Surviving Black Forest! | Rocky Knob Bike Park | Boone NC

A video over 2 years in the making - Black Forest baby! This double black diamond trail has been on my to-do list ever since I first rode Rocky Knob in March 2020. I have slowly but surely built up to this by moving from Keendergarten up to Rocky Branch up to Middle Earth, then Don't Rock the Boat, then New Boss. At first, New Boss was beyond me, and I received comments that I had "no business on that trail." That was true, but after trying over and over, New Boss is now cake. Black Forest is now the trail I have "no business" riding but I look forward to a future redemption run when I make this trail cake, too. I figure it is like weight lifting - gotta tear the muscles for them to grow! Anyway, if I can survive this trail, you can, too. Just check out my chicken lines:)

Music in this video:
"Face First," "HellKat," "Heroic Rivalry," "It Ain't Easy Bein' Steezy," and "Wrecktified" by me

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Intro music from Epidemic Sound
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My rig:
2020 Orbea Rallon M20 (carbon SLX)
810mm Deity Speedway carbon handlebar
Deity Speedtrap saddle
32mm Industry Nine A35 stem
PNW Loam Lever
PNW Loam Dropper
Nox Composites Kitsuma carbon wheels
Onyx Racing and Industry Nine hubs
Crankbrothers Stamp 7 pedals
203mm Shimano IceTech rotors

My gear:
Arctic Cool shirts
Under Armour Raid shorts
POC Tectal helmet
POC Coron Air Spin helmet
POC VPD2.0 knee and elbow pads
Handup gloves
Yeti Cycles gloves and hats
FiveTen Trailcross XT shoes

My camera:
GoPro Hero 9 Black (30fps, 4500k white balance, 400-800 ISO, Hypersmooth, EV Comp -1.5, GoPro color, Low sharpness)

My software:
Apple Logic Pro X
Logic Pro X
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Chapters:
00:00 Opening Sequence
00:43 Black Forest
08:39 Outro | Please Subscribe!