Honestly, if the ride is under an hour and it’s not hot no big deal. Just drink 16-24oz before and after. It’s really not hard. I ride for 5 hours with one bottle. But refill it at certain points in state parks (in Ftc co) the big mistake I made for years was not packing some carb powder to add to the water and enough food. Would cramp or bonk often later in the ride... but being in your 20s you can get away with almost anything. But if your training to be a pro don’t do this😂
@@bumlebubbi Same. I always used to carry a bottle and never use it. Leaving it at home was the cheapest weight loss my bike has ever had. I leave a drink the truck though to keep me away from McDonalds on the way home.
I love how roadies have this strict set of rules on what to wear and how to do x y or z, and MTB is just pretty much "do whatever you want and don't be a dick."
I definitely prefer my 160. But yeah I rode everything with a hardtail w 140 fork before so need is definitely the wrong word. I’m with you there. However... 160 is hella nice on fast downhill trails...
Worst advice I ever got. “Dont worry about technique, just go as fast as you can and hope for the best.” One Broken rib, collar bone and wrist later...
Also stay far enough back that you can see your line, so that the guy in front doesn't block your view, but watch him or her and learn from their mistakes, so you know where to go on the trail.
We're blokes. We all wanna impress our mates so we ignore the gut feeling that warns us of impending injury. Have done that many a time when I used to skate
@@sdm000 just do it is terrible advice If you aren't comfortable you're prone to making mistakes Make someone confident in a feature Don't tell them to just do it
1) Been made to feel small several times because I did not have a team/club bike shirt and was therefore not supporting local clubs. 2) "Just go for it" and "pull up" are the most common.
When beginning, i was told "try to never use the front brake. you'll die. Rely 95% in the back brake" 6 " to clear obstacles in the way, just pull up with your arms & wait for the back wheel to kick" ....
4:49 i used to pull up as hard as possible. I ended up doing such a big mid air ‘wheelie’ that when i landed it felt like i was doing a 20 foot drop to flat. smooth on the back wheel, hell on the front. Most jumps i get comfortable by casing/trying carefully until i get a little better feel on it, then just go faster. not as fast as you can. If you try that it MIGHT work.
“Just pull up” as a novice resulted in me breaking my nose and eye sockets on the crossbar (about 15 years ago) when I landed wheel either side of the landing. 😬
Some bad advice I've heard or gotten cut down your bars to be narrow so that you can go between trees easier (I can go between them just fine with 780mm bars and they give me loads of control down the park) any tire will do (Yes any tire can work but running the correct tire can make you safer and faster while making the ride more fun) just lean back (Although you need to move your weight backwards on a downhill simply leaning back is gonna give up control and weaken your front break while also putting you at a risk to loop out or buzz your bum on the tire) set stuff up for grip and control (Although setting your bike up for grip and control is good to go fast it's not always the best to match the purpose of the bike or even more so the rider. setting your stuff up after how you ride and what you like the feel of will make you more confident and thereby both safer and faster on the trails)
XC rider advised me not to have a dropper post as the extra weight wouldn't be worth the benefits. He refused to lower his saddle when riding the last descent section on Blade at Afan, S Wales. I didn't listen and lowered my saddle post and got to the end and strava showed me the winner. He still wouldn't admit that his refusal to lower his seat post was the reason for the rubbish descending.
One of the most valuable lessons you teach me is British slang like "codswallop" now when I visit in the spring Ill be able to fit right in! great video as always!
Rode a loan bike recently, seeing if I wanna buy, and the tire pressure was huuuuuge. Thing felt awful til I picked up on it! Down to 20PSI and suddenly it was rolling and cornering like a dream!
I get “if you go faster you’ll feel the bumps less and it’ll be easier” which on the trails I’m riding, yes it’s way easier to go fast, but I’m just getting into biking so I just go at my own pace.
Blake! You are the man!!! I’m 41 years old, 90kg and I just start my journey with MTB. Scott Aspect 940, it’s nothing when see YT videos, but still, thanks to this channel, I’m more convinced to try every time I’m on track. Thanks and remember about those who just beginning journey with MTB
Bunny Hop? Friend: You hop like a bunny, just jump from your pedals. Me: Oh I can jump alright but its hard to lend back in the pedals, plus the bike is not jumping with me.
The learning pace got me. My peers always say just send it in big features but i was affraid of it so i take a break for a year and after that i can do those big features
speed can definately be your friend, going too slow can make trails nearly impossible. so if you have some extra speed can you skip some pedal strokes when going through narrow parts and up steps which prevents pedal strikes. there is a sweet spot for every rider where it isn't too fast nor too slow. where the bumps mellow out but you're not going so fast that you cant react to what's happening in front of you and as you get better at riding will that sweet spot become faster over time.
I hate the "just lean back". Not low not in an aggressive position, Just back. For the first one on pressures I've had a guy tell me "No one ever needs more than 25 psi." I fully agree with Blake use what's works best for you.
Once I left my tires at 15 psi from a pump track next week rode some trails and thought I just got rusty but I dropped my pressure to 8 and it was perfect
I like how you guys never film at the same bike park most of the time, I like seeing different bike parks instead of the same bike park all the time like whistler
Once when I was just getting into mtb my friend and I reached a root harden and they where really wet so my friend said if you go fast u won’t slip... I slipped
I went down hilling for the first time on my CTY 2.1 bike from REI. I got it to get around town originally, but now I have a car and know of a trail. I almost crashed several times. I wish I had one of those full suspension downhill bikes, but I don't have 2.5k to spend right now. For now I will lower my seat and lessen the tire pressure for next time. No crash pls.
How does it feel to have the best mountain bike content on youtube? I bet it feels pretty damn good! hahah cheers yall thanks for the multitude of amazing vids and all the choice information! With gratitude, 33 year old Beginner Rider
The worst advice i've ever given on the trail was to my GF when i said "I believe in you" as she was scared of going up a tiny rock slope that had dips on either side so she had nowhere to put her feet if she failed. (got scared) She stopped half-way up, rolled back a bit, hit the brakes and tipped over into the grassy knolls on one side. Now she's scared of riding even though nothing bad happened. Next time i'd do better in just saying "If you believe you can do it you can decide for yourself".
I think Doddy's advice that hard tyres make you go faster by reducing rolling resistance is bad! Schwalbe (I think) did pretty extensive research on this a while back. The results make great sense really: a softer tyre (down to around 15psi) actually runs faster over rough terrain. The reason is the tyre carcass flexes to mould around the ground. A hard tyre doesn't flex and transfers that shock into lifting the bike repeatedly, which is wasted energy, slowing you down. Obviously tyre and rim protection and tyre squirm comes into play at low pressures, but unless you're riding tarmac, drop them as low as you can without adverse handling effects.
Ur utterly right. Harder only better for hard surface like road or maybe smooth gravel road, not off road. Sadly its a myth.many mtbers pass on to others.
It's the same for road bikes - there is a spot for Asphalt, only on very smooth surfaces (like velodromes) a very high pressure combined with narrow tires is the fastest setup
Tire press-ure is bodyweight dependent. I lean on my tire alittle sideways to simulate a corner. till the appropriate amount of tread(not sidewall!) is on the ground.
My WTB Nanos actually say min tire pressure should be 35 PSI, max 60 PSI, but I've found that running 25-28 PSI works best. In my experience, the high pressure was actually slower than the lower pressure; the bike felt like it kept hitting brick walls instead of bouncing over roots.
You should be able to ride all those berms without touching your brakes. Result: subluxation of the AC joint. (Stretched all the ligaments in my shoulder after landing on it. 2 months recovery)
I was waiting for Just Pull Up. I have a friend who refuses to learn a proper bunny hop technique, and then goes on thinking he can coach his wife, kids, and friends on jumping and bunny hopping. It's scary watching them dead sailor it every other time they try. "Just go fast and pull up when you hit it!"
Actually I can say that I have benefitted from being told to "just send it." When your confidence isn't high and your friend is hyping you up and believes you can, sometimes that's all you need.
There is an optimal tire pressure for rolling resistance on each surface, above or below which is worse. And its quite low on trails. And depends on your body+bike mass. Heavier riders will have a higher optimal PSI, lighter riders lower.
Robert Trageser the chances of getting 3 full punctures is very rare I’ve only ever had one unridable puncture that needed fixing and I ride rocky trials so the chances of it happening 3 times in one ride is very small
What about the classic that almost everyone hears as a beginner that is generally bad advice; "Just lean way back when you're going downhill." On a small feature it might make sense once in a while, but blasting a long steep chute with your butt over your back wheel the whole way puts you totally o.c.
Once I was on a down hill with my friend we were both on hard tails and we weren’t very good at the time and there was this three foot drop my friend who was in front bailed because he forgot to open his suspension lol
when I was 13 my dad bought me an enduro bike and it had hydraulic disc brakes which were really strong. So when I took my bike out I was getting the advice from every one of my friends to not use that front brake, at all. so I sticked with that until that bike was stolen and I got a dirt jumper with only the rear brake and realized how useful the front brake is in sharp turns etc.
I'm one of those who mostly ride trail bike wearing lycra :D To be fair, I have road, cyclocross, XC 29er hardtail and 27.5"+ FS trail bikes, therefore I have way more lycra clothing than proper MTB baggies.
That you should "Pull up" on a jump. I mean technically right, but it made me think I had to really yank up on the bars. The best advice for small jumps should be to try to keep your front tire parallel to the ground(at least when jumping to flat)
"Just go faster" can also be legit good advice to a beginner. if you're struggling with small bumps and rocks at really low speed going faster does help!
I bet you are one of those fast old guys in Lycra that make easy work of uphills and downhills while the young overweight kids in baggies are trying to figure out why they are getting crotch rot.
I was on my first ride and was told just lean over the back until you are almost touching the wheel and use only the back brake. My arms were straight so I couldnt steer, i went off the edge of the corner down a steep hill into a tree and and my shorts were ruined because they had rubbed on the tyre. I got over it pretty quickly though and love mountainbiking now. I would suggest begginers get a proffesional coach to teach them the basics.
Not just on mtb but random people including some guy who's supposed to be teaching cycling safety. Don't use your front brake , use the rear one, if you're drinking water, use the hand that controls the front brake so you won't jam the front brake in an emergency and flip the bike. It's really difficult to flip a bike honestly qnd in the emergency of a taxi cutting lanes suddenly ( the example he gave) I'd rather not be one hand sliding because I locked the rear brake . Btw, is 41 really that high? I normally go 40 , 50 if I'm going for a long street ride. Then again my max tire pressure is 65.
What's the worst mountain bike advice you've ever been given? 🤔
Global Mountain Bike Network someone told me that if i ran too low pressure on my tyre my tyres will fall off my disks
Little sister told me to lube my disc brakes cause they squeal
Just send it 🤘🏻
“Don’t worry you’ll be fine!”
"You need to lower your tyre pressure" when i already had it down at around 22 psi -> followed advice once -> instant puncture :-/
"It's a short ride, don't worry about water"
every parent ever
Me, cause for some reason, i can go for miles and miles without. 😂
Hahaha.. im a victim to this statement.
Honestly, if the ride is under an hour and it’s not hot no big deal. Just drink 16-24oz before and after. It’s really not hard. I ride for 5 hours with one bottle. But refill it at certain points in state parks (in Ftc co) the big mistake I made for years was not packing some carb powder to add to the water and enough food. Would cramp or bonk often later in the ride... but being in your 20s you can get away with almost anything. But if your training to be a pro don’t do this😂
@@bumlebubbi Same. I always used to carry a bottle and never use it. Leaving it at home was the cheapest weight loss my bike has ever had. I leave a drink the truck though to keep me away from McDonalds on the way home.
I love how roadies have this strict set of rules on what to wear and how to do x y or z, and MTB is just pretty much "do whatever you want and don't be a dick."
Nah not rlly
Yeah I kinda feel weird wearing just a t shirt and some random shorts since everyone else is wearing their jerseys and stuff.
@@Wintersoldier-bx2xr don’t mate that’s exactly what I do, I always turn up in like an Adidas top and some like Nike shorts
And it shows in their personalities, never met an unfriendly Mountain biker, plenty of roadies with sticks up their asses though...
@@Wintersoldier-bx2xr old r shirt and shorts with vans> full gear
"If your brakes are squeaky just spray them with WD-40"
Yikes that one is pretty bad too.
I did it once, badest advice ever. Cause it sounds like it would work
Oh God..
I did that once my brakes are still fucked up so bad
Well, it does stop sqeaking...... just make sure you have extra pair of shoes with you. Thank me later.
‘Oh no, you can’t ride that trail, you NEED 160mm for that’, right....
I definitely prefer my 160. But yeah I rode everything with a hardtail w 140 fork before so need is definitely the wrong word. I’m with you there. However... 160 is hella nice on fast downhill trails...
i ride at dh parks with 115 and 100 mm of travel its fine
@@tylerreid1789 Hardtail makes an otherwise boring trail fun again.
I went to a downhill park on a 120mm hardtail carbon fiber XC bike and it was fun
Jack_Ber ahah me too, and it works fine. I do evrything on my 100 mm hardtail
My friend was told by his Dad, "Don't use your front brake cos you'll flip over, only use the back"
I usually give that advice to ham fisted people when first riding disc brakes... they do flip over
Maybe if you have shit brakes with no modulation
Do we have the same friend?!
I use my rear brake for feathering when I’m on dirt jumps. But for the trail I both.
@@JDQproducciones I did twice the first time I road disc brakes.....
Worst advice I ever got. “Dont worry about technique, just go as fast as you can and hope for the best.”
One Broken rib, collar bone and wrist later...
But you listened😂
@@clydebrusca9294 lol idk whats worse the advice or the missed sarcasm
@@zkacyyfunny thing is that u missed the sarcasm in here bro
boojaman your not very bright...
@@clydebrusca9294 Call it being naive.. or stupid :P
Best advice Always Assume The Rider In Front Will Crash! Allow enough time to miss them!
And definitely stay on the look for alternate routes to avoid crashes in front of you, you sure want to stop but not too aprupt.
Also stay far enough back that you can see your line, so that the guy in front doesn't block your view, but watch him or her and learn from their mistakes, so you know where to go on the trail.
Well yesterday I was literally tailgating others
I always just tell my mates to “Just Send It Bro!”
9/10 times they crash my bad
lol same
Still gonna send it
@@LuLeBe you can always send it harder later if you survive today... so chill.
greed fox are you that brain dead? The dude has worked in ER, given good advice and insight and your gonna say that?
We're blokes.
We all wanna impress our mates so we ignore the gut feeling that warns us of impending injury.
Have done that many a time when I used to skate
To girlfriend, "wear a low top for ventilation"
That was a very memorable ride 😁
We all thank you
Photos or it didn't happen
I love the double Blake videos. People most look at him weird when he films them. Talking to air and all... 😂
Can't the people see he's talking to lycra Blake? They are shot very well that I kinda forget it's not two people haha
You mean there's no Lycra Blake in reality? :)
Camera Just been floating all the time
If you've got a $10,000 dollar bike you will ride 10% better.
LBSK Films that technically could be true to a extent
@@Hypnosao it is but you should still work on your riding skills and practice with it anyways.
Its like a pro chef cooking 10$ steak, and amateur cooking 500$ steak. Its always the rider.
@@przygodyzmtb i watched those videos too LOL
if you've never ridden a $10k bike you can't understand how much better it is.
a $10k bike will make your dick bigger yo...
so basically if someone's advice starts with "just"
ignore it
So we should just ignore it?
@@boomerangfreak OOF
Just... send it
so we shouldn't just do it?
@@sdm000 just do it is terrible advice
If you aren't comfortable you're prone to making mistakes
Make someone confident in a feature
Don't tell them to just do it
"Just pull up" ya you hear that one a lot at the beginner jump trails.
4:35 closing your eyes lol, great advice!
When I first started racing motocross dad always told me “ leg out and willy on the tank when sending corners”
Sounds like a good way to give yourself a free vasectomy.
Staring down a black diamond drop as a beginner, a guy says "You'll be fine." One T3 compression fracture later, I wasn't fine :D
"Sniff your seat after a ride."
Bruh dafuq?! I mean if u a girl sure but why would boys need to do that?
@@KandiKlover dude. sorry but, girls... wow this will be devastating for you but.. girls poop too
LOL
@@skilllmatic Now i know what that taste was....THANKS!
Welcome back you beautiful people! Always makes me smile. I love your hosting style blakey!
Thanks dude. You are all beautiful dude.
Welcome back you beautiful people today, also 0:30 neil did
1) Been made to feel small several times because I did not have a team/club bike shirt and was therefore not supporting local clubs.
2) "Just go for it" and "pull up" are the most common.
"Lycra-Blake" a new type of Super Villain!
Or as Martin would say, Blake's gone ROADIE!
Blycra man!
Every video with Blake is hilarious
When beginning, i was told "try to never use the front brake. you'll die. Rely 95% in the back brake" 6 " to clear obstacles in the way, just pull up with your arms & wait for the back wheel to kick" ....
That's how I completely fucked my rear wheel
4:49 i used to pull up as hard as possible. I ended up doing such a big mid air ‘wheelie’ that when i landed it felt like i was doing a 20 foot drop to flat. smooth on the back wheel, hell on the front. Most jumps i get comfortable by casing/trying carefully until i get a little better feel on it, then just go faster. not as fast as you can. If you try that it MIGHT work.
Blake trying to ride bad based on bad advice is still 100% better than me trying to ride good based on good advice.
Seeing Black in Lyrca? Suprising
Seeing that GMBN actually HAS branded Lycra? Mind Blown.
One of the funniest mtb videos I have ever seen
That's a majestic thumbnail
Can we get a behind the scenes video of the production that goes into a GMBN video?
I'd love that 👍
Yes. Yes we can.
Just close your eyes.........how did you come up with this one. I have never heard such thing
luca dan I did it because I was a scared kid and got 9 stitches and permanent knee damage so don’t do this
“Just pull up” as a novice resulted in me breaking my nose and eye sockets on the crossbar (about 15 years ago) when I landed wheel either side of the landing. 😬
Some bad advice I've heard or gotten
cut down your bars to be narrow so that you can go between trees easier (I can go between them just fine with 780mm bars and they give me loads of control down the park)
any tire will do (Yes any tire can work but running the correct tire can make you safer and faster while making the ride more fun)
just lean back (Although you need to move your weight backwards on a downhill simply leaning back is gonna give up control and weaken your front break while also putting you at a risk to loop out or buzz your bum on the tire)
set stuff up for grip and control (Although setting your bike up for grip and control is good to go fast it's not always the best to match the purpose of the bike or even more so the rider. setting your stuff up after how you ride and what you like the feel of will make you more confident and thereby both safer and faster on the trails)
It’s funny because 30 minutes ago I watched a video on your channel that said putting your tires at a high psi makes you go faster
“Storm Dennis isn’t too bad, you’ll be okay in the trees”
XC rider advised me not to have a dropper post as the extra weight wouldn't be worth the benefits. He refused to lower his saddle when riding the last descent section on Blade at Afan, S Wales. I didn't listen and lowered my saddle post and got to the end and strava showed me the winner. He still wouldn't admit that his refusal to lower his seat post was the reason for the rubbish descending.
One of the most valuable lessons you teach me is British slang like "codswallop" now when I visit in the spring Ill be able to fit right in! great video as always!
Michael Wiens hahahahaha
Where are you going?
@@ellisberry8747 I will be riding this may/june in innerleithen! should be a blast!
@@michaelwiens5713 you'll love it :)
Berk=Berkshire hunt=£&#@ people say berk or bark not knowing real meaning...
Rode a loan bike recently, seeing if I wanna buy, and the tire pressure was huuuuuge. Thing felt awful til I picked up on it! Down to 20PSI and suddenly it was rolling and cornering like a dream!
"Leave my tires alone! Maybe he is right... Lycra Blake... knows what he's talking bout... Lycra Blake prolly right" slayed me. Lol.
I get “if you go faster you’ll feel the bumps less and it’ll be easier” which on the trails I’m riding, yes it’s way easier to go fast, but I’m just getting into biking so I just go at my own pace.
I ride my 26 ebike with clipless pedals in jogging shoes, in lycra, with fullface helmet.
Blake! You are the man!!! I’m 41 years old, 90kg and I just start my journey with MTB. Scott Aspect 940, it’s nothing when see YT videos, but still, thanks to this channel, I’m more convinced to try every time I’m on track. Thanks and remember about those who just beginning journey with MTB
I ride a Aspect 730 - these may be no professional bikes but for the skills of normal riders they are still decent bikes
Bunny Hop?
Friend: You hop like a bunny, just jump from your pedals.
Me: Oh I can jump alright but its hard to lend back in the pedals, plus the bike is not jumping with me.
The learning pace got me. My peers always say just send it in big features but i was affraid of it so i take a break for a year and after that i can do those big features
how does blake manage to have such an honest conversation with himself? #askgmbn
speed can definately be your friend, going too slow can make trails nearly impossible. so if you have some extra speed can you skip some pedal strokes when going through narrow parts and up steps which prevents pedal strikes. there is a sweet spot for every rider where it isn't too fast nor too slow. where the bumps mellow out but you're not going so fast that you cant react to what's happening in front of you and as you get better at riding will that sweet spot become faster over time.
I really enjoy these types of videos, especially the older Blake Vs. Blake challenge videos, and I imagine they're pretty fun to make and edit.
I hate the "just lean back". Not low not in an aggressive position, Just back. For the first one on pressures I've had a guy tell me "No one ever needs more than 25 psi." I fully agree with Blake use what's works best for you.
Speed's your friend
Definitely sam pilgrim's advice on jumps : )
Once I left my tires at 15 psi from a pump track next week rode some trails and thought I just got rusty but I dropped my pressure to 8 and it was perfect
Green pedals on the gray bike and gray pedals on the green bike... blake is my favorite haha 🤙
diegoRad 😉🤙
I like how you guys never film at the same bike park most of the time, I like seeing different bike parks instead of the same bike park all the time like whistler
They literally shoot at that bike park all the time. Just look at last couple of video's.
Once when I was just getting into mtb my friend and I reached a root harden and they where really wet so my friend said if you go fast u won’t slip... I slipped
Almost made me spit my coffee when he cased that jump after 'just pull up' advice!
Worst advice: You need clipless pedals
Dylan Wickersham omg! And when people are just getting started 🙈
@@danibombonmakeup Yeah. I recently switched back to flats with proper shoes and I prefer it.
Dylan Wickersham I prefer clipless. What’s the matter?
@@Tofusoldat That's great. Different strokes for different folks. It's a preference thing, not a "Once you're good you ride clips thing".
@@dylanwickersham8328 True story!
I went down hilling for the first time on my CTY 2.1 bike from REI. I got it to get around town originally, but now I have a car and know of a trail. I almost crashed several times. I wish I had one of those full suspension downhill bikes, but I don't have 2.5k to spend right now. For now I will lower my seat and lessen the tire pressure for next time. No crash pls.
"Just use your low gears bro. Your legs will get stronger"
"Just pull up" doesn't work too well on drops either. Wheel comes up, then right back down into disaster. I found that shoving the bike forward works.
Love when Blake argues with himself
How does it feel to have the best mountain bike content on youtube? I bet it feels pretty damn good! hahah cheers yall thanks for the multitude of amazing vids and all the choice information!
With gratitude,
33 year old Beginner Rider
The worst advice i've ever given on the trail was to my GF when i said "I believe in you" as she was scared of going up a tiny rock slope that had dips on either side so she had nowhere to put her feet if she failed. (got scared)
She stopped half-way up, rolled back a bit, hit the brakes and tipped over into the grassy knolls on one side. Now she's scared of riding even though nothing bad happened.
Next time i'd do better in just saying "If you believe you can do it you can decide for yourself".
I love one thing of you, you don't care about equipment, you care only about biking
Funny video. Blake loves the Lycra. 😂🤘🏻
maybe hahaha
Blake Samson 😂😂 keep killing it. Looking forward to seeing the vid with your bro
do mountain bikers still use chamios/ inner linings ? i know roadies does.
I think Doddy's advice that hard tyres make you go faster by reducing rolling resistance is bad! Schwalbe (I think) did pretty extensive research on this a while back. The results make great sense really: a softer tyre (down to around 15psi) actually runs faster over rough terrain. The reason is the tyre carcass flexes to mould around the ground. A hard tyre doesn't flex and transfers that shock into lifting the bike repeatedly, which is wasted energy, slowing you down. Obviously tyre and rim protection and tyre squirm comes into play at low pressures, but unless you're riding tarmac, drop them as low as you can without adverse handling effects.
Ur utterly right. Harder only better for hard surface like road or maybe smooth gravel road, not off road. Sadly its a myth.many mtbers pass on to others.
It's the same for road bikes - there is a spot for Asphalt, only on very smooth surfaces (like velodromes) a very high pressure combined with narrow tires is the fastest setup
Buddy 1 “I’m not sure if I can do this line” buddy 2 “just send it”
Tire press-ure is bodyweight dependent. I lean on my tire alittle sideways to simulate a corner. till the appropriate amount of tread(not sidewall!) is on the ground.
LOL number one is so good. I actually wear mtb shorts/jersey/shoes on my road bike and have plenty of KOM's. I refuse to be a Lycra warrior.
You might want to get that twisted brake hose on the jeep sorted Blake, brakes are important. Even on a jeep wrangler
"I dont mind putting a lot of tyre pressure, I got plenty suspension to do the work"
Some bloke told me that bleeding your brakes looses 30% of your braking power.
Worst advice BUY A HUFFY 😂
I started out on a second hand $50 huffy with 50mm travel that bottomed out on a pebble!
@@gardie6 XD
I have a huffy nighthawk and its amazing! Its so smooth! I live in orlando and might go to lake druid park to ride there.
Felix_RBLX - Gaming u is playing right?
Is that a huffy? That’s a nice lookin bike boy!
My WTB Nanos actually say min tire pressure should be 35 PSI, max 60 PSI, but I've found that running 25-28 PSI works best. In my experience, the high pressure was actually slower than the lower pressure; the bike felt like it kept hitting brick walls instead of bouncing over roots.
Awesome video Blake!!
Thanks dude
@@Zimblake No problem
Even though I'm not a devoted channel follower, I can say that Blake seems like the coolest presenter of the team. And his acting is phenomenal.
That nukeproof hardtail is 👌
Christian Severino so good man
@@Zimblake would love to shred with one of those
You should be able to ride all those berms without touching your brakes. Result: subluxation of the AC joint. (Stretched all the ligaments in my shoulder after landing on it. 2 months recovery)
I was waiting for Just Pull Up. I have a friend who refuses to learn a proper bunny hop technique, and then goes on thinking he can coach his wife, kids, and friends on jumping and bunny hopping. It's scary watching them dead sailor it every other time they try. "Just go fast and pull up when you hit it!"
Or when it comes to drops "just lean back"
Actually I can say that I have benefitted from being told to "just send it." When your confidence isn't high and your friend is hyping you up and believes you can, sometimes that's all you need.
There is an optimal tire pressure for rolling resistance on each surface, above or below which is worse. And its quite low on trails. And depends on your body+bike mass. Heavier riders will have a higher optimal PSI, lighter riders lower.
riding with your seat up high
Super funny videos guys just got a giant trance 2 for chirstmas you guys always crack me up
"you don't need to take a pump with you..."
ekmsom 12 well you don’t just take co2 quicker easier and smaller
Bob Dixon when you fill your tires with co2, do you replace it with "normal air" after your ride?
ekmsom 12 yes 😂 but pumps are move expensive heavier and take about 15 minutes to pump a tyre up so it’s rideable
Robert Trageser the chances of getting 3 full punctures is very rare I’ve only ever had one unridable puncture that needed fixing and I ride rocky trials so the chances of it happening 3 times in one ride is very small
@@bobdixon3048 You must ride XC.
I don't even notice my pump.
What about the classic that almost everyone hears as a beginner that is generally bad advice; "Just lean way back when you're going downhill." On a small feature it might make sense once in a while, but blasting a long steep chute with your butt over your back wheel the whole way puts you totally o.c.
Once I was on a down hill with my friend we were both on hard tails and we weren’t very good at the time and there was this three foot drop my friend who was in front bailed because he forgot to open his suspension lol
when I was 13 my dad bought me an enduro bike and it had hydraulic disc brakes which were really strong. So when I took my bike out I was getting the advice from every one of my friends to not use that front brake, at all. so I sticked with that until that bike was stolen and I got a dirt jumper with only the rear brake and realized how useful the front brake is in sharp turns etc.
My brakes were kinda noisy so someone told me to put wd40 on them
Oh dear
The worst thing is that they were riding giant reign which is like a $2000 bike so they were either joking or being dead serious
All the gear no idea I'd guess
I'm one of those who mostly ride trail bike wearing lycra :D To be fair, I have road, cyclocross, XC 29er hardtail and 27.5"+ FS trail bikes, therefore I have way more lycra clothing than proper MTB baggies.
Just keep tightening 😂😂
Trails low-pressure asphalt higher pressure and calculate bodyweight and gear also
worst advice>>> Just buy a bike (without researching)
buy a Walmart bike, great value xD
That you should "Pull up" on a jump. I mean technically right, but it made me think I had to really yank up on the bars. The best advice for small jumps should be to try to keep your front tire parallel to the ground(at least when jumping to flat)
I always tell my mates "Just commit and you'll be fine" hahaha!!!
Mylo Mechy 🤣🤣
Blake is an excellent presenter. He is very down to earth and unpretentious.
"just one more"
"Just go faster" can also be legit good advice to a beginner. if you're struggling with small bumps and rocks at really low speed going faster does help!
Give me Lycra over baggies....nothing to get caught on the saddle.
Thank goodness for baggies. Covers a multitude of sins!
I bet you are one of those fast old guys in Lycra that make easy work of uphills and downhills while the young overweight kids in baggies are trying to figure out why they are getting crotch rot.
Gerty X 🌚 you know me then....
Newt Tella ...I would like to think so.....but the engine is not as slick as the body these days, although the dreams are still there.
@@peteypops 😆 Well I know middle age if that's the same thing?!
I was on my first ride and was told just lean over the back until you are almost touching the wheel and use only the back brake. My arms were straight so I couldnt steer, i went off the edge of the corner down a steep hill into a tree and and my shorts were ruined because they had rubbed on the tyre. I got over it pretty quickly though and love mountainbiking now.
I would suggest begginers get a proffesional coach to teach them the basics.
I thought I was tripping balls with how the video started
Not just on mtb but random people including some guy who's supposed to be teaching cycling safety. Don't use your front brake , use the rear one, if you're drinking water, use the hand that controls the front brake so you won't jam the front brake in an emergency and flip the bike.
It's really difficult to flip a bike honestly qnd in the emergency of a taxi cutting lanes suddenly ( the example he gave) I'd rather not be one hand sliding because I locked the rear brake .
Btw, is 41 really that high? I normally go 40 , 50 if I'm going for a long street ride.
Then again my max tire pressure is 65.
"It will be fine"...
I like how Blake talks to himself, It's like he has a twin brother, I love it!