1993 vs. 2023 - Mountain Biking in Moab

[@bartandhisbike4147]

Bart is the best name ever, and i would know i am one

[@mahalomydude]

Son?!

[@noobitronius]

Now we need an inverse video of your dad and his friends taking a trip to Whistler and filming it with modern gear.

[@mahalomydude]

Sigh… *pulls out lycra*

[@pancakification3610]

I want the video of Matt's dad watching the footage side by side.

[@rickbiessman6084]

Yes please!

[@ColinRockFight]

Where's the reaction of video of your Dad watching it?! That's all I want to see!

[@jayfulreader2910]

We need this

[@Darkralos]

+1!

[@johnnyrc9304]

I second this!

[@chief8852]

Hey Matt, great video. Thanks for stirring up memories. Your Dad and I also rode Mammoth and Tahoe on the way back. Lotsa fun with 2.5 inch travel, rim brakes and good old bar ends.

[@mahalomydude]

Hey, Chris. Thanks! I should send you the full tape. -Matt

[@dudeonbike800]

2.5" travel? What LUXURY! More like 1.8" for me! Our first few trips were fully rigid, so when I returned with

[@svenhodaka9145]

Great fun! Nice job recreating the experience.

[@tedecker3792]

First rode Moab in 87, when I lived in St. George. Moved to DC on 89 then to Moab in 99, managing to do a Moab trip just about every year. From 87 to 2023 is a lot of years. I’m 75yo now, and ride every day. Practice loop this morning in the fog 1/7/23.

[@dudeonbike800]

Awesome! Jealous over here! Enjoy :)

[@xfell.6962]

Now I’m getting a dad cam. Sick vid

[@mahalomydude]

Yes!! 📹❤

[@seansteede]

So epic.....as a Vancouver MTB rider starting summer of 1986....talking about road trips to Moab forever but not getting there till 2017 and again in 2022...this film just hits all the right notes! Thank you.

[@MTBryanH]

So awesome! I started mountain biking in Moab in 1989. Regarding the Moab Dump: After a day's riding we would go shooting at the dump. They would let us in if no one else was around. Grab some trash, cans, bottles and blast away! Haha! I was on Slick Rock last year and that's all changed around now. Cheers to you and your dad.

[@durango1487]

Positively EPIC that you did this comparison with your Dads video. His footage brought back a ton of memories (I still ride my 1991 Klein from time to time). Great job guys!

[@mahalomydude]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dondaoust9852]

Great Video! My first time riding Slick Rock was 1989 on my 89 Team Stumpjumper. There was several of us at the time. One friend of mine even rode it on his Huffy. No suspension, Bar ends were in and zero suspension. The last time I rode it was two months ago on my Trek EBike. After all I'm 68 now and that was 34 years ago when Mtb was beginning for me. It was awesome then, and it still is. After watching this I had to dig up the hundreds of pictures of our Moab trips over the years. Yes I do remember the Moab Dump. It was a beautiful site.

[@dudeonbike800]

You beat me by a year or two probably. A friend who joined us on one of our early trips did all the rides with us on our rigid bikes. I just reconnected with him and he was telling me about the full squish Santa Cruz he got recently. He said he didn't really deserve such a nice bike, as cycling isn't his true love or main sport. I said, "No way! Anyone who's ridden Moab rigid for a week has EARNED the best full suspension bike the market can provide!"

[@william2532]

I absolutely love biking in Moab I go every year it’s always amazing just how creative you can get with lines when you can really go anywhere on the rocks (except for the bacteria) 😉

[@traviscool2121]

8mm tape was where it was at, back then(ouch, I’m 28..)!! LOVE this. Shows such an amazing transition in tech, as well as how awesome your dad was. lol And 8mil was the best back then!

[@BIIIKES]

Dude, I kept saying, "What a cool video," over and over again while watching this. Cherish memories. Recreate them with your own families. Live and love life! Great job, my dudes!!

[@Calgaryguy88]

I love the whole idea behind this video. Truly heartwarming, and it brought back a flood of fond memories of me and my old man. Thank you! 🍻

[@mahalomydude]

Thanks for stopping by 🍻

[@savageferria505]

This is so good !! We need to see a reaction video of your dad watching

[@kyle_rides69]

Jason Matt and Kaz have the most underrated channel ever!!!

[@charleswhite7612]

Great video as always. Creative and interesting. The Golden 90’s MTB was my era so I love this. And I agree, the bikes are NOTHING like they are today, but the fun was off the charts! Thanks guys.🙏👍😉

[@MasterBlaster69]

Incredible! I grew up riding Moab with my dad in the 80’s and 90’s. Was fortunate enough to live an hour and a half away. In two months I am taking my dad back for the first time in 30 years to now ride e-bikes on slickrock.

[@lisadavies3296]

Loved this! I was a pretty avid rider in 93 so this brings back a lot of good feels.

[@stephenkohler3472]

Very cool find! The first time I rode slickrock was in '93 or '94 on a family trip to AZ. Thanks for the flood of memories!

[@cicciobambino]

I know the weather was bad, but I have never seen Delicate Arch completely empty like that. Even in the off season, there has always been a couple dozen people there. That’s awesome that you had it all to yourself!

[@donnovicki4104]

Never made it there but back in the day it was THE place to ride. I was always jealous when I'd open up the new Mountain Bike Action magazine and there were tons of pics from Slickrock. As for the bikes, they were the best you could get back then, ask anyone who rode back then and they will tell you that themselves. Thanks for the great vid......

[@johnw.9363]

AWESOME VIDEO...GOD BLESS YOUR DAD..I LIVED ON MY BIKE TO..MISS THEM DAYS..

[@obomasinladen]

this right here is why i'm subscribed. genuine original content

[@clintwedel5704]

Thanks for the trip down memory bike lane. I biked Slick Rock almost 30 years ago on my hardtail Specialized with UmmaGumma tires for one of the most memorable cycles on my life! I cant believe we didnt get any pictures, tho...

[@JeffKendallWeed]

That was awesome!!! GREAT idea and excellent execution. And now I;m wondering why ya'll had to be in SLC so soon hahhaha!!! Thanks for posting, thoroughly enjoyed this one.

[@bmurray7248]

Well done. I have similar videos from my trips to Moab in the 90’s Still riding there at least once a year when the border is open. 😊

[@marksevy]

Great concept! First rode Moab in 93 w/ my rigid 89 Team Stumpjumper & have now lived here for 24 years. The guy in the entrance booth is my (now famous) buddy Jason 😂 Our 2nd place beautiful dump is still pretty schweet!

[@LittleJoe6]

I am from Moab and I love to see the old bike stuff! I work at Moab cyclery just so anyone interested

[@billdavis6978]

At 44, I feel blessed to have ridden mountain bikes throughout the ages. I’ve worked in the industry and have ridddn all sorts of bikes. I’ll tell ya one thing, most people don’t need the Uber expensive bicycle. I loved selling high end bikes to weight conscious guys over 250 (I’m a Clydesdale myself), but there’s a lot of great bikes at lower price points, but we are a consumer driven society.

[@PhoneRepairGuy]

This is actually one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen.

[@AthelstanEngland]

What a great video! Still ride my 1989 rigid Marin... my Dad (who's in his mid 80s) has just retired his suspension Trek - said he's sticking to weight training and model railways!

[@aaronberne2851]

Awesomeness. Thanks!!!

[@sethkindred6908]

This might be one of my favorite videos yall have made!

[@chilloutyaall]

That is so cool 😎. Great idea! Thanks for sharing. This has given me an idea. To the VHS tape archives 😊

[@johnnydoe66]

Wow, awesome reminder to myself, I was in Moab the first week of September of 1994. Haven't made it back, but hope to one day. I rode Slick Rock twice, Gemini Bridges loop, Porcupine Rim, and my favorite, Poison Spider Mesa w/ the Portal Trail....all on my 1993 GT RTS 2 with a RS Mag 21 fork.

[@daltonknapton]

Such a cool idea! You guys nailed it

[@truman4956]

I lived in Moab in 1993, so this brings back serious memories! Thank you for posting

[@ChrisRidesHisBike]

It’s amazing to me that the 1993 footage looks better than the new footage shot on the 1997 dad cam.

[@thestomach]

I rode Moab with my friends in 2001. It was 36C when we got there, then we got hailed on, rained on, and snowed on the next day. I wonder if my kid's only 10 years away from riding Moab? Makes me feel old.

[@chrisconnors7418]

Pretty cool! I was mountain biking Slickrock and Moab area in 1992. I should go back and recreate some of my photos. And yes, I can still mountain bike. I never stopped cycling and I still use my original Giant mt bike I bought late 80s. It was $700 then, and it still rides better than the 1200-2000 range bikes now (I tested a bunch at the local cycle shop past October to see if should upgrade-even the owner said I wouldn’t get anything comparable to my bike unless I spent a lot more. Got a road bike instead just to have something different for riding roads). Keep up the biking and exploring. Sixty 60 year old you will thank 20-30s year old you.

[@mycoolcar]

Well executed. This is great.

[@wseejattan]

Priceless .

[@DanielDillon11]

Your dad filmed this on my 2nd birthday 🎂 🥳 that so cool!

[@jgrefrath]

Good stuff and epic trip. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@Mowgli1894]

I cant stop watching these videos. I want friends like yall 🤙 Also; your channel is tops. Production level is tops. Narration is tops. Vibes TOPS. Much love from the midwest ❤

[@sethkindred6908]

this could be one of my favorite video yall have made!

[@BigPaco213]

this needs more views and like because this was beautiful!!!!

[@blake_n_mtb]

So sick! Loved the Filming and how you guys pieced it all together! Cheers🤙

[@davidnorris6743]

I’d like to see both vids! Great project!!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Great video! Now we need to see your dad’s reaction. 👍🏼

[@NWadventuretime]

That's was RAD Best thing I've seen in a long time

[@briangee2869]

Such a timeline coincidence. Until my pre-retirement acquisition of a new MTB in 2022, I last did serious MTB riding back in 1992, but sorta gave it up when I moved away from the great trails of Marquette, MI. Now that I'll have more time available, it'll be "game on" once again. BTW - the MTB technology has changed a bit since the good old days! 😄

[@jakestrauss3625]

Fantastic!

[@brsn2991]

as soon as Matt's voice over kicks in you know its gonna be a good video

[@RidingThruLife]

Amazing! Thanks for the entertainment, such great storytelling. 🤙

[@area51r]

Very, very cool video...

[@jfnurod]

I.....want a titanium mountain bike 😍 those old lightspeeds were sickkkk

[@dustinvrg7151]

Pretty sure this is my favourite video from y'all in years. Wonderful stuff :)

[@texastoastchris]

we called it Lycra. Spandex is what Jazzersize people wore. Great Video!

[@77rockcity]

Too sweet 💯

[@datseb]

Slickrock is so dope! I only got to ride there for a couple hours like you guys but it was sick

[@dudeonbike800]

I've been to Moab 16 times at this point and if someone said, "Dude, you can go to Moab for a week, but ONLY ride Slickrock the entire time." I'd still go in a heartbeat!

[@PeterMisovicProfile]

Great idea, great video.

[@IsraelGarciaRivera]

As always, fantastic content. Thank you.

[@ryanreed4698]

7:53 - that's along the west Castle Valley rim (Porcupine Rim) I believe. Pretty far out on sand flats. While I haven't gone there myself, there's a place called "Coffee Pot Rock Area" on the Porcupine Rim Jeep Trail (which also connects to the Porcupine Rim Bike Trail) and it seems to match the perspective well at coords : 38.607163243981084, -109.39471716089376

[@dudeonbike800]

Good stuff! Such great memories. This could be my/our biography. And I'm sure many can say the same. Thank you!

[@paullouthan4390]

I was born and raised in Moab, but now live in Northwest Oregon. I return back often as I still have a lot of family there, but even so, this was a fun watch! Around 1993, I would have been about 11, and only a few years after that I used to ride my little BMX bike up the hill past the old dump and ride on the slick rock trail. Single speed, no problem! Also, I think that last shot of your dad and his buddy with Castle Rock in the background was most likely taken from the high point of Porcupine Rim. On your next visit, you must take some time to ride that trail. Definitely one of my faves. Judging by the trees in the background in one of those van rear hatch shots, I wonder if your dad camped up in the La Sal Mountains and then rode down the Whole enchilada? I'm not sure how old that trail is though. Did it exist in 93? I'm not sure. I first road the bottom half (Porcupine Rim) in 1999 on a hardtail GT Aggressor. Bumpy ride.

[@HaywardFamilybuilding]

Great idea. 👍👍

[@mahalomydude]

Thanks 👍👍

[@KDubber]

That was great to watch and I'm sure for you, even better to have filmed and created memories that will last forever.

[@andrewnorris5415]

Good vid! Camcorders were mega expensive, not easy to afford back then. Much easier for ppl to get a new go pro these days! Not surprised he had a titanium 26r HT, they were the top of the range bike back then! Still had lots of fun! Would be cool if a future relative of yours refs your "Dad cam" and the "Grandpap" cam - lol. Maybe they will spot my comment and ref it ;)

[@nickgrimberg7165]

Loved this. Haha

[@TroyKasper]

Easily one of the best videos you've made. Very very cool.

[@chriscameron643]

I bet that your Dad would say that's one of the greatest moments of his life when you played that video for him, well done!!!

[@alandennison1033]

Matt had already given me some ben3th underwear so he has set the bar pretty high❤

[@EsotericSyncretism]

Just fyi the shot you couldn't find is looking out east over castleton tower, probably from Porcupine Rim

[@MuddydogAdventures]

I really enjoyed this video 👌👌👌

[@tygastfield613]

This is amazing! I love seeing the images of what things looked like 30 years ago. If you have more videos like this from your dad, it would be great to see more of this.

[@SHRED_MAFIA]

30 years dang 😂

[@greyestplayer]

I actually live in Moab. It's way too hot in the summers and the tourists can be annoying sometimes, but it's a nice place nonetheless.

[@paxtonsollars4076]

No shot, I got a Papa John's commercial right before you guys filmed the "first papa John's"

[@EsotericSyncretism]

i thought the first papa john's was at the dump

[@chrisharrington5098]

Hands down dope af.

[@BEACH.LUVER101]

Crazy, was going to say the erosion at 7.43 from 93 to now seemed like a major amount, still nice try to get a similar shot.

[@EsotericSyncretism]

it's a completely different spot. trust me castleton tower is very much still there.

[@roamtim]

Funny vid, looked like a lot of fun to recreate.

[@nerkaboy]

Most scenic dump in U.S. -- Monashka Bay, Kodiak Island, AK.

[@dudeonbike800]

Although I haven't actually seen the dump, I've seen Kodiak from Homer and I can understand their argument. Then again, alpine/artic views are a dime a dozen in Alaska and Canada. Moab is far more unique as far as landscapes go. I'd give it to Moab if it were up to me!

[@shiramano]

one of the coolest mtb vids on the toobs

[@Cocora22]

That was cool

[@trailstokemtb]

Dude, this was perfect! So cool!

[@Alex_Abdullayev]

Really neat video guys! Loved it!!

[@ScottBell]

Hah I look forward to meeting Bart. I loved this, hope your dad enjoyed it :)

[@wadzip]

Now we just need an Alaska trip to track down the sign

[@jimmagee4508]

Your dad was faster in 93 because the brakes were so terrible. I first rode there in 95 - great memories

[@papasquat355]

very cool

[@05GDF]

This is an amazing video guys 🙌🔥🔥 Mahalo my dudez 🤙🤙

[@PsyMush8]

Now your son needs to make the same video!

[@adamcvanwinkle]

This is really cool!

[@adubmatters3584]

OG hip packs!

[@dudeonbike800]

Yup. New name, same thing. Fanny Packs were how you didn't die of dehydration in Moab back then. Camelbacks didn't exist yet. If you were in the know, MountainSmith was THE pack to wear. Two bottles on your bike, and two in your FANNY pack. I hated them - all that weight on your waist, leveraging at your abdomen. Can't believe they're making a come-back. Dumb.

[@brickvanexel]

I like that the drive thru guy said they had to take the “most scenic dump” sign down because it wasn’t true. Who cares lol Baltimore has “the greatest city in America” on its public benches, you just gotta believe it’s true

[@fat82much]

Respect for taking the sign down after losing to Alaska

[@thomasking5025]

Mahalo my dude

[@kazenokami5133]

Love it.