Local Loam // Missoula, Montana

[@mtbmissoula8112]

Great to have you out Jeff, and thanks for the killer video!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

You guys have been doing an awesome job, and I'm excited to ride all that new stuff on the next visit!!!

[@benemery9547]

I was at collegiate nationals there in 2018. On the way there, the FedEx truck carrying our bikes ignited and most of my team's bikes were destroyed or badly damaged. The way the Montana riding community came together, doing whatever they could to get us, strangers from Vermont, to the start line was heartwarming. I can't say enough good things about the local community there. Wonderful to see the youth program and new trail development happening.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Wow Ben, sorry to hear about your bikes but what a good story!!! Thanks for watching!

[@josh_on_bikes]

He says that he was not at his peak performance in the video, as he shreds harder than we can ever dream to shred.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Josh- there are about a dozen “fancy riding shots”, way fewer than normal, but with how fun these guys were, I don’t think I needed to include any of my own riding!

[@ethanbenton6676]

A little back story: My local trails were originally founded by some dirt bikers in the 80's, then people started biking there (dirt bikes are illegal now b/c its a city park), soon enough the city had started construction on housing developments all up and down the ridge, these houses brought more people, which in turn brought hikers. Overtime the hikers grew tired of the riders using "their" hiking trails (even though the only people that volunteer with the city to do trail work there are mountain bikers). Long story short, the hikers have basically convinced the city to turn the park into an open space preserve, thus outlawing mountain bikers from using the trail system.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

That sucks Ethan!!! This is why advocacy is so important.

[@cobykluth1878]

So cool that you've visited Montana! I like when our riding and organizations get some shine! I love this series also. Thanks Jeff.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Cody!

[@maritimeshreds2049]

What a great feature on what looks like an amzing place to ride.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Foggy Coast! It was neat- so different from where I live, too.

[@NathanRaymondBarker]

Awesome crew out there in Missoula! Great experience racing their Iron Daisy Enduro a couple years back in Thompson Falls!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on Nathan!!! I haven't heard of that race, but way cool you went and did that.

[@marcosmadrazo2440]

What a place! So beautiful! Awesome story Jeff!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Marcos!

[@Cryptic150]

I’m actually from Missoula and I’m going to this trail tomorrow

[@kasomtb2351]

Wow that place looks perfect for mountain bike riding

[@JeffKendallWeed]

It was indeed legit!

[@jaymorgan9331]

Great time in history to release this. Days are getting longer and warmer, and we are likely looking at more than normal summer and fall this year. Hope is on the horizon.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Jay! And with all the newer riders finding mtbing now and the sport's quick growth, I'll be making a new push to raise awareness and support for MTB advocacy.

[@thel1zardking]

The videos in this series are easily my favorite! Looking forward to more.

[@dodgezilla04]

We are moving to Missoula in may to be part of the new Scheels store and the bike shop. Super excited to be part of this community. Jeff, if you need or want rv parking for your visit, hit us up, we've got room on our property for ya.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Congrats on the move and new gig, that's awesome!!! We hope to make another trip here in 2021.

[@alexhokanson5758]

My home is amazing! Take advantage of the trails all spring and summer long

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on Alex!!! You live in a great spot.

[@noahrobertson4127]

Oh yeah repping home town

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Cheers Noah! Missoula is a cool spot.

[@zanetaylor7]

Likes the video for the intro itself.

[@estimateparagon]

I rode in Missoula this past summer. I’m going back to spend more time this year.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on Stu, have a great trip!

[@ruvimtrofimovich]

I'm heading out this summer for the 1st time. Trail recommendations???

[@estimateparagon]

@@ruvimtrofimovich just on the south edge of town are quite a few trails you can ride to then north of the highway. Check the Trailforks or MTB Project apps for route planning.

[@Kevin-ex2yb]

Love the local loam series. Hopefully post covid will allow you to travel and do more of them

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Kevin! I’ve got two more episodes filmed already, hope To have them published soon!

[@tylerranes9391]

Makes me miss home sooo much more!!! I grew up in MT but am in WA now. Haha

[@sshapiro112]

Great episode of Local Loam

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Sean!

[@JordanGreenPNW]

One more reason for a Montana road trip this summer, great video as always!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Jordan, have a great trip man!!!

[@micahjaffe1249]

Ziplining at snowbowl in the is a lot of fun

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

Cool. Since we may or may not be able to enter Canada this summer I was looking for alternative places to ride. Silver Mtn was already on the list. Since this is so close I will add it.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on Blacque! I've heard good things about Whitefish, as well as near Spokane, WA, too.

[@Coolcmsc]

A follow up visit is mandatory - please? From over here in the U.K. where MTB trail advocacy is on a cusp, this particular style of vid is fascinating, entertaining, educational and - most importantly - inspirational. Thanks 😊 PS: Kendall, you’re too humble... you’re riding looks fine to me here and to think you were recovering from a pelvis # (been there, done that off a horse, so big insight 🤣).

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks for the note! SO GLAD to hear that this is helpful for you! We've seen a lot of light get shed on trail builders, and clearly their work is critical, but I really hope we can really promote advocacy as well. I'm particularly stoked when I see advocacy groups (Like MTB Missoula here) employ trail builders full time. That's just the best of both worlds! This series will never get as many eyeballs as even a bike check/bike review video will, but that's OK. Anyhow, direct your thanks to Jenson, PNW, and Industry 9, as those guys made this type of content possible despite the lower eyeball count. They get it! And we can always do the more visible videos as well. Thanks again man!

[@Coolcmsc]

@@JeffKendallWeed I’ll do that. FaceBook - yes, lots of things to say about FB - is proving exceptionally valuable to local advocacy groups in the U.K. It brings viewpoints together and when well moderated leads to shared insight and the shared action. Not that relevant in the US perhaps, but here in the U.K. bridleways are the shared right of way for bikes, horses, moto bikes and walkers. Another aspect of advocacy is bringing different users together to ‘see’ themselves through others’ eyes - constructive! You’re doing great stuff with your channel 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lostman65]

missoula is a fantastic place to ride. i’ve only ridden sheep mountain so far. it’s a great afterwork ride.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Sheep was fun! We did the full loop off thr back side and rodé out in the dark 😂

[@Getoutside2day]

Montana has been on my radar and added to my bucket list. Thanks for sharing JKW 👍🏽🍻🙌

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks for watching many!

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

Montana. Is. Awesome. Used to camp near Kalispell. Lake Mary Ronan. Love it.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Heck ya man!!!

[@allensmith.aaffect.1626]

Yes! I used to camp all the time up at twin lakes and the mission reservoir. One of the most beautiful areas in the US imo. The mission mountains and flat head lake are awesome. My family used to live in Ronan.

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

@@allensmith.aaffect.1626 Was living in Calgary. That area - so cheap and affordable. Lake Mary Ronan State Park is fantastic. The lake - so historically overstocked it is in perfect ecological balance! Lol. Sturgeon eating bass eating trout. Haha. I do remember a big dam. Possibly west of Polson????

[@allensmith.aaffect.1626]

@@thepedalsadvocate7389 yeah, it is a beautiful area. There is a big damn up on the north side of the lake, hungry horse.

[@Don-Michael]

Just moved to Bozeman and I'll def be making the drive up there. Bozeman MTB scene needs to take serious notes from this!

[@twright1211]

Helena has good stuff too. Plus you're not far from Big Sky!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Nice move Don! I’ve also heard about Helena area riding. Unfortunately a lot of great trails near Bozeman were lost when there was a big wilderness designation

[@Don-Michael]

@@JeffKendallWeed I did not know that. The area has so much potential. It'd be nice if they donated one section of mountain and built a full pedal-access bike park. Something like Kanuga in NC would be perfect for metro Bozeman.

[@mtbmissoula8112]

The people at SWMMBA have done some amazing work at Copper City and elsewhere- don't discount that! It's not easy.

[@Don-Michael]

@@mtbmissoula8112 Oh no doubt! I've been watching vids of Copper City a while before moving out here. I'd actually love to see more trails built there. What would be really special is getting something like the Boise Bike Park near downtown Bozeman.

[@BikeLifewithRob]

I need to make my way further West into Montana I see!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Might as well! MT is HUGE with opportunity for MTBing!

[@hutchjehle2804]

I live there!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on, Hutch!

[@PedalingDave]

Local Loam vids are the best!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Dave!

[@bensun432]

amazing video Jeff!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Benson!

[@radbikeshredgnar4423]

My favorite local loam so far. We need to find a free chair lift.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Hahaha I wish their chairlift was operational!

[@MountainBikingTrips]

Really nice nature

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Montana is beautiful!

[@kingrat738]

Recovering from injury... not riding my best... "What you talkin bout Willis!?"

[@JeffKendallWeed]

There are only a few shots of “fancy riding”, but the guys behind mTb Missoula are so fun that the video didn’t really even need me riding at all!

[@HjCrawford]

Im in Missoula, would have loved to of seen y'all!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Right on J! We have another MT video dropping in a few weeks, stay tuned!

[@ChrisPoli]

Montana 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Yewwwww!

[@Artist21st]

Love it! Love Montana! But one question. What about a mountain lion popping up on their bike trail? Montana is wild after all.

[@mountainsteward7776]

Mountain travel is inherently risky. If you're afraid of the animals 8t may be best to stick to a place where they're not of concern to you. The mountains are theirs. You'd just be visiting their home.

[@yeeher1671]

Hey Jeff, I like your style of riding and just wondering what wheel size do you ride the most?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks so much Yee! I ride 29” the most but was on 27.5 in this vid

[@lukejaraczeski6126]

Have you ever been to/heard of the trails in Great Falls MT? It’s a pretty unique single track trail that cuts through the upper reaches of the Missouri River breaks.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Woa, I haven't heard of that, thanks for the tip Luke! I think another Montana trip is in the works for 2021.

[@lukejaraczeski6126]

@@JeffKendallWeed Awesome, Montana really is something special! The trails here in GF are primarily single track, and definitely not quite as polished as the ones in Missoula, but they are pretty cool, lots of technical riding, in and out of coulees, on cliff-sides, etc. If you get a chance, you should definitely check it out! Bozeman also has a pretty cool place called Copper City, kinda near Three Forks. I've rode there, and its pretty fun. Billings also has a pretty cool single track system along the Cliffside's in town. Helena also has a great reputation for having some pretty cool trails, right out of their downtown. Hopefully you're able to check all of them out at some point!

[@Davis2you]

JEFF! Will you be doing another bike seminar in southern Utah? If so when?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks for the note Joseph! I'm pretty sketched out on doing more clinics, I'm just not comfortable with the liability, so I've put those on pause indefinitely.

[@timothywalters4698]

Was that the missoula mammoths lolo race at 1:26?

[@DirtCityMTB]

What drone are you using for those epic mountain shots? Best video I've seen you make hands down! Great camera and bike flow man.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Thanks Dirt! We filmed this with a ratty old Mavic Air which has since met its demise in a tree lol!

[@DirtCityMTB]

@@JeffKendallWeed That sucks! At least you got to make this great video with it before it met its end.

[@drewchang7921]

miss that Trust fork.....

[@JeffKendallWeed]

It’s got a unique feel! I liked the message on the HD4 and HD5 with the short travel rear shock, but this was the shout and was honestly too big for the Hd5. I’ll throw my message back on the stylus soon tho!

[@solosencillo1]

Safety should be the first but i know MTB it is all about feeling.

[@MrGogogordo]

State of Jefferson

[@zooromain]

psh Missoula is so lucky... gotta drive my ass there and survey it up myself

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Check it out! It's pretty cool. Lucky? Sure- but that came with a lot of hard work and dedication.

[@YashKumar-gd3fk]

What's the name of the song at 3:50? Sick video!

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Hey Yash I don’t recall, sorry. I subscribe to a music service and they automatically clear the copyright so I don’t need to pull the song info. I spent a couple days hunting for these songs tho!

[@YashKumar-gd3fk]

@@JeffKendallWeed No worries! good picks haha!

[@oxirosmusic]

What about the bears?

[@JeffKendallWeed]

The bears? We're in Missoula, not Chicago!

[@mountainsteward7776]

Montana is full. I hear North Dakota is spectacular this time of year 🙄

[@Ultramarine37]

I agree

[@nostr8ghtlinzs596]

rule number 1 always look good?? do you have any idea how hard it is to find a hot pink, and pretty bike?????????

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Hahahaha both Krylon and Rustoleum make a solution, Eva!

[@rheashawn]

Just moved from missoula montana to Kentucky. Meg was my boss with missoula parks and rec.. you will never meet a better town for recreational opportunity

[@lukeesslinger5706]

Did you actually make this 2 years ago??

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Filmed in September 2019!

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

Dang all those beetle-kill conifers are a bummer. Hope the baby ones grow up and take their place in a hurry.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

??? We saw some prescribed burn stuff on Sheep, but that was it...?

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

@@JeffKendallWeed I was figuring that most of those standing dead pines were done in by pine borer beetles. I think the prescribed burns are done in response to the huge amount of dead trees. Saw a bunch of it near Trestle in Colorado last summer.

[@PeterLeclaire]

@@AndrewBeveridge461 The dead trees on the carlton ridge part are from a big fire a few years ago, like 50k acres. It's kind of sad much of it is still charred and lifeless 4 years later but it'll come back eventually and in the meantime riding through it is really cool. It's much more open and bright than it used to be, and you get this weird strobe light effect going through the shadows. One of my favorite rides in the area. Long way up, but then 5k feet of singletrack to the highway.

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

@@PeterLeclaire ahh ok - that makes sense. Would love to get over to Montana again sometime - it's crazy to think that there's not a lot of MTB going on there quite yet!

[@allensmith.aaffect.1626]

@@AndrewBeveridge461 it's from a forest fire. Moat the beetle death is further east near Lincoln and Roger's pass on hwy 200. The pine beetle has done a lot of damage out there. :(

[@ericherbst3557]

Missoula is sweet but Helena is wear its at just saying 😉

[@erich8258]

The woman interviewed has a pretty questionable attitude towards mountain biking: climbing is always hard and downhill is always scary. And this is her lesson to kids? Yikes. I'm all for embracing the challenge, but do it in a positive way. After all, mtb is supposed to fun. It's not life and death.

[@joranelias2344]

She means that as a way to encourage beginners & young kids who may be intimidated by the better riders around them. The good riders are breathing hard on the climbs, just like you. The good riders get scared at times descending, just like you. The message is, yes, you can do this too! Also, if you actually met her, or talked to people who actually live in this community, you would quickly learn that she is a practically super-human force in driving the enthusiasm for young kids to ride bikes in this town. Literally everyone here loves her, and parents in this town have absolutely zero qualms about sending their kids off to ride with her.

[@JeffKendallWeed]

Eric, I think your comment is coming from a good place, but Meg totally has the right attitude in my opinion. Just today I was climbing some features at South Mtn in Phoenix and it was hard as heck! When I see my daughter struggling on climbs, I will totally validate her feelings that it's indeed hard. And downhills? I was honestly scared a few times as I bounced down the rocks right next to the cactuses. Again, it's OK to be scared on a bike. Hard and scary is part of why we ride- because when we overcome those, that feeling of satisfaction is soooo worth it!