Bike Park Wales - 50 Shades Of Black - "SCARY"

Bike Park Wales is the trail park that'll put a smile on your face all day. Even though I've been going now for around 3 years, I've not yet tackled all the blacks. In particular - 50 Shades of Black. Doing what most people do, I hit KZbin and looked at the features and thought to myself, it's time.
We all pay a good amount of money to even ride Bike Park Wales and the mix of trails always has you coming back for more. I knew 50 Shades of black had the features that I look for in a trail. Drops, technical and fast.
That said, all the videos on KZbin don't show the gravity of the features. Let's just say the GoPro effect was fully in force. So some of the 50 shades features took me by surprise. Much bigger than I thought at least.
So we did the sensible thing and pieced it all together in sections. Waving up the features and working out the best lines to hit them properly.
The sense of achievement when you complete something like this for the first time is truly unreal. I'm pretty sure you're hear that in my voice.
Now I know what to expect on this trail, there's really no looking back.
Bike Park wales, what a place indeed. 50 shades of black, at last ticked of my list.
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[@MikesMTBAdventures]

So glad I did this. Took our time, figured things out and made it down safe. EPIC 😁😁😁

[@thelongestnameinthecomment9677]

The features didn't look that bad the main problem is how wet it is

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

@@thelongestnameinthecomment9677 agree, they don't look bad on a fisheye gopro. Very different when you're riding it though

[@thelongestnameinthecomment9677]

@@MikesMTBAdventures i think i could do most of them but i'm not sure if i could do it that wet (we barely ever get enough rain to make it as hard as what you rode)

[@shaunjohn4591]

Awesome riding fella. Those step downs and road gaps look like nothing but when you roll up to them it's another story, from the cockpit of the bike they are huge. People say they look easy untill they stand on the lip. My mate is 6ft 6 and he stood in the bottom of pork belly entry jump and you could barely see him on the approach. But as soon ad you hit the lip you soon knew it was big. Camera doesn't show the full ferocity and size of the trail. 👌👍

[@cliffscott8872]

Blimey! next time I do 50 shades and come round that corner at warp speed I'm gonna be worrying someone might be standing on that road gap admiring the view or even worse walking back up the trail.

[@skippyguy3]

Ikr

[@ianwilson5132]

Loved the "Commit, commit, commit" comment closely followed by "Do you wanna go first?!". Lol. Great vid, thanks for sharing.

[@quaaludes7898]

nice vid but try not to stand in the middle of the trail around a blind corner.. I broke my collarbone a couple years back coming up on a group of guys standing and gawking over the edge of a drop.

[@maxcav__6484]

Agreed I thought that

[@georgerichardson604]

Finally.. a honest vid, for non-super hero riders! Glad I'm not the only one who gets the heebie jeebies from that line!

[@turnertower]

Thanks for posting! No-one ever shows the build up to achieving these things! Only ever the final run when you can nail it. I spend most of my days off stood at the top of trails/features contemplating rather than riding, so it’s nice to see a video that is honest, thanks

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks for watching

[@park_rat_matt]

Triggered by the fact your pushing up a high speed black trail at a very busy bike park

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Already answered this. It was empty the day we went. Plus we could see up the track and hear people coming. I'd rather get it right than bin it bud.

[@park_rat_matt]

@@MikesMTBAdventures I'm not gonna read through every comment to check tbf. Your a KZbinr you should promote trail safety and proper trail etiquette. Hate to sound like a twat but that trail doesn't have that many easy escape points and it's putting other riders in serious danger. The bike park had a no push up rule for a reason. How do you know a pro rider with a silent hub wasn't gonna come bombing down? A bike park member riding at the end of their shift? What happens when that rider comes bombing down sees you and has to evade and crashes into a tree or rock? At the end of the day, don't break the rules which put yourself and other people in danger.

[@kriso4447]

Yeah pushing back up downhill trails is really fucking annoying. I prefer to pedal back up on my Kenevo 😂

[@park_rat_matt]

@@10acebikesjodybennettii19 Bike parks have rules for a reason..... Its not a matter of what happened its what could of happened. Its pure ignorance and arrogance that puts other riders in danger. Not cool, not funny. Grow up.

[@dannybateman3592]

Totally agree mate no fucks given to the bike park owners other users or the people that build it scraping ruts in before drops to see where your going real smart

[@spaceman5659]

I always get nervous when people go back up a trail cus what if people are coming down 😬

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

It was on a section we could see easily if we were in the way. I wouldn't do if otherwise bud

[@spaceman5659]

Mike's MTB Adventures oh that’s good, I couldn’t tell from the cameras point of view 👍

[@julieshoneybee]

It's great to see real videos for real riders. Had me laughing in a few places. Great video guys.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks. Lovely feedback. That's why I like this edit also.

[@lukavsoundseeker1642]

Gotta be honest Mike, that i've been stressed watching like it was me doing it (that big drop). Well done mate You smashed it! Glad You managed safely 👊

[@Molineux1980]

Wish I'd have watched this before riding yesterday. Got that drop all wrong and went otb. In agony today!

[@davekelly8168]

Great stuff, better be safe than very sorry. Another great recommendation from You tube.. 👍👍

[@saksittichompoo3583]

Way to go, buddy. Thumbs up for clearing that big drop.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks bud

[@lilsmurly2111]

Well done, I can't do a bloody pavement

[@stuartferguson2590]

So true about the GoPro. It makes this trail look so much easier than it actually is. Great video - wish I’d seen this before my first attempt 🙂

[@OneDotHeroes]

There are 2 types of people in the world... Those who have ridden BPW and everyone else! One Dot Heroes recently rode most of the reds and they were gnarly as hell! The footage really doesn't do these features justice and I "know" just how big these drops are! Mental place and so very well done for riding the blacks! Talent right there! BPW is sick, brutal and probably the "only" place to ride in the UK right now. Sick edit! You`ve gained a subscriber. Cool video dude

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Awesome mate. Epic comment 👍👍👌

[@JB50713]

Awesome park. They’re lucky to have that.

[@volt8684]

Had two crashes last year at 62, got away most of life. Broke shoulder, fractured eye socket and tree impact broke achilles. Totally Lost my bottle. Everything frightens me now. Ruined what i used to enjoy so much. Sight of rocks and trees scare shit out of me😫

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Such a shame mike. Confidence will build up again in time I'm sure

[@jpg6482]

heading for first time this weekend - I like the deliberation over some drops! I think I will be doing same haha

[@kyleadam3369]

It's all about pushing the boundaries of what you're comfortable with. Good effort mate!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Cheers dude. Sure is. Now it's my fav trail. Love the features and tech.

[@brianmays1731]

Looks like fun but way beyond my pay grade!

[@jasondesignmedia7495]

As much as I love the GoPro I agree that it cannot communicate the scale, incline and gravity and it looks so much easier than reality to the viewer.

[@elliotstanton8605]

sick man, so hard to commit when nervous!

[@GoBikingMTB]

Nice one Mike! that drop looked big even on camera. Gotta applaud your skill in those slick ruts as well.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks buddy 🙂

[@davel7336]

Nice one Dude, the vids never do the drops justice! Bloody good effort I say 👍🏻 Cheers for sharing!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

No probs. Thanks dave

[@boneheadmck]

Well done. A real challenge, well ridden.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks Frank

[@stefan1632]

Merry xmas but wondering is there a drop that helps prepare for the 50 shades? Looked at it and really want to do it but still seems undoable as I can picture how to do it. I can do the box drop at FOD on the lower section of GBU, the bottom sections of revs leading back to the car park and the box at Tidworth

[@DJAnthologic]

Applaud your careful consideration scoping out each scary feature. I don’t know how folks just bomb blind full on 110%. When you give er you giver tho, but after a good hard look! Big up! Safe!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks man.

[@Be4tJumper]

lol i did the same thing - watching youtube before hitting it but i didn't stop for the drops. I felt pretty lucky coming out some of them :)

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Looks easy on KZbin. Whole different ball game when you're there. Thanks

[@streetpigeonmtb]

Honestly think this is my favourite video of yours. Very real, showing the fear, the progression. Great riding!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks mate.

[@streetpigeonmtb]

@@MikesMTBAdventures no problem. I'm just at the beginning of this KZbin thing so it's great to watch established people like yourself. I think it really inspires people like me to improve and also shows that hard work can pay off. A great channel mate.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

@@streetpigeonmtb fantastic to hear. Means alot bud. Makes it all worth while

[@FlyingMeta]

yeah all of us except the 10% of nutters show no signs of fear when they hit black runs like this 🤙 check my vids if u wish, I defo show fear in them haha

[@streetpigeonmtb]

@@FlyingMeta will do mate. Lots of fear on my channel also 😂

[@Kalvinlee__]

Brilliant trail. Looks nothing on camera but when your there doing it it's so much harder. Nice riding 🤙

[@malcglen4730]

Great vid - at 5:45 thought i was going to hear "oh my God....I'm alive!"

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

thanks bud. I've been back many times since this and still find it a little challenging at times.

[@markrobinson4821]

Where did you get your mud guard from and what make is it please

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Rrp proguard. Internet. Good prices out there

[@kingvisuals6070]

Does the drop and pedals off leaving his mate in a pile 🤣 thats progression.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Lol. He was all good

[@kingvisuals6070]

it was just funny because your all happy and pumped you landed it,then reality kicked in (oh shit wheres Mike)🤣 👍

[@FlyingMeta]

@@kingvisuals6070 haha there was defo silence of realisation that ur mate might have crashed

[@mburkevidz]

Well done - Love the keepin it real style - subscribed

[@carbonsuicidemtb1583]

It should be called either 50 shades of brown or brown alert with those big drops

[@minimini6206]

Yo bro ik im seeing this like a year later but well done I’ve only had a bike for abt 4 months but I wanna do summit like this

[@Liverpoolarcool]

How are you doing now at riding

[@thetrailmonkey7190]

Great riding mate, looked bloody wet as well.

[@marcoshea4868]

Brilliant dont mind telling you gave me butterflies just watching some of them drops,its on my list to do just got to get me a bike that can stand up to the terrain, enjoyed this thanks 😀👍

[@macwyeth6141]

Fair play lads😂 proper mtbing that

[@chugmtbnovice5241]

Looks absolutely epic!! Great job dude 🤘🤘

[@luminousfractal420]

fair play 👍 sketchy wet weather had me worried for ya. that slick red mud and rocks looked dodgy

[@Andrew-su9rk]

Great work and brill video

[@Rc_nozza74]

Awesome ride mate well done 🤙🤙

[@darrenjames5795]

M8 I’ve been where your standing, god must of took me about 12 run ups till it did it. The first time I come up to it I bottled it and played on my mind till next went down there Job well done bro you nailed it

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Cheers dude. I didn't want to back down. Had company 😂😂😂 we spurred each other on. Great feeling

[@darrenjames5795]

Mike's MTB Adventures yeah it’s best when you with a buddy, I was on my own so bit scary as not many people come down that trail. But smashing it first time takes ball if your not use to drops that’s size. But you just have put trust in your bike is what I tell my self... Lol

[@arturasker]

👌👌

[@waynee.2856]

That looked like a ton of fun. I did think it was funny after you cleared that big drop and kept going like you thought your friend was still there and then realized he wasn't. I've done that with my son before. Haha. I figured since I made it so difficult he and then I turned around and he wasn't there. I figured he fell but he was actually being more cautious than me. Nice video. Thumbs up and I subbed. Keep up the fun videos.

[@10acebikesjodybennettii19]

Congrats nice send rad

[@markfreer9865]

F@ck just up the road from me…..that looks hectic

[@user-xg2hy7us9p]

Thats me in a few weeks 😮

[@onecutmedia]

Just Send it ;) Come over to BC, we have lots of stuff to send!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Bc??

[@Shpektrometer]

British Columbia

[@onecutmedia]

@@MikesMTBAdventures I LIVE IN SQUAMISH :)

[@paulkelly5616]

Well done!! That drop looks nothing on camera, but in real life it’s proper scary.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks Paul

[@seantaylormtb7170]

Great riding Mike.Always love watching your stuff where you push yourself. I’m heading to BPW next weekend and got a few trails I’ve not hit yet hit that i want to work up too so this stuff always helps.

[@iainmurray4715]

Good effort that man 👍

[@ElectricMountainBiker]

Great riding well done, that was progression 🤙 Bike is looking mint as well, think you're enjoying it!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Loving the nomad bud. Thanks, loving the dream Toby

[@leecbracing]

I be more worried about other bikes coming as your leaving the bike on the trail

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Nothing to worry about. Bikes were clear as I've mentioned numerous times. We're not novices here. 👍👍

[@Cartsp70]

You did good dude , yeah them drops are scary don’t care what anyone says but on a Nomad you’ll be fine it can handle that stuff no problem 👍🏽👍🏽

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Cheers Paul. 🍻🍻👍👍

[@eckythump6429]

The landing from that sleeper drop never seems to arrive🤣 much tastier than it looks in videos, nice work fella🤙🏼

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Cheers bud, had my ticker going for sure

[@ConnorOkeefeDJ]

I’m 13 now and I done this track when I was 10 when it first opened and it was even harder

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Good effort. If i was 10 i wouldn't care either. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Frankiez220]

Try it on a 100mm hard tail and then you realise that the big travel full suss bikes you use today make it a walk in the park

[@neilsg2001]

That was brave

[@olliebeal6783]

Those rocks look slippery

[@Jett125]

Nice dude. So wanna do this. Only trouble is I'm a hardtail guy... Looking at that, it could end me lol maybe one day.

[@RorysW0rld]

What hubs are they??

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Hope pro 4

[@benuglow8976]

Hahah great vid👍

[@jackhampton9545]

I’ve just come back from bpw hit every black 50 shades is epic same with half cut , enter the dragon , Dai hard , and zut alors

[@alexwhiteheadbike]

That drop looks quite sketchy, nice one!

[@FlyingMeta]

its smooth as once you get it right 🤙

[@martinpratley4632]

Do you have a postcode for Satnav looks like my next ride

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Just Google it.

[@martinpratley4632]

@@MikesMTBAdventures I was being li lazy will do though

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Great stuff Mike! Bet those drops at 1:00 are way bigger in real life than the GoPro lets on! Cheers!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Cheers matt. Yep they're something to consider before hitting straight into it. An epic trail that I'm glad I took my time down. Thanks

[@trailcollective1252]

Don't stand in the middle of a fast black trail...jesus

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

For christ sake, could see no one was coming. Get over it. Anyone watching can comment on the same thing. You weren't there. 👌👌

[@peanutwig]

Great stuff, been twice but never rode this or root manouevre yet.

[@FlyingMeta]

missing out fella

[@ifwjohnnieandjake]

Uhh dad it’s me Amelia and why did u look like u were riding a bike in ur thumbnail lol

[@amieewalker896]

Ngl i literally wanted to jump through the screen and do that drop for you ffs lol.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Easy now 😂😂😂

[@amieewalker896]

@@MikesMTBAdventures 🤣🤣 fair play!!

[@pauli1968]

Great video, we’re up there this weekend. It’s raining! Boo hoo. But we’ll have a smashing time all the same. What is that front mudguard you’ve got? Have you something similar on the rear? Cheers Paul.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

It's the rrp Pro guard. I don't have a rear guard, but they do one also. Enjoy Bpw and ride safe.

[@pauli1968]

Mike's MTB Adventures cheers it’s very similar to my mud hugger.

[@heldenmithelm4605]

Where did u get ur mudd guard

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

It's called RRP proguard. Google it bud. Get the best price. It's amazing

[@heldenmithelm4605]

Mike's MTB Adventures thanks dude🤩🤩🙏🏻

[@FlyingMeta]

good job mate! u might have watched my vid but that was also my first time doing it and you stopped at all the bits and scouted them like I did 😁it is my fave now and I cant wait to go back and hit it fast all in one go

[@zootmanmtb7739]

Awesome video man I'm itching to go bike park Wales 🤙🤙subbed up too

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Awesone, thanks dude.

[@Frankiez220]

You didn’t think about your mate did you, not until later anyway.

[@onenoodles]

Genuine question and not being a smart a*se but Ihave not really ridden many trail parks for ages as knocking on a bit now and doing more XC .... is stopping on the trail and pushing back to have another go generally accepted now? I remember that if you did that and others were coming behind then you often ended up getting a b*llocking. I guess riders 'session' now and its not such a no no as it used to be?

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

It's a very good one mate. Wouldn't normally do this at all. You'll notice I stick to the left on the guest 7bit. But normally you'll hear someone coming. It's the only way to piece it together at times.

[@onenoodles]

@@MikesMTBAdventures No worries and thanks for replying ... I think its ok and there are lots of times I would have been better doing that instead of flying blind so to speak! I have seen it end up in some proper rows though in years gone by ... I reckon the whole youtube scene had resulted in some changed practices and sessioning is one such thing. Either way it looked great and nice riding ... not a trail for my 901 and dodgy knees though I reckon!

[@e.u.sheridan9727]

People stoping on the trail!!!!! WTF!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

No one there. Dont be so silly mate. Could clearly see behind us

[@scottdashnaw2345]

Like the front fender..

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

😂😂 Rrp Pro guard

[@scottdashnaw2345]

@@MikesMTBAdventures thanks..the fender topic doesnt get. Brought up much..

[@matt6630]

Are you joking 🤣

[@russc5269]

Great vid. Hey is that a hightower?

[@Karnage-ds1gq]

Good do mate I shit out so well in 👍

[@finleyeaston]

My dads been there broke his leg and thumb

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Shame dude

[@finleyeaston]

@@MikesMTBAdventures thanks he s fine now

[@Geordo1960]

I love drops that would be fun. It’s amazing with a track that rough it doesn’t even feel like you’ve got suspension at all but when you see someone else riding it you can see there’s a lot of action in that suspension over that kind of stuff. You’re right the camera doesn’t really give a good idea of the slope, depth, and size of these features. It’s good that you look the track over but you’ve got the skills to handle it, great job!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Thanks bud. Going back in December. Piece it together in one this time.

[@AJMoore101]

Just roll it...

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

I have now lol

[@chrisgould9101]

That's a Blue trail where I'm from.

[@spongebobsquaredick8913]

All the gear, no idea

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Nice one

[@zackvancoller5072]

Really not a good idea to just be chilling in the middle of a technical black like this! it's ok to stop and check out a feature, but it's not ok to just stop in the middle of the trail and stand there discussing it. Not fair for the advanced riders who want to get the most out of a trail, and safely so.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Honestly buddy, you werent there so easy no need for the comment in this situation. It was safe, fact

[@breeze7955]

Christ my ears are bleeding from the noise from that hub after watching this.

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

😂😂 Hope pro 4

[@breeze7955]

I like my hub to buzz a little,but bloody hell you should need public liability insurance to ride with those ones😂🤣

[@hanf1mclaren]

Please stop standing and leaving your bike in the middle of trails! Such a stupid thing to do!!

[@MikesMTBAdventures]

Yeah ok buddy, we didn't do that. Cheers, one of many that wasn't there at the time.

[@matt6630]

😡