Hope you enjoy a behind the scenes look at what goes into racing an event like this. It was so much fun and we had a blast watching the pro race too! Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support!
Hi Kyle and April! My gf has been riding for years and was even sponsored by Red Bull several years back. I am new to the sport and just love it. Thank you both for the awesome instructional videos, I prefer you guys over everyone else! And, thanks for being warm, wonderful people, the planet needs more people like you! -Mark
Great to hear Kyle sounding healthy and happy; and seeing the April smile - what a progression over her journey . What a fun looking track. The go pros of her first round had me cheering for her.
Awesome! Welcome to the Sea Otter. Live in the area and great to see riders from everywhere to ride the trails. Santa Cruz has some great downhill trails but difficult to incorporate in this festival. Have fun!
Just want you two to know how important your content is to me. I am working through so much grief after losing my father. Your content and love for riding inspires me to smile and die . Keep up the awesome work. Praying for you all. Peace from Bentonville Arkansas
Great race April. It was super awesome to meet you two at the sea otter classic. I was the rookie that was scheduled to race with the pros and ran into you on top side of the dual slalom. Thanks for all the videos you guys post, I used your instructions and did not finish last. Thanks and keep on riding
Thanks for the sub! I have a background of racing dirt bikes and Jesse does as well. That's why the dual slalom looked fun for me and it was a perfect cross over from MX! -April
Video quality is superb with some really good shots. April’s own design looked sharp af, with goggles to match?! NICE!! The sound of Kyle’s voice is notably healthier sounding. Very cool!!! 2nd overall?!?! So freaking awesome!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome experience. Cool to see the van in action. Great video
Thank you so much! She has gotten really comfortable on the bike over the last couple seasons. I think its just so important to build that foundational skill and work up from there. I was really proud of how she rode!
I’ve just discovered this channel, and I’m so glad! I’ve been a beginner mountain biker for years because I’ve never stuck with it long enough or consistently worked at improving my skills. This channel has been super helpful and informative. Can’t wait to watch more and improve! And hopefully enter some races!
Fantastic result always nice when things turn out good and you get to take home a medal, all that time with Kyle certainly paid off big time. Cant wait till the next one and a gold medal I’m sure.
I only recently found you two. It was on Seth's Berm Peak episode. I have binge watched darn near all the videos. My favs are the how to's.... Well done on your first race, April! You two really bring a great energy to your vids. Keep it up please!
Congrats On Surpassing The 300K Milestone - Those Smiles Afterwards Was Totally Worth The Wait - Well Done You Two - And Dig The Camera Work There Mr Kyle Cheers
awesome job !!!!!! April!!! so glad to see she 's having a great time and perform well!! and Kyle you are truly a super supportive another half !!!! bravo
That's it, this is the nail in the coffin. I picked up MTB at the end of last year, I'm gonna push myself this year and I plan on racing in the DS at Sea Otter next year. Just for fun, but the environment looks so fun!
That’s so awesome! Yeah it’s an absolute blast and everyone is really friendly! Just be patient with the wait time on race day haha. Practice and qualifying is a blast though!
This was so cool to watch! I loved the content on this video! So cool! Loved the pro coverage as well with Kyle's commentary. This was such special content.
Awesome, nearly cried legit, so proud of you guys!!! It is 5am here, So intense I got to get out of the bedroom, pause the video just before the finals and use the bathroom and run back to my bed to finish up.. wish there was much more footages on the finals.. nearly screamed when April had that epic comeback.. the female redbull rider is so pretty and such a nice person.. Jessie is super awesome too, no doubt he is the best rider there.. love you guys!!!
Sea Otter seemed like an amazing event and every one was having fun, which is most important. Positive mood was pouring out of this video as well. Grats to April and Jessie for their podium finishes. Keep it going, both of you!
Congrats to April and Jesse, Way to Gooooooo!!!! Truly inspiring to see the both of you challenge yourselves and level up. Kyle and April I love your channel and look forward to all of your videos. My wife and I recently picked up a set of beginner mtb. hardtails. I must say that we have watched all of your videos!! We find all of your content really educational, fun and so inspiring. Thank you and live long and prosperous!
Loved it! Awesome job April. And awesome positive support Kyle. Even cheering and supporting the competitors. Looked like you guys had such a fun, great experience.
This is so awesome! My wife and I really enjoy watching you guys. You both compliment each other really well. Kyle your a good man! I admire you guys a lot, you’ve helped get my wife on a bike! Thank you guys for being awesome!!
Amazing content, thanks for sharing. What an event! Murica really is the greatest country ever when you see such happy events and people. Subscribed from NZ
My derailleur fell to bits 6 weeks ago so i just started riding my DH bike chainless, & discovered that chainless riding is AWESOME! 6 months in to MTB after a 10 year hiatus, the last 5 weeks of chainless riding has been equivalent to the previous 5 months of riding as far as progression goes. Consistently faster & getting more poised on the bike.. Getting back on the chain this week though haha with some other upgrades. But will continue to pump more, pedal less, hit better lines & carry through speed.. Come summer, I'm definitely going to do a chainless downhill race! Cant wait!
That’s great practice! Kyle’s chain fell off on a ride one time and so we decided to let him go ahead of the group as fast as he could with pumping and good technique. I thought for sure I would catch him. Almost ten miles probably and I never saw him haha
Thanks for sharing. I'm new to mtb and found your basic training videos to be most helpful. I've never seen a race before and think it was cool to see April get her race face on.
April, congrats on your first mtb race! I have never raced a mtn bike but have competed in motorcycle racing. (desert racing, mx, observed trials) I'd like to see a video of you trying mtb enduro and mtb cross country. Might that be on your horizon? Winning is great but unless you're trying to race for a living, participating and keeping it fun and enjoyable is more important. Your fans and friends will still like you, win or lose.
Thanks Chris! The MTB race was pretty similar to doing a local MX race, there was a lot of hurry up and wait. Also a lot of anxiety for me, Kyle probably didn't show half of it haha. I feel like if they shortened the time in between practice, qualifying and the race that I would have had way less anxiety haha. I'm not really planning on continuing to pursue racing, but will do so if a race sounds fun. There was a weekly downhill night race at our local mountain that I might consider doing, but at the end of the day I just want to make sure I keep MTB fun for me and racing can quickly turn too stressful for me. I personally don't have any desire to race a cross country, because that style is just not fun for me. Enduro is close to that in the fun factor, but if there is an appealing enough version to me, I might do one some day.
That was great! I'm so happy for you guys it makes me glad to be part of this community. Someday I hope to see you both in person. April rocked that and got herself a medal really cool. I'm wondering what the times were between your brother and April's on the last races but I'm sure it really doesn't matter. Nice work to the both of you!
Thanks so much LS yeah it would have been cool to get finals times, i wish I would have asked for them at the bottom. I think it would have been close!
Well Done to Miss April and Jesse. WAY better than my first race guys! I only beat the people who DNF'd. LOL. Also, impressive fashion design miss April, that's Quite the resume. I love this channel, and recommend it every chance I get, keep up the good work Kyle and April.
Hope you enjoy a behind the scenes look at what goes into racing an event like this. It was so much fun and we had a blast watching the pro race too! Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support!
Love the end too. "Watch the clikcies". April's not wrong.
Brilliant!!! What a wonderful video of all the fun and thrills! Thank you both. Keep shredding! 🤟🏽
This is the best racing content I have seen. Keep it up!
@@andrewapotheosis that’s so cool to hear! Thank you so much!
Way to go! That's awesome, April! 👏 1st! Purple gears!!!
Thank you so much!! It was a blast. Really terrifying but so much fun :)
Great job April 👌
Paul wtf new content soon!
Thanks Paul! Hope you have been good!
That smile has never been bigger so happy for you, furthermore so happy Kyle is getting healthier.
1:52 Other than some Semenuk black magic, the next 2 seconds shows some of the best athleticism and style I’ve seen.
I enjoy wathching, April your so sweet and brave! you inspire me to do the same at 67....i will keep on watching you guys. Thanks
April impressive skills and great Couching Kyle. Congrats guys!!
Congrats! Silver medal finishes for first time races, that's amazing. Really loved the positivity of this video!
Thanks so much Wayne!! Yeah it was really fun!
Agree with this !! Such positivity
Awesomeness April and Jesse!! April's first race and already has a world class mechanic in the pits!!
Haha thank you! Kyle helped a lot with the bike!
So cool. Love you guys. Hope you had fun and was safe
Hi Kyle and April! My gf has been riding for years and was even sponsored by Red Bull several years back. I am new to the sport and just love it. Thank you both for the awesome instructional videos, I prefer you guys over everyone else! And, thanks for being warm, wonderful people, the planet needs more people like you!
-Mark
Thank you, glad you like our videos!
Great to hear Kyle sounding healthy and happy; and seeing the April smile - what a progression over her journey . What a fun looking track. The go pros of her first round had me cheering for her.
Awesome! Welcome to the Sea Otter. Live in the area and great to see riders from everywhere to ride the trails. Santa Cruz has some great downhill trails but difficult to incorporate in this festival. Have fun!
April and Jesse - great work!! Congrats!
Thanks so much Joel!
@@AprilRideMTB, clearly it was a result of Kyle’s excellent coaching 😊
Love the enthusiasm and camaraderie at this event. Great job, April!
Thanks Andrew! Yeah the riders are all so cool and mountain bike racing is such a great atmosphere :)
Well done April!! Congratulations!!! Nxtime get that gold medal for us! 🙌🙏 😊
Thanks so much Arsie! Hope you have been good!
Wow April that's awesome! Super proud and stoked. I would've loved slalom. Great job! 👏👏👏
Love it ! Watching April pick up the bike when I first started watching you guys - to second in her first competition! Lessss goooo ! Cheers from az !
Just want you two to know how important your content is to me. I am working through so much grief after losing my father. Your content and love for riding inspires me to smile and die . Keep up the awesome work. Praying for you all. Peace from Bentonville Arkansas
Sorry for what you are going though. It is touching to hear how our content is helping you and we are glad we can help you smile during your grief ❤️
Thx for the behind the scenes video Kyle. Congrats April and Jesse.
That was great. Congratulations the two racers and Kyle you are a great coach.
Great race April. It was super awesome to meet you two at the sea otter classic.
I was the rookie that was scheduled to race with the pros and ran into you on top side of the dual slalom. Thanks for all the videos you guys post, I used your instructions and did not finish last. Thanks and keep on riding
Thank you! It was nice meeting you too. You almost made the edit, but it was so long and we had to trim it down.
@@AprilRideMTB lol that's awesome. Hopefully we will see you there next year
Congrats to April and Jesse. And Jesse is such a cool guy.
Yes he is 😎
I still remember the videos where April was just learning how to corner. Now this 2nd place... Great job.
Thx for spoiling...you could´ve said "the placement". Now i can´t watch the video anymore, hope u feelin good now.
@@d.dendrolith4619 who reads the comments first?
@@d.dendrolith4619 you can still enjoy the journy
Kyle and April, it was great to meet you at Sea Otter 2022, and congratulations on your podium finish.
Hope to see you again next year!
You too! It was so much fun! We hope to be there next year too!
congratulations April and Jesse! JKW cameo. Kyle interviewing Kyle. fun video.
Dirtbike rider here never seen any of these races before but wow! Looks like so much fun. Just earned another subscriber! Good riding too 😁
Thanks for the sub! I have a background of racing dirt bikes and Jesse does as well. That's why the dual slalom looked fun for me and it was a perfect cross over from MX!
-April
Video quality is superb with some really good shots. April’s own design looked sharp af, with goggles to match?! NICE!! The sound of Kyle’s voice is notably healthier sounding. Very cool!!! 2nd overall?!?! So freaking awesome!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome experience. Cool to see the van in action.
Great video
Thank you so much Todd!! You are so kind. It was a fun weekend. Hope you have a great weekend planned!
April's transformation as a rider is incredible. Well done!
Thank you so much! She has gotten really comfortable on the bike over the last couple seasons. I think its just so important to build that foundational skill and work up from there. I was really proud of how she rode!
@@AprilRideMTB I've been following for years, and her improvement is remarkable. Such a great channel, and hope you both are doing well!
April YOU ROCK ..Congratulations !!!!!
Thanks so much Malcolm!!
That's awesome! I'm super happy for you, April! I know you put in a lot of work and I'm sure your motocross background came in handy, and you rock!
Thanks so much Jim!!
That look like lots of fun! You looked good doing it also April . Awesome progression keep it up.
Thank you!!
That was fun to watch. Great job!
Thanks so much Jason! It was a hard one to edit without making it way too long but I am glad you enjoyed it!
So happy I ran into you guys at the niner booth on Saturday!
Yeah that was so awesome! Nice to meet you :)
It was great to meet you guys too
That's awesome we'll done. Looks like a super cool couple days. Looking fancy in your flyyyyyy gear 😊
Thanks Tim! Yeah I was so happy with how it turned out
Great job April and Jesse! Good job, Coach Kyle!
That was so cool! Great job to both on your silver medals. Thanks for taking us in the journey with you!
i think we need more of race contents, jesse and april as the racers and kyle as the coach and it will be an awesome race team 😀🤘
haha I think now Jesse and I need to race our dirtbikes and see how we do!
Great video guiding folks through the dual slalom process! Thanks!
Thanks so much! Yeah that was part of the goal :)
Great to see April smile and enthusiasm Kyle you looking proud of April and great to see the van .you guys are great 👍🏼
Thank you Nick!
Awesome job April and Jesse!! 👏🏼👏🏼 You guys have a great coach!
I’ve just discovered this channel, and I’m so glad! I’ve been a beginner mountain biker for years because I’ve never stuck with it long enough or consistently worked at improving my skills. This channel has been super helpful and informative. Can’t wait to watch more and improve! And hopefully enter some races!
Glad you found our channel too 😊
Welcome to the sport, now binge this channel.
Fantastic result always nice when things turn out good and you get to take home a medal, all that time with Kyle certainly paid off big time. Cant wait till the next one and a gold medal I’m sure.
Awesome!!! April you have come a long way. Those races seemed like so much fun! Congrats to both of you.
I only recently found you two. It was on Seth's Berm Peak episode. I have binge watched darn near all the videos. My favs are the how to's.... Well done on your first race, April! You two really bring a great energy to your vids. Keep it up please!
Thank you so much Steve, glad you found us!
@@AprilRideMTB I threw a shout out to you both on LinkedIn too, but no obligation to connect :)
Congrats On Surpassing The 300K Milestone - Those Smiles Afterwards Was Totally Worth The Wait - Well Done You Two - And Dig The Camera Work There Mr Kyle
Cheers
Thank you so much Travis!
April is such an inspiration, to me, my wife and our daughter (all riders) Thanks!
That’s great to hear, thank you! 😊
Great video. Fun to watch and happy for their wins. So good to see you on the mend as well
Excellent content! I have raced there before and it is a memorable experience. Thank you!
This was great! Jesse was cracking me up! "It has to be side by side." And April, I like the clickies too! :D
Jesse is pretty funny haha
April that was inspirational. What an amazing event.
So proud of you April great job on fighting for a place in the race. What an inspiration you are and nice job Jesse.
Thank you!
Looked like alot of fun! Thanks for sharing.
I love that kit! Nice job! You have improved so much 👍💪🙌
Thank you so much!
Wow, you guys, looks like so much fun!! Big bike stoke, big smiles!! ...and I learned a new technical term, "Clickys" 😄
Haha the hub clickys are the best 😂
Outstanding runs! Great job, April!! You'll be teaching Kyle stuff, soon
April is such a Badass! Loved the POV shots. Felt like I was there. Congrats to April and Jesse!
awesome job !!!!!! April!!! so glad to see she 's having a great time and perform well!! and Kyle you are truly a super supportive another half !!!! bravo
Thank you so much Sas!!
Congrats to all of the riders! The joy that the two of you share in your riding and relationship is refreshing! Ride on!
That's it, this is the nail in the coffin. I picked up MTB at the end of last year, I'm gonna push myself this year and I plan on racing in the DS at Sea Otter next year. Just for fun, but the environment looks so fun!
That’s so awesome! Yeah it’s an absolute blast and everyone is really friendly! Just be patient with the wait time on race day haha. Practice and qualifying is a blast though!
This was so cool to watch! I loved the content on this video! So cool!
Loved the pro coverage as well with Kyle's commentary. This was such special content.
Glad you liked it!
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congratulations!..looking forward for more podium finish.. keep it up!..
Thank you!
April you killed it!! A very inspiring video. Thank you to all
Awesome! Super proud of you getting back on your bike! I want to come visit you soon and get a sesh in!
Congrats to the two of you!
Keep up the good work April!!
You’ve come along way!!
Awesome, nearly cried legit, so proud of you guys!!! It is 5am here, So intense I got to get out of the bedroom, pause the video just before the finals and use the bathroom and run back to my bed to finish up.. wish there was much more footages on the finals.. nearly screamed when April had that epic comeback.. the female redbull rider is so pretty and such a nice person.. Jessie is super awesome too, no doubt he is the best rider there.. love you guys!!!
Haha that’s awesome, glad the video was exciting for you!
Congrats to both of you, great video, full of positive vibes. And we need more Jesse, he's awesome !
Haha thank you! Yeah he is a character! We hope to be able to do more with him in the future!
Thank you!! This is Jesse by the way!
Sea Otter seemed like an amazing event and every one was having fun, which is most important. Positive mood was pouring out of this video as well. Grats to April and Jessie for their podium finishes. Keep it going, both of you!
How cool was that you 2 put the fun into biking, congratulations
Thank you so much William!!
Congrats to April and Jesse, Way to Gooooooo!!!! Truly inspiring to see the both of you challenge yourselves and level up. Kyle and April I love your channel and look forward to all of your videos. My wife and I recently picked up a set of beginner mtb. hardtails. I must say that we have watched all of your videos!! We find all of your content really educational, fun and so inspiring. Thank you and live long and prosperous!
Loved it! Awesome job April. And awesome positive support Kyle. Even cheering and supporting the competitors. Looked like you guys had such a fun, great experience.
Thank you!!!
This is so awesome! My wife and I really enjoy watching you guys. You both compliment each other really well. Kyle your a good man! I admire you guys a lot, you’ve helped get my wife on a bike! Thank you guys for being awesome!!
That's great to hear, glad to hear your wife is riding now!
You guys are such good ambassadors of the sport. Was really good insight into how it works and inspiring to give it a go.
Congrats you both did amazing . Where are these races would love to see it in person. Its amazing you guys did amazing. And your all together.
Thank you! It was in Monterey, CA at the Sea Otter Classic bike festival.
Have you put a ring on it yet? April is awesome! Glad to see you back and hopefully NO BOOSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April guapicima!! Saludos desde Málaga, España
Big congrats to april to see how far she has come is amazing also big congrats to ur bro too
Congratulations. You have worked very hard to deserve the win.
Thank you so much! It was really fun!
Nice one April!! Good job. We're all so proud of you. Sure everyone watching was cheering you on even though it wasn't live!! 🤣🤭💪
that pre-competition stupid anxiety is such a wild ride.. they should make a movie about it :}
excellent video, congratulations to everyone.
Great video! Interesting to see both the practice and competition as well as the interviews!
Glad you liked it!
Great job April and Jesse, very good for first race, keep up the good work.
Nicely done April, Congratulations!!!
That was fun to watch. I'm impressed, April.
Amazing content, thanks for sharing. What an event! Murica really is the greatest country ever when you see such happy events and people. Subscribed from NZ
Thank you!
My derailleur fell to bits 6 weeks ago so i just started riding my DH bike chainless, & discovered that chainless riding is AWESOME! 6 months in to MTB after a 10 year hiatus, the last 5 weeks of chainless riding has been equivalent to the previous 5 months of riding as far as progression goes. Consistently faster & getting more poised on the bike.. Getting back on the chain this week though haha with some other upgrades. But will continue to pump more, pedal less, hit better lines & carry through speed.. Come summer, I'm definitely going to do a chainless downhill race! Cant wait!
That’s great practice! Kyle’s chain fell off on a ride one time and so we decided to let him go ahead of the group as fast as he could with pumping and good technique. I thought for sure I would catch him. Almost ten miles probably and I never saw him haha
that Fly Racing kit is awesome. love the colours combo. looks amazig! well done and congrats to you both!
Thanks so much! Yeah April was really proud of that one :)
That was awesome well done April so quick :)
Thanks for sharing. I'm new to mtb and found your basic training videos to be most helpful. I've never seen a race before and think it was cool to see April get her race face on.
Thanks Nate! Yeah she was so nervous but it was so much fun!
Congratulations April and Jesse! It's been great to see your evolution as a mountain biker, April! woohooo! Girl power!
Thank you Kelly!
April, congrats on your first mtb race!
I have never raced a mtn bike but have competed in motorcycle racing. (desert racing, mx, observed trials)
I'd like to see a video of you trying mtb enduro and mtb cross country.
Might that be on your horizon?
Winning is great but unless you're trying to race for a living, participating and keeping it fun and enjoyable is more important. Your fans and friends will still like you, win or lose.
Thanks Chris!
The MTB race was pretty similar to doing a local MX race, there was a lot of hurry up and wait. Also a lot of anxiety for me, Kyle probably didn't show half of it haha. I feel like if they shortened the time in between practice, qualifying and the race that I would have had way less anxiety haha.
I'm not really planning on continuing to pursue racing, but will do so if a race sounds fun. There was a weekly downhill night race at our local mountain that I might consider doing, but at the end of the day I just want to make sure I keep MTB fun for me and racing can quickly turn too stressful for me.
I personally don't have any desire to race a cross country, because that style is just not fun for me. Enduro is close to that in the fun factor, but if there is an appealing enough version to me, I might do one some day.
congratulations april 👍🏻 you look and performed great!
Thank you so much!!
23:19 April has a wonderful laughing and the video was very funny !
Thank you!
I wish we had a dual slalom track here in davao city philippines..☹️ BUT awesome racing april! 👏👍👌 go get the next one!!!
That was great! I'm so happy for you guys it makes me glad to be part of this community. Someday I hope to see you both in person. April rocked that and got herself a medal really cool. I'm wondering what the times were between your brother and April's on the last races but I'm sure it really doesn't matter. Nice work to the both of you!
Thanks so much LS yeah it would have been cool to get finals times, i wish I would have asked for them at the bottom. I think it would have been close!
Yea me too. Lol we might be able to figure it out from the times on each go pro.
That really looks like a lot of fun! Well done April and Jesse!!!!!!!
congrats guys!!!Silver for first race you smashed it April ....good coaching Kyle!!!
Well Done to Miss April and Jesse. WAY better than my first race guys! I only beat the people who DNF'd. LOL. Also, impressive fashion design miss April, that's Quite the resume. I love this channel, and recommend it every chance I get, keep up the good work Kyle and April.
Thanks!
This is amaaaaazing! Congrats! It's ridiculous how happy I was for you guys watching this. Great job!
That's great to hear, thank you so much!!
Nice to see you both out having fun!! Thanks for another great video :)
Nice fun video 👍, congrats to you guys 👍