@@2_Wheel_Research At first that was a complete accident and the music just happened to be nearly perfectly lined up. From there I tweaked it so it would be ;)
I get so intimidated riding a dj spot alone. I still ride it, but I definitely hold back. Having other people there definitely leads to my confidence. You're a beast Phil.
I was thinking the same thing⚠⚠⚠. Its good to have a buddy there to scrape you up with a spatula when you crash💥 and burn!🔥 Not that Phil needs it. He just shrugs 🤷♂️ it off like no big deal.
These dirt jumps are relatively small and safe. I definitely get more hyped to do things with other people around but having a camera kind of has that affect
Skills With Phil probably .. but don’t hurt yourself for a video .. Dan was obviously comfortable with his back garden jumps but ... anyway could have said I nearly messed a step up this weekend due to the wind but I don’t have anything like the skills of either of you (or Gee)
WOW, back flip with so a small jump. wow. Love your videos. All so relaxed and insane. :-) You and Matt Jones from UK are my favorite and crazyist MTB on YT. Go on Phil. Greetings from Germany.
There's a method to crashing that's learned overtime. I took Gymnastics until I was 11 and had a trampoline growing up as well so it helped me know where I'm at in the air. It's saved me quite a bit.
Video edit was PRIMO, shovel taps, music selection at tense moments with great buildup !! Also, shout out to GT, I now own that same hat and some other swag cause I contacted them thanking them for supporting such a great rider that is all about bringing the MTB community together. Keep on sending it carnal, see you in June at NEMBA Fest !!
Great video... I really like videos that show the build of the jump and then the session of it. I really liked the timing of the shovel hitting with the music. I might start using that on my channel videos.
Hey Phil, I'm having a tough time hitting steep lips on my mtb. On a BMX, it's not a problem, but on an mtb, it feels a little too steep, like it wants to throw me straight up. What tips do you have for hitting steep lips on a mtb? Which part of the lip should I weight / press into more? Thanks bud.
I like how creative you got with the music and putting voice-over over the clips you were describing. It seems like you had fun making this one, good video!
Very nice edit Phil 😍 The intro was pulling me into the story that's was about to unravel. Awesome timing with the music and shovel! Btw it's really inspiring to see a pro getting psyched up to try something new even though it's scary and being able to relate to that process!
There's a lot of basic things I'm still learning. I spent the whole week after this video learning one footed table tops, in BMX that's not considered a hard trick but I never knew how to do it until recently.
Awesome. Great to see! I live in Killington, still way too much snow to ride around here. Looks like we'll be snowblowing the bike park again. Hope you can make a visit this summer.
Love the edits and vids Phil! Also the Cameo in Seth and Blake's escape in Sea Otter was hilarious! Just one thing for the wind...maybe throw a few flags on the trees leading up to the jump (just a thought). Keep shredding!
It’s the little things that make this video amazing! Like the editing is awesome. The pats of the shovel are on beat with the music. Really cool! Keep it up.
As of late fall! There was a good crew of people out this weekend, I was there on Saturday. I helped build a new medium double next to the large set for some of the local shredders.
@@SkillsWithPhil I was hanging with a 11yr who was hitting that middle line last year. My jam is the easy set and the low set next to the big jumps. That is the first gap jump. Working on smoothness and catching air. Did you know Saxon has a newish downhill trails?
Loved the video Phil. I would really love to see you come down to goshen, forestdale area here in central vat 20 min north of killington on rt 7 and showcase the real Vermont riding by hitting the moose la mo wilderness area trails you would love them!!!! Just a thought your so much fun to watch.
The music was on point. Like @Singletracksampler said the shovels worked great. My favorite was how you built suspense going into the backflip. Well done!
I do a lot of finish packing and forming with the wheel of the bike that will be on the jumps. Then a flexible floor scraper to Finnish it smooth, water then leave. Arizona dirt in Phoenix washes is a special type of difficult.
I've built in a bunch of different soil conditions and they are all different. This stuff is super silty with very little clay content, and doesn't withstand well to shearing forces (aka sharp turns). I needs to be moist or else it turns to dust immediately. I think it works well for dirt jumps as long as you do a little shovel work before and after each session.
I had no Idea you lived in Vermont! I live only a few minutes from there. The jumps will probably be covered in snow again this week. Gotta love spring in Vermont.
Hey Phil, any chance you would want to do a dig day/meet up at maple street? I've never really seen any other people besides kids when I'm there and it would be cool to meet some other people and improve the jumps.
I also have a GT DJ bike! its my only bike, but its awesome and super fun. its the GT Ruckus DJ. Just suuuuuper fun. I love DJ'ing! (im not good at it but still)
Hey Phil! Need your expertise! Learning how to backflip on a downhill bike... in your experience, would it help opening my fork rebound while installing a stiffer shock spring to help with getting more rotation? Or do you think that would screw with the flip? LMK
You should build some kind of wooden feature that is lifted above the ground and connects together by the trees, something like North shore but smaller )))
Got a newb question for you: I see a lot of dirt being spanked with the shovel when people are trail and jump building, but does anyone ever use a weighted roller? You know like the kind you fill with water, has a handle and just roll it around to pack the dirt.
Man you make som great videos! Im in the process of building a local pump/dj at a place in my town in Norway. The city buildt a biketrack, without any bikeexperence so I¨m going to try and fix it. Its made out of gravel, and it sits on a slope. Can it become both a pump and a DJ spot?
A lot of people are asking about what Bike I'm riding. I talked about it in this video right here 🙂
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Oh man the perfect music timing at 1:34 is sooooo satisfying!
It was luck of the draw when I first brought in the music. The first few shovels lined up perfectly I couldn't not continue!
I was thinking the same thing!
@@SkillsWithPhil that had to have taken hours to edit those in sync
That was great 👍🏻
Just noticed that after Alex pointed in out, very satisfying
Great edit. Truly appreciate the tempo lining up with the dirt packing.
That video transition at 9:38 was pretty slick. I had to rewind and watch again
Ben Gentile agreed.
That was some slick editing bud.
I value your time :)
Agreed, Loved the shovel tap tempo! very creative.
@@2_Wheel_Research At first that was a complete accident and the music just happened to be nearly perfectly lined up. From there I tweaked it so it would be ;)
@@SkillsWithPhil It looks sweet my dude. Super rad of you to put that extra effort in!
I get so intimidated riding a dj spot alone. I still ride it, but I definitely hold back. Having other people there definitely leads to my confidence. You're a beast Phil.
I was thinking the same thing⚠⚠⚠. Its good to have a buddy there to scrape you up with a spatula when you crash💥 and burn!🔥 Not that Phil needs it. He just shrugs 🤷♂️ it off like no big deal.
These dirt jumps are relatively small and safe. I definitely get more hyped to do things with other people around but having a camera kind of has that affect
Skills With Phil ... isn’t that what Gee Atherton said before he broke his neck? Just sayin !
Dan Atherton I think, and there's a good chance but those jumps were much much bigger.
Skills With Phil probably .. but don’t hurt yourself for a video .. Dan was obviously comfortable with his back garden jumps but ... anyway could have said I nearly messed a step up this weekend due to the wind but I don’t have anything like the skills of either of you (or Gee)
WOW, back flip with so a small jump. wow. Love your videos. All so relaxed and insane. :-)
You and Matt Jones from UK are my favorite and crazyist MTB on YT.
Go on Phil. Greetings from Germany.
Phil having a crash: Let me do that again.
Me having a crash: MEEEEDIIIIIC!
There's a method to crashing that's learned overtime. I took Gymnastics until I was 11 and had a trampoline growing up as well so it helped me know where I'm at in the air. It's saved me quite a bit.
The front wheel was like, NOPE!
I’ve been watching you vids for two years and haven’t stop being inspired to go play bike thanks for the fun times keep it going love you work
I love how you synced everything up with the music! My drummer OCD was very pleased!
I go to that place in Essex all the time, glad to see other people taking care of it 👍🏼
hell yeah maple street
I work about a 1/4 mile Up the train tracks to the East from there and frequently ride that park at lunch time. Thanks for tuning up the jumps.
Video edit was PRIMO, shovel taps, music selection at tense moments with great buildup !! Also, shout out to GT, I now own that same hat and some other swag cause I contacted them thanking them for supporting such a great rider that is all about bringing the MTB community together. Keep on sending it carnal, see you in June at NEMBA Fest !!
Great video... I really like videos that show the build of the jump and then the session of it. I really liked the timing of the shovel hitting with the music. I might start using that on my channel videos.
Hey Phil, I'm having a tough time hitting steep lips on my mtb. On a BMX, it's not a problem, but on an mtb, it feels a little too steep, like it wants to throw me straight up. What tips do you have for hitting steep lips on a mtb? Which part of the lip should I weight / press into more? Thanks bud.
Yo Phil! I’m glad you didn’t get hurt on that flip being out there by yourself! Awesome stuff regardless.
Dang Phil! Out there trying new things in 🌪🌪tornado🌪🌪 force winds💨💨🍁🍂🍁 I loved you syncing the beat to the shovel 🥁⚒🥁⚒
Haha, the wind nearly blew me off the jump a few times. It's amazing how much it can move you around in the air!
I like how creative you got with the music and putting voice-over over the clips you were describing. It seems like you had fun making this one, good video!
Very nice edit Phil 😍 The intro was pulling me into the story that's was about to unravel. Awesome timing with the music and shovel! Btw it's really inspiring to see a pro getting psyched up to try something new even though it's scary and being able to relate to that process!
There's a lot of basic things I'm still learning. I spent the whole week after this video learning one footed table tops, in BMX that's not considered a hard trick but I never knew how to do it until recently.
Awesome. Great to see! I live in Killington, still way too much snow to ride around here. Looks like we'll be snowblowing the bike park again. Hope you can make a visit this summer.
I just love the wackiness of Phil’s video’s, they are just...AMAZING!!!
By the way, if you don't have a trail bike, why do you have that bike as your profile picture?
Oh I just like pictures of bikes and this Scott looks a lot cooler than my hardtail
@@maxMax-ns9pg Oh ok. I get it, but a lot of people will think that's your bike just so you know
Yeah
One moment Tomi
Phil - great to meet you at Sea Otter today. Thanks for the taking the time for the photo and chat! I hope you have a safe trip back home.
This is honest filming! Every MTB-biker should recognize the building of confidence on a jump.
Great job Phil, jump repair techniques, battle with mother nature, how to overcome a failed back flip, awesome vid!
Setting the tamping to the music was a great touch 👍🏻
The vedios are improving day by day! Keep up the good work💪
Phil you did a great job of setting the tempo of the song by packing the jump.👌
Man great music!! Super stoked for you on the 3 and the flip. You had me ansty waiting on the flip! Keep up the good work Phil!
Great video again. "Leave things better than you found it" always the way to be. Your awesome man.
Good video phil..keep em comin my dude..youre crazy for doing a flip on a widy ass day
You did a awesome job making the beat go with your clips.
Love the edits and vids Phil! Also the Cameo in Seth and Blake's escape in Sea Otter was hilarious! Just one thing for the wind...maybe throw a few flags on the trees leading up to the jump (just a thought). Keep shredding!
Must have spent hours timing those shovel claps to the music. Awesome!
Love your videos Phil! You are crazy to throw the flip there. Also loved the music with the shoveling! Great video!
It’s the little things that make this video amazing! Like the editing is awesome. The pats of the shovel are on beat with the music. Really cool! Keep it up.
I like to entertain :)
Skills With Phil well you’ve been very successful at it!
Nice fun little video. Glad you were able to get out and get some ride time.
Nice dirt work buddy, can’t wait to get out on a trail already!!
Great video! Love watching the progression!
So rad! Hopefully you can teach us how to jump one day, looks so fun!
Phil with the skills... nice
Oh crap! I almost went there yesterday! So cool you are a local! Going to use this as education on what to maintain them!
As of late fall! There was a good crew of people out this weekend, I was there on Saturday. I helped build a new medium double next to the large set for some of the local shredders.
@@SkillsWithPhil I was hanging with a 11yr who was hitting that middle line last year. My jam is the easy set and the low set next to the big jumps. That is the first gap jump. Working on smoothness and catching air.
Did you know Saxon has a newish downhill trails?
I need to learn how to smooth pack. I've tried it but sometimes the mud gets stuck on the shovel and it mess my berms and jumps!
I like your style Phil, you are an inspiration. Great video and great riding.
Loved the editing! Good to see ya back on dirt
Phil, love the content and always happy to see new stuff. Maybe ill see you at Highland sometime! Peace
Best part of the whole video was the music and the timing of the shovel slaps
Love how you timed the music to the shovel/vice versa
Loved the editing in this one, keep it up!
Loved the video Phil. I would really love to see you come down to goshen, forestdale area here in central vat 20 min north of killington on rt 7 and showcase the real Vermont riding by hitting the moose la mo wilderness area trails you would love them!!!! Just a thought your so much fun to watch.
La bomba gang man I love mine it’s just a really reliable bike with a great build quality, keep up the good vids
The music was on point. Like @Singletracksampler said the shovels worked great. My favorite was how you built suspense going into the backflip. Well done!
Keep up the great content ma dude
Shovel smacks on the beat got my sub and like, nice job man.
Going all in on a solo session! Sick!
Nice exit Phil. Looking forward to more content.
The bigger line looks sick, it would be cool to see it redone and ridden.
That little transition in your edit at 9:36 was slick man!!!!
Nice video and nice work on the jumps 🤙
I never realised how sick u were at dirt jumps... epic vid
Hopefully more fun episodes now that the snow is starting to go away.
So good to see you riding dirt
I do a lot of finish packing and forming with the wheel of the bike that will be on the jumps. Then a flexible floor scraper to Finnish it smooth, water then leave. Arizona dirt in Phoenix washes is a special type of difficult.
I've built in a bunch of different soil conditions and they are all different. This stuff is super silty with very little clay content, and doesn't withstand well to shearing forces (aka sharp turns). I needs to be moist or else it turns to dust immediately. I think it works well for dirt jumps as long as you do a little shovel work before and after each session.
How can you tell we love Phil 3 hours almost 6k views on a Monday you know everyone is at work!
Excellent video. You have a great attitude!
Yeeeewooo!! I'd break my neck on half the size of this stuff 😆😆😆
Im really excited about the trails drying out.
Me too man!
I had no Idea you lived in Vermont! I live only a few minutes from there. The jumps will probably be covered in snow again this week. Gotta love spring in Vermont.
Where are these jumps?
As of late fall! I was in the southwest of NH before that which isn't too far away either.
the shovel percussion was on point
@skills with phil, those are my local jumps also, i may see you there someday!
Hey Phil, any chance you would want to do a dig day/meet up at maple street? I've never really seen any other people besides kids when I'm there and it would be cool to meet some other people and improve the jumps.
Editing power are on point!
Do you ever take the helmet off?? Lol. You wore it the entire time working on Berm Creek as well!
I love the fact that the shovel slaps are in time with the music.
i feel like this is one of your craziest -- and yet under appreciated -- videos LOL
Nice editing man!
😂🤣that shovel Pat is so satisfying 😂
Phil could you also do a X-Up tutorial!!
Dan Guy really???
Hit these this Wednesday! They were looking and feeling sweet!
Phil.. have you tried this yet? The Riveter MTB Bike Park outside of Asheville?
Is this maple street park in essex? Looks familiar, but a little different than I remember...
Love the way you synced the music and the packing.
Haha crazy. How long did it take you to synch the shovel slaps and music so well together? Great video once again.
I also have a GT DJ bike! its my only bike, but its awesome and super fun. its the GT Ruckus DJ. Just suuuuuper fun. I love DJ'ing! (im not good at it but still)
Good Work Dude!
It’s videos like this that make me want to go out and make dirt jumps
Hey Phil! Need your expertise! Learning how to backflip on a downhill bike... in your experience, would it help opening my fork rebound while installing a stiffer shock spring to help with getting more rotation? Or do you think that would screw with the flip? LMK
In Golf ⛳ they call that Replacing Your Divot.
Sick to see you flip the hip jump!
Any idea when your going to get your mtn bike? Looking forward to some trail vids.
Raivkka fingers crossed tomorrow everything will come together
You should build some kind of wooden feature that is lifted above the ground and connects together by the trees, something like North shore but smaller )))
That might happen if I can ever afford my own land, I don't think our landlord would take kindly to digging up the backyard.
3:05 Whats the name of the shovel? i didnt understand what you said.
When are we going to see a Hans Rey with skills with Phil video?I Can't Wait Another Second. Love seeing you on GT.
These used to be my local jumps before I moved, love to see you maintaining them!
Where in vt is this??
I recently started doing MTB .. and I have just a simple question (how do u guys can keep ur feets in the pedals) ?
LOOOOVE the vids dude!
Yo Phil how do I find places to build jumps?
I don't want to build in anyone's property so I have to find a good place but HOW
Got a newb question for you: I see a lot of dirt being spanked with the shovel when people are trail and jump building, but does anyone ever use a weighted roller? You know like the kind you fill with water, has a handle and just roll it around to pack the dirt.
The shovel follows the beat of the song
It's the editing
I know I just thought it was kinda cool
I thought you didn't know why. Sorry!
No problem
And who knows maybe you helped someone who didn’t know
Man you make som great videos!
Im in the process of building a local pump/dj at a place in my town in Norway.
The city buildt a biketrack, without any bikeexperence so I¨m going to try and fix it.
Its made out of gravel, and it sits on a slope. Can it become both a pump and a DJ spot?
Were you listening to that song while you were doing that? Sick editing!