Epic First Ride on my Hardtail with Eric Porter

On the longest day of the year, Diamondback team rider Eric Porter and I traversed the Wasatch Crest trail in Park City, Utah, followed by a romp through Olympic Park and Deer Valley Resort. The purpose of the ride was to make a short film about Diamondback's new hardtail, the Sync'r Carbon.

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[SethsBikeHacks]

All your questions, answered: The guy who was with us is Adam, a cinematographer. See his video when it’s done by subscribing to Diamondback’s YouTube channel. The little button thingie on my handlebars is for the dropper post, which I borrowed from Eric since I was having issues with mine. The guy who crashed on the bobsled track didn’t die as far as they know. He was gone when they found the wreckage. The tires from Kenda were “Tubeless Race”, which are super duper light and designed for XC—not launching into rocks at 30mph. I’m trying out some heavier ones.

[josesbox]

4:30 ish. “Thin rubber feels good but it offers minimal protection.”
I’ll just go ahead and leave that right there.

[LukeBeacon]

0:33 "Ya so that's actually just a piece of tree"
Literally describing wood hahaha

[ShooterMcNut]

"Let's take it easy". Manuals down fire trail.

[peytoncox]

*rides the spine* road biking is scary

[loidsemus]

"Be careful on dirt roads"
2 seconds later: 11:30

[DinnerForkTongue]

"On a hardtail, you don't call the shots - the trail does."

And this is why I love hardtails. If you gotta adapt to the trail instead of rolling over all the points, small rocks, crevasses and roots, every single course has its own different way of riding down it. The variety you get is just amazing, and the slightest difference in line picks in two descents down the same trail makes for two completely different rides. It's also why I'm a diehard fan of 26ers.

[TheLoamRanger]

I think it’s more bacon strip than it is tire now! Holy smokes what a day man. So many highs and lows it gave me whiplash. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[terryjp]

i am almost 70 now and this brings back some lovely sensations as well as fears, great

[ajvinoski]

Fun drinking game: take a shot every time he says "we got back on track" or "nothing could go wrong"
Then, drink a pint every time something goes wrong.

[shoulderbladez]

You’re scaring me with all these nothing could go wrongs.

[SorinVBogdan]

Soft rubber feels good but offers minimal protection. dam dam daaaam

[FlipChipSerg]

“Nothing could go wrong!”

Seth, 2018, before crashing, flatting, and breaking his brake hose

[TheBigDog]

This is how many times he said nothing could go wrong
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[abinothere]

“Nothing could go wrong”




Everything goes wrong.

[tcgeddes]

YES I LOVE THE DAYS WHEN SETH POSTS A VIDEO!

[rhysdevlin]

your channel inspired me to try biking again so I got a job (I am only 15) specifically for a bike

[brennanfrakes]

4:27 was that an intentional condom joke because it is too perfect not to be

[bryansai]

“Those are the perfect pinch flat rocks...we should go session it!” Love your vids Seth you should upload more often!

[willbros]

"Amateur hour is over...I just checked my watch." I am absolutely going to steal that. Great video, and you just chronicled what SO MANY tourists run into on our trails here in Arkansas. I can just LOOK at a group of riders at the trailhead and predict the number of flats by their tires.