Grounded: A Trailbuilding Story

[@remymetailler]

Wow what a trail!

[@PatricioEscobarDH]

I agree, there 's no better feeling

[@PatricioEscobarDH]

@Casper Gomez haha some say

[@kok_films]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l57cn6Gkg7p8n7M This is my mtb trail , I'd be happy to see your comments

[@nobrakesjake3571]

Roosts every single berm hahaha, but i really enjoyed this video!

[@jacksondrake]

Builds trails with immaculate berms..... Squares off every single turn hahaha. Cool video though!

[@nd4spdbh]

Ebike things.

[@jeremysweeten2792]

Drake Production SERIOUSLY!!!!

[@snakebiteparadise5504]

i don't understand it either. on our local trails it's the same. Spending weeks on building trails and then once it's done they fuck it up in one afternoon. And what's with the e-bikes? Young healthy people on e-bikes? Generation lazy is there.

[@DM-fj8wv]

@@snakebiteparadise5504 Ebikes are sick, more downhilling in the same amount of time. Win.

[@Primoz.r]

@@DM-fj8wv that's a bullshit reason. Even more so because the downhilling is much, much worse than on a normal bike. So I don't get why you would want to do more downhilling of lesser quality. Quality over quantity.

[@taneliharkonen2463]

Just so cool!! But where is the audio? Could be a sick video with some :o

[@brianmackie9647]

Art the land being the canvas, the tool being the brush, the bike the instrument, and the trail builder letting the rider become and artist. I can get that.

[@davefrenchfry5593]

Love the cinematic shots and the music

[@barrettwalker5294]

Well Done! The music was superb, the trail looks like one I have to ride and I LOVE the Dog! Thank You!

[@MATTMAHONEY__]

Dont forget to build erosion control into your trails. Not only does it lessen the maintenance requirements down the road, it protects the land and the watershed.

[@ErwinvanHolten]

How?

[@MATTMAHONEY__]

@@ErwinvanHolten Its hard to explain over text. Let's say you're riding down a trail that's traversing a hillside. If the uphill is to your right, you want the trail sloped down to your left. If the trail were sloped right, it would be a V with the hill and promote erosion. If it's sloped away from the hill, then water drains off the side of the trail rather than straight down the trail. You can also put in check dams which divert water running down the trail off the trail onto vegetated slope. Im sure someone can explain it better, it's been a decade since I was a trail builder and I didnt do it long. But if you're ever in Tahoe, hike Mt. Tallac. I helped build that trail

[@oliviermilani3949]

Yes sir!! Most ot the people don't think about that. I'm a trailbuilder in Switzerland. Some technics prevent erosion due to bikes like trail armoring (putting stones underground) but the main thing is to think from where it comes and why it creat erosion. Like steep straight lines are a nightmare. Try to make smoother lines and less agressive braking spots. Sustainable trails are the way to go!

[@daisydela]

@@ErwinvanHolten It’s all about planning for controlling and removing water from your tail. Frequent large grade reversals, lots of planning, scoping and walking your alignment,.

[@ErwinvanHolten]

@@MATTMAHONEY__ that's very well explained over text :-) Thanks

[@OutOfThisVan]

Yes! We need more trail builders! The land is the canvas.

[@endoalley680]

In most of the trails shown here there is no outslope between the climbing turns. And no drains or nicks above and below the turns to remove surface water.

[@nenta4592]

Ufff The cinematic footage is just amazing🔥🔥🔥

[@bikeninja956]

well done! it's totally art for sure. A good experience on an MTB is all about the trail design.

[@youtubeaccount9058]

Interesting sport depicted here, I would call it a cross between mountain biking and gardening.

[@tonikronpass_15]

Both a bit

[@kok_films]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l57cn6Gkg7p8n7M This is my mtb trail , I'd be happy to see your comments

[@Kev.in-Bike]

Really beautiful video

[@dominocweber9763]

So sick! As a trail builder i feel the same way and i enjoy to build trail just as much as i enjoy riding

[@RicoRamada]

im always get inspiration for riding after view your video... love it!!!!

[@TomWoodwardVideos]

Yeah it is creative. Super cool video, good to see more appreciation of trail building as well as the riding 🤙

[@lukerisser9163]

I love building trails in the woods

[@warningsystemsofohio1880]

My road master goes really good on Trails like this especially on rough Rocky trails

[@ridintwowheels2515]

Mountain biking isn’t just about riding and it easily changes you’re life for the better

[@EraserTraceur]

Biking forever! 💕❤️👍

[@Stickybutton]

I have seen bike porn and we have moved to trail porn.

[@tonikronpass_15]

Damn that is true

[@MTBTexasBikeRider]

Wow awesome video great job 👍😎🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@jasonsalt524]

Amazing!

[@chigeon6283]

When I first heard of Seth's bike hacks' berm peak, I thought of something like this

[@justthepip]

Damn, this is beautiful stuff.

[@jcsrst]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@MicheleNardovideos]

Very nice cinematographY!!!

[@Kieran25Wardle]

This is awesome! Trails look so good

[@aaron31659]

Marin Trailbuilders: the magic few who either have access to a bunch of private land or risk multi thousand dollar tickets

[@daevtunes8561]

You know you can ask the land owners right? I have my own square kilometer to build things in my local forest which i rent monthly from my neighbors. They won't be offended if you ask.

[@MKDon-di6yd]

Struggle is real ❤️🔥 Beautiful as well as motivation for us thanks 🙂

[@JessHines]

Very nicely done!

[@pier3519]

AMAZING!

[@ericalston203]

I’d love to see Josh Bryceland ride this trail.

[@vishwambhar100]

Really Good

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

Trail looks like it would be fun on a bmx

[@OdysseyWafflez]

Going off to find a game trail to build my first bike trail out of wish me luck!

[@o.k.3000]

This video is so underrated , I mean it deserves more , the quality is awesome , the editing , the angels , the lighting , the idea itself , the whole video is amazing 🤗👍👏

[@shawnbrennan7526]

Mighta been nice if they had at least one mention of sustainability or erosion control in this video. Or, maybe everyone should just go hack some turns into their local hillsides.

[@stiritup4663]

Let’s hack!

[@veliveli8996]

Yeah, no kidding. Talk about unsustainable. 10 years and you'll be riding in 5 foot deep ruts!

[@mtbtom8001]

Why’s there no music? Is that just me?

[@MountainBikingTrips]

Trailbuilding - nice part of MTB

[@charlesnichols7682]

Very nice. :-)

[@Dumpbikes]

Is it me or is there an obsession with “drifting” that is getting a little out of hand? I get it that you sometimes need to skid into a berm to burn off speed, but this guy is trying to roost every berm on a flow trail. I respect the skill required to do it, but why do it? It’s your trail, go ahead and rip it up I guess.

[@brendanriel888]

Jon Boyer I’ve been noticing this in some other follow cam videos as well. A little annoying

[@wvargasski]

I agree. It's actually a bit weird to build a berm, a lot of work and watch somebody else slam drift it when your goal if the berm was to smoothly and quickly change direction

[@PNWmtnBKR]

They've been doing that crap for years and all it does is teach the new riders that it's ok so skid into/through berms. Looks cool, but it sends the wrong message so it's dumb.

[@thefreedomaddiction9639]

just means its not flowing right. the exit of the prior berm is throwing you out to low and not into the centre of the next berm. or he's just throwing dust for the vid.... lol looks like its not flowing to me....

[@alexandercr111]

No, it’s not just you.... never understood ether.

[@SouthamptonBikePark]

SO Sick!

[@georgelawrence4656]

The trail looks amazing, the riding was painful to watch.

[@sefynappi5965]

who are you to say who is good or not on the bike, they are just having fun they are not racing

[@sefynappi5965]

@Leek Kol Gaming ok loic bruni chill

[@derrickrides6530]

Very painful to watch.

[@josiahgolding7826]

Derrick Rides nah

[@rence7646]

Wish i could ride in a trail😥

[@gcavy1]

I feel like the old man here...but I am the only one that finds a dual slalom course in the middle of a meadow a little egregious? (looks rad to ride though)

[@veliveli8996]

I must be old too!

[@rarigrant2096]

good job

[@santiagogarciadevis3650]

We don't have one of this in Colombia, do you have more information? Length? Wich is the difference in high between the starting point and the end of the trail? Is a private place or public? Did you have to ask for permission if it is public? I have a lot of questions. Any guide would be appreciated. Thanks

[@Gurlypop13]

Totally agree

[@samwailshafek5825]

what kind of camera do you use in this video? i hope you respond

[@alecfhon1984]

Nice very nice

[@endeavour5316]

The audio could be a lot better but everything else is great :)

[@scottlink1693]

Skid it done

[@HeruWfirdaus]

Niat banget lu bos sampe bikin track-nya.

[@danraha]

Why's the music gone?????

[@maxveitch6613]

It would be good if it had sounds

[@ethandaly1818]

Who forgot to put the music in

[@LochamoEzung]

What’s wrong with that Audio ? 😭😭

[@TheRileypoor]

Where’s the music track?

[@richard_noll]

I was building a trail too with friends it got destroyed by hikers 3 Times i started a new trail and no one of my friends wanted to Help my Story from germany

[@zoodaimones]

Where is the sounds?

[@rafaellenherr9820]

sound?!

[@asceticscorpio972]

I know this a social foepaw and one of those things that "you're just not supposed to ask" but . . . Im new to NorCal, (Bay Area to be more specific) and everything I've found through trailforks pales in comparison to this . . . Where cmkexcactly in NorCal is this trail? Im tiered of Joaquin Miller Park, Boy Scouts and Mile in Pacifica, and Skeggs (the best of the 3 BY FAR) in Redwood City. If someone tells me I'll replace their shifter/dropper housings and cables, bleed their brakes, resurface pads and rotors, and refresh tire sealant ;)

[@billybuffonda7107]

@Samuel Martin im wondering the same

[@joefriday3534]

Not sure where this trail is - but would be fun! I know many are suggesting its in Marin (and it has that look and feel). I also wonder if it could be up by Crockett or even in Sonoma...? Obadiah - I literally live about 1/2 mile from JMP. I ride there - only if I have to. If you want some more fun try... 1. China Camp (San Rafael area) 2. Tamarancho (Fairfax) (and be sure to catch the Endor Flow Trail) 3. Annadel State Park (Santa Rosa) (my personal favorite) 4. Sequel Demo Forest (and the Flow and Braille trails) between San Jose and Santa Cruz

[@asceticscorpio972]

@@joefriday3534 Dude! After some research those are the exact 4 spots (along with one more in Los Gatos) that made my short list! Aha ha ha thats so cool! Already hit China Camp, next up is Fairfax. Found a 19 mile loop that has Endor in the middle, cant remember the name of the trail that leads from the parking lot to Endor or from Endor's end back to the parking lot off the top of my head. If a local is recommending the spots i decided to check out, then i know im on the right track. Thanks dude!

[@downrodeo]

8 dislikes... I really would love to know why.

[@MrGogogordo]

Because of the E bikes they’re riding?😉

[@DM-fj8wv]

Some kids are still crying about ebikes apparently.

[@michaelz8620]

D MacDhomhnaill no, just the real riders are

[@diegofcm92]

There are the ebike haters, and now apparently there are some roost haters too? They all say it ruins berms.

[@TomWoodwardVideos]

It’ll be some environment loon who thinks everyone should stay out of the forest

[@gouzlaneroz5709]

Great

[@rubindublone5932]

Missing 4k

[@andymills3164]

Where’s the music?

[@zacrodriguez538]

Probably blocked for copyright

[@Maxischupp93]

10/10 for the video, but -100 for sound, every other shot or so has a very high frequency ringing on the right side. very painful

[@LucianoSilva-rk6vw]

✌️😍✌️💚

[@Jake-lz7ze]

😮

[@jaydel6752]

Y a pas beaucoup de cailloux chez eux!!! Faudrait qu ´ils viennent vers chez nous shapper ça leur changeraient la vie!!!😂😂😂

[@lenafalk-walter8588]

Beautiful trail. Bet a lot of work went into it. Why do you wanna destroy it with that kind of riding though? To see some dust fly? Keep your tires from blocking ;)

[@cartercarter3484]

Anyone else got rly weird audio

[@jerrymilne2609]

I see lots of erosion and soil compaction. Dirt flying everywhere is not a good thing. If these people truly love the natural world, why are they in such a hurry to ride so fast to get through it? You have to slow down to really enjoy and understand nature.

[@edt5276]

15second non-skippable commercials are obnoxious. Especially for a 4minute video (albeit a nice video)

[@szymonanusiewicz4091]

Its stupid, riding prepared trails like this is not mountainbiking. I ride pedestrian routes for 30 km a Day in not known direction - ups and downs, Stones, tree roots, mamy difficulties - thats mountainbiking. Smooth prepared trails like in this video is like a playground..

[@true3211]

tf

[@dardog1303]

Szymon Anusiewicz mtb has so much to offer and this trail in the vid is just one of many types of trail

[@szymonanusiewicz4091]

@@dardog1303 you're right, i agree with you

[@derrickrides6530]

Learn to build berms that flow next time. All your soil kicking drives me nuts.

[@josiahgolding7826]

Derrick Rides he is ‘kicking the dirt’ deliberately. It’s called a roost. They flow perfectly. They are professionals. I doubt they don’t know what they are doing. The look rad. Flowy as can be

[@derrickrides6530]

@@josiahgolding7826 thanks for explaining the stupidity. Looks rough and lacking flow.

[@josiahgolding7826]

Derrick Rides its all good

[@bobbaobab8676]

First to comment

[@elijahpestana3123]

First to like 😉

[@randysliester6233]

This is just like a climbing wall, feels good but not the real thing. Contrived trails are no different than a ski area. True back country trail rides are still the only true MTB riding.

[@true3211]

mhm

[@zoodaimones]

horrible background music, the feel of the great video is ruined

[@banjoreno]

I like the idea of this video but the video was not good at all