how to ride BIKE PARK with KIDS

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[@DeadsetYT]

As a big kid myself, this is how I intend to experience whistler anyway lol. Love ya work mate!!

[@julianrime8544]

Idk why I'm watching this as I'm a kid myself but it was entertaining.

[@AtomicNDL]

Same

[@rileyspeidel2934]

Same

[@Charliehalterman]

Same

[@ralphmousel]

5:33 A huge THANK YOU for not making this a dairy add! I´m always happy to show my kids that they are "normal" and not alone with our ethical and dietary choices.

[@TheSwitchbackRiders]

My daughter is 6 and she's been to 5 different bike parks through Covid. Super proud dad!!

[@TheLoamRanger]

That's awesome!

[@dreadsanddirt5966]

Awesome video, guys! I got my son his first mtb in january of 2018 (he was 13). Three months later we were at our locally famous lift bike park, Spider Mountain here in Texas. Summer of this year we hit the road and went to Angel Fire, rode South Boundary while we were there, then to Purgatory bike park, then did the Whole Enchilada in Moab, Brian Head park in Utah, then stopped in Sedona on our way home. He's gotten to be such a proficient rider and we ride together all the time. As a sole parent I'm blessed that he loves it as much as I do.

[@PL-fh8cz]

Nice video thanks... The same tips apply when you take your kids skiing or snowboarding. And now my kids are young adults, the days skiing / riding are what they remember now and we still have great days on the mountain after all these years. This what what keeps families strong & healthy.

[@ricecubes150]

Lol I don’t even have kids what am I doing here?

[@tyler6333]

Same lol.

[@papagogo9608]

Best videos yet. Being a family man myself. Lots good ideas to get the kids riding park!!!! Thank you so much. Stay safe!!!

[@BiiimMeUp]

Nice video ! 👏 For Tom & Casey !

[@jamespilar9840]

Great info, I'll pass it on let friends know you and your wife have a great tutorial on how have a much better time with the kids as well.

[@TheVuk1976]

Super cool you took up this topic. Great video.

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Great timing for me (planning a bike park trip w/ my boys). Thanks for this!

[@Tequila628]

Such an insightful video! And what a beautiful family! Cheers!

[@jasong.5165]

Easier when you have two boys that like to ride. My daughter doesn't like it so we usually throw in lots of pool and lake time with the family and she always gets a spa day when the rest of us are riding one day. Whistler is great for options for those that dont want to ride. Zipline or hike or something for a day of rest mid week also to break up the riding days. Nothing worse than riding on a day you're sore and bones are so rattled you can barely hang on to the bars.

[@seebes]

Your videos look more and more polished. Excellent job filming!!!

[@marrowbone7132]

As a father of young kids myself (3.5 yr and 2 yr old) I cannot WAIT until all of this information is relevant to me. I'm also starved on decent MTB content from the perspective of a parent, especially such high quality content like this. So, maybe... more like this one day? Haha, cheers guys

[@danielkoschoff9284]

Great video! Can you do a video/series on the bike park experience For those of us who have never been but want to go? What to expect in terms of experience, culture, cost, things to know, where to go, secret tips to maximize your experience for first time bike Parkers.

[@danielkoschoff9284]

Also, what not to do

[@camerondavis7291]

There are a lot of articles and videos on them already, but the best thing would just to be go with a friend who's ridden park before and can show you the ropes.

[@danielkoschoff9284]

Yeah, I don’t know anyone who has been to a bike park before, but I want to go.

[@75keg75]

Put kids in an all day private tutoring class and hit the trails solo 🤣🤣 (and at 0:49 you nailed it)

[@rucksackstosingletracks2628]

We took our 5 year old to his first bike parks this summer. He loved it. It was actually a first for all of us. Some of these tips will definitely help us going forward. We have 5 and 3 year old boys so it’s going to be a few years until we can all enjoy big multi-day trip but we’re looking looking forward to it.

[@trailswithtaj8940]

Thanks for making this! And I'm gonna make my dad watch it :-) if you're ever out near Port Alberni please let us know and we can show you some great trails. Thanks for the videos!

[@crescendocycling]

Awesome! Looking forward to taking my kids riding when they are a little older!

[@corymcmanues7905]

Eventually I will have these problems, and its nice to see what you guys do to over come them and make the most outta your time on the mountain.

[@nostr8ghtlinzs596]

Good video. Covers of a lot things. Thank you.

[@madhatter9631]

Love this type of content. Great ideas to help me with keeping it fun for my children.

[@TheRealCharlieLehner]

Thanks, this is great for anyone who wants to experience Whistler with kids!

[@ClintGriffin1]

I can't wait to take my kids to Whistler some day!

[@garyharmon5386]

Btw, it’s great to see so many kids getting into mountain biking

[@morgancoates7979]

Excellent video! It’s so refreshing to hear about your mountain biking experience from a parenting perspective. Great information throughout.

[@dukemasterpro]

Love the Dharco kit guys 🇦🇺

[@cgriggsiv]

Excellent tips all the way around And by the way your kids even ride better than I do Excellent parenting to you too When I was little the most I could do was just go in small circles now I ride constantly back and forth to work so mainly I'm a mountain bike roadie And sometimes when I do my bike packing that added weight sometimes helps and then again sometimes it hinders And sometimes with my mountain biking bike packing trips the weight has to stay on me even for what you're doing with these trails that you are showing here then there are some times I get way over my head but I still make them somehow and it hurts like crazy on my wrist because I don't have any risk the bones are gone and shattered

[@cgriggsiv]

This big kid is at work right now I will watch this later on after work

[@benvogelmanmtb8583]

Such an awesome video bro, love it!!!

[@BikeLifewithRob]

Good tips for biking with kids!

[@allanridesbikes5856]

I've been meaning to take the family to our local bike parks here like Skypark. But it's a challenge to think about how best to do it for everyone's enjoyment.

[@dangiesbrecht3515]

If your kids are happy then the parents are happy.... patience is a virtue. ;)

[@silassears7109]

You should try out b-line in Calgary this winter. I love you're videos.

[@DerekCross118]

Great video! Cool to get the whole family involved in it. Thanks for all the content!

[@ExhumedToConsume]

I didn't even know there was a whole other bike park there. Everyone always talks about the Blackcomb side with A Line and Dirt Merchant and stuff.

[@JJMilk]

Cool vid, thanks. What bikes are your kids riding? Thanks

[@jaredgulaga8367]

How to ride bike park with kids: first lap, crazy ape-Goats gully. Now that they’re gone go have fun with your friends!

[@kieranwhittemore1010]

Best possible advice :)

[@edouardrenaud5517]

Love your definition of the Longhorn

[@travisrogers5634]

Duude them boys are the spit of their father 🤘

[@shreddingwithsean5452]

Like a bunch of other people I’m a kid but I still loved this video for some reason 😂

[@finncunningham7991]

Love your videos, all the way from Australia! How are you?

[@davidgrummitt9520]

Great vid and advice. I have the same advice for skiing with kids. Wanted to know if you had tips for packing up and leaving that never seems to go well when everyone is tired

[@thegamewasgoodluck8452]

Your kids are so lucky

[@Joe-wi9qz]

Such a good video, nice job guys. Is it just me is that a new colour Ripmo behind you? Doesn’t look like the current colours or maybe it’s just the lighting.

[@THESEGMENTPR]

You guys totally about getting them to wear the pads a few times before the park day. I made the mistake of buying pads at the park and it was no bueno!!

[@briannicholls1302]

My kids grown and moved out. Great video. Made me want to have more kids. Bet that doesn't go over well with the missus. Would love to see a video made about when your spouse doesn't ride. What does she/he do while we ride? Ideas on how to incorporate a bike park day into a trip with a non-rider. Any advice needed.

[@briannicholls1302]

Just saw your video on how to get your partner into mountain biking. Great stuff. Thanks.

[@VegasMike1904]

I like to also bring my daughter's xbox with us on longer trips because kids can't always ride all day for multiple days. If my daughter doesn't want to ride one day then she can hangout in the hotel or Airbnb and I'll ride a half day. This of course depends on your kid's age and maturity level.

[@garyharmon5386]

Great video

[@RossiDeakin0406]

I must say u make a great couple, but its scary how much you look like siblings, 😳😁😂.... Keep up the great work loving you from the UK 🇬🇧✌️🤙👍

[@KKM_108]

Great vid. Any advice on how to get your partner into the fun. My boys are down and I want my wifey to enjoy what we all do.... thanks power couple....

[@Wicked_gt]

I love mountain biking and I have never even been to a park I have trails behind my house we don’t have lots of money so we get cheaper bikes I am hard in them I have gone through 10 bikes

[@Rpavsner]

This is a great video. I have so many more questions. I have a 7 year old that has been riding for a while and I would say is pretty good (Along with 2 of his buddies). They all are pretty accomplished MTB riders and race BMX. I am curious on your thoughts on riding in front or behind the kids? My issue on longer downhills or places where they can get some speed my kid doesn't self regulate really well. It has resulted in some scary off trail moments for him and me.

[@yegmtb8377]

hoping to get my daughter into this when she gets alittle older

[@racetrack491]

any recommendation on fullface helmets for a 10 year old ? should be light of course but not too expensive. trying them on is for sure a must but wondering which FF helmets you made some experience with ? Maybe some tips on what to avoid, anything special to be considered ?

[@CharlieWentOutside]

This is great advice! Do you think seven is a good "first park" age? My daughter will be six next season, and she likes riding (on very flat mellow trails she's tried), and we've been wondering about the bike park. Here in Maine our local options aren't as big or gnarly as Whistler, but I'm still kind of torn about it, in part because it's super hard to find a dual-suspension, hydraulic brake bike for a kid that size.

[@jackkimble8392]

My personal opinion is that you should probably get them on a decent hardtail first and here's why. They will most likely not be doing the big stuff at the parks for a few years and by then they will need a new bike because they will have outgrown the old one. This means that the high cost of a full sus kids bike is not very justified, especially since you likely won't be riding the trails where you need a ton of travel with a seven or even eight year old.

[@jackkimble8392]

Also, you could definitely take them to the park at 7 or 8 because most bike parks have a trail for everyone from easy to hard.

[@carsonpearce5980]

I agree, hard tails are a great start for any age and are a better price option too. Ive been riding a hardtail at a lift access bike park every season for the last 4 years and am only now trying to get onto a ful sus

[@CharlieWentOutside]

@@jackkimble8392 She already has a decent hardtail (Specialized Riprock), but I couldn't find anything with decent brakes in her size. I'm more worried about that than the suspension.

[@dangiesbrecht3515]

@@CharlieWentOutside upgrade to hydraulic brakes and install larger disk rotors. It will dramatically increase the stopping power. I did that for my grandkids bikes.

[@maddengoat9878]

Hi

[@samstabinsky93]

When was the creekside gondola built? We went there for a ski trip a couple years ago and I don’t remember a gondola down there

[@jasong.5165]

Creekside lifts have always been there. That was where the mountain actually started in the 60's. The bike trails and summer gondola has only been open a couple years though.

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

Great video. I have a 12 year old daughter that I am trying to get into biking. Your kids are l much better than I am on the bike. Haha.

[@matthewbarrett8859]

How much does it usually cost for a day in the school?

[@averagemtbr6390]

Ryan I need that Jersey !!! link me !

[@meganNefarious]

Just Google men's Dharco jersey lol....AND it's in the description..

[@TINYTINEY]

I would love to get into mountain biking and my mom seems pretty supportive but I’m the only one in my family that really wants to do this and I myself am a kid and I will need a parent or a friend to go with me but I know my dad isn’t going to get himself a mountain bike just to go with me and they aren’t going to want me to go solo. Now my little sister might want to go with me but I don’t know how my mom would feel about just us 2 going. I have no clue what to do or how to even start learning and getting into this if my dad can’t take me to a trail because he doesn’t have the right bike. Can anyone please recommend something? What should I do?

[@dankasprick1801]

One thing I have to learn is to not push it. Make sure they are having fun. More important that they have fun than you...that way they want to come back.

[@f.b.i.5580]

I am a kid lol

[@jessetrue2956]

Can you change the title to say.. “How To Ride A BIKE PARK With Kids”. The OCD in me is dying without capital letters and the letter “A”.. Amazing video.. Delete my comment. Lol 😂

[@ananthkutuva3748]

i meeeeaaan, some people usually just say "im gonna ride some bike park today" so idk

[@ryanmcphail8205]

What if you don’t have enough money for lessons, and what if you want to have quality time with just you and your kid

[@dangiesbrecht3515]

There is a ton of options at Whistler at both the bike park and around the village. The lost lake trails are both free and breathtaking. Swimming at the lake is also fabulous.

[@eastcoastmountainbiker1290]

first

[@f.b.i.5580]

No I am lol