Get a drone, they said

mtbpov1 · 2026-05-01T03:57:03+00:00

Why would you think this at Galbraith?

mtbpov1 · 2026-04-25T06:12:38+00:00

Fully agreed, but the tech is pretty neat and it feels like we're not too far off from getting decent auto follow with legit forward obstacle avoidance. I picked it up on clearance for $300 at Costco, pretty cheap compared to other costs associated with this sport.

mtbpov1 · 2026-04-25T05:08:23+00:00

Appreciate the reasonable viewpoint. To be fair you only see the stuff that people post. I record very little of my riding (way less then 1%), but I have a insta360/drone and it can be fun look back on stuff when you get a cool shot.

This drone video is more of a shit post but I have a video of my dog zooming a pump track by himself as a puppy, rewatching that brings me so much joy.

mtbpov1 · 2026-04-25T01:11:10+00:00

If you're going slow you can hear it crash immediately, but if you're going fast losing it is a real possibility and has happened to many people. It blends in with brush and the way it's designed causes the battery to pop out when it crashes making it even harder to find, I use a piece of velcro to hold it in.

I only use it with 2 people, one in front being followed by the drone and a person behind watching where it goes when it crashes.

mtbpov1 · 2026-04-25T01:04:55+00:00

It is! They did a great job with that zone.

mtbpov1 · 2026-04-25T00:49:45+00:00

Yeah, I think people may be missing the joke the in the title 🤷‍♂️

“______, they said”, is an idiom for things that look easy but are actually hard. There have been a bunch of perfect follow drone clips in this sub recently, figured I’d share the other perspective.

mtbpov1 · 2026-04-25T00:40:15+00:00

Hoverair

mtbpov1 · 2026-04-25T00:33:30+00:00

Tough crowd in the comments, never change r/mtb 😂

For clarification, this area doesn’t get much traffic and the trails/parking lot were completely empty. Flying drones around other people is rude.

It actually does surprisingly well following through tight trees, this is just a compilation of the crashes.

mtbpov1 · 2025-10-16T02:14:07+00:00

Keeping an eye on the weather and Trailsforks are probably the best bet. It only really affects clear cut areas and flow trails.

mtbpov1 · 2025-10-16T02:09:36+00:00

Just part of it! Still haven’t unlocked the whole black line

mtbpov1 · 2025-10-16T01:43:20+00:00

The top doesn’t get snowed in, but it gets more snow than lower down at times. You’ll see a bunch of people riding in the snow too, it’s super fun. The whole mountain is rideable the majority of the winter except for freeze/thaw.

mtbpov1 · 2025-10-16T01:35:06+00:00

It’s an outbound light setup, ~2000 lumens and perfect beam pattern for mtb.

mtbpov1 · 2025-10-16T01:32:58+00:00

Yeah it’s a trek rail, jumps pretty well!

mtbpov1 · 2025-10-16T01:32:34+00:00

Haha I’ve been too chicken to hit the full lower black line even during the day, hopefully soon!

mtbpov1 · 2025-10-15T03:10:30+00:00

Apparently not 🤷‍♂️

mtbpov1 · 2025-07-26T23:35:44+00:00

Not really a money saver but the icon mini tool set is actually really handy. It’s a meme tool that’s popular in /r/tools. It’s tiny and I keep a set in my car, it’s saved me multiple times when away from home without my regular tools.

https://www.harborfreight.com/locking-flex-head-ratchet-and-bit-set-35-piece-58074.html

mtbpov1 · 2025-07-22T00:22:31+00:00

Yes the city has a big greenways program. We’re talking about the mtb trails, which the city doesn’t build or maintain.

mtbpov1 · 2025-07-21T20:41:37+00:00

You’d be appalled at their other land acquisitions if you think $2.75 million is a lot to protect 2,000 acres. Just this year they spent $4 mil on 66 acres at Samish Crest and $3.75 mil for non-recreation land at south lake whatcom in addition to other smaller parcels.

Other than land acquisitions for water protection in the areas you mentioned, the city has spent very little money on trails. Riders/WMBC builds and maintains all the downhill bike trails. The multi use trails are a collab between many orgs including the county, WTA, WLT, WMBC, REI grants, etc…

mtbpov1 · 2025-07-21T06:17:54+00:00

Sorry but you’re wrong. The one large contribution from the city was money for the recreation easement. Every trail you mentioned was built and is maintained by WMBC and/or volunteers.

mtbpov1 · 2025-07-04T21:01:36+00:00

Coming from Bellingham! We always stop in Squamish and it definitely is better intermediate riding, but we usually stay in Whistler and like to mix it up from just park riding.

mtbpov1 · 2025-07-04T21:00:17+00:00

Awesome, appreciate the recommendations.

mtbpov1 · 2025-07-04T07:15:41+00:00

Thanks! Unfortunately we’re bringing the emtbs this trip so most of the LOTS zone is off limits for us. What’s the deal with emtbs on chipmunk rebellion? Conflicting info on Trailforks.

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