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Always fun discovering new trails rather hiking or biking. I’m not sure what the “Cabin” is? Is that the name of a trail?

@@DirtCityMTB I was looking through the channel and saw a couple trails I haven’t heard of, I’ll have to check them out, you got balls man riding on some of those off trails they get pretty crazy even on foot haha, and no there’s a cabin near there called “Anna Michener” on the blueberry trail there’s a map at the top in the parking area, that whole area is cool, I’m a local I guess you’re near there too?

@@outdoorvideoswithbrad oh okay, I didn’t know the name but if it’s the one you mentioned on blueberry then I do know that cabin. Was not aware about the water though. That trail is very difficult to ride by the way lol.

@@DirtCityMTB ok cool, ya I’m sure it was difficult lol, sorry I can’t always watch videos cause I don’t have internet I’m using data, but I’ll leave comments or likes

Definitely some fun times to be had in Michaux and some landing would be nice or just me landing better would be nice lol.

Thank you!

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That seems rather large for a 20 minute video. Are you filming in 4k or 5k?

@@DirtCityMTB On my GoPro i record in 2.7k and 60fps, i thought its important to render in 4k to get the vp09 Codec on yt

@@timmymtb up scaling the footage from 2.7 to 4k will definitely change the file size drastically. You’re better off rendering the footage at the same resolution as you filmed in. If you want 4k, then I would film in 4k. The higher frame rate will also make a larger file size. The codec should be H264 when you render.

I did all of the upgrades myself. I kept the crank set and did not have to change the hubs. I went with the Sram NX 12x.

I found a really good deal on the NX 12 speed set up. Is the crankset replaceable with the NX crank? Which size is the Giant BB compatible with?

@@MrJimburg21 not sure about the size, but you’ll need a press fit BB.

Of course. We haven’t been riding very much due to our schedules, but hit us up on our social so we can message you when we do ride.

Maybe serious fun for the viewer watching me struggle lol! Thanks for watching!

Ensure the clip is saved in the same folder you imported it from. If you delete it after, it can no longer find the clip.

its only 0.99 usd

Thank you man! The new side is a lot fun too! You’ll enjoy the push and dh trails. The dh trails are no joke. I’ve been to a few bike parks and some of these dh trails are steeper and gnarlier.

Thank you! Progress is fun.

@@DirtCityMTB 💯 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Lol what I showed wasn’t even all of my struggles. It was fun riding with you guys though. Let’s do Cacapon next?

Lol! Yep yep, I’m down for that

Just filmed last weekend. The push trails are still alive.

@@DirtCityMTB man someone must have cleaned that one up. dnr closed it with a ton of downed trees. that's surprising.

@@the_jtown1952 there were some that had downed trees all over the trail, but there are still a lot of push trails that are open.

Thanks dude! Definitely been wanting to check out reading. I could session some jumps at Mt Penn and hopefully get more comfortable jumping. You from that area?

@@DirtCityMTB I agree, if you like tech you would love Mt Penn. Great job on the video brotha!

@@TrailSage thanks a lot man! It’s on the list for sure.

@@DirtCityMTB I’m basically right in the middle of everything. I’m an hour from mt. Penn / Birdsboro and an hour from northern Michaux

It was very gnarly. That was just the last half and not the whole section I cleared before this section. My foot just slipped off the pedal at the end (flats). You can hear my bike slam hard at the bottom. Next time lol

Yeah, that turn on Astronomy comes up on you quick after a turn lol. You gotta be in the right gear pretty quickly to get up it. Very fun trails though. What did you think of the DH part on Astronomy?

@@DirtCityMTB the dh part was legit. It was a bit much on my Roscoe 6…my brakes got a workout lol. I live near the Frederick watershed and some of the sections I rode at Michaux reminded me of some of the blue trails at the shed (catovid, buck flats, blue balls, vw, etc), which makes sense since it’s basically part of the same mountain range. At some point, I’d like to go back and check out the lower and upper parts of Michaux. Rothrock is on my radar, too.

@@alxbrooks lots of good stuff in Michaux. I will say I love riding at the Watershed a lot more though. Catovid is a great trail too.

@@DirtCityMTB yea the one thing I noticed around the trails I rode at Michaux (which was really only Camp trail, 3 pines, and Astronomy) was that they had a bit more overgrowth. I liked how Michaux felt more remote, though. I actually rode the shed today...I highly recommend the Catoctin Blue to Huggy Bear/Lawnmower and back up to VW/Knucklebuster loop, if you haven't tried that one already. It's got enough rocks to appeal to advanced riders, but for a rocky trail it had some fun flow to it.

@@alxbrooks yeah, the trails aren’t so overgrown in the beginning of Summer. There is no bike organization that takes care of them. I was at the Shed today as well lol! I rode the push trails and one the DH trails called Hoe. That was some difficult riding.

Thank you! Definitely start from the opposite direction that Trailforks shows, unless you want to climb the trail the entire time. So we rode the TV Trail all the way to the top. I hope that helps.

Yeah sure does thanks I’ll be checking it out asap hopefully

Thanks man! You new to the area?

@@DirtCityMTB no man, New Sub

@@MTB-Portugal Oh, I got ya now. Thank you for the sub! Much appreciated.

Thanks! The song is called “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum.

Always need an intro 🙂 I did zero darkening or color grading, except for the two rock slab sections that were taken with a phone to match it better with the rest of the video.

Ok I just rewatched it’s and I think it me watching it in direct sunlight affecting it lol sorry. Those settings do look good. I like the 3rd person phone too

@@blaine142 yeah, GoPros don’t adjust very quickly when the lighting changes from a brighter area to a darker area.

Thanks man! I tried, but it was like riding on a sheet of ice. Even in the dirt I would slide off the trail. We had fun nonetheless.

Thank you! I try to.

The wetness made it more difficult that what it really is (not that it’s not difficult). We were sliding out and losing grip constantly. Thank you for watching!

Yeah, it felt really good finally feeling comfortable on it. Very cool trail!

Thanks man! Feel free to hit us up on our social anytime. We usually ride on Saturdays. Always great meeting new people to ride with.

@@DirtCityMTB will do sometime Thanks. I’m in the process of upgrading my scott spark 940. Need more travel that can handle more of micheaux. How do you like the Pike fork? I am currently running fox 34 rhythm.

@@Sunshine-wn5ev the Pike is very smooth and can handle bike park as well. Expensive, but worth it.

This one was 29er?

@@ViralXmakeR 27.5

Except for my friend that went down it first lol

Thanks! Roughly 3 1/2 hours with the climb. The climb back took about an hour. We did stop occasionally to rest and to session a few things. The Big Pond Hollow Road climb back does suck though. It’s a dirt/gravel road and is just shy of 4 miles long. If using Trailforks, start at the opposite end in which the trail was recorded. You should end the trail on Big Pond Hollow.

Thanks man! I’d say okay riding. Those rock gardens kicked my ass lol! It is labeled “Big-Hog Ridge Trail” on Trailforks.

Lol a full suspension will definitely help on these trails. Always good to know your limits. Took me a year and half to ride Bong properly. You can easily walk these features if needed just to get a look and feel for them. I skipped them completely my first time, so don’t feel bad. Confidence is hard thing to get on the bike.

@@DirtCityMTB We will see, I just built a much more aggressive HT with all the parts I want for a future FS build so we are stepping it up slowly and by each paycheck. The endurance factor is more limiting than my willingness to send it right now. We were at Raystown last weekend, those are much more out of shape HT oriented and less Himalayan mountain goat like lol.

@@JimmyBeanz13 I know what you mean. My endurance is crap too lol! Super excited your build is coming along. A better bike can always turn a mistake into a save haha. Just keep riding as much as possible and you’ll be ready for these trails in no time.

Thanks man!

Lol roughly 1000

Thanks for watching and subscribing! We really appreciate it. Glad to hear you are getting back out on some dirt. What new bike did you get? Hit us up if you’d like to join us sometime. You can contact us on our social media pages. Links are on our UA-cam channel.

@@DirtCityMTB Cool! Will do! My old bike was a GT RTS-3 purchased back in like '93 and things have changed a lot since then. I went with a Giant Trance 27.5. It's all stock right now, but hoping it will be a solid start back into things. I'll be sure to reach out once I don't think I'd be holding anybody back. :lol Thanks again!

@@JermB1970 that’s a great bike! My buddy has a giant trance and it’s a very solid and reliable bike capable of pretty much any terrain. Welcome back to the sport and hope to see you out there.

​@@DirtCityMTB Finally got out today for the first time on dirt with the new ride. Man...I'm so out of shape . It was pretty pathetic, so I'm glad I was by myself. I only did Milesburn Rd. to Greenwood over to Yellow Ridge, then down the Yellow Ridge Descent. Boy! Those rocks and ledges don't look nearly as rough, and were way steeper in spots than the video clips seem to reveal. All-in-all a great day to be out and a fun ride, though I did feel a little over my head for the first time out in so long. Didn't crash...so that's always a plus, but came close in a couple of spots. Can't wait for the next video to help stoke the momentum!

@@JermB1970 hell yeah man! Yellow descent is very fun. Glad you got out. How was the new bike?

Hell yeah man! Let’s do it.

It feels great to be back out in the mountains riding again! We will definitely be keeping both GoPros and see what all we can do with two cameras. We have ridden Canada Hollow a few times. We should get a group ride together here?

@@DirtCityMTB We are usually in Michaux every weekend. Sometimes Saturday mornings, usually Sunday mornings. Anywhere from 3 to 12 guys depending on the weekend. We'll probably be getting a group ride together at Mont Alto soon.

@@mwzarcone we are usually Saturdays now. Mont Alto has lots of fun trails as well.

Thank you so much! We’ll have to plan something this Summer and go riding somewhere.

Lol don’t skip leg day!

@@DirtCityMTB Just looked up where you were, I figured you were toward Carlisle or the POW camp, but you were right near us. I am new to the area and figuring this all out. We did the lollipops, yellow ridge and gutter today. Def checking out these trails now that I know they are just as close. I'm off 997(greenvillage) and brother in ship right by shipp driving range.

@@JimmyBeanz13 yellow ridge has a fun descent. They are all within a few miles of each other. Lots of amazing trails to ride in Michaux.

@@DirtCityMTB It's going to be a fun summer of exploring them all for sure!!!! Probably see you guys around sometime! We are new into it but Josh from QR has been super good shop/guy getting us going! If you ever see a red crew cab frontier with a cap that is us!

@@JimmyBeanz13 definitely going to be a great Summer! Hit us up and we’ll be glad to show you around.

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m glad my video could help get you going. Enjoy editing your videos! Take care.

Thanks for watching and I’m glad I could help get you started! Enjoy!

Thank you for the encouragement! Our skills have improved a lot since this video and we plan on riding it again sometime this Summer to see if we can conquer some or all of the features we skipped. Thanks for watching!

Sorry you’re having difficulty playing back footage. Is this after you have edited your footage or before?

@@DirtCityMTB Windows purposely made me pay for the hevc codec. Unreal...

@@abundantharmony How did you do it ?

Allegrippis is a great place to get started. That’s where I first started and I think it is great for all levels to enjoy. I’m glad you are able to take something from this video and hope you enjoy your time on the bike.

Thank you for the critique. I went a little heavy on the blacks in my latest video, but I don’t see any grainy issues on my end. Have you checked my previous videos? I tend to like my videos to have a darker look, but you are right about my latest one. I crushed the blacks too much.

Also ensure your video settings in UA-cam are set to 4k for my videos. They may be showing you a lower resolution especially if you are watching over WiFi.

Thank you very much!

I stay true to myself. I have a foul mouth and I know that’s not for everyone, and you’re free to not watch my videos, but I won’t change who I am. I’m not going to bleep out my words either. I want to remain authentic to who I am.

Thank you! There are ways to help minimize the graininess of the image, but you won’t be able to eliminate it. Best bet is to ensure all settings on the GoPro are set for the best recommended setting. Furthermore, ensure everything is set properly for when you are rendering the footage. All of this is discussed in the video. Hard to fully help you when I don’t know what you have set up and what you have done.

Hope you have a fun with the GoPro and I’m glad this video will help get you started.