Epic EMTB Ride @ Cowboy Trails E1 - Las Vegas Best Trails | Flow Job
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- The Cowboy Trail system is located about 30 minutes from the Las Vegas strip. The Cowboy Trails are a dream for anyone who loves extremely technical riding in a unique and beautiful setting. The trails require a big effort going both uphill and down. The reward for these hard punchy climbs is scenery that you will not believe. Along the way you'll pedal, grind and bomb your way through the classic Mojave Desert setting of Joshua Trees and granite slickrock.
For episode 1 of this video series I will be riding The Flow Job trail. The Flow Job trail is 5 miles long and built to be ridden in both directions. However, most analogue MTB riders prefer to shuttle off HWY 159 and use the Goat Roper trail to get to the pinnacle of Flow Job. In my video I road 5 miles up Flow Job on a Luna Cycle X1 Enduro EMTB and then completed my descent. It took 3 rides up and down, (over a 3 day period) to scout, and shoot the footage used in this video. I chose to start this ride 1 1/2 hours before sunset from the Wheeler Camp Spring Parking area located on HWY 159 in Blue Diamond. Going up this trail was fairly easy on an EMTB like the Luna X1.
The Flow Job trail located in the Cowboy trail system of Las Vegas has amazing scenery, great technical sections, good sustained climbs, and as the name suggests, plenty of flow. This is why The Flow trail is rated one of the best trails in Las Vegas.
Enjoy!
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RIDE ROUTE MAP (TRAILFORKS): www.trailforks...
RIDE ROUTE MAP (MTBPROJECT): www.mtbproject...
NOTE: It took 3 sunset rides up and down this trail, (over a 3 day period) to scout, and shoot the footage used in this video
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BIKE: I'm riding an electric mountain bike (EMTB) made by Luna Cycle. Model: 2021 X1 Enduro with 2,000 watt Ludicrous mode and silent peak gear upgrades.
CAMERA: Insta 360 One R with 4k and 360 Mods, DGI Osmo Action & Iphone 13 Pro Max
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THE BIKE RIDEZ STORY & MISSION :
We are Ebike Explorers! This is a channel about electric mountain bike riding for regular people. We are not hardcore mountain bike riders (yet). If you are looking to see trail videos where the riders drop off 8,000 ft mountains at 45° angles you are in the wrong place (at least for now). We are full-time professionals who live in Henderson Nevada which is about 20 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Most of the videos you will see on this channel feature bike trails around the Las Vegas valley. Although we were avid bike riders before, the change to ebikes (EMTB) has opened up a whole new world of exploration and adventure for which we hope you will join us. Side note: Although we thoroughly love riding our e-mountain bikes for exercise and adventure, bike riding is our primary form of meditation and stress relief. Our bike rides allow for a few hours without our laptops, and without our phones where we can stay focused on being in the moment. Just like meditation and yoga, when we bike ride, we focus on our breathing, we push our bodies to feel more, and, we get to see some of the most spectacular scenic landscapes, sunsets and wildlife that the Mojave dessert has to offer.Whether you are a Las Vegas local or visiting from any where in the world, our hope is that with these videos we will encourage you to take advantage of the extensive Nevada bike trail system.
Are you ready?
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Great video! Everyone just posts their long POV videos which getting boring. It's great to see that someone is focused on not just the ride but also the scenery.... I can wait to see more videos.
one of the best videos I've seen in a while. Good job. Keep it up. Wish i was there with you instead of 4 ft of snow in the far north. Enjoy the bike.
Thank you very much. It took 3 rides (up and down) of this trail over 3 days. With travel to and from the trail, 2+ hours to ride and stop to shoot, then editing all of the footage, this 10 minute video took about 14 hours to make! So I really appreciate your kind comments!
Good job on the video!
Bro - you got the best cinematography of all. Be my friend.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it!!
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Loved this video! I'm sick of all the ganzo downhill video's that don't really show the other aspects of mountain biking! I'm very familiar with Cowboy trails and love riding there. I'm in SoCal but I make it out there 3 or 4 times a year and will probably go next week if I can find a deal on a room.
Such good content, keep up the good work. I ride my Luna down here in Louisiana, but the elevation drop is only about 23’ max (even going up the levy on the MS river). For hills close to yours, I must travel to Mississippi 1-1/2 hours away by car or to Arkansas.. I envy you!
(1) Beautiful music. What's your source?
(2) Luna solved your Peek gear problem?
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Awesome! I just got my X2, but it came with a defective motor/controller. Still figuring out what to do with Luna Cycles. I gotta try some Vegas trails though...we drive through there several times a year!
I've had a a lot of interaction with Luna customer service and they have been fabulous to me. Did they take care of your controller issue promptly?
@@BikeRidez after a week of back and forth, then initiating the PayPal refund process...they sent a new motor and controller. Works well now, though having an issue keeping the battery locked into the bay for riding
Rad! So just wanted to confirm before I visit, is it okay to ride an ebike on all of the cowboy trails? Thinking of Boneshaker and Brohemian Rhapsody specifically
Yes! All cowboy are ebike friendly! All but Ebb N Flow. The builder asks that you don’t ride it with an ebike but most people who enjoy that trail ride on e-bikes.
Great footage! How do you get that bike in the car without a rack 😳
I do use a bike rack when I'm by myself. However, my wife also has a Luna X1 too. The trunk bike rack is not strong enough to hold two 35 lbs bikes. So I put a quick release axle on her front tire and, unbelievably, I'm able to fold down my rear seats and fit her X1 inside of my trunk, and still put one back seat down for my son who's bike I can also fit on the trunk rack with my bike (plus gear and luggage) for 3 people! Even more unbelievable is that my wife has a new Cadillac XT4 SUV and I'm unable to fit her X1 in the back unless I have all rear seats folded down. My Genesis lease is up shortly and I think I might have to get an SUV so I can put a trailer mounted bike rack...
Have you ever had any overheating power reductions from your Ludicrous and motor?
This was a major concern of me when I purchased the bike since temps in Las Vegas can get to 120 degrees in the summer. When it's that hot, it's over 100 degrees even through the night. So I surely thought that I would have over heating problems. I can tell you I road a lot in over 100 degree weather last year and had zero issues with overheating. I did break (2) peek gears which Luna replaced for free. It is entirely possible that high heat was a partial factor in those breaks. The newest gear they put in is supposed to be stronger and wider. So far I have about 600 miles on it (which is around were the other 2 broke) and I've not had another issue, but the summer heat is coming any day now....
how is the luna holding up? i am looking at a x2 ludi, z1, or apollo.
It's now just over a year and the X1 is holding up great. I have about 1,900 miles on it and I have really pushed the bike in all kinds of conditions including rain, snow, 100+ temps, every kind of terrain, etc, etc... I did break two peak (silent gears though. I made videos about it). I'm on my third silent gear now but its a new version that should be stronger and wider. In this year I really only replaced regular maintence stuff - rear tire, new chain, new front chain ring, handle grips, pedals, font and rear brakes...So far, I'm really happy with the purchase. I also must tell you that a ton of people with $7k to $12k ebikes have ridden my X1 and they all love it. Likewise, I have rode all of their bikes. The X1 is not as smooth and refined as those other bikes, but the power makes it so much more fun to ride than the other bikes in my opinion.