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@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

Click here for free giveaway!!

@jinavl

Жыл бұрын

We know hailey..no intros needed!!lol

@jinavl

Жыл бұрын

That whole scammer bs happens to me all the time..i give em one of these🖕

@ALeN8719

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the headsup... really cool videos keep going

@core-i7413

Жыл бұрын

I'd be very surprised if someone who believed these scams existed.

Man, I just love how quiet your bike is! No chain slap, no internal cables flapping away (my biggest issue), and no angry bee rear hub! Just the sound of the tires on the dirt and sometimes the suspension doing its thing. Love it!

@GoobyGobe

Жыл бұрын

He shortly explained what he has done about the inner cables. Not sure which vid this was but was something about using foam i think

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

I enjoy the hub sound, but I've also noticed how much quieter its been since he rigged his cables ... Hopefully GT saw and will fix going forward, especially since it's a cheap expense.

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

@@GoobyGobe It was his last video from 6 days ago (mini Whistler in Quebec). Hailey was actually the one who diagnosed it if I recall correctly.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

You have a good memory, She pointed it out when we rode killington. :)

@GoobyGobe

Жыл бұрын

@@topspot4834 iknew it was a recent one thanks for pointing it out!

_"As long as you don't crash, you're fine."_ A Phil Kmetz Autobiography.

@marccope942

Жыл бұрын

As long as you stay on the trail it’s not dangerous

@lazyhead123

Жыл бұрын

It's his Phil-osophy

@drkslider1182

Жыл бұрын

The hardest part of the pro line is getting to the pro line.

@binary2699

Жыл бұрын

i better be seeing that video on your channel soon 😆

I wish more KZreadrs would show Mountain biking in all of its forms, like this. Mountain Biking is not only about sending it on the biggest gap Jumps. Thanks Phil for my favorite vid of the week.

Hailey's progression the last 2 years is really impressive!

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Her jumping has really impressed me. I would rather see someone hit smaller jumps with goof control than see people hucking big jumps with no control. I see plenty of people who fall into the latter and it scares me. This year something has clicked and Hailey is jumping with way more control than I've ever seen her. It's great to see

Phil building a bike park? hell yeah! I'll be here for it when it happens no matter how far out it may be!

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

He loves that blend of flow and tech, so it'll be sick ... And you know grip strips will be on every wooden feature 💯✌️

@eff0rtless

Жыл бұрын

"won't be soon, but eventually probably do something" Lol sounds like it is a ways off

“That sounded expensive” 😂 been there! Great video Phil. These trails look incredible!

Always a great vid Phil I went from scared to hit drops to now doing blacks and doing gap jumps and big drops you’ve help so much over the last year

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome man! Keep pushing yourself safely!

Awesome! Thanks for posting this Phil and Haley.

LOVED the new edits and extra effort put into tell us where you are and what trails your going on! keep up the good work and ride safe!

I had the biggest smile watching the beautifully made trails and you killing that tech!

Oh Boy great to see some content still coming through man, Hope the wrist is feeling better :)

Hell yeah, Phil. Awesome riding as always.

This by far one of THE coolest places you have been too! Great vid as always!

Great as always, making days better when a new video is up :D Keep it up man 🔥👌👍🔥

This trail is EXACTLY the type of trail I love to ride, both up and down! It actually takes bike skill to ride the tech. I get so tired of riders just bombing easier downhills on KZread! This is what mountain bike riding is all about, Phil!! Great video, Phil!

@SkillsWithPhil

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Randy. They have access to some really cool terrain here. There's another trail called Magneto which is a bit slower but more technical especially if you take all the extra credit line. kzread.info/dash/bejne/kZ54rruJqKjQd5M.html

Been watching you for a few weeks now and you've got me back into biking. Went out and bought a 2019 Norco storm 4 and ive been loving every minute of it. Thanks for your awesome videos Phil, love every single one of them

Phil, I just want to say thank you, you got me into this sport and I love it so much ;)

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

Amazing how many people he inspired to ride ... I was in the hospital for almost a month when I found his channel. Didn't even know bike parks existed, so binged Phil, Seth and Nate Hills. Didn't know if I was gonna make it outta that hospital alive, but if I did, I knew I wanted to get into riding ASAP. Now I'm at a bike park pretty much every week (mostly Thunder, Killington and Mountain Creek).

Again, very cool video ✌

One man's rad is another man's hell. Great job Mr Skills.

This episode was so sick, I’ve never seen trails quite like those! That being said, I’ll leave that technical mess to you and Hailey - I’d be over the bars and off the trail in the first few feet of some of that chunk! Great riding!

Wow what a wicked trails!! Very nice use of wood bridges and rock slabs. Love it thanks for sharing. Great video as always and brilliant riding from you and Hayley 🤙

Man what a trail you have in there. Beautiful! Love the climb! More videos man. Thanks

Sick video like always!

👁️ That did look like a very interesting climb, slabby! Plush trail looks insane. Great work guys. ! 👍👍👍

''how many signs do you need'' HAHA loved that. Welcome to Quebec, where we need to be extra carefull about eveything concerning mountain bike and where everyone seems to deresponsibilize themselves! Sick video as always Phil! Wolverine is one of my favorite trails in QC!!

Awesome trails and vid...as always.

Amazing trail building there!

Trails looks amazing!

This was fantastic 👍🏽👍🏽

More awesome content thanks Phil!

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Zach, Glad you liked it :)

Awesome videos Phil. Finally pushed me to get back into it myself. Would be awesome to see you down in New Zealand one day

Cool video Phil 🤘🔥

Trust that I love watching you rip down and continue to be amazed at how you see the lines, but damn you can ride some tech up. Track standing with the pogo stick was awesome. Thanks for inspiring.

With all the stones, rocks and ledges, thot you were back in New England again... But Quebec, CA is right next door..👍Good riding and you all stay safe..

I would have gotten soo lost...lol...nice work you two!

Man this trail looks like so much fun. Some of it I probably wouldn’t be able to do at my skill level but I love the slab rock everywhere and the technical aspect of it so much. I’m living vicariously through all of you KZreadrs at the moment cause I am injured and trying to recover so no riding for me 😕

@SsmAnyfeSt

Жыл бұрын

Wolverine is a bit hard for me too but it's one of the tougher over there...there's a lot of easier trails that this, with rock and slab, that are super fun! ;)

Awesome cool epik trail 🤘🤘👍❤

Those trails Look Sick🤘

Another new video? Your on a roll with your upload schedule! Keep it up

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Been doing one a week for the past year with a few exceptions :)

@Nebbzz

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil I didn’t realize that, it must be hard to keep that schedule up. Keep it up! Also how’s your wrist feeling?

Nothing like a challenging tech climb, because you did it backwards. Respect for that trials hopping at the end. On an enduro no less.

@SsmAnyfeSt

Жыл бұрын

It is a challenging trail but just not as much as if you do it backwards! 😂

Awesome Bro:)

Nice meeting you at SDM Phil!! Such a surprise to run into you there.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Likewise man! I still can feel the humidity from that weekend when I rewatch the video.

This place looks awesome!!

"I'm not in it for the exercise"- - - You got a darn good workout regardless lol.

Love that you're in my area 😀

Great video.

That is definitely a unique trail for sure

Phil with the wise words of wisdom. That's one chunky trail!

This trail looks absolutely amazing and I won't touch it in 100 years cuz I'd break every bone in my body. But you killed it! Crazy good riding.

Wow, Phil's in our neck of the woods!!

Great to include interaction with some fans.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

That's part of the fun of riding; running into people from different areas hearing their stories. Mountain bikers are a cool bunch!

Like that you have your wife in the videos more. My husband is trying to get me to do more riding, it’s nice to see other couples out there. Hope to see her on more! 🙏🤘

We know Phil shreds - fast, but how awesome was it to watch the tech skills? So good...

These are some of the best trails I’ve ever seen

Wow .... Wolverine ... best looking eBike trail I've seen. Perfect for the job EDIT : and the second trail 😅

14:30 - Phil's got his Canadian greetings *mastered*

I'm with you Phil..I really enjoy the technical climbing and technical downhill enduro type stuff but not a huge fan of the radio required to get there. 🤒

Have someone show you around North Shore of Boston sometime for that kind of granite slab tech. LOVE that stuff. Sadly, I don’t live there anymore.

Phil the colour grading is amazing in this video

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I don't have to do much when the colors pop themselves!

Nice one Phil! Now you have to come back to try Granitosaur, Velociraptor and Magneto. At E47 put Descente du Coude, Nosferatu, Pad Religion and Haute-Valkyrie on your itinerary

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Granitosaur and Slab city are in the next video :) We weren't planning on riding another day at SDM but we had so much fun that we had to come back.

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Sentiers is amazing ... Never been to Whistler/BC, but at least from Killington to Kanuga, and everything in between, there's nothing like it.

@patricedesilets3393

Жыл бұрын

SDM is awesome but Nosferatu should definitely be your next stop at E47. Best new track in the region this year in my opinion and taste! About the same length as the kingkong but steeper and 30ish + gaps and drops! Really nice build!

@SsmAnyfeSt

Жыл бұрын

Yeah E47 is in general an easier place than Sentier du Moulin but now they have some big trails...Nosferatu would have been perfect for Phil, big drops, jumps and gaps! I don't know if he went but I don't think so... Hope I'm wrong! :P

Hey phil I am a new viewer. I am from denmark and I really like you videos. I am starting to get into moutain biking but I don't know where to start considering we don't really have designated tracks is there any tips you have for people just starting out.

15:06 If you want to go down this, do slab city! It's basically like klondike but downhill with some b-lines at a couple places. Sweet video! Awesome to see you shred Quebec, the trails are really good.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that while editing the video actually!

being totally disabled at 45 and being stuck inside these make me still tinker with bikes . keep up the great work !!

@m.i.c.h.o

Жыл бұрын

Become a bike shop mechanic! (If you aren't) It'll totally allow you to still be in the workings of the bike world :)

So much moisture there, how grippy was the dirt, HERO DIRT? great video!!!

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

The rock was grippier than the dirt! Most of the dirt was dark organic dirt that can be pretty slippery!

_"As long as you don't crash, you're fine."_ Sounds like my wife. 🤣

Man that is some awesome terrain, waaaay above my pay grade though

Since youre in quebec. You should make a trip to bromont. Idk if you ever went there. Its amazing. 2h30 from quebec

Bro did an entire double black backwards. Thats insane

Love Phil and Hailey's secret handshake

Nice to see Hailey is surprising you with her abilities.

"As long as you don't crash your fine" - Phil 2022

I've been doing the Wolverine dozens of time and it's crazy to see you gap some of theses things. Hailey did great too, not an easy one no nails first time

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Wolverine was really freaking cool. I'd like to go back and try it without stopping now that i know it better. Oddly enough i kind of enjoyed the climb out and back to haute maelstrom almost more. That stuff was super fun and different. What other trails besides Sdm and bromont would you recommend i check out in Quebec if i had back? I have wolf park, e47, VBN and le massif on my radar at some point

@FreerideQuebec

Жыл бұрын

​@@SkillsWithPhil -Massif only existed for the past two years, super fast and flowy intermediate mountain with a little bit of black diamond only...But the view is amazing -E47 is very progressive, some black like the Pad Religion are great as well as some of the double black like the Descente du Coude and Nosferatu -VBN is more of an adventure place, the Boréal + Légende lap makes you ride in a river with an amazing view on the valley. The Neilson Est, North, South is probably the greatest journey in all Quebec, 32km with some of the best panorama when riding a couples kms next to the Neilson River. Got a big jumpline named Godzilla too -Wolf Bike Park is a small place with big jumps for people to learn and progress, you can spend a couples hours there but there's only a few lines so it's a bit harder to justify a full day there Don't want to promote my own stuff but I have videos of most of the trails I just talked filmed on the channel if you want a quick idea, keep it up Phil

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

@@FreerideQuebec I was actually going through your videos! It's hard to get a lay of the land without sometimes experiencing a place. In Vermont everybody loves to talk about the kingdom trails, but as a vermonter I rarely go there. Nosfaratu was mentioned by another commenter so that's on my bucket list, but you confirmed my thoughts about wolf bike park being a bit small. I'm going to have to reference your comment, because it was super helpful!

@FreerideQuebec

Жыл бұрын

​@@SkillsWithPhil My pleasure mate, you might want to consider MSA too. It is known for the world cup DH track but there is some slow tech nasty double black diamond such as the 1837, Tak-tak and Chomeuse comparable to the LB2 at Sentiers du Moulin that are a must for any skilled rider. Everything can by ridden on an enduro bike

@WilliamLevesqueineX

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Another vote for MSA ! I'd say go through Tordue, 1837, Chomeuse then World Cup, in order. I think it would give you a pretty good idea of the place ! Also as good as you are on your Force, you *might* want to try to secure a DH bike to ride there, its pretty legit ! Its plenty rideable with a big enduro but hey :P

​ @Skills With Phil Another great video in an awesome park. You should check out the fast growing Wheelerville Trail System in Coroga Lake NY. Amazing downhill trails with a little bit of everything. Fun/easy climbing trails and close enough to stop by the old forge area while you are here.

Mantap kawan

Welcome to Canada!

i got nervous watching you on the rocks and skinnies!

Best trail in Quebec! Sentiers du Moulin ❤

Hey Phil, I just recently found your channel and I was wondering what a good relatively cheap mountain bike for a begginer wanting to get into riding more would be. I’m only 14 so I don’t have a whole lot of money but I have Christmas and a birthday and want to bike more with a better bike because mine is pretty heavy. Also, I was wondering what I should know about biking before I try to get into it. Thanks in advance.

Those bridges give me the willies.

what gears do these guys stay in just a low one?

I suck at rock gardens.... This looks very beautifull, i'd love trail running this, but on my rigid mtb it would kill me

I am genuinely impressed with that high line you hit. I bet that puts a lot of scratches on inside fork stanchions.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Scratches the lowers a bit but not as bad as it sounded haha

@sham8723

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Meh... sharpie FTW

That place is like a Squamish of the east, holy rock slabs.

Great video as usual mate 👍, I love that you and Hailey ride together and have heaps of fun 🤩 ! I recently got my wife hooked on MTB riding and is fantastic for a relationship when you can do something fun together 😎🤟 Keep up the awsome work ! Cheers 🍻

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Hailey and I met through mountain biking. It’s pretty special to be able to share passion with your significant other. :)

Did you guys ride empire 47 while you were there We rode there before the race and it was super fun

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

We did not, but I want to make it out there next time I'm in the area.

@kiki_with_a_crayon_780

Жыл бұрын

That’s a shame there’s two pro lines that were just built. I took a huge spill and got a concussion so wasn’t able to finish, you guys will definitely have to go back for another trip. I live in new York and I’m shocked at how close it is and how amazing the riding is

I wish i went tuesday to meet you. I'm riding there next tuesday. I live an hour away, towards Trois-Rivieres. If you have a chance to explore, check out Mont SM near Shawinigan. It's a super well built park, about 1.5 hour from SDM. Enjoy your stay in Québec.

Hey Phil, I assume you are still using the Onyx Vesper rear hub? Just wondering if you experience a lot of pedal kickback in the rough stuff since it is an instant engagement design. I have wanted to go with a silent instant hub, but the thought (and sometimes talked about) chance of pedal kickback has me hesitant... I remember riding an old Jamis Bam years ago that a buddy had, and it suffered really bad from pedal kickback in rock gardens and even when landing jumps to flat....It was a very unsettling feeling :/ Thanks for your help :)

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

Yes i am but no , at least not in a way that's anymore noticeable than other setups I've ridden.

you got hops on those stone structures.

Nice riding! If you want to ride something like the Klondike climb but better (aka downhill!), you have to try Slab City. 😉

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I have one more video comming. We wanted to try and do Slab city this ride, but given how humid it was that day, our energy levels were low by that point. We ended up staying another day just to ride Slab city and I'm glad we did :)

@lachevre_mtb

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil Not difficult. Just unique and fun to ride ! Always cool to see your videos.

@MTBQC

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillsWithPhil 🙌🙌

some of those slabs on the climb looked perfect in place, was that concrete mix or just granite?

@gonzo3716

Жыл бұрын

That's bedrock dude

WOOHOO!

How do you get your bike so quiet? no chain slap's at all

Do you still prefer 27.5 or are you riding a 29er now?

Phil can climb like a boss

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

*in very short bursts 😁

Youve gotta have comfy shoes man but great job

What mtb bag do you prefer

Hi phil i leave to the Quebec and i like a mont. It is bromont a really good montain for DH

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I've raced the quebec cup there many years ago. Very cool place indeed

Love the vids. I'm a little surprised how often (it seems) that Phil has to tighten his thru-axles. Is this due to how tech and steep the riding is - higher disc brake ejection forces and more vibration/flex in frame/fork. I'm a much tamer (less skilled/more chicken) XC guy who likes some tech so I don't know how common it is to need to tighten wheels mid-ride. I'm also riding on QR wheels and don't have thru-axles. Thoughts?

@SkillsWithPhil

7 ай бұрын

When traveling I take my front wheel off to fit it in the car. Sometimes I don't snug the axle down quite enough and it loosens up enough. Since I always carry a multitool it's not an issue.

@utopia2112

7 ай бұрын

Makes sense. Thank you and keep up the good work.@@SkillsWithPhil

Does anyone know what gloves Phil uses? I want to try out full finger gloves but am having a difficult time figuring out what ones will work for me. Thanks.

@SkillsWithPhil

Жыл бұрын

I use these IXS carves amzn.to/3x3aPb5