MOUNTAIN BIKING OVER 40 | HOW TO WALL RIDE

[@LuluBejot]

Great mtb video! Love it . I do believe you will get better 😃you just earned a new sub 🥰

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks. I believe you will get better too. Let’s do this!

[@j.l.5966]

You’re 57?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!! Holy crap, proof that MTB keeps you young! 💪🏼

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks! You just made my week!

[@catbank]

@@JoyOfBike I was going to drop the exact same comment. I'm 42 and just started mountain biking again after a 15 year brake on racers and a big old christiania bike. I'm going through your great videos and learning a lot, but I was absolutely sure you weren't more than perhaps three or four years older than me :D Thank's and have a good one!

[@lukefarmer5391]

@@JoyOfBike you sure you didn’t mean 47. 👍

[@onerider808]

You truly look 35ish. The amount of total studs in their 60s and up in BoCo never ceases to amaze me.

[@ericthorsell7515]

57........ my 53 year old ass just ran out of excuses!!! Stumbled on to your chanel a couple weeks ago. Awesome info that I've actually put to use on my local trails. Thanks and keep it up.

[@gervincutler3965]

Great channel for OLD GUYS like ME!! Love what your doing!

[@JoyOfBike]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@brenthumble9368]

Keep it up!!! So stoked to have found your vids!! In my mid 40's and getting back into MTB and BMX and so STOKED!!! You are really helping my progression. ALOHA!!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Awesome! Thank you! What island you on? We have a place in Kauai.

[@concrowley4860]

Great job on Wall ride clip! Keep up the great job 👍

[@tnlonnie03]

Another greatly helpful video👍 I’m 53 and it’s great to see you doing what you love at your age man. I plan on enjoying many more years on my bike. Your channel has really helped me with all the things I’ve struggled with on a mountain bike. BTW I just bought a dirt jumper after your latest “show”🤘

[@JoyOfBike]

Oh wow. You’re gonna enjoy that. What did you get?

[@tnlonnie03]

My local shop gave me a killer deal on a GT LaBamba Pro.

[@JoyOfBike]

Sweet looking bike!!!

[@yorgosk2938]

Hey, I'm a 44-year-old, back to MTB after 20 years off, and it seems I am going through your "show collection" as I can't get enough :-). Thank you for another great video. If I may; I have a suggestion. It could be beneficial to the viewer if presented with the prerequisites required for each skill you are teaching. So, what is needed to know prior to tackling a feature or learning a new skill. Position/jumping/dropping, cornering, etc. then provide a link to that particular video, if you already have covered it, for viewers to watch first. I hope it does not come across as criticism. I really like your channel and what you do for us.

[@JoyOfBike]

Very good idea.

[@airliftpilot]

Step 1: find a wall ride Step 2: ride the perfectly sculpted air This channel continues to bring me great joy and it’s nice to know there is hope for progression in the 2nd half of life!

[@JoyOfBike]

This has been my favorite mid life crisis so far!!!

[@koho]

Great tutorial! I found the head tilt tip key when I was first trying this. On the wall, keep the lower shoulder down, and head tilted down. At exit, turn your head back vertical to the ground. If you do that it almost seems automatic. BTW, I'm 59 not as far as Alex, but trying to progress!

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks! The head tilt is key! Congrats on the progression and welcome to the channel.

[@masterimbecile]

The bike really follows your eyes (and your hip). If you look at the exit, the bike exits. If you look at your front tire, it's just an OTB waiting to happen.

[@dannybarrera7637]

Dude, you ride like you were a BMXer. Your video edits are really pro. Enjoy your videos a lot. 👍

[@rubenstohler8659]

YEAH, heeaauuggh!....DIG'N IT ! The high ride!

[@jeffwertz8108]

I have seen very few videos specifically on riding wall rides, and I really liked it! Strengths included the vibe, the editing incl. music, great riding examples, confidence inspiring, very good tips. This very much hit my skill level. I'd say to make it even better, I'd agree with the other commenter who said it would be helpful to have other wall examples. Like do some that are less vertical, that you roll onto and off of, some that are more vertical, some that are curved and not flat, some that have a mid-line in them where the verticle angle changes (or more than one change), etc. Show progression from the easiest type to the more difficult type and differences you need to do. I thought it was good that you talked about the use of the eyes, but I felt you could do it even more. I rode a high speed wall ride recently at Fire Mountain Cherokee, NC that was fast, longer, but not nearly as forgiving on vertical "width" and due to poor use of eyes and being worried about going over the top edge of the wall ride, I almost did at speed b/c I was looking at/over the edge. It was a major panic button moment and fortunately just in time I knew to look down which just barely saved it and kept me on the wall. It was super fun and the challenge of that one was staying on it all the way until it ended instead of running out of speed and coming down off of it too early. You should check it out sometime. but great video, great stoke on your channel. At 52 I love the concept and enjoy watching each one. Keep it up!

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks. I made this video before we had any subscribers and it was sort of a shot in the dark. Now it's a lot easier to make the right thing because people ask for it. LOVE IT. So There will absolutely be another wall ride video. Probably more than one. It's funny as soon as you finish a video there are three things you want to add or redo. I'd like to show the same principles with a small wall and progress to larger walls and show some of the alternate shapes too. Stay shreddy my friend!!!

[@robertstrobel7338]

Another great vid. Finally someone who knows how to edit!!! Every MTB channel, when they cut to music it's blasting, they go back I dialogue I can't hear them, I have to sit there with my finger on the volume knob and turn it down when the music hits and turn it back up when they talk. Thank you for not making me do that!!!

[@powertapping]

I like your realistic approach. I'm 62 and doing my first Enduro race in a week. I love to push it and want to get better without serious injury. Injuries happen but with proper preparation comes less risk. I'll keep watching.

[@JoyOfBike]

Agreed!! Enjoy the racing!

[@dougboylan9380]

Nice video. You have a great selection of them. I live in a rural area about 50 miles from the nearest trails, so I built my own. About 3 miles of single track trail that more closely resembles something you would expect to see a canoe being portaged on than a nice flow trail. I was just out in the snow riding my fatbike on it. It was nice to hear that you're in your late 50's. I have a half dozen years on you, so it's good to see an old dog learning new tricks!

[@JoyOfBike]

Right on brother. This learning this is for everybody!!!

[@andrewh3118]

Right on bro 🍺🤟. 50 here, Shredding MTB since ‘89 ! Awesome job on the channel. The best so far on KZbin for MTB tutorials. Keep it going. Look forward to more. Great vibe. Thanks

[@JoyOfBike]

Wow man. Really appreciate the interest and kind comment so much. These things are fun but it’s taking all my Adobe Premiere skills to pull them off. Hahahaha. Getting better and slowly figuring this KZbin thing out. More reps right?!!! Welcome to our crew.

[@tagzedawg]

46 here and just found your channel. I've only gotten into MTB this year and working on jumps, drops, etc, so I really appreciate this content! You broke this down so well, but my favorite part was the "happy thought nugget." That's actually an awesome point. These things are MADE to be ridden and work well, so the rider's job is just to use it as intended.

[@Ndcent23]

So I was a park today and they had this giant wall. I’ve only been riding about two months and was a little nervous. I seriously pulled this up and it gave me the confidence to do it. I stuck it first try, it was amazing, thank you. I posted a quick vid on my page of it.

[@dsauce5722]

Just subbed. Your "show" makes me want to ride more than usual. Keep up the great content. 🤘🤘

[@JoyOfBike]

Making ripples of stoke is the goal!!!

[@joelcampbell8161]

Just found this channel. I’m 43 and my 12yo son is getting into MTB. We’re learning so much! Thank you for all the free instruction. Also, I smashed the buttons!

[@adiedrolet6702]

I want to see more of that dancing at the end! 😍 Haha! Your videos are AMAZING. I don’t even bike and I’m completely obsessed. Feeling the stoke!

[@kerryrobbert7493]

Diggin' your vids. As a 53 y.o. who started learning to jump, manual and wheelie last year, It's really inspirational to see an older athlete learning to do this stuff, especially one without a pro BMX or Freeride background... Keep up the good work!

[@JoyOfBike]

I applaud your choices sir. The bike is an endless well of gifts. And welcome to the channel. BTW, we eagerly take requests because our subscribers sometimes seem to know what we need to make better than we do. So let us know what you want to see.

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

So dope! Thx for sharing

[@mikemack6827]

Thanks! I’m 60 and been basically a trail rider for years and just starting to do more drops, jumps, and wall rides. I’ve not done well on walls so far. I keep sliding off, but now I understand why. It’s all geometry and psychology. Appreciate the tips.

[@JoyOfBike]

Heck yeah Mike. I want to do another video with smaller walls but the physics and the tips are the same. If you’re sliding off you’re most likely not leaning enough. So try to lean your head towards your shoulder. The body should follow and the body needs to be around 90 degrees from the wall angle. It can be a little less. The other issue might be that you need a bit more speed. If you have a wall that doesn’t require a jump off, (I hope so if you’re learning) try the lean first then fine tune your speed.

[@kicknitoldskool]

More great tips, can't wait to hit the bike park

[@JoyOfBike]

Oh man. Me too. More snow on the way!!!

[@josehurtado7822]

I really love the way you explain things . Thanks a lot !! I’m new in your Chanel

[@JoyOfBike]

Welcome to the crew my friend.

[@norbertmikolajczyk]

You guys are awesome 🤩

[@wryanturner]

Nice video! Wall rides scare me more than anything else. Here in the PNW they are unforgiving if you get too vertical. I like the tip about dropping your shoulder--maybe that will get me over the hump. Your channel is like a parallel universe for me--15 or more years ago I was talking with people at CPB about relocating to Boulder, but chickened out on the move as I wasn't sure about the area's economy. Today I'm still in marketing and riding harder than ever, even at my advanced age. Fun to see you enjoying the sun. :)

[@JoyOfBike]

Nice!! What is a CPB?

[@wryanturner]

@@JoyOfBike Right, sorry. BCP?

[@JoyOfBike]

Ryan Turner LOL

[@stephenstoccardo1636]

Nice! Thanks!

[@lolaharwood4702]

Amazing, im going to have to try the wall ride at my local-ish after covids gone. No wussing out now!

[@JoyOfBike]

👌

[@robrousseau4478]

“After Covids gone” lol. It’s not “going” anywhere. It’s here now and forevermore! So get on that wall now.... cause now is all you have!

[@meliss9536]

That’s how I feel.

[@lolaharwood4702]

@@robrousseau4478 yeah, i did it about a month ago now when they re opened, and it was easier than i expected!

[@WeAreBikeScouts]

I used to race cross-country but never got to ride anything with the word "death" in its name. The last time I did a ride that required flying was my BMX days in a dirt track race and I broke my front tooth. When I got home I was so afraid I'd get grounded for riding my bike that way so I told my parents that somebody punched me in the face. Hard to believe that you're just learning this stuff, you have awesome skills. I'll be sharing this with my team (Bike Scouts) who ride with me as Volunteer Bicycle Messengers for disaster response. We usually just stick to delivering supplies and helping people communicate after natural disasters but this video is an awesome inspiration. More power to you!

[@JoyOfBike]

Great story. I love the idea that a fight was better than BMX. Amazing.

[@WeAreBikeScouts]

@@JoyOfBike My parents figured that I can't teleport to the afterlife because of a fist to my face but they were terrified of what kids were doing with BMXs.

[@JoyOfBike]

@@WeAreBikeScouts Great work with the Bike Scouts!

[@WeAreBikeScouts]

@@JoyOfBike Thank you! It's a work in progress and we're now attempting to build our own platform for it. I felt that there's a need for a brand for doing positive things on a personal level that people everywhere can rally around. It's a big challenge getting it off the ground in a country like the Philippines where there isn't much of a culture for doing new things - but we're getting there!

[@giorgosefkairiakos7606]

Dude i love your videos !!!! Great work 💪

[@damionpiper4000]

I'm gonna need to vacation somewhere with a bike park like that!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Boulder is a pretty great vacation spot!

[@higherpurposemtbiking3043]

Very nice!

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks Zack

[@markmckenney4534]

Freaks...LUV ALL OF THESE...AHHHHH🤜🔥🤛

[@JoyOfBike]

Heck yeah!!

[@jdubmash]

Great videos man! You should plan a trip to Bentonville this spring, summer... We could plan a get together with our local pro Rich Drew.. Would be a good series for your channel!

[@JoyOfBike]

That would be so Rad. He shreds!!

[@jgrunthaner]

I want to learn to do this!

[@johnryan2288]

Great channel!

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks brother!! Welcome!!

[@steiggeist]

you are a cool dude! like it!

[@JoyOfBike]

You’re cool too and I like you!!

[@marcomendez502]

Awesome videos!!...52 and just starting mountain biking with no previous experience except road biking....how about a how to video on jumps with “steps”, like you did on this one...enjoying your videos!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks. That’s a really good idea.

[@JoyOfBike]

Really appreciate the ideas like this. Our subscribers seem to know what we should make much better than we do! : ) It's super helpful to get requests.

[@markmccall6273]

Slidden down a few walls in my time. Time for me to grow a pair.

[@JoyOfBike]

Such a terrible feeling!

[@eduardoguzman333]

Love your videos, I’m 53 getting back into it after 25 years. Last bike was a 95 Stumpjumper hardtail. On these wall rides, how do you keep from landing sideways on the exit? Thank you

[@JoyOfBike]

Can you explain a bit more? As in sideways do you mean how do the wheels drop back down under you after being sideways?

[@eduardoguzman333]

Yes, exactly.

[@eduardoguzman333]

Yes, how do you level off after exiting the wall to land back on two wheels? Thank you

[@thee173t]

Super cool only one wall ride near me is about and hour down the road. Ill have to try it out now (here's to more commenting)

[@JoyOfBike]

I need to redo this vid with smaller walls this spring.

[@thee173t]

@@JoyOfBike The one I found is curved just a little looks more like a high burm rather than a jump on.

[@patbokezny3436]

"Perfectly sculpted air" LOL

[@JoyOfBike]

Saw them in there last week getting it just right with a toothbrush!!

[@patbokezny3436]

@@JoyOfBike Ahhh that's why it looks sooo freshhh :)

[@paulsewell9849]

Confession, I have been scared of wall rides. But now I want to give 'em a shot! I have never seen another video that breaks it down. I am thinking, ok, I can do each of those 4 steps, so... just put them together. I feel inspired and competent. Thanks guys! Now to find a wall in Bentonville, Arkansas. P.S. I'm 43.

[@JoyOfBike]

The good news is these steps will work on smaller walls. It is the same technique. The bad news is it would be a lot cooler if we just showed some smaller walls and we havent gotten to shooting that vid. But it is coming if we get a good melt. The new vid will probably speak more to the physics of exactly why we stick. Which is fun to geek out on AND it gives us older more analytical riders confidence. Start small. The small ones are more difficult in some ways because everything happens faster. Looks like you have some walls at the new pumptrack? Did I dream that?

[@paulsewell9849]

@@JoyOfBike Yesss! You are right. Good thinking.

[@grassinicolas]

What a great vídeo.

[@JoyOfBike]

Had fun making it. Hope it shows.

[@kenmalpus8133]

Great video! You are an inspiration for us old farts over 55👍😁

[@JoyOfBike]

Glad you liked it!!!

[@davehumpleby3440]

Great explanation but I still freeze and get involuntary bowel movements whenever I see a wall ride. I just can't get past the mental block.

[@JoyOfBike]

LOL

[@joshuajacobson3349]

Alex you are the Quentin Tarintino of mtb videos!

[@JoyOfBike]

Oh man. Gonna need to raise my game!!

[@onerider808]

Some day...

[@idancepink34]

Are there ones you can role into in Colorado?

[@JoyOfBike]

Yep. There are at least three at Valmont that you can roll onto.

[@jeffreykimes5771]

Good tips but maybe show video of the smaller walls first for us less expert over 50 intermediates 😳😁

[@JoyOfBike]

I will need a time machine to do it first but I'd love to do it soon. : ) Anything we didn't cover that would help in the next one?

[@paulsewell9849]

@@JoyOfBike How about how covering when to go from the rolling in and out of the smaller walls to the ones with air time? How do you know when to progress up? Start with both airing in and out or just one or the other on the big wall (if that is even an option?)

[@JoyOfBike]

@@paulsewell9849 Paul we had planned to start with a smaller wall and then progress to this wall but we got a late start this day. No excuse. Our recent video on drops is how I'd like to do wall rides too. We have a follow up drop vid to make and then weather permitting we will cover some wall rides and dig into the physics. My personal approach to progression is to wait until I'm bored to move up to more challenge.

[@rgr195]

I watch JUST because you're 57 and learning! 53 and doing same thing

[@JoyOfBike]

Good stuff!

[@tacconelli]

What is "Waffling"?

[@JoyOfBike]

When you can’t make up your mind.

[@walterlafleur8961]

Living in FL, wooden features terrify me. They are constantly moist and most of our features are wooden.

[@JoyOfBike]

It’s feel the same way and ours are rarely slick.

[@amandabuckle3837]

awesome videos man remember me when you get 1 million subs!

[@JoyOfBike]

I will! You just made my day!

[@stinkyham9050]

I've got to say hearing it called the wall of death didn't exactly give me a whole lot of confidence. Lol.

[@JoyOfBike]

My bad. Wall of stoke!!

[@onionfx]

I have commitment issues

[@jackl593]

He's 57?🤔 I know 30 somethings that look older.