I'm Living & Mountain Biking Here for a MONTH!

[@TrailBikeMike]

“The road to prosperity is paved in sick jumps”. Awesome! 😂

[@failfurby]

Needs to be on a T-shirt lol

[@iokai_dosertao4376]

Indeed!

[@bbarrow]

Bentonville is undoubtably a neat place for mountain biking but how many small towns have been hollowed out by Walmart and their ilk? Bentonville is a company town that Tom and Stuert Walton have made their personal playground. Bentonville’s example of “prosperity” isn’t applicable everywhere.

[@spydersniiper]

Or by exploiting labor and children in 3rd world countries by paying them pennies per day in order to make a quarter trillion dollar company.

[@spamy6661]

I want that on my tombstone

[@critercat]

As a non-American who never had any intention of ever traveling to Arkansas (unless business took me there) I can definitely say that Bentonvillie is on my bucket list now. What an amazing place! So cool to see a community to heavily invested in outdoor recreation.

[@claymcclendon]

My Italian colleague went mountain biking through Coler this morning. He loved it and saw yellow school busses (which I guess is extremely American). He said he he really enjoyed his week here.

[@TheBeerdBro]

You should definitely come visit! I first moved here in 2006 and immediately fell in love with the area. It's an incredible place to be!

[@ellajg]

Lived here my whole life and you can take trails basically anywhere

[@matt_metcalf]

My family made a 2 day detour to Bentonville while on a cross country trip back in April. It was so far beyond anything I expected. Perma-grin ear to ear all day while riding and experiencing everything. It's like mtn biking Disneyland. Can't wait to go back! I'm interested to see this series because I'd love to try and implement some of this magic in my home town

[@timwatkins6559]

I really hope this inspires people to become advocates for walk/bike infrastructure in their towns!

[@zachschmidt7417]

And to advocate for taxing the ultra wealthy, like that sleazeball family -- the Waltons. Imagine what society could have if they didn't own three dozen mega yachts.

[@thesilversender]

I moved here in 2022 and I love it. I lived in Southern California for 53 years. Videos like yours are what made me decide to move here.

[@bryant8635]

We had family out to visit from SoCal and they made a keen observation: “Your WalMart’s are nicer than our Targets… and with no plexiglass on the shelving! What is this place?” 😂

[@thesilversender]

@@bryant8635 that is one of the first things that struck me when I moved here. I don't have to show my receipt when I leave the store.

[@hwinterr]

You must be so much more happy, California really hurts everyone whether it’s economically or physiologically.

[@WoodCoxfurniture]

Welcome! I live here too. I’m also a realtor if you need any real estate questions!

[@thesilversender]

@@hwinterr yes, California has a lot to love but there are just too many negatives now, and it gets worse every year.

[@s1096cm2]

I live in a small town in south west Missouri. Im less than 2 hours from Bentonville and have never been there. I’m so jealous of the infrastructure in place for bikes. My town just keeps shrinking road shoulders to make lanes wider for cars and making it harder and more unsafe for bikes with each passing year. This is truly a eye opening video Seth, please keep ‘em coming!

[@SethsBikeHacks]

It's so frustrating, but at least we do have good examples for anyone willing to listen

[@nicholasandfriends6679]

Where you at? sounds like Branson.

[@ONERR4RF]

@@SethsBikeHacksyes it is so sad to see the car centric culture take over we need more walkable cities

[@s1096cm2]

@@nicholasandfriends6679nailed it!

[@No_ReGretzky99]

Im in memphis TN same here

[@torsken1369]

Everything just looks so well built 🛠️

[@matt_m126]

It's nice to see a town embracing bike culture rather than seeing it as a threat to cars.

[@Adamas_83]

Bentonville is such an amazing example of what can be accomplished when city planners and investors are in tune with their local community. This used to be a small town - it's kind of exploding these days from what I've seen. I personally know two families that have moved there in the past year. A decade ago, most folks wouldn't have been able to point to Bentonville on a map. Pretty incredible.

[@EvanHarp]

Avoid northwest arkansas , toxic waste, high crime, zombies in the streets, just go somewhere else. Just kidding don't austin our arkansas.

[@MillerRL96]

@@EvanHarpwe are past that buddy. The cat has been out of the bag for a few years. No stopping people from coming now unless they get to see how poorly planned our roads are.

[@EvanHarp]

Pro tip, have someone drop you off at the cell phone tower at the top of mount kessler, otherwise you have to walk hike to the top of fu****ng mount kessler!

[@ghost9431]

Problem is though with population stuff like this goes away

[@cup_and_cone]

​@@ghost9431More like quality of life goes down... Population booms always bring a higher cost of living, increased in crime, congestion, and loss of resources.

[@joebikes]

Dude welcome to Northwest Arkansas! One of the best things we’ve got going - besides the trails of course - are all the incredible and friendly people here 🤙

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Yo let's ride while you're out here!

[@No_ReGretzky99]

I need a buddy tonride with im in Memphis, tn imma come to bentonville this summer for riding indo mtbing but can ride all day on roads too 😂😂❤❤

[@mishi4187]

It amazes me on how people can ride such slick and wet rocks and other shiny slabs really shows how Seth is skilled at riding. Massive respect

[@JCintheBCC]

As someone who is active in town planning (but with no formal planning background) in a small mountain town, I'm excited to see what videos come from your experience there. We only have a few hundred residents, but literally millions of visitors each year from neighboring cities and towns. We could do wonderful things with a bit of foresight.

[@cbuttle04]

Welcome (for a bit) to our backyard. We try not to take it for granted. Its an amazing place to live and has all kinds of awesome riding. Looking forward to seeing your videos from Bentonville. I know and love these trails!

[@Mark-oe4hv]

Welcome to Bentonville. I’ve lived here all my life, and the changes just keep coming! Just started riding the trails, and having a blast! Enjoy your stay.

[@jeffoffej]

I grew up in Bentonville and rode Slaughterhouse trails back when these were deer runs in the woods. I was in Bentonville last week visiting my parents and it's still a great place to ride :)

[@OKCMTB]

Believe they are called slaughter pen trails. But we all know what you’re talking about!

[@slove120031]

Glad to see you are in town for a month. Cant wait to see the videos. If you arent too busy and read these comments you should come join us for a wed night group ride with FAST. We would love to have you out.

[@dankarner]

My wife and I visited Bentonville to ride last October and had a blast. So much so that we decided to spend 4 months here as a trial run to see how easy it is to make friends here. Enter FAST (Friends of Arkansas Singletrack.) We started riding with them as soon as we got here and never looked back. Such a great and friendly group of people, that here we are almost 4 months into our trip and we just closed on a house to move here permanently. And to close the circle fully, what brought us here last year were various content creators, including yourself Seth, making great videos about the place, but it's the less tangible things that have kept us here and why we now call it home.

[@theradrider675]

Don’t know if we’d be able to go home after spending time on those sick trails 😅🤘

[@chewser117]

It's an 8 hour drive each way for me each time I go there. I'm going there for the 9th time next weekend and I'm honestly not sure how many more times I can leave, I love it there!

[@ryancarpenter3353]

Luckily a 3 hour drive for us but it makes local trails less satisfying.

[@theradrider675]

@@chewser117 damn I’m in Canada so it’s quite aways away for me lol

[@oklahotb3217]

​@ryancarpenter3353 3.5 hours for me but the feeling is the same lol

[@isaiahthompson2468]

Welcome! Glad to have you. As a native resident, I can't tell you how crazy it is to see my home town grow into such a phenomenon. Enjoy your stay as always!

[@WanderingGoff]

I would love this channel regardless of where I was from, but as someone who went to Brevard College and then moved to Bentonville for most of my adult life, I also enjoy it for the warm fuzzy nostalgia. I wish there was a way to get city leaders from around the country to visit Bentonville. Every other place I’ve lived has shown apprehension or even outright animosity towards trails and bike stuff. NW Arkansas is a great example of how trails can be a huge asset for the whole community.

[@Syndreamer]

Moved here from Florida 3 months ago. Best decision I ever made. You can be a complete beginner and progress your way up without having to travel anywhere since everything is located within 30 miles and interconnected by the greenway.

[@philipmarsh842]

I was into mtb’ing when the only mtb trails were at Lake Fayetteville and Devil’s Den. Life got busy with work and then young kids but recently moved back to NWA and it is AWESOME! Getting my kids into mtb’ing at 11 and 8 yrs last year and this year my daughter is racing NICA mtb’ing!

[@Eric.Estrada]

You should link up with Evan’s MTB Saga! He’s a smaller KZbinr that puts in a ton of work to bring value to the MTB Audience. He moved to Bentonville a while back.

[@midlifeshredder]

Just left there this past weekend. What a wonderful place to ride and experience. Enjoy the time there outside the festival!

[@davidt140]

It is amazing how vast and diverse the US is. As an arkansas native, it is awesome to see my home getting recognized for some of the most beautiful parts of it. Beautiful waters and good rock climbing as well. People are always surprised when I talk about how beautiful Arkansas is, like they only expect the coasts of the US to be worth visiting. As many problems that I have with my home state, natural beauty is not one of them.

[@ericbarnett2302]

Welcome back. Glad to have you. Lived in NWA for 30 years and it’s crazy how it’s changed. Virtually no bike trails before 2010 and now it’s getting really close to being able to bike anywhere especially if you mountain bike.

[@kevinbathke2137]

The community for all cyclists is incredible here in NWA, including adaptive cycling, gravel, road, kids events, you name it. If you have a moment while you’re here, check out Gnargo Bikes. They’re a super amazing local family who upcycle bikes into awesome cargo bikes. They’re fantastic people. Hope to see you on the trails! Angus Chute is one of my favs and so underrated. Can’t wait for the rework of Berm ❤

[@drewmilliken5]

NO WAYY!! Long time watcher, and this is where I’ve grown up and still currently live! Hopefully I get the awesome opportunity to run into you soon!!

[@DegenDavid]

Here's the extract : "So this trip with my whole family is tax deductible". Love it :)

[@sparks6666]

I was just there for the first time 2 weeks ago... Just an incredible place and they are building trails like crazy. In 5 years its gonna be insane.

[@isaacstevens1912]

Yep. Bentonville plans to build 30+ miles of new bike paths across the city in the next 3 years, and that is just paved trail/path, so it doesn't even include new MTB trails

[@IrieVibeSender]

Say what you want about the motto "mountain biking capital of the world." they sure do incorporate an inclusive community centered around the sport. THAT I can get behind!!! You should do one video with Rich Drew!

[@nikolaibohachevsky2301]

It’s high time America adopted a cycle centeric attitude. Europe has been well into this(long before MTB became a craze)and its just the most delightful way to engage in the environment and your fellow man. So simple…no brainier.

[@BIKINGWITHBOBO]

Thought for sure I was going to see some B roll of me crashing in your old backyard when you referenced it! Lol

[@VisionMTB]

You a dad yet?

[@jimmypeek817]

I live in Tulsa, about two hours from Bentonville. We go over there to ride pretty often. The great part is that trail builders are doing their thing in Tulsa. The Tulsa community has invested $10 million in trails. They aren't quite as good but they are coming along. Come over for the day and ride some Tulsa trails at Turkey Mountain (its a hill).

[@No_ReGretzkys99]

I'm basically in Memphis about 5hrs from BV and I wanna come for a week or 2 but I can't drive due to seizures may talk my 76 year old mom into taking a trip she don't ride of course lol ❤❤

[@RomanMoroniesFargingWall]

Seth getting hired by Walmart to help MTB parks get built around the country would be a development. ...And one hell of a mix of words to create a sentence.

[@cptbuiltk7944]

Walmart sucks

[@RomanMoroniesFargingWall]

@@cptbuiltk7944 I don't disagree.

[@brauljo]

Not likely.

[@SethsBikeHacks]

haha, you'll know I got that job when I post a video titled "I'm retiring from KZbin" 🤣

[@blameitonben]

@@SethsBikeHacks WalMart has always done supply chain stuff well. Want people to spend more on your biking stuff Walmart? Bring the trails to the people....

[@thebikehub7421]

Bentonville has been growing for the past 5 years immensely - had the pleasure of watching it start and I frequent the area with family and friends - only a short drive away for a fun weekend of mtb fun! Brap on OZ Trails

[@EndlessMoneyPits]

SETH! My girlfriend and I put a deposit on a house rental in Bentonville today! We almost moved there a few years ago and chickened out at the last minute, but this video re-sparked our interest in Arkansas. We currently live in Oregon and have been looking for a house to rent for the last three months but there was nothing in our price range with a 2-car garage. For less than any house I could find in Oregon, we were able to secure a 1-year lease in a 2,300 sqft McMansion with a 3-car garage! Incredible. I can't believe your KZbin video changed our lives in such a major way, but I thank you. Looking forward to a healthier lifestyle, both physically and mentally!

[@JamieR]

I gotta hand it to you Seth. No matter how far back I go, your videos have always been fantastic. Quickly become my favorite MTB channel.

[@georgeconnors9647]

0:50 THATS MY BIKE!!!!!

[@fuskeiro79]

I live in San Francisco bay area. I envy Bentoviller's. Bentonville, sponsored by Walmart, invested heavily in MTB trails, becoming a top destination. Bay Area, home to giant tech companies, surprisingly lacks sponsorship for MTB trails despite its resources. Shows how local priorities shape recreational opportunities.

[@chrisclifford4109]

The Bay Area actually has mountains though

[@WesMacaulay]

The modern looking building with the ramps around it at the end of the video is Specialized's "experience center" where you can demo bikes. Love the design - super cool!

[@JackM1479]

The over the shoulder "...but kinda the same." at 6:56 is golden.

[@ianhoyt2638]

I am really glad we get to see this type of content. It is such a unique idea to move one's whole family away from home for a whole month! I can't wait to see more mountain biking videos! I hope you have fun!

[@puntoycoma47]

The most honed talent Seth's has is creativity. He can push quality stuff without even talking about mountain bikes at all.

[@griffmtb]

I saw you there last week on my annual pilgrimage to mountain biking mecca. Didn't want to bother you, as you were out walking Oscar and with your daughter. But you are a bit of a celebrity in the MTB community so it was 'cool', nonetheless 😊 Enjoy your time there Seth!

[@cadenwhitaker1473]

Hey man thanks for coming by and getting pizza from us!!(priatos food truck) It was really nice meeting you!

[@FinancialySpeaking]

Welcome to our town! I’m glad you chose to stay for a month

[@matthewcrouch4594]

Welcome Seth! For some anonymity, ride Mt. Kessler or Centennial in Fayetteville or Devil's Den at little further south. You'll see a couple riders tops on a weekday.

[@iamdamo]

What an awesome little town. Looking forward to seeing the video series

[@JaredRMorgan]

Sick that you’re down for an extended stay! Sorry I hadn’t run into you to say hey, but it seems like everyone’s giving you a warm welcome. 🫡

[@caitu8834]

Welcome to NWA! My kids love your channel. I showed them this video and within 10 seconds they knew you were here!

[@330_Crew]

This would be an interesting series if it was expanded to other hot MTB destinations. Its a way to create new and fresh content. For example, live one month in Sedona, one month in Moab, live one month in BC, etc. If you're going to do it Seth, do it now while the kids are not in school and you have the flexibility.

[@robinheil]

It would have to make sense for him. Walmart has tons of money to throw at this stuff. He's done shorter trips in the past that were sponsored by various tourist organizations, but it would cost a lot to put him and his family up for a whole month. Not sure if anyone in the right position has that kind of dough.

[@sunday8979]

I bet he won’t pay for anything over the month and get paid handsomely by Walmart or their supporters. Walmart has been trying to rebrand their business as high end(crazy but true) and Bentonville as a hip MTB destination. They need influencers like Seth to give them credibility. Many many people outside Arkansas see the state as very backward and that’s not necessarily untrue. Just look at the corrupt politics. The governor has been caught siphoning off tens of thousands of taxpayer money in less than a year in office. Bentonville is always fighting an uphill battle to convince people to move and work there so they will hook Seth up for this exposure. If you watch his videos from AR over the past years you can see they’ve been courting him and the number must’ve been right $ good for Seth and his family

[@zachs6191]

@@robinheil have you seen his house(s)? Renting an airBNB for a month is not going to push Seth over the edge

[@feve6071]

I would have never imagined that the town that sprung WALMART - the quintessential contemporary american brand - is cycling friendly. like. insane cycing friendly. this seems to go further than what the biggest bike activist can imagine. looks amazing.

[@paulnoeske9120]

Family trip there 5 times because of your videos. Greatest place ever!

[@MarcusGillaspia]

My home, so blessed to live here. Mountain biking brought us here but man the trails are just part of what makes bentonville absolutely incredible! Best place in country to raise a family!

[@sparkyastwo]

I’ve been following you since you were in Broward County. You didn’t disappoint me then or now. Keep up the great content.

[@bobbyQQ]

Hope to see you out on the trails in Bentonville! Have a great time!

[@Slinkylinky179]

This is the way to travel. I actually did pretty much this a few years back in the pisgah area. It was great and I loved being able to actually know the trails instead of just a one and done.

[@Noah.pienaar]

dude now i wanna go there thats literally so cool

[@chrismichael3916]

Awesome! Looking forward to seeing the next video.

[@3clubforever]

I live in a town called Beaverton. Home of a little company called Nike. They do nothing for the community at all ever. So props to Walmart and it’s shareholders

[@cedarbremner8750]

Truly is a fantasy land. My Colorado town of Durango has just started construction on what will hopefully be the next one... I hope to see you here someday soon!

[@jaykrumme4406]

Seth, while you're in Bentonville you should take a day trip to Tulsa, OK. We've been working hard on developing our public mountain bike trails at Turkey Mountain (it's more of a hill than a Mountain) and it's worth checking out.

[@michaeljones1410]

So very cool, and he rode the cargo bike up the Ledger Building! Enjoy your time in NWA!

[@walkersadventures6195]

Hey I just talked to you on the phone! I was the guy on the other end when you met my friend at the Masterpiece sculpture, enjoy Bentonville!

[@kelseysmith2712]

Seth, welcome to the Natural State! I live about 3hrs south of Bentonville in North Little Rock. I look forward to videos you make while in Bentonville as I’ll have plenty of time to watch them while recovering from a broken ankle I picked up in a riding accident just a few days ago.

[@M4FadA]

This is your best vídeo in this Journey so far! Thanks for the ride along, Enjoy!

[@agrsk8r]

My friends and I were so stoked to meet you the other day at the Master Piece! Thank you so much for putting up with us for a few minutes! Looking forward to your Bentonville content!

[@smileybikerentals2227]

Welcome back. We'll see you out there.

[@robertrobertson7782]

Seth, You know it we know it, your new home our riding destination one day. Much love Brother ⚒️🌲🪨⛰🏕️🚵‍♀️🌵

[@rasulo1979]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful video with us Seth! I really want to go and check that place out now.

[@papab3ar78]

Glad you’re getting to stay longer, I’ve lived in Bentoville most of my life due to work. Great community and great bike trails.

[@frantic299]

Glad they are reworking that area. I was there a few weeks ago and that whole area is in rough shape. I think thats the downside of the explosion of trails, they can't keep up with everything they have. The last few times I've been there I've noticed that. I guess its a good problem to have.

[@LennonZFPV]

Seth! “What’s up!” I just wanna say thanks! “Thanks to you for watching.” My family travels full time. We had the pleasure of spending 2.5 weeks here. It’s definitely the Disneyland of MTB. I was even lucky enough to see this guy before we departed.

[@31Solvap]

Coming from a small island across the atl;antic, this place looks nothing less than a paradise!

[@jeffgolden1894]

I’m really lookin g forward to the videos you produce while in Bentonville. Getting my family to rent a house in Bentonville is on my bucket list.

[@rascal1234]

It is really an honor the MTB capitol of the USA makes a trail after your (ex) home trail. That is peak KZbin fame! Congrats!

[@davidshaw8385]

Thank you so much for dropping the “something a little bit different, but kind of the same”. Man that puts a smile on my face!

[@TELE-GRAM-OfficialKallmekris2]

🎉🎉❤

[@RhettShull]

We’ll be there this week for Big Sugar! Hope to run into you on the trail!

[@iamcraiggentry]

That's awesome! We're trying to make a weekend trip before all the leaves drop.

[@kelseyrodriguez543]

Just visiting is a dangerous game to play, that’s how we ended up moving here 😂

[@benmasten5924]

I drive by this stuff on my way to work every day. It's kinda surreal when you see a KZbinr talking about your town. I even work for Walmart. I frequent the Bentonville square (I get my haircut THERE). This is insane.

[@erikvdo]

As a resident of Lake Forest, California, I welcome you to Bentonville Arkansas.

[@kaisersozaay]

Im looking forward to Bentonville videos and super excited to visit in the Spring. 'Thanks once again, Seth

[@joshjohnson7004]

Love seeing you come to my home town. Met you six years ago when you first came to town and again at Bikefest 2023. Hope to see you out in town this visit! Keep the videos coming!

[@justinnorthrop895]

All I can think of is how sore my butt would be from all of that riding 😂 Looks amazing I look forward to all the videos to come.

[@noahpuklicz3566]

I’m just happy to see some riding in the videos again

[@mickp10]

What an amazing place to live, ride and work.

[@rgb002762]

As a 62 year old Australian a town that adds this kind of outdoor activity .Would and has influenced where I live..Looks great, looking forward to the next video. Just wish I could force my local council to watch this..Thank you .One 30 to 60 min video a day will be good, No pressure..

[@TheGildayFamily]

Admittedly, I'm impressed! I am definitely putting Bentonville on the map as a family trip.

[@timbershadow1]

This is awesome! My work gave me the shaft this summer when I had planned going to Whistler. So we squeezed the lemon and decided Bentonville later in the year would be the ticket. And now I find out Seth is gonna be there at the same time! I couldn't be more stoked!! I just hope I get to see him once while we're there! Hopefully your family will have a much fun as you are and I can't wait to get there and start digging into some fun myself! ✌🏼

[@EriebyCycle]

I’m really enjoying the direction you are taking as of late. Keep up the good work.

[@jojotoole9587]

Will you be doing any meet and greets/events while you’re here? Also, as a Arkansas native, we all totally take it for granted! This is just the complete norm for us🤣

[@Vincent-_-123]

Congrats on the 1 million.

[@rjmacheel]

We were at the Slaughter Pen last week and my 11 year old said he saw you rolling by while I was away exploring the carnage on Berm Creek trail. I should have believed him. Sorry to have missed the opportunity. We are big fans, your videos are what got us into biking 3 years ago and the reason we spend weekends building drops in our backyard ravine. Enjoy your month...we only got 4 days!

[@TELE-GRAM-OfficialKallmekris2]

🎉🎉❤

[@adissonwatleyMTB123]

I absolutely ate it on that pump track in the thumbnail last Thursday 😂😂. It was funnnn

[@UndefeatedACE]

I already know this journey will be sickk

[@TheNextBecksThing]

One of my favorite places as a Onewheel rider. Shout out to all of my friends I have met there! Bentonville has been very welcoming to us, and every mountain biker I’ve met have been super friendly. Seth, I hope you get to meet some of the Onewheel shredders there.

[@weesh4010]

Please get together with Evan! I think that you both would have some awesome chemistry in doing a bike build off, on a budget.

[@abolt18]

Dude, we just got back to Indiana after spending a long weekend there. Wish we had bumped into you on the trails. Love seeing the incredible trails and place highlighted.

[@SamBrogi-s9t]

Northwest Arkansas is truly so nice.