Backyard North Shore MTB Drop - Building and Riding

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Today, we build a North Shore style freeride drop in my backyard. Here's what I used to build it.

MATERIALS
1) 8ft treated 6x6
2) treated 2x8's
5) 2x4's cut 16" each
1) box of deck screws
4) 4" x 1/2" lag bolts
1) bag of fast-setting concrete

You could build this whole thing with a drill, shovel, circular saw, and large adjustable wrench, but my job was made easier with some cordless tools from Ryobi.
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I also used a level, gloves, and safety glasses.

This is Berm Creek, a tiny but steep mountain bike trail I built in my yard. Right now everything here is blue, meaning it’s of intermediate difficulty. Today, that’s going to change.

Now the title of this video says I’ll be building a North Shore drop, but that’s not entirely accurate. Having visited the North Shore, I know that most of those features are built Ewok style, from actual trees in the area. So technically, this will be a freeride drop, built from lumber that any of you can get at your local home supply store.

The main support will be an 8 foot 6x6, and the joists will be 10 foot 2x8’s. Since these will make contact with the ground I’m using pressure treated lumber, which gets nasty and slippery. For the parts making contact with the tires, we’ll use run of the mill 2x4’s. All this lumber costs under $75. I’ll spare you the details and leave a list in the description.

Step one is to survey the area. The drop will jut out directly from my front yard, as the hill falls below it. With the hill as a landing, we should be able to get about 8 feet of vertical drop with some speed. Maybe more.

I’m digging a three foot hole to sink the post into. This isn’t an exact science, so to cut the post to size I’m dry fitting it and approximating where it lines up with the top of the hill. We’ll have the ability to adjust the joists slightly later on to get them level.

If you’ve never seen a cordless mitre saw, let me tell you it’s the future. I’ll need to cut a ton of slats today, so this thing will be coming in handy.

This 2x4 is only temporary. I’m using it to hold the post in place while I position it. I want to make sure it’s standing straight up, and pointing in the right direction. This fast setting concrete will ensure it stays that way permanently.

To get the drop level I’ll need to dig the front end of the joists into the ground, so I’m attaching them temporarily with one screw each, so they can be pivoted up and down. I’ll use the offcut from the 6x6 as a post for that side, no concrete required.

This post not only helps with rigidity, but also makes it easy to level out the drop. Once things are in place, I can cut a little curve in the end to ensure that no sharp edges stick out of the ground. There’s probably a better way to do this, but I’m figuring this out as I go along.

Time to make things permanent. Two 4” lag bolts with washers should do the trick. Lag bolts are real strong, and I think they’ll make this drop look legit. It’s amazing how fast concrete can set. This thing already feels like it was born here.

Now for the slats, which will be 16” wide. This can be done with any saw, but a mitre saw sure does make it go faster.

I’m drilling pilot holes and securing these with 2 1/2” deck screws. To space them evenly, I’m using a piece of 3/4 inch plywood as a gauge. I’m not even 3 hours in, and this drop is almost complete.

To get the sharp edges and splinters off, I’m hitting the edges with a rasp. After that, there’s only one thing left to do before this drop is rideable. Berm Creek is now officially a black diamond.

With a crude measuring device I made from a 2x4, the tire marks indicate a 10 foot vertical drop. With a little more speed I think 12 or 13 would be no problem.

Building this drop has motivated me to get back to work on Berm Creek. I need to work on drainage, and the berm. We also need to put these tools to use, and bring more North Shore flavor to North Carolina.

What do you guys think? We still need to name this drop, so leave your suggestions below. I’ll make a sign for it once we choose something.

If you liked this build video and want to see more, thank Ryobi Tools for helping make that possible. This is far from the last structure we’ll build in Berm Creek. Thanks for riding with me today, and I’ll see you next time.
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RIP DOGGY YOU WERE A GOOD BOY YOULL BE MISSED

Alfie.JC
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Idk if anyone else said this but you should make anything in the trail in memory of drama Ik you have a drama and then the second one but you should make one last one rest well drama

johnadams
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Earlier today my Patrons voted on “Drama Drop” as the best name. This was first suggested on Instagram. What do you guys think we should name it?

SethsBikeHacks
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Rest In Peace Drama. You will be sorely missed.

nishant
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Please do more videos like this. These are really enjoyable.

finalchance
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Extend the berm with a wooden wall ride?

filipcernak
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At the bottom you should implement a north shore wall ride made out of wood.

tomkemp
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Drama still lives on in Berm Creek, as the sketchiest thing anyone has ever seen!

prematuredgravy
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Love it. Make sure your home owner's insurance never lapses and you have a sizable PLUP (Personal Liability Umbrella Policy) so that when some idiot or neighborhood kids ride on it without your permission and hurt themselves you are protected.

aldenwilkins
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RIP Drama he will always be with us !🤘

ElliotP
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Who else is here to pay respects to Drama? Rest in peace good boy.

PeterParkerOrSpiderman
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This vid made me motivated to go outside and keep on working on my box jump i started about 3weeks ago. Big thanks🤘

luddel
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Things he should to for vids:
1)Build a cleaning stationed clean his bikes
2)Work on berm creek
3)Show us what he uses to make a vid
4)Show us all of his bikes.

crazycat
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Amazing to see how far you've come Seth! Very handy on the tools!!! I've been here since around about 10k sub's. And I'll continue to keep watching your videos for ever!!

melias
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the person who named this drop is an absolute legend

brianhock
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you could nail some chicken wire to the top to get some extra grip for those slippery days

paddydavison
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Hi Seth, recently I became addicted to riding bikes, everyday I wanted to do something cool, and started learning them, like wheelie, front wheel jumps, e.t.c. When I watch your videos I am being more motivated and I get a feeling that I can do anything on bike. I wanna say, Thank you for that! :-)

interestingchannel
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This is awesome!! Make a wooden berm down the bottom at the creek like the one at the mountain bike park near your old house!

levicook
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You should call it "TIMBER TAKE-OFF" Love your backyard trail videos btw. Plz do more.

philipnielsen
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Backyard goals!! haha great job once again Seth!

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