Hardtails on Hard Trails: Cleaning The Whole Enchilada on a Hardtail - Hardtail Party

[@rjahn3000]

that kid will be riding the trail in 50 years bragging how it's not a big deal, I did it when I was nine back in 2019 :) Awesome!

[@iWatchization]

Love watching you stop and go back to clean portions of trail. Something I rarely do but I can clearly see the benefits of this discipline. Love your videos man. Hardtails for life.

[@MangoJim90]

Great job, you did it in 28 minutes! ;) So wonderful places to ride, so great views, mmmm....Thanks!

[@aportilla007]

I cracked this trail on my huffy with a pillow on the seat - boy it was awesome!

[@kwaktak]

LOL. As a former 2x Huffy owner I'd have loved to see that up on KZbin!

[@KA_all_day]

BIG PROPS on clearing the notch! Just rode WE yesterday for the first time and was absolutely convinced that section was impossible to ride. Thanks for showing how its done!

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks, it was gnarly. Check out mears of Moab on instagram. Kyle makes it look so easy.

[@coolcycles]

Merry Christmas! Most realistic Enchilada video I have seen. Climbs are not cut out. Especially seeing all the different first attempts and progressions makes it. Easy to become part of the bunch, while watching.

[@ronin550]

Outstanding! I appreciate how you showed the whole trail from the beginning with explanation of where that is exactly. 🤙🏾🤘🏽

[@tim84k10]

I have to give credit where credit is due. You absolutely killed it on the toughest sections of that trail. I rode it in October and some of those sections require an incredible amount of balance and skill. Clearly you struggled like all of us, but you absolutely earned it by doing some of the toughest sections of the Whole E for us. Some of them I may try next time and others I'll just sit at home and admire the fact that anyone can ride them. That wall on Porcupine Rim near the end is absolutely brutal, and that straight up climb right before Burro Pass is similarly a lung killer (not to mention the freezing cold and I was already wiped by that point due to altitude). Great work on the tougher sections.

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks for the kind words Tim. It's great to hear from someone who's been there. It looks so mild on camera, but those obstacles are huge. I'm not sure I'll try to ride them every time I do this trail. The consequence for failure is pretty darn high, with no close help. It's one of my proudest accomplishments on a bike, especially the snotch obstacle.

[@hardmtnbiker]

It’s amazing how efficient a hardtail can be on some technical sections of the trail. I love my Hardtail’s especially my SS. Currently the most travel I have is a 130mm 34Fox but I wanna try a 27.5plus hardtail with 160mm 36Fox.

[@jeff7086]

I remember riding porcupine rim on my Trek 850 cromoly hard tail with a 100mm of elastamer Rock shox Judy at 16 years old in 1996 for the first time. Now I look forward to when I can take my kids, when are skilled enough and have the endurance to ride TWE.

[@paterjo8561]

Great trail and fantastic to see young boys do a ride like this! Thanks for sharing.

[@chrispalmer1773]

Hell yeah!! Nice to see you and everyone cleaning some of those lines on a hardtail, great video

[@mjb4671]

That climb at the beginning was gnarly

[@hardtailparty]

Without a doubt.

[@fredc1932]

Skipped to the end to see you do those 2 obstacles towards the bottom of the trail. When I saw the title I immediately thought of those and needed to see them get done on a hardtail

[@hardtailparty]

Fortunately I was able to clean every inch of the trail. The snotch was the scariest.

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[@fatbaldmtbrider8640]

that place is really really intimidating!! way to go guys. Thats pure fun

[@DirtWireTV]

Nice work, dyude! Making that stream crossing up-move at the bottom on the hardtail, especially without flatting, was freaking BOSS.

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks man. A dual suspension sure helps here, but we got it done.

[@paulmcdougall3906]

I just road this last weekend and I can't believe you cleaned it!! Good stuff man

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks man. I couldn't believe I cleaned it either. It is so much bigger in real life.

[@corbanscottwhite]

Loved it! Can't wait to get together again!

[@hardtailparty]

I'll remember this day with you guys forever. Such a good time.

[@yeti227]

I'm happy to see you post fails and tire fixes.

[@JeffLenoskyTrailBoss]

Nice ride Steve!

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks Jeff, that was a big accomplishment for me. I definitely channeled my inner trail boss more than a few times.

[@w5glsgary919]

Impressive...nicely done

[@MrBenjammin84]

A tailgate is a bad place to leave a helmet 27:32 At least I can finally be at peace with not having misplaced it somewhere that I'd be able to find it. Such a fun ride, looking forward to the next one.

[@hardtailparty]

Did you lose your helmet off the back of the truck? Killer riding that day Ben, always a pleasure to ride with you.

[@MrBenjammin84]

I wasn't sure when I lost it. In all the chaos of our Jeep breaking down, we rode in a few different vehicles to get back home. But this video seems to confirm that it was sitting on his tailgate when we took off :)

[@mbiraside]

Big thumbs up gor Max,

[@thedestroyer9630]

Awesome video. Gave me the confidence to ride it on my HT. It was hard and tired me out, but I will go back with proper training.

[@markymarkpowpow]

great vid! you rock on your expertise!

[@tim3kgt]

nice work buddy!

[@tom.allez2134]

That was so cool to watch. Awesome job. All of you. Man that’s inspiring. Thumbs up guys!!!

[@VennyAlub]

Ahhh man, think I may go for it with my hard tail while I'm in town! Thanks for sharing and putting the work into this video!

[@hardtailparty]

Go for it! And book a massage for the next day. :)

[@dreadsanddirt5966]

We rode it back in July. There were plenty of times I was glad to be on my 165/180 Spartan. There were also plenty of times I was really hating being on my 34lb Spartan. LOL.

[@hardtailparty]

Its a big day for sure. I'll never ride this trail on a hardtail again.

[@allancrawford9979]

Really enjoyed the video !

[@nielsz8818]

Love ur videos, and the scenery is just amazing!

[@hardtailparty]

Thank you. I feel extremely fortunate to live where i do.

[@scotti_wan_kenobi]

Great work cleaning the whole trail Steve 🤘😎 p.s. I dropped the deposit for my Middlechild last week. I was going to go the extra mile for Ti, but when they released the orange colourway (one of my favourite colours) and 10% off for pre-orders it was a done deal.

[@hardtailparty]

Congrats on a sweet bike.

[@BoiseDiesel]

Best Christmas Special ever! Thanks for sharing.

[@colindixon9543]

Great video ,that really is a hard trail. Seen several vids from there but you showed how difficult those features actually are.

[@hardtailparty]

Those are some of the biggest moves I've done. It really pushed me. As always, when you see them in person, they look WAY bigger.

[@harrogateflyer]

Great trip, good video, well done!

[@bradenfelix6052]

I rode UPS to the end of WE on an old $500 hardtail last year. It was the roughest ride I had ever done. I love my new enduro hardtail, but I'll never do that trail without full suspension again.

[@bongdudugenio9947]

Amazingly ridiculous riding techniques you guys are rock!

[@dpb1997]

Excellent effort and video...

[@scottrulander4567]

Nice work cleaning all of those crux moves... Makes me want to get busy on all of my Ryan Leech Connection Skills....:)

[@hardtailparty]

Best way to prepare for obstacles like these.

[@AirsoftPOW2]

Such an underrated channel. Keep it up guy!

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks man, I hope it keeps growing. I dont use clickbait titles or extra drama in my videos, so I dont grow as fast as some, but seeing comments like yours gives me hope. Thanks for watching.

[@electricbikerider]

Great team effort, 👍🏻

[@daneprice9773]

Nice! This was inspiring. Now I'm stoked to try cleaning everything on the full sus

[@pixeljedi8472]

You need to check out Moonlight Meadows and Schumann’s Gulch up there, man! That’s the goods!

[@sparks701]

Great riding! Merry Christmas!

[@stevencole7331]

I have been experimenting with 2.0 29er tires in moist conditions and I have to say they had a superior ride over my 2.4 . No kicking up sand and dirt and relatively no stick of material to the 2.0 . Another factor with the ground being moist it gives a sponge affect which kind of acts as suspension so I did not notice the lack of cushion with the thinner tire . The other thing with the thinner tire is going through the narrow cracks and crevices on the trail where a wider tire can hit the sides while the thinner tire just cruises through . It adds a different way of riding and fun factor . Its nice to see someone attempting this trail on such thin tires . Actually it may avoid tire slices over the wider tire . I just switched back to my 2.4 and they are slow on the moist trail . I am in a high desert area and I may go thin on winter months and will continue to explore the possibilities .

[@hardtailparty]

What tire pressures do you run on your 2.4s?

[@stevencole7331]

@@hardtailparty 25 psi front and back . The tires were xc low profile knobs and they were a bit worn down . I think with new tires the experience would even further be improved but I first wanted to see how it goes before I make the investment . It was a little squirrly in the loose corners and fast on the straights . Climbs vastly improved . Now I dont do the chunk that you do on climbs but what i did do was interesting as I alluded to you can squeeze through some of those narrow sections . Changing things up is what adds spice to the experience . That was impressive ride on a hard tail especially the rocky road down . I am in the camp if I ride a full suspension I may not return to my hardatil . I get looks when tackling the more challenging trails and I am not a spring chicken anymore so I will continue until my body says no mas . Great content steve

[@8664antonio]

great ride and trail.

[@rylanhunt_music]

I feel you, getting up to the top of the pass isn't fun

[@haroldsarmiento4342]

Merry Christmas...

[@FrANTiXzz]

Nice! Always thought of this. Maybe when i visit the usa

[@jurisx85]

Hardcore awsomeness!

[@charlesbisbee3014]

Epic ride! Have you ever given the Fruita area trails a ride? Would love to see you clean the Horsethief drop-in after seeing you clean the notch!

[@hardtailparty]

I'm a bit terrified of that one. I'm sure I could slowly.work up to it, but I don't think I could clean it my first time on the trail.

[@mountainlessmtb9940]

Nice work🤘

[@mpk33]

I know you say you'd never do it again on a hardtail Steve, but it sure would be fun to watch you do similar rides on a HT. I've watched this video a few times now and everytime I see your buddy on the green machine (in the last few mins of the video) smash his back rim climbing the rocks, I think, yep, that's busted... But luckily for him, it wasn't.

[@hardtailparty]

I think you'd like my "hardtails on hard trails" playlist

[@trailblazeratv6306]

Looks like a party

[@bradyessary5668]

Truly impressive!

[@josesbox9555]

Once the plague is over I’m taking my HT el mariachi down there.

[@hardtailparty]

Sweet. Let me know how it goes.

[@josesbox9555]

hardtail party I’m eagerly following your timberjack build.

[@stompnucustoms2616]

Dude 14:00 in your a monster! Wow! SS

[@dgriffinm]

So that’s where all the bricks went

[@justabirdwithaword]

Hardtails are what god rides.

[@FrANTiXzz]

Would love to see that hardtail on „top of the world“ in whistler

[@hardtailparty]

You and me both

[@lostman65]

Nice riding! Especially that 9 year old..wow!!! I rode the whole enchilada first time last year on my SS... that bike was not slack at all. Can’t wait to try it on my chameleon. I have ridden everything after hazard county multiple times. I avoid the trail most trips because i can’t handle the shuttle ride up.

[@hardtailparty]

Nice work!

[@alexlamy1271]

Feliz navidad amigo .. ✌🏻

[@hardtailparty]

Feliz navidad. Saludos de Arizona.

[@DMG0987]

Hi Steve! Nice video! Can you tell me please, what type of bell do you use? (19:25)

[@hardtailparty]

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[@muzman777]

Hey guys. Just found your channel. I ride a steel,27.5 Ragley Bluepig (British made). Like yourself, love hardtails and is what I ride most of the time. However, I have just started riding different kinds of terrain and I was wondering what kind of tire pressure you are running on this kind of rocky terrain in this video. I am like yourself, a middle-aged guy, I am around 210lbs most of the time. I run 2.6 on the front and 2.5 on the rear. Any advice on different pressures for different kinds of terrain would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance and thanks for the great videos.

[@hardtailparty]

I recommend getting a good tire pressure gauge and experimenting. I change/tweak pressure on almost every ride. I'm usually in the 17-24psi range depending on tiresz rim width, and terrain. If I'm at a pump track or railing berms hard, I'll add more pressure.

[@TrailBreaker]

Nice! Two Qs: are you running plus tires and what’s your fork travel?

[@hardtailparty]

150mm travel. I was on 2.6s for this ride. I wished I had been on 2.8s or 3.0s

[@KillerRaptorr]

I'm surprised the big boy full suspension bike, managed to break a spoke. Out of all the others with hardtails. Lol Slamming those wheels hard with the hardtails, and the suspension bike takes a lost in a spoke. And getting flats. Beefy.

[@sno38]

Just a FYI, that was not the Notch, the Notch is to the left of that section and ties back in just below the section you showed

[@hardtailparty]

You are absolutely correct. I always get the Notch and the Snotch mixed up. Maybe next time I can clean the notch too. It seemed easier to me, just with higher consequences. Thanks for setting that straight for the other viewers.

[@sno38]

Notch is not easier, at least not in my experience

[@christinerhodes773]

Nice ride! How much front travel did you have for that fairly rocky terrain? [Jon]

[@hardtailparty]

I ran 150mm, but I would have been fine with 130mm

[@tjay_mac]

Great riding and video! I watched it 10 minutes at a time and enjoyed it a lot! You guys are having a fantastic weather out there! 🤙 The guy on that green hardtail, @26:17. What bike is that?

[@hardtailparty]

Awesome, thanks for watching all of it. He built it himself in his garage.

[@chameleonpogono]

I'd actually like to try this one day. This ride looks really fun. I will have to wait till my buddy can come out and go with me. Don't want to be alone, in case something happens. Are you still running Cushcore?

[@hardtailparty]

I ran cushcore for this ride. Sometimes I run it and sometimes I don't.

[@natearellano4919]

You know it's steep on the climb when the stem is right in front of the lens.

[@gaberomero1740]

I’d love to do this ride but no way I’d do it on my hard tail 🤪

[@hardtailparty]

Have you ridden The Whole Enchilada? What's the next segment you hope to clean?

[@mountainlessmtb9940]

Nope but I want to next year or the year after family vacation dependent

[@ronjroutdoors1980]

Hey Steve. Big fan of the channel. You influenced my purchase of my Banshee Paradox still currently being built up. Just wondering if you seen Braydon Bringhurst attempt to clean The Whole Enchilada in reverse? Amazing vid. Over on Canyon Bicycles channel.

[@hardtailparty]

Hey Ron, thanks for watching. Congrats on the Paradox. Braydon is a friend and a great rider. I enjoyed that video a lot.

[@50mtb44]

Cool ride. What time of year did you record this? Is the trail open year round?

[@hardtailparty]

This was in the fall. 90% of the trail is covered in snow now.

[@50mtb44]

@@hardtailparty makes sense. Cool ride. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@jeffcarrol4263]

At 26:35 is your buddy's bike an RSD Sergeant?

[@hardtailparty]

No, it's a custom frame he builtnin his garage.

[@esmeben]

Wicked

[@gumbi8989]

What bike do you ride?

[@hardtailparty]

It's an RSD Middle Child. It's my favorite hardtail I've found.

[@williamhunt7181]

where were you

[@hardtailparty]

Moab, ut

[@chawkins45ify]

1. Never ride the WE in the sumner like I did 2. Bring way more water than you think and have electrolytes 3. Have burly tires in good shape 4. Don't ride it on a hardtail

[@hardtailparty]

excellent advice!

[@CarlosDiaz-uw1jj]

Lol weird question, how tall are you brother. Love you’re content btw.

[@hardtailparty]

5'6"

[@CarlosDiaz-uw1jj]

hardtail party I just ordered a Small timberjack 27.5 + I’m 5,4 and I hope I made the right decision. Watching you’re channels makes me love the hard tails

[@hardtailparty]

@@CarlosDiaz-uw1jj nice! The tj is a cool bike. When does yours arrive?

[@CarlosDiaz-uw1jj]

hardtail party I’m hearing December - February 😞

[@CarlosDiaz-uw1jj]

I may be interested, let me think about it

[@moderndayfreak]

👍😀🚴

[@isa44428]

#firstcomment

[@thorbreakseverything1836]

more gaps dude!