TACKLING THE WHALE TAIL// DID I MANAGE TO RIDE IT?

Is today the day I ride the scary whale tail feature...? Twisted Oaks Bikepark have been super busy and made a whole new line! We went there before they opened to test it out and it rode so well! However, at the end of the trail there is a whale tail feature which is pretty big and scary. I got scared last time and decided to come back to it and today was the day that I came back to tackle it!
I rode the trail a few times just to feel it out and then finally decided to go for it! It took everything I had and with a few tips from ‪@TomCardy‬ I finally managed to get onto the feature. I will definitely be back for more!
We also rode a few other trails at Twisted Oaks Bikepark that we haven't manage to ride before. They have drops and berms in them which is perfect for practicing your skills. I also rode the small step up to practice trying to lift up and over something.
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[@carlinman539]

Tom, I saw serious concern for your ladies wellbeing. You are an amazing coach for Kara! Stay awesome!

[@01FozzyS]

You'll get it one day,Kara. Don't rush and don't push too hard. That's when big mistakes are made.

[@KaraBeal]

For sure!

[@InC0nstruct0]

Love watching your progression, really inspirational! Good shout to call it for the day! Bless poor Tom, he look terrified!

[@KaraBeal]

Haha he was really scared!

[@waynech370]

Poor Tom must've been sh*tting himself watching you hit that whale tail 👀 lol

[@sam.wootton]

Good advice from Tom. Great seeing honesty and bravery from Cara. As a 39 year old attempting to re-learn jumping (after decades off the bike) - I certainly feel the fear.

[@johnconarty3762]

Staring fear in the face and pushing past it is amazing on your part Kara! Tom great job on being a concerned partner and making sure she didn't hurt herself! Kara come end of summer you will be smashing that whale tale I bet!

[@aaronrichardson218]

Tom is spot on! And good for you trust you instincts! Hit the little ones till you dont think about it, them move on, when your about to hit a feature and your gut locks you up, listen....

[@garyebeling5891]

I had sweaty palms watching that, well done !

[@KaraBeal]

Haha I had sweaty palms doing it haha!

[@RaperJason]

Well done Kara even attempting that whale tail Tom is right safety first if only so you can keep making epic vids for us all

[@peterbrink373]

Awesome! you're a natural and so down to earth. Love to see your excitement about riding.

[@FlowFinderUSA]

Tom is spot on. Kudos to you for attempting! My suggestion is please wear a full face helmet when doing these type of jumps. You don't want to look like Pilgrim! 😂

[@richardbarton7]

the fact you hit it at all proves you can overcome fear ! would count it as a win .

[@KaraBeal]

Definitely! It took a lot to overcome it that’s for sure!

[@richardbarton7]

@@KaraBeal your about the same skill level as me Kara , I think next level is about bunny hop technique , maybe a good vid would be a intense bunny hop tutorial with Tom instructing you ? could try his trials bike as probs best machine for the job ?

[@spookyone2798]

Good on you for giving it a go 👏👏 also like that you and Tom know your limit and your willing to try again after more time getting your jumps perfected 😀👍 Imagine how cool it will feel when you do it knowing the time you put in was worth it 😎

[@mtb_edits7814]

Sick to see the progression no harm in calling it i know u will smash it soon 🤙🤘

[@KaraBeal]

Thank you 😊

[@benklopper2293]

Don't worry Kara your gonna get it and its gonna be sick!! (whale tale)

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@dannybeck4339]

Oh Kara you are mega brave girl. The way you talked your way through it and gave it a good go was amazing. I could see how scared and upset you was after the endo i really felt for you then. I just know your in a few months your be clearing this with ease. Massive respect 👏

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks so much! Hopefully, that’s the goal!

[@petervonl]

Wow! You've come a long way! Great video. Good explainers on the whale-tail!

[@topcass]

It’s great to see you have the confidence to hit it, but also great to have the confidence to stop when you know it’s beyond your capabilities. Great role model for people that need to understand that it’s a steady progression & that you can’t just hit these things straight off. Keep it up 👍🏻🤙🏻

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks so much! It is very important as being able to send stuff too, got to know when to stop!

[@sjaan7370]

You are super brave Kara and very real 💪🏻 That stunt's not going anywhere and good for you for trying the first bit, but your inner fear will tell you what you're really ready for. That smaller step up should help for sure 🤙🏻 Cheers to Tom too and his chill, level headed, supportive approach!

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks so much! Definitely going back for more that’s for sure!

[@wilsarno]

So smooth up to the whale tail! Kudos for attempting it twice!

[@tomnridesYTB]

Fabulous Skills video team, i love kara talking to herself while pushing hard, tom’s super coaching skills and explanation able to relate to developing rider

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks so much!

[@ryanpink7466]

learning how to efficiently use the pump sections on these types of tracks to generate the correct amount speed when you feel comfortable will make it loads safer

[@alansymonds1]

Keep learning, pushing and keep safe.

[@henribiketv]

Great Video Kara👍🤙

[@adrianq4753]

When riding nervously, try and sing your favourite song, out loud, keeps your mind off things that you fear ! Helped me a lot ngl as weird as it sounds

[@KaraBeal]

Haha I love it!

[@eleanormurphy7627]

Amazing for trying it Kara! It was clearly upsetting for you not to get it this time, but so so so good to get back on the bike and try and work it out in the SAME SESSION! Those type of mental blocks/ disappointments can be so demoralizing, but I think you smashed it! Keep it up! And thanks for such relatable content ♡

[@blaneysiktube]

Doing amazing there 🙌 you and tom should replicate that feature using the MTB hopper on some grass with a slope so if you fall it's no big issue and you'll get tonnes better at popping off the jump

[@battlepug3122]

Well done Kara and wise words from Tom

[@willjones7132]

Great progression video! Your speed and smoothness increased big time in just a few runs. Great explanations. Time for a fullface, and more saftey gear?

[@Rosco0754]

Not watched yet but taking a drink every time Kara says sick or send it.

[@KaraBeal]

😂 might not end too well then

[@Rosco0754]

@@KaraBeal I now can't see and am singing Elvis songs...hic

[@adamrunquist3454]

What great educational video. It’s nice to see that mental aspect of understanding when your skills aren’t quite ready yet. You will be there soon though.

[@scottmanley2020]

Fair play for having a crack at it, top half is bang on now.🤙🏼💪🏻

[@KaraBeal]

For sure!

[@wharfedalelocksmiths5430]

That step up was sweet cherry pie 😁

[@C-24-Brandan]

You're confidence & determination are inspiring! 📷🎥💯🤯🚴‍♀️ Little more practice & you'll be hitting that Whale Tail no problemo!

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks so much!

[@satchelle]

I’m sure you’ll eventually nail that whale tail, Kara! Props to you and Tom for highlighting safety above anything else. 👏 And that step-up at the end was hella awesome 🤘💕

[@jakedyson3121]

So proud that you could make yourself even try it! Love seeing women enjoying riding. Keep shredding :)

[@rhythmark7534]

Super proud of you. And smart to hold off till next time! You are progressing great!! Very impressive

[@DavidSmith-wy5js]

Impressed to see how much your riding has improved in such a short time.

[@SouthwestSasquatch]

Nice riding and nice track.

[@guyd4067]

Love your vids. Legend.

[@roblow8126]

awesome riding, stick at it and you'll get it

[@KaraBeal]

For sure! Next time!

[@eartharrow6772]

Nice one Kara, this was a good video great progression

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks so much!

[@felixmtb3026]

Just keep going🤟

[@lukeblackiston7290]

Toms a sound guy I met him once in dedham woods doing some mad shit on a nuts jump . Was hitting it like it was nothing too guy Tom . Stay safe both

[@olliejennings5348]

I've been eyeing up the whale tail at twisted oaks for ages! I saw you there last week actually...

[@KaraBeal]

You should ride it for sure!

[@chomakk]

Great vid! Nice to see the progression and amazing how much you've improved in confidence and skill. It's great to see vids with people's attempts even if they don't succeed first time. Bit disappointed you didn't do a Kara's : 'Yaaaar' this time :-P

[@BexFletcher]

You’ll smash the Whale Tail next time! 🐳 💪

[@chlowiiyt6710]

Tom looked scared

[@MaxPowersHedgehog]

So inspiring to watch you "tackle" the whale tail Kara! Soon you will be able to quit your day job at the Hospital?

[@samb2334]

Just send it🤙 often goes alright and if it doesn’t what’s the worst that could happen? Worst that’s happened to me was a broken collarbone and after 5 months I was back on the bike! Great video👍

[@mintyaviation2376]

Nice one, even the fact you got onto the whale tail is pretty impressive - maybe try it on the ebike though?

[@KaraBeal]

Yes I think I’m going to next time!

[@charlieharrison3245]

your gettting soooooooooooo good now

[@KaraBeal]

I am trying to practice a lot more recently!

[@Paulm622]

Wow your confidence rose halfway through the video, won’t be long till you make that jump

[@rowan8877]

Sick! 🤟

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks man!

[@stuartgibson9749]

Safety first Kidda 🤘

[@stevenwillerton3949]

Every little bit off progress counts we all started somewhere, you made it further than I would off on a downhill course don’t think my BMX would handle that 🤣

[@thedecliningcyclist3321]

Just before you hit that whale tail the first time KZbin dropped an ‘Injury lawyers for you’ ad in as I watched 😳

[@thedecliningcyclist3321]

I’d also like to say you’re already hitting stuff I wouldn’t be able to ride and I’ve been falling off bikes longer than you’ve been alive so mucho respect from an old codger 🤣

[@fluxant]

Mtbing is about the size of the smile on your face not the size of the jumps 😀

[@KaraBeal]

Exactly!

[@johnconarty3762]

This is an amazing way of putting it! Should throw this on some shirts and start selling it!

[@dempsycrace2534]

Let’s go love this vid

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks so much!

[@jedbooperdooper1050]

I think if you were riding your E bike that you're more comfortable on you might have not cased but fair play for trying and keep sending 🤘🏻

[@KaraBeal]

Maybe! I’ll give it a go on the ebike next time for sure!

[@carlettob72]

💪🏻

[@thevapingpolisher9717]

Send it 👍

[@KaraBeal]

Sendingggg

[@olliefranks2341]

U should ride the whale take at rogate

[@seanlincoln1879]

Practice your bunny hops! Trust me... and maybe a full face helmet

[@bikingclips5666]

Try Rogate whale tail first- it will be easier and help to eventually do that whale tail

[@KaraBeal]

Ahhh yes going there soon!

[@jamietaylor1552]

Rogates whale tail is so much harder than that one rogates one is in actual step up gap and then step down gap

[@bikingclips5666]

@@jamietaylor1552 the gap on is not a step up

[@scrizzfn8070]

400th like i love mtb im goin there saterday

[@mradam4430]

#team

[@Oli_jack]

Kara ur insane What do u think of my latest edit on ‘how to ride freeride trail’

[@ulisake1899]

Like60.. nice 🥳

[@KaraBeal]

Thanks man!

[@alfieharris97]

Great work!! what hub do you have on the rear?

[@KaraBeal]

I have the halo supadrive hub!

[@charliesbikes4202]

She really took the time to reply to some of her fans on this vid🤣

[@KaraBeal]

What do you mean?

[@htimsdrahcir]

I wish I had a Tom, is he available for pro-bono work? 😂

[@ExplosiveNotes]

Just opinion of someone who knows you only from vids, Tom knows better, but I'd say that when something makes you so nervous that your voice shakes, it's not safe for you to ride. Even if it would be "false alarm" and the thing would be in your skill set, the level of nervousness is mostlikely going to prevent you from being in control.

[@KaraBeal]

I don’t think my voice was shaking! I knew I could do it that’s why I went for it! If I really didn’t want to do it I wouldn’t do it! I’ve walked away from loads of things in the past!

[@ExplosiveNotes]

@@KaraBeal I watched again. You're right, your voice wasn't shaking. I mean at 4:00 "... Tom has just gone down ..." I can here little bit of tremolo BUT I think I was projecting a lot with the comment. Definitely don't want discourage you / scare you / be unsupportive.

[@louenallsop]

If you fall of it don’t matter

[@EdLo.]

Just a humble opinion but i think you should learn to move your body and the bike more in the air and pop a little bit more on jumps that way you wont have rely only on speed and will probably make things a bit safer

[@letogrew9640]

Full face might give u more confidence cant see aswell but will save ur face if do crash awesome riding tho

[@45graham45]

Ditch the Ebike, it's holding you back. What is itvwith people & Ebikes? If you're young, healthy, just pedal a damn bike. It's not hard & as you've proven, a push bike's far better for any tech stuff & jumps. Great video though. Looks like you had a great day.

[@georgeholmes5237]

Ohh man I worry watching you ride sometimes! For someone who has been doing it for so many years you have barely improved sadly, was exciting watching you start your life into mtb but man it's gone real stagnant lately...... I still don't know how or why you still struggle and can't do drop offs, even small walls. Hope to see things improve once the UK is out of lockdown!

[@KaraBeal]

I haven’t been doing it for many years... only 2 years in between working a full time job. It’s only recently I have managed to put more time into my riding. I can do drop offs... if you watched the full vid you would have realised that! Maybe focus more on yourself and stop worrying about me... I am going at my own pace and am happy with what I have achieved!

[@georgeholmes5237]

@@KaraBeal fuck me dead.... snow flake or what... what have a page that is social and open to the world and then can't take any criticism bar people say nice things to you? Typical winging pom. Ps I'm sure been following you since end of 2018? Feel like years now

[@georgeholmes5237]

@@KaraBeal ps I think last time I watched you post a drop off would of been back end of Feb and I'm still yet to see you get one without the front wheel hitting the floor first?

[@ByronWWW]

What a dick! you've got mega balls doing that Kara - maybe some armour and a full face when pushing your limits though, just seen what happened to Casey Gemma

[@lukemtb6800]

Just put a full face on and send it

[@markorourke2080]

U need to stop breaking in turns

[@louenallsop]

Why have you just made that vid when you didn’t do it your just need to send it’s easy

[@lucasandthatuk4677]

Tell me about it. Come to watch and always a false headline.