail Parking at the nexus of the Snively Trail and East Skyline Parkway is right at the eastern point of Hawk Ridge.

I parked and started from Chambers Grove, the trailhead for the Mission Creek trail system. I would check Trailbot before starting, as Duluth has received a lot of rain this Spring.

Let me know how it goes if you ride it!

Nice, that sounds really fun!!

It’s best to have both! 😁

Yeah I want to go back as well, what will they have added next?! Rudy sees all kinds of lines out on the trail, and a nice dude to top, it was a fun ride for sure!

You captured the essence of Home Brew: “so many optional lines to progress on and level up your rock slab riding.” It’s such a jam packed 2.5 miles, yet offers flow in spots as well. Good to know it’s in such capable hands with Rudy and the rest of the COGGS crew!

Thanks Randy! Had a great day with you guys! We’ll get another one in soon!

Another great video Rob! Brewer is freaking fun! So funny you got to meet Rudy after riding Piedmont together and talking about him! He's doing doing awesome things in the sister systems Piedmont/Brewer! Looking forward to our next ride together bro!

@RocksteadyMTB thanks buddy! Yeah it was great getting Rudy’s perspective on things out on the trails. He definitely sees lines that I could bike over hundreds of times and not notice. Good to know these fabulous trail systems are in such good hands! 🤘

I love Home Brew! I actually rode that this same day, plan to post a vid of that this Friday. Where are your favorite flow trails in Duluth? I’ve done Mission Creek and really like those trails.

@@robonbikes all the trails in Mission Creek are amazing. Definitely my go to for local trails. Enger is fun too! The CAMBA/Telemark trails in Cable WI are perfect in what I look for in trails! They are fast, flowy, and fun tech! Only a little over a hour from Duluth and can easily make it there for a full day of riding and back home

I need to get back to CAMBA, been there once and it was fairly damp but the trails were awesome! I love Enger! And Craft Connector! Thanks for watching!

I think it’s just shy of $40. There are trails for all skill levels, can’t not have a good time!

Thanks Liam! Cool that showed up on your feed!

Thanks! The drone has built-in obstacle avoidance. The Mini 3 Pro can see forwards, backwards, and down; so, you need to be mindful if it is going sideways or up, where it can definitely run into objects. And while it's not perfect (mine has clipped small twigs), it's pretty solid. You can set what behavior it will take if it does detect an obstacle (fly around the obstacle, stop completely, etc.). The Mini 4 pro improved on this and it has omnidirectional sensing, so pretty cool! The bigger challenge when in a lot of trees, is that as you go around a corner, if the drone loses line-of-sight of the object even briefly, like if a tree blocks its view of you, it will stop and cancel the tracking.

Thanks! I definitely recommend Home Brew, it’s such an awesome trail. Blue rated, naturally technical with a lot of slabs that make up a lot of the trail. That along with Lollygagger down back to the Haines Road trailhead are top notch. I’m planning Home Brew for the next video.

Thanks man! It was such a fun day. You ever want to head up and give these a shot I’d be interested!

Thanks! Those took me a few years, but once you figure them out they’re pretty easy actually. Just gotta ratchet those pedals at the right time.

Centerville Lake. Last time I went it was all torn up under construction. Best places to park are Laurie LaMotte park, or there are some spots on Aqua Lane near Chomonix Golf Course.

Thanks man! Really enjoyed these trails, makes me want a little beefier bike for sure, but the Tallboy has been surprisingly capable. It served me well in Moab a few years back, and that’s chunky stuff as you know. Can’t wait to ride these Nimby trails again!

I thought I was going OTB on that one. I got up there and as I got closer to the edge it kept getting steeper and steeper. 😳 I have a new appreciation for Piedmont now after riding these trails. I always liked it but now I have basically a new trail system to ride, and man are they fun!!! Hope to ride these trails with you sometime soon!

Hey thanks! Fork is actually 130 so it was riding pretty plush 😂

Thanks man! Free surgery, amazing. It’ll cost you an arm and a leg in the states.

That roll is crazy! I’m amped to ride DM and BOB again, but that roll on Diablo would take a little self-motivation I think. Duluth is such a gem. I wish I was closer, but am so grateful that it’s as close as it is!

That’s awesome! I think you will like that bike, and you’ll definitely be able to take on more technical trails with that. One thing is always true for mountain biking: no matter how good you get, there will always be someone more competent riding the trails! Thanks for watching Nick!

Great video, Rob! You gave a true look at how gnarly those trails can be. You rocked it, man! I’m glad Andrew and I could assist you with DM, BoB and Dr. Diablo’s huge rock roll. What a fun day that was riding with you and Andrew and having a few brews at Bent Paddle afterwards.

@Randy_Johnson heck yeah buddy, it was a fantastic day!! I really want to get back and ride these trails again! I know who to reach out to when I do! Thanks for spending the day with me! 👊

Any time, man! I’d be fun to have you back up here shredding Piedmont! 🤙

They have a heck of a Reuben!

Ngl, I watched your video cause I was thinking of hitting Cuyuna up this weekend lol

Thanks Andrew! Can’t wait to get a ride in with you here! Walking back up to this trailhead sounds particularly agonizing 😟

Yeah man it was a great day. Randy and Andrew broke down the trails for me, which was super helpful, I certainly would’ve balked at some of those steeper roll-ins if riding solo.

@@robonbikes No doubt! I knew you were in good hands!! Well done brother!

That trail is so fun, now I just want to get back and do it again!

Hell yeah man! Had a great day meeting and riding with you! Couldn’t have hit those big trails without you and Andrew showing me the lines!

@@robonbikes Glad we could help out. Look us up anytime you’re coming up this way.

I had a great tow in! 🤘. It was an awesome day man, great meeting you!

Some people can clear it all for sure, but that last one is so dang tough.

i think its about popping higher and coming into the landing with more speed. rock a few hard peddles and ur good

Yes those adaptive trails are perfect for kids. No huge hills, but likely will walk some of the “bigger” ones with a 7 year old. I want to get my kids out there to ride those soon too!

Yup they’re perfect for kids

Thanks! Preferably in the hands of a pal who could intervene if things went haywire. Otherwise you could leave it on the ground, or pack it in your backpack (backpack isn’t preferable, as the joysticks could get bumped).

I sometimes connect to the gopro chesty mount

Appreciate it!

Hey man, Duluth and PNW sounds pretty fantastic to me!

Do you know of anything with bigger jumps then cottage grove?

@wakebtw there’s a place called Localized in Afton that looks incredible. Different type of a place, need to reserve a time slot, but that likely means it won’t be too busy. Check it out: www.localizedpark.com

Casual is a good way to put it, there are definitely some fun sections out there, I wish they could be extended a little longer, but just not enough elevation. I was elated by 2 teeter totters!

Yeah dude, it is no Split Rock, but has its own charm. Wooden features were definitely not like most others you see, they did great making each one unique in its own way. Yeah those stumpers, total derailleur killers!

Nice!

Some cool stuff there! Yeah other than the stump skinnies, nothing is super narrow.

Thanks! There was really no reason to skip that one…. Ended up being one of my favorite ones there as well!

Likewise, and great chatting!

🤣 Oh man that doesn’t sound fun, but I could definitely see that happening there!

We ride the wild thing backwards …

That’s awesome! A lot of work being done at local trails the last few years.

They have 2 teeter totters! Unique wooden features for sure, the rest of the trail is only ok. Huck Harbor is definitely the best piece of trail there! Full vid out hopefully next Friday.