yeah proper good upgrade! hahaha. have a good xmas Simon and family!

Nice one! They're definitely a lot of fun hey!

@@chris4536 haha. Yeah pretty cool trail name. He must be able to read signs and was trying to let me know. 😂

@@chris4536 I ride Canadian brakes these days. After working in a repair shop for a long I just got used to the right being the rear brake so went for the switch about 12 years ago.

Cheers Ben! Next time I'm in the area I'll try find that one!

now that is for you to discover! 😉 Happy Hunting!

@ think I may have figured it out. But now I have to wait until it’s dry to give it a try.

@ ​​⁠perfec! And yes. Wait until it’s dry! Have fun!

Confirmed! Next level! 6.5kms long and full of fun / insane stuff.

Trails are fun, definitely a lot easier so far, but still fun! 🤙🏼

it's great so far - used it about 3 times and love it! Very good.

@@NextLevelRiding good stuff. I've had it open in a tab for months! Might have to purchase

@@EyesUp1 definitely worth it.. and works great on the dog too.

haha - thanks yes he's a great runner! Have fun at CC. I need to go back again.

Cheers brother! Glad I bumped into you that day before I left! All the best man. Hope you're having fun on the bike!

yeah Simon! Thanks for the comment buddy! Hope you and your family are good!

It was totally solid the entire 2 years I had it on the bike. I sold it with the bike when I upgraded to a new Firebird.

@@benperd so much better off the brakes! 😜🫨🤪

sunny England!

@@Jasonbourassa thanks so Much. Yeah imonator is a cool little challenge. Glad you enjoyed the video.

never fun, but it never seems to stop us! 😊

yeah it's been a couple of years for me so it' came as a surprise for sure! Keep having fun and riding fast! 👍🏼

do I have any say in the frequency of ads? I certainly don't earn any money from KZbin!

yeah man - I have added a little bit of material since this ride - I have been meaning to research what I can get - thanks will look into this.

Awesome. You’ll have a blast. There’s so much riding to choose from. You can’t go wrong. Have fun!

Thanks so much! Yes it's always difficult to watch the semi-pros riding these trails as they look so simple, yet for us mere mortals it's nice to see the reality of the trails. I just posted the Turnstyles track too and whilst after a few practice runs I'm sure I could clean it all, the first run down is the true reality test. Hope I get to go back sometime and ride more of Nelson - it was such a fun spot....having one run of turnstiles just isn't enough.

Never heard of "Giga Chad Move" before - but I love it! hahah. Thanks for the good vibes!

Unfortunately I know nothing about the ibis. I’m riding a pivot Firebird and would change nothing about it at all.

thank you - it's my most watched video and I've been meaning to do more - just haven't! thanks for the comment! 🤗

sick! - yeah lots of fun to be had on e-bikes for sure! Thanks for taking the time to post a comment! ☺

I definitely want to head back there - the trails were so fun and I have lots more to explore - I've heard theres a cool crew of trail builders that have made some challenging fun steeper stuff around there. Thanks for commenting! 👍

yes mate! Stoked! lets go!

I know right - I was confused and also had respect when I saw him climbing up the fire road! FairPlay - I would not enjoy that mountain on a hard tail!

@@NextLevelRiding no doubt, I’m a hardcore hardtail guy but this mountain is so gnarly it would be a hard choice to bring a rock to a shotgun fight!

@@jeremyprovonsil7886 I'm not sure my neck would take the abuse!

a pleasure, hope you had a good race.

I was going to race but thought I'd have more fun filming! Cheers!

thanks! 😍

All the pros ride small you know! haha - I'm 5' 8" it's the perfect size!

@@NextLevelRiding I regret to inform you but you're a medium bossman

@@DB-sd3cw​​⁠thanks for telling me what size I am I’m so grateful for your knowledgeable and well informed decision - I can’t believe I didn’t do any research whatsoever. I wish I worked in a bike shop where I have access to all pivot bikes so I could know for sure. Ah well I guess I’ll have to throw this bike in the trash. Where were you when I needed you? By the way would you like to buy my old medium sized Firebird? 😅

@@NextLevelRiding no problem man, if you need help tying your shoes, give me a hollar I'll send you a guide! And nah I'm good on the old firebird. If you had the right size whyd you sabotage yourself and get the wrong size?

@@DB-sd3cwhaha. I just like to feel like a big man.

it's a beauty!

Hey Micah! Thanks man. Super stoked with it especially now I have a couple more rides on it. Thanks for your kind words. Stoked we were able to help you out in the store. Look forward to seeing you on our group rides.

Heck ya man! one of these days, I will get out with you guys. :)

It’s a medium.

You’re welcome.

Hahaha. Well if it’s any help, if you register for “sport” you won’t be racing Airflow!

@@NextLevelRiding I raced sport last year, and my goal was to race masters this year. We'll see which button I choose tomorrow!

@@susanbarton5035 oooh I'm so excited to find out! 🤪

@@NextLevelRiding masters it is😱

@@susanbarton5035woot woot! You’d better get your ass over to sooke! 🤘🏼🤪

Bikes are awesome. Yes I live in a pretty sick area for MTB. thanks.

Hey Brent! Thanks for clarifying that for anyone that might be watching. I didn’t race Sooke last year so had no idea where the tracks actually went. I Know Marin has a video online, but I’d not watched that in a while. Cheers man.

Yeah I was going to do that next actually! I was planning on increasing the rear by 1 psi each run and then until I find the sweet spot. Ideally though your weight should be even between the two wheels, but the increased pressure is likely required because some riders find it more difficult to absorb the rear wheel hits than front wheel hits. Plus the rear wheel doesn’t usually move out the way as easily as the front. Lots of fun testing though. Thanks for the comment.

@@NextLevelRiding I would argue the rear wheel innately gets out of the way more than the front. It's linkage driven with a predetermined arc moving generally up and forward. There is more sensitivity in suspension system like that. Forks on the other hand have quite a bit more resistance to impulse like stiction and its path is linearly back towards the rider meaning the wheel stays behind said obstacle longer than the rear unless of course an external force is enacted on the bike like if the rider pulls up on the bars. Since most of your body weight is over the rear enacting at the BB (this is a fact regardless of how you alter your body position, within reason), the frame around this junction wants to remain moving in its current direction. Therefor when an impulse force from an object actuates the linkage, polar moment of inertia says the sections of the frame with more weight will want to remain at its current trajectory and carry momentum while the suspension does all the work absorbing the force vector. The reason it may feel as if the rear wheel gets out of the way less is because when there is a large enough impulse to alter the current vector and trajectory of the bike and you; for the same reasons mentioned earlier, you will be bucked more and feel more. You body can absorb a lot of movement with your arms in the front and it doesn't effect how your body is supported, but your legs and feet are supporting the entire system and like I mentioned, the majority of your body is over the rear, its both a positive and a negative. Its why heavy bikes are always critiqued to be able to hold speed over rough terrain but are hard to get up to speed. Its why linkage forks have become a thing as well. For me its less about not being able to absorb hits and more about not blowing up my rear wheel on crazy hits and drops. Even with the differential in pressures I wear out my rear wheels much faster than the front just bottoming out the tire on the wheel. Thinking about carbon next but I don't like tire inserts so hoping they can take the rim dings

@@on1ytheb3stdepends on the suspension design really. In a well designed bike I guess they should both get out the way equally but with regards to pressures so much can influence those choices. Including rolling resistance and the need for faster pedalling. The kinematics of bike suspension is a fascinating and deep topic that I feel can’t be flushed out in a KZbin comment but I appreciate your involvement and interest in the subject. I’m looking forward to more testing. I know the rear wheel usually takes more harsh impacts than the front and that’s the reason most people have it slightly higher. Including the added forces when pushing through and exiting a berm but this could also be managed by suspension set up too I would imagine. Anyway. Happy riding.

Glad it was helpful!

Siren. Upload the video to KZbin set it as private and send me the link in a private message. I’d love to take a look. And could use it in a video if you like?

Hey there. Thanks for the comment. Yes watching the pros can be misleading for sure! It’s definitely fun to see what’s possible, but for the majority of riders it’s quite far away from their reality. I hope to show some progression on this feature in the future. Let’s see…. 😊

oh yeah! I was so impressed wit him - it was about 3kms.