HOW TO BUILD MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, PART 1 // BANK TURNS INSPIRED BY SETHS BIKE HACKS

Making mountain bike trails is a lot of work. Making a banked turn on a mountain bike trail is even more work! Join me this summer for my MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL BUILDING SERIES as I resurrect my own mountain bike trail in the Pacific Northwest. Please Like and Subscribe! Also, I know his real name is Seth Alvo, but I didn't want to dox him in a video.
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[@FoilPowell]

Turney Mcburm face.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Love it, cheers!

[@pedalsandplants5725]

“Shut up and TURN!” 😉🤘👊

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Hopefully, that happens when it's done next week! Cheers!

[@pedalsandplants5725]

That was my submission for naming, not a directive. 🤣 best wishes!

[@remykins]

Since there are two you can call it the berm-ese python.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That, is a really damned good name. Cheers!

[@mtb2sea170]

The Coffee Gounds - You ground it up like coffee, and the turns will wake you up... And, if its at the start of the trail...

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's a damned great idea! Cheers!

[@FrANTiXzz]

U should read some books with that voice :-)

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Move over Morgan Freeman! Cheers FranTiX1!

[@FrANTiXzz]

Hope next part is coming soon :-) cant wait

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

@@FrANTiXzz Very soon!

[@thomashazley]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB great suggestion for any off season work.

[@wesleyshafer6310]

I think you should call it the bacon strip. Because, you alwayse get that bent strip when you fry it in a pan.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Not bad Wesley! Cheers!

[@workhorsemtb7075]

mmmmm bacon

[@wesleyshafer6310]

@@backingitin62 ?

[@ceogeo6106]

I used that exact tiller 25 years ago. In the mountains of BC made my first trail. It worked like a charm.

[@azdirtlife4280]

Your wife is awesome! My wife would say "you're not doing that sh!t in my yard" 😂😂. Call the whole trail "blood sweat and berms" 🤘🤘

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

You only get to name the turn Ken, cheers!

[@azdirtlife4280]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB okay fine! Call it Talladegito as the smaller version of the steepest "berm" in Nascar 🤔

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

@@azdirtlife4280 Nice!

[@workhorsemtb7075]

I'm wearing my wife down...the kids started riding through the backyard like it has a trail already so that is helping...

[@jonathanwalker8310]

Shut Up and Ride MTB I like how you act like he doesn’t have the right to name it when none of this is actually official at all 😂

[@danzigityfz7172]

Shut up and Dig! Looking good, keep it up!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thank you my friend! Cheers!

[@elizabethmesser7876]

seths last name is Alvo

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Don't know him, never met him. Seems like a nice man. He inspired me. Cheers!

[@workhorsemtb7075]

You are the freakin man Matt! The bit about watching the berm creek video in the beginning really resonates. Great work my friend. Can't wait to see the finished product but really looking forward to watching you make it. You should call that turn...Seth

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I'll be out doing some tamping and shaping today, hopefully get a good soaking rain on it tomorrow. Cheers!

[@workhorsemtb7075]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB Only time a mountain biker hopes for rain

[@KensAdventure007]

One Good Turn

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Nice! Cheers Ken!

[@OutdoorGold]

The Mcloud is my favorite firefighting tool! But i always got stuck with the chainsaw. So many great one liners, loved it!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

You like the McLeod because your were a firefighter! Cheers RC!

[@wesleyshafer6310]

I like the polaski

[@FoilPowell]

Some fine work. Name them Tyre Banks. A pair of smooth hips.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's a dead sexy name, definitely in the running, cheers!

[@HUSHHUSH-]

With them tools and that dedication the result is awesome 👏

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks you my friend. I've been getting tips from your trail building videos, cheers!

[@HUSHHUSH-]

Shut Up and Ride MTB ohh you are doing so well . Keep it going man

[@rideallegretto1933]

I use a bcs too it definitely makes trail building easier👍🏼

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Waaaaay easier! Cheers!

[@Impactmouthguards]

Shut Up And Turn!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Yep, miss that first turn and you're into a tree. Cheers!

[@lachlanbeukers1451]

The tiller turn

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I like that one a lot, thanks Lachlan, cheers!

[@lachlanbeukers1451]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB all good thanks for the reply 👍

[@ethan_tedder]

Let’s gooooo Seth is awesome

[@ethan_tedder]

Now his channel is called berm peak and he moved and his new house is called berm peak!

[@FatGuyBiking]

Maybe to keep with the winery theme call it Sauvignon Bank ? Thats a nice tiller you got so you could also name it after that the BCS Berm lol . I like tillers though.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I like a vineyard theme, thanks Robert! Cheers!

[@billybobscat6233]

Wow, this is already the best advice and tips I've ever had about making my own trails. Seeing how all of ours in my area where whipped out do to a major flood a few years back. Now I want to make our own. I have literally everything I need except for the fire rake. Love the channel and definitely looking forward to more. This is amazing! So happy to see what I can do now. :) Thanks again!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Glad you like it Brandon! Cheers!

[@ericramosmd]

Great Yeti shirt 😉

[@ericramosmd]

Great information!!! Thank you

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thank you Eric, more to come! Cheers!

[@tuckercassidy4803]

Great lookin berm is there any tips about plumbing like keeping water away from where the berms are built and prevent future mud?

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I got pretty lucky on drainage on this particular berm because it goes straight down the fall line and has enough slope that it drains naturally. The one's coming up are going to have some sort of underground culvert or it will be a nightmare every time it rains. Cheers Tucker!

[@mtnrider5858]

Call it The Italian Job. Great vid. Can hardly wait for the final product.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Damned dude, that is really thoughtful. I'm running that suggestion by my wife. Cheers!

[@joecasalena6963]

Holy crap that’s what I wanted to call it!!!

[@drewsenthused6079]

Good work. My name: Turn of the Sentry.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

This is exactly why I asked for people's suggestions. This is really good. The sentry being the tree I assume. Great idea, cheers!

[@jakearmstrong1753]

I love seth’s bike hack

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

me too!

[@tannercroteau869]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB same bro he helping us all make it through this weird time

[@trailladymtb7700]

Cool video! Music is nice as well😎👍

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks, I get my music from Epidemic.com. Cheers!

[@BlueEyedTy]

"Built ford tough."

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Exactly, cheers Ryder!

[@dannym2595]

Nice hyperlapse prof! Keep it up 👍

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks Danny! I appreciate that a lot! Cheers!

[@MikeBrown-eq6tz]

Great video. Can’t wait to see the rest of this. I say you should pay homage to Seth and call it “Berm Creek Corner”.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I don't know Seth, he don't know me, just some random inspiration, cheers!

[@MikeBrown-eq6tz]

Shut Up and Ride MTB good point. Bacon strip is much better.

[@craigmitchell4824]

Great video! Can’t wait for the next one. I liked the random Segway to riding. Drawing a blank on naming it.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks Craig, I appreciate that. You'll think of something! Cheers!

[@AN-jz3px]

Your local hippie trail bro can make the best trails ever he’s a master at his craft

[@bassdrum2003]

Good stuff! Thanks for the tips btw because I am building a trail myself...

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks Sevy, good luck, we need more trail builders like yourself! Cheers!

[@maggiebest08]

Completely satisfied.

[@erectninja4456]

Great guy

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks, cheers!

[@lorenz9956]

Nice work man 👌

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks very much! Cheers!

[@azdirtlife4280]

Talalegito after the biggest "berms" in Narcar 👍👍

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Not feeling that one Ken.

[@azdirtlife4280]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB it okay, I even spelled it wrong 🤦‍♂️

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

@@azdirtlife4280 We work at Arizona State University, not Princeton.

[@trailjockeytj6160]

Well I am kind of bummed I haven’t seen anymore on this trail building, I build trails with a Rototiller as well although I like the 5 hp front tine unit because I work on steeper terrain and that rear tine unless you could somehow offset the tines won’t cut bench on a 30% slope. But I have just recently started using a rear tine tiller after I cut my initial bench with the front tine. Then when I come through with the larger tell her it gives me fluff to both move where I want and leave in place to compact back down to make the trail smooth. I do also have a compactor plate which makes finishing the trail a lot faster. But I have built over 2 miles with just a rotor tiller,

[@QuinnErno]

Not a single rock in that berm that’s soo nice

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks Quinn, winter snow should make it even better, cheers!

[@mikedickey2158]

Why would you churn up already compacted dirt with the rototiller, then turn around and pack it down again...?

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Dirt in Oregon is soft in spring and then turns into cement in summer, cheers Mike!

[@leegandysdroid]

Tiller Turn

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That works, that works really well, cheers!

[@unclefuzzyss]

This is a few years too late - but you need a flail mower attachment for that tractor. It’ll do wonders for your trail upkeep.

[@mtbboy1993]

great trail, great area, great filming, and great work overall. keep creating awesome content:-)

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks so much Johannes, cheers!

[@ajkourafas]

Love the video. Get me inspired to go dig today. . . But i disagree.. The best tool you can have, my Bobcat!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

If I had a Bobcat, it would be my best tool! Cheers Andy!

[@ajkourafas]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB you inspired me. I'm going into the woods as I type.

[@joostverboven4704]

Any thoughts on how a rototiller would do in the Rocky Mountains, with tons of rocks and clay based soils? Maybe during spring, before the clay sets up like hardpan?

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Hardpan is great, but rocky is not good, cheers Joost!

[@walterreyes7664]

Good work man!!..name it "La Culebra" turn..shut up and dig

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That might be the best suggestion I've got, nice! Thanks Walter, cheers!

[@MTBTrailMagic]

The Dork Disc Deviation.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I like that one Dale, cheers! Triple D!

[@themuddycyclist]

How about Oh Rouge (F1 fans will get the reference). 👍

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I'm a big F1 fan since Senna and Lauda, great suggestion! Cheers!

[@Souless_void]

I was trying to work on a trail I’ve been starting, but it rained and it’s all really muddy and I’m just trying to smooth it out

[@BlindstuffMTB]

Great work, that tiller looks amazing to work with.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks Stefano! Cheers!

[@guywoodford3281]

Started making a mini trail today. Loved the vid :) sub earned and well deserved.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Let me know when it's done, I want to see it! Cheers Sam!

[@Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha9]

Why the HeLL do they not make longer handles for tillers. These will cease up a spin in a heartbeat.

[@jamesgross7743]

Big S Turn.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Damned great suggestion, cheers James!

[@jacksonperkins6689]

Are you from hood river? I go to post canyon and family man every week. Nice video btw!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thanks Jackson, I am actually in Mosier and hang around Family Man quite a lot in the summer. Love Kleeway at Post! Cheers!

[@dawnkangas2968]

Sweet

[@buggs9950]

I'd never thought of using a rotavator (that's what we call them here) for trail building. I've actually got a couple but they're the basic type with rotors on the front and aren't self-propelled. I reckon it would take as much effort to just get one to my local trails as to dig by hand, shame.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

It worked for me, cheers Buggs!

[@4lobosmexico230]

Thumbs up if you're a trail builder!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

My wife and I will be on a trail maintenance team in the national forest this weekend, it's very gratifying. Cheers!

[@cadenloos749]

Till turn is what you should call it

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Great suggestion, cheers!

[@juancarlosostria3335]

HI. can you give me more info about the machine you use for making the trail. thanks alot!

[@dannymay2139]

Subed cause u so calm and il think of a name

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I appreciate that a lot Danny, cheers!

[@mjbbell]

You need a small whacker plate 😉

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

What's a whacker plate? Cheers Mark.

[@energize3989]

Berm bank

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Great name! Cheers!

[@vincemarcselim2193]

Shut up and ride my trail!!🔥

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Love too. Cheers!

[@LiftedAdventures]

Im horrible at making new names for stuff. Took me the longest time to come up with my channel name and it was actually my wife who came up with it. Maybe something like "A Pair of New Knees" since you call yourself "old".... lol

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I don't call myself old, I was old 10 years ago! Cheers!

[@LiftedAdventures]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB then what are you now?

[@paulmullins4676]

My problem is the 25 year old trails I ride have deteriorated to shit. 10 times exposed roots and washed out to expose large stones that screw up climbing. I remember riding the whole day and not getting off my bike. Now its like I’m off every 100 yards.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

So true in so many places Paul, cheers my friend!

[@andreadavis1887]

what machine tool for digging name is it ?

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Hi Andrea, that is a farm-grade Italian BTS Tiller. Cheers!

[@kingmole9491]

I've always wanted a BCS

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

It's a game changer, cheers Oliver!

[@kingmole9491]

I revive my old landscaping company and I'm saving to buy one BCS also has a brush mower just like the one that you were using

[@bvmtb6230]

what tool is that? i need one asap

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's a BPS Tiller, my favorite tool! Cheers!

[@joeplays4588]

U inspired me and my mate ( we are both 13)

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Happy trails to you and your mate Joe, cheers!

[@sharpy0874]

Great vid this is my fav trail building vid. I’m trying to start a KZbin channel at bikes bites and ball and I really need a GoPro and a better bike this will be the best moment in my life if I win so please please please give me that GoPro or bike shut up and ride my dude 🤘

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Thank you, I'll check your channel out! Cheers!

[@acount1]

Great video, I loved it. How about naming the turn giro suave. It’s Spanish for smooth turn. I thought it sounded really cool.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That is damned great: Giro Suave! Thank you! Cheers!

[@slickdog2100]

Ahh for an overgrown trail ask some motocross guys to take their dirt bikes out and rip a few laps... Then you are ready to ride.

[@MTBIKEXC]

Did you not hit any roots? All we have is roots and rocks in New England. Good grief. I doubt very much that machine could dig into New England soil. Everyone tells me that's the wrong way to make banked turns b/c of the drainage issue (but that is how I make them) - looking forward to your drainage solution. I might have to make a video on making a banked turn in New England. :-)

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Great question Brad. I did hit a lot of roots in the original tilling last year which made the tiller feel unwieldy and dangerous. This time was a walk in the park. Cheers!

[@MTBIKEXC]

@@ShutUpandRideMTB Okay - I finally made of video of what the soils are like where I live and how much "fun" it is building trails here. Also bought a new tool - Rogue Hoe 70HR which is FANTASTIC!!! Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3rdhpelnNSNaJY

[@joecasalena6963]

Here in PA we have the same roots and rocks issues. I sometimes use uprooted large trees as a berm mid-point to reduce the amount of labor moving dirt. To loosen the soil up I use a Stihl Yardman Tiller but it can clog up quickly with little roots, If I’m lucky I can get my sub compact tractor in to loosen the soil up. Downhill berms are the worst for drainage, you have to locate the berm exit at the lowest point,which isn’t usually convenient.

[@jackmacdonald1473]

Left turn

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's actually one of the best suggestions I have received, cheers Jack!

[@brainleak]

Too bad the dirt doesnt talk about crossfit all day long

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That dirt is a vegan too. Cheers!

[@bunburyjumps387]

Devils turn

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I think that wins, cheers!

[@gabeschultz6671]

The Turnado

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's damed good! Cheers Gabe!

[@nathanmcleod2246]

How much longer for part 2

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I'm working on it as fast as I can Nathan! Cheers!

[@difficultyt4598]

The hook

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Best name! Cheers!

[@kittyoneil671]

Banksy.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

This is really, really smart! Cheers to you Kitty!

[@TrailPOV]

As a nod to the PNW, you obviously can't name is A-line....but you CAN name is S-line

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I see what you did there, and it's a great idea! Cheers!

[@effortaward]

Tilley O’Hill

[@chucktaurus5533]

Death Wobble 😂😂

[@beauvannote552]

Lombardini backslide

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's quite an elegant name, I like it, cheers Beau!

[@RichardSmith-rz8yi]

Tiller Mc berm

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Love the McBerm part, cheers!

[@iiid7623]

Call the turn 30 degrees ! Lol

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Simple and easy, great suggestion, cheers

[@jasoncraig136]

Call the turn "The Italian Tiller"

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's a damned great suggestion Jason, cheers!

[@ewartbuilt660]

Awesome work man! You inspired me to document my own trail.

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's awesome, let me know when it comes out. Cheers!

[@BrianVaughn]

straight line turn

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That's the idea Brian, cheers!

[@ryker1725]

Seth Goodman? You mean Seth alvo

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Yes, I know that, at the time I was trying not to dox him, cheers!

[@johnfogg1768]

Call it break pad bend

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Nice, I like it. Cheers John!

[@johnfogg1768]

Shut Up and Ride MTB has it got a name yet

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

@@johnfogg1768 One of my subscribers suggested "Italian Job" because we made it with an Italian Tiller, and that name stuck.

[@harrishudson6445]

elbow turn

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

That is a great suggestion, thanks you! Cheers Harris!

[@brahlad3826]

Turner

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Nice one...cheers!

[@jakearmstrong1753]

His name is Seth Alvo

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Who?

[@jakearmstrong1753]

Shut Up and Ride MTB seths bike hacks

[@jadenr.11]

Btw setts name ain’t Goodman it’s Alvo

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

I know that, but I didn't feel it was my place to dox him. Cheers Buzzy!

[@jennifersdustyktm4679]

Turn or berm!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

How did I know you'd have a great suggestion Jennifer? Cheers!

[@lewiegray491]

“The rooster “

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Ok, that's a really great suggestion. Why "The Rooster" though? Cheers!

[@wolfprod2024]

Turn name: beeline

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Great suggestion! Cheers!

[@wolfprod2024]

Shut Up and Ride MTB & EMTB thanks