The Blue Trail With The Unrideable Feature

[@CharlieWentOutside]

This is the rare feature so insane that you know it was either designed by an absolute riding legend OR someone who has literally never ridden a bike before

[@ViktorSarge]

It looks absolutely terrible. Which means I could see Sam Pilgrim put some decent forks on a free kids bike, declare "This is so death!" and proceed to 360 off of the thing.

[@domo7415]

@@ViktorSarge that is a very Sam pilgrim thing to do

[@Bingle1]

...or it was designed by me after a long day of torturing guests in roller coaster tycoon 3

[@crusader318]

@@Bingle1 yes definitely

[@dylanperkins7939]

It's unfinished.

[@GmrBen]

"One day someone will ride this stunt....but not me." * Kickflips away *

[@Flaminglump01]

They might even live to tell the tale

[@conoverkid8221]

Lol

[@TheRealSimeon]

Lol I was scrolling through the comments and saw this comment just as he was saying that line!

[@samsignorelli]

Or, as Aragorn said "but it is not THIS day!"

[@mr.chickenen]

⁠same lol

[@emp100k]

ddangerous ddave: "I'm afraid of heights" Also ddangerous ddave: Bombs down steep mountain trails, rock features and jumps at high speeds...

[@Wischmopp95]

Huh, I thought he said "It's not that I am afraid of heights", I might've misheard it though!

[@Silvers24]

@@Wischmopp95 That is what he said, NOT AFRAID. The wobble and the way it jumps off though? He had huge concerns.

[@ferusskywalker9167]

He said "just go ahead and take a different way, cause I am afraid of heights" - 4:30

[@Silvers24]

@@ferusskywalker9167 Oh shit, my bad. I heard differently.

[@hannahvickery4683]

to be fair going down is the fastest way to get from heights to not heights! that's the mental trick I always used to do the high dive at the pool as a kid lol.

[@TheLoamRanger]

That thing is hilarious. I don’t think the words “hell no” have ever come out of my mouth faster than when I first saw that on the trail a couple of years ago. 😂 The trail itself though is really the perfect blue trail, isn’t it? Just the right amount of doable wood features, optional jumps and rocks to bridge the gap between blue and light black. They know how to build em out there!

[@khai6101]

I was thinking as he was riding: "That's definitely still a blue trail - but it's a pretty dark blue trail..."

[@corbinwoods8811]

I’m a revy local and it’s one of the smoother trails on the mountain

[@telestix6606]

@@corbinwoods8811 Looks awesome will have to come up from the north shore and check the riding out

[@philwren4800]

easy...blindfolded manual.

[@Honkie69]

Do it for the vine!

[@ToeTag1968]

It's funny how different people can be. I would not ride down a curvy mountain trail at 30mph but would gladly climb up on the beam and walk it. Thanks for taking us along!

[@junkandcrapamen]

Looks like a trap to impale yourself on that sharp jutting branch. Clearly constructed by a cannibal forest tribe.

[@golfgrabu]

@airlockengage Those bikers all have concussions and broken bones so they're easy to prey on. Makes sense for a cannibal tribe I guess, for them it's like going to the supermarket in the meat's department

[@ariuszyleng2580]

@@golfgrabu I love your morbid thought process

[@golfgrabu]

@@ariuszyleng2580 Tks, I'm hardwired that way

[@Conoert]

@airlockengage new Wrong Turn movie?

[@kaijubambam4505]

Love the almost inaudible whisper; ".... fuck that" hahaha

[@TucsonDude]

Yeah, I had to rewind to hear that.

[@snowleopard064]

Time stamp?

[@barbarab6194]

@@snowleopard064 4:08

[@danb4282]

Everything about that just comes together beautifully…the sketchy ladder, the insane tightrope walk across, the s curve in the already hideous feature, the total lack of landing… clearly inspired by someone who hates bikers

[@edwardreedy]

I've seen these. Bigfoot makes them and while you try to figure it out, he steals your bike.

[@thomasacamel5309]

That’s is a terrifying story😂

[@mpatterson5136]

I feel like this was designed by someone who doesn’t ride themselves and watches too much RedBull TV

[@jacob-magnuson]

It’s literally either that or someone who’s been or on their way to being on RedBull TV

[@dreamwolf7302]

@Jordan Harris looking at the jump portion, the weathering, etc, i would say thats the case, and the S-curve is likely just the result of it getting wet, drying out, and getting wet again over time.

[@milk-and-mookies5532]

Or jackass

[@dylanperkins7939]

It's unfinished.

[@jadethest0ne]

No idea what led me to this channel, but the algorithm must be doing something right cuz I've marathoned through a few videos and I loved them! Strangely mesmerizing and relaxing and exhilarating at the same time. I like seeing how you think things out and are careful and thoughtful while doing such an extreme sport. It teaches others to know their limits, which I think is good, but also has fun with it pointing out the really intense stuff. I'm suddenly very motivated by these videos. You've got a new subscriber!

[@idontwantahandle651]

Right!? These videos are just so fun

[@samuelbrooks2154]

Are you me?

[@Adam-zw1ck]

Dont even joke that the shitty youtube algorithm works

[@BuddyismyBaby]

I've seen a few of dave's videos now and I gotta say I really respect his will to live. I was concerned at first, because most of this does look like a death wish, but he's not afraid of saying no to death when it calls. Good for you dave.

[@natefochler8575]

It's not that it's unrideable, its that the landing was removed and the approach. I live in Revelstoke and we used to ride it all the time. Now the trail is called "Man Quads" and the local cycling association deactivated the big dubious features, and built new stuff thats also rad.

[@kieranwhittemore1010]

"one day someone will ride this ... but not me" LMAO

[@whiplashmachine]

This is now on my to ride list. I would love to give that feature a go! Reminds me of all my favorite trails wraped up in one wreck your day event lol.

[@ddangerousddave]

I want to, but don't want to at the same time lol. I might ride it trials style next time I'm there, but I'm too chicken to go full send.

[@whiplashmachine]

@@ddangerousddave I very well may chicken out too lol. Need to find out though.

[@definitelynotclickbait8283]

did you do it?

[@testi_test]

@@definitelynotclickbait8283 and now ? Did he ded or did he do ?

[@joeslider7236]

That looks like such a fun trail, I would definitely ride it except I'm on the other side of the world.

[@benjaminfoord2447]

I’m also on the other side of the world but I’d “definitely” ride it too 😂

[@roddas26]

Kia ora.

[@ciceropaul2900]

"not super stoked on this ladder" me with every ladder

[@julianstrauss3843]

So I want this featured on a blue trail... - Sure thing, how hard and technical should the build be? Yes.

[@TinusTheFlyingV]

Maybe it's just a piece of art?🤔😜

[@pixiefaerie718]

I like that you show yourself not doing a stunt, because I think it encourages thinking critically about your safety.

[@slayer8actual]

That tree next to the feature that has fallen over, is where they used to carve the notches for failed attempts and the body count.

[@foolinaround777]

"unrideable" it barely looks witnessable, im worried it'll fall apart under the weight if this vid gets too many views

[@homersimpson3693]

4:35 I used to be afraid of heights, then I started rock climbing, went to Six Flags, then jumped off a 30 foot cliff. I am still afraid of heights, I'm just good at not thinking about it.

[@ghostlytavern129]

I love mountain biking videos there’s just something so rewarding about it, I love feeling wind in my hair. I personally love mountain biking because I can take what it is I’m going through and I can just leave it at the top of the mountain. For me the woods and trails are a place of freedom from my PTSD. I’m free there in those woods going around corners and focusing as I do technical bits that give me a little rush of joy. Of all the like ‘sports’ I’ve put myself through I think this the one I’d gladly keeping doing until I can’t anymore.

[@E3ECO]

These rides are so fast! It's like watching the speeders in the forest in "Return of the Jedi."

[@PerryDeGennaro]

You’re the Bob Ross of the mountain biking world. Your voice and approach to everything is so calm!

[@colinriches1519]

This is such a demanding sport. To be a good rider you need much more than fitness, strength and endurance. You need those three plus great reactions, timing, spacial awareness, flight path negotiations a split second before... And on top of all that, more bottle than the vast majority of us could ever muster. This sport and riders like you definitely deserve more coverage. You're pushing the limits of human maneuverability. Big respect from me.

[@thomasspotzl4240]

Looks like this was part of a bigger construction back in better days and now most of it is missing.

[@MidWestMTB]

Right, I wouldn't be surprised if this was unfinished. Otherwise, who is going to hit that??

[@quiltface83]

@@MidWestMTB id hit that

[@daswienerle3018]

@@MidWestMTB someone who wants to get hurt? Idk, i see no other outcome that that

[@TheAdvisor6440]

@@daswienerle3018 fr who tf is gonna climb a sketchy ladder with a bike mount a bike on a wobbly skinny and somehow ride to the "jump" if you could call it that with enough speed to not die??

[@daswienerle3018]

@@TheAdvisor6440 especially it u consider the non existent landing

[@richardroskell3452]

You’re a great rider Dave and I love the way you keep it sane.

[@buulam]

That thing looks nuts! Looking forward to when you conquer it :)

[@Vexarax]

4:35 "I am afraid of heights" (Flies bike over giant boulders like they're nothing) :D

[@adventurekitty1016]

I am glad I am not the only one who is so scared of heights that I am scared just to be standing on something that’s a few feet off the ground.

[@sripavanv]

My man decides to walk on a plank little wider than tooth pick in the middle of nowhere. You sir are crazy . Awesome

[@nickkonkle541]

the guy that built that has an amazing sense of humor

[@adamotheloanguy]

Lol, oh that’s so funny. Really enjoyed watching you inch out on that sketchy feature. No F…ing way…. I especially liked..”and there’s your landing”. Good stuff

[@onecutmedia]

I only came here for your tree climbing skills ;)

[@TrailSage]

Holy crap that feature is insane! Great edit Dave.

[@ddangerousddave]

Thanks a lot!

[@rivernet62]

Someone has ridden it, there’s chainring gouges at the top of the swoop

[@khai6101]

Super cool - thanks for sharing a great trail and really cool feature that I'd love to watch someone else ride! ;p

[@ddangerousddave]

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm sure there are young folk out there who will give it a shot.

[@alcopower5710]

That’s crazy. Anyone find a video of this being ridden respond back

[@gooseberryjam1683]

I feel you so hard on the heights man. Keep up the awesome work!

[@whiskeybeardoutdoors6568]

I bet it's a piece of art.

[@Talatharas]

Looks like it USED to be a feature that was used, but got 'dismantled' so you couldn't get up there easily.. they didn't just tear the whole thing down, just enough to make it 'not useable'.

[@CaynesDub]

As someone who works on a roof on a daily basis it's always kind of funny to see people struggle with heights. I wouldn't ride that log either though

[@SilentKnight43]

Heights never bothered me in the slightest in my younger years. As I aged and realized I don't bounce like I used to...heights start affectin' me.

[@jonathanmatthews4774]

Just getting the bike set-up and prepped to get on looks like a challenge on it's own!

[@ShiroArctic]

Yeah looking at this thing, I'm not sure what the trail builders were thinking. The rest of the trail looks pretty fun, but that feature is a whole new level of insanity.

[@ExquisiteTouch.M.M.P]

Dude that trail looked like a blast. But one of these days your going to run right into the paws of a bear or mountain lion. Thing is going to think "wow forest grub hub really does deliver! " 😂

[@elcamsterino4798]

That this is insane, there gas to be footage of someone wrecking hard on this somewhere

[@TheyForcedMyHandLE]

This was the first video I watched of DD and when he stopped at that feature I thought, does this dude even know how to ride a bike!? After binging every DD video after that I now question everything I think I know in life.

[@softwarekerry]

That trail looks like a lot of fun!!

[@SemiSendy]

What in the world!? Lmao, that's uh.....something. Enjoyed the POV, I'll have to go check out more of your channel!

[@mikeharlow2908]

That stunt section was pure sketch! Nail it first time and still might end your day or days! The rest of the trail was super cool!!!

[@MereCashmere]

For being afraid of heights you sure manhandled that obstacle for quite a while, good job working through the fear brotha

[@MightyReeN]

I find it funny that, as someone who only saw these types of clips of rides in the past in really old meme compliation. I find it funny that a ubisoft game has brought me to just watching these rides casually. Shoutouts to Rider's Republic

[@Nikkiflausch]

Love the vulnerability in this one, thanks for sharing that you‘re scared!

[@RobotB303]

My friend Jim Bud rode that feature once. He was on a 2007 Kona Coiler Deluxe. He hit the kicker at the end and when he landed his feet almost blew off the pedals.

[@ddangerousddave]

That's awesome! Happy to know it's been done. When was that? Was there a landing at the time?

[@RobotB303]

@@ddangerousddave It was just last summer and there was not landing.

[@joelface]

Where's the footage?

[@tonyjofenig6833]

Would be interesting to see that feature in it's original configuration. I am assuming it used to have a proper entrance ramp and probably some sort of landing or roll down at the finish. The old shool stuff (double black) on the Shore wasn't that different, with super skinny squirrel catcher enterences to stop most people (see Flying Circus).

[@paulbrent4601]

The algorithm is recommending your channel my guy you will blow up soon!!! Great content

[@slaeeee]

The way you left with no regrets 😂😂😂

[@ronaldtheoxymoron5781]

Your videos are so fun to watch It feels as if I'm on the bike ✅👽🙏

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

That stunt was there for years, by itself, always unfinished, long before the trail was actually built.

[@DavidLaburglier]

some say it's been there for centuries

[@aedanfreberg-hickie6061]

My uncle and his friends may have built it it. They were building crazy crap like that when they were in high school

[@GrnXnham]

My great grandfather conquered that stunt with his penny farthing.

[@m.m.i.9586]

@@GrnXnham Indeed. No one’s been able to conquer it before or since - so the legend goes! 😂

[@YamiKisara]

Yeaaaah, this is obviously a work in progress. I imagine the planks would just keep getting narrower and perhaps even the skinny at the end would have small planks, hence why the S-curve wouldn't be a problem. It would still be sketchy as anything, but not a total killer.

[@alanmartinezrodriguez884]

Call Fabio! That guy would die a thousand deaths and come back from hell to try it again lol

[@letsgoridebikes]

Would love to have seen that in all it's glory "back in the day".

[@mrupholsteryman]

I'm thinking it probably has a video camera on it and just like the squirrel that wants the bird seed only to either successfully get it or to fail multiple times.. I wonder if it was an experimental thing for an agility course for a trail dog...(and dogs ONLY) Haha!

[@One_Call_System]

Wish I could ride the trails like you do, but I'm old and didn't do the sport until I was in my 30s, so I just joyride easy east coast stuff, trails like that don't exist in PA lol. The skill level is amazing. I'm glad for these, to at least see the insanity that is pro level shit.

[@33jayy]

So far the best video you've posted 💯 Video quality and length up to the mark, keep on shredding 😉🔥🔥

[@johnkrasnavage366]

It’s nice to see that Agent Sebastian from Cart Narcs has a sick hobby.

[@tniemi]

That is a healthy scare. Breaking your ankle in a middle of nowhere is no joke.

[@tobisans8989]

This makes me envious of your skill nice job dude

[@WhiteWizard44]

"Super Dave Osborn" would have attempted this if he were still with us...👍 His bike equipped with genuine Saskatchewan sealskin bindings of course!!

[@smc1897]

"... I missed it" rofl

[@XRSimFIFA]

The solution: put BMX pegs on your non-drive side and grind it lmao

[@caidyc]

Thank you for asking these. I love you for it. Ever need another grandma hit me up. Best thumper brownies in the Midwest!

[@RobJMTB]

Aw man! I was totally waiting once he said, I'm afraid of heights, next clip was going to be him up there just sending it. lol Good call on not doing that, fuuuuuck that.

[@devinrobinson937]

"Nope" had me rolling 😆😂

[@BikingCarFanatic]

Legend has it, it was put there by aliens!

[@thepedalsadvocate7389]

Aye Carumba. "That's gonna be a firm NO from me Dawg.....".

[@bri2233]

Smart man...pick your battles and live to ride another day. That feature looked more like a sculpture than something for two wheels.

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

Man you are really moving on this one. If I rode that, the brakes would be toast on the first run!😂😂

[@TucsonDude]

No kidding.

[@inkwell6131]

This man deserves a subscription

[@simpshady9090]

Bombs downhill dodging trees at 40mph but is too scared to cross a plank 7ft up in the air lol love your videos btw

[@Rouge-Angel8]

first sport channel I've ever subbed too

[@Erika-pm3ww]

Dave: *flying down a mountain at ungodly speeds on a bike* Also Dave: *Won't walk across wiggly board* Me sitting on my couch: "Come on man"

[@ImJunCena]

Gotta love how you comfortably state youre afraid of heights but effortlessly do trails and obstacles that could easily kill you with 1 simple error 😂

[@XBowhunterX92]

I wish we had trails around here like this. None that I know of. Or I’d start riding tommarow!

[@bobbyswain7049]

That apparatus should be named ER.....for obvious reasons

[@voodoo7008]

My normally low blood pressure goes up watching your videos, because I can imagine myself being killed repeatedly. I’m thinking that unridable section is someone’s attempt at humor.

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

That's definitely more My skill level. Looks like awesome good fun

[@flamezoidtron]

Legolas casually shows up at park...builds basic ramp for himself....leaves humans to be puzzled by it's complexity for years to come

[@benilak]

This trail looks like a dream

[@thelethalmoo]

There are a few abandoned crazy good feature trails on mt 7 in golden. Popped a few tyres on loose nails checking them out

[@butlergl]

Sam Pilgrim would ride it! Epic

[@shinkishimoto7607]

*and lose another tooth 💀

[@pennypackmtb2542]

Looks like Trail Decorations" to me. Nice to look at.

[@vwmk5gtiblk]

Good call Dave. 🤙

[@South_Ga_mafia]

I feel ya on that one.. ." oneday, but not me.!"

[@shazmanbound1496]

0:50 yep I would definitely go off the cliff on that turn.

[@TearCollectionInc]

"not super stoked on this ladder" very famous last words

[@shb8124]

That feature, that's a hundred kinds of no right there 😂

[@juliagoolia72]

Me, sitting on my couch eating chips watching YT video, “well that didn’t seem too hard”

[@jeremyr7661]

That looks like a fun trail and one that I could do. (I'm somewhat of a beginner) haha that crazy jump!