I am passionate about all things to do with mountain biking and despite being in my 50's now still enjoy racing and trying to progress my skills. I am lucky to ride with a great group of like minded friends who luckily have a sense of humour. We call ourselves Dad's Army not because we are dad's but rather after the old TV series. Basically a bunch of old fools who are incompetent but still think we are cool.
The videos show new mountain bike tracks, mtb races, mountain bike reviews and general mucking around on bikes.
I have joined the E bike fraternity and absolutely love them so most of my reviews are E bikes these days.
The channel name came about because when ever we went out on a ride we would tell those that couldn't make it that they missed the "best day ever"
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I'm in my late 60s love riding and would rider harder if I had better skills n wasn't gonna demolish myself. Nearly everyone I've met has had a reasonable crash and been injured.
Mountain biking is an awesome sport, but everyone in that video has had injuries, including myself. My injury was so bad that I considered giving up riding. That, of course, never happened.
I reckon that you should have reset the modes .. and just left it to the original 3 modes. 👍🏼
Must admit I seldom mess around too much with bikes I have been given to ride.
I rode the automatic transmission.. I couldn’t stand it !!
This is brilliant. Love my emtb and at 55, helps keep me young. This video is great fun. You have a good group to go riding with that makes it even better. Can’t wait to see your whistler videos.
I'm hoping the guys will get some footage in Whistler, but I am not going. Will have videos from a different location, though.
What a nice group. I wish I had a fraction of this number of friends to ride with… always riding solo because the guys I hang out with are too scared to ride bike. It was like that when I was living in NZ and same thing here in Canada. 😔
Sometimes, on your own, you need to make the effort to meet people. When I ride in Europe, I listen out for English voices and then join their group even if they don't want me. Before you know it you have new friends. Doesn't always work but often does. All the guys in this video met exactly that way.
I bought this exact bike (except in S5 size-I’m a tall guy with gangly long legs) last week. Saved $5k because it’s a 2022, but was still brand new. I LOVE IT. 😍
Certainly some deals to be had at the moment. Have fun on it.
Thanks! Slow Steve looks like Quick Bronson (Charles) :-) Good job boys!
Awesome episode, I started riding at Woodpoo back in 96, OG carpark was way down the back towards the grove, you could ride to Muriwai and the local trails back there then, epic oldschool trails no carpet, features were like snakes and ladders by the 2000s and rickety sketchy as fk skinnies and drop off and gap jumps, real shit with real consequences, seen my fair share of helicopter rides in and out of there too! still riding still crazy! though you guys are up there! Riverhead was the mecca for the core riders and loved that place too especially when it rains, get a bit sick of sand and who doesn't like Riverhead mud. Muriwai has suffered the most, the old days there were awesome, but like bikes things change, sometimes for the better🤣 Lets face it 29ers and batteries have saved the Army and probably! me! Keep rocking the Army and camera Sgt Wilson and Captn Mannering Steve is doing a great job! Might see ya out there one day who knows, old soldiers never die they just end up riding e-bikes! 🤣 Sic boi's All shredders!🤟
Thanks for that. Woodhill certainly has some history. I remember falling of some sketchy wood features on my fully rigid bike back in the day. Come join us for a lap when you see us up there. Used to go to RH a lot, but less do the last 2 summers.
Hi Lance, Met Kevin years ago wakeboarding, good to see he’s still ripping, tend to ride solo these days as too many times my riding buddies would say give it a go, you’ll be fine and I wasn’t, ACC folder is like a phone book 😂
Kev took me wakeboarding once. Thought my arms would never feel the same. Our group is good. Some do jumps others, don't. No real pressure to do anything. Of course, if the captain does a jump, I will have to follow 😂
@@bestdayevermtb2I used to MTB, windsurf and wakeboard with Brent, funny you giving him grief about going down tricky sections on a track but as you said the camera does lie 😮
I hear E-Bikes are great. :)
I think I heard the same😂
This is everything I love about Mounting Biking !!! GOOD ON YOU BOYS !!
Thanks, and keep on shreading.
I’m a 70 yr old w LOTS in common w Chris Cairns(we both encountered an aortic dissection +sort of survived) but getting an ebike gave me back some life in t backcountry(which I’ve always been into)… living w some disabilities from t “event” but still hooked. enjoying your clips Lance/ going DH is t best therapy always. : )
I'm glad you are still with us and out on the bike. E bikes are just brilliant in my opinion.
Smooth as a Gravy Sandwich!
Awesome gents! Great vid and love the stories and motivation for riding!
Thanks for the feedback always appreciated 😊
Almost 75 - wife almost 65 riding since 1994. Now have had 2 Levo comps for the past 4 yrs and still riding upto Grade 4 trails all over Central North Island.
Good on you. I hope I am still going strong in another 20 years. Just need to stop falling off.
71 here, still riding my bike on the trails (2024 Pivot AM). I'm a little more cautious than when I was a young buck, but enjoy every minute I'm out on the bike.
It is a great sport. Combines exercise, the great outdoors, a bit of adrenaline, and catching up with friends.
Saw you guys heading off at Woodhill’s the other day and saw the group photo being taken, we were under the umbrella watching. I called out but you looked busy. We have a similar group but probably on average 10-15 years older. Some of us have been riding together for 30 plus years starting in Rotorua when it all kicked off, no marked trails and no suspension. There we started a concept that was we make a time each week and whoever turns up we ride, social media has supercharged this, I think there may be 30 on the what’s app group, but the base concept is still the same. As time goes on the social connections have become more important as time goes on, men do talk but best after the manly pursuit of MTB. EMTBs for many of us have kept us in the game through varying health problems. If someone is ill or injured they still come out for the post ride coffee. There are now three rides a week that we can join at Woodhill. There are group rides to do many of the main trails/trail systems in NZ, we are lucky now to have members in Queenstown and Rotorua, to call on. Individuals do other things like our member who is riding across America at the moment or the one who pushed through fatigue syndrome to ride the length of NZ. Some of our standout riders are winning major events in the over seventies division still on muscle bikes. Guys come back from broken backs/necks, knee and shoulder replacements/reconstructs, we all love riding and the company. We call ourselves the Woodies, we were Dads Army but someone else had that name so we changed. We have nick names, shortcut, no breaks, nudge, crash, bailiff etc… And we run a crash register the one who scores the most points on this receives a prize at our annual BBQ. Oh and there is a song coming out…
That is really cool. Dad's Army is certainly not unique. There are groups all over the country doing exactly the same thing. I used to ride on a Thursday with another group who were older than me. They also did rides away, and we had a Christmas BBQ every year at Woodhill. Sorry for stealing your name.😊😊
This is the only channel I watch where I LOL!🤣 Such great blokes with stories for the ages and classic banter whilst rippin along the trails. Great watch Lance.👍
I'm glad you like the videos. I'm not sure why you laugh as we are a very serious educational mtb channel 😂😂😂
I am considering buying an ebike. I can't keep up with the young ones now.😂
Trust me DO IT. Nearly all the guys in this video were reluctant to get e bikes including myself. They are beyond awesome.
amazing amazing review, loved it, very honest, detailed and gave a laugh or two. Just in the early stages of research for my first bike and was amazed to find someone out here in Nz as well talking about these two monsters. Out of curiosity cos I'm also based in Aotearoa. What's the name of the trails u did? that's Rotorua right?
Turbo specialized is very poor
Great video, I'm 58, started 5 years ago, Emtb of coarse, and love it, despite the injuries, lol
Mountain biking would be the perfect sport if it wasn't for the injuries.
Keep healthy and enjoy MTB forever .....
That is the plan.
I am 71 and still shred it. Not so fast on the climbs any more (never was) but I still rip on the down. I need to make a road trip to Whistler. 12 hour drive from my house. Which I had a crew like that in my area.
We love Whistler. Sad I am not going this year but have my own adventure planned.
What about guys in there 70s? I'm 71 and I ride every second day. I'm hoping to go back to mt bike in Colorado this year. I love mt biking in Colorado. I lived there 5 years. Now I'm in back Tauranga. Ok Lance?
I am hoping Dad's Army is still going in our 70s. I did a video awhile back with Gordon, who races DH in his 70s. We will have to go for a ride one day in TGA as I ride there often.
Always awesome video Lance really enjoyed it mate . I can’t get over how much the park has grown since I used to be able to ride there every Sunday is well. It’s great to see some of the faces from your Dad’s Army MTB riders. I’m always looking forward to seeing you and the boys in your next video 😊
What a mob of silly old buggers! 😂 Frankly, I, an old coot, tune in to see your boundless enthusiasm and watch other old coots going hard on their bikes. It's seriously inspiring to see other old blokes with...err...more powerful stomachs doing it all. I definitely need to lift my game! 😎 Dad's Army (is there a Pikey?) look like a great bunch, able to heap 💩 on yourselves and each other all day long, and no dummies spat. Love to see it.
Thanks for that. We have a few young riders that join us from time to time. Not sure I would call them Pikey though. The rest of us definitely fit the Dad's Army mould, though.
Great video! 👍🙂
It's definitely a minority but epic skillset, identify the old Woodhill trail from the new ones, our group does it too! Great stuff mate, our lot started up there about 2006 too, late 40's mostly so not far behind, keep it up mate, love it!
Yes, Dad's Army is not unique. There are so many groups of guys and girls who have been riding Woodhill for many years. I love the social aspect of the rides.
Great video, neat to 'meet' you all. Keep the videos coming!
Come say hi when you see us riding.
Great bunch of people, nice video as always. Enjoy your upcoming trip Lance!
Thanks, hopefully get some good videos on the trip.
Another great video thanks, your videos are very addictive and probably inspire more people than you realize including me . Really love your banter and sense of humour and havent watched a video yet i didnt enjoy. Maybe you should mention you ride ebikes on your channel sometime.🤣Looking forward too the next. All the best Paul.
Thanks so much for taking the time to give feedback. It is the thing that motivates me to keep going. It certainly isn't the money. I often think of quitting as it takes a huge amount of my time, but then a kid wants a selfie in the forest with me, or someone tells me I motivated them to go riding and it keeps me going.
How much
I think they retail for $23 500 NZ
Brought a tear to my eye if I'm honest. Why I ride at 50? Too yoing to feel old to old to be young. I got into mountain biking pretty late in life. But finding your limit by pushing it too far, being able to forget your 50, and act like your 20 something with like-minded old and new friends fills the cup. Thanks, dads army! Remember, growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional!
I am still too young to act old. I often think I should be sensible and take up bowls but I love the adrenaline rush of doing things that scare me. I know there are consequences but I just can't give it away just yet.
Awwwe great video Big Day...love yas!
Thanks heaps. Need a big Rotorua session when I get back.😊
Awesome keep up the great videos.
Thanks, will keep trying.
always love watching you guys, thanks for the vids!
Thank you for the support. It is always appreciated.
Fantastic Lance ,who’s that guy Kev 😂
Everyone loves some yeah boi cam.
Another good one. there may or may not be rumour out there that the reason you ride togther is that you have no friends and you all pay each to be each other friends, OR or might be Like minded people that like doing the same thing
I heard that rumour, too. Nobody wants to pay me, though😂
Great video as always, im 52 and looking for people to ride with.....how do i join Dad's army?
As mentioned in the video, Dad's Army is not a club you can simply join. Everyone who is part of the group has simply met on the trails. If you see us, come say hi and join us for a lap. It really is as simple as that. Must admit that not everyone enjoys riding with us, as we talk more than ride.😂
@@bestdayevermtb2 im heading out tomorrow afternoon, ill look out for you all
@BigRedCube I won't be back at Woodhill till September now. We typically ride on Sunday at 10am but rode today as I am on a flight in the morning.
Wow, the camera quality is crispp, what camera do you use? Also good ridin guys
Must admit I love it when people say this as it has taken me years to achieve. The interviews are a Sony zv1 with DJI microphone and my riding pov is a gopro 11.
@@bestdayevermtb2 thank you man, lookin forward for more videos, and if you mind, what do you think abt yt capra core 2 29' ? Im planning on buying that bikr
@1xMily. To be honest, I know very little about that specific bike, but I do like YT as a brand.
@@bestdayevermtb2 dw, ty 👍🏻
Love the color. I've just ordered my first ebike which is a turbo levo.
You will love it. E bikes are just so much fun.
Will certainly be a new interesting ride as only ever owned hardtails under 1000 so be a big step up. Definitely looking forward to it
Some of the EP801 are NOT set to 600W peak power from factory and need to be explicitly configured for it. Maybe that explains the lack of power over the older EP800.
I do wonder if something like that could be going on.
That looks like a cool trail
Are those Van Halen brakes as good as Eddie shredding a guitar solo?
Thumb nail 🤙🏽
You always have the style
@@bestdayevermtb2 😂🤣
Awesome 😎
would you come back to christchurch adventure park anytime soon?
I would love to come again as only got the one day there. Will get back some time but unlikely this year.
How to wreck a cassette n chain in one ride when in Auto
What's the story when the shifter is changing automatically up or down as far as backing off pedal load between gears.
That is the issue I had with it. I believe I am good at changing gears. You need to back the power off when changing. You get very good at this riding a gear box bike like my Zerode. With automatic changing you don't know when it will change gear so cannot adjust your power input accordingly.