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Downhill Jake
Приєднався 11 тра 2016
That's pretty neat.
We Built A Crazy MTB Step-Up!!
It's been a dream of mine to build a massive flow trail with jumps that make me nervous... this marks the beginning (or end???) of that trail! Me, Kyle and Garrison set out to build an unnecessarily large step up with a little brother, and it turned out just how we hoped 🫡🔥
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This Bike Park COMPLETELY Redeemed Itself
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Sugar MTN Bike Park was in very rough condition on opening day. So much so that I didn't want to come back. I decided to give it another shot and it totally surprised me how good it was running! Apart from the middle and bottom section of their green trail which is in need of a re-work, the tech trails are running just as good as they ever were 🔥🤙 Instagram @downhill_jake
My New Forks Are INSANELY GOOD
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I took my brand new 2025 Rockshox ZEB to Beech Mtn for the ultimate test on how good they actually are.... And I was blown away Instagram @Downhill_Jake
2025 RockShox ZEB Unboxing & First Impressions
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ZEB'S RED BABY!!! When Rockshox came out with the 2025 ZEB in the beautiful Electric Red I caved in and bought a set to replace my long running Fox 38's. Was the switch worth it? Let's find out... Instagram @Downhill_Jake
Shredding Beech Mountain Bike Park
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Beech Mountain is shaping up to be one of the best bike parks here in the south! I good variety of trails and decent elevation makes it a super fun place to ride. Instagram @Downhill_Jake
You Don't Want To Miss This Trail...
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Rocky Knob recently had their flagship flow trail re-done and it is so good! Me and Kyle headed out there to check it out and log some air miles. PB&J Trail is running the best I have ever seen! You definitely don't want to miss this trail if you are in the area. Instagram @Downhill_Jake
This Could Be The Hardest Trail In The South...
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Welcome to episode one of a brand new series where I hunt down the hardest mtb trails and attempt to ride them. Today we are joined by Kyle and ride the trail "Dark Forest" at Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park in Boone, NC. How does this trail hold up? And is it actually hard? Let's find out.... Instagram @Downhill_Jake
IT IS FINALLY FINISHED
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PILOT is officially finished! While we are going to add a feature to the trail It is completed top to bottom. This entire build was super fun and I think it turned out really good. More builds coming soon... Instagram @Downhill_Jake Kyle @ZKRides
Beech Mountain Bike Park OPENING DAY 2024!!
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Beech Mtn Bike Park opening day for the 2024 season was a good one! Me, Kyle and my dad headed out to check out what was new for the 2024 season... SUGAR OPENING DAY- ua-cam.com/video/ayhTxfaqNYA/v-deo.html Instagram @Downhill_Jake Kyle @ZKRides
Sugar Mountain Bike Park OPENING DAY 2024!!
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Opening day for Sugar Mtn Bike Park was a blast! Me and Kyle headed out and checked out what was open. Sadly some major storms took out a couple of trails but once they reopen in July it's going to be a good time! Stay tuned for Beech Mtn opening day... Instagram @Downhill_Jake
SKETCHY MTB STEP-DOWN BUILD!!
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"Kyle's Trail" gets kicked off with a bang! This 25ish ft step-down into a narrow run out with a brutal compression demands precision! What should we name it? Instagram @Downhill_Jake Kyle @ZKRides
Super Sketchy MTB Shark-Fin Build!!
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Pilot is a flow trail that we have been building over the past few months and we are almost finished! This episode I build a sketchy shark-fin step-down hip jump! (mouthful I know...) Instagram @Downhill_Jake
This Is The Hardest Trail... Can We Ride Everything??
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Stampede at Rock Creek is a double black trail that has massive gaps and gnarly rock gardens all the way down. How much of it can we ride? Let's find out... Instagram @Downhill_Jake
RIDE ROCK CREEK 2024!!
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Rock Creek is a bike park located in Zirconia North Carolina just 50 minutes outside of Asheville. I've only ridden here twice, once was on their opening day over a year ago, and the 2nd time was at collegiate nationals last fall. Does it live up to the hype? I think it does! Instagram @Downhill_Jake Kyle @ZKRides
The Ultimate Backyard Flow Trail Build CONTINUES!! | PILOT Ep5
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The Ultimate Backyard Flow Trail Build CONTINUES!! | PILOT Ep5
Mountain Biking Technical Trails In FRESH SNOW!!!
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Mountain Biking Technical Trails In FRESH SNOW!!!
This Trail NEEDED A New Start | PILOT Ep.4
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This Trail NEEDED A New Start | PILOT Ep.4
Jarrod's Place First Ride Of 2024!!
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Jarrod's Place First Ride Of 2024!!
We Built A Trail That Is Almost TOO Steep...
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We Built A Trail That Is Almost TOO Steep...
These Conditions Make You A Better Rider
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These Conditions Make You A Better Rider
Can We Turn This Trail Into Something GREAT?!
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Can We Turn This Trail Into Something GREAT?!
THIS THING RIPS!! | 2023 Talaria Sting R MX-4 First Impressions
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THIS THING RIPS!! | 2023 Talaria Sting R MX-4 First Impressions
This Berm Sucks And It Tried To Kill Us
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This Berm Sucks And It Tried To Kill Us
I Built A HUGE Step-Up In My BACKYARD!!
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I Built A HUGE Step-Up In My BACKYARD!!
Is This NEW Whistler Trail Better Than A-Line??
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Is This NEW Whistler Trail Better Than A-Line??
What’s the name of model of your bike?
@@Vlad-se9bt it's a Propane Trickshot
did u ride Devils Racetrack?
@@schultzmoney I have not. Heard a lot about it though
RIP East Coast Rocks
@@alexandernickos2213 RIP 🕊️🫡
I’m subscribed so that I don’t miss it. Make me proud bros
Nice video! I feel like you need to leave yourself more space for your transitions and features, always seems like everything is like one bike length.
They definitely are pretty close to each other, planning on changing the middle section of the trail in a little while which will remedy that 🫡
Its so funny the grey 3.1 is 799 the black 1099 and the red 1199. BUT I WANT THE RED SO BAD
Jeez didn't realize there was a price difference 😕. The red does look really good, in the sun it looks insane
You would love I-Street bike park in SLC
Id love to check it out one day!
Yea conditions was perfect today tested out some conti kryptotals…mint 👌🏿
This was 100% worth pausing John Wick 4 for lol absolutely insane dude, I had to pause the video to make the comment now after that first hit of the big one cause I literally said oh my fking god out loud! That was seriously sick, you're a legend, screw John Wick, he's a bitch 😂 all I can think of is that commentator on the Danny Hart video "how does he sit down with balls that big" 🤘 hell yeah dude, can never get enough of your build and ride videos, they're always perfect watching, even if you forget to timelapse 😂 Hope Dad isn't in too much pain, coolest dad ever! Hope his recovery is as quick as that roll in cause you guys are flying down that thing
Heck yeah man! 😂🤙
Is that a gold copperhead stem ? Where did you get that from deity's Dark room? Or is the the Cavity stem?
@@waldowsxxghostxx8577 it's the bronze copperhead stem. It's a few years old now so it is a tad lighter than when I bought it
@@DownhillJake that's cool it matched your fox suspension I have the platinum color stem
Yes, pro pain is German
great vid locals
But did you find the new entrance to lower copperhead?!?
@@Bumpdabass in my more recent video yes I did 😂
I’d love to get back up there and check out east coast rocks and gnarnia. Did they give any indication when ECR would be open again? Sick riding as usually my guy!
I should have asked but I did hear someone say it was no more. Hopefully they will just rebuild it but the new ski slope did pretty much take out all the woods it occupied. Appreciate it man!
It's permanently closed
@@alexandernickos2213 😢
sickk dude! i was at beech a couple weeks ago and it started pouring! i was slipping and sliding down all the mountain. i’ve never seen anyone hit that drop on black mamba 😂 keep shredding 🤟
The rain always turns up the spice 😂 you too man! 🤙
sickk dude! i was at beech a couple weeks ago and it started pouring! i was slipping and sliding down all the mountain. i’ve never seen anyone hit that drop on black mamba 😂 keep shredding 🤟
Your lever is making the same squeaky sound my A4’s are lol. Put some chain lube near the pivot area and it went away. Doesn’t sound like you have pad rattle though so that’s good
I'll have to do that. My pads were rattling but I recently changed them out and that seemed to help. I've heard of people putting a tiny bit of rim tape inside the caliper where the pads make contact with the sides of the caliper to help quiet them up, haven't tried it yet though 🤷♂️
RIP Jakes tire🫡
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So glad to hear this update! Can't wait to get out there again!
So stoked that they fixed up the trails, opening weekend conditions were the worst I think I've seen any bike park ever. Good Stuff!
Me too! It's a fun park and opening day it was not looking good
@@DownhillJake so true man
How much for the old 38s😂
Great question 😂, friend of mine was interested but if he doesn't buy them they will be up for sale
My bike sucks. I love your bike! It’s so nice! Are there any bikes you would recommend? It my dream to have a bike like yours 😂 Sick vid the zebs look good
I would check out the YT Capra's. Hands down the best bang for your buck and they are amazing bikes. Thanks man!
shouldn't the 38 be better at tech because of the damping?
@@JamesM-T theoretically, the 38 has an additional rebound setting with the low speed and high speed rebound. The Zeb only has one rebound setting. But the experience I've had puts the Zeb on top. It could also just be riding style and preference 🤙
@@DownhillJake I need a fork that can take big compressions but still stays playful, the Zeb would be so much better than my 38 rythm😅
@@JamesM-T I would agree, so far the Zeb takes big hits way better than my 38 did and the Zeb is every bit of playful at the same time
@@DownhillJake only if I had the money🥲
@@DownhillJake you should do a review of the Rockshox vivid comoared to the fox float x2
Number of token?
@@brunobartolettistella1677 I believe one comes installed from factory and I haven't changed any tokens in the fork yet.
what's your weight and what is your zeb travel? any token?
I'm 172ish lbs fully kitted up with 170mm travel. I got air pressure set to 61psi and I believe it came with one token installed from factory, haven't changed tokens up from stock spec
Does Beech and Sugar allow Ebikes? I can't find anything about it. I have a trial bike I normally take but I just bought an enduro decoy and was wanting to maybe take it.
@@MikeH-qs4os I've ridden my decoy at beech numerous times so I know it's not an issue there. Can't speak about sugar, there's nothing about ebikes posted anywhere so I don't see why you couldn't. You can always message sugar MTN bike park on Instagram and be sure 🤙
@@DownhillJake Thanks for the quick reply. I will have to take it and try it out.
What is the zeb model you are using in your ebike and how doest the new model compare to that fork? Also have you felt any spiking in very high speed hits as I have understood that was a problem with the original charger 3?
I have the charger 3 on my ebike and there is a noticable difference in sensitivity when going to the charger 3.1. small bumps practically disappear. I haven't noticed any spiking on high speed hits yet on either fork 🤷♂️
Ok! Thanks for the reply!
Fork* unless you have multiple new forks
@@codh3gro who knows 🤷♂️
i just got a '24 zeb - 180mm usually hard to trust the RS "trailhead" app, but i punched in my recommended spec on this fork, and hit the jackpot. the first 20mm of travel just FLOATS with those buttercups. combined with a new VEE tire "attack HPL" it's mtb heaven. sit down Kryptotal, the Attack HPL is the new king.
Thank you for the video. That was fun to watch 👍
this is a dream for me I can't believe I did not know about this place sooner - thanks for sharing!
Are you using the a mic from a GoPro, or have something strapped into the helmet? The sound quality is very great 👍
No external mic this is audio straight from my gopro. I do have the wind noise set to off so the camera always records audio in stereo mode. This drastically improves audio quality but you have to have some sort of wind muff or the audio gets blown out.
@@DownhillJake ahh, I see. Thanks for the tip!
Best Beech vid of the season. Wanna see you nail Black Bear top to bottom by the end of the season
@@alexwex123456789 stoked to hear that! I gotta get that bottom rock garden sorted out for sure 😂
Need to get the new fork out to Pisgah
Heal up and let's go 🫡
Sick dude! Looks like those forks suit you well
Thanks man! Vast improvement for me over my older 38s
Dude... I have never seen anyone hit the tree drop into Black Mamba... Actually insane!!
It's a sketchy one for sure! That was my first time hitting it and I was stressed 😂
Fr every time up the lift I wonder if anyone actually hits that
Sr suntour. Cause….free.
Can't beat free 🤙
Bro, you are the first person I've come across to hit that tree drop into Black Mamba. I always see more footprints on it than tiremarks. XD Kudos!
Thanks man! I've always eyed it up this was my first time hitting it, it felt as sketchy as it looks 😂
Yall prefer rockshox or fox? Or something else... 🤔
For jumps/park I would take rockshox, but for a race bike I’m taking fox
I have rockshox front and back, but I recently rode a sc megatower at a bike fest with fox 38 and x2 and it was really good
Rockshox
I use a marzocchi bomber z1
Love my DVOs
So many good trails that are not sanctioned here that would blow your mind !
I'm sure there is! I wish I had someone to show me around 🤔
when is bro actually gonna go to ridebhm😭😭
It will happen 😬
@@DownhillJake they have shuttles now so
Can I buy the Fox 38?
DM me on Instagram @downhill_jake
I’m gonna a bike with these I ain’t paying that
@@Whyusadd that would be the move
Zeb ultimate for the W 🎉
Agreed!
"I got some new forkS" ... aaaaand I'm out.
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I actually tinkered a lot with my fox 36 factory 2023 model up to the point where I had tried a lot of settings, 0-3 token, different rebound/compression andpressure settings. In the end even tried a different air side upgrade for a second positive chamber... always felt to harsh or went to fast through the travel. Recently switched to a 2025 lyrik with the 3.1 damper, set pressure like the the guide recommends, same for rebound and left compression in the neutral setting.. hardly to believe, but it just works a lot better than any setting I tried on the fox :(
Sounds like we had the same experience with our fox forks. It was a night and day difference once I rode the charger 3.1 Zeb
@@DownhillJake i was a real fox fanboy for many years. Always felt a little bit harsh compared to older rock shox forks i have owned (back in the days when REBA was the best you can get ;)) - test drove a ZEB with 3.1 and i was totally sold - now i got all bikes switched to RS (2x Zeb 3.1 / 1x Rock Shox SID) and i got my eyes opened.
Nice! Thanks for making this video. Are there other places you like in NC for eMTBs too?
Not far away from Rocky Knob is a small riding area called The Emerald Outback. It's on the back of beech mountain and there is a couple of fun downhill trails there to ride but it's not much of an all day destination more of an evening ride. The only other major park I'll take my ebike to is Ride Kanuga in Hendersonville. That place is a great time but you do have to pay to ride there.
Those forks and shock spring look sick on the insurgent 🤘 Yeah the lack of sag markers on stanchions since the 2023 models is a bummer. It's honestly kept me from buying them. If /when I do, I'll keep the stanchions from my 2022 fork
Thanks man! Yeah that's a good idea to just swap the old stanchions on. I really have no idea why they decided to ditch the indicators
U should get the new fox forks to make a fair comparison
@@mtbsc016 shoot I would if they weren't so expensive 😂
Whole new bike👌