Want to see more details about this trip? Check out the full episodes from each stop here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmfYhaxpgautm80
@PorterMTB3 ай бұрын
This was awesome, we loved having you guys visit and ride, such an epic trip!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks Porter! Your advice was so spot on, I learned a lot. Thanks for a great time and the ultimate hospitality!
@dansacco19643 ай бұрын
Nice to see there is something for a beginner at howler. I live in MO and haven't made the drive down there yet because everyone always features the insanity of the features out there.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Yeah - those big features are crazy, but there's plenty more to ride. We had a blast there, even without hitting any crazy stuff. Highly recommended!
@ShredBikesPetKitties3 ай бұрын
I want to see more. I'm doing a 6 week BMX course with my 4yo daughter and I have to be super careful about pushing her too far. It is all about having fun at this point, not winning.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
The fun factor is so key - keeping it light and easy was the toughest for me, because I wanted to share it with him so badly (and we HAD to keep it moving to get home on time). I learned so much about getting the right setting and the value of making the rides more fun than challenging.
@dancad34003 ай бұрын
As a dad I love this kind of content. Looks like a mini-series about learning how to mountain bike. Kudos from the other side of the globe.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@johnparadine3 ай бұрын
Very cool - thanks for sharing, especially the learnings, most people would just make the entire video about how epic it was, good to also hear about the challenges and what you would do differently. ride on!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks John! I think I may have learned more on this roadtrip than he did! haha
@irwannasit3 ай бұрын
Nothing beats family time. Love them ❤
@kadishkrongking37333 ай бұрын
I hope you and your loved ones, including your son and friends, had a fantastic and memorable time! Wishing you all the best. God bless you!
@LarryMarsh-m6u3 ай бұрын
Incredible video!! Seriously, this was documentary level goodness. I've got to watch again just to add to my list of MTB trips. Love the balance of teaching but also acknowledging your son is at a different level. Really loved the creative solution of the ebike to level things. Can't wait to see more!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! So much work went into this trip (and the video), stoked that you liked it!
@MTBQandA3 ай бұрын
What an amazing thing to do with your son! Not just a "how to" video for your son. These are memories you and he will cherish forever! Thanks for this!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you! So much effort went into this, but I’m glad we did it! 🙏
@Teracis3 ай бұрын
Such a great clip, you're definitely in the running to take Eric's #1 mtb dad status with trips like this one I think. Stoked for the rest of the series mate.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Ha! I think Porter's status is safe for a while - plus he successfully got TWO kids into riding. Might be a while before all three of mine are at that point! :)
@martinschwartz73423 ай бұрын
Hi Teracis. How is everything in the land down under?
@Teracis3 ай бұрын
@@martinschwartz7342 going well mate, how about yourself?
@uid3603 ай бұрын
Good luck to you! I am trying to get my 16 son to the sport. So happy to see this video.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Good luck to you, too! I feel like I might have learned more than Teegan did on this roadtrip - Porter's advice really rang true for me about setting expectations.
@uid3603 ай бұрын
@@SuperRiderTV yeah it did to me as well.
@24fretmaddog783 ай бұрын
Super Father 👍
@kyleshaw25633 ай бұрын
Good stuff Aaron. Glad to see Teegan smiling throughout. Success!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks Kyle! So stoked to make it through this trip in one piece - great success! 🙌
@barrettwalker52943 ай бұрын
Absolutley incredible trip. Both of you will remember this forever. There are lots of ways to enjoy the outdoors and mountain biking is just one of them. Hopefully, you and your son will continue to ride together. Having an experienced teacher is priceless. I took a trip with my son who was 38 and myself to the Grand Canyon and Sedona in 2019, Great Memories! Thanks for Sharing.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much - I hope this is the first of many adventures!
@petedog95813 ай бұрын
I just bought a new Rocky Mountain Instinct after 10 years on a 2013 Stumpjumper Elite 29. I gave that Stumpy to my 17 year-old son and he is motivated to progress. He was on a hardtail for about 3 years, but he grew 5 inches and wasn't on the proper sized bike anymore. He only wanted to ride gravel and road, and that is fine. Now, he is venturing into some green and blue trails and progressing quickly. Having a capable bike is great motivator for anybody from novice to pro. Anyways, the best part is spending quality time together and having a sense of adventure and wonder in an otherwise mundane world. Great vid and I hope the 2 of you ride together for life.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Seeing the country and sharing the ride was such a cool way to spend a few weeks together this summer - and from my experience, I think your son's gravel/road background is going to be a huge help for mountain biking. One of the first issues we ran into on our road trip was that Teegan didn't have the cardio power to do some climbs, and that wore him out for what would've been fun downhill sections. Thanks for watching - here's to many years of you and your son riding together!
@petedog95813 ай бұрын
@@SuperRiderTV Being tired kills some of the experience for sure. Those gassed out moments seem defeating, but they are really cardio builders. I feel that every time I come back from an injury. Cheers and Happy trails. Those Marin bikes are sweet... I really like my Instinct though.
@liljeepz3 ай бұрын
I'm actually just starting to teach my son (19years old) how to MTB, just bought him his first mountain bike a couple weeks ago. Watching your son at the beginning was oh so familiar. Right now I am keeping him on our home trails and just enjoying time together. Next year I'm hopeful we can go to Bentonville together for the first time and explore. Thank you for sharing your experience. This was a great help and reassurance that I may be on the right course.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
You’re on the right track for sure - Bentonville is incredible for beginners, tons of places to build skills through repetition on easy loops. We posted up at Slaughter Pen for the entire time and he made huge progress there!
@richchin51633 ай бұрын
This was great! Really looking forward to the other vids in this series. I failed to inspire my own son to ride who's 14 now and I identified with a lot of things you described. Sometimes the MTB bro culture can be a bit much for someone like my son who's on the quieter side. It was nice to see this vid which was much closer to my own life experiences than seeing dads and their sons magically have the same interests and skills.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Plenty of time...my son is 22 now, there was never really a "right" time to teach him before this point, so I sat back and waited for my window. Not sure if it'll stick now, but at least he's gotten a taste of the sport. Hopefully there are a few more adventures in our future..
@greghavener93733 ай бұрын
THIS IS TREASURE! I just found this, new fan and subscriber! You nailed this critical subject! How to share the love of mountain biking, wish I found it sooner.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@joemansfield-kh3iuАй бұрын
What a great video. So wholesome, these are going to be great memories for you guys!! Love it.
@SuperRiderTVАй бұрын
Thank you so much! Great memories for sure!
@mikeburgh39563 ай бұрын
This is awesome!!! Great vids with your son. You're a GREAT DAD!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🙏
@oeso3 ай бұрын
What a good ride! I'll definitely follow this in a couple of years when my boy's ready! Thanks Aaron!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Awesome - good luck, such a great feeling to share this with your son (although hopefully you can avoid some of my mistakes)! :)
@gladyssimo13 ай бұрын
thx for the best video you ever put out.I have been trying to get my son into the sport, now I know how thx to you brother.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you! So stoked that you liked it!
@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo3 ай бұрын
man i just want to say , how blessed ya'll north americans are when it comes to mountain biking ... the geography , the trails , the support network ,industry, amazing
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
So true - this roadtrip really made me realize how good we have it over here. The quality of every single trail was incredible, too - so much hard work by tons of locals to keep the standard high!
@mitch_smith3 ай бұрын
One of the absolute hardest things to do as a dad is introducing your passion to your kids. Just as you went fishing with your dad, I spent countless hours on a golf course with my dad with him wanting nothing but for me to love it. Now I am the dad and I want my son to love mountain biking, but the journey has not be smooth. I wish you guys luck.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you and good luck with your son, too! Definitely a rollercoaster on this trip, and even after two weeks I'm not sure if it'll stick - but the thing that helped most was resetting my own expectations. Maybe he doesn't need to love it like I do, but just acquiring the basic skills so we could ride a mellow trail together every now and then is enough...as long as I choose the right times/places to throw in a ride. I guess only time will tell..
@OutdoorWeekend3 ай бұрын
I have three kids, and I enjoy camping and biking. However, I also need to learn the fundamental techniques of mountain biking (MTB). I'm glad you're sharing this video!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Come for the roadtrip, stick around for the MTB tutorials! I got you covered! :)
@laurena96473 ай бұрын
I listen to your podcast and came here to watch your KZbin for the first time!! Congrats to you both on this epic trip. I have a toddler who is super into biking and attracted to stuff like pump tracks, half tracks (bmx) and basically any downhill he can find. I’m more of a runner and part time road cyclist and don’t have the skills to teach him the bike technique. I am literally running beside him over all the bumps. We live near Fromme mountain (the mountain biking hub in North Van BC, it’s pretty well known). So it seems now I need to learn from scratch but I can tell my two year old will likely soon surpass me. If your Dad was a fisherman, did self learn as a youth?
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Oh awesome, thanks for being here! I have a younger son who is going through the same phase (me running next to him on the pumptrack) - it's harder than just riding bikes! Fromme is an awesome place to learn mountain biking, I'm jealous!
@alimantado3733 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the rest of the installments👍👍
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Hope you enjoy them - currently editing, should be releasing them every week for the next few months!
@rossluzz3 ай бұрын
Great trip! This is my reminder that I need to pay a visit to Bentonville
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Maybe for Bike Fest so we can finally hang out in real life? :)
@adamg1233 ай бұрын
I can't wait to see your trip! Keep 'em coming. Hopefully he'll fall in love with MTBing
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Sunspot-193 ай бұрын
Way to go, Aaron!! Remember, the first hit's free, ya wanna fly kid, ya gotta buy, kid!! Hope you get your son hooked on a lovely sport. This road trip is making an indelible experience for both of you delinquents!! \o/
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Haha thanks!! I'll remind him of that advice ;)
@mattsharkeyoutside3 ай бұрын
Love this! On every level. So relate as a parent.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks Sharkey! Definitely a rollercoaster, but well worth it!
@guambra20013 ай бұрын
Now that was an amazing video. Great job in sharing your love for the sport with your son. Hopefully he likes it as well but if not, you did a wonderful job trying.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@HOV4N3 ай бұрын
Your son looks like he can be your brother! Great video! 🚲🚲🚲
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Ha! Thanks!
@SimonBauer73 ай бұрын
starting on an ebike is a great idea, 100%. i got back into it at maybe 4 years or so younger than your son is (i guess i am about his age). i did ride a bit as a a kid, but then quit, and i had to relearn everything except the basics (of course i knew how to stand up and stuff that wasnt a problem) from scratch. without emtb i wouldnt have started it again, the terrain here is such that you cant ride without a huge climb in your way. now i still ride emtb, but do crazy tech climbs, nice downhills and stuff.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
It was such a helpful unlock in this process - it made the painful and difficult parts easy, so we could build momentum and show him a good time right out of the gates. I was on the fence about it, but in hindsight, I'm glad we did it!
@KOV12X123 ай бұрын
EXCELLENT !
@DL-iq5zo3 ай бұрын
O:45 ... my sentiments exactly 😔
@kadishkrongking37333 ай бұрын
You are my favorite KZbin channel!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Emz_Jhaye3 ай бұрын
Wow! Nice father/son bike bonding! 😎🤙 Watching your vid brings back memories... Way back early 2000, used to ride trails/dh/small dirt jumps with my father... 🚴🚴
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@reddeerskateboardscooter3 ай бұрын
I agree with Seth on that take it easy with Teagan
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
It was the perfect way to start the trip (for both of us) - such a fun, flowy and forgiving trail!
@AlexanderOrion3 ай бұрын
I liked the video at 0:30. You are an awesome dad. Something a lot of people wish they had. Cheers!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@ArmLac3 ай бұрын
How nice to see you biking with your son.😊
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks! This was a fun one!
@Newbieriderr3 ай бұрын
Nice! having a father that shares his passion turning into mine is such a dream but it was only just a dream. I envy these kids cuz its a privilege for them to experience it at a very young age and one perks is that you dont have to buy anything, neither do you need to throw tantrums just to have a bike. cuz everything is just being passed and bought since your dad is trying to plant mountainbiking on your head. hahahaha/ lol. As a kid growing up, I really wanted to learn and to have a personal bike but my family at that time wasnt really into it and they find it probably a waste of money or in short wasnt their thing but not until my 5th grade, they bought me a bmx for me to play and practice with then eventually rode the bike on my own. And thats about it. I stopped riding after my bike got destroyed, it lasted for a lil over a year. Years passed til covid hit, sh8 got serious and as we all did, we looked for something to do and there I went back to my first hobby which is biking and year 2022 where I bought a cheap mountainbike to feel the thrill and fun again and now to this day I have a fullsus bike and trying to learn skills that i never get the chance to learn, I am a late bloomer in terms of mountainbiking but I am enjoying it hahahaha tons to learn still. I do hope that your child embraces the sport cuz I know that'd mean a lot to you, it would definitely be a father and son bonding til your age catches up and your knees are already saying NO. LOL.
@trials-style3 ай бұрын
Great video! I've been wondering when this would come out, it was worth the wait!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thanks!! Took ages to dig through all the footage...whew! Stoked that you liked it!
@joshjennings53573 ай бұрын
Awesome I love this
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@saefeasf3 ай бұрын
Awesome Story! Hope you two ride together in the future as Father and son team! I tried to get my 8 Years old son into trials riding. When he was 3 years old, he rode over small obstacles and 4m long and 10cm narrow bar and so on with his first bike. He learned very fast and did it so well. (Better than me ( i´m a old guy ~ 40years 😉 )) I showed him a lot of trials related videos (Ali Clarkson, Danny Mc, and your Channel!). But i guess it was to much, he was annoyed by the bikevideos and doesnt like to watch them anymore 😅. He did it very well, but after a time he gets other interests and stopped riding. After a few years, we get him back to cycling, and did tours on paved ways, also bikepacking on mtb with long distances and he likes to do exhausting tours with his 24" tyres bike. Now hes 8 and ill try to get him into easy single-trails. We got a lot of them in the nearby wood. Lets hope hes fine and like to do more in this direction. My small other son doesnt like bikes at all, but its ok. Its not good to force anything...
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that he's back into riding! I may have waited a little too long to start putting my oldest son on a bike, but I think you're right - not good to force it. Even now, after this roadtrip, I'll always make bikes available, but never push it. It's a tough balance - as I learned this summer. :)
@sapinva3 ай бұрын
Cool trip. Guess I would have assumed your kids would be track standing by age 3, and by 8 it would be "did you cut the grass, take out the trash and do your 100 back hops?". Seriously though, the bike toys will be quickly forgotten, but the time together will be remembered forever.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Ha! I might institute those rules with my other two kids...my daughter just started learning trackstands!
@Biking_with_Akiva3 ай бұрын
That was amazing, making forever memories 💯🤙🏾
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@BrianCooper9013 ай бұрын
Looks like a fun trip!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Been waiting a long time for this one! :)
@redwoodriderr3 ай бұрын
Wonderful. This is how it should be for younger people. Starting from eMTB instead of MTB. Climbing can be discouraging.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
It was amazing to see how much impact that had on the riding - not just that day, but from there on out. It was like getting a glimpse of the fitness level he could have if he kept riding! :)
@dadventuretv25383 ай бұрын
Omg he’s you with a stash!! Lol. So cool to be able to ride with your kid.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Haha! Next time I might need to grow out a matching stache!
@dadventuretv25383 ай бұрын
@@SuperRiderTV omg do it. Would be awesome.
@kristinapimenova70223 ай бұрын
Cute, my dad and I did this like two months ago
@MTBJaySwitzerland3 ай бұрын
It is equally difficult for my kids to get interested in MTB than it is for me to get interested in Fortnite !😅 However we have fun when we ride together. I think that keeping the expectations low is a very good advice! Super video!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Super good advice from Porter - there's a lot more that he shared, I'll be including it in the Park City episode from this series!
@ExplosiveNotes3 ай бұрын
I've learned recently that TFCC injury (wrist) is very annoying thing and that it can be obtained practising bunny hops without even crashing. -> Recomendation: if you're approaching 40, you don't have life of riding behind you and you plan to do any "landing front wheel first" stuff, wrist strenghtening excercises are very good idea.
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Good call!
@mmodtomic71192 ай бұрын
5:19 Why didn't you head down to Spider Mountain in TX after Bentonville? It's a great (and logical) introduction to lift access bike park action...and only a little out of your way, lol.
@SuperRiderTV2 ай бұрын
Just slightly out of our way, but I'm going to add this spot to my list for next summer!
@mistrlampshade3 ай бұрын
good stuff
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ts1222312 ай бұрын
Top...more of those kind of trip tales
@SuperRiderTV2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Plenty more on the way! :)
@pjbird63 ай бұрын
Rad ween shirts, I hv 3 boys and can hardly get one to ride with me (heck one won’t even learn to ride bikes) I don’t push but wish I could give them the gift of riding, good video
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Ween is one of the other things that we share, we had tickets to their show(s) this summer, super bummed they got cancelled..
@pjbird63 ай бұрын
@@SuperRiderTV good to see good dads on you tube too , porter is a good one too, b blessed
@dandrain.3 ай бұрын
"why does it keep going uphill" is why I got into trials, lol...
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
To be fair, you and I have hopped up way steeper hillsides than we could pedal up! :)
@LaurentiusTriarius3 ай бұрын
Love seeing an ebike being used for exactly what they should, enhance the experience not mute it 😂
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Exactly! Game changer that day, did exactly what we needed it to do.
@notpablo83693 ай бұрын
Superrider XC race when?
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Ooooh, that would be fun!
@butchwhite84723 ай бұрын
What was the trial did Seth take y’all on in the Asheville area?
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Dupont trail system, I forget the name of the exact trail, but it was all super fun!
@tehalexy3 ай бұрын
4:46 i see where the eyes r going :D
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
😬
@MarathonMindy3 ай бұрын
So beautiful
@siroollen2 ай бұрын
now teach me how to get my dad into mtb lol
@SuperRiderTV2 ай бұрын
haha - send him to this channel, I got you!
@ChampyOnPC3 ай бұрын
Oh man, im jelous of you guys :D
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
I've been wanting to do this trip for ages, glad we finally got to make it happen. Thanks for watching! :)
@Sunesha3 ай бұрын
WIlling adopt a 47year old ?
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Haha, why not? :)
@Sunesha3 ай бұрын
@@SuperRiderTV Ok long text here(swedish is first language so it is hard to be short in another language). I have a video idea for you, inspired by own riding. My most usual scuff and smash is caused by panic dismount of my bike, latest one I managed jump(I am ex gymnast still train basic gymnast skills) over the bars but handlebar hit me so hard in my calf that could walk for a week. I have kinda no idea how to dismount, it is easy if climb up stuff. But down or just when bike slides to side like off a curbe. How to just dismount a bike in diffrent situation. Silly enough pratice trackstand and jumping on and off help me a lot. There is little instructions on this subject on youtube, most say you learn by experience, but I think it should be basic skill. I am fairly athletic I have tough time so for others must be harder
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
@@Sunesha That is a really interesting idea - "how to crash" basically. Or maybe...how to gracefully dismount! :)
@Sunesha3 ай бұрын
@@SuperRiderTV Exactly, you kinda fall back on what learned. Sometimes is just jump of downhill, you lose balance when you slow, or just when slide sideways like curb or side of hill. I thought about a lot. I mostly atually hurt myself bailing for slow stuff like balance or skinny riding slipping sideways, I thought it was something could train. Like i always treied to keep my pedals level while just rollinng it took me like 6 months conciouis effort even while comummuting too. Now I just do without thinking but I had like 40 years bad habit.
@Sunesha3 ай бұрын
@@SuperRiderTV I thought in terms which way fall, like sideways, front, back. sliding. I have no idea if there is some kine standard ways to crash/dismoint, kinda like static dismount, with velocity. If You can dismount bike whole moving it and get used to it, it would in theory be close to what you do lose control too. KInda MTB Judo, you learn fall ?=
@sharpuslf3 ай бұрын
It took like ten clicks to get here from your FB post....so Thumbs DOWN!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Sorry, I don’t control Facebook, thanks for being here - I hope the video made up for it!
@nathanweinfurtner52033 ай бұрын
Did he grow up with mom in another state? Otherwise i don't know how you didn't ride with him for his entire childhood!
@SuperRiderTV3 ай бұрын
Yup! I never wanted to push bikes on him, but this summer everything came together for this to happen.