Testing out the BP Ranger Station and Seth's new $12,000 hardtail mtb!

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A few weeks ago I stayed at the Berm Peak Ranger station with my mom and brother for the first time since all the upgrades. Not only was it super luxurious and awesome, but it's also super close to some of the best riding out here in Pisgah National Forest.
Naturally, I got out for a ride with Seth and was really stoked to see that he had brought out his brand new custom hardtail for some serious testing on a very not hardtail friendly trail... Daniels Ridge.
First up - house tour
Next up - bike test
Let's go!
LFRHGS
Alexander

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  • @SethsBikeHacks
    @SethsBikeHacks Жыл бұрын

    Man, that was fun! This was filmed a little while ago and I’ve since added a shim to my cleats, which feels great with my Mallet pedals. I’m really liking them now!

  • @AndrewSends

    @AndrewSends

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey seth

  • @phillipmoore8531

    @phillipmoore8531

    Жыл бұрын

    Shimano spd with multi directional cleats are amazing! They have always helped me with unclipping. I havent tried mallets

  • @RomanMoroniesFargingWall
    @RomanMoroniesFargingWall Жыл бұрын

    Seth with a masterclass in saving his ass multiple times in a run. 🤯

  • @nkrktn
    @nkrktn Жыл бұрын

    I love those crossovers with Seth so much !

  • @beanpod7

    @beanpod7

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too! Always great to see the Seth and Alex show. 😉

  • @62swampboy62
    @62swampboy62 Жыл бұрын

    This vid was the highpoint of the weekend. 'I don't know what just happened but I think it was sick." What a classic line.

  • @timallencontact
    @timallencontact Жыл бұрын

    “ I don't know what just happen but I think it was sick!” Seth with the extraterrestrial save, still blowing my mind every replay! 🤘

  • @samishereforfun
    @samishereforfun Жыл бұрын

    Seth's insane recovery skills on that bike though. Makes me wonder if it's the clipless pedals or the custom frame!

  • @ArmaniFlyHigh

    @ArmaniFlyHigh

    Жыл бұрын

    a clipless move 4 sure...

  • @brandonbeasley1825

    @brandonbeasley1825

    Жыл бұрын

    Had to have been the pedals, getting bucked like that could make you lose your footing in a heartbeat, just as fast as that happening.

  • @camacdonnell1

    @camacdonnell1

    Жыл бұрын

    Pedals helped but it's mostly down to Seth being an exceptional rider. Most of us would be staring at the sky 10 feet off the trail clipless or not.

  • @destiny4life84

    @destiny4life84

    Жыл бұрын

    @@camacdonnell1he is not that good 😭 this was literally an easy ass xc typa trail

  • @TraviNomotion

    @TraviNomotion

    Жыл бұрын

    @@destiny4life84 he was talking about the save dummy

  • @mattlarsen8585
    @mattlarsen8585 Жыл бұрын

    You and Seth are really good on camera together. It would be awesome if you did another bike packing series.

  • @casestudymtb
    @casestudymtb Жыл бұрын

    Seth with the closer got me crying 🤣

  • @danielsprehe
    @danielsprehe Жыл бұрын

    The Key’s series was when I first started following STS & SBH, would love to see another bike packing tour series. Alex only wants to do it on a tandem so Seth replaces the tubes and tires ‘before’ taking off 😂

  • @The_Sampler

    @The_Sampler

    Жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @driver8438

    @driver8438

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember when you guys doing that didn't one of you guys keep getting a flat ?

  • @genericinternetperson
    @genericinternetperson Жыл бұрын

    Something about those clipless pedals going back and forth between saving Seth's ass and screwing him over hits me just right.

  • @mmagbee
    @mmagbee Жыл бұрын

    The banter between these two is legendary

  • @michaelrogers9809
    @michaelrogers9809 Жыл бұрын

    Seth is even more entertaining in other people's videos than in his own. That looked like an awfully nice ride there.

  • @noway2836
    @noway2836 Жыл бұрын

    18:47 I’ve never been sicker

  • @justridemtb6544
    @justridemtb6544 Жыл бұрын

    Seth's hardtail is probable the nicest hardtail made

  • @The_Sampler

    @The_Sampler

    Жыл бұрын

    It's so sick in person

  • @slide_drexler
    @slide_drexler Жыл бұрын

    SS & seth are just showing off. Climbing and talking to each other without making those awful wheezing noises.😁

  • @mattcrane

    @mattcrane

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s called optimal riding! Ride at a pace of talking!

  • @ironeinar

    @ironeinar

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mattcrane well then I really shouldnt ride a bike uphill ever again lol

  • @MadelaineSophie
    @MadelaineSophie Жыл бұрын

    I think we all can agree that we NEED more videos with the both of you! Its always so much fun to watch you two together...

  • @driver8438
    @driver8438 Жыл бұрын

    Man this brought me back you guys made such great content together.....

  • @Arshumness
    @Arshumness Жыл бұрын

    As a MTB novice, I appreciate the commentary you make on the tactics/strategies you are doing as far as line choice or bike handling. Like the comment you made about lifting the tire through water. I know it’s tough to do while you’re riding, but any rides that you do alone, I’d like to hear more of it.

  • @georgeforeman89
    @georgeforeman89 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you keep the struggles of the climb in the video. Way too often MTB KZreadrs cut out the climb and all the huffing and puffing.

  • @CREWAPP_
    @CREWAPP_9 ай бұрын

    I love these kinda of videos where its just two great dudes having a ball on a trail. Right on for seth and that bike too!

  • @330_Crew
    @330_Crew Жыл бұрын

    I’m an old school MTB from the 90s who learned and only ride clipless. When I visited Pisgah I only rode it clipless. Your right that if you do it long enough it becomes subconscious. One time I was going OTB and was able to clip out mid flip, jump off the bike, and land on my feet.

  • @davet4051
    @davet4051 Жыл бұрын

    So much fun to see you two out for a ride. My favorite YT videos are still from the collaborations you did together when you were first starting your channels.

  • @stevencole7331
    @stevencole7331 Жыл бұрын

    Seth is taking the next step in progression with this hardtail . A good to great rider can reach a limit on a full suspension and you have to return to that more raw version of mountain biking . I am a average Joe but I rotate my squish and hardtail and it's so much fun . The hardtail sets up the full suspension ride . It' also keep things interesting and fresh . It's a different ride between the two . Kind of like comparing a wooden roller coaster to a steel rail version . Both are fun and scary in there own way .

  • @HaHa-ly4rj
    @HaHa-ly4rj Жыл бұрын

    Waiting for Uncle Sampler and Becca mtb rides.

  • @The_Sampler

    @The_Sampler

    Жыл бұрын

    YESSSS!!!

  • @thadgillespie5255
    @thadgillespie5255 Жыл бұрын

    I love it when you and Seth get to ride together. Shenanigans always happen! 😂

  • @ALeagu3
    @ALeagu3 Жыл бұрын

    Man, I would watch the two of you ride together every day. Love it.

  • @burgertron2000
    @burgertron2000 Жыл бұрын

    The best this about the video is just the casual conversation you guys have.

  • @DAMN55117
    @DAMN55117 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. I love hardtails, but this is a good example of the difference with a great rider like Seth having that amount of saves. That section of trail with running water looked so cool.

  • @Anotherfunnyword
    @Anotherfunnyword Жыл бұрын

    Trick/rhyme for Alex in order to remember Celsius (instead of trying to convert it): 30 is hot 20 is nice 10 is cold 0 is ice

  • @thomasking5025
    @thomasking5025 Жыл бұрын

    I really love watching videos of you and Seth riding or doing shenanigans together!. LFRH!

  • @gregbeasley2657
    @gregbeasley2657 Жыл бұрын

    Love the energy y'all have riding together!

  • @wesodell8021
    @wesodell8021 Жыл бұрын

    I honestly really appreciate you keeping in the clips of you and Seth breathing heavy and struggling on climbs.

  • @guol1806
    @guol1806 Жыл бұрын

    These crossovers are great. You two really got me into MTB more than just being a guy that rode a MTB on trails occasionally. I’ve built up my last 2 bikes along with some of the skills you demonstrate. Thanks for sharing your ride with us.

  • @MikeR65
    @MikeR65 Жыл бұрын

    Stellar video ! I mean top notch! Best video I’ve seen you put out and I’ve been watching for several years!

  • @rando4468
    @rando4468 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video. Great to see Seth on the bike riding again. He's been indoors too much! Amazing how he pulled that out after hitting that rock. Awesome baby!

  • @petertkac7180
    @petertkac7180 Жыл бұрын

    Daniels Ridge, what a gem! woot woot!

  • @thecannabiskidfortier6219
    @thecannabiskidfortier6219 Жыл бұрын

    My grandparents told me a way to calculate from celsius to Fahrenheit. Take the celsius number and double it and add 30 and it's within a few degrees up or down of the actual number.

  • @juzDubbin
    @juzDubbin Жыл бұрын

    Always super fun riding along with you and Seth bro!! Something adventurous is bound to happen! 😅

  • @ognyc6522
    @ognyc6522 Жыл бұрын

    Good vibes with buds!! Luv it!

  • @mscudde2
    @mscudde2 Жыл бұрын

    You two make the best videos together

  • @zips28
    @zips28 Жыл бұрын

    It's been a while since I saw MTB in Singletrack or Berm Peak!! What a pleasure, two friends riding in the forest. Thanks!!

  • @MikesBikes2020
    @MikesBikes2020 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome to see you two ride again! 🤙

  • @northwestmountainbikeaddic6874
    @northwestmountainbikeaddic6874 Жыл бұрын

    Nice riding, and damn Seth hitting that rock and doing that weird indo thing ! 😮crazy

  • @mc540flip
    @mc540flip Жыл бұрын

    Wow fun trail and ride! Seth almost went done 3 times. Sick hardtail though- I love it, hardtails are so fun. I agree with you Alex full squish on that trail and flats.

  • @alvaroneto6893
    @alvaroneto6893 Жыл бұрын

    Bikepacking the Keys on a tandem. Please, make it happen, guys! 😂

  • @TooMuchBike
    @TooMuchBike Жыл бұрын

    That was such a fun video. I watched the whole thing with a smile.

  • @richr7604
    @richr7604 Жыл бұрын

    Man that ride looked epic!! And Seth was being a beast on that hardtail and with clipless pedals? Sheesh!! He's the man!! Thanks for another great video!👍

  • @ericramosmd
    @ericramosmd Жыл бұрын

    Those saves rgat Seth made were incredible!!!

  • @k9kayaks
    @k9kayaks Жыл бұрын

    Wow and Seth kicks up a big slab of rock and keeps rollin 👍🚵🏻😂

  • @mtb_flip
    @mtb_flip Жыл бұрын

    Man that save Seth pulled off was ridiculous. Thought he was going to land shoulder heavy for sure. Wow!

  • @onebagoneworld
    @onebagoneworld Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video, as always!

  • @MrZoo223
    @MrZoo2238 ай бұрын

    I wish I'd found you two sooner. Love the positive stoke from both of you 🙌

  • @JoeAQuinn
    @JoeAQuinn Жыл бұрын

    Please do another biking the keys series!!! It was sooooo good!

  • @ridingwithreggie
    @ridingwithreggie Жыл бұрын

    Seth was getting extra frisky on that trail! Awesome content! This video kinda reminds me of the older videos from when I discovered your channel around 2019.

  • @123RidesBikes
    @123RidesBikes Жыл бұрын

    With KZread nowdays I have trouble sticking arround a 7 minute video but you kept me entertained for the whole video keep it up!

  • @gregnowak2492
    @gregnowak2492 Жыл бұрын

    That was awesome!

  • @gmbmedia28
    @gmbmedia28 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing riders skills you and Seth. 🍻

  • @FGUK1973
    @FGUK1973 Жыл бұрын

    This video has made my afternoon!!!

  • @Ganjamulla
    @Ganjamulla6 ай бұрын

    Living the dream!

  • @Zarrx
    @Zarrx Жыл бұрын

    this trail reminds me of my local one, you guys killed it!

  • @iamcraiggentry
    @iamcraiggentry Жыл бұрын

    Ahh yeah! You know it's going to be a great Sunday when there's a fresh Sampler/Seth upload.

  • @davidgrammerstorf9433
    @davidgrammerstorf9433 Жыл бұрын

    It makes me so happy to see you guys get exhausted. That's my default state on rides like that.

  • @splooshmtb
    @splooshmtb Жыл бұрын

    So many close calls! With no crashes that just adds to the stoke! A hardtail on Pisgah downhills sounds brutal hah great video man!

  • @scottbowers5019
    @scottbowers5019 Жыл бұрын

    Seth living on the edge with the frame going sideways.! Nice bike! Glad you are spending family and friend time Alex. No bike rack on the sedan.

  • @MikeKraemer87
    @MikeKraemer87 Жыл бұрын

    Seth is such a beast, hardtails on hard trails. That trail looked like it would be suited for a 27.5 plus tires for sure!

  • @jeremyohart4536
    @jeremyohart4536 Жыл бұрын

    Wow ! So beautiful there I can’t wait to get out there . About to head over to Pinhoti for the afternoon. Btw Seth nice save when that rock tried to catapult him over the bars .

  • @dgreensotr
    @dgreensotr Жыл бұрын

    The secret word with clips is Pledge - furniture polish. Use just a little spritz on the mechanism. I ride in SoCal so I only need to refresh it a couple of times a year. You'll need to use it a lot more often.

  • @harrygrimley4352
    @harrygrimley4352 Жыл бұрын

    First. Thanks for the tour. Cool. Second. Nice to hear some huffing and puffing on the climb. Makes me feel better. Third. Those trails look awesome. Needs some work though. How many trees are across the trails ? Thanks for sharing this with us.

  • @BuddinAdventures
    @BuddinAdventures Жыл бұрын

    Yo Alex! I always love watching you videos. I’ve been watching for years and enjoys everything you do. Come up and ride the Frederick watershed with me dude. There’s some serious stuff up here I think you would enjoy!

  • @manalotomanaloto
    @manalotomanaloto Жыл бұрын

    Great interaction. Loved the last one at the gas station, Seth learned nothing 😂😂😂

  • @dualolin392
    @dualolin392 Жыл бұрын

    I feel u on the clips!

  • @jameshowe2074
    @jameshowe2074 Жыл бұрын

    In the video it looks like Seth is running Crank Brothers pedals. These can be hard to unclip from with some shoe combinations in my experience. I'd recommend trying a pair of Crank Brothers shoes, they call it the Match System. Works an absolute treat. So easy to unclip, no wearing in period, performs great straight out of the box.

  • @raketoped663
    @raketoped663 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, nice impressions! Welcome to the metric system :) - The 12k Bike kicks like a mule o.0

  • @TheIggyTech
    @TheIggyTech Жыл бұрын

    Love these ride along videos. Very much reminds me of the early Alex & Seth youtube days, in a good way! And for the life of me I cannot figure out how Seth survived that 18:39 moment lmao

  • @blinkin7228
    @blinkin7228 Жыл бұрын

    I have that same ledlenser it's really good!

  • @ingolipse2443
    @ingolipse2443 Жыл бұрын

    Stay on your bike Seth.

  • @josephbell7994
    @josephbell7994 Жыл бұрын

    At 23:30 into the video, Seth you almost ate it hard! Your rear wheel hit a rock and that hard tail is so light it almost kicked you up and over. Nice recovery bro... :)

  • @kazenokami5133
    @kazenokami5133 Жыл бұрын

    I‘d love to see both of you hit Whistler one day again 🥹

  • @toadbroz30
    @toadbroz30 Жыл бұрын

    13:29 is me this spring getting back on the bike.

  • @tomassanesson902
    @tomassanesson902 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome cool video and awesome epik bike 👍🤘

  • @JulianoGSF
    @JulianoGSF Жыл бұрын

    Hardtails bikes are the best! Fun and agile.

  • @butchl6403
    @butchl6403 Жыл бұрын

    Nice vid. The both of you together make for a very entertaining video. You should do more collabs.

  • @attila5708
    @attila57089 ай бұрын

    18:12 *seth almost dies* also seth: "that was tricky"

  • @scottyfpv5651
    @scottyfpv5651 Жыл бұрын

    Sick. When I bought my full suspension MTB I went clipless from day 1. You just have to wear them in is my experience. Now when something sketchy happens my foot always comes out to catch me..but in the beginning I was falling over like crazy 🤣

  • @brandonbeasley1825
    @brandonbeasley1825 Жыл бұрын

    Seth was absolutely getting SENDY on this ride, and he handled getting bucked so damn well, it's mind-blowing. Looks fun! Can't wait to get my first ride out of Florida.

  • @colincoulthard3021

    @colincoulthard3021

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, look after the front wheel and the back’ll take care of itself. 🤞🏻🤣

  • @Birdmusic77
    @Birdmusic77 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing saves seth😱🤣💯 Your bike looked like it wanted to wreck. Glad you didn't!

  • @EagleManExplorer
    @EagleManExplorer Жыл бұрын

    Kudos to Seth for sticking with clipless. I had a pair of Mallet DH's, because I thought they would be a nice compromise with a big platform to stand on, but would agree with Seth, those pins definitely make it harder to unclip. I ended up with a tib/fib fracture in my ankle from a failure to unclip. Poor technique certainly didn't help, as I was about a week into riding clipless (first ride in DuPont). Now I'm flats for life.

  • @RobJMTB
    @RobJMTB Жыл бұрын

    It's so weird seeing Seth from a different point of view than his channel. Love it. Also, you have the most perfect time to start off your video with, "today we're doing something different but kinda the same" and you totally missed it. hahaha

  • @evilbane2000
    @evilbane2000 Жыл бұрын

    These are the two coolest people on planet earth.

  • @ianfurqueron5850
    @ianfurqueron5850 Жыл бұрын

    As someone who goes between flats and clipless often, it does take getting used to, but after a while you adjust quickly.

  • @jeremyboyle5695
    @jeremyboyle5695 Жыл бұрын

    I assume Seth is on SPD clipless, try the SH-56 multi-direction release clips. Set release tension on pedals 2-3 clicks from loosest escape

  • @MrUnl0rd
    @MrUnl0rd Жыл бұрын

    Seth showing up how much fun hard tails are

  • @Jjcom-rh1tu
    @Jjcom-rh1tu Жыл бұрын

    Everytime i look at his face i can see jesus vlogging ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

  • @Mahuna73
    @Mahuna73 Жыл бұрын

    Time pedals with the easy cleats 😉

  • @andymtb3212
    @andymtb3212 Жыл бұрын

    I was getting stuck in platform style clipless pedals and the crank brothers shoes with groves that match the mallet E pins solved it.

  • @ericrollins4607
    @ericrollins4607 Жыл бұрын

    @18:38, amazing recovery Seth

  • @jdowls9538
    @jdowls9538 Жыл бұрын

    "You know what I learned today? ... NOTHING." Classic Seth!

  • @OmnieStar
    @OmnieStar Жыл бұрын

    I wanna see Seth's reaction of his close calls LOLOL

  • @lamefart8831
    @lamefart8831 Жыл бұрын

    Seth is still a beast on 2 wheels even with less saddle time and more dad bod😆 Seth needs some Shimano XT clipless pedals...

  • @rdknght17
    @rdknght17 Жыл бұрын

    love how seth almost ate it a couple times and just kept truckin

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