I'm an older dude who got into dirt bikes late, and frequently find myself riding with people who've been doing it since they were kids. Makes me feel a lot better about my many bail outs to see someone with as much experience & talent as you make the call to say "nope, this chunk of trail ain't for me right now.".

@VFRCapBob

11 ай бұрын

Your real riding buddies just want to see you enjoy the ride.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

There’s a point where friends should push each-other…. And a point where it’s too much. Always do why you feel comfortable doing and nothing more. This is supposed to be fun so you can enjoy life more

Don't sweat backing down from an obstacle. There is no shame in it, especially on the punisher. It is a gnarly trail. No sense in ruining your ride or creating an situation that would ruin your buddies ride. There is always time to come back and tackle the trail again when you are 100%. It is pretty fun seeing you experience all the local trails. Keep up the good work.🤘

All the ripped muscles, broken bones and twisted joints will remind you of glory days long after the thrill of victory has vanished from memory.

Full respect to you for having the courage to say no. There are many people out there who wished they'd made that choice instead of risking everything just to please their mates. Live long and prosper!🖖

Great trail, and vice to step back when you get to the limit of you current level 👍

Dude-- much respect for riding your own ride, and knowing your current boundaries. I know of a lot of injuries that wouldn't have happened if everyone could just own their shit. 👍

You may have pulled the plug, but damn...your hair was ON POINT!!!

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

It’s he’s being this handsome. Had to come up with a reason to show my face 😂

First off, good for you for leaving the part in where you didn't commit. You could have sliced that out, but that's why we like your channel you keep it real. Second, good for you for living to ride another day! Your leg could be easily snapped again or something else like a wrist. Then you're really screwed. Great choice! I've seen lots of your rides, you are one bad ass rider for sure.

Can’t wait to see more videos!

It’s good to hear great riders like you call it good when the ride is not going your way. I ride alone ALLOT and call it “done” often, for safety’s sake.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Starting to get a lot wiser with age. That broken ankle really kicked my ass and made me rethink things

Self preservation(safe) should always be priority #1. Being crippled the rest of your life is not worth the ego trip.

Live to ride another day!

@EverySingleSunday

10 ай бұрын

Yes

If you don't finish the trail, so what no big deal. If you get hurt, now it is a big deal.

I'm still impressed with that save up that big ledge. Well done there💪 We'll have to get back out there soon!

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

My ankle is still super sore from it. Dumb ideas :)

Good work getting back out there. Recovering from injury is difficult, not just physically but mentally! Keep getting after it and trust your instincts! They have served you well and will for many more years.👍👊

no worries man it takes experience to know when to back up. Take care of yourself and come back stronger 👍

You nailed it. Respect the trail. Good on you Travis. 👍👍

When I broke my right wrist, it took a while after the cast was off to trust being able to hit the track, or freak if I would fall on my right side, or even shoot pistols because the recoil made my hand go numb (I learned to shoot left hand very well then). Then I broke my left wrist/forearm without even crashing at RPMX hitting a rut, gunshy hitting MX with the plate on my arm, leading me to crashing at Palomar and breaking my forearm at the end of the plate where the screw went in. Took a long time to prove to myself the bones are good, Bionic Man parts are as solid as before. But now I am old as shit, so I figure, you know what, I don't need to hit the triple at Barona right now, I can cruise. Next comes a minivan.

You deserve credit for challenging yourself. We all need to do that. I did a road bicycle race and the start was downhill with lots of riders itogether elbow-to-elbow going 40 miles per hour. Insane. What a feeling I get thinking about how crazy that was, even now. But safety is important so you'll be around for another day. :)

I got tired just watching that. No breaks. Live to ride another day.

Excellent job. Way to know your limits. Where is this located?

@EverySingleSunday

9 ай бұрын

South of SLC a little ways

Glad to see you're getting back out there into the harder stuff, Travis.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Baby steps but definitely going the right direction

Sometimes we just have to realize we're too tired or not up to sometime right now. Still, you have the courage show that pride will not determine your destiny.

I could ride that stuff when I was younger but, I aint scared to say nope NOT TODAY!

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Smart man. Hopefully I can get to the place where I’m comfortable not even trying

Good on you for at least giving it a shot and knowing when your comfort level told you to bail. I'm 60 and suffered a spiral fracture in both Tib and Fib last April, coming off of my KLX. Two surgeries and a steel plate later I can't wait to get back on my bike, but also think my mind will cause me to be a bit chilly about doing trails that could cause another similar injury.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Ya, it’s been weird. I’m finally comfortable on my bike after almost 2 years from my crash. I wish I could say I’m over it but that’s not the case. Hopefully someday soon we can get back to normal

Awesome, even my bubblehead is hurting just watching those rocky problems, guess way too many neck injuries.... cool episode, cheers V!

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Thanks V. I’m still sore just thinking about this one

Way more than I could ever do. As a beginner rider this is way more than I would feel comfortable with and at 59 not sure if I will ever trust my body at this point even if my skills improve.

The sign of a smart rider, after tearing my ACL 2 years ago, I am still timid in certain circumstances

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Ya, it’s been holding me back for sure.

Before I shattered my ankle I never gave two thoughts to riding like a pissed off teenager. Now somedays it takes me like 20/30 minutes to shake it off amd get out of my head. I still don't trust my ankle jumping off obstacles on my feet.

There is absolutely NO shame in setting a limit of what you can do any given day. Some days it is there and some days it is not. No excuses needed. :)

That obstacle is no joke. We lifted bikes over that and still turned back. We will hit is and clean it again one day!!

Awesome . what a place to ride 👍🏻

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Killer trail for sure

Sadly you get to live on camera, the rest of us just turn around and go home 😂😂😂

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Exactly…. The ups and downs of social media 😂

Live to ride another day brother.

Always hard coming back from injury especially broken bones. I often second guess myself after injuries its part of the game. But whats awesome is the new areas your covering. keep at it your confidence will come along when your ready. Good stuff mate

Ride your ride. well done pulling the plug! Don't argue with riders that are not comfortable. embrace the suck...Way to go Travis!!

That was god damn good save 😭🤣 i did the same thing

Great video!

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Wayne

Easy or hard, YOU'RE ON THE BIKE

You tried wearing full knee braces, with the strap that attaches to your boot? I run the Leatt C frames, but not strapped them yet

Great video! I was curious to what mount you're using to bolt up the Fastway flags to the clutch/brake?

Being an octogenarian and still riding after having broken both arms twice, toss in some rib's, hand, toes breaks and the Collar Bone, the Skeleton Trophy award you can always show your friends...gotta love them dirt bikes. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIGV2dFqo6esn6g.html

Good choice on the ledge. I quit doing all that ridiculas hard stuff almost 10 years ago. I always pick the easer lines if they are available. It allows me to ride longer.

I broke my leg in three places playing football, worse pain of my life, it took me years to get mentally back in the game. Were you filming when you hurt yourself? Is there a video link?

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

I was filming and I have it in my Instagram…. But I still haven’t shared it here on KZread yet I’ve started making the video a few times but am not sure how I want to share it. Maybe someday

@ryanarentz6413

11 ай бұрын

My broken leg was on video, I can't watch it and I can't watch when someone else breaks their leg (while playing football) Unbelievable amount of pain. You are the man for getting back out there, good for you.

Adulting is hard but being foolish is even harder.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

True

Ive been riding less then a year and learn a lot from your videos. When you broke your foot you weren't wearing boots right? I think I remember you saying that.

I’m going to be ok if we never ride that again lol

I wanna try this!!

@EverySingleSunday

4 ай бұрын

Let’s go Holmes!!!

Good Call Travis..Its all fun until its not!

Calling it off while the others carry on is really hard but you are showing your experience as a rider by knowing your limits on that day. I know you are skilled enough to do that trail when you are feeling 100%, maybe we can hit it next time I'm down your way. I did this one early spring and it was damn hot, if this video was filmed fairly recently I can imagine it was smoking hot out when you rode it.

What tire/tubliss/moose/psi combo are you running in this terrain. We run the Kenda Knarly at 0-4 psi on tubliss here in Hawaii because of the slick conditions and lots of rocks/river/mud. But, I bet that combo would work well in the terrain you are riding as well?

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

I’m on a VE33s with a Nitro Plushie out back. Works well and still lasts long enough in the rocks. Nothing slick here for this ride

Yeah doggy, if your ever looking for other folks to ride with hit me up. I end up alone a lot and looking to add some new folks to my list of people to go with.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Sounds good man. Hit me up on IG if you’d like to join sometime. I’ll be out of town the next couple weeks though

Is all good man at least you got out!

@EverySingleSunday

3 ай бұрын

This time. I’ve learned from the past 😔

For trails like this do you run tires low psi or higher to bounce off rocks.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Lower PSI with a sticky tire out back so it’ll tractor up everything. Front, just a regular tire and pressure

@YetiShots

11 ай бұрын

@@EverySingleSunday Thankyou, great content and don't worry you will be flying over those obstacles in no time.

All good Travis? It's been a minute...hope all is well 👌

You follow any of our local series?

@EverySingleSunday

10 ай бұрын

What series is that?

@panic-revv85

10 ай бұрын

@@EverySingleSunday usra racing UT and umora. It's a mix of Grand Prix, sprint Enduro and hare scrambles. We even host a few national hare and hound rounds every year as well as an ISDE qualifier.

@EverySingleSunday

10 ай бұрын

@@panic-revv85 I’ll definitely look into it. Thanks

Good decision on that trail be safe for now 👍

I’ve bailed in stuff that is much easier than the punisher. If you’re not feeling it then why force it. Overcoming an obstacle that you WANT to beat is great. That doesn’t mean you have to ride everything you don’t want to.

The GoPro cameras are terrible for scale. Downhills look flat, obstacles appear smaller. Even so, Punisher looked to be a fitting name. Those chunky, off camber areas looked sketchy too.

What’s a guy gotta do to tag along on a ride up this with you guys??

@EverySingleSunday

10 ай бұрын

There’s a group called “dirt bike riders of Utah “ on FB. Some rides like this get planned there

As long as i cant do good pivot turns, slow wheelies and slowly raise front and totally master clutch/ traction control , I gave up riding these tracks. Yes there are pros riders, gifted, etc... But they learnt the technique... Maybe go on trial bike and pratice practice practice

@EverySingleSunday

10 ай бұрын

I actually understood what you tried to write :)

@babar69110

10 ай бұрын

@@EverySingleSunday hate auto correct tuned for other languages, ridiculous smartphone kB and typing with gloves😁

Might be years before you trust that leg all the way. I wouldn't worry about it.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Hopefully by the time I’m ready for a SXS :)

A wise man must know his limitations. Otherwise, he’s just a fool. And being foolish, especially on a difficult trail, is dangerous…while we all want to challenge ourselves, as that is how we get better, we also want to be able to ride tomorrow…

Stoked seeing you back out & getting after it Travis!!! Do you man…you inspire & reach a ton people, feel free to remind us to not be twats & that healing/recovery is OK.

@EverySingleSunday

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, it means a lot. Been a struggle getting back but am so happy to be doing so

What are you riding here man?

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

Northern utah

@vividkarting1936

11 ай бұрын

​@@EverySingleSundayoh. Lol. Sorry. I meant bike

Knobbies on a trials bike in rocky terrain seems like an odd choice. Trail looks like a blast on a trials bike. No shame in calling it, everyone knows that one guy that goes full send at everything, constantly tearing up bikes and himself, rather than knowing when to quit.

ebike thats cute

@EverySingleSunday

10 ай бұрын

:)

Maturity leads to a longer riding career. No one wants to watch you get injured again.

@EverySingleSunday

11 ай бұрын

I appreciate it. Thanks