Great video Shad, thanks for posting! Just a couple miles from my house, can’t wait to ride it.

How do you like that Canyon? What happened to your Poseidon?

where you on the east or west chunk of trail?

Haha that text you got at the end felt too familiar. 🫡 "Packing up, getting ready to leave now."

I Just started my bike channel. I watched you along with others and over time gained the knowledge and courage to get started. Thank you for your content as it helped me get started. I wanted to come to your earliest video to see where you started vs where you are now! True inspiration that you stayed dedicated to your channel. Much love to you.

Great video been a skater my whole life and just kind of over it wanting to change it up. Thanks for the tips keep it up! 🤙🏻

Very nice! Keep going!

excellent - keep it coming :)

Great vid shad! I love the points you made about new riders. I see soooooo many peope reccomend larger bikes. NOOOO. I will let a 22 slide on an old timer. Anything bigger is not BMX. And that's from a guy with a Sunday 24" model c. Is it still fun to ride? Absolutely. Is it BMX? NO. People that argue this i alelways have the same answer. "Do a full cab on it." Only 1 guy out of like 250 could even do a half cab.(which is impressive imo) Also like how you mention that a new bike will not feel comfortable. I see people go "new to bmx i bought a bike and i think its wrong size and i need a 21.75 top tube. "NO you rode 5 mins and this is not a montain bike. Just have to get used to it. And the hige one i see alm9st every heginner make. DO NOT SIT DOWN. Anothe hig one is pedals being level in any obstacle. think a TON of peopel youtube vids and think bmx is way easier than it is. They think will be sending 360s after a week. Great footage btw. I think your channel will gain a lot of viewers with this type of video. A camera person/riding buddy would be supppper beneficial. I know easier said than done sometimes tho. Loving the content man! Great riding as well! You are showing a lot of older guy's its ok to start something new and fun. Cant even tell you how many older guys ive seen watching from afar at the skatepark. I always go out of my way to go up to them and take off my helmet to talk to them (Balding. Look way younger with a helmet on.)Tell them how many older guys are just now starting and its OKAY. Its like society has convinced adult males they arent supposed to be allowed to have fun anymore. I always keep a spare clean helmet in my trunk and ask if they want to ride the bike for a second just going up and down some small hills or something. About 1 in 3 will take me up on it. 100% of those 1 in 3 leave with a huge smile and what i hope is inspiration to go get a bike. When you see the same older fella you let ride your bike at the park on his own brand new bike. Thats a good feeling.

I'm 46 and I've been riding BMX for a couple of years. You are a major inspiration and it's good to know I still have many good years ahead of me. Keep up the hard work!

Cut the levers if you don't like oversized ones

Solid advice in this video! Love the BMX content. Do you feel like your BMX skills have transferred well to MTB or are the bikes too different? Recently got into MTB myself and still struggling with doing anything other than very basic things like manuals and bunnyhops on the "big" bike.

The thing is everyone in the world who's into biking has thought about a full suspension BMX... at least anyone who has BMXed. For real though I always thought it would be cool to have full suspension on a BMX since the 90s. It's not an original idea but it's definitely something that should have been pursued earlier.

I would love to see you do some how-to videos. It is good to hear a different perspective, Before watching this video i always heard that you scoop your feet to lift the rear wheel. I never heard that you should push on your handlebars as you jump up. Does that work on mountain bikes as well?

What time were you there? Park looks empty and as an aging skater I’m always looking for empty spots!

Nice 180 - Fakie - Half cab, Shad!

i feel like they could easily add some nice flow and jump lines in bryant lake around the disc golf course. lots of turtles though

nice, saw the ridin' dirt video from yesterday and it looked really flowy. thanks for a more detailed ride through. appreciate it.

Great video. I can't wait to try this new system out. Looks like another great trail from Pathfinder. I am thankful we have such a great local resource. I too am older, but this looks like a place where I can progress. My skills have increased a lot in the last few years, and this place may increase them more.

Helpful!

Retired and 66 year old here. I've been riding a mix of road and mtb since 1987. I mainly ride cross country, if I go to the Pisgah forest, I'll do some tech, but the older I've gotten, it become few and far between. But I'm totally happy with what I ride. But there seems to be a division in the Charlotte area of NC. Those who freeride and cross country riders. I have nothing against the freeriders, but a good many of them believe all trails should have jumps and drop offs. Oh well, being on a fixed income, limits my ability to purchase all the armour involved. You should add where your from on your head page. I've been watching some of your videos for a couple of months, and had a hard time figuring where your from. Being originally from Michigan, I like the Midwest sand as opposed to the red clay down here😉

Man that black jump line looks so sick...now if the rain would just stop...

Love your videos Shad. Keep it up! Trail looks way too advanced for me at this stage (been mtb for 1 year), but looks like a blast!

I'm a new subscriber. I'm glad you used caution and didn't just let the little kid inside of you out..! I'm always fighting between my 14 yr. old brain and my 59 yr. old brain. I'm new to mountain biking (about a month now)... And my 14 yr. old brain has gotten me into a few scary situations (including crashes). Anyway, I appreciate your videos and your sharing of knowledge & experience. Keep the rubber on the dirt... Stay safe..!

Thanks for putting these videos out mate! Really insightful. I’m also on the journey of cockpit optimization trying different bar stem combos and eyeing out stems like the Rulezman or the Aerozine. I have two questions for this video: 1. What Deity bar is this at 60mm rise? I thought the Highside is offered in 50mm and 80mm only ?! 2. What stem length are you running with those bars? I might have missed that in your videos. I put 60mm rise DJ bars (NS Lick) and the bike feels very different whether I use a 45mm stem or the NS Quantum Light stem which is 37mm long (in the 25.4mm diameter version). The front is much easier to pull. Manuals and bunnyhops are a breeze.

The ramp and airbag combination looks like a lot of fun. It is a safer way to learn to jump so you more easily build up confidence.

Seems like the running up the gravel drive would have been a better idea than grass.

That's awesome! 👍👍👍

Keep going! You are an example! Respect!

I like your style, man!

Im 27 i cant even 180 out from fakie lol

Hell yeah

Keep living to the fullest!

Would you happen to know the actual weight of this Butcher vs the Mazza? My 29x2.4 Trail Mazza came in at 965 grams which is a reasonable weight for the tread and casing/bead protection.

Been riding the YT Decoy 29 with Deity 50mm rise bars for the past year. I really like them. Riding lots of tables, drops, and berms. Had to learn where my c.g. needed to be. After that, it's been great. Glad to see your impressions.

I run the spank 60mm rise and a Funn 10mm rise stem on my Chameleon because of the low stack height. I’m more comfortable and confident when I get in the air. The bars seem to have more give with the vibrocore tech.

Damn. I wish they were 60mm wide.

What trail is this? I live in Minnesota as well... Matt

Awesome!

‘Just finished putting 35mm riser bars replacing the 15s that came stock. Now I have more reach and a higher grip height than with the low bar and 15mm of stem spacers. It’s now approximately 5mm+ higher and 5mm+ more reach than before.

Glad the taller bars are a little better on your back. Can’t wait to see your review of the Esker Smokey!

Im not a super avid watcher but i do watch on and off last couple years. This is first time ive seen you really ride the BMX. Great video. Not gonna lie. you were way better than I was expecting for some reason. You surprised me being on a freecoaster. When you were talking about hopping going fakie i was like "good luck." Then i saw the freecoaster and was like "ohhhhh." Still not easy but riding a coaster is hard for someone used to a cassette. Hats off sir

Does anyone has the issue when you shift to the biggest cog at the back the chain returns to the adjacent cog? Is this a tensioning problem, or should replacing the derailleur with the SRAM version will fix it?

I put Deity’s 80mm rise bars on my bike and they help. I am 16 years older than you and have a bad back and shoulder. The 80 mm bars relieve the pressure on my shoulders and my back. I would like to see a few mountain bikes come with higher stack heights.

This is the content that most viewers want to see Chad. Less POV and more riding and honing your skills. It's something that the less skilled riders can relate to. Great job!

Hey man! Thanks for riding and not talking about the rain!! I've been grateful for a flowing creek, cooler temps at night and how LUSH everything is after the drought years we've had that I've been ok with my trail bike collecting dust! Reminds me that Mpls is a great city to bop around and I don't really need to drive my bike to a trail to have fun! Not to mention ... how about this wildfire free air we've been able to inhale! Anyway, happy riding...hope you make the most of this summer!

that park looks fun!

Nice, Shad! Give the new park in Mendota Heights a try. It works pretty well for BMX.

Hahaha snap 🎉

Used to use Times, too, when i used clipped in. But with Shimano coming out with Multi-Releas Point (MRP) cleats, it's super easy to get out of SPDs now as it releases in any position including straight up, and when combined with spring tension adjustment on SPD it's even better. So now when i clip in it is Saint SPD with MRP cleats. But I usually ride paltforms.