San Juan’s still got it | Mountain Biking in Orange County

After my riding in southern Nevada I shot over to SoCal and rode with my buddy Todd on the San Juan Trail. My gimbal screws eventually came loose and it cut my footage short. I’ve got some Loctite on it now and hopefully that’ll be the last time this happens!
This ride is right on the border of Riverside County and Orange County.
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[@GT-cx8vd]

Hi Brian, super ride as usual. Doing a good job there mate! I think though that what your channel misses is a hardtail. Cannot deny that it would add to the fun factor, exponentially in my view. Keep up with the goodies!

[@bkxc]

Haha, many have suggested it! Thanks bud

[@Jose-hq5gv]

Man that's awesome, BKXC for life 💪

[@bkxc]

Thanks dude!

[@SoCalCycling]

Ridden San Juan many times. Ruts are always bad in the spring and mostly gone by the end of summer. Thanks for the vid brought back many memories.

[@bkxc]

Oh wow, good to know!

[@RyanMarcyesOutdoors]

Looks like a beautiful SoCal day!!!

[@bkxc]

Thanks man!

[@masonkauffmann694]

thats so good, keep up the great riding Brian

[@bkxc]

Thanks Mason!

[@norcaltaz40]

Man, great trail and ditto, cool to see how much you have upped your game!

[@bkxc]

Thanks so much dude!

[@TopseyKretts]

...Nailed this one....great riding guys.!.....

[@bkxc]

Thanks bud!

[@tonyresta1170]

One of my favorite local trails!

[@bkxc]

Hel lyes!

[@shihabmunimhasan812]

Great ride Brain! Keep up the great work!!

[@bkxc]

Thanks dude!

[@theheftyhucker6207]

That ride was crazy! The bar grabbers and rock was a nice change to the “difficulty “ level. Rock on brotha!

[@bkxc]

Haha, everything out to kill me!

[@HallMarc_Trails]

Fun trail and great riding, loved all the ruts and flow, great video brian :)

[@bkxc]

Thanks Gib!!

[@golfr59]

Ohhh the joy. Another ride I enjoied very much to watch. SoCal has some good riding places. This is my style riding. I didn't know about this trail. I'll have to check it out since it's only 50 miles from my house. Thanks again for your videos.

[@bkxc]

Definitely worth the drive!

[@MTBPlanB]

Left turn Clyde! I hereby name this trail “Bike Parts”. Great footage, climbing like a goat.

[@bkxc]

Hahaha yes

[@braullotolentino27]

And another one! Thanks Brian amazing video as always. Liked and Shared!

[@bkxc]

Haha thanks my man

[@BockaufBiken]

Awesome! Seems like an endless flow trail! No wonder you like it :) I would like it too! Good stuff, Brian!

[@bkxc]

Haha yep, it's a good one

[@talkmauro]

Nice work. Those rocks looked a bit crazy. The downhill was nice pretty flowy. Thanks for sharing.

[@bkxc]

Definitely had some evil chunk!

[@010MACS]

Just like he said, you’re getting those bunny hops dialled! It’s like we’re on the same journey as you; from your teaching vid to this, great to see it in action and the value skills like that have! Cheers BK

[@bkxc]

Thanks bud, glad you're getting better!

[@kunstbanause]

2:47 "Ohhhhp, tree down.... tree down... :D

[@TommyHuynh]

Great riding Brian, San Juan trail is fun but next time you come back you definitely need to also hit Chiquita, it's steeper, more tech and funner, the only downfall is it's shorter than San Juan trail.

[@bkxc]

Definitely gotta check that out! Thanks Tommy

[@TommyHuynh]

BKXC for sure, hit me up next time you come down I can take you, theres some other good trails I still need to show you too.

[@AlexeiPavlov]

he didn't hit you up this time?

[@whiplash231]

Exposure, Ruts galore, drops and berms, techy climbs. Looks fun :)

[@bkxc]

Hell yeah, I love this trail!

[@MTBdropIN]

That dang tree!!! that switch back near the beginning gives me a heck of a time lo.

[@bkxc]

Hahah yes!

[@davingay5459]

Great video mate. That dirt looks amazing 👌

[@bkxc]

Thanks dude

[@automotivedistributors9708]

I wish my trails looked this good right now! We still have far too much snow for a good shred. Awesome video as always Brian!

[@bkxc]

Haha yep, just move to the desert!

[@millybentley8212]

Nicely done 👊🤙😁

[@bkxc]

Thanks Milly!

[@senwdy]

This looks so fun! Nice riding, I may need to drive there soon!

[@bkxc]

Do it! Definitely worth the ride.

[@jonmarshall1502]

Awesome looking trail, I would love to have something like that nearby. Looking smooth Brian.👍🏻👍🏻

[@bkxc]

It's pretty amazing!

[@MTBdropIN]

dang im certainly impressed with the climbing skills man, those sections are freaked hard.

[@bkxc]

So dang tough!!

[@callumportermtb8577]

You have inprooved a hell of a lot over the past few weeks

[@bkxc]

Thanks man!

[@bikelifethetford8876]

Great riding

[@bkxc]

Thanks!

[@MTBFlowRider]

Killing it dude!

[@bkxc]

Thanks man!!

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Nice video Brian. You could clean up that down tree in a few minutes with a good quality folding saw. Easy to fit in your backpack. Trail work is fun and rewarding for all.

[@bkxc]

Yeah man, it'd be cool to carry one!

[@b.s.adventures9421]

BKXC There are some good ones on amazon for $25.00 - $40.00 Great piece of kit for your rides. Small and light. I’m sure you already carry quite a bit of film gear that adds up to extra weight tho. It’s cool to participate in some way. Trail work or whatever. You definitely do so with you sharing of great videos.

[@alistairchappell]

Sweeeeeet..... another awesome edit 🤘

[@bkxc]

Thanks man!!

[@WorldwideCyclery]

Great riding! Dirt is looking perfect :)

[@bkxc]

It was SOLID!

[@trailstokemtb]

I may have to plan a weekend trip to LA. This looks pretty fun amongst other trails there. You’re getting shreddier every video you put out!

[@bkxc]

Lots of great stuff out there!

[@izenteno78]

Awesome ! Will need to find that trail next trip to OC!

[@bkxc]

Yep, it's worth it!

[@angelar9229]

Brian, it's about to be 2 years with your channel! Been here since around 10k when you released your first Pain & Pleasure shirt! 😁😁👍👍

[@bkxc]

Hell yes man! April 4!

[@bradleytrew4832]

Great Video Brian 👍, I’m really in the mood to go for a ride now 👍👍

[@bkxc]

Hell yes!

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Another fun trail nuggets.

[@bkxc]

Thanks dude! Nice new avatar!

[@mc540flip]

That descent looked flowy and fun!

[@bkxc]

Tons of flow, tons of fun!

[@coreyb4679]

Nice Brian, haven't been on that trail for probably 20 years. It is definitely a lot more rutted out then I remember. FYI, Brian Lopes use to train on that trail back in the day. Keep up the good work.

[@bkxc]

Very cool! I'm sure Lopes RIPS that thing!

[@AtypicalPaul]

Woe! That tree about got you! That "wood" suck lol

[@DinnerForkTongue]

That last part was so smooth we could've ridden it on a road bike. The chunky stuff is awesome too, but I live for the speed of the flow! Also granite, so it's great fortune that you didn't get your tyres knifed there...

[@bkxc]

Yeah man, so damn smoooooth!

[@rubencarrillo9370]

it's great!!! Greetings from Sonora ...

[@bkxc]

Thanks!

[@chrisgarland9381]

The end of that before the camera issues looked awesome.

[@bkxc]

It was!

[@kristoffervergara1982]

great video.. i hope you revisit that trail where you test ride the giant trance few years back.

[@bkxc]

I've been wanting to get back there, but it's been so rainy that it's not really in the cards right now.

[@bio-metric-1016]

Nice Brian 👌Those ruts looked ruthless like they were saying let me spit you over the edge 🙈

[@bkxc]

Hahaha definitely!

[@mitchwarren1600]

Having spent months on end watching mtb footage !!! I’ve discovered other people living in my house! Claiming to be my wife and kids!!

[@bkxc]

Hahahahaha, love it Mitch

[@camodudemtbh7594]

Nice trail Bryan

[@bkxc]

Thanks my man!

[@JClark2600]

Dude next time your down in OC take a ride through Whiting Ranch. Start at Borrego and go up to 4 corners. I started MTBing there in the mid90's and it was amazing.

[@marldayniellesilvestre3372]

Man good things those plants that stick out didnt have thorns in em! And oh those ruts? Thank God they didnt catch your derailleur man! Smooth ridin!

[@bkxc]

Thanks Dayn, it was an adventure!

[@freerangemtb]

Hey Brian! Welcome to Monday. You know, watching your videos makes Mondays a bit easier to deal with. Let's ride! 1:23 - Can I just say that riding through a trench like this would be super fun. 2"51 - Hello tree! 4:29 - I've counted three of these turns now that just popped up out of nowhere. 4:50 - It looks like you've hit a nice stretch of Hero Dirt, here. Well, that was fun! Got another one to put on the bucket list. A fair amount of technical, but not too terribly bad. I think I could do this. Thanks for sharing, Brian! Keep up the good work. Hope to catch your never video on Wednesday. -Brian

[@bkxc]

Haha so many of those turns came out of nowhere!

[@foosballer]

I never realized how much i missed in the extended cuts until i became a patron. The money is well spent!

[@bkxc]

Awesome dude!!

[@focogringo8182]

Smoooooth

[@jackadler5941]

Gummi Bears?? LMAO, I prefer stale sugary orange slice jelly’s. What I could see is that there was much off-camber spots on the trail and you were getting good speed. Great Job!

[@bkxc]

Hahaha, always some new food in the bag! Thanks Jack

[@boydwieringa6983]

mate your the best

[@bkxc]

😁👍

[@cassysamel3914]

Looks like it was a good good day to ride SJT. I rode it in the middle of July once and ended up with heat exhaustion 😆

[@bkxc]

No doubt about that! It's gotta be real hot in the summer

[@Ben-py9no]

Man that trail looks like it takes everything you got!

[@bkxc]

It's a full on fun one!

[@AlexeiPavlov]

no it doesnt

[@JonBrowning760]

I too have shuttled it but usually ride out and back to cocktail rock. A lot of other locals never ride up, only shuttle with heavy bikes and complain that the xc crowd ruin their downhill runs.

[@bkxc]

Hahah yep

[@grantfeddema5332]

Janky ending dude...haha. Hope the camera issue isn't a serious one. Great video, trail awesomeness!!

[@bkxc]

Haha quite the jank! Thanks man

[@nofrontbrakes]

I've said it before, but the audio of riding trail can put me to sleep. That sandy stuff you were on here is like a white noise machine.

[@bkxc]

Haha it's so true! I love it

[@Projectnortheast]

Looks like your camera died even before the cocktail rocks? love that trail

[@JoshuaBaylin]

Hey Brian I was just wondering if you are thinking of coming to Ontario or some where close. Btw great video brian!

[@bkxc]

Hoping to get to Quebec City this summer, but that's not very close!

[@mtlxc5586]

Siiiiick 🤘🇨🇦

[@bkxc]

Thanks bro!

[@banker720]

oh man we were just there!

[@bkxc]

Nice!!

[@benbartlett8384]

Great video Brian.What do you think are the advantages of your rallon over the bronson you had?

[@bkxc]

Rallon feels like it really tears up and over things!

[@cscheatum]

Brian. I have to say, what I love most about you is your love of gummy bears. Not many people understand the health benefits of them. Rock on brother!

[@bkxc]

Hahaha, you and me both

[@justinbrain]

That trail. So jealous of places like that being stuck here in Florida. Yeah, it's always a bummer when equipment decides to be difficult, though that did seem like an extra bumpy ride, Have you looked int Rylo? Even though post is designed to be entirely phone-based, it looks like you can transfer files right off the microSD card just like any other camera, then edit in FCP.

[@bkxc]

Yeah, the Rylo is definitely going to be the next big thing. I'm not sold on version 1.0, but I really hope the next one gets it 100% right.

[@GoatRidesBikes]

Brian = Smooth. The Rallon probably doesn't hurt.

[@bkxc]

It's definitely helping me get smoother every day!

[@MTNcorps]

“Fuel of choice today, gummy bears, always experimenting” BK-2018 🤣

[@bkxc]

Hahaha yes

[@TedKidd]

Ebikes baby!! Big opportunity for your channel. Embn is news, that kid does reviews, we need a rides channel!

[@bkxc]

Yeah, I'd like to get one!

[@nicoetsesvelos7968]

Those ruts are huge ! Pretty scary to see how those trails are damaged ? Erosion effect because of rain falls ?

[@bkxc]

Yeah, it's mostly from the rain

[@bradywhite520]

You need to go back to Laguna Beach and ride. I live there and there are so many other great trails that you didn't do last year.

[@bkxc]

I know man!!

[@glenn8452]

Brian, I listened to a podcast that you were on this morning and you mentioned that you could not start gps all of the time and that some of the Garmins were $600. I have been using the Garmin Vivoactive HR which is about $200. I got it to track swimming as it is waterproof, but it also has GPS and I use it for bike rides as well.

[@bkxc]

Oh nice, that sounds pretty good if the heart rate works decently!

[@glenn8452]

The HR works pretty good, I'd say it reads about 5-7 BPM higher than a Wahoo Fitness Tickr HRM when I compare. Maybe I'll run into you at Sea Otter in a few weeks...

[@AlexeiPavlov]

yall should switch to Wahoo

[@ksanasinh]

Thanks for throwing us Laotian in your video, total surprise, your in my video too. We had 2 flats that day, no way of catching up with you. Hit me up on Instagram and will be honor to guide you on that trail we mentioned.

[@bkxc]

Glad you guys said hi!!

[@MrWorldWide806]

Any plans to ride at Palo Duro Canyon in Texas? I've heard it's got the best riding trails in the state of Texas.

[@bkxc]

No plans, but it's on the list!

[@nathanwforrest]

That's a great ride. Saves time if you just pedal up though.

[@bkxc]

Interesting, next time I'll pedal up!

[@MaQuGo119]

There is going to be a riding in Mexico(taxco,Guerrero) theres trhee categories 6km with 318 m.uphill 13 with 766 m uphill 20 with 916 Don't know if this is the kind of thing you like tho

[@bkxc]

Very cool!

[@joshh2237]

On those technical climbs do you ever lock out your shocks? Why or why not would you do it?

[@bkxc]

Lots of benefit to lock out your shock, your pedal power isn't sucked up by your suspension. But I always forget to unlock and then it's a rough ass ride going down.

[@robertosalinas7768]

What part in San Juan did you go

[@adamferguson4584]

How long do you usually ride for? I rode a trail that is 17 miles long and I felt like sh*t after it, mind you I'm don't ride the long trails very often. Anyways you should come to Ireland, to Dublin there is some great places to ride! If you go up to near Newry you can ride Rostrevor which is a lot of fun. We also have Bike Park Ireland in Tipperary and I'm sure there is much more to ride. Hopefully I will see you here one day!

[@bkxc]

So many different factors on how long a ride can be and how hard it is, no two days are ever the same. Nice, I need to get to Ireland!

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Are the ruts there more from riders or the rain? We have lots of natural rain lines down all our steep hillsides. It does rain heavily, often in my local area tho. Looks like that was a fun trail. Those stone slabs were cool.

[@talkmauro]

bryan rut those are definitely rain ruts. I ride in SoCal too. But bikers do make them deeper.

[@bkxc]

Yeah, it's probably more from the rain than anything else, it just seemed so much worse than when I did it last year.

[@b.s.adventures9421]

BKXC cool. We have very steep moto trails that are rutted out from the rain and the motos. Super fun to navigate down. Hop back and forth across the ruts, or just fall in and go for it. Depends on the line.

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Think I’m gonna go ride them today!

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Tom Mauro Rain ruts? Nope. You don't see ruts where there's vegetation. It's nimrods who insist in riding in wet conditions and following everyone else's tracks

[@Richard1976]

Which bike you like more the santa cruz or the pivot? Is the pivot actually staying?

[@bkxc]

Pivot is my brother's bike, he's going to sell it.

[@jakp8777]

Surprised how little you bike locally in Orange County. There tons of good trails.

[@bkxc]

I live in the SF Bay Area!

[@jakp8777]

BKXC it’s just a 1 hour plane ride or few hour drive to Orange County!!!!!!!

[@chadh3035]

Where do you sit your action camera? And what action camera do you use?

[@bkxc]

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[@njrivetelite]

BKXC I currently have a 2018 giant toughroad slr2 because where I live in fl is more road or gravel.. I have it rigged with rack and panniers for riding to store and bike packing But this year I do want a second bike that is geared more toward offroad.. I cant swing the bikes you guys have but would like to get somethin decent.. Ive tried the Talon and Fathom and both feel nice.. but what would you recommend? Doesnt have to be Giant.

[@bkxc]

Nice man! I hate to say it but I only really know about the bikes that I ride and the other carbon fiber / full-suspension type stuff.

[@njrivetelite]

BKXC I understand, thanks for admitting when you aren't sure. I prefer that over being mislead. One day ill be able to invest a few thousand into a solid full suspension mtb.

[@FearlessRider]

I hope the bikes okay after hitting those ruts 🤐

[@bkxc]

Not a problem!

[@MTBScotland]

I buggered my gimbal before my ride on Saturday. Had to find a hardware store to buy a 1.5mm Allen key to open it up and fix it first. Then it pissed down and couldn’t use it for long ha ha ha ha

[@bkxc]

Hahaha, the trials and tribulations

[@GKHNGKR]

Perfect location for mountain biking!

[@bkxc]

It really is!

[@ShadLife]

Those ruts are due to lack of paying attention to water management while the trail was being laid out. There is a whole book by IMBA that teaches out to design trail so it doesn't rut like that.

[@ShadLife]

The stuff around 8:41 looks like it's a lot better designed.

[@bkxc]

Yeah, definitely a big part of it!

[@Amonfobious]

they're le ocean

[@rohitgurung4055]

Good morning America. 🚔🚔🚔🚔

[@rohitgurung4055]

Thanks for videos.

[@rohitgurung4055]

I love your videos.

[@Nicholas-qd4lw]

Rough Riders - because your on San Juan Hill, a bit of history

[@bkxc]

Nice!

[@johncoles4871]

how does your orbea compare to the bronson

[@bkxc]

Heavier and faster!

[@jjho8159]

Where your Santa Cruz Bronson I haven seen you ride

[@bkxc]

It's in retirement until this bike breaks!

[@TwitchyNick]

Man parts of that trail with the brush were tight. Definitely blind on some of those turns eh?

[@bkxc]

SO DAMN TIGHT!

[@RookYZRM1]

You ever gonna trim those brake lines bro?;)

[@bkxc]

Haha, not my bike, not my problem!

[@denismacfarlane255]

Hey whatever happened to your Larabars? Not into them anymore?

[@bkxc]

Nope

[@MBdrummer3288]

I LOVE the fact the you don’t add music to your videos. Thank god. I just can’t stand it. It’s NOT needed. The way Seth does it works for the most part but Bobo’s, forget it. Phil’s latest vids are totally destroyed because of the music he’s added. Maybe I’m just too old but I seriously think it’s not needed and I love the true honesty of the REAL thing. Please keep it up my man. Well done.

[@bkxc]

Glad you like the sounds of the trail!!

[@Skracken]

For some reason 1440p playback option is not available to me all of a sudden. Anyone else having that problem? Makes the video really blocky

[@bkxc]

Whoa, really weird! Maybe reboot!

[@gamersonu9764]

Ur best trail Brian?

[@bkxc]

This is a good one, not my all time favorite.