Warming Up on "Eh Line" Before Sending The Bertha Drop • Marquette, Michigan • The Duke of MTB

[@underbikedoverconfident1142]

You two never fail to make me laugh. Great video!

[@dukeofmtb]

Thanks! 😅 Awesome username by the way. 👍

[@underbikedoverconfident1142]

@@dukeofmtb Thank you! Most mountain bikers seem to analyse their MTB vs the trail before they ride. Where as I just ride my bike and ask questions later so the name seem to fit.

[@jescarlosadventures8752]

Impressive!! We can relate to the f’ing BERMS!!! 🤣🤣

[@traviss3913]

Nice work all! I've got to get to the UP (I'm in Ohio) and try some of those trails out. The name "Eh Line" had me rolling, great name.

[@dukeofmtb]

I know, right? Eh Line..🤣 There's a ton of amazing jump lines back near where Bertha is. If you've ridden Slim Shady at Horns Hill in Ohio, you're gonna love that part of the trails in Marquette. They're way above _our_ level, but they'd be sweet to hit if we could. 😅

[@CaliradoKid]

"I brake too much!!" Haha! I can relate to this so much! I gotta ride with you guys one day for sure. Looks like you're just having a blast out there!

[@dukeofmtb]

That'd be sweet! 😁

[@Pozitivi]

Awesome vid Duke! as always! keep shredding those trails! :))

[@dukeofmtb]

Thanks, broski! I appreciate the encouragement.

[@Pozitivi]

@@dukeofmtb You're welcome 🤙🤠🤙

[@geos15]

Oh man! Wish I would have known I would have come out to cheer you on!

[@christinearja699]

Great job!

[@nathanbates8523]

Awesome! I actually get anxious just watching this stuff, I am slowly progressing but nowhere near that stuff yet!

[@dukeofmtb]

You'll get there. 👍

[@westensanchez9483]

That's a bad ass trail. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoyDahan]

Solid😊💚

[@alexfylyk7409]

Grea job guys!! I was doing those 2 drops couple times when i was there last time and it was cool, but then i went all the way up where bertha started and crashes on firs tiny drop 😂😂😂because it was stupid skinny 😂😂

[@dukeofmtb]

lol. It happens. Glad you tried it though. Hopefully @SerhiyMTB will try it next time too. 😁

[@m2shaves]

Awesome guys. You’ve progressed so much. Looks like a fun set of trails. Need to check them out.

[@dukeofmtb]

Thanks! Marquette definitely has some sweet trails. 👍

[@mtbville]

Cool video 😃🙏

[@dukeofmtb]

Thanks!

[@BGH-VIDEO]

I love that your gloves matches your bike

[@dukeofmtb]

Thanks! Someone finally noticed, lol. 😅

[@cassial777]

well done. Id still love to ride with you guys someday. you have the most fun.

[@dukeofmtb]

Thanks! Don't be a stranger if you spot us on a trail somewhere. Feel free to join in. 👍

[@benjapolcycling]

YEAH Boiss!!

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Yooo those drops are no joke! The rest of Bertha is on my hit list as well!

[@dukeofmtb]

The gap jumps are what scare me the most. 😱

[@TheShredShedMTB]

@@dukeofmtb same!

[@TurnindatidesWX]

Ik it’s far away but you should look at maple hill trail… in Kalamazoo Michigan… I lot of jumps!! I love this trail

[@ElijahJGarris]

At 3:06 you make a right turn to a secret line that has some small drops and then a jump into a berm in back into eh line🤘

[@dukeofmtb]

Sweet! I'm definitely gonna find this comment just to find that line next time we're there. Thanks for the tip.

[@GoodTrails]

wow you guys have been practicing!

[@dukeofmtb]

We try. 😅

[@jaredross415]

Very cool trail! You guys are going everywhere! I’m jealous lol. Have you been back to stony creek in awhile? It’s pretty awesome now! Thanks for the content

[@dukeofmtb]

Yup. The new features are pretty sweet! 😁

[@peterdurocher1637]

I just hit that first drop for the first time literally yesterday.

[@dukeofmtb]

Congrats, dude! 🤘😁

[@SerhiyMTB]

Boy I didn’t even try those lest time but Alex sent both of them when he was there by himself

[@dukeofmtb]

Next time. Marquette redemption. 🤘😁

[@SerhiyMTB]

@@dukeofmtb honestly I don’t know if I want to do that now

[@dukeofmtb]

@@SerhiyMTB You got this. Just give your arm a little more time to heal. 👍

[@whengwheng.tv.estabillo3979]

New subcriber here ride safe

[@lucasbasal6749]

The only tip of advice I’d say is don’t walk back up the trail. They have made those walk up trails for a reason but other than that it’s awesomely to see other people hitting my hometown jumps🤟

[@nick22954]

nice progress . question, did you install the maguras by yourself? and do you have zero problems with the brakes? i want to upgrade my metaTR with magura but 50% are bad reviews.

[@dukeofmtb]

Thanks! And yes. I have no problems with them. My favorite brakes, hands down. Most of the issues people have are from the unfamiliarity they have with them, on top of the sparse info on how to resolve certain issues. I actually have a video on how to get a perfect bleed with them here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ2bgXaeh8aXjpI Also, the way the brakes feel can differ dramatically depending on the levers being used. The mt7/hc3 combo is excellent. The HC levers and their variants are decent, and the rest are mediocre to downright awful(looking at you, plastic 2 finger levers). The largest weakness is that body of the lever is mostly plastic. The lower tier brakes(mt5, mt trail sport) use a cheaper plastic, while the higher tier models(eg mt7) use a more durable plastic called "carbotechture". It's best not to tighten the clamps too much to allow the brake levers to move in the event of a crash. Having said that, we've only broken a lever body once, and we crash a lot. But then my brother also broke a Shimano lever once when he clipped a tree, so... I'll be making a video sometime this winter going in depth with my experience with them.

[@nick22954]

@@dukeofmtb thnx for the answer, got it on the meta now, great stuff

[@dukeofmtb]

@@nick22954 Sweet! Enjoy!

[@punisher9oneone]

Beeeeeeerrrrrrrrmmmm!!!! Lol

[@dukeofmtb]

lol. Yup. Some things never change. 😅

[@Oper8or]

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[@dukeofmtb]

There's a link in the description titled "Check out our gear." I really appreciate it.

[@Oper8or]

@@dukeofmtb I looked and the Alpine Stars in the link isnt available anymore. Sadface!

[@dukeofmtb]

That's fine. As long as you clicked the link, anything you search for and purchase immediately after still gets us a tiny cut. So if you bought different armor, it'll still work. 😁👍

[@davidodell4687]

Electric shock therapy must have worked .Both of you are doing drops I wouldn't think about doing I think

[@dukeofmtb]

We try. 😅 You'll be doing it soon too. Just keep hitting drops. Eventually you'll get used to a certain size and a foot taller or longer won't feel much different. Before you know it, you'll be hitting stuff you never thought you would. 😁👍

[@davidodell4687]

I've been riding ever since I was in high school and I'm 60 years old and I still can't do those The drops that you are doing

[@dukeofmtb]

@@davidodell4687 It's never too late. 😉👍The bike does most of the work anyway. You hardly feel a thing. Just gotta get the technique down.

[@mikerobertson9787]

Dats a good line der, eh?

[@dukeofmtb]

That it is. Fun times for sure.

[@MrCheckers37]

What landing?

[@dukeofmtb]

Lol. Yup. Who needs landings anyway. 😅

[@mintberri]

Don’t tell your friends 🥲