Carrabassett is great and Freeman Ridge Bike Park is nearby and is totally worth stopping by for a shorter ride on really well-built trails as well! And in Maine, the ski season is a similar length to the MTB season.
This is the first time I've seen trails that remind me of what we have here on the Great Dividing Range in Australia. Dense trees and good dirt and winding trails, but we do have more exposure though. Its great to see!
Love how Rocky it is. Very nice. I like that trail. It's my kind of trail. I ride a hardtail. Getting a new specialized rockhopper expert in 2 weeks. Can't wait.
Brilliant video, love your work and also the honestly on your riding, no massive jumps or drops. But just a dude on a bike Having fun and enjoying the trails👌
I live in Maine and Sugarloaf is always packed in the winter, and it’s an amazing experience to go and ski and snowboard with hundreds of people that share the same interest
I wish you could come back through Arkansas and ride some of our newer trails. There is a lot more in Arkansas than just the northwest corner. This video had a therapeutic feeling about it for us. Great job!
Really nice video again. I am glad that you mentioned the Sentier du Vieux Moulin in Quebec. I hope that next year, without the border problem like this year, you can come back for a ride. Good summer!
Trestle bike park is huge and open all summer... turns winterpark ski resort into a massive bike park... snow king and jackson hole in wyoming also turn into pretty large bike parks in the summer.
20:00: a brown tailed hawk once swooped over my friend's helmet around Athens, GA. I guess it didn't like us being there on Jefferson Road. I can assure you it could have done some real damage.
@@socialsophie are they pretty flat or are there some nice dh. I just came back from riding UCSC in California, 4 miles of climbing and then gnarly descent all the way down. Hundreds of trails or more. Was hoping to find something like that here.
Nice to see you there. I rode that spot a few years ago. I went to meet the real estate broker and bought my snowmobile house twenty minutes up the road. After that I went the trails. I don’t know what they don’t run the lift for bikes. Sunday River south west from there does I believe. Thanks for showing me what missed , I have the map I’ll put it all together some day 😊❤️🇺🇸
Maine looks pretty amazing! Always reminds me of our cardiology lectures in PA school. The cardiologist who taught them had practiced in Maine, and he would title the case studies he presented as "Tales From The Woods." Haha! I recall photos of moose, as well!
I love very close to Auburn and have yet to try Apetite. I usually find myself at Blackstrap in Falmouth! Your comment has me intrigued though! Do you suggest a trail on Appetite?
Sugarload USA is my favorite ski resort in the world. I suspect they will go biking in the next 5 years. It's not the most iconic, or the most known, but as far as skiing goes it has everything to offer!
Ive been riding Carrabassett for 20 years now its crazy the changes they have made and continue to make. Plans for a lift service bike park in the future🤟
I don't pay attention to when sugarloaf resorts opens and closes, but on the east, it's more like 6 months. Killington is october-may most of the time. More ski resorts need to offer downhill parks though.
Hey! @BKXC I see you are often with your phone in hand trying to figure out where the trail is. The most convenient I've found so far is a Garmin Vivoactive 3 watch (or equivalent :) ) with the "DW Map" app. On top of tracking my ride and health data, It also allows me to build a route in trailforks and then upload it to my watch. It's super useful! Just a quick look at my wrist and I can see the route and instantly know whether I should turn left, right or if I just drifted away from my planned route. Cheers!
I’ve ridden carabassett valley trails from the base of sugar loaf and the NEMBA chapter up there truly does a phenomenal job maintaining and building trail up there! Only problem is it’s in no mans land and it takes forever to get there! Hope you enjoyed it
Great job Brian ! I find it nerve racking to ride a foreign trail alone. I am about to go ride Fire Mountain in Cherokee NC. Never been on that trail and will be alone so hopefully I don't get too lost. I've got to get my phone apps setup and should help a lot.
Get a Garmin GPS, download the traild to the GPS. Much better than pulling out the phone and looking at TF. If you don't want to spend a lot of $$$, the Edge 25 is very basic but it DOES do the job.
There's a number of bike parks in British Columbia besides Whistler. Silverstar, Big White, Revelstoke, Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Fernie, Sun Peaks and Mount Washington to name a few. Bcpov is planning to ride most of them this year.
Mammoth Mountain in the Californian Eastern Sierras has an amazing infrastructure for a MTB Park. It has that whole MTB people thing going on in the village.
the new Garmin edge 1030 plus has all trailforks trails pre-installed with future trail updates supported, so no need for data use or service on your phone to see the trails, mine is on it's way, it's worth a look
When u came through south Carolina u went to the boring trails. If u ever come back through hit stomp house up near Clemson. Plus there's a lot near table Rock also
I was at Uwharrie in NC yesterday and rode 2 blue squares, thats more than enough for a 65 year old man who had open heart surgery in 2002 a 4X bypass, slept like a log last night afterwards. Bought a pair of Northwave Clan shoes, far superior to the Giro jackets i was using
I went up there in May '19... It was too early and the trails on the resort side were closed! So I gotta get back sometime. But Newton's Revenge was fun. By the way, for viewers of this video, hit up The Hungry Trout in Rangeley and get the deep fried ribs with Blueberry BBQ sauce. You're welcome.
I've only skied Sugarloaf once and the conditions were awful, I would love to go back. I would also like to go up in the summer for mountain biking, the eastern states cup wants to have an enduro at these trails
HEY Bri.... Love your videos. Watching your state to state shred. Nice job. On future videos would you please indicate at the beginning the date? Planning my trips. Tks. Jmcc
Sugarloaf is open about 5.5-6 month a year. Also, people on bikes are almost always able to also pedal uphill, skiing (unless you have specialized equipment) is pretty much downhill only. Makes people less inclined to pay $100+ for a lift ticket if they can just pedal themselves up another trail system.
I’m telling you visit the micro bike park at Essex Woods in Bangor Maine. If not that then don’t forget about other areas in the Penobscot region such as great Pond Mountain wild lands and it’s legendary capstone Trail or the Kiske trails of Denham Maine overlook trail.
When you finish this series, you should ride some more in Alberta, we have a few good trails, but mainly not in Lethbridge, but, it would be fun to ride with you if you ever come to Lethbridge, we have steep ones, and easy ones, jumps, and more
I use Strava and then set up Strava and Trailforks to sync after my rides, so I still get the trail conditions email in case you've been using that feature Brian. Seems Trailforks tracking is hit-or-miss but Strava always works.
Minnesota has figured out that the old, depressed, shut-down areas on the Iron Range are Great for year-round sports like mountain biking. Minnesota now has 4 fantastic locations up north from Cuyuna to Giant's Ridge, to Duluth that are some of the best in the mid-West.
Hmm Maine, chain, you are a poet & didn't know it? Lol the Trailforks system has been a pain in my butt all summer. Very aggravating. These CZcams ads are getting overwhelming. Lol Keep having fun. Stress less, ride more. Stay safe.
Time to invest in a bike computer BK! Swap out your BKXC stem cap with a K-Edge Gravit Cap and you can keep the trail map in front of you the entire ride.
Just an FYI update on CT trails since I think you are pretty close. A lot of cleanup has been done and most of the higher ranking (most popular) trails have been cleared. Hope you can hit it up soon!
Been listening to James Nestor's "Breath" book on Audible. I do all I can to breathe through my nose when climbing. It works well but sometimes it feels you are suffocating. Getting better at it though.
I like Trailforks and that weird straight line issue seems to happen on a lot of my rides - particularly if I stop and take some photos with my phone. However, if you save your ride, it always shows up correctly when I look back at it.
Nice ride! I hear ya on Trailforks. I love how the app can act as a map but it bums me out with how glitchy it is. Maine looks legit! Next stop....Kingdom Trails in VT!
Why don’t you get a garmin instinct, you can create the route then upload the GPX file and upload it to the watch and just follow it like a sat nav. Great video
If all the tech you have on your bike, you should scoop a garmin watch or bike computer with a speed and cadence meter. The garmin connect app workout stats breakdown is legit.
Hardcore snowboarder here. I agree many ski kills can be used as dual purpose, the problem is the costs. as you touched on the development and operating costs. 1, insurance is some states for bike parks costs as much or more than for skiing/snowboarding. Not sure why. I think it is liability related. Then you need to develop the trails and other infrastructure. So you can make your money back on that. Plus regular operating costs, utilities , staff. Your ticket cost approach that of ski lift ticket. Why would pay $40, $50, or $100 when you can ride next to the same hill for free? There is place in NY state, you pedal up the top and ride right next to the skill trails. cost $0. if you have enough of population base to support the cost, it can work. Like killington. maybe next summer i might it.
I’m now convinced your not a mountain biker wanting to shred in every state but rather your just on the run from Wells Fargo! 😳 great vid🤘🏻
They can't repo the van if he stays on the move! Plus the delay in uploading vids to CZcams throws them off and keeps them 2 states behind!
"fighting a bird, it's not like it could really hurt you..."
EVERY AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE DURING NESTING SEASON: "Hold my beer..."
Every bald eagle in western Canada... "Hold my salmon!"
Hahaha
That’s awesome!!!
Peter L you mean « Hold my small dog «
When Fall kicks back in, you'll love the vanlife a ton more. I only travel in mine from Fall to Spring.
Woo my backyard! Glad you enjoyed it!
Carrabassett is great and Freeman Ridge Bike Park is nearby and is totally worth stopping by for a shorter ride on really well-built trails as well!
And in Maine, the ski season is a similar length to the MTB season.
Maine, my favorite State!
Nice, I was wondering where in Maine you'd choose. We've got a lot of great places to ride, but this is definitely an excellent choice.
where else is good? Would love to make a trip from NH to hit some ME trails.
Malarky Mt. Appetite is good.
@@malarky6455 freedom ridge bike park in kingfield, blackstrap in falmouth, smith preserve in kennebunkport
@@Nicky_Pin_It thanks a ton!
@@Nicky_Pin_It any gnarly dh style trails?
This is the first time I've seen trails that remind me of what we have here on the Great Dividing Range in Australia. Dense trees and good dirt and winding trails, but we do have more exposure though. Its great to see!
Love how Rocky it is. Very nice. I like that trail. It's my kind of trail. I ride a hardtail. Getting a new specialized rockhopper expert in 2 weeks. Can't wait.
Great bike 👍🏻
Brilliant video, love your work and also the honestly on your riding, no massive jumps or drops. But just a dude on a bike Having fun and enjoying the trails👌
Welcome to Maine! We have LOTS of fun stuff. Come back for more and hit up 207MTB on FB for the inside scoop... some of the best folks around here :)
Hey fellow Mainers! I ride all that stuff on my hard tail. Carrabasset valley is gorgeous in the fall.
Ps. get a lobstah roll.
Hello fellow Mainah. Are you up in the north or in southern Maine?
I live in Maine and Sugarloaf is always packed in the winter, and it’s an amazing experience to go and ski and snowboard with hundreds of people that share the same interest
I wish you could come back through Arkansas and ride some of our newer trails. There is a lot more in Arkansas than just the northwest corner. This video had a therapeutic feeling about it for us. Great job!
Really nice video again.
I am glad that you mentioned the Sentier du Vieux Moulin in Quebec.
I hope that next year, without the border problem like this year, you can come back for a ride.
Good summer!
Trestle bike park is huge and open all summer... turns winterpark ski resort into a massive bike park... snow king and jackson hole in wyoming also turn into pretty large bike parks in the summer.
20:00: a brown tailed hawk once swooped over my friend's helmet around Athens, GA. I guess it didn't like us being there on Jefferson Road. I can assure you it could have done some real damage.
Man the Maelstrom side at sentiers du moulin is so good right now, nothing else like it, you won't believe it!
If you do end up in Maine again I would love to ride with you in Bangor. We have some trails here that are definitely interesting. Great vid mate.
The 50 state shred has been quite the adventure so far! Keep on rippin it up.....hee haw :)
your the best mountain bike rider in my whole life
except for that awful technique/habit or riding with his thumbs above the bars lol........
Yess I'm going to Maine in a month, great to see some trails up there!
You should check out Mount Abram bike park. They just opened this year.
Thanks for visiting my state! You’ll have to come back, Southern Maine trail building is really taking off!!
Where are the good ones?
@@dozloveseme Gorham Maine, Saco, Kennebunkport has great MTB, Falmouth and Freeport area as well!
@@socialsophie are they pretty flat or are there some nice dh. I just came back from riding UCSC in California, 4 miles of climbing and then gnarly descent all the way down. Hundreds of trails or more. Was hoping to find something like that here.
Nice to see you there. I rode that spot a few years ago. I went to meet the real estate broker and bought my snowmobile house twenty minutes up the road. After that I went the trails. I don’t know what they don’t run the lift for bikes. Sunday River south west from there does I believe. Thanks for showing me what missed , I have the map I’ll put it all together some day 😊❤️🇺🇸
So funny Brian. I listened to the same Rogan podcast and have been breathing out of my nose as much as I can. Lol funny to hear you say that!
Maine looks pretty amazing! Always reminds me of our cardiology lectures in PA school. The cardiologist who taught them had practiced in Maine, and he would title the case studies he presented as "Tales From The Woods." Haha! I recall photos of moose, as well!
If you’re ever in Maine again, you should try Mt. Appetite in Auburn.
I love very close to Auburn and have yet to try Apetite. I usually find myself at Blackstrap in Falmouth! Your comment has me intrigued though! Do you suggest a trail on Appetite?
Sugarload USA is my favorite ski resort in the world. I suspect they will go biking in the next 5 years. It's not the most iconic, or the most known, but as far as skiing goes it has everything to offer!
Also, you need a garmin on the bike. Easy to follow!
Fingers crossed for next year Brian!
Your outro is so damn great! I саn watch and listen to it 24/7 ))
Don't forget Snowshoe, WV. They are open for mtb through the non-snow season
Ive been riding Carrabassett for 20 years now its crazy the changes they have made and continue to make. Plans for a lift service bike park in the future🤟
Hi Brian, enjoy watching your channel on the 50 States Shred from South Africa.
Hello from Vail, Colorado!!! Love the videos! This 50 state shred thing is awesome keep up the great work!
I don't pay attention to when sugarloaf resorts opens and closes, but on the east, it's more like 6 months. Killington is october-may most of the time. More ski resorts need to offer downhill parks though.
My chain fell off 4 times yesterday so this title makes sense🤣
Every bald eagle in western Canada... "Hold my salmon!"
Although the U.P is my most favorite in Michigan. You'd like the DTE trailhead in Chelsea. Sugar loop being biggest bang for your buck
Another great ride is patowatomi trail.
Perfect timing, I woke up and grabbed my laptop. And what do you know BKXC had posted!
Hey Brian, ran into you at highland, glad you made the trip to Maine! Great video too
Been looking forward to this one!
Terrific video , love the commentary .
Sugar loaf was the first mountain I learned to ski on! Hopefully we get some trails there someday its such nice mountain.
Hey!
@BKXC
I see you are often with your phone in hand trying to figure out where the trail is.
The most convenient I've found so far is a Garmin Vivoactive 3 watch (or equivalent :) ) with the "DW Map" app.
On top of tracking my ride and health data, It also allows me to build a route in trailforks and then upload it to my watch.
It's super useful!
Just a quick look at my wrist and I can see the route and instantly know whether I should turn left, right or if I just drifted away from my planned route.
Cheers!
“Mind fold”. You’ll be glad of it!
I’m looking forward to riding Maine one day. Also, Brian, Killington Bike Park in Vermont has ski lift service for some sick trails during summer.
Killington is the best!
I'm going there next week after highland!
Maine is beautiful we have so many trails here
AthleticKids looking forward to going one day soon! Good Trails (CZcamsr) video was really good!
derp kingdom sick!
I’ve ridden carabassett valley trails from the base of sugar loaf and the NEMBA chapter up there truly does a phenomenal job maintaining and building trail up there! Only problem is it’s in no mans land and it takes forever to get there! Hope you enjoyed it
Bear trail is my favorite in the whole valley. Short, fast and fun flow
Great job Brian ! I find it nerve racking to ride a foreign trail alone. I am about to go ride Fire Mountain in Cherokee NC. Never been on that trail and will be alone so hopefully I don't get too lost. I've got to get my phone apps setup and should help a lot.
We are going to Sugar Mtn this weekend. I hope to make it over to Fire Mtn.
Get a Garmin GPS, download the traild to the GPS. Much better than pulling out the phone and looking at TF. If you don't want to spend a lot of $$$, the Edge 25 is very basic but it DOES do the job.
Just rode Carrabassett for the first time a few weeks back. Amazing stuff there.
There's a number of bike parks in British Columbia besides Whistler. Silverstar, Big White, Revelstoke, Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Fernie, Sun Peaks and Mount Washington to name a few. Bcpov is planning to ride most of them this year.
I love the snail trail
"Recreate" I don't think that actually a word haha! Great vid, looks fun
Mammoth Mountain in the Californian Eastern Sierras has an amazing infrastructure for a MTB Park. It has that whole MTB people thing going on in the village.
MAINE HELL YEAH IM IN BRUNSWICK
Belfast!
Topsham
Portland!
@@taylordaigle7150 Sanford!
the new Garmin edge 1030 plus has all trailforks trails pre-installed with future trail updates supported, so no need for data use or service on your phone to see the trails, mine is on it's way, it's worth a look
When u came through south Carolina u went to the boring trails. If u ever come back through hit stomp house up near Clemson. Plus there's a lot near table Rock also
I used to do a habit for humanity style trip to that area of Maine for a dozen years. Beautiful place in the world for sure.
I was at Uwharrie in NC yesterday and rode 2 blue squares, thats more than enough for a 65 year old man who had open heart surgery in 2002 a 4X bypass, slept like a log last night afterwards. Bought a pair of Northwave Clan shoes, far superior to the Giro jackets i was using
I went up there in May '19... It was too early and the trails on the resort side were closed! So I gotta get back sometime. But Newton's Revenge was fun. By the way, for viewers of this video, hit up The Hungry Trout in Rangeley and get the deep fried ribs with Blueberry BBQ sauce. You're welcome.
Mount Blue is a great hike near there...thanks for the video...never been to sugarloaf
I've only skied Sugarloaf once and the conditions were awful, I would love to go back. I would also like to go up in the summer for mountain biking, the eastern states cup wants to have an enduro at these trails
HEY Bri.... Love your videos. Watching your state to state shred. Nice job. On future videos would you please indicate at the beginning the date? Planning my trips. Tks. Jmcc
Sugarloaf is open about 5.5-6 month a year. Also, people on bikes are almost always able to also pedal uphill, skiing (unless you have specialized equipment) is pretty much downhill only. Makes people less inclined to pay $100+ for a lift ticket if they can just pedal themselves up another trail system.
We hope to see you next summer BKXC 🤞
I’m telling you visit the micro bike park at Essex Woods in Bangor Maine. If not that then don’t forget about other areas in the Penobscot region such as great Pond Mountain wild lands and it’s legendary capstone Trail or the Kiske trails of Denham Maine overlook trail.
Nice to see you. It’s been a while.
That lock screen 😻
Fantastic bike *drool* Ibis frame is art in motion. Grats! Travel well 💯
saw the wells fargo thing and signed up for the patreon lmao love ur videos
Sugarloaf is going to add lift serviced trails in few years so you will need to come back
When you finish this series, you should ride some more in Alberta, we have a few good trails, but mainly not in Lethbridge, but, it would be fun to ride with you if you ever come to Lethbridge, we have steep ones, and easy ones, jumps, and more
I use Strava and then set up Strava and Trailforks to sync after my rides, so I still get the trail conditions email in case you've been using that feature Brian. Seems Trailforks tracking is hit-or-miss but Strava always works.
Minnesota has figured out that the old, depressed, shut-down areas on the Iron Range are Great for year-round sports like mountain biking. Minnesota now has 4 fantastic locations up north from Cuyuna to Giant's Ridge, to Duluth that are some of the best in the mid-West.
Love your videos and all the history.
A "My Fair Lady" 📽 reference in a MTB video? Nice👍🌧✈
Yay for a good night sleep! Another great video aswell mate.
Hmm Maine, chain, you are a poet & didn't know it? Lol the Trailforks system has been a pain in my butt all summer. Very aggravating. These CZcams ads are getting overwhelming. Lol
Keep having fun. Stress less, ride more.
Stay safe.
Just subscribed, the terrain in Maine can be wicked, and beastly!
Time to invest in a bike computer BK! Swap out your BKXC stem cap with a K-Edge Gravit Cap and you can keep the trail map in front of you the entire ride.
Just an FYI update on CT trails since I think you are pretty close. A lot of cleanup has been done and most of the higher ranking (most popular) trails have been cleared. Hope you can hit it up soon!
Strava did that to me on a hike recently. Lots of straight lines instead of recording where we actually walked.
Been listening to James Nestor's "Breath" book on Audible. I do all I can to breathe through my nose when climbing. It works well but sometimes it feels you are suffocating. Getting better at it though.
Sugarloaf USA announced plans earlier this year that they are expanding and adding a mountain bike park in the next few years.
I like Trailforks and that weird straight line issue seems to happen on a lot of my rides - particularly if I stop and take some photos with my phone. However, if you save your ride, it always shows up correctly when I look back at it.
Nice ride! I hear ya on Trailforks. I love how the app can act as a map but it bums me out with how glitchy it is. Maine looks legit! Next stop....Kingdom Trails in VT!
Great job Brian, this series is so sick. Hoping for Coopers Gap once you hit PA.
One other place that’s building trails in Maine is Mount Abram bike park.
Are they currently open and do they have bike rentals?
I can't wait until you come to Colorado. I will find you and stand uncomfortably close. 😆
Why don’t you get a garmin instinct, you can create the route then upload the GPX file and upload it to the watch and just follow it like a sat nav. Great video
I believe he still has a Wahoo, which allows that and is arguably more user friendly, but just doesn't use it.
dude...what else do you eat beside Oreos, Lucky Charms, and Gummy bears!! What an epic trip.
Crashed pretty hard on the little rock jump @ 14:32 last weekend. Shoulder hates me right now
Be great if ever you get to cornwall England some great mine waste unofficial trails . One big free play ground
My wife and I last year, were looking into property in Maine, and actually building cabins by the river. Land there is very affordable.
U should go to the whitewater center in Charlotte NC
If all the tech you have on your bike, you should scoop a garmin watch or bike computer with a speed and cadence meter. The garmin connect app workout stats breakdown is legit.
Hardcore snowboarder here. I agree many ski kills can be used as dual purpose, the problem is the costs. as you touched on the development and operating costs. 1, insurance is some states for bike parks costs as much or more than for skiing/snowboarding. Not sure why. I think it is liability related. Then you need to develop the trails and other infrastructure. So you can make your money back on that. Plus regular operating costs, utilities , staff. Your ticket cost approach that of ski lift ticket. Why would pay $40, $50, or $100 when you can ride next to the same hill for free? There is place in NY state, you pedal up the top and ride right next to the skill trails. cost $0. if you have enough of population base to support the cost, it can work. Like killington. maybe next summer i might it.
Me and my little brother went up to Carrabasset Valley to MTB a few months ago and saw a moose walking along the road right there in kingfield maine
Looks like a awesome place for MTB fun 👍
Hey Brian, what can a bird do? They are so small? Check out Magpie swooping injuries and say that again 🤣
I’m waiting to see you on the trails of ct Rockland preserve in Madison, Connecticut is one spot to hit built by bikers for bikers.....cheers
Corey MTB he should go to powder too