THEY ARE LIARS!! Black mountain is STILL one of the best Pisgah laps

A few years ago, black mountain trail in Pisgah got a re-work, and some people have complained that they miss the old black mountain... but to me, I still think that this is one of the premium trail options in Pisgah boasting a wide variety of flow, tech, and fun all the way down with a very worthy add on for more of everything if you continue onto Sycamore.

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[The_Sampler]

I'm writing this comment from WHISTLER, and I am SO EXCITED to share the next bunch of videos with you guys... stay tuned!!! 😃🤘

[fangxx]

Hey it was great meeting you at the top of the trail! Thanks for the advice to go up upper Black. Cheers! (from the guy in the green shirt)

[PathfinderMTB]

Got out for a ride today! Was well worth it when I became a disney princess and a baby fawn came right up to me.

[davidbrown]

Dude hit ALL of Chestnut and asked for some Middle/Lower Black dessert? That first part is an all day (with breaks) affair for me. Andrew is a certified Beast!

[joed]

Thanks for being awesome and sharing your rides. They always pick me up when I can't go ride and motivate me when I can.

[bchearne]

Totally agree with the video title. They massively improved Black Mountain trail, they didn’t ruin it in the least

[kirkjohnson]

Those canopy tunnels at speed on Sycamore are badass.

[benpaltiel]

Alex, I met you in April 2023 at the Hub after having just done Buckwheat, Bennett and then this exact Black/Sycamore combo - awesome to remember why I was in such a good mood that day!

[mtbcyclist]

Love that place. Was just ridding those trails this AM. Camped across the street at Davidson River. What a weekend.

[vibelife]

Crazy you recorded the entire downhill on the ride, and all that downhill is less than 20 min. I know that climb to middle is a grind for much longer.20 min. Of sweet downhill is awesome! Cant wait to get back out there!

[benstep]

Had my first OTB experience on that trail in early 2000’s! Brings back some memories. So, now fancy bridges over what was some techy creek crossings.

[RichR-xv]

Man, that was a sweet ride! I forgot how lush the North Carolina forests are! I'm definitely gonna put Pisgah on my gotta go-to list! Thanks for the video!!

[ctsingletrack]

The colors look great on this camera. The greens are nice and green.

[brendanarmstrong]

First time back to the channel for a bit, love the new camera angle, the FOV is great really captures the whole environment of the trail

[mtbtube]

Great vid! Talked to ya about a year and a half ago a Kanuga and you recommended Black, we went all the way to upper and it was awesome (although that climb kicked my Florida ass). I'm headed back and may ride it again this weekend! oh and by the way... Looks like you are about to hit 600k, congrats!!!

[intotheoutside]

ironically my first mtb trip to pisgah my cousin took me to black mtn, full pull. and iv planned to hit sycamore on my next trip in the area. needed this video for intel hahaha 👍🤙🤘✊️

[rupedog]

Was a great trail, riding there July 23 from UK, because of your vids... Climb to upper was a killer, but upper & lower are the best bits imo. Sycamore was cool too. Trace Ridge tho was most fun trail ever... Such fast chunk... Stoke was out this world!

[ChrisRidesHisBike]

i rode middle and lower black mountain a couple weeks ago, and it was SOOOO good.

[yugeno]

Colorado is great and I don't miss humidity, but damn do I miss not being so far away from Pisgah.

[loshenskis]

New subscriber here! I found your channel because i live close to Pisgah Forest and was looking at vids. Ironically my wife is Peruvian so your recent trip there was especially intriguing!

I am also just beginning to get into mountain biking and love it so far! Ive currently got a Kent Mountain bike from walmart and following the idea to (grab a bike and get out and ride!) However I dont know much about mountain biking and would like to upgrade to something a little better. I really dont have a big budget (like at all😅) but was wondering what type of bike you or anyone reading this comment would recommend? Thanks!
Love your videos so far by the way!