Testing out the BP Ranger Station and Seth's new $12,000 hardtail mtb!

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A few weeks ago I stayed at the Berm Peak Ranger station with my mom and brother for the first time since all the upgrades. Not only was it super luxurious and awesome, but it's also super close to some of the best riding out here in Pisgah National Forest.
Naturally, I got out for a ride with Seth and was really stoked to see that he had brought out his brand new custom hardtail for some serious testing on a very not hardtail friendly trail... Daniels Ridge.
First up - house tour
Next up - bike test
Let's go!
LFRHGS
Alexander

[@SethsBikeHacks]

Man, that was fun! This was filmed a little while ago and I’ve since added a shim to my cleats, which feels great with my Mallet pedals. I’m really liking them now!

[@AndrewSends]

Hey seth

[@phillipmoore8531]

Shimano spd with multi directional cleats are amazing! They have always helped me with unclipping. I havent tried mallets

[@derx6666]

I'm amazed you didn't wipe out at least 4 times on the DH. That save was crazy mate.

[@nkrktn]

I love those crossovers with Seth so much !

[@beanpod7]

Me too! Always great to see the Seth and Alex show. 😉

[@RomanMoroniesFargingWall]

Seth with a masterclass in saving his ass multiple times in a run. 🤯

[@62swampboy62]

This vid was the highpoint of the weekend. 'I don't know what just happened but I think it was sick." What a classic line.

[@samishereforfun]

Seth's insane recovery skills on that bike though. Makes me wonder if it's the clipless pedals or the custom frame!

[@ArmaniFlyHigh]

a clipless move 4 sure...

[@brandonbeasley1825]

Had to have been the pedals, getting bucked like that could make you lose your footing in a heartbeat, just as fast as that happening.

[@camacdonnell1]

Pedals helped but it's mostly down to Seth being an exceptional rider. Most of us would be staring at the sky 10 feet off the trail clipless or not.

[@destiny4life84]

@@camacdonnell1he is not that good 😭 this was literally an easy ass xc typa trail

[@TraviNomotion]

@@destiny4life84 he was talking about the save dummy

[@timallencontact]

“ I don't know what just happen but I think it was sick!” Seth with the extraterrestrial save, still blowing my mind every replay! 🤘

[@danielsprehe]

The Key’s series was when I first started following STS & SBH, would love to see another bike packing tour series. Alex only wants to do it on a tandem so Seth replaces the tubes and tires ‘before’ taking off 😂

[@The_Sampler]

😂

[@ThePaintwurks]

I remember when you guys doing that didn't one of you guys keep getting a flat ?

[@mattlarsen8585]

You and Seth are really good on camera together. It would be awesome if you did another bike packing series.

[@casestudymtb]

Seth with the closer got me crying 🤣

[@slide_drexler]

SS & seth are just showing off. Climbing and talking to each other without making those awful wheezing noises.😁

[@mattcrane]

That’s called optimal riding! Ride at a pace of talking!

[@ironeinar]

@@mattcrane well then I really shouldnt ride a bike uphill ever again lol

[@ThePaintwurks]

Man this brought me back you guys made such great content together.....

[@justridemtb6544]

Seth's hardtail is probable the nicest hardtail made

[@The_Sampler]

It's so sick in person

[@HaHa-ly4rj]

Waiting for Uncle Sampler and Becca mtb rides.

[@The_Sampler]

YESSSS!!!

[@michaelrogers9809]

Seth is even more entertaining in other people's videos than in his own. That looked like an awfully nice ride there.

[@alvaroneto6893]

Bikepacking the Keys on a tandem. Please, make it happen, guys! 😂

[@coasterincalifornia]

In these videos, seth is always a little bit different, but kinda the same

[@dgreensotr]

The secret word with clips is Pledge - furniture polish. Use just a little spritz on the mechanism. I ride in SoCal so I only need to refresh it a couple of times a year. You'll need to use it a lot more often.

[@thecannabiskidfortier6219]

My grandparents told me a way to calculate from celsius to Fahrenheit. Take the celsius number and double it and add 30 and it's within a few degrees up or down of the actual number.

[@Arshumness]

As a MTB novice, I appreciate the commentary you make on the tactics/strategies you are doing as far as line choice or bike handling. Like the comment you made about lifting the tire through water. I know it’s tough to do while you’re riding, but any rides that you do alone, I’d like to hear more of it.

[@dawitteshome3995]

seth is so used to doing risky stuff he didn't even flicth all those times that he almost crashed lmao I was scared for him.

[@georgeforeman89]

I'm so glad you keep the struggles of the climb in the video. Way too often MTB KZbinrs cut out the climb and all the huffing and puffing.

[@stevencole7331]

Seth is taking the next step in progression with this hardtail . A good to great rider can reach a limit on a full suspension and you have to return to that more raw version of mountain biking . I am a average Joe but I rotate my squish and hardtail and it's so much fun . The hardtail sets up the full suspension ride . It' also keep things interesting and fresh . It's a different ride between the two . Kind of like comparing a wooden roller coaster to a steel rail version . Both are fun and scary in there own way .

[@Anotherfunnyword]

Trick/rhyme for Alex in order to remember Celsius (instead of trying to convert it): 30 is hot 20 is nice 10 is cold 0 is ice

[@edwin.jansen]

21:00 "Dude I can not get out of these pedals". Me looking at Seth and thinking, well he is out of both pedals. If you put the spikes on your pedals than as you said Seth you prevent yourself from being able to unclip and frankly you turn it into a dangerous thing. You might hurt your ankles or knees this way. When this pedals came out back in the day they were called safety pedals at least for road bikes. Because people would hurt themselves from twisting knees and ankles not being able to get out of the clip pedals with the straps that were used in those days. These pedals will unclip by themselves if you fallm unless you prevent them by what you are doing. So putting it on the pedals that you can not get out them is in my opinion a bit silly.

[@butchl6403]

Nice vid. The both of you together make for a very entertaining video. You should do more collabs.

[@MrTonka]

Those crankbro pedals are horrible with the pins. When you're sitting, you can twist your foot out pretty easily. BUT... when you're standing on the pedals, your shoes dig into the pins and you just can't twist out. They are horrible. I got them for the same reason he got them, but they are just a no go with pins. Like, lose the pins and they are fine.

[@DAMN55117]

Wow. I love hardtails, but this is a good example of the difference with a great rider like Seth having that amount of saves. That section of trail with running water looked so cool.

[@330_Crew]

I’m an old school MTB from the 90s who learned and only ride clipless. When I visited Pisgah I only rode it clipless. Your right that if you do it long enough it becomes subconscious. One time I was going OTB and was able to clip out mid flip, jump off the bike, and land on my feet.

[@MadelaineSophie]

I think we all can agree that we NEED more videos with the both of you! Its always so much fun to watch you two together...

[@noway2836]

18:47 I’ve never been sicker

[@ingolipse2443]

Stay on your bike Seth.

[@jeremyboyle5695]

I assume Seth is on SPD clipless, try the SH-56 multi-direction release clips. Set release tension on pedals 2-3 clicks from loosest escape

[@caleb.7312]

Don't get me wrong I like Seth's vids but I love to see him ride

[@manalotomanaloto]

Great interaction. Loved the last one at the gas station, Seth learned nothing 😂😂😂

[@JoeAQuinn]

Please do another biking the keys series!!! It was sooooo good!

[@thadgillespie5255]

I love it when you and Seth get to ride together. Shenanigans always happen! 😂

[@juzDubbin]

Always super fun riding along with you and Seth bro!! Something adventurous is bound to happen! 😅

[@durtyt4770]

If Seth hadn't been clipped in. He would have supermanned when that rock kicked him up.

[@RandysRides]

Metric is way easier. It's all multiples of ten. Those Daniel's Ridge rocks are dangerous it seems.... just jump up outta nowhere trying to buck riders off the trail. Maybe it had baby rocks to feed... or it remembered Seth running it over in the past.

[@zips28]

It's been a while since I saw MTB in Singletrack or Berm Peak!! What a pleasure, two friends riding in the forest. Thanks!!

[@OhGibZ]

I wonder if Seth considered designing a bike with the mullet configuration. Slap a 27.5 on the rear and see how he likes it.

[@Mahuna73]

Time pedals with the easy cleats 😉

[@mmagbee]

The banter between these two is legendary

[@wesodell8021]

I honestly really appreciate you keeping in the clips of you and Seth breathing heavy and struggling on climbs.

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

How can a hardtail cost $12k? Maxing out parts (everything except the frame) in my brain, I'm not figuring out how to spend more than a about $8k. No way the frame costs $4k.

[@Dirtnap300]

Seth just needs more time and practice and a stiffer soled shoe for his clipless setup. when riding on a good stiff cycling shoe you normally dont feel the pedal, only the insole of the shoe.

[@netposerx]

Need to ride Daniels Ridge more instead of constantly doing Middle and Lower/Sycamore. Thanks for the motivation.

[@RobJMTB]

It's so weird seeing Seth from a different point of view than his channel. Love it. Also, you have the most perfect time to start off your video with, "today we're doing something different but kinda the same" and you totally missed it. hahaha

[@scottyfpv5651]

Sick. When I bought my full suspension MTB I went clipless from day 1. You just have to wear them in is my experience. Now when something sketchy happens my foot always comes out to catch me..but in the beginning I was falling over like crazy 🤣

[@EagleManExplorer]

Kudos to Seth for sticking with clipless. I had a pair of Mallet DH's, because I thought they would be a nice compromise with a big platform to stand on, but would agree with Seth, those pins definitely make it harder to unclip. I ended up with a tib/fib fracture in my ankle from a failure to unclip. Poor technique certainly didn't help, as I was about a week into riding clipless (first ride in DuPont). Now I'm flats for life.

[@davidbenfield7983]

DUDE!!! MY FAVORITE F!@#$^^%@ THING ON THE INTERNET IS WATCHING YOU AND SETH RIIIIDE TOGETHER!!!!! JESUS !!! PLEASE KEEP IT GOING!! LMAO

[@jdowls9538]

"You know what I learned today? ... NOTHING." Classic Seth!

[@BuddinAdventures]

Yo Alex! I always love watching you videos. I’ve been watching for years and enjoys everything you do. Come up and ride the Frederick watershed with me dude. There’s some serious stuff up here I think you would enjoy!

[@marcuslinton310]

Good ole Seth perpetuating the myth of having more power with clipless! If somebody feels they are accomplishing this, they are pedaling wrong in order to make it feel that way. The Myth of the Upstroke has been debunked by scientists and field data from many thousands' individual cyclists as a popular misconception

[@jameshowe2074]

In the video it looks like Seth is running Crank Brothers pedals. These can be hard to unclip from with some shoe combinations in my experience. I'd recommend trying a pair of Crank Brothers shoes, they call it the Match System. Works an absolute treat. So easy to unclip, no wearing in period, performs great straight out of the box.

[@alexstewartallred]

100% clips all day everyday. Go pinless, like a Shimano XT's that still have the platforms around the mechanism, never an issue getting out of them..

[@gmbmedia28]

Amazing riders skills you and Seth. 🍻

[@scottbowers5019]

Seth living on the edge with the frame going sideways.! Nice bike! Glad you are spending family and friend time Alex. No bike rack on the sedan.

[@michaeltiffe6341]

Interesting about the various hardtail comments. This trail appears to be an old school build that was likely in place before XC full suspension was even a thing. A modern hardtail just makes it easier then 20+ years ago when I rode that area.

[@skyphantom29]

Love this concept. We can't wait to try it out, eventually. $400/night with a 3 night minimum is steep price tag. We'll let all the youtubers, Dr.s, and dentists keep it lol

[@17even]

Seth proves a properly equipped HT can go anywhere a Full Sus can go. Nice!

[@BriankSmith181]

lol,my 77 4x4 Chevy van has an after market gas gauge that works backwards and half way.full is empty and half a tank is full.happy times.

[@mc540flip]

Wow fun trail and ride! Seth almost went done 3 times. Sick hardtail though- I love it, hardtails are so fun. I agree with you Alex full squish on that trail and flats.

[@Jjcom-rh1tu]

Everytime i look at his face i can see jesus vlogging ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@Birdmusic77]

Amazing saves seth😱🤣💯 Your bike looked like it wanted to wreck. Glad you didn't!

[@bennysh]

what's up with Seth, it's like he's trying to prove something. dude, chill! that ride was too close to being hospitalized..

[@thomasking5025]

I really love watching videos of you and Seth riding or doing shenanigans together!. LFRH!

[@dirtycommtroop]

Spring is here and im dreading my first ride because ill probably turn pale and blow chunks. After the first ride im good tho.

[@MichaelRei99]

Stellar video ! I mean top notch! Best video I’ve seen you put out and I’ve been watching for several years!

[@richardhaselwood9478]

Watching this, and at 18:37, I was fully expecting this to be a new video titled: "And this is why Seth is in hospital again....."

[@ridingwithreggie]

Seth was getting extra frisky on that trail! Awesome content! This video kinda reminds me of the older videos from when I discovered your channel around 2019.

[@michaels8607]

Seth I haVE never seen someone lose the rear wheel like that,stay clipped in,and not crash..That around 20 minute was insane..\

[@willlucas1032]

Genuine advice to anyone debating clipless pedals: your first pair should be shimano.

[@vincentdolido5437]

Im catching up and reviving my love for biking again. Seth owns this??

[@mtb_flip]

Man that save Seth pulled off was ridiculous. Thought he was going to land shoulder heavy for sure. Wow!

[@jfs116]

I can’t ride without my clips I have flats on my Sub rosa for the park.

[@123RidesBikes]

With KZbin nowdays I have trouble sticking arround a 7 minute video but you kept me entertained for the whole video keep it up!

[@yorkiebar4801]

I was thinking to myself, we all have that friend constantly sending it without realising, almost absolutely eating (but not)it all the time and of course they must be on a hardtail (might be me)

[@josephbell7994]

At 23:30 into the video, Seth you almost ate it hard! Your rear wheel hit a rock and that hard tail is so light it almost kicked you up and over. Nice recovery bro... :)

[@86BREAL]

Man that was one scenic trail system. I tried to pick a good scenic route last time I was in Pisgah but instead we tortured ourselves on Black mtn. What trails did yall ride in this video?

[@ninoroldan2448]

Lol the sign says やメール at 8:31. Japanese for "stop doing it!" and the expression is a bit famous in JAV

[@andrecasanova3753]

Yeah man , I don’t know but when bicycles get more expensive than a dirtbike i think is something wrong with the market now days .

[@andymtb3212]

I was getting stuck in platform style clipless pedals and the crank brothers shoes with groves that match the mallet E pins solved it.

[@ArtificiallyIntelligentwow]

have you seen that guy that does interviews (usually with celebs) while hiking? you should do interviews while biking on the trail

[@k9kayaks]

Wow and Seth kicks up a big slab of rock and keeps rollin 👍🚵🏻😂

[@raketoped663]

Thank you, nice impressions! Welcome to the metric system :) - The 12k Bike kicks like a mule o.0

[@GalliumEnergy]

Hearing y'all breathing so heavy on the climbs sure makes me feel better xD

[@mitchell7man]

I don't feel so bad about my dumb clipped in knee scrapes now.

[@pernixiom]

I love these kinda of videos where its just two great dudes having a ball on a trail. Right on for seth and that bike too!

[@jacobg130productions]

Seth catching that loose rock and it kicking his ass end out gave me ptsd flashbacks

[@davidgrammerstorf9433]

It makes me so happy to see you guys get exhausted. That's my default state on rides like that.

[@MrZoo223]

I wish I'd found you two sooner. Love the positive stoke from both of you 🙌

[@splooshmtb]

So many close calls! With no crashes that just adds to the stoke! A hardtail on Pisgah downhills sounds brutal hah great video man!

[@Happy_Biker]

A Scandi gone wrong 😬 - still, "sick!"

[@northwestmountainbikeaddic6874]

Nice riding, and damn Seth hitting that rock and doing that weird indo thing ! 😮crazy

[@ericrollins4607]

@18:38, amazing recovery Seth

[@Colt_Really]

I am sorry because you probably hear this a lot now but are you related to moist critical

[@petertkac7180]

Daniels Ridge, what a gem! woot woot!

[@onebagoneworld]

Amazing video, as always!

[@grubbyssmokeshack]

Ahh yeah! You know it's going to be a great Sunday when there's a fresh Sampler/Seth upload.