I always find night riding spices up my local trails when I start to get bored of them, They feels completely different once the night falls and the werewolves and vampires emerge from their day sleep..

I''ve been riding much of the season on a 19 year old XC race hardtail with v-brakes and a 100 mm fork (it's a long story). Under biking keeps me humble.

Makes perfect sense for the ability of the bike and of course ride considering what we used to ride in the 80's and 90's. Great video

Wow! Great handling skills. Again, love you guys for your positivity! Always feel like ridiing after watching you both. Also, you both seem so kind. Be well!

I love gravel/adventure bikes on greens. It's like a race track and you cover so much ground! If you decide to keep doing this, I would *highly* recommend the PNW coast suspension dropper. Game changer for this kind of riding.

I try this every once in a while with my rigid single speed - things that are just couch surfing on my trail bike are way more challenging and interesting when I have to keep the momentum going to support the single speed and don't have the cushion of full suspension. Underbiking will definitely spice up your life.

I do this occasionally on my circa 1991 Park Pre Hammer (full rigid) MTB on technical trails. It freaks people out, but it's the bike I was riding on those trails almost 30 years ago! And it really makes you ride different - much more of a mental game picking lines because you can't bash over everything.

It’s always a good time when syd and Mackey upload a video

My wife who is also a mountain biker goes, "this looks terrible. Also, i can't get past the fact that his bike looks like a Gatorade bottle. " 😂😂

I dig your channel. I liked the everesting video. I sometimes ride with some old pro roadies and we've done Everesting rides at Henry Coe state park in Wackofornia. Underbiking rules! It makes routine rides and trails so much more fun and challenging. I like to do lots of my regular loops in both directions for the variety too. On the right bike, I enjoy super technical rocky climbs that most riders would just descend. Since I started riding dirt roads and trails on steel road bikes back in the '70s before mtb hardly existed, underbiking stuff is pretty routine for me. I eventually progressed to rigid MTBs, hardtails and then full suspension. All the tech is cool, but its more complex, expensive and allows this old man to go much faster than a responsible family guy should! Underbiking keeps me honest and pretty safe! For the last 10 years my most used bikes are singlespeeds but especially an old steel fixed gear 'cross bike. Fixed offroad is more fun than should be legal! Especially on technical trails! Its a wicked workout and simply never breaks. Traction control and Controlling speed and momentum with legs are really cool. Its a real good way to flow and maintain momentum. Inertia from the drivetrain in motion is something I never would have expected, especially on tough climbs. Pedaling always is a great way to stay warm when it's cold and all thru the winter. Its actually quite efficient mechanically and you get out what you put into it. It requires very little maintenance and endures incredible abuse and neglect. I still ride my much more expensive MTBs and bike packer, but they're saved for the epic big mountain rides.

I agree, it’s pretty cool to watch you ride those trails on a gravel bike, I occasionally do the same thing on my local trails, nice ride!

I respect you guys for being able to be safe and still make great content right now. Especially while avoiding some of the issues other cyclists have faced (like The Vegan Cyclist). Just remember it the content creators like you guys that help us normal people have something to watch while we are stuck inside! Keep up the great work!

Your VO2 max must be through the roof! 2 more months until my Checkpoint arrives and then I can slug it up the Bosque. Keep up the great channel, and keep healing Syd!

Come on Macky, you had to start saying you were doing “something different but kinda the same” LOL

My friend in California does this all the time. Says it’s a blast

Dude you are riding a more capable bike than we were rolling in the late 80’s early 90’s with borrow bars and end bars, with the 2.25 tires and less groomed trails - no doubt you are digging the ride! 🤙

I’ve used my CX bike on XC group rides. It definitely adds a dimension to the rides. Due to the gearing and weight of the bike, I tend to beat mtbs up steep hills. Not as good on tech trails though.

Love doing these kinds of rides on my gravel bike

Seriously like a couple days ago I thought "hmmm what could Syd and macky do for a video" "ow I know they should ride mtb trails on a gravel bike" "nooo why would they do that" and now I see this video😂

I am 100kg and I rode up a 600-meter trail hill (and came down) with my good old trustworthy Kona Jake the Snake 2010 model....11 kilos of aluminium pleasure!!!! When on the top of the hill I will never forget the looks of the guys with the Lyriks, the Foxes and the DT Swiss forks staring at me like an alien! I enjoyed it a lot and I suffered a lot as I have only swapped my 10-25 105 short cage Shimano for a 10-18 short cage Shimano.....but...Yeahhhh I enjoyed it! Repeating this with my Canyon Neuron and 10/51 Shimano 8100 was half the effort

I love my gravel grinder. Voodoo steel mtb with drop bars, 2.1 tires and SS. Crazy fun to challenge myself on same trails I normally hit with my Devinci Troy 29er!

I love riding my local trails on my gravel bike, though I do get some strange looks from people who think I brought a road bike onto the trails.

Love that orange bar tape!

Such a nice quiet bike for POV vids!

I love how loose your hand are on the handlebars (bouncing up and down at times). Also the way you let both of your hands go to switch to drops at one point looked insane. I consider my arms and hands quite loose while I ride but I have nowhere near the body position or stability to let my hands go on a rocky decent.

Literally bought a gravel bike just to take it up to my local mtb trails and hit the jumps and gnarly tech bits.

Really enjoyed watching this video. Laid up with broken leg from bike crash on the 2nd & can enjoy biking by video. The one you just did looks like a similar trail here in Prescott. I’m looking forward to getting back in the saddle again! Meanwhile, keep those great videos coming.

If your local area keeps building"flow trails"then the gravel bike can make them fun......

Jip, looks like a lot of fun in the drops.

You should try 38-40mm gravel tyres on the gravel bike. Thats the sweetspot 👌

Wow, you REALLY sent it @2:25 !

"It builds character" is one to put it. Just like "Feed the Lion by hand they said, it'll be fun they said" As the lion is eating your hand.

Underbiking! Finally I know what I am doing all the time ^^

I just sold my MTB because I bought a Cannondale Topstone Lefty. The bike is super fun and capable. I enjoy riding in the woods much more on this. Climbs sooo much better and isa scalpel in terms of handling. Loose chunk uphill is a problem as are gnarly rock gardens but hey it's always nice to walk in the woods 🤣. I learned to MTB on a fully rigid bike so this is back to my roots and I love it! Ride an MCR on some rough trails please!

My Canyon Inflite kills trails like this in Phoenix, using 33mm tires…will get 38’s soon and that will open up the whole mountain preserve for me.

I enjoy Gravel on our trail. 2 things though, wish I had a dropper and 2 my hands do wear out after a bit and need a break.

Looks so much like our Kamloops trails!

Macky when he realizes what non-pro mtb riders have done all their lifes

Macky's just flying on the gravel bike

Talk about tire advertising! There was a few times I felt like you could have lost control but then you here the tires dig in and hold the line. I ride a 100mm hardtail and my butt was hurting just watching this.. lol

Nice bike!! Love it

At least you got a TV on your handlebar ! 😜

Need some 650b wheels with extra fluffy tires for that stuff!

I’ve not seen them on the trails in person- only IG- but the Allied folks are known to take their bikes on singletrack around here.

don't forget to be Mo Awesome lol

Such a bad ass on any bike.

wait, there's a name for that? I've been doing it for ages and didn't even know what I was doing had a name!!!

This is something I'd like to try too ... 👍

Wow, I hope I never go 52.8mph on a bicycle!-it would mean both my brakes were failed.

It hurts to see how much faster you are on your gravel bike in the loose stuff than I would be on my 160/150 bike

I still think you should consider trying out a bunch of the other regional trail areas (ahem LA). Plenty of variety within a couple of hours drive. 🤘

My cure for overly familiar (Covid) trails is an old lugged steel touring frame converted to a fixed gear gravel bike. It makes any single track Way More interesting.

Definitely pushing the envelope on this ride!

I wonder if one reason things weren't so sketchy is that the thinner tyres were digging through the loose stuff that a normal mtb tyre would skate across the top of. I had a mate who tried out plus tyres and said when things were loose they just skated around.

I saw this on Strava and I was so confused

You should try for a trail KOM with the road/gravel bike

Nice bike

Man I wish we have land like that

I love how fast Macky is on these trails with a gravel bike. How much more efficient were you riding this on your gravel set up compared to your XC set up?

Going 'aaaaaaaaaaah' over bumps. Not just me then. 😁

Awesome! What pressures did you run? I run 30-35 on my 37mm Riddlers depending on conditions.

Had my gravel bike 3 months now and I done this "ride gravel bike on MTB trail" on a couple of occasions, can't say I'm a fan. Perhaps it's an acquired taste.

Have you ever been to British Columbia? There's some amazing gravel riding in British Columbia, Canada!!!!!!!!!

🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽👍🏽

Why do you use bottle caps as stem cap covers

Please consider that if you're always on the drops, then maybe your handlebars are too high.

Hey guys I know your sponsored by vittoria tires and I want to know your opinion on the Morsa? thinking about getting a pair.

Nice video 👍You're strong, top skils. Just be careful , the carbon fork or steer tube can break . Gravel was not specified for trails.

Now try installing fat 650b tyres on your gravel bike and riding those trails!

Ive got an aluminum roadbike that's got mountainbike style straight bars. Guess if you swapped the 1.25tyres.... But. I jumped an old kids bike over small hills. Steel fork, slightly curved. That felt better than the aluminum bike Going down a curb. Im not keen on breaking my roadbike i think

Have ridden all my local trails on a fixed gear road bike with steel clips and straps. After a while, and some broken toes, the novelty wears off.

time for a new intro

What is the weight penalty for a full suspension vs Niner's regular gravel bike?

Carbon forks on mtb scares me. How much abuse can they handle? Like to see a test.

Great video! Curious, why the narrower tire in the rear?

how wide are these bars

I’m new to biking in general although I canning decide between a gravel bike or a mtn bike hard tail. I’m learning more toward a gravel bike and light trails like this but it just looks like it beats the crap out of you?

But did you use tires so narrow because you only had those or it was a choice?

2nd. But what difference does it make?

Would wider tires make it better for the rocks?

What tire pressure were you running on that ride?

Ivve literelly spent the whole day searching orange bar tape but not a single bike shop had it in stock :(

In the setup you he went 38 in front and 31 in rear. Why? Wouldn’t you get more contact patch for climbing with more tire in the rear? I understand the wide tire in the front for stability but am confused by the smaller in the rear.

Think I'd go reverse and climb the road

Love riding my gravel bike on single track! Just curious...what pressure were you running?

Did Syd give up biking? Injured still?

Because all bikes are mountain bikes if you want them to be... :)

Hey Macky! Could you explain why you put the narrow tire in the rear and the wide one in the front? I am pretty confused.

Are you going to be doing the old man winter rally this year?

Can't the RLT 9 fit 50mm tires? Why not go something a bit wider for more comfort? Like a 45mm WTB or Pirelli tire?

Since macky would normally have raced the mega evelanche this year will he race it next year instead?

I know im super late but thats insane. I live in my van with my 2 bikes and my dog, when I was in Taos last month I was bored of my full suspension. I hopped on my gravel bike to have some fun and rode a local trail. Here a month later I lookup a gravel bike video and see the same trail I rode a month ago on my gravel bike.

Is it the bar tape that makes the bars so thick or are the bars so thick themselves? If bar tape, which make / type is it?

Is your orange bar tape that thick? Or is it the camera angle? What tape is it dude?

Also, have heard of going with a smaller width tire on the rear on mtb but does it make much difference on gravel/road? I was planning to use 38c front and rear for gravel and 32c on road for my gravel/road bike, when it arrives.

I flatted my 2.8 in the first 2 miles at Rift Valley. No clue what I hit. Nice job on those skinnies!

Now the big question how much eye jiggle did you get on the down hills.

New Mexico?

Question - Is there any reason not to put a dropper post on a gravel bike?

What did you drop of at the post office? Your mail-in ballot?