If I see a Blake video uploaded, I run just to let him tell me I'm a beautiful person. Positive vibes regardless of what is happening. Thank you beautiful person Blake
@@Zimblake Let me tell you one thing: I'm not a mountain biker, I'm more of a roadie. But your humbleness and your positive vibe is so inspiring that I'm eager to follow each GMBN video. I love you way of communicating joy and fun. And you're a beast of a rider, indeed. Keep up the great work and keep smiling for all people like me. Cheers from Italy
I was watching the start of the video thinking, "Dirt jumps on a trail bike? Yeah, Cam McCaul does that and it's great. Hey, Cam and Blake both have an awesome goofy, happy-go-lucky attitude. They should do a video together." ... and then Blake uttered the phrase "Slopeduro". Cam introduced the discipline of "Slopedurocross" to the world. So now I'm a thousand percent certain these two dudes should ride together.
I bought a 2021 trek fuel ex8 but returned it due to a bent frame and I’m back on my hard tail and am ok with it. Sure the full suspension was nice md many admired the bike but for the $5k I have back in bank account I don’t miss it at all. My next bike will be the trek ebike but that won’t be for a while. Hope u enjoy the hard tail because it’s just as good imo
I just replaced my full sus for a hardtail and I prefer it. It's faster, pedalling efficiency is like a hole new world to me. It's an orange crush and I love it so far. It's better for me anyway, but I don't really do any tough DH stuff, for anything else, single track etc it feels better
I ride more mellow (usually green/beginner and occasionally blue/intermediate jump lines) jump lines on my trail bike, which is an entry level 27.5 hardtail!
I've heard him say that as well with coaching Rich on a step up jump. He didn't go into any detail though. Could be that although it helps pumping it could ruin the lockout on the rear shock if you land heavy.
It would have been cool to hear more about what changes you made - I'm guessing you increased suspension pressures pretty high and lowered compression, completely dialed out rebound? And WERE you running high PSI in the Reactor's tires? Some slopestyle riders used to take full-suspension XC bikes and put shorter shocks on the back (lowering BB height and seat height) and turn them into full-on slope machines, it was rad.
Blake in the air is a beautiful thing...shred that machine gun. Luvin' it while I wait for EWS results 🤘 Bring that bike down here, we got a couple of hills to roll down in NSW. Be nice to see the master of the Bowhead down here as well, mixin' it with Moi Moi
Haha, I have a Scott genius with 150mm and took it to le gets, what an absolute blast, 🤘🤘 my local is dirt jumps and fat downhill jumps, so capable, next year it’s coming with me to Rampage 🤘🤘
No probly not I hit jumps on my trial bike all the time and I don't really find it any harder to clear them that on my dirt jumper and I run plus tires with 15 psi and my fork only at 85
It is a shame GMBN is wedded to their sponsors (good as Nukeproof is) there are plenty other bikes and paraphernalia that could do with honest reviews by this talented team. There is limited scope with a themed advert.
I have one bike and I use it for everything. It's a Jamis AMT full sus with 150 mil front and back. When I'm doing jumps I lock-out my sus. Blake, do you also lock-out yours when doing jumps?
So what do you do to optimise for jumping? Just stiffer front and rear shocks and higher tyre pressure? Or do you mess with rebound and locking out rear suspension?
Would have loved some more insight how you setup your trail bike to effectively run dirt jumps (eg. tire pressure, compression stiffening/opening, etc.)
@@JoostEskes Not specifically from this video or any subsequent comment, but since 6 months ago stiff/closed/high air pressure compression and high tire pressure seems to be the way to run dirt jumps.
Decrease the sag by adding air pressure to the rear shock, aiming for a sag between 20-25% of the total travel. Increase low-speed compression damping for additional support during takeoffs and landings. Fine-tune the rebound damping to prevent bucking and maintain stability. Start in the middle and move it faster see how you go Increase tyre pressures to around 30 PSI
Sir Blake, i really love watching your vids. can you explain if you do anything different to your suspension to ride dirt jumps? do you keep you setting the same as you would for riding trails or do you stiffen/harden it up for jumps.
I just rode Sun Peaks last week. First bike park trip. It did awesome! Breaking bumps at the bottom started to wear on me at the end of long runs, but otherwise great
Hey Blake great video! I'm curious about the knee pads your wearing. What kind are those? They look like they actually stay up on your knees pretty well.
Everything functions properly ruclips.net/user/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Nothing was damaged in the box aside from a decal on the fork. The decal was missing a piece of a corner but I ended up peeling them off anyways. Assembly is easy BUT make sure you tune up the derailleurs. Both the front and rear need adjusting. I'd advise going to a bike shop but I opted out and put in 10+ hours with the help of RUclips. Ended up fraying a shifter cable but all in all I learned from the experience. The Brakes work well but the front caliper needs adjusting or at least mine did because the rotor was rubbing against the pads. Make sure you swap out the seat, grips, and pedals. For the short run you'll be fine though. I've read that this bike isn't built yet for hard trails but I just need it for the city. PA has some of the worst roads and being in a mountain this was a great choice. Worth the investment!
I would love a video on how to setup such a bike for dirt jumps, what air in the shock what in the forks. That is way better information then a video of how it performs.
Could you ride these jumps on a trail bike?
maybe
nope 🙈
Yeah
Yea on my Trek full suspension/All Mountain Bike 🚵♀️
Mate I can send those tiny jumps on a penny-farthing.
Any pretext for seven minutes of Blake having fun is fine with me
If I see a Blake video uploaded, I run just to let him tell me I'm a beautiful person. Positive vibes regardless of what is happening. Thank you beautiful person Blake
Thanks dude and you’re welcome ☺️
@@Zimblake Let me tell you one thing: I'm not a mountain biker, I'm more of a roadie. But your humbleness and your positive vibe is so inspiring that I'm eager to follow each GMBN video. I love you way of communicating joy and fun. And you're a beast of a rider, indeed. Keep up the great work and keep smiling for all people like me. Cheers from Italy
I was watching the start of the video thinking, "Dirt jumps on a trail bike? Yeah, Cam McCaul does that and it's great. Hey, Cam and Blake both have an awesome goofy, happy-go-lucky attitude. They should do a video together."
... and then Blake uttered the phrase "Slopeduro". Cam introduced the discipline of "Slopedurocross" to the world. So now I'm a thousand percent certain these two dudes should ride together.
Next up: Can you ride Darkfest on a Unicycle? Blakes one wheel shred machine
4:48 that was the chillest near death experience I’ve ever seen…
Definitely want to see more of this bike! And more hardtail content! Keep it coming guys!
Blake: "I brought a machine gun to a chess game"
Me: ...did you win?
If not violent but easy.... Sounds like fun to me ...
Mega on hardtail, dirts on enduro, Blake can ride anything on any bikes, thumps up to his riding skills :)
Ya brother! Fun does happen even when you're not comfortable! Hanging on for dear life. Almost losing it half a dozen times! Love it! Love your vids!
this is what i do. Every day. Literally riding a trail bike for everythunbg. Jumps, XC, singletrack, DH
You and most everyone ....
Blake + jumps + beautiful people... awesome video!
I only have one bike and its a trail bike but I like jumping, jibbing, and doing trials stuff on it too. More trail bike stuff!!!
Nice! One bike for all is the best! 😎
Scrolling from mtb channel to channel its always home to come back to this guy🍻
Anyone else watching this even though they do everything on their Hardtail cuz that’s all they can afford? 😂
exactly
I bought a 2021 trek fuel ex8 but returned it due to a bent frame and I’m back on my hard tail and am ok with it. Sure the full suspension was nice md many admired the bike but for the $5k I have back in bank account I don’t miss it at all. My next bike will be the trek ebike but that won’t be for a while. Hope u enjoy the hard tail because it’s just as good imo
I just replaced my full sus for a hardtail and I prefer it. It's faster, pedalling efficiency is like a hole new world to me. It's an orange crush and I love it so far. It's better for me anyway, but I don't really do any tough DH stuff, for anything else, single track etc it feels better
@@jamestyrrell2225 good geometry on a crush, nice and responsive 👍
I can afford a full suspension, but all I own is a hardtail...
so fun to watch Blake having fun
Enjoy watching your videos as you can see the excitement and joy of what you do.
Watching gmbn videos got me into mtb riding which I love thanks.
I would love to see the bike and the changes you've made to it ...... looks awsome 🤙
this was great, would be sick to see some more of that bike, especially at the hollow :D
Buy the best bike you can afford and just ride it anywhere and everywhere.
Blakes beast mode bike ballet 2.0
Nice work!
Awesome, been looking at FS trail bikes and this reactor is top of that list. More of these kind of vids please
I ride more mellow (usually green/beginner and occasionally blue/intermediate jump lines) jump lines on my trail bike, which is an entry level 27.5 hardtail!
Nice!
Sam Pilgrim rides a child's bike at the dirt jumps....you'll be just fine, Blake!
Blake is just so good on a bike. It's not even to us mortals lol.
Blake can dirt jump any type bikes. 💯
He's such a good rider.
Any Blake content is good content
50to01 crew style...sick 🔥
What gears ratio do you use on that bike Blake?
Not sure why I like the way this guy speaks.
Such a great rider !!
The second park looked like a lot of fun.
Windhill bike park....Longleat, uk
Excelent Philosopher Rider!! 🇵🇪
please do a video about setting up suspension for jumping!!!!
1. Take a shock pump. 2. Inflate to max PSI. 3. Profit.
I`m sure I heard Blake, on a different video, suggest locking out the rear shock for jumps. When and why would we do this ?
I've heard him say that as well with coaching Rich on a step up jump. He didn't go into any detail though. Could be that although it helps pumping it could ruin the lockout on the rear shock if you land heavy.
More of this!!
I wish i could be as good as Blake when riding MTB 😭
It would have been cool to hear more about what changes you made - I'm guessing you increased suspension pressures pretty high and lowered compression, completely dialed out rebound? And WERE you running high PSI in the Reactor's tires?
Some slopestyle riders used to take full-suspension XC bikes and put shorter shocks on the back (lowering BB height and seat height) and turn them into full-on slope machines, it was rad.
Yes more of this
Blake in the air is a beautiful thing...shred that machine gun. Luvin' it while I wait for EWS results 🤘 Bring that bike down here, we got a couple of hills to roll down in NSW. Be nice to see the master of the Bowhead down here as well, mixin' it with Moi Moi
At the start I had to check that I wasn’t watching a berm peak video
Haha, I have a Scott genius with 150mm and took it to le gets, what an absolute blast, 🤘🤘 my local is dirt jumps and fat downhill jumps, so capable, next year it’s coming with me to Rampage 🤘🤘
Yep I need to get back out there but I'm soooo busy 😒
Is that a 27.5 or a 29er?
nice build on that bike especially with the cable routed thru stems..vid on bike check blake?
would love to see more
also that is my dream bike
I'm sure his tires and suspension is rock hard otherwise he would not have cleared the jumps 🤘
No probly not I hit jumps on my trial bike all the time and I don't really find it any harder to clear them that on my dirt jumper and I run plus tires with 15 psi and my fork only at 85
It is a shame GMBN is wedded to their sponsors (good as Nukeproof is) there are plenty other bikes and paraphernalia that could do with honest reviews by this talented team. There is limited scope with a themed advert.
I have one bike and I use it for everything. It's a Jamis AMT full sus with 150 mil front and back. When I'm doing jumps I lock-out my sus. Blake, do you also lock-out yours when doing jumps?
In the 2000’s this is magazine/tv worthy. 😎
I have a enduro that is absolutely optimized to jumping, I die on technicals, but it shreds on the jumps.
I would say it was worth it.
So what do you do to optimise for jumping? Just stiffer front and rear shocks and higher tyre pressure? Or do you mess with rebound and locking out rear suspension?
Would have loved some more insight how you setup your trail bike to effectively run dirt jumps (eg. tire pressure, compression stiffening/opening, etc.)
I was just looking for the same! Did you find out?
@@JoostEskes Not specifically from this video or any subsequent comment, but since 6 months ago stiff/closed/high air pressure compression and high tire pressure seems to be the way to run dirt jumps.
Decrease the sag by adding air pressure to the rear shock, aiming for a sag between 20-25% of the total travel.
Increase low-speed compression damping for additional support during takeoffs and landings.
Fine-tune the rebound damping to prevent bucking and maintain stability. Start in the middle and move it faster see how you go
Increase tyre pressures to around 30 PSI
best presenter. ever
For sure Blake could smash it even riding kids tricycle
Yes love the video
Hit it harder
Hey Blake! Great video but why did you put back on black things insted of the red ones
Thanks dude. I removed all the red only because I went single speed set up
Big up the local 🤘
Can you do this with a CF Neuron? Because this nukeproof is still an enduro...
Just try it. I jump with the grand canyon 8
Is your reactor the same frame size as your other bikes or do you ride a smaller one?
Sir Blake, i really love watching your vids. can you explain if you do anything different to your suspension to ride dirt jumps? do you keep you setting the same as you would for riding trails or do you stiffen/harden it up for jumps.
I brought my trail bike to Whistler and figured out that you can lol
I just rode Sun Peaks last week. First bike park trip. It did awesome! Breaking bumps at the bottom started to wear on me at the end of long runs, but otherwise great
@@TheRotundRider yeah, the braking bumps are really the only thing that bothers me at Whistler
Intro (music) gave me perm leak vibes
Blake’s definition of warm up is very different from mine
Hell ya you can
Cool video. Please Do it on a Crosscoutry bike that is interresting 😁😏
Checked already last vid. Why you made it to single speed?
Hey Blake great video! I'm curious about the knee pads your wearing. What kind are those? They look like they actually stay up on your knees pretty well.
Bro please help me what is the best frame Bike for XC Trail?
is this the johnpound?🤔
What’s the travel set up
Come on Blake flip the gravel bike!
What shoes are those?
I see this title was aimed specifically at Blake....can he? Yes, can I? No chance...
When you are Blake you can even ride dirt jumps with the postman bike
Where is that park located?
Windhill bike park, longeat, uk
yesss
More
Ur insane!!!!
If you’re Blake, the answer is yes
where is this?
Blake could shred a mop handle and make it look cool
Does anyone know where those dirt jumps are? Looked fun
I think it is a secret spot
You can take a look at @holllowriderscollective on Instagram, not sure how protected the location is but it's a great spot
When I first scan read the title I thought it was trails on a dirt jump bike.
single speed on your bike ?
That's right! Should we do a full bike check?
@@gmbn Hell yeah!
@@gmbn Oh yes please
I just put single speed setup on my bike. It feel soooooo nice!!
Well done. The video i mean.
Of course you can ride dirts with a trail bike. Sam Pilgrim rides them on a road bike or on grannys folding bike. No problemo.
Should read : can Blake ride a trail bike at the jumps.... Because of course he can
Next video Jen rides dirt jumps?
Where are your gears Blake?🤔
Xc bike next please
Can you do it on a city bike 🤔😄
@Blake Would love to see if you can ride these on your new EMTB!
Used to rude those jumps daily till I broke my wrist
bike is probably great and all. but with this man's skills... he can do all that on a gravel bike
Everything functions properly ruclips.net/user/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Nothing was damaged in the box aside from a decal on the fork. The decal was missing a piece of a corner but I ended up peeling them off anyways. Assembly is easy BUT make sure you tune up the derailleurs. Both the front and rear need adjusting. I'd advise going to a bike shop but I opted out and put in 10+ hours with the help of RUclips. Ended up fraying a shifter cable but all in all I learned from the experience. The Brakes work well but the front caliper needs adjusting or at least mine did because the rotor was rubbing against the pads. Make sure you swap out the seat, grips, and pedals. For the short run you'll be fine though. I've read that this bike isn't built yet for hard trails but I just need it for the city. PA has some of the worst roads and being in a mountain this was a great choice. Worth the investment!
Thats another Bike-Fu Vid from Sifu Blake Samson........😄😄😄😄😄
I would love a video on how to setup such a bike for dirt jumps, what air in the shock what in the forks. That is way better information then a video of how it performs.
Title should be... Can a pro dirt jumper tackle this on a trail bike. A bit like can Martyn ride trials on a road bike.