Why you should ride Santos Vortex Pit in Ocala
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- The Vortex Pit at the Santos mountain bike trails in Ocala Florida is one of the best destinations for winter break. Seth's Bike Hacks and I check out the Santos Fat Tire Festival.
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This video is dope! I'm watching it over and over!
Same here haha!
awesome meeting you @ Bailey Mtn, SUCH respect for your riding...KILLIN IT!
Looks sweet! We need something like that here in Austin!
+Cooper Sellers Heck, we need one in every major metropolitan area!
Eric Cartman Freeride512 has moved out to east of Austin now (Rocky Hill Ranch)
we live 5 minutes from the vortex, we ride it 3-5 times a week.....love it!
+Jody Schaible Not a bad place to live near!
Great video Phil. Bummed I missed you and Seth out there would have like to meet you guys ... I did get the chance to meet Seth out at GFT ... would be killer if next time you where down in Fl you came and checked out GrapeFruit Trails
I wish I was down there to see you doing those jumps on a full sized mountain bike, nice riding. I go down there most every January to to just ride the trails, heaps of fun compared to enduring a NJ winter. If you're in FL and haven't checked out Alafia River or Balm Boyette both of those are also really fun albeit without a huge jump area like Vortex.
+robwas I will have to keep that in mind for next year. A few others recommended those same places.
@robwas don't worry rob April 28 Mt.creek is opening with a few surprises hold on almost there.
Phil! When are you gonna make a vid about that trick on 1:30? i know im not the only one curious about it. :)
Phil, you are part of my fantasy draft for the 2016 DH World Cup. So you have to do good lol
+Specter1031 Trade me quickly! Right now I'm only racing MSA for world cups unless a huge pile of money mysteriously appears in front of me =P
ride it on the tokul 3
1) Video should be called why you should be [like] Phile Kmetz.
2) My local trek store convinced me I need the fuel for south Florida riding as I would never need a Remedy's suspension. Lying SOB's. My EX8 black and red color scheme me is pretty nice though. It was definitely what won't me over (nearly identical to 9.9)
3) Is your Remedy a 29er or 27.5?
Thanks Phil! Hope I can ride/keep up with you one day.
Actually looks like you have a pike so it must be the 27.5. 29er is only available with fox forks. And coming from the old 26" remedy I am sure it was a more comfortable jump than to 29"
+Specter1031 You're correct. It's the 27.5 version. I like the versatility of 27.5s though you can do quite a bit with 29ers.
hey phil, i have a few pumptrack questions. i want to build a nice small one near my house in a nice spot, and was wondering if i can just dig up dirt from the ground for it, or if i need to buy special dirt (if so, what kind)? also, should i keep a tarp over the pile of dirt if i end up getting it to keep it dry, or does it not matter?Thanks, and awesome videos!
+Jordan Keeler Yes you can but you need to be mindful of drainage. Building on a slight hillside is a good start. Also native dirt is hit or miss in terms of quality and sometimes saturated with rocks. Depending on where you live, you might get lucky. When I build a PT, i try to maximize dirt by building as much as possible with the native soil. I'll build the base with native soil and then finish the rest with imported stuff.
Best of luck my friend!
Thanks so much, sounds good. Regarding drainage, is putting the PT on a camber like in your PT restoration series enough, or is there anything else i should do? Loving the collabs w/ seth btw!
Your hub sounds heavenly, what is it ?
+dartwadermovies It's a DT swiss. I couldn't say which model it is, but you could find it on the 2016, 27.5 remedy spec list
I would have ate it so hard on the landing at 1:05. Primo balance and tire choice.
was that Seth of bike hacks?
+PJ Sinohin yes sir!
Молодец. приезжай к нам в Россию,много интересного покажем и поделемся опытом.
+Hans Andersen I appreciate the comment, but I have no idea what it says =[
New Remedy?
Yea sir!
+Phil Kmetz MTB Congrats! My wife has the 29'er version of your old one. They're great bikes.
This park would be so good if they maintained it year round I went there a week ago and could only ride the first set of jumps still fun but very disappointing
Christian Collier they open the big jumps during big events usually when ems is on standby Becuase of many people get hurt
Also, it must be righteous to show up somewhere's and most likely be the best rider there.
?You have a Strava acount
Yes but I don't use it as often as I'd like. Try searching for Phil K or Phil Kmetz. Not sure what I signed up with
ok ty
great videos btw
Would if I could... 2720 miles away from me...
+McBen325 Sounds like a good road trip next winter!
+McBen325 I drove 7000 miles (11 000km) last summer to go mountain biking in the Rockies (British Columbia and Alberta, Canada)... Seriously, I made many trips in my life (i'm 29) but this one was just amazing... So, I return to the same place on May 6. Can't wait :) This is also a really nice road trip to do with my brother
www.google.ca/maps/dir/48.4060005,-71.0994325/Whistler,+BC/@45.1469303,-115.1016088,4z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x54873cb203957b87:0x4ab741e875f5cff6!2m2!1d-122.9573563!2d50.1163196?hl=fr
+mpgt dang... Sounds like quite the trip!
+McBen325 Ya !! And not that expensive... about 1200$ US (each) for three weeks. We were sleeping in campgrounds and had an economical Toyota Matrix. Seriously, do it :)
+mpgt Agreed that camping is the way to go, last trip we did 3 weeks (a friend and myself) and total trip cost was around 2500 but that included a few hotels on weekends when it was impossible to find camping. Camping is 20 to 30 dollars a day in most full facility FL campgrounds.
You are literally my 7 y/o son's hero. He keeps asking me how long until I think he will be a s good as Phil. He used to ask how long until he would be as good as me :/
+ThreeDigitIQ Ha! Tell him to keep riding and at the rate kids are progressing these days I'd give it like a year tops.
I don't think the people who haven't ridden this place understand how epic the transfer onto the wood @ 0:17 was.
Yes! Or the Kenz Cornerz Gap at 0:22!
Florida?! NICE! \m/
The Vortex looks so badass! Can't wait to bring my Stumpjumper with me when I move Ocala next month and check out the trails! Awesome vid too
Ca n you make a video on how to do jump
+Nigel Houareau Believe me, that's coming this year.
sick
amazing edit Phil. You're shredding the balls off your Remedy! Really impressive
Really happy that you and seth made a vid together, he introduced me to you and I'm very happy about it.
+Ray Santoro Stoked that you came accross my channel. Seth has been super helpful, very thankful to have met him in person. This was our first time collaborating, and we learned a lot during the process which should make next time even better.
Same here bro
Glad to know you ride with Seth, two of my fauvorite youtubers riding together.
+Jordi Diego Heck yeah, always fun to ride with company
hey bud, tell me what's the minimum suspension travel needed for those kind of jumps? been to Santos b4 but wasn't sure if a 140mm travel is good enough
Hey Phil love ur videos. did u ever think of doing a video comparing your old trek to the new bike?
Phil, what bike are you riding?
A 2016 trek remedy 9 27.5 I'm waiting on one part before doing a bike check video
Found my way over from Seth`s videos. Really glad u 2 hooked up. Enjoy you videos Phil. Been to BC?
+g allen Thanks G, much appreciated. And yes I have! I raced the Silverstar BC cup last season, one of the best races all year.
www.pinkbike.com/news/2015-dunbar-summer-series-silver-star-bc-cup-race-recap.html
+Phil Kmetz MTB. Amazing glad to hear. Crankworx ?? BC bike race (seven days)? If you have 7 days that one should be on your bucket list.
Maybe you could do a bike check video?
+Kevin Howley Ha I just said that 20 minutes before your comment. I'm waiting on one part before doing it ;)
Nice work! what bike?
+Sascha does mtb 2016 Trek Remedy 9, 27.5, same model as last year just newer version. The frame is nearly identical with a few indistinguishable changes.
Phil Kmetz MTB Thanks
Hi Phil great video! Are you running stock geometry or custom ?
+Angus Cuming The geometry is completely stock. I'm not sponsored by trek, and don't have the resources to change the geomety myself.
+Phil Kmetz MTB thanks and getting that exact bike
Great video, Phil! You should do a skills video on how to do bigass dirt jumps like that without dying, casing, or freaking out :)
+levy3poop Easy go fast... Kidding. I'll be doing jumping first before moving on to doubles. =]
+Phil Kmetz MTB As always with your videos, I'm looking forward to it!
where is the camera mounted at 0:05 ?
+Neau afk I mounted it on my trailing leg. It came out pretty cool I think.
Sick view of your purple machine in action
SMOOOTH!
+Chris Martinez If it makes a sound, it doesn't count. That's my rule when jumping.
+Phil Kmetz MTB I like your style Phil! Ride on brotha!!
I'm out there every other day....well not in the vortex...but I'm working on it