Honestly, if the ride is under an hour and it’s not hot no big deal. Just drink 16-24oz before and after. It’s really not hard. I ride for 5 hours with one bottle. But refill it at certain points in state parks (in Ftc co) the big mistake I made for years was not packing some carb powder to add to the water and enough food. Would cramp or bonk often later in the ride... but being in your 20s you can get away with almost anything. But if your training to be a pro don’t do this😂
@@bumlebubbi Same. I always used to carry a bottle and never use it. Leaving it at home was the cheapest weight loss my bike has ever had. I leave a drink the truck though to keep me away from McDonalds on the way home.
I love how roadies have this strict set of rules on what to wear and how to do x y or z, and MTB is just pretty much "do whatever you want and don't be a dick."
I definitely prefer my 160. But yeah I rode everything with a hardtail w 140 fork before so need is definitely the wrong word. I’m with you there. However... 160 is hella nice on fast downhill trails...
Worst advice I ever got. “Dont worry about technique, just go as fast as you can and hope for the best.” One Broken rib, collar bone and wrist later...
Also stay far enough back that you can see your line, so that the guy in front doesn't block your view, but watch him or her and learn from their mistakes, so you know where to go on the trail.
We're blokes. We all wanna impress our mates so we ignore the gut feeling that warns us of impending injury. Have done that many a time when I used to skate
@@sdm000 just do it is terrible advice If you aren't comfortable you're prone to making mistakes Make someone confident in a feature Don't tell them to just do it
4:49 i used to pull up as hard as possible. I ended up doing such a big mid air ‘wheelie’ that when i landed it felt like i was doing a 20 foot drop to flat. smooth on the back wheel, hell on the front. Most jumps i get comfortable by casing/trying carefully until i get a little better feel on it, then just go faster. not as fast as you can. If you try that it MIGHT work.
1) Been made to feel small several times because I did not have a team/club bike shirt and was therefore not supporting local clubs. 2) "Just go for it" and "pull up" are the most common.
When beginning, i was told "try to never use the front brake. you'll die. Rely 95% in the back brake" 6 " to clear obstacles in the way, just pull up with your arms & wait for the back wheel to kick" ....
Bunny Hop? Friend: You hop like a bunny, just jump from your pedals. Me: Oh I can jump alright but its hard to lend back in the pedals, plus the bike is not jumping with me.
One of the most valuable lessons you teach me is British slang like "codswallop" now when I visit in the spring Ill be able to fit right in! great video as always!
Some bad advice I've heard or gotten cut down your bars to be narrow so that you can go between trees easier (I can go between them just fine with 780mm bars and they give me loads of control down the park) any tire will do (Yes any tire can work but running the correct tire can make you safer and faster while making the ride more fun) just lean back (Although you need to move your weight backwards on a downhill simply leaning back is gonna give up control and weaken your front break while also putting you at a risk to loop out or buzz your bum on the tire) set stuff up for grip and control (Although setting your bike up for grip and control is good to go fast it's not always the best to match the purpose of the bike or even more so the rider. setting your stuff up after how you ride and what you like the feel of will make you more confident and thereby both safer and faster on the trails)
“Just pull up” as a novice resulted in me breaking my nose and eye sockets on the crossbar (about 15 years ago) when I landed wheel either side of the landing. 😬
XC rider advised me not to have a dropper post as the extra weight wouldn't be worth the benefits. He refused to lower his saddle when riding the last descent section on Blade at Afan, S Wales. I didn't listen and lowered my saddle post and got to the end and strava showed me the winner. He still wouldn't admit that his refusal to lower his seat post was the reason for the rubbish descending.
The learning pace got me. My peers always say just send it in big features but i was affraid of it so i take a break for a year and after that i can do those big features
Blake! You are the man!!! I’m 41 years old, 90kg and I just start my journey with MTB. Scott Aspect 940, it’s nothing when see YT videos, but still, thanks to this channel, I’m more convinced to try every time I’m on track. Thanks and remember about those who just beginning journey with MTB
I get “if you go faster you’ll feel the bumps less and it’ll be easier” which on the trails I’m riding, yes it’s way easier to go fast, but I’m just getting into biking so I just go at my own pace.
Rode a loan bike recently, seeing if I wanna buy, and the tire pressure was huuuuuge. Thing felt awful til I picked up on it! Down to 20PSI and suddenly it was rolling and cornering like a dream!
The worst advice i've ever given on the trail was to my GF when i said "I believe in you" as she was scared of going up a tiny rock slope that had dips on either side so she had nowhere to put her feet if she failed. (got scared) She stopped half-way up, rolled back a bit, hit the brakes and tipped over into the grassy knolls on one side. Now she's scared of riding even though nothing bad happened. Next time i'd do better in just saying "If you believe you can do it you can decide for yourself".
speed can definately be your friend, going too slow can make trails nearly impossible. so if you have some extra speed can you skip some pedal strokes when going through narrow parts and up steps which prevents pedal strikes. there is a sweet spot for every rider where it isn't too fast nor too slow. where the bumps mellow out but you're not going so fast that you cant react to what's happening in front of you and as you get better at riding will that sweet spot become faster over time.
I like how you guys never film at the same bike park most of the time, I like seeing different bike parks instead of the same bike park all the time like whistler
Once when I was just getting into mtb my friend and I reached a root harden and they where really wet so my friend said if you go fast u won’t slip... I slipped
I hate the "just lean back". Not low not in an aggressive position, Just back. For the first one on pressures I've had a guy tell me "No one ever needs more than 25 psi." I fully agree with Blake use what's works best for you.
Once I left my tires at 15 psi from a pump track next week rode some trails and thought I just got rusty but I dropped my pressure to 8 and it was perfect
How does it feel to have the best mountain bike content on youtube? I bet it feels pretty damn good! hahah cheers yall thanks for the multitude of amazing vids and all the choice information! With gratitude, 33 year old Beginner Rider
I was waiting for Just Pull Up. I have a friend who refuses to learn a proper bunny hop technique, and then goes on thinking he can coach his wife, kids, and friends on jumping and bunny hopping. It's scary watching them dead sailor it every other time they try. "Just go fast and pull up when you hit it!"
I went down hilling for the first time on my CTY 2.1 bike from REI. I got it to get around town originally, but now I have a car and know of a trail. I almost crashed several times. I wish I had one of those full suspension downhill bikes, but I don't have 2.5k to spend right now. For now I will lower my seat and lessen the tire pressure for next time. No crash pls.
i'm paraphrasing here "higher spec parts automagically makes you faster" "newest parts automagically makes you faster" little does he know he brought 14kg bikes against my rigid 3 years old bike on a gruelling fireroad in the area with 75% climbing and only 25% descending, also the descend is an asphalt road lmao
Actually I can say that I have benefitted from being told to "just send it." When your confidence isn't high and your friend is hyping you up and believes you can, sometimes that's all you need.
I'm one of those who mostly ride trail bike wearing lycra :D To be fair, I have road, cyclocross, XC 29er hardtail and 27.5"+ FS trail bikes, therefore I have way more lycra clothing than proper MTB baggies.
Robert Trageser the chances of getting 3 full punctures is very rare I’ve only ever had one unridable puncture that needed fixing and I ride rocky trials so the chances of it happening 3 times in one ride is very small
I bet you are one of those fast old guys in Lycra that make easy work of uphills and downhills while the young overweight kids in baggies are trying to figure out why they are getting crotch rot.
"Just go faster" can also be legit good advice to a beginner. if you're struggling with small bumps and rocks at really low speed going faster does help!
Still riding my 26" and wouldn't change it. I have a 29er too which is great for straight lining stuff, but a 26" is so much more agile. Forget resale value and ride your damn bike!
@Robert Trageser I do except I've grown out of the bike and now no one wants the bike. Don't just call someone whiny because they've given an anecdote about something you disagree with.
@Robert Trageser And even if it still fitted me I'd get rid of it as there are limited parts for my bike now and I'm stuck running xc rims which I constantly buckle
I think Doddy's advice that hard tyres make you go faster by reducing rolling resistance is bad! Schwalbe (I think) did pretty extensive research on this a while back. The results make great sense really: a softer tyre (down to around 15psi) actually runs faster over rough terrain. The reason is the tyre carcass flexes to mould around the ground. A hard tyre doesn't flex and transfers that shock into lifting the bike repeatedly, which is wasted energy, slowing you down. Obviously tyre and rim protection and tyre squirm comes into play at low pressures, but unless you're riding tarmac, drop them as low as you can without adverse handling effects.
Ur utterly right. Harder only better for hard surface like road or maybe smooth gravel road, not off road. Sadly its a myth.many mtbers pass on to others.
It's the same for road bikes - there is a spot for Asphalt, only on very smooth surfaces (like velodromes) a very high pressure combined with narrow tires is the fastest setup
What about the classic that almost everyone hears as a beginner that is generally bad advice; "Just lean way back when you're going downhill." On a small feature it might make sense once in a while, but blasting a long steep chute with your butt over your back wheel the whole way puts you totally o.c.
My WTB Nanos actually say min tire pressure should be 35 PSI, max 60 PSI, but I've found that running 25-28 PSI works best. In my experience, the high pressure was actually slower than the lower pressure; the bike felt like it kept hitting brick walls instead of bouncing over roots.
There is an optimal tire pressure for rolling resistance on each surface, above or below which is worse. And its quite low on trails. And depends on your body+bike mass. Heavier riders will have a higher optimal PSI, lighter riders lower.
Tire press-ure is bodyweight dependent. I lean on my tire alittle sideways to simulate a corner. till the appropriate amount of tread(not sidewall!) is on the ground.
If you’re spraying the bike down with a hose you can unintentionally remove grease/oil/lubricants/etc from parts, and water can get into places it shouldn’t be. Eventually it will cause problems down the road with components. Wiping your bike down is fine, but hosing it all the time isn’t smart. It’s not the cleaning of your bike that’s the problem, it’s how you do it.
depending - a friend of mine was afraid of very steep roll offs. I told him, if I can, so can he; and asked him to watch me - he didn't crash and actually enjoyed it after doing it a few times. But, as we ride together, I know his skills. The other day, me and a mate of mine went to a trail I did know a bit, I told him I will shout out the "chicken" line, as I will aim for the drops/jumps and I know he might crashes. He did some jumps - and told me that he was thinking: If I can do it, so does he... :D This thought/saying goes both ways.
Whilst riding the trails, I was stumped on of the sharp turns as i kept crashing, so i asked my mates what the best way to get passed it was, and one of them said "just stick your foot out and push to the right, it'll work, trust me". So, I did as he said because i was still a novice rider at that time and he had done this trail before, but as i came down the hill to the turn, I rolled my ankle! Had to stop riding for a 2 months! :( - worst advice ever lol!
What's the worst mountain bike advice you've ever been given? 🤔
Global Mountain Bike Network someone told me that if i ran too low pressure on my tyre my tyres will fall off my disks
Little sister told me to lube my disc brakes cause they squeal
Just send it 🤘🏻
“Don’t worry you’ll be fine!”
"You need to lower your tyre pressure" when i already had it down at around 22 psi -> followed advice once -> instant puncture :-/
"It's a short ride, don't worry about water"
every parent ever
Me, cause for some reason, i can go for miles and miles without. 😂
Hahaha.. im a victim to this statement.
Honestly, if the ride is under an hour and it’s not hot no big deal. Just drink 16-24oz before and after. It’s really not hard. I ride for 5 hours with one bottle. But refill it at certain points in state parks (in Ftc co) the big mistake I made for years was not packing some carb powder to add to the water and enough food. Would cramp or bonk often later in the ride... but being in your 20s you can get away with almost anything. But if your training to be a pro don’t do this😂
@@bumlebubbi Same. I always used to carry a bottle and never use it. Leaving it at home was the cheapest weight loss my bike has ever had. I leave a drink the truck though to keep me away from McDonalds on the way home.
I love how roadies have this strict set of rules on what to wear and how to do x y or z, and MTB is just pretty much "do whatever you want and don't be a dick."
Nah not rlly
Yeah I kinda feel weird wearing just a t shirt and some random shorts since everyone else is wearing their jerseys and stuff.
@@Wintersoldier-bx2xr don’t mate that’s exactly what I do, I always turn up in like an Adidas top and some like Nike shorts
And it shows in their personalities, never met an unfriendly Mountain biker, plenty of roadies with sticks up their asses though...
@@Wintersoldier-bx2xr old r shirt and shorts with vans> full gear
"If your brakes are squeaky just spray them with WD-40"
Yikes that one is pretty bad too.
I did it once, badest advice ever. Cause it sounds like it would work
Oh God..
I did that once my brakes are still fucked up so bad
Well, it does stop sqeaking...... just make sure you have extra pair of shoes with you. Thank me later.
‘Oh no, you can’t ride that trail, you NEED 160mm for that’, right....
I definitely prefer my 160. But yeah I rode everything with a hardtail w 140 fork before so need is definitely the wrong word. I’m with you there. However... 160 is hella nice on fast downhill trails...
i ride at dh parks with 115 and 100 mm of travel its fine
@@tylerreid1789 Hardtail makes an otherwise boring trail fun again.
I went to a downhill park on a 120mm hardtail carbon fiber XC bike and it was fun
Jack_Ber ahah me too, and it works fine. I do evrything on my 100 mm hardtail
My friend was told by his Dad, "Don't use your front brake cos you'll flip over, only use the back"
I usually give that advice to ham fisted people when first riding disc brakes... they do flip over
Maybe if you have shit brakes with no modulation
Do we have the same friend?!
I use my rear brake for feathering when I’m on dirt jumps. But for the trail I both.
@@JDQproducciones I did twice the first time I road disc brakes.....
Worst advice I ever got. “Dont worry about technique, just go as fast as you can and hope for the best.”
One Broken rib, collar bone and wrist later...
But you listened😂
@@clydebrusca9294 lol idk whats worse the advice or the missed sarcasm
@@zkacyyfunny thing is that u missed the sarcasm in here bro
boojaman your not very bright...
@@clydebrusca9294 Call it being naive.. or stupid :P
Best advice Always Assume The Rider In Front Will Crash! Allow enough time to miss them!
And definitely stay on the look for alternate routes to avoid crashes in front of you, you sure want to stop but not too aprupt.
Also stay far enough back that you can see your line, so that the guy in front doesn't block your view, but watch him or her and learn from their mistakes, so you know where to go on the trail.
Well yesterday I was literally tailgating others
I always just tell my mates to “Just Send It Bro!”
9/10 times they crash my bad
lol same
Still gonna send it
@@LuLeBe you can always send it harder later if you survive today... so chill.
greed fox are you that brain dead? The dude has worked in ER, given good advice and insight and your gonna say that?
We're blokes.
We all wanna impress our mates so we ignore the gut feeling that warns us of impending injury.
Have done that many a time when I used to skate
To girlfriend, "wear a low top for ventilation"
That was a very memorable ride 😁
We all thank you
Photos or it didn't happen
I love the double Blake videos. People most look at him weird when he films them. Talking to air and all... 😂
Can't the people see he's talking to lycra Blake? They are shot very well that I kinda forget it's not two people haha
You mean there's no Lycra Blake in reality? :)
Camera Just been floating all the time
If you've got a $10,000 dollar bike you will ride 10% better.
LBSK Films that technically could be true to a extent
@@Hypnosao it is but you should still work on your riding skills and practice with it anyways.
Its like a pro chef cooking 10$ steak, and amateur cooking 500$ steak. Its always the rider.
@@przygodyzmtb i watched those videos too LOL
if you've never ridden a $10k bike you can't understand how much better it is.
a $10k bike will make your dick bigger yo...
so basically if someone's advice starts with "just"
ignore it
So we should just ignore it?
@@boomerangfreak OOF
Just... send it
so we shouldn't just do it?
@@sdm000 just do it is terrible advice
If you aren't comfortable you're prone to making mistakes
Make someone confident in a feature
Don't tell them to just do it
4:35 closing your eyes lol, great advice!
"Just pull up" ya you hear that one a lot at the beginner jump trails.
"Lycra-Blake" a new type of Super Villain!
Or as Martin would say, Blake's gone ROADIE!
Blycra man!
When I first started racing motocross dad always told me “ leg out and willy on the tank when sending corners”
Sounds like a good way to give yourself a free vasectomy.
Staring down a black diamond drop as a beginner, a guy says "You'll be fine." One T3 compression fracture later, I wasn't fine :D
Welcome back you beautiful people! Always makes me smile. I love your hosting style blakey!
Thanks dude. You are all beautiful dude.
Welcome back you beautiful people today, also 0:30 neil did
"Sniff your seat after a ride."
Bruh dafuq?! I mean if u a girl sure but why would boys need to do that?
@@KandiKlover dude. sorry but, girls... wow this will be devastating for you but.. girls poop too
LOL
@@skilllmatic Now i know what that taste was....THANKS!
Every video with Blake is hilarious
Can we get a behind the scenes video of the production that goes into a GMBN video?
I'd love that 👍
Yes. Yes we can.
One of the funniest mtb videos I have ever seen
4:49 i used to pull up as hard as possible. I ended up doing such a big mid air ‘wheelie’ that when i landed it felt like i was doing a 20 foot drop to flat. smooth on the back wheel, hell on the front. Most jumps i get comfortable by casing/trying carefully until i get a little better feel on it, then just go faster. not as fast as you can. If you try that it MIGHT work.
1) Been made to feel small several times because I did not have a team/club bike shirt and was therefore not supporting local clubs.
2) "Just go for it" and "pull up" are the most common.
When beginning, i was told "try to never use the front brake. you'll die. Rely 95% in the back brake" 6 " to clear obstacles in the way, just pull up with your arms & wait for the back wheel to kick" ....
That's how I completely fucked my rear wheel
That's a majestic thumbnail
Seeing Black in Lyrca? Suprising
Seeing that GMBN actually HAS branded Lycra? Mind Blown.
Bunny Hop?
Friend: You hop like a bunny, just jump from your pedals.
Me: Oh I can jump alright but its hard to lend back in the pedals, plus the bike is not jumping with me.
Blake trying to ride bad based on bad advice is still 100% better than me trying to ride good based on good advice.
how does blake manage to have such an honest conversation with himself? #askgmbn
"Leave my tires alone! Maybe he is right... Lycra Blake... knows what he's talking bout... Lycra Blake prolly right" slayed me. Lol.
“Storm Dennis isn’t too bad, you’ll be okay in the trees”
One of the most valuable lessons you teach me is British slang like "codswallop" now when I visit in the spring Ill be able to fit right in! great video as always!
Michael Wiens hahahahaha
Where are you going?
@@ellisberry8747 I will be riding this may/june in innerleithen! should be a blast!
@@michaelwiens5713 you'll love it :)
Berk=Berkshire hunt=£&#@ people say berk or bark not knowing real meaning...
Just close your eyes.........how did you come up with this one. I have never heard such thing
luca dan I did it because I was a scared kid and got 9 stitches and permanent knee damage so don’t do this
Some bad advice I've heard or gotten
cut down your bars to be narrow so that you can go between trees easier (I can go between them just fine with 780mm bars and they give me loads of control down the park)
any tire will do (Yes any tire can work but running the correct tire can make you safer and faster while making the ride more fun)
just lean back (Although you need to move your weight backwards on a downhill simply leaning back is gonna give up control and weaken your front break while also putting you at a risk to loop out or buzz your bum on the tire)
set stuff up for grip and control (Although setting your bike up for grip and control is good to go fast it's not always the best to match the purpose of the bike or even more so the rider. setting your stuff up after how you ride and what you like the feel of will make you more confident and thereby both safer and faster on the trails)
Worst advice: You need clipless pedals
Dylan Wickersham omg! And when people are just getting started 🙈
@@danibombonmakeup Yeah. I recently switched back to flats with proper shoes and I prefer it.
Dylan Wickersham I prefer clipless. What’s the matter?
@@Tofusoldat That's great. Different strokes for different folks. It's a preference thing, not a "Once you're good you ride clips thing".
@@dylanwickersham8328 True story!
“Just pull up” as a novice resulted in me breaking my nose and eye sockets on the crossbar (about 15 years ago) when I landed wheel either side of the landing. 😬
I ride my 26 ebike with clipless pedals in jogging shoes, in lycra, with fullface helmet.
XC rider advised me not to have a dropper post as the extra weight wouldn't be worth the benefits. He refused to lower his saddle when riding the last descent section on Blade at Afan, S Wales. I didn't listen and lowered my saddle post and got to the end and strava showed me the winner. He still wouldn't admit that his refusal to lower his seat post was the reason for the rubbish descending.
I really enjoy these types of videos, especially the older Blake Vs. Blake challenge videos, and I imagine they're pretty fun to make and edit.
The learning pace got me. My peers always say just send it in big features but i was affraid of it so i take a break for a year and after that i can do those big features
Green pedals on the gray bike and gray pedals on the green bike... blake is my favorite haha 🤙
diegoRad 😉🤙
Blake! You are the man!!! I’m 41 years old, 90kg and I just start my journey with MTB. Scott Aspect 940, it’s nothing when see YT videos, but still, thanks to this channel, I’m more convinced to try every time I’m on track. Thanks and remember about those who just beginning journey with MTB
I ride a Aspect 730 - these may be no professional bikes but for the skills of normal riders they are still decent bikes
Speed's your friend
Definitely sam pilgrim's advice on jumps : )
I get “if you go faster you’ll feel the bumps less and it’ll be easier” which on the trails I’m riding, yes it’s way easier to go fast, but I’m just getting into biking so I just go at my own pace.
"Just use your low gears bro. Your legs will get stronger"
Rode a loan bike recently, seeing if I wanna buy, and the tire pressure was huuuuuge. Thing felt awful til I picked up on it! Down to 20PSI and suddenly it was rolling and cornering like a dream!
Funny video. Blake loves the Lycra. 😂🤘🏻
maybe hahaha
Blake Samson 😂😂 keep killing it. Looking forward to seeing the vid with your bro
do mountain bikers still use chamios/ inner linings ? i know roadies does.
Almost made me spit my coffee when he cased that jump after 'just pull up' advice!
Worst advice BUY A HUFFY 😂
I started out on a second hand $50 huffy with 50mm travel that bottomed out on a pebble!
@@gardie6 XD
I have a huffy nighthawk and its amazing! Its so smooth! I live in orlando and might go to lake druid park to ride there.
Felix_RBLX - Gaming u is playing right?
Is that a huffy? That’s a nice lookin bike boy!
It’s funny because 30 minutes ago I watched a video on your channel that said putting your tires at a high psi makes you go faster
The worst advice i've ever given on the trail was to my GF when i said "I believe in you" as she was scared of going up a tiny rock slope that had dips on either side so she had nowhere to put her feet if she failed. (got scared)
She stopped half-way up, rolled back a bit, hit the brakes and tipped over into the grassy knolls on one side. Now she's scared of riding even though nothing bad happened.
Next time i'd do better in just saying "If you believe you can do it you can decide for yourself".
speed can definately be your friend, going too slow can make trails nearly impossible. so if you have some extra speed can you skip some pedal strokes when going through narrow parts and up steps which prevents pedal strikes. there is a sweet spot for every rider where it isn't too fast nor too slow. where the bumps mellow out but you're not going so fast that you cant react to what's happening in front of you and as you get better at riding will that sweet spot become faster over time.
Love when Blake argues with himself
I like how you guys never film at the same bike park most of the time, I like seeing different bike parks instead of the same bike park all the time like whistler
They literally shoot at that bike park all the time. Just look at last couple of video's.
Once when I was just getting into mtb my friend and I reached a root harden and they where really wet so my friend said if you go fast u won’t slip... I slipped
I hate the "just lean back". Not low not in an aggressive position, Just back. For the first one on pressures I've had a guy tell me "No one ever needs more than 25 psi." I fully agree with Blake use what's works best for you.
Buddy 1 “I’m not sure if I can do this line” buddy 2 “just send it”
Once I left my tires at 15 psi from a pump track next week rode some trails and thought I just got rusty but I dropped my pressure to 8 and it was perfect
"I dont mind putting a lot of tyre pressure, I got plenty suspension to do the work"
How does it feel to have the best mountain bike content on youtube? I bet it feels pretty damn good! hahah cheers yall thanks for the multitude of amazing vids and all the choice information!
With gratitude,
33 year old Beginner Rider
I was waiting for Just Pull Up. I have a friend who refuses to learn a proper bunny hop technique, and then goes on thinking he can coach his wife, kids, and friends on jumping and bunny hopping. It's scary watching them dead sailor it every other time they try. "Just go fast and pull up when you hit it!"
Or when it comes to drops "just lean back"
I went down hilling for the first time on my CTY 2.1 bike from REI. I got it to get around town originally, but now I have a car and know of a trail. I almost crashed several times. I wish I had one of those full suspension downhill bikes, but I don't have 2.5k to spend right now. For now I will lower my seat and lessen the tire pressure for next time. No crash pls.
LOL number one is so good. I actually wear mtb shorts/jersey/shoes on my road bike and have plenty of KOM's. I refuse to be a Lycra warrior.
"just close your eyes" 😂 I know a lass that does just that while driving when she goes through narrow gaps! Honestly, she's bloody lethal!
dicksplatts007 hahahahaha wow bloody hell.
@@Zimblake honestly mate once finding out I'd refuse lifts off her
That nukeproof hardtail is 👌
Christian Severino so good man
@@Zimblake would love to shred with one of those
i'm paraphrasing here
"higher spec parts automagically makes you faster"
"newest parts automagically makes you faster"
little does he know he brought 14kg bikes against my rigid 3 years old bike on a gruelling fireroad in the area with 75% climbing and only 25% descending, also the descend is an asphalt road lmao
dont ride an ebike, they're for cheaters 😂
..which e-bike 'Specifically'?...haha
Haha or the ole saying you get "ebikes are only for old people or those with injuries, blah blah".
Topsey Kretts 😂
Just send them to sam pilgrims channel!
Well if u have a pedal assist bike u can ride up to the trail
Actually I can say that I have benefitted from being told to "just send it." When your confidence isn't high and your friend is hyping you up and believes you can, sometimes that's all you need.
riding with your seat up high
Even though I'm not a devoted channel follower, I can say that Blake seems like the coolest presenter of the team. And his acting is phenomenal.
worst advice>>> Just buy a bike (without researching)
buy a Walmart bike, great value xD
I'm one of those who mostly ride trail bike wearing lycra :D To be fair, I have road, cyclocross, XC 29er hardtail and 27.5"+ FS trail bikes, therefore I have way more lycra clothing than proper MTB baggies.
Just keep tightening 😂😂
I like how Blake talks to himself, It's like he has a twin brother, I love it!
Awesome video Blake!!
Thanks dude
@@Zimblake No problem
Super funny videos guys just got a giant trance 2 for chirstmas you guys always crack me up
"you don't need to take a pump with you..."
ekmsom 12 well you don’t just take co2 quicker easier and smaller
Bob Dixon when you fill your tires with co2, do you replace it with "normal air" after your ride?
ekmsom 12 yes 😂 but pumps are move expensive heavier and take about 15 minutes to pump a tyre up so it’s rideable
Robert Trageser the chances of getting 3 full punctures is very rare I’ve only ever had one unridable puncture that needed fixing and I ride rocky trials so the chances of it happening 3 times in one ride is very small
@@bobdixon3048 You must ride XC.
I don't even notice my pump.
I love one thing of you, you don't care about equipment, you care only about biking
Give me Lycra over baggies....nothing to get caught on the saddle.
Thank goodness for baggies. Covers a multitude of sins!
I bet you are one of those fast old guys in Lycra that make easy work of uphills and downhills while the young overweight kids in baggies are trying to figure out why they are getting crotch rot.
Gerty X 🌚 you know me then....
Newt Tella ...I would like to think so.....but the engine is not as slick as the body these days, although the dreams are still there.
@@peteypops 😆 Well I know middle age if that's the same thing?!
"Just go faster" can also be legit good advice to a beginner. if you're struggling with small bumps and rocks at really low speed going faster does help!
"Yeah this 26" bike is great for you" Yeah awesome now my bike is almost impossible to resell
Got the exact same problem, and mine is supposed to be a trail bike but 27.5 is most peoples preference nowdays, including me!
Still riding my 26" and wouldn't change it. I have a 29er too which is great for straight lining stuff, but a 26" is so much more agile. Forget resale value and ride your damn bike!
@Robert Trageser I do except I've grown out of the bike and now no one wants the bike. Don't just call someone whiny because they've given an anecdote about something you disagree with.
@@peterknight7880 Yeah I do. I race both enduro and cc on it it's just that I've grown out of it.
@Robert Trageser And even if it still fitted me I'd get rid of it as there are limited parts for my bike now and I'm stuck running xc rims which I constantly buckle
I think Doddy's advice that hard tyres make you go faster by reducing rolling resistance is bad! Schwalbe (I think) did pretty extensive research on this a while back. The results make great sense really: a softer tyre (down to around 15psi) actually runs faster over rough terrain. The reason is the tyre carcass flexes to mould around the ground. A hard tyre doesn't flex and transfers that shock into lifting the bike repeatedly, which is wasted energy, slowing you down. Obviously tyre and rim protection and tyre squirm comes into play at low pressures, but unless you're riding tarmac, drop them as low as you can without adverse handling effects.
Ur utterly right. Harder only better for hard surface like road or maybe smooth gravel road, not off road. Sadly its a myth.many mtbers pass on to others.
It's the same for road bikes - there is a spot for Asphalt, only on very smooth surfaces (like velodromes) a very high pressure combined with narrow tires is the fastest setup
I always tell my mates "Just commit and you'll be fine" hahaha!!!
Mylo Mechy 🤣🤣
Thanks, this is extremely valuable to new riders like me and my family. Richie and Family.
#1 worst advice - don’t watch gmbn
why isnt this the top comment?
What about the classic that almost everyone hears as a beginner that is generally bad advice; "Just lean way back when you're going downhill." On a small feature it might make sense once in a while, but blasting a long steep chute with your butt over your back wheel the whole way puts you totally o.c.
"just one more"
My WTB Nanos actually say min tire pressure should be 35 PSI, max 60 PSI, but I've found that running 25-28 PSI works best. In my experience, the high pressure was actually slower than the lower pressure; the bike felt like it kept hitting brick walls instead of bouncing over roots.
I thought I was tripping balls with how the video started
"Just pull up" doesn't work too well on drops either. Wheel comes up, then right back down into disaster. I found that shoving the bike forward works.
5:35 Honestly this video could be titled "Wost Sex Advice Ever" and would still be accurate!
There is an optimal tire pressure for rolling resistance on each surface, above or below which is worse. And its quite low on trails. And depends on your body+bike mass. Heavier riders will have a higher optimal PSI, lighter riders lower.
I told one of my mates to just go as fast as you can, he took my advice and ended up in a tree.... 😂😂😂🤟
JoshCan DS 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Do you call him Tarzan now?.
Tire press-ure is bodyweight dependent. I lean on my tire alittle sideways to simulate a corner. till the appropriate amount of tread(not sidewall!) is on the ground.
I wash my bike after almost every ride and my friend always says “I never wash my bike. Cleaning your bike will ruin the components”.
Daniel De Biasi Litterally got told the same thing 😂 like wth
If you’re spraying the bike down with a hose you can unintentionally remove grease/oil/lubricants/etc from parts, and water can get into places it shouldn’t be. Eventually it will cause problems down the road with components. Wiping your bike down is fine, but hosing it all the time isn’t smart. It’s not the cleaning of your bike that’s the problem, it’s how you do it.
You might want to get that twisted brake hose on the jeep sorted Blake, brakes are important. Even on a jeep wrangler
Worst advice,
If I can do it, so can you!
depending - a friend of mine was afraid of very steep roll offs.
I told him, if I can, so can he; and asked him to watch me - he didn't crash and actually enjoyed it after doing it a few times.
But, as we ride together, I know his skills.
The other day, me and a mate of mine went to a trail I did know a bit, I told him I will shout out the "chicken" line, as I will aim for the drops/jumps and I know he might crashes.
He did some jumps - and told me that he was thinking: If I can do it, so does he... :D
This thought/saying goes both ways.
Whilst riding the trails, I was stumped on of the sharp turns as i kept crashing, so i asked my mates what the best way to get passed it was, and one of them said "just stick your foot out and push to the right, it'll work, trust me". So, I did as he said because i was still a novice rider at that time and he had done this trail before, but as i came down the hill to the turn, I rolled my ankle! Had to stop riding for a 2 months! :( - worst advice ever lol!