I hinted at this guy’s YouTube channel recently, so I thought I’d give him the full endorsement this time.
His channel is called Matty Active and it sounds like he started his athletic career as a baseball player. Now he’s doing mountain biking videos and being honest about his experiences.
Pause there, because that’s what I love about his approach, his honesty. He doesn’t smooth over his feelings of inadequacy. Matty tells you exactly how he feels. He tells the whole world how he “wasn’t sure” or “didn’t expect” or even “wasn’t ready to race”. It makes me trust him when he’s that honest. There are many YouTuber mountain bikers out there who will tell you they’re the best and then they’ll show you their highlight reels. This guy, Matty, doesn’t do that.
He is hyped up on finding new and different bike configurations, like in the video above in which he tries a gravel bike. He shows you his test rides, not only in this video, but his other ones as well. He shows you when he goofs and has to try a feature again. He even lets you know when he doesn’t like something.
Matty Active has a good attitude, which one commenter called “infectious”. I wholeheartedly agree. He seems like the kind of guy everybody would want to ride with because he’s so positive all the time.
Ultimately, with any sport, that’s the bottom line, right? If you’re not having a positive experience, if you’re not having fun, then why play? Go do something else.
And the bottom line, the grand total, for Matty Active, is that I enjoy hearing his view on the sport I love, so I will continue watching his channel.
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