Mountain biking Yancey's Ridge - Wilsons Creek Pisgah

In this Thrills with Phil, myself and a few other Mountain bikers from Lees McRae head to Wilson's Creek Pisgah to ride Yancey's ridge. It's located right behind GrandFather Mountain in the North Western parts of North Carolina

[@florihupf]

While your riding is awesome and fun to watch I have to say what makes your channel so enjoyable is when your kind and thoughtful personality shines through. Keep it up! :)

[@coryrycroft8593]

Phil, you are stupid fast! Balls to the wall, keep it up. It's like a roller coaster watching this!!

[@jeffchapell7154]

Stunning - watched this 3 times and still can't believe the speed and skills. Masterclass.

[@Bjoggi308]

Insane speeds Phil. I know you know the trails, but still. It's code brown just watching the video.

[@learningthehardway6186]

Lol just when I thought I was getting pretty fast... Phil’s “go slow it’s steep” speed is as fast as I am regularly. Insane man. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoshuaLTRyan]

Every time I think well, I'm dead, trying something new and exciting I also think.... at least I'm doing what I love. :) Awesome video Phil, your a beast!

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+Joshua Ryan glad you enjoyed the video, and thank you for the kind words :)

[@Funhog71]

"heads up it gets scketchy" @612...no more understated words were spoken on KZbin today. great riding and video. love the channel and the stashe. (I have same stache).

[@RyanMarcyesOutdoors]

Looks Rad!!! The No Footer DH is scary & crazy!!! Love the videos, keep shredding and remember to Live-Life-Loud!!!

[@TheDuds33]

Phil......So fast.... just so very fast. Loving the videos, keep it up!

[@ericjohnson3647]

I swear every time I watch your videos, your skills always amaze me. Keep up the great work!

[@stevewatkins9280]

One of my favorite trails in the Forest, you made that look much easier than it is!! Hard to tell from the video just how gnarly those gully descents are!

[@HenrichHostak]

OMFG 1:53 I would be dead there. the speed is insane man.

[@stuartcarson9378]

I think he held the fast forward button.

[@MrWookLoaf]

Another sweet video phil. Thanks for sharing.

[@mutantbearsbikingadventure4643]

This stays one of my favorite trail videos you've done! I've probably watched it like 20 times already!

[@JustinCaseWages]

Mind blowing speed! The turns turned wall rides were nuts. You transitioned so fast!

[@aronisink1]

MAN.. my heart is racing ... PHIL'S GOT MAD SKILLS...

[@dank3823]

So awesome. Frigging ripping that gnarly trail. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ReluctantRider]

Must be one of the fastest on KZbin period.

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+Crank House Cycle Network Aaron gwin and Danny Hart both have channels, but they aren't really active.

[@tomclayton9398]

Skills With Phil ok then, the fastest active rider on KZbin 😂 for real I'm subbed to quite a few riders and they're no where near as quick

[@ReluctantRider]

Exactly! Fastest on KZbin doing stabilised footage uploading regularly. Not suggesting you're the fastest in the world mate, but you are scary fast!

[@BockaufBiken]

Dude that speed is crazy! Sick riding!

[@jonnystrawny5284]

Best active youtube rider handsdown

[@lamefart]

MTB Recklessly, he's up there with Nate Hills, Scotty Laughland, and Jeff Kendal-Weed...

[@MTBdropIN]

Thanks Phil I had a lot of fun too lol!!! Super sick thrills with phil

[@Fropuff123]

Great video Phil!👍🏻

[@diegoschmidt324]

Phil, that Gimbal is really doing a good job, it's a pleasure to watch! Also i nearly freak out seeing you going that fast into those blind turns... i sometimes have trouble detecting the trail at all!! :D

[@MicheleNardovideos]

You gotta tell me something... How the **** do you go so fast and so composed down those trails.. Right now after my injury I have some "mental" problems but damn I'm scared after watching this.. incredible run

[@orthZ]

MiKeZee trusting your skill level and bike is what makes you fast on the downs :D

[@MicheleNardovideos]

my god I wanna ride like you one day

[@dontspamkoth]

MiKeZee don't forget, he's also a pro DH rider. that takes a lot of practice.

[@SkillsWithPhil]

MiKeZee I wish I could tell you the secret but it's more boring than you'd expect, it's just riding your bike a lot and getting used to being in hairy situations. It just becomes normal and the more casual it feels the better you are able to react. There's definitely times when I get scared, and being scared tenses you up which is the last you want.

[@geemail369]

MiKeZee: It's all in the moustache!

[@phantomrider86]

Wow, Phil ! You had it pinned wide open. QUESTION: Can you do an in-depth tutorial on how you to corner at Mach 2 ?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+PhantomRider86 haha only mach 1. I do have a video on conering both flat and berms. But I could expand on it.

[@phantomrider86]

Yes, that would be great if you explained the mechanics of body movements and timing as you hit a berm. Looking at your videos, it looks like you are steering with a hip movement, kind of like you have a rudder on the bike, pushing the bike into the corner to make an abrupt change in direction. One second it looked like you were going to smash into a huge tree, the next second you suddenly change direction and continue on your way, blitzing the trail! Sick riding !!

[@frostburn311]

Insane speed man! Awesome run!

[@fromxctoletssee]

Dang bro you fly that bike like a Star Wars Speedster!!!

[@Puggy124]

you got crazy skilz Phil..great vids

[@charlesholland6851]

we don't have downhills like this in lower Alabama. probably a good thing too. i'd probably die! Awesome stuff Phil

[@carverboycarverboy2097]

Wow, brings back memories! The first trail I ever traveled to ride! It was a little less blown out on the long loop back in the day. Which was good riding a 1.25 travel elastomer Manitau fork lol!

[@yngugly4188]

Wow you are sooo good at riding!

[@neemaahmadian6635]

This video just made my day. Thanks a lot Phil :D keep it up! :D

[@ccim9822]

Dang I have ridden this trail and thought u must have had it sped up when watching with no volume. Watched again with volume and damn. Cheers!

[@roostville3909]

3:59 Wow that's game to ride no feet! Impressive!

[@BugMonsters]

sick trails and insane speed, freaking awesome!

[@JoaquinBridges]

Holy crap you kicked some ass flying down that! BADASS

[@cmorrow001]

great video and rad skills!

[@MTBdropIN]

Man dude that nasty one got me nervous, man you are crazy quick!!

[@TheOpius123]

Pisgah is so awesome, great trails. This was a dope video tho, wish i was that fast lol. I always go to Brevard, NC so i can ride Dupont, maybe stop by The Hub grab a beer.

[@CaptRohmer]

lmao you're a madman - keep up the great vids

[@ryand121984]

sick ride as always bro!

[@abcdefghijkqrstwxyz]

Missing your videos, Phil! I just binge watch all your old ones😅 I love your style of riding! It’s incredible to see first person. It’d be awesome if you had a speedometer on screen! I bet you went over 30mph on some of those descents😵 good stuff, man!

[@SteezyStud]

Holy shit! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

[@FatBikerVaibhav]

you gonna put videos like this in future too? :(

[@DarrenRashJr]

awesome video man. headed to bent creak in a couple weeks from PA and your vids are getting me really stoked. keep it up!

[@iskiokay]

Darren Rash Jr. I'm in PA also. I'm headin to NC in June. Where are you?

[@DarrenRashJr]

FoodWaterShelter Johnstown, you?

[@iskiokay]

Darren Rash Jr. Franklin, PA Venango County

[@tedclev]

Love that trail so much. Classic.

[@tpow2651]

I just find it amazing how you keep so much momentum

[@BuckeyeMCS]

WOW! That was awesome!

[@yosmith1]

Wow, Phil...just wow!

[@shamuslockey]

that bike takes on everything !

[@robertjohnson2879]

Amazing Phil 👌😳

[@shredntread9600]

Hey Phil!! Great as always...any way you could ride Fletcher creek, Cantrell creek so i can get a good look at these for the race in 2 weeks..Pisgah 111k ? Keep Shredn' !!

[@billvandusenmusic]

Geez I know you said you don't go 100% when you ride alone, but this group ride seems like 2x as fast as other vids. Flyin!

[@jordidiego2149]

Dude you really fly over this trail!

[@thecakeisalie7070]

Next level! Bring back the hardtails! :D

[@oliver4003]

holy shit do you even run brakes???

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+Reet MTB nah man, I don't know what brakes are ;)

[@oliver4003]

Didn't think so:)

[@followmylines]

You scare me... but in a good way! Fun stuff!!!

[@ckaffer]

felt like we were being shot out of a cannon. Thanks for sharing Phil!

[@mitchwarren1600]

That bike glows like it's computer animation! Sorry I forgot to mention you in my first KZbin footage. I'm sure you will get by ! 😁awesome BIKENESS as alway from you ! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@harvuk7729]

Phil you should try and get a sponsor hooked up for the 2018 World Cup!

[@ridingflats]

Great video as always. Just on the last few parts the quality went really bad, anyway to fix this or is it just because of the speed + all the leaves and trees?

[@ducatimikep]

Would love to see a camera view of your suspension working on one of those downhills.

[@PetenshiDaa]

Omg your emotions are awesome. :)

[@davidevan1826]

Were you faster than a cheetah? Damn bro, you got some speed!!👏🔥😱👍

[@ppsh41doubletap]

Holy crap dude you were flying. I can't wait until I'm a good enough rider to ride Pisgah!

[@koua715]

I enjoy Pisgah, definitely will be back.

[@tasos1919]

Damn... I got scared just watching this... Your "slow" at 9:45 is still faster than my top speed 😂

[@vboytan]

that was so sick!

[@Friskee62]

VERY COOL ride...

[@trailcrest3543]

How do you do it man!!! If I could one day get to half your speed I'd be made up. Nice work.

[@adamparker4731]

Really enjoyed your video. Can you tell me how you get to that trail head?

[@FloridaTrailrider]

Bro did you take your brakes off! Super fast. Great ride man!

[@Nefirth]

Some of the best footage you have. is this normal speed?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+Anthony's Adventures in Pisgah yes, but most trails I ride it's not physically possible to ride that fast due to the pitch and tree's. That's the reason I love Pisgah.

[@Nefirth]

This video really highlights your skill. Keep up the awesome job!

[@SorinVBogdan]

That's some damn fast riding man! Awesome as always. Did the xc guys keep up with you?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+Sorin Vasile Bogdan they are quick, but keep in mind we have very different backgrounds. All of them were on the collegiate nationals team. They are very fast in an xc/cx race situation. So they aren't right on my wheel, but I'm not waiting that long.

[@bobobobobobo4597]

those guys made the climbs look easy.

[@ChasingCornfields]

I shouldn't be watching this at 6 am, my roomates, I'm sure my laughing woke them up!

[@MTBPlaygrounds]

God damn! I can’t imagine my self crashing with that speed! I’m sure he can ride faster than that!

[@jaff07]

I haven't experienced this kind of trail.. but is it easy to get lost there or the tracks is more visible in personal? I wish we have that kind of trails though. :D

[@rohinbakrania347]

this was a sick video and sick riding. is there a reason why you don't upload in 60fps, I imagine it look less blocky if you know what I mean...

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+Rohin Bakrania it would honestly look worse (I've tried). KZbin doesn't double the bit rate for 60fps, so now you'd have even more compressed footage. Additionally I can't record 60fps in 4k. Patreon supporters can watch these videos on Vimeo and it allows for a much higher output bit rate with less compression.

[@uprockbiddy]

Just a suggestion: you could upload your videos on Vimeo also and put links in the description. Vimeo may load slower to some people but it's an alternative to those pixelated leaves. I'm loving the video, Phill, but it's very annoying watching it like it's the '90s

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+uprockbiddy I do for my Patreon supporters. :)

[@rachelyoung3520]

what road were you on to get to this trail. I have a mountain shack on Edgemont Rd and were curious if this is off rosebourough Rd or Pinola Rd...just watching this scares me.

[@mrrobotjahobo8434]

what's people's views on the diamondback heist 3.0 was thinking of getting one in a few days

[@adamfreiburger5809]

i wish there was some downhills in the midwest near iowa. the longest run i have takes like a minute to complete. at least there are some tables....

[@jonowee]

New sub here, I am still unfamiliar with Phil's work and I'm not sure if it's the Karma making it look even faster. Was the 40 plus minutes climbing to ride back on the same route downhill, or was this flying (rocketing) down blind trails on the other side of the mountain?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Hey welcome! The 40minutes was essentially just climbing fire roads to get to the point where I started descending. A lot of times I'll provide a strava link in the description of the ride but here strava decided to stop working on me this ride. I don't think the Gimbal would make the riding look any faster. I do have a Professional downhill background. Cheers!

[@vijestidana1688]

hey phill, could you put a gopro showing us what your suspension looks like while driving like this?

[@simongigiadventures4922]

Love this.

[@dalton6439]

Kinda seems like the trails here in ct but the down hill and climes are are shorter and more frequent, kinda nice actually.

[@RobertAmine]

awesome speed

[@Daddio66]

Freeking speeder bikes thru the forest on Endor... lol

[@shayrubino9862]

Phil rides faster seated with his feet off the pedals than most people ride normally !! also whos sweet Suabru Baja??

[@melaniestellmes3012]

#staystrongfranz

[@saywhaatnow]

Dude gopro really needs to address the compression issue with their video. I guess its a tough nut to crack when you have so much detail in the shot, but this got really bad when you flying through the woods. Bummer the picture gets so mashed up, cuz the riding is amazing!

[@kitten-inside]

They could add a mode that uses full resolution bandwidth for lower resolution video. The upper limit is processing power. It is kinda difficult to stick a PC CPU in that thing. Not enough room, cooling, or battery power.

[@akleiw1]

I bet the footage straight out of the camera looked amazing. It's the KZbin's compression that introduces those artefacts. Hey, Phil, you should look into ND filters, they force GoPros to use longer shutter speeds which in turn results in smoother video with a nice motion blur around the edges. That makes it a lot more digestible by KZbin's codecs.

[@mountaindirtbikingwithjere3370]

60 fps is even worse, I've tried. (60 fps video needs even bigger bitrate to look good but youtube doesnt allow that) But yeah watching these vids in 4k makes them look better!

[@mountaindirtbikingwithjere3370]

I remembered that youtube doesnt double the bitrate for 60fps a so it would look worse but if I remembered wrong then my point is invalid

[@kitten-inside]

You can upscale your 1440p recording to 4K before uploading it to YT. It won't add pixels, but it will trick YT to provide a higher bitrate. That's what some gaming channels do.

[@knysna83]

Bro, this is nuts! I need to put things in perspective... do you have an idea of your top speed on this ride?

[@psych0billy6]

how did you not die when you went off trail and on leaves no less. insane skills. love the video.

[@Mr_RichardH]

New name for your channel: "Warp Speed Through The Woods With Phil"

[@skylarpeppler8261]

I wish you had one of those corner things in the video that shows how fast you are going.

[@whatfreedom7]

Wonder what speeds that hit? I've like to have a device to track my speeds and elevation and distance.

[@jonharland7050]

nice riding. I almost shit myself a few times watching this I cant imagine how many times you almost did..

[@MajSigmaE]

Did any of your riding mates today use a hardtail? I'm just curious to compare how gnarly the stuff you're riding is compared to how far you could reasonably take a hardtail.

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+MajSigmaE my girlfriend Hailey has ridden Yancey's​on a hard Tail a few years ago. You can do it, but you just go a bit slower.

[@kelvinmulder]

That speed is phenomenal!! how fast are you riding around the 2 minute mark aproximitly?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

+Kelvin Mulder high 20s low 30s hard to say exactly.

[@kelvinmulder]

Skills With Phil So 30 to 50 km/h, I am guessing on the high end then. Truely amazing.

[@kitten-inside]

Someone needs a granny gear. Cool stuff as always.

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Andrzej Sawicki 34/42 is the smallest gear I have. Not the easiest :P