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Welcome to Berm Creek. Here’s the berm. And here’s the creek you’ll end up in if you don’t use it.
For the past few weeks I’ve been building trails at Berm Creek, or I’ve been doing my best to. If you want to build good trails-sustainable trails, Berm Creek could be a case study in what not to do.
Take and gander, and you’ll find half baked retaining walls, poor drainage, and singletrack so skinny that your pedals hit the sides. Still, I’m learning fast, and with a little luck Berm Creek will have vastly improved by the Fall. Let me show you what I’ve built so far.
This is the first trail, aptly named Berm Creek. You start on this steep descent which throws you right into a tiny berm. You can really lean into it and it’s a lot of fun.
An optional line would be this rock garden, but I’ll only use that on special occasions.
After the berm is a little detour up the hill, a turn around this tree and finally a fork in the trail.
Right of the fork is Coax Climb. It’s too muddy to ride now.
To the left is a detour called Goodman Ledge. It has a switchback so tight that I’m not even sure it can be ridden. When it dries we’ll find out.
Either path takes you back to the trailhead.
This area after the berm is right next to a drainage pipe, so I need to do something about that. We’ll call it a creek crossing.
I’ve always had respect and appreciation for trail builders, but now it runs deeper. The more dirt I move here, the more bummed out I get about tire ruts and all the damage that occurs when the trails are ridden wet. I can only imagine what it’s like to have hundreds of other people riding my trails, without any regard for who maintains the place.
Of course I won’t need to worry about that. You may have figured out by now that Berm Creek is in my backyard. Still, I always seem to get lost here. Like every good trail system, Berm Creek needs a trail map.
The map doesn’t have elevation profiles or data, but it’s still pretty awesome. Awesome enough to have a permanent spot at the trailhead. For this, I’m cobbling something together out of wooden planks. To cut acrylic you need to score it with a blade, but I didn’t have much luck with that. The jigsaw was worse. Eventually I figured it out.
Now we’re in business.
These brown fiberglas markers are just like the ones in Pisgah. I got these stickers online too.
These trails are designed for bikes, and trail dogs. Nothing against ATV’s or Horses, but I don’t have the space or resources to deal with that. Tomorrow I’ll install my trail markers, and hopefully it will dry up enough to do some riding.
My markers are installed, but it rained again last night. According to the weather it’ll rain again today, but dry up by tomorrow afternoon. By then, I’ll have some visitors to ride the trails with.
My friends Brian and Alexander came by and helped me break in the trail. We had a lot of fun, and even encountered some challenges. I almost flew into the creek.
Now that the trails are worn in there are some things I’d like to change, and add, but all in all I think Berm Creek is off to a good start.
The real purpose of these trails is for testing. When making adjustments to a bike, I can have a quick romp to make sure everything feels right. You could say that these trails are just an extension of my shop.
What do you guys think? Have any of you built something like this in your yard? Do you maintain trails in your community? Let me know in the comments, and give me some insight into what to do next. Thanks for riding with me today and I’ll see you next time.
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  • @barstoonarrow6580
    @barstoonarrow65807 жыл бұрын

    I've said it before and I will say it again: Simply the best MTB videos on KZread.

  • @americanball_2841

    @americanball_2841

    7 жыл бұрын

    The Finnish Crash - MTB Everything Agreed

  • @fitz1504

    @fitz1504

    7 жыл бұрын

    The Finnish Crash - MTB Everything I want to get a new mountain bike and he has told me everything i need to know

  • @dionisispatsias971

    @dionisispatsias971

    7 жыл бұрын

    TUOMAS!

  • @thelandylad1022
    @thelandylad10224 жыл бұрын

    When you realise that his tiny backyard has a better trail system than your entire local forest.

  • @OdysseyWafflez

    @OdysseyWafflez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just get involved with the trail builders in your community and you will get nice sneak peaks of whats up and coming I do this and i get a fresh idea of whats happening in my area for mtb

  • @emmetfoster7430

    @emmetfoster7430

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OdysseyWafflez yeah man no build no ride 🤟🤟

  • @jameswhyte3834

    @jameswhyte3834

    2 жыл бұрын

    can someone please recommend a good shovel and mcleod? preferably quite cheap

  • @Crumb_Trails

    @Crumb_Trails

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emmetfoster7430 Is that Bob Marley?

  • @waltysalamander

    @waltysalamander

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Crumb_Trails No, but that's funny. I can just hear him singing it now, "noooo buuiiiild no ride".

  • @finny1987
    @finny19872 жыл бұрын

    Its crazy to go back and watch episodes like this and your garage build and compare it to how far you've come now!

  • @hello-kp6ux
    @hello-kp6ux4 жыл бұрын

    My friends and I (a couple of 12 year olds with shovels and mtbs) went into the woods in our backyards and made a huge trail to connect everyone’s backyard. We had so much fun but yet a few trips to the doctor. It surprisingly only took about 4 months.

  • @Tr_Fast

    @Tr_Fast

    Жыл бұрын

    Same I also did that at 12 and I’m 16 now and the trails are pretty fun

  • @ONERR4RF

    @ONERR4RF

    8 ай бұрын

    How are they holding up

  • @michaelfabian2401
    @michaelfabian24017 жыл бұрын

    I mean a tabletop couldn't hurt right... You're the MAN Seth!! LOVE everything you do and are doing to get people (myself) into biking man... Fuck Yeah!

  • @thatchermccool3619
    @thatchermccool36197 жыл бұрын

    Im sure your wife loved the idea haha

  • @Christopher_R

    @Christopher_R

    7 жыл бұрын

    RocketPod I got about 5 laps in on my "trail" before my wife closed it...

  • @ChrisCXK

    @ChrisCXK

    7 жыл бұрын

    The big difference here is Seth's mountain biking makes him money where as almost all of ours costs us money. We've already seen he can stretch a dollar with all of those hacks. He might even make more money than her, she can't be too mad! haha

  • @eschedefilmcrew

    @eschedefilmcrew

    7 жыл бұрын

    I guess, you might even be right on that, but it's not all about the money dude :) Loved the idea and the whole video though!

  • @Christopher_R

    @Christopher_R

    7 жыл бұрын

    Seth doesn't really "make money mountain biking," he makes money by coming up with good ideas, filming, editing, narrating, and producing content that people find entertaining. If it was easy, everyone would do it.

  • @jleau89

    @jleau89

    7 жыл бұрын

    easy to google

  • @kingofstuff1732
    @kingofstuff17325 жыл бұрын

    0:38 good save man!

  • @Ben-jh3ul
    @Ben-jh3ul5 жыл бұрын

    Anyone here in 2019 to see how far berm creek has come? Sad to hear that the house is being sold but I know Seth won’t fail to impress us with berm creek 2.0 haha

  • @hazzyfpv6342

    @hazzyfpv6342

    5 жыл бұрын

    berm peak

  • @benevans6801

    @benevans6801

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup berm peak

  • @zacjohnson452

    @zacjohnson452

    5 жыл бұрын

    He just complete one of the trails, it’s sick!

  • @jaceyr

    @jaceyr

    4 жыл бұрын

    I just finished watching a video of Seth making a jump into an airbag so sick

  • @zacjohnson452

    @zacjohnson452

    4 жыл бұрын

    jacey read the amazing almost-10-footer!

  • @The_Sampler
    @The_Sampler7 жыл бұрын

    So much fun- stoked that I got to help wear berm Creek in and look forward to many fun laps to come 🤘 🚵 😁

  • @bkxc

    @bkxc

    7 жыл бұрын

    Full stoke!

  • @dixsdoks

    @dixsdoks

    7 жыл бұрын

    dude i watched you hit the ground and all I could do was say out load "OH NO NOT AGAIN!" Seth is soo your kryptonite!!!! When riding with him you need to like wrap yourself in bubble wrap or something lol!!! love your channel too. You and Brian keep up the good work!!!

  • @The_Sampler

    @The_Sampler

    7 жыл бұрын

    hahah Mario I'm all good homie! Tuck and roll!!

  • @ilikewasabe

    @ilikewasabe

    7 жыл бұрын

    Alex! KOM on Berm Creek plsssss! betting that Brian is going to take it but i have faith in you

  • @The_Sampler

    @The_Sampler

    7 жыл бұрын

    ilikewasabe haha there's so much time to make up on the climbs and only so much dh. I'll give it my absolute best wasabi 👊

  • @edkrassenstein5534
    @edkrassenstein55347 жыл бұрын

    Damn, you have such crazy attention to detail. Really went the extra mile with the trail marker

  • @rajakarthik3919
    @rajakarthik39194 жыл бұрын

    1:05 you absolutely smushed that plant

  • @Friskee62
    @Friskee627 ай бұрын

    Back again to revisit those crazy days...

  • @generalpenguin7011
    @generalpenguin70117 жыл бұрын

    I think you should make that first berm huge so you can really rail it!

  • @matthewhodgett1263

    @matthewhodgett1263

    7 жыл бұрын

    General Penguin exactly👍🏻

  • @zebzembashis505
    @zebzembashis5057 жыл бұрын

    I'm I the only one who thinks Seth has took it up a level now. love the channel now keep it up

  • @Bananaboi3000
    @Bananaboi3000 Жыл бұрын

    This is the video I watched that started my passion for mountain biking thank you Seth for sending me into a hobby I never knew I would enjoy so much it started with a backyard trail of my own and only went from there

  • @GeneralMills66
    @GeneralMills665 жыл бұрын

    I have a cool trail system in the yard I grew up in, about a miles worth. It started out just me riding in the woods on one of my dad's old lawn mowers that we took the mower deck off of. In middle school I got a little side by side go cart and expanded it a bit. At the end of middle school I saved up enought for a dirt bike and I connected my trails with a neighbors who was about the same age. As we got older we built jumps and creek crossings and it became a place where we rode mountain bikes, dirt bikes, jeeps, etc... I loved maintaining it, you know clearing sticks after every storm, clearing leaves after the fall. Now when I go home to visit my parents I still love to spend a day clearing it out and walking it (because all my toys are at my house now). This vid brings back some fun memories.

  • @Supereid
    @Supereid7 жыл бұрын

    I've built a trail in my back yard and here is the advice I have after starting it a year ago. Make it a loop trial so that you can do laps as long as you want. Make multiple paths for the trials and turn around loops so you can do the trail in reverse so there are sort of high intensity and low intensity sections. The idea is to make the trial interesting and continuous. I've gotten tired of the 20 minute drive to the trials closest to my house so it's nice to be able to go in my back yard and get a good hour or two ride in. For your trial I wound connect the heads of your trials and add a turn around at the top so you can go back down the steep drop and technical curves and then climb up the less steep hill next to the rock drops. That direction would probably be less energy consuming which will help make the trial fun in long rides. You would go the way you currently have the trial set up and when you start getting drained you would start doing it the opposite direction. This also helps work in the trial in a wider area because you will take different lines each direction. Another thing I do to make new trials is to draw up a rough line that you want for the trial and just brake up and turn over the dirt. Don't pack it in or anything just leave the dirt as soft and loose as you can and start riding that. I know it sucks and will be slow dirty riding but the dirt will get packed in to the angle and path that you ride rather than trying to create and pack banks that end up being the wrong steepness or having a packed line that is against the flow of the trial. I'm sure you've already seen that in your trial that there are sections that you end up riding just alittle to the side of where you originally built the trial. Also don't try to fight nature on your trial. If there is a section that has irrigation issues try to make the trial work with it because they will just continually be problems and destroy the trial. On my trial I have a few places that are either humps or little jumps over channels that I've made for water to flow. I don't know if these tips carry over to full sized trials but they have helped me maintain and enjoy by backyard trial.

  • @Supereid

    @Supereid

    7 жыл бұрын

    If you emailed me your trial map I could draw on little trial connectors and add on's I think would be a lot of fun for your trial and send it back to you.

  • @wulery

    @wulery

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tips. I'm starting to build some trails this summer so this is a big help.

  • @jamesashcroft5926
    @jamesashcroft59267 жыл бұрын

    Seth you could build some jumps

  • @nathanm1825

    @nathanm1825

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @lemonlink6488
    @lemonlink64882 жыл бұрын

    I have watched you for 6 years and you where a big part om my childhood and now 6 years later you have finally opend berm peak

  • @AdventureDorks
    @AdventureDorks7 жыл бұрын

    Love this! We're attempting to create a track at our cabin in the woods. Not much downhill but might be enough to create a few rollers. Trail building is so much work. Big props to those of you trail builders who give us the opportunity to ride.

  • @ttero
    @ttero7 жыл бұрын

    1:44 seth uses the trail even when he's walking

  • @panipu

    @panipu

    7 жыл бұрын

    you need to do that so the trail stiffens up

  • @joshuahotchkiss4142
    @joshuahotchkiss41427 жыл бұрын

    How about you add one of those features that are like a wall ride! They are usually made of wooden planks with cross beams behind it for strength. You see them a lot in downhill races! If you added one on the berm it would be a great feature and make it have a little more variety!

  • @interweeb5289

    @interweeb5289

    7 жыл бұрын

    That would be sick, but he doesn't have a lot of room in his backyard.

  • @tonymarengo719

    @tonymarengo719

    7 жыл бұрын

    iIt could take place of the berm

  • @joshuahotchkiss4142

    @joshuahotchkiss4142

    7 жыл бұрын

    That was what was intended! You could use the little dirt berm or go up a little farther and use the wall! I though about the room in his backyard, so I thought it would be a great idea for it take place of the berm. Or, a little hybrid of both like 1 quarter dirt berm and 3 quarters wooden wall ride!

  • @gm2256
    @gm22566 жыл бұрын

    You're the man Seth. Your videos always put a smile on my face...love what you do!

  • @zachdiroff359
    @zachdiroff359 Жыл бұрын

    its SUPER impressive how he's going now

  • @Saltiren

    @Saltiren

    Жыл бұрын

    For REAL lol

  • @airtimecounts1280
    @airtimecounts12807 жыл бұрын

    You need to build a drop from your house

  • @fredo_jacob

    @fredo_jacob

    7 жыл бұрын

    nice profile pic, got me good

  • @evanmerk1034

    @evanmerk1034

    7 жыл бұрын

    Pure gameplay channel it's house not hous

  • @zarkfuckerberg4545

    @zarkfuckerberg4545

    7 жыл бұрын

    Pure gameplay channel and you need to finish elementary school.

  • @airtimecounts1280

    @airtimecounts1280

    7 жыл бұрын

    okey, changed

  • @kissb0ys

    @kissb0ys

    7 жыл бұрын

    Angus Dewar you need to give people a break.

  • @adaptstudios1246
    @adaptstudios12467 жыл бұрын

    I have built a freestyle area with jumps and such and a trail around that. it is pretty big because it is in a massive dirt lot right around the corner from my house. the thing is, I live in AZ so it is a lot tougher to build and maintain jumps. I have been seeing some things pop up that i haven't built, and the trails r getting used a lot. which is great to see people r using my creation and adding onto it! at my dads house there is a crazy area in a wash where local kids(including me) have spent years building and actual freestyle park with huge jumps. we have also made countless trails that go for miles. it is not uncommon to see kids with shovels out there working on them! u should come to AZ btw, our trails are a whole new animal than what u r used to

  • @ethanmarsingill

    @ethanmarsingill

    7 жыл бұрын

    damn i wish people would do that in my area, but the city is one of the fastest (was the fastest a few years ago) growing city in the state and they are building tons of stuff on the unused land, and the land that is unused is somtimes patrolled by police giving out tickets.

  • @perrish7482

    @perrish7482

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ethan Marsingill what state are you from?

  • @adaptstudios1246

    @adaptstudios1246

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ethan Marsingill ya they destroyed one of the jump areas and now they r building a retirement home there lol dumb old people (kidding). I live in PHX/Peoria.

  • @ethanmarsingill

    @ethanmarsingill

    7 жыл бұрын

    im from georgia

  • @surfingwithsnakes
    @surfingwithsnakes7 жыл бұрын

    I'm not super into mountain biking but I like watching it and like to go riding sometimes but honestly most of all I just respect you for making the most of what you got and bringing the trail to your backyard honestly it's inspiring

  • @gregtheriot8305
    @gregtheriot83056 жыл бұрын

    I dig it. Spent all weekend making a downhill single track in my backyard. Just have a semi north shore drop off and table top to complete. Great work Seth

  • @scottroberts6840
    @scottroberts68407 жыл бұрын

    Add a table top jump for suspension testing

  • @w.p8140

    @w.p8140

    7 жыл бұрын

    table top dropoff at the top, its pretty steep.

  • @emilstahle6531
    @emilstahle65317 жыл бұрын

    1:05 R.i.p. plant

  • @MrYap123456

    @MrYap123456

    7 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @davidburciaga314

    @davidburciaga314

    7 жыл бұрын

    Emil Ståhle 😂

  • @HattyCatGaming

    @HattyCatGaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    Emil Ståhle xD

  • @anthonymartino5639
    @anthonymartino56397 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else see the bug on the trail map at 3:20?

  • @Ethan-uo4fr

    @Ethan-uo4fr

    7 жыл бұрын

    Anthony Martino I scrolled through the comments just to see if anyone else had

  • @wordyfall3wf331

    @wordyfall3wf331

    6 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @BlackFireYT

    @BlackFireYT

    6 жыл бұрын

    "Shoes are highly recommended" with double c? xD

  • @baconarmy3344

    @baconarmy3344

    6 жыл бұрын

    yep

  • @coco_4142

    @coco_4142

    6 жыл бұрын

    Spider*

  • @ZillaFitness
    @ZillaFitness5 жыл бұрын

    I'm so doing this at my cabin next summer! I'll have to cut through a ton of thick brush but that will part of the fun. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @Spaccaspecchi
    @Spaccaspecchi7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for riding with me today, Seth. I just came horm from a party, broke my phone, and got in trouble with a friend of mine. These vids are extremely soothing and exactly what I need rn. Much love from Germany, hope to ride one day w/ you :)

  • @theagressivedonut
    @theagressivedonut7 жыл бұрын

    Am i the only one who likes Seth's videos before they even begin

  • @interweeb5289

    @interweeb5289

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think you should like his videos if you enjoy them. Don't just assume you're going to, I would watch the whole video before rating. I think a like or dislike has meaning only if you do it for a reason.

  • @user-bf2xp3he2h

    @user-bf2xp3he2h

    7 жыл бұрын

    nah, we like his videos before watching because we know its gonna be dope

  • @theagressivedonut

    @theagressivedonut

    7 жыл бұрын

    Google User every time, hasnt failed us yet

  • @user-bf2xp3he2h

    @user-bf2xp3he2h

    7 жыл бұрын

    yeet yeet

  • @matthiasaldrich7180

    @matthiasaldrich7180

    7 жыл бұрын

    No i do to!!

  • @fangxx456
    @fangxx4566 жыл бұрын

    Hey Seth, Because of this video I've been building a trail in the woods behind my parents house! Thanks for spreading the stoke!

  • @andrewcraig556
    @andrewcraig5567 жыл бұрын

    Trail building can be such a source of accomplishment and pride. Also, such a huge frustration when people trash what you, and your friends (because it's never really done alone), have spend dozens and/or hundreds of hours building. Great job, love the little touches like the trailhead map and trail marker. :)

  • @FatBikerVaibhav
    @FatBikerVaibhav7 жыл бұрын

    *so there is a water leakage? how about a swimming pool in the trail too, jump in it whenever you want*

  • @kunalseghal4633

    @kunalseghal4633

    7 жыл бұрын

    You are that fat bicycle guy right? I hav seen your videos

  • @vinayshokeen4856

    @vinayshokeen4856

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ohh hiii i am from india too, really big fan of you sir, love your channel

  • @jaisidhu4903

    @jaisidhu4903

    7 жыл бұрын

    Vinay Shokeen same

  • @jaydenbrophy2747

    @jaydenbrophy2747

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fat Biker Vaibha

  • @gabedemanche9456
    @gabedemanche94567 жыл бұрын

    lol i thought i was the only one who built these kinds of trails in the backyard. I am now building a pump track and think one would work perfect in your yard.

  • @Nate-ev6sg
    @Nate-ev6sg6 жыл бұрын

    Looks really cool seth, I just got a new mountain bike and im super excited. Keep up the awesome videos I liked the map and trail sings a real nice adition

  • @PaPa_Sloth247
    @PaPa_Sloth2472 жыл бұрын

    Just started working on our project last week been cleaning out brush . Thanks for the inspiration on this, because where we live you have to travel across the state to get to a bike park. We have 10 acres that we can build on. Thanks again, love your videos.

  • @hamoy789
    @hamoy7897 жыл бұрын

    Man, your DIY skills are killer! Awesome trail!

  • @steffenmalasa3695
    @steffenmalasa36957 жыл бұрын

    Build a mini jump

  • @mountainman1728
    @mountainman17283 жыл бұрын

    I remember the early days.... still kicking ass nice dude!

  • @marsavivs
    @marsavivs6 жыл бұрын

    Yep, fun stuff Seth. I have a very difficult set of trails on our property in the surrounding woods - the terrain tends to be steep but I managed to get a few long sections of single track included with permission from my neighbors. It's great for practicing jumps and techniques.

  • @TtopMusic
    @TtopMusic7 жыл бұрын

    I remember in one of your portable kicker videos, you said if you were to build something bigger it'd be somewhere where you can keep it permanently. You can keep it now that you've got space in your back yard! I think you should build a jump line :)

  • @lockyhood5739

    @lockyhood5739

    7 жыл бұрын

    TtopMusic that would be sick

  • @coen8323

    @coen8323

    7 жыл бұрын

    TtopMusic he does not have the space for it

  • @MW-ud8zp
    @MW-ud8zp7 жыл бұрын

    Amazing. I had no idea once could do something like this in his back yard.

  • @MrChrisromero3
    @MrChrisromero3 Жыл бұрын

    Crazy to see how far you've come. I remember watching these videos at least 4 years ago in Colorado. Went out and bought myself a mountain bike. Now we have recently temporarily relocated to Charlotte, NC and we are going to Ashville this weekend to see the town. We are staying in Canton and I saw the name "Berm Park" of things to see near by. I recognized the name and looked into it a little more. So awesome what you've done! Keep it up "Seth's Bike Hacks"!

  • @Monke_monk
    @Monke_monk Жыл бұрын

    I’m building one right now and this video helped A Lot! Thank you

  • @TrailRiderMTB
    @TrailRiderMTB7 жыл бұрын

    You can officially start trail dog training!! 😁

  • @skrigler

    @skrigler

    7 жыл бұрын

    YESS!!

  • @marinoraspovic9678
    @marinoraspovic96787 жыл бұрын

    you should make some jumps and ramps 😁😁😁

  • @Hdtjdjbszh

    @Hdtjdjbszh

    7 жыл бұрын

    pump track

  • @marinoraspovic9678

    @marinoraspovic9678

    7 жыл бұрын

    AceRidesBikes yeah

  • @widgetwarrior1851

    @widgetwarrior1851

    7 жыл бұрын

    Marino Raspović ii

  • @sirax3.024

    @sirax3.024

    7 жыл бұрын

    yes,and some curves whit eh rock falls

  • @jackgarcia286

    @jackgarcia286

    6 жыл бұрын

    Marino Raspović how bout a drop in from his deck

  • @nightspirits5608
    @nightspirits56086 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos they inspired me to ride trails and i love it so much keep the good work up

  • @MtbEMS
    @MtbEMS6 жыл бұрын

    I like the creativity. Fun times!

  • @RGCastro7
    @RGCastro77 жыл бұрын

    Kudos for such a great implementation, Seth. Great use of the land, features, and it looks like lots of fun. Keep up the awesome work, man!

  • @alvarosanchis7289
    @alvarosanchis72897 жыл бұрын

    Your sign has a friend on it :) 3:23

  • @durrantmiller8810

    @durrantmiller8810

    7 жыл бұрын

    LOL I saw that too

  • @Oktozay

    @Oktozay

    7 жыл бұрын

    Alvaro Sanchis i thought i was the only one

  • @juggernaugh75321

    @juggernaugh75321

    7 жыл бұрын

    Time to burn it down

  • @allaboutdan4522
    @allaboutdan45224 жыл бұрын

    What started it all, actually started watching Seth from this video, now he is one of my favourite youtuber and is the only youtuber where I take the time out of my day to wait for his new videos to come out so I can watch them straight away

  • @shaggie36
    @shaggie367 жыл бұрын

    fantastic workshop and an awesome job on the trail. wish my garden had the elevation and size to do the same. you guys are totally amazing and I'm a massive fan.

  • @tothemax8174
    @tothemax81747 жыл бұрын

    Make a wooden bridge over the creek!!

  • @yingvay_4910

    @yingvay_4910

    7 жыл бұрын

    He probbally doesn't own the property across the creek, but good idea anyways, Or he could possibly build a jump across, That would be pretty sick

  • @sapinva

    @sapinva

    7 жыл бұрын

    If that is a subdivision, it would be typical that the creek is part of a common area.

  • @olijandeal6342
    @olijandeal63427 жыл бұрын

    Make some wooden north shore features!

  • @johnprice5457
    @johnprice54576 жыл бұрын

    DUDE! This is so impressive Im just smiling, and inspired!!

  • @DPOOLE166
    @DPOOLE1666 жыл бұрын

    I have been thinking about this a my house. So cool! Thanks Seth

  • @nx01craig
    @nx01craig7 жыл бұрын

    Great job Seth! I too am a backyard mountain biker, although I am lucky to 16 acres. So far I've built about a mile of singletrack. About 4 years ago I started hosting a Winter Backyard Fat-Bike Time Trial for my friends. We snowshoe the trails and ride all Winter. It started with 8 riders and has grown every year. We had one race with over 30 riders! I give away prizes from my "bike junk" bin. This year two more friends added Backyard Time Trials and we had a series! Great fun. Keep up the fun!

  • @tuomas7566
    @tuomas75667 жыл бұрын

    I love these vids man keep going! So cool trail!

  • @natem5006
    @natem50067 жыл бұрын

    I have made around 100 trails we I live and you inspired me to start riding now I have road for 1 year now

  • @e.w.n.i.a.h
    @e.w.n.i.a.h6 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing and very inspirational! Great video as usual!

  • @retroeighty5319
    @retroeighty53197 жыл бұрын

    Such a shame the video ended

  • @mauriciovalenzuela8902

    @mauriciovalenzuela8902

    7 жыл бұрын

    totally agreed...

  • @Birdman07
    @Birdman077 жыл бұрын

    There's a little friend of yours on your sign at 3:22

  • @jakebradley6146
    @jakebradley61465 жыл бұрын

    I can’t stop watching the berm creek vid you made me build my own trails and wooden features, we subbed

  • @DavidJohnson-ib8lw
    @DavidJohnson-ib8lw4 жыл бұрын

    we were inspired by you to try to build some trails and so far we are doing good. Nice videos

  • @mateuszczapski3003
    @mateuszczapski30037 жыл бұрын

    Seth got himself new safety glasses!

  • @supergut1164
    @supergut11647 жыл бұрын

    you shuld ad a little jumpline paralell to berm creek

  • @anthonyjacozzi7087
    @anthonyjacozzi70876 жыл бұрын

    I've got a backyard trail with drops, jumps, rock rolls, wooden features, berms, rock gardens, skinnies, roots etc. One tip is after riding in mud is rake the the trail with a leaf rake, it gives it a nice look and good surface.

  • @justdie9055
    @justdie90556 жыл бұрын

    That is actually a proper trail and i love the professional map and sign

  • @eamonkelly9007
    @eamonkelly90077 жыл бұрын

    Wow, your wife must be pretty cool!

  • @tokyo2085

    @tokyo2085

    6 жыл бұрын

    Eamon Kelly lol

  • @certifiedbossk247
    @certifiedbossk2477 жыл бұрын

    your voice is like Morgan Freeman's it makes everything sound good.

  • @Ben_.Gautier
    @Ben_.Gautier2 жыл бұрын

    This gave me so much inspiration for a track I’m building near my house

  • @faceinthecrowd5810
    @faceinthecrowd58102 жыл бұрын

    Great fun!! I am lucky to have woods surrounding my back yard and I do have a small but fun practice loop. A small jump some logs to practice hopping. I find myself riding the home run when I have 15 minutes to kill and practicing my skills with no pressure to get anywhere else. Also have 6.5 acres in the ADK at our cabin, a pine forest with soft loam, BIG rocks and a stream. I’ve been working on a fun track up there. To be able to use your bike in your own yard is a joy it reminds me all the time that, I am a MTBer!!!

  • @zarkfuckerberg4545
    @zarkfuckerberg45457 жыл бұрын

    Come on Seth. We know you want them. YOU NEED SOME DIRT JUMPS! Ps when are you coming to whistler?

  • @MicahBraunlich
    @MicahBraunlich7 жыл бұрын

    That was a great video. Nice job!!

  • @madeyemoodey9633
    @madeyemoodey96336 жыл бұрын

    This vid inspired us to make a trail at home. We made it on the side of a small hill similar to your place. Version 1 was a bit too much work to ride with too many turns all the way back up the hill. Version 2 we tried to make it a bit more flowy and it is now more fun to ride. Next step will be to build up the berms a bit more and maybe add a small jump. Thanks for the inspiration. Building a trail has been a fun father and son project.

  • @arjdroid
    @arjdroid6 жыл бұрын

    Wow that's awesome your own trail in your back yard and it seems pretty big too

  • @TrevorandRana
    @TrevorandRana7 жыл бұрын

    I really like your videos Seth I wanna do this stuff but I had a heart transplant in 2015 and in The summer of 2016 I had a set back when a virus attacked my legs and I couldn't walk and I had to learn how to walk again. I'm back to walking and even running still haven't done to much on the bike tho but I'm trying. I wish I had the money to buy a mountain bike also there are some cool spots here in Michigan. Keep making the great videos they give me a lot of inspiration.

  • @patrickpace6593

    @patrickpace6593

    7 жыл бұрын

    great to hear that you are trying get better soon

  • @alekrodriguez410

    @alekrodriguez410

    7 жыл бұрын

    Trevor Sullivan i hope that you can start riding soon!

  • @mrmolasses5366

    @mrmolasses5366

    7 жыл бұрын

    good luck.

  • @spaniardo8565

    @spaniardo8565

    7 жыл бұрын

    Trevor Sullivan good luck, but mtb's are not that expensive actually, i got my first one(new) for $150! the bike isnt as important as the rider ;)

  • @daviddoner7316

    @daviddoner7316

    7 жыл бұрын

    kuba grzegorz I got my first one used from a friend of a friend für 20$

  • @mtbrider6185
    @mtbrider61857 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video again man, keep it up

  • @carljohnson4691
    @carljohnson46917 жыл бұрын

    Very cool. I made a beginner trail on our property for my wife. One lap is a half mile with a 52 foot elevation change, but I have recently added a short loop. I also have plans to add a more challenging section through the woods. Enjoy your trail!

  • @austinpangcog8923
    @austinpangcog89236 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been searching for a video that helps with building my own backyard trail. In SD I live behind a canyon with a nice steep hill that leads to another trail and I’ve been thinking of building a trail from my house to that trail and this video really inspired me! Keep up the awesome video making!

  • @iansmx
    @iansmx7 жыл бұрын

    Idk why but i loved this video sooooo much!!!❤️

  • @aashishghosh8973
    @aashishghosh89737 жыл бұрын

    awesome creation 😎👍

  • @RJRobinsonX
    @RJRobinsonX7 жыл бұрын

    That's really awesome Seth!

  • @diegosa1530
    @diegosa15305 жыл бұрын

    That trail in the backyard? That's awesome, big boy's dreams come true :)

  • @ricardoproductions_
    @ricardoproductions_7 жыл бұрын

    awesome video!!!

  • @zackaryratcliff8077
    @zackaryratcliff80777 жыл бұрын

    I have my own trails in my yard it has been slammed full of single track, dirt jumps, wooden ramps, skinny bridges, and I have a rock garden. but you did say you have a creek in the back of your yard. so my advice is cut out a shelf (like alipha) down to it then back up for some water feature. I know you re limited bc your yard is pretty steep but try to make some flow if you can. its to bad you moved I've been trying to find you at all the parks is here in florida but you got some nice riding up there! (like so Seth see's)

  • @zackaryratcliff8077

    @zackaryratcliff8077

    7 жыл бұрын

    oh my parents dont agree with my trails in the back but its whatever

  • @luke-kj7ek

    @luke-kj7ek

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zackary Ratcliff Thank you so much! This just gave me a few ideas for the flat trail in the forest part in my backyard. The wood bridge things and ramps would really make it nice. I have like one downhill part but I feel like that’s not enough. Thanks again!

  • @gayleralan
    @gayleralan6 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered your channel and I'm loving it...music, editing, everything. New fan and a new sub :)

  • @mtbikingjacklowejadenlucas6910
    @mtbikingjacklowejadenlucas69107 жыл бұрын

    OMG this is so sick, i would love something like this in my backyard, your ideas are amazing!!!

  • @tomscott9903
    @tomscott99037 жыл бұрын

    It shouldnt be seths bike shack it should be the "Hack Shack"

  • @SethsBikeHacks

    @SethsBikeHacks

    7 жыл бұрын

    +tom scott Thanks Tom! I may use that!

  • @nicklewis9203

    @nicklewis9203

    7 жыл бұрын

    Had the same thought!

  • @sheldonmuscumann7830

    @sheldonmuscumann7830

    7 жыл бұрын

    Seth's Bike Hacks you should sell advertising space on your roof for the drone views!

  • @michaelprela1752
    @michaelprela17527 жыл бұрын

    make a dirtramp to jump over the creek

  • @zeFusionGaming

    @zeFusionGaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    marina prela Yes, please!!

  • @famousmidnight
    @famousmidnight7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video lol Those trail markers are too funny

  • @halfsteak1981
    @halfsteak19816 жыл бұрын

    What you did is amazing, I love your channel :)

  • @matthewalexander-brown3900
    @matthewalexander-brown39007 жыл бұрын

    Pretty cool trails! Think I will fly down all the way from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to ride it! Better yet I invite you Seth, to come up here and ride our trails. Apparently, we have the one of the largest green belts on any cities in North America. Along with that perhaps some of the longest single track trail systems too. That I can't be sure on. Come see for yourself!

  • @aniketbhosalevlogs5171
    @aniketbhosalevlogs51717 жыл бұрын

    Wow it's really Awesome bro i love it ................

  • @manilamartin1001
    @manilamartin10014 жыл бұрын

    I am building my first trail in my back yard thanks to watching your vids.

  • @techos32
    @techos324 жыл бұрын

    Love all your videos!!

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