Basics With Blake | Core Mountain Bike Skills

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @gmbn
    @gmbn  5 лет назад +514

    Where do you practice these skills?

  • @leofinalizacao
    @leofinalizacao 5 лет назад +1609

    Met Blake in Peaslake , Surrey Hills, UK whilst shooting this video for GMBN. He’s one of the nicest guys in the MTB scene, exactly the same dude off camera. Legend.

    • @markwilson7013
      @markwilson7013 5 лет назад +36

      @@paddor Yeah, he was in the woods when a stick hit him on the head 😂

    • @juluisreyes9094
      @juluisreyes9094 5 лет назад +8

      When he's glad he speaks in falsetto voice

    • @bobbyhempel1513
      @bobbyhempel1513 3 года назад +11

      He really seems like he could be that kind of guy too I would love to meet him one day it would be awesome to ride with him though he would leave me in his dust every time I'm sure.

    • @RalphBrooker-gn9iv
      @RalphBrooker-gn9iv 2 месяца назад

      Peaslake ❤️. Used to drive up from South coast every weekend our day off. Golden Birdie, Yoghurt pots. Something to eat the Peaslakz store. Miss that

  • @mreggbird
    @mreggbird 5 лет назад +389

    0:00 he called me beautiful. I needed that today. thanks

  • @drive7
    @drive7 5 лет назад +369

    Blake's a great communicator. His tone and attitude are relatable and fun, and that makes his videos really engaging. Absolutely killing it.

  • @bikemob4616
    @bikemob4616 5 лет назад +280

    51 years old and I still do the no handed flying at least once a week. Always brings a smile to my face 😀

    • @tyrellchibvongodze3566
      @tyrellchibvongodze3566 3 года назад +7

      just got back onto biking at 48 since high school and that is one thing I was looking forward to and enjoying

    • @Xeniumnebula
      @Xeniumnebula 2 года назад +2

      That's impressive I can't even do that

  • @dropclutch1
    @dropclutch1 5 лет назад +89

    Brings me back to the days when I was a complete newbie. I remember how impossible some of these basic skills seemed. Keep at it newbies, you will get it!

    • @ritwikreddy5670
      @ritwikreddy5670 5 лет назад +1

      The only hard thing for me was wheelie. But that was because my bike wasn't mtb and there were no shocks. Wheelie becomes a lot easier if you have loose shocks.

    • @nickfreeman7285
      @nickfreeman7285 2 года назад +2

      The one thing I could never do, was get the rear wheel off the ground, I couldn't ever do it, front wheel was easy, leaning the bike was easy etc but I could never get the rear wheel to move at all

    • @dropclutch1
      @dropclutch1 2 года назад

      @@nickfreeman7285 It's all about the weight shift. If you throw your weight over the bars and push on them while unweighting your feet the back has to come up.

    • @sherules5005
      @sherules5005 Год назад +1

      Thanks 👍🏾😸🙏🏾. I know how to ride but I have little confidence in areas with human/ vehicle traffic

  • @brennanlandaker2981
    @brennanlandaker2981 4 года назад +66

    Anyone else mesmerized by the suspension on his bike

  • @ronaldhuckall752
    @ronaldhuckall752 5 лет назад +131

    U r my absolute fav mtn rider ever👌👌👌 keep up the amazing work

    • @michaelmcgill2581
      @michaelmcgill2581 5 лет назад

      27/ 29 yess mate. Blake when u doin a meet n greet. Do one in Scotland

  • @tobiasmller5995
    @tobiasmller5995 5 лет назад +1137

    Warning ⚠️: before attempting these tricks remember to learn to ride a your bike first

    • @londonspade5896
      @londonspade5896 4 года назад +121

      ahhh thanks, I knew I was doing something wrong

    • @jaydnh.9530
      @jaydnh.9530 4 года назад +91

      I didn’t know you needed a bike for these?

    • @amusingkiwi9586
      @amusingkiwi9586 4 года назад +47

      Ohhhh see... i thought a loaf of bread would give me the same results, thanks man

    • @danmac6185
      @danmac6185 4 года назад +29

      Now if only I knew what a your bike was 🤔

    • @user-mm5vv6zg4u
      @user-mm5vv6zg4u 4 года назад +19

      Didn't know that i need bike for these,.
      Thanks, been riding my gf learning these tricks.

  • @rbid
    @rbid 5 лет назад +117

    Fantastic video, will help all beginners and old dogs that did not learn to ride and ride with bad habits.
    In the group I ride I try to change the bad habits of the older riders with no success. This video will help a lot.
    Greetings from the galilee

    • @blas8106
      @blas8106 4 года назад

      Tremenda data que has tirado crack

  • @PersistentMeow
    @PersistentMeow Год назад +2

    Trying to get my friend who is my age into mountain biking. He does skiing but doesn’t do mountain biking. I think he’ll have a ton of fun, and I sent him this in the hope he can get some important abilities. Thank you so much!

  • @magicalframe9441
    @magicalframe9441 4 года назад +11

    I remember I saw a bike messenger in my town zipping along and eating a sandwich with both hands. An absolute legend.

  • @neemmol7734
    @neemmol7734 5 лет назад +14

    Blake and Ashton Martyn is my favorite of the GMBN crew. Lot's of love for you guys.

  • @YourNickIsTaken
    @YourNickIsTaken 5 лет назад +9

    Love the fact that GMBN carres about newbies too.

  • @woof_snoof2505
    @woof_snoof2505 5 лет назад +18

    As a beginner, this is fantastic stuff, thanks Blake.

  • @sherifrosco2221
    @sherifrosco2221 5 лет назад +13

    Im 40 years old and love going out on my KTM MTB up the woods or on the trail's, these clips n video's really help me out, keep up the good work!

  • @David-vr4pm
    @David-vr4pm 24 дня назад

    The first year that I rode a mountain bike, I rode a rigid bike, and it really helped me learn how to use my body and controls to help with bumps and stuff on the trail.

  • @brandonspencer309
    @brandonspencer309 5 лет назад +31

    5:45 wow I thought for a split second that both you're wheels were going to lift off the ground!!! 🚵🏻‍♂️💸 😂 💪🏼❤️🙏👍🏼

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  5 лет назад +3

      🤣🤘

    • @minners71
      @minners71 4 года назад +5

      What's with all the emojis are you a 13yr old girl?

    • @Incubed
      @Incubed 4 года назад

      minners71 right

  • @Bergconnaisseur
    @Bergconnaisseur 5 лет назад +19

    Currently getting my Dad and Mom into MTB, this video will definetly help them! Thanks Blake!

  • @failedtsunami2272
    @failedtsunami2272 4 года назад +10

    Great video. SUBSCRIBED! Exactly the info that we needed. I’m a skater by birth but with my 7 yr old into mountain bikes, I’m trying to learn and teach him at the same time. Thanks for the help brother!

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  4 года назад +1

      Nice one! Thanks for the sub 🤘

  • @notoriusben85
    @notoriusben85 2 года назад +4

    I really appreciate this video. Exactly what I was looking for as a new rider - no assumptions of ability, or technical knowledge, just basically how to actually ride a mountain bike beyond just getting on it and pedalling and hoping for the best. Will look to put these skills into practice until I feel confident enough to visit a trail centre.

  • @travelinganvil5711
    @travelinganvil5711 5 лет назад +5

    Thanks Blake. I rode my first trail 3 days ago. This channel has been super helpful. I may be obsessed. So much fun.

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  5 лет назад +1

      🤟

  • @aopoczko
    @aopoczko Год назад

    I'm watching Blake's vids daily to get called beautiful on demand. Can highly recommend.
    And MTB content is a free bonus!

  • @davidthomson1978
    @davidthomson1978 3 года назад +22

    Love these videos. Spent most of my teens attached to my MTB but just getting back into it at 43 after years of only running and Road biking it didn't take long in the woods to realise I'd lost all that confidence and fearlessness over the years. These basic skills are a fantastic springboard into getting the best out of your bike

  • @seanporter113
    @seanporter113 3 года назад +1

    Blake, I like how you present. Your humor is appreciated, but your knowledge and the methods that you use to impart it is fantastic. I learned very little from this video. But, that’s not a slam. I have watched a lot of your ( and GMBN’s) videos and have been biking for 36 years. What I find super interesting is that the skills you mention, I have been doing since I was 15 and never understood how important they are to my mountain biking. The balancing and wheelies (we call them in America) are just fun. Yet I use it every time theres a higher obstacle in the trail. Some of I do and never really realized that I could be using it to better skills that I lack or want to improve. Thanks man. I appreciate you.

  • @lbpinnwa
    @lbpinnwa Год назад +3

    Thank you! This is the basic of basic skills that I have been looking for. As a roadie moving into MTB, there is a large learning curve to utilize your body balance to counter the bike balance. Thank you. I'll be practicing these for a while.

  • @locke_ytb
    @locke_ytb 3 года назад +1

    Blake is my favorite guy.

  • @martinolivares1567
    @martinolivares1567 5 лет назад +10

    I learned how to ride with no hands on my bike in about a month. To actually be able to pedal fast and turn while I change my songs on my or drink water while Im tired felt like an accomplishment. The next thing I want to learn is to bunny hop real high to clear the curves and not eat shit lol

  • @AusMLE888
    @AusMLE888 2 года назад +1

    Will certainly give these a try sometime. Been riding since 2020 I am 32 years old. I used to ride when I was a kid but stopped riding back in 2007.

  • @steveskratcher8121
    @steveskratcher8121 5 лет назад +7

    Always great tip from Blake!!! I’ll try again with front wheel lift... I hope I'll remember the rear brake!!!

  • @ThaguyMike
    @ThaguyMike 7 месяцев назад +1

    Used to do alot of these as a kid with a BMX bike. Now as a 30 yo I'm learning to do these again.

  • @bikeonblue
    @bikeonblue 5 лет назад +6

    I've watched many basic skill video an like to think I'm beyond these maneuvers but saw Blake was demonstrating them and had to watch!

  • @scottenman2005
    @scottenman2005 4 месяца назад

    Looking all over youtube for best videos to get my GF into mountain biking.. These are the Beat videos I have seen yet thank you!

  • @ravenfire77
    @ravenfire77 3 года назад +10

    I just purchased my first mountain bike a few weeks ago and this video is perfect for me. Thanks!

    • @pretzelogic2689
      @pretzelogic2689 Год назад

      Me too. My first ride on my new bike is tomorrow. The trails are all flooded and you've given me a lot of things to work on that I can do on pavement. Great video.

  • @TrupimOkiemTV
    @TrupimOkiemTV 5 лет назад

    Basics, but important.
    Fatbike kinda kickstarted my love for cycling again, after few years break. I was using my MTB just to get to and back from work from march till october, but now when I have a day off, I like to grind a few kilometers on my beast, just for fun. I missed that. And at the same time, I found this channel. Good timing.

  • @dominicketienne7251
    @dominicketienne7251 5 лет назад +136

    Idk why I love Blake's accent so much lol

    • @haza6758
      @haza6758 4 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @hypnosis1220
      @hypnosis1220 4 года назад +3

      Harry Pottah'

    • @matthewherron9472
      @matthewherron9472 4 года назад +3

      'Hhyyeeeaaaaaaaaaa'
      Here

    • @Cole_King
      @Cole_King 4 года назад +1

      What accent is it ?

    • @beersquatch2545
      @beersquatch2545 4 года назад +4

      Cole King I hear a little South African in there but I could be wrong! He’s a legend!

  • @aldenrice9123
    @aldenrice9123 4 года назад +2

    This is really helpful for me as a beginner mountain biker, it's really cool how he is so skilled he can show what a beginner might do, and feel

  • @adithyasrikar6855
    @adithyasrikar6855 5 лет назад +4

    Yay.. blake is going to teach me how to ride my bike..love you gmbn..❤

  • @londonspade5896
    @londonspade5896 4 года назад +1

    I used to ride my bike to school and back every day, eventually I was just riding the whole journey with no hands.
    About a decade later and I can still manage it but definitely not as effortlessly as before! But time on the bike will bring that back

  • @LiftedAdventures
    @LiftedAdventures 5 лет назад +9

    Great stuff for even season riders should practice to sharpen up our skills and riding. Thank you for this.

  • @mostlikelywedoitservices6926
    @mostlikelywedoitservices6926 5 лет назад +1

    Well, today I tried something to help me do the track stand. Get alongside a wall that when standing on the pedals you can hold on top of the wall or fence at a very comfortable level. Make sure your upper body is close to level. Now play. What makes the bike get balanced to the center and stay there. Mirco weight shift to the outside edge of feet makes the bike move like crazy. Then when you think you're ready, move your hand off the top and put your fingers or knuckle to the wall and balance again. Also a great leg workout. I did it for a half-hour and feel like I actually learned something that will get me to do track standing without moving forward.

  • @lucasolivo2785
    @lucasolivo2785 4 года назад +6

    2:25 My favorite brake is actually the front brake 😀

  • @SuperFcott
    @SuperFcott 5 лет назад +1

    Blake is my all time FAVORITE mountain biker.

  • @jean-philipper-m5886
    @jean-philipper-m5886 5 лет назад +6

    Super video, really well explained!! Nice job Blake. And thanks to help us newby to gain some skill on a bike!!

  • @brianbgood
    @brianbgood 5 лет назад

    Probably the best channel on RUclips... I learned stuff. Stuff that will probably save my ass.. Thank you

  • @matfly4832
    @matfly4832 4 года назад +4

    That's really cool man, thanks a lot! You're a very good teacher. I started with "6 simple skills" video yesterday and practicing the front brake resulted in 2 over-the-bars on the street, I guess this one beginner video is more suited for me :)

  • @luciatrstanova8911
    @luciatrstanova8911 3 года назад

    Never had a bike as an adult, my last bike was when i was like 12 and thats more than 10years ago. Rided just roads to get to shop or friends, but i remember i knew the no handed ride. I bought mountain bike, went on my first easy trails and omg, it made me so happy my body didnt forget such a movement, its not as good as it used to be but clearly my body can still do it if i train it a bit :3

  • @MTBZenMaster
    @MTBZenMaster 5 лет назад +8

    Great work guys! I need this video to help coach my rodie friends👍🏽

    • @migatron1
      @migatron1 5 лет назад +1

      Tell them to smile more, it helps

  • @Nalublu
    @Nalublu Год назад

    I bought my first bike since the 90’s. Very different than 30 years ago. I feel like I have to learn all over.

  • @skyla-idiot
    @skyla-idiot 5 лет назад +336

    Who else loves GMBN?🤘

  • @jackharper2125
    @jackharper2125 2 года назад

    great video, I'm in Isolation and spending hours in my garden practicing

  • @vinayakj6822
    @vinayakj6822 5 лет назад +5

    Exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks guys

  • @chandranibrahmapoddar7409
    @chandranibrahmapoddar7409 4 года назад +1

    I know each and every skill from basic to advanced but still loving how he teaches beginners- the tast that I struggle with. Though I am an expert at the age of 16 with 3 medals I think there's a long way to learn...

  • @RealCadde
    @RealCadde 5 лет назад +4

    One thing a lot of new riders forget is to perfect their skills. That is, find something you CAN ride and do that over and over again until you've mastered it. Some riders can only really ride on asphalt in the beginning. So do that, find something that has obstacles suitable for you and become better at it, preferably over a few days to let your body accept this newfound knowledge.
    Then you take that same path you've mastered but switch it up a bit. Add new challenges like going over that curb or doing it without holding the handlebars for some bits.
    You know what they say, practice makes perfect.
    And the mistake a lot of beginners make is they go for the too difficult bits early on and they get scared of doing it, which just reinforces bad habits.
    So get good at what you can do and then add to your skillset.
    Of course, all these exercises are pretty harmless so do them as well. But it won't help you out on the trails unless you master the things you can actually do right now.
    Even if you've spent a full year practicing these things on a parking lot, it's a whole different story when you go out and do it on a real trail.

    • @grover9187
      @grover9187 2 года назад

      I agree. I'm new and I ride the same circle over and over to work on my balance. When I try something new, like standing, I always try it out on my well worn circle.

    • @muzomamma
      @muzomamma 2 года назад

      Your comment is so encouraging! Thank you! I'm a beginner who is mostly only comfortable on asphalt or flat terrain. I get so frustrated with myself that I *can't* do scarier things, but I'm just not there yet. I will be one day though!

  • @josecastanedamusic
    @josecastanedamusic 5 лет назад +1

    I love your way to teach and have fun at the same time cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽

  • @24mtb74
    @24mtb74 5 лет назад +14

    Intermediate skills video please

  • @1stFlyingeagle
    @1stFlyingeagle 2 года назад

    You master the trek stand, and you can beat all the others. Coming to a complete stop and not coming off is a key to mastering the two wheels.

  • @johannvonderbecke3873
    @johannvonderbecke3873 5 лет назад +96

    Your bike is sick Blake :0

    • @mtbshredder7794
      @mtbshredder7794 5 лет назад

      Johann von der Becke Blake’s Nukeproof Mega 275C is awesome

    • @johannvonderbecke3873
      @johannvonderbecke3873 5 лет назад

      @@mtbshredder7794 gotta love that olive green

    • @th_js
      @th_js 5 лет назад +5

      Yeah, I usually hate green bikes, but I really like this mega.

    • @wii_music_intensifies9023
      @wii_music_intensifies9023 5 лет назад

      Not a big fan, but it's still pretty lit

  • @summerofsixtynine1
    @summerofsixtynine1 4 года назад +1

    Awesome video
    Been on the trails of eastern ontario all the pandemic... hardly anyone around, not many hills but beautiful trails thru forests
    thanks Blake!

  • @mtbaddict7126
    @mtbaddict7126 5 лет назад +29

    Great video you should make a video about making your bike quieter

    • @rupedog
      @rupedog 5 лет назад +2

      Doddy has done this I think, over on gmbn tech

    • @TheForgedReality
      @TheForgedReality 5 лет назад +1

      Onyx hubs. The end. I don't know how anyone can ride with those noisy ass hornets nest hubs.

    • @quinox0095
      @quinox0095 5 лет назад

      Why would anybody do that?

    • @your_average_cultured_dude
      @your_average_cultured_dude 5 лет назад +3

      Am I the only one who thinks the ratcheting sounds satisfying?

    • @hendrikkiefer3325
      @hendrikkiefer3325 4 года назад

      @@your_average_cultured_dude you're not alone

  • @TheLeereeve
    @TheLeereeve 2 года назад

    These skills are really useful for beginners. My kid is following the guide and just got the first skill of hands off!

  • @karskikatti4732
    @karskikatti4732 4 года назад +12

    As I kid I never sat when I was biking. I tought it was cooler to stand 😂

  • @FerralVideo
    @FerralVideo 4 года назад +2

    Wow. Thank you for all of this advice.
    I consider myself an "experienced novice" in mountain biking, I can probably do... three of these.
    Particularly want to work on the balancing and weight shifting exercises, and from there it looks like everything else should come relatively naturally.
    What I consider the most valuable ability on a mountain bike:
    KNOW HOW TO BAIL.
    I ride unfinished trails, as bike parks and national or state parks are hard to come by locally.
    These tend to be a little more technical, and in the case of post-hurricane northwest Florida, littered with fallen trees.
    If things go sufficiently pear shaped, particularly in low speed technical riding (which I tend to do more of, see above), being able to yeet yourself clear of that sharp hard pointy mass of metal bits that you were just on a moment ago (or, as appropriate, yeet it clear of you) is a really valuable way to keep yourself from getting seriously hurt out there.
    This could also be handy in high speed downhill riding, although finding a safe place to put yourself in these cases could be more challenging due to the fact that you're traveling at speeds I would consider terrifying.

  • @MrBrutalMachinee
    @MrBrutalMachinee Год назад

    Watching some mtb videos and i ended up buying hardtail. It's been 15 years since i rode mtb and had fun in trails and urban routes, let's see how much my body remembers after so long time. It's arriving in 2 days 👌

  • @bybenny9928
    @bybenny9928 5 лет назад +4

    I love blakes videos😂😂

  • @JoaoMarques-nr6eh
    @JoaoMarques-nr6eh 5 лет назад +1

    It´s very nice how you guys care about the beginners. Great video, thanks mate.

  • @amos8572
    @amos8572 4 года назад +36

    *7:18* He's got some Gordon Ramsay hand gestures.

    • @CDuff86
      @CDuff86 4 года назад +2

      Treating us all like we're idiot sandwiches

    • @valesz4140
      @valesz4140 4 года назад

      Ahaha yes

  • @feliciotalbot4321
    @feliciotalbot4321 4 года назад

    Very Clear, Very Professional. I will practice this once quarantine is lifted.....thanks again!!! Love it..

  • @chrisallbright5540
    @chrisallbright5540 4 года назад +189

    A pro on a 10k bike: these are basic skills for anyone on the trail
    Me with my $350 rec bike: *gears slip, brakes snap, crash*

    • @luukvantslot519
      @luukvantslot519 4 года назад +12

      Chris Allbright me on a 15 year old bike for 100 euros not Being able to brake and shift properly but having fun

    • @chrisallbright5540
      @chrisallbright5540 4 года назад +2

      Luuk van 't Slot hey good for you. That’s not fun to me

    • @eneruh6237
      @eneruh6237 4 года назад +1

      Enduro nukeproofs aren’t 10k I’m pretty sure

    • @chrisallbright5540
      @chrisallbright5540 4 года назад +14

      @@eneruh6237 sorry 6k? You get my point, youtube police

    • @DownhillDesireMTB
      @DownhillDesireMTB 4 года назад

      lol exactly!!! this^^^^ is me!!

  • @HalfGiant_S80
    @HalfGiant_S80 3 года назад +1

    Just got into the sport, I'm grateful for the tips! Thanks!

  • @migatron1
    @migatron1 5 лет назад +10

    I'm not a beginner, but I'll watch it cos Blake's here

  • @bracket0398
    @bracket0398 5 лет назад +1

    Im glad you took the Leigh Donovan learning and did a great redub on it! Very nice dudes. I like the attention you always bring to this stuff. Perhaps other things (maintenance) like; tubeless change solo in shop (which you already did?), caliper/rotor adjust, bleeds (gravity and full), truing (!). Tell me what I stupidly labeled thacha did already, and thanks for being awesome kids! Visit Flagstaff!

  • @risue08
    @risue08 4 года назад +7

    Most ppl watching : Basics on MTB riding (touch roads and terrain)
    Me : Genuinely seeking how to ride a bike.

  • @neilh1086
    @neilh1086 5 месяцев назад

    Just getting back into mountain biking after 10 years away. Maybe too old now at 44 but I'm gonna give it a proper good go.

  • @kash7553
    @kash7553 5 лет назад +5

    Hey can u do a video on gear shifting and the basics of how gears work?

  • @nigeljohnson8022
    @nigeljohnson8022 5 лет назад

    You can't get better than Blake teaching you the basics !!!!

  • @Jomoplays
    @Jomoplays 4 года назад +3

    The way I learned no hand was from me riding one handed, then slowly releasing my fingers so from 5 to 4 then 4th to 3rd finger toke me like a week xF

    • @aracoonswagman1191
      @aracoonswagman1191 4 года назад

      Bro I dont even remember how I did I was like 6 and saw a dude doing no hands so I tried it on my bmx bike at the time and did it after 2 days

  • @popoporifox4229
    @popoporifox4229 2 года назад

    Thank you this will help me with my first mtb ride tomorrow

  • @guyonthebike
    @guyonthebike 5 лет назад +6

    5:07 that's a pretty dope van.

    • @Motosthetic
      @Motosthetic 4 года назад +1

      Was just about to comment that. Europeans get all the cool unique vans and hatches. Sucks for us Americans. We get better trucks though.

  • @jjcompvideosj-j_comp4604
    @jjcompvideosj-j_comp4604 5 лет назад

    Nukeproof Mega carbon 27.5 19. So happy to see this bike in your vid. Love this bike.

  • @hexa3327
    @hexa3327 4 года назад +3

    6:18 When did we learn jumping on a bike on the same Spot?

  • @Szynszula
    @Szynszula 6 месяцев назад

    Wow, that is amazing set of skills! And crazy good shock absorber!

  • @holmes6878
    @holmes6878 4 года назад +4

    i remember doing a no hander down a paved road for a good 20 seconds until my balance just left my side and put me into a street lamp

  • @bartzed4305
    @bartzed4305 2 года назад +2

    37 and only just got my first proper mountain bike, really wish I could have afforded this in my 20s

    • @Balzaar
      @Balzaar 5 месяцев назад

      How's it going so far mate? :) still riding ?

  • @elijahparsons4530
    @elijahparsons4530 5 лет назад +12

    Dany teaching Jon how to MTB:
    Just bend the knee

  • @darian_wittrin
    @darian_wittrin Год назад

    oh wow, i actually did almost all off these excercises before ever watching this video just out of instinct and curiosity of how certain things feel

  • @jackbeames7643
    @jackbeames7643 5 лет назад +3

    #askgmbn what do you do with all the fox and other brand droppers you get on your bikes once you have put the crankbrothers dropper on?

  • @Bear0280
    @Bear0280 3 года назад

    I’d love to say thanks heaps Blake for showing and explaining these must learn skills🤠

  • @exploringwithben6640
    @exploringwithben6640 5 лет назад +3

    Hi blake

  • @bishopm4401
    @bishopm4401 4 года назад

    I have a fixed I’m riding for the first time in like 5 years. Y’all and GCN are keeping me inspired to get out there and ride even if I don’t have anything like the bikes you guys do

  • @cllris
    @cllris 5 лет назад +6

    5:32 Is what you all came here for. 🦅

  • @alfonsoalmendariz3325
    @alfonsoalmendariz3325 3 года назад

    Thanks for the video. I just bought a Specialized Rockhopper Sport 27.5. Gonna take it for a test ride on the Bolinas Ridge trail in Marin County, California.

  • @arti-party1236
    @arti-party1236 5 лет назад +4

    This felt like I was 2 years old and my dad teaching me to ride a bike

  • @rutad363
    @rutad363 Год назад

    I thought I didn't know any of the 'core skills' but turns out I do. That made me feel a bit better bout my riding too.

  • @jjdmk-music
    @jjdmk-music 5 лет назад +3

    OMG I DIDNT KNOW THEY HAD GMBN SOCKS !!!!!!!!!!! :)))))))))))))))

  • @martuchna6084
    @martuchna6084 3 года назад

    Blake is my favorite person on the team. Wish to have some lessons with him.

  • @darthpotassiums1fan20
    @darthpotassiums1fan20 5 лет назад +4

    I’m pretty proficient on trails but I still cant track stand for the life of me 😂.

    • @XEinstein
      @XEinstein 3 года назад +1

      I'm 40 and have been riding bikes for 39 years. Have been practicing my track stand for the past five years literally every time I have to stop while cycling. If I'm lucky I can stand over a minute now, usually it is shorter. Trying to do it with one hand nowadays as well. It truly requires lots of training to master.

  • @andreyc.3600
    @andreyc.3600 5 лет назад

    Blake is really da best. I usually have hard time understanding british english, but in case of Blake it's like reading subtitles.

    • @MrTramtararam
      @MrTramtararam 5 лет назад

      Because it isn't "british english". He was born in Zimbabwe. Of course his accent might have changed since lives in Isle of Wight, UK now but his accent is similar to Trevor Noah for example in my opinion.

  • @proshopcuber121
    @proshopcuber121 5 лет назад +6

    I've been mountainbiking for 3 years and i haven't mastered theese skills.why is it so hard to bunny hop or hold a manual or pick up the rear wheel😭😭😭

    • @rio5866
      @rio5866 5 лет назад +2

      Make sure to just ride alot. I learned how to bhop 1 year after starting and i never even practiced it

    • @unfunny2258
      @unfunny2258 3 года назад

      this is late but for picking up the rear wheel point your toes down and pick up your feat while leaning forward, feels like you will go otb but thats how you do it

  • @huntii
    @huntii 2 года назад

    the white audi at 4:52min has a flat tire.
    Thanks for the video ! i just bought the marin rift zone 3 a few days ago and need to learn basically everything.