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  • Опубліковано 17 бер 2020
  • Blake shows you how to build a basic mountain bike berm in this video to help you hone your trail building skills and practice your cornering techniques 🤘
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  • @hollydocherty8090
    @hollydocherty8090 4 роки тому +354

    We need mor trail building! We need a series we're Blake goes to a woods and builds trails and shows us how!!!! Like if u agree

  • @melwalshmtb9121
    @melwalshmtb9121 4 роки тому +413

    That looks like the nicest dirt EVER!

  • @lewiegray491
    @lewiegray491 4 роки тому +470

    Yes more trail building !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @charleshazen5779
    @charleshazen5779 4 роки тому +104

    can we expect a whole trail building series??

  • @aidansoutdoors7114
    @aidansoutdoors7114 4 роки тому +67

    I was actually building yesterday and I messed up on a berm this helped a lot

    • @aidansoutdoors7114
      @aidansoutdoors7114 4 роки тому +1

      I was just piling up dirt on the side where I wanted it to be but then when I rode it all just washed out it was too soft

  • @migatron1
    @migatron1 4 роки тому +231

    Gonna replace the stairs in my house with a berm

  • @2k_allday978
    @2k_allday978 4 роки тому +80

    im not first
    but im not last
    but when gmbn post
    i click the vid and like fast

    • @migatron1
      @migatron1 4 роки тому +4

      You've got corn on your nose

  • @Accretion67
    @Accretion67 4 роки тому +31

    Find you someone that loves you like Blake loving on his shovel.

  • @melwalshmtb9121
    @melwalshmtb9121 4 роки тому +62

    I love trail building nearly as much as riding and although I know how to build a berm, I like seeing how Blake does it and it might help me in doing something different! Also, trail building videos are satisfying af! Nice one guys

  • @Cob_luke23
    @Cob_luke23 4 роки тому +90

    I wish I had dirt that good 😭

    • @urft4cfervuhgrc7hvinggd43
      @urft4cfervuhgrc7hvinggd43 4 роки тому +3

      Same

    • @thehotyestbread6380
      @thehotyestbread6380 4 роки тому +5

      Same, here in Southern Colorado we have more fine rocky dirt.

    • @ewan_mclean
      @ewan_mclean 4 роки тому +3

      Wyatt Cornelius at least you guys have got elevation. I’m out here in Illinois 😂

    • @cmorto99
      @cmorto99 4 роки тому

      @@ewan_mclean I second that. Not much elevation in Louisiana either. Lol

    • @baddreams0919
      @baddreams0919 3 роки тому

      Here central mexico dirt gets really hard when is not raining.....and when it rains it turns to mud ._.

  • @mattlaw2993
    @mattlaw2993 4 роки тому +35

    That dirt looks soft and sandy, our local trails are like concrete to dig! lol

    • @XGaming1
      @XGaming1 4 роки тому +4

      That means once there built they’ll stay together and need less maintenance.

    • @benjamind165
      @benjamind165 4 роки тому +5

      Mines hard to dig, much more ‘grassy’ and wet like permanently wet

    • @niceguyman1671
      @niceguyman1671 2 роки тому

      @@benjamind165 same.

  • @user-oj9jw5dx6q
    @user-oj9jw5dx6q 4 роки тому +16

    Perfect timing! Just resumed trail building after winter while off school!

  • @exploreinfinite9175
    @exploreinfinite9175 4 роки тому +3

    I think I speak for everyone when I say I love trail building... please make more!

  • @colbysmith3026
    @colbysmith3026 4 роки тому +4

    Little trail tip here, I’ve been trail building for 6 years now and this style of berm is great, easy to build, neat, fast, solid berm. Except if you live in a wet area or mild weather area these will become a bunch of little tiny ponds. So another more time consuming method is getting dirt from elsewhere or from the backside of the corner if you don’t mind a bit of an eyesore and build the berm on top of the ground with a drainage pipe in the middle. This makes a reliable longer lasting all year round berm👍

    • @revvilo
      @revvilo Рік тому +1

      This is good info right here! Always have somewhere for water to go to so it gets out of your way

  • @ADanandHisBike
    @ADanandHisBike 4 роки тому +28

    Gonna head to my local spot to do some trail building whilst I’m off the next couple of weeks! A shovel and bike is all I need 😎

  • @KS-nm6rt
    @KS-nm6rt 4 роки тому +3

    A problem with digging down is that you often create a water-trap. If available one should use tree-logs for support and dig them 1/3 into the ground.

  • @calirabbit8376
    @calirabbit8376 4 роки тому +30

    I see Blake Samson I click like

  • @campiong.1164
    @campiong.1164 4 роки тому +10

    I'm in quaretine and Blake is the only thing keeping me entertained with amazing videos, keep it up bro

  • @Gamebit450
    @Gamebit450 4 роки тому +29

    LMFAO 15 min to do that where I live would be more like 15 hrs lol.

    • @chezzamkd3405
      @chezzamkd3405 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah the dirt at our trails is so bad. Its like a chalky sticky soil😂😂

  • @Antjan46
    @Antjan46 4 роки тому +9

    That dirt looks sooh good to work with! I wish we had that here in the middle east, we have a stubborn mix of rock and dry sand in the desert over here. Good job Blake, the berm looks rad!

  • @yokesandspokes
    @yokesandspokes 4 роки тому +3

    I love the idea of featuring a bunch more trail building here

  • @daveharris39
    @daveharris39 2 роки тому +1

    Remember to look at the slope of the land and take into consideration where water will go (and come from!) when it rains. When water flows into the trough of a berm, it brings sand or dirt with it, which becomes a constant maintenance issue... So when designing or planning a berm, stand back and envision where the water will go when it's flowing.
    This is probably valid for most everywhere - but especially important where the soil is very sandy.

  • @neilcheshire5726
    @neilcheshire5726 4 роки тому +2

    “Like icing the cake”. Cool stuff Blake!

  • @johnmurphy1986
    @johnmurphy1986 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video I’m going to build a mountain bike trail/pump track for my neighborhood because I got permission
    And I love mountain biking

  • @tanedolan2117
    @tanedolan2117 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks for giving entertainment in these crazy times keeping me from going crazy

  • @TheCacken
    @TheCacken 4 роки тому +1

    Blake has a personality of a very wild and energetic dog, what an awesome dude 🤘🏼

  • @liamfield7624
    @liamfield7624 4 роки тому +6

    cant wait to watch this lads dont need to watch to need to like the video

  • @smokedsalmon3907
    @smokedsalmon3907 4 роки тому +3

    This is perfect timing. Finally got some rain and our dirt is impossible to work with when dry. Got some fast flow trails with awful flat 180 turns, they need berms!

  • @saywhaatnow
    @saywhaatnow 4 роки тому +1

    Genuinely impressed with how well that turned out. Making the proper arc, slope, and height is an art form! Folks should keep in mind that Blake has clearly been doing this for a long time, and it's not as easy as it looks! I usually have to tweet and re-shape features a bunch before they work this well.

  • @wilburke189
    @wilburke189 4 роки тому +2

    I'll give you that Blake that is a lovely place to build. My trail is located on the side of a 22degree hill. As you can imagine it's a lot of work to build anything. Im fourteen man, its a lot o work

    • @benjamind165
      @benjamind165 4 роки тому

      MTBDREAM it’s an unrealistically nice place to build

    • @wilburke189
      @wilburke189 4 роки тому

      @@benjamind165 I agree

  • @joshifyed9855
    @joshifyed9855 4 роки тому +2

    I love this dirt

  • @maxhoffmann6647
    @maxhoffmann6647 3 роки тому

    blake is literally a mood.

  • @gabecisneros5699
    @gabecisneros5699 4 роки тому

    Came here for Blake. I was not disappointed.

  • @sammy13nation94
    @sammy13nation94 4 роки тому +1

    I live on an old farm with my dad siblings and grandparents. My grandfather said as long as he cant see it and it cant be seen from the road I'm all set. So been doing exactly what Blake told me not to do, just go right the way into the woods and start digging lol

  • @Alistila
    @Alistila 4 роки тому +1

    I love Blake's energy. It always gets me stoked.

  • @jacobridesbikesmate467
    @jacobridesbikesmate467 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much Blake! If been building jumps for 2 years now bit I’ve never built a berm so I’m going to try it at the weekend

  • @jamesheymans3845
    @jamesheymans3845 4 роки тому +1

    Me and my friends found a perfect spot for building! This will really help! I ride BMX and I love MTB.

  • @janolivils3903
    @janolivils3903 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you Blake, I am actually building a berm now and I needed that wideo!

  • @J4mes_14_
    @J4mes_14_ 4 роки тому +1

    Will definitely be using this technique in the future. Thanks Blake!!!

  • @filippomanzo8470
    @filippomanzo8470 4 роки тому +2

    nice vid lads

  • @wildearpsadventures4991
    @wildearpsadventures4991 4 роки тому +1

    This came at a perfect time! I was already planing on a burm run in my backyard (1/2 acre free and clear). Since I saw this video the other day I made 3, with about 3 to go. Thinking of a wall ride at the bottom... hint hint... next video? lol.
    Thanks a million!

  • @jackridestrails
    @jackridestrails 4 роки тому +2

    Blake makes my day “hello you beautiful people” fills me with joy and for the rest of the day I pass it on. Thank you Blake for you support and joy you give us all

  • @loopapergaming8853
    @loopapergaming8853 4 роки тому +1

    thank you gmbn I built this berm yesterday and it is so good

  • @ethan_tedder
    @ethan_tedder 3 роки тому

    Been gettung into mountain biking and building trails in my backyard so needed this thanks a lot.

  • @Mainlythingswithwheels
    @Mainlythingswithwheels 4 роки тому +2

    Great guy, great filming, great editing, PROPER JOB🤙.that soil looks good to work with aswell!

  • @chugmtbnovice5241
    @chugmtbnovice5241 4 роки тому +2

    I'm off to buy a spade!!!! Great vid dude 🤘🤘🔥

  • @bludog4657
    @bludog4657 3 роки тому

    Best part of the video was with the romance with the spade. Thanks Blake for the jump and berm vids, been trying to make a couple at home for me and my son to practice. All the best for the rest of the 2020, PEACE!

  • @bauke-LV426
    @bauke-LV426 4 роки тому

    Excellent, great tips for my 1st berm - thanks!

  • @chriscollins260
    @chriscollins260 4 роки тому

    Surely Blake's most inspirational and entertaining video. But I say that about all of them!

  • @part-timecyclist7547
    @part-timecyclist7547 4 роки тому

    This really helped me a lot! Thanks GMBN !

  • @XanderMMV
    @XanderMMV 4 роки тому +20

    blake, you should come ride here in South Africa plz

    • @Dawa202
      @Dawa202 4 роки тому +2

      I heard he is from Zim!

    • @XanderMMV
      @XanderMMV 4 роки тому +1

      @@Dawa202 yea I know

    • @BlakeSamson8
      @BlakeSamson8 4 роки тому +1

      The_ Phoenixx I would LOVE TOO boet

    • @XanderMMV
      @XanderMMV 4 роки тому +1

      @@BlakeSamson8 Whaaaat, I'm like so star struck right now, you are in my top 3 fav riders of all time

    • @BlakeSamson8
      @BlakeSamson8 4 роки тому

      D Villiers I was born in Zim.

  • @jamestroytaperla1502
    @jamestroytaperla1502 4 роки тому

    Blake the Builder, a show I'd watch

  • @Nik_Mtb
    @Nik_Mtb 3 роки тому

    Blake should have his own feature building channel

  • @nationalparkman
    @nationalparkman 3 роки тому

    Love this video! Really well done.

  • @secretbmx3156
    @secretbmx3156 4 роки тому

    Loved the video i started bbuilding a mtb track yesterday i have a pit and a dirt jump im watching at 11:30 at night so i am so excited to get building tommorow

  • @nopunintended5096
    @nopunintended5096 2 роки тому

    "Needs more of.. Blake's weight!" Love you! :D

  • @goexplore318
    @goexplore318 3 роки тому

    Great tips, thanks just built my first berm today.

  • @asteris1589
    @asteris1589 4 роки тому

    Yesterday I am looked on UA-cam for a video how to build a berm and today you drop this video thanks a lot

    • @XGaming1
      @XGaming1 4 роки тому +1

      So strange lol

  • @riainchristian3495
    @riainchristian3495 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks. That'll help a lot

  • @be-tx5mf
    @be-tx5mf 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much, i have build a great berm today!

  • @stforksandadream1985
    @stforksandadream1985 3 роки тому

    Love these types of videos on trail building

  • @williamdeming853
    @williamdeming853 4 роки тому

    Good stuff Blake!!!!

  • @teddijkstrahunting6191
    @teddijkstrahunting6191 3 роки тому

    Your work is amazing you inspire me so much to go out and make a compleat track

  • @corybrown9144
    @corybrown9144 4 роки тому

    Yesss! Learned a thing or two from this. INSPIRED! Blake, you’re the bees knees 👍🏻🤪

  • @efsthecrazy
    @efsthecrazy 4 роки тому

    Just been down at the local woods building another line to ride (there is quite a few already) this video gave me some great inspiration for how to do the berms :D

  • @ryandeweese363
    @ryandeweese363 2 роки тому

    Excellent work and build tutorial!! With some things, ya just gotta roll your sleeves up and make it happen!! Good job!!

  • @gregfox785
    @gregfox785 2 місяці тому

    Awesome video!

  • @trugearreviewmtb2226
    @trugearreviewmtb2226 4 роки тому +1

    Oh man I wish my local dirt was that easy to dig!

  • @juanluisjaramillo1000
    @juanluisjaramillo1000 4 роки тому

    Thank you I was just wanted to build a berm and thank to you now I can do it

  • @Bogey_boiz_Hawaii
    @Bogey_boiz_Hawaii 3 роки тому +1

    That's so perfect dirt

  • @fordy19
    @fordy19 3 роки тому

    Making a whole new trail rn, so sick

  • @MrAlexander336
    @MrAlexander336 3 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @locoplays2749
    @locoplays2749 3 роки тому

    Helped me fix up my burn really improve it and made It easier to ride on

    • @Reilly18
      @Reilly18 3 роки тому

      did your burn hurt?

  • @HUSHHUSH-
    @HUSHHUSH- 4 роки тому +2

    Great one ☝️, just build a new one yesterday on our secret trails 🤪🤘

  • @bjornericson2379
    @bjornericson2379 4 роки тому

    Nice job Blake I was headed out to build one today 👍

  • @conradfulton1361
    @conradfulton1361 Рік тому

    Very good tips 👍

  • @georgeforrester7483
    @georgeforrester7483 4 роки тому

    Thanks so convenient I need to build a berm at my jumps and I need to know how to do it properly

  • @MTB_Nephi
    @MTB_Nephi 4 роки тому

    Thanks for these tipps 🤙👍

  • @wlsbuilds82
    @wlsbuilds82 4 роки тому

    love the trail tip keep it up🤙

  • @cameronphillips4907
    @cameronphillips4907 4 роки тому

    More Blake trail builds !!!!

  • @olliescamm6905
    @olliescamm6905 4 роки тому

    i love blake always make me happy

  • @jamesbowie1074
    @jamesbowie1074 4 роки тому +5

    when you uninstall your hair

  • @kevineason2926
    @kevineason2926 4 роки тому

    That dirt is so soft! We have to dig through hard clay in Texas! Love the vid 🤙

  • @beybladereviews2658
    @beybladereviews2658 4 роки тому

    Blake needs his own TV show.. like a whole mountain bike movie where he acts wild

  • @marcinwisniewski7663
    @marcinwisniewski7663 4 роки тому

    Nice video!

  • @cryoblade9713
    @cryoblade9713 Рік тому

    I tend to use wood and logs underneath the dirt to make berms , however this is still a good method. Good video!

  • @matthewk7037
    @matthewk7037 4 роки тому +1

    I actually built a berm with some mates a few days ago, took about 7 hours total tho, we had to remove loads of roots

  • @dalepogue5799
    @dalepogue5799 4 роки тому

    I don't mind work. I can watch it all day long.

  • @isaacmukula_mtb8677
    @isaacmukula_mtb8677 3 роки тому

    I love your videos Blake

  • @robertkelly3010
    @robertkelly3010 4 роки тому

    That’s some heavenly dirt right there

  • @onlinechaosgremlin
    @onlinechaosgremlin 4 роки тому

    Yey for Blake!

  • @npqh_rt
    @npqh_rt 4 роки тому

    Blake the Architecture !!!

  • @joshb1488
    @joshb1488 2 роки тому

    That dirt is 🔥🔥😍

  • @garygilbert1127
    @garygilbert1127 4 роки тому

    The deer have taken a liking to one of my berms, need to keep fixing it but the other three are pretty solid and well packed.

  • @aquanox3496
    @aquanox3496 4 роки тому

    Trail building vids are the best

  • @amiercanlas3676
    @amiercanlas3676 4 роки тому +1

    Love from philippines

  • @filtvedt6997
    @filtvedt6997 4 роки тому

    Great vid man
    I dig it😂😂

  • @redactedboii1841
    @redactedboii1841 2 роки тому

    Thank you man..

  • @DHOBSESSIONS
    @DHOBSESSIONS 4 роки тому

    that berm looks so good

  • @georgemclachlan1694
    @georgemclachlan1694 4 роки тому

    It looks awesome😀😀😀😀😀😀