First Ride at Virginia Canyon Mountain Bike Park in Idaho Springs, CO

Today was my first chance to check out the new trails in the freshly opened Virginia Canyon Mountain Bike Park in Idaho Springs, CO. The climbs are quick and easy to carry speed. The gaps, drops, and lippy jumps are a welcome departure from the tame front range trails. Excited to get up for a few more rides and learn the trails.

[@comanche1111]

You are an amazing rider! Thanks for sharing!

[@nichandy]

@@comanche1111 Thank you Shawn. That is very kind. You are plenty skilled too.

[@Kevin-q7j]

Always great to see what a hardtail can do with the right pilot. Great riding and great video. Thanks for the tour!

[@nichandy]

@@Kevin-q7j Thank you. Hardtails are great tools to have. And usually my bike of choice. There are lots of great options these days too.

[@Behine.DeChilis]

This looks soooo good. I can't wait to get on this!

[@ApexArchery]

I rode that the other day on my full 170/170 bike. You shredded it on a hardtail! Nice riding, nice video.

[@nichandy]

@@ApexArchery Great trail system for likes of different rides. Hardtail is typically my ride of choice, no matter the trail. How was it climbing on your bike? Seems like it’s a good grade and easy enough with a big bike that you’ll still have plenty of juice left to feel good hitting everything on the downs.

[@ApexArchery]

@@nichandy Yep! I wasn't in a particular hurry, and it took about 55 mins or so to knock out the climb.

[@CalebPerson-w9t]

impressive riding. making some of those features look way smaller than they are in real life

[@cobikaza9529]

Thanks for using a hardtail. I use one and get overwhelmed at DH trails when everyone is using full suspension and I feel left out. Great video!

[@nichandy]

@@cobikaza9529 Hardtails are so much fun everywhere. This trail system is great for it too… as long as you don’t come up short on anything.

[@robbie2671]

i was like oh word this dude rips.. and then i saw the fucking hardtail!!! what a gangster

[@mheald111]

Fantastic run. I’m in the FoCo area and want to ride this so bad.

[@nichandy]

@@mheald111 Do it! Worth the trip. Easy enough to loop a few ways for multiple laps. Trail speed and visibility is good for most of the hits. Most of the wood bridges and drops you’ll need more speed than you think. The step ups on the lower section are forgiving and is easy to carry speed into to boost them. Enjoy.

[@BOOSTEDDUDE]

Nice job hitting all of TECTONIC and sick riding! You ripped it up good. Something is up with your video cam has a grey dot that moves around. Not sure that that was?

[@nichandy]

@@BOOSTEDDUDE Thanks dude. That first drop/gap is just enough farther than it seems. The rest was easy to spot a line without checking the trail out ahead of time. Sorry about the dot. I set the camera down on the ride before this one and it just rolled over and scratched the max lens. It’s hard to see on the phone preview. But very noticeable on the big screen.

[@markf4968]

Great video. Looks like a blast. How is the climb? Can you shuttle?

[@nichandy]

@@markf4968 Thank you. Climb is good. Mellow great. Which means it meanders a bit and is good for bigger bikes or climbing with a full face. Would be good on a SS. Switch backs are normal tight radius but not steep. Overall a well built trail system. Can loop back to the top at several spots on the down. Not a shuttle ride at the moment. I believe there are plans for a cable car.

[@swiftjesse1]

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[@pdrawe]

Nic!!!! Nice

[@DevonKing07]

Dang looks like a good time!

[@nichandy]

@@DevonKing07 You would enjoy it. Come on out, you can ride the dually.

[@DevonKing07]

@@nichandy Soon! I hope haha