How fast is a Motocross Racer at Highland Mountain Bike Park?

[@chrissprenkel]

Tyler Excellent video, thank you for sharing. Highland Mountain Bike Park was a blast and I'm glad to have enjoyed the day with a great rider like yourself. Keep in touch and maybe we can connect on another mountain somewhere. Cheers Chris from San Diego

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks Chris! That sounds like a great idea. I will let you know my travel plans for 2020 asap! Cheers

[@MTBZenMaster]

Honestly Dude, Hellion is Waay bigger and faster than it shows on camera. That ride was RIGHTEOUS! 🤙🏽😎

[@GoodTrails]

Haha right on! It's a pretty rough trail too, but I really enjoyed it that day.

[@arromine6091]

when it looks big on video you know that it was huge

[@GoodTrails]

You said it! Nice smooth landing tho! The tricky part is to hit the landing just right!

[@douglasyoung3992]

I envy people who have any downhill mountain bike trails near them. Here in Northwest Ohio nothing

[@GoodTrails]

Yeah that's kind of a dead zone eh? I wish I had some reccomendations... Michigan Penisula trails are probably the closest...

[@MTBenVoorMvML]

You should try loving MTBing while living in Holland 🙈

North east tx mtb trails are uphill both ways I think.

[@maxwalker9990]

Check out horns hill in Newark Douglas, truly gnarly downhill shuttle trails, just showed Brian from BKXC around the trails yesterday and it has his stamp of approval!

[@srich8251]

You guys were flying"!!! Those burms ar Highland are tight, I always feel like I'm going to fly right out of them.

[@GoodTrails]

Cat's Paw is very tight! Hellion has bigger berms! It's such a fun park tho. I wish it wasn't an 8 hour drive.

[@RealMJSr]

Great skills! I love jumping and can hit small to medium jumps but when the jump takeoff is steep I can’t do it, freaks me out a bit. I’m guessing because non-steep jumps keep me mostly flat in the air and not going up.

[@GoodTrails]

Trying heading to a skate park and learning to jump out of a quarter pipe onto the deck. Then just keep going faster and faster at it, you'll figure it out and then you won't have that issue anymore. Glad you liked the video!

[@bikingbrothers5360]

Great shred down Helion. I know first hand how big those jumps really are - big time GoPro effect going on. Have watched a bunch of your vids and they are great!!! I wanna fix that rubbing rotor though, LoL! Keep up the stoke bro!!!

[@GoodTrails]

Haha yeah the rotor rub is really annoying I know! I will have it fixed for the 2020 season! Glad you enjoyed the video by the way!

[@MX-127]

As a moto guy myself I just got into mountain biking and it's been a blast so far.

[@GoodTrails]

Right on dude! What bike are you riding?

[@MX-127]

@@GoodTrails nukeproof scout 290 comp

[@GoodTrails]

@@MX-127 nice!

[@chickenbotham]

Good video, nice edit and solid riding. Thanks for the upload share.

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks dude! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@24mtb74]

I took my motocross friends to spider Mountain and they’re super fast😳

[@GoodTrails]

Ooo I have to check out Spider mountain!

[@24mtb74]

Good Trails it’s sweet🤘🏻

[@mickfromrocky]

Absolutely outstanding riding gentlemen 🤘

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks guys! Glad you enjoyed

[@ianw3811]

Quality content as usual! Great riding

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks my dude!

[@danytheunicorn95]

Riding motorcycles in general makes you a faster mountain biker, your brain gets used to a certain speed and reaction times and it translates great to the trails. Everybody should try as many disciplines on two wheels as they can. Great video btw!

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks man! And yeah, that makes a lot of sense. A big part of mtb is learning to read terrain, so if everything is slowed down compared to moto - it should be easier.

[@ToogyHowser]

Awesome riding dude! Helion looks like a blast If you can clear the jumps!!

[@GoodTrails]

It really is! All of those trails are so fun but I like how fast Hellion is!

[@xColter]

How much psi do you have in your rear shock? I just bought a stump jumper and I keep bottoming out on the drops/jumps I do:/ I'm 160lbs and have 200psi in the rear and it's not enough still?

[@GoodTrails]

I have generally just run my own body weight in psi. So if I'm at 185, I run 185.

[@SsmAnyfeSt]

@colter Williams you should be running around 28-30% of sag but put some volume spacers in your shock to help with the bottom out, only!

[@straightnobraker4677]

Great video dude!!! So fast. I need to get to that bike park

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks! And yeah, you really do. Such a great place to ride!

[@ThugZ3r0]

Crazy lines! You're such a good riders!

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks! It was great to ride with someone who pushed me to ride a bit harder!

[@meganNefarious]

How are you still liking your stumpy? As soon as it goes on sale, I'm upgrading to that exact one, from my women's ST.. but I have all upgraded components for it, including an XX1 drive train, so it will be even lighter and more smooth... Do you have any dislikes?

[@GoodTrails]

I'll pretty much ride any bike. But that being said, after 16 years of riding, this is my favourite bike. No dislikes at all. Only thing I would say is to have 2 pairs of tires, a heavy pair for DH days and a light pair for XC. I don't think you'll regret the upgrade.

[@MaxMustermannnnnn]

megan Nefarious XX1 is as good as GX. Only difference is a crisper feeling and the weight.

[@Justin_Barnhart]

Had to click this vid since 2020 will be my first year racing pro motocross and just started mountain biking. Now i don’t know what one i like more😂

[@GoodTrails]

I imagine that there is cross-training benefits on both sides. I haven't rode proper motocross before but it looks like fun!

[@chrissprenkel]

I definitely recommend the MTB for cross training, many moto guys are doing it these days. Wish it was as popular back in my moto days, but that certainly wasn't the case 20 years ago. Its great for high-intensity and interval training. Good luck with the pro MX.

[@philiptaylor2567]

What bikes are you on? Edit: I see Chris is on a yeti. SB150?

[@GoodTrails]

I'm on a 2019 Stumpjumper Carbon 29er. And yeah chris is on the Yeti.

[@allenkvextreme]

*good thing you called it a second last run*

[@GoodTrails]

Never say "last run" my dude!

[@finleyonmobile1829]

Is your bike the 29 or 27.5 wheel size version? I really like your videos btw and I think you should have way more subs.

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks! My bike is a 29er. It's been a great bike

[@11leonidas11]

Yeah good vid man. Just happened to come across it. Subscribed.

[@GoodTrails]

Right on! Thanks man!

[@SovoZ77]

nice Vid. Awesome trails :)

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks! I can't take credit for the trails tho!

[@taunir713]

Nice riding, greetings from Germany

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks! I don't think I've had a commenter from Germany before!

[@vik7248]

Video was shot on GoPro Hero 7?

[@GoodTrails]

Hero 4 Black with Evo SS Gimbal

[@hankjorgensen9682]

First off I’d like to say I love your videos and also you could definitely be sending some of the stuff you didn’t do and you for sure have the skill level to do the drop over the rock, if you ensure in yourself a little more and meet your belief level with your skill level you’d be sending giant shit. Keep shredding at whatever pace feels comfortable and I’ll be over here watching and enjoying

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks dude! I'm sure I could send that drop but sometimes I have throttle back. To much progression in one day could mean a short day. Thanks for watching!

[@robdubya6968]

Great video. What bike were you riding?

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks! 2019 Stumpjumper 29

[@billwelch9431]

@@GoodTrails carbon? LT I presume? I have the ST and looks like the identical bike.

[@GoodTrails]

@@billwelch9431 I'm on a carbon LT. I'm loving it!

[@billwelch9431]

@@GoodTrails I'm loving mine too.

[@deebrat4444]

That was a sick video!

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks duuuude!

[@Rad_MTB_Rage]

Wow crazy trails !!!

[@GoodTrails]

Yeah buddy!

[@centraljerseymtb1563]

Where is this park? What state and cnty?

[@GoodTrails]

Highland is in New Hampshire, I can't remember the city but it's on google

[@mtbisaac1483]

What country

[@GoodTrails]

@@mtbisaac1483 it's in the United States

[@M6BrokeMe]

Nothing compared to motocross tracks but nothing compared to the handling of a motobike either. It's totally a challenge on a bicycle and you can't take anything away from the good mtbers. Yeah, I have lots of experience with both. both are great.

[@GoodTrails]

That's awesome! I love anything with 2 wheels. The weight and speed of moto riding definately intimidates me tho!

[@suchasreallife]

I rode dh with a buddy of mine who only ever rode BMX and his first day he was really fast

[@GoodTrails]

I have had a few bmx friends switch over also. They definately pick it up fast too

[@Vffr1]

I'll stick with XC stuff. I need to live.

[@GoodTrails]

lol that might be wise!

[@macdaddy1617]

Triple Threat I’m happy when I jump a curb

[@kingdaniel69]

I did XC, thought i was having a heart attack!!!

[@asiluawksadvnase8238]

Y U no gloves? Thanks for the video!

[@GoodTrails]

I just don't really like the way they feel. Unless it's really hot or really cold, I don't see the point. Thanks for watching!

[@mrsmartypants_1]

Good Trails: The point is protection if/when you’re ejected. Or if you clip a tree. Why rip open your hand when there is an easy solution?

[@michaelwrigley5438]

I have torn a couple pairs of gloves to shreds while crashing. Made me glad I had something covering the palms of my hands. I don't know about everybody else, but I don't think I have had a single crash where my hands don't take some kind of impact...

[@GoodTrails]

@@mrsmartypants_1 I don't like the way they feel and I don't think fabric alone will save my hands if I clip a tree. Maybe if I had a pair with carbon fiber knuckles but I still don't like the way they feel.

[@GoodTrails]

@@michaelwrigley5438 yeah perhaps they can help with a bit of road rash in a crash. I don't like the way they feel tho

[@junaustria0119]

Is Chris wearing a roady helmet?

[@GoodTrails]

lol I was kind of making fun of him at one point for that but I didn't put it in the video. It's an XC lid.

[@chrissprenkel]

Hahaha I sure am and get crap for it all the time!

[@EnggaWahyuda]

Good job man

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks my dude!

[@DanArnets1492]

At first I was like "I don't know who's "Chris from San Diego" and then you said he raced in Canada". Racing in Canada is basically playing like the 2nd or 3rd division.

[@GoodTrails]

Yeah crazy big sport. I don't know much about the sport but the said he was being paid plus receiving room and board. Not bad for 2nd or 3rd division! In mtb you pretty much have to be top 20 in the world just to get paid.

[@DanArnets1492]

@@GoodTrails - In motocross/supercross, you have 2 big markets: USA and the World Championship. If you're top10 in one place, you can be top10 in the other. If you move to any other series you're not part of the elite. There's quite a downstep from the AMA championships (USA) to CMC (Canada). Like a top15 AMA rider can go to CMC and fight wins or even for the overall title. It's quite the difference.

[@chrissprenkel]

@@DanArnets1492 My last MX race was nearly 20 years ago, and I haven't really been involved with the sport since (other than being a fan watching from the sidelines). Back then, and still today, the best riders on the Canadian national circuit are very fast and capable of top-10 finishes at AMA pro nationals. I raced at a national pro level for a short while in Europe and Canada, in addition to the US. I scored AMA national points as a privateer Honda rider, but couldn't quite reach the top-10 before my pro "career" was cut short by back-to-back injuries that sidelined me for about a year-and-a-half. I used that time off the bike to continue my college education and never looked back. Now, at the tender 'ole age of 40, I ride the MTB for fitness and fun whenever possible...and the MX bike only on rare occasion, although it is still my first love.

[@DanArnets1492]

@@chrissprenkel - I'm just saying that 2019 Mike Alessi, who was only getting top15 finishes in AMA competitions, is also the champion of Canada.

[@bfranco1519]

So what's your point? He's not as good as American MX racers? Stupid thing to say.

[@oneoftherobs7891]

Mountain bikes are twice as sketchy at half the speed of a decent dirt bike which is what makes them as fun without the motor. That said; a good dirt bike rider will shred on a beefy all mountain bike in no time due to the speeds they are already accustomed to.

[@GoodTrails]

I wonder if the plus sized bike are more stable at higher speeds

[@oneoftherobs7891]

Good Trails The guys that ride them say they are, but that takes the fun out of it for me personally.

[@8664antonio]

nice⭐️

[@GoodTrails]

Thanks dude!

[@pressrolls]

MX guys are blazing fast on speed sections...most are NOT good in "North Shore" obstacle style riding

[@GoodTrails]

lol that's probably true. Mtb speed is not scary when compared to MX speed I guess. As for Skinnies, I watched a former moto trials rider who now rides MTB. His channel is called Pat Smage and he's really good.

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Moto guys are not afraid of speed. All the moto guys I know rip.

[@GoodTrails]

Yeah same with big jumps. No fear

[@MTBenVoorMvML]

Correct. One of us used to ride motocross and first time bikepark he destroyed all of us.

[@kamdengaswint3272]

Yay first veiw

[@GoodTrails]

Nice!

[@bfranco1519]

Any guy that says "Yay" need a shot of testosterone...