5 MTB Balance Challenges To Master | Mountain Bike Skills
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- Balance is a pretty under-rated skill when it comes to riding your bike. From basic track standing up to advanced obstacle courses, if you can do these in the car park. then you can do them on the trail! Grab a few mates and set each other some of these balance challenges!
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Blakes just got that gift of presenting.
A fair few would make this feel condescending to us feeble noobs but he's got me wanting to go out and improve.
Ah perfect, thank you for your kind words too.
Blake, you'd make a great dad!!
And anyone thinking this is just stupid is either riding some lame ass trails or on the road to a world of pain. I can vouch for the benefits of something as simple and stupid as training myself riding on curbs and doing track stands every chance I get - falling off woodwork out in the middle of nowhere sucks and hurts like hell.
A great video. Should help me heaps. I'm now 66 bought a hardtail a couple of years ago. Still trying to do track stands, bunny hops, Manual all the things I use to do back when I was about 10yrs old before MTB were invented. I'll keep watching these vids and I'm sure I'll get there.
Best tip for trackstands is to do them at every traffic light you cross.
Good tip. But there's no traffic lights in my forest!
Theres gonna be sooooo many cars getting scratched next time I'm at traffic lights 😂
Or every intersection you encounter
@@peterhilgersom9370 my thoughts exactly
Do it uphill, it’s easier
Love Blake's videos he's funny as hell! Yet explains everything crystal clear.
this guy's great. extreme body position wins races.
Wonderful tips, even for a 61 yr old newbie like myself. Will be extremely difficult, but I’ll give it a go.
Jack Adler more power to you sir i'm 53 and love my trail bike
RAD!! keep going Jack. #theman
Tip of the hat to you, I started in late 50's and can't get enough. What I didn't realize was that balance skills disappear if you don't use them. Playing catch-up now but still trying to balance a wheelie, something I never could do even in my teens and damned if I'm not going to get it, soon!
Try hard and harder if you are not succes, for that age you are winner, because you are un the road not in the sofa
Good on ye troops 👍👍
I can't wait until gmbn has 1m subs
They deserve it
Mark Pocock I can’t wait until everyone in the world finally realises the beauty of mountain biking and they overtake pewdiepie in subs
They have 1M subs...
They do
#askGMBN can we get a "how to make riding friends" video?
Join a Facebook mtb group in your area and go on some group rides. I've met all my riding friends like this and now it seems like I know everyone on the local trails.
@@AndrewG2.0 What if there's nobody on the local trails? The next town over has a huge bike park and everyone goes there instead although the local trails are sweet compared to the park, I have been to both and I favor the local trails
For sure. I ride alone all the time, and would love to have a talented female rider to ride with sometimes.
Step 1: learn how to get friends
Step 2: get friends
Step 3: try again since u failed
Step 4: get friends fr
Step 5: get them to join ur mtb cult
Step 6: go biking with the
If doesn’t work use threats to convince them
I pick things up and put them down. Blake is awesome, great videos
"Ooh you ssoouuufffff...." 4:54
jhehehehaeuyhfuehrughjtuiko. This is so basic and rudamentary but i love to watch it, have all my likes.
Edit: Also veeery important to do these basic exercises. The better foundation you have the better all the riding will get.
"...like a loaded bomb"
Or even maybe an unexploded gun??? 😀
You gotta love Bing Bong.
Excellent challenges, going to use some of these in my coaching sessions. Another we do is Cycle Jenga, similar to the bottle pickup/put down. We have a giant Jenga sets, and the kids practice taking a block off the top of one tower, and neatly placing it on another.
Simple and adequate for the purpose
Creative drills are never weird. I like cookie cutter rounds shooting for a perfect circle by the front wheel. Rocking forward and back is good during the track stand.
Awesome, thanks for those tips
Just awesome, thanks!
Awesome as always
Good job..MORE PLEASE
I'm actually learning sooooo much!!!!! thank you 💚!!!!!
This is such a good and helpful vid!!! THANKS!
Magical!!!!!! Thanks.
I love this guy!!!
THAT is a good challenging exercise. thx.
these fun videos are so awesome love seeing you guys play around!!
Feels like i'm being taught how to ride a bike from scratch lol, good skills :)
Thanks buddy... I'm inspired!!!!!
Great vid Blake!!!
Great video!
Ha! Super impressed and highly entertained.
Awesome video Blake!
GREAT video! Loved it!
I love you GMBN!
amazing once again the content just blows you away i spend hours watching this channel learning gasping laughing soaking it all up best channel on the net
Great vid Blake🤘
My sincere thanks for this excellent tutorial. Waiting for further backyard drills in Slovakia...
So going to try a couple if these with my friends after a ride in the lot.
It's really amazing balancing of body, nice biker. Good job...
Love it.
Nice riding shorts Blake
Nice video. I practicing equilibrium every day, it helps me a lot.
Nice one Blake.. 🤙🤙
Im amazed by how following this channel and training you just get better and better ! So thankful, thank ya so much guys, you freaking awesome
Good stuff - I have gotten the looks in the parking lot stretching out while balancing - all good
One of the under-appreciated scenes in "Breaking Away" is when Dave picks up that girl's book from off the ground before he chases her down.
These are drills we try with the kids i coach. I learned something new though. The stability drill is done at an angle on a climb. Liked that. Ty for the video.
The basics of basic mtb skills brilliant!
5:14 Blacke be like... if you hade your friends.... would be so much fun, but yeah, I'm doing this alone :))) haha nice content, mate, keep it up!
6:12 ohhh ok... that's why he doesn't has his friends arround haha... the things you do to teach us, Blake!! :))
awesome video! great to have these very simple exercise videos, i ve been doing a lot of similar stuff during the winter. far more enjoyable and effective than going out on some trashed muddy trails, especially when you don t have much time and it s dark and cold. thanks blake
Very Nice mate, I'm trying to improve my skills, this video is very nice
Great video- thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, how about a video on how to balance by those small bunny hops, and bunny hopping from a wheely.
It's like they expect us to have friends we are all not that lucky
Crabiest_ Cream ikr
Crabiest_ Cream I can be your friend 😉
well I have friends, just none of them ride bikes :/
boomerangfreak same 😭😭
word
I've done the slalom drill several times. It's a great drill. I also try going down a very steep bank as slow as possible and not skid and only use the rear brake. Still practicing on my track stand skills, I'm not that good at it. Great video.
Yeah I often find myself doing little tasks like that when waiting for friends to turn up nice 👍 one Blakey. 👀
I really like this dude :D
Thanks, great tips for progressing even when trails are snowed out!
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Good skills to have, reminds me of my observed trials days . Thanks Blake for sharing .
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@blake would like to see another jump video, but more specifically, how to transfer the bike to land at a different angle from the lift jump. You did one on your first GMBN introduction video leading the line. You were leaning to the left then you hit the jump and landed leaning to the right.
I seem to struggle to get the bike to go along with me as I lean back over in the transfer. Thanks for all the help !
We have to do that bottle pick up at some xc races in Holland with a high saddle and both feet on, I can even touch the ground. At that races we also have to do bunny hops, track stands and all that kind off stuff, also a whole lap with the front wheel out and the rear wheel inside, it's really much fun
Good stuff here. How well we ride slow will determine how well we ride in general. Slow is, in my opinion, the key to riding well.
great ! tnx
with the Drought in Cape Town it hurt watching Black throw all that water out!
Magic
Very good. I need every one to achieve my violalovescycling goal.
These guys always have useful tips figured out how to manual from watching them.
I really like these short focused specific skill videos. Thanks. I mostly just want to be a better rider, and not do anything worthy of a TH-cam video (neither applause nor cringing). I especially like the 5 street skills. I don't think I'll be hoping up two feet...but one foot? I can think of situations where this could be a very useful skill.
Playing with a limbo stick is also good for finding different positions on your bike.
I love this video. Its very challenging on my xc bike and even harder on my E bike. I'm outta here to practice.
Good luck!
I found that i train my balance better when i actualy have to balance.Like when u ride where there are alot of people and some times u have to stop and stuff like that.If there is no actual need to try and balance i have realy hard time doing it.
Please, put subtitles in Portuguese !! You will have many likes in Brazil .. it's serious
Nice bike
I might be getting a canyon neuron al 5.0 would it be suitable for racing. If not what would you recommend on a budget for amateur. Thanks love the channel
I mean Blake's just a bit of a god! Also how is he getting on with the one piece bar and stem- turning into a bit of a roadie now is he!
Nice looseriders shorts 🤙
Was only yesterday i was practicing trackstands 🤙🏼
Dude these are great ideas for practice. First I need to track stand. It is the very first skill I am learning then to manual. Do you think that is a good way to start?
Geniusssss
this reminds me of a "skills with phil" video :)
Blake has circus-freak like balance.
Basic is the name of the game
Hi Blake, whats your feedback on riding 27.5 versus 29er. im trying to get a new MTB. thanks
#askGMBN Blake, I couldn’t help but notice is that a one piece bar and stem on your rig? It’s looks sweet!! I have seen them used on road bikes, didn’t think it would trickle into MTB! Good tips and great vids 👍
UNICYCLE!!
Homework or GMBN? Hmmm 🤔
I think it’s an obvious answer😂
Duncan Burnside making that decision right now
Weeeeell, I would say GMBN and then Homework. But if the dads are reading this then, I say homework and then GMBN.
Unless dads watch GMBN and kids have to do their homework first.
His full saddle height is waay lower than mine. But i am made out of legs. Just measured it 42" from the ground.
Can somebody tell be what handle bar is that? And its fix with the stem?
hey blake,to make the bottle pick up harder,use doddys bike,hehe. nice one,dude
Nice challenges, but can you do this cliped in?
How your handlebars are connected to stem?
Can you please go out on the trails with a giant aluxx 6000 black and white
As soon as it warms up I’ll be out in the street practicing these and embarrassing my daughter! (She hates it coz the neighbors kids skate/ride in the street!!) tee hee hee
When leaning towards the front wheel go further forward. Try to touch the tire with the visor of your helmet. May the balance be with you.
fishsayswhatsgoingon ;&j
4:07 it almost looks like he has a cigarette in his hand, but it's just the white text on his glove. At first, I was thinking "Wow, Europeans can smoke while doing anything"
i think that one totally belongs to Martin he is the Master of balance after all
if you want to learn nohanded track stand.. play cycle ball
By the way: still waiting for the GMBN vs GCN vs GTN Cycleball tournament
I can track stand without moving for 38 minutes, I could have gone longer but it just got boring.
why does the spark and trance have a similar frame?
I used the car park for my balancing skills as Blake suggested but it didn’t work. Car drivers were unhappy.😂
..if i try this,do i need to eat a Balance diet?..
Topsey kretts Ha Ha Ha I like it 😂😂😂.
hehe...
hahaha Yeah nothing to heavy
yeah, and no alcohol
please tell what bar is that???