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Hopefully, 2024 was the first ever at Boyne Mt.

​@@SherpaVisionI hope so it's so beautiful

Thanks Dave, I kind of messed up the color grading, I need to get better at that part of editing.

Glad you enjoyed it!

copy n paste I posted them all in the comments as well. But it only seems to work when viewed a phone.

I hear that Loop 3 has been extended as well, but I haven't had a chance to ride it yet.

It’s more that when I was trail coordinator we built the trail to require effort (even small amounts) on every hill…this trail is over 30 years old, and in 2003 we built much of what is there now. Once you get familiar there are places to recover speed from downhills. Glad you had fun

In the area proud lake, stony creek and dte are the best “flow” trails. Maybury has is old school Michigan xc trail. Some flow once you find the rhythm to it, and a few spots that are meant to be slower techy stuff.

Thanks Serhiy, just getting back to making riding vids. New camera to figure out yet. New bike on the way too.

No…not this time, we were having fun. Stopped a few times. But when I work I’m usually low 30’s. It was too cold and too early season to push it. 😉

It was a bit less chunky back then...but 26" 1.95 tires on rigid bike with pedal cages.

Thanks

Thank you, David, I hope to get back making more trail vids this year... I need to find more music, though. LOL.

There is definitely room for a few small kickers on Loop 4 along the fast sections, but the trail is still great fun as is.

Cheers, and thanks for commenting. I do these mainly to entertain myself (which I think is obvious LOL). I am glad others enjoy watching my silly beer hiking videos.

LOL, C'mon we are all older now, just means we have better handling skills, and don't care if we have to walk anything.

Cool, most of these trails are not too tough, but still fun having them so close to home.

Glad you like it!

It was very interesting for sure, I like trying new beers all the time.

Hines trails (Lakeview, Riverview, Levan Knoll, Oak Grove, 3-Fires and T47) are all very close good starter trails. ua-cam.com/video/ABCeJESDef4/v-deo.html If you want to drive and more flowy trails, with some berms and jumps. DTE, Proud Lake and Stony Creek. ua-cam.com/video/1zHrF5NVzW0/v-deo.html More traditional mtb trails and sightly harder than Hines, Novi Tree farm, Hickory Glenn, or Maybury state park. Or even south in Ohio is Oak Openings. ua-cam.com/video/tRyVeDVEJpg/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/5aXpOxUPQLI/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/qtdn3ZPcDCA/v-deo.html When looking at trails on apps like trailforks, not the color usually designates the technical difficulty. Hope this helps, my playlist of Southeast Michigan has most of the trails captured with info in the description.

Thanks a mill. How about a good bike for starters...especially if you haven't succeeded in bike training as a child?@@SherpaVision

@@Doggieworld3Show There are 3 things to consider... handling skill, strength, or endurance. Everyone has strengths, finding a bike that helps take care of the other 2 is helpful when starting. Some people are already fit/in shape, others have good handling skills. But for around SE Michigan, tires size should be 29er, for most trails around here. * If you have good handling (technical trail) skills, then skinnier tires are fine. * If you think climbs will be tough, a bike with 11 or 12 speed drivetrain. The bigger the rear cassette range, the better for shifting in every situation. * If handing is 60% or lower in the skill, and full suspension is not in the budget? A 29+ tire bike would be good. Larger tires give you more control, soften up the ride, but also require a little more effort on climbs or sprints. ** Fat bikes (26x4 or 27.5X4 or above tires) will allow you to ride in the snow/sand very well. But, stock fat bikes require more pedaling and sometimes handling effort will be riding. The bigger tires are great for control/traction on dirt, and float on the snow. But also have far more "rotational mass" that requires more leg strength. Hope this helps, I personally ride Cannondale brand bikes. Trek/Specialized/Giant are other main brands. Fat bikes tend to be from second tier brands (Salsa, Otso, Borealis, canyon for example) Hope this helps, I may end up making a vide for this excellent question 🤔

Its a Beer Hike Michigan Sticker...I'll save you a few or I'll make more as I run out.

@@SherpaVision Awesome !! Thanks 👍🏻

When I was there, we witnessed an incredible starling murmuration. We stopped riding & watched in complete amazement. Unforgettable. 🤯😀

Kind of old school "make your own adventure" with purple flags to suggest the right trails.

“ choose your own adventure”

Its fun, but you must like climbing to enjoy to the fullest.

Not sure about any "Paint", I'll have to look closer at the trail. I have seen ribbons on trees and there is a natural remediation project happening currently in this area (Wayne Co driven project). Unfortunately I do expect to loose a little bit of the trail we built in 2020, when they move the paved path up near the road. But I am hoping when they are done, we will have potential for more trail in that area.

Yup...BTW Let me know next time you are around. I may have an extra MCMBA pint glass for you

Surprise it didn’t taste like Faygo…LOL…

That's my next beer hike I need to do - the "Juggalo" IPA from Supernatural @@williamlebron9873

That's great, I'm looking forward to heading back there next spring to explore more of the Black trails myself.

Hey Greg, Its great to have been around long enough to see the evolution of trail building. Even around SE Michigan where I know you have put in a ton of time. From the hand built, tight, techy fads of the 90's to the modern flow trails today, I find myself falling in the middle with a mix of both when I lay out a trail now.

@@SherpaVision one of the concepts I found out working both types of layouts is that with a machine built trail you can pretty much move the line pretty much anyplace. Alex pushed that as far as he was allowed by the people he had to answer to during the build. If it wasn't for the DNR the DTE Foundation Trail would be a hell of a lot more bike parkey.😂