So you guys just got me up to a hundred thousand subscribers
How awesome is that? I want to give a huge thank you to everyone of you. All 100,000 of you
I want to give a huge thanks to all my patrons as well. You guys are just rock stars!
You know this was always a dream of mine, you know to get to a hundred thousand subscribers
So I made this channel back in 2012
You know, I'm like one of the oldest guys doing this YouTube mountain bike thing, right? Actually technically I've been doing it since 2006
That's really when I made my first channel bikerman13
But back then the potential really was not at all what it was today
Of course. Now one thing I would love to do of course would be to go full-time with my channel, right?
That's something that's a dream of mine, basically
I actually started working less at my day job recently because I really want to get more time to work on this channel
So I've really stepped up my youtube game
in like 2017
I just really started working way harder and it's crazy because half of my subscribers really came in the last 12 months or so
I'm kind of hoping by like spring time. I can just fully quit my day job and
That can be a little bit risky financially speaking
But I think it's worth it though, because I really want to work on this channel more and just there's so much
You know ideas video ideas I want to make, it's kind of like man at some point
You sort of just got to take like a leap of faith
I guess and so that means more time for YouTube but also means less money immediately
But of course the idea is that you know
we can hopefully make up for it over time as I get more popular as I make my
The best content that I can make right when I was first getting recognized and making a name for myself
I was just filming with my Canon 7d
You know just filming my friends and just making you know
Those third-person kind of videos to songs as I started to use GoPro stuff more my content totally changed
I've been really adapting quite a lot over the years and I'm just kind of trying to refine my craft more and more and more
like I'm pretty happy with what I'm doing, but I can do more and I know that
Oh yeah, and let me give you huge. Thanks to everyone of you that bought one of my fist bump bros shirts
That was super sick. We sold like
Around 160 or so
That was super awesome. You guys definitely bought more than I was expecting. So I'm so thankful for that
And that is like a perfect way supporting my channel. That is so sweet
I definitely intend on doing more shirt sales in the future like permanent sales where they're not limited time offers, but otherwise
I would say that if you're interested the best way to support me and my channel would be through patreon
Now if you don't know what patreon is it's where you can pledge monthly and then you get certain rewards and benefits in return
So for my channel, I'm pretty similar to other channels where you pledge $3 a month
Then you get a whole bunch more video in return like extended cuts, early videos
There's even gonna be some bonus content that I can't quite fit on my channel
But I want to use some house then I'll just show my patrons
Or otherwise $1 a month is a huge help and it all adds up
that's one of the cool things about patreon is you guys have the power to really kind of
Take your favorite creators farther if you have the means and no worries at all
If you're not interested in supporting me that way
There's other simple ways like leaving comments on my videos and just hitting like and sharing my videos
You know, I know I can do more with my channel. And so like I said, I'm working less at my day job now
It's a little bit of a risk, but I think it's worth it. I just really want to express myself
I just really want to make the best content that I can make and
Really? That's
The whole reason why I made this channel in the first place
So I just got to give a huge thanks to every single one of you that supports my channel and wants to continue to see
It grow massive. Thanks my patrons. You guys are the best
I'm actually planning on doing a giveaway since I reached 100,000 subscribers and as well
I'll do another Q&A to celebrate the whole hundred thousand thing. So I'll post a video about that fairly soon
So if you guys are interested in supporting my channel more and seeing it grow more
I'm just gonna leave a link to my patreon in the description as well as some affiliate links, too
Which is another way helping on my channel
You know what? Like I said, don't worry about it if it's not something you're interested in
It's because so many of you enjoy my videos that it really keeps my motivation up
So as long as you guys keep watching my videos, I'm gonna do my best to keep making awesome content for you guys
All right. Now it's actually time to ride some trails. I'm sure you can all notice
I'm writing a different handlebar right now
So fun components sent me this handlebar along with a stem and a new headset, which is totally awesome
So I'm going to be riding those parts on my cockpit
I did not put the new stem on yet because I found I actually need thinner head tube spacers
The new stem goes like right up against the spacers and they're a bit thick so they kind of bulge outwards
basically
Whenever I can find thinner head tube spacers
Then I put on that new stem now since I actually have a alot of videos that were filmed before I got these parts
I will still be sporting the classic gold bars for a number of videos to come yet
See, that's a big draw
Come on writing terribly. Oh
Now at the beginning of this video you'll notice that there is some cool third-person footage of me riding here at the woodlot
That's for another really cool video that I'm putting together in the future
It's gonna be a mix of like POV along with the third-person footage
It won't be out soon. Unfortunately because I got a whole lot more really cool projects to come out before that
So I hope you guys will subscribe to this channel if you haven't already
Stay tuned. I got a lot of really cool content coming up for you guys, including another really sweet Kamloops trip
I also went to Silver Star with his Sun Peaks. I got some really cool Whistler footage including riding Whistler in the snow
I don't know if you guys knew this but like less than a week before closing
It actually snowed at Whistler while the bike work was still open and then we could ride in the snow
That was super cool quite unique. I've never done that before
I also got a bike check video coming up as well as some more demo bike rides that I did during Crankworx
Now we're down
No, well, it was something did I mention I love the wood lot I love the wood life look how beautiful that is. Oh
Nice, let's finish off with shotgun
Shotgun, this is probably the first trail I've ever ridden at this place like way way back
Like 10 years ago
It's on like a hardtail
And so when I first came here when I was like 10 years ago, this is more freshly clogged
And so you could kind of see everywhere
Now all the trees are going back
And
Yeah, especially this trail downhill bike is definitely overkill
I
Do have to admit that yeah, I
Love my downhill bike
There's still a lot of trails where it's just a bit too much bike
Now I also didn't mention earlier on in the video
but I have a $15 a month pledge option with patreon where if you pledge
$15 a month or more your name will get credited at the end of the video as one of my boost master producers
I'm sure you guys have already seen that if you would watch any of my videos to the end
You'll notice that it will get named specifically for their great help that they are putting into my channel
I do they're the same ones that have been there for at least 10 years
Deriding thank you guys for watching
I want to give a huge thanks to all of my patrons and
Also another big thanks to my boost master producer patrons
As you can see here, if you love downhill and freeride or just love riding mountain bikes then consider subscribing
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