Using a MTB COACH to get me over DOUBLE BLACK WALL RIDE. Barrel Run

[@danroberts5924]

I was genuinely scared for you on this one. It fascinates me that you don’t seem to “preload” or “pop” off anything, and yet you’re still very consistent. This track seemed like it needed “pop” due to lack of trail speed on some features, so I was holding my breath! Nice work

[@bestdayevermtb2]

The only thing that I needed more speed on was the drop. I am good at things that require little skill just commitment.

[@sijmes]

Exactly, thats why he left the wall ride so wide.He even squashed the takeoff on that gap jump. The "lack" of speed had me on the edge of my seat. But it all worked out in the end so maybe his riding just appears less active on camera. I prescribe more pump track sessions..... Great content 👍

[@bestdayevermtb2]

@sijmes I have always prescribed to the just enough speed to get me over is enough.😁

[@charlesslwilson]

Nice one Lance

[@jokermtb]

Wow, hats off to you Lance!

[@youtubeuser.1]

So much respect for you going back and committing to the full run. Well done bro absolutely mad

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks for that. Must admit took awhile to pluck up the courage and haven't been back yet.

[@richardtrubger427]

Awesome! That's a big line...Nail biting stuff!!! 😎

[@mycoolcar]

Well done. Nice catching up with you in the carpark today. More harsh but fair comments coming for you on the next video.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Was great seeing you to. I can handle a bit of harsh but fair.

[@danm5810]

Mate good stuff - my collarbone says no 😂

[@stevemendelson4711]

That was sick !!!!

[@cutlaps]

Dude those features were pretty wild. Not very wide making them sketchy as. Great work clearing the trail!

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Are you going to build some at your place?

[@cutlaps]

@@bestdayevermtb2 not gonna lie those features looked fun, I would definitely need to build them a bit wider though.

[@frankieb4998]

yay ben!

[@stuwbafc]

Brilliant video well done 👏

[@BenSpenceMTB]

Awesome video! And very well done on doing full barrel run

[@bestdayevermtb2]

I had a good coach😁

[@ocbyn]

Nice one fella. Great one for the oldies. 👍👍👍

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Hopefully not past it yet.

[@ocbyn]

@@bestdayevermtb2 no where near it Lance. Just shows that we could all do with a bit of coaching. So before spending a chunk of cash on a new bit I don’t really need- I will be getting a fee hours with a coach.

[@fatoldnbaldproductions8249]

Great stuff!

[@GBHeiser]

Probably one of the first riders i've ever seen that actually know how to ride their Pivot.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Not even his bike. Belongs to his dad.

[@bassjunkie67]

Awesome super duper trooper, great effort and sick results

[@briancruse1497]

Well done Lance! That's one scary looking trail! I was packing myself just watching some of those jumps !

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks. Glad to get through that one ok.

[@gakalac71]

Awesome man

[@323johnnybravo]

Just subbed , you’re good brother !! Nice riding

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks always appreciated. 😁

[@nickepps1746]

Nice work.

[@irunandride1]

Balls of steel🤟✊

[@marcelocarvalho7352]

Well done mate!!

[@marcusphilpott5303]

Amazing riding. You got balls of steel!

[@nicolaricioppo8207]

You are a legend, mate!!

[@flyingkiwimtb]

The King of Woodhill! Well done young man. 👏

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Not sure anyone will give me that title. Could I wear a crown?

[@flyingkiwimtb]

Maybe an ermine cloak 😁

[@timfiggins7764]

Nice work Lance. Pretty impressive

[@bongerrazo1]

Awesome job Ben! and sick riding Lance!

[@grantmckinnon2300]

B e a utiful! Great stuff guys

[@stevenfyfe3645]

Well done lance, balls of steel!! 💪💪😁

[@rossjacksonmtb]

Well done on tackling those features 👍🏻

[@miketodd2036]

Great effort mate. Fantastic riding. Looking forward to to more videos

[@BH-cy9tb]

Wow that was totally awesome. You should be very proud of yourself. 👏🏻💪👍

[@steeltribe3967]

Nice. Don't think I could ever do these things but admire your effort.

[@wcar020]

Jeez blimmin well done, think I was holding my breath for you especially watching that last full run thinking you weren’t going fast enough to make that last gap…..can breath now lol ..heart was racing just watching that, your a legend, I take my hat off to you for tackling it

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks very much. Funnily enough I was more nervous doing a full run than each component.

[@susaneastman6444]

Well done, so glad I didnt know you were going to do it before hand.!

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Didn't tell anyone including J I was going to do this one.

[@GeoffwithaGeee]

Great video. Everything on this track looks intimidating. Epic achievement to do the whole track, I'm inspired 👍

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Glad you liked the video. It is very intimidating but like many things not as hard as it looks once done.

[@jaselikesbikes]

Nicde one Lance, you do inspire me to session stuff more. I need to start!

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks. Be safe though.

[@jaselikesbikes]

@@bestdayevermtb2 more now than ever!

[@craigsimons5111]

Noooooooooo. Oh boy now I’m gonna have to do it. Next I think you good for the new river gaps down in Rotorua

[@bestdayevermtb2]

NOOOOOOO I do not. I may be crazy but I am not stupid. Never doing those jumps.

[@arionairmtb]

nice to see ben on his dads bike (true story), great riding from both of you!

[@bestdayevermtb2]

His bike was out of action but didn't seem to matter

[@arionairmtb]

@@bestdayevermtb2 yeah blown fork i hear, nice seeing you on friday btw. glad i got that selfie haha

[@Mybody4life]

Wow that's crazy, kudos to you.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks. Not sure if I will do it again but ticked it off.

[@doctorpc4x4]

Nicely done. Now that you have done it you are not sure what the issue was with them. How long before you lead the Captain in there. Your height on the wall was just below Bens

[@bestdayevermtb2]

I am sure the captain will be keen. He has been out of Auckland for awhile otherwise I would have done it with him.

[@nzboismtb422]

Good job Lance thats very scary

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks. Wanted to do that for a long time.

[@housepark]

Nice work Lance. Man those are some serious features. Great job to Ben also. Cheers.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

I had wanted to do this with Ben for some time. He is a great rider but also a polite well-spoken young man. He will do very well in the future.

[@matthewgreen3101]

Fair play matey, watched a few of your vids, progress and passing your limits is the only way to get better and conquer your fears. You just proved that. Also riding with better riders and people to push you further

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks for that. It is always a battle between being sensible "at my age" and progressing my riding to have more fun.

[@matthewgreen3101]

@@bestdayevermtb2 all in the same boat, I'm in my early 40's and trying to learn more skills now to make it safer for when i get abit older. Wish I'd of had all these jumps and bike parks when i was a nipper

[@MTB_Trekker]

Nicely done mate, coaching obviously works!

[@bestdayevermtb2]

It certainly did. Ben didn't need to explain things in detail but just show me the speed. Much better than working it out for myself.

[@MTB_Trekker]

@@bestdayevermtb2 and safer matey!! Good riding!

[@BigMal76]

Great achievement for you, well done Lance !

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Just something on my bucket list.

[@TheLionman22]

Wow, that’s great achievement, but beyond my level, pretty scary even to watch 😮😊😊😊

[@bestdayevermtb2]

It is all about the coaching.😁

[@randommountainbiker9305]

Awesome job Lance! I've never even seen barrel run with my own eyes before and thinking about it gets me scared.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Must admit whenever I edit the videos and can't understand why I was scared but they look worse when standing next to them.

[@randommountainbiker9305]

@@bestdayevermtb2 I have the same thing with Rock candy. I'll watch videos of it and think about how scary it isn't, and then when I ride it i'm always a bit nervous

[@mrsportybloke1336]

Well done mate great achievement. It’s winter in the UK so it will be quite risky doing north shore like that 😀

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Has been super wet in Auckland so had to wait for a dry day. Not doing that wall wet😁

[@seniorsone5066]

Officially impressed, well done. That looked hectic.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Happy to tow you in. 😄

[@seniorsone5066]

@@bestdayevermtb2 deal 🤙

[@FiveTwoSixMTB]

Great Job Lance! Nice chatting with you and Steve earlier at Woodhill 🤙🏽

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Likewise. I really enjoy Woodhill as lots of people to chat to. Spend more time talking than riding but love it.

[@FiveTwoSixMTB]

@@bestdayevermtb2 Perks of being a celebrity mate. Btw hopefully your battery makes it on time to Queenstown.

[@chrismartin9779]

Well done Lance, that was huge alright. Pat on the back for Ben as well for the coaching 👍👍 that berm looked scary from where I was sitting 😳. Awesome effort.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

That wall ride is very intimidating. You can't practice it or build up to it. You have to do it correct on your first attempt.

[@mitchcocker4514]

Congrats on the achievement! Is no easy feat that! Always been happy to got flat out over rough stuff and down steep terrain but wooden features and big gaps always get the better of me! Maybe one day I’ll get the courage and skill to hit this line! Is the one thing I miss from living Auckland is woodhill one of the best bike parks around

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Skill is an interesting thing. As doing jumps and riding tech trails both require skill but some riders are better at one than the other.

[@pj3635]

Epic

[@jeanmarc_in_Hudson]

Full run at the end… 😮 You are crazy! Just so you know, you don’t need to do this to keep me as a subscriber. This didn't help at all with my high blood pressure... Congrats anyway you crazy man. 👍

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Now you tell me. Ok will go back to family trail.

[@nevwaterson1327]

One of the things, well maybe two of the things I like about watching your videos is your honesty and the fact that if am watching that means you got to edit the vid, which means you didn't seriously injure yourself. 😅

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Very true. I don't want to edit videos from a hospital bed.

[@graemeshaw9716]

Respect👍

[@lindsayweirdwild]

Nice one. Big balls

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Pretty small these days but still got there.

[@a8wsm322]

Done a lot of double blacks in northland and southland but this was one was always one of scariest ones and didn't even have all the features it currently has.

[@bestdayevermtb2]

It does look intimidating but actually isn't hard to ride once you get in the right head space.

[@adamskiNZ]

So now you've conquered Woodhill's finest......what's next on the bucket of fear list?

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Retirement 😁😁😁

[@adamskiNZ]

@@bestdayevermtb2 Fair 😄

[@ChrisB7797]

thanks for doing those crazy jumps Lance, so i dont have to......:-)

[@bestdayevermtb2]

My pleasure.

[@ChrisB7797]

@@bestdayevermtb2 Ha ha ! you are the man Lance !

[@jeremyharris4415]

Well done Lance can my heart stop beating fast now after you have done it . I’m sure it feel fantastic after you have done it but I don’t think you will ever see me doing it. I need to learn how to do the drops on hell good yet I’m still doing the chicken one lol . Or don’t know how to do a gap jump. Were is the dads army boys I guess you drawn the short straw

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Thanks Jeremy. To be honest AV8A is probably harder but for some reason this track freaks me out. It didn't help that none of the other guy's seemed keen.

[@jeffriley2502]

Good job, Not a big jumper, At an older age not a fan of jumps or extreme drops. 👍

[@HuckHope]

Very good job for getting over those, they are pretty intimidating, especially that last bridge. How did you find it?

[@bestdayevermtb2]

I really enjoyed it. Ben said I was good so no worries.

[@dereknicol3465]

Subscribed to Ben 10 already lol

[@camerondodd1142]

Hey mate is this track still open?

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Yes it is.

[@geoffhollyoak9748]

Legend, there is no way I would do that, couldn’t afford the ambulance and hospital bills 😂

[@bestdayevermtb2]

We have ACC in NZ so all free. We even pay for foreigners so come to NZ and knock yourself out.😂😂😂

[@geoffhollyoak9748]

Haha, Australia’s the same mate.

[@punawarrior9070]

Well done mate!!! Nice to meet you at woodhill. Rider from Tahiti, cheers!

[@bestdayevermtb2]

Nice to see you at 440 as well. Are you on a riding holiday?

[@punawarrior9070]

Kind of...just for the long week end. Looking for a ride on monday but depends of the weather! Where ?

[@bestdayevermtb2]

@punawarrior9070 could of taken you for a ride but unable to ride tomorrow. Bike hire in Auckland on Waitangi day is 440 or Woodhill. Riverhead is a huge forest but you really need a guide and it will be WET. Totara Park has tracks but rather boring. If you leave Auckland you could go to Whangamata, Te miro or Pirongia but no bike hire. Maybe sit in the pub?

[@punawarrior9070]

@@bestdayevermtb2 no worries, will see how things going tomorrow but really depends of weather, should be 440 so far