I was thinking the same thing, I was thinking a whale tail, but a shark fin instead of it being straight. So like a whale tail berm? That would be really cool.
Matt, idk if this'll help but Seth from Seth's Bike Hacks has used a mechanical packing tool for a couple of his builds... That might help you get stuff done faster 👍🏻
a wacker plate would work but a mechanical one wouldn't work with the British soil because its so tacky it would stick to the machine too much like in one of seths videos when he used more of a clay like soil. Good idea with he wacker tho
@@jackscheffel1509 i think they may have one at woburn for the jumps but thats sand not clay, plus idk if matt will be able to get his hands on one with the lock down now :(
Drainage idea: at the bottom of that bowl drill a hole and put like a metal sheet with lots of holes in it cover it up a little. All the water should go into the hole but if you make it to small itll overflow
doing the same exact thing! Throwing a couple doubles and a left handed shark fin over my moms rose garden🚵♂️ Cheers from the US! Love your videos you’re a legend! “Bruv”
Back when my life revolved around riding BMX I spent summers on summers building up the trails in my back yard. Grass/shrubs/moss are a game changer in terms of maintenance. When you plan your next feature, if you cut the grass into cubes and dig out the grass in the general area of your feature before laying down new dirt you can put the grass aside and when the feature is finished you can place the grass down on the sides and backs of your feature. This allows for keeping good moisture and it helps for the stability of the dirt. You've got a killer space and I'm pumped to see the progress!
First time I ever watched mat was when this popped up in my recommended when it came out been hooked ever since this was the prime of lockdown love your content bro keep it up
Collecting the dirt with Sam was filmed over a week ago but I didn't make enough digging progress for a full video. I should have explained that in the video. Ben has moved in with me
Can’t wait to see what this field looks like at the end, you should get a dirt compactor rent/buy would make it a million times easier for all those jumps
Looks cool dude carnt wait to see what you do along the way. :) you should make a jump over a burn then as you land you go straight into the berm you just jumped over (your jumping over your future self)
And maybe later in the track you can build a similar feature to the one that was at crankworx. A jump into 270 berm where you go under where you jumped over
@@harleyjai6539 i feel like on a non mtbing (well non sport in general) people would say something like: "it's called a toilet bowl you idiot get it right" just to start an argument so it's nice to see stuff like this😅
Finally. I have been waiting for you to start this. Just build what you want and be creative, just please please keep it going I need this in my life ATM.
Matt mate absolutely loving the content recently. If I were you I would build the jump and everything around the edge of your land so you have a full track and loads of space in the middle. Keep up the great work
I’m back here in 2023 to look back at this vid that got me to build a track in my back yard can’t believe that this was there years ago this series gave me so much inspiration
Its a 3 meters long jump into a angled landing that leads directly into a 90 degree berm. So you probably jump into the berm. At the end of the berm there's a small sharkfin. The best of this feature is, thatbyou can generate a lot of speed when you pump the jumps and the berm
I am so excited for this project!!!! Please keep making videos like this! I think you should make mix of dirt and wood features, like wooden rollers and jumps.
Hi Matt I love your vids, it is so sick that you are doing this. I think it would be cool if you built a spine so you can do some jibing and maybe a shark fin. Thanks
Soo stoked for this series! 🤘 Spending my days digging some jump lines to contain my sanity during the day... And watching trail building videos at night 👌
'self isolation is important' unless you need to build a jump and get 1 of your mates to help you sat on his lap in his tractor then to top it off you invite ben round on multiple days to help you build.... i love you matt but practice what you preach bro 🤦♂️DONT MEET UP WITH PEOPLE YOU DONT LIVE WITH #STAYATHOME
@Cam Smith your the one crying about how hes not social distancing im just telling you to stop getting into his buisness. And i just started watching it a month late😂
Please please please keep these coming, lockdown is hardcore and these edits are helping. Hats off to you. Maybe an S berm after the first hip to generate more speed for the next bigger feature?
hey, matt i’ve watched ever single one of the lockdown trail builds and i just finished watching the 1st one after watching the last one and you’ve made so much producers 🤘🏼
Big left berm in the corner where the wooden ramp was laying to generate massive speed further down the line :D Keep the great content going, lots for me to learn in these diggin' vids
Looking good , The only thing I would say is try and dig into the ground and Create a bowl like feature , See so many pump tracks that are so flat with jumps . #livingthedream Good luck with it Stay safe
Triangle style course, Large hip roll in into 2 jumps berm left into a 3 way, right sends you into a quarter, straight sends you into a double, left sends you into a right banking shark fin. The 4th jump has a dirt spinebuilt between the gap. One more jump and you can hip the roll in or ride up it.
Hey Matt, you asked us to give you ideas for different jumps so me and all my mate decided on a whale tale we all think it would be sick and give you a lot of opportunities for later videos. Thanks Matt keep it up 🤟🏽
I'd reccomend using some used cooking oil to help pack and keep the ramps together if you can get your hands on some. We use it on RC tracks to pack to dirt down to keep it smooth and in place
I don't even ride bikes ( i'm 30 this year and want to get an enduro bike though as i have great trails around where i live; Mabie Forest/Ae Forest ) I've been watching your videos for quite some time now and they're very entertaining! Looking forward to watching the series to see what crazy, flowy trails you come up with!
Really good video! Can’t wait for the rest of the series. I think that after the first take off you should put a reverse shark fin into a berm round the small corner just after the take off like there was in dark fest. Loving the new intro by the way!
can't wait until its finished gonna be so sick, i think a gator pit into a massive lip step up trick jump which sends you to the moon. Something like the darkfest step up but on a much smaller scale but enough air so you can back flip and hopefully 1080
Build a wooden roll in structure to get speed
Great idea!
yeah, I was wondering why he didnt do that in the first place.
Yes!!!
Insane idea!!!!
Ben Macpherson lets gooooo
Feature Idea: A shark fin since the one at Woburn never worked out.
Techy Bikes also he should build a whale tail
I was thinking the same thing, I was thinking a whale tail, but a shark fin instead of it being straight. So like a whale tail berm? That would be really cool.
This is actually gonna be the best series on YT rn
tonYrxd ennit finally something good to watch😂
Your right
@tonYrxd ye true
Agreed
Teamtrail 🤘🏼
Ah the good old days 😔
Matt, idk if this'll help but Seth from Seth's Bike Hacks has used a mechanical packing tool for a couple of his builds... That might help you get stuff done faster 👍🏻
Jack Scheffel a walker plate I think
Waker plate
a wacker plate would work but a mechanical one wouldn't work with the British soil because its so tacky it would stick to the machine too much like in one of seths videos when he used more of a clay like soil. Good idea with he wacker tho
MTB Mikolaj yea that makes sense, didn't think of that! Thanks for the comment!
@@jackscheffel1509 i think they may have one at woburn for the jumps but thats sand not clay, plus idk if matt will be able to get his hands on one with the lock down now :(
bro i loved this series
build a jump that has the landing under ground level (sort of like a dirt bowl) then you jump out the other side
Kiwi mtb Brown good idea but that presents drainage issue living in England that will fill up and be unrideable most of the time
Good idea I think you could put a burm landing and then do that awesome
That would be sick
Drainage idea: at the bottom of that bowl drill a hole and put like a metal sheet with lots of holes in it cover it up a little. All the water should go into the hole but if you make it to small itll overflow
Borrow old mate and get him in an excavator dig a trench run a Polly and one of those drains they recess into concrete and Bob's ya mothers brother
Episode 1 and I’m already addicted! This series is gonna be megga! Wish we could have a vid daily😥 keep it up bro!🔥
If only you knew that what was yesterday for me Matt uploaded an hour long 10th episode that is fire
You should make a split line where the 1st jump is
Yea that would be amazing
Replying so e sees this
A hip to the right or Something like that
It definitely has to split somewhere. So there's more than one option, especially if it leads into bigger features!
Yea that would be amazing
Damn bro. The nostalgia is literally unreal; I remember watching this in lockdown, different times eh?
doing the same exact thing! Throwing a couple doubles and a left handed shark fin over my moms rose garden🚵♂️ Cheers from the US! Love your videos you’re a legend! “Bruv”
Do a step-on step-off berm
a confusing occurred I have room for probably one more end feature...but if I did that it have to be pretty small
Chris Albrecht i
rad! Keep going with it, I've got a long way to go but it'll be so awesome I hope!
this series fed me life during lockdown. thank you so much matt you're such a good person!!!!
A step on step of with a wooden middle to the jump and how often are u going to be uploading
Yes
Yes!
Off* and yes
n0va Ice I suck but I built what your talking about in my backyard. ua-cam.com/video/Ah7guegLwJ8/v-deo.html
Frequencies Adv Co. that’s cool!
This is the start of the biggest series on UA-cam in my opinion
you should build a whale's tail or a wooden on/ off feature
You could also build a big wall ride
harrison murphy wooden features wood be cool
Whale Tails are rad!! That needs to happen, thanks bro!
Just started rewatching the series
Back when my life revolved around riding BMX I spent summers on summers building up the trails in my back yard. Grass/shrubs/moss are a game changer in terms of maintenance. When you plan your next feature, if you cut the grass into cubes and dig out the grass in the general area of your feature before laying down new dirt you can put the grass aside and when the feature is finished you can place the grass down on the sides and backs of your feature. This allows for keeping good moisture and it helps for the stability of the dirt. You've got a killer space and I'm pumped to see the progress!
First time I ever watched mat was when this popped up in my recommended when it came out been hooked ever since this was the prime of lockdown love your content bro keep it up
Have the 'impossible' feature, like a step up to skinny, double height roller etc
that would be crazy, imagine how nervous you would be on every single run
The way Matt say “thank you sam” at 1:17 has heavy Frodo vibes and I’m here for it!
Self isolation is important unless you need Sam's tractor and piles of dirt...
And Ben to film it
so true...
Not exactly modelling good practice.
At least the rollers are more than 2 metres apart!
Collecting the dirt with Sam was filmed over a week ago but I didn't make enough digging progress for a full video. I should have explained that in the video. Ben has moved in with me
Anyone here in 2024 seeing how good these jumps really were in lockdown
New intro sickkkkkk 😀😀
thanks Max!! Glad you're stoked on it!
Loving all these UA-camrs making sick trails in their gardens.
Can’t wait to see what this field looks like at the end, you should get a dirt compactor rent/buy would make it a million times easier for all those jumps
I grew up on a farm, and with it so normal at home, it’s brilliant to see how excited Matt is about plant machinery 😊
Bobbi Metcalfe init
Who else is rewatching this series during the second lockdown?
heck yea
@Harvey Jones bruh lockdowns almost over tho
3rd now
Meeeeeeee
I watching this in the 8th lockdown
Decided to watch this lockdown series again from the beginning. Needs must!
Looks cool dude carnt wait to see what you do along the way. :) you should make a jump over a burn then as you land you go straight into the berm you just jumped over (your jumping over your future self)
Jacob Beech MTB how u comment a day early?
One day ?
Yeh how u comment 1 day early
matt accidently uploaded early but only i saw it
You spelt berm wrong
Matt is a legend and you have taught me a lot about pump tracks though your videos thank you
And maybe later in the track you can build a similar feature to the one that was at crankworx. A jump into 270 berm where you go under where you jumped over
LDMTB It's called a toilet bowl
Yeah the toilet bowl! I'll need more speed but that's an awesome idea. Hopefully I can get more dirt delivered to help build the larger features
@@harleyjai6539 i feel like on a non mtbing (well non sport in general) people would say something like: "it's called a toilet bowl you idiot get it right" just to start an argument so it's nice to see stuff like this😅
Finally. I have been waiting for you to start this.
Just build what you want and be creative, just please please keep it going I need this in my life ATM.
Do a jump into a “whale tale”
@killian toner haha I just came from that vid aswell lol looked like such a fun feature
Yh I put that earlier seems good
Haha seths bike hacks lmao
LOVING the new intro
Matt's intro music: "I'm fixin' to murder everyone's eardrums"
too loud??
@@MattJones yes
@@MattJones absolutely not!
@@MattJones if u have head phones ya
@@tbmx5685 WRONG
Matt mate absolutely loving the content recently. If I were you I would build the jump and everything around the edge of your land so you have a full track and loads of space in the middle. Keep up the great work
So I’m back to Episode 1 waiting for Episode 20 to come out! Time to rewatch everything 😂
I’m back here in 2023 to look back at this vid that got me to build a track in my back yard can’t believe that this was there years ago this series gave me so much inspiration
This is where it all began boys
Ye I miss the 1st lockdown
toilet bowl/ shark fin in the 2nd corner! such a good quarantine project. the dream space
I’ve literally driven that exact tractor that he is in
George Lane cool
alex alamangos i was going to say that but i was worried because maybe he wants to kill himself so i was nice
@@nicolasquinonez5111 aahahaha, you are a good dude
Die guten Deutschen Marken halt
Same
yes! been looking forward to this series of videos.
i think you should build it so the trail jumps over itself in parts. Also a big 180 berm
I think a "grave" hole with a stepdown in and kicker out would be cool
I'm so stoked for this. I'm building my own track and this will be fun to get ideas and see what happens with all that BLANK CANVAS!
I'd love to see a jump into a berm and a sharkfin out. Have one of these at my local spot and it rides great👌🏻
do you jump into it and out of it again straight away? That would feel so cool once I'm going fast
Its a 3 meters long jump into a angled landing that leads directly into a 90 degree berm. So you probably jump into the berm. At the end of the berm there's a small sharkfin. The best of this feature is, thatbyou can generate a lot of speed when you pump the jumps and the berm
Rewatching this makes me so happy
Like just seeing how amazingly happy Matt is just makes me happy
Truly an inspiration
A step up - step down in that corner would be pretty sweet. It would also help build speed.
Farming sam is the true legend! What a guy
Anyone else come back to number one to remember how it started
Aven Elsberg me lol
Yesssss
Me too
I am so excited for this project!!!! Please keep making videos like this! I think you should make mix of dirt and wood features, like wooden rollers and jumps.
I am rewatching this whole waiting for the compound rebuild episode 6
Same but I’m waiting for episode 12
Build a box spine like with you agree👍🏾
That sounds sick !!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
stone feature where you ride on a big rock layed in the yard as a kind of wing
This is my new favourite series on UA-cam, daily videos plesseeeeee
Make a bunch of different lines, have multiple jumps into one landing or the other way around. Or maybe put some mtb features in there
Yeah there's so much space for multiple lines which is great. thanks dude
Excited for this series. I always loved hitch rails/posts for hand plants or foot plants or whatever you can come up with
"What a day to be a farmer" 😂😂😂 never change
That new intro is sick 🤙
You should build a mini step on step off
mini bike, massive feature? Or tiny features for the mini bike?
Matt Jones a step on step off for both bikes but a jump line for the mini bike would be sick
rock garden and big drops would be sick! feel like im going to be living for these videos over this lock-down period
Sugestion: make. Toilet bowl, a berm going in a sircle with a jump on the end to make the trail go on
wow that would be insane, thanks for the suggestion!
So excited to see the rest of the episodes!!!
What’s the song he always plays in time lapses and stuff?
Enjoying these soooo much, you should carry on with this after you have finished!
build a whale tale like the one Seth from Seth's Bike Hacks built
Hi Matt I love your vids, it is so sick that you are doing this. I think it would be cool if you built a spine so you can do some jibing and maybe a shark fin.
Thanks
Matt : "i've never been in a tractor"
Me : "i drive them every day"
you're lucky. that was so fun for me
@@MattJones they are pretty sick machines, but not as good as bikes :)
Matt Jones wait till your in a field bouncing all over the place
@@masseyman2755 and smacking your head on the roof, i swear i've got about 1000 bruises ther :)
James Harker why’s ur roof so low on ur tractor ? And which one do u have?:)
Throwback to when it was a small project. Crazy what it has become after just 3 weeks! Insane
Who's here in 2024?
👇
Soo stoked for this series! 🤘 Spending my days digging some jump lines to contain my sanity during the day... And watching trail building videos at night 👌
'self isolation is important' unless you need to build a jump and get 1 of your mates to help you sat on his lap in his tractor then to top it off you invite ben round on multiple days to help you build.... i love you matt but practice what you preach bro 🤦♂️DONT MEET UP WITH PEOPLE YOU DONT LIVE WITH #STAYATHOME
for real. Until he said that I thought this was pre-virus.
Thank fuck it wasn’t just me thinking wtf am I seeing
Shut up, everyone needs to have sombody else with them in quarenteen. Would you rather him not do the series atall?
@@carterandersenmtb1114 lol your a month too late bro. Go cry to somebody else
@Cam Smith your the one crying about how hes not social distancing im just telling you to stop getting into his buisness. And i just started watching it a month late😂
This is gonna be my favourite series! Make it more twisty and technical!
Imagine having a tractor and then just build the jumps by shovel
Luke Madsen lmao my name is Landen Madsen 😂
U still need shovels to compact and design it
Awesome stuff. Talk about a blank canvas! The possibilities are insane! Can’t wait to see more 🙌
Seriously this has me properly amped!! Hurry up and make more episodes!
Please please please keep these coming, lockdown is hardcore and these edits are helping. Hats off to you. Maybe an S berm after the first hip to generate more speed for the next bigger feature?
Stay safe, stoked on this already
hey, matt i’ve watched ever single one of the lockdown trail builds and i just finished watching the 1st one after watching the last one and you’ve made so much producers 🤘🏼
Big left berm in the corner where the wooden ramp was laying to generate massive speed further down the line :D Keep the great content going, lots for me to learn in these diggin' vids
Amazing!
I’m watching this series for the third time😬
I’m watching this end of September 2020 missing this series and the build lapse is been unreal and I wish we had it back
Series gonna be wicked!! An idea, small jump with a landing sunk into the dirt, so you come flying out of the jump and land under ground sort of
Looking good ,
The only thing I would say is try and dig into the ground and Create a bowl like feature ,
See so many pump tracks that are so flat with jumps .
#livingthedream
Good luck with it
Stay safe
Haven't wanted too wacth a follow up video this much keep it up👍
This place starts to look epic ! It's amazing how much opportunities this crisis gives us ! Thanks again and again for your videos Matt ! 😁😁😝
Well excited for this series!
Wicked vid matt stay safe In these rough times and keep up the footage
I’m so hyped for this series! And i like the idea of having a bunch of shark fins around
Triangle style course, Large hip roll in into 2 jumps berm left into a 3 way, right sends you into a quarter, straight sends you into a double, left sends you into a right banking shark fin. The 4th jump has a dirt spinebuilt between the gap. One more jump and you can hip the roll in or ride up it.
I’m going to enjoy this series the most on the channel! Loving it already 👌🏼.
Love your videos
This is the best idea ever so excited
SO flippin excited for you Matt! Looking forward to seeing the progress ----Cheers from Seattle WA
Hey Matt, you asked us to give you ideas for different jumps so me and all my mate decided on a whale tale we all think it would be sick and give you a lot of opportunities for later videos. Thanks Matt keep it up 🤟🏽
I'd reccomend using some used cooking oil to help pack and keep the ramps together if you can get your hands on some. We use it on RC tracks to pack to dirt down to keep it smooth and in place
I don't even ride bikes ( i'm 30 this year and want to get an enduro bike though as i have great trails around where i live; Mabie Forest/Ae Forest ) I've been watching your videos for quite some time now and they're very entertaining! Looking forward to watching the series to see what crazy, flowy trails you come up with!
Really good video! Can’t wait for the rest of the series. I think that after the first take off you should put a reverse shark fin into a berm round the small corner just after the take off like there was in dark fest. Loving the new intro by the way!
Class mate just what I needed keep the vids coming it’s looking sick
can't wait until its finished gonna be so sick, i think a gator pit into a massive lip step up trick jump which sends you to the moon. Something like the darkfest step up but on a much smaller scale but enough air so you can back flip and hopefully 1080