SMALL WALL RIDES | OVER 40

[@arneilson4450]

These videos are now one of the best parts of Thursday mornings. Wake kids up, walk dog, watch Joy of Bike video.

[@JoyOfBike]

Me too! I wake up, make coffee and answer comments. Cheers!

[@jaymueller2418]

Agree. I do exactly the same. But I pee first.

[@simonhowes9192]

Respect to you Lee! Glad to hear you’re in a better place now. So important we look out for each other, including getting out for rides with our friends. Please check in with your mates and talk about the tough stuff. 🤜 “One more ride” 🤛

[@richieclarkie]

Lee. I cannot tell you how much the pairing between you and Alex has transformed my enjoyment of riding mountain bikes. Like you, I have been in some dark places, BUT "without you knowing" you guys are my virtual crew :) Alex ... your videos are so much more than the content.

[@BryanKeller724]

I feel this statement soo much, 100% agree.

[@dominicstockton7102]

@@BryanKeller724 Seconded! You guys are in my invisible peloton. Yeah, i know that's a roadie thing, but the only bad bike ride is one you didn't get out on.

[@JoyOfBike]

The bike is a super powered vehicle of transformation. Still the ultimate pairing of biology and technology! The crew is real!

[@rcranes2227]

Everybody keeps talking about what a cesspool of humanity KZbin comment sections are. I am basically subscribed to six or seven mountain biking channels and you commenters on these are a crystal clear spring water pool (opposite of cesspool?) of humanity. Mountain biking just exudes positivity, the MTB KZbinrs distill it, and we get to drink it. If the world were run by people like Lee, Alex, Seth, Porter, Yuka, etc, there would be no wars. Just stoke.

[@idhvew8]

"One More Ride" Just love this. Keep up the great work gents and know too that there are people out here that watch and truly appreciate what you guys do. I am certain there are a handful that have nothing but riding and Lee's honesty and transparency will and does make a difference. We are all called to face certain life challenges, conquer them, then share and teach. You two are great teachers!!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Much appreciated!

[@gregwebster8784]

A message to Lee, I'm glad you didn't choose the other direction. I've been there, and you're right, these sports will give you an escape to a place away from lifes problems. Surfing was mine for 40 years, and that ended. I was depressed and having a very difficult time. Then I rediscovered bikes. Thanks for making these videos for us. I'm sure it's helping people.

[@MrTimmaetim]

Alex, finding your channel has convinced me I'm not completely insane. I'm 45 and spent most of my life on a flatland bike. My wife thinks I'm nuts for starting to get into MTB but I can't help it... absolutely love it. I even ride with the soundtrack to Rad pumping through my AirPods as I try like hell to remember everything you and Lee tell me in your videos-("levers, man... it's about levers!!"). And... imagine my surprise when I find out it's the same Alex Bogusky I heard and read about in my advertising world. You bring the same passion to this channel and your riding as you did with your creative career. Right on, man! So awesome. Keep it up!

[@JoyOfBike]

Oh dude. You will have a lot of great skills from flatland to pull into your riding. I missed that whole era. Motorcycles and ad career. Oh well. : )

I also do parkour, and you did great!

[@JoyOfBike]

LOL. That is good to know!!! Thanks.

[@tejas.darwin]

OK, Alex = Great Lee = Great Alex + Lee x synergy = Amazing My wife and I are 60 yr old trail riders trying to build our skills, and as such I really appreciate the thoughtful presentation of the content in these video's. We need to be safe but we still want to ride cool stuff. Quoting Monty Python, "I'm not dead yet" and we can out-ride many riders 20 years younger than us. That being said we need better, safer instruction. You guys deliver. I wish we could take private classes with you two! Keep up the joint videos guys, they are indispensable to the MTB community. Peace, Darwin & Lauren

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you so much.

[@JoyOfBike]

We all are so much more together!! Appreciate you and your wife. I don't teach but if you ever get a chance to ride with Lee take it!

[@MrDistill]

Glad you made it out of the hole Lee. There’s always one more ride, personally things always look better after a ride. Grateful you and Alex are here. My riding has gotten stronger from what I have gotten from this Chanel. And if it hasn’t already been said it won’t hurt to say it again. It’s ok to not be ok. Ask for help and plan a ride for tomorrow!

[@andymoran5709]

Nice 1 Lee, talk about dark places and having friends to help you through stuff is so true! Good on you both, especially during mental health week.

[@JoyOfBike]

Didn't even know it was mental health week. Nice coincidence.

[@JasonFoxLCB]

Glad you're here, Lee. You, too, Alex, but you've been looming large in my life for 20+ years already.

[@TheStryder400]

Nice one guys - riding together learning off of each other. That's what are mates for - just that!! Now, where's my bike?

[@charliehicks2554]

Great video, I'm going to hit a wall tomorrow. One more ride! There is power in that.

[@JoyOfBike]

You got this!

[@StrongOver40]

Well done, Alex and Lee. Just Beautiful

[@servidig483]

Came for techniques, left with food for soul

[@b.w.1704]

Finally someone mentions the beauty of mathematics in a mountainbike video. As a math and physics highschool teacher AND a mountainbiker that makes me stoked! :-)

[@JoyOfBike]

I love it!

[@dinosoarskill17]

teaching the youth of the future.. huge respect

[@rcranes2227]

I used to tutor high school kids in math and physics. One year, there was this kid who wouldn't understand anything I explained no matter how I tried. I figured out he liked cars, and so started to change all my explanations into car explanations. Acceleration, hydraulics, friction, fuses and currents, batteries and electric potential. Anyway, it worked. Wondering if mountain biking would do the same for some kid out there as well!

[@Iamgavrilo]

I can’t explain how much I love to watch you guys! And the background music ! It’s really emotional at the end, Lee is the man! The most important person in the world of mtb for many of us. This one is very inspiring 🙌🏼

[@JoyOfBike]

Comments like this fuel the machine to make more. Thanks.

[@larryrosen7633]

Lee, your combo of guts and vulnerability: inspiring! And heartwarming. Alex, hour combo of joy and razz: inspiring! And funny. Together you two: magic. Thanks for the uplifts!

[@airliftpilot]

And this is why I love Mountain Biking. There are always new challenges, there will always be a good reason to go for a ride, I will always feel more positive about everything after a ride. Doctors should seriously prescribe MTB, it’s a cure all! Thanks for your transparency Lee, you and Alex make my day with your videos and this one was a bit of a wave of emotions!

[@unkle-user]

Watching your videos - always fun, motivated me at my 40 just take out from home and ride.....

[@AlejandroGarciaIglesias]

Your videos are on a different level. The human approach is always so strong and deep, and the vibe so fresh. I love this channel.

[@JoyOfBike]

Wow, thank you!

[@ryancofer]

I’m 43. Started riding 2 years ago. Watched this video the other night and did my first wall rides Saturday. THANK YOU!

[@acuhealer62]

Hey Lee, thank you for sharing that "bad exit strategy" comment. It takes a lot of courage to admit to sinking into a dark place and contemplating the unthinkable. So glad you moved through that. As someone who has struggled with this myself from time to time (like right now...) it is affirming to see others overcome and move forward. Thank you, it means a lot. I am going to adopt your mantra, "One more ride..."

[@jasonwkarl]

"One more ride..." I've been in that same place, and it got me through too. Thanks for sharing, and glad we both showed up for that ride.

[@JoyOfBike]

No doubt!

[@justinhagar1664]

Absolutely inspiring videos! Your clear and intelligent vocabulary, along with the enthusiasm and openness about mental health issues are just amazing! This is real people being real and raw, epic! Need more people like the both of you!

[@menemismix]

Lee’s “one more ride” hits home.. amazing duo here. I just want you guys to know you bring good content and levity

[@johnrapley6202]

Thanks Lee and Alex. Great vid as always. 'One more ride'. Amazing. Glad you are on the up, Lee.

[@billdavis7224]

I just found your channel several weeks ago. You guys are a great team and my riding has improved a lot since I started practicing your techniques. Plus it's so fun to watch you take on new challenges and push past the fear barriers that you both have. I understand how depression works, Lee, and I know that when you are in that place it's hard to reason your way out of it. Just know that you can multiply the supportive comments by thousands to understand the positive impact you are having on people's lives. New suggested mantra: "One more ride and one more video. People love me."

[@lee_likes_bikes]

❤️

[@mbanvard]

Massive respect, boys, and thank you Lee for being open and sharing. Tears of joy, man. You guys are rocking the vibe, I gotta tell you, and perfect timing. I have just landed my first mountain bike in over a decade, and I am taking your videos to heart. I'm 50, and I am going to get to ride SS with my best friend from high school, and I taught him the joy of riding, and then lost my way. Alex, thank you for choosing to do these videos. I love the fact that I am always stoked for the next video. Massive Thanks!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you Michael. Enjoy that bike!

[@JoyOfBike]

So stoked you're back in the sport and we are helping. Sending love from CO.

[@nateturner4009]

You guys are a great pair and you are producing absolutely spectacular content together. I’ve been riding 31 years and am learning something new with almost every video. Thanks and keep it up!

[@JoyOfBike]

Great to hear!

[@Arturo7038]

woooow¡¡¡¡ Ive never been in a place with this kind of wall. i couldnt do that. But its really nice to see you. im on the way with pumping and scalloping. imgona watch it again Thankyou two are realy cool

[@garyvallance2017]

Keep up the great work guys. And thank you Lee for opening the cupboard for a moment there... real people have real challenges, I'm glad (for you, and anyone that might identify with your comments) that you're feeling well enough to share. Happy trails!

[@fifthcircle1]

Lee, that got heavy for a sec. Let me just say that I appreciate everything you are doing. I bought your book, I ordered a new bike (dream bike), I'm 43....with two kids (8 & 10) and I'm trying to up my biking skills so that I can lead them down the path of two wheeled awesomeness for as long as I can! You are an inspiration and excellent teacher. Thank you! I unfortunately know of a guy that had demons he couldn't slay. He is forever known for his saying of "Ride and Smile, every darn day!" Never give up people.

[@JasonHaskellclanof8]

I'm glad I found you both. Not just for helping me become a better rider (I got my first full-suspension bike at 52) but for just putting an awesome vibe into the world. I try to pay it forward both on the trails and everywhere else I go.

[@JoyOfBike]

Love the sound of that!

[@bcompto99]

The No-go lizard actually made me laugh. Nice addition.

[@JoyOfBike]

The lizard knows all!!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

No go bro!

[@grierzimmerman6464]

Can’t get enough of you guys! You hit all the marks! Stoke... check, thoughtful and easy guidance... check, honesty that hits you right in the feels... CHECK! One more ride

[@JoyOfBike]

Much appreciated!

[@benwithrow5044]

Lee, you are making a highly enjoyable and productive impact on many lives. Thank you. Keep climbing my friend. You should never have less than one more ride ahead of you.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you Ben. 🙏🏼

[@patrickgoogle4011]

Best KZbin MTB channel strikes gold again! Love you Lee, Alex is alright.

[@JoyOfBike]

LOL. You're alright too.

[@AlexPTwigg-ql3ci]

Your videos corner the market for mountain biking lessons for geeks and they are perfect. When I want to know what the physics of a technique is, this is where to go.

[@JoyOfBike]

Geeks and our geeking out. : )

[@PM-pd1lm]

You guys changed my life last year. You both helped me understand joy with progression and good vibes even at the most minute levels changes everything. I am floored by each video and the shameless purity from you both, thank you....Sitting here boo hoo'ing like a grown ass man after watching this and the video from yesterday. Much love, fellas.

[@josetoha6504]

There is a base, essential feeling of joy that most of us have as kids, then life takes shape and a lot of things cloud that feeling and sometimes even bury it. Mountain Biking has the ability to take us back there while also making us reevaluate what is important in life. We all struggle through life and have different coping mechanisms, some virtuous, others not so much. As we enter middle age a lot of questions come up and we try to answer them with our heads or intellect, but sometimes the answer is more primal and not less valid. Mountain Biking can be a part of that answer to a lucky few of us and I am so happy Lee has that in his tool box for himself, but also he and Alex are helping us realize we have it too. Keep it up, you are doing something special here. I am fully committed to keep playing with dirt with you guys.

[@JoyOfBike]

Good to have you in the crew!

[@solepurified]

One of my favorite videos on the internet. So inspiring. It's not just about riding walls anymore. Its about life. 😃 Its actually what this channel is all about. 🤙

[@JoyOfBike]

Wow, thank you!

[@Joey-gc9gv]

Alex, Lee, you guys are a great pair. I've deeply enjoyed watching you both together with your joyful, spiritual energy. I'd love to run into you both one day and give you a huge fist-bump and tell you THANKS FOR THESE VIDEOS! Keep riding, brothers!

[@JoyOfBike]

Appreciate the kind words.

[@gabeasher187]

Wall riding into a heart felt story. Thanks again guys!

[@JoyOfBike]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DZig]

Keep looking up Lee! Glad I discovered these vids. Great stuff

[@TxRedneck]

Gents, your vids are so much more relatable than other MTB YTers. Maybe it's that I'm your target demographic or how vulnerable and genuine yall tend to be, but yall're teachin this old dog new tricks. I just got back into biking 1yr ago after a 25+yr hiatus and it's been lifechanging. I've ridden 7+k miles and 65lbs off, I'm in better physical shape than I've ever been and all from having fun. Thanks for what yall do and there's always one more ride left!

[@JoyOfBike]

Appreciate you. Great to know they help. Stay shreddy.

[@pauls3616]

Great video. The how to is easy to follow and I will definitely use it today. The real moral of this story is keep riding your bike no matter what! Thanks to you both.

[@Denis.R.185]

Ok, 1 + 1 = wall! I’ll practice #1 ! Thanks for all ! Still great appreciation for all your explanations! Time to ride tomorrow! 😀

[@AK_Brickster]

Lee - thanks for always being so authentic and vulnerable, dude. You and Alex are my new heroes, as I just got into biking a couple months ago and I am LOVING this channel! Thanks for showing me that this 35 year old can learn new tricks!

[@JoyOfBike]

Heck yeah you can!

[@juliandlamb]

Always one more ride @Leelikesbikes . So grateful for what you and Alex have published mate.

[@workhorsemtb7075]

Great stuff as always guys! Lee, thanks for sharing..

[@JoyOfBike]

You bet!

[@sgricey2214]

Watching and listening to you guys just makes me wanna get out a ride and keep pushing to improve.

[@shawnbenson3873]

Lee, thanks for sharing and thanks for doing what you do. My physical and mental life on and off a bike has been enriched substantially by your online presence. Many thanks guys.

[@guywatkins4651]

awesome work guys! I'm 57 and just bought my first BMX, your channel gave me hope!! joy of bike here in Durban South Africa!!!😀

[@DrewJ79]

I love the positive energy you guys have! Thank you, and keep it up I watch everything you put out here.

[@DerNaggi]

Such a pleasure to watch your stuff, guys! Thanks a lot!

[@joachimgrammig9590]

An awesome statement by Lee at the end.. Love you for it. Ride safe.

[@mikemoreno1058]

THANKS GUYs! The level of awesomeness that you get by melting physics, skills and joy in your videos is out of this world!

[@Gaz_511]

I'm in the UK and Iove this channel, especially the videos you and Lee do together. So much knowledge and experience shared with a level of enthusiasm that makes me want to just grab my bike and go play. It's such an awesome thing that you guys have the excitement and energy of kids and combine that beautifully with the wisdom and skill that comes with age. You guys rock. Cheers guys and keep doing what you're doing.

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks Gary. It's been a wild 8 months.

[@westsidemtb3210]

Awesome video. Thanks for breaking down the physicses of the wallride! And thank you Lee for the life lesson wisdom at the end of the video. You guys always manage to find a way to take mtb to levels beyond physical.

[@JoyOfBike]

It just happens and we just record it. All rides are sacred!

[@kerryrobbert7493]

Glad you stayed here, Lee. How many lives, literally, have you saved because you did? Fuck. I'm about to cry. (and, of course, the synergy of you and Alex is exactly that: something greater than the sum of it's parts alone...)

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Kerry, you made me cry! Thank you. 🙏🏼

[@JoyOfBike]

We always talk about the bike as a life saver but it is really the ride. The combination of bike anr rider that saves lives. Beautiful.

[@Claudiovvv85]

@@JoyOfBike It certainly is!!!!

[@Tom-pe3lo]

Great point!!! The transformative nature of the bike is laid out by both Alex and Lee in sharing their personal experiences, which by extension helps others experience that same transformation. Name change: The Zen of Bike!

[@BobMcKerrell]

You guys are cool. Always a feel-good moment : )

[@mrblack1303]

100% my favorite MTB skills channel. I am 50 and I want to come up to Boulder take a class from Lee. Rode Little Scraggy today at Buffalo Creek and your turns lesson made it an awesome shred session.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Right on!! That helps so much on the kitty litter, eh?

[@JoyOfBike]

Nice!! Check out Lee's website for a class!

[@colincoulthard3021]

Great video guys. I love what both of you are doing, and it's super useful. Sorry to hear you were in a dark place Lee, please give yourself a pat on the back for keeping going for "one more ride" and thank you for sharing.

[@robsindik]

Best MTB KZbin channel! You guys share so much knowledge and stoke with us all. Many thanks 🙏🏻 The most appropriately named channel too! It’s all about the joy! ♥️

[@JoyOfBike]

Oh brother that is kind!! Cheers!!

[@concrowley4860]

Vey nice. Well done. Do more!

[@timoates4273]

Alex and Lee - nice additional wall video, nice to see you thinking so carefully about progression - and that made me think. I was at the pump track with the Grom at the weekend, and although he's only 15, he was doing some great coaching of an eight year old. The thought is this: many of your 'more mature' watchers will have improved using the excellent instruction approaches which you have established in your videos. And many of those 'older' (er...silver tinged) riders will, like me, have young ones which they are encouraging into the sport. So every so often, how about a session on when to start young ones, what to encourage them to do, how to keep them engaged? I did it by getting him on a balance bike early. Then a series of nice, light bikes. Then at age 10, onto a carefully-built sub 9kg 24 inch hardtail. First time out on this, after some easy trails, I decided to let go in a BIG way down a BIG hill, and wait for him to see how he was doing. Only when I stopped, he had been on my back wheel the entire time. 'How was that?' I said, astonished..'er...fine..?.' he said, somewhat bemused. We've never looked back. Now it's me trying to hang on to his back tyre....But perhaps some vids to spread the love amongst the tiny offspring of the 'over the hills' Joy Riders might be a thought.....?

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Great idea!!

[@warrenthomas7415]

Really enjoy watching you two. Like you I am above the 40 zone and have never enjoyed riding my (hardtail) bike as much as I do right now. Inspiring stuff gentleman, thanks, much appreciated. Uk

[@JoyOfBike]

That hardtail has some lessons not found in the full squish. A must have for joy of bike.

[@samuelkramerfiely1166]

Would love to see you guys apply the techniques from the cornering video on trail - part 2 perhaps? Cornering has the impact on fun in my riding for sure! Alex and Lee have become my coaches and my reason for re-entry into the sport.

[@JoyOfBike]

Welcome back to the sport!!!

[@cookie13spike]

Awesome vid on so many levels! Thankyou

[@dougmullinger3240]

You guys have helped my riding improve massively. I'm still learning the basics, so the walls will have to wait a while longer! Lee, you are an ace teacher! Your style is so chilled but clinical. It's fixed my obsession with trying to throw myself over the bars on every jump!😆 I am glad to hear the curve is on the upswing. Darkness can be very hard, especially when circumstances seem to drive it.❤❤❤

[@eduardoguzman333]

Another great video. This answered my question on exiting the wall from your last wall video. Awesome thank you.

[@JoyOfBike]

Nice. That was a fun bit to think about!

[@SpeedBoosted911]

Perfect, always waiting for your next videos :) Thumbs up!

[@ericthorsell7515]

Awesome advice. It is just a huge berm. Alex, how about a video on doing whips. In one video Lee explained how if the wheels are offset the bike is more stable in the air. Nothing crazy like a table top over a tabletop, but a simple whip.

[@JoyOfBike]

Will do!

[@ericthorsell7515]

The 'how to boost' video(s) with Pepper are some of my favorites because of the slowed down almost frame by frame explanation of body position, bike position, arms and legs......etc. You can watch a jump in real time and appreciate it, but slowing them down like that really gets the message and lesson across. Thanks again for flushing my 'I'm 53' excuse down the toilet.

[@rpark44]

Bravo guys...another great video. You've officially become part of my weekly routine. Always feel a little more stoked after watching your videos!

[@davidclas1809]

Thank you Lee and Alex. You guys rock! Thank you for bringing joy into my life every time I watch one of your videos and every time I ride

[@JoyOfBike]

Feeling very blessed this morning!

[@shtdisturbance]

I love how this is at Valmont, that is the wallride I slid down the other day.

[@GianniPhat]

One more ride. Print it, live it. 🤙

[@jay_a5762]

You guys are so wholesome!!! Just found your ch & absolutely loving everything about it. You two seem to genuinely love what you do & your personalities just work!! Keep making videos b/c I can totally see this ch going big time! ps the clouds in this, were fantastic - like we're always on cloud 9, feeling amazing & loving riding our MTN bikes 🙌🏔️🚲🚀.

[@JoyOfBike]

Thank you so much!!

[@oliverneubauer7131]

Such a fun and helpful channel. I like how you guys have captured a spirit that makes bikes so awesome (at least to me): be playful and be fun; be brave, but be smart. The "No go bro" lizard made me laugh out loud.

[@rollwithmemtb]

The videos are always on point! Bless you guys for riding with joy, on and off the bikes.👍

[@JoyOfBike]

Thank you 🙌

[@llljakkelll]

Wow, you guys are 👏!

[@albanibraimi4987]

Great teaching,excellent video!

[@JimmyFlim]

Saw you slumming at the Broomfield bike park today! Hope you get out here more often!

[@JoyOfBike]

I loved it. Great session and vibe. Hoping to shoot a vid there soon!!

[@houseofdyer]

Dude... again with the mind reading -- was just at Ruby today mucking about with that wall ride and making a mess of it when *BAM* I notice you have a new wall ride video. Keep up the great work, kind sirs, and I guess I'm fine with you two being in my head at this point.

[@JoyOfBike]

Boom

[@flyfast1970]

This looks so much fun! Cool stuff guys! I wish I could learn by osmosis 😂 mountain bike is still in development in my area, no big parks but lots of really cool tails

[@carlvanimpe9733]

Another great video guys!

[@timvoss612]

Mountainous kickers of love to you Lee and thank you for the courage to share. And yes Alex...the crew is real! The Joy of Life (through bikes) channel. Tim Brighton Pump Track Australia

[@JoyOfBike]

Appreciate this Tim!

[@SuperComplaint]

Alex/Lee cool videos! Keep them coming. 👍

[@ark8tct]

Thanks for the video! Can you include a list pf your gear on the descriptions (ie what helmet, gloves, knee pads are you using)?

[@JoyOfBike]

I had on a fox dropframe helmet on and fox gloves and troy lee knee pads. All stuff I bought and I like it all too.

[@ark8tct]

@@JoyOfBike Thank you very much for your response!

[@davidwhite9817]

I love these videos Guys! Thanks!

[@JoyOfBike]

Glad you like them!

[@chriskidd9457]

Glad to see that Lee is back in baggies.

[@JoyOfBike]

LOL

[@IamthePMofAustralia]

Pumped!... for one more ride!

[@MrAnimal1971]

That "dark place" is behind me to. It's all about the next ride. :)

[@kostak2171]

I need more of this positivity!!!

[@TheJones_AZ]

What a great way to start my day - Than You!

[@JoyOfBike]

Have a great weekend!

[@modscout12]

Respect to you brother , this videos make me to start again with my mintain bike

[@JoyOfBike]

I hope you do!!

[@AdrenalineIsLife]

Love wall rides! That no go Lizard has the same jersey I was wearing when I broke my ribs. I now have the urge to burn it. 😀

[@JoyOfBike]

I've had that feeling about kit i was wearing in a wreck too

[@nikolaibohachevsky2301]

Hardtail baby.....always and forever 🙏

[@JoyOfBike]

They sure are sweet. My sickness is I like EVERY bike!!

[@nikolaibohachevsky2301]

@@JoyOfBike haha...! You made it to the first step....acknowledging the sickness....lol

[@avandras]

@@JoyOfBike Bikeoholics Anonymous?

[@topolino_0094]

Awesomeness!