Bentonfest: Vol 1
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Riding at the Bentonville Bike Festival 2024!
The drive from Memphis Tennessee into Arkansas took me across the Mississippi River and into a storm front. The original plan was to stop and kill a few days in Dardanelle or Russellville and ride Mount Nebo - I was told it was riding incredibly well and that it was a whole lot of fun.
The weather had other plans.
I found myself hunkering down in my hotel room in Russellville editing videos and waiting out the tornado sirens. A big one touched down about 2 miles from my location and it scared the bejeezus out of me. I’ve never dealt with tornado warnings before!
The inclement weather drove me north to Bentonville two days early. I grabbed a hotel and the weather cleared a bit as I traveled north. I wouldn’t say it was “dry”, but there were breaks in the rain that allowed for some riding.
After a quick unintentional solo ride at The Mad Hatter, I met the guys at the brand new YT Mill where we enjoyed a respite from the weather and an early bird tour of the facilities before they opened to the public.
Mark, Scott, Josh, Brett, Johnnie U, Eric, Mia, and the rest of the gang were in town to ride and play.
The first full day of riding brought Josh and me out to Coler Preserve. Located just west of town, these city-maintained trails are easy to ride to and contain some amazing tech and fast flow. There’s a surprise around every turn!
Riding the trails at Coler Preserve was challenging and fun. Having an e-bike made all the difference. We were able to ride more of the park, were able to conquer some pretty challenging technical trails, and we were a lot more fresh when the day came to its end, which made for a much safer day on the trails.
There are a few laps that I left out of this video. I rode other areas and with other people who may or may not make it into part II of this stop on the road trip. Tune in next week when we attack the Slaughter Pen trails and ride Black Apple, Tatamagouche, and play around on The Castle.
Thanks for coming along, and I’ll see you when I see you!
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Ride Setup:
Yeti SB 150 - Large
- Wheels: Industry Nine Hydra/ Ibis S35 Carbon Rims
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 AXS (10-52)
- Bars: TrailOne Crockett Carbon
- Stem: TrailOne Rockville 32mm 35mm clamp
- Pedals: Tectonic Altar Aluminum
- Cranks: Cane Creek EEwings 170mm
- Grips: TrailOne Hells Gate, Black
- Seatpost: SRAM Rewverb AXS 150mm
- Saddle: WTB Silverado
- Tires: Versus All-Mountain 29” 2.4 (both)
- Fork: Fox 38 Float Factory Grip 2 170mm
Ibis Ripmo v2 2020 - Large
- Wheels: Ibis hubs, Ibis S35 Carbon Rims
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 Eagle AXS (10-50)
- Bars: TrailOne Crockett Carbon
- Stem: Industry Nine A35
- Pedals: Shimano XT Platforms
- Cranks: Cane Creek EEwings 170mm
- Grips: TrailOne Hells Gate, Black
- Seatpost: Fox Transfer 150mm
- Saddle: WTB Silverado
- Tires: Maxxis Assagai (currently an Aggressor in front)
- Fork: Fox Float 36 Performance
Santa Cruz Highball 2021 - Large
- Wheels: DT Swiss 240s Hubs
- Rims: Ibis S35 Carbon
- Drivetrain: SRAM XX1 AXS
- Cranks: SSRAM XX1 Carbon
- Brakes: SRAM Level Ultimate
- Fork: RockShox SID Ultimate
- Bars: TrailOne Crockett Carbon
- Saddle: WTB Silverado Chromo
- Seat Post: PNW Loam 120/ Loam Lever
- Grips: TrailOne Hells Gate, Black
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Man you fly!! I'm so slow its funny! Such an amazing trip!!
@@MTBQandA I'm just so heavy that the gravity works better on me…
It was an amazing time! I'm so happy I got to shake your hand and hang out a little bit in person. I hope all is well for you in Florida, and I hope to see you again soon.
Coler is so much fun dude. Maybe one day I'll get back out there.
Do it!!! What an amazing place!
Hey Steve, awesome ride over at Coler bud.
I got a lot of videos to catch up on, but I’m looking forward to your watching your castle / SP ride experience.
Did you by any chance ride at Handcut Hollow on your visit?
Take care 🙌🏼
I did not make it out there. May be back in a month or do, worth the visit to that area?
@@SpokesmanMTB yes sir. Connect it with SP phase 1 / castle as well 😎