How To Corner Properly | How To Bike with Ben Cathro EP 8 

Watch ALL the How To Bike episodes below! Ep 1: How To Actually Learn New Skills On Your Bike - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGsNvd9EhvQ.html Ep 2: Pro Mountain Bike Setup Guide - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PfUyN6znF3c.html Ep 3: Decoding The Best Mountain Biking Body Position: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iVLJIuYwW_g.html Ep 4: Absorbing Trail Features & Maintaining Speed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Iu4plluUVtA.html Ep 5: How To Use Your Brakes To Actually Ride Faster: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aFcj7078gtA.html Ep 6: How To Get More Speed From Trails With Pumping: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-04e_s9_LpVA.html Ep 7: Line Choice Is Easier Than You Think With These Rules - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-82T0m_uja4g.html Ep 8: How To Corner Properly - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZOqFywGllFw.html Ep 9: Stop Crashing On Drops - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uJJAW0iNhUY.html Ep 10: Make Jumping Easier - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IB5GmIL0slg.html

I’ve said it years ago when Ben was running SickSkills, some people are meant to coach, and Ben is absolutely one of them . It’s not just his ability to ride, but his ability to put that across to others in a way that is understandable and inspiring. Nice one Ben 👍 keep them coming

this series is so good, ben actually knows what he's talking about

That was without a doubt the best cornering video ever created. Thanks for addressing all those cookie cutter techniques that MTB coaches keep telling people to do on every corner, regardless of the situation.

Finally some good advice about braking into a turn.

Guys... You should upload this videos more often, they're so good

You guys should totally rig up a little indicator that turns on an LED when you grab the brakes. Then you can see live in the video when Ben is actually applying brake pressure with which hand.

00:00 Intro 00:11 What’s going on with cornering 02:29 Line choice 03:15 Braking 06:22 Weight shifting 07:01 About the fancy stuff 08:03 Pumping in corners 08:29 Shralp 09:40 Vision 10:23 Example about “the most challenging part of the turn” 11:50 The fancy stuff 12:11 Angulation 14:08 Dropping outside pedal 16:01 Foot of the pedal 16:19 Angling the torso through the turn 17:44 Example 1: Chunky turn 19:50 Example 2: Steep bermy turn 21:13 Wrapping things up 22:15 Motivational Ben :-)

Well done, mate! There are thousands of more or less misleading explanations in the WWW how to turn your bike in corners well (""lean your bike!", "don´t brake in corners!",etc. etc.), but you´re able to choose the right words, and this is a rare talent. For example I really tried not to touch the brakes in corners, because "they" said that braking in corners is baaaad, then I realized by practising the hard way (^^) that hard braking before entering the corner (you call it race braking) and trail braking in the corner just for not accelerating any more (you call it comfort braking) until you reach the critical point in the corner is crucial. And to lean your bike in any corner like mad (another common "advice") isn´t helpfull, too.. ^^

Wow, this is one of the best videos I've come across. The breakdown of the information was spot on. I loved how you dissected different turns and then showed how you handle them at pace. The information was very well presented with great examples, graphics, and just the right amount of humor. Exceptional. I really appreciated it!

Yes been waiting for this one! Can’t wait for the jumping one

Handsdown the best and most helpful video I've seen on cornering. Watched this a couple times, went out for a ride, and my cornering had already improved by halfway through the first run. These techniques are easy to digest and understand, easy to apply on the trail, and are broken down in a way that is simple, effective, and doesn't leave you thinking about a hundred different things each time you approach a turn. You're able to actually learn and improve instead of getting lost in the mire of a dozen super specific, detailed techniques. I love how he breaks down different types of berms and explains how he's doing something slightly different for each one vs other videos that say for berm, do this + this = good turn. This conceptual approach to teaching vs super specific approach is great. Great vid.

this is by far the best explanation video ive seen that clearly eplxain without being so dramatinc about technical stuff, keep it up

FINALLY for the 1st time in a corner skills video you teach comfort braking and bike angles instead of "never brake in corners" and "elbows, peddles, looking at the end of a corner" Love it

Perfect timing, right before the snow falls haha. Love this series, Ben is the man!

This has been a great series, for beginners and more experienced riders, so much to learn but i live the way it is integrated and not chopped into overly complex thinking. Well done and a great sense if humour. Keep it up , love your work

Please keep Cathro videos coming! Really enjoyed this series!

I had a near death experience where I shralped like a MOFO. Kids hanging around the trail cheered like I was some hero. I damn near shat meself.

**Comment about how helpful this video was before it was even possible to watch it all**

How to bike series is super knowledgeable. I'm from another continent watching all those repeatedly. One more thing, u have got a kid heart and that's make you done all this 😍

finally, a cournering video about braking 🙌🙌

Cathro having me realize I've been doing and showing it right all this time...

Finally a cornering video that uses common sense, thank you!

Ben, you absolute legend! Tried this breaking teqnique today and felt faster and more confident than ever. Even set a few PRs. Cheers to you good sir!

Best cornering video. Now I need to go through all others. Thanks for putting this together.

Love this guy u can tell he genuinely wants to help people out.

Loving your serious Ben! I use it to iron out some worn in ruts from my well over 20 years of riding. You put me at ease with my slight brake-dragging into some corners. I always thought that I should try to eliminate this completely. THANK YOU!!

I've viewed comfort braking as a vice and only use the rear to make the front heavy until the apex, and that was a vice. Thank you Ben for the means to give myself permission to lightly brake into the apex.

This is DEFINITELY the best cornering video on RU-vid

Great explanations as usual Ben! Best cornering vid ever and I have seen most of them..... Thanks!

Mate, you deserve much more subscribers. It is simply amazing how you knowledge and educate us in a such a fun-fill manner. Cheers for all your hard work.

All the videos in the série are SOOOO GOOD! Thank you guys! The amount of work to have the multiple trajectories, the what-not-to-do, etc… much appreciated!

Ben you are amazing. I just started MTB at a mature age (57) and feel motivated by your easy going coaching. Carry on, you inspire us. I still panic with some basics but i'll get there. Gracias amigo.

I must say, your material covers all aspects and more. Kudos man, great stuff, appreciate the time and energy you put into these.

Thank you so much for clearing up the priorities vs tiny details.

Ben Cathro, you are the best thing about this channel! Thanks for your guidance and brilliant presenting skills! Charge On!

Have to say Ben you are very good at breaking it all down and getting it across in a straight forward fashion. I am still using all the techniques you gave me in some lessons a couple of years back, more importantly still riding and hopefully still getting faster!

Can't tell how much I love you for this series! So so so so good! ❤

This was the best cornering video I've ever seen! Thanks for the help...can't wait to put some of this into practice.

Thanks for that "Masterclass" Ben, really advanced videos that clear up a lot of confusion done by over simplified videos. Especially "1 Thing at a time" and not have to do every corner technique in every corner, was so important for me.

Learned a ton of great info, and got more than a few chuckles from Ben's humorous delivery. Top notch !!

Dude I love your delivery. Positive energy bro!

Got back into mtb last year and have been not confident about my cornering. I'll always be learning, but this video was so great in helping me realize I've been doing a lot of things right with braking and foot position already. That alone will help me attack corners a little more. Great series so far.

Thank you for all the extra effort, that's something! All the extra visuals, camera angles etc ppc Thanks!

Best no nonsense cornering video I've ever seen

Ben is amazing! Charismatic, knowledgeable and backed up with his mad skills. He's just such a great lad

I taught and coached skiing for many years and you are a born teacher, by far the best coach I have seen and your videos have been instrumental in my MTB journey, even at 61 you can still progress. A big thanks and when are you coming to Australia?

Invaluable info. I’ve been experimenting with different techniques. I did not realize unweighting the bike by pumping in the corner helps that much. Thanks for the info!

And Ben helps to keep making the light brighter!!

This video is gold!! Excellent coaching Ben!

Great video Ben. Always learn something when watching A HOW TO BIKE WITH BEN CATHRO always!!

Fantastic video. Glad I came across it. The section on pedal position is gold!

Love all the insight Cathro! Appreciate it and awesome work!

Excellent video guys, thank you for putting that content together.

I’ve been mtn biking since 1987 but I’m going to watch all the back videos. For me bike setup is so important for “feel” then I go front there . Line choice and braking is so important. Or know how and when . I’m a brake fanatic and a shift fanatic. Setting up for the corners and coming out , ect , ect , ect . Every ride , every bike very day we learn . Loving it, concentrate on the basics , no truer said .

This is by far the best cornering video I've seen so far, and I've seen like 100000 now lol. I love how he points out that line choice, weight shift and braking makes the biggest difference. This video helped me figure out what I've been doing wrong on a corner I've gone down on a few times. I wish someone would explain using more and less front braking on tight technical corners to help pull the rear end around though, because it helps me out majorly and I've noticed most people don't really use the front brake to pivot around stuff that's too tight for the bikes length but the pros do

Ben is the master... sooooo much good info in this entire series.

Cathro ist absolut best! I love every video of him. He is so precise in describing processes. And for me, as a german guy, really good to unterstand.

That video series is just amazing!

Your videos are awesome. I really appreciate your focus on the basics and good technique.

Love love love these videos. Awesome work! Please turn them into a reference book/pdf. I've been applying these casually (except EP1..) and my riding has already improved.

Why are you so good at explaining things? Keep it up videos are brilliant.

The best tutorial ever! Thanks Ben!🤙🏽🤙🏽

As always awesome work with the explanation! Great work guys!

This is the best cornering explanation i have ever found in youtube.

This Master Class is just INCREDIBLE! Thank you very much! 🤜🏼🤛🏼

SUPERB Ben. Very good explaining things.

Gosh - I wish Ben was offering in person coaching. What a star he is.

I am really enjoying these sessions Ben. Cheers.🤙

Another great vid from Ben. Thanks Ben!

It's nice to hear all this put into words so eloquently, even for those of us who learned pre internet through trial and error. Painful error! Especially the part about dropping your leg versus centering pedals.

Thank you!!!! Love your coaching... Now to get out and practice!!

I am learning a great deal from you. Thank you. Once the snow melts, I promise I will practice. As an adventure motorcycle rider who rides mostly off-road, I want to make one comment about lane position on turns. On a motorcycle we use the aphorism, always "Ride Right" for safety especially in blind turns. In this video, many of the demonstrations were descending into a blind left turn on gravel. Meeting someone coming up while cutting the turn too tight could be unpleasant.

Awesome work guys, THX for sharing,..I have been waiting for this one.

Thanks for this episodes, I appreciate it

Top stuff from Ben and team, keep it coming!

Brilliant Lesson, cant wait to put this into action!

Such a good series

Ready for season 2!!!

The best mountain bike content on the internet

Ben's the teacher I always needed

Great video, guys! Thanks Ben!

Dude, you are so good at doing this. Like really good. Seriously.

Finally the one I’ve been waiting for

Best Series eva , keep them coming

Amazing teacher

Great video, I've watched lots of how to corner videos but this is the only one that I think has actually taught me something useful. I was 100% the person that was trying to not brake through the whole corner, crashing, thinking this advice is BS and then wobbling down the trail in a huff 😅

Another amazing and v helpful vid. Awesome work dude.

Awesome breakdown, thanks!

I realise theres is a lot of things I was doing right and was trying to change due to online tips and such. Like : "NEVER TOUCH YOUR BREAKS IN A BERM" or "ALWAYS LOOK AS FAR AS YOU CAN AT ALL TIMES". I guess it's more complicated than that and thank you so much for simplifying it !

Best MTB course on the entire RU-vid.

The one we’ve all been waiting for 👌

The best yet

Hi Ben...for me you are one of the best teacher for tutorials...i'd like to see something for jumping technique

Another great vid - thanks! Can’t wait for sunrise now!

Amazing tutorial, thank you!

Thanks for this vid…..muchly needed !

Great series!

Already posted this comment on Pinkbike, but I'll post it here as well... Love Cathro's vids! Still waiting for that "Boss Stance" T-Shirt to be released for sale! (...graphic could be side view silhouette of Ben in said stance with "BOSS STANCE" below...just a suggestion) #bossstance \m/

Love you man. Great advice. Has helped a lot. Especially with my hardtail