Between a Guac and a hard place | Mountain Biking Guacamole Mesa in Southern Utah

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When you're in Southern Utah you've gotta get out on at least one mesa ride. I think this is the ONE you should do. The other mesa rides I've done just suck the fun out of you as you try to hunt for the trail. Guacamole Mesa has some tough route finding as well, but it has much better payoffs throughout the entire ride.
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[@Mountain_Manu]

Love the variety of landscapes you have over there in North America. We have nice forrests and mountains in Europe, but we definitely miss some of these awesome, wide landscapes..sometimes almost looks unreal for a European. Can't wait until I can afford to come over there and ride my Mtb, I am planning for two trips, one in Colorado and one in Utah (and maybe as a bonus up to Whistlers)

[@HollyBoni]

Well, if you live somewhere in central Europe and you want to see desert landscapes, you can hop on a dirt cheap flight and go to somewhere like Morocco or Turkey (and also experience a completely different culture). It's actually about the same or even less distance if let's say you lived in New York and wanted to go to Utah. 🙂 I see these videos and sometimes I also envy the terrain in the US, but I always forget that even tho it's one country it's a pretty damn big place, and sometimes going from one state to another state is like going from one end of Europe to the other end of Europe...

[@jochemmecking3534]

@@HollyBoni this is so true, the scale ie just so mudh bugger in the states. I've heard from an American friend if mine Americans drive eight hours for just a weekend in the mountains. That's crazy to me. If I'm driging 8 hours I'm at least staying a week!

[@googlemail5045]

Not true

[@chrishorner81]

Wasn't going to ride this morning.... watched your video, then went out for a ride!!

[@Getoutside2day]

You two together never disappoint. Keep shredding and stay safe guys!!

[@samsmusic2708]

Brian is probably gonna still be riding bikes when he’s 100 years old

[@TheGeoffreyDyck]

He'll dress the same too

[@crislabossiere6234]

It’s great watching you guys ride together. You’re both excellent ambassadors to the sport.

[@mc540flip]

“Up and at them” - ha ha I remember that Simpson’s episode!

[@jacksontaylor1taylor191]

I love how his bike squeaks

[@kvmtb7101]

Love these kinds of rides! Hopefully I can try these trails out before the summer heat

[@nofrontbrakes]

Nothing like slab riding where you have to depend on reflectors with a little dirt patches in between the rock to figure out where to go

[@denismacfarlane255]

This is the way I like Alex. His narrated videos aren’t as good as just riding. You guys are awesome riding together.

[@inkrider95]

Sick trail and scenery.. looks like a must ride....

[@TheCrashingDad]

That end rant was the best! XD

[@tedecker3792]

I hear lots of squeaks and creaks when I ride also, but mostly from my knees!

[@herkusr01]

This whole series was amazing!! Interested to see where you go next. I'd definitely recommend the northeast kingdom area of VT if you're up in the northeast at all.

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

Really enjoyed seeing you guys riding together again. I think there's more than enough trails in NW Arkansas to keep you busy for awhile.

[@Miro_K]

what a trails waaau love the scenery

[@judechandler5102]

This may be the coolest title ever on youtube, Good Job

[@squishlefunke]

Alternate title - "I got friends in tight spaces"

[@TheMitchForrest]

I like running the quad lock phone mount so you can have trailforks running on the bars while trying not to get lost.

[@joshuahall4834]

Watching him ride one handed while on the phone gave me so much anxiety

[@Persiusmo]

I'm definitely inspired to ride southern Utah. Thanks for showing us around.

[@gavindean]

So jealous, freezin ass cold and snowy here in Switzerland

[@chrishardinger3614]

Greetings from Minnesota! We rode fat bikes today at minus 8F and I was lusting for dirt!

[@doncrescas]

Go ski!

[@gavindean]

@@doncrescas the ski fields in France are all closed it's packed here in Switzerland massive ques and long wait times, it's a real covid fest...... so no thanks

[@pulganabike1648]

What a incredible place

[@thomaslane918]

Looked like you had a great time! That's one of the funnest trails in Utah. Did you notice all the petrified wood? It's all over that trail.

[@endlesscyclist1212]

Thanky you for convincing Alex to make a new video 😜

[@impulseuphonium]

"Sight Read?" Someone must be a musician to use a phrase like that.

[@bensieber6960]

The most beautiful ride yet on this excursion. I'd have been stopping every five minutes just to soak in the beauty. And then some fantastic riding. And then more beauty. Rinse and repeat. Great video.

[@ChasingChevy]

Alex and Brian have such great chemistry.

[@lukewoolsey2696]

You should ride Richfield Utah for a short break if you are going north

[@k2rider1964]

Guacamole is easy to follow and Brian needs to buy a Quad Lock for his phone and he won't have to hold it in his hand.

[@namitatukarammane7241]

I am seeing this video from INDIA

[@razmtb5028]

Awesome!

[@frankw4135]

We could all use a hypeman like Alex on long rides!

[@FoCoFlowShow]

I see what you did there... your channel jis my burrito favorito. 😎

[@05GDF]

The message in the end ooof 💯 🙌 nice riding guys.

[@tdhunt631]

You weren't supposed to tell everyone that Guac is better than Goose!

[@nintndrew3235]

You should check out the St.Louis area

[@takozamtbtrailscout7106]

"Wipe the tears off your eyes , boy!" Cracked me up! =)

[@itstaco1]

"I'm not sharing!" Loved that part!!

[@Tmotolite]

I like Brian when you tell the ride in winter , comes in France it's too frozen here ;-) but your video warms me up :-) thanks a lot !

[@motoman4533]

I just drove 8 hours from home in Tahoe to St George for 2 days of riding and I could not be more stoked on that area and to experience winter away from the snow. Thank you for the motivation good sir.

[@iberofernandez7888]

BKXC and MTB YumYum , probably my two favourites KZbin Channels !!! Hello from Panama !!!

[@GrizDrummer25]

Funny that you guys say 30 psi is high. My tires are always minimum 32psi! Great ride, though! Looks super fun :)

[@willbros1499]

I know you don't comment on the comments, but if you read them, you might try upping your ISO a little on your footage with the 9. it seemed like the overall brightness was a little low in several places on this one. But other than that.....looked like a blast, and it's always fun to see how your technical climbing skills are always up to the level, or beyond it, of the riders you ride with. It's not something most new riders care anything about learning, but I LOVE that stuff! Looking forward to where your adventures take you, and secretly....I hope one of them is here in NW Arkansas, and especially now that Little Rock is getting into the fray, and you've never ridden anything down in the Hot Springs area, where there are tons of trails as well.

[@chrishorner6499]

Awesome video! I am just getting into mountain biking and have been obsessively watching all your videos. You have a great channel and feed. I was just curious as to what camera and helmet you use? Also, do you mount your camera to your chest or helmet? Thanks in advance and looking forward to continuing to watch your content! Chris

[@PickledShark]

You’d better come to the Sedona/Flagstaff area. We can easily fill a month with great rides, as you no doubt know. The Sedona MTB Festival is being rescheduled for Nov, 12-14, which is a great time for Sedona. I’d suggest starting your month in the flagstaff region with the changing of the Aspen leaves in flagstaff, and working your way to Sedona, and ending with the festival. It would be a rad trip 👌 Even better, the northern half of The Arizona Trail is some world class bike packing, and October is perfect for it. So perhaps a week or two riding the AZT mogollon rim to the Grand Canyon, followed by a week in flagstaff, and a week or two in Sedona ending with the Festival at peak fitness. 🤯

[@DBJax]

Ha! Missed ya by a couple weeks. Great ride, very challenging. Hit this about a week ago. 2 of us arrived at the southern most end of the loop looking south off the Mesa. There was a couple taking a break. The gal that was there was riding a brand new Ibis Ripley. Found out she was 60 years old. During our chat she commented, I don’t Huck air anymore like I used too. WHAAAA!?!? Awesome chat and again great ride out there. Love the vids, keep up the good work and commentary!

[@strenkp]

Brian. We have still lockdown here. Unable to travel, I have to work and take care of my wife and 3 daughters. Is maybe hard to understand from your bubble (single, "childless", no day job), but is not easy! Oh and I ride MTB 8 000km / year and I always search for new places (close or distant). But not always is so easy ... go and ride. Sometimes other factors are stronger and I have to wait till I will be able to ride something new!

[@patdrumm3770]

OMG your face with the dessert. hahahaha. too funny. Consider me inspired! I NEEED to plan a bike trip!!

[@danjacobsen1366]

It's fun riding indoor along with you. Thanks! Are you still with Sarah? Ride more with her please

[@DavidLaburglier]

Yo, @bkxc I'm heading to St George/Hurricane for three days in a couple weeks. If you could only do three rides in the zone, what would you do?

[@ShakeNShred]

I'm not a huge mesa ride fan, but that one looks fun! And perhaps a little deadly. Great seeing you and Alex together for these last few vids, too. But seriously, Brian. Size doesn't matter...until you have dessert envy!

[@johnglynn7795]

Brian, you and Alexander should now how to enjoy a day of MTB'n. Best to you both from across the miles here in Bangkok and look forward to heading home to PHX at the end of February. Until then, keep the dirty side down. Blue skies, jg

[@coreymtb]

How do you get such good audio while riding?

[@SteezyG]

I'm surprised you don't have a cycling GPS. I have a wahoo and love it. The new Roam has colour maps too.

[@marianovillalba6300]

What is the wheel size of your bike? Congratulations from Argentina!! Thank you!!

[@77enyalius]

I wish patrion made app for smart TV. I ride trainer would be great to watch on big screen and pedal. If this were possible I would subscribe. I'm not alone.

[@georgegande1779]

I know these aren’t cool, but I have a Topeak phone holder on my bars so I don’t have to keep getting my phone out - noticed how much you were doing this on your ride. I’ve crashed 4 times with my phone in there and it was fine. They’re also waterproof

[@mandongpedroza7486]

Hey dude! Awesome vid! Are you using a wide setting in your camera? Thanks!

[@AFugax]

Hip packs don’t protect the spine. Back packs aren’t perfect -but are for sure better. I don’t need to mention my thoughts on how they look- cause to each his own...but the main reason is protection for me!

[@TommyHuynh]

Dude its so beautiful out there, I was born in Utah and I always want to go back to ride. Glad you and Alex had a good time. Let me know when your next trip is back to SoCal

[@benjaminrozier8063]

damn I'd love to go riding with you, the stoke master !

[@matt_metcalf]

Just rode Guac and Holy Guac this morning. It was every bit as awesome as advertised

[@jjoutdoorlife4862]

If u want a place to get an air BNB go to Tahoe CA, NV, it is amazing there tons of trails and you will never run out of them!!! Trust me

[@michaelgoddard9089]

The last two minutes were the best Brian. I hope to be able to do it one day, and thanks for the positive energy to try and help those of us who are sitting here watching you do it. Sometimes, it just takes that little push.

[@nrg4285]

Alex is so hype

[@calecorrigan9344]

I wonder why Alexander is not posting on his channel any more

[@Aveal]

He will soon ;)

[@Happy_Biker]

He just did! 🤣

[@ChasingChevy]

I imagine it is hard to consistently upload when you don't want it to feel like a job. He makes great videos when he does post - but if he forced himself to post every week or whatever then they probably wouldn't be as great.

[@Bravowilly]

What’s his KZbin account name?

[@Liljoozy]

Bro I love your videos I wish we could be best friends and travel the world together MTBing sweet spots

[@joeyvalentic4439]

If I had to show someone what mountain biking is, I’d show them this video. Perfect.

[@katiealdana150]

Awesome Ride🙌 Thanks for taking us with ya...👍

[@johnglynn7795]

St George and Sedona are my 2 Fav's!!! Best to you both in 2021.

[@shafnieshizard2448]

Hi , from Sri Lanka.🇱🇰

[@williamkinzel3635]

Beautiful! Nice vid. Weather looks awesome

[@downhillgroovy5859]

Do you have satelite internet on your van? Or do you have to use old fashion maps 😂

[@dudunvmanyakol762]

It's like you're in horizon zero dawn 😁

[@teodelfuego]

You fellers need some of them kickstands on your bikes so you don’t have to lean them over in the dirt! 🤔

[@kentjones4119]

Awesome area to ride hope to get there sometime. The only concern I got is those after ride drinks. Where's the beer 🍺

[@Randombikekid]

2:53 “I’m going for it!”

[@Rylo5]

You every consider one of those bar/steerer tube mounts for your phone/bike pc

[@Blake_Cherubini]

This area of Utah looks super sick! We are about a month away from traveling and mountain biking!

[@neilclements4266]

Would love to travel to go riding, locked down and not allowed to travel #damnit

[@scooper72]

Just got back from St. George and found this vid to show my friends what I’d been up to. I LOLed at the end, because I a)) drove 10 hours from Santa Cruz to get there and b) biked for three days, exactly as instructed ! I rode Zen, Turtle Wall/Paradise Rim, JEM/Dead Ringer, and the Whole Guacamole.

[@bkxc]

That's awesome!!

[@barossasteve]

Dinosaur foot prints at the beginning of video? 2 minutes in?

[@이승건-n6d]

거 유타 mtb 타기 좋은 주네요..나는 한국 산에서 타는데..

[@grisz1144]

I love you both in action. Beautiful terrain and cool ride.

[@JaredHoff]

You know what helps the squeaks and creaks. A super loud freehub LOL

[@ShreddyPrugger]

Do I spy a Osprey logo on the tool roll?

[@mrvwbug4423]

Sedona next? Doubt you will run out of trails there.

[@adallegretti6876]

I have a love/hate relationship with that ride. It was BEAUTIFUL and fun, but I found trail finding pretty difficult. I didn't allow enough time for the ride and almost had to spend the night out on the mesa. I got pretty lucky I was able to follow the lights of nearby campers, and didn't fall off the mesa in the dark! Traumatic.

[@scooper72]

Holy crap! And I was grumpy because I ran out of snacks.

[@teodelfuego]

I’d love to see Brian and Alex race an enduro together

[@OresteCiotoli]

Super!

[@darkman1301]

I am really enjoying these videos!

[@Jballard9130]

Guac is no question my favorite trail of all time

[@Mugtree]

Loving these videos and your thoughts at the end 👍

[@scottkeir1060]

Looks like a lot of fun. I have a couple of questions for those who haveridden there (from here in NZ where we have nothing like this sort of terrain). Does this rock produce a lot of grip? and do you have to be wary of snakes?

[@scooper72]

Yes x2. Super grippy! I didn’t see any snakes, but I’ve seen vids where other riders encountered them, and I saw signs around the area warning of rattlesnakes.

[@knordberg]

That trail on the mesa was awesome. Had me a little nervous on some of it.

[@anmtb3706]

Would love to see some videos of you in Canada again!

[@blond339]

on these trails the next cairn is your best friend

[@grizzkid795]

I rode the section closer to the parking lot with my wife and we got lost a bit and it was kind of technical for her, so we headed back. Now I'm bummed at seeing what I missed. Yeah, there are zero trail signs and few cairns out there.

[@scooper72]

Cairns are better now,but it’s *much* harder than this vid make it look. Worth it in my book, but do NOT drag your wife along!

[@jancatedrilla1409]

Shout out me from Philippines 🥰

[@BikeLifewithRob]

The Guac looks fun fo sho.