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Thanks for watching and commenting. All the new trails are on the baseball field side of the bridge. They are mostly at the top of the climb trail.

All the new and older trails are now on Trailforks. The one you saw taped off near the end is called Breakout and it's now open.

Haw can be intimidating for a newer rider. North boundary has some good trails for all levels. Definitely worth a visit.

That I am not sure about. They are both mineral oil so I would assume they would work.

@@uk2usamtb421 I just installed it this week. Used my old m6100 levers and works 101% better (I can definitely feel the break power instantaneous. No more long lever pull before the brakes engage. In case you wanna do it. Here is what i've done. Lever: M6100 using shimano olives. Hose: BH90 Caliper: Orion 4pot using tektro olives

The trails are open but the pump track is still closed.

​@@uk2usamtb421(When I was looking up Aspire park, I could've sworn I've read that the park was Permanently closed.)

The trails start from the Greenway by the lake. It then climbs up a rocky climb to a single track trail where most of the trails connect. All of the trails in this video connect to each other.

Since I started just riding fun it makes making videos easier and more fun. Thanks for the comments. New video coming this weekend.

So for Haw ridge I would always recommend a full suspension just to be more confident. A short travel full suspension would be perfect. Most other places around east TN are very hard tail friendly.

@@uk2usamtb421 thanks! Appreciate the response. I’m a roadie but looking to get into mtn biking. I want to avoid going in at a price point for a bike only to end up needing to upgrade soon after. I would rather just go ahead and get something “nicer” to save in the long run.

@@bailee80 I would recommend either the specialized epic Evo or the Scott spark. Longer travel full suspension bikes are more capable on all kinds of trails so you won't be limited.

Thanks dude. I'm glad to be back making videos.

Hey dude. Yeah it's been a while since I uploaded. New job and a badly sprained ankle have kept me busy.

…once you have it its free :). The bike certantly isnt free exactly hehe

I had heard that and I would agree switching to metallic pads would make them even stronger.

I do briefly at the start of the video.

Was it the plug on the tcu or the battery connection plug ?

I have ridden there a lot but mostly to get me to other trails.

I think my favorites would be low gap towards the road, saddle towards the lake and east ridge

The riding in this video was in south Knoxvilles urban wilderness trails. It has a good mix of flow and tech trails. The wait of the bike isn't to noticable. As it sits now it weights 35lbs and is really easy to move around. It can feel a little heavy climbing but overall feels really nimble and snappy.

@@uk2usamtb421 Wow .. just 15,88kg with pedals, what size? I thought that this was for S-Works, did you do some upgrades of your own? I am in recovery, so I am ridding Turbo SL, but as they say number of bikes you need is always N+1. :) I'm ridding on the eco mode so I can squeeze near 60km out of internal, but I am not sure this one would like to be beaten on some steep terrain, therefore exploring the idea of Enduro.

@@michalwiktorow2188 no real big upgraded made it tubeless and added and upgrade kit to the shock. The Enduro does steep stuff very well.

Baker creek is always a popular choice for jumps and flow trails. If you prefer more technical trails then riding out into the urban wilderness is more fun. My favorite trails are transfarm, far east, turnbuckle, brunette ridge and reservoir hill.

@@uk2usamtb421 thanks alot. We are looking forward to riding down there. Definitely be a change of pace from here. Thanks.

There is a good mix of trails in that area for all skill levels.

I rode past his owner and the dog had no intentions of letting me past. He ran in front of me for a while. It can be a tricky place to navigate but alot of fun stuff to ride

@@uk2usamtb421 lol. I used your video with the map, and now I totally understand where I got confused. I'll be going back tomorrow.

@@zachbrooks20 enjoy it my friend I'm glad I could help.

I am 176 cm and i feel quit ok with an s4 if you like a race bike but if you want it a bit more playful bike then go with s3 but it depens what you like to ride and what kind of geometry you like.

@@leanderwilke1399 Thanks , I had laready ordered S3, as it was only model available with dealer. Thanks for your input. Cheers :)

Always best to go straight to the deep end lol. I still need to take my enduro there

@@uk2usamtb421 haha yea the first time I went mountain biking me and my dad took are Walmart bikes down a double black trail in Knoxville and we almost died but now we have better bikes.

I have two different setups. Alot of my videos used my gopro session and a wg2x gimbal but latley I have been using the gopro hero 7 black. Both on a chest harness

@@uk2usamtb421 is the hero 7 in a gimbal? and what fov do you use?

@@reuben911 I don't use the gimbal for the hero 7 just the built in stabilization. I followed the loan rangers guide on how to set up the camera and it helped alot

@@uk2usamtb421 thanks, that's my setup to it's just that your video was a little smoother than mine but i guess that's cause i ride really rocky trails on my hardtail. is that baker creek knoxville? i love that place!

I have always wanted and felt more comfortable on a long travel bike. It is pushing me faster on the downhills and hopefully making me stronger up.

I would say they are about the same strength as the shimano with a little more lever pull. Maguras are really strong but you can't use any other rotors than magura ones. I love the tektro brakes they feel perfect for me and just how I want my brakes to be

@@uk2usamtb421 ever had problems with the tektro brake set? my shimano brakes never worked properly also after bleeding

@@walter_vdz8156 so far no issues. Only issue is due to the bike parts shortage I can't get new pads anywhere.

@@uk2usamtb421 you can use and Shimano 4 piston pads, pretty sure u can use icetech pads too

I rode trails at Baker creek preserve. I rode all the trails out there. Cruz valley, barn burner, best medicine, Floyd fox and devil's racetrack.

Same

They do pull further than shimano which I expected. If you want to make sure you have no air in the brake stand the bike up on its back wheel and bonce it and pull the lever. If there is air in the system it will rise to the top and the lever will pull to the bar.

@@uk2usamtb421 Do your brake levers pull this much? I can't seem to adjust these so that they engage sooner. The pull feels really long and is quite annoying: czcams.com/video/lNHiYm2FkI0/video.html

@@porkpie5477 they pull a little less than that. You can try to bleed them, check the pad wear or advance the pads by taking them out a slowly pulling the brake to allow the pistons to com further out. That should help make the contact sooner

Same for me. Mine feel like I can pull half of an inch to an inch before I get significant braking. Compared to my Shimano brakes on my hardtail which are almost immediate engagement. I'm going to have the shop look to adjust and check them out. Something feels off and they are dangerous for me cause i'm coming from the shimano so instead of braking when I need it I loose some response time.

@@stownplayer I ended up doing a full brake bleed and that helped a little bit but honestly not that much. I have a bike with shimano brakes as well and they engage way sooner which I much prefer. May swap over eventually.

Thanks for the comment dude. It's really fun it's nothing to challenging but has a few fun techy places

Those two bikes are very different and from watching have very different purposes but both look fun. It sounded like your friend was on the Levo SL which does require alot more input to make go fast I feel he would have alot more fun the the normal Levo. I would be curious what the bike you rode was limited to and if it has a throttle.