HEY GUYS!!! I have had so much friggin' fun making this video for you all, and I'm SO STOKED to finally share it with you!! I want to thank you all for your patience with me as I continue to get better and work on upping my video quality. I know that I've been taking longer to make videos, and it's because I'm working on making them better, and there's absolutely a learning curve there. I really have been enjoying the process though - of it all from filming to writing scripts and especially the editing. It's all a creative outlet that I never even knew I wanted! So thanks and I hope you enjoy the video! :D Also, MASSIVE shoutout to Jordan Boostmaster for coming out to ride and show me around. I highly recommend checking out his channel here: kzread.info So how about it? Would you try your hand at riding some of The North Shore's most notorious features?

@vhenry75

4 жыл бұрын

The Singletrack Sampler great stuff,really appreciate these vids,love from UK..

@zuqers1843

4 жыл бұрын

Ꮖ'ᏙᎬ ᏴᎬᎬN ᏔᎪᎢᏟᎻᏆNᏩ Ꮜ ᏚᏆNᏟᎬ ᏚᎻᎬᏆᏞᎪ ᎢᎻᎬ ᎷᎪᏃᎠᎪ Ꮖ ᏞᎾᏙᎬ ᏌᎡ ᏙᏆᎠᏚ ᏚᎬᎢᎻ ᎻᎪᏚ ᏴᎬᎬN KᎬᎬᏢᏆNᏩ ᏌᏚ ᎬNᎢᎬᎡᎢᎪᏆNᎬᎠ !!!

@UltimateMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the quality videos, so many youtubers go the opposite direction and start getting lazy with vid making once they have tons of subs, I appreciate your work! And nope, I'd be too sketched out to try any of these features haha

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I really appreciate this and genuinely am enjoying learning how to create better video. I find it so fun, creative, challenging, and rewarding, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon!

@mattdeso1672

4 жыл бұрын

Those hits, music, VO, so good! The North Shore is a dream vacation for me, some times I need to scare the shit out of myself and walk a lot, haha and give those 26" wheels a workout. Watching your progression riding, shooting, story telling and editing is awesome & inspiring! As much as miss some riding videos, its more than worth the wait, and your turn around time will only get better!

Dr. Seuss book about skinnies: Some skinnies are short Some are reeeeaaaal long Some go up Some go down Some go all around There are super skinny skinnies And big ol fat skinnies Skinnies on the ground Skinnies in trees Skinnies all around

@raymonddriggers

4 жыл бұрын

Gobblersknob You left out the green eggs all over the skinnies

@michaelquagliaroli4952

4 жыл бұрын

Hah

@seanp474

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing lol

@lamefart8831

4 жыл бұрын

Starts at 7:55

@koolplays

3 жыл бұрын

I'd buy

So stoked to finally see the video! Awesome job! It was so much fun riding those days man!

This channel has evolved into an amazing channel, not saying his old stuff was bad just saying his new stuff is the best.

I never realized how lucky I was when in the mid-90s, my first exposure to mountain biking was on the North Shore, following local legends Fred Barber and his brother John.

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

Dang man, that's an experience to remember and cherish

My first ever skinny dislocated my shoulder 2 miles into the trail. Popped back into place, rode 2 more pro trails, went out for Chinese buffet and then laid on a couch for the next week, unable to move. Now I can tell you it's about to rain like an hour before it rains.

@benbliss9589

4 жыл бұрын

Yep got stabbed and im the same with rain

I'm mostly impressed with how efficiently you suppressed gopro effect on those lines. Your editing in general has been 🔥lately! Keep it up!

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

Yooo thanks Arthur! I feel like those features film pretty well, but you can absolutely see the Gopro effect take place on the Boogieman rock section at the end!

@meh11235

4 жыл бұрын

Super 🔥

You killed it! Those features are scary when they're dry, riding them in the wet is crazy. Great video Alex.

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

haha I was with the legendary Boostmaster... I had to send it!

@alexurrutia2674

4 жыл бұрын

exactly what i was thinking !

These trails are just a massive f-you to modern geometry and long wheelbase lol

@Potz4pizza

4 жыл бұрын

Some say if you listen closely, you can hear the builders laughing in the distant forest.

@alfmeistersstudios2554

4 жыл бұрын

@@Potz4pizza lol

@cameronriccio6050

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine riding a full sus 29 through there

@matteocristini6221

3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronriccio6050 the canyon strive in the video is a full sus 29er

@guk894

3 жыл бұрын

Matteo Cristini I think he’s being sarcastic

Should probably add gloves to the protection gear.

@JAMAC5421

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@parkerwinton6081

4 жыл бұрын

he puts them on at the start which makes me think he left them somewhere on the trail

Hey Alex! Great to meet you today at the Bellingham pump track down by the waterfront. Great sunset! Great to see you out there just rolling with us normies!! Boomer dad here!

@booty_hunter4207

4 жыл бұрын

I respect that you're trying but the boomer dad part is real evident lmao. Keep on keeping on tho man

What I love about your vids: you don’t try to make difficult things look easy, you show how to work with them, manage your fears and succeed.

Whoo hoooo!!!! He’s alive!!!!!!!!

Some say these skinnies were not built, but actually evolved from the trees to hunt for prey.... Like a Venus Flytrap, it will lure MTBers to feed on their corpses and metal frames. Some say the planks are not wet from the rain, but from the trees drooling as they hunger for your flesh to fertilize the soil.... Brrrrr...

@bananasstuff3344

4 жыл бұрын

Jeez calm down

@booty_hunter4207

4 жыл бұрын

banana stuff gotta keep alert. The trees could be anywhere

@bhaveerathod2373

3 жыл бұрын

lol this is hilarious 😂😂

I don't even ride mountain bikes and this made feel like I wanna get out there so bad and get a bike and just ride in the woods with my friends. Great video and what a great place! Subscribed!

Thanks for showing the joys of biking. Even in my mid 40's I too still get that rush of freedom I had as a kid exploring the miles of country roads and creeks. Unfortunately the trappings of responsibility and needing my physical body to be able to perform in order to provide for my family limits the amount of acceptable risk I can selfishly take. Keep up the exploration of awesome riding.

@moncier77

4 жыл бұрын

Completely agree! My work takes precedence over extreme riding. At 42 years old I have to weigh my options.

@sugarnads

4 жыл бұрын

Im 53 and as a bus driver basically if i get hurt i cant work, so yeah. Not gonna be sending it any time soon.

@gregggriffith4795

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I'm in my mid-forties too. I just rediscovered mountain biking after about a 25 year hiatus. How things have changed! It has become an activity that allows me to bond with my kids, especially my son, who has a ridiculous amount of talent and determination. It's so nice to live in the PNW with all the great trails available. Limiting progression to something reasonable is probably going to be one of my biggest challenges. I work construction, so having physical ability after the weekend is critical.

Nice just made a dooby and a lemon tea feet up and get stoked for the weekends antics for the next 20min thank you sampler 🤘🤙👌🤙

@endurogod5230

4 жыл бұрын

Dooby

@jedr.3494

4 жыл бұрын

Same, but I was also working on my bike whilst watching and toking lolol!! I love the mtb community

@LIVE.LAUGH.EMPIRE

3 жыл бұрын

@@endurogod5230 why did I laugh so fucking hard at that

@endurogod5230

3 жыл бұрын

@@LIVE.LAUGH.EMPIRE because im part of the mushroom group. I'm a fungi😊

Imagine if he fell on that last feature and his last words were "palms sweaty, mom's spaghetti"

@LIVE.LAUGH.EMPIRE

3 жыл бұрын

His palms are sweaty, knees weak arms are heavy, vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti, he's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop b o m b s

Ur videos are so good now with the commentary and narrative. I've been a subscriber for a while, I'd watch few mins before moving on but since ur A-line video I watch them in their entirety. Keep it up dude!

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

That means SO MUCH to me dude, thank you!!

This video was well worth the wait dude! Very well put together 👌🤘

Tell me I’m wrong, he looks like bike Jesus

@dmyrick6438

4 жыл бұрын

EXCEPT HES WHITE

@haustierone

4 жыл бұрын

@@dmyrick6438 lmfao and REAL

@myboy051

4 жыл бұрын

D Myrick - you jerk

@williamschultz298

4 жыл бұрын

Its because he is

@ellrosey3536

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus take the wheel

if there was ever a time to switch back to flats, it'd be here!

You have made a significant leap in your storytelling lately, I bet you're working non-stop! As fan I appreciate your blood and sweat (tears?)

Video quality is next level man. Thanks so much for all of the effort you put in! Both on the bike and off.

Finally an epic video from the man STS.. So stoked

My home trails, absolutely in love with the north shore. Probably one of your best showcase videos, good work Alex 🤘🏼

YES. Alex and Jordan are such amazing youtubers!

We miss you buddy. My son came to visit today and asked "what happened to the sampler." Our beloved Mountain Bike Jesus. Back in the day he woukd ccome over and we would spend our time together watching your vids. 😍❤😇

Skinnies are among the many reasons why I will ride with flat pedals for the rest of my life! Never even thought about clipless..

@Ccoop-vm6zf

4 жыл бұрын

August Outside You can always have 2 sets of pedals...

Your little childhood speech at the end teared me up a little. And that's okay

Your storytelling has improved heaps and bounds recently! I know it's a lot of work, but videos like this are a true pleasure to watch. Thanks for making great content!

Man can I just say you perfectly represented what every rider goes through. People only so the edited good videos and not much of the struggles of being a mtb rider! Thanks for videos!

Your ending thoughts really hit home, so thank you for reminding me of why I ride.

@andrewnorris5415

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's just getting out and having an adventure. Forget Strava and boasting about miles and segments.

@tomislavterek5544

2 жыл бұрын

Preach it! This is why we ride.

Quality leveled up! 👌👍

I really respect the singletrack sampler because of how he makes his videos. The combination of an entertaining and rad action is gold

Dude, I always dig your content, but I love how far you've come in terms of production quality since I first watched your videos when you were at like 1500 subscribers. So stoked for you!

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

haha thanks dude. I really love the challenge of progression, whether on the bike or in editing. So stoked to get to share the journey with you guys

Yoooo it’s been a hot minute! Happy to see u back

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Stoked to finally share this with you all - I've been working on it for weeks!

@Friskee62

4 жыл бұрын

@@The_Sampler...and a dandy work of art for sure. KUDOS...

Upper oil can and salvation in the wet are proper dude.🤙🏼

Inspiring and motivating. Thanks from a UK 56yr old nailing why it’s worth getting out of bed and onto the trail. I’m still a kid ,love it.

Alex Loving the progression! Nice work. Yuh!

One of the best vids I've seen on Seymour and the North Shore. Kudos man. Beautifully done and properly inspirational. I'm 46 and pretty shit on a mountain bike (improving but very slowly), having never really ridden one until a year ago (I was an out and out roady), this looks like Nirvana to me. More so that Whistler I think. It just looks like magic and this vid and your insight just confirmed that and I hope upon hope I'm not running out of years to get good enough to make it over there one day. Brilliant work and good riding.

@pierrebroccoli.9396

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah - this is my second year of mountain biking not just urban bashing. Learning every ride and to be in the forest is great. Serene, wonderful and frightening at the same time LOL Great video and outlook on life.

9:24 Jordan exe. stopped working

I think the new videos are great and polished AF. Boy do I really miss the unscripted stoke that you shared on a weekly basis when you first started out though. Maybe I’m the only one, but there was something magical and pure in those more raw videos that I looked forward to and I really miss seeing now days.

So great to see a new video from Sampler, you had my heart racing from time to time as the video went on! Thanks how its time to go ride today.

"there are skinnies WITHIN other skinnies" SKINNYCEPTION

@ciclon5682

4 жыл бұрын

Yo dawg i heard you liked skinnies so i put a skinnie in your sikinnie dawg

Kinda miss how you did the older vids, with out the commentary. That's just my opinion tho, still love and watch the vids

I loved the storytelling on this one, Alex. Excellent work on everything, man. You rock!

Such a great edit! I found myself cheering for you guys throughout the video. I just love challenging technical lines. The community is super chill and so friendly, this is also why I love mountain biking, everyone is just happy to be out on the trail and toked to ride. Keep it up!

9:25 *Player disconnected, reason: Timed out*

Singletrack Sampler gets my vote for "Most Improved KZreadr of 2019". Your vids get getting better. Saw your recent live stream with BKXC and I completely understand all your thoughts and emotions about all this. Just keep on being you and the videos will be awesome.

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

🙌

This is your best video to date. I was entertained the whole time and you told a story about the north shore that does it Justice!

I watch a lot of MTB videos and this is one of the best ever. Love that fact that you put so much time into editing and narrating. Thanks for letting us live vicariously!

Respect, that was nothing short of insane. White whale or not, safe to say you've got skinnies down.

It's the narrow track nimbler!!

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

CLASSIC

@LIVE.LAUGH.EMPIRE

3 жыл бұрын

Heyo

Been missing the videos good to have u back

Man, the quality of your videos has gone through the roof recently! I’m so super impressed, dude! Also, this makes me really stoked to ride again since some big injuries and long recoveries. I back!

Mountain Bike Mike is my uncle ! the reason i got into riding !

When it's slick like that you may find more luck with your tires partially deflated (more grip & traction) but this proves issues elsewhere so pack a pump!

The north shore really is a wonderful playground. Been there twice and each time it has given me a deeper appreciation for the creativeness, skill, and challenge that comes with mountain biking. I'm just glad I've been lucky enough to see it with many of these features still rideable.

I am obsessed with your channel and mountain biking. You have definitely changed how I want to live life.

"fat skinnies" single track sampler 2019

as a die hard clipless pedal rider, I would definitely be riding flats out there. Great video!

@andrewnorris5415

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha!

one of your best videos to date. wow!! thanks for taking the time to film this and let the mtb world be there with you and Jordan.

Huge inspiration, man. The last part of the video hit home pretty good. Hitting the woods each and every weekend really does make me feel like a kid again. Keep up the great content. I watch every day. Ian

Miss the old style videos tbh. I can respect the effort put into these though.

@Chris-pw7ov

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The extra polish doesn't outweigh only dropping once a month, or so. But, not my channel, and it's free. So I'll just appreciate it when ever it comes out.

Where ya been Alex? haven't posted in a while.

This is an absolute gem of a video. Worth every second of waiting and more. Kudos on a brilliant work of art Alex.

Glad to hear you had fun making it. Bouncing back is possible, just got to believe it and try. Enjoying a bounce back myself with my work now. So fortuitous.

yeah we all become kids when hopping on the bike, it's so true

18:40 imagine your last words alive are “palms are sweaty, mom’s spaghetti”... should be your superhero catch phrase

@LIVE.LAUGH.EMPIRE

3 жыл бұрын

It's an Eminem lyric.

@999glue5

3 жыл бұрын

Landon R that is correct

@14.05 Serious kudos for sending it!! Also, love the edit, thx for all the effort you've clearly put into it. This kind of content I could easily wait a little longer for, your on a roll now, keep crushing it!

Great Video, one of the best up until now! I just got back into riding and your videos are informative, funny, sometimes frightening and always a joy to watch! Keep em coming!

Someone has found the thesaurus button. Cheers!

Its been a month. Is the dude still around or did he hang up his unitard?

Wow, that was your best video and one of the best MTB vids I’ve seen on KZread. Welcome back from your time off, the story telling classes already paid off!!

One of the best mtb videos of the year. Great editing and story telling. Epic!

For a moment I thought I was listening to someone reading a Dr Seuss book.

Why doesn't the Sampler post more often? :(

I know I could not ride most of the stuff in this video, but there is something magical about these woods and watching you ride through them. I've never been to the PNW and I cannot wait until I get a chance.

Thanks sampler for your willingness to be so transparent and keeping the stoke🤘🏻

When I saw the title I thought “now this is pod racing”

@kevinfromsales6842

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Shepherd this is where the fun begins

Drinking game idea: take a shot every time Alex says "skinny"

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

😵

@LIVE.LAUGH.EMPIRE

3 жыл бұрын

More like 🤔😐👁️👄👁️😭😮😔😁

Great post! It's been a while. Glad to see you're alive, well, and stoked!

I keep coming back to this video. Think it is my fifth or so time I watched it. So beautiful. So inspiring. And your PMA is contagious, Alex!

When you laughed you almost sound like a bo3 zombies xD

Nice work although I do miss the days of LESS voiceover work from you.

Loving the new format!!! Stepped up your game!... Glad your back

Wow the quality of your videos has definitely increased. Loved the info at the beginning. Clearly the wait was worth it. That riding looks amazing Mr. Sampler!

Here’s a challenge, ride skinny’s with clipless.....

First thing “what the fuuu is this?

@oORaveNOo

4 жыл бұрын

North shore of vancouver

Bro I just love your videos so much, your the most lighthearted person ever and I just love your vids, you deserve all the good stuff coming your way just keep sending it man!

Finally someone is competing at Seth's level. Alex's content growth will only see his channel explode. I can only watch so many mind numbing trail ride videos. Telling a story and provided multi shot videos with good editing is a game changer. Keep up the good work.

yeah, worth the 1.5 month wait

Imagine riding this clipless haha

@The_Sampler

4 жыл бұрын

😱

@tylervickers2519

4 жыл бұрын

Do you want to die? Cause that how we die

that beginning is hilarious. So beautiful there. One of my dream places to ride.

Seriously great video, been waiting and you did not disappoint. Great work, keep it up because you’re crushing it.

Who click as soon as the vid was uploaded

Good video, but the voice over style just doesn't have the same stoke as your previous videos. Would love to see you back in front of the camera in a more natural way.

dude i've been following you for just a couple years, and i cannot believe how good you've gotten. just awesome skills!

Alex that was one of the best Mtb videos I have seen all year. Brilliant :-)