Such a great time, thanks for letting me show the crew around. It was awesome to see so many people show up for the group ride and even better to see you guys surprised. Can't wait for the next visit!

@joshfoster6669

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for always being such a great ambassador!

@ChapstickBoomtown

2 жыл бұрын

Love that Oz Trails JUNK headband!

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Rich! It was so awesome to meet everyone out there! It was such a cool experience, and we'd love to come again! The support we had from the people who came on the group ride was just insane! Many thanks and safe riding!

@rivercloud33

2 жыл бұрын

You guys didn't even get to ride devil's den or many other places You got to come back

@tabcobra

7 ай бұрын

Hey Rich!

This is what we call "fly over" America. So glad you had the opportunity to experience what you don't get to see on the nightly news. This Is America!!! Thanks for visting.

I grew up in Bentonville. And I’m still within 20 minutes of town. It’s crazy to see what it’s become. I got into mountain biking 20 years ago and had to drive nearly two hours to find trails. Now I have countless miles of trails 10-20 minutes away. I just bought my 7 year old son his first mountain bike, and he’s really getting into it. So I’m getting back into it. It’s pretty awesome having this in my hometown. We may not have snow-capped mountains, but we are in the Ozark mountains. And they provide plenty of elevation for great trails. Especially with the creativity of the designers.

A week to remember! Stoked you guy’s came to town and that I got to shred with you all! 🤘🚀♥️

Stoked to call this place home. My backyard leads right to a trail and that is a blessing!

@better.better

2 жыл бұрын

having the Walmart headquarters there must be a blessing and a curse.

@darrelduke

2 жыл бұрын

walmart and rapha, since walmart owns part of rapha for some time now.

@davidparrott1507

2 жыл бұрын

Being from Scotland I grew up in Hills and Natural trails. You guys have nailed what you've got. Big shout to the Walmart people that's what looking after your town is all about 😊

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

You're so lucky to have such a variety of riding right on your doorstep! It was truly awesome to visit the mountain bike capital! ;) 🙌

@captdigits7127

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrelduke Walmart doesn't own any part of Rapha and has not given any money towards the trails. Rapha was purchased by Tom and Steuart Walton, grandsons of Sam, with their own money. The Walton Family Foundation is the one who has invested in trail infrastructure (some outright and the rest with matching grants among the cluster of small cities around Bentonville). The OZ trail infrastructure was also made possible by the communities in which the trails reside. It's been a total buy-in including tax money to build and maintain multi-use and MTB trails in annual city budgets.

You guys were surprised?! THE WORLD LOVES YOU GUYS!!!! The U.S. loves you guys. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!

I bet you guys never thought you’d be niche bike celebrities! Awesome vid. Love seeing the gmbn guys in North America!

I live a 30 minute cycle to Loch lomond here in Scotland and it has a train station right next to the shores, Scotland has so much potential and I'm sure elsewhere in the UK has as well, yeah we mostly have some little trails dotted around but stuff like this would be life changing to so many people with health and mental health 🤙🤙

Great video guys. I visited Bentonville last year and was surprised how good it was. Doesn't have big mountains but the trails were well designed and fun. Bikes everywhere you go and the people we're very friendly.

That looks totally awesome and great to see Martyn out riding with everyone too having a ball with a massive grin on his dial, that bowhead looks great on the trails with the master behind the wheel. Also the same with Anneke, seeing her back out and riding and seeing her recovery process after the accident is inspiring. Blake, Neil & Rich getting out there shredding it, Blake spending more time in the air than on the ground. It's how it should be. 😎👍p.s. also good that Jack the cameraman has survived his wheelie lessons and is still out filming. 🤪

Bentonville may not have a lot of elevation but I like the creativity put into those trails ✌🏼

@ish474

2 жыл бұрын

plus you don't have to pedal UP a mountain

@lja3657

2 жыл бұрын

Hour out of town you have 1700’ ft 518m dh trails

@arnaudnicolau2093

2 жыл бұрын

No need for mountains, the pple elevate the place enough on their own

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

For sure! There are so many well built trails with insane features! 👍

Imagine living there!!! Oh gosh that would be amazing

@joshfoster6669

2 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty great 🤷

@RadCatFood

2 жыл бұрын

It’s incredible I love it here

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It's quite literally MTB Paradise! 😂

@jeeporegon9817

5 ай бұрын

I moved to Bentonville from Oregon a few months ago after seeing this video and the Berm Peak video. I am amazed every time I ride by the endless trail systems and bike playgrounds. A much needed life change!

@KinoTechUSA69

2 ай бұрын

@jeeporegon9817 Now locals have been completely priced out of everything, thanks!

Incredible video! We are so blessed in Northwest Arkansas. The vibe we’ve got going on is so special. So enthusiastic and chill, we really have something special 🤠. Thanks so much to the GMBN crew for showing off our amazing community!

Born in bentonville, definitely the mountain bike, walmart Capital of Arkansas, maybe even of the US.

Glad you guys made it out to Bentonville. I became a resident last summer and have been loving every minute of it.

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It was well worth the trip down there, that's for sure! Thanks so much for the support and we hope to visit again!

I was able to visit Bentonville at beginning of spring this year and wow! The trails are fantastic but the community is really the star of the town! Such a welcoming place with riders all over. We are very much considering moving there soon..

@allthingsnwa

2 жыл бұрын

It really is an amazing place :) Moved here from Chicago, Illinois.

Just epic stuff, stoked for Martin on his new bike!

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

The Bowhead is epic! 👊

I just happened to pick the right place to wait and you guys rolled up right behind me. I was so stoked for that. Blake, your face when you rolled up...I don't think "wow" captures the moment, but it was awesome to see how blown away you were. You're all great guys and it was such a pleasure meeting and riding with you. Come back soon!

Sold! Bike fest 2023 here I come.

Wow this is totally EPIC we could do with this in the UK 🇬🇧

@zachj7078

2 жыл бұрын

Totally!! Just a shame too many places either dont have the funding or are too anal about health an safety

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

That would be sick! 👍

Great to see so many people come out to meet the GMBN crew. You built this community Martyn, thank you.

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It was so sick to visit Bentonville and see so many fans of the channel! Thanks for the support! 🙌

Great thumbnail. Patriotic! Thanks neighbors from across the pond.

Not the first video that I've seen about Bentonville AR. But I think it's one of the best communities in the world! The crowd that has showed up... Proves how awesome it is!

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Frederik! The sense of community was immense! It's so sick seeing our super supportive followers in real life! 👊

Most amazing part of this video is that the fact that an American pub had a rugby ball in it🤩😂 loved the video guys as always keep it up

@madisonjones2714

Жыл бұрын

We play rugby here too

wow just wow!

It’s an amazing area for sure!

Excellent job capturing the STOKE capital of the world! Does it have the breathtaking vistas of Sedona or Moab? No...but there's few cities in the world that embody the Shred Spirit you find in Bentonville, and welcomes riders with such open arms! Every visit is a celebration of riding dirt, from start to finish..

@steveh7108

Жыл бұрын

It absolutely does have breathtaking views in the Ozarks. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'm much prefer the beautiful views of lakes rivers in the morning fog rolling through the valleys. And most definitely the hardwood forests. I've seen my fair share of deserts and I don't consider them breathtaking.

@aa-zf4yk

Жыл бұрын

Dork Capitol.

There’s something incredibly special about Bentonville! Great video!

@allthingsnwa

2 жыл бұрын

Agreeed!!

Absolutely awesome spot. Always appreciate how humble and genuine the GMBN crew are.

As someone who lives in Arkansas I love this video

Dope seeing you guys on my backyard trails! I hope you had fun!

So much fun riding with you guys! Come back soon.

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

We'd love to! 👊

Awesome to see you blokes in Merica!

That's what M. T. B. is all about and that's why we do what we do... Shred on all. What a session and video 👍

Thanks for visiting our corner of the world! Love watching you guys!

Simply amazing...

Wow! Wish that I could have been there! Awesome!🤘

Really enjoyed riding with you guys. I was amazed how amiable and accessible y’all were during your visit. Blake even remembered Super Nice’ing my fat bike - that was quite surprising. Shout out to your camera crew, those guys were terrific humans as well. Y’all comeback, y’hear?

Thats awesome we love making trips out there!

Dude yall are awesome we all love you here in the states fellas!!!

It’s impressive that while there is a huge quantity of trails, the quality looks premium. So a lot of thought and planning has gone into this.

Glad you guys enjoyed the trails, scene, and people in Arkansas. Awesome video!!!

Simply amazing!!! Wowww

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

That was our reaction as well! It's such an awesome place!

It's super cool to see all of you guys riding the bville trails!

great story going on there in Bentonville !!

Probably the only town where you can have breakfast while leaving your $10000 bike outside unlocked! Lol. In California some people got their bike robbed at gun point. Bikes are stolen all the time. Nice video guys. I didn't even know Bentonville is so cool.

Awesome video we live 45 minutes from there and try to get to the trails often!

Excellent video. What an incredible community spirit in Bentonville. Most inspiring. Well done all.

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It was super emotional to see so many supportive riders out in Bentonville! The sense of community was amazing! Thanks for the support!

Such a sick edit! It was surreal spending that day with you guys filming! We can’t wait for y’all to return. 🤘

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was so sick to meet everyone out there! We can't thank you enough for the support! 🙌

@ramilraule3981

2 жыл бұрын

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@ramilraule3981

2 жыл бұрын

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Awesome to see you guys in the USA! I'm moving to the area for a new job and I'm a huge mountain bike enthusiast so I I'm excited to say the least!

Looks like an amazing place lads, good to see Ashton still getting air. x

Such an amazing community. Would love to have something like this in the UK.

Can’t wait to try

What an incredible place 🤙

Great Video, i can just imagine how emotional it felt at the start of the ride out! You should all be justifiably proud - great content great channel keep it up guys! (PS lets see a video focussing on Martyn trail riding on his new Bowhead, the smile on his face was epic!!

@willlange9978

2 жыл бұрын

Martyn was riding the bowhead with no batteries. He really worked it though. When the GMBN crew showed up they were overwhelmed by maybe 250 riders all stoked to see them. It was pretty cool.

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark! Thanks so much for the support! We really couldn't do this without supportive followers. It was such a great experience to get chatting with so many riders out there. There will be more Bowhead content on its way! 👀

@markappleyard8467

2 жыл бұрын

@@willlange9978 I bet it was one of those once in a lifetime moments - memories to treasure

Glad you guys got to see how big of a following you have over here in the states. Hope you guys visit again soon!

GMBN...thank you so much for coming to Bentonville. It was exciting to see you guys here! Your video above is first rate! I love the channel and look forward the Dirt Shed Show every week. Keep up the great work.

Fun place - nice to see.

Looks like heaven

So awesome you guys were able to come out to Arkansas, got to experience it myself last summer. Already can’t wait to make my next trip down. Fantastic edit of some of the great features down there.

It's so beautiful place! I want to go there! ❤

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Go for it! It's a spectacular place to visit! 👍

Awesome 😊

We all love you guys and I wanna move to Bentonnville

Awesome video guys! Thanks for giving Northwest Arkansas the respect it deserves!

@allthingsnwa

2 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing place!!!

I think they need to build more houses now. How many mountain bikers now want to live there 👍🏻👍🏻

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

All of us! 😂

@GHinWI

2 жыл бұрын

Hope they have the foresight to build at high density, so it’s not ruined with sprawling subdivisions.

@wvjeepguy8178

2 жыл бұрын

I'm curious how much housing prices have raised there in the past few years.

@chucknoob7041

2 жыл бұрын

@@GHinWI I lived in apartments and swore I’d never share walls again. High density sucks balls.

@brianpulscher6514

2 жыл бұрын

@@wvjeepguy8178 a lot! That said just a little outside of town it isn't terrible.

Yeah, definitely looks like a place to visit hey 👍 Let Martin show us his machine too

Looks like an amazing place to visit!

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It really is well worth a visit! 👍

Damn this is the DREAM!!!!!

What a crowd 👍

HELL YEAH! Being from The South where we have modest mountains (around 2500-4000ft elevation), we still head out to Bentonville every year. The trails, town, and people are so unique. I’m glad you had a chance to experience the area, but if you have any XC blood in you. You should hop on some of the longer treks like Back40. Thanks for making this video as I’ve been anticipating it. Great job!

Bentonville looks really cool. On the "must visit" list. Hey GMBN! When you want to experience mountains and gnar, come visit us in Brevard, NC!

Great Video, nothing short of quality. 🔟

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Felix! We're stoked you enjoyed the video! 👍

Much better then the one I hade on board.

I somehow missed this when it was published. Probably because I was driving to Bentonville the day it was published. Even got some coaching from Mr. Drew. And wiped at The Railyard the same way Neil did. Ha! Can't wait to go back.

Looks awesome, great to see so many different people coming together to just have a good time. Well done to all the people involved setting that up and the local community for embracing it. Makes me slightly sad that they can't seem to see the value of it at my local trails (Woburn) which are in a bit of peril again at the moment, hopefully it will get sorted out.

Its not always easy to be proud of America, but I know behind the headlines there are so many great places and great people even in places that have a stigma like Arkansas, or Appalachia where I'm from. I still believe things we can unite together on like MTB are the lynch pins that make us better. Thanks for showing a bit of that.

@smidge1872

2 жыл бұрын

Turn off mainstream media your brainwashed.

@ish474

2 жыл бұрын

@@smidge1872 hey Smidge come ride your bike at the Hatfield McCoy trail system and tell me how you feel. This shit isn't new and it's not all made up.

Great show!

Wow Bentonville looks so sick! Great vid!

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It really was! Thanks for the support!

great place to ride

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

💯%

Had a fantastic time ripping with you guys! Looking forward to the next ride!

Love the videos I hope when I am older I can have as much fun as u guys at mtg and learn a few tricks on the way

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support, Flynn! We're glad you're loving the content! 👍

It’s crazy seeing the places I go to everyday on KZread

Looks like a great place to go, most of this in my opinion has come from the Pandemic and folks needed to get out of the house and get back to nature, amazing

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It really was, David! So many people have gotten into mountain biking since the pandemic, it's great for the sport! 👍

@ensnipe2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmbn I just bought my 3rd MTB, took a year to get it, I always ride on the canals along the Delaware River in NJ and PA.......LOVE IT

Uhh amazing!

It's a 12-hour drive to Bentonville, but I will make it this summer, thanks for the video.

I wish I could visit too oneday. Long and expensive way from Europe . Or..even more I wish something like that happened here :D

To show just how welcoming this place is, EBIKES ARE FULLY WELCOME HERE. Hear that, Park City? Moab? Sedona? Tucson? Etc?

@allthingsnwa

2 жыл бұрын

Agreeeeed! E bikes are welcome haha!

Hey this so cool, Trip to les gets is out and this place is in 👍👍👍👍👍🍺🍺🍺🇬🇧

You guys are so appreciated by the world of mtb.ers . It is So incredible what you guys do and help create and appreciate the world wide biking community......From Australia. Oi oi oi. Oi

Its a Dream! You are so lucky...

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

It was such a pleasure to ride there! It was well worth the visit!

When I finally uproot from CA, and sadly it's coming, Bentonville will certainly be on my list of potential locations.

I bet it's hot and humid as hell in the summer. No thanks. I'll do a line riding in the Rockies any day. Maybe I'll check it out in the winter.

@steveh7108

Жыл бұрын

It can get hot just like anywhere but it's not like it's far south. It's only about a mile to the Missouri state line. So July and August it could get hot but the rest of the year isn't too bad. Plus lots of creeks and Springs and rivers and lakes to cool off in.

Yeah who doesn't love 300 feet of elevation change.

sick beats!

You guys should definitely go and visit Berm Peak! Lezgo!

love the vids keep it up

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Guys I LOVE YOUR CONTENT!! AND BEAUTIFUL FOOTAGE AS WELL!! I would like to experience it in 4K as 1080p isn't all that amazing looking

I so want to go there! But GMBN should come to what i dub a "natural Bentonville" aka Edmonton. all our trails are natural with in the city! 200km plus of local single track with in our river valley right in the city.

as soon as my shoulder recovers I'm going to B-ville for a weekend.

@gmbn

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! All the best with your recovery!

I can't wait for yall to comeback id like to try to be there for a group ride.