WIDE OPEN AND WINDY ON THE RIBBON | Mountain Biking Grand Junction's Lunch Loops

[@seanlynchcycling8044]

I must admit I laughed hard when that guy face planted into the rock next to you😂

[@The_Sampler]

Holy shit that is the definition of "coming in hot!!"

[@bkxc]

Shot out of a cannon!

[@jackadler5941]

Yeow, that rider smacking the rock, face first, was freakin nuts. What unbelievable views and rock formations with layers of color. This has just made my bucket list.

[@bkxc]

Nice, glad to hear it's on your list!

[@automotivedistributors9708]

It’s great to see your humility and appreciation for where you are today. Never forget you always get back what you give man. Ur a good dude who deserves these opportunities to ride the world.

[@bkxc]

Thanks so much!

[@IMeMine82]

Damn that crash was some Wile E Coyote shit. Was there a tunnel painted on the rock?

[@RGCastro7]

Nice one! Hahaha.

[@bkxc]

Hahaha!

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Haha

[@jeffcuevas5918]

LMAO!

[@gilbertlopez6101]

Sir, so many times I wondered if you could show a flash back about something that happened previously on the same trail your riding. Now that you show them, it just makes the video so much more enjoyable. Thanks for another great one, i thoroughly enjoy them. Keep up the great work.

[@bkxc]

Glad you liked it!

[@tessaridesbikes95]

I like when you and other youtubers who mountain bike show when they can't get over an obstacle or up a climb. It shows that we are all human and it doesn't matter what level you are at, everyone can mess up and there's no judgement. Only support.

[@bkxc]

Thanks Tessa, glad you like that!

[@grandjunctionguy]

Those Bentonite caves are what makes that trail my favorite ever. So cool!

[@TwitchyNick]

Very cool trail. The landscape and style of trail changed multiple times throughout. Looked like another great day.

[@bkxc]

It was great!

[@kitten-inside]

That flat slab of rock looks unreal even on camera.

[@bkxc]

It's pretty damn cool!

[@ShakeNShred]

I'm riding here at the end of March, Brian, and what happens at 3:40-3:50 is why I am upgrading my brakes prior to the trip! Great vid, man. Helping me prepare for the rides!

[@theRhinsRanger]

Doctor doctor, I’ve got a rash on my knees, I think it’s my mtb knee pads. Dr: “yeah heard that one before!” 😆😆😆 Ps use Loctite on your threads for that Nut that came loose 👍

[@RGCastro7]

Nice one! Hahaha

[@bkxc]

Good call!

[@RideLabs]

Yea, the Ribbon and Lunch Loops! I think that Fruita might be my new fav area. Great job!

[@bkxc]

It's pretty great!

[@LysolTheGiver]

That tears it... dropper installed - check. Week after next off - check. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@bkxc]

Oh hell yes!!!

[@ddm4v140]

Awesome riding brother! Love your videos

[@bkxc]

Thanks!

[@Ghoetic]

Started riding recently after having been inspired by your videos, i got a HT and have had it about for 2 weeks and just try to ride everything, and average 10-12 miles day already getting amped for a full suspension bike. This is so much fun! the freedom, the sounds and the views, it amazing to get out!

[@bkxc]

That's fantastic!

[@ItchyFeet-pl2qu]

8:42 you absolutly smashed that part from there on, nice work!

[@bkxc]

Thanks dude, gave it my best!!

[@RickHarding]

Man, that Orange on that bike just looks so damn sexy. I'm just staring at the top tube instead of the trail at times!

[@bkxc]

Hahaha, a perfect distraction!

[@MTBPlanB]

Oh my...that guy plastered that wall ! Silly ribbon of slick rock!

[@bkxc]

So damn fast!

[@Kent.]

That opening scene just want you to let go of the brakes and go for it... looks so much fun!! I remember a trail me and my friends never ridden before and there was a long descent and i left them behind in the dust, the other guys always take things a little more careful than i and when they come down they wondering why my brakes smell. I was going in 40 mph = FUN!!!

[@bkxc]

Hahahaha crazy

[@ronsanderson99]

Excellent riding! The Ribbon, Gunnector and Holy Bucket are on the list! Thanks Brian!! 🤛

[@bkxc]

Sweet!!

[@montajfilms0]

3:45 was a tough crash

[@Horus1688]

Right?! Nobody seems bothered by it.

[@geemail369]

Was a scary situation for sure, esp with the step/little drop right beforehand! But the crash itself was pretty mild - he did a good job not posting with a single arm on that rock. Got low, faced away and chest bumped what was left of the velocity/energy after the initial impact. Props!

[@jeremyread261]

Ummmm is it just me or was that totally avoidable by going left instead of right around that rock. Brian sort of went the bad route and hit his brakes right in the middle of it right?

[@Kent.]

3:56 Look at his fork after the hit!

[@sonorangaming449]

Jeremy Read But be glad it happened how it did. What if he attempted the toilet bowl and the brakes went out? That would have been very bad. Yes, he could have gone around, but he didnt know the brakes would stop working.

[@evergreenpark6972]

You were going for it on some crazy technical climbs! Great stuff. I was nervous just watching you on those exposed section knowing you were clipped in.

[@bkxc]

It was pretty fun!

[@AlexeiPavlov]

@3:44 Classic!! 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥Breaks are on 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bkxc]

Hahaha, that was classic!

[@danbean5536]

Dude comes flying right into the rock wall.......couldn’t help but laugh. 😂

[@TheCrashingDad]

It's so fun watching you guys enjoy some of my favorite local trails 😍

[@bkxc]

It was so fun to ride them! Gotta do the locals tour next time with you and RC from Outdoor Gold

[@chrishatley2489]

Love how much fun you're having. Every time!

[@bkxc]

Thanks Chris!

[@CJinsoo]

@ 1:23. love the translation of 15 newton meters. that’s how it should read in all instructions.

[@ecg15]

DUDE u just made my friday. set me up for the weekend. cant prep a riding weekend without watching a bit of BKXC!!!!

[@bkxc]

Haha thanks man!

[@streddaz]

That sheet rock section looks sick!!

[@bkxc]

So awesome!

[@CasualMTB]

Man that looked awesome, need to find some slick rock in the UK countryside somewhere...... but it's mostly cow shit and mud!

[@bkxc]

Haha, you might be looking for a while!

[@FrostyPumpernickle]

Lunch Loops is the best! I was out there the last week of April riding in Fruita cuz my best friend lives in Grand Junction. Never rode the ribbon since i dont have the fitness or experience just yet, but i had a ton of fun riding all the intermediate trails they have in that area. Lunch Loops has the craziest terrain! Those mud hills are so strange and man are they slick if they arent super dry. The top might be dry, but if its wet 2 inches underneath your wheel just slides out. Also, rocks rocks rocks and rocks. Never seen as many rocks on a trail in my life! Granted I have only lived in illinois, but still it is so rocky. Tons of fun!

[@bkxc]

That's great you got to ride it and experience it for real!

[@WorldwideCyclery]

Beautiful terrain looks fast and fun!

[@bkxc]

So damn fast!

[@MTBTrailMagic]

Love the look of this trail, and any of the Casing Epic rides. Infact, all the trails you ride are awesome!

[@bkxc]

Haha thanks dude

[@RickyDownhillRDH]

I watched this already on Patreon, but I had to come back and watch on my computer for one part . . . 3:45. OMG, that dude face/body planted that rock so awesomly!! How did he even get over there?? He musta jumped up on that big rock to the right??

[@bkxc]

Exactly! Pretty big step up first!

[@petekennedy9379]

Always sooooo cool to see where you ride in each video! Love ya work 😎👍👊

[@meinekeuning8064]

Hahaha, he just rode into the wall! I do understand he couldn't break but it looked just way too funny

[@kdub1234]

We were down there same weekend you we're! Saw you on the ribbon trail and I wasn't sure if it was really you or not. I should have said hi! Small world! Happy shredding!

[@bkxc]

Ah man! See you next time!

[@rodrigomaximianoongaroro8774]

Excelent trail in colorado Brian,Very good imagem, thanks for video 🇧🇷

[@bkxc]

Thanks dude!

[@RIZABUV87]

Thank you for this. Slowest Friday at work eeeveeeerrrrr (dreaming of being out in the sunshine)

[@bkxc]

Haha, glad I could be of assistance!

[@tomt5386]

Straight up laughed at the dude who crashed from the brake fade. Classy

[@ivanpina444]

Great vid man!! Liked the 15 newton meters calculation you did there. ha!!

[@bkxc]

Hahaha very, very precise!

[@ShadLife]

Those trails will test you to your limits!

[@bkxc]

Most definitely!

[@grantfeddema5332]

Great video Brian. Walk the toilet bowl...great line!!

[@bkxc]

Hahaha thanks

[@51249ca]

Rocking the coil shock

[@asalihaj]

Awesome place, keep up the good work and motivating people to go out and ride their bike's

[@bkxc]

That's what it's all about!

[@peterwillekens8275]

Great job Brian! Love to follow your adventures. 🤘

[@bkxc]

Glad to have you along Peter!

[@ThunderStruckMTB]

I can't believe the dude was able to ride over the rocks leading up to his wall kiss..... That could've - and probably should've been so much worse!

[@bkxc]

He did an awesome job getting over that rock stack!

[@RickyDownhillRDH]

LOL, I know, that's what I was wondering. How the hell did he get over there!!?

[@LuisManuelHdez]

WTF! Easy rookie!!!

[@PickledShark]

I think he took the left line

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Cool riding. I’ve got friends in that area that I might need to visit now..

[@bkxc]

Haha awesome

[@shihabmunimhasan812]

One of the best one from BKXC! Keep up the tempo...

[@bkxc]

Thanks!!

[@TheKillerant89]

im sorry but that crash into the wall was freaking hilarious! glad it wasn't worse though.

[@laxwarrior737]

Fruita =/= Grand Junction haha... sick riding I love the white ribbon trail. Also you can see the rock in my profile picture at 9:54 on the left!

[@bkxc]

Yes, I messed that up!

[@steeloliver5882]

Great trail today dude and have good day man

[@bkxc]

Thanks!!

[@B1KER]

That place looks sick! All except the few spots I saw with exposure. Otherwise looks amazing.

[@bkxc]

Lots of great stuff out there!!

[@whyFINAL]

Like the rock you are suppose to hit with the front wheel and following the face :-D

[@grendymion2461]

Brian BillyGoat makes an appearance... Great video! Keep up the good work.

[@bkxc]

Haha, thanks

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Lying on my bed, battling a bout of sinusitis after a week-long trip to the mountain. It was a union convention, so no fun, just work. Fukken' EXHAUSTED, man. Still, I got an idea: wait until shit in Brazil sorts itself out, then come ride in Poços de Caldas, MG, Brian. The mountain biking scene there is _epic._

[@willbros1499]

Those trails looked like a blast! Nice riding. Nuts when the guy just hammered into the rock right beside you! I wonder if that part that keeps coming loose would accept some Loctite 222 on it just to keep it from vibrating loose? It would break free with very little torque on it with a wrench, and it isn't corrosive. It should hold it in place so you don't have it back out and fall off. Or...you might call Orbea and order a spare, because occasionally they have to get parts from Spain and that would STINK if by some bizarre circumstance you had to wait that long.

[@bkxc]

I think Loctite is a really good idea!

[@callumwatson9825]

That trail looks epic

[@bkxc]

It was!

[@jeremiahg2716]

Man I love your videos . I ride a hardtail and wouldn't try half of the trails you ride . I love your orbea though. Almost makes me want a full suspension.

[@bkxc]

Thanks Jeremiah!

[@DaveLopez575]

A place and a time for zen and contemplation

[@bkxc]

Yep!!

[@DaveLopez575]

BKXC help? Lol jk

[@florihupf]

Hey Brain. That nut came loose on my Rallon too. A bit of locktite and some little extra Nm fixed it. I check it everyday though. :)

[@bkxc]

Ah man! Good call

[@mountainbiker8904]

Magical terrain

[@bkxc]

Big time!

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

thumbs Up buddy always hungry watch your channel lol and your Pal did a face plant in the Rocks Ouch!! keep @ it ;0)

[@bkxc]

Thanks dude!

[@markkitashima3498]

Thanks Brian

[@bkxc]

MY pleasure Mark!

[@RyanMarcyesOutdoors]

Very, Very Rad!!! Keep Killing It!!!

[@bkxc]

Thanks so much!

[@nicoetsesvelos7968]

Nice trails, nice riding, as always ! But please Bryan, take me this nasty « enduro gap » away !!! Hahaha

[@bkxc]

Hahaha

[@CaptBeanerzzz]

Try the Troy Lee raid pads. They're awesome. I've ridden them for 25+ mile rides.

[@MrFlip0815]

the GMBN guy is rad :D

[@bkxc]

Yup!

[@ATBRides]

Those breaks must have been steaming hot if they don't function anymore (3.45). Looked like a bad crash. Good trails again!

[@bkxc]

Definitely!

[@wpf312]

Took 4 or 5 rides before the same VPD’s stopped irritating the back of my knee. I used Body Glide anti-chafe balm (found at REI) during the break in period and they’ve been comfy ever since.

[@bkxc]

Oh wow, thanks for the tip dude!

[@sigridw.8822]

Simply brilliant!

[@bkxc]

Thanks!!

[@JasonCallaway0]

Great video, man. Loved it!

[@bkxc]

Thanks Jason!

[@wasatchadventurer7227]

I need to check out Fruita. I only live 3 hours away. Those trails look so awesome!

[@bkxc]

Get to it!!

[@ksanasinh]

Awesome. On my list to ride

[@bkxc]

Sweet, love hearing that!

[@crooksj11]

“Aka as tight as I can f*cking do it” 🤣I’m dying

[@bkxc]

HAha

[@BIKINGWITHBOBO]

lol, that dude was burning it when he went face first into that rock #ouch #whathappened

[@bkxc]

He was cooking!! Cooking his brakes, literally!

[@BIKINGWITHBOBO]

lol

[@k9kayaks]

That long stretch of bedrock looked and sounded better then most of the roads here in South Carolina #PalmettoState 😂😂👍🏻🚵🏻

[@bkxc]

Haha nice

[@crjmoto]

And this is why I wound up living in Western CO : )

[@bkxc]

Hell yes!

[@Oh_Sully23]

12:19 should have licked the stamp on that right line. That whole place looks wild!

[@bkxc]

Hahaha

[@thetrailninja3791]

Thar wierd stuff at that huge climb at the end of the Ribbon is bentonite. It is crunchy when dry but you don't want to ride on that when it is wet....it is super slippery and gunks up on your bike and wheels...i mean it cakes and stops all moving parts and it dries like concrete. We hit that in 2012 and it was like being in the movie Platoon in that climb up...folks sliding on their rear ends and sliding down a few inches for every foot advanced. We spent an hour at the top with sticks freeing the wheels, derailleurs, and all,moving partd from the caked on bentonite

[@bkxc]

Hahaha oh man, what a story!!

[@mtbhart9198]

was it the brit that hit the wall hahaha poor guy! love the vid man as always!

[@bkxc]

Yup yup! Thanks dude

[@lmrecorders]

I don't even understand how that guy that slammed into the rock wasn't flying through the air before the impact. He had to clear all those boulders about 10 feet before that big rock he "stopped" into.

[@bkxc]

He did a hell of a job clearing the rocks!

[@erickxcr1]

You have to ride the Apex trail with Enchanted forest in Golden Colorado (on an EVEN day!)

[@bkxc]

Nice!!

[@tbotiOG]

Bkxc put some threadlock on that loose Spain nut won't come off again

[@Horus1688]

Exactly what I was thinking. Loctite blue for the win!

[@bkxc]

Good call!

[@evansketches]

OMG This place gives me bad memories about that video of Alex crashing. Also watched it in Seth's channel...

[@bkxc]

Definitely!

[@Wizler71]

15nm aka "as tight as I can f'n get it!" . Haha very scientific! Although I admit I don't have a torque wrench so I often go by feel and it usually works fine.

[@bkxc]

Haha, precise measurements only!

[@arlingtonguy54]

Try a little blue Loctite on that loose nut. That’ll keep it from backing off but you can still remove it when necessary

[@bkxc]

Really good call!

[@alistairchappell]

Awesome edit dude.....👌

[@bkxc]

Thanks!

[@CJAndTheKids]

Great video man where about are you in this one man? Could not stop laughing at that guy crashing into the big rock 😂 looked like a sore one

[@bkxc]

This is Grand Junction CO

[@BrianVaughn]

What? Those SRAM brakes got too hot and didn't work? Impossible! Ha ha!

[@brushlessdc]

was that bike the same the SingleTrackSampler broke few weeks ago? it seems same manifacturer.....

[@beastman101]

Those damn enlarging pistons!

[@Gulliven]

So what does bike (frame) manufacturer have to do with overheating breaks made by SRAM?

[@mwinner101]

I think he was just being funny referring to the frame manufacturer as the problem.

[@seanhornchek6440]

brakes don't have anything to do with the frame company

[@mray8519]

That dirt turns into SLICK sticky mud when it rains. 😮😅

[@noahsears6651]

FYI, at 5:07 you can go left. Come back June 2-3 and do the Grand Enduro. You'll get to race the Ribbon (we'll have a speed trap setup too), Gunny, and Free Lunch - Pucker-up - Moto. Cheers bud!

[@bkxc]

Nice!! Hope you guys have a blast out there!

[@shredntread9600]

UUMM did he bend the fork tubes slightly on that crash at 4:00...at 4:02 they look curved in...I will say these SPOT bikes not getting too much good press between Alex's crash and then brakes failing. Great video as always BK!! Keep Shredn' !! PS. I think that is a great habit to start before every ride...go over the bike make sure nothing is out of place..nice catch!!

[@th_js]

Yeah they look bent!! Or maybe it's just the GoPro effect

[@benturner190]

I very much doubt that Spot bikes made the brakes as well as the frame.....

[@bkxc]

Nah, just the fisheye effect

[@chasingepic]

FYI, everyone that's ridden our Spot bikes have absolutely loved them. Last I checked, they don't make brakes and the front fork (and no, the front fork was not bent). ;)

[@ke6533]

How did that guy get around you and Smeash into the rocks? I couldn't help but laugh.

[@no_russian8363]

3:45 that stop

[@rylanmajor2356]

omg i cant stop laughing at that faceplant at 3:42

[@hencnxena3]

Brian, I stopped using these POC because they tend to cut into back of my legs after 3 hours of riding. Currently I am using G-form and they are light and comfortable and doesn't cut your skin. You should give them a try.

[@bkxc]

Nice! Thanks for the reccomendation

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

3:43 A tip for overheating brakes: You guys need to pull hard, reduce the speed significantly, then release, let the speed to increase and the brakes to cool, then repeat-pull hard for significant speed drop and release. It's usefull to have a quick look behind, not to surprise anyone that wants to go fast, or shout "braking hard" before you squeze. This braking problem was surely caused by massaging the brakes for a long rock slab descend with heavy rider onboard. Once really needed, brakes were gone. (100kg is heavy considering majority of Europe is 65-75kg, don't wanna offend anyone) That technique is also used in cars for heavy braking from a high speed run, makes a massive heat dissipation difference.

[@bkxc]

Definitely a good call on that. I was on the brakes the whole time, but I think being a bit lighter and having the XTR brakes kept me alive!

[@RGCastro7]

New video! Play, play play :D

[@bkxc]

Hahahah

[@gilbertnadeau7181]

I gotta get out West one of these days. I had a front tire wash out a couple months ago and it left me with a broken thumb.

[@bkxc]

Ahh brutal! I hope you make it out here, it's awesome