Mountain biking the Tahoe Rim Trail from Spooner Summit to Van Sickle

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  • Опубліковано 4 січ 2025

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  • @spyk3d
    @spyk3d 8 років тому +2

    Loving this channel. Can't wait to see the new bike! Keep up the great work :)

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому +1

      +spyk3d Thanks man! I can't wait either.

  • @FloridaTrailrider
    @FloridaTrailrider 5 років тому

    Nice Brian! Florida boy in Tahoe this week! Doing Van Sickle tomorrow. Rented from over the edge. Thanks again for the catalog of videos. Super helpful.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  5 років тому

      Awesome!!

  • @mikeriddle5795
    @mikeriddle5795 8 років тому

    Awesome trail. Went there a few weeks ago and their shuttle was down. Had to huff it up to Van Sickle. Great video, keep em coming.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Sweet! I shot a video going up Van Sickle and down from the Star Lake Trail, I'll have it out next week.

  • @stephenharden6273
    @stephenharden6273 2 роки тому

    Awesome, I will have to look up that bike shop. I'll be visiting & I would like to ride/rent at Tahoe.

  • @eddarell9474
    @eddarell9474 8 років тому

    Awesome views on that trail ride! Cool!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      I'm glad the video was able to capture a slice of how it looked in person.

  • @liquidSpin
    @liquidSpin 8 років тому +1

    Makes me wanna take a trip to California. Not many trails like these here in VA.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому +1

      Dude, get on a plane and do it! Such great riding.

    • @liquidSpin
      @liquidSpin 8 років тому +1

      +BK-XC someday hopefully~ I'd really love to venture out to British Columbia for a week vacation. Just need the time and $$

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      +liquidSpin Yeah, Whistler would be a fantastic trip. I can't wait to go again.

  • @Mr_RichardH
    @Mr_RichardH 8 років тому

    Nice vid, great-looking trails. FYI (and someone else may have mentioned this already) but there's a water fountain and spigot by the toilets at Spooner Lake.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Thanks for the info! I totally forgot to look when we headed out.

  • @sawblade37217
    @sawblade37217 8 років тому

    Mr. Kennedy, I have a recommendation for riding in the sun! You can try using some leg and arm cooling sleeves. I've bought some a couple of weeks ago and I literally feel refreshed in mid day rides. Granted it looks different but putting those on has kicked some ass.

    • @sawblade37217
      @sawblade37217 8 років тому +1

      Giant makes some that aren't uber $ and low key simple.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Nice! That's a good tip. My farmer tan is off the charts right now.

  • @lynguist
    @lynguist 8 років тому +1

    Hi,
    Just wanted to say that i really enjoy your videos ! Excellent work i think.
    Envying the crap out of you right now ;)
    Stay safe, greatings from cologne, germany

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Vielen dank! Plenty more from Tahoe to come next week!

  • @JoseARubio
    @JoseARubio 8 років тому

    Nice ride.... I would consider to use a PL or ND filter, that way you might fix that bright footage.
    (ND8 for very sunny days maybe)
    If you are editing with FCPX, you may save a profile for color correction as well.
    Pain & Pleasure... that might be the name of a extreme miniseries within the channel.
    Great job!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      +Jose A. Rubio Thanks man! I definitely have to keep tweaking the setup. I'll look into those filters and I'll do some googling about final cut color correction as well. Haha PAIN & PLEASURE t-shirts.

  • @navarredr
    @navarredr 8 років тому

    Great video! Good commentary, as usual. Love the gimbal. I wish more MTB videos used gimbals so I didn't feel like throwing up after watching them. Suggestion: Let your brother (or whomever you are riding with) ride in front more often so we can get a good mix of 1st person and 3rd person on the trails. Thanks!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому +1

      Thanks man! Definitely a good call on having a ride up front and seeing how the trails rolls.

  • @mikeychapps
    @mikeychapps 7 років тому

    Awesome vid as usual, I plan on doing this ride when I head at to Tahoe in August, I can't wait. I'm not sure if you mentioned it or not but what time of the year was this video shot in?

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  7 років тому

      Thanks dude, it's a great ride! Whatever the date on the video is the time I was riding it!

  • @smellraw
    @smellraw 5 років тому +1

    You sob, taint comment at the beginning almost made me spit my morning coffee up...out of my ass lol

  • @thehikeandbikesociety9736
    @thehikeandbikesociety9736 7 років тому

    Fun! nice ride!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  7 років тому

      Thanks so much William!

    • @thehikeandbikesociety9736
      @thehikeandbikesociety9736 7 років тому

      No problem! I am the President of the Hike and Bike Society in So-Cal.
      thehikeandbikesociety.weebly.com/

  • @Cartsp70
    @Cartsp70 7 років тому

    Raceface bars same as mine sweet!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  7 років тому

      Nice!

  • @JordanHMay
    @JordanHMay 8 років тому

    Great video thank you for sharing. Can you share some info on your video setup? GoPro + Gimball? Which models? Thanks

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому +1

      Thanks dude! I have a link in the description to "my video gear". I want to make a much more detailed video eventually, though, as there are a million tweaks and settings that I'm always playing with.

    • @JordanHMay
      @JordanHMay 8 років тому +1

      +BK-XC no Gimball? Wow. Sure looks like it was stabilized!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      +Jordan May Yeah! I use the Feiyu Tech Wearable gimbal. Maybe that product is off the Amazon list. Argh, I need to make a blog post. Thanks for the callout!

    • @JordanHMay
      @JordanHMay 8 років тому

      +BK-XC ok thanks I didn't see it on your list!

  • @danielh.5116
    @danielh.5116 7 років тому

    cool, sweet job!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  7 років тому

      Thanks so much William!

  • @bobby6837
    @bobby6837 8 років тому

    you should try out Northstar bike park

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Yeah, I should try to get there this summer. Have you been, any advice?

    • @bobby6837
      @bobby6837 8 років тому

      +BK-XC yeah ive been. go on a weekend because during the week only half of the mountain is open. every trail is accessible by the lift on weekends

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Oh wow, good tip. Thanks!

  • @joefoft1489
    @joefoft1489 6 років тому

    Just did this ride for the first time today. When I got to Over the Edge I realized I'd forgotten my wallet. Luckily I had already pre-paid for the shuttle. At least good ol' Apple Pay let me get some coffee. Then after getting destroyed by all the climbing up the last section of Spooner I sat down before heading down Van Sickle. About halfway down THAT I realized I forgot my helmet at the top. Fuck. Haha. No going back at that point. A fine adventure indeed.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  6 років тому

      Haha god damn!!

  • @grega4450
    @grega4450 8 років тому

    BC bike race registration is today if you have 1500 usd to spare. Epic 7 day bike race. :)

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Argh, going to have to be next year for the year AFTER THAT. Thanks for the heads up, though.

  • @Scott-mk7tz
    @Scott-mk7tz 8 років тому

    Did you climb that at 9:25!!!?

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Hahaha, nope I would have left it in!

  • @grega4450
    @grega4450 8 років тому

    Do the hikers and bikers get along?

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Yes! That is one of the really cool things about Lake Tahoe, no animosity. I've ridden other places like the Berkeley hills where you feel like the hikers want to punch you, even though you are riding on a 5 foot wide fire trail with plenty of room for everyone.

    • @grega4450
      @grega4450 8 років тому +1

      Most of the hikers and dog walkers here stay on the fire roads and leave the bike trails to the bikes. I have read a lot about issues in the US between the 2.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Definitely, it's a big issue. ESPECIALLY with the wilderness and getting access.

    • @grega4450
      @grega4450 8 років тому +1

      Sierra club is that not the group that got MTB banned from Federal parks?

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Most likely, :(

  • @toddtodd
    @toddtodd 8 років тому

    What kind of shuttle run has 3500+ feet of climbing?! That's madness.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Hahaha, I wish you could see the smile on my face right now.

    • @toddtodd
      @toddtodd 8 років тому +1

      It looks awesome, just not sure I could hang with that amount of climbing.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      +Todd Strapac It's worth it!

  • @DnBQemist
    @DnBQemist 8 років тому

    What length stem is that? I have a 70mm and just ordered my 45mm

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Dang, I don't know the length but it's pretty short.

    • @RyanBoardman234s
      @RyanBoardman234s 8 років тому +1

      Probably 50mm on the bike he was riding. Most modern trail/enduro bikes these days have really short stems on them

  • @bijandaniali5100
    @bijandaniali5100 8 років тому

    What bike? cockpit looks different.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      +Bijan Daniali Knolly Warden! I forgot to mention it until the very end.

    • @bijandaniali5100
      @bijandaniali5100 8 років тому

      +BK-XC thanks

    • @bijandaniali5100
      @bijandaniali5100 8 років тому

      +BK-XC I watch all your videos and think they're great! So far I've found biking to be my favorite hobby, and your channel feeds my addiction.

  • @blnmadisonbm
    @blnmadisonbm 8 років тому

    That diaper comment, LMAO!😉
    Anyway, good video!
    Keep up the good work!

  • @Chedda_chz
    @Chedda_chz 8 років тому

    Total time shuttle to shop?

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому +1

      3 hours 15 minutes!

    • @Chedda_chz
      @Chedda_chz 8 років тому +1

      +BK-XC God damn you were hauling ass. Shop said 4-6 hrs. I did Dagget-Van Sickle instead.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Haha yup, with video evidence! How was the ride?

    • @Chedda_chz
      @Chedda_chz 8 років тому +2

      +BK-XC Real good man - had i not watched your vid it would have been another month or more before riding VS. Thanks!

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому +1

      Awesome! Glad you got it in!

  • @controller2152
    @controller2152 6 років тому

    Beast Mode.....

  • @yaronmtb8848
    @yaronmtb8848 8 років тому

    👍

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      :D

  • @blnmadisonbm
    @blnmadisonbm 8 років тому

    Yes, former CE3, NMCB 23, DETACHMENT ZERO ONE Little Creek Va.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Had to Google that one! Pretty cool.

  • @blnmadisonbm
    @blnmadisonbm 8 років тому

    😊

  • @endurofordaboys1768
    @endurofordaboys1768 8 років тому

    great video btw i gave you a little shoutout in my newest video 😀

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Nice! I've been meaning to watch your Day in the life 2 as well! I'll queue 'em up.

    • @endurofordaboys1768
      @endurofordaboys1768 8 років тому +1

      +BK-XC haha yeah i gave bike vlogging a try

  • @rafey77
    @rafey77 8 років тому

    👌🏽👍🏼👌🏽👍🏼

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      +Rafed Hossini 😀😬😁

  • @grega4450
    @grega4450 8 років тому

    U need a logo and stickers :)

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      I've got the logo! Stickers would be pretty sweet.

  • @deanherde805
    @deanherde805 8 років тому

    Nearly gave you a thumb down for being able to talk while climbing as easily as I do when I'm riding my couch.

    • @bkxc
      @bkxc  8 років тому

      Hahaha