as a skater, we love seeing anyone pull up to the park. i’m super glad you’re teaching bikers how to go with the flow, it definitely feels safer when everyone understands the few unspoken rules. great video seth!
as a fellow bmx/bike rider of 20 years, i love seeing friendly helpful etiquette instructional videos like this for the futurre Groms to watch ! right on Seth, long time fan from Chicago
Whenever I see Seth pulling off awesome moves, whether on trails, in a bike park, or in a skate park, I really wish I could come to even 10% of his skill. I guess starting at a young age really helps. I got into MTB only in my mid forties and I doubt I can progress beyond a bit of flow trail and a small hop here and there - old bones heal slowly, so I am a bit risk averse.
I just ride low and slow. techy street fun. get some ankle braces and learn to do a fakie roll out off a curb or a ramp. you will gain so much bike control without much risk to yourself.
Same thing with scooter guys insulated for 15 years on boards 🛹 now ride MTBS but haven't taking mine to a skatepark yet wanna get an older GT performer like I had when I was younger I'm 39 now 😂😂
As a Skateboarder: Thanks for the whole part about "Skatepark Netiquette"! This is the most important thing about Security and Safety for everyone! Everyone whos following the rules will check your line and aligns his line to yours or wait if he dont cross you. That works not out everytime, especially if you have kids on the track, but dont be a kid as an adult... For Mountainbikers and Bikers i want to add something: If a park says "no bikes" or "no Mountainbikes", please follow the rules. Theats in 99% nit because they dont want you there, its because of the park itself. Especially if the park has wood elements. A Mountainbike damages the park if you fail something more than a Skateboard, Inliners or Scooter does because of its weight and metal parts. This damage is maybe not relevant for you, but for everyone else who has way smaller wheels than you. Just wanted to add this up. Everyone should still enjoy a Skatepark! Cheers!
Nettiquette is short for internet ettiquette. It's ettiquette for interactions online. Ideally you are skating a real park, and it would just be called ettiquette.
Some of the other big reasons there's often no bike rules: Pegs from a bike can VERY quickly start to take chunks out of ledge and make it unusable to anyone else. Bikes and scooters are really easy to learn and it's really scary for everyone else when newbies are flying around the park at 20 mph barely in control. Bikes are so much more dangerous to bump into than another person. Street skaters generally don't wear helmets and bikes/scooters increase the risk of head injuries and broken bones.
I've been biking for 30 years since a lil pup, but the last ten years I've just been commuting on a mountain bike. Since seeing your vids in the last month I've bought a san quintin 1 and been on 3 epic adventures with my nephew.
After years of watching your videos of all types of bike content to being reminiscent of the bmx days... how about 1 more bmx 50/50 on a handrail before you are completely Gray and have more kiddos? Just a thought or an addition to your bucket list.. keep it up while you can, haha🤙🤙🤘
Parents of lil kids with mountain bikes are really who should watch this...also next time im in Asheville i need to skate and bike this park, it looks fun
I like riding bikes, but I've never skateboarded/rollerbladed etc. I'm commenting three minutes into the vid, because I really appreciate the info. I have to admit, the one time I went to a skate park, I made all the rookie mistakes. Your explanation makes so much sense, and now I feel like I won't spoil anyone's fun or embarrass myself next time. Thank you!
That park looks sick! Love the video, I'm just getting into biking, but skating is where I started, so I really appreciated the crossover and the perspective!
yup, I hated having to pay. for a time they made you wear full pads too! yeah, the new art is cool, this was my first time seeing it. Been a while since I skated the park, at 52 the slams hurt way more than they used to.
That is so cool! I think I'm going to hit the Asheville skatepark tomorrow. Nice and early just to get a practice session and I haven't rode skatepark in forever.
As an Asheville resident, I used to skate this park all the time! I actually used to hop the fence and skate it before it opened. Was getting pretty good with dropping in and skating the halfpipe, until one day I had a really hard slam, thought I had broken my hand (just broke and tore the soft stuff, not the bone). After that, I kinda slowed down on ramp riding. It's been a few years but I did enjoy going back and skating the kiddy bowl.
I’ve been tempted to check out the local skate park, there are times that no one is there. I actually popped by one day when I saw people there and struck up a conversation about whether or not it’s OK to take a trail bike in there. The people I spoke to were pretty cool about it and said absolutely, no issues whatsoever. I occasionally have time off during the week so definitely planning on a weekday morning when no one is there.
Great video. One of the worst things I see occurring at skateparks are oblivious parents rolling up with little kids that are just learning to skate and setting them free in the main section of the park completely unsupervised. Come early or maybe climb into an unused pool with your child and help them learn and more importantly keep them and other skaters safe.
Love seeing the long awaited follow up to ur old bmx and skatepark videos. Those videos got me into bmx and I still ride and love it to this day. Videos also helped me to not be the dumb kid at the skatepark snaking everyone wen I was younger lol
Awesome video, well done, great to see you whip the big bike around. Your all around bike skills are impressive Seth. Keep up the good work and love you venturing off the normal Mtb bike stuff. Old BMX racer here, Jaime Bestwick will forever be a legend and super nice person as well. Thanks for sharing that story, slightly jealous 😂
Wish I would have seen this 6 years ago before breaking my wrist jumping a spine for the first time. Great video Seth I hope it helps keep a lot of people safe
Looks great fun Seth. Meanwhile here in the UK. Skatepark = metal cage with one "jump" between two three foot "half-pipes". Usually there's a mother pushing a toddler on stabilized bike over the "jump".
I've spent many a morn at the Ashevile skaptepark, good flow and transition plus there's some decent street spots around the city you can hit if you get bored.
I'm a lifelong skater and do enjoy playing around on a bike in a skatepark (especially the one next to the trails) but I only hit it if its empty for these reasons.
Hey, could you give a basic guide for how to ride features you would find at a bike park? ex: jumps, drops, skinnys, etc. it doesnt have to be super in depth, just enough to do it safely.
Almost Feels like I'm back home from school watching "seth's bike hacks" trying to learn how to bunny hop.. Also . I can jump spines.. But alwaysscared.. I go straight up and go street dog and land flat (gapping the landing transition) .. Your method feels way less sketchy . I'm gonna try it.. should come in handy for spin tricks over too..
I like to fit in at skateparks so I just sit around and throw trash around. When I get bored with that I write or paint vulgarities on everything so I feel better about myself. 😎👍
How come you have not addressed MTB shoes yet? I have just bought ones and I think there aren't enough videos about them on youtube, I think that's a good idea to make one.
Trying to ride my bike in a skatepark now, in my late 30's, gives me anxiety. Just staring at attemping a spine again, provoked a bowel movement. 😂 Wish my kids could have seen how brave/ cool I was in the 90s. 😅
yup, 52 here and I feel this. last time I dropped in at a park I slammed HARD, and hurt for weeks. I used to heal so much quicker, and things didn't hurt quite so bad!
As a very long term skater and equally MTB rider (30years+) the biggest gripe skaters have is the attitude of riders. Its an odd blend of total lack of respect and not having any genuine culture brought about by mtb been a money sport. And remember almost all skaters make great riders, but not many riders make great skaters.
Have to make QR Code stickers for Patents that pet their Kids slide Quarters on their butts! If they dont understand seth explaining All hope is lost... Xd
It takes balls to drop in on that bowl. For the people outside of Asheville the big bowl at that park is probably 10-12ft high. Major props for being able to do that and make it look easy.
Yeah, that bowl is no joke! I remember when they first opened the park at an opening party, they had pro skaters (from team that helped design park, but can't remember name)skating the bowl and totally ripping it!
That park is sick. The wall ride was so good. Showing your age with the sit down fakie haha! I can tell you were a very good Bmx rider when it was your primary focus
What a cool park! I grew up riding bmx too, stil do occasionaly and now again with my son too alongside us riding MTB together. One additional thing I would ad and see people struggle with a lot when starting out too is knowing when it's okay to drop in when you are not alone. Especially when it's a bit busier it get's tricky. The easy answer: "You take turns", but not everyone hanging on the deck is ready to go for a run. The way we did it is: sitting down, you are chilling, not in the que. Anyone with both feet on the ground is also chilling and not in the que. You are ready to go and "queing" for a run, when you stand up and put your front foot on the pedal/scooter deck/skateboard. And you should never que right at the edge of a ramp, stay at least a meter/3 feet away from the edge of any obstacle to give whoever is riding enough room to do his run. Starting a run while someone else is already riding or skipping other people in the cue is called "snaking" and is a great wat to get into a fight. Hope this helps!
Hey Seth! Great video as always! I had a random thought today wondering what the best 5 states are to live in for mountain biking? I live in Utah and it’s becoming so expensive here to live and am considering moving but feel so attached here because the riding is amazing. Anyways thought it could be an interesting video idea. Love your channel!
The “Food Lion” park! I love that skatepark! I totally know what you’re talking about too! I usually skateboard but brought my trail bike one day and I definitely got a lot of nasty goth and scary looks 😅
as a skater, we love seeing anyone pull up to the park. i’m super glad you’re teaching bikers how to go with the flow, it definitely feels safer when everyone understands the few unspoken rules. great video seth!
Next video: How to skate a bikepark
Dirt board for the pump track - done it.
Mountain boardin is kinda sick tho
in my experience paved pumptracks are really fun to skate, up to and including when dirt jumpers start flying overhead lol
Having Jamie Bestwick tell you how to drop in on vert is amazing. I don't think the younger viewers will realise how cool that is.
Agreed. Good Shout 🙏🏽
as a fellow bmx/bike rider of 20 years, i love seeing friendly helpful etiquette instructional videos like this for the futurre Groms to watch ! right on Seth, long time fan from Chicago
Whenever I see Seth pulling off awesome moves, whether on trails, in a bike park, or in a skate park, I really wish I could come to even 10% of his skill. I guess starting at a young age really helps. I got into MTB only in my mid forties and I doubt I can progress beyond a bit of flow trail and a small hop here and there - old bones heal slowly, so I am a bit risk averse.
I just ride low and slow. techy street fun. get some ankle braces and learn to do a fakie roll out off a curb or a ramp. you will gain so much bike control without much risk to yourself.
As a skateboarder I believe every mountain biker should watch this video, could solve a lot of issues
Fact. It’s hard explaining etiquette calmly after almost getting run over 😂
Same thing with scooter guys insulated for 15 years on boards 🛹 now ride MTBS but haven't taking mine to a skatepark yet wanna get an older GT performer like I had when I was younger I'm 39 now 😂😂
As a Skateboarder: Thanks for the whole part about "Skatepark Netiquette"! This is the most important thing about Security and Safety for everyone! Everyone whos following the rules will check your line and aligns his line to yours or wait if he dont cross you. That works not out everytime, especially if you have kids on the track, but dont be a kid as an adult...
For Mountainbikers and Bikers i want to add something: If a park says "no bikes" or "no Mountainbikes", please follow the rules. Theats in 99% nit because they dont want you there, its because of the park itself. Especially if the park has wood elements. A Mountainbike damages the park if you fail something more than a Skateboard, Inliners or Scooter does because of its weight and metal parts. This damage is maybe not relevant for you, but for everyone else who has way smaller wheels than you. Just wanted to add this up. Everyone should still enjoy a Skatepark! Cheers!
Skaters slowly becoming what they swore to destroy… kicking bikes and scoots out but then cry when security guarda don’t let em ride a spot
@@chromz234 thats not what i said, bud ok bud.
Nettiquette is short for internet ettiquette. It's ettiquette for interactions online.
Ideally you are skating a real park, and it would just be called ettiquette.
Some of the other big reasons there's often no bike rules:
Pegs from a bike can VERY quickly start to take chunks out of ledge and make it unusable to anyone else.
Bikes and scooters are really easy to learn and it's really scary for everyone else when newbies are flying around the park at 20 mph barely in control.
Bikes are so much more dangerous to bump into than another person. Street skaters generally don't wear helmets and bikes/scooters increase the risk of head injuries and broken bones.
Awesome graphics on those walls!!
YESSS its been 7 years or something ive been waiting for more bmx videos!!
This needs to be a QR code at every skatepark for all newcomers.
I've been biking for 30 years since a lil pup, but the last ten years I've just been commuting on a mountain bike. Since seeing your vids in the last month I've bought a san quintin 1 and been on 3 epic adventures with my nephew.
Another banger from seth! Awesome love your content!
After years of watching your videos of all types of bike content to being reminiscent of the bmx days... how about 1 more bmx 50/50 on a handrail before you are completely Gray and have more kiddos? Just a thought or an addition to your bucket list.. keep it up while you can, haha🤙🤙🤘
Parents of lil kids with mountain bikes are really who should watch this...also next time im in Asheville i need to skate and bike this park, it looks fun
I like riding bikes, but I've never skateboarded/rollerbladed etc. I'm commenting three minutes into the vid, because I really appreciate the info. I have to admit, the one time I went to a skate park, I made all the rookie mistakes. Your explanation makes so much sense, and now I feel like I won't spoil anyone's fun or embarrass myself next time. Thank you!
That park looks sick! Love the video, I'm just getting into biking, but skating is where I started, so I really appreciated the crossover and the perspective!
This video was amazing! I'm just starting riding skateparks, bought my first bmx and this was really helpful to start off with!!!
Digging the new art at the Food Lion park. i remember when the street part at the top was a building where you were to pay 3 bucks to get in.
yup, I hated having to pay. for a time they made you wear full pads too! yeah, the new art is cool, this was my first time seeing it. Been a while since I skated the park, at 52 the slams hurt way more than they used to.
That wallride was dope seth! I was looking at the setup, I am glad you did it!
That is so cool! I think I'm going to hit the Asheville skatepark tomorrow. Nice and early just to get a practice session and I haven't rode skatepark in forever.
As an Asheville resident, I used to skate this park all the time! I actually used to hop the fence and skate it before it opened. Was getting pretty good with dropping in and skating the halfpipe, until one day I had a really hard slam, thought I had broken my hand (just broke and tore the soft stuff, not the bone). After that, I kinda slowed down on ramp riding. It's been a few years but I did enjoy going back and skating the kiddy bowl.
I’ve been tempted to check out the local skate park, there are times that no one is there. I actually popped by one day when I saw people there and struck up a conversation about whether or not it’s OK to take a trail bike in there. The people I spoke to were pretty cool about it and said absolutely, no issues whatsoever. I occasionally have time off during the week so definitely planning on a weekday morning when no one is there.
Great video.
One of the worst things I see occurring at skateparks are oblivious parents rolling up with little kids that are just learning to skate and setting them free in the main section of the park completely unsupervised. Come early or maybe climb into an unused pool with your child and help them learn and more importantly keep them and other skaters safe.
Love that you showed your bmx skills!
Love seeing the long awaited follow up to ur old bmx and skatepark videos. Those videos got me into bmx and I still ride and love it to this day. Videos also helped me to not be the dumb kid at the skatepark snaking everyone wen I was younger lol
Awesome video, well done, great to see you whip the big bike around. Your all around bike skills are impressive Seth. Keep up the good work and love you venturing off the normal Mtb bike stuff. Old BMX racer here, Jaime Bestwick will forever be a legend and super nice person as well. Thanks for sharing that story, slightly jealous 😂
Wish I would have seen this 6 years ago before breaking my wrist jumping a spine for the first time. Great video Seth I hope it helps keep a lot of people safe
Congrats on the 1 million.
I remember back in the day, we would break in there at night to ride that park on dirt jumpers. Well, they were called freeride hardtails back in 02.
nice! I used to jump the fence before it opened to skate it. never tried on a bike though!
Solid advice here.
I waited all my life for this video.
Looks great fun Seth. Meanwhile here in the UK. Skatepark = metal cage with one "jump" between two three foot "half-pipes". Usually there's a mother pushing a toddler on stabilized bike over the "jump".
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I've spent many a morn at the Ashevile skaptepark, good flow and transition plus there's some decent street spots around the city you can hit if you get bored.
I was just thinking that looks like a sick skatepark, but where is everybody? Is it usually that dead?
@@lewhub7668 nah usually just in the early mornings, the skaters and riders come out later in the day
wow, transfer on the spine. Mind blown
I love the mix up! I def learned something today. . . that I want to visit a skatepark now.
Its cool seeing you ride skateparks, you should do it more often, but it doesn't need to be an educational video, just a riding video.
I'm a lifelong skater and do enjoy playing around on a bike in a skatepark (especially the one next to the trails) but I only hit it if its empty for these reasons.
This really helped me learn skatepark ethics and skills love the videos man keep it up
To practice dropping in on a quarter pipe, I recommend starting on a grass hill to practice your technique.
Hey, could you give a basic guide for how to ride features you would find at a bike park? ex: jumps, drops, skinnys, etc. it doesnt have to be super in depth, just enough to do it safely.
This was well made!
in Australia, we have NO 'no bike' restrictions at a skatepark, Bikes are allowed at all public skateparks.
Almost Feels like I'm back home from school watching "seth's bike hacks" trying to learn how to bunny hop..
Also . I can jump spines.. But alwaysscared.. I go straight up and go street dog and land flat (gapping the landing transition) .. Your method feels way less sketchy . I'm gonna try it.. should come in handy for spin tricks over too..
09:15 that ambulance! Ha ha ha! 😂
Time to do a collaboration with Sam Pilgrim! TO THE SKYYYEEE!!
Good idea for a vid
This park looks exactly like the one you tested the murder machine on quite a few years back
seth been teasing us with the bmx footage too much, film a full part please
You should review a surron
Very interesting. Im never going to do this. But... Never say never 😅
W video if its a seth video
I miss this type of content
woah sick thumb!
Love you Seth
That boor BB at 8:50 T_T ionno if thats paint or if tis rusted like crazy. It needs some love! xD
It’s weird how I’ve never thought about this and just intuitively always known
I like to fit in at skateparks so I just sit around and throw trash around. When I get bored with that I write or paint vulgarities on everything so I feel better about myself. 😎👍
How come you have not addressed MTB shoes yet?
I have just bought ones and I think there aren't enough videos about them on youtube, I think that's a good idea to make one.
3:25 if that quarter pipe is 5 and a half foot, he is 4 foot 7. confirmed
Food lion skatepark, spent some time there..
Wow, taught how to drop in to a vert ramp by Jamie Bestwick. Does it get cooler than that?
Berm Valley Riding Club
What tailgate pad is that?
My desire to go to a skatepark was non existent to begin with and probably is even lower after watching this video
Skate Park Space
Trying to ride my bike in a skatepark now, in my late 30's, gives me anxiety. Just staring at attemping a spine again, provoked a bowel movement. 😂 Wish my kids could have seen how brave/ cool I was in the 90s. 😅
At 53, I feel this in my soul
yup, 52 here and I feel this. last time I dropped in at a park I slammed HARD, and hurt for weeks. I used to heal so much quicker, and things didn't hurt quite so bad!
and im scared of getting stuck in the bowls 💀
9:02 there's two of you?
Ayyyy Seth what’s up
just snake skaters- some bmx dude. took his advice and now i can ride uncontested
I’ll stick to the pump track lol.
In the next episode, I'll show you how to Skate A Bikepark!
As a very long term skater and equally MTB rider (30years+) the biggest gripe skaters have is the attitude of riders. Its an odd blend of total lack of respect and not having any genuine culture brought about by mtb been a money sport. And remember almost all skaters make great riders, but not many riders make great skaters.
Mock Chicken😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The Food Lion Park
Lmao there's an FTP tag on the wall
I need to try going to a skatepark
just ride good and they usually leave you be
Have to make QR Code stickers for Patents that pet their Kids slide Quarters on their butts! If they dont understand seth explaining All hope is lost... Xd
watching from 2061
Rule n°1: don't show up on a DH bike
As someone who has skated just as long as I have mountain biked, I really appreciate how detailed and well explained this vid is, thanks Seth!
Anyone here in 2060
You bought the Apple Time Traveler Maxes?
Yes
@@aidenlui2056 here in 2061 dude, i got the promax's ones
Hope so....😂
Me
Yo! Seth doing his older style videos. I love it
It takes balls to drop in on that bowl. For the people outside of Asheville the big bowl at that park is probably 10-12ft high. Major props for being able to do that and make it look easy.
didnt see it on the bmx bike tho..
Yeah, that bowl is no joke! I remember when they first opened the park at an opening party, they had pro skaters (from team that helped design park, but can't remember name)skating the bowl and totally ripping it!
Damn that dude at 6:32 is shredding some gnar
my local skatepark has lots of dudes "shredding some gnar" if you know what I mean. The pumptrack...even more so.
Haha I saw this comment before watching the video and was looking forward to seeing it... got to 9mins and thought wait a minute...
i don't get it@@spencertidd
@@wertugavw The original comment was /s.. the 6m32 time came and went with no one shredding...
Ha
Love sethbikehacks type of vibe. Keep up the riding!
He even sounds like Sethbikehacks
That park is sick. The wall ride was so good. Showing your age with the sit down fakie haha! I can tell you were a very good Bmx rider when it was your primary focus
What a cool park! I grew up riding bmx too, stil do occasionaly and now again with my son too alongside us riding MTB together.
One additional thing I would ad and see people struggle with a lot when starting out too is knowing when it's okay to drop in when you are not alone. Especially when it's a bit busier it get's tricky. The easy answer: "You take turns", but not everyone hanging on the deck is ready to go for a run. The way we did it is: sitting down, you are chilling, not in the que. Anyone with both feet on the ground is also chilling and not in the que. You are ready to go and "queing" for a run, when you stand up and put your front foot on the pedal/scooter deck/skateboard. And you should never que right at the edge of a ramp, stay at least a meter/3 feet away from the edge of any obstacle to give whoever is riding enough room to do his run. Starting a run while someone else is already riding or skipping other people in the cue is called "snaking" and is a great wat to get into a fight.
Hope this helps!
could you review the "Swamp Master Suspension Bike" its a full suspension bmx
I don’t even own a bike, but i still watch every Berm Peak video. One of my favorite channels!
Seth! You make this all seem so easy. I watch your channel all the time and this is very enjoyable and inspiring.
First time here with single digit views, hello all!
I prefer the flash-bang approach to riding parks. Drop in loud, cause confusion and anger and bust out
Dude that skatepark looks awesome!
Hey Seth! Great video as always! I had a random thought today wondering what the best 5 states are to live in for mountain biking? I live in Utah and it’s becoming so expensive here to live and am considering moving but feel so attached here because the riding is amazing. Anyways thought it could be an interesting video idea. Love your channel!
The “Food Lion” park! I love that skatepark! I totally know what you’re talking about too! I usually skateboard but brought my trail bike one day and I definitely got a lot of nasty goth and scary looks 😅
Finally a classic Seth video
Fun Informative and entertaning Thanks for this topic