Fat Tire Trials and Tricks on Ice! Presque Isle, Michigan - Marquette Trip Part 2/3

[@rowansheehan906]

I love how quiet and professional your films are.

[@mrkoxx]

Looks like you two have a right good laugh riding ,thats awesome

[@ralfrufus6573]

Pat, you are the best, man! I truly envy you.

[@ericm8811]

Hey Pat Smage and Hannah Smage! Nice day at the beach for sure! Im surprised the usual crowds were absent that day! Ride ride ride!

[@NoFretBrettCSSMBFF]

Watching Pat Smage again makes me think I am *retired*... I get tired watching the first time, thinking - "I can See *'That'* Being 'Possible', but I would probably never have thought of it..." Then, I watch it again, and I get Tired Again... Hence; *"Re-Tired"* JestSayin'... Kudos on making 'CrazyStuff' LOOK *Easy* and FUN... ( Well, It IS (obviously) *FUN* ... and (obviously) *much easier for you* than 99+% of your viewers and fans...)

[@PatSmage]

Haha that is a new one, glad I could wear you out a bit!

[@annieisthebestdog]

Cool video!

[@PatSmage]

Thanks!

[@rustnevrsleeps]

Pure Michigan, and pure skills on anything with two wheels!! not the normal kid either

[@PatSmage]

Haha thanks! Love michigan, need to go more!

[@brianyost2001]

We walked it today (in August). Amazing place!! Guessing it would be a lot harder to pull off on the rocks in Summer. Hitting up the South trails tomorrow!! See how much different they are without snow!!

[@PatSmage]

It is an amazing place winter or summer!

[@timb5878]

Sweet video keep up the good work

[@HarryAdee]

Watching all the tricks you did with that bike, I was wondering how did you lift that bike up on the rocks. Amazing.

[@biketothetop]

Pat, you're everything but a "normal boy"... enjoy, don't ever lose the boy in you! The biggest stunt I wanted to see was when you came to the water's edge: I wanted to see if you could still ride after (if) you got wet!

[@PatSmage]

Haha true that! I believe it was in the teens and windy, pretty sure a dip in the lake would have ended the ride real quick! Glad I didn't find out haha.

[@BikeLifewithRob]

Oh man, I am glad the snow is gone...but still good stuff!

[@PatSmage]

It did hang on a little too long... but looking back at rides like this makes me more accepting of winter coming around again haha.

[@markkoziol5742]

Hey pat, I got an idea, it’s time for you to coach. Mtn bike / trials camp with pat. Do you like the idea? 2.5 days of hands on, I mean feet on the pedals with a progressive style of learning easy to more difficult techniques. Camp ground or trail system meet up. Any way, love the content brother.

[@PatSmage]

Sounds like a good time! I have had a couple people suggest something like that, maybe it is about time to get some ideas together and plan something...

[@gigiazza67]

awesome skills! ... what tire pressure do you suggest for riding on snow?

[@PatSmage]

As low as you can go! Actually, it depends on conditions, your weight, and the tire. A guess would be 2-5lbs but I typically go by feel.

[@Buck2901]

Man..I don't know where you get the strenght to do those tricks, I get tired trying to to endos.

[@PatSmage]

Like everything, repetition builds strength and skill to do things more efficient. 👍

[@atardi1731]

Это круто!!!

[@xaviermccloud4586]

So what would be the correct PSi for a person like me who lives in a city with potholes everywhere? I want to be able to go from streets with potholes, to nice and smooth paved trails to dirt. Should I just keep a portable air pump with me to switch PSI on the fly? I know, I should keep the air pump just for emergencies but??? I'm getting my first fat bike (Mongoose Juneau) and I really want to get back "into" biking like I was as a kid with BMX bikes. I already bookmarked all the aftermarket parts I want to swap lol. I'm thinking since i'm around 6'2" 260 pounds that I need about 15 PSI to be safe?

[@zanewilson8317]

Yo, Pat! Love watching your channel and your trials skills! Quick question: im trying to dial in the 180 nose pick drop you do in this video through the two tight switchbacks. At what point to you pull up on the front end to get the 180 around? I seem to go too late. The back end drops before I can fully pull up on the front end and my 180 looks more like a 90° nose pick drop with the back tire always landing first. I’d like to land level after a full 180 like you do! Any quick advice???

[@PatSmage]

I think i typically pop right around 90 for the easiest 180. So I start the compression before 90 and wait for the rear tire to get near the top of its lift, so the pop should happen near it highest point. But you can do them different ways and pop earlier to make them look more like a nollie 180 or later if you are trying to get more spin. Or even close a full nose wheelie 180 before a more straight drop. But landing the rear tire too quick could also be in how you are popping. You might be pulling up too hard or putting your weight too far back. I usually do try to land rear first on flat landings with a hard tail depending how high it is.

[@zanewilson8317]

Pat Smage sweet! Thanks for the advice!

[@derekjarman1638]

Interesting front fork on Hannah's bike - is there a benefit to a design like that?

[@NoFretBrettCSSMBFF]

No Lauf'n Matter - Rigidity with Travel in a Lightweight Package...

[@shaunsmurthwaite9961]

Yes, It's called the "Trust" fork design. Worldwide cyclery's youtube page explains how they work. They work great in specific applications.

[@shaunsmurthwaite9961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXLOqYuGnZyEp7M heres Pinkbike's take on this fork design too

[@derekjarman1638]

@@shaunsmurthwaite9961 thanks👍

[@killgates9890]

Fake, its hellium in your tires.

[@PatSmage]

You got me.