Your videos are AWESOME and always so uplifting. Thank you. You pick great songs, too!

Should do a commercial for Depends. "Depends, perfect for those days when you may just run across a black bear that leaves a brown mess"

Welcome to the club Scott. The best way to see bears is to not want to. I have seen them on the New River Trail in Virginia and the Greenbrier in WV. For the record, the bell on my bike scared the bears off or maybe it was my scent after three days of camping.

Wow! You had us all worried! Glad you didn’t become lunch for the 300 lb critter! See what happens when you go down the ‘road not taken’?!

I love the Brevard Area lots to see !!

I can relate to your fear of bears ! Mine was at night walking up a trail ! Let’s just say , every hair raised on my back wouldn’t have saved me ! Lol For the record , it was a full moon night . When I turned on my flashlight so see more clearly , it was as a fat cedar tree . Amazing what the mind thinks up in a matter of seconds . 😂

I’ve seen bear several times while riding in Pisgah. Mostly in the Bent Creek section, and also in DuPont. My wife and I were on the New River Trail one time and we saw a baby bear playing with a stick on the trail ahead. There was a rock face on one side of the trail and the river on the other and my wife asked me what we should do. As we approached the cub it took off into woods at the end of the rock face and I told her to pedal like she’s never pedaled before since I was sure Mama bear was close. The lady that passed you on Estatoe looked like she was on a gravel bike. Another great video!

Trust me that bear was more afraid of you than you of him. Never seems like it at the time. Be happy you Saw the bear. The old woman knew. Bigfoot's scare all the bears away so you know you were actually very safe with black bears left. Again that elderly woman knew exactly what was going on. That's why she wanted to see it as well. Makes her feel safe cuz she knows the bigfoot's not around anywhere when the bears are present. Good ride Scott.

Another trail to check out if you haven’t is the Fall Line Trace in and around Columbus, Ga. That trail plus the river walk trail gets you about 26 miles. Probably no black bears to be found.

Scott. Great videos! You should do a review on Fonta Flora in Morganton around Lake James. Spectacular

I have been watching your videos for a while now .spend the forty dollars on a can of bear spray . It’s not a bad investment . I carry it on my gravel bikes . Not just for bears for the occasional rabid dog lol and if you encounter an unsavory character on the a path/trail . Put a whistle in your bag to . Keep up the great videos .

Too funny. Saw a bear by my back door today in TR. That bear you saw was long gone…they are fast….

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great video. Had that happen to me twice up hear in Pa. Felt the same way. stay safe, but don't give up on unpaved trails.

Me and the wife got bluff charged by a Black Bear up on the MST above Brevard last month. Carry bear spray =-)

Next time bring some Charmin toilet paper and make the bear happy.

Thanks for the video! How long is the trail?

I ride a Townie 7 speed cruiser. Do you think that is good for this trail?

You need a fat tire, dual suspension, e bike.

i have lived in bear country, Alaska, and here i am in SC, i have bells on my mountain bike i also carry bear spray with me for all those people that refuse to put their dogs on leashes. but back to the bear, unless it is a mama bear with cubs, they are more afraid of you than you are of them.

and yes i have the electric mountain bike and no electric bikes on the pisgah trail, oh please, i go camping out there.