The Day I Almost Died.

[@lonelymtbrider3369]

This just shows how incredibly important it is to keep the bike well maintained. A lack of maintenance can literally kill you... 🙂

[@VanGirlYuka]

That's right! Actually that's how I broke my neck!

[@thelittleewokboss9929]

@@VanGirlYuka Oof 😅

[@harrycolon5301]

Yes, but it also shows that its stupid to bike down mointainsides

[@ousqa]

@@harrycolon5301 yes. Much better to waste your whole life behind a TV screen

[@harrycolon5301]

@@ousqa so there is nothing in between? Prat

[@mavericksolea]

The concern in Eric's voice when he realized that you could have easily went over the bars and into those spikes, made me tear up a little. The love you have for each other is what makes both your channels so special. ❤️

[@rehakmate]

but seriously who leaves those trees with spikes there at a potential crash zone?

[@BCpov]

❤️

[@Zukalski]

@@rehakmate the Vietcong

[@diylee]

@@rehakmate nature

[@rehakmate]

@@diylee well, screw him

[@heeroyui9439]

that recovery off the rock was wild. nice job staying relaxed yuka!

[@mattpoe9391]

The speed you had coming down that hill was insane! Definitely a candiate for save of the year. Ultimately, I'm just happy that you did not crash and die. We need more Yuka in the world, not less.

[@detectivesheep1422]

Speaking of In-n-out burger, you should defenetly check out Fairfax CA, you can check the start of mountain biking, and some amazing trails!

[@_-xce-_4950]

Wow, just wow! You're one of the toughest and bravest people I've seen on the whole KZbin. Thank you for your dedication!

[@frosthoe]

Bad brakes are scary but with time you will gain more skills and confidence. eventually ...Good luck and keep practicing. Massive amounts of practice and seat time will enable your true skillset. When you can stop thinking directly, and instead react instantaneously from past experiences, you will begin to string together all the separate challenges into one smooth, transitioning flow. .

[@frosthoe]

@Jeremiah Coughlin Yeoh prerace check is a 100% a given. Kinda to the point of not mentioning ... More often you will be mid journey when brakes show signs or failure issues . Yet you have no choice to stop. its a competition... A sharpened skillset and practice while purposely avoiding braking will increase your confidence and decrease your ICU visits.

[@dmweyland]

very scary situation on the slab for sure. Skill was actually very high, you kept composed and very strong body position. All you experience and strength saved you at the exit. Nice riding!!!!

[@SethDanger1]

Geez...... You are amazing. I had to laugh when you said " ya, that wasn't that great ". Man, you are something. Take care.

[@Geordo1960]

Yuka has always been a wonderful mountain biker, skills not in question! It was her skills that got her through this! What I learned from this is that I no longer need to question my obsessiveness over maintaining my bicycle! It’s amazing how often that little warning inside our head is right.

[@ericsharp5079]

WoW! Yuka is such a bad ass! I was screaming at the screen as I was watching and still can’t believed how smooth she made that turn by bouncing off the rock! Speed and style !

[@TheIslandwiz]

Yuka, you're a champ! The way you take a hit and get back up is inspirational. I've been watching you for a while now and your skills continue to improve over time, so don't be so hard on yourself. Your skills are fine, you just continue to push yourself outside of your comfort zone and falls will happen. Keep the videos coming, keep getting up when you fall and of course stay safe.

[@Leo_Inclan]

How you managed to control that is honestly impressive. Nice work! Also, good reminder to stay on top of our maintenance, especially with brakes! They're the last thing we want failing on us. Glad you're ok

[@loftkey]

You are definitely not lacking in skill Yuka, glad you didn't die!!!

[@noluck8250]

def wouldnt say this is near death but loosing breaks is always scary

[@okayatbikes1909]

I’m glad you’re ok. I think maybe you have more skill than you realize. The balance between caution and confidence is a very tricky skill, too!

[@chrispy2733]

im so happy you made it through without injury. that suspense was killing me.

[@mjojrjr6231]

Good thing I saw this comment. Makes me feel better to continue watching .

[@logan587]

You jinxed me! After watching this video this morning, on my ride my front brake stopped working! Luckily noticed at a good time and fixed it Great video as always 👏

[@rainey06au]

Yuka is such a beast. Composed in the craziest of scenarios! Well held, love!

[@mattiasvanoverbeke1831]

Keeping your bike well maintained is extremely important, especially your brakes

[@RixxRabe]

I just experienced the same thing last month and OTB'ed on one of our trails here. I continued even though my rear brakes are failing.. very similar scenario. Keep shredding Yuka!

[@VanGirlYuka]

I know. It was not completely failed so I could still ride after that except big features. We tend to notice our bikes failing only in an extreme situation😢

[@Gianns_TDM]

@@VanGirlYuka I suggest you grab yourself some magura MT7 brakes, 4 piston mineral with astonishing modulation and performance, I have been running their MT8 version on my short travel trail bike and even though I am not a light rider in the slightest they have proved extremely reliable and kept their braking power even when the rotor was literally boiling hot, I recommend magura brakes 200%%%!!

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

When you're my age off road drops that steep won't be something you will want to try .

[@Blox117]

@@VanGirlYuka put a hub motor on there. you will never need to maintain it and always have braking power

[@nofrontbrakes]

That was terrifying to watch! Glad you stuck it out and made it out safe!

[@rubberside3969]

That was an amazing recovery👏👏👏 Your skills are better than you give yourself credit for!

[@nathandavies8308]

Just discovered this channel, subscribed after the the first video I watched. This is very entertaining. Really good videos 😊

[@easternncbigfoot1288]

That was crazy but I'm glad your ok. I can imagine myself doing the same thing and going down way too fast and I'm done similar things and had a few accident but luckily nothing too serious. Keep it up and be safe.

[@sonofawil]

Holy crap! Even with the GoPro effect, that looked intense. There’s no way I wouldn’t of gone over the bars but there’s also no way I would’ve ridden that. Glad you made it.

[@DrtSqrt]

Eee! Oh my, Yuka! I kind of know how you felt. I started down the same slab earlier this summer and felt that my brakes were sooooo underpowered. Luckily, I managed to stop half way down just before the next steep section and walked te rest of the way. I have since replaced my brakes with some much more powerful ones! Kudos to you for making it all the way down ON your bike!

[@runningwithsimon]

Wow you handled it like a champ - glad you are ok! I just discovered your channel, and the "maybe I don't like it" & "ooopsies oopsies" were so great!

[@kendestine9905]

That was amazing! Can’t believe you pulled it off!!!

[@ViktorSarge]

I'm so glad you are ok, that was a horror movie levels of fear knowing just how bad that crash would have been.

[@KestrelYI]

Sorry to hear! Been rocking some TRP Quadiems now for the past... four years? Never had a single failure or any sort of significant fade whatsoever. Multiple park days at Angel Fire. They've been good to me while I've had friends with SRAM/Shimano both fail.

[@harrygrimley4352]

Wow. This scared me a lot. I'm glad you are ok. Your way braver than me.

[@Eltoca21]

I should not have laughed out loud but I could not help it with your description of unfolding events lol.

[@celestemetts7614]

Yuka!!! You are so amazing! You were so professional! I’m so proud of how you handled that! Never doubt your skills! I can tell just in the last year how much you have improved! And that slab is proof of it! You made that look like you did it all on purpose!!! Omg I am so proud of you!!!! Amazing! Huge fan! I watch ever video! You rock!

[@VanGirlYuka]

I never want to do it again 🤣

[@RedFo0t]

Same thing happened to me 2 months ago here in Telluride, CO. Except I went over the top of a berm and ended up with a separated shoulder. I do a full bike check before every ride now!

[@creedrichards137]

Thank God you got through that alright. Subbed.

[@teijaflink2226]

Wow what an amazing bike rider you are, that's like the worst place to lose brakes, I can't believe you did it so well, you're a daredevil.

[@brettclark3885]

wow, you handled the end of that so well. your skills are definitely kicking in!

[@flowstateofmind]

The breaks are so important! After seeing this, I prefer my brake levers as far out as possible. This way if they do get weak and squishy, there is more room to squeeze it to it's limits. However the opposite is true on my bike; they are too snappy and strong, especially my front brake. Almost had an OTB yesterday because of it so always be careful!

[@soniaperez4221]

You say you're not a skilled rider... girl! The way you controlled that speedy descent and absorbed the impact from that giant rock AND kept you bike and body on the trail and not in the massive pile of stabby spikes of death... SKILL.

[@RideWithMe_eu]

Nice vid! 💪crazy ride, u're great 👍😀

[@SkierKid]

This happened to my friend his brakes did not work and broke his collarbone

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

I like how you stayed calm and rode it out.

[@michaeljordan3084]

Another prime example of staying focused and committing 100% will get you through most situations. Yuka is pro level at that, more than makes up for any lack of skill

[@johndef5075]

Your skill kept you from crashing. Great save!

[@TheSHARCRASH]

We encounter too many of those fallen trunks with deadly spicky sticks... #cutspickysticks !

[@bigslacker666]

Scary! I'm in Whistler now and rented a very high end DH bike. But rentals are rentals and probably too many people had been death gripping the rear brake. Was on blue velvet and the rear brake lever bolt sheared off. At least it was only the rear and I was able to get slowed enough to bail off the trail between berms, haha! Glad you came out of your brakless incident ok as well!

[@kylerocco3988]

You don’t understand how happy I get when I see a Yuka video

[@harryls1283]

I am glad you are still alive, and I am pretty sure Erick is too. 🤙

[@colleenbrown92]

My other half just had a similar experience, except it was his forks that broke. Now he has a broken arm with two fractures. Im so grateful we weren't on a harder trail when it happened. Glad you are ok yuka =) im very similar to you always terrified lol but I enjoy the accomplishment of completing my goals

[@VanGirlYuka]

I hope your other half recover soon 😫

[@AlfordLau]

You definitely had the calm to come down at that speed, heading straight to the final rough terrain, and yet were able to make that final left turn away from that boulder. Scary just to witness.

[@sbbeowulf8296]

Yuka reminds me of how my mom would ride a bike no brakes and probably wont figure out that something is wrong until she is in a tree

[@VanGirlYuka]

That’s exactly how I broke my back too 🤣

[@VIJAYzk]

@@VanGirlYuka 😂funny and scary at the same time

[@JCozzyphotos]

I had a total rear failure on a black diamond downhill. Something tore my rear brake line out. I held on for grim death and topped out my max speed at 72.2kph . At one stage clearing a 4m rock garden we usually all slow down for. Mental.

[@MountainBlade]

Amazing you pulled it off! I had the same situation on a big slab on Seymour dark side last year, only when I got to the bottom I was going so fast I flew off into the woods. Ended up with a decent concussion and some minor bruising.

[@VanGirlYuka]

Omg! I might know the slab your talking about. If I’m right then it must’ve been a hell of a crash😱

[@MountainBlade]

@@VanGirlYuka It was a very nasty crash haha, but I got very lucky for what it was, going down the slab I thought for sure I was going to break some bones! The trail ends in the fancy housing in “the cove”, right near the water, behind some gating actually 😬. Beautiful area and trail, I will make my way back to conquer the slab!

[@josemorenoporras7506]

Last weekend had a similar thing...I broke the reach adjuster knob in my Code R brake lever and the lever went all the way down,touching the bars. The screw made a few turns out with the rough terrain and when I realize it was too late,I was on the floor...

[@joski9030]

Your a beast ! Gives me inspiration to get out on the Marin

[@morbly]

Your skills are what kept you from crashing there. So...nice work!

[@LucasDaRonco]

I highly doubt it was an issue of brake fluid. It was probably due to spent break pads which in turn causes fluid not to be enough sometimes. Change your pads regularly!

[@kreymers]

Close one! Glad you’re okay, Yuka!

[@mitchboucher9991]

So what was wrong with the brakes? How do we avoid this? Pads? Need a bleed? Rotor too thin? Contaminated?

[@VanGirlYuka]

In that case, it needed a bleed. My brake bar was toughing the grip. thought I feel like it's contaminated too🤔 Maybe I should heat them up too...

[@mitchboucher9991]

@@VanGirlYuka ah yes, routine brake maintenance will pay it’s self off over time. In safety! Bleed your brakes and check your pads people!

[@d.g.2097]

ユカさんの"OMG!"がなんか緊張感なくて笑っちゃう笑 今日の動画も最高でした！

[@VanGirlYuka]

こういう時日本語だとなんていうんですかね？

[@d.g.2097]

@@VanGirlYuka やばい！(超万能)

[@coopjt188]

Every mountain biker has a story like this

[@mangogaming4498]

I agree

[@Nixaarka]

That's why I hate hydraulic brakes. I had Shimanos couple of times but now i just rock the good ol Cable for trails and downhill. I never have to worry about them overheating and failing on me, plus the maintenance is super easy

[@padovann]

Holy crap that’s so scary! I think I would’ve gone for the bail out and slide but who knows when you’re actually in the situation. That’s mountain bike nightmare fuel 🫣

[@4REALLIFECANADA]

YUKA I'm a female MT rider i love your spirit !!! You took it on the chin and didnt bail wow and you didnt crash wow YOU ARE AWESOME, HI FROM NOVA SCOTIA

[@knordberg]

That was so scary. So glad you ere able to ride it out and not crash. Geez that was scary.

[@carlhartt]

you are really brave!!! greets from Germany!!! keep going 🤗

[@jacooper1234]

Gotta say there's no doubt you have skills to be able to pull out of that successfully!

[@VanGirlYuka]

Luck heavily involved 👍

[@chandlerburrell3001]

Glad you’re ok :)

[@d-nicebikes]

"Yuka and I are used to it.....No, I'm not..."....Know your limits and play within it! That definitely could have gone very bad, very fast, Yuka, glad you had the skills and mind set to steer your way through that downhill slab.

[@michaelfleming4015]

What are limits? 🤪

[@shred-hermtb9113]

Great save Yuka !!

[@verydeadchannel5964]

Yuka what a awesome save!!

[@nimiro2668]

Holy f*cking shit, that was close! Glad you're ok. Looked like the save of the year!

[@escritoradesorientada8731]

I took the right decision to go back home when I felt my brakes failing, and they failed right in front of my house. But I learn after a huge crash in 2015 that if you feel that your bike it's not ok, better go home. Glad you're fine, that's some way those logs can be removed? Someone can crash over then.

[@Dragonjdjdjsnwjwkwk]

Thank god you are safe Yuka. That was scary as shit

[@jevgeniardassov]

When my Sram Guide RSC decided to die unexpectedly I finished my ride and that is it. Went to LBS and made them throw away Sram crap and put 4pot Shimano XTs. Sram brakes, never again…

[@jcreeker5581]

Great save. Did you figure out what was going on with the brakes. Something it something like the pads were worn, needed adjustment, hydraulics needed to be bled?

[@VanGirlYuka]

My front brake needed a bleed!

[@chaseinger]

to bounce off a rock like that is a lot of skill. and i feel you, i also always think it's me before i blame the bike.

[@MrDmadness]

I had a set of srams fail ( pulled to bars ) and broke my knee.. will be very ever uee them again for any product. Ive never had Shimano fail.. ever. I'm glad you're okay .

[@simonm1447]

Sram uses Dot 4/5.1. If it gets too hot it can boil (even if it's new brake fluid, it just needs more temperature) and your brake is gone. Mineral oil don't boil, as long as there is no water in the system (the oil won't boil, but water still could of course). The pads will burn off before the rest of the brake fails if a mineral oil brake is well maintained

[@theendofmyropemydude]

Listening to you going hard down a hill and saying "oopsie, oopsie" made me laugh so hard, thanks for that

[@EricTheGolfFiend]

You gotta use the advanced skill of jamming your foot into the top of the rear tip and bike frame when your brakes go. LOL

[@michaelfleming4015]

Sounds like Air in the break lines. Glad you’re ok!

[@jasonharris3873]

Wow that was a lucky break! Glad you made it out undamaged. Time for a brake upgrade.

[@jamespond260]

That's why I don't trust disk brakes I was going super fast down a mountain road for over ten minutes. Passing cars n stuff. At the end of the descent right before it started to get flat, my front brake became useless in a matter of seconds. Thankfully had my rear brake. When checking the bike out I was dumb enough to touch the rotor, burnt my finger. The rotor turned blue/purplish. I really do not know if it's the brakes' fault for not handling 10+ minutes of real fast downhill with lots of braking or mine for overcooking it. For now I'm happy with my V-brakes!

[@noe616]

This doesn't happen to mechanical disks brakes. It happens only to the hydraulic disks, because their oil boils.

[@posenyang9549]

You are awesome! Anyone that does a black diamond has more skill than I will ever obtain.

[@silverp86]

Crazy riding that with no front brake good that those skills were up to the task :D

[@ChainBrothersMTB]

I would have died and my bike probably would have exploded- causing a forest fire- had I gone down that quick. You didn’t even crash!!! I’m so impressed…

[@travisp3776]

You're fork may be a little soft. In some of the clips like @ 2:47 your fork is compressing and almost bottoming out on just roots. Great vid

[@jermyeder2262]

I had a rear brake cable snap on a giant hill once. scared the crap out of me.

[@VanGirlYuka]

That’d been very scary…😱

[@IVANMTB]

I liked your video and I give you a good like! keep it up

[@jinavl]

Glad ur ok yuka...

[@ChainBrothersMTB]

Sunday saves material right here!

[@kayakutah]

What was the problem, did you actually have air in the line?

[@GoProGoalieUzi]

Omg 🫣🫣🫣I’m so glad you made it!! 🫣🫣❤️

[@doubleL_S]

such a feel good channel

[@pinoykayaker]

When we get old like me, we realize our sense of balance and reflexes are less. These 2 are what's important in downhill mtbiking. That's why I think I have to stop after all the falls and injuries. Someday we have to rethink what our limits are.

[@andrewnorris5415]

Finally, a cup holder for an MTB ;) But you really must get round to fixing those brakes!

[@VanGirlYuka]

We did bleed the brakes right after that🤣

[@ShevadronovAlex]

There is an old way add additional braking power - use legs to have additional friction, but i am not sure, if its good idea, cause here is very narrow handling section, its harder to balance, cause its problem to find pedals back, but i would start to friction with legs anyway, if feel something off with my brakes. Less speed - less damage even on collision. If your friction on foot is stable - just stand a bit a drop a bike

[@TsukiAkarii]

This exact thing happened to me, I used to ride when I was younger so when a friend of mine came to visit from overseas we decided to go do one of those trail ebike tours. We hadn't even gotten out of the starter area and I mentioned to our guide that the brakes don't feel right. He assured me that there was nothing wrong and that I wasn't using them correctly and telling me about how the bike uses disk brakes rather than rim brakes blah blah so I took his word for it but I never felt comfortable on the bike. Fast forward to me almost going right off a drop cause I couldn't slow down enough to make the turn. I just trusted the guide and assumed the equipment was maintained well since it was a pretty pricy tour and my lack of knowledge since I haven't ridden a bike in over 10 years. Whenever your get a gut feeling, just listen