Only A Few Riders Have Made It Through This Unscathed

[@Smettli]

@12:44 , "Any good riders?" The delivery of that line was perfect, haha!

[@incredible5587]

Nothing but bangers from Phil lately!

[@fivetool]

Under the radar dig alert...when Phil describes the invasive tree stump that has caught him and Remy in the past, one of the riders asks, "did it catch any good riders?"

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Had to leave that in, it had me dying.

[@patrickhall6494]

That part was hilarious!

[@Friskee62]

I heard to too, hahaha...

[@GelMibson-u2y]

Think it got lew Buchanan too lol

[@midnightwolf7417]

I caught that too. So funny

[@ride6884]

The quality of the video was really nice. Super clear!

[@lachevre_mtb]

Oh Yeah ! Then I’m a boss says Phil!

[@MTBChuckQC]

J'ai justement pensé à ta vidéo quand il a dit ça 😂

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Absolutely, there are a lot of opportunities to mess up! One day I'll have to doing it in one go

[@scrappy7571]

Awesome riding guys!

[@J4ckify]

Love watching your videos Phil keep it up and any tips for jumps and big drops

[@Jefgggg]

And pump tracks

[@peterhaan501]

Phil is the finest XC biker in KZbin!! Great guy, always informative, fun, and riding constantly in Canada and US!!

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I don't think many have described me as an XC rider before 😁

[@Couffee]

@@SkillsWithPhilyou’re actually a gravel rider !

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Oh boy! Haha i mean i did do the GT grade video in 2019!

[@draggonhedd]

You can definitely tell so many of these trails were designed for high BB, short wheelbase 26er bikes from the late 90s. looks super fun! I love tech trails

[@SkillsWithPhil]

These trails are fairly recent, most of the trails on the mealstrom on SDM are less than 4 years old.

[@draggonhedd]

@@SkillsWithPhil oh wow! Theyre super oldskool!

[@sentiersdumoulin1]

@@draggonhedd We love the old school :-)

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Which is why we keep coming back!

[@katahdincloud9803]

Great observation

[@dredORDER666]

I ALWAYS WALK UP THE BORING STUFF TO SAVE ENERGY FOR THE FUN STUFF! NEVER STOP...

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I'm a fan of walking up hills too when to conserve energy:)

[@DCDean]

I was there that same week! Also rode Magneto, but after it dried up a little more. I've got a video up on my channel capturing our experience. Love that trail.

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I'll have to check it out, it's fun seeing other people experience this trail.

[@ZanielGa_]

So, when is the trail starting? I've only seen you guys crossing some unridable mountain goat path.

[@SkillsWithPhil]

😁 to be fair there was one trail towards the beginning that was literally named goat (Chèvre)

[@vladamirtepes5567]

"any good riders?" lol

[@SkillsWithPhil]

His delivery was perfect 👌

[@shb8124]

Oaft that's a bit... erm... I'm having visions of the inside of an ambulance just watching this lol 😂

[@FreerideQuebec]

First time I'm seeing this alternate line in Magneto, still to this day you show me lines in my own trail network aha

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I have a well tuned alternative-line detector!😁

[@CallsignPuddlez]

Hahaha you guys

[@zsanterre]

easily one of my favorite videos. so fun to watch lol

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Thank you!

[@CallsignPuddlez]

Looks so sick!!

[@mtbtube1948]

That trail is sketchier than a Diddy party!

[@jw8556]

Nice tech stuff not easy when greasy nice work

[@WRXDannyW]

Cool. I think we have some technically harder ones here but looks really fun.

[@JJ_MTB_15]

Yeah man magneto, thats a crazy trail

[@mybadvideos]

I really need to get up to ride in the Quebec City area next season I'm starting to notice you get up there quite a bit now eh?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Our closest apple store is in Montreal if that puts things into perspective.

[@mybadvideos]

@@SkillsWithPhil Wow, I'd have thought there was one in Burlington/Williston/Essex/Colchester area but then I'm an Android guy...

[@petedivine]

Nice Ride Phil !! Those rocks look really slipper. How do you have your fork setup up? How far outside of the recommended weight / pressure ratio are you from the recommended settings? And what is your rebound speed set to ? I'm messing with my fork and want to try some different approaches. TIA

[@GelMibson-u2y]

Saw the title and knew it was SDM before even clicking. The quebecoise are mental.

[@breaddlord7042]

What kind of tires would you recommend for this type of trail expecially this wet.

[@vwgtiron]

Assegai

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I have a bike check linked in the description where i talk about my tire choice.

[@BrandonWirick]

5:55 that turns into pure insanity bro

[@SkillsWithPhil]

It's one of the coolest trails IMO.

[@fullerblacksmithing7954]

8:45 "Today on skills with Phil, we talk about di-" 😂

[@JW-lt1ws]

Insanely technical ride. Beautiful setting. Why not put Quebec in the notes?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

0:57 Locations are always displayed towards the beginning of the video.

[@mrupholsteryman]

Not sure what is more sketchy....wet stones or wet wood. Yikes! After falling on my back 2 weeks ago....I've been a little more concerned about not falling again. A week off work sucks!

[@manxff1062]

what tires are you on for this ?

[@Saa45MIV]

This looks terrifying lol

[@FreddyVasquez23]

Where’s this place ?

[@weemankai]

Some of these tracks look fun as. Some look absolutely horrible!

[@SkillsWithPhil]

They are all fun :)

[@ktvlm3987]

i usually dab pre-ride or post ride but maybe ill try a sick midline dab

[@aaronsmock8617]

How are some of these trails not lined with corpses?

[@codyrichard6721]

U should try vallée bras du nord

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I have! kzbin.info/www/bejne/npOXnWtvncaqgLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpiVopWDZZt1Z8Usi=d8CXs8yIoNAXwc9a

[@antoniohatch5170]

21:50 rip stanchion

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Stachions are higher up. The lowers got scratched but that's just cosmetic.

[@AustinsThicc]

12:40- “Emotional damage”

[@bauer100]

im glad there was a trail in there somewhere, because i didnt see shit.

[@NikolaiVozza]

Scratch on left stanchion 😅

[@Mtbmxing]

Dude hell no, great video though

[@SkillsWithPhil]

This is the kind of trail i live for :)

[@augustmousel]

Bruh KZbin notified me 9 hours late

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Well atleast it notified you i keep getting comments from people saying they haven't seen a video from me in a while 🤷‍♂️

[@ashtongrenier2010]

Is it ok to put a coil shock on my carbon Scott Ransom

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Why are you asking me and not google or Scotts customer support?

[@ashtongrenier2010]

@@SkillsWithPhil I don’t know I thought you’d maybe know

[@kennethHorning-Alvia]

you do trails i nly dream of hitting

[@Nicolas-vh6yg]

magnifique

[@nostr8ghtlinzs596]

Can you look at this trail without being scared?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I find that this trail isn't scary per se, but as a competitive person i really don't want to dab a foot and there are so many opportunities to mess up.

[@nostr8ghtlinzs596]

@@SkillsWithPhil thank you. I was mostly asking myself. keep up the good stuff. BTW, any trail building coming up?

[@chrismade123]

that sam pilgrim like guy is nevrr out of breath

[@killervibes5425]

Don't see how you didn't pop your tires it was real bumpy

[@Ziptie258]

I’m new to mountain biking what is dabbing?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Dabbing is when you lose balance and put a foot down, or a hand against a tree to regain balance. There's a discipline of riding called Trials (not trails) in which there's rules that even touching a pedal or resting your handlebar is considered a half dab.

[@Ziptie258]

@ ohhhhh ok thank you i appreciate that, yeah definitely have dabbed a few times🫡

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Can't I trail this ride without dabbing? Sure not?

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Thank You, It's now fixed... *facepalm*

[@MessieuxLion]

i m going next week end

[@YoichiTenkai]

remy metailer would go at 50 kmh down this trail 😂

[@FazeJarvis_Alt]

Anyone here been to whisler so fun also please sub😎😎😎😎

[@unicorn3r]

i always rip a fat dab b4 mtbiking

[@gmaster716]

dabs are garbage !! you need 6 star bubble full melt broskis

[@unicorn3r]

@@gmaster716 10gs of mushrooms got me riding better lol

[@patrickgibbons8353]

Dude, grow your hair back you looked so cool!👍

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Nah I'm good, long hair is annoying

[@AlbertoZucca-ev8dt]

Can we at least have the moustache back, then? 😇

[@SkillsWithPhil]

Nah, I'm going to do what i want.

[@dyslo9216]

Anyone else keep trying to wipe away that water drop? 😅.

[@SkillsWithPhil]

I was so annoyed when I reviewed the footage. I try checking the lens periodically but sometimes it's easy to forget

[@dyslo9216]

It still was a great video.

[@adamgustafsson3979]

first

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

First while riding.

[@georgeharris1214]

Nope

[@James-p1m1k]

Sorry but whats a dab

[@SkillsWithPhil]

It's not uncommon to get tripped up by a technical feature or caught off guard by a slippery turn and lose balance. To regain balance you might quickly place your foot on the ground or hand on a tree. This would be referred to as a dab. The term comes from the Bike Trials (not trails) which is a competitive form of rider where riders slowly navigate really technical terrain with the goal of keep their feet on the pedals the whole time.