Build trails like this and you'll be the best in the world 🇺🇸 50 STATE SHRED: VERMONT
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
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Meanwhile, up the road from the Kingdom Trails...
Vermont has a TON of great riding and I was seriously torn as to where I would be going this time around. As I left Maine I saw that the Kingdom Trails were nearby. I've heard so much about it that I felt it was my obligation to ride those fabled trails.
And then I got there and I really couldn't figure out what would be a great ride. It was uppy downy blue squarey stuff all over again! I considered hitting up a bike shop to ask for help but the one I passed had a lot of people inside and out without masks, no thanks. Trailforks has a 30 mile ride that's supposed to be good, no thanks.
And then I saw my savior, two double black diamond trails off the top of Burke Mountain. My prayers to the dirt gods were answered!
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Thanks for being honest about trails, I have been to places that were hyped up and was so disappointed. Big props to you for getting up and down these trails on your own. Im the worse at directions and still get lost in trails that I have ridden for years. Make sure to hit me when you get back to So Cal so we can do another ride I have a few places I want to take you.
I love how you dont edit out the parts where you cant do certain parts in your trail ride.. Makes it more relatable.. ride safe..
“...... I’m not doing it!, I’m not doing it, not this time.” 🤣🤣 that was hilarious, most of us, if not all of us have been there. You are riding a trail you don’t know and get hung up on something then look down & go,”... hell no I’m not doing that” not that you can’t but, that you lost your momentum, you didn’t see it coming and where your got hung is not a good place to start again to do it. I like your videos for that honesty.
50 States Shred Redemption, that should be your next adventure, give some states a second chance.
NY deserves a second look, I’ve only been to Ellicottville, but I’m sure there are many more places to go. Still waiting for PA though
Fabiana Panetta NY AND DE DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE!
I thought the Delaware ride was pretty good, I honestly didn’t know Delaware was that rocky.
SC definitely deserves another look, didn’t pick a good trail to sample
Oh HA, commented before I got to the part where he addressed that!
Really love watching as many of these as possible. Thx! Quick point though: you regularly mention how you wish the MTB community would ”organize” like the golf community to build more and better facilities and terrain, etc...but also are bummed by the charges for parking, park passes, etc (mentioned in this vid a few times). I’m sure you are aware, but good to point out I’d think, that fees like those are what helps to make the best trails, terrain, facilities, etc possible. Golf is an expensive sport/activity/hobby (much more so than MTB riding). I always like to support the fees and fully appreciate and understand why they are there, and usually happy to contribute, as long as the $ is put to good use. Keep loading videos and I’ll keep watching (especially when I can’t ride as much in the winter, here in Colorado)...thx again!!!
I appreciate the honesty and would rather hear negative feedback on crappy trails than always being positive and wasting our time guiding us towards crappy trails. My favorite was your unwillingness to do uppy downy blue trails. I completely agree. Those trails bore the shit out of me.
Except he wrote off the entire KT as crappy because he didn't want to do a few uppy downy trails. Lame.
Malarky I just heard a rumor that KT wasn't allowing out of state folks to ride. Does anyone know if that's true?
@@malarky6455 He didn't say it was crappy... In no way does it mean the blue trails are crappy. That's just you interpreting it negatively. Everyone has their preference.
@@BrickBike all of Vermont has a 14 day quarantine or 7 days and then a Neg test. How Brian got around this or ignored i'm not sure. the whole traveling state to state is fairly irresponsible imo especially some of the major outbreak areas he has been through.
bscjake give him a fucking break. He’s a a very healthy person and the least likely to get the virus to spread it around.
I had surgery on Monday and these videos have kept me from going insane the past few days. Keep up the amazing work.
Been there, hope you have a quick recovery.
@@j.w.matney8390 Thank you ❤️
The reason I keep coming back to your videos is because not only do you have incredible content but youre also a great guy and I'm proud to support you!
As much as I admire Brian’s perseverance in keeping going with the 50 state shred whilst the world struggles with the largest pandemic since 1920, I do find it’s all now rather rushed and much less interesting than before the virus. It was great to hear from the locals who perhaps built the trails or at least knew the stories behind them, and where they go. Now though, it just feels a bit half arsed and “get it done”. Hopefully as has been said, a redemption tour can happen once the world is back in order and folk can be social.
It's still a cool catalog so when we're in one of the states we have an idea of where to go and what it's like
It's better than not doing it.. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Would have been nice if you did more of the actual Kingdom Trails. The new sector with Black Bear and Stormin' Norman is quite fun!
you prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know of a way to log back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly lost my login password. I love any tips you can offer me.
@Kendrick Bode i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im trying it out now.
I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Kendrick Bode It worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thank you so much you saved my account!
@Tatum Cairo glad I could help :)
That’s awesome you found Burke mountain. Rude awakening was named DH before Ritchie Rude filmed a raw 100 edit on that trail. Kingdom is so large you really do need a local guide to find the sweet goodness of the area but you on your own found some of my favorite trails in the world. You have a knack for finding the good stuff when it’s around.
Kingdom can be a lot of fun, but it's super hard to do a self guided especially for a first time - the stuff around Burke mountain is more fun as it's rowdy - a climb up Burke and the stuff around Moose Alley is always good. Most of the good darling hill trails are now closed - for me it's just a solid place to bring friends of different abilities enjoy a big day out, nice scenery and have some beers by a river and enjoy a trip back in time with limited cell phone service.
This was an awesome series idea. Love seeing the varying terrain between the states. Can't wait for you to make it to PA!
PA ALL DAY!!!
I hope he rides a trail system that is not a ski lift bike park in PA to give us some ideas
@@TheLettich17 I have family just South of Pittsburg ( I'm from IN.) I like, Frick Park, North Park and Alameada. Morraine state park has a very rocky tech trail ( bdl blk). Jakes rocks was good too.
My favorite Pa areas that I have ridden is - Mt Penn/neversink- roaring creek- glen park-- honorable mention birdsboro preserve, blue mountain bike park, swatara. Haven’t been to Pittsburgh’s trails, or Jakes rocks. Raystown is all hype, fun at first but just turns.
"not enough speed or not enough skill".... That's right in my wheel house Brian haha
I don't even really mountain bike and i watch all of your videos... Rad stuff man!!!!
I have to say I'm not a dedicated subscriber, but stoked to see my favorite home trails on the channel. Props to riding upper Burke in the rain as well, even when Jbar is dry, it's wet.. haha
😎👍🏽 shout out to New England!
And I would definitely prefer less complaining and more stoke 🙏🏾 (by brian)
Dude your New England MTB videos are top notch. What happened to the one with the Enduro trails in NH?
Yeah im definitely a fan of Projectnortheast videos. They inspire 🙌🏽😎🤙🏾
@@Bushwackerinpa I had to put that one away for a little while. Although I asked for permission to post, the backlash from locals made it unbearable for the people in charge of maintaining the trails and they asked to put it away for the time being. The trail crew are people I respect very much so I respected their wishes. There are changes coming to that area, and the locals will just have to suck it up. Part of the problem when you build illegal trails on federal land is eventually you won't have control over them and what happens to them...
I'm exhausted I am riding these nadgery knots and mossy chunks along with you this is a great film
Nice video! Black bear in east haven (kingdom trails) is very good too. You climb up and have a flowy descent!
"Diabolical Disneyland" hahaha classic. Thanks for another great video.
That would be a better tittle for the video hahaha
good lord that trail is gnarly af
Would have been nice if you made your viewers aware KT is only allowing specific counties in New England and no other state to ride the trails. They only have a few parking areas because you have to sign in and tell them which county you’re coming from so they can track what’s going on. If you park in undesignated areas, you will cause even more problems as we have already lost almost 100 miles of trails due to riders being so disrespectful to land owners.
Love your videos, have watched since near the start.
I.m partly sighted with nerve/vertibrae damage in my back. You inspire me to keep riding at 55yrs for as long as i can!
Thankyou Brian.
I love these sort of trails, natural, twisting through dark forest. Slippery roots and rock look pretty tricky though. Not everyone wants wide, smooth as concrete bike park trails which is what lots of people build these days :(
The rain coming a few hours too early is just an average day in Vermont. Some days it's not even in the forecast and you get a torrential downpour out of nowhere. It just materializes in the mountains, all of the evaporating water from our rivers and lakes just accumulating with nowhere to go but down. It's fascinating, and beautiful, but not the best when you want to ride for the five months without mud or snow.
Whoooo in the rain? That’s awesome. I rode with my dad in the rain... almost fell off the side of a cliff. Good times!
Props to you for climbing that entrance road
I am glad you were able to find a parking spot. 😎
Stay safe on your solo rides, Brian. Thanks for taking us along.
I love you adventures completed by bicycle. Literally your videos are amazing.
Great Choice on Burke Mountain, its right up your alley. J bar and Rude awakening are some of the best in the state.
As for Kitchell, eh MEh. Even with the recent closures of what were the best trails are Darling Hill (Tap'n Die, Tody's, Troll Stroll) Kitchell is still over so quickly. Darling Hill is fairly easy, but there is fun flow to be had there and I think the reason why its so popular is in great New England area, and even locally in Vermont is because prior to machine building trails, Darling hill basically had hand built flow trails with out having to resort to machine work due to its Sand soil. With that said you can a ton of DH in on Darling Hill it just comes are shorter burst.
Moose Haven is great as well, and has long flowly style trails. Not as long as Burke's 2k but pretty long.
If you like Upper Burke Mountain, the next closest thing in the state is probably Perry Hill but its different flavor of GNAR, also Cochrans in Richmond as well.
My offer still stands if you ever come back to Vermont, and want to ride some hand built steep loam trails more akin to the PNW just shorter in length, Id love to show you around.
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Yep could have picked basically any other black trail on the map and been more interesting.. Black Bear/Stormin Norman, skydive/Farm Junk... at least give the place a shot instead of doing .1mi berm trail with jumps he can't do
Its so great that you stick up to it and say that a place was "meh". Most youtubers act like everything is amazing all the time
This was very pretty scenery and some rad looking trails! 🤙🏽
Don’t feel bad Brian, I think I crashed in that same spot on lower J Bar......glad you stuck with the mountain. The rest is “good” but the mountain is where the gnar gets mixed in with the good. Be safe.
Dude i have always thought you were a pretty good rider, But i have a whole new respect for you watching you ride this wet, rocky mess... when you stop and doubt yourself and don't do something crazy,
That is just plain fkn smart, watching you ride the trail makes you a freakn Iron man .. Keep up the great vlogs
Brian, I need to know where that little bolt came from. Give us an update when you find out.
I live in Vermont and I went there once for my brothers birthday!
My mom had 77 acres in VT when she passed away. I tried hard to maintain the mortgage on her house and property but paying for a home in Texas and the Vermont house was too much on the ol' budget, and I didn't like the winters up there one bit when I lived there so I couldn't justify keeping it. Lately I wish I would have
Wow! That's some amazing stuff right there! Totally get being hesitant with how wet everything is!
Been waiting to see if you would check out KT Brian but like other UA-camrs who come here did it in the worst way possible. Glad to see you enjoyed Rude Awakening and J Bar but missed all the classics with Dead Moose Alley, Sidewinder, Window Maker, Pines and others. The new East Haven network of KT is amazing and Burke does run the lower lift for the main bike park and shuttles to the summit on weekends, and is way easier to lap then. Hope you come back and find a local to show you around it is confusing if you are doing it solo for the first time!
Pine's is closed.....
@@Bushwackerinpa oh damn I thought it was maybe spared from everything that got shut down last year. That's a bummer.
“Naaaasssty” 😂 welcome to Vermont 🤙 Hope you enjoyed your time! Come on back. Safe travels BK!
Love those Fig Bars! Also been my go to trail snack recently.
just letting you know BKXC, youtube hasn't told me in months that you've posted a video. only noticed when my wife was watching on the other day. subbed and all notifications.
Wow! That looked gnarly.
Those steep, dark, wet and rooty trails remind me of some of the UK riding.
That terrain is crazy
A pair of bkxc socks found their way to Sweden! Thank you for great videos!
Not a bad Vermont trip for sure. Those Burke trails look worthy of the time.
What we have here is a c!se of people all yell'n at the same time that want to be relevant as to their opinion... of trailage. Brian, don't sweat the yeller's. You're an accomplished WORLD MTB CYCLING TRAVELER. I've seen you go down trailage that makes my B hind pucker. Your on the spot opinion of anything you're going over is second to none.
I come for the commentary of the moment... it just doesn't get any better than that!
It's always so strange to me to see rides in the wet weather, seems fun though but out here is the desert riding right after a rain is usually a big no go. It usually screws up the trails here unless everyone waits a day or two.
one of my favourite episodes yet of the shred, these kind of trails are my jamm
You should go to killington for some downhill trails
We ride upsy downzy. We ski on ice and don’t complain. Cant wait to see connecticut. Jank. Sometimes you gotta make the best of what is local to you.
Awesome job Brian! I love this series!
Thanks for your honesty Brian! Killin it!
Kingdom trails was a really immense effort, and it's unfortunate that so much has been scaled back. I've been fatbiking there a few winters back and it's so fun, great flowy trails that you can easily spend a whole day exploring and still have so much left to check out.
I love KT its Awesome 😎👍🏽
That whole place is so gnarly! I had no idea, wowza
Now those are some rad looking trails! Definitely would mind seeing a Vermont Part II with more of this.
For Pennsylvania, I highly recommend riding in Pittsburgh. The best places are frick park (Right outside of downtown), or Alameda park(30 minutes north of the city).
Well worth my monthly Patreon contribution. Keep it up Brian !
nice trails...tip...let the shifter/brake levers a bit more loose that they can rotate by an crash...but not by use with your hand...save me a lot work money ;)
didn't have 3 hours, only had 20 minutes hahahah amazing
I have so much to catch up on in the 50 state shred!!
Glad to see you made it to my home state! A lot of great riding here. Sorry the weather did not cooperate for you. If you like riding in Quebec you should definitely spend some more time riding in Vermont. Saxon Hill in Essex, Perry Hill in Waterbury, Cochran’s in Richmond, Candy Hill in Stowe and Killington Bike Park are just a few of the great places to ride here. If you take 89 south or north you practically go by all of them.
Rain is an occupational hazard in the UK lol great vids.
That looks like great riding!
I have to agree with your assessment of South Carolina, I was down there for a week earlier this year, so much potential, but not much down there yet.
Tell it like it is! (And keep the good work up, Brian. That's why we trust your expertise.) Having lived 13 years in North Carolina and 26 years in South Carolina, I was agreeing with you as you were saying it. Like you said, it's not just the terrain. Change will have to start with MTB club leadership.
At 5:45 time the begin of the line is amazing! Nice singletrack whit stones!
love those places
You missed stumphouse mountain bike park in Walhalla, SC. That's the place to go for the flow jump trail and then on your way there, stop at Paris Mtn, outside of Greenville, for about 11miles of good rocky riding
Few good descents depending on direction.
I appreciate that you’re giving an honest review of these states. I do think that because you’re “self guiding” you’re missing a lot of the best these states have to offer and potentially short changing a few of them. You should do a 50 state viewer guided next. Let viewers weigh in on best trails of each state and take the highest requested.
I know there's great stuff in Vermont, but this was absolutely one of the best rides I've ever done. I've taken in 5+ years of comments and recommended trails and Burke Mountain never came up once, so at this point I'm a lot more suspicious of my viewers comments!
You always make rock rolls look so easy
Awesome! Looking forward to see where you wind up in PA! That fall at 20:00 was one of the best (worst) falls I’ve seen you take in a while!
Really cool trails. This must be really cool when its dry., looks really tough in the wet.
Brian.... I’ve never seen u OTB bro. I’m glad u are ok and keep living the Van life w/ MTB bikes Dream. Our 2021 Revel is on order and I can’t wait to hit the road w/ my Ripmo and Fat bike too.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🚴🏼♂️🚴🏼♂️🤘🤘🤘💥💥🚐🚐🚐🚐🚐🤘🤘🤘🤘👍🏻👍🏻
Gotta get in ,gotta get over,
gotta get down! . I need that on a shirt .
I will say this has been my favorite so far!Mostly because of the name and how close this is to home. I will need to go hit these trails sometime soon!
Your riding is superb
Man I love to ride in the rain
@BKXC 1. Gimbal noise 2. No more Whoop strap? 3. Those wet rocky trails were excellent
Could not agree more about Kingdom Trails being confusing, wish this video existed before I went last month. I would have hit the mountain instead. Although, Sidewinder was crazy fun but short.
Man what a beautiful forest!
When you come to Connecticut you should ride Waldo state park or Huntington state park
whoa those rocks!
with all that headache i would have just stopped and grabbed a day pass at killington. but those Vermont woods definitely look spooky.
Wow Brian, I hope you have good health insurance 😬
Vermont my favorite place to go . Great video
Amazing trails! But those Fig Bars.....also my favorite. I buy a box every time I see them at Costco!
Love these videos! It's cool to see trails near me being rode by you
Vermont looks beautiful.
Totally should’ve gone to Killington!
That spot could be the the perfect dream trail on dry conditions all day long!!!....
I do appreciate the honesty
We spent 3 weeks in NH and VT. no masks. They don't have cases like the cities. It was nice!
These trails look awesome! Too bad they weren’t dry for ya
You were definitely in the right area for moose. I saw 3 moose last winter right around the Burke area. Lunenburg is another great place to see moose.
Some gnarly trails....nice shreddin'.
I from malaysia & like mtb.enjoy you video so much...
Kitchel was cool, short but sweet
Welcome to Vermont
I've been addicted to those Costco fig bars for a couple of months now! I even took some with me on my last ride at Alafia