I think he knows this moves because he sings for the band Jungle as part-time... proof: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lS0WBxL6tUk.html eheh
The pump track is a great place to run over skateboarders and young kids on BMX bikes. Seriously, the trails where I’m learning are almost always deserted in the evenings, but the track is always full of non mountain bikers.
I hope you're wrong. There is a pump truck under construction in my area and I have just got into MTB (I'm 38). That's gonna be a great place to train but I don't want to run over any kids😁
Great video for me. I’m 47 and getting back into mountain biking. Already crashed and broke my nose! So now I’m ready for more practice. THIS TIME WITH A HELMET 🤷🏻♂️
I'm 34, got concussed pretty bad 2 years ago on a pumptrack. WAS wearing a helmet, wouldn't be typing this if I hadn't. Haven't gone back since but this video inspired me to do it again soon!
I love my Mongoose Ardor hardtail. It's basically the cheap version of the Nukeproof scout. Very similar geo & other than the thru-axle, I could fit all the same parts of I needed too.
Thank you GMBN.. nothing beats practice, but when not on the trail your team is wonderful at explaining the skills needed to ride.. it's helping very much! Thanks ... Charles in the Wilds
thanks, blake! this is a great video and perhaps should be a series? i'm a road/gravel guy and just got my first hardtail - so while i'm not necessarily new to cycling, in Hardtail World i'm a total novice - so there is always room for beginner skill videos, and i really appreciate it. also, kudos on the van build, i loved that series. :)
Also: one simple bright (yellow 💛) frame colour! Love it when the colour pops. TX, NASCAR reference is 😅! Riding a BMX as a kid taught me bike/body balance in a playful way, I stil have advantage of nowadays being 50.
Saw you back pedal when switching feet between corners. Years ago we learned to alway forward pedal when switching feet to prevent dropping the chain off the front ring. Not a big issue with current 1X mt bike drivetrains but still a problem on 2X gravel and mt bikes.
Oh boy, the pump track! I've been bringing my 7 yo daughter there from time to time and never thought once I could benefit from there as well (besides bringing the exhausted kid back home, knowing that she'd be in bed and sleeping at 8). Sometimes the most obvious things are the hardest to think of. I've started biking seriously again 1 year ago, have tasted a bit of cross country trails in the southern alps last summer, and have also found out my limits there (had to jump off the bike a couple of times because brakes were dead and I couldn't handle the technical parts coming towards me). So your videos definitely come in handy. Thanks a lot. Also, you must have been your various teachers's nightmares back in the days. It seems like you have a fire lit under your bum 24/7 😃
Blake is definitely the hard tail master. I just wonder have you guys ever had your hand slip off your grip on a landing and spit you into the ground? That happened to me last week, rolled my ankle and am relegated to just cruising, no jumps for a while.
@@Eyesandears2011 I had gloves on, the grips are in good condition. I am wondering if I got moisture off my drink bottle on them. You can see it on my channel. My left hand just slipped off and had no time to recover. The thing that annoyed me is I have ridden off the log 100 times and never had that happen to me. It was a weird crash. I doubt it was even worthy of fails of the week.
Thanks a lot for a very good tutorial, I will try to get some beginner skills, not easy, because I am a 60 year old pre-beginner with some speed and height fear.
I love my plus hardtail, I even gave it a good Stripper name; Trixie, because she likes dancing in the rough, maybe not the way Blake dances, but close....lol
I'm going to experiment with being clipped in this weekend. I'm already feeling like it's not going to be for me. But I do have a hard time keeping my feet planted on the rough steep downhills.
Keep an open mind with it! It takes a couple of rides to get used to for sure, but you may end up liking it! If you want to go back to flats, focus on dropping your heels in order to keep them planted when the going gets rough :)
Hey guys, like the idea of them but my worry with the clipless would be coming off the bike. Does your feet stay in the pedals? Sounds like it might be more dangerous? Excuse my ignorance im very new to this. Just saving up for my first new bike 😊
And its not just "going left turn all the way" - its a speedway for....speed...minimized into track for space, and what is the best way to gain speed on small size 2 mile track - make it oval with banking.... Its not boring F1 racing where Verstappen always win.. Nascar has also road courses and also Nascar car was in Le Man this year, smoking some hypercars.. Ignorance is bliss I guess.
What type of MTB shoe do you recommend?? I want/ prefer a shoe that has ankle support and protection, friend broke his ankle many many years ago as a teen and don’t want to go through that.
After about 3 years the last Keurig stopped working ru-vid.comUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf initially was able to unblock, however eventually we couldn't fix. That one was a replacement unit sent by the manufacturer after we had problems with our very first Keurig. This works fine (lol, at least for now) however I didn't realize the water reservoir was so much smaller than our prior unit. With 2 people having one or two cups of coffee each morning, it seems like I'm refilling it daily. Otherwise just happy to have the convenience of pod coffee vs. making a morning pot.
Hey GMBN team, I like the video and the channel a lot but is it just me or is this clipLESS mantra a bit too much. I have not heard it anywhere else than in GMBN and you guys keep repeating it. On this very video after 3:25 first you mention "flats or clipless pedal" and then you talk about clipped in. What should someone get from this if they are looking for info and dont know much yet. It's mumbling that cannot be understood. Let go of those old pedals with baskets for your foots and start using clipped in as "clips" or not clipped in as "flats". Just my 20 cents. Will continue to enjoy these videos anyway!
