I Built An Awesome Drop Out Of An Old Tree Stump

In episode 3 of the Snake Run mountain bike trail build, I learn how to build a mountain bike drop out of wood.
I learn to debark logs and cut them up with a chainsaw to build my biggest mountain bike drop yet. The results look amazing and it rides so smoothly.
I build a mountain bike bridge that attaches to the top of an old tree stump. I chickened out of hitting it the first time so I built a chicken bridge that means you don’t have to get extreme every time you want to ride the mountain bike feature. If you are a beginner you can ride along the bridge and roll the drop. If you want to get gnarly you can remove the portable chicken bridge and hit the huge gap.
This backyard mountain bike trail is so much fun to build and ride and the stump drop is the current star of the show.
Episode 2 - Log Gap Jump
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[@cutlaps]

Would you hit the drop first go or would you use the chicken bridge like me?

[@KonnyP]

I'd daresay first go full send 😏

[@snbsmtb]

Full send

[@cutlaps]

It's such a smooth drop that it would be very easy to full send no worries.

[@snbsmtb]

@@cutlaps It looks smooth and Sick too😎😎🤘🤘

[@aussiemike1989]

Send it

[@Jydmd]

Awesome work man, your production quality is absolutely off the chart! So happy I won a shirt, I'll wear it proudly while riding my bike!

[@cutlaps]

Would love to see some pics and videos of you riding in the shirt! Would be great to share on Instagram.

[@RunBikeMike]

So many things to say about this video: 1.Awesome Awesome Drop 2. Your edits are so good!! Love it. 3. That draw knife was sic. I need one. 4. So stoked I won a shirt Keep them coming so good bro.

[@cutlaps]

I was really surprised at how easy the draw knife worked. I thought it was going to take a lot longer to strip all the bark. It ise easy if the wood is fresh. Glad you like the video mate, and congrats on winning the shirt. I will be in contact to get your details. Cheers

[@michaelharwood50]

Insane!!! Insane drop. Insane vid. Insane tees. I wish I could like 1000000 times.

[@cutlaps]

Hahah legend! 🤘🤘

[@mtbingadventures1551]

Sick drop! and double sickness I won a T-shirt. I just got back from the property and I will take a look at the email soon. Great stuff and keep up the trail building.

[@cutlaps]

Thanks for watching and congrats on winning one of the shirts!

[@ShipoMTB]

Cant wait for the t-shirt dude, awesome video as always 👌🏻🔥

[@cutlaps]

Congrats on winning mate! I think the shirt suits you perfectly! You definitely ride hard. Check your emails 🤘🤘

[@mojitomaker]

It’s okay to laugh at the drill bit breaking bc we’ve all done it! If anything, the landing could be longer as you’re hitting it perfect. Beautiful build. Stumpy drop is awesome.

[@cutlaps]

Cheers mate. Yeah, when I am feeling more comfortable I could definitely make the gap longer. The speed is there and it should still ride pretty smooth. I'm keen to get cracking on the rest of the trail for now. But maybe I’ll revisit the stump drop in the future for some upgrades.

[@setherichardson]

Love that you share the struggle of hitting things out of your comfort zone. Great work! The white shirt is so fresh!

[@cutlaps]

I'm glad that you appreciate that. I don't want to pretend that I'm some fearless Pro rider. Just an average slowly progressing on a mountain bike. Cheers

[@lukegillespie8324]

Nice one Luke. Riding features needs confidence & the chicken bridge was a great idea to help with that. You pretty well cleared it on the 1st go, but it gave you the security of a safe landing. We all have our own self preservation switch in our head that says yes or no. I did a session with a mate on a drop, but it had a small gap to the lander, not big at all, he had done similar drops but the gap was playing on his mind particularly because it was all rock. It was rollable at low speed & could be hit with moderate & faster speed. After countless run ins & tow ins he finally did it, apparently it was easy 🤣🤣🤣.

[@cutlaps]

Cheers Luke! Yeah, it's all a mental game! Especially when I know no one has ever hit the feature before. Like your friend said after you do it you realise how easy it is. The chicken bridge has been a great addition. I'm very pleased I built it. I've had a few friends build up the courage to hit the drop now who wouldn't have done it without at first. Great to see you going back through the videos and enjoying them.

[@beckhorsburgh4741]

Dude this is sick. The snake run Ts are sweet too. So glad I came across this channel 🤙🏻

[@ausmtbpov6363]

Gutted to miss out on a t, but that new snake t is super fresh, the locals are right, it is super fresh. Feel like Schmick needs it’s own design. Merch store incoming? Favourite shot for me was the draw knife pov.

[@cutlaps]

Ah bummer you missed out on a T, but you are definitely in with a chance to win one of the snake run Ts. Hmmm yeah if enough people are keen to get their hands on a shirt I will open a merch store. Yeah that was one of my favourite shots as well.

[@MTB-Portugal]

Man, you are giving me some ideas. My wife won't be happy with our future backyard... Thanks for sharing with us another great video. Stay safe bro.

[@cutlaps]

I really hope to see some trail building on your channel! That would be so cool.

[@user-em5ob8sy5w]

Keep up the great work, can’t wait for this to blow up.

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! I just have to keep at it and maybe one day it will blow up. I'm having fun riding, building and filming so it's all good.

[@michaelhans4348]

Giving me some motivation to get out and build myself!

[@McAussie1]

Nice Drop bridge Luke, looks great and understandingly a little daunting initially, I laughed you made a Chicken Bridge then your first run you didn't even really land on it. I'm sure I'd have had the same hesitation but it appears to ride smooth. Well done Snake Run' is looking great !! Cheers Maca

[@cutlaps]

Haha yeah, I knew I could do it no worries. Its funny how things build up in your head. I'm not complaining, the chicken bridge is a great addition and makes the drop accessible for everyone. It rides very smooth, I'm sure you would be taking the bridge away pretty quickly.

[@JacobHelblingMTB]

Everyone please like this mans videos!! He works very hard, edits well, makes great content, and has a good mentality!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks Jacob! Thats really nice of you to say. Stoked oyu have been enjoing the videos.

[@camerongregory4196]

Love the vid!! Great progression moment. The stoke is real!!

[@cutlaps]

A good pregression session. The chicken bridge helped a lot to get over the mind games. Stoked you enjoyed it.

[@Banit81]

Loving the channel mate, your building skills are impressive and get me motivated to pitch in and help my local builders. Great work high quality videos and just real! Good on ya man! Ps- I’d love a shirt!😜

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! So much more trail building to learn, but I am loving it. I'm sure your local builders will love the help. It's a lot of hard work maintaing trails. You're in with a chance of winning a shirt 🤞

[@alexfraser7760]

Nice. I’m really enjoying the vids.

[@cutlaps]

That's great. Thanks for watching.

[@stokedsender]

Great job mate! Looking forward to ride your trails in the future. 🔥

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! Stoked you are enjoying the videos.

[@lukesteele7095]

Loving the channel and the Aussie vernacular!! Keep up the great content mate!

[@cutlaps]

Crikey! Haha. Thanks mate. Hoping to have the next episode ready in a couple more days. Will see what the rain decides.

[@lukesteele7095]

@@cutlaps Haha I reckon you could be the Steve Irwin or the Honey Badger of MTB!! loving it mate and keen to see the next feature, we need some decent rain up on the Central coast, its getting pretty dusty

[@cutlaps]

@@lukesteele7095 Haha that's some big shoes to fill! Currently editing the latest episode now. It’s been a bit slow because we actually had some rain here. Which I am definitely not complaining about, things were drying out a bit and I am not looking forward to fire season. Hope you guys get some rain up there soon.

[@ptwtf]

Brilliant feature mate. Really well done 👍🏽😃

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate. This was my first proper build. Pretty fun use of the stump.

[@jessicanelson709]

I’m going to need that chicken bridge!!!! So cool Luke!!!

[@cutlaps]

Yeah I am glad I built it. It makes the trail much more accesible for everyone. But I reckon you will be able to send it!

[@jaysonphillips]

Love these vids. Look forward to the next lot

[@cutlaps]

Cheers Jayson. Hopefully the next one will be finished in the next week or two.

[@jessicamallinson7220]

This is epic! Great vid!! Also that pooch is incred.

[@cutlaps]

Haha yeah she's alright when she's not putting paw prints in the fresh mud.

[@bikingbehindbars5012]

Great videos! Can't wait to see the trail progress.

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! Me too, it's pretty much all I can think about haha.

[@walkaboutturtle9102]

Great drop and landing . The chicken bridge is a good confidence builder . good idea as it is a good size drop . Keep a eye out I am going to release a video on a red belly black encounter in the coming days Love your work

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate. Hope you didn't get bitten!

[@jkalinna5607]

Learning heaps of tech info here, great channel mate. Keep up the awesome content and hopefully one day I'll ride your trails bud. I can't wait for the double black's construction.... ☠SnakePissbolt☠

[@cutlaps]

Hahah, that could be a straight line top to bottom trail in the steepest section. Glad you are learning a few things, me too!

[@DMMTB]

Nice one Luke 🤘🏼 …. Love the build of the stump drop

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! Only a small drop compared to your last hit but I am pretty stoked on it. Always good to be progressing.

[@DMMTB]

@@cutlaps But you built it to last .... mine was only ever to last whilst in lock down

[@cutlaps]

You won't continue work on your trail after lockdown?

[@DMMTB]

@@cutlaps yeah but not as much

[@2010DPV]

nice channel mate. Good to see how others build features to get ideas!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate. Yup I’m always looking for inspiration from other builders. And have been learning a lot as I go.

[@aussiemike1989]

So good again bro! So keen to ride it!

[@cutlaps]

Surely you guys will be allowed to travel down here soon!

[@mitchjones1672]

Love the idea of a chicken bridge. Amazing how you should be able to do it but fear stops you.

[@cutlaps]

I struggle with mental games when it comes to features. Sometimes it's hard to hit a feature even though you know you have enough skill to do it. The chicken bridge was a great addition. Thanks for watching.

[@doamono]

Mate... The amount of effort going into each episode while mostly working on your own is unreal!! Loved the process of finding logs, de-barking and constructing that ramp. It looks so mint! The chainsaw cam angles were sick and the drone fly over was so nice! Dunno how you manage it in the bush... When you first hit the gap with the chicken ramp on I was certain you cleared it! So good! I 100% would have been the same without the chicken ramp though 🤣 Shirts look unreal! I would be kicked out of the house if I had one though, my wife is petrified of snakes after being bitten by a tiger snake many years back... Looking forward to watching the rest of these over the next few days 😁

[@cutlaps]

Oh wow! I don't think I actually know anyone who has been bitten by a snake before. Thats crazy. I remember building the drop and being super confident the entire time until it was test ride day. And I just couldnt get it out of my head. I am really happy I built the chicken bridge for it though. It's been handy to have in place for friends who aren't ready to hit the drop or as a confidence booster to start clearing it. I actually want to push the landing out a bit further on that drop now because you really do have to slow down a lot to hit it.

[@doamono]

@@cutlaps yeah man...quite the story and recovery! Not mine to share on KZbin comments though! Probably the only well earnt phobia I've heard of 😉 Chicken ramp looks like my style for sure ❤️

[@unclechimney6371]

First time watching this channel and I'm highly impressed! Great content and editing along with a funny personality. Loved the chicken bridge comment!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks for watching, and stoked you are liking the content so far. Still very early days for the channel. Just curious how did you find the channel?

[@unclechimney6371]

@@cutlaps I just hit refresh on my KZbin home page and I guess their algorithm recognized that I like to watch MTB build videos. Your thumb nail looked interesting so I clicked it and I'm definitely going to check out your other videos and subscribe. Great work!!

[@cutlaps]

Cool. I recently did some updates to my thumbnails so good to hear they are working. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@TWLBJ]

That drop is awesome 👌

[@cutlaps]

Cheers. That was a fun build and even more fun to ride.

[@hardtailjefe]

Dude you have great production! Good videos

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! I think this was the first build and video that I was really proud of. Glad you found it.

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Looks so good!!!! Need to get me one of those tshirts

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! Really pleased with this episode on all fronts. Can't wait to see your next vid.

[@felixcohen906]

Awesome vid!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks Felix. I just checked out your channel. Good to see some videos of the gong. Bulli DH is my local but I haven't been home in months.

[@felixcohen906]

@@cutlaps yeah Bulli dh and the Illawarra area in general is just so awesome for downhill and trail riding!

[@cutlaps]

@@felixcohen906 It's perfect hey. Such a cool area to explore.

[@stevenkilleen8149]

Now u keep moving landing out progression so awesome

[@cutlaps]

For sure! I pretty much jump over the landing now haha.

[@samsbiking8397]

Sick video man awesome job 🤟

[@cutlaps]

Thanks bud! Lots of hard work but it's definitely worth it.

[@charlie_parker]

Another sick video, keep it up!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks Charlie!

[@mattjns]

So epic dude, I love your channel. Just a tip from a builder; you always need at least two screws in each end of a cross brace mate, otherwise they just hinge & move and don’t really do much. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@cutlaps]

Thanks Matt, and thats a good tip for sure.

[@rhewson86]

Really nice build!

[@cutlaps]

Thank you. I think I'm going to start building with wood a bit more.

[@nsmtb2300]

Amazing channel man and good drop

[@cutlaps]

Cheers dude. The drop came out even better than I expected. So much fun to ride.

[@rodrigopinheiro5966]

Hey, I am building mtb trails in Brazil, getting ideas from Your Chanel , thank You!!. (I think Austrália wins about snakes on the trails vs Brazil) its dangerous building trails around here too, I almost step on a snake and had to brake my bike on last second almost went over a coral snake, but The love for the sport keeps us moving. Cheers!!!!

[@cutlaps]

Thats really cool you are building trails in Brazil. So scary when you are riding fast and see a snake at the last second!

[@samhobson3351]

Great job mate I love your videos

[@cutlaps]

Thanks Sam! If you keep watching them, i'll keep making them.

[@jbmtb22]

Love these videos mate! drop looks absolutely mint. So do them tees, wouldn't mind coppin one 🤟

[@cutlaps]

Cheers bud! I just subscribed to your channel, will check out some videos later today. Nice work. You are now entered to win a shirt 🤞

[@deanwylie9893]

If the Snake Run trail turns out half as good as the shirts, you're doing well, both are sick mate. P.S pretty keen to win a shirt.

[@cutlaps]

Legend! Thanks mate, I really appreciate that. You are definately in the running to win a shirt!

[@dustandmtb2211]

Lesh go snake run

[@cutlaps]

🐍🐍🐍

[@coyotesrule6315]

Love your work😁

[@cutlaps]

Cheers mate!

[@mattspen]

YES!!! So glad another video dropped! 😉 Way to push yourself on camera. Fantastic edit, from the design elements to the variety of shots and pacing, this is top notch, your channel is going to gain traction for sure and I hope you start producing content full time because it’s so entertaining. I’m glad you admitted the drill was in reverse, we all do that. Again, I love the GoPro mounted on the tools shots and the drone mixed with map was awesome 👏🏼 Great music too. At one point your audio changed to indoor, maybe record all voiceover outdoor to stay uniform? (I’m no expert). I can’t wait for your next video!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate! Such good feedback. And yeah I almost went back and recorded the voice over outside because it sounded so different, but I decided to be lazy and just get the edit out haha. I'll be recording them outside in the future to try and keep it as seamless as possible. Full-time content creator would b amazing! Would love to be able to create videos a lot more regularly. Way too long in between the last two edits.

[@KonnyP]

That drop just looks polished to perfection! Nowhere in my local do we have drops like that (just one out of ancient pallets) 😅

[@cutlaps]

Haha yeah I definetly have a few sketchy pallet drops around the property. If the pallet is hardwood you can build some pretty decent stuff with them.

[@j8lech]

Super high quality vid

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate, I appreciate that.

[@willmurphy1677]

Awesome video 👍

[@cutlaps]

Yeiwwwwwww

[@jackgilmour264]

Love the idea smart

[@gustotrails]

Good work!

[@cutlaps]

Cheers mate. I'm pretty proud of this feature.

[@theradrider675]

Great video!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks! Stoked you stopped by to check out my channel. I'll be watching a few more of your videos later. Keep up the good work guys.

[@theradrider675]

@@cutlaps hell yeah! Were amazing by your video editing btw 😄

[@benhaymond3391]

I'm sort of late to the party but I love this kind of content. BYTB does it here in America but he's slowing down on video production. Thanks mate. (did I use mate correctly? :) )

[@cutlaps]

Haha yeah you used it correctly! I love Seths channel and it's cool to see him build huge proffesional features now but I do miss his videos. Thanks for watching and it's cool to see all your comments on the videos as you go through them all. Stoked you found the channel.

[@davidbramley4183]

Nice!

[@cutlaps]

Cheers David

[@JaidenVSantos]

RAD MAN !!!!

[@cutlaps]

Thanks legend

[@wozza0013]

great drop off ! i think it better to just hit it instead of riding to the end and stopping

[@cutlaps]

Haha yeah but I was scared.

[@eoinfarnan1493]

Great video like! Can u leave a link for where you got that bark peeler

[@cutlaps]

Thanks Eoin. This is the one I ended up getting www.idealtools.com.au/product/kirschen-250-mm-carpenters-draw-knife-straight-form-4000-250mm-by-kirschen/

[@kaosadventures]

Looks sic bro but think you need to move the landing out about 2 ft and send 🤘

[@cutlaps]

Yeah, definitely. A lot of the time I almost clear the whole landing now. Which isn't great on my short travel bike haha.

[@BillbobEdits]

you just gained a subscriber

[@cutlaps]

Hey mate, welcome to my channel. Thanks for subscribing.

[@BillbobEdits]

@@cutlaps were are tou from?

[@BillbobEdits]

@@cutlaps still dont get how you only have 56k subs

[@cutlaps]

I'm from the far south coast of NSW in Australia. And all my videos take so long to create that I only have 4 or 5 a year. Which makes it slow to grow subscribers.

[@BillbobEdits]

@@cutlaps i love how you put so much time into your videos

[@zaydcooper6797]

Love it, wonder if it would be possible to nose bonk off the drop…

[@cutlaps]

Not for me, but you definitely could!

[@Mankymango]

I WANT THAT T-SHIRT

[@aussiemtb]

Another epic video as always!👍🎥🔥🎬 Did you just bury a log in the ground to secure the start of the drop? Just wondering for my own backyard trails. Keep up the sick videos!

[@cutlaps]

🤟🤟🤟 this was my first video and build that I was really proud of. Yeah I used just a log. There isn't any sideways motion with this feature so I didn't need to bury vertical supports at the start. Try to make sure it's a solid log and rot resistant wood so it holds up longer.

[@aussiemtb]

@cutlaps Thanks for the tips and the reply! I appreciate the time an effort you put into this channel👍

[@cutlaps]

@@aussiemtb Thanks mate! The channel and my trail is pretty much all I think about now haha. I just enjoy it so much.

[@maxibon463]

That drop looks so sick. What is the height and gap? Nice video look forward to seeing snake run finished and sessioned.

[@cutlaps]

Thanks bud. From the take-off to the lip of the landing it’s about one and a half metres or close to 5 feet. The gap was about 2 metres from memory, maybe a bit more... Need to go back with the measuring tape.

[@ajow2828]

Nice progress man! I'm really into these new trail building style channels! I checked your website but it seems down atm, anywhere I can buy a shirt?

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate. Glad you like my channel so far. Thanks for checking out my website haha whoops. I had a crappy temp website that I wasn't happy with so I deleted the whole thing and haven't got round to rebuilding it yet. Shirts are only available as prizes for the channel at the moment, but if enough people are interested in buying one I may have to build that into the new website as well. 🤘🤘

[@mccooper666]

Sick

[@cutlaps]

🤘🤘

[@Patbike]

Would definitely also done the chicken run first 😆

[@cutlaps]

Yeah its pretty handy to have. Great to build your confidence.

[@EnchantedRoadASMR]

Awesome

[@cutlaps]

Thanks mate!

[@dgguitar2372]

Nice

[@cutlaps]

Thanks for checking out my channel!

[@nickihaha5064]

where in Australia are you? I live in Australia and i would love to come and try you track some day if I'm close

[@blakemahaffey1]

Chicken bridge for me

[@cutlaps]

It's good fun to ride it either way. Happy I built the chicken bridge.

[@lakestreetianstudios]

Whens the next t-shirt contest and how you win?

[@lakestreetianstudios]

Nevermind figured it out.

[@cutlaps]

Thanks for checking out the channel. As you probably figured out already, I give away a shirt each episode. You just have to have liked and commented on the latest video and be subscribed to the channel to go into the running. Good luck mate!

[@Rikid372]

wo ungefähr ist das? in amerika?

[@cutlaps]

Es ist in Australien. Danke fürs zuschauen.

[@morgangeorge932]

Clearly didn’t need the chicken bridge 😂

[@cutlaps]

haha its all a mental game! I am stoked I built it though, it means beginners can have fun and scare themselves just riding down it and slowly build confidence to get a bit of air.

[@Noahlikesbikesrtr]

i’m building one

[@cutlaps]

Awesome. let me know how it goes.

[@A_Boys_Life]

How big is you're properdy

[@cutlaps]

It's 160 acres. So lots of space for plenty of trails

[@halliehancock5225]

id say chicken bridge

[@cutlaps]

Yeah the chicken bridge really helps to build confidence.

[@paramedicbarber974]

I lost audio half way through, was it the video or just me? Lol

[@cutlaps]

Ah bummer. Think it was just you.

[@paramedicbarber974]

@@cutlaps I’ll definitely try again after it ride

[@cutlaps]

Cool, let me know if it works.

[@EnchantedRoadASMR]

Can l come hit some jumps😊❤

[@sabinapop8362]

My nameis timi pop

[@cutlaps]

Whats up timi pop!

[@AllenPerry-i4k]

Sick

[@MTL_Max09]

Sick