I'm the dad with an entry-level XC hardtail that I ride the piss out of while wearing gym shorts over my old university cycling club Lycra. You're most likely to find me in the bushes after I overshoot a corner.
Oh yes i remember you... Wait. Usually you find me casing or crashing on the dirt jumps, then recovering for 3 days, then going for the marathon on the gravel tracks again. All that on a cheap Serious Hardtail... Soo much fun.
LOL, after getting out of mtb and moto about 10 years ago due to a back injury, I bought a cheapie haro to ride around with the wife and kiddos. I couldn't help myself, have bike must ride, so I started hitting the trails again, I quickly pushed it way beyond it's limits and bent the fork. Now I have a proper rig again, aaah good times, I love riding.
@@zzxx33mh any hardtail mountain bike with semi decent brakes will work well for a beginner. My first MTB was a $150 junker from dicks sporting goods. Got me out on the trails and fell in love from there.
I did that then traded up to $1200 bike, now years later I’ve worked my way up to stumperjumper Evo, and let me say you learn your way through bikes, when you get to high end bikes it’s like flying.
Good for you tho honestly, i see so many people on the trails that are obviously new to riding and yet sitting on $5,000, the bike doesnt make you faster, learn the skills untill the bike is the only thing keeping you slow, then upgrade, thats my take at least
I'm the dorky looking kid trundling along on a clunker from the 1980s, his arrival announced well in advance by a chorus of thunks, klunks, pings, dings, clacks, and rattles.
I'm a Trail / Adventurer I like to ride in a direction I haven't been in yet, and look for trails on the way, go down paths to check out what's at the other end, or just find a nice creek to chill at for a bit
Yep. Pack a day, spend a day, point your bike "out", and see where the road, dirt, gravel, and trails take you. Nothing quite like pedaling down the road, spotting a path to the side, mark your GPS, and pull down it, having no clue what's down there until you get there.
@@jackblomquist3762 Might be a good series - biking with your kids, but with different ages. Riding with my 11 year old is one thing, but riding with my 15 year old cross country racer is entirely something else.
I have one of these guys in the group I ride with, he's the best though! It wouldn't be the same without him. I'm sure many in your group feel the same :)
You forgot the real MTB: XC (and marathon): long routes in different trails, from two track to single track. Smooth in the forest, really rocky in high mountain. Climbing and downhill equally. Summing up km and elevation.
Since moving to Texas (and my age), I’m confined to being mostly a gravel rider these days, with some occasional trail riding. I have travel quite a ways to do any trail riding. Forget anything with mountains. That would be a several day drive to make it to the closest mountains.
I've rode every discipline and for me personally, XC is where it's at! Don't knock it until you try it! Some of the XC tracks I've raced you would think it was a DH track. It especially feels like DH when your riding it on 100mm travel hard tail 😂😂😂
Hell yeah. It's all about speed, people rip XC for not being super slack and aggressive but you can outrun almost anyone on singletrack, and the faster you go the more fun it is
Love the video , very entertaining while infomative. How things have are so much more complicated since the 80s. I got a MTB with 140m at the front, 120m at back, weighs 27lb and gets used for all the above, inc taking a ride on roads. Fast, agile, light but strong. Im an arounder rider, bit of smooth, bit of rough, with the odd jump here n there.
I’m the downhill guy, but on a steel no suspension bike that has only 1 v-brake at the rear wheel. Also, a Pluto helmet I got at my last time on Disneyland. Ready to send them all!
Unfortunately, you forgot the Cross Country-Marathon rider. This kind of rider is very popular in the South of Europe, specially in Spain, Portugal and Italy. This is what I'am and it's a wonderful way for being self-sufficient without using any kind of horrible vehicle or ski-lift.
Carlos Menchén Jiménez When I was racing in Alaska during the early 90s, it was all hardcore endurance XC. Long races and rides were the norm. I was very surprised when I learned the World Champ XC race was only 25 miles long. That was just the warm up for Alaska racers. Most of our races were in the 40+ mile range with some going up to 80-90 miles.
Blake: Doesn't mention the XC-rider (probably at least 30% of all mtb riders) Also Blake: Now, what type of rider are you? Comment section: Full of people telling they're XC-riders Blake is a genius!
I'm a hybrid rider. I love smashing through climbs and trails, but enjoy a lot of DH on my Commencal Clash Essential. 180 travel in the front, 170 in the rear. BEAST!
You forgot the “Seths Bike Hacks” backyard trails, rides bike parks when available, and LOVES single track. Mid travel trail bike and a bmx that you take out a bit. That’s me
I'm 67 and gravel ride . You're representing gravel riders in a comical way. Some of us are old and not looking to get hip replacement surgery from a fall.
I'm the guy with the hardtail, no protective gear, likes going downhill as fast as possible, builds jumps with no plan of a landing and hits it as hard as possible, only occasionally blows out a tire, has gone though 4 chains in the past 6 months, and constantly has his bike in and out of the shop
Just getting back into MTB after a 12 year absence. So as a relative born again newbie, I consider myself to be an XC/Blue Trail sort of guy, as I like to mingle with nature at an easy pace . Too old for downhill, not fit enough for enduro, and I don't have the finely trimmed beard, quirky fashion sense, or the coffee and cake baking knowledge of the hipster gravel bike set. So if I do stop for a coffee, and cake, whilst out riding, I just follow my nose to find a cafe that offers a decent cuppa, and freshly baked by grandma carrot cake, or Victoria sponge. I also like the odd cream tea, jam first btw.
IMO the rear suspension isn't really necessary. If you can't afford to spend 2000+ USD on some full sus bike, just get a solid XC hardtail with tubeless tires, a nice drivetrain and brakes, maybe carbon too.
@@diviscadilek1764 I ride a hardtail and I fell shaking on even the slightest unevenness on improvised roads, so full suspension is highly recommended for hardcore off-road ride
I’m a mix between downhill and free ride. I like going back and beating previous times through certain sections, but love hitting whips and having fun on the way down.
Thanks Blake for your interesting and entertaining comments and contents and especially positive and non offensive language, with no blaspheming, that wraps up your show in a clever way!
I’m a trail rider/ XC/ marathon rider. Can’t believe they didn’t get Blake to wear full Lycra 🤣. Totally gonna be on the look out for Hipster Gravel riders grazing on berries 🤪
Totally agree that on different days I ride different ways. I honestly ride cross country trail or gravel most. We have lots of great features though do to awesome trail building volunteers (yes I’ve put in my hours too).
wow, didn’t realize I am actually a fixed gear gravel rider. Why the heck am I watching a mountain bike channel? Enjoying you guys vicariously I guess. 😉 Thanks for the content, great fun! 👍
Riding gravel in mountains is one of the most weird thing, in the mtb world. Putting a suspension fork doesn't turn in into mtb(not talking about the geometryof the frame cuz it's not that important).
Trail on XC Trails, most of the time. Learning jumping, my favourite types of trails are flow with some tabletops. Hardtail only right now. I miss having the 160/160 full suspension.
Yup, I bought a new bike for mtb(+bikepacking) to replace my 90s rigid 26 and I bought a .. rigid 29er, excuse rider for life! I just like to push my bike in the woods
What about the "Kid who used to send the heck out of his extra small XC hardtail and now has a full suspension and races"? I didn't see that one. Must of skipped through it on accident.
All of the above ... in my dreams! I'm just a middle aged city commuter, who likes to bounce off kerbs and ride down stairwells, who has a wife, young daughter, a dog and full-time 9-5 job and no other time to ride, but I do what I can when I can - and love it :p
Canyon just released a new sender, so it's probably either in the mail, or blake doesn't get one anymore, especially given how expensive the new sender is.
You missed the most important part about the hipster gravel rider: the man bun (also known as garbage bag haircut)... Where did the XC guys go btw but we've got gravel...?
I'm a hardtail trail/forest rider, love the satisfaction of completing a hard climb and love the nice fast downhills, but I also love the scenery when I'm taking it easy on the flat
Yep. Many gravel riders I know think they're "too cool for MTB". They ride a very low level MTB intended for city use then think that's all there is to MTB. Funny pretentious people.
Alican Gül Although truth be told I don‘t think they are especially bad as mountain bikers only, I thing it‘s simply one part of general lameness of hipsters.
We can all read what you meant, some just showing their limited intelligence to make themselves feel superior to you. Ignore selling bee champions, everybody else makes spelling mistakes on various words..
I'm the "I ride my 20 year old Scott 26' hard tail like a gravel bike with the saddle higher than the handle bar and smoke road bike riders on the uphill" type of rider.
I am a 'Wherever my bike can take me' Rider. I took my ridgit Giant Boulder places it was never meant to go a few times, but now I have a suspension bike so my arms and spine won't be numb for days later ;-)
I am the guy that finally just bought a bike again ever since I was a kid to increase my options to commute but I honestly just wanna ride around. Got a hardtail and my friend is already constantly pushing me to come to the bikepark with him while I am still just getting back to being comfortable on a bike at speed :D
Trail rider for me, but I wear knee and elbow pads because iv had stitches from a fall on a not even difficult section when tired and would prefer to not repeat that.
What do you think is the best MTB genre and why? Let us know 👇
Freerider 🤘🏻
Free ride all the way
Dirt jumper 🤟🏻🤟
Dirt jumping
Xc
I’m the “send it on an entry level hardtail with a group that rides full suspension” kind of rider.
Me too!
Omg! We're the same!!!
This...
this i could only afford a used diamondback heist 2.0 cuz im 16
Carrera among scott kinda dude
I'm the dad with an entry-level XC hardtail that I ride the piss out of while wearing gym shorts over my old university cycling club Lycra. You're most likely to find me in the bushes after I overshoot a corner.
Are you me?
Oh yes i remember you... Wait. Usually you find me casing or crashing on the dirt jumps, then recovering for 3 days, then going for the marathon on the gravel tracks again. All that on a cheap Serious Hardtail... Soo much fun.
*Checks mirror...yep, that's me too!
Me exactly!
Do we start a club now or...?
In my imagination I’m downhill / enduro rider but in reality a trail rider with the skills of a gravel rider🥴
Yeah, same here
Ouch
same
i can identify with that :D
Same
What about the “if it has wheels, it can send” guy
That too
Unicycle gang!
I think you're talking about Sam Pilgrim? 😂
@G Rossi lol nice. I tried hitting dirt jumps on a skateboard once. Didn’t go so well
Free rider
I'm the "I don't own a car so I have to ride my mountain bike in the streets" type of rider........
Lol same
Same
Yep, this is me.
Yup
I feel ya
What about the "this entry hardtail isn't gonna hold me back" guy
the really didn't have a hardtail in this...
Those are the funnest guys
hey thats me!
Nick Russo same trek marlin 5 ftw
LOL, after getting out of mtb and moto about 10 years ago due to a back injury, I bought a cheapie haro to ride around with the wife and kiddos. I couldn't help myself, have bike must ride, so I started hitting the trails again, I quickly pushed it way beyond it's limits and bent the fork. Now I have a proper rig again, aaah good times, I love riding.
Blake: "trail is all about short travel bikes" shows spectral with 160mm of travel...
what is long travel to you?
Exact my thoughts 🤣
Probably 180 or 190 lol
Sick bike tho
I have trail bike with 120/120mm suspension
This is very short or micro travel xD
390mm?
Missed XC, wearing the full lyrca, hunting KOMs, little to no suspension.
Suspension is for sissies.
Lycra 😛 no please 🤣
I want to see Blake with full lycra and shaved legs. Lol
@@robertstrobel7338 Do some digging, he's been in lycra in at least a couple videos. The GMBN gone roadie halloween video is one.
@@mrvwbug4423 I think it was the cyclecross video he had full lycra, but not not shaved legs.
Just a simple trail rider here, loving the Singletrack.
With a bit of enduro mixed in
Hello, yes :)
Trail rider all the way for me :) its like everything combined and taken down to a chill enjoyable style designed for long term fun, low injury risk.
yeeww !
What best set up for new entry-level..?!
@@zzxx33mh any hardtail mountain bike with semi decent brakes will work well for a beginner. My first MTB was a $150 junker from dicks sporting goods. Got me out on the trails and fell in love from there.
same but sometimes when I'm going downhill I turn into a downhill rider
@@kalemollon1641 haha ;D
The most underrated part of this video is the music genres for each discipline. Spot on.
@Cole Norman Iso Indies - Deuce
To be fair though, while a love of metal, & oldschool hiphop may be essential for free ride, alot of freeriders also like Drum & Bass too.. ;)
@@danharvey3096 D&B you say? I'm a newb so idk what I am but I love me some Drum & Bass
I refuse to believe that beach-bum rap-wannabe mumbling track is a tune for any MTB genre.
It’s Blake that’s an immediate like
*Sad Neil noises*
Sad camera man noise
Si true!
Sad doddy noises
Thanks Neil did not this video. I would have skipped it asap
i’m the “ride black diamonds on a low end cross country hard tail” kind of guy
LOL I've done that, sometimes I get a decent score, most of the time I can't even make it down without walking the bike through the worst sections.
lol me too
@@joshtracy2806 don't u dare call that bike on ur profile an "low end xc bike"
@@abdoole thats not my bike tho /:
I have a 2006 womens specialized rockhopper /:
@@abdoole Santa Cruz 5010? I can't tell. I'm guessing by the brand and color lol. They all look the same now!
I ride downhill on a $500 hardtail 😂😭 and I’m trying to save money for a new bike 👍
I did that then traded up to $1200 bike, now years later I’ve worked my way up to stumperjumper Evo, and let me say you learn your way through bikes, when you get to high end bikes it’s like flying.
mee too with a 400€ bike
What kind of bikes you guys using at that price point?
Good for you tho honestly, i see so many people on the trails that are obviously new to riding and yet sitting on $5,000, the bike doesnt make you faster, learn the skills untill the bike is the only thing keeping you slow, then upgrade, thats my take at least
@@F1reMaker1BTWIN MTB ROCKRIDER 340 ftw roughly under 200 xD i've changed the tires and seat
I like how Blake can be every genre
Do budget riders exist? I'm certainly one. I ride what I can afford. 😂
My bike is called frankinstien.
That's me! It's only an expensive hobby if you make it one.
I've gone to all the trails I've wanted to with my FREE 15 speed road bike.
same
You can do that ive got some lucky deals but you can ride anyting on anyting
haha same, and we still have fun!
How dare you blake... You count gravelt to mtb sport but you forget about xc
Yeah what a shame
🤣 Us trying to figure out if he actually just forgot... Or he's trolling for fun? 🤔 What do you think? 🕵️♂️
Yeah I’m xc rider
Im actually dispointed Blake😑
Gravel and XC are the same thing I guess 🤷♂️
Just kidding 😉
Watching Blake show off the gear before he rides in that particular discipline is like choosing your character in a video game.
I'm the dorky looking kid trundling along on a clunker from the 1980s, his arrival announced well in advance by a chorus of thunks, klunks, pings, dings, clacks, and rattles.
I'm the Dutch guy pretending to be a mountainbiker in a country where there are no mountains
I'm a Trail / Adventurer
I like to ride in a direction I haven't been in yet, and look for trails on the way, go down paths to check out what's at the other end, or just find a nice creek to chill at for a bit
Same and hopefully I'll eventually gain immunity to nettles 🙄
Cheesy
... but shredding the whole way, right? The good life....
Same
Yep.
Pack a day, spend a day, point your bike "out", and see where the road, dirt, gravel, and trails take you.
Nothing quite like pedaling down the road, spotting a path to the side, mark your GPS, and pull down it, having no clue what's down there until you get there.
What type is a 43 year old parent who takes their kids trail riding, and now marvels how much better his 11 year old is than him?
I think I'm in that group as well ! Lol
@@jackblomquist3762 Might be a good series - biking with your kids, but with different ages. Riding with my 11 year old is one thing, but riding with my 15 year old cross country racer is entirely something else.
The cool type
A great Dad/Mom
Are you me?
I fit in the "slow old guy you have to wait for at the end of every trail" category !!!
I have one of these guys in the group I ride with, he's the best though! It wouldn't be the same without him. I'm sure many in your group feel the same :)
That's my mum
When i grow up, i just want to be Blake...
The skills and excellent comedy approach make this video a pleasure to watch! Thanks for the hard work.
You forgot the real MTB: XC (and marathon): long routes in different trails, from two track to single track. Smooth in the forest, really rocky in high mountain. Climbing and downhill equally. Summing up km and elevation.
I'm a Hardtail purist with a mixture of Trail, XC, & Downhill. Always wear jeans, high vis & I ride to my trails unlike most who drive.
“Welcome back you beautiful people” makes me smile everytime
'Welcome back you beautiful people'
My favourite introduction.
Thank you Blake Sampson and GMBN.
Since moving to Texas (and my age), I’m confined to being mostly a gravel rider these days, with some occasional trail riding. I have travel quite a ways to do any trail riding. Forget anything with mountains. That would be a several day drive to make it to the closest mountains.
I've rode every discipline and for me personally, XC is where it's at! Don't knock it until you try it! Some of the XC tracks I've raced you would think it was a DH track. It especially feels like DH when your riding it on 100mm travel hard tail 😂😂😂
Hell yeah. It's all about speed, people rip XC for not being super slack and aggressive but you can outrun almost anyone on singletrack, and the faster you go the more fun it is
I’m somewhere in between enduro, trail and free rider
Me to
Same
same
thats called cross country.
@@wuyterio well not exactly. Cross country is more before trail and enduro. Not in between it
Blake : The type of guy who can shred in every MTB genre.
Love the video , very entertaining while infomative. How things have are so much more complicated since the 80s. I got a MTB with 140m at the front, 120m at back, weighs 27lb and gets used for all the above, inc taking a ride on roads. Fast, agile, light but strong. Im an arounder rider, bit of smooth, bit of rough, with the odd jump here n there.
I’m in the poser genre. Know all the “cool lingo”, have sick gear but have none of the skills.
Hahahahah shit foreal you ain't lying dude I feel the same, I just try as much as I can I'm not looking to get a rudbull sponsor
That's me without the sick gear
All the gear no idea
I am like you....but no cool lingo nor sick gear 😁
Yuss I've found my people👋lol
i am none. because my bike costs about the same as his helmet
Same
I'm a mix of trail freeride and endouro rider
Learn to use commas.
Learn to not be mean to people
I’m the downhill guy, but on a steel no suspension bike that has only 1 v-brake at the rear wheel. Also, a Pluto helmet I got at my last time on Disneyland. Ready to send them all!
Love the delivery and acting. Also love how I learned about each kind of riding and bike, just from the characters.
Unfortunately, you forgot the Cross Country-Marathon rider. This kind of rider is very popular in the South of Europe, specially in Spain, Portugal and Italy. This is what I'am and it's a wonderful way for being self-sufficient without using any kind of horrible vehicle or ski-lift.
Carlos Menchén Jiménez
When I was racing in Alaska during the early 90s, it was all hardcore endurance XC. Long races and rides were the norm. I was very surprised when I learned the World Champ XC race was only 25 miles long. That was just the warm up for Alaska racers. Most of our races were in the 40+ mile range with some going up to 80-90 miles.
Driving downhill is recovery to get up the next mountain 😎
Xc riders: Sad XC noises
I felt that
That’s the sound of an electronic mech running out of juice
Xc isn’t mountain biking tho
@@oligatenby447 how tho
Ye
Blake: Doesn't mention the XC-rider (probably at least 30% of all mtb riders)
Also Blake: Now, what type of rider are you?
Comment section: Full of people telling they're XC-riders
Blake is a genius!
The number goes to 90% for XC in Argentina...
Yeah XC numbers kinda high in South Africa as well.
I’m just a bike rider. My body is too beat up to do all that crazy stuff. You my friend I live threw your riding. Love the Chanel bro!
I'm a hybrid rider. I love smashing through climbs and trails, but enjoy a lot of DH on my Commencal Clash Essential. 180 travel in the front, 170 in the rear. BEAST!
I just want to see what Blake looks like without the edit at the start, he’d just be by himself dancing about on the spot, it’d look so funny😂😂😂
Stoil Stoy4ev I mean if know one else was there, the trail rider would just be pointing and nothing will be there
You forgot the “Seths Bike Hacks” backyard trails, rides bike parks when available, and LOVES single track. Mid travel trail bike and a bmx that you take out a bit. That’s me
Yeah bud
I'm 67 and gravel ride . You're representing gravel riders in a comical way. Some of us are old and not looking to get hip replacement surgery from a fall.
I'm the guy with the hardtail, no protective gear, likes going downhill as fast as possible, builds jumps with no plan of a landing and hits it as hard as possible, only occasionally blows out a tire, has gone though 4 chains in the past 6 months, and constantly has his bike in and out of the shop
I could watch (and hear) Blake all day.
Where's the "show up at the local illegal jump spot with friends, do some runs and then sit and smoke pot for the remaining 80% of time rider"?
😂😂😂👏👏👏
Main category for under 18's 😂
Ah, I remember those days. They were good.
Go to czech republic, every days life. XD XD
50to01 haha
Lurk hard
Just getting back into MTB after a 12 year absence. So as a relative born again newbie, I consider myself to be an XC/Blue Trail sort of guy, as I like to mingle with nature at an easy pace . Too old for downhill, not fit enough for enduro, and I don't have the finely trimmed beard, quirky fashion sense, or the coffee and cake baking knowledge of the hipster gravel bike set.
So if I do stop for a coffee, and cake, whilst out riding, I just follow my nose to find a cafe that offers a decent cuppa, and freshly baked by grandma carrot cake, or Victoria sponge. I also like the odd cream tea, jam first btw.
The one who wants but can’t afford a full suspension (cough) me
Same Here Man But Enjoy What Youve Got
Lol I finally got one after a year of saving up
IMO the rear suspension isn't really necessary. If you can't afford to spend 2000+ USD on some full sus bike, just get a solid XC hardtail with tubeless tires, a nice drivetrain and brakes, maybe carbon too.
@@diviscadilek1764 I ride a hardtail and I fell shaking on even the slightest unevenness on improvised roads, so full suspension is highly recommended for hardcore off-road ride
Same here
I’m a mix between downhill and free ride. I like going back and beating previous times through certain sections, but love hitting whips and having fun on the way down.
Thanks Blake for your interesting and entertaining comments and contents and especially positive and non offensive language, with no blaspheming, that wraps up your show in a clever way!
Got a Hardtail Enduro bike, but dress like a Trail Dude!
@@Underdoglemon Dartmoor Hornet 27.5 2018 Red Devil
You think about it too much
@@Cous1nJack Not that much, happy with my outfit
I have same bike. Dartmoor Hornet. I use it for downhill and enduro. Great bike! Learned my wheelies on this on first week.
XC Racing all the way 🚲 💨 I’ve got a race tomorrow and I’m absolutely pumped! Love GMBN and hope to see some more awesome content soon!
Good luck dude!
@@rupedog thanks, Bro!
I’m a trail rider/ XC/ marathon rider. Can’t believe they didn’t get Blake to wear full Lycra 🤣. Totally gonna be on the look out for Hipster Gravel riders grazing on berries 🤪
Totally agree that on different days I ride different ways. I honestly ride cross country trail or gravel most. We have lots of great features though do to awesome trail building volunteers (yes I’ve put in my hours too).
wow, didn’t realize I am actually a fixed gear gravel rider. Why the heck am I watching a mountain bike channel?
Enjoying you guys vicariously I guess. 😉
Thanks for the content, great fun! 👍
When gravel riders are more mountain bikers than xc 😂
Riding gravel in mountains is one of the most weird thing, in the mtb world.
Putting a suspension fork doesn't turn in into mtb(not talking about the geometryof the frame cuz it's not that important).
jajaj
Trail on XC Trails, most of the time. Learning jumping, my favourite types of trails are flow with some tabletops. Hardtail only right now. I miss having the 160/160 full suspension.
I'm the excuses rider: I don't ride like that cuz my bike isn't that good.
Lmao , exactly
Its Not About The Bike Its About The Rider
@@shanelocke13 it is about the biker too, but you can t ride without something safe and stable
@@shanelocke13 not all the time. My hardtail snapped in half. It was 80$
Yup, I bought a new bike for mtb(+bikepacking) to replace my 90s rigid 26 and I bought a .. rigid 29er, excuse rider for life! I just like to push my bike in the woods
What about the "Kid who used to send the heck out of his extra small XC hardtail and now has a full suspension and races"? I didn't see that one. Must of skipped through it on accident.
That is me except with another hardtail
I’m “trail“ biker with hardtail (and one day with enduro bike) and “hybrid” biker
Don’t forget the race snake XC/marathon weight weenies (I used to be that now age and mid section dictate more “trail”)
Let's get Neil on that video! We love XC and marathon riding. Blake and Rich will actually be doing a long ride soon hopefully!
There must be a "Blake is only allowed to be seen in lycra x times a year" clause in his contract hehe.
I do recall seeing Blake in a skinsuit in a past halloween video, he looked ready to go blasting around a velodrome at mach chicken.
i like it all so i guess i'm a mountain biker ;)
No XC?
Perfect video. Just what I needed to explain to my bike shop.Thanks Bruh.
All of the above ... in my dreams!
I'm just a middle aged city commuter, who likes to bounce off kerbs and ride down stairwells, who has a wife, young daughter, a dog and full-time 9-5 job and no other time to ride, but I do what I can when I can - and love it :p
I’m the kind of rider that rides what i can afford
Hey where is Blake's Canyon Sender??
And where is the xc racer??
Canyon just released a new sender, so it's probably either in the mail, or blake doesn't get one anymore, especially given how expensive the new sender is.
@@5tr4nge75 Blake wouldn't have to worry about how expensive it is because he's sponsored by canyon so he would get the bike free
You missed the most important part about the hipster gravel rider: the man bun (also known as garbage bag haircut)...
Where did the XC guys go btw but we've got gravel...?
I'm a hardtail trail/forest rider, love the satisfaction of completing a hard climb and love the nice fast downhills, but I also love the scenery when I'm taking it easy on the flat
Trail / EVERYDAY Rider, that’s ME on my Trek 2021 Roscoe 6 with EVERY component upgraded (Made it my OWN & LOVE it).. 🇺🇸
XC (and hipster gravel rider is simply XC rider who is not sure enough in his own manhood to wear tight lycra)!
Also likely too afraid to try dangerous things!
Yep. Many gravel riders I know think they're "too cool for MTB". They ride a very low level MTB intended for city use then think that's all there is to MTB. Funny pretentious people.
Alican Gül Although truth be told I don‘t think they are especially bad as mountain bikers only, I thing it‘s simply one part of general lameness of hipsters.
XC rider 🎉
Im a mix between trail rider and indero rider because i love riding like the indero rider but i got a short travel bike
We can all read what you meant, some just showing their limited intelligence to make themselves feel superior to you. Ignore selling bee champions, everybody else makes spelling mistakes on various words..
true true sorry mate
@@bananasstuff3344 who cares mate. Everyone else knows what he meant, read it as such and moved on. Except you.
@@bananasstuff3344oh I should be thanking you? you keep correcting RUclips comments spelling, it's all good dude, lol. We are all better for it.
Great video! I am the 55-year-old Trail Rider who wishes gotten off the road bike a long time ago. :)
left out the dirt jumpers, and some even bmx at the freeride parks
Trail Rider who ain't afraid of an Enduro descent! surprised you missed out the XC crowd though, considering what a huge crowd they are...
How did we go from Gravel to Trail? And not call out XC?
There is a big gap between gravel and trail that is occupied by an enormous number of non-competitive casual riders.
I'm the "I ride my 20 year old Scott 26' hard tail like a gravel bike with the saddle higher than the handle bar and smoke road bike riders on the uphill" type of rider.
I am a 'Wherever my bike can take me' Rider. I took my ridgit Giant Boulder places it was never meant to go a few times, but now I have a suspension bike so my arms and spine won't be numb for days later ;-)
Trail rider is the most chill I would say, it’s a mix of all of them
CX is my favorite, but i do like XC & XC marathons 👌
The type to actually ride uphill instead of walk or lift 🤭
I’m the “no car so rides 5km to the train station to get to the trails” guy
Adventure MTB, all in one 🔥
I'm exactly a freerider. What I wear and my bikes suspension just is perfect
Blake you forgot the dirt jumper and the xc rider . Also the beginner , the hardtail shredder and also the commuter. And the e biker
Where is the lycra XC type of rider? I'm one of those.
That feel when you complete forget that xc exists
That moment when no sponsor has an XC bike to advertise so you have to omit the entire group.
LOL, but yet some how gravel made it in?
I'm the "Yeah my bike's good enough to go riding" rider. No rear brake and a fork without bushings or oil, it's fine!
I am the guy that finally just bought a bike again ever since I was a kid to increase my options to commute but I honestly just wanna ride around. Got a hardtail and my friend is already constantly pushing me to come to the bikepark with him while I am still just getting back to being comfortable on a bike at speed :D
Yo stranger reading this comment hope you have an awesome day and stay the amazing person you are
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Dropper on a gravel bike?!
I where also confused, as I see the stamp post😂
Hey, gravel is NOT mtb! Gravel for roadies who want to have fun!!!
Guess editing error, meant to cut into a GCN vid...that's ok, were chill 🤘
Trail rider for me, but I wear knee and elbow pads because iv had stitches from a fall on a not even difficult section when tired and would prefer to not repeat that.
Yeah, wearing knee and elbow pads is a good idea! No one wants to get hurt every time they crash! 👍
Blake is everything! No other bike presenter is not even near his skills in everything! By the way I am a hard tailer :).