When the ARMY Stops Your Ride Dead in Its Tracks (Seriously!)

It's not every day the army tells you to stop riding.. and that's exactly what happened on this particular ride... We encountered them multiple times which made for a pretty unique experience!
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[@hardcore_hero5378]

9:55 the part with the army stopping them

[@aathunder_3259]

Thanks

[@R1davies]

About every 30seconds a tree stops them?

[@moosepasshippie]

If you look at the muzzle of the rifle you can see the yellow blank firing adapter. It helps cycle the bolt when firing blanks.

[@helmeri]

@@moosepasshippie During my military service in Finland, we also used those adapters, but i thought they were there mostly to destroy the wooden "bullet" that our blanks had. This forced me to do some googling and what you know, there are crimped and non-crimped blanks. "In the case of non-crimped blanks, it also serves to pulverise the plug to prevent it leaving as a projectile." So the day wasn't wasted as I learned something new.

[@enoll218]

Thank you

[@idobenotvibing]

he was injured so he volunteered to drive the truck me: wait wutt

[@sexatica]

Shuttles

[@Jaxon_Wii]

He didn’t want to mention to the other riders that he got shot in the arm the last time they went riding on this particular mountain.

[@EmilGlockner]

I bet it's an automatic. Could drive that with no working arms if needed :P

[@Insane-Saint]

@@EmilGlockner murica ...they get scared of cars that are not automatic... just like Km,cm,mm or liter and so on :D

[@kadengolda2373]

@@Insane-Saint Mostly only car entheusiasts drive stick. But ya gotta admit driving stick in LA traffic is hell

[@elliottelliott5957]

Just saying the soldiers had blank firing adaptors so they weren’t using live ammunition

[@cmar7016]

Looks like ROTC or Recruiting or something. Some of those guys didn't even have a flag patch let alone company/rank or deployment patches.

[@anthony2002able]

@@cmar7016 so the Humvee on the frontRight Said 5th rtb which is the ranger training battalion it makes sense if they didn't have patches

[@caliber-do1cp]

@@anthony2002able great researching

[@elliottelliott5957]

I wouldn’t know unless thay were British army

[@weltgeschichtliche]

The first guy had an 82nd combat patch. On his patrol cap is a ranger tab一only RTB + the Ranger Regiment do that. Also when I went through mountains (in 2004), we ran into hikers a few times. Fun to see that part of the world again. Cheers.

[@slime5036]

I hear Seth’s signature song

[@whatsgoodhomedog]

I noticed it to

[@anappleppple2313]

He stole it

[@istvanszabo3229]

I'm not sure, but the song might be a royalty free music in the public domain. If yes, then anyone can use it.

[@TViper2369]

I've read that a lot of these guys and gals use "free to use" music for their channels. I believe this to be true as I hear My Self Reliance's music around the 9 minute mark.

[@samcarroll7994]

Yes this is Seth’s song

[@arbeeswehavethebees6418]

Seeing the army makes me smile, that was really cool tho that they were testing that!

[@sp3ctr3poopydoopy14]

10:26 get your booger hook off the boom switch!

[@childrenofthebeans1502]

Ahh yes a person of culture

[@johnchenkus4825]

In cultured terms, he is telling the gentleman at the time mark to remove his finger from the trigger. I'm not that cultured so I like the first one better myself

[@squidwardo7074]

and the next one sweeped both of them so that's nice

[@drew.blanks]

Glad we got to link up and show you around. That was a fun ride! Enjoy the rest of your trip!

[@BCpov]

Thanks Drew, turned out to be a pretty unique ride!

[@owenfuhrman65]

Hello

[@Kieran07mtb]

@@owenfuhrman65 hiiii! three years later

[@ldb5504]

I like your honesty about your limits and caution on jumps which make you nervous. I’m not alone. Great camera position and angle, nice work.

[@Simon-fu8sd]

guy has broken arm which is in a gypsum "he voluenteered to drive the truck"

[@MTBChuckQC]

automatic probably and he's just driving up and down for trails, so whats the prob

[@RoyMcAvoy]

@@MTBChuckQC One of my junior died in an accident while driving in the same condition as him.

[@MTBChuckQC]

@@RoyMcAvoy how do you know its the same condition if we haven't seen the conditions in the video? (Speed and the road used)

[@bool3234]

Charles Bergeron bruh he’s talking about the arm

[@williamshore1055]

cool

[@BlueDevil584]

Another awesome video Eric! I was in the military and remember those days of doing drills in the woods!

[@darksaga80]

Nothing better than loading up the trucks with a bunch of your buds and getting after it on a nice Fall afternoon. I mean, these are the times of your life where you're like, "Yeah, today was a good day." I have so many of those awesome memories. Great video and I can tell you guys are all pretty tight.

[@sebi821]

Video compression: *exists* This video: I'mma end this mans whole carreer

[@billysbikes8671]

Happy new year hope the adventure continues in 2020

[@jxckon60fps29]

billys bikes our name is so similar

[@billysbikes8671]

@@jxckon60fps29 in what way?

[@rajdessai3989]

Are you sure ?? 2020

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

Rock garden? *laughs in Fort William*

[@soupeater7417]

Laughs in the fact Scotland has fort William and the most famous trials bike rider probably ever

[@R1davies]

Walking home this eve. I walked through a park. Two kids were stood at the top of a bank... long story short. I rode both of their bikes down...just to show them it was safe... best walk home ever!

[@kenopsia9013]

I rode pinball on a hardtail haha

[@thefruitfulgamer8414]

Fort william? Laughs in laragrhu pass

[@johnjay8]

I guess they found some oil in that woods

[@yvngin4699]

forest* and not funny

[@sumo.niggle]

@@yvngin4699 lol you just dont have humor

[@yvngin4699]

Officer Taube nah i just don’t laugh at jokes that are outplayed u normie

[@yvngin4699]

Officer Taube u play csgo u obviously don’t have a taste in anything

[@mrchair5676]

timmy Bro you dont look no older than 14

[@RobbisTV]

Sweet ride and cool to see the army! Cheers from Eastern Canada Eric and Yuka! YEEWWW!!!! \mm/

[@GravityEscapades]

Dude I've been experincing that mental block all year at the gnarly sections in enduro races... At least I guess it does kinda add content to my racing videos ;-)

[@bradmurphy8416]

Yer correct Eric, riding the same trails are often different each and every time! Which is way I also love the sport!! Great content last year, hope this one is as exceptional as the previous, cheers Eric!!!

[@JacobSimpson]

Cool video! I agree with you about the soldiers. At least they will be prepared for the real thing. Thank you for not clickbaiting cause that's what I was expecting when I saw the video. I subscribed!

[@colinflood5453]

A good raking and those trails will be even better.

[@stevewolf3962]

Great to see you in our part of the world, Eric! Looks like you got a solid intro.

[@emmettplante857]

I sat in the same seat that you sat in at killington

[@taylorspearpoint9506]

Emmett Plante yeah that’s because Harrogate afc is located there so they go on walks and runs for training

[@wholefoodsbag7724]

Seths song at the beginning surprised me, it was kinda weird cuz that’s like his signature song

[@nemezote]

Except its not "his", its royalty-free and anyone can use it. Do you understand?

[@cocoloco6825]

@@nemezote I'm pretty sure he is just getting at how he always uses it so the song can be linked with seth

[@topspot4834]

@@cocoloco6825 or is it cause he's riding near Seth's house and paying homage?

[@mtnbikerva1]

Thank you for respecting the army dudes.

[@romeogamit7155]

That’s cools stuff. Coming across RANGER school students in mountain phase. Been there, done that. Class 11-98. Those mountains ain’t no joke. Nice bike ride

[@rjmediaadventurechannel6348]

Amazing color on this video ! Location was also amazing ! Great Job.

[@NDURcycling]

Hahaha you have to learn bunnyhops. No cheating any more

[@biketothetop]

That forest environment looked so familiar to me... I thought it was central Pennsylvania because I once lived and played there in the Appalachian Mountains... then I saw the license plate and it was confirmed! You have to like leaves on the ground in fall and blocking views when they are on the trees, snow in winter, rain year round, and humidity in summer... but I prefer San Diego!

[@Burner-Adventure-Chronicles]

Don't worry about the blocks. They are temporary. I also ride sportbikes. Used to ride pretty quickly. A few summers back, I lost a friend on a ride. I got a HUGE mental block and couldn't ride anywhere near my normal pace. That lasted about a month. One day, After just riding at the slower pace, the planets aligned, the sun was shining, all things were right and the block lifted. So, just keep riding and when you are ready, you will be back in the saddle, as it were.

[@Adventures_with_Sog]

I particularly like this one, great trails. 🤙 Oh, and may God protect those boys.

[@cannibalhorse7321]

Not all the people in the military go to war

[@Adventures_with_Sog]

@@cannibalhorse7321 What is your point, or do you just want an argument for argument sake?

[@cannibalhorse7321]

Oh never mind they were practicing, it makes sense now

[@ethiochannel2366]

Eric: this guy was one armed so he volunteered to drive Me: THEN WHY IS HE DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH ONE HAND THAT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN BIKING ONE HANDED -_-

[@romelgonzales8444]

Bro dont be afraid to ride the big drops. You gotta have faith and confidence. Ride safe bro ☝️😁👍

[@FSAirsoftUK]

i do army cadets, once when we were on a training area and we mistaked a group of hikers for the enemy. They where not ment to be on their as it was MOD property so are instructors had to escort them out.

[@antlerr]

mistaken* lol send em to die just be army no read needed lolz

[@MTBnorcal88]

Listen to the nerves sometimes we are just not on our game, you need to respect that! Live and ride another day👍

[@chuckmorris9728]

Vance Turner agreed except for the being nervous over the gun part. I like my firearms can’t have enough of them

[@socoracingtv1934]

Being nervous is part of doing something new. Listen to them but learn to conquer them. If you dont youll be riding up lips all day but never actually trying them. Crashing is a part of riding new things. If you dont try anything outside your comfort zone your improvement stiffles.

[@MTBnorcal88]

SoCoRacingTV you are missing my point, of course we need to get out of our comfort zone and push ourselves to try new things. We just need to get out of our heads and into our body and feel what is going on. It is better to wait if you not feeling it and try another day. I am 58 years old and still improving, getting stronger and faster every year! I have learned when to take it on the safe side and when to go for it! 😎🤙

[@translucentmoto6957]

I suggest 9:00 for the army part. Great footage really gets it. You guys were respectful. Cool.

[@gw4yn]

@Xander Lansky ok bootlicker

[@brassmnky33]

Seems like your used to hitting much bigger stuff. Do you think being away from your local trails and not being able to practice the big stuff you know plays a role?

[@BCpov]

This likely had something to do with it... kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3-qZ6ugmqxkiNk But ya, some days I'm just off. Riding new stuff definitely has an effect as well, since you don't know how things will react!

[@antlerr]

take he is used to clipped peddals takethe guide saying he is bit scared of many diff things....... no duh this dude is afraid of what was told is narly lol like comon sense there mate.

[@gerthinatorgaming5952]

First vid.... New sub 👍 Seeing the Army lads coming up the hill fully kitted out put shivers down the spine 😱😱 I did 9 yrs with the British Army. Sweet vid dude. I'm the same when it comes to drop offs, It can take a few run ups... or like ya said 100 🤣

[@kaa9415]

I believe that this guy is scared of everything

[@aegoutdoors5635]

But their big and black I mean come on it's a ghost gun

[@bobstone5245]

Lol fr that’s the reason I can’t stand him

[@Raptor279e]

KONSTADINOS _AV10 he’s the ceo of being scared of everything

[@isaacwrayphotography]

Nylthanyr IV a couple mediocre drops, a kicker he could have cleared easily, and apparently the guns the soldiers carried made him nervous haha

[@roberts1711]

Its weird his channel is popular he literally wont do small jumps

[@BGWordneemig]

Nice! You upgrading your skills! Awesome trail!

[@TM-lw8wn]

man, when you hit those mental blocks, dont dwell on them, it just makes it worse. dont sweat it, just continue having fun. after awhile it will go away and you'll find yourself doing other bigger stuff and realize you can do the "blocked" stuff too.

[@Titus551]

Just a heads up. If you're close enough to a soldier in uniform and you're recording, Blur out their name tags.

[@armymechanic249]

You dont need to im in the military theres now law

[@tristan4254]

@DeltroxTv they are out on a field exercise training. They dont know if the planners had told these guys to roll up on them they were most likely thinking this was part of fieldex. Plus they are using blanks.

[@leenevi]

That was rad. I have come across a downed hot air balloon and search and rescue training but never the army. Cool ride.

[@chrisbruce1925]

Good bit of fun in the woods on the bikes. It's always good to do.

[@chaleowin7732]

I hope at least one of you thanked them for their service. Great video.

[@ch007eh7]

10:17 😧😵 They must think: "Oh no! Please don't all look at me! I'm exhausted." 😂 Man I'm happy that I live in Germany. If I'd hear those shots in the middle of the forest, I'd be dead scared. 😱

[@mrambo3218]

Satisfying to watch you weave through the trees

[@ianstevenson1324]

10:00 me and the boys pulling up to Iran

[@dylanvanderlinden]

😂😂😂

[@prestonp.7094]

Ian Stevenson Iran is a desert country

[@randomizedcontent9461]

Preston P. Whoosh

[@-73-]

@@prestonp.7094 r/wooooosh

[@jeff7086]

"I guess that's a big reason why we ride. Its different every time and a new experience." Best part of the whole thing, right there

[@davidzimmerman3778]

Thank you guys for letting the solders pass safely. Thank you to our soldiers for protecting us.

[@Jarrd260]

Just got done snowboarding at breck, happy to head back home and hit the bike now.

[@TheNorthernRider]

ohhh yeah light infantry... 😂

[@ian_freeride9339]

No no national guard lmao

[@TheNorthernRider]

@@ian_freeride9339 you didn’t get the joke

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

Great Stuff Eric and Yuka 😉🚴🚴👍 enjoyed

[@davecrashes4905]

I appreciate your candor regarding the mental block. I experience that a LOT. Later I feel silly when I do send the feature which frightened me so much. The off-camber stuff does not bother me unless it's slippery, like when it's covered by leaves like the trails in this video. I recently rode some leaf covered off-camber with serious exposure in Indiana and nearly lost it a few times. But isn't the risk why we ride in the first place?

[@Bob-ee3ee]

Hey I’m am new to the channel and it’s amazing I love what you do so please keep up the good work!😄

[@sham8723]

K, kindly tell me where this is, so that I may ride it.

[@LukE-og9jf]

sham8723, in the bush

[@bl0ckymonkey]

sham8723 in the bush

[@MTBZenMaster]

Eric your a brilliant dude, creative story teller. A.K.A creative spirit. and your likely creative in many areas of your life. Creative folks like us typically need to be "in the zone"; have our mojo level up; have our heart in the game, before we can perform. Doesn't matter how capable we are, if we not in the mood, wont happen. The question is how do find and keep the mojo so we can perform on demand? -Sam

[@BCpov]

Drugs? 😂🤔 Just kidding, but it seems like those creative types fall into that trap a lot 😬

[@MediumCheeseCurd]

Bcpov: mountain biking The army: get a load of this guy!

[@CV-dl3hj]

Thanks for your service sir.

[@KimDongHyuk]

I love how friendly he sounds

[@Marshall4Health]

Looks like some nice trails. Those soldiers kind a look like reservist to me. Definitely firing blanks, note the yellow thing on the end of their barrels. Those are BFA’s (blank firing attachment).

[@9f4]

It's nice to see even the pros get nervous sometimes

[@renybass1]

“Guns make me nervous” lolz

[@renybass1]

One Voter I was making fun of the guy

[@cjeam9199]

If guns don’t make you nervous you are not a smart bunny.

[@renybass1]

cjeam I guess I ain’t that smart then, guns don’t make me nervous, but I do have respect for them. I don’t see them like toys, but I also don’t see them as this evil horrible tools of evil

[@gallactikk4323]

@@cjeam9199 there is a difference between being nervous and respect I have been shooting guns all my life I know how to treat them but they don't make me nervous

[@itsthechipchannel5672]

cjeam depends on who is holding the gun lol

[@sipkebroekstra1777]

My (flat country) trail is running around a military training area. So I kinda get used to the soldiers and gunfire. But the funny part about here, is that they move from the trail for you. Once I had a speed competition with a military (sort of) tank. Unfortunately the tank won xd

[@SemiSendy]

Hey, any chance I could get a link to Drew's KZbin? You mentioned linking it, but I couldn't find it in the description or comments. I ride here as well, and interested to see his stuff. Enjoyed the video btw, and glad you got to experience this unique place!

[@johnchenkus4825]

Curious where this is? Near Dalonaga?

[@fern69666]

I would've wiped out so bad on those trails. I'm a beginner-ish rider, I was in my high school mountain biking club, we got to a tourney and it was an intermediate course right off the bat. I bashed my helmet into a tree and my chain derailed a bit later on. Another course, not as intermediate, big stones, hence the name "stone soup" I went around a stone and clipped a tree. I ended up partially breaking my glasses and winded. It was very tricky. I haven't ridden in a while, currently in college.

[@katiehamilton7110]

God I had to wall through the woods with those heavy bags and guns for hours in army cadets, then camp over night then march miles back. It was literal hell.

[@YG21.03]

Me: wanna do this? My friends: sis we live in a cramped building next to other cramped buildings

[@NexusPhotografi]

Happy new year yuka and bcpov😁🎉🎊🥳

[@Gamepro2112]

To make you a little less nervous, you got a good camera shot of the end of the rifles. So I can see that they have the adapters for blanks so they are shooting blanks. Probably not picking up their brass though

[@ross_rusher0243]

Here in Australia, don't trust the roots, rocks or even the dirt/dust.

[@DingleBerryMTB]

And snakes...

[@ross_rusher0243]

@@DingleBerryMTB 🤫

[@jaxon4275]

ross_ rusher02 /gravel

[@Twitch0331]

Seeing those guys hump those packs up the mountain brings back memories... Semper Fi. 👍👍

[@variousartists8261]

where are you?

[@Gaggiftt]

imagine just smacking right into one of those trees at a high speed definitely something that’d happen to me though, not doubt LOL

[@mcruben12]

Saw some 82nd combat patches. Were these guys in ranger school? H-MINUS!

[@Hugs-hearts-and-horses]

Yes, they were Rangers. The Rangers train in the area VERY, VERY often. Not an uncommon sight to see if you ride them, you can also find some really cool "souvenirs" dropped on the trail. Best guarded trails in the state.

[@cloudyy5957]

There were so many *nervous chuckles*

[@MarVentures]

The stabilization on your camera is quite good

[@naga8197]

Me parece muy bien eso que tus videos esten con subtitulos, atraes mas gente y ademas los que no saben mucho ingles como yo, podemos entender y descrubir tu canal! Saludos!

[@tankervr2479]

That mountain looks so fun to ride

[@Mike_s_mtb]

Man that mental block is a double edged sword isn't it. Sometimes it's just us knowing we may have a serious issue with the feature/obstacle and it's better to be safe than sorry. Other times it's just us over analyzing and doubting our own skill level and letting it hold us back. End of the day, we have to go with our gut. Nice video.

[@AndreiDragonulBGS]

haha.... when i was riding in my local forest i ran into a millitary base... glad it was abandoned after the ww2 but it was still guarded by some guys, they first thinked i went there to steal metals xdd

[@harrisons62]

Andrei Christescu not abandoned then

[@AndreiDragonulBGS]

@@harrisons62 it is "abandoned". not in use, but a guy who guards it to prevent thieves from coming in.

[@luisa.espinoza48]

@@AndreiDragonulBGS why spend human resources guarding an abandoned base that has not been in use since ww2? Probably they use it for something more and they leave it abandoned for most of the year

[@AndreiDragonulBGS]

@@luisa.espinoza48 its still in good shape and they want to preserve it in case of another war maybe? that guy gave me a mini tour of it, there was nothing left except some old cars. there were also some military checkpoints in the forest, but they are destroyed. also from that base its a full network of tunnels that goes under the city, like the paris catacombs, and it connects some important buildings.

[@irinaheck5136]

Amazing colour grading job!

[@djinncat]

I appreciate your videos, but I'm curious what camera you are using on the trails?

[@wilfiekemp9210]

Probably gopro

[@thtboii5884]

I’d imagine all those fallen leaves would make riding incredible hard

[@mrs8171]

Any reason why you didn't mention WHERE you were? Which state, Army base or forest? Just curious.

[@ThisKootenaylife]

So why is the footage so grainy and blocky?

[@ivosegota2921]

Wow soo cool video 🤩🤩🤩

[@hoxtonkid]

That forest looks like something from slenderman but just not dark

[@boomboone47]

A few people are pissed about the fact they had to wait for the soldiers somehow? I don’t know why, I’d gladly give the right of way to someone who risks their lives for my country. Respect to all of our brave soldiers fighting all over the world!

[@SoldierOvSyn]

Bunch of slick sleeves embracing the suck. Gotta love it

[@marioestrada9565]

Thanks for subtitules in spanish (México) saludos hermano!!

[@ShiroArctic]

I mean, if I were riding and a bunch of soldiers with rifles came up the trail and wanted by, I'd pull over too.

[@blacksheepmtb6533]

so much thanks for not mentioning the name of these trails!!!

[@Multipotentialitis]

My universities rotc program would do drills like that, was out in local trails near campus and as I was getting my gear on at my car, I look up the hillside across from where I parked and at least 100 guys in camo were scattered across the hillside...quite the shock needless to say hahahaha, but my buddy was in it and he say me flying thru some trail as they were camping there for the weekend

[@ryancowdell4686]

i wish i had the money to buy a decent bike and hit some trails your vids got me hooked

[@johannesbraun8415]

A very wise decision. If your head doesn't want it - don't. This is not fear, it is a safety reflex from a very good brain.

[@eddyarmandosojomonge6553]

Amigo muy buenos tus vídeos, gracias por los Subtitulos en Español así puedo seguir disfrutando de ellos, Saludos desde Costa Rica

[@curtisk6419]

if you notice the yellow box on the front of the rifles, the BFA, that means they are firing blanks

[@mr.d7429]

Damn going uphill with at least 30 pounds of gear added to your body weight?! I bet they were hiking for few hours! Sick trail and sick skills my dudes!

[@TheWoodman65]

More like 90 pounds

[@megabro6285]

Can confirm those packs appear to be ballpark 95 lbs

[@Kent.]

Don't know the name in English but they had a "thing" in front of the muzzle so probably blanks you heard. Great video 👍

[@TViper2369]

It's called a blank adapter. Blank rounds don't have enough gunpowder to create back-pressure to eject the spent casing. By putting a blank adapter on the end of the barrel, the gasses created by the firing of the blank round can't escape the end of the barrel and instead go down the tube that forces the bolt backwards, which ejects the spent casing and loads a new one from the magazine. Side note, they get very hot. Saw a guy hold down the trigger on an M240 belt-fed machine gun long enough that he almost melted one off. The was glowing red and had started sagging before his spotter pointed it out to him.

[@Kent.]

@@TViper2369 Yes.. i know what it is, but i didn't know the name for it in English, now i know 👍 Called Lösskjutningsanordning in Swedish... Long word 🤣 You kan translate it to blank firing device.

[@HKgaming86]

Lösskjutningsanordning, holy fuck that's a long word